Dowel Jones

On the other hand, I, for one, will give props to the TJ Maxx commercial at the first break every episode. Very understated and no product sales pitch. Also a tip of the hat to Randall for his sendoff to Miguel and Rebecca: "Thanks for dropping by unexpectedly! (Oops, rewind) Thanks for dropping by!" Nothing like dropping an anvil.

Another way of getting to the passcode might be this: Henry sits down with Jason and the phone and starts typing out passcodes. He gets to #10 and looks at Jason. "One more try and you lose your phone completely. Forever. If you want a new one, you buy it out of your own money, and pay the service fee yourself. Your choice, but the clock is ticking." I could just hear the al Fayed brothers calling the general in the distance: "You need to be the President. You can lead the country. The people will love you."

Since she pinned a note to the dead terrorist that said "2 Down", I have to think she's channeling John McLain, and will now take them out one by one. Unless, of course, the FBI cuts the power to the entire grid.

I counted 13 or 14 KIA, plus the two knocked back from the Molotov and the one Jane clobbered with the case. I guess the Irish mob is having trouble finding good help these days. Good idea on the FBI's part; leave the three remaining gunmen unattended while you're getting out of the building. Remember all those attorney types that you told to shelter in place? Can you say hostage situation? And what was the point of having Jane holster her weapon in the middle of a gunfight, and get to fisticuffing with a bad guy? Did you have a problem shooting that particular one, or was is just the usual contractual "Jane kicks ass" obligation? I can hardly wait to see the remodel bill for the office. Weller's boss: "You shot up a lawyer's offices? Are you nuts?" And, while we're in Die Hard mode, the ex-mob guy should have got his John McLain on and drilled all three of the mob guys. Obviously he wanted to go out boots on, but don't waste a second bullet on one guy. Go big. You're going home anyway. They should market that video camera. Good for weddings, family reunions...

But, but, but, these are really attractive firefighters/paramedics in peril. That takes priority over almost everything, with the possible exception of really attractive nurses/doctors in peril.

Especially if he gets an, "Oh, what do you call it? An ordinary trunk call, yes, that's it. How much will that be? Hold on, operator." Muffled conversation, followed by gunfire...

Because, Hey, he ran right through the police roadblock. Oh, well, kind of pointless to start the pursuit again, or maybe call for more backup. Who's going to argue with him? Mr. Kaplan is definitely going to need some cosmetic surgery. And what was up with her webbed foot? She didn't injure that in the shoot, and besides, it would take months, if not years, for skin to fuse over toes.

It's totally possible. All you need is a grasp on a few fundamentals: 1. The FBI is incompetent. The CIA is also incompetent, but apparently pays better. 2. Dress codes are optional, particularly with uniforms. 3. There is always an overarching conspiracy, which will be solved at season's end to no one's content. 4. What saoirse said. 5. Characters will be having sex with superiors, subordinates, and possibly random walk-ons before, during, and after work hours. They will also drink with impunity. 6. Lots of people will die, except when they really don't.

Now that's funny. My guess is that in real life he would order the Attorney General (I think he has one at this point) to arrest the governor. Failing that, the lead US Marshall at scene. They did it this way to give Kirkman some spine in the show. What I find most unreasonable is the apparent fact that the Michigan legislature is 100% behind Royce. He's not a dictator either, regardless of what he thinks. Somebody should be speaking up. And all the police forces fall in line because, apparently their commanders told them to and that makes it legal. After declaring a state of emergency in Michigan, Kirkman should have been right there on television stating (to such effect), that all federal funding in the state is preempted indefinitely, all federally charted banks are to be closed immediately "for review". Once the NG commander defected, all NG equipment, being now owned by the federal government, will be locked in place by federal troops. How many room 105s are there in DC? I just had this weird thought about an army of aliants gathering in an obscure office building in DC, and communally saying "Damn. What are we gonna do now?"

I'm taking the opposite tack with regards to Jimmy's suspension. Boden gave him a direct order to see him in the office, as a Battalion Chief has a right to do. Jimmy was outright insubordinate when he refused first that order, and then stated "I don't take orders from you" in a very confrontational tone. That in itself merits an immediate suspension, the course of which should be documented in detail by Boden, with supporting statements from every witness in the dining hall at the time. But of course, the upper brass see fit to restore Jimmy to the job he wanted on the truck, thereby cutting Boden off at the knees.

