About that flood of emotions: When the episode had ended, I felt totally gutted over the sacrifices, yet so excited at what the final episodes might bring - and Harold Finch's wrath. What an episode. What a show.

Considering that Shaw had to travel in a completely underground manner with no resources, having no ID or money (I'm sure she managed to steal at least some funds) while avoiding the gaze of Samaritan, she did pretty well to get from South Africa to Mexico. She went wherever she could get to, then did whatever she had…

I was so glad when John decided to tell all to Fusco. Last week I kept yelling "Tell him! He's earned it!" at my TV when Lionel told John that he was through working with the team.

Yes, I'm hoping Elias assists Team Machine to the end. The scene where Elias blows up Easton and Harold barely reacts gave me a shiver. I loved it.

Bear will be so happy to see Shaw!

Whoa there. Not everyone who loved the first two seasons think it went downhill afterward. I've loved it from the first and it became one of my favorite shows ever. I will really miss it.

Whaaat? Might not get renewed? Do not give voice to such thoughts!

Maybe he was thinking of the planet the Enterprise visited where society had modeled itself after 1930s Chicago, with stereotypical gangsters. And Spock ends up saying "Youse guys" or the like.

Yeah, he told Archer he hired the clown robbers to pretend to steal the necklace so he could collect the insurance money and still have the necklace. But the clowns double-crossed Shapiro and were actually stealing it. Great plan.

Poor Gene. His death was a rotten shame. And all for nothing (for Phillip's purposes) as it turned out. But at least that wasn't Stan's fault, unlike the deaths of Nina, Gaad, the Russian guy, and his own marriage.

Ha ha! Good one.

It was a very sad scene. Gaad's death took Stan to an emotional crossroad, and he came to a decision not to bring Oleg to a bad end. It made me think how the Jennings, and Phillip in particular, are Stan's only close friends. And how gut-wrenching it's going to be when he finds out the truth about them. And that his…

I could be wrong, but I don't think Oleg thinks he should feel all that guilty. And I think Stan was sincere in what he was saying to him. He may feel different later and re-contact Oleg, but for now at least, he seems done with that.

It does seem overly complicated, but when I think about it, it seems quite believable to me that spies would think of something like this. It's just that crazy.

Not just training instinct kicks in, but maternal instinct, which is super strong and not to be messed with.

I kind of thought Liz wanted to talk with Pastor Tim again and that's why she came to pick up Paige when a ride for her had already been arranged.

Yeah, the scene between Stan and Oleg was a pretty important development. Stan's disillusionment with his job, while remaining loyal to doing it, mirrors Phillip's and, now, Elizabeth's feelings about their work. Not to mention, their guilt. Over Nina, Martha, Young-hee, and the young Russian guy Stan murdered. And…

I loved when Dr. BadGuy (don't know his name) told two henchmen to clean up Sameen's bloody hands, and they looked pretty scared at the thought.

I think they only want Shaw to kill her own team and help them find the Machine through her friends before she eliminates them.

As she drove away, finally free, I started worrying that the evil-doers might be following her in hopes she'll lead them to Team Machine. Damn, I care about these characters! This show!