Me too - and I am a huge opera buff. Something about it felt misplaced and, coincidentally, dissonant. I know that other shows and such have sampled the song in the past, but it doesn't help that there is a commercial out right now using the same song, making it also feel overused.

I want to agree, in fact I did until I rewatched every episode. I am curious as to what you think about what I wrote above - about the MIB being part of Maeve's frontierswoman storyline. I know I could be very wrong so I am open to any explanations or insight.

And the MIB is there when Maeve's home is raided during her story as a frontierswoman. The show presents this storyline as a flashback/memory for Maeve, which presumably had to have occurred prior to William arriving at Westworld. That detail complicates (more like deadens) the theory for me. No matter how fluid and…

that's exactly what I thought, and not only is he recreating what happened with Catherine, but this exact scene may have happened several times in the past with her, thus fueling the fantasy.

I read that scene where Sean guided Fiona away from Franny differently. I thought he sensed she might be getting lost in her own emotional moment about the baby she aborted, her own lack of motherhood, how close and far Franny brings her to all that…. and he was trying to save her from it. I hadn't considered your…

I too read the reviews of some shows I don't watch because I appreciate the AV Club reviews, the quality of writing, and the amount of work that goes into them.

as @Deborah said below, pretty sure you don't have to be 21 to serve alcohol or tend bar, just to drink it.

I'm inclined to agree. My husband is a reformed street/tough guy and ex-Marine, the first thing he said while watching this with me was, he should've stabbed the guy anyway. Obviously, I know that's not the right answer to the situation, but it would have been his instinct.

I thought that too, that this was a too unrealistic arc for this character. Then I saw the bit where Lena Dunham explained that Charlie was based on someone she knew from her real life, who has since passed, but was involved in this kind of stuff and always trying to conceal how emotional he was. So that convinced me…

they're not great actors, but in this case, the material worked for Allison Williams, and she delivered. I would not trust her to elevate what isn't already there though.

exactly what I was thinking as I watched, reminded me of the Midge scene in Mad Men, that same gut-punch feeling

My two cents…it is illegal for a parent or guardian (which Fiona is) to throw a child or teen out of the house unless the teen has been legally emancipated. It is considered abandonment, and it is a crime. That's not to say the proper authorities would find out unless maybe Debbie told someone or stopped going to…

I agree, it seems exaggerated. He could be pulling in anywhere from 150-200k, I just doubt she is making over a million (unless there are bonuses/side deals Axe is specifically giving to her bc of their close relationship and bc he values her role in the company on a personal level). There is a very small percentage…

Just responding to the bit about Debbie's character arc - lots of kids, in fact nearly all young kids start out conscientious, ambitious, polite, respectful. Then once pre-adolescence hits, they start to look at their position in the world differently, they want to separate from their parents' identity and forge their…