"What exactly does Lucious have to do to piss people off? To destroy his family bonds? To jeopardize everything he’s worked for? Lucious is the pariah that is never treated like one, so I’m glad to see Leah back, if only to mete out some karmic justice. "

It's been painfully obvious for a while now that the only thing stopping Emily from getting REVENGE is the show's PTB trying to keep this mess going to meet syndication requirements. This should've ended in one season, two at the most.

Oh but wait he had one of the best of the night when strolling past Daniel on the phone with Margeaux trying to get her to publish that farcical story about Lydia.
Daniel: (frustrated) Margeaux's pressing pause on publishing.
Conrad: (with a sarcastic grin) Perhaps she's seen the HOLES in her story.
He's got something…

I guess I fail to see the brilliance with regard to "damning Daniel to a loveless marriage". Conrad and Victoria are a bit more old school, where certain marriage decorum and discretion are a priority. It's not like that numbskull will observe any of this or that marriage will matter much. He's never been…

I think you might be jumping to conclusions with Emily/Aiden. I don't mind the idea of them ending up together, but the lingering camera shots of embrace-face with him suggests that while she probably does love him he's either still a means to an end or she's settling because she feels Jack is lost to her. Emily is…