While it makes sense that the unseasoned Woodbury troops would panic and run at the first real sign of trouble, I was disappointed that the prison folks were able to thwart the attack so easily. I expected that half the episode would be devoted to a pitched battle. And why wasn't it? Couldn't the prison folks have locked the Woodburyites inside and picked them off (or gotten them to surrender) at leisure?
I was pretty sure that the prison folks had fled (fooled me!), but the Gov was not smart to send all of his forces inside. The whole place could have been booby trapped.
Like most folks, I'm wondering why the merging of the two groups didn't happen in Woodbury. The prison should be more defensible in theory, but it hasn't been in practice. Morale would be higher in a nicer place like Woodbury.
I was sure that the Gov would either sneak back for a stealthier attack on the prison with his elite team or head back to Woodbury to cry about how the evil prison folks had ambushed him. Now that he's gone guerrilla, we're going to have to worry about him hiding behind every bush.
Enjoyed the episode. Not epic, not as good, really, as the previous two Clara episodes, but still fun.
The Great Intelligence is not my favorite bad guy, but I can't say that I really, deeply like any of the Doctor Who bad guys. Where's Darth Vader when you need him?
@Kristen: "When Tamsin told Lauren about the kiss I was thinking that she was trying to sabotage herself with the hairs in the jar thing. Like...ruining Bo and Laurens love or trust so that even though she got the hairs into the jar it wouldn't be effective. Tamsin would be protected because she did what she could but also Bo would be safe. If that makes sense?"
Agree with the review on most points. Good to get more insight into the Wesen world.
Couldn't tell which robber was Blutbad and which was ... whatever.
When Nick pointed out to Hank that the key is one of a set from the 12th Century and that, all together, they form a map to ... something ... I said: "Hey, who needs 'Zero Hour'!" My partner agreed.
Both Rosalie and Renard contacted the Council. I assume that Renard did not want them getting involved. Did he know that Rosalie had contacted them, and did that force him to send the photos? What are they going to do with the Wesen who killed the robbers?
"I don’t see how you can take such a flying leap and call the separation between Bo and Lauren a “break up.” It’s a “break” — otherwise known as taking some space and time for introspection and clarity."
Wishful thinking. I doubt that more than a small fraction of couples who "take a break" ever reunite. I couldn't find any research on the topic, but I did learn that nearly four out of five married couples who separate eventually divorce. I know that in my personal experience, 100% of the lovers who ask for a break really want to break up for good and are not quite yet ready to admit it to themselves ... or to you.
This is fiction, of course, so anything could happen, but the vibe coming off of Lauren was much more final than "just a temporary break." And, seriously, what do you think is going to change that would make her reconsider?
Claire's decision to give herself up may be a betrayal, but it's not "stupid." She hopes to protect her son by being with him, and to protect others by not giving Joe any more excuses to kill them.
We can expect her to try to smuggle information out of the Murder House, but she probably won't succeed. We can look forward to seeing Claire and Joe arguing and flashing claws at each other (for negative values of "look forward to") over the next few weeks, much as we can expect the same between Jacob and Emma. (Boring!)
Glad that the show is back and that Rosalie is back. Also glad that at least part of Renard's plans for Nick are out in the open.
Wondering how Nick and Monroe are going to get away with killing those four thugs at the hotel ... but it's not like Nick hasn't already gotten away with a slew of Wesen killings. Also wondering why Nick needs a "purification." I thought Renard needed it because he was so far from pure of heart. Does Nick have a dark and dirty heart?
Hoping that Juliette will find an "out" and leave the show after the Juliette/ Renard thing is resolved. Don't know if the writers/producers realize how unpopular the character is.
McHatton: "the purification potion is causing Juliette and Renard to have feelings they cannot control"
No, it's the curse.
McHatton: "Will the purification potion show what a Grimm looks like ...?"
No, a Grimm is just a special human, like a Slayer in "Buffy". (Admittedly, the show has told us so little about the origins and nature of either Grimms or Wesen that it's tough to be sure.)
@tememe: Rachel is Miles' sister-in-law. They may have had a thing going before she met his brother. I doubt they had a fling after she left her husband and kids to do whatever it was she was supposed to be doing; she was with Miles then because they were working together ... on whatever.
"Revolution returned to NBC tonight, more electrifying than ever."
Was that meant as a pun?
"at its core the show has always been a family drama."
Why does "family drama" have to mean "dumb as rocks"?
