I think the setup was contrived. Bran wargs and gets touched by a White Walker. Somehow that marks him and not only reveals their location, but also nullifies the magic protecting the cave. And though we don't know how much time passed, it felt like less than a day before the White Walkers and the wigts showed up on…

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They didn't drop Operation Zephyr. Arkady wanted to kill it, but Oleg and Tatiana convinced him it would be better if it slowly failed. So it wasn't dropped, but phased out.

Was the Oleg and Tatiana scene before the one where Gabriel is talking about the librarian? I.E., is she Oleg's Russian agent? Wasn't sure if the Militant magazine was a signal, or an sign for Gabriel that she could be turned into an asset.

If that plate is still there in the morning, you are going to eat your breakfast off it!
Good, adds flavor!

I really like how this show rarely (never?) drops anything. It would have been easy to write out Matthew, or relegate him to brief scenes with his mother, or heard but not seen phone calls. But they chose to reintroduce him in a plausible way and it is paying dividends.

I thought for sure she would squash her feelings and say no, but was hoping for a yes. Nice to end the episode on a slightly up note.

Yeah, but then Gaad came back around and had Stan's back vs. the Deputy AG when he wanted him to confront Oleg.

Maybe now Stan can win a game of racquetball again…

They are still airing it! Although that might be the new Starz Encore channel now…

Along those same lines, we used to watch those PSA disaster movies in elementary school in the early 80's - I guess to teach you to be prepared? - that were really ominous and scary. The image of the face of a terrified teen girl running from the beach as a tidal wave is supposedly closing in during the earthquake one…

Probably for the best. Home dentistry followed soon after.

That was most likely Prospect Park in Brooklyn where Phillip met William. I think I've walked through that tunnel.

Something something Sinead O'Connor.

He knew the shot would be wasted on him. I thought it was nice of him to do that rather than pour it in the sink. Very considerate, that Jared.

I always read that as "Name of Wessel".

I always get a kick out of the censored swearing, but this episode's entry set the bar impossibly high. I don't think they can beat Maury shutting down Adam's dream of Space Camp complete with blurred puppet mouth.

Stan was saying something about the new head of CTU focusing on tech in the office. Sooner or later, they'll discover the bug in mailbot.

Also the one under her eye.

I was actually thinking Martha might attempt suicide by messing with the pilot during takeoff to force a crash.