The use of "sucker" caught Shaw's ear as phony.

Not a good day for Laskey.

Agree that it was a pedestrian story, but the collateral damage (losing Terney and Laskey) and Terney's dying reveal to Carter that Quinn is heading HR—made it an episode not to miss.

Curious. We'll see. He has written one woman I know of who resembled a human being and was not the object of a man's fear, obsession, crazed desire, or somehow the cause of his ruin.

Already did.

Ahem, Evil Lincoln, your comment has been requested by me at the end of this thread re witches and Quakers in the colonies.

A witch going undercover as a Quaker would not be easy. The closest thing I've seen—on film or TV—is Harrison Ford's character, a big city detective hiding out in an Amish community, in Witness. Great film.

Since the ending of Ep. 6 felt curtailed, I would've liked a cliffhanger where IC drinks the poison, cut to Abbie's look of sorrow and distress, end scene. Next episode: Begin with John Noble in a car, still wrestling with his conscience, yet compelled to the scene. I would have liked them to spend more time on the…

Enjoyed the backstory on Ichabod and Katrina, including the alternate view of Katrina as a virtuous Quaker woman, in contrast to her usual super-hot-witch persona.

I believe it's a dying order, like so many of the secret societies.
My dad was a Freemason, buried with his ring and apron.

Right. They were compensating for the fact that SH's been off the air for a few weeks.

At this point, I don't think Will is open to constructive criticism. The guy is out of control.

I just can't figure Patrick, but I don't trust him, either.

"My ears shall remain eternally open to your admonitions!"

Anchorman on the evening news (talking head.)

Because Ichabod has a sense of humor and Vlad does not. This show is very loose with history/mythology, but it's playful and fun to watch. It winks at the audience and engages us.

The ubiquitous Frain. Great sneer, but he didn't use it tonight.

Noble is a versatile screen and stage actor. Some of his work on Fringe—as the mad scientist with a scarred soul—was lighter stuff to provide levity. He was very funny, while staying true to character, But many of his scenes were profoundly soulful. I am convinced that Noble can do pretty much anything.

Weasels!

Re Free Masons—the appearance of James Frain as a Free Mason gave me immediate misgivings. Although he was not a bad guy, per se, he did kidnap Ichabod and insist that he drink poison, albeit for a high purpose. Frain is notoriously typecast as a compromised character or an outright weasel.