I'm looking to make sense of that opening scene, too. I would have been fine with the coffee-ass gag he pulled (you know how step-brothers are!), except there was something really unsettling about him seeming at peace and hungry (ravenous, really) afterwards.

I don't think it's an allusion to Peter denying Christ 3X, although I like the thought of it. McKinnon's been pretty blatant with his biblical references. Could be, but I don't think so. Or, at least I didn't read it that way.

Yeah, Teddy does seem to really love his wife. Sure, he got a little
creepy asking her to undress in front of him (prisoner/warden-ish), but
he felt her drifting and thought he'd appeal to her naughty side.(?) Anyway, I agree, he seems to really love her.

Good point about Milch, and I agree with @avclub-38649fe46f1c4db7c7a53c780b363a77:disqus that McKinnon plays his dialogue a lot straighter than Milch. Everybody speaks that way in Deadwood, whereas Daniel is the only one who speaks "alien" in this one. Teddy sees it as an obvious put-on, but it's who he is after 20…

Agreed about the melodrama. Seemed a little out of place, but after 5 eps, I've learned to trust where the show's taking me. It might fall apart, but I'm willing to let it play out.

Anybody else have a physical response to the true cold open with the guy smashing his face against the door of his cell? It's happened a couple of times before while watching something where I've felt something physically (Reservoir Dogs, Am History X), and for whatever reason this one was every bit as strong.

The scene with Daniel and his mom at Wal-Mart was great. From his conflicting senses of bewilderment and wonder, to their exchange about the Yarn Bubble (I'm investing deeply in yarn now), to two people getting and sitting in a car. I tried to imagine the hurt and pain his mom went through when he went away, and how…

What a great show. Thanks for covering it, AV Club.

My favorite sentence of the year:
" Sexy Eric Bana and sexy Rebecca Hall play a pair of sexy lawyers—and
former sex partners!—who find themselves on the same sexy defense team
for an accused (sexy?) terrorist. Complications ensue, presumably sexy
ones."

I just kept thinking about Elizabeth's internal monologue:
"Well, shit, now I have to go fold some fucking laundry to maintain this cover."
Tradecraft, indeed!

@IndependentGeorge:disqus does an able job at the explainin'. I'm just here to second the not being able to hear shit point. Glad to know it wasn't just me. Thank you for your courage.

#7538 - Bulkhead
#7539 - Ginger Anteater
#7540 - Anderson Cooper
#7541 - Bologna Sandwich

"That’s a huge bit of legitimacy for a religion I haven’t taken seriously so far."
My thoughts exactly. You sort of have to reevaluate the balance of power among the warring factions seeking the crown in light of the fact that the Lord of Light is a powerful sumbitch. Can he best a hot lady with dragons and a…

please keep doing this

you just watch your mouth, mister.

Exactly my thought. That last line made me go ahead and purchase tix to an opening weekend showing.

Great interview, Ryan. This dude is the balls. And he's Shawn Ryan's more jacked up, tatooed twin, so that's a plus.

Thanks for posting that link. Fucking ruined me for the rest of the day, but thanks. I'd heard there was something like that (the doc) in the works but didn't know where they stood. Any further info on releases, etc?

This. My favorite part of just about every episode was Dustin Clare laughing at how imbalanced the odds against him were. And they did it again in the finale! Dude is badass.

Sweet butt, indeed. It's her enduring legacy.