You're saying the man can do no wrong, which isn't true of any artist. You're saying the man is above criticism, and essentially if you dislike any part of this show you're just an ungrateful little bitch. That's like the definition of a sacred cow. The man is just a man, it's okay to have opinions about his work that…

The twist was definitely crucial to the plot but it wasn't crucial that it was a twist, if that makes sense. Like, I could imagine a very good and tense movie where the twist is revealed at the beginning rather than the end. It doesn't feel essential that my mind be blown at the end for what came before to matter.

It's been a while since I read any of the original stories, but I got the impression that, just like in later depictions of the character, he can be abrasive and has some big holes in his understanding of the whole "human emotion" thing. Could very well be that my impression is colored by later depictions, of course.

To be fair I think a lot of those contradictions are inherent to the original character.

That seemed like one of the less implausible parts of this episode. Mycroft has always struck me as the kind of guy who is capable of making cold-hearted decisions, but is squeamish about enacting them himself. He doesn't want to get his hands dirty, he just wants things to be "taken care of", and as long as it's out…

I'm not judging "before the fact", that would be judging on no basis. I am judging the past nine-ish hours of tv I invested my time in and finding them wanting, and a good ending doesn't magically make the frustration worth it.

This show is starting to feel like a smartass, precocious fifth grader (I would know, I was one). There are so many deep and interesting themes going on here: the disturbing influence of multinational corporations; mental illness; our dependence on computers and the way revolutionary forces can use that to their…

That scene would have been worth it… If they didn't cut off just at the big reveal. I really liked the absurd vibe, but when it cuts off at yet another cliffhanger it begins to feel masturbatory.

I saw it as quid pro quo. Price needs a bailout from China or E Corp is fucked, which is to say all of Price's power is gone. His entire speech about "I would rather see you lose than win" was probably hot air. His monologue to Colby sounds more like what he is: a power player. Giving your enemy more power is…

Heh, that description reminds me of the short story The Spider by Hanns Heinz Ewers (which I'm amazed has never been filmed, it's the perfect horror story).

In the vein of exegetical (sp?) information, his most celebrated role was literally a man masquerading as a woman.

I don't see what's wrong with "not enough action." This is a show that started out as a thriller, albeit one with a psychological bent. Of course if you betray viewer expectation there will be backlash.

What I liked about season 1 was that it was both a thriller moving at breakneck speed… And an introspective character centric show at the same time. Very tough balance to hit, but they did it. Season two has been much too slow and didn't benefit from keeping the main characters separated for so long. And like you…

I still dig this show, but I have to say the beginning of this season was kinda disappointing. I gather from the comments that this isn't the majority opinion, but whatever, who's gonna read this far down anyway?

Who gets their memes from Donald Trump's twitter feed anyway? Steal them from a respectable meme well, like reddit or 4chan (lol).

This episode was really an ensemble piece though. I think Pam had more lines than Lana.

I would think depicting the facade of a real-world building is fair use however you conceive of it. It's not like movie producers have to clear the use of any building that happens to be in the background of a shot, even if it does say MacDonald's or whatever on it.

Polyester punk would no more be a music genre than cyberpunk or steampunk are.

What, Archer being alternatively tender and mocking towards Lana? That's been their established dynamic since season one! Besides, he was just leaving her to stew for a couple of hours until she got out on bail, not leaving her to rot in prison forever. If anything, this season and the previous one has had Archer…

Not sure if any of the 1128 other comments mentioned it, but this script was originally an episode written for the cancelled Kolchak revival called "the M word", but it was never produced. So that joke is quite a bit more specific.