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Leftovers is so inconsistent. It seems like every other episode is good and then is followed by one that is either puzzling or horrifying. Solace for Tired Feet was puzzling to me - more questions than answers. Just when I thought Kevin Jr. wasn't crazy, now it appears that he is well on the way. His story line reminds me of the TV series Awake, where the main character was living two parallel lives. He has this positive and real relationship with Norah and then these crazy blackouts. I'm almost sorry to learn that it's been renewed. I would kind of prefer that they wind it up and put it out of its misery. Instead, I think we're going to have endless Lost-type mysteries and dropped story lines. It's also really hard to watch all these vicious dogs. I love dogs and hate seeing them portrayed as menacing.

I just find the show poorly written and the storyline makes no sense, so I don't care if they get another season. The actors are good, but not with this material. The story as it's been written makes them unlikeable in my opinion.

Wouldn't people be upset 3 years later because they still don't know what happened? I don't think it's necessarily the Rapture. I think it's the not knowing what happened to 2% of the world population that makes people so anxious. It could be extra-terrestrial in nature. It could be that everything you always believed about the laws of nature is apparently wrong. More people could disappear or maybe something even worse is right around the corner. It's the not knowing that makes people fearful and lacking in trust.

I was thinking about how Stan said to Nina this episode, that he couldn't be traced as doing treason as there could very well be a mole at the agency. Then he mentioned how people leave classified reports on the robot mail cart all the time. Then Martha brings home some of those documents. When Phillip gave her that chilling look in response to her mentioning his toupee, I thought she was a goner. But maybe she won't die. Maybe she'll end up going to prison for the info that Stan took, maybe she'll be blamed for being the mole. That would get her out of Phillip's "hair" (hah!) and give Stan cover. And when she starts talking about her husband Clark, they will likely think she's crazy too!

When they left the scene of the parent-less boy looking at drawings of Phillip & Elizabeth as a cliffhanger moment....well, I'm not going to get sucked into thinking Stan is closing in on them. He's a trained FBI agent and doesn't recognize those drawings as his neighbors. Chances are pretty slim that that poor boy will recognize people he's barely ever seen. Otherwise, this was a really good, action-packed episode. Larrick is one scary guy, but then so are all of these people. I love this show!

Oleg (Costa Ronin) was a guest on this week's Afterbuzz TV Americans After-show podcast. He's absolutely charming!

Phillip was absolutely terrifying in this episode. I was certain he would kill the pastor. It especially creeped me out because my son-in-law is a pastor and he works alone in the church at night. I even spotted a wedding ring on the pastor's hand and thought about the loss to his family. I guess Phillip decided that the pastor's beliefs are sincere, which is why he let him live. But now there is one person who cares about Paige and has an idea what at least one of her parents is like. Speaking of which, I feel that Elizabeth's anger towards Paige is kind of unfair, since she and Phillip chose to give Paige and Henry an easy life. I do think Paige deserves punishment for sneaking around in the first place, and for giving away her savings without consulting her parents, but it isn't her fault that her childhood has been easier than her parents'. Kudos to Martha for connecting Emmett and LeeAnne's murders to the big meeting. She doesn't deserve what is probably ahead for her. It's so odd to find yourself rooting for P&E, knowing that they are murderous monsters. If their kids ever find out what they are capable of, the fallout will be tragic.

This one was a heartbreaker. Those boys probably didn't have a lot of treatments available to them and surely they had shortened lives. So tragic! It's funny, but as nice as the new Nonnatus hall is, I miss the old one. Everything seems brighter and more vivid this season. I think I prefer the more sepia tones of the past seasons. Chummy's "problem" of too much time seemed pretty manufactured, but she will be happier keeping her hand in as a midwife. And we need her to still be on the show!

That was such a fun tribal council! I found both Sarah & Kass to be insufferable tonight. I'm not sure Kass did herself any favors by flipping. Time will tell, but she's at the bottom of both alliances at this point. I hate to say it, but Tony is starting to grow on me. He's so over the top, he sounds like a used car salesman, but at least he's playing and keeping things interesting. I was impressed with Trish's people skills and surprised by Sarah being such a good sport about being blindsided.