No, she implies it's pretty bad there overall… with "so many orphans".

Yes, but Kevin's travels were (supposedly) to where dead souls went. The only reason some people believed the Departed might be there is because they believed the Departed to be dead. There is nothing in Nora's story (which, honestly, is likely a falsehood due to some large 'plot holes') to preclude the International…

Avatar is not culturally relevant.

Yes - now I have that image of Cook "acting" as if he's receiving a BJ, while poorly singing The Weight, seared into my brain. Oooph… who keeps hiring that guy? He's a mediocre comedian, mediocre writer, mediocre director, and mediocre actor (to put it kindly). Aren't there enough talented actors around?

Again, Kevin saw Virgil in the "afterlife" without knowing he was dead. The only thing Laurie's absence proves is that Lindelof & crew want us to be in the dark as to her actual fate until the finale. We don't yet know if she came up for air in the end.

I think Laurie’s absence in the “afterlife” (plus the phone call from her children) means Lindelof & crew want us to be in the dark as to her actual fate until the finale. We don't yet know if she came up for air in the end.

Kevin didn't know Virgil was dead on his first trip to the hotel, and yet saw him there.

That 'rule' has already been broken. Kevin didn't know Virgil was dead on his first trip to the hotel, and yet saw him there. In any case, I don't think whether he sees people that are alive or dead there particularly matters in terms of whether it's his subconscious or not - we have dreams about living and dead…

I loved Andy and Lucy's family photo - a grotesque parody of the badly photoshopped "family" pictures that film and TV crews are constantly using - complete with a full-size Michael Cera head grafted onto a little boy's body.

I love that photo - but I just read it as a hilarious parody of the badly photoshopped "family" pictures that film and TV crews use all of the time.

Only if you excuse mine.

"Whereas earlier seasons it would take 10-15 episodes for a character to travel 20 miles…"

Was that question rhetorical?

No problem. I agree that the name-change was impossible to arrange once Chuck had pressed charges against Jimmy (or at least it had to be part of the PTD), so my comment is a couple of weeks late, as it were. It just crossed my mind for the first time when watching the episode that Jimmy might end up doing it due to a…

You seem to be missing my point:

It can certainly be part of a deal - just as admitting in writing he committed a felony was. Given Howard and Chuck's previous concerns about Jimmy hurting the "McGill brand", many viewers have thought for quite awhile that Jimmy would have to accept some kind of deal involving changing his name. That's the reason so…

I didn't know about Kim's voice in the promo… that raises the possibility that she actually helps Jimmy choose it (or invents it herself) - and makes her disappearance from his later life even more mysterious.

Yes, I absolutely agree about a more deranged Chuck. Of course, it's likely Jimmy might face some suspension time for admitting to the felony, so it's still possible he changes his name simply to avoid association with the whole mess.

I love the idea as narrative - but I doubt Jimmy would go for it.

There has been much speculation that Jimmy McGill becomes Saul Goodman due to pressure/legal measures from his brother/other quarters.