I'm waiting for Stockholm Syndrome to kick in.
After so many D- episodes, the mental survival rationalization has to kick in.

But your date might be scrolling through options on her own heads-up display: "Fuck you, asshole."

The cable companies are ruthless, efficient organizations when it comes to trying to steal TV signals.

I didn't mean the denying their relationship. I meant everything else: implanting the Wire, exile, contempt, betrayal, etc.

Why else we she be flirting with Wesley Crusher, except to manipulate him for nefarious purposes.

Don't tell me; tell Sonia.

At least for SHIELD, I think he is commenting on a spy agency that had SHIELD logos plastered all over their black SUVs, and an agent who is presumed dead (and him being alive is classified Level 7 or higher) walking around undisguised in front of a camera-phone wielding public.

I can imagine that Sloan was looking for a protege to continue his good work with Sec31.

That only works if his middle name is "Unchained".

Someone else pointed out that Sloan is the one talking about the necessity of Sec31, so we don't know if his theory (heroes only get to be heroes because of Sec31) is accurate.

Pardon.
Sometimes the best means having an edge on many other worthy contenders, and sometimes the best means it is so much better it doesn't seem like it belongs with any of the others. Too much hype can make it seem like ItPM is in category 2, when (in my opinion) it is category 1.

Hmm… Maybe it would help if we qualified the hype by saying it is a "Steelers 35 - Dallas 31, Super Bowl XIII" best episode, and not a "Chicago 46 - New England 10, Super Bowl XX" type of episode.

When your parents name you "Asshole-Whose-Name-I-Can't-Recall", I'm guessing that turning evil is inevitable after getting ridiculed in grade school.

Your concerns are reasonable, so my response will be in the style of the old Marvel Comics "No-Prize" rationalizations.

I did not think about the lack of exterior station shots.
That is fantastic, a way to seed the clues of the eventual twist without being obvious about it.

Your comment reminded me of The Operative in the movie "Serenity". He admitted he was a monster, but was firmly convinced that his actions were justified to create a better world. The only way to break his determination was to show him that his means were corrupting his ends.

A thousand times, yes.
"Why can't I have nice things?" gets me weepy every time.

At least in a TV show, we can imagine an abusive, overreaching organization can be definitively taken down.

How much do we want to bet that S31 is using the Orion Syndicate for money laundering, even while Starfleet Intelligence is trying to shut them down?

The problem is that the first film I saw him in was "Die Hard 2".
So when he looks familiar, it reminds me of naked Tai Chi. (*shudder*)