About time they finally showed someone's relative, even if it's one that no one was particularly expecting. I've half-expected them to finally show some of the more notable familiar absences: Leonard's father, brother and sister, Sheldon's brother, and Penny's mother, brother, and sister.

When did I do that? I sure as heck didn't agree with everything Bush said or did so don't lump me in with all of them. Seems you're still a bit too angry from that long ago so maybe you should find a way to deal with that instead of insulting anyone and everyone who doesn't agree with you.

You've got some real anger issues for someone your age. I wasn't saying I hate liberals; I was just saying why some on the Right don't like them. I've grown up around enough liberals here on the West Coast that I've learned how to deal with them without coloring them with every supposed stereotype about them. There…

Being able to smoke pot is one civil liberty I can actually live without. Considering I've never had an interest in doing that or any other recreational drugs, I really couldn't care less that the government restricts access to it. It's not exactly the most pressing civil liberty that needs addressing. It seems the…

I'd say they do, especially with a show like POI that brings people back from previous seasons and has them impacting the main storylines.

And your constant whining over small things is why people on the Right hate many things on the Left.

Also, looks like we're going to see Claire again, this time reaching out to Finch for help. Have a feeling the software engineer will somehow be connected to Claire and Samaritan in some way.

This was one of those breather episodes that Nolan and Plageman talk about doing after big story arcs so I was more than fine with how rather mundane the case of the week was. I had the real criminal pegged down to something involving the new CEO rather quickly but having the case be so easy that really only John,…

I thought it was going to be Hawking or Neil deGrasse Tyson initially but eventually settled on Hawking since him trolling would have been a bigger and funnier shock to the viewers.

It doesn't really matter since I bet most people living outside New York could give a rat's patoot what is considered Upstate or not. All that was mattered the episode took place in a small, rural town that was not NYC like most episodes.

Definitely one of the best (if not, the best) shows they've done this season, mainly because they didn't resort to any nastiness and all the jokes were rooted in light-hearted ribbing that good friends do when hanging out with one another. The Emily-or-Cinnamon extended gag was top-notch and really reached it's peak…

Nolan and Plageman said in an interview with Zap2It that they don't have any immediate plans to add reinforcements for Team Machine because they want to show the team is still reeling from Shaw's loss. They did add that some allies (both new and old) will show up but for the most part, the season will be carried out…

As good as this episode (one of the show's best) was in balancing out the character arcs, action, comedy, and shocking storyline, I still feel a bit let down knowing that another cast member is gone at mid-season and the show loses another character/story element that has to be made up rather quickly. The remaining…

Her timeline for her return doesn't give a lot of hope that she comes back. This show changes so much in one season that her missing the better part of 2 seasons and then seamlessly fitting in again just seems really far-fetched. Plus, I'm sure having to write out Shaw so early is throwing a wrench into some of…

This is what I'm thinking. I really doubt Shaw did it for romantic reasons, based on the good explanation she was giving Root for them being a bad match. Root was not letting her go and the only way to get free was to shock Root with a kiss before doing her suicide mission.

I have a feeling that Shaw was one variable the Machine couldn't accurately predict for (unless maybe it did and foresaw her "dying") and thus why her showing up made the team surviving much more doable.

Watching the preview did make me a tad giddy because we now see Team Machine using that anti-tank missile they procured earlier this season, which I did predict after that episode aired. It's just too bad that it'll be used in an episode where we lose another cast member for either an long period of time or…

But her timetable for return is about two years, which is an eternity for a TV show. By that time, she may or may not fit into the show's plot anymore, especially now that Nolan/Plageman have to go to a contingency plan that I bet they didn't expect while plotting the show's future seasons and storylines.

But she also said her initial plan is to take two years off and then try to return. Two years is a lot of time to miss and come back, especially considering how much the show could possibly change in that time and how fickle CBS is in renewing shows. With ratings struggling a bit (and possibly even more with Shaw…

POI has always been about the slow burn with several action-packed, story dense episodes to serve as anchor points before the final 5-7 episodes go full-bore with the overarching story the producers want to tell that particular season. It's what makes it completely different than just about every other drama on…