I hope so. Besides, she's probably going to represent him as his attorney soon, and that's a more natural dynamic for the time being.

I'm happy it's finally clear what role Finn will play as a regular. It sure looks like he will be Florrick/Agos's client, and once that case is over, he's going to need a new job. Funny, I know a certain blond-haired goddess who has an empty office across the hall from hers…

Did Alicia really "crush" her divorce case? Because it sure sounded like she was flogging a dead horse that had no bearing whatsoever on child custody. (Note: I have never been part of a divorce/custody proceeding, so I don't know this for sure.) Are people denied custody for being atheists, postmodernists, or…

Maybe it's because I don't have a shipper bone in my body (I want everyone to be friends, dammnit!), but I hate it when this show does romance plots. The closest I came to enjoying one was Alicia and Peter's attempt at reconciliation on the campaign trail, so maybe I just don't get it.

If Parenthood gets renewed, I hope they make the two shows full crossover series, with About a Boy getting the feel-good parenting storylines and Parenthood a full-on misery-fest. Then I could just watch the former and miss nothing!

But is he evil, though? There was that thing with Amber, which was a problem and Kristina was in the right. But otherwise, he's just been a pleasant-if-phony politician character. The show seems to think it's enough to make him a villain if they just make him an obstacle for Kristina's plans (running for mayor,…

I loved that too! But my gosh Kristina was awful in that scene. I know she was grieving, but that was the epitome of Braverman entitlement.

We're being set up for Joel/Julia splitting up for good next episode, right? That's the only way this wonky storyline makes sense. The show can't let Julia "get away" with cheating on Joel—even if she received tacit permission last episode (and frankly, I don't think she did).

Where did Pete's comment come from, about sending signals? Did we see those, ever? And here I thought Parenthood was going the classy route by (for once on TV!) giving a male character an attractive female boss who in no way wanted to sleep with him.

He did threaten to start meeting with other firms if she didn't meet with him. David Lee tells Diane that, and she agrees to meet with him. (That's why it's super-cool of her to contact the other firms and freeze the client out with them before their meeting)

There are liberal evangelicals, definitely. I don't remember much about the pastor who baptized her, so I'll take your word on it. But the discussion about her gay uncle was a little more complex, wasn't it? I remember Alicia defending Jennifer Carpenter over being fired for her beliefs about homosexuality, and asking…

Sorry isn't only used because one feels guilty. It's also used as an expression of sympathy.

For your loss, for your grief, for your pain, etc. Sorry is used as an expression of sympathy, not just an admission of guilt.

I hear what you're saying, but I think the look at the end of the episode was the look of an inconsolable mourner. There have been good moments with her and Peter since their reconciliation, for a number of reasons he can't be the person to help her with her grief over Will. I'm not saying their pairing is the "right"…

What makes you think Grace is a liberal Christian? (Other than her family's politics, I guess.) I'm trying to recall if there were any significant clues about that. I just recall her being into nonspecific Protestant Christianity (maybe Evangelical, given her penchant for cute, trendy pastors).

Milheiser is gay. There was a discussion about it on the Ronna and Beverly podcast a while back.

I don't understand what his role is going to be! It makes sense to have a few recurring prosecutors, but unless he gets a job at one of the main firms, what good is he as a regular?

I do too! I think it's because I somehow have both a disqus and an AV Club account, though it's the same name. It seems random which comments are posted under which accounts.

This episode is proof that there is one solid positive to Will's death: characters like Diane and David Lee can take a more prominent place in the show's universe. Ever since the Florrick/Agos defection, because of his history with Alicia, Will became the face of Lockhart/Gardner for the show. But the bench is very…

It's the one before Hitting the Fan. Diane just discovered that Alicia is defecting.