You'd think Leonard Pierce of all people would have been able to predict that, right?

I wonder what would happen if we were to lynch Phil Dyess-Nugent?

TELL ME MORE.

VANDERWERFF SACRIFICED HIMSELF SO THAT COMMUNITY COULD BE SAVED

I don't know what this show is trying to be yet. But, I think that overall, the creative team does, and it's good enough at this point for me to go along for the ride. As much as I've joked about the characters being Mad Libs from other, successful AMC shows… I'm curious to see what is actually going on with them.

Yeah… Looking back at other assignments (wasn't sure what else he'd covered), I think this may be a case of residual bitterness.

Agreed. I think this show is far from perfect (no more diegetic Walkman punk rock montages, please), but I do think it has potential. And it's pretty clear at this point that whatever wavelength it happens to be operating on is not something Mr. Perkins is really into.

ROM Draper WILL bang your boy toy if you try to steal his company.

It went over a lot better than her hard drive laced with chili powder.

The boss won't like it… But then again, we won't be leaving him with much of a choice, will we?

Hocken… Reverse-engineer an AMC prestige drama with me.

On the next "Halt and Catch Fire":

I also like trusty if somewhat out-of-control sidekick Peggy Pinkman, techie extraordinaire.

I shall call him… ROM DRAPER. All the rugged corporate machismo, plus computers!

And before the "La Bamba" movie ever came out, Gloria Estafan and the Miami Sound Machine had a number of top 10 hits.

Or, anything off their "Get a Poligrip" album

Or, Eat the Rich (but order off the Senior menu before 5:30 p.m.)

Livin' on the Edge of Incontinence

I'd be more inclined to take it the other way.

This episode suffers from a distinct lack of Colin Hanks guitar playing. Otherwise, very solid.