In fact, couldn't. ;)

I think there are both metaphorical interpretations and literal possibilities about the ending, but if we're going completely literal, there's nothing about that final sign-off that couldn't have been done solo. Both the wide shot and the close-up were static shots, no camera movement. Theoretically Forrest could've…

The next episode will simply be Forrest alone in a dark studio for 30 minutes. No dialogue, just him waiting around. It will be very Andy Warhol-ish.

I think getting paralyzed counts as at least a form of comeuppance ;), but you're right on the larger front– Grant is now even more powerful in his sphere, and likely will manipulate even more people into their own downfalls.

Or, "How I Met your Mobster".

Took a year to get my wife to watch Season 1, but she finally did and LOVED it.

Except that Season 1 was in Bemidji and Season 2 is Luverne, on the opposite side of Minnesota.

Grant is into bizarre, antique medical devices… harmless hobbyist or lurking psychopath?

Not really, if you read it.

The whole series is viewable on Comedy Central's website. As long as you have basic cable. If you have Hulu, Season 1 is there.

Yes.

And his Dad doesn't get his insurance payment back. :(

You could just send a Tweet, you know. ;)

Mine isn't a reference to SH2; just observing that like tonight's episode, it's an extremely suspicious name. (On top of that, it was a short, to-the-point Tweet with no other info.)

Just realized there was a bit of a parallel to the film THE GAME in that final showdown on the bridge. (Something is revealed to be harmless/a farce only fractions of a second after it's too late to reverse the outcome.)

You're right, Breaking Bad has no equal. But Review has a lot of similar themes.

I can't speak to that with any expertise, but the requester of the 30 Pancakes was named "Christy LaPlant."

And no matter what theories we float, I think the fact that we can compare a show that features Glory Holes and Kicks in the Balls, to Bible stories and the deeper philosophies of Life– attests to the brilliance of the writing. :)

And I still prefer my Faust parallel. Forrest isn't blameless like Job; like Faust, he sold his soul for immortality (in this case, the show), and continues to be manipulated by Mephistopheles (Grant) to do terrible things.

It was handed to him a couple times, but he just couldn't make that leap.