"Charlie is still holding resentment at Rachel for never coming back to them and she’s lost almost all of her family now. The comfort she gives Rachel as they are mourning Danny is the beginning step in healing their relationship."
What I saw was Charlie trying to think of a good reason not to punch Rachel out as she blathered on about watching over her kids and not putting them in danger. Charlie has no reason to forgive her -- given what she knows at this point -- for her disappearance, and Charlie and Danny's participation in the fight wasn't her call.
"Then there’s Rachel cutting a hole in Danny’s corpse to remove a tracking device."
Whatever it was, it was NOT a tracking device. It obviously came from the experimental procedure mentioned at the outset, and it just as obviously doesn't require an "amplifier" to work.
"This episode closed a circle. Now nobody from the group of Super Rick has not lost a relative in the world of TWD. Now everyone knows how it feels, and some more than others (Daryl, Carl and the boring Andrea)."
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5. Am I right that the story line with Molly suggests she was planted with Ryan well before he was assigned to Joe's case? That makes Joe's game almost unimaginably deep.
6. Sean appears to think that Joe's endgame involves a final confrontation between himself and Ryan somewhere down the line. I'm fairly certain that Joe's game is all about breaking Ryan and bringing him over to the Dark Side.
7. Ty's getting shot was inevitable. His surviving was a miracle.
1. I'm very close to turning off this show for good.
2. Who cares about the domestic arrangements of the psychos? The only interesting thing about them is that they're psychos. Admittedly, Roderick has some macho "I'd as soon kill ya as talk to ya" charm, but Joe is just a slimebag with an accent, Jacob has transformed from a lost puppy into a lost and possibly-homicidal puppy, Emma is a brittle (and, I must say, very well acted) basket case, Paul is an annoying ghost, and everybody else at the plantation is just window dressing.
3. That said, I was rooting for Jacob to off Emma. That he didn't was a big disappointment. I hope they're not going to spend several episodes building up to it.
4. Kevin Bacon, Annie Parisse, Natalie Zea, and Warren Kole are all that keep the show watchable on a regular basis. It was a shame to see so little of Parisse in this episode.
5. Am I right that the story line with Molly suggests she was planted with Ryan well before he was assigned to Joe's case? That makes Joe's game almost unimaginably deep.
6. Sean appears to think that Joe's endgame involves a final confrontation between himself and Ryan somewhere down the line. I'm fairly certain that Joe's game is all about breaking Ryan and bringing him over to the Dark Side.
7. Ty's getting shot was inevitable. His surviving was a miracle.
1. Linda Hamilton!
2. Carla is probably the only person out there who hasn't been rooting for Bo and Lauren to break up. Lauren has almost zero personality; she's not an interesting character. Also, Zoie Palmer is one of the most beautiful women we've seen on the show, but her acting range is very limited.
3. That said, the final scene with Lauren and Dyson was very nice.
4. Wasn't it Tamsin's malicious kiss revelation that broke the relationship's back?
5. Carla is spot-on about the dreadfulness of these lame "Bo & Kenz Go Undercover" episodes and their general irrelevance to the main storyline of the show. I hope the writers are listening.
6. What was in the box? I couldn't see it very clearly (I guess my TV is too old & small). I thought it was a hand. If so, Acacia may still be around.
7. We're definitely going to be meeting whoever the hell it is that's after Bo. I just hope it doesn't take too long.
"One question that should have been asked when David Morrissey was on The Talking Dead last night: How the heck did the Governor get out of that jam with the zombies in PREY?"
I also thought that seemed incredible. But Morrissey would probably just give you the obvious answer: He survived because he was supposed to.
As for Merle, his "conversion" seems improbable, but there's sense to it. Merle is with the group for his brother. His brother is there for the group. He kidnaps Michonne to earn a place for himself in the group by doing the group's dirty work. But as Michonne helps him work through the logic of the deed he's doing, he recognizes that, on one hand, the Governor sent him down the dark road he's on, and on the other hand, he'd rather protect the group with his skills than by repeating what he did for the Governor. He doesn't like his chances of coming out of this alive -- hence the alcohol -- but he's not so sure of his chances for redemption, either.
The question I have is: Will Daryl blame Rick for Merle's death? If Rick had followed through on the Michonne trade, Merle would not have gone out on his own and gotten himself killed. Merle made his own choices, but if Rick hadn't asked for Merle's help, Merle wouldn't have seen this as a chance to prove himself.
One other question: Is Rick's question to Merle ("Do you even understand the decisions you make?") the key to understanding why Merle let Michonne go?
