It didn't prove anything other than that they communicated briefly. It would be Will's word against the prosecution's. But the investigator is just threatening a grand jury, which—as they have reminded us constantly—would indict a ham sandwich, unless it gets distracted by Peter Florrick references.

An Elsbeth loss?

I think it's a fundamental law of the TGW universe that Elsbeth wins any and all cases she takes on. Which would rock.

Excellent meta use of Nathan Lane: he critiques Elsbeth's singing ability AND claims New York just makes him sweaty.

I didn't understand that choice! In Je Ne Sais What last season, Diane was among Elsbeth's staunchest supporters.

I loved that after hearing a polished presentation from Will and Diane, and Alicia's post-keynote, lubricated musings, Jill Hennessy ended up going with Elsbeth. It's like being offered steak or lobster for dinner, and saying, "Screw that. I want CAKE."

You're totally right. I didn't mean to say that black people don't baptize infants; I meant to suggest that the writers don't have clear read on what church Renee in particular is a member of. There are any number of churches/denominations that she could be affiliated with—either a predominantly black church, like the…

I do like them together and always have. But Mae Whitman creates chemistry with anybody; it's like a superpower.

I loved Season One Drew, or at least the idea of him, because he was exactly the kind of boring, secretive, mumbling kid that all families have. In a family of extroverted personalities, he really stood out. Now that he's grown up, I wish we could just leave him at college, Haddie-style.

I may be wrong on this, I think belief in Limbo is held at the level of "pious opinion," to use another old-fashioned, out-of-date term, meaning it's a belief that some members of the faithful could hold, but believers are free to reject it as well. It was never taught as dogma, and it's certainly believed far less…

Last week's episode featured Adam and Kristina recruiting a teacher for their school, and Mr. Knight raised flags about whether the whole scheme was just a vanity project for Max's sake. They assured him it wasn't, but I wonder if (and hope) they're about to get a rude awakening that everything they've been doing with…

I agree that the writers don't disparage faith. I don't think they really get faith either—see my post below, but basically: limbo is a strawman—but they're able to hide it by focusing on a family of atheists and agnostics.

This *has* to be intentional. Not only are we getting this plot and others like it, but right now Kristina's main storyline is about creating a charter school just so her butterfly can flourish. I think they're heading for a major backlash that will bring their parenting techniques into serious question.

I remember the cast/creatives being careful to say that none of the companies/brands depicted in the show were real sponsors—that the use of real brands was just meant to minimize the weirdness felt when shows constantly have to create fake names. I could be misinformed.

This drove me CRAZY. Parenthood is a show that lives and dies on its specificity. It's normally so good at creating a world in which the Bravermans live with little details and particularities that give it life. But the writers (or at least the writer of the episode) neither understand American religion nor thought to…

I wish the panel focused more on the runway looks, since the performances in the sketches already decided which team was up for elimination. And if they *did* judge based on looks, they would have sent Adore home, because she was a pile of garbage this week.

I don't see Milk making it to the second half. He didn't get many (any?) interview clips this episode. That can't bode well for future prospects.

When Cary pulled up a Reuters piece on a "Parallel Construction," I laughed out loud, because that had to be where the writers got the concept from, and they couldn't think of a reason for Cary to figure it out without also having read it.

But the "Bitches" thing has to be a Breaking Bad reference, right? I mean, I haven't seen a single BB episode, but even I know from Aaron Paul's cameos on SNL that "bitches" is his catchphrase.

I had to check my TV guide to make sure it was the right channel. So good.