Although the objection Clark was making against the statement was that she believed (and thought Cochran and Simpson also believed) that the statement would end up getting back to the jury via back channels (a conjugal visit, etc).

Sure, although I always thought Kruger was miscast, there were many good things about that series (like Demián Bichir, etc).

"…since everyone will want to find to out who in Negan's words "took it like a champ."

Or perhaps people that analyze serialized content for a living actually understand how and when cliffhangers function effectively and to good use for an audience - and in fact, Gimple & Co. shit the bed with their stupendously miscalculated use of it here.

Sorry, although hot to look at (obviously an ex-model), Kruger's acting was not good. Probably the worst Asperger-y portrayal I've seen on television.

I don't remember her acting strange towards Wendy until after the DA's office started investigating Axe Capital - I thought she was quite cordial to Wendy before then. But I'd have to go back and re-watch those scenes to be sure.

I agree with most of your comment, except I don't think Lara's problem with Bobby's relationship with Wendy has to do with jealousy (which is certainly a component of Chuck's problem); she just doesn't trust Wendy not to leak info to Chuck at this critical point for the company (i.e. while under scrutiny from Chuck's…

You call Siff and Costabile great actors, and then immediately state that they're unable to inhabit their roles. Personally, I think the acting from them has been wonderful - as is most of the cast - and the weaknesses in the show are due to script issues with the concepts and themes that the writers believe (or are…

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Grade B? Holy hell - just how ludicrous does the characters' behavior and inane plot contrivances have to get on this terribly-written stinker to actually merit some serious critical judgement?

What a train wreck of a show. This makes The Newsroom seem like high art.

…or she's just doing it because it feels more realistic to the way that people actually are in real ife - and both female and male nudity is common on television in other places, even in commercials. Think of it as normal, rather than unusual.

Holy shit, Americans, get a grip. It's only "shock" to (some of) you because you're a nation of prudes. No other country on the planet (outside of fundamental Muslin nations) gets in such a tizzy over nudity. None of the rest of us give a shit if Dunham (or anyone else) is naked in every episode or not: if you just…

Not only was Draper interesting, he was as sharp as a tack, witty, and charming. Richie Finestra is none of those things: he's just a loudmouth idiot that snorts a bunch of blow. There's nothing in his history that even justifies thinking he's got a real ear for music - we're just supposed to accept it as fact.

"Everybody's got their problems, and to take in someone else's, even if the person's fictitious, is a kind of burden for the viewer."

Yes, if her father really is Judge Fox, I don't imagine she realizes just how prejudicial he was towards the prosecution in Dassey's trial. He let them chose which of Brendan’s four different “confessions” to use, and then suppressed the others. So the defense was denied access to important evidence of police…

Yeah, for this particular series, I think that's an impossibility. Chalk it up to people's blood boiling (as your's will) and being unable to refrain from making points which are not revealed until later episodes. If you want to avoid all spoilers, it's best to stick to the review until you finish all of the episodes.

For people interested in more info to judge some of the evidence presented at trial, I highly recommend this blog post by a scientist whose "profession revolves around making sure scientific tests measure exactly what they are supposed to measure and do so in a consistent, reliable way".

I get your point. I'm just not sure any Wisconsinites that already strongly believe Avery & Dassey are guilty are even watching the series (from my conversations with them, they don't appear to be).

Perhaps he didn't want her having his number; perhaps he didn't want her ducking his call if she was going to be much later for their business appointment - I can think of a few totally normal reasons for him to do it. It was a common practice of the time. What I can't think of, as I already mentioned, is a sketchy…