Am I the only person here who felt a bit tainted after watching the closing scene(s)? I mean infanticide, really? Perhaps we could have Dorian frotting a French poodle in next week's episode.

In regards to the feminist argument TD marginalizes the female characters within the story, an article by a female writer which I believe puts this aspect into proper perspective. Not having the time to read the 1900+ posts in this discussion, I hope I am not repeating the link: http://www.slate.com/articl…

This may seem an irrelevant point of curiosity, but in respect to imagery on TD, what do you make of the prevalence of the oil refineries throughout the show? They seem almost ever present in the background during the exterior sets. They are also very dominant in the opening credits. Is this merely to function as…