I couldn't disagree more that the S.1 finale was disingenuous; it's clearer with every episode that the show knows exactly what it's doing. It pulled off an impressive trick where by the end of the first season, the classic rom-com public-kiss ending was actually the tragic option.
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Note that one of her first lines is about how she doesn't like the way Cricket's brother's shoes smell.
It seemed like Scott's body wasn't anywhere near the play-structure; he was out in open sand.
So, Sin Rosetro is now officially the person who shot and KILLED Michael… and she's back with her babydaddy's sister.
What was with the repeated mentions of Jane needing to "go medical grade" or needing something stronger than essential oils to sleep? I felt sure it was leading to pot, or a drink, or a xanax, or even a joke about chamomile tea or something. Am I crazy?
Re: the murder mystery, there's a similar plot point in Hamlet: he's about to say "fuck it" and kill Claudius without waiting for his insanity/proof game to pay off, but finds Claudius praying, so decides not to do it then and risk sending him to heaven… except that Claudius then gives a soliloquy revealing to the…
Two thoughts: One, we get so used to everyone starring in a TV show having the body of a bodybuilder, so I always love it when they lampshade that and actually point out how much time that character should be spending in the gym to maintain that physique.
I love that Heather's parents (besides being a perfect showcase for how Rebecca, to Heather's disgust, narcissistically manages to avoid even knowing they exist until she needs them, then effortlessly draws them into her orbit) are the exact opposite of Rebecca's controlling, success-driven mother, and that's not the…
Speaking of symbolism, did anyone else notice that, in an episode that ends with Michael and Jane FINALLY running to definitely for real this time no foolin' have SEX, a big plot point is getting rid of the cherries on the wallpaper?
Am I the only one who thought that the tag from last episode meant Paula had gone back and ended up actually sleeping with Cedric Yarbrough? I was quite confused for a while.
"Cosima’s “OK. That’s weird,” response to Susan Duncan dramatically intoning that P.T. Westmoreland had written his Neolution doctrine in that very room was pretty great. Also, what’s he going to look like? Campy old age makeup? Creepily young? We’ll have to see."
Gary's "She's a prostitute" has to be my favorite line of the episode. It's the delivery, set up by all the previous seasons of his perfectly discreet little bits of info.
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Re: Varys suddenly losing his diplomatic cool and throwing sarky shade at the priestess, remember that (as he assumes she doesn't know) he was castrated as a young boy for fire-magic, so he has reason for a sore spot.
Oh my god you guys… "Datsun Honeybee." Is this 1970s car the pun-basis for the I-already-thought-it-was-perfectly-punny Dr. Bunsen Honeydew? The timing is too right. IT CAN'T BE COINCIDENCE!
My favorite line was the super-subtle joy Selina took at seeing the "diverse" well-wishers on her (implied-racist) mother's property.
I loved Ramsay's little intimidation play with the apple… he assumes anyone who walks in is gonna know the Bolton reputation for "peeling" people and shit themselves; when Osha says "I've seen worse" and drops the mic, he puts the apple down until he needs it later to emphasize his villainy.