One man's palate cleanser is another man's momentum buster. I liked the episode on its own merits, it just completely deflates the engine of the series in my mind

All I see is Ron Swanson with a waxed moustache.

Another question - shouldn't the houses across the street…and the street…be incinerated from the MOAB? Gotta love continuity!

Matthews has been really on lately. It makes me wonder if he's got some serious endgame. It looks like he introduced Harry and Vogel, and seems to have set up Vogel and Zach, like he's creating an army of serial killers to clean up his inept staff's messes, all the while protecting sociopaths from families he cares…

"And don't get me started on Scrappy Doo!"

I agree with you. She's in for immigration violations, but if she reopened the case, they might be able to prove her connection to the murder, which would send her to maximum state prison for, likely, the rest of her life. It's a risk I'm not sure I'd take either.

I had an issue with the assertion that George-Michael had never met Lucille 2, but perhaps it's just a bad assumption on my part. They were both at the Valentine's Day party in season one's "Marta Complex," the one where GM threw candy hearts at Tobias and Lucille 2 met Carl Weathers. It's pretty implausible that they…

This episode was one of my highlights because it introduces his major arc. I love the way he smirks at Jaye, curious and wanting to believe what she's saying but kind of snarking her at the same time.

Great observation! I did find this series while unemployed, having just been fired from a decent job I was not suited to (no, Mommy, I can't do anything I set my mind to) and trying to figure out what was next. I immediately went into retail, selling wine, which I am good at.

I loved this episode because it totally encapsulated my frustration as a member of the millenial generation, being constantly compared to the needy, attention/approval-seeking younger members of my generation. We're just trying to figure out who we want to be in a sea of options! I mean, our mommies and daddies told…

I reckon she didn't know right away - she's probably not looking at a calendar tracking her cycles while at war. After their wedding, they went from the Whispering Wood, to Harrenhall, to Riverrun, then to the Twins. And keeping with the precedent of the completely random passage of time on the road, this could've…

I have a feeling we'll address #2 in the next episode. The preview showed Arya and The Hound looking over the scene, plus lots of fire around the Twins.

Dang, I love this show! So creative - and I was an unemployed 20-something when I found it, totally identifying with Jaye.

The book said "wooden prick." I happen to like the word cock better.

I wonder if Glee is renewed for two seasons in order to reach for a synidication deal. I feel like this show could catch an audience boost when people pop in for one-off episodes on the CW or something (that are arguably much better than the last two years), see a catchy song they like, then try to hit it up live.…

This is also what I thought.
 
THEORY TIME: I did a little Googling and I think the eyes will be Blue: Stannis, Brown: Margaery, Green: Tommen or Cersei. All to make way for a Targaryen/Stark/Tyrion alliance (three-heaed dragon).

There's no guarantee that Ned would've taken his hostage to the nearby castles. Sure, he should've known the Flayed Man sygil, but you also have to keep in mind that he's BEING TORTURED, deprived of water, and probably not thinking all that clearly.

Didn't he send the supremely competent Tyrion - who he respects - in Dany's direction? I'm re-reading the books now, but I think Varys is putting a few different moves in play (Aegon and Dany/Tyrion/Jorah) and see who comes out on top.

See, I think she's faking it to an extent. She's clearly addled, but it's hard to tell the extent - mobility for sure, but also communication, or short-term memory (probably an easy one for her to fake). I think "I can't feel things inside" was a sociopathy admission in her limited speech, and she's going with Jody…

I'm curious what you mean by "critically-acclaimed hourlongs." I'm thinking Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Justified. I would say Homeland gives Scandal a run for its money on pacing, though the reveals are almost always what you expect - or were outright told from the beginning - with the inconsistent exception of this mole…