I was sure this season was going to end with "Hey, we need to talk", but at this pace there is no way to make that happen without some major reshuffling. I actually kind of like the uncertainty as it feels fresh all over again.

Solid "breather" episode after last week, and as others mentioned I am loving the characterization they are pulling in from the later books (there wasn't much in the first book at all). Havelock is much more involved (he wasn't speared in the book…that happened to some random nobody), and the relationship dynamics of…

Solid episode, and after a dense premiere a little bit of breathing room is not a bad thing. I'm still wondering if having Avasarala appear so early was a good move (book info that isn't really a spoiler: she isn't in the first one at all), and while I don't expect a season of television to be a 1:1 match with each…

Yea, it seems destined to end the season with "hey, we need to talk". Should be a fun ride!

Wow…best single season of a show ever? On the shortlist. Anyway:

Hmm, maybe it just was my imagination getting away with me. I don't remember that Naomi line at all.

Book reader here, so I was really looking forward to this. I thought they did a really nice job…the show certainly looks wonderful, and the "feel" of the world comes through. I'm not entirely sure about having Avasarala show up so early in the story, as there was plenty of plot to go around in that first episode and I…

RIP All the Gerhardts. It is rather remarkable how well this show keeps throwing curve-balls, plot-wise…I had no inkling that things would (apparently) come down between Hanzee and the Odd Couple in the final episode. Oh, and Mike "ok, then" Milligan still has a part to play. He could just end up opening a King Of…

Either Ed or Peggy (or both) will end up in a room, alone, covered in blood and surrounded by bodies next week is my thought. Whether or not they are directly responsible is TBD.

I read that line in the review to mean that the author felt Hanzee's actions were borderline justifiable, rather than how Hanzee as a character would have felt about them. If it was the latter then it makes sense, given his history/personality. But I didn't/don't read it that way.

His behavior toward her reminded me of how he was treating the rabbit right before breaking its neck…so probably the same outcome.

For the most part the references don't bother me…if Hanzee had dropped a 'friendo' in the convenience store or something that would have completely killed it for me, but generally they supply adequate fan service while not being overly winking or self-aware. There was one or two that I thought were a bit too on the…

There Can Be Only…Ya Know, One, I Guess.

Yet another home run of an episode. Can this season go for the full sweep? I think it can.

For the second straight week a character who was essentially a non-entity/punchline for several episodes became my favorite character ever within a single scene (Noreen last week, Karl fuckin' Weathers this week). The standoff at the police station was such a bizarre mix of comedy and tension that I really had no…

Hell On Wheels is an interesting one…a rare show that has gotten better with each passing season, and yet one that the recappers seem to avoid like the plague. The first season wasn't that great and it has a niche audience, but it is legitimately good now in the narrative sense and extremely well crafted to boot.

Yea, there was honestly nothing particularly worse about this episode…the show has been terrible from minute one. If anything, the "despicable" moment was done with more restraint than other scenes, as only the setup and aftermath were shown, and nothing of the act. But for obvious reasons that doesn't matter, and the…

To be fair, Shawn Ryan was the creator/head writer of The Shield…Sutter started as a staff writer and then ended up a executive producer by the end, I think. When looking back on The Shield through the lens of their later work, it is easy to see where Sutter was involved (mostly with the grim and grisly content).…

This is so far beyond any other show airing right now it is just silly. I love all the little details that provide context to "minor" characters (like the flashback with the magician and rabbit at the opening). What does it mean? Hard to say. Will it matter? Not sure. Do I love it? Yes.

This has quickly become the kind of thing I make time to watch when it airs, but I also sorta just mess around on my laptop or fold laundry or whatever while it is on. I honestly don't know if I can make it to the end…I rarely bail on shows when I get this far in, but there was one show that I literally forgot to keep…