Dowel Jones

Plus, maybe, a contract to work undercover spying on those mob guys. That'll go over real well if they happen to see it.

I don't remember, but did they discuss the other end of the dead drop? I know they wanted Kasia to assume the spy's identity, but they need to catch the handler, too. If they do, they now have a potential double agent.

The writers should have at least required some sort of passkey to open the room, say, removing a book from the shelf about Cezanne's paintings, or perhaps a copy of Perfectly Irrational by Dan Ariety, just to make an inside joke.

So there was no show on tonight's local PBS, and my DVR says there are none scheduled. Are they on hiatus for some reason, or is it just local PBS?

I must have missed it, but was it ever explained how the victim's body, encased in ice and weighing more than a few ice cubes, was removed from the freezer and dumped in the ocean?

Counting backwards from 1001 by threes? I couldn't do that efficiently if I was tired but still sober, much less while walking a straight line.

So much for Annika's baking... And Morgan's nautical skill. I loved that part where Morgan protests about being grounded. "Is that really a thing?"

Those scenes in the so called "mothering house" were sickening. I kind of got the impression that the men were just as brainwashed as the girls. And then to throw that denial of water to the Indian officer at us at the end...

Why are TV revolutionaries always so incompetent?

I'm not sure if it's NBC, or if they'd loan him out, but I can think of several characters in the area of downtown LA, say, around the La Brea pits, that could use some serious assistance. Or at least a good boxing of their ears.

I liked this episode, but, personally, an occasional joke is okay but I hope they don't go through the season yukking it up while jumping from suspect to suspect in their pursuit of the facts. That was really rude of Michael to hang Annika out to dry at the comedy club. "Surprise", indeed. He got his comeuppance. I hope Morgan and Remi managed to retrieve their kayaks after "nearly drowning" in foot deep water.

So why did that guy (sorry, bad with names) go out past the end of his line in the desert? Was he committing suicide, as the Sergeant implied? Or was he just clumsy?

I looked up the history of Groom Lake on Wiki, and there was an Army Air Force runway out there as early as 1942, but the CIA didn't start investing heavily on the base until the mid 50s.

Well, it kind of looks like the local corrupt cop might just have that in mind.

I hope they padded that doorway, because the stuntman did an absolutley great job of slamming his head into it. Tough luck, Rihan! "We just want you to know that we found your phone". Classic.

AMC put out an extra episode tonight, called 'Show Me More, Season 2'; one of those behind the scenes looks. It was kind of interesting. It was a bit unnerving to see the actor playing Colton Wolf (Blondie's real name) as a personable, funny kind of guy. Kiowa Gordon (Chee) parts his hair opposite from his character. The most revealing thing was that the director had to confer with Zahn McClarnon (Leaphorn) quite a bit over the ending, as it went against all Navajo culture regarding murder.

For whatever reason, AMC split the last episode, to me at least, into two halves, and the DVR cut off just as Izzy reached the isolated shack. I assume Victor caught up with them and killed her and the remaining Vanuatuan. Is that about right? And Izzy's sister kept Kalana's parentage secret all these years, too. What was up with that last scene where Corman is watching the recording of someone in the empty room? I think it had something to do with his father, but its significance? ETA - After reading some recaps, that is what happened. Also, the ending scene is Cormack's brother Ritchie meeting with his father, who hasn't entered the room yet. Overall, I liked the series, although it was difficult to follow with all the flashbacks. It's good to see something from a different culture on US TV.

I was thinking more of a propane powered generator, but, no matter.

I was waiting for the ghost of Blond Killer to appear before Vines out there in the desert, just as he was succumbing to hypothermia. I didn't look too closely at the final scene with Joe and Emma, but I presume his arm had healed by then, because motorcycling is best done with both arms. Nice ending. He's quite the silversmith, too. I think so. I started with the US Forest Service in 1974, and the Forest had several repeaters set up. What you need is a high point, an antenna, the repeater transmitter, and a power source. The reservation PD could obtain that through the BIA fairly easily, I would think. I guess my reaction came from that TV trope of always having the radio fail at the most inopportune times.

By the time they finally get more episodes ready, they'll probably say he served out his term as governor and left the state.

Not to mention that, as soon as the prison van is reported overdue and they interview Luis Guzman, her Mustang will be all over the police bulletins. She won't be easily hidden and Boyd will walk/run away from her in a moment.

Interesting that Carolyn apparently has the county morgue on speed dial. That dumb-as-a-rock-but-she's-in-love correctional officer is going to get a rude awakening when she learns just who and what Boyd Crowder is. Mexico? Ha!

Maybe I need to watch the show a bit earlier in the evening, as I was falling asleep throughout. It was dreadfully slow and doesn't seem to be progressing much.

I have never heard of an eclipse that lasted for an hour and change, so I looked it up. There was a solar eclipse in 1970 (March 7) but it lasted just over three minutes. Hardly enough time for the peyote to have any real effect. But, you know, it's part of the story. Show of hands - how many people flashed on Silence of the Lambs when the Sheriff couldn't find his pen? Me, at least. Uber Blondie, of course, has skills and can pick his handcuffs with said pen, much to the discomfort of the Sheriff. Somebody just kill him, who cares who he is working for. Leaphorn continues to be the worst interrogator. He's so wrapped up in the fact that Blondie killed his son he can't even think straight. Too bad Raylan's stuck in Detroit.

I missed the first episode, and it took me awhile to get all the characters sorted out, but I'm glad to have available some character and plot driven drama on my TV.