Dminches

Roland must have already reached out to Hoyt. How else would he have known already what happened to James? It was a dilemma for Roland because Wayne had the evidence to show that Harris was involved in Lucy's death. He tried to convince Wayne that they can't pursue it but Wayne wouldn't agree to just handing the evidence over to the DA.

Are we to believe that the DA was aware of Hoyt's kidnapping and agreed to just find different people to pin the murders on, including Tom's suicide? Was there any significance to Amelia writing a book other than the fact that she was Hays' wife? As I think about this more and more the story itself becomes very disjointed. Who cares about Hoyt? He appeared briefly in one of the first few episodes and then not again until #7. If this really was a conspiracy to let a wealthy local who employed a lot of the people in the town kidnap someone, the writers spent a whole lot of time on other, less important, stuff.

In an interview Pizzolatto said there is no connection to season 1 (other than the picture on the computer) and Roland is not gay.

Roland was clearly in bed with Hoyt but reluctantly agreed to pick up and question James. Roland also knew that James wasn’t getting out of the barn alive since if he did he would go back to Hoyt and tell him what Roland and Wayne did.

Maybe Roland told him.

I do think they may have come up with a new guilty conviction in 1990 but the fact that Hays and West are trying to solve it again in 2015 makes me think that they didn't get the right person in 1990.

Am I correct in saying that when the case was re-opened in 1990 they still did not find the "real" killer/kidnapper and as of 2015 it is still unknown?

Or maybe he doesn't remember that before she died he didn't love her. If he has dementia he may not recall the end of their relationship.

Agree. Plus, he is the ONLY Pearson who currently has a job (or at least has had a job). Do any of the others work? How do they pay for their lives?

After the 3 episodes do we know if the case was solved following the discovery of the girl's prints in the store?

After the 3 episodes do we know if the case was solved following the discovery of the girl's prints in the store?

Is it possible that modern day Hays is going to solve the crime that he couldn't in 1980, 1990 and whenever Amelia's book was written? It seems as though that's where this is going. Hays' mind seems to be able go places that it wasn't before he was ill with whatever he has (Alzheimers or dementia).

"Should" was spelled "shud."

The peephole was looking into another bedroom. Frankly, I thought it was the master bedroom but it could have been the girl's instead.

3 episodes ago she was saying "how far away do I have to move to get away from this." Then, after being kidnapped and beaten up she is ok cutting off the head of a corpse? I agree it is not believable. I am fine when aspects of the story line are a bit of a stretch. I do not like when a character's action completely contradict their personalities. Sam had to pay that back so I assume she did.

I grew up on Long Island in Nassau County so I know the terrain. For people (The Donovans for instance) who didn't grow up there they may not know the distinction between the different counties and boroughs. As I said in my post I may have missed the specific reference to Long Island and Queens. Frankly, my recollection is that the first time they discussed where the Sandy lived they said Long Island. When did they start saying Queens? When did they reference Queens? The first time Mickey showed up at Sandy’s during episode 3 Mickey says “here we are, Long Island.”

Queens is on Long Island so I am not sure what the inconsistency is unless I missed something. I assume Ray did it. How would she get all the way up there on her own? I guess the ladder could have fallen but I don’t see Sam as someone to kill herself.

I have only watched episode 1 and really enjoyed it. I am a sucker for good coming-of-age drams. Makes me feel young again.

While I agree that figuring things out before making important, lifelong decision is wise, you have to remember that this is in the 1950s/1960s. People all followed a similar pattern of getting married and having kids in their early to mid-20s and then maybe began thinking about life. It is only in the past 20 or so years that women (and men) realized that they didn't have to do that and could delay marriage and kids until they actually wanted to. Thus, the storyline is consistent with the times. I was disappointed that Midge didn't point out to Joel during the argument that she was open to getting back together but he said he couldn't handle her being a working comedian. He ended the marriage twice, first after cheating on her and then this second time.

I agree that none of this makes any sense, similar to so many other things.

I really liked this episode. There has been "ridiculous" stuff happening in this show for years. That's why Ray is still alive. That doesn't detract me from enjoying the underlying story line. Mickey showed family is everything to him. He took care of Ray in his apartment and then led the charge to rescue Bridget. I finally was able to enjoy him this season.

I found this episode to be the worst of season 2 so far. I like Susie but after a while her quips are not funny and forced. Is Joel in or out? He is the one who ultimately ended the marriage by saying he couldn't live with Midge's on stage career but he can't keep himself away from her. I really don't understand what the writers are trying to do here. Too many of the scenes had long-winded monologues. I like Abe but he talks WAY too much. I like how Rose is mostly short and to the the point. I hope the remaining episodes are good ones. Call me nervous.

I really miss seeing Mickey's way with women, such as Daryll's mom. He can really turn on the charm. That is better then seeing him only be a cheap, dime store crook. I still enjoy watching but the show has abandoned any sense of reality. I guess they just assume we will ignore all the absurdities, which I guess we do.

Midge and Joel spend too much time together for a divorced couple. It would be one thing if the kids were there too, but there are never in the scenes with the parents. I found that parts of this episode dragged. The art diversion was fine, especially in the studio, but the earlier scene in the "art" bar was way too long. Midge's "I am a stand up comedian" speech was waaaaaaaaaaaaay too long. Spit it out, girl. The Midge/Benjamin relationship is moving along nicely. He certainly is learning how unique she is.

This was my favorite episode of season 2 so far. Midge’s routine was funny, as was Bruce’s. We saw them interact which is always entertaining. I also enjoyed Midge’s time with Benjamin. They seemed to get along well mainly because he doesn’t seem phased by her personality, unlike many others. He seemed to appreciate her humor when she did the radio routine in the car on the way back to NYC. I thought it was clever to have Susie run into someone else pretending to work at Steiner’s. On a side note I spent several vacations in the Catskills as a kid at the Homowack and Kutshers. It was whacky like the show is showing.