It sure didn't feel that way, @disqus_YjjAtUNr9J:disqus - normally they don't kill off a character with so little fanfare unless they've pissed off the showrunners or network so much it's "Hasta la Vista, Baby!"

I thought Shades was supposed to be Black/White mixed-race, @AndyXVI:disqus ? He'd said at a few points that he'd grown up in Harlem, and he knew and respected the neighborhood's street politics, including that Cottonmouth and Mariah came from a family to be respected and/or feared.

No, the aftermath of Joss Carter's death was handled brilliantly, @not_Bridget:disqus - but it sure felt like the showrunners just went, "Okay, Taraji - your contract's up and we just hired Sarah to cover our 'Women of Color' quota, so you'll end up dead at the end of this episode!"

She's addicted to Vine, @disqus_fuVYmhhFZi:disqus ?

I didn't mind the interracial kiss in and of itself, @not_Bridget:disqus - but I think most of us were as "What the FUCK, John?!?" as Carter clearly was when Reese did it!

@Aynwrong:disqus - "sake snark"? There was sake involved, too? Let's see THAT .gif!

You could, actually, @ionchef:disqus - it was that tautly performed.

@Afghamistam:disqus - I hardly think a stupid controversial writing decision at the end of a two-and-a-half year run is any reason not to watch an extremely talented actress bring depth and dimension to what could have easily been a self-righteous, boring role.

Somebody check Putin's alibi, stat!

There was also a pilot for a Vacation sitcom - both are mentioned on her Wikipedia page, @Rocketpilot:disqus and @avclub-c1a181c99ac4568d774b6585bc0a2153:disqus .

@watcherwatcherwatcher:disqus - Person of Interest, Seasons 1-3. She plays the Upright Policewoman of Color, Det. Joss Carter - and she spins gold out of what was probably a dull "by-the-book" character on the page.

She's not bad for someone in her mid-Sixties now, @avclub-97b2d5e5f92c333976018236d76658d9:disqus !

WTF is this I'm seeing, @avclub-5e5e0bd5ad7c2ca72b0c5ff8b6debbba:disqus ?

@Gabriel Chase:disqus - I didn't see the stage show, but the movie felt like some Old Line Conservative's view of the Sixties. Not foam-at-the-mouth rabid like the Right is now, but more like a grumbled "Get a haircut, ya jerk."

You mean, This L Formation, @avclub-8c1bbcea199457b63dc39f7a024591f1:disqus ?

@avclub-6fd1603ab2095dd25a27cb958bac6cfb:disqus - shouldn't that be "LUUUU-huuuu-HuHuHuHu_HUUUU-ZURRRR!"? To make it sound more like Tarzan's yell, you know….

Which could only improve things, @hornacek:disqus ! I watched the Pilot to this last night, and - it's really not good.

Harry Lennix's Harold Cooper, of course, @matthew_stechel:disqus - who realizes Red was right to go rogue all along, and goes rogue himself to bring down the Real Bad Guy - with the aid of Famke Janssen's Scottie and her Merry Band of Criminals!

Yes, but why couldn't we get them together as a team instead, @withoutface:disqus ?

Huh, @lattejed:disqus - I went with whatever the exchange rate was last night when I posted this. So it was about double that when Suzuki sued Nikkatsu…?