I really love this show, but last night's episode was almost unwatchable for me. Here's why. Every dramatic narrative needs conflict and conflict resolution, but now it's at the point where there's so much conflict that the whole narrative is becoming unhinged.

I agree. That he's casting around for authenticity but can't seem to find it.

I love the show too. Breaking Bad is over, Mad Men is ending, and Homeland got dumb. I can't connect with shows about zombies, vampires or white walkers. So, I'm thrilled that Halt came along.

Cameron's lack of emotional maturity has always been a plot point. My only issue with last week's episode is that her tirade on Joe was too self-aware. If the writers are going to infantilize her, that's fine, but then they can't have her making incisive and trenchant comments like, "What leads people is…

When I first moved to Los Angeles in the late 80s, there was a giant billboard of Marky Mark in his Calvin Klein underwear. I think that had a big impression on me because the sight of a well-built man in white briefs is like catnip for me.

The problem is that smart people do dumb things. Donna is clearly feeling neglected and unappreciated, and may be susceptible to the attentions of her boss. I predict industrial sabotage on the horizon.

I really love this show, clearly a lot more than the reviewer does. I find Joe's persona as a Steve Jobs-meets-Patrick Bateman character fascinating.

I really love this show, clearly a lot more than the reviewer does. I find Joe's persona as a Steve Jobs-meets-Patrick Bateman character fascinating.