Yes, thanks for sharing this! The documentary does not indicate any evidence of Avery's personal interest in Halbach, none whatsoever really, which is why I share others' confusion with respect to motives. Nevertheless, there is nothing I see here that shakes my belief that he should have been found not guilty. Even…

Did anyone else find the means by which Laura discovered her mother and Michael unnerving or, at best, lazy writing? It's one thing to go Michael's door, it's another thing to open it after her knocks went unanswered, let alone just walk through his house looking for him, hear something going on in his bedroom and…

LOVED this episode. Call me crazy but I had the impression that the fight with Mark was staged. The acting and dialogue seemed a bit more melodramatic and deliberate than usual. Giving Mark a ticket to the Emmys also seems to set up his unexpected arrival and the happy ending of their reunion. It leads me to wonder if…

I don't think this is a useful analogy. The uniforms aren't essential to how the game is played. The art direction is, by contrast, essential to a film's exposition and meaning. A better analogy might be of a coach praising the team's defense in a game they nonetheless lost…

Let's not forget Ward as Henry Miller in Henry and June (or Uma Thurman as June or Maria de Madeiros as Anais Nin for that matter!)

Love his films. Looking forward to the Penn event! Thanks, Ms. McPlotdevice!

Love his films. Looking forward to the Penn event! Thanks, Ms. McPlotdevice!

It's not foreshadowing until it actually happens…

It's not foreshadowing until it actually happens…

There are so many comments arguing for the improbability or sloppiness of Mike's botched attempt to restrain Walt that I think are a bit unfair. Let's keep in mind that not only the likelihood that Mike did not consider Walt a threat to break free, which some have noted, but also the awkwardness of the situation…

There are so many comments arguing for the improbability or sloppiness of Mike's botched attempt to restrain Walt that I think are a bit unfair. Let's keep in mind that not only the likelihood that Mike did not consider Walt a threat to break free, which some have noted, but also the awkwardness of the situation…

This is fair enough. I just thought that the cleverness of the parody was lost without a mention of Ken Burns and how precisely it adhered to the conventions of the Burns doc, especially with Keith David doing the voiceover. I think it's a good review otherwise, and definitely a well-considered grade for an excellent…

I'm sure this has come up before, or I'd like to think it has, but I'm kind of astonished that the reviewer did not recognize the distinctive style of a Ken Burns documentary parodied in this episode, including the characteristic Keith David voiceover. "PBS-y" sounds like something a 13-year old at the cusp of…

I think this is totally fair and I join in the chorus that we should see more of Dawn and where she's coming from. Considering Matt Weiner's own identity, however, I'm not surprised that he would give us some back story on Michael and make him a complex character out of the gate. He's writing about what he knows in…

I mentioned it a few minutes ago… Forgot about asking permission to use the bathroom. Nice call!

I don't think this has been mentioned, so far as I can tell, but that whole sequence that ended with Don Eladio's death reminded me of Michael Corleone's murder of Capt. McCluskey and Solozzo in The Godfather. First, Don Eladio tells Gus not to take things personally, that their skirmishes are strictly about business.…

I think the film version's getting a bad rap. I think it was a very well-executed film on every level and is on par with the book. The casting of Kate Winslet might have been unfortunate, though, as she was far from the frump in the book, definitely in the same league as "The Prom King." There was far less ambiguity…

Season 3 also got a bunch of B's and B+'s (maybe even a B and a B-) in the first half…To be honest, I have no idea what all the bitching is about. I think this season is hitting its stride earlier than it did last season, and Gilligan has earned the benefit of the doubt that there will be a nice payoff by the end.

Dr. Zoidberg: Based on what I've read from Vince Gilligan, you're going to be disappointed from now on, as Walter's downward spiral will continue until the he meets his demise at the end of the series. I'm finding Walt's characterization this season very compelling and consistent with a trajectory that was…

ANOTHER DIMENSION TO WALT'S PRIDE
I agree that there was something woefully (self-)destructive in Walt's prideful, "boozy cockiness," but there also might be some method in it. Presuming that he is on to Gus making Jesse a pawn in his chess match with Walt, Walt counters with Hank, who might give Walt access to…