I'm been reading the comments on this issue but I'm not sure I understand the ricin cigarette revelation.  I get that Jesse thought in the past Walt had Saul lift the cigarette.  And I remember how Walt manipulated Jesse and got himself out of it.  But I thought that Jesse was eventually told by the hospital people…

I think the Brain Surgeon was just sending her that piece of brain.

I largely agree with what you say here, and I'll add that although the foreshadowing made it clear the kid was going to die, I still found the actual incident to be somewhat unexpected and dramatic because I didn't expect that he was going to die essentially taking a bullet intended for the newsmen.  And even knowing…

Gotta agree with Tute here on the "little bitch" line.  I think it was meant to be representative of a certain type of abusive boss, one that isn't so far removed from reality.  And if I heard that line being thrown to someone within my earshot, my jaw would literally drop and I'd sit there in stunned silence.  Not…

Season 9's main Buffy book is snooze-worthy, and the writer doesn't really get the Whedonspeak down pat.  Angel and Faith, however, is excellent, although that might be because the characters spoke in much less Whedonspeak than Buffy, Xander, Willow, and Dawn.

Hm?  Wasn't it labeled as an opinion piece?  I forget.

She actually IS pretty stellar on this show.  Everyone on Sorkin's shows talks fast, and being smart and clever and perfectly anticipatory of your verbal sparring partner is par for the course.  But Munn has a way of making it all seem natural and relatable.  Like you believe she JUUUUUST came up with that stuff on…

Probably, if they were part of the White House press corps or we had scenes of them in a different plot.

I think the episode at least tried to show how and why, what with that therapy session, Deb's talk with him after, and the somewhat forced analogy of the family stuff Masuka was bringing to her.

Was that supposed to be ironic?

I think there are times when he has to realize it's high fantasy, but he's writing toward certain ideals.  Whether they are all realistic in today's world, that's another issue.

I disagree with this review.  I don't think we can say with as much certainty as the reviewer does that they've telegraphed anything about the ending.  This is episode 5 of 12.   I feel like this is the point in the season where everything seems idyllic and happy.  Dexter and his sister have come back together.  They…

I actually liked the choice of lingering on Vogel's face the entire time, and just making the whole thing about her reaction.  When you have as good an actress as Charlotte Rampling in your arsenal, you can do stuff like that.

Huh?  It wasn't a cliffhanger.

Huh?  He was staring straight ahead for the last minute or so as he told Deb about her father.

To be fair to MLP, there are times I skim comments sections on news or entertainment sites and long for the 80s or 90s when Joe Laptop Average could not chime in with whatever vitriolic, racist, homophobic, or snarky thought popped into his head at any given moment.  I won't deny the Internet Age has brought people…

I think it's a fairly clever line.

That's way too many levels of psychoanalysis with which to ascribe the situation.

I don't get this comment.   You don't have to like the Tea Party to be a Republican.  A lot of Republicans are embarrassed at the Tea Party.

I just assumed the next three episodes will resolve Rebekah's storyline.  We don't really know what will happen to push her to New Orleans.