Dowel Jones

A couple of things about bodies in the motel wall doesn't ring true. One, there's too much chance of discovery over the years. Maybe an accidental hole in the wall or something... and two, Mr. Kaplan had to tear down the original wall, stash the body parts, then put up new sheetrock, tape and texture it, and then paint it to match the other walls. That is not an insignificant project, even if you do shoo the maid away for a few days.

Regarding the helicopter, I would assume, however, that a group this well funded and equipped would utilize a more stealthy system for approach control than lighting up several bonfires that can be seen all the way back in town. Even setting up the cars so that the headlights illuminate the landing zone would be more appropriate.

I didn't fully get the motel scene (shades of The Good Wife, eh?). Has Kate been traveling around cities and stocking up the bodies from various motels and such? Agreed that the decomposition would have been much more severe. And if she dispatched angry boyfriend from Room 8, that's on her, not on Reddington. Also, it is with some irony that I observed that the Desi Arnaz/Lucille Ball movie The Long, Long Trailer was playing over on IFC. It just occurred to me that Kate's encounter at the bail bond office probably saved her life years later with Reddington. The bailbond guy mentioned that they put in a steel plate where the bullet struck her head. Dollars to donuts that's where Red's bullet struck her, and fortuitously bounced off.

Although it obviously would be contrary to the plot, I wish the mountain man had got his bomb together a bit better than he did. It was a shame to have all that planning go up 10 seconds too late.

Too bad the helicopter couldn't have been the clown car. First Lozano, then Bowman, then the First Lady, followed by Hookstraten, the eight new justices, Emily, Aaron, Olivia Pope... Atwood and Hannah lying there in the frozen Montana winter, muttering "Oh shit. Oh shit." And I wish Hannah would not be so adamant about not sending any backup. And land it on the 118 Freeway just outside Los Angeles. Again. Abe needs to be a whole lot more paranoid. Opening an unknown internet link on your office computer? Boom. Yeah, it worked out, but that's only because it was in the script. Opening an envelope on your windshield? Does the word anthrax mean anything to you? Was it explained how he knew to get an audience with the warlord in the Middle East?

Mur-der Book! Mur-der Book! Jayma Mays went all in for the cookies in that courtroom scene with Carolyn's skin rash. Loved it. Here's hoping she has a steady supply of stiff Peckers to investigate next season. Let's not forget the honorable Judge Horsedich.

He got disgusted with the way that his protege' was handling the case, stormed out, and left him with "If you lose this case, you're fired."

In real life Edmund Reid did retire to the "cottage by the sea" in 1896. He eventually died in 1917 at 71 years of age.

Carol Anne Keane: "Why don't we adjoin to the couch and you can fill me in on the details?"

In real life, do they still use the paper and board method for tallying up senators? I mean, Microsoft or Apple would have jumped at the chance for some product placement to show off their electronic boards where you can move files from one side to the other with your fingertips. The silo. They walk in through a padlocked door at ground level(let's just assume for the moment that none of the local high school kids have never, ever gone out there for a party or anything and cut the padlock) and walk down the entryway, and then look upward at the humongous 200'+ tall silo. Slight continuity problem there. Interestingly enough, south of Tucson, AZ, is an actual Titan Missile silo museum. The US had to make a deal with the Russians that, 1) The missile would remain inert (duh) and could be observed as such (they cut a hole in the warhead), and, 2) the silo doors would be locked in an open position at all times so it could also be observed. I couldn't transfer it, but a Wiki search under Titan Missile Museum will take you there.

Just for the record, so I don't get burned at the stake for suggesting it, that post was mostly in jest, referencing the absurdities of the old show Brothers and Sisters.

Or we could go the other way and the crowd from Scandal stumbles onto the set.

That was an interesting look at the Redhats at that moment. All season long we've been shown them to be a brutal bunch of collaborators. These two, however, instead of kicking her in the gut and yelling at her, just wake her up and send her on her way. Of course, it's back to normal when she tries to leave the processing center and is beaten down by another Redhat. I'm rather amazed that they haven't rebelled themselves against the Blackjackets after that massacre in the processing center. You better choose a side, guys.

They should have had someone stand up and ask "Mr. President, the infrastructure of this country is falling apart. What do you plan to do about, say, the Golden Gate Bridge, or Hoover Dam, for example?" Then Kirkman could cluelessly launch into a scholarly monologue about studies and funding, blah blah blah.

