It's actually a crime to set up lethal booby traps for burglars, not to mention how much money you can get sued for if you end up maiming one.

Seems there are several of us defending them. And I have yet to see any substance to the complaints. Just "terrible" and "I prefer the one critic format". What do you dislike about them?

I heard on your Parenthood podcast that people there hate them too. I don't get it—I like them, but even if I didn't, I don't see why anyone would *hate* them.

Seemed like Philip actually took some comfort from his message about redemption.

Right. A lot of the Brezhnev detente years were probably fairly quiet.

Yes, this. There have been so many times when the writers have been able to trust her to convey things with a subtle hint of a facial expression, where almost any other show would have to spell it out with dialogue or voiceover.

I disagree with you—I think Russell has been matching Rhys every step of the way.

Right, but I still don't understand the threat (though I don't misunderstand it in the way of thinking it relates to illegal immigration). That guy they kidnapped and let go gave sworn testimony before Claudia killed him. Okay, so? How does his testimony, if released to the press, cause "heads to roll" at the…

What about Keri Russell? She has been doing great work as well.

Huh, I thought Gaad came across as kind of a cool dude, a sort of badass, last season.

I don't have cable any more, but I did have it when the first season was on, and this is the one show I'm willing to pay for on iTunes because I just can't stand to wait until the second season comes to Amazon Prime.

Todd and Alan Sepinwall both say the backyard dinner was at Adam and Kristina's, as does my wife. But I and a couple other commenters at Hitfix thought it was at Zeek and Camille's new house. What say ye, AV Club commenters?

Often in Parenthood seemingly simultaneous plots are not simultaneous at all (or else there would have to be school on Saturday etc.). So I'm assuming the drugstore deal was a couple weeks later.

My issue is not about whether she knows about the taping—I have watched all the episodes, and I'm well aware that she keeps the recorder on her desk (something that could BTW get discovered at any time).
My point was how "Clark" plays the tape for her without coming across as very petty. He's supposed to be…

She wanted to torture him. But as I said downthread, once she got darted she should have quickly slit his throat before she passed out, knowing otherwise he'd wake up first and get her.

Right, good point. Or at the very least: the moment Larrick dropped to the ground and she looked down and saw a dart in her leg, she should have raced over to grab a knife and cut his throat before she passed out. Given the amount of time they struggled after he was darted, she should have had plenty of time to do…

He wasn't saying she wasn't bad looking (and FYI, I actually don't think she is so bad looking, and Stan's former partner, despite being a ladies' man, was really into her—so the show seems inconsistent on how it portrays her). He was saying "she's a nice girl, leave her alone". Philip did not feel the original tape…

One thing I haven't seen commented on is the scene with the truck driver (the commentary has been about the next scene, when they are talking about whether or not to kill him). He really did a fantastic job of portraying intense fear, but *thoughtful* fear, as he pondered each bit of information they asked for and…

He did an episode of Breaking Bad too. I agree, great stuff.

But he did suspect Philip in the pilot, and snuck into their garage to check out the trunk of their car. When he looked, it had been carefully restored to generic trunk status and he felt foolish and so avoided being killed by Philip, who was revealed to have had the drop on him the whole time.