Discounted *entirely*? I doubt that. The judge doesn't know that she had the bipolar disorder *while* she served in the CIA, and he doesn't know why she left the CIA. Moreover, while medication might allow people to do their job, a condition can always get worse—that's why you judge a person's current situation and…

In his defense (no pun intended), Carrie didn't really give him very much information. I also wonder if he actually specializes in CPS cases—he seems to be more of a legal scholar trained in unjust imprisonments.

You implied there was a "revelation" about Dar and Quinn's relationship. Unless you're reading into it (as others have) that they had a sexual one, then, as you say, there isn't anything new—the honeypot story was already alluded to. In any case, it adds to the backstory, because we haven't really seen Quinn confront…

I mean, even dissenting opinions are useful—that's why I keep coming here to talk, even though I've got my own pretty firm ideas about the show. And I think Tsunami was just giving you flak because, well, LMGTFY.com. ;)

Yeah, I don't think he cares about killing strangers. It's "his" people that he's trying to protect, sort of.

She admitted to knowingly bringing an unstable individual into the household. She herself agreed that this had been a mistake.

Yes, Carrie is good at seeing the bigger picture. But she has her vulnerabilities, her weaknesses. It almost seems as if someone who knows her and them—remember, they already played her once to get Sekou Bah released—is deliberately messing with her.

(1) What psychologist? This is a case worker's recommendation to a judge.

Also, evil as Dar might seem, let's not forget that he *did* warn Carrie to stand down. He even told her exactly what would happen: "You don't know how vulnerable you are."

I mean, do it, then! Write some recaps and post 'em and add some links ;)

I understand part of Josh's perspective here, but what I don't understand is this:

I'm pretty sure that's not how it works ;)

It's funny, I accused Dar of that last week, but this week, I thought he was pretty damn human. He seemed genuinely jealous of the fact that Carrie held such sway over Quinn and Saul, he seemed more measured than General McClendon, and he almost seemed to regret messing with Saul. He seems motivated, not malicious,…

I can't entirely pander by directing you to my own recaps, but they're out there. Matt Brennan at Paste has also got some great ones up. Honestly, Rotten Tomatoes aggregates the major reviews for each episode, so you could just check them out for some juicy redirects if you're not happy here.

If it was a suicide, it was terribly staged, and it doesn't fit with the text he sent Carrie (although they would probably hack both his phone and Carrie's to delete it). More importantly, it doesn't explain why the murderer stuck around to seemingly finish Carrie off instead of simply slipping out.

That was some A-level snark, Rob.

Every recap, good or bad, is a starting point for conversation. Disagreement can be useful; I freely admit to coming here because I'm interested in hearing what other people think, even though I've already printed a pretty firm opinion elsewhere.

He's a professional. He's not going to fire a shot unless he's got it for sure; but he certainly had his gun drawn and was trying to sneak up on her.

Close to? They've mentioned false-flag operations explicitly and an upcoming episode is called "The Flag House." ;)

Blame it on Warren Beatty.