I think the main litmus test is if one of these huge action scenes fits within the story, and has a narrative purpose. I definitely think this one did, as their detective work led them there and we've sort of been waiting for an explicit "investigators versus criminals" event. (The scene of Ray and Ani running after…

I'm certainly not happy that W. Earl Brown is out of the show by now, since it's never fun to lose a great actor from the cast. That being said, it didn't seem like his character was adding much to the proceedings, and his loss certainly gave the shootout scene some added weight.

Semyon vs. Selleck for avocado rights in southern California sounds like a fight I'd watch. If "avocado rights" was a thing, that is.

I thought he was going to be the villain in "The Artist" too. Maybe part of some clandestine anti-French organization.

Looks similar to the knife used by a character from the great Korean film "The Man from Nowhere," which had an awesome knife fight scene: https://youtu.be/osfnGZs98QQ.

He definitely is, and I absolutely buy his physical skills as an ex-soldier. What I don't buy is any time he tries to show off emotion. That scene where he started tearing up in Ray's car was hard to watch. Taylor Kitsch has the incredible ability to do a crying scene and yet have his lines sound completely monotone.

After a one-week hiatus, I'm really happy we got to welcome back Sad Guitar-Playing Girl in this episode. It just wasn't the same without her.

Who's ready for "Southpaw," baby?!

Speaking of which, damn I need to rewatch "Collateral" ASAP.

It took quite some deliberation, but the award for Semyon-est Vince Vaugn Quote this week goes to "Right now there's so many things for me to go about the wrong way, I'm losing my fucking vision." Doesn't sound quite that outlandish on paper, but Vince's delivery could make Marc Antony's funeral speech in "Julius…

Detective Dority shall always be remembered.

Agreed, I thought it was a great action scene. When those guys started shooting at the squad from the warehouse and the brutality got ratcheted up, I thought we were about to see "The Raid: True Detective." Only less martial arts, more grim existentialism.

Never mind his employee getting murdered and him losing all that money—what about Frank's avocado shortage?! I'm thinking Tom Selleck might be involved.

She is my least favorite sad guitar player.

Yeah, I mean it's no "Arrested Development," but I still laugh a whole lot while watching this show. I guess I have a more irreverent sense of humor than most, which might make the jokes funnier personally. But if a comedy makes you laugh (which is admittedly a big "if"), then it seems to me like it's fulfilling its…

That's a very good strategy, actually.

That was awful the way that "Playmakers" went out. When an artistic creation gets muscled out of existence because someone's business partner doesn't like the way it's portraying their "product," that's kind of a bad thing.

They hit that reboot button again. Brace yourselves people, this is not a drill! Forget everything you knew about this particular franchise!

Hey, Ryan Gosling has been typecast before as "weird guy who barely speaks in a Nicolas Winding Refn movie." Simmons could do worse.

The concept of a "jazz musical" is a pretty unique one, and I have no idea how this film will ultimately turn out. But with how incredible "Whiplash" was, I'm absolutely willing to see what other works Chazelle comes out with before labeling him a one-hit wonder.