To me that moment where Carrie lets her own orders be countermanded by a subordinate felt like one of the most believable moments her character's had in a long-ass time. Carrie's constant attempts to justify her missteps as The Drone Queen always felt hollow, and up until this point she met every challenge to her…

I'd go further and say it was the first GOOD episode of the season.

The biggest problem I have with this show is that it always seems to be in the midst of 'clearing the decks' in preparation for 'something that may happen', which often results in rushing character development for soon-to-be-doomed characters [see: Bob and his Bright Side Game] in order to engender audience sympathy…

The disconnect between Alicia's campaign woes and Cary's case are actually Underscored throughout the episode. As if there weren't more reasons to love the return to The Office Formerly Known as Lockhart/Gardner, the new-old location allows for increased alienation between the partners. A pane of glass separates…

"I Sing…" Beth is to The Walking Dead as Prince Herbert is to Monty Python and the Holy Grail:

Based on Carol's condition at the end of the episode and Beth's lack of recollection at the beginning, my guess is that the citizens of Slabtown stumbled upon the last remaining stockpile of 'Forget Me Nows' in Atlanta, and are 'saving' those who never asked to be saved in the first place in order to keep their slave…

Speaking of straining credulity how weak is Saul's spy game that upon seeing leery men with briefcases walk into and immediately out of the bathroom he decides: "Oh, this is suspicious! I must check on Farhad to see if he is in fact taking a really long shit or is actually planning some kind of briefcase-related…

Haha yeah it sometimes seems like a stretch to interpret meaning from color (especially since colors tend to evoke different emotions from different people), but it's an integral feature in cinematic messaging, an area The Good Wife happens to excel in ("Decision Tree" is another fantastic example of the show using…

it's also a really pivotal moment, where for once Alicia is calling out the political shots - which is clearly a sexual dominance issue for Peter. that hallway scene (and the final blinding photo-flash scene) kind of reminds me of TS Eliot's observation in "Little Gidding" where "the end of all our exploring will be…

Or maybe a Sherlock crossover episode, where Elsbeth tries to help solve crimes by going into her crazy funhouse mirror mind palace?

Respectfully (but strenuously) disagree with Elsbeth Tascioni's idiosyncratic perspective not "operating on any other levels" - it's actually the driving force of the entire episode. Tascioni's presence is an infectious one that is most prominently symbolized in "Shiny Objects" with the color red. Her red hair is…

…or Batman. Because that's why we fall.

Netflix: "Let's undercut our own streaming service by distributing our first Non-Documentary Feature Film by offering it on the same day through a far superior medium!"

definitely maybe! banzaimike@gmail.com

Here's the thing about tossing the second glove: it is a random act of kindness born out of an accident and it requires an acute sense of awareness of (and concern for) the needs of other people. This is precisely the quality that Lester and Malvo lack, and what Molly, Gus - and apparently even Bill - have in spades.…

Here's my theory on Ginsberg's Nipplegram to Peggie: it's an allusion to HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey.