See, this is where I wish I could still guest-log-in as "Yankee Doodle" so I could reply "No, that was me, and it was the feather in my cap."

The scene with Beckett at home having a breakdown was terrible, but the other scenes of Beckett breaking down were actually good, I thought. Especially when she snuck away at the hotel so she could have a freakout without anyone seeing.  And you're right, OP, I don't even blame Katic for the parts that were bad, like…

I dunno if I'd be annoyed or think it awesome if the son says at some point, "Of course!  Just reverse the polarity of the neutron flow…."

This is an excellent point.  So good, in fact, that I couldn't just "Like" it; had to post about it.  A show for timid parents—so, so much worse than a "kid's show."

I may be giving the writers too much credit, but I still think it's Malcolm.  His actions this episode suggest that he's trying to get moved "way down on that list."  The spy would probably know the identity of the skeleton and what it meant. There's more value to showing loyalty to Taylor by telling him right away…

I dunno if anybody else wants to actually discuss which character will most likely get offed, but I don't think it's going to be Hunky-Lunky Soldier Love Interest Guy.  The writers actually know how to write (really shitty) plotlines about Maddy's love interest.

Something something wax cylinders…

The article's about a lobbyist who's in hot water for violating restrictions against dealing with Libya, and mentions another group being investigated by the Treasury Department for committing the same type of violation.  Thereby kinda proving my point.

The fact that Travis ended up in chains is why my wife is convinced Gellar is real. I think it's just a  desperate attempt by the writers and producers to keep the audience guessing, which… grrrrr.

That makes a certain degree of sense—I'm pretty sure law firms aren't required to disclose their clients' identities when engaging in lobbying activities.  However, directly representing Al Qaeda in any arena other than criminal defense (where defendants have the Constitutional right to representation) would probably…

I had a professor named Richard Face.  Never had enough courage to ask him if he ever went by "Dick."

But doesn't he say something like, "I'm done" or "I'm finished with it" or something right before he leaves?  That suggests he was a part of it.  He wouldn't announce that he's no longer a part of their plan unless… he was part of their plan.

Oh, this was good.  Nicely done.

There were some good Lassiter bits.  I think the writing was good in this ep—I was afraid they'd have Lassie adamantly refuse to even consider the idea that his take on the case was wrong, but instead he (reluctantly) agrees to at least investigate Shawn's theory.

That scene in "Bounty Hunters" was great (that was a great episode overall).

But does it really help PETA in any way?  I'm not about to strike up a conversation outside of these posts with anyone and say "Get what PETA's up to now…."  And even if I did, the point of the conversation would be about how PETA is made up of incredibly stupid morons who make me actually want to kill, skin and eat…

"I completely lack any ability to understand those who criticize my point of view."

[Starts angry mob]

To reiterate: it doesn't make me accept their point of view.  It just
makes me think they're really stupid and should be ignored.  How does
that help them?

Ebert meditated further on the scene in 1997, after having read Rosellini's autobiography where she described how the scene (where she walks down the street, naked, and asks Maclachlan to hold her) came to be.  He didn't revise his grade.