The scene between Teddy and Sheriff Daggett was spectacularly written and filmed - one of the best the show has done in a long line of great scenes - and since McKinnon shared writing credit on this episode, I'm going to assume that he crafted it.

"The Guilty Remnant, I dunno, something about them makes me want to punch all of them in the damn face cause the concept of them has begun to annoy me."

I'm not sure who you mean by "most critics". I just glanced at the New York Times, Rolling Stone, and TV Fanatic reviews of this episode, and they say almost the same thing as here: a decent episode - one of the better ones so far - but still suffering from some of the shows problems. If you're talking about an…

I'm not sure how you could possibly believe Daniel is guilty - it seems clear to me he's not. Trey is commiting felonies (hiding a body, etc) for what reason exactly?

I'm not sure if you're poking fun - but I'll take it ;)

I think you're overestimating the time that has passed (easy to do since we had to wait a long time for the new season - and a week between episodes). It was only one day in between Drip Drip, Jacob's Ladder, and Running With The Bull. Sleeping Giants was the first episode that skipped forward about 3 - 4 days. And…

I'm not sure what you mean 'work for you' - I was describing what I think Tawney's reasoning was (and I know #2 is correct as far as the writers go - it's obvious that was why the scene was written into the episode). And in terms of #1, the day she and Teddy had a fight about her time spent with Daniel, he experienced…

Yes, given the current circumstances, I don't think it was very wise to tell Teddy (since it wasn't ongoing and had been, essentially, harmless), but there were at least two non-selfish reasons which spurred her to tell him:

Sure, but Daniel told Ted Sr. that decision on day 2 (or 3?) out of prison. People sometimes change their minds when reality sets in.

True - it might just be that Teddy WANTS to believe it. You have to imagine that Teddy believed his entire adult life that he would inherit the tire business (which is owned by Janet). Then, all of a sudden, her actual son (who had been waiting to be executed) is released. If Daniel decided he wanted to take over his…

Yes, I feel sympathy for Teddy too. I don't think he's such a terrible guy - he can certainly be supportive of his loved ones at certain times - he's mostly just lacking self-awareness and some humility.

Yes, I feel the same. Visually, it would be difficult to achieve a flashback (since they've already used Aden Young's teenage picture in the credits, etc) - although they might mitigate that problem with something like POV - but they've given us two aural flashbacks - one of Hannah on the birthday cassette and one of…

In some ways, the 1st 9 episodes of the show almost track as the accelerated history of a boy growing up. Daniel was born when he was released from prison; he went through baby/childhood (a period of ecstatic wonderment); he suffered through his first love and rejection; he entered adolescence participating in…

I read Daniel as someone that was, from the beginning, somewhere slightly on the autism spectrum - then arrested and placed on death row for a crime he didn't actually commit - thereby both arresting his adult development - and exacerbating his mental disorder with rape and all of the PTSDs that come with intense…

Agreed.

"… but I think the sexual element was intended for Teddy - that's my read, anyway."

I would certainly agree with inarguable assault. But I don't think there was a sexual component involved for Daniel - in his mind, he was just answering Teddy's question with a demonstration.

It also crossed my mind that of the 2 masked men that haven't been revealed - one of them might be Teddy, Trey, and/or the deputy sheriff.

Thanks. Adam's grades seem rather strange mainly because I think the last 2 episodes of last season rank among the very best that appeared on television last year. I can't fathom that someone would judge those as A minuses.

"Ted Jr. is off on his own cockamamie quest, which tries ever so hard to make viewers care about the intricacies of applying for a business loan."