Give Matthew McConaughey all the Emmys right now. His performance in that final scene was just perfection. Everything slayed me: the hurt in his eyes, the relief, the sense of catharsis and the additional pain it foreshadowed, as well as the glimmer of hope that ended the season. Just brilliant.

I have got to keep going with that. I've watched the first three episodes, and I loved that third one, AKA the one with the chess scene. I stopped for some reason, though.

I'm pretty sure that it's going to be Band of Brothers next.

A-

Word is, Manu Bennett actually took out his own eye so he could film that final scene. How's that for commitment?

Next step: salmon ladder?

I love those scenes so much. The tour of the painting gallery is a perfect backdrop for all the veiled threats and the jabs–”Does your family spend much time on the water?”–and I’m a sucker for these kinds of situations, wherein a bunch of other people wander into the scene, and the main showdown has to be framed…

A big round of applause to Manu Bennett. I normally wouldn’t be sold on this whole Shado-Slade relationship–we just didn’t see enough of it for it to have a huge impact–especially the way the death was handled leading up to Slade exploding, but Bennett really sells the despair and the betrayal and the desire for…

"Don't hold back. Expose your cracks and love will fill them."

I know the show doesn't need more characters, but I'm still sad to see Cardellini go. She was really fantastic, as expected, fitting in nicely with the rest of the group and playing off of Deschanel especially well; their talk at the end of this episode felt genuine and really emphasized the bond the sisters share,…

Wendy pulling out that gun and blasting holes through the guy's tires increased my crush on her tenfold.

Monaghan did some really nice, subtle work there. There's still a part of her that cares for him, understandably, but she's come out of this looking pretty good and she knows it; Monaghan conveyed that confidence perfectly.

When an episode has Woody Harrelson getting all pissed off and going "Get the jumper cables ready", it's some pretty fucking awesome stuff and is not deserving of a C.

I actually feel the opposite. Early on in the season, the central mystery definitely wasn't up to par with the character exploration, but now, it's all Marty and Rust are. It's all they have now. Over time, everything else has been scrubbed away, and their shared loneliness (pretty sad seeing Marty on Match.com and…

This was a really fucking compelling episode. The acting was brilliant as always, and it's always a pleasure to see McConaughey and Harrelson play off each other. We're at the point in the story where we've seen the two dig themselves deeper and deeper, and they're finally left with one last thing to solve: this case.…

Same idea with the jukebox record at the beginning. Also, the show's done a fantastic job with that theme throughout the season, not just with the imagery, but with the characters' stories as well.

B+

SO MUCH GOOD ACTING. I LOVE IT!

And oh man, was Matthew Rhys perfect there when Philip obviously wanted to stop the son, but couldn't for fear of blowing his cover. It's yet another illustration of the various internal and external conflicts arising from their situations, and those quick, subtle moments make it all the more gut-wrenching.

Her reaction to Elizabeth chewing the bacon was hilarious. "Oh, ya know what else she ate last night…? Stop it, why the fuck am I thinking about this?"