I did not understand the "twist" in the case of the week at all. How did Chrissy being lesbian and having engaged in consensual sex at the office absolve LG of its responsibility to provide a safe work environment? Lyman exposed himself to her. How is that not sexual harassment? Does that mean it wouldn't be sexual…

@olivececile:disqus Thanks for that…makes sense. Excuse the ignorance, but what are some common arguments used for a "traditional" death row appeal?

What I didn't get is why the appeal was being tried in Illinois if the execution and original case took place in Indiana? (The appeal was definitely in Illinois because you could see it from the seal behind the presiding judge.)

What I didn't get is why the appeal was being tried in Illinois if the execution and original case took place in Indiana?

Agreed. In the opening scene, Alicia said the death row appeal was on Thursday. Next thing we see is the (botched) execution. So why didn't they attempt any of these leads for the original appeal?

Thanks for the info on the contempt charge, everyone.

I thought the show was hinting that Kalinda is affiliated with Anonymous. And her actions didn't result in a mistrial. The judge had already declared a mistrial because of the activist video posted earlier.

Speaking of plot holes, I'd like to add a few:

Given how weak Philip and Elizabeth's disguises were this week, I'm surprised Amador did not recognize either of them (that's how I interpreted the episode), having run into one and specifically noticed the other at the party.

How does Elizabeth know about Philip's history with Irina anyways? I thought they are never supposed to talk about their pre-Elizabeth/Philip lives?

Also - How does Elizabeth know about Philip's history with Irina? I thought they were not supposed to ever talk about their pre-P/E lives?

Thanks @avclub-606b258c6ad7936df83152886586b232:disqus and @avclub-61938d93498e7f0ed5e6527b1cee656a:disqus . I can see where you're coming from on most of these.

Also want to add that @avclub-9697fc86c5a25f501bedd6cd157816b5:disqus nailed the description of Rhys' face perfectly!

Agreed, but I can't believe Elizabeth's actions wouldn't have more serious consequences for her…if Grannie's orders really came from the "top", would the KGB really tolerate the kind of insubordination displayed by Elizabeth last episode?

I know this is not the right episode, but I'm just catching up on the show, and these questions have been really bugging me. Would be great to hear some opinions on them:

Agree with this 100%

Completely agree with this. I see the explanations of @olivececile:disqus, @Scrawler2:disqus, @avclub-e1b3fa16446b9e167870f5d13062d444:disqus, and others below saying the tail only made sure she went into the bar. While I guess we have to accept that explanation, I must say Russian spy work is quite shoddy if that is…

I had the exact same reaction as @avclub-c09461ce85141b05d3ee6f2aea257935:disqus.

Completely agree. For the past season, L/G has been scraping by, earning no more than a few million from each case they win. And all of a sudden, they get $40/50 million dollars as monthly retainers from various clients?!? Perhaps a insignificant detail, but still would be nice if the writers put a little more thought…

I may have missed it, but what was Underwood's right hand man fishing for in the trash bin at the end of the episode?