I should add, re. Shoshana and Ray: I didn't like Shoshana being almost entirely oblivious to Ray's smitten state, but the one thing in the episode that made me laugh out loud was one Leigh didn't even include in the quotes. Ray says to Shoshana that being her first sexual experience means that he gets to teach her and that's a lot of power and he's not sure he deserves it. Then he says, "Yeah, I do," and rolls on top of her.
I was absolutely shocked and mortified about Jessa's marriage. I had no idea she hated herself so much. Clearly, Katherine had an impact. I don't think she wanted revenge, but she certainly got it. I kept waiting for somebody to stand up and show "NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!" Nobody had the courage (and, admittedly, it would have taken a lot).
Adam is a Bad Robot; he resembles no living person. The guy who demands authenticity in all things is not the guy who's moved by this B.S. marriage. If a reading is B.S., then this marriage -- and perhaps any marriage -- is.
The ending worked for me. She's not lost because she fell asleep on the subway or got purse-snatched. She's lost because she threw monkey wrenches into her relationships with Marnie and Adam and, perhaps, because Jessa has seemingly moved on from the single life. (I can't imagine that will last. Blech!) For Hannah to stroll down to the beach and eat her cake on the sand at dawn seems like a perfectly sane way to collect herself.
"I feel like this episode was kind of a wake up call."
Yep. And having already seen the season finale, we know how well that went for Jessa. Yikes!
Katherine and Jeff remind me a lot of the Jennifer Garner/Jason Bateman couple in "Juno," and that's probably not a coincidence. I expected Katherine to grow more sympathetic, and she sort of/kind of does ... if dream cannibalism makes one more sympathetic. Actually, I wish she had gotten to the punch line much more quickly, but I agree it was a very good punch line.
I'm not surprised that someone was able to thrown Hannah off her game, especially after Marnie set her up for it. I was, like you, Leigh, surprised that it was Ray.
I also agree it was a good fight. How real was it? It's hard to believe that Hannah's denial of reality is as deep as it appears to be.
Pretty good episode. Agreed with most of Leigh's comments.
Adam remains weird and creepy and oddly emphatic about truth and integrity. Still, the sweet and touching outweighs the crazy and disturbing (including the shower pee) for now.
Was it really necessary to go after Uncool Threesome Dude? I'm sure he exists, but the scene back at his apartment felt forced, stereotypical, and beneath this show.
I love the camera work/editing. Very distinctive, and very important in giving this show its unique feel. The camera loves Lena's expressions, and it's pretty good with "Marnie's" as well.
(Reviewing old eps on DVR ...) A lot to like about this episode.
Especially, Adam doing whatever crazy dance stuff he was doing and then confronting Hannah about her self-absorption.
Still not sure what to think about Jessa -- can a person really be a "free spirit" and still as cynical and angry as she is? She probably wouldn't be as high on honesty and throwing fate to the wind as she is (like when she answers the text of unknown origin, when she throws the bottle of wine off the fire escape, or when she tells her boss to be honest to his wife) if people called her on her sh*t more often.
The Marnie parts were mostly too obvious, but I agree with the highlights called out in Leigh's review.
As for Ray ... he deserves the beating he takes from Shoshana ... but not for chasing her. Ray is a familiar type from movies and TV, one who usually gets let off the hook too easily. In typical "Girls" fashion, this episode is both harder on him and more sympathetic than usual. He's a jerk, and he's not "f*cking JAP daycare," but he didn't have to chase Shoshana down to keep her out of trouble.
Watching old episodes on DVR ... Wanted to see Hannah get a little break since she just wrote down what Marnie was telling her, pretty much verbatim. Couldn't watch her scenes with the boss -- there's awkward and then there's AWKWARD. Fast-forwarded through about half of the ep. Have to wonder how/where/why Dunham imagined Adam. Angry, crude, lying, insensitive, sensitive, brutally honest, kind, Zen-like walking contradiction.
(Part 2) On the "messed up" front: A tender scene between two men, one of whom has just gleefully stabbed a woman to death. They bond over the second man's shameful impotence; he can't stick his knife into a woman.
Also messed up: Paul wants Jacob to kill him because it will "mean something"? It makes no emotional sense, and Jacob wouldn't have done it anyway. As Sean says, we can tell that now Jacob is no longer a murder virgin, he's a real man who may well hold Emma terminally accountable.
It's sick, and most of it defies reason, but it still, like Joe, has a difficult-to-account-for magnetism.
