And that stare she gives Philip after he confesses that he was reporting on her in the cold open. For a couple seconds it looked like she might explode, then just softly said “What did you tell them?”

I didn’t remember that Gregory line. That is a good quote.

Because someone is doing his job! Unlike Philip.

Yeah, I was assuming that in a case like hers it was inevitable, and they wouldn’t bother with a thorough autopsy. But I’m not sure.

That had to be from the gutshot. Otherwise, those Soviets were some sick fucks for giving agents who sacrificed their lives for the motherland suicide pills that caused them to suffer, instead of being quick and painless, just for the hell of it.

I’d like to think they transfer Mail Robot to Boston. Then he starts hanging out at Cheers, making Cliff Clavin jealous since everyone likes the robot mail carrier better than him. Then in a fit of drunken rage, Cliff smashes Mail Robot in the alley behind the bar, giving him the warrior’s death that he deserves and…

I thought for sure Claudia was done for before Elizabeth walked out.

Oh fuck, that paint brush was awful. Me being an idiot, I actually thought Elizabeth would show her some real mercy by pulling out the pill from her locket and giving it to her so it would be painless.

That smells like cat food too.

I like the very 80s-ness of your King Slender avatar.

It didn’t even come to mind right away since it’s outside this era, but Nebraska is without the E Street Band too. So my top 10 would actually be pretty evenly divided between songs with and without them.

My list of favorite Springsteen songs would mostly be filled with stuff from his work with the E Street Band. But the two top spots are off this album. I love the title track and “Brilliant Disguise”.

It’d be much more entertaining to see someone get in her face Oscar Acosta style. I imagine a big Mexican activist attorney with a head full of acid screaming “THROW THAT FUCKING THING IN THE TUB WITH ME WHEN WHITE RABBIT PEAKS!” is at the top of her worst nightmares list.

That depends if the Feds could prove it. Even if the government suspected them of being killers, they might think it would be worth it to make a deal with the Jennings in the long run if it led to taking down more important people. Elizabeth and Philip could say they just recruited assets and relayed info. But the…

The showrunners have done such a great job for the whole run, I’m sure they’ve figured out an interesting ending. I could see them doing that in a million different ways, including what you just mentioned. But at its core, this is a show about a marriage. And if I were putting money on it right now, I’d guess the…

Rackety Sax would probably be the most appropriate soundtrack choice for that dramatic showdown.

I kept thinking Paige would stop at the house and notice Stan snooping right as he came across something. Then when he just barely noticed her, she’d reflexively hit him in the head with something and kill him. Then mom and dad would come home to Paige there with Agent Beeman dead in the garage. That would have put…

No show’s endgame has filled me with such a prolonged feeling of dread and anxiety. I’ve been on edge 3 or 4 episodes in a row, for the entire episode of each one. And there’s 3 left!

Oh yeah, that’s right.

I think the finale could refer to the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. It was first proposed in 1982. But it wasn’t signed until 1991, which could imply another time jump. But the title I saw was “Start”, not “START”, so it may not even have anything to do with that.