The ransomware plot was so tiresome. I can't really say why, but I just spent half the episode rolling my eyes at everything to do with it. It did give us some insight into characters - Diane would be a little clueless about technology (don't press a red window that says "encrypt your files" when you have no reason to…

Much as I angst about John Cho's shows always getting cancelled (can't he just get something to stick? he's so great), I see no great losses here.

I really loved Gone Girl as I was watching, because it was, in some ways, like re-reading the book. But then once I walked out, and especially me and my friend had parsed the movie over some coffee, I was just underwhelmed. Nothing makes me want to enthusiastically recommend the movie to anybody, regardless of whether…

I'm planning my NaNoWriMo in hopes that this won't be the year I'll stall out at 15k words. Sigh, here's to hope..

Out there, in the greater fandom? Oh I'm sure. There are already people who will stick up for a character out of love for them, despite flaws. One reason I don't care for TV discussions on tumblr.

Wow, way to remind me not to eat lunch while reading the AV Club.

I did expect somebody looking more Ben from Veep than Dan from Veep.

I think it's pretty tragic for Alicia to lose one of her closest friends and confidantes, in a world where she barely has any, in such a sudden manner.

Honestly, you could be right. I need to rewatch it for little things like that.

I think the worst/best of improbably hot casting is in S1, with that do-gooder lawyer who shows up to make Alicia feel all shitty about being a corporate lawyer. He's like a male model who looks just 'rough' enough for an outdoor wear catalogue photo shoot and rolls in with a motorcycle and ugh. I'm glad this show has…

I think it's easy to think about things in theory as opposed to in practise. In theory somebody digging out skeletons about you and your family is easy to think about, I can do it right now and be like, "Okay, this looks bad, i know that's bad, I'm sure Y could cause a problem" etc. But to have that happen in…

I got the sense she blurted out something he didn't know about his current beau - maybe he knew about the porn, but not the bareback part, or maybe he knew about the marriage but not the porn part, or maybe he just knew this guy as Phil the Palestinian-American guy and did not have all this incredibly personal intel…

This is why I need this comments section in my life. That never even crossed my mind but I think this latter suggestion makes more sense than Finn setting her up. Both possibilities are really interesting ways for the show to further complicate the Finn/Castro/Alicia dynamic.

Best fake show on TV since Why You Ackin' So Cray-Cray.

My thoughts exactly about the campaign manager. I know he's probably just hot because people on TV in general are hot, but it's like, come on. This guy seems like trouble, but then, Alicia's not Peter.

Also I need a separate rewatch to parse the "Talking Noon", for all the shots fired at cable TV. I love how Alicia goes for the remote when the host does an annoying fake "spoiler alert!" and then kind of groans as she realises it's just a joke. I love how they're talking about badasses and the wife (I want to know…

What an episode. I think I second people's reservations about "running for office" storylines but if they use this to basically make Alicia more of a female anti-hero than she already is, I'm kind of into the idea. She's fast detaching herself from every connection that we know she could rely on, as Cary isn't on the…

What an episode to go out on. You'll be missed! Your analysis definitely helped shape my appreciation of the show.

No words to describe how good Andre Braugher is in this episode. That split infinitive line had me rolling.

This enmity alongside that asshole cop Dean Winters plays have been absolute guest appearance highlights. So good, especially as this one brings out the best in Holt.