Is there a difference between "occupying" and "controlling"? Aren't they essentially the same thing?

A question. The Soviet Union was controlling Poland, but how did people like Elizabeth perceive this control? Did they see Poland as part of the USSR? Did they see the USSR as occupying Poland for its own good? In an earlier episode, Paige mentioned to Elizabeth that her teacher told them that Poland was part of…

I need to start watching Justified.

Gus: "We're not students"
Shawn: "Yesterday, I enrolled you in something called Hermeneutics…"
Gus: "… OH MY GOSH, I could have an exam on Friday, I need to find the syllabus."
LOL!

I noticed that and wondered if the show was making a point or something.

@avclub-5ebf7203dd113db1b864469b2c23fad5:disqus Well, not the dark aspects and the complete character transformation. I wouldn't want that for White Collar. I still want the fun it brings. But I do wish to see the thought out storyline, the long-arcs, and actual character developments.

I like the idea of the governor being completely blind.

If the war doesn't happen this season, that will be an epic fail of this season.

The meeting between the governor and Rick was painfully boring. The governor had thing smug look during the whole meeting, I was wondering how Rick couldn't pick up on that, and why would he even consider believing this guy.  

I've never seen the governor as "reasonable". He's always seemed a total maniac.

But I think it's believable that she set up the meeting. We did see her go the prison before.  

Well, this show had characters that didn't do anything and ended up dead… so even if they somehow do something, it could be forgettable by the following episode.  

Ah, how I wish White Collar would take some lessons from shows like Breaking Bad, where everything has long-term repercussions.

Neal doesn't carry weapons. But even if he had one, using it would make him like his dad, which I think will be something he'll try to avoid at all costs.

@avclub-c2023af23a02a04d9f58966bafd8969a:disqus "… the thing that irked me was that Senator Smokemonster immediately spotted it flying away.": Yeah, IKR, that was… something. But to be fair, the sequence was that James spotted the blimp and looked kinda surprised, which grabbed the senator's attention and made him…

All of Matt and Treat's scenes were high points for me this season. I absolutely loved them. As for James, well, I think he was (only?) after the evidence box. Interesting that when I think back, Neal was always the one who wanted James in his life, not the other way around. Neal always was the initiator of any…

Yeah, true. I think this plot could've been saved with better writing.  I mean, the idea sounds funny.

Well, the Mentalist kind of stole this show's idea, and went on to become a much bigger show. It's in good fun, though.

Oh, yes, it was definitely longer. I was kind of surprised at how it dragged on like that, but it was hilarious.

This was a mixed episode for me. That whole part where the guys visit a school was not funny at all. I kept hoping someone would say something actually funny to save that plot, but it didn't happen.