This is a really messed up show. And I don't mean that (entirely) as a criticism.
I mostly agree with Sean about the best parts of this episode. Emma acting like a killer with a personality disorder is what we should be seeing from these folks. Ditto for Roderick acting like a sociopath -- doesn't really care that Louise was killed, enjoys yanking Emma's chain, etc.
On the other hand, Sean mentions but does not underline another cool thing about the episode: when Louise says "You wouldn't really shoot ..." Ryan does. Blam, end of story. I do agree that it then makes sense for him to just take the head shot on Amanda. She's killing for glory; he shouldn't be able to talk her down. On the third hand, I thought Ryan's speech was pointless. We already know how he feels, and so does everybody else. Playing it up as if he's just made some major revelation is silly.
On the "messed up" front: A tender scene between two men, one of whom has just gleefully stabbed a woman to death. They bond over the second man's shameful impotence; he can't stick his knife into a woman.
Also messed up: Paul wants Jacob to kill him because it will "mean something"? It makes no emotional sense, and Jacob wouldn't have done it anyway. As Sean says, we can tell that now Jacob is no longer a murder virgin, he's a real man who may well hold Emma terminally accountable.
@MickeyG123: There are very few tests of common sense that this show passes. It's like a very unpredictable drug trip where for a moment or two you seem firmly tethered to reality and then, without warning, you go spinning off in some totally bizarre direction.
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The Walking Dead Season Finale Review: The Last Stand
I was pretty sure that the prison folks had fled (fooled me!), but the Gov was not smart to send all of his forces inside. The whole place could have been booby trapped.
Like most folks, I'm wondering why the merging of the two groups didn't happen in Woodbury. The prison should be more defensible in theory, but it hasn't been in practice. Morale would be higher in a nicer place like Woodbury.
I was sure that the Gov would either sneak back for a stealthier attack on the prison with his elite team or head back to Woodbury to cry about how the evil prison folks had ambushed him. Now that he's gone guerrilla, we're going to have to worry about him hiding behind every bush.
Doctor Who Review: Trapped Like Flies in The World Wide Web
The Great Intelligence is not my favorite bad guy, but I can't say that I really, deeply like any of the Doctor Who bad guys. Where's Darth Vader when you need him?
Why no "Orphan Black" review/discussion?
Lost Girl Review: Is It Just a Break?
Interesting thought. Maybe you're right.
Grimm Review: Code Breakers
Couldn't tell which robber was Blutbad and which was ... whatever.
When Nick pointed out to Hank that the key is one of a set from the 12th Century and that, all together, they form a map to ... something ... I said: "Hey, who needs 'Zero Hour'!" My partner agreed.
Both Rosalie and Renard contacted the Council. I assume that Renard did not want them getting involved. Did he know that Rosalie had contacted them, and did that force him to send the photos? What are they going to do with the Wesen who killed the robbers?
Does Juliette remind anybody of Donna Noble?
Lost Girl Review: Is It Just a Break?
Wishful thinking. I doubt that more than a small fraction of couples who "take a break" ever reunite. I couldn't find any research on the topic, but I did learn that nearly four out of five married couples who separate eventually divorce. I know that in my personal experience, 100% of the lovers who ask for a break really want to break up for good and are not quite yet ready to admit it to themselves ... or to you.
This is fiction, of course, so anything could happen, but the vibe coming off of Lauren was much more final than "just a temporary break." And, seriously, what do you think is going to change that would make her reconsider?
The Following Review: The Hunt for Claire
We can expect her to try to smuggle information out of the Murder House, but she probably won't succeed. We can look forward to seeing Claire and Joe arguing and flashing claws at each other (for negative values of "look forward to") over the next few weeks, much as we can expect the same between Jacob and Emma. (Boring!)
Grimm Review: A Tentative Truce
Wondering how Nick and Monroe are going to get away with killing those four thugs at the hotel ... but it's not like Nick hasn't already gotten away with a slew of Wesen killings. Also wondering why Nick needs a "purification." I thought Renard needed it because he was so far from pure of heart. Does Nick have a dark and dirty heart?
Hoping that Juliette will find an "out" and leave the show after the Juliette/ Renard thing is resolved. Don't know if the writers/producers realize how unpopular the character is.
McHatton: "the purification potion is causing Juliette and Renard to have feelings they cannot control"
No, it's the curse.
McHatton: "Will the purification potion show what a Grimm looks like ...?"
