I'd add that for John it was his NEED to end it intertwined with a sudden, blind, crime of passion. Not premeditated, it really was an almost irrational "now or never" act by John, who could almost be seen as an animal trapped in a corner with only one way out. It's the complexity of the murder that made it so…

I saw it to be more - everyone was wrong.

It also seemed, at least in the early episodes, that there was some brand money that might have come from Heineken.

I fully agree. Some binged, some didn't. I couldn't! It was so dense, and I really felt the need to think some things over before jumping into the next hour. Could maybe do two a night, tops. Also, I enjoyed it so damn much that I felt the need to "dole out" the episodes. I'm glad I did; it enabled me to work…

Agree. I think there's plenty more content for at least one more season.

Again with complaints of the troubles of binge-watching "Bloodline"? If it broke the binge-ability of the viewing model, then it's easy to correct: I would suggest watching "Bloodline" with a little time between episodes! (And for those who are able to binge it over two nights, that's great!) Once again,…

The murder scene kept me tossing and turning all night, and kind of a zombie the next day. This is the first time I think I've ever gotten "PTSD" from a TV show. But it was all so real. John brandishing the log, then air tackling Danny. Danny's underwater scream, the pathetic attempts at "tapping out," as if Danny…

Maybe now. I have a feeling she's going to be doing a lot of the heavy lifting in season two.

Of course it can continue another season. Unlike "Damages," which meandered far too many seasons with its moving target plot and fairly one-note Patty Hewes chewing the scenery faster than they could build it, "Bloodline" has only begun, and it seems there is an intrinsic and finite ending it could move toward (but…

LOVED that Schmidt's mom thought Cece was Mexican! Nora Dunn did a great job - and made A LOT of sense - as Schmidt's mom (and the talk about her "work friend" who "chops wood" and Nora Dunn's comeback about the new bed where now "work is more comfortable.") Schmidt dutifully putting on the sweater and then…

Laura Dern. I want to see her on daytime talk instead of "The Doctors." Not a huge fan of hers, but, as happens often when you get a "movie" actor on a TV set, you realize why there are two sizes of screens, and sometimes it's difficult to jump into that big one. I've always loved and welcomed the stunt casting in…

All great points. You're a spot-on devotee of this great show, and it's fun to read smart comments from an admitted fan. I had similar thoughts re: Mindy and "Mindy" when the Amex spots played, and for the entire run of this show I've always caught myself saying, "Good for her!" a few times each episode. She (Mindy…

I like what you've both said. Good observations. I have to think Chuck's mental illness is indeed deep and complex, and can't be solved with one case and a bunch of sycophants giving him a standing ovation. For one thing, do they win the case? If they did, why is Saul still out on the edge in BB? His share of a…

One other thought - did anyone else get all caught up in the macguffin of the copy machine code from last week? So much discussion and speculation, including mine, on what it meant to Chuck & Jimmy's case if the Firm's assets were employed in the case, even for something so seemingly insignificant? Seems Gilligan…

I really like that you guys had an intelligent, respectful conversation, rather than the usual vituperation found in so many comments sections in AV Club and elsewhere. Thanks for talking and not flaming out! My only offering, and it's personal — even if I know what's about to happen on BCS, hearing it said in…

Broke my heart. Clean snap. I can't believe how far this show has come from the skateboarders and Tuco — but I can. And I knew Bob Odenkirk had these kind of serious chops in him. Had complete faith and it paid off with such chill and hurt that I just turned off the TV after and stared in the dark and felt…

Wow. Thanks, I'm enjoying your thoughts as well, and those of others who aren't just interested in just listing plot points! Don't know if there will be a 2nd season, but would be interesting, even if Danny weren't in the picture. But damn, that man can act! Good call on O'Neil too!

I've seen lots of comments that some viewer don't understand why Danny behaves the way he does, or why he's so manipulative, or maybe that they don't always know when he's being authentic or playing someone in the family, and I'd like to offer a theory why:

Exactly the conclusion I came to a few weeks ago. Southern, yes, but also in the tradition of the American Tragedy — going all the way back to Great Gatsby, wherein the castles we build on lies eventually topple. The drama is in our never recognizing the inevitability of this, denying it all the way.

I was also pretty amazed that he sent all that CASH, even via FedEx. Even they lose things. Also found it weird that the mail piled up but the landlord didn't find it unusual, when he'd seemed kind of nosy about other things? Was the money perhaps for the ex girlfriend too?