Robert's widow in Season 1. She was a communist who'd guessed her husband's real identity, was supportive, and wanted to keep every secret. She'd been promised asylum in Cuba, something she wanted. Instead, she had her murder faked as a drug overdose and her baby snatched and taken to the U.S.S.R. If the Center…

Clark worked for the FBI's Internal Affairs Division, and he had "official" documentation that Martha wouldn't question. He approached Martha in an ongoing, classified investigation of Team Gaad. First, he convinced Martha that their meetings had to be strictly confidential. Then, he created a fake trust and…

Is it just me, or has LMOE taken a creepy, disturbing turn?
First, Mike survived his trip from the space station and traced Phil from Tucson to Malibu. Phil greets Mike by punching him in the groin and spending the next two episodes being verbally abusive.
Then, we had to watch Phil be present and intervene while Mike…

Martha's been popping Valium. There was some mention of this in a previous episode. Martha had sought medical help for what seemed to be cardiac arrest; she was diagnosed with a stress-induced panic attack and given a prescription for Valium. This explains why she was sleeping so soundly when Clark left the safe…

Who could forget a blood-chilling moment from several weeks ago? Kim had brought in the lucrative client, and Howard's response was to punish her. Literally seconds after the handshake, Kim made a comment about following-up with HER new client; Howard told her that another associate needed to handle the work,…

How many times have we seen "Survivor" players try to make big moves too early in the game, only to implode and be voted-off next? If Peter had pretended to be loyal to his fellow Brainiacs, he likely would have stayed longer. If he could have tamped-down his arrogance, rather than by exacerbating it through…

Hooray for low technology! Sometimes, we make things more complicated than they need to be.

Yes, Marnie's character needs a shake-up, to include getting rid of Desi. Sadly, Marnie's story is all too real and familiar — a young woman sees a diamond ring and suddenly believes that her bad relationship is perfect, followed by the whirlwind of a dream wedding. Marnie forgot that Desi's all wrong in so many…

A large chocolate bar — the perfect gift for anyone about to awaken from a diabetic coma.

She was an odious woman.

The characters began as cartoons (a dropout from French clown school, the Baskets Career College, Louie Anderson in drag, and one-dimensional Martha). But, as the season progressed, each person developed and become complex, loaded with pathos and humanity. Christine Baskets could have been a simple magnet for…

You're so right. First, one of the "friends" made a tactless remark about Christine's husband falling off a bridge; everyone, except for Chip, knows that Mr. Baskets jumped to his death. Then, the hostess rejected Christine's gift of a carefully-made pie. Geez…she and her family didn't have to EAT the pie; a real…

This episode should have been titled "Really Bad Sex." Jessa and Adam were painful to watch; Elijah and Dill were literally painful (I cringed); Marnie's attempt at make-up sex with Desi caused him to whine pitifully when his shirt got stuck over his head.

It's a very unfortunate pattern, continually making excuses for a partner. At first, you make frequent apologies to the world at large for his/her behavior. It doesn't take very long before you're justifying, defending, and explaining that person to yourself. It's exhausting and self-destructive.

Ian has limited experience with the Wide World, gay or otherwise.

No, Ian's not stupid, not in the least. He is naïve and unworldly, though. Other 19- or 20-year-olds might have traveled for family vacations, been exposed to culture and nice restaurants, and perhaps gone away to college; they know how to dress for different occasions, and they can distinguish among quinoa,…

I'm not sure about Ian's current age. If Lip's age 20, and Debbie's now 16-years-old, Ian must be age 18 or 19. He's still young, and isn't he a high school dropout? (A few seasons ago, he used Lip's I.D. to enlist in the military.) Plus, except for his brief Army stint, he's spent his entire life within the…

Kudos to the actor for being so effective. He walked the line between being friendly and creepy-weird. Our viewer-alarms went off in the baby store, for reasons that were vague and undefined, but his behavior wasn't perverse enough to scare Debbie. In the hands of less-capable actor, that character would have been…

Slater-on the sunscreen, girls.

Meg Foster was stunningly gorgeous. At age 67, she still has her beautiful facial structure. Sadly, she's the poster child for what sun exposure can do to skin.