Her role on the show exists almost exclusively as it relates to Marty and, to a lesser extent, Rust. This is their story, almost exclusively from their perspective. They are in nearly every frame.

Again, she's not a housewife; she's a nurse. She took her daughters away from Marty, which he claimed was the most important thing in the world to him. He broke his promise to stay clean and faithful to her. She cut him out of her life and used her sexuality to give him a taste of his own medicine. Though her…

Marty is just an alpha male, whiskey drinking, snuff dipping, womanizing, asshole at heart. He does really want things to work with Maggie and the girls, but like like repetitious, flat wheel of time, he just goes back to his old ways. Having to buy that bag of tampons will always push against his machismo just a…

I was a young kid in the 90s, but grew up in a rural area. Certainly, not all women in rural areas are passive. I may have typed that in haste. But Marty is a drunken alpha male cop, who obviously made it a point to be the patriarch of his traditional family, while also cheating on his wife. He is a hypocrite.

It is obvious at this point, it has to do with some cultish fringe of the Tuttle Church. The question is. "Who is involved and how far does it go?" While that still feels a little cliche, I think it makes sense in the context of the show. This show has been so astounding in its execution much more than in its…

Yea, I didn't mind that she slept with him and that was what caused the fallout. It felt like the natural trajectory of the show, considering how she was obviously attracted to him beforehand. I found it cliche and rushed the way she just had sex with him when he was drunk and went right back and told Marty. It…

It's expected that females should start being leads on shows now, pushing the plot forward on their own terms, while making the right decisions. Basically, a lot of critics want some kind of a superhero woman.

Also, Die Hard with a Vengeance and the "I HATE EVERYBODY" sign. It never made any sense to me. I grew up in a rural area and, as a nine year old, I'm pretty sure I thought there were just really bad neighborhoods in cities where white people weren't allowed to be, and I would just be killed on the street for…

I would say for a lot of kids, hundreds USA and TNT airings of The Die Hard Trilogy and Shawshank Redemption respectively really made those films seem family friendly. The first time I saw Shawshank Redemption on some premium channel and I heard the warden say, "I'll pull you out of that one-bunk Hilton and cast you…

I've always felt like Artie tends to represent the everyman viewer of the show. You watch enough and convince yourself you can relate to Tony in certain situations: "Yea, I'm an alpha male; I wouldn't let anyone hustle me in a business deal. Somebody gives my friends or family trouble, I'll be down there to…

Ginger orchestrated the drug raid and just got Rust to go along, not knowing he was a cop. There was at least one murder (the guy getting shot on the floor) that night. That's enough to put Ginger in prison for life for felony murder. Being an accomplice in a violent crime that ends in someone dying is still felony…

As bad as I felt for Conan, his ratings were bad and not improving at The Tonight Show. What could NBC do?

Letterman's interview with Lindsay Lohan before she went to rehab plays like a cruel trick by a nasty old man on frightened teenage girl. I could never imagine him as a nice guy after that. He completely ambushes her and starts interrogating her about her drug use, when it is obvious he lured her on to the show…

I just re-watched the episode one with my friend who hadn't seen it. We were cracking up when Hart asked Cohle, "Did you get any sleep last night." Cohle responds, "I don't sleep; I only dream." Hart looks at him like a lunatic. It plays for laughs like it could have been in a Coen Brothers movie. "Let's make the…

I am interested in Rust's little metaphysical commentaries, but that may be in part because I minored in philosophy in undergrad when I heard there was a booming job market for it. There is an inherent comedy to their interactions though. Hart even says that Rust is a better detective than he is, but when you hear…

Even if he didn't get taken off the case, he could have been in a rush to get the guy, so the "ant-Christian" crimes unit wouldn't get to the case first. He may have even had doubts about who who collared the first time around and felt guilty. That would explain him going to great lengths to set it straight.

Paisley never dies. It says, "Yes I'm a professional and of course we should go out for drinks after work."

I don't know if it's total BS. It would explain why the whole serial killer aspect of the show seems kind of generic, with the matching body mutilations, the creepy religious connection, and the fact they're all attractive young girls. It seems like it might be more of a vehicle for the show to explore concepts of…

I have cautiously loved this show so far (as it is dealing with very cliche subject matter but rising well above it with performances and visual artistry). If they make Rust or Marty a serial killer, all of that good will is lost. It's not beyond belief that Rust is somehow tied to the new killing though. I noted…

… except he might not be the murderer and he might just be some guy on a rug fueled fever dream of meth and LSD.