This article was a whole lot of gas expended in a futile purpose. I understand Cruz, but I don't like him, and I won't pity him.

I know everyone is waiting for Wally to turn into Kid Flash (if just to give him something to do), but I'm starting to wonder if that's all been a bluff. Jessie took a dose of Velocity-9, and there is another speedster character named Jessie Quick (sister of Golden Age hero, Johnny Quick), so what's up there?

Obvious graduates of the Elaine Benes School of Dance.

The way Mike's working his way up through the cartel, it can't be long before we finally get reintroduced to Gus, right? Please?

I tried to read the e-book of David Simon's Homicide on my Samsung phone, but I gave up after swiping the (very short) pages started giving me carpal tunnel. When the simple act of reading starts to become comparable to factory work, modern convenience is lost.

Um, "my hat is like a shark's fin?"

Honestly, I'm hoping Cush Jumbo's next role will offer a better showcase of her talents. I'm tempted to suggest she call Shonda Rimes' people, but no, not really.

Just the grand jury subpoena alone would have started the tabloids chasing Alicia. This is supposed to be Illinois, Home of Political Corruption.

The thing is, there could be so much more for the show to do, if they simply followed this plotline (the First Lady of Ill. is caught cheating, and her marriage blows up publicly), than if they kept hitting the same notes with this grand jury story.

It's probably too late now, but I wish that Alicia could be as forthcoming with her professional relationships, as she's become with her personal ones. Her issue with Jason was resolved relatively quickly for a TV show (Because, guess what, Alicia? You're married.), but this foolishness with Cary and Diane looks to go…

See Samuel L. Jackson in Deep Blue Sea. Or don't.

Not really.

I don't know that it was the best idea for the cold open this episode to emphasize how mundane things are in Alexandria. I think a lot of us already know.

*Sigh* Enough of this shit.

Yeah, the model seems to be, find an anti-hero, give him a long-suffering, but enabling spouse, some straw men to tilt against, maybe a vague threat of violence, and let simmer for 10 to 13 episodes. The only thing that changes is the milieu in which this supposed genius lead character rips around in.

I am mildly curious to see the nautical angle they've hit on for season 2. It seems like a good idea for a zombie story, but most of the characters are lame, and I'm almost sure they'll fuck it up.

Plus, whenever a secondary character starts getting attention, it's almost guaranteed that they're going to die.

Well, for one thing, until the group gets outnumbered, or the writers need to kill some time, fending off zombies can seem mostly as dangerous and stressful as swatting flies.

Carol hasn't had the opportunity to play the weak homemaker role since Rick accomplished his coup in Alexandria. Seeing how successful it was back then, it wasn't surprising she dusted it off again to keep her and Maggie's captors off-balance.

Even better villains after Negan.