I can see him coming to that conclusion if Jamal starts raping women again, but he really does seem to respect Barry and value his counsel.

Anyone else like to pretend General Tariq is Grand Moff Tarkin? They look similar, have a similar view on dealing with rebel scum, and even have similar names.

Any show that allows Ian McShane to call God a "goddamned backstabber" deserves to live on.

Malvo murdered two FBI agents as well as the town's chief of police, so the chances of any prosecutor, local or Federal, charging him with killing a monster like Malvo are pretty slim even if they have a legal case.

I think what the show is partially saying is that showdowns between good and evil don't happen the way we want them to in the real world.

Just a thought:

1. Was really problematic for me because Tyrion's experience with Tysha had such a profound impact on the man he became.

So really, other than the shockingly brutal Hound and Brienne fight, everything in this episode felt rushed and unsatisfying.

Sam Hess was a prick, but would Sam pick on someone like Lou Solverson or even Bill? Probably not since those men aren't pushovers and have a dignity to them.

"To me, that sounds like classic hitman archetype rather than Mephistopheles."

Well Malvo is Mephistopheles, so screwing with people is just what he does. He sees the world in a very unique way and gets enjoyment from pushing people and seeing how they react. Money is a secondary consideration to him since he could easily make it doing something legitimate.

Yeah, that's a great point. Of course he could just have been sick of Lester and annoyed at the effort he had to go through just to kill him.

There is absolutely no reason to root for Lester. Even when he was wimp getting picked it on it was clearly his fault for never learning how to stand up for himself in ways that don't involve murdering people.

Jurisdictional issues might give Lester enough time to run but it won't just go away.

Kit Harrington cannot hold an episode, let alone a movie ('Pompeii' sucked something awful).

He seemed to have a nice house with Molly. Hope they don't get burned when the housing market collapses the following year.

That, and Malvo used a fabric strap so he didn't sever the cop's aorta in graphic fashion like Anton Chigur did in the movie.

Is Lester really crazy enough to tangle with Malvo again? It would be a fitting act of hubris if playing que es mas macho with Malvo is his downfall.

The show seems to think it can't be subtle with its viewers. Oh well, the Mountain will die a slow agonizing death.

Eh, the Soviets were never big on the rule of law. Go read the Constitution of the Soviet Union. Lots of guarantees to freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom from searches and seizures that were ignored.