The Debbie from Duluth monologue from Donna was incredible. I still think her son killed Ben for not remembering his name

I’m pretty sure Rudd is talking to a cookie in the video, listen to it again “you shouldn’t be here, GO! no you’re just going to sit just there, acting all sweet, you’re bad” I’m guessing he’s talking to a cookie that may or may not be poisined

Of course Barry’s not evil; he’s at an often-hilariously childlike state of emotional development, though. He has for the whole series had a sincere desire to stop killing and live a normal life, but a childlike expectation to be able to do so without facing any consequences for what he’s already done, even if that…

I’ve been sadly involved in a few interventions with friends and a lot of it is about showing the addict how their addiction has hurt those they care about. So I’m not sure it’s as far off as you’re saying.

Barry is deeply, deeply broken, and I think you’re right that, at his core, he’s not evil. He’s so desperate for love and affection and validation that he will do whatever is asked of him to get it, up to and including killing people for money. Fuches is evil. But Barry’s a monster. He’s the dog turned feral and…

Yeah, I was thinking about that. It’s been kind of hard to keep track of the details of Barry’s various murders, thanks to the years-long break before this season, but all they have on Barry for Janice’s murder is what Cousineau told Papa Moss, right? And all Cousineau knows is what Fuches told him. So you have Person…

Sally didn’t need to channel her past experience to fly into a murderous rage—contemporaneous events (i.e., getting mercilessly strangled by a stranger) and a will to live were sufficient reasons for her violence. Labeling her actions homicide is just lazy in my opinion.

I dunno if Barry’s going to prison.

They can’t really tie him to any of the murders he’s committed, even Janice’s. There’s been no evidence and the rest is hearsay and conflicting testimony.

The most they’re going to get him on is attempted murder. I can see a good attorney making it look like Barry was set up by…

I’m a few years late to this show and after each episode, I take a break from my binge watch to read your reviews. They’re much appreciated, this one in particular.

eighth now, still does.

Okay, I’m officially over Kandy Muse and all her overcompensation for her obvious insecurity.

I’m on my sixth time through and it still knocks me over.

Definitely improved, but yeah, the first season was only “bad” if you’re a TV critic who feels obligated to assert that the Mad Men similarities automatically make it bad TV. S1 Joe was obviously influenced by Don Draper, but at the same time he was also a radically different character. Don (Dick) was fundamentally a…

The service was beautiful.

OMG Pace’s face at the fish heads song - note perfect.

I don’t think I’ve ever cried this much over an episode of television in my life. What an absolutely beautiful and heartbreaking hour. For me, what got me wasn’t the idea of Gordon being gone, but seeing how much everyone loved him and was lost trying to recontextualize the world without him in it. Pretty much…

Of all the characters on the show, I always identified with Gordon the most.

I get to make stuff for a living. Sometimes I’m good at it. Sometimes I’m not.
But it’s so easy to see and understand all that frustration and anxiety and insecurity mixed into his character.

How it drove him, and how it drove him to somewhat…

The last episode was devastating, but because Gordon’s death came so suddenly, resulted more in shock and grief than the deep sadness we saw on display this episode.

I couldn’t possibly disagree more. They crafted a beautiful episode with poignant moments that touched most of the viewers. You can’t ask for anything more from a TV drama. Just because they killed Gordon to do it doesn’t make it any less great. Also, that may be one of the most tasteful and satisfying ways to end a…

BOLD TAKE ALERT: HaCF is better than Madmen. yeah I said it, @me