"The Good Place" might be on shaky foundations if there are at least 55 categories of emergencies.

Is she intended to be a series regular on either show? Both series are out of CBS, so maybe they made a deal with her to avoid some future scheduling issue. Who knows. Maybe it was a checkoff list thing for the writers.

And Elizabeth will become Mascha! Mascha! Mascha!

Well, here's my totally preposterous guess at the first body under the sheet. It's Annalise, and that's ghostAnna working around the crowd, which is why she can move in and around a crime scene. Everything we see her do is her nightmare, which is why she can let out a ferocious scream that no pays any attention to. I don't think this will hold up to scrutiny, but I like the wide range of possibilities.

They glossed over the fact that she arrived in her own car, and left in his, thereby leaving her car there, for at least awhile. Cop runs the plate, finds out it belongs to a junk news lady, and relays that information on to the resident (because the rich do get special privilege). Plus they have to come back and get it, the the neighborhood Gladys sees them there again. More problems.

And, coming up in a future episode, (wait for it...), Amelia, who desperately wants a baby, tells Lawson she's pregnant. Because it's tv. I had a good laugh at the sportscaster saying Ginny was "0 for the entire summer". A little sharp, there. Yet next week she is at least nominated to the All-Star Team. I always understood a beanball to be a pitch aimed specifically at the head. Very dangerous, and likely cause for immediate ejection. I saw a player get hit by a headstrike pitch (not sure if it was intentional) in Single A ball, and he went down and didn't move. It took at least 10 minutes to get him revived and his game was over. And that's Single A. Hitting the other batter, on the other hand, would normally get a first warning, right? As they showed on the field. Although someone who keeps risque photos on a hackable data base, while not sleazy, is mighty careless. I hope they keep up a good mix of personal story arcs, without getting to soapy, and baseball action. If I wanted pure baseball, I'd watch baseball (at least til the end of the month), or any one of a selection of classic movies. "Anything that goes that far should have a stewardess on it."

That was a pretty badass trick, rappelling off a bridge and landing, unscathed, on a train traveling at least 40mph. Not to mention they all went off the bridge parallel to the bridge and perpendicular to the train, meaning that two would be wide of the intended car. Now, six carloads of whatever dimethyl ethyl killusol and they have only two guards? Who get caught slackjawed when the hatch opens up? Tsk tsk. Poor McGrath henchman. Didn't get too much to do, unfortunately. Are they implying that Kirk intends to drain baby Agnes all at once, a la The Last Ship? Because, aside from being off the charts sordid, it would be mostly ineffective. As they said, the serum is good only for a few years. Or, is he going to take just a bit to create that serum every week or so? With all that money and sidekicks available, I would think he would revert back to plan A and kidnap Liz and store her away.

Shoot. I had it down as Thief B. Well, anyway...(tips hat).

In addition, phone calls from prison are usually collect, as the state isn't going to foot the bill. You have to be a bit stupid to take abuse on a collect call.

The main thing to remember about the rules of baseball is that the most common word in the rulebook is "except". A third strike and you're out, except when the catcher drops the ball; A pop fly in the infield is playable except when there are two runners in force positions; and so on. I thought MLB rosters were limited to 25. If Ginny is brought up, wouldn't someone, likely the injured pitcher have to be sent down? I get that he's disabled, but in that case he shouldn't be suiting up for the games.

Available at a moment's notice from our favorite deep-plant Russian spies/married couple. Which brings to mind the fact that every foreign agent in America would be shitting 24k gold bricks right now (that is, if they weren't in the viewing gallery at the Congress) worrying about their immediate condition.

That's fine, I don't track the characters that closely, but my point was that Annalise has no authority to allow people into a crime scene, but she did.

Regardless of who is under the sheet, the PD has done an absolutely terrible job of scene security so far. Even one of the Keating 5 could get Annalise acquitted based on tainted evidence. First she rushes in and pushes right by the cops to the body. Then, tonight, Asher, I think, calls out to her from the tape, and she says, "Let him in." Whaaaat? You're in charge now?

Best. Cartoon. EVER.

The opening song to the episode was "Romeo and Juliet" from Dire Straits. Maybe this? Maybe Kevin should loudly complain that he is not submitting any reels from "The Manny" for Emmy consideration this year because of the writing, and see where that leads. Mostly likely, though, all he would get would be a city-wide "And?"