And repeating the same point again without any explanation doesn't make it sound any less stupid or you any less creepy. Tommy never asked for sex the entire episode. Only thing he asked for was to be in on what the Guilty Remnant was planning. And when he found their hiding spot outside Miracle he lost all interest…

I agree with the poster who called you a "fucking idiot". To that I'd like to add that you're a pretty fucked up dude. Your post amounts to arguing that if an attacker is attractive they can never rape their victim. Why? Because men want sex from women all the time, even when they're attacked and kidnapped out of the…

Unhappiness and addiction are fundamentally different reactions than actively seeking cults to join.

I actually find a character like Meg more compelling when she isn't fully explained than when writers overdevelop her by rationalizing her descent towards nihilism with more backstory. Its like any great movie monster - the more you explain them, the less impactful they become.

Yep, and that wrinkle is an example of how brilliantly Lindelof and company have layered this season. What was presented as a random joke from a daughter to her father in episode one of season two is revealed to be an indication of Meg's lasting influence upon a young, impressionable follower by the penultimate…

I would hope that it took Meg some time to go from disillusionment to outright nihilism.

Its not about decreasing the quality. Its about whether the extra 2-3 episodes will add anything substantive to the story. And I don't think it will.

The meeting between Matt and Meg at the end of this episode is an issue of opposites meeting like Job and anti-Job. Whereas Matt, like Job before him, became resolutely faithful in God in the face of divine torment, finding meaning and hope in the mysteries of life, Meg is a skeptic who's become fanatical in her…

Meg: Knock, knock.

Oh yes, its been discussed and, yes, several of us think it was problematic.

I just rewatched that chilling conversation between Matt and Meg at the end of this week's episode. Its like an angel and a demon are sitting and chatting. The demon secretly hides her contempt as she mischievously smiles knowing the harm she is planning to inflict while the angel is figuring out that he is facing…

I don't see where. I can't imagine what 2-6 more episodes will do to thematically improve this show aside from milking the storyline for HBO programmers.

I actually like the 10 episode format and think the show is better off for it. I'd rather have lesser, high quantity episodes than more quantity that adds little to the overall story.

Its part of the reason I hate the way his rape was handled. Its as if Lindelhoff and company don't think his inner pain and psychology is worth exploring.

Ah.

That's just untrue. Rape is just as traumatic for men as for women. The misconception that its "different" only contributes to the dangerous failure in our culture to address female-male sexual abuse. There are lots of males who go untreated because of this very sexist attitude.

I think that's the analogy. Many Al-Qaeda and ISIS recruits are young men and women from professional, educated and privileged backgrounds who see in those organizations a means of anti-Western rebellion.

They can see however they want. Rape is rape and victims are often in denial about it for years after it happens.

This show is really smart about portraying all of the issues related to religiosity and faith in our modern era. The question of why people associate with fanaticism over the typically materialistic lifestyle so characteristic of secular Western society was deftly explored in this episode. Megan is searching for a…

I agree 100 percent. Imagine if a female rape victim was characterized the same way as Tommy was in this episode by begging to join the cult led by a man who raped her, traveled with that violator and danced with him. It would be rightly ripped.