My thought is his motivation was seeing his relationship with his ex-wife reflected in Carrie-Jonas, so he's trying to save them from the same mismatch.

I don't mind the slower pace of this season because it feels more like a spy drama. But if they're going to move slowly, I really expect more of a deep, interesting dive into the characters, especially since we have so many new ones. For example, Allison has become the central antagonist of the entire season and we…

Michael investigating Rafael was obviously fine when it was warranted. But he keeps letting his hatred and anger blind him. Being douchey is one thing (which both men are), but Michael takes it to a different level. Last night was the THIRD time that Michael has wrongly accused Rafael of a crime or trying to hurt him…

Agreed on Rafael being too isolated from non-Jane, non-crazy people. How about a stronger Rafael-Alba relationship?? Their connection would actually make sense on a lot of levels and provide an interesting, new dynamic.

I really hope they left Rafael be mad at Jane for at least a moment or two. It was pretty awful that she believed Michael's accusations without any proof, and that she kept Michael's secret about Mateo's kidnapper from him. Can you imagine how mad she'd be if the situation had been reversed??? I get that Jane's our…

I loved the Britney scenes - they were fantastical and campy and fun - exactly how it should be when a pop star guests on your show. Nobody wants to see Britney "act," so the show was smart to play the whole thing for laughs. Oh and I now want a coordinated dance troupe to have my back everywhere I go.

Really? What exactly has Rafael done TO Michael? Rafael obviously has lots of flaws (playing on Jane's emotions with the family card being the biggest one lately), but the Rafael-Michael feud has mostly been Michael created from the beginning. Michael hid the fact that Rafael's wife was cheating on him, unjustly…

Nah, I saw some epic meltdowns last season from #TeamMichael folks with some really nasty stuff said about Jane, so it's no different than this year with #TeamRafael. Personally, I'm on #TeamShipperWarsSuck so can we please not try to start one?

Quinn hasn't seemed that interested in living this season anyway, so I'm not shocked to see him be a-ok with dying, especially in furtherance of someone else he cares about it. He just doesn't seem like someone who feels he has much to live for anyway.

#TeamJonas? Lol, that can't possibly be a thing. Anyway, this episode was fine. It was a pretty typical, mid-season set-up episode that moved a lot of the plot, which is necessary, but could've been executed in a more interesting way. I did like seeing some unusual pairings on-screen together like Jonas and Quinn, or…

He killed the vice president, was directly part of the plot that led to the VP's chief aide being killed and at least one other person getting shot, and thwarted the CIA's assassination of Abu Nazir. You could also say Brody was complicit in all the other crimes that were committed as part of Nazir's bombing plot and…

Maybe it's because I'm starting to tire of the love triangle, but I didn't love this one. It was a solid episode (the baptism tradition, Rogelio's diary, the turkey baster reactions were all great), but this was the first time I felt like the show actually drug a little. Enough with the triangle. The writing has…

I'm always confused when reviewers or others remark about the Carrie-Quinn stuff coming out of nowhere last season. I feel like his feelings about her became obvious in the last couple episodes of S2 and just grew throughout S3. Her feelings were murkier until late S4 (and really still are IMO) but his have been…

Yeah, the Carrie-Quinn chemistry is really hard to categorize. I mean, it's not the intense, palpable chemistry we typically see with on-screen pairings (like Carrie-Brody had). It's a completely unique dynamic, in that I feel like they're broken mirror images of each other. That is, they're so similar in their…

I liked this one a lot. All the Saul/Allison/General scenes were kinda slow but necessary plot development and they certainly paid off when the plane exploded - I really wasn't expecting that. Carrie and Quinn's scenes were great. I'm not entirely sure why (they certainly don't have as much chemistry as Carrie and…

Don't get me wrong because I absolutely adore Petra's character - so deliciously evil - but in what world do she and Rafael "deserve each other"??? Petra has cheated on him, filed a false domestic abuse claim, tried to extort money, impregnated herself with his sperm without his consent (TWICE!!), etc., etc. I get…

Yep, it will be relevant again I'm sure. What if rather than switching out Rafael's sample for saline, he actually switched it out for HIS sample? Of course, Rafael might get suspicious when Petra gives birth to a completley Aryan, vest-wearing little cutie.

Agreed! I pretty much go where the writing goes. The writers have been giving Michael the stronger writing as the right guy for Jane since the end of last season and definitely last night, so I find myself pulled towards him. Yet, they do a nice job of not ruining Jane and Rafael, so I'm sure once they're getting…

You're allowed to take knitting needles on flights

I like that they find new, character-driven ways to bring Carrie's bipolar disorder into the show. Hearing her lucidly explain her rationale for what she was doing, devising a plan with Jonas and ultimately seeing that plan unravel made for great drama. The Carrie-Jonas scenes also provided really interesting insight…