Hannah thought that Atwood overreacted during the near collision scene, but consider this; she was almost killed in a very similar occurrence. I would think an FBI agent that knew the Conspiracy was after her and anyone else in on it would come out of that car, weapon drawn, and yelling at the other driver to follow orders until they established his identity. And, as long as we're on proper procedure, why didn't she scream out for help down there in the basement? Get her partner there right away. Now, I realize that, 1) a fight scene was needed, and, 2) their only source to the Conspiracy had to die, because that's the way it is, but, for pete's sake, agents, put your suspect face down on the ground and get some cuffs on them. Hannah's friend is a bit light on the brains. "Oh, yeah, the gas company was here and they said it was a leak. No problem." Hello?

Maybe she just found out she's Benny's daughter from a stolen weekend long ago.

I remember an old spy movie comedy called The President's Analyst, with James Coburn, I believe. He played the super secret agent man who was friends with the Russian spy, and throughout the movie both were confused by the presence of a third, non-allied spymaster. He was from an all powerful agency called TPC. Near the end of the movie they revealed who TPC was: The Phone Company.

They could have gone all in and had Henry recite the pledge without the "under God" phrase and start a huge argument about that, especially since the Hermanns are strong Catholics. I did find somewhat amusing the way he delivered his speech in a fire-breathing dragon tone. That sort of bent Henry right over backwards. He definitely wasn't expecting that.

I was thinking that Hermann's kid had really uttered some kind of inflammatory remarks, and that part didn't get through to Hermann or his wife. But no. Okay, new medic trainee. Basic Life Support 101. Do not ever, ever start CPR until you have checked and confirmed that there is no pulse. You stand a good chance of killing the patient otherwise. I'm surprised they didn't at least hint at that, but Gabby the Hero stepped in and saved him, at the expense of a few shifts in the classroom. CFD could be liable for that one when the guy comes out of the hospital. As long as we're talking liability, Casey's head injury from Season 1 must be flaring up, because what he did was wrong on so many levels. I hope he coughed up the dough to fix that car window he broke, and he (and the crew) were damn lucky they didn't meet with a shotgun blast after kicking in the door. There's a reason Chicago PD exists, and it's not just to fill up another hour of television. I'll give some props to the writers for giving Dawson that one line: "You're gonna go Gabby Dawson on them?" I guess they're listening now. I loved that line from Benny's arm candy: "Is that (pediatrics) like a foot doctor?" Reminds me of that Julie Brown song from the 80s (I'm a Blonde): "My goal is to be a veterinarian because I love children."

Okay, you gotta love a town that has a monument to the largest surrender of the Civil War. With a white flag as adornment, yet. Poor Dwayne. As Foghorn Leghorn might have said, "That boy, I said that boy's IQ got a fightin' chance at three digits." Murder Board! Murder Board!

All I can think of is those two drones from The Good Wife picking this up, and then going back to skydiving cat videos.

It hasn't been done in awhile, but Warren Harding nominated one of his predecessors, William H. Taft, as Chief Justice to the Supreme Court, after his term as President.

Just for chuckles, I googled Flyfishing in Vermont. The various sites implied it wasn't world class or anything. Does anyone know differently? That's about my level of interest in the show now. I 'm betting girlfriend from Hell has framed Huck for Jennifer's murder, hence the non lethal shots. I am so tired of the tv trope of "Do you know who I am? I can make things happen, you know. What would your supervisor say if I called him right now?" And people roll right over even at the possible expense of their own freedom/career/life. I presume Big Badguys have thought to shoot some poor redshirt off camera to give the implanted bullets some real impact effect, and then transferred them. Take the Presidential offer, Abby. You should know by now it's a cakewalk; everyone in town is already corrupted and/or scheming behind your back anyway, and all you need is an Olivia to run interference for you.

Also, I find it interesting that USA's "game within a show" is set from the occupiers' point of view. Your job is to suppress the resistance by any means possible. I might have to try it out.

What was the point of the footage up front about Broussard's army/merc time? I didn't see any relevance. Well, we know just how venal the collaborators are, now. They're worse than the Ewings. It will be interesting to see the reactions as news of the total rendition creeps out. What happens to the LA bloc when it's done? Did they drop the footage of Noa getting killed for some reason? It's rather curious to have such an important character killed off screen. I also wonder what was so essential in those knapsacks that they carried them throughout the fight but never accessed them. Well, anyway, so long, Red Hand. I couldn't help smirking a bit every time Snyder or someone mentioned IGA. Around here that's a group called Independent Grocers Association.