Access to Kimmy's father, head of the Afghan Group, during this Afghanistan conflict is incredibly valuable. At last, this episode connected dots between operations in a brilliant, swift move: S3 bug Kimmy's Dad's briefcase; S4 bioweapon virus by William Crandall; S5 Ep1 "Amber Waves" exhume Crandall's body, ship…

It's spring 1984, definitely not fall 1984.

Thanks! Will amend now.

I wish Henry HAD said that, and revealed his resentment. Inject the conflict that's sorely lacking between Henry and anyone else in his family or on this series.

I took Martha's "I know everything" to imply that Martha deduced Clark may have another family. After Gabriel's no-new-information report, Martha appears not to believe Clark will ever return to see her again.

Kimmy's 17th birthday wish was to have sex with James/Philip right*? The two interacted as comfortable friends; but no way did Kimmy's crush abate, imho.

What a cheerless apartment :-/ Martha's skin was paler. Her bulky sweater made her look dowdy. I'd say Martha looked as if she'd gained weight in her unhappiness.

Keidrich (Henry) voices the "Previously on …". Then, Kimmy pops up in the cold open.
No time wasted to clue us in that the stray children are called home this episode.

This IHOP episode had more threads than an Egyptian cotton bedsheet; and, my memories of these multi-season threads are even softer.

I'm incredibly thankful you posted your perspective from your indigenous and Australian subject position. I've watched in fits and spurts over 3 days, and I still haven't completed this episode. Kevin Sr.'s behaved disrespectfully in so many ways towards indigenous practices ( painting himself, recording songs …

Variety's report on the averted strike has excerpts from WGA's memo to members:

Say more, please. In what ways do you see resemblances?

I'm curious if colorism exists in this 2017 series take on Gilead. Among people of color, colorism distinguished lighter skin from darker skin, and creates social hierarchies. Are biracial or lighter-skinned characters of color more likely to work in the kitchen, while darker skinned characters work as guards or…

Elisabeth Moss has such a malleability with her facial reactions and stares, I'd call this gift divine. This lunch scene uses that range. After regarding Offred a trained pet in Ep2 (""Want a cookie?), now Serena Joy compounds that "caretaking" with a treacly tone that dehumanized as well as infantilized, imo.

I'd be shell-shocked if I watched this series cold, esp. this episode. Selfishly, I'm grateful I can use this book knowledge to open up a small space, and prepare for impact. I don't envy them; but, I do hope the series prompts them to follow up with the book.

Awesome link. The Undefeated and senior contributing writer Soraya McDonald always bring it — incisive analysis backed with historical references. Gotta love this chesnut I'll quote below, as well as Soraya's refs to 20th c. white evangelical racism against black parishoners. I'll add that even in antebellum free…

Write away, please. After all the thoughtfulness that Margaret Atwood, and now Miller/Russo, invested to follow the logical ends of gender and sexual oppression in the near future, why not reply at length with equal thought?

This romantic gesture is so twistedly charming.

Thanks for additional info on TASS. Intersecting U.S. and USSR media, news, and national intelligence — Stan/Dennis/Sofia/TASS operation is so damn timely. The writing sleeps on its potential. I hate to admit I don't always understand Sofia's accented English; I did catch that she mocked Yuri's ego, but *not* his…

You're correct. Most offers that Pinchot's career earned him turned out to be flops. The Beverly Hills sidekick stuff blew up from Perfact Strangers AND Eddie Murphy's star wattage.The TV pilots and series after PS failed to take off.