I'm ashamed to say I had to Google that, and even more ashamed to say I haven't seen The Shield.

I think you just gave me a mild headache.

At least there was no throat singing in this episode.

True, and it's also amazing that Ray is not grasping that he's involved with a sociopath (at the least). The two brothers have more in common than they think.

Yep. She didn't hesitate to squash Maurice. When Ray expressed remorse she said it's "part of life's journey". She had no sympathy for murdered elderly people.
So when she told Ray he wasn't a heartless killer I had to mutter "No, but you are."
Fargo is one of the few shows that can make me address tv characters aloud.

Followed by "Vermin Ate My Cord."

Indeed. But Lady Macbeth had a bit more class.

Gee, I'm starting to think Nikki Swango might be trouble or something.
It's a shame Ray's too smitten/stupid to run for the hills. But then we wouldn't have a story.
But damn.

You're right about those Aussies. A good example is Luke Bracey, fairly new on the scene. He plays a guy from Brooklyn in Hacksaw Ridge, quite convincingly. An added bonus is that he's easy on the eyes, yet another thing a lot of Australian actors seem to have going for them.

When Deirdre broke up with Philip and said "we're not compatible", my first thought was that someone should fix her up with Mail Robot. He might be just the right guy for her. Think about it. Lives for his work, not much personality. They'd have a lot in common.
But then she made the "not aggressive enough" comment.…

Vera seems to be almost as much of a hoot as Norma was. No wonder she made her character so memorable and entrancing. Her personal fingerprints are all over her.

No wonder you used to feature him as your avatar pic! What a doll baby.

Jim Morrison's mournful voice underscoring Joan's sadder and sadder actions was almost too much for this combination classic rock lover and film buff to take.

Yes, that stung. But here we are, the viewing public, still fascinated by them and riveted by a critically acclaimed series about them all these years later.
Hollywood may have given them short shrift, but others haven't, and still respect their work. I think both ladies would be happy to know that. And I hope…

I loved Bette's take on The Turning Point (a favorite of mine)…"The men are merely dance partners and the women fight on the roof. Story of my life."
Don't know if she really said that, but by all indications she had a wicked wit and the kind of cut-through-the-crap insights that would've made her entertaining as hell…

They're still waiting for the final outcome of that one.

I already loved Mamacita, and loved her even more for her continuing kindness during Joan's decline. But when she greeted the new puppy by touching noses with her, that was the cherry on top.

I can't imagine how any future season will top this one. Or even equal it. It's going to be a helluva hard act to follow.

I don't know. I thought he was sitting there realizing they were going to force their story on him for some reason. So I'm not sure. But I hope we eventually find out what it was all about.

I actually checked before I posted, it can be spelled either way, although simpatico is original and one of those words that's gradually "morphing" and being urbanized. I usually go with the oldest form of a word. Don't know why I didn't this time. And yeah, I know it's Italian. Also Spanish, being sympathetic. That…