Dowel Jones

Hey, you don't know that. Maybe Santa finally upgraded to the present century. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to hack the database and erase some (ahem) embarrassing data.

If I recall correctly, they weren't under investigation for their general hiring practices, but the specific way that they used to hire one set of interns and not hire Lucca.

Not to mention the soundboard of a piano is no place to plant yourself and dance around. They are neither sturdy nor cheap. Minor historical nitpick: The carpenter in me winced a bit when they were unloading 2x6 wood from the wagon, and modern day boards were shown (1 1/2 x 5 1/2), instead of a full dimension 2x6 as you would find back then. Having said that, although they are sturdy, they aren't cheap, either.

"Objection!" cries the audience. "Overruled", reply the screenwriters.

Are there a couple of housekeeping orderlies named Daryl?

Whatever is working for the writers should work for Jane, too. What I'm guessing (and I'm not going to rewatch to make sure) is that the Spanish quote was from something well known (NOT Hemingway!) to draw attention to itself, and that the tattoo artist was completely confident that someone in the FBI would make the connection between an abbreviation for sine and a half formed triangle on a map. Happens every time.

I was rather irritated at the attitude during the blown undercover op where Weller & Co. had to shoot it out with a passel of bad guys. The other team is upset that the op is blown. "Hey, dumbass, all I did was knock on the door and I very nearly got my gut rearranged by a 12 gauge. Damn right I'm going to shoot. So I didn't know you had an op going. Maybe you should have posted it on the website or something. Pffft." On the other hand, I chuckled when Patterson started to launch into a wordy explanation of what a sine ratio is, but the agent pleads ignorance, as in "English, please?"

Normal workday opening at LAL. Diane, Alicia, and Lucca are in conference. Louis Litt walks through the door. "I'd like to talk with Cary Agos, please."

My brother, who lived and worked in Lafayette, LA for several years, related a joke that the Cajuns there sometimes tell on themselves: "Most Cajuns are related to their father, but they're not sure how."

What would have happened had one of Alicia's clients/supporters walked up to the table, said hi, and stuck out their hand for a greeting handshake? Eww. In one of the most ignominious scenes from Grey's Anatomy, he had what's commonly known as Dead Denny Sex with Izzy Stephens. It was Katherine Heigl's jump the shark moment for the series. Regarding the bathroom plot device, wouldn't that vent work both ways, such as possibly hearing a toilet flush, or maybe the cleaning woman singing as she worked?

Maybe they got the actual accused people. That would be on par for this training academy.

I noticed the show did not have her wearing a ring this week. Last week, I believe, she did have it on.

If I had been the prosecutor in Shelby's case, I would have taken her back to the office and introduced a case law volume to the side of her head. God, what an idiot. And of course, the arrogance of her partner to boot. They're probably considered to be fully trained interrogators now. And, wholly agree about jock candidate. How he made it passed the psych eval in the first place is a puzzle. And even if Alex slept with Liam, she shouldn't have the right either to disrespect him in the office. I can just imagine the terrorists looking in on this group and saying "What are we doing here, anyway? We should just sit back, watch, make sure they all pass, and let this bunch loose on the American public." Insufficient Grounds, a wholly owned subsidiary of Central Perk. By the way, Alex and Simon. If you're out there for subsistence, you either hunt, or you talk. You don't do both.

There's always someone who would be willing to file such a lawsuit on a contingency basis. For that matter, he could file it himself. In all likelihood, it would never get past the judge's first glance. It was nice seeing the ex-Special Forces officer step on him by flawlessly translating the Arabic text. Henry even had a bit of a shocked look on his face. "But, but, I'm the smart one here." Stevie can still be so self-absorbed. Elizabeth caps on her with the remark "You won quite a few of those ribbons if I remember" (for showing up). And Stevie replies, "Thank you, mom."

Don't confuse them by using fractions.

I, for one, thought Philip just may have been right in his observation that night. The way the other guy walked around his contact was shown to be just a bit off. Someone watching the contact could take it either way. But I understand the reason behind Philip's error. I firmly believe it will come up again, with some consequences, in a future episode.

I read that Sarah Wayne Callies, along with some of the other cast members, has signed on for a reboot of Prison Break.

Such as having the Attorney General and the Presidential Press Secretary talking policy on a park bench, next to a hot dog vendor....

In real life, for this very reason, wouldn't a highly desired academic program require some more substantial proof of someone declining their offer of enrollment? Whoever killed Mahoney, it wasn't likely Frank, at least directly. If they framed the scene correctly, there is no one standing on the sidewalk or nearby in the street with a pistol with which to shoot him. There's only one car there, and I think that was Mahoney's town car. Also, Wes did not turn in the direction of the shot, as would be the normal reaction. Ergo, the shot came from some distance, implying a sniper. To the best of my knowledge, that isn't in Frank's skill set. I'm not surprised that the ADA could be taken in by Caleb's testimony. The entire staff seems to be somewhat less than competent. The entire city PD is on the hunt for a suspected killer, and there he is in your office, and no one notices. Hmmph. One would think that news coverage of the Hapstall murders and ensuing investigative ups and downs would have at least clued the rest of the class that the K5 were involved in something really big. Yet we never see any classmates talking to them or even acknowledging them. Is this all during summer break? And, finally, who manufactures a listening device with a flashing red light? As soon as you turn the room lights off, there it is, waiting to be noticed.

While they were cutting and beating on the shell, I was really hoping that the alien would wake up, flatten the guy with the drill, and scream (in alien-speak) "What the holy hell do you think you're doing??? Punk ass kids! Damn! This suit cost me money!"

Better pack your gear, Katie. You're not long for that house. Was one of those kids in the opening sequence supposed to be Will's missing kid? I like that speakeasy opening in the resistance hideout door. It was big enough for anyone to drop a grenade through. With the facial recognition technology they were using at DHS HQ, you would think they would have ID'ed Katie right off the bat in the subway. But that wouldn't work, would it?

"So, Philip, Elizabeth, I think we need to talk about Paige. She's showing some strange tendencies I think you should know about. She's even been telling me all kinds of wild tales about how you're not really Americans! LIke you're some kind of spies for another country! Heh. Heh." Uncomfortable silence.....

5. Maybe PastorTim harbors some sympathy toward Russia and actually wants to join in the cause. Or maybe he's already there and Philip/Elizabeth don't know about it. I wonder if Martha realizes how thin the ice is under her feet, and is actually trying to play Philip a bit in order to buy time for her to make a plan to get out from under the anvil, so to speak. I know she hasn't been written to show that much cleverness, but maybe she has an innate sense of self preservation.

I guess I'll have to get along with the accents, but if someone says wanker, I'm out.

I kind of feel sorry for the actors playing the Grant children. When they submit a portfolio of their roles, the casting agent is going to say something like "Fitz and Mellie's kid? Really? They had children? Get outta here, kid."