Emily Thrace

The thing is Catherine's body alone even with his dna on it doesn't condemn Pope. Baz makes too much sense as viable suspect with motive. They would need an eyewitness or something that ties Pope directly to the burial site if they actually want to get a conviction. Otherwise all Pope's lawyer would need to do is bring up Catherine's cheating boyfriend with a violent family history and you have reasonable doubt.

1) Cocaine is a hell of a drug 2) He is grieving, anger is a pretty common response. Especially for someone who isn't introspective like Craig. Someone like him is less likely to get hung up on the depression and sadness but anger can be harder to let go of because you have to recognize it. I also think both Craig and Darren are taking out their anger on Jay. Smurf basically used her will to call them fuck ups but since she isn't there to be mad at Jay is a convenient target.

I could see them doing something like Grey's did with April. Where Nic is working some where else and so isn't at Chastain anymore. Conrad could just mention her every once in a while.

I keep thinking the flashbacks are meant to fill in Jake and Pope's relationship in the past so we know where they stand when Jake shows up in the present. Or even that they couldn't get old Jake's actor back because of Covid so they went with flashbacks instead. Also isn't the cop in this episode the same one played by James Remar last year?

Well Jake is around in the past but is still AWOL in the present but I think they are going to play the Pam card first. I can't see her sticking around though. The show just doesn't make sense with another woman in Smurf's house. The boys will have to outflank her or bury her. Surely she must realize that. I wonder if that is why she is hesitant. Maybe she thinks Pope will still have a soft spot for his Aunt Birdie? Renn and Craig's dilemma is interesting one. Craig is right but I kinda see Renn's point too. Craig could get busted or killed most days of the week and then where would they be if she depends on him. I think giving her a legitimate job might work maybe she could run Jay's bowling alley? Speaking of Jay, I always thought his plan was to cut Craig and Darren in on the money he took from Smurf. They might be the only people he actually likes. I think he sees that those two are Smurf's victims too. Pope he is wary of. Some of that is Pope's fault and some of that is Jay's. They both have the same lack of communication skills. Also please keep Nicki in Barstow where she belongs.

The only possibility that really fits there is if Serena is not considered under Canadian jurisdiction. The idea that her baby would not be Canadian even if its born there or that we would deport a mother away from her child simply would not happen under Canadian law. It would be a betrayal of Canadian values and a complete 180 in terms of our laws. Canada is much more in favor of immigration in general and our laws are much more in favor of protecting the immigrant as than in the US. Our immigration laws were completely reworked in 1947 and are based in the old school open immigration ideas and the protection of refugees. There have been reforms and changes over the years but even us giving up Fred is a bit of a stretch since we usually won't hand over anyone if the death penalty is on the table.

I think it did fit, Dylan didn't want John to be revealed as DJ's father. He was trying to protect and keep his child which is very much a theme of the show.

There really isn't a way to completely lock down the Canada-US border. There are too many old roads and woodlands. You can make it impossible to leave Gilead by having rings of security around where the people that makes it impossible to reach the border. Which is effectively the same thing.

One comic book character that the Female Loki could be is that Loki has a daughter in some of the comic stories. He did seem to recognize her. It would certainly explain why he went with her. It would introduce a family element to the story something all the disney+ shows have had and was always a big element of the Thor movies.

I can't believe we are having a discussion about a show involving mass rape and subjugation of women and you think it remotely okay to comment on the attractiveness of an actress as if it is her only value. Alexis Bledel gave an amazing performance in tonight's episode. That should be what matters. I don't understand how you can watch this show and still talk about the people in it like they are decorative dolls.

I know most think Dylan is invested in destroying Erin's diaries because he did something wrong but I wonder if it might be about DJ. If DJ's biological father is revealed Dylan could lose custody. Maybe that is actually what he is afraid of. He acts ambivalent but he is also moving along with the adoption. I don't think he as detached he claims. He wouldn't have been so angry about the results of the paternity test if he didn't care.

Yeah Erin being shot accidentally makes sense considering the way she was shot. It was a graze not a direct hit. Maybe Erin met up with John to get money for DJ's surgery. Billy found them and tried to shoot John but hit Erin instead. He was traumatized and/or drunk so he doesn't remember exactly what happened.

