I've also loved Dewey this season.  Every episode, it seems that we learn a little more about his history.  I loved the scene between him and Cooper after the heart attack, but his daughter's story on this episode was so tragic.  It certainly didn't justify his alcoholism and spousal abuse, but it explained it (if…

She did; she also played one on Breaking Bad.

I feel as though that, to the extent Cooper actually has a father figure, it's McRaney.  "You were like a god to me" isn't something Cooper would just say in an attempt to snap his T.O. out of his funk.  That's not who John Cooper is. I also think that Cooper looks at McRaney and sees his future if he continues in his…

I have an inappropriate attachment to this film.  I bring it up whenever anybody mentions Linklater's work.  I'm so stoked to see this.

Good point.  I still love his "UC Davis ain't got shit on me" moment from last season.

I agree about seeing Lydia and Dewey share screen time.  I think the last time they did was in season 3; I don't remember the episode, but I remember her slapping him in the face.  I couldn't tell if his demeanor was subdued because of that history, the fact that the victim was a baby, or both.  C. Thomas Howell is…

Do you ever read Kissing Suzy Kolber's Tommy From Quinzee?  You'd like it.

I have to respectfully disagree.  This episode was killer, but I think Thanksgiving was superior.

I have to respectfully disagree.  This episode was killer, but I think Thanksgiving was superior.

This.

This.