Yay! I'm so glad regular coverage is returning. Enzo is, indeed, rudderless. Is he sincere? Is he crazy? Does he want to wreak havoc just because it's fun and he can, or does he actually want revenge for something? Also, Alaric's return has been a little disappointing. The moral quandary about helping Elena lose her…

While I will admit the series has its stumbling blocks, it was the general sincerity of the characters that kept me coming.

Sorry to be late! Just finished the season, and thank you, Eric, for these lovely and thoughtful reviews. I thought this show was tremendous. While there are obvious connections with Six Feet Under, I found that for me, it was filling more of the whole that Enlightened left in my life. I think it makes such a…

I loved the first, say 3/4 of this episode - great dialog, character exploration. But why does there always have to be an epic speech? And why does everything have to overlap and tie into each other? It loses some of the mystery when everything turns out just to loop in on itself.

The song also has some anecdotal origins from the Ava Gardner and Humphrey Bogart vehicle "The Barefoot Contessa," I believe, where the phrase plays a thematic role and is inscribed on a familial tombstone. That film is really underrated.

Fringe did a great noir episode as well, which was also a musical, "Brown Betty." Having Olivia be the noir detective was a nice turnaround on the trope.

Monroe pointed out that his heirloom platter, which read "Fuchsbau," had the family crest. Maybe he's a descendent of the first fuchsbau, and that's why his parents care about bloodlines? Did I misinterpret that?

I wasn't overly fond of this episode. I felt like all of the jokes had less fizz, and I was particularly disappointed with the use of Mackenzie Crook, who is a strong comedic actor. This episode was obviously designed to give him and his character a little more spotlight and connect him more to the team, but the fart…

I had the opposite reaction to that of the reviewer. I thought the episode was great because it fleshed out motivations for behavior and created stakes through the various machinations. Maybe you have to also be carving jack-o-lanterns while watching. I suggest that to everyone.

Anyone else wonder what was the deal with that hospital? Will comes in with a fever, having delusions, and there are no scans? How is his encephalitis not diagnosed as quickly as with the dead doctor? And then he's just magically out.

I also watch both Bunheads and Hannibal! I think there is more in common than meets the eye. They both are experimenting with narrative format and dream sequences, they both have a balance of poignancy/pain and light-heartedness. I get the impression that Mads might be a really elegant dancer…

Is anyone else having a hard time reconciling the Don Draper who, when he was actually paying for prostitutes, had them slap him, with the one who wants to dominate women in possibly humiliating ways?

Where was the session Lecter had with his therapist supposed to take place? Maybe I wasn't paying enough attention, but I had assumed it was her home, then when we see Lecter talking to Will and drinking the wine in his own study, Lecter makes it seem as if it had just happened. Is that simply because he was…