"My name is Sydney Bristow.  Seven years ago, I was recruited by a secret branch of the CIA called SD-Dicks."

Or maybe just a production deal.

I'd recommend it.  The concepts it deals in can get kind of heady and Kierkegaardian, but it maintains a relaxed, sardonic tone throughout—it's an easy read.

Walker Percy's The Moviegoer.   Perfectly captures the whole routine of aimlessly dicking around while desperately trying to find something more on the rare occasion you can work up the energy.

Have this season's Tom Walker appearances made anyone else wish that they could see Raylan's reaction to being forced to pair up with Carrie Mathison?

Jackie is a character from Leonard's recent novel, Raylan (as is Jody…not sure about the character's name but the videotape part and the bar confrontation were lifted from the novel, with the major difference being that in the novel, the Jody character shows up to the bar in drag).

Yup, the whole psychic grifter thing was lifted straight from Dawn, who started out with Raylan in Riding the Rap, then went on to tangle with Jack Foley in Road Dogs, who previously hooked up with Karen Sisco in Out of Sight before she showed up during the last season of Justified.  Six degrees of Elmore Leonard or…

As soon as Carrie gave the "my mom disappeared" speech, I was convinced the episode was going to end with Lena Olin appearing and shooting her in the shoulder.

As soon as Carrie gave the "my mom disappeared" speech, I was convinced the episode was going to end with Lena Olin appearing and shooting her in the shoulder.

I thought it was the Sky Blue Cafe in East Nashville.  But there's no White Elephant Emporium next door, to the best of my knowledge.

I thought it was the Sky Blue Cafe in East Nashville.  But there's no White Elephant Emporium next door, to the best of my knowledge.

In terms of Bond girls, Thunderball takes the cake.  Luciana Palluzi and Claudine Augier with a bonus Martine Beswick?  YES PLEASE.

In terms of Bond girls, Thunderball takes the cake.  Luciana Palluzi and Claudine Augier with a bonus Martine Beswick?  YES PLEASE.

I can't help but see Miss Isringhausen every time Lana is in a scene.  After that role, I'm not sure that I'll ever be able to avoid hating any character that actress plays.

I can't help but see Miss Isringhausen every time Lana is in a scene.  After that role, I'm not sure that I'll ever be able to avoid hating any character that actress plays.

1.) Maybe Saul made a duplicate, which they confiscated?  But that wouldn't make sense, because they'd assume that Saul would have seen it.  Maybe they weren't specifically looking for it at the airport; they were just cracking down on all US nationals after the shooting, and Saul placed the dummy card full of…

1.) Maybe Saul made a duplicate, which they confiscated?  But that wouldn't make sense, because they'd assume that Saul would have seen it.  Maybe they weren't specifically looking for it at the airport; they were just cracking down on all US nationals after the shooting, and Saul placed the dummy card full of…

Yeah, Gillian's dream speech seems a lot less Hallmark-y when you remember that her dreams probably resemble a more incest-focused version of the nightmare tunnel from Willy Wonka.

Yeah, Gillian's dream speech seems a lot less Hallmark-y when you remember that her dreams probably resemble a more incest-focused version of the nightmare tunnel from Willy Wonka.

After his firebug binge and his scary story, I'm not sure how much further he can move down the 'fucked up' spectrum.  He may be nearing the end of the line.