No, I'm talking about the ghastly politics of "Oh, Shenandoah".

As I read "Sorkin is a just god", I substituted 'just god' with 'smug prick' because, in taking stock of this series' relentless condescension, moral absolutism and unfailing tendency to proselytize, I feel fairly certain he's exactly the kind of smug prick who'd consider himself a 'just god' in this context. He…

I knew Fara was going to die because the show has derived the majority of its tension this season placing a major character in imminent mortal danger. Given Saul's improbable rescue, someone who had emotional currency with the audience had to be sacrificed in order to make this season's endgame feel appropriately…

Mellie's lilting, venomous monologue to North while wearing that nailed-on Stepford smile was delicious. Kerry Washington hit it out of the park, with bonus points for stopping the vibrating cryface on a dime when Mama Pope pissed her off. Quinn beating the shit out of Charlie was comedy, with the Cyrus/Olivia hoo-ra…

All hail Viola: that final reveal with Annalise made my skin crawl, not for the shock of it, but for that hollowed out, calculating and nitrogen-cold look in her eyes.

In light of the subject of the joke on the unheard tape, who else thinks Bishop is not a drug kingpin but rather an agent from the Beygency?

Papa Pope certainly remembers. But Fitz thinks they've bonded. Which is one of many examples of how Fitz is drowning in dumbassery.

It reminded me of that scene in Wonder Boys between Frances McDormand and Michael Douglas. McDormand's character is married to another man and pregnant with his child and she tells him she's not going to have it. "There's no way, right? Don't you think there's no way?" He replies "I don't see one. But I know what…

Especially when asshole is both gender-neutral and more accurate.

"There's hope."

It was surprisingly awesome, I admit it. Didn't know he had all that going on underneath the Urkel.

I do love that Annalise was just as convinced Bonnie was sleeping with Sam as we were. Annalise isn’t usually wrong like that.

Viola Davis is a goddamn national treasure. I knew Matt McGorry was good just by contrasting his performance here with Orange Is The New Black, but he hit every mark perfectly in this episode. In fact, every actor brought their A-game; they registered even when the focus was off of them. And though the case of the…

Honestly, this is where Jack's alpha-dick posturing started really pissing me off. He told Kate not to go out of petulance, not necessity. It was an echo of the dynamite switch in Season 1, in his unilateral Father Know Best condescension, with even more childish motivations behind it. Yeah, Kate's defiance really…

Wasn't Jack the one screaming "We have to go baaack!"?

Honestly, I'm just surprised the plot's still legible four episodes in.

SPOILERS: Carrying on a months-long emotional affair with Maggie before finally making it a physical one seems to me the very definition of 'full-on betrayal' (Season 5: "Time Flies" to "Ecotone"). I've heard it argued that Brenda all but gave Nate permission with her "Do what you want not what you think you should…

I don't blame him for not reciprocating Lisa's love for him. I blame him for the way he handled it. From the very beginning he treated her as the default on side; even marrying her was not about her but rather his need to be a 'good guy'. Mind you, Lisa's not blameless in all this- she allowed Nate to treat her…

That's exactly what I thought. Also, Annalise seems to have more than just her husband to consider with this. I keep thinking there's some other connection to her with this.

There was a lot of suggestion rather than progression this episode; this one was all about teasing motives and opportunities in lieu of providing concrete answers or forward motion. I disagree that it was all-the-way boring, though it's definitely not as engaging as last week's hour- with Laurel's opaque good girl…