I agree— it's more about how Phil is now in a situation where the only three people on Earth see him as a pathetic loser (except Friggin' Todd, who sees the good in everybody).

Howard: I feel like I'm sitting on an atomic bomb waiting for it to go off!

He's credited for every episode this season. I assume he's some kind of long-term player on this show.

THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS

I think people are stretching pretty hard because they hope to get a lot of winking cameos in BCS. I hope we don't.

"The love child of Burt Reynolds and Walton Goggins"— my God, what a fantastic description. He seemed to even have that same kind of nervous, ready-for-some-shitkicking energy about him that Shane Vendrell did.

It wasn't a shortcut, though. It was the only means available to Jimmy in his situation— and he worked a full-time job while putting himself through law school. He worked his ass off for that degree.

"Without leaving his direct fingerprints" literally in one case, as he used the glove and pencil to dial Howard.

The only thing I could think Jimmy would have / should have said are the facts: "I worked hard and honestly to get my law degree. I worked hard and honestly to pass the bar. I worked hard and honestly to get this case. And I worked hard and honestly taking care of your sorry ass. And this is how you treat me in kind."

Nothing can beat The Shield's final season!

I don't think there's any question Chuck's "illness" is really rooted in anxiety about Jimmy.

Chuck's illness is absolutely Jimmy-related.

Phil probably would have tried shooting the cow in the head.

See, I loved Road Runner but hated Jerry. The Road Runner is also "doing what they're naturally programmed to do"— he's just running— but Jerry would do things like bait Tom into getting beaten up by the dog.

I mean, root for him to do what? I don't root for him to get everything he wants and schemes for, but I do root for him to become a better person and find a way to be happy.

"I’m subbing in for Caroline this week. Hope I didn’t muck anything up while she’s gone!"

I find it really fascinating how mixed reactions to that scene are. It really is asking the viewer the question of whether people can change.

I'd like to point to this:

"Going with an option who is young, and thus comes cheaply and may have untapped potential, is a fine alternative in the wake of not being able to get a true heavy hitter."

Remember how the free market ended "whites only" businesses in the South?