He was in a very nebulous emotional place after Rita's death. I don't think he could be expected to follow the code at that point, and I only wish that he had gotten to spend a little longer than just one episode in that state.

He was in a very nebulous emotional place after Rita's death. I don't think he could be expected to follow the code at that point, and I only wish that he had gotten to spend a little longer than just one episode in that state.

He rationalized Oscar Prado by citing his drug habits and the fact that he showed up at Freebo's place with a gun, possibly with lethal intent.  Not necessarily "code" material, but certainly ballpark.  He definitely should've had more of a crisis of conscience after the photographer, though.  I guess he was too busy…

He rationalized Oscar Prado by citing his drug habits and the fact that he showed up at Freebo's place with a gun, possibly with lethal intent.  Not necessarily "code" material, but certainly ballpark.  He definitely should've had more of a crisis of conscience after the photographer, though.  I guess he was too busy…

I was thinking for a while that Quinn might get killed off, but I didn't make the mistake of expecting it again, because he looked even more death-bound last season and still managed to survive.

I was thinking for a while that Quinn might get killed off, but I didn't make the mistake of expecting it again, because he looked even more death-bound last season and still managed to survive.

It certainly ain't the first time he's neglected the plastic wrap, nor the first time he's incapacitated a target with something other than the M99, but those other times were usually because he didn't have time to set up a kill room or lure the target to it.  This probably was just for the sake of non-nudity.  Kind…

It certainly ain't the first time he's neglected the plastic wrap, nor the first time he's incapacitated a target with something other than the M99, but those other times were usually because he didn't have time to set up a kill room or lure the target to it.  This probably was just for the sake of non-nudity.  Kind…

Yes, we have.

Yes, we have.

Great post; you've really turned me around on the poisoner issue.

Great post; you've really turned me around on the poisoner issue.

Regarding LaGuerta, her investigative skills really haven't been all that impressive; she's just putting together a bunch of fairly obvious bits of information that no one else ever really cared to put together, because everyone besides her is willing to accept the Doakes-as-Butcher story.  The only particularly…

Regarding LaGuerta, her investigative skills really haven't been all that impressive; she's just putting together a bunch of fairly obvious bits of information that no one else ever really cared to put together, because everyone besides her is willing to accept the Doakes-as-Butcher story.  The only particularly…

Imagine if this show was called Dickie.  Then imagine if he took Rita ex-husband's surname for some reason when he married her.  Dickie Bennett!

Imagine if this show was called Dickie.  Then imagine if he took Rita ex-husband's surname for some reason when he married her.  Dickie Bennett!

Nuh-uh.  Isaak was ultimately this season's Doakes But With Killin'.

Nuh-uh.  Isaak was ultimately this season's Doakes But With Killin'.

First rule of the code is "Don't get caught."  I've always assumed that rule would trump all others when it really came down to it.

First rule of the code is "Don't get caught."  I've always assumed that rule would trump all others when it really came down to it.