I've worked in production years ago and I wouldn't know how to begin to start blocking that. My knuckles were white by the end I was gripping my hands so tightly.

It was that time you lived in the giant flying stone head if that helps jog your memory?

If the two leads had returned I would've done, although I doubt there was another story to tell for those characters. They were both excellent, the sequence at the end of the fourth episode was just about the best thing I've seen McConaughey do.

`I refuse to prove that I exist,' says God, `for proof denies faith, and without faith I am nothing.'
`But,' says Man, `The Babel fish is a dead giveaway, isn't it? It could not have evolved by chance. It proves you exist, and so therefore, by your own arguments, you don't. QED.'
`Oh dear,' says God, `I hadn't thought…

It's a good explanation but Rick's reaction when we first meet the Council of Ricks is one of disdain. He just see's them as lame. If they'd murdered his wife and child it would be far stronger. I don't think destroying the Council of Rick's is his aim in this episode, the Federation is the target. He's all set to get…

You've clearly exercised remarkable judgment in your viewing habits. I'd still have given that one a solid B for the Jerry and Beth interaction alone. Although I've seen an entire episode of 'She's the Sheriff' …

The Morty shielding wasn't to evade the Council. Rick just says there are plenty of people after his secrets. We later find out he's sought by the Federation but the Zigerions from M Knight Shmalayans would be another example.

It's superb, from the slow mo breakfast preparation to Michael Hall's cheery smirk as he leaves his apartment.

I often wonder whether those sequences were discarded from the shows or purposely put together for the intro. They also play around with it, including Mr Poopy Butthole or Summer in the final spaceship shot for instance.

It doesn't fit at all does it? Just found the theme music is by Wendy and Lisa from the Revolution. Incongruous nonetheless!

I enjoy it but I don't consider it great tv. To me it sits in a category below the 'golden age' programming such as some of the shows Chris Adams references above. Primarily because procedurals don't lend themselves to greatness, but also due to some uneven writing, which is mostly made up by two excellent lead actors…

Clean up on comment page 45723 please. Can we get all first and second degree relatives sent for reeducation. Release the hypnotoad and distribute the Omega virus. I did not say this. I am not here.

True, but my bet is that the attack on him was planned and paid for by the same person that's orchestrated the current murders.

Indeed it was. But when they cut to the wide shot I was thinking more about the art department costume choices than the mystery of the week.

Julie Andrews sets a very high bar, the definition of a cut glass voice!

No way they've wasted the considerable talents of Ms Brown on such a fringe role. She's sure to feature in the denouement.

I think the simplest explanation is the best. Writing good mysteries is difficult, particularly when you're 100+ episodes in and have exhausted whatever was usable from the original canon. The BBC Sherlock has also struggled to put forward compelling mysteries, preferring to focus on character instead. I think the two…

I found his hat distracting, it didn't seem very New York detective?

It's a good theory, in which case the same person could've arranged for Eli Kotite to be crippled in prison as the precursor.

Blair Brown is too high profile an actress for her involvement to be limited to a one appearance witness. We'll be seeing more of her next week.