…the grading system is b.s.

I'm concerned that Season 2 will only be sci-fi, instead of sci-fi horror. This season's better moments come from Narvik-B vectors, not from the nebulous immortals. As a sci-fi narrative, this show does miserably, but throw in some vomit zombies and it can be entertaining.

Well, the colored contacts were specifically to fix the light-sensitivity that goes along with silver eyes. So, presumably, as long as there are possible sources of debilitating light around, all immortals wear contact lenses. This show, however, has the hilarious compulsion to show off the eyes effect, so the…

I honestly don't know what to make of that finale. A number of things happened, but by episode's end, the best I could muster was, "Okay." It wasn't even a sarcastic "Oookaaayyyy!" It was more like, "Well, I guess that's the end of the season."

Kate (I guess that's her name) just seemed very eager, and it was so inappropriate to the situation. Like you said, she wandered in there going, "Hey, everybody! I'm Kate and I'm new!" I'm concerned for her narrative arc, 'cause it seems like it can only get worse for her.

Well, when Paige walked up to the door, not only was it open but Helen was elsewhere for a bit. My take on that is that Helen noticed Paige was coming up the steps, rushed to get Elizabeth's picture on the wall, then ran upstairs to get changed. Obviously, speculation on my part, but I can't see the KGB dedicating one…

Can you go back to being "Frank"? I know that account eventually got banned as well, but it was your most well-behaved run so far this year. And, please, let's not play the "I'm not Chris" game; you always fail at it.

You would think a new handler would introduce herself during earlier down time, instead of in the middle of a crisis situation. Being an unknown quantity under such tense circumstances is poor planning on her part. I found her funny, though, because of how out of place her presentation came across.

I suspect she is an actual field agent whose sole purpose is to provide verifiable alibis for the spies in the region. She likely switches out the photographs on her walls, depending on who's visiting. Maybe she even dons disguises and personas (although that would maybe be a bad idea).

Agh, right: Aunt Helen! I was thinking of her even as I typed my response to @avclub-61434336175af359217b55c4119f600e:disqus, but I guess I mentally separated her out. I guess because Aunt Helen exists as an actual identity, independent of Philip or Elizabeth, I didn't think of her as an extension of their cover. The…

The caller was an agent assigned to check "Clark's" voicemail. Since Philip was indefinitely held up in the safe house with the Mossad agent, someone needed to check in on Clark's life. Once the agent noticed Martha's numerous messages, he relayed the problem to Elizabeth.

That new handler is no Claudia. Her eagerness to make a good first impression was just comically ill-timed. Philip's reaction was totally on point: "Your best? What is this, your first assignment?"

Ah, you're talking about splitting one scene into two pieces. The first piece ends one episode as a cliffhanger, and the second piece starts the next episode as an immediate continuation of the scene in progress. So, in the example of Julia being attacked in the shower, that scene ends as Peter forces the vomit into…

Did you not use your Sense Motive skill beforehand? Hunch would have been useful, though epic usage to discern alignment would be most fruitful.

And that was the best the writers room could do?

Abraham was talking about how he thought Tara was following Glenn because she was in love with him. Then, he realized Tara likes girls.

Does that mean Pepper is coming back? Are they gonna do a Tod Browning Freaks riff? "One of us! One of us!"

I'm not clear on what you're asking. The second episode (Vector) ended on a cliffhanger. Julia was attacked by Peter in her shower, and I think it was before bedtime for the characters. When the third episode picked up, I think it was hours later (maybe technically "morning"), and Julia couldn't remember what…

Though it leaves us to wonder whether putting her head in a jar was properly killing her, or keeping her for later.

Yeah, this show seems to have collected a hodgepodge of tropes, and somehow failed to figure out the logistics behind the resulting mishmash. So they end up with a claustrophobic, deathtrap duct system to raise the danger and suspense, but utterly fail to give a convincing argument for such a baffling design. It's…