LOL!  Yeah, I had a similar thought.

Not sure if I’ve ever seen that many tugs on a television show before. Read more

We need more reviewers with a deep sense of TV history. Being able to recall ancient 2017 times of The Deuce..... astounding!

Also worth noting for this ep: This closing song “Judy” is is an original— so much insanity in this ep, the subdued insanity of the song was easy to gloss over: Read more

FYI, Kelvin’s loyal follower is named KEEFE, not Keith.

It was definitely subtle, but Sally goads him with the “bad boy god” line, feeds into his ego by claiming his junk is “impressive,” and then strokes his shoulder as she’s leaving for the bathroom. Read more

Wow — absolutely everything is tainted with Barry’s past no matter what he tries. Following his dreams, finding a father figure, having a family with Sally, catching up with friends. Everyone around him suffers while he frantically tries to hold things together. So relatable on one level, and so distant and… Read more

America is BIG. And in the Midwest a lot of it is flat. And obviously, that wasn’t shot on a soundstage. There are a non-zero number of residences that appear, if you frame it right, ‘in the middle of nowhere.’ But there’s also probably a paved road within a couple hundred yards, leading to a main thoroughfare a… Read more

i think the reason we aren’t reacting that way is because we like it and think it’s good.

Currently, in the real world, @Tyler on Twitter is Tyler Winklevoss. Who knows what will happen in 8 years, though.  Made me chuckle.

Excuse my city-mouse ignorance, but do places like Barry’s house exist? What looks like a completely modern factory home plunked in the middle of nowhere, not even a farm or anything, just miles of flat emptiness... what market do homes like that serve? How does even get utility coverage there? I expect he could have… Read more

“THOMAS EDISON MURDERED AN ELEPHANT”

Great Kim Wexler comparison!

At the start of this episode, I was thinking maybe it was too much darkness without enough humor. Then Barry showed his son videos of kids dying in little league, and I just fucking lost it.

He talks about responsibility and thinking about others here to his son, but he’s just as selfishly monstrous sans the violence. He knows his wife and son are miserable, but, poignantly too, thinks this is the only way to curb his violent tendencies. Read more

So I guess Gene did in fact kill his son. Read more

I was totally getting a Kim Wexler vibe too!  

They’re in Hell. (You thought Kim Wexler had a rough go of it--meet Sally.) I’ve never rooted so hard for Barry to go back to being a hitman. He talks about responsibility and thinking about others here to his son, but he’s just as selfishly monstrous sans the violence. He knows his wife and son are miserable, but,… Read more

“The doubling of characters and resetting identities through a filter of filth and decay evokes Twin Peaks’ final episode” Read more

There was a moment, when Barry was standing in the light in front of his house, listening to footsteps and giggling from the darkness around him, where I legitimately thought Barry was going to shoot a prank-playing kid. Read more