if she was talking about the bad memories as being the source of anti-social behavior, then she wouldn't be asserting that the old memories would actually be excised and replaced with artificial memories, but rather there would be some sort of therapeutic manipulation to steal the primacy of those traumas and focus on…

And you're saying that the victims stood out to a young woman because they were middle aged women? Why? I certainly would expect the objects of Sweeney's seduction to be a bit consistent - he's exploiting a vulnerability, not starting a diversity campaign.

Wait, so it would be boring to have one scene that showed the blonde-rebel-cop actually working hard on a case versus having one scene where she inexplicably fixates on one thing, then inexplicably goes to a poor resource for researching that one element, and then finds a clue that was there all along anyway? I'll…

^this. +1

Though it is weird that tin box survived a fire but nothing else did -perhaps it was the only thing the family had that they wrapped in asbestos?

So they re-purposed a very inefficient heating system with a very inefficient heating and cooling system? Put in all new duct work (no security for the bank building on any of these measures except for "alarms" that are vaguely referenced to but do not inhibit criminals). What the fuck kind of furnace were they…

"YOU PROBABLY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO RALPH NADER IS! AHAHAHAA!" as they accelerate up to about 45 mph. Good thing Dr and Sam Neil were right behind them so they could get the prisoner hustled off before the real police showed up.

Yep, dressed as SWAT, you know, that team that trains together every day but still don't bother to know each other all that well, and they always leave in the middle of an operation in some one else's car…

Totally worth killing over, lord knows you can't make something up as convincing as the boring story some citizen blurted out before being murdered.

They can figure out how to navigate all the new technology and cultural changes, but damned if they can figure out how to slightly modify their criminal behavior. Oh well, might as well do it the same way that got you caught the first time around!

So the cops in the 50's and 60's just caught these guys the first time because the criminals were so exhausted after so many successful crimes that they took a nap surrounded by incriminating evidence and nosy neighbors?

It was smashed in the present day, it was just hard to tell with the brief look it got.

Wait, there was a lot of footage of him? Where? Seems like they had about 2 minutes of him going into the banks, waiting in line, scooting off for some afternoon delight, off camera action, then walking out of the bank.

Then his tendency for hyperbole probably helped his academic peers take him less seriously.

Yep. I rolled my eyes at all of those, as well as huge buildings (built in 1907 ish) sharing a central air conditioning duct system… what the fuck?! And that ductwork was (as noted) huge and also immaculate. No dust, grease, rat shit, dead flies, nothing). Not even one welded piece of mesh to keep people from using it…

So it's a narrative necessity, or is it crappy writing?

How far back can you adjust the seats in those old cars? Also: Why don't you help me?! Wait, why should I listen to your help?!

I think that's what a more competent show would do - that is, a show that was more concerned with telling a really cool story than it was about making lame characters look cool to the PG crowd. Also, your idea would allow the bad guys a chance to breathe before embarking on breakneck mayhem marathons. The…

Shit, you're right. It's because the cops usually have too much gear that would impede effective deployment for the airbags to be considered safe. I'd forgotten that they were in a cop car for a moment there.

But if his methodology was sound then the only reason he'd be in trouble is if he said his data was from elsewhere (or completely invented, since I don't see DC fleshing out their canon with actual crime statistics that are thorough enough to be analysed by academics, more likely he used some method of extrapolation…