No, a Grimm is just a special human, like a Slayer in "Buffy". (Admittedly, the show has told us so little about the origins and nature of either Grimms or Wesen that it's tough to be sure.)
Revolution Review: "The Stand"
Revolution Review: "The Stand"
Was that meant as a pun?
"at its core the show has always been a family drama."
Why does "family drama" have to mean "dumb as rocks"?
"Charlie is still holding resentment at Rachel for never coming back to them and she’s lost almost all of her family now. The comfort she gives Rachel as they are mourning Danny is the beginning step in healing their relationship."
What I saw was Charlie trying to think of a good reason not to punch Rachel out as she blathered on about watching over her kids and not putting them in danger. Charlie has no reason to forgive her -- given what she knows at this point -- for her disappearance, and Charlie and Danny's participation in the fight wasn't her call.
"Then there’s Rachel cutting a hole in Danny’s corpse to remove a tracking device."
Whatever it was, it was NOT a tracking device. It obviously came from the experimental procedure mentioned at the outset, and it just as obviously doesn't require an "amplifier" to work.
The Walking Dead Review: Family Ties
"This episode closed a circle. Now nobody from the group of Super Rick has not lost a relative in the world of TWD. Now everyone knows how it feels, and some more than others (Daryl, Carl and the boring Andrea)."
The Following Review: The Hunt for Claire
5. Am I right that the story line with Molly suggests she was planted with Ryan well before he was assigned to Joe's case? That makes Joe's game almost unimaginably deep.
6. Sean appears to think that Joe's endgame involves a final confrontation between himself and Ryan somewhere down the line. I'm fairly certain that Joe's game is all about breaking Ryan and bringing him over to the Dark Side.
7. Ty's getting shot was inevitable. His surviving was a miracle.
The Following Review: The Hunt for Claire
2. Who cares about the domestic arrangements of the psychos? The only interesting thing about them is that they're psychos. Admittedly, Roderick has some macho "I'd as soon kill ya as talk to ya" charm, but Joe is just a slimebag with an accent, Jacob has transformed from a lost puppy into a lost and possibly-homicidal puppy, Emma is a brittle (and, I must say, very well acted) basket case, Paul is an annoying ghost, and everybody else at the plantation is just window dressing.
3. That said, I was rooting for Jacob to off Emma. That he didn't was a big disappointment. I hope they're not going to spend several episodes building up to it.
4. Kevin Bacon, Annie Parisse, Natalie Zea, and Warren Kole are all that keep the show watchable on a regular basis. It was a shame to see so little of Parisse in this episode.
5. Am I right that the story line with Molly suggests she was planted with Ryan well before he was assigned to Joe's case? That makes Joe's game almost unimaginably deep.
6. Sean appears to think that Joe's endgame involves a final confrontation between himself and Ryan somewhere down the line. I'm fairly certain that Joe's game is all about breaking Ryan and bringing him over to the Dark Side.
7. Ty's getting shot was inevitable. His surviving was a miracle.
Lost Girl Review: Is It Just a Break?
2. Carla is probably the only person out there who hasn't been rooting for Bo and Lauren to break up. Lauren has almost zero personality; she's not an interesting character. Also, Zoie Palmer is one of the most beautiful women we've seen on the show, but her acting range is very limited.
3. That said, the final scene with Lauren and Dyson was very nice.
4. Wasn't it Tamsin's malicious kiss revelation that broke the relationship's back?
5. Carla is spot-on about the dreadfulness of these lame "Bo & Kenz Go Undercover" episodes and their general irrelevance to the main storyline of the show. I hope the writers are listening.
6. What was in the box? I couldn't see it very clearly (I guess my TV is too old & small). I thought it was a hand. If so, Acacia may still be around.
7. We're definitely going to be meeting whoever the hell it is that's after Bo. I just hope it doesn't take too long.
The Walking Dead Review: Family Ties
I also thought that seemed incredible. But Morrissey would probably just give you the obvious answer: He survived because he was supposed to.
As for Merle, his "conversion" seems improbable, but there's sense to it. Merle is with the group for his brother. His brother is there for the group. He kidnaps Michonne to earn a place for himself in the group by doing the group's dirty work. But as Michonne helps him work through the logic of the deed he's doing, he recognizes that, on one hand, the Governor sent him down the dark road he's on, and on the other hand, he'd rather protect the group with his skills than by repeating what he did for the Governor. He doesn't like his chances of coming out of this alive -- hence the alcohol -- but he's not so sure of his chances for redemption, either.
