I always wondered if they'd actually show Jim and Karen being compatible, outside of being generally deadpan and physically attractive. But no, she never really does much. Turns out she was just a regular ol' Ann Perkins-type, doin' Ann Perkins stuff. Her presence is pretty much justified by that 'Jim's thing where he…

There's no problem with it, I think a decent character developed out of continuous criticism is a lot better than another cardboard cutout. I mean, that "I'm gonna try something here" scene with Sasha showed a guy with sensitivity, humor, and self-awareness, which is more than you can say for most of the cast that's…

If only she'd take off her dorky glasses and lose the ponytail.

I have no clue if Rick would know her visually, and if Glenn says "she never fired her gun", then yeah, he'd say whatever. I don't remember any main character actually dying in the shootout, so if Rick still holds some "Prison group" mentality (which no one seems to, at this point), I don't think it extends to some…

Times when Rick has smiled include:
-Just before Carl is shot
-Just before shooting Shane
-When Carl comes out holding the baby of Rick's now-dead wife

So in the comics…he's a guy that had a drinking problem (for maybe three scenes, tops) and is now alive and present in the story?

Did he get time to sit and cook the thing? If they just…moved on, after his hours of hunting, that'd be a dick move.

"Claimed" is like the show's "Walkers."

This is exactly what I thought when watching the Watchman movie. Except I didn't think "Carol", I thought, "That woman who can't act. Sharp cheekbones, though."

C'mon now, no one remembered Beth's name until they forced in some characterization by isolating her with everyone's favorite character.

I've been trying to think of a reason for Eugene to keep his knowledge a secret for weeks now. I've got nothing. Even if the science is too complicated for the 'Average Joe'-types, just having the monotone fucker TRY would be enough. Goddamn it, if he can't make some kind of analogy, he's closer to idiot savant than…

I think the lack of Jeff-as-teacher plots is a result of the limited episode count this season. And honestly, being bored seems like the main conflict in his life right now, since Lawyer-ing isn't much of an option and he's already resolved most of the conflicts he had with the main characters, probably because the…

I just assumed he died from old age, since Jake and his children seem to age/mature in dog years. Totally possible he died from something dangerously awesome, though. That's his thing, after all.

No, I definitely agree. There's probably a picture of a family tree and a listing of the murders and motivations that would clear up any misunderstandings pretty quickly.

I think he's gone through enough trauma on his own to find genuine inspiration in Maggie's search for Glenn. It may not be the safest option, or even a generally logical one, but Bob understands that following people with strong motivations is the key to keeping faith in that world.

I've dripped paint just about everywhere on my person, but never on my goddamn ears. That's all I'll say about that.

Yeah, I think the show implied that the vision could have been either Rust's acid flashbacks reappearing at the worst possible time, or the actual vision of transcendence pursued by the cult members. Personally, I assumed it was a hallucination the whole time

Being backwoods as all hell and losing his speaking ability from the wounds his father gave him, he "relearned" how to speak from watching those films. NP said as much in the "about the episode", which is why his tone changes so much (harmless in '95, dopey/sinister in speaking to the two black detectives, put-upon…

I like that the finale was NP's way of saying "See? SEE?! I TOLD you it was a character study! Y'all went nuts with the interwebs, and 'fer what?! The mystery wasn't the point! The mystery was NEVER the point! It's what I've been saying ALL ALONG!"

Didn't mean to rile any feathers, just noting that the "female protagonist in mystery plot must combat misogynistic institutions in addition to difficult case" is an established subgenre in literature. In the realm of top quality television (or film, for that matter), Top of the Lake definitely broke some boundaries…