In the episode commentary, director Scott Winant said that he was having the hardest time throughout filming keeping Claire on her mark. She was a trained dancer and was always moving around. Natural and realistic for a person, but hard to film. The concept was foreign to her. It was driving him crazy until this exact…

I agree, but Jess was still "underneath it all" a complete genius and Jordan can't even read.

Interesting, but I'm not sure he has a real successor. The guy couldn't read. He was like 18 years old and still in 10th grade. I liked how the series allowed him to be pretty much dead-end, often awful to Angela, and yet she was still madly in love with him and even "chose" him in the end.

I can get his mid-90's appeal, but not now. If MSCL aired now, you'd probably see a lot more Brian love, thanks to Seth Cohen.

Thanks for the write-up, Todd. MSCL is one of my favorite series of all time. I think "The Zit" is one of the most beautiful episodes of television I've ever seen and Claire Danes is just sublime.

Yes, they're most often ALWAYS right, but I would hardly say that things "always work out in their favor." Up until a few episodes ago, Saul's personal life was shit. He was actually fired from the CIA. Carrie's personal life may always be shit. They may "save the day," but at what costs?

You can fault her methods, but the girl is almost always right. I do believe she feels some higher calling to protect and serve her country, and that is highlighted in her dispute with Brody over being a Marine and what that means. I also believe she wanted to clear his name for personal reasons. The two need not be…

Homely? Hugh Dancy?

Isn't it possible that the people at the psych ward knew she was pregnant? We were just never privy to their discovery of it?

Well, Breaking Bad 5A was middling and fairly mediocre compared to the other seasons. Both seasons three and four didn't take off until about halfway through.

I absolutely agree. If she does have this baby, she needs for the father not to be the most wanted man in America, either.

I think when Claire was talking about being intimate with someone finally, she was referring to herself and the fetus, who is dependent on her. What you're implying means that Claire gave away a huge spoiler, and I don't think she would do that.

Claire Danes was on Charlie Rose this week and they talked a little about the pregnancy storyline and the way she explained it was really interesting. Her OB/GYN hit on some of the points but being pregnant basically forces Carrie to confront her dueling fears of intimacy or closeness and being alone. Now someone (the…

I think the point of season 3 might be to transition Brody out of the show. Whether that means exonerating him and then killing him, I'm not sure.

Carrie's bitchiness toward Fara this episode was totally fascinating. She seemed genuinely annoyed by her, and I can only remember her being that way toward someone like Max or Virgil, but at least you know she actually likes them. I wonder if there is some kind of jealousy about Fara being Saul's new protege. Or…

Hmm… doesn't seem scenery-chewing to me, but he's acting opposite Patinkin and Abraham who are approaching these roles with subtlety. I think he is a smug politician and is acting like that.

I don't think Saul asked Carrie to go off her meds. I think she legitimately believes that she's sharper off them and would have gone off them regardless of whether she had this ruse with Saul.

No plot development? In the three episodes since Carrie and Saul's plan was revealed, Carrie has lured Javadi to America, we've discovered what's going on at the CIA (that Saul is being pushed out), Javadi has been turned into an asset, and now they're going to explore who moved Brody's car. I think the pacing of…

As long as Claire Danes is on this show, I will be a devoted viewer.

I don't disagree with you. His intent and delivery were mismatched. As I said, he doesn't have the temperament for this job. But I don't think he is racist.