The producers definitely screwed up the challenge, which is really odd after all these seasons and how good they have gotten at what they do. Amazing how quickly things went from "everyone's fine" to "holy shit, people are dropping like flies."

I read her book, back when it came out (in 1998 I think). She was incredibly passionate about defending women from spousal abuse. To her, this was a case about an abusive ex-husband who crossed the final line and brutally murdered his former spouse. She didn't give a shit that OJ was a celebrity and former football…

That's true. One thing I learned watching this, I didn't realize in the beginning, before signing on, he thought the case was a complete loser. (according to the show's depiction, anyway) That was interesting to me. Throughout the trial and talking to media, he always carried himself as though he was on the right…

Clark was a really good attorney who was in over her head with the media circus surrounding this case and got outlawyered by the other side. What rings true to me is that she was so accustomed to winning, she had no idea she was getting her ass kicked, not just by the media, but in the courtroom. It's been a very…

That makes sense, and I figured a lot was left out. I still think most judges I know would not let them go there. From what we saw in the show and my hazy memory of the trial itself, nobody (outside of the defense perhaps) knew about the Fuhrman tapes at this point. So I wonder what foundation Bailey could have…

It's interesting to compare this with the Steven Avery trial, if you watched Making of a Murderer. Avery's defense attorneys were as good as any I have ever seen. Just stellar. They were incredibly nervous about making the argument that cops were planting evidence. And when they even implied it, the prosecutors…

That's exactly what he's doing, setting him up for perjury. I should have been more specific and said "asked a cop if he has ever said that word." It's just so incredibly inflammatory. Jesus. Most judges I know would absolutely lose their shit. Probably would call a mistrial and hold me in contempt. Now if they…

Asking a cop if he is racist, without showing any foundation for those questions? Would not fly for a second where I practice. Any judge would have my ass if I tried that. Of course, most judges I know of bend over backwards to help the prosecution, rather than the other way around.

I think one of the writers must have gone to college with me. I too was a goofy looking but streetwise kid, who had girls just taking their clothes off and getting in bed with me, uninvited. Too bad i had ED at age 20 because I couldn't get over my breakup with a married professor. Thank god my grandma knew…

It's quite possible they did have a hearing and the show omitted that, in which case, you are correct that they would not object during the questioning. Hard to believe any judge would have overruled that objection, dear god.

I haven't gotten the sense they're going to brush Ian's illness under the rug. I'm relieved to finally see him have a few story lines that aren't centered completely around it.

I try not to second guess them too much, knowing we have the benefit of hindsight, but it really baffles me they didn't object to that line of questioning.

I remember when one of the jurors was dismissed from the jury for some reason. She immediately talked to the press and said she felt like the prosecution was just spinning its wheels. Can't remember what point in the trial that was, but that might have been the first time I realized the defense might actually win…

I doubt he offered he a thing. Just spent some time smooth talking her.

It amazes me how much the defense attorneys were in control of this trial. In 99% of criminal trials, the prosecution has the defense by the balls. Even when the defense has better lawyers, such as the Steven Avery trial for example (those two were stellar). I'm trying to understand why Clark or Darden did not…

In the opening I thought Mike had already done the job and killed somebody but gotten roughed up a little in the process. Then in his next scene when his face was normal I thought maybe some time had passed. I thought Tuco was supposed to be his next job for Nacho. It was only near the end that I figured things out.

Holy shit.

Is it just me or does the theme from Braveheart sound almost exactly like it?

Mark Greene on ER. Had nothing to do with the character or Anthony Edwards' acting. More to do with the fact that the show seemed to kill off more characters than fucking Game of Thrones. He was just the last straw.

Is it wrong that I find this a little hilarious, given her words of wisdom on water safety last week?