The Walking Dead Review: Family Ties
One other question: Is Rick's question to Merle ("Do you even understand the decisions you make?") the key to understanding why Merle let Michonne go?
Girls Review: The Mystery Party
Girls Review: The Mystery Party
Adam is a Bad Robot; he resembles no living person. The guy who demands authenticity in all things is not the guy who's moved by this B.S. marriage. If a reading is B.S., then this marriage -- and perhaps any marriage -- is.
The ending worked for me. She's not lost because she fell asleep on the subway or got purse-snatched. She's lost because she threw monkey wrenches into her relationships with Marnie and Adam and, perhaps, because Jessa has seemingly moved on from the single life. (I can't imagine that will last. Blech!) For Hannah to stroll down to the beach and eat her cake on the sand at dawn seems like a perfectly sane way to collect herself.
Girls Review: Who is the Wound?
Yep. And having already seen the season finale, we know how well that went for Jessa. Yikes!
Katherine and Jeff remind me a lot of the Jennifer Garner/Jason Bateman couple in "Juno," and that's probably not a coincidence. I expected Katherine to grow more sympathetic, and she sort of/kind of does ... if dream cannibalism makes one more sympathetic. Actually, I wish she had gotten to the punch line much more quickly, but I agree it was a very good punch line.
I'm not surprised that someone was able to thrown Hannah off her game, especially after Marnie set her up for it. I was, like you, Leigh, surprised that it was Ray.
I also agree it was a good fight. How real was it? It's hard to believe that Hannah's denial of reality is as deep as it appears to be.
Girls Review: All About Adam
Adam remains weird and creepy and oddly emphatic about truth and integrity. Still, the sweet and touching outweighs the crazy and disturbing (including the shower pee) for now.
Was it really necessary to go after Uncool Threesome Dude? I'm sure he exists, but the scene back at his apartment felt forced, stereotypical, and beneath this show.
I love the camera work/editing. Very distinctive, and very important in giving this show its unique feel. The camera loves Lena's expressions, and it's pretty good with "Marnie's" as well.
Girls Review: Brooklyn, We Go Hard
Especially, Adam doing whatever crazy dance stuff he was doing and then confronting Hannah about her self-absorption.
Still not sure what to think about Jessa -- can a person really be a "free spirit" and still as cynical and angry as she is? She probably wouldn't be as high on honesty and throwing fate to the wind as she is (like when she answers the text of unknown origin, when she throws the bottle of wine off the fire escape, or when she tells her boss to be honest to his wife) if people called her on her sh*t more often.
The Marnie parts were mostly too obvious, but I agree with the highlights called out in Leigh's review.
As for Ray ... he deserves the beating he takes from Shoshana ... but not for chasing her. Ray is a familiar type from movies and TV, one who usually gets let off the hook too easily. In typical "Girls" fashion, this episode is both harder on him and more sympathetic than usual. He's a jerk, and he's not "f*cking JAP daycare," but he didn't have to chase Shoshana down to keep her out of trouble.
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The Following Review: Love and Death
Also messed up: Paul wants Jacob to kill him because it will "mean something"? It makes no emotional sense, and Jacob wouldn't have done it anyway. As Sean says, we can tell that now Jacob is no longer a murder virgin, he's a real man who may well hold Emma terminally accountable.
It's sick, and most of it defies reason, but it still, like Joe, has a difficult-to-account-for magnetism.
The Following Review: Love and Death
I mostly agree with Sean about the best parts of this episode. Emma acting like a killer with a personality disorder is what we should be seeing from these folks. Ditto for Roderick acting like a sociopath -- doesn't really care that Louise was killed, enjoys yanking Emma's chain, etc.
On the other hand, Sean mentions but does not underline another cool thing about the episode: when Louise says "You wouldn't really shoot ..." Ryan does. Blam, end of story. I do agree that it then makes sense for him to just take the head shot on Amanda. She's killing for glory; he shouldn't be able to talk her down. On the third hand, I thought Ryan's speech was pointless. We already know how he feels, and so does everybody else. Playing it up as if he's just made some major revelation is silly.
On the "messed up" front: A tender scene between two men, one of whom has just gleefully stabbed a woman to death. They bond over the second man's shameful impotence; he can't stick his knife into a woman.
Also messed up: Paul wants Jacob to kill him because it will "mean something"? It makes no emotional sense, and Jacob wouldn't have done it anyway. As Sean says, we can tell that now Jacob is no longer a murder virgin, he's a real man who may well hold Emma terminally accountable.
The Following Review: Love and Death