Dowel Jones

Efram Zimbalist Jr. would be so unhappy.

I will give someone in the production staff props for using "Pancho and Lefty" in the blue funk scene at the baseball park. Because it was the original from Townes van Zant, not the rather lifeless version from Willie Nelson/Merle Haggard. Just my humble opinion.

How is it the twins can have a loud argument in their room without anyone else noticing, given that everyone else thinks she has a room to herself? Dorm rooms walls are always exceedinly thin (trust me on that). I was wondering how she was going to duplicate the bruise on her cheek, right up to the camera blackout. "Oww! WTF! I didn't sign up for that!"

I definitely wish I could interview like he did. "What happened to your hand?" "I killed a man for stupid driving in traffic."

That is correct. She stated to her parents that she had a packet of heroin in her pants and that it was from the boyfriend. That was exactly what I thought. If word gets out about the betrayal, that administration would never ever get another Afghan to help them. Especially since it was rather obvious that the SEALS on scene had a numerical and armament advantage and could probably have effected a rescue. But it did make for a very tense, difficult situation and excellent tv.

I was so hoping they would be named Charlene and Marlene (Spaceballs reference).

A quick search shows 83 trauma hospitals in and around metro Los Angeles. Other than plot complications, why is this one always so crowded?

If anyone is looking for a business to open up in Rock Springs, I would suggest an anvil manufacturing and repair shop. Because more than a few get dropped in the course of an hour of this show. $18/gallon of crude oil? So how does that translate into $3/gallon for unleaded gasoline?

The other thing procedural shows miss, for obvious reasons, is the mound of paperwork that has to be completed for every single thing that happens in the course of a duty day, not to mention drawing or God forbid, discharging a weapon. Several years, actually decades now, I remember seeing a news photo of an FBI agent in his shirtsleeves with a rifle at a hostage situation (I don't remember the details). He shot the suspect and prevented a tragedy. It then came out later that J Edgar gave him a letter of reprimand for taking off his suit jacket. Very unprofessional. Sheesh.

That and a coherent plot line. That's okay. I'm a firefighter and that's precisely why I watch Chicago Fire. For the sheer enjoyment of incredulity.

Eh, it wasn't any worse than Olivia, at the beginning, looking like she had a gym towel wrapped around her neck. Sorry, the shallow end of the pool is calling... Overall, I thought that was one of the best acting of the show in quite awhile, even given the "despicability" of all the characters involved. Bellamy Young does desperate drunkeness quite effectively, and when she laid into Olivia in the closet there wasn't anything to say except game, set, match.

In the hierarchy of really, really bad ideas, that might not have been the worst, but it was definitiely in the top 2. Redd will not be happy.

I am somewhat curious about the widow's recourse in this situation. Since Annalise went off on a rant (as did the porsecutor), and made the claim in court that she was the murderer without direct evidence to prove it, would the widow have legal standing to sue for defamation of character? I say this because she asked only if the wife picked up the prescription and if she saw the notice on the bottle of Viagra, and then launched into her monologue without waiting for an answer. Does civil law have reach into a courtroom? I wonder what will happen to the careers of the other students in that class when Annalise and the group come crashing down.

That was one hella short "convoy" taking her to the airport. I marvel at the staging of car chases on tv. When the other guys pull up beside you and try to run you off the road, why not try HITTING THE BRAKES? Or at least slowing down so you're in the back and can maneuver away from them. But no, everyone has to speed up with the inevitable collision. Oh, well. "Jack?" "Rose?" "I'm flying, Jack.."

I watched the episode again and, whether intentional or not, one of the best scenes to me was in the limo with Alicia and Ruth, when Alicia replies "So I can be rehabilitated?". She turns and looks directly at the camera with a slight smirk on her face, before altering her sightline out the window to her intended stop. It was just a moment, and I don't know if she wanted to step out of character for an instant, but it was cool.

It wouldn't surprise me at all if David Lee knew ahead of time and was counting on neither the judge nor Alicia's not knowing in order to slide it on by the court. He's always been a little on the outside of the line.

I'm enjoying the plots and subplots all along, thanks be for subtitling. However, the accents are beginning to get ucontrollably laughable. When did Pepe Le Pew get hired as the King's Greeter? And how did Carrot Top get to be in charge of the United Kingdom? One other thing. For the second time (won't happen again), I got cut out of the last 10 minutes or so due to DVR settings. Did anything extraordinary happen after the door opened to show the Forest Urchins in the jail?

In addition to what others have posted, that judge definitely gets the Lance Ito Award for Courtroom Management. Sheesh.

Olivia's classic question: "What path did I follow to lead me to right here?" Well..... Sorry, Olivia, I still don't feel sorry for you. But I do so like that term "America's Mistress" Abby isn't the best Press Secretary, is she? She seems to be blind to the circle of schemers that surround her. Nevertheless, if Liz lit into me like that, yes, I would be out on the street too. Nail guns don't work like that. And besides, Jake could have gone over to the other end of the air hose and unhooked it.

If you want to drill even deeper, try and find Zachariah, a 1971 movie with Don Johnson, The James Gang, and Country Joe and the Fish. Really.

I presume that at least one of them will be decoded to say "Tune in again when Blindspot returns next fall with all new action-packed episodes." It occurred to me that, even though the drone is quoted as invisible to radar (not really possible, but nevermind), it should be visible to the naked eye. If the Air Force was serious about bringing it down, why not put a few attack helicopters in the area and start searching? Yes, there might be collateral damage from the crash, and there is a risk of exposing your program, but the alternative is losing 1000+ people in the attack on the building. Very hard to explain that one. So Jane may or may not be his daughter. Jane needs a dog and an inattentive husband to pull off the hat trick.

Or the Manson Siblings. Did I read that right, where Laurel and Bonnie altered the videotape to show a false date? If you dropped that in court the other side would be fast to have the tapes checked for electronic alteration, a la The Godd Wife. The plot would thicken in a hurry. It's too bad Annalise is tied to Wes. That stunt in class should have had him bounced from the program. The law program, that is.

I find it hard to believe that Abby has spent all this time around the happy couple and didn't even suspect that they were having an affair. Or maybe it was the surprise of "Dammit, you two are at it again!" Olivia, if you're going to shank someone with the power to order an assassination, you better have a double jointed neck so you can watch over your shoulder for the rest of your life. And since you just cost President TrumpGrant his precious military base, don't automatically assume that he will send in battalions of Marines to save you next time.

I was hoping that after Barbie slipped The Ring on Julia's finger, she would suddenly disappear, followed immediately by an intense heat and an unexplainable feeling of doom from some far off mountain... Back to Barbie, with a pained expression on his face: "Ahhhh, shit. You gotta be kidding me."

"Jim, he's dead." Julia, you were sooo close to Star Trek immortality. When your space ship is a Prius, these things take time. Well, that was about craptastic. I would have been more surprised to see the final egg in the shape of an anvil for all the hints they left along the way. Of course, from the shallow end of the pool, if that's the way the Kinship dresses their women, I might just sign up. Joe. Never, ever, EVER walk away from your victim without turning back to look at him. Thousands of actors, innocent and guilty alike, have been done in by that very lapse in judgment. Once again, Jim for the goal: "On the plus side, she has your eyes." I will give props to TPTB for at least showing a part of the bomb blast on the side of the dome.