It crossed my mind that might happen, but I really don't want it to. I feel like Jade would be incensed that they tried to speak for her or something, and then she'd rat them out.

I hate to say it, but I was on Josh's side this episode. When he said "how is this my fault?" I found myself saying "it's not, dude, it's not."

Plus the eerie quiet added to the suspense, like when the vending machine dispenses something and they all jump a little bit.

Chekhov's Mormons?

As a non-book reader my gut feeling is that the information on the computer chip somehow ties back to Johnson's time as the Butcher, as in maybe the 4th party is controlled by one of his higher-ups who had commanded him to destroy the space station.

The hat was the other half.

"Meanwhile, Kelsey is facing the rare fear of peaking too early."

I don't know if it's the character or the actor, but to me Josh looks kind of baffled all of the time.

Me too. I don't know if I'd be able to invest in it if someone else was the lead.

Yes, Edward Herrmann showed up a few times. His character was on the disciplinary board when Will was suspended, and then he was just opposing counsel on some cases.

Maybe the takeaway here is that it showed that Ruth is out of touch. She was sticking to old campaign stereotypes and/or traditions, rather than keeping up with the times, as Eli suggested.

They weren't worried about a video. They were in the middle of trying to prevent the government from bringing suit against them for discriminatory hiring practices, which is also serious and was more of an immediate concern than dealing with David Lee's idiocy.

YES. Every time they said it.

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How could he not be dead? He basically had a javelin staple-gunned through his chest…

I found the 8 parents' worth of genetic material thing odd too. How common is that in this universe, I wonder? Before they clarified the genetic material part I just thought he was 1 kid being raised by 8 parents like some kind of cult scenario where he was seen as a special child or something.

For me it was a physical resemblance rather than mannerisms.

"Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" would be the theme song.

Anyone else get Janeane Garofalo vibes from her?

I believe the point was that they took Canning's hive of slave workers away, so neither side was going to be able to get its brief completed by the filing deadline. In that case, the parties would likely file a joint stipulation to extend the deadline, or something along those lines.