If Davis is with the attorney general's office, she'd be based in Sacramento, so a trip to Sonoma County isn't that far out.

When Frank told Stan's kid (RIP Stan) that he had gold in him, I was just waiting for him to say the kid was "so money."

This week's clues (not going to totally recap my recap of last week, but will try for context):
* McCandless, the Catalyst exec, is making a deal with Osip about the rail line (meaning that Osip and the Slavic gangsters are not using Frank as their middleman into the deal anymore. And let's not forget that Osip was…

This season is great. Yes, the first episode is weak (waiting until the last five minutes to really kick off the plot isn't great) but since then it's been picking up and the last three episodes have been amazing. I adored the opening scene between Frank and Ray. It was the right amount of truth telling, plot…

"Artlessness" to the line? I saw it as Paul being out of breath, having just dodged bullets, and overwhelmed with evidence.

Armitage might not be a body builder, but dude is ripped. I still say he should be Batman.

Having finally seen the Guest, I totally agree. These guys could do wonders with the Defenders or Moon Knight.

Exactly!

Yeah, they never did a close up of the body to show how exactly he died, but the eyes were black holes, a la Caspere's.

Damn, I also forgot about Vera, the missing girl. She's turned up at the Sex Parties Up North, but is apparently leaking photos.

Although they clearly matter in terms of character motivations and actions, much of the on-screen stuff isn't really addressing the mystery. I learned this lesson after season. A friend and I went back and watched episode one, and almost all of the clues were laid out there. Pizzolato is laying out the mystery, just…

Thank you! Forgot about that overnight. "Foreign interests" are trying to move in on Frank, or at least according to Mayor Chessani, take the Poker Room.

Based off a comment I saw on Gawker for the first episode of Ballers, I assume all present-day HBO shows are in a shared universe. So Velcoro could investigate Pied Piper, which could meet Spencer Strassmore in Miami.

You could say that about everything.

Ah, that brings to mind memories of Richard Harrow being the best revenge-getter ever.

He's bought out a gubernatorial candidate. I think that one-ups Quimby.

I'm surprised that hasn't been commented on more. It seemed like a very pointed "screw you" to sexism, as well as accusations that the show is sexist.

$5 says Chessani's whacko kid recognizes her at the party.

I was just joking about how playing two characters always seems like Oscar-bait, except here.

The backing vocals lose me, but I love the theme. The haunting, taunting lyrics really work to sell the feel of the season.