Yeah. They had the same complaints when Siskel and Ebert were at their peak and their "thumbs up, thumbs down" judgment was deemed not nuanced enough. Never mind that some of the writers of these movies would be hard pressed to spell nuance. Also never mind that those two helped plenty of film makers along the way.…

Right, a subsidiary of Madrigal, in connection to Gus, not Lydia who Hank was suspicious of and whose name presumably is associated with Mike's given how above board their interaction was last night.

This Zafiro Anejo stuff seems pretty easy to procure. The one episode of BB made it seem like it was a pretty rare drink, hence Don Eladio's reaction. Also Mike was on Madrigal's books for 20 weeks and the DEA didn't come across it in their investigations of Mike and Madrigal? Solid episode overall, but those two…

What a waste of time. I don't plan on watching the next installment. Of course, I said the same thing last year. This might be the only show I legitimately hate-watch.

Eh, disagree in part because I subscribe to the notion that Lorne Malvo is the devil incarnate. He gets caught in the end, but is killed with a shit eating grin on his face because the man about to pull the trigger was a mild mannered mail man about to become a killer. I don't purport to be an expert on the afterlife,…

Maybe, but not one with connections to Gus Fring and Mike.

Again, sure, Chuck is a dick but nothing he did was illegal and his suspicions were totally correct. It was a dick move, but his argument to MV that he was a more experienced lawyer and that HHM has more resources to provide them are correct and would be appealing to any company. He assumes (correctly) that he has…

Very good observation.

As I said below, I guess the question is do you think that only certain people are capable o the crimes Jimmy/Saul ultimately commits, or could anyone do it if they are treated poorly or become enough? I lean more towards the first idea. Chuck has a very abrasive personality, no doubt. But he is dead on when it comes…

"Disabling the A/C didn't seemed to add much to the scene but perhaps it will pay off later"

I've wondered when we'd get to the point when sympathy for Chuck begins to rival the contempt for him. Looks like we're nearly there. His obvious mental illness and now his gradual acceptance of it combined with the fact that he's correct in seeing what many others cannot about his brother really shows how layered…

I suppose an interesting parallel between the show and real life is the lack of ideology. Sure, Underwood is a Democrat on the show, but the focus is rarely on substantive policy or beliefs and almost always on the Underwoods' insatiable thirst for power. Enter Donald Trump. He ran and won as a Republican. Is he one?…

That is a good point. As much liberty as the anthology format gives the actors and creators, there are certainly limitations. One of the satisfying elements of The Wire/The Sopranos was the slow/long game; how the hurtful thing said to someone else, the impulsive decision, the vulnerability shown for a brief moment…

Very true also. I'm curious to see what if anything is made from that. At this point I'm leaning towards it remaining open ended, and maybe that's the way it should be.

I heard it as Ermantraut…as in Mike Ermantraut of Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul fame. There is also a reference to a realtor named Stan Grossman, the same name as the smarmy assistant to Wade Gunderson in the movie Fargo (and as the smarmy businessman played in a memorable cameo by Bryan Cranston in Little Miss…

True, I had a similar thought last night. My impulse as of right now is to agree with the reviewer's notion that her disregard for the way technology has connected and consumed us all (no social media, no apparent presence online, not buried on her phone on the flights to and from Hollywood like everyone else) somehow…

The Leftovers comes closest to replicating the despair and hopelessness that pervades The Wire and the latter seasons of The Sopranos; all are about the end of the world, to different degrees. I unfortunately can't put Fargo in the same class. It has been great stylistically throughout and season 2 was one of the best…

One thing that has been missing in this season for me is the supernatural element. It's certainly open for interpretation, but I like to think that Lorne Malvo in Season 1 is the devil incarnate (his ability to disappear from Lester's basement despite no apparent exit, the image of him standing in front of two blood…

::WAILING::

The thought happened to cross my mind while I was watching the scene. No conspiracy theories here, just what has been acknowledged as fact.