So you are his favorite!

I think he is referring to the sects that use Yiddish names, not the Hebrew names most parents of Jewish background use as rough guides to English names(ie., starting with the same letter)). And of course many Old Testament Hebrew names have familiar English forms, since both the Old & New Testaments were read &…

"emo mafia boss" —-yes & maybe her essence as well as her style.

It's a shame because he really is a fascinating guy. He was a guest on Colbert flacking his show on Vice network & he was funny, charming, warm, unpretentious and thoughtful. He's written two books worth reading. And yet the only flavor trace of the real Eddie this season was his poptart bagel sandwich—remember he was…

Dan asked the question so I'm sure he will be back to thank you for answering him!

Yes, because so of course any landlord would want to get a rent increase, so those tenants get extra protections to make sure they really deserve to be evicted(ie, haven't paid their rent, caused harm to other tenants and/or apartment, etc. But the average tenant can be evicted with a written notice if they don't pay…

Also tho accurate in showing how happily some of the most superficial parts of US pop culture may be embraced & enjoyed, from Garfield to Melrose Place.

Dan, what is indiscreet about any of the watches?

I do watch it, but not with the awe & fascination all A.V. Club staffers are required to express. Enjoy the costumes, scenery, music & some visuals, but otherwise it's more of a hatewatch, especially this tediously predictable and ridiculously sadistic season. Equivalent to Scandal in terms of depth, just more…

Def not a tight case tho!

And then to play out the exact dialogue with Peter saying"Will you visit me in prison?" and Alicia saying"yes." Nothing is subtle in this season—or beleivable.

Great points about Cary's motivations. I think the actor used them in his performance. The writers just shortchanged him, as they've done since he came back from jail. Sad that the writers didn't allow his convictions to be mentioned when he testifies for a prosecution saying Peter shouldn't be believed because of…

Elementary just had an episode where a psycologist devised a survey ranking crimes to develop standardized sentencing guidelines —and the villain used it to recruit assassins based on their answers. I wonder if some people might rank a murder that benefitted you directly as less psychopathic as mutilating/killing…

Did the writers ever give any mention, let alone depth, to any Indian identity for Kalinda? Seem to remember "Canadian" being mentioned more than once. Yes, she was supposed to be a woman of mystery, but even so, she was remarkably identified by her sexual connections, not any community or ethnic flavor.

Yes, a great contrast to the repressed, sheltered recently suburban Alicia of those first seasons.

Well the heroine certainly deserves those names! She seems to be living on the upper west side of Manhattan, not in Chicago. Not even a Polish neighborhood or character, let alone a trip to the southside or westside of Chicago. Bond court seemed to be completely a surprise to her, and the showrunners left it behind …

Not too much change but too much lazy repetition,, Noel. Not a focus on aAicia's family but a superficial inconsistent sporadic underuse of Alicia's family,.

Didn't the Smolletts already have their own show?

Hope the marathon gets hyped, pre-tweeted & recommended by everyone with followers from Kardashians to Taylor Swift to Donald Trump.

I have wondered if some of the people who enjoy Hannibal & horror experienced sadism or controlling behavior irl and rather than re-enacting, deal with it vicariously.