I wrote a fan latter to Alfred Hitchcock when I was 10 and was devastated to learn he had died the year before. That was 36 years ago and I've been a fan all this time, so perhaps I can't be objective; it matters to me.

It's a tiny thing, but for such a small part in such a huge role, that was a gargantuan casting mistake.

Raise the Red Lantern [spoiler: it's not just red].

The third man was questioned by the defense attorneys, who hounded him about there being only a black light [therefore he couldn't really have seen anything properly] and also that her feet were in the air [as if an intoxicated/unconscious person couldn't be sexually positioned that way].

"Friends" - one declined (allegedly) and one partook (factually).

At least there's not also upspeak.

Watching William liquify from the inside out, I was reminded of the pivotal scene in "Unforgiven":

Dude is in ridiculous shape (besides the mild Parkinson-like symptoms possibly due to Agent Orange exposure in 'Nam).

True, except he's a Marine and we all know it takes massive force to kill them!

I read The Stand in the 80s so I kinda had a flashback in this scene…

Happened recently to a family friend of mine in his 70s, just walking into a glass door - although luckily he was leading with his leg, which took much of the major damage, instead of his head. At his age it could have been fatal otherwise.

[Spoilers for another show you may or may not have watched/plan to or plan not to watch]: He's got to make it at least all the way through season five, just for equity for the actor Kenny Johnson…

I'm late on this, but I've been thinking about it all week. For me the most striking theme was "decision" as it was threaded through the episode for many characters in different plots (as mentioned in the review).

Really astute and poignant analysis, thank you for putting it so eloquently.

Norma made Norman and together they made Norma/n: "We are two parts of the same person."

It's hard enough for many mothers and teenage daughters to get along, to try to understand each other, and/or negotiate power struggles, but then add to the mix that you just know good old Mom has killed people, despite her unconvincing protestations that they haven't.

It was a forlorn love song, sung to ears that were deaf to its plaintive crooning: "O! Stan you glorious man, my beloved Beeman, my hunky human - how I looooong for thee…"

I was recruited a little bit by Elizabeth tonight: I'm American but I grew up overseas for 15 years and didn't move to the US until I was 19 [no, I'm not a spy, I'm something cooler - a librarian!], so I have similar pseudo-outsider views on some of the American customs/institutions on which she casts those piercing,…

Had never heard his "true" voice before just now when I watched a vid to see how he sounds and I'm struck with how light and melodious it is; in The Americans he speaks from far back in his throat, as if he is choking or as if he is holding things down, which is a wonderful, subtle characterization on Rhys' part.

I'd have to go back and rewatch the ep, but the use of red light - taillights, xmas tree lot, lamp in Norman's room, etc - was just subtle enough to add to the dread and the feeling things would explode or come burning down…