I'm still squee-ing over Ray the Metaphysical Kitten. So floofy…such sweet little "mews"…and that close-up when Nikki held him up to her face before leaving! He gave her that special little affectionate eye-blink we cat lovers know so well!
That scene made me have to grab and hug my elderly (18 yrs old) little Rio…

I'm delighted to see Yuri go, and we can use our imaginations as to what kind of justice was dispensed by (possibly) the Angel of Death.
Now if someone would dispatch Meemo…preferably mid-dance-step.

Indeed. Except for when they're doing that Maori war dance, which is terrifying. Not that every Maori knows how to do it, but when Troy and the other sadists were threatening Travis and the other captives in the bathroom I wish Trav had suddenly broken out said dance. I bet the bastards would all have taken a big step…

Hopefully we'll be glad we did.
Hopefully.

I was just about to mention Mr. Callie myself.
He's a fine character actor, and I wasn't going to start watching this season till I saw he was joining the cast.
Besides being wonderful in Deadwood, he was one of the more believable characters in Sons of Anarchy, and I just remembered that Kim Dickens was also in that…

I have to admit, I'll kinda miss looking at Cliff Curtis (if I continue watching the show). He's one of those men who looks quite fetching in a denim work-shirt (or jacket) and jeans.

I loved him in Boardwalk Empire and thought he and Jack Huston were standouts in a large and all-around great cast. And of course Michael Stuhlbarg was pretty good, too. From Arnold Rothstein to Sy…what a stretch.

This show is just getting more and more covfefe.
I'm sorry, but somebody had to say it.

Shea Whigham is sooo good at playing a jerk. Facial expressions, tone of voice, body language…really makes you want to throttle him.

….baby hamster steps.
I've really gotta try to stop seeing her that way.

….okay.

Yep, and it bothers me because she still reminds me of a baby hamster. A baby hamster looking to kick someone's ass…just doesn't feel right.

Heck, I wanted to snatch him up and smack him. Then I wanted to slap the smug look off Claudia's face. And I'm a sweet little pacifist.
This show.

I wanted a closer look at those boots up on the shelf…petty bourgeois American that I am.

Me, too. I still haven't recovered from childhood trauma inflicted by "The Little Match Girl" (anyone remember that?). And that child playing Little Olya would make a perfect little match girl. And Poor Martha looked so happy and hopeful.
Oh, crap. Where's my Kleenex?

I don't like the character, either. But I always like Shea as an actor. And it's possible they could take the Chief in a different direction (although I doubt it). It would be nice if the writers surprised us.

I forgot about that.
So there is hope! Thank you!

Very astute observation.
I feel like throwing my hands up, but I'm going to hang in there because things are unraveling fast and I'm hoping positive results will come about in a matter of months, not years.
We may be living in the Twilight Zone, but it's fascinating. Which reminds me of that old (Chinese?) curse…"May…

Anyone else feel like Shea Whigham is being criminally underutilized?
At the end of this episode I was grousing aloud about it, but then I saw the promo for next week and he's in it. However, that doesn't necessarily mean he'll start being featured more prominently.
But hey, a girl can hope.

Ditto.
Ditto.
Ditto…"Justified!"…Sorry, knee-jerk reaction.
And ditto. Now I want ice cream.