I don't know what a mentalist is, but it sounds like someone who'd already know that.

What would Jesus drink? A shamrock shake, definitely.

The last town I lived in, the mayor's mom called him "Mr. Mayor."

One of the many things I love about this show is how the political cameos are not dwelt upon. On a lesser show, this would be remembered as the episode where Michelle Obama shows up. Yet there was so much other stuff going on, that was a minor scene overall, and it wasn't even one of the more memorable ones…

I honestly thought Philip was going to kill Pastor Tim. I thought he didn't because he saw in the pastor someone who (1) believed in something as strongly as he did and (2) believed in something that he himself needed to believe in, at least at that moment. That Rhys could convey that with minimal words and movement…

I think their algorithms have given up trying to predict my taste and are now just suggesting I'd like everything. Considering I watched Gomorrah and Frances Ha at their recommendation and liked them both, they may have a point.

I wouldn't call any of their recommendations for me dumb, but I sure don't understand their logic sometimes. Like why they think I'd like Mad Men because I watched Ken Burns's The Civil War.

I couldn't wait to grab the book when it came out. It's terrific. It really does sound like "one of the old guys swapping stories." Whitmer may think he was "horrible" for the job, but I can't imagine anyone else doing it better.

That venison jerky good? Yeah, it's good all right.

Hit the road, Moondoggie. Gidget's got a new boyfriend.

I came to Chock Full o' Nuts much later, introduced by a friend who'd spent a lot of time in NYC. Damn good coffee.

How the hell is Pete getting around in car-crazy LA with his driving skills?

It depends on how far advanced his physical addiction to alcohol is. Even mild addiction can cause hand tremors (shown in last season's finale) and alternating sweating and chills. For anyone far enough along to get the DTs, death is a serious risk. Don should really see a doctor—but he probably won't.

The whole country drank either Folger's or Maxwell House in 1969.

I was surprised Don let the agent's comment about getting Megan's teeth fixed slide by without comment. Unless it was a hint that Don and Megan are headed for a breakup.

While it was obvious that Don's patio door was stuck, I'm pretty sure he had it open and was sitting on the patio in the cold because he's trying to give up alcohol. Quitting drinking can play havoc with your internal thermostat; sweating and chills are common symptoms of alcohol withdrawal.

I don't watch Game of Thrones, but I've read Dirty White Boys (and most of Hunter's novels; I was rooting for a film of Pale Horse Coming, but this'll do). Most of the people I know who watch GoT do so because they love science fiction and fantasy, SCA, cosplay, Ren fairs, etc. This movie sounds like a labor of love…

I didn't know anything about this going in, so I thought it was to take place while they were at Bletchley Park rather than several years afterward. I mostly enjoyed it once I got over that initial disappointment.

The stabbing scenes reminded me an awful lot of The Walking Dead.

Things were convoluted for a while there, but the last 15 minutes or so, when the Brits got ambushed, was pretty exciting. If it can do that again, I'll keep watching.