That was incredible. When I first heard the opening notes of "The Chain", I sat bolt upright because I thought there might be some "TUSK!" ahead. At first I thought it would be some montage-y wrap-up music, since it started with Martha standing uncomfortably with Walter Taffet in the elevator, but then it built up…

I was not equipped to handle that half-second of Mail Robot abuse with Gaad going all "SPARTA!" on Mail Robot. Mail Robot does not deserve that treatment. Mail Robot will have its revenge.

I totally missed that Philip was joking. I expected Stan to figure out that Philip was a foreign spy, since no American would put pineapple, anchovies and pickles on a pizza. Or at least he would charge him with the federal crime of murdering a pizza.

Goddamn fuck ALS. I have a high school buddy going through it right now. He was a very good player on the basketball team, a stocky white guy Anthony Mason-type who really knew how to use his body to get rebounds over guys six inches taller than him, and with surprisingly deft ball skills. To see how this disease…

How many episodes before we see a silicon implant tumble out of a zombie bustier?

Everyone in that cast did some fine work, but the character of Parker really leapt off the screen.

I really like the new Ballast Point Brewery location that opened up. But my heart still belongs to the ribbiting frogs and the gardens at the Stone Brewery location in Escondido.

Bring your pooch if you have one. Coronado Island has the best dog beach in the area.

I was trying to reconcile the scenes tonight with the end of last episode, where Stacey spots Mike parked across the street and kind of gives him the evil eye. I could see that she might feel he wasn't being completely straight with her about Matty, but the scenes I saw tonight didn't seem to put them at odds with…

I was a little disoriented in the beginning, because I couldn't place the location of the train station. The train station looked a lot like the little cozy stops that I used to see on the New Jersey Transit. At first I thought it was a flashback to Mike's past in Philly.

That picture is from the upcoming Fox News game, "Escape From Obama".

Maybe I'll finally understand what type of instrument a "recorder" actually is.

I like the idea that the KGB higher-ups would actually wear huge, Dolly Parton-style Big Wigs. I'd love to see Margo Martindale come back with an English barrister's powder-and-wig.

Pastor Tim's blonde hair always reminds me of the Clarke disguise that Philip wears for Martha.

I giggle now when I see the Mail Robot, just because I know there will be discussion of it in the AV Club review.

I have seen Hot Fuzz, but I don't remember that term in there.

I remember watching that series as a child. For some reason, the opening credits always spooked me. I would watch it because it was interesting stuff, but only after hiding behind the couch to avoid the introduction.

I'm not sure if I should feel ashamed or proud that I had to go to Urban Dictionary to figure out what "spit-roast" meant.

I love thinking that the KGB has adorable yellow labradors on hand so their agents can take them on innocuous walks through a neighborhood.

Wednesdays is a clusterfuck of good TV for me, with lots of Conflict Resolution needed on my DVR. You have Nature and NOVA on PBS, then The Americans and Broad City. I was kind of relieved that Top Chef wrapped up its season so at least one show dropped out of all the recording.