I thought this episode was almost overwhelmingly stunning and dense with too many moments and scenes for me to recall. I wish I had the self control to watch the paired episodes back-to-back, because I think they do flow better that way. Episode 7 started weary with an arc of fatigue that grew and mixed with grief in…

It looked like Thai massage, which incorporates yoga postures and acupressure.

Hmmm, I interpreted it as Lenny imagining this, not as the iconic Madonna. This may be a callback to the episode in which Lenny and Gutierrez sat in front of this particular statue and discussed Lenny's girlfriend. Lenny said that her eyes changed from love to disappointment, and that's when he realized that Catholics…

Oh man, I had half thought Lenny was staying so mysterious and unreachable because he hoped — partly at least — that his parents would seek him out, and they would be reunited. Like Little Orphan Annie. Then they totally went and Annied him, just not the way I thought at all. I never expected Sister Mary to cook up a…

Whenever I see a faith-associated character stabbed in the right side of his abdomen or torso, I automatically think it's a Jesus reference.

It would be worth it just to hear Oliver declare, "I detest swimming!"

I hope she's pushing through a swimming pool initiative just to spite him.

I loved that. It was a hilarious and clever way to crossover with The Flash without using Grant Gustin. The Flash did a similar thing with Supergirl the other night.

Yes, where is Thea?!

Do you mean the hacker who met with Felicity? That was the fabulous Kacey Rohl, from Hannibal and The Magicians, among other things. I got a strong Fred Burkle vibe off her, too, though. I wonder if that was intentional, or if she was just going for a standard socially awkward, chatterbox thing.

I automatically giggle whenever someone starts drawing on the glass board, then I irrationally expect Supergirl to be there eating ice cream. Or maybe I just really want another Barry and Kara ice cream scene.

So Iris is worried about her legacy. She tells Wally that she wants to be remembered as something other than just a daughter, sister, or girlfriend. She later expresses the same concern to Barry, who has the opportunity to not be a jackass and simply define her as his girlfriend. Instead he tells her that her mother's…

Tell me about it. I'm afraid to sleep at night, wondering what fresh hell I'll wake up to in the morning.

That all sounds so very interesting. I would watch a show based on that.

Renzi resigned because he suffered a stunning lack of support for his referendum, no? I know only the vaguest account of Italian politics, but that Grillo person sounds rather alarming and shares some striking similarities to the populist TV star who recently assumed control here in the U.S.

He really did, which is interesting because he originally played Dan, Jude Law's character, on stage prior to the film adaptation.

I, too, would have serious mommy and daddy issues — abandonment issues in general — if my parents dropped me off at an orphanage like an unwanted dog at a shelter. I mean, it would be bad enough if he were an orphan because his parents died, but they just peaced out to do their hippie thing. I seriously doubt that the…

I didn't see that, but I just remembered that he was in Closer, another film that had better performances than material.

I've always liked him, especially in The Talented Mr. Ripley, Cold Mountain, A.I, and Anna Karenina. But, to my knowledge, he's never had a role like this. I'm already wondering if he'll get nominated when the next award period rolls around.

When he clearly demonstrated that he didn't even know how to pick up the baby, I thought, "Wouldn't it be awful and funny if he dropped it?" And then he dropped the baby, and I almost jumped out of my seat. Just when I think the show wouldn't go there, Sorrentino laughs in my face and says, "Oh you silly girl, of…