I'm not going digging through the internet to find my ten year old university genetics textbook. Believe me or do your own research its up to you. If you want a bit more specificity Erin would share about 3% of her dna with John and Billy. Usually on a dna profile this will show as shadows or duplications on the X chromosome. Its possible it slight enough in this case it simply missed by the lab. Or they just did a comparison and no other testing. Or DJ's father is actually someone who hasn't been considered yet. Just because John or Billy believe they are DJ's father doesn't mean its true. I actually wonder about Dylan's father, it would explain why they are eager to adopt DJ. Dylan could be trying to protect him by burning the diaries. Also Dylan being adopted might explain his behavior somewhat, he's a golden child who grew into an entitled asshole. The location of the murder still bugs me. Why would John or Billy meet up with Erin there? As Mare has already pointed out why not pick her up in his truck closer to home. I almost wonder if Erin went out to meet Dylan he attacked her and Billy came along and shot Erin while trying stop Dylan. That would make two people who tried to shot Dylan and missed. Plus I still don't think Dylan has strong enough motive. Unless there is something else going on. One thought I had is if Dylan is moving drugs he might have used Erin and/or the baby to do it. People don't expect there to be drugs in the diaper bag. With Erin's wide eyed look she would have made a great mule.

That's actually the one thing that bugs me about Billy or John being DJ's father usually a dna profile will reveal traces of incest. It leaves distinctive patterns on the dna. Unless Erin isn't Kenny's biological daughter.

Yeah that's my theory the picture shows Dylan with a load of drugs. I actually know a couple of local dealers who got busted posting pictures of large amounts of money and drugs on Facebook. Dylan was at least smart enough to try to hide the evidence. Although one thing they haven't explained is why Billy met her all the way up by the college. He works shifts maybe its on his way home from work? I think the location rules John out actually since he was at the bar with Frank and then drove him home around 2 and Franks now ex girlfriend corroborated that. I don't know if John would have had time to go to the crime scene after that. I wouldn't be surprised though if John is actually DJ's father and Billy killed her to protect John.

They have cast a teenage Pope, Julia, and Baz. They won't show up until season 6 though. Season 5 looks good so far. One thing I noticed about the trailer is no sign of Angela(she won't be missed) or Frankie (who was mildly interesting). Renn is there briefly but it looks like she might be in trouble. I hope she doesn't end up fridged she's the closest any of the boys has come to a viable likable love interest. I think Pope saw Jay as a threat initially as competition for his place in Smurf's affections. (Darren had a similar reaction) He was just out of prison so when Jay showed up so his emotions would have been all shut down. I think by the time he calmed down he saw something in Jay he didn't like. I think Jay reminds him of himself or Baz at that age in ways he doesn't like. That Jay is too controlled and Pope sees it as being cold. Jay isn't actually cold the way Baz was but Pope has very little emotional intelligence and doesn't see that. Pope tends to assume the worst of people's intentions and since Jay's intentions are hard for us to read it basically impossible for someone like Pope. Plus Pope is right that Jay lies a lot and Pope hates liars. Jay doesn't actually intend to hurt Pope he wants to get Smurf but Pope doesn't know that. Its funny though Craig sussed out that Jay was a scared kid almost instantly because Craig is emotionally intelligent. That's why he gets along with Jay best initially.

I'm not sure about Dylan I think he could be involved in something shady like say dealing drugs that Erin knew about and might have written about. (Siobhan was in the woods that night to pickup pot) I don't think he killed her. I just don't see a real motive in his case. He had all the power in his relationship with Erin why kill her? I don't think Mare will be in any trouble. The press is going to love her that alone should save her ass. Plus it was her source who had the info that caught the bastard. I can see them bullshiting that she introduced Colin to the source and they stopped at the house on way home. I am starting to wonder about Frank Ross. The way his son was acting I almost wondered if he had been molesting him. That was going to reveal a family history of sexual abuse and lead to his sketchy brother being revealed as DJ's father. I am still thinking he killed Erin to cover it up. I wouldn't be surprised if Frank is involved somehow though. Also I have a feeling his side piece is Faye

Considering Gileads general policy on punishment I don't doubt they take "spare the rod spoil the child" very literally. Every child in Gilead is probably beaten or at least hit with something for even small infractions. I wouldn't be surprised if the McKenzies beat poor little Hannah severely every time Junes name came up.

Most Native Americans live in extreme poverty unheard of in the rest of Canada and the US. The Navajo nation has double the unemployment rate of the rest of the US and had only 200 hospital beds for nearly 200000 people when Covid hit. I could post a wall of text of similar sad statistics from other reserves and tribes. One tribe having money doesn't erase 500 years of genocide. It doesn't make it easier when someone calls you a squaw. It doesn't erase the generational scars of residential school. Or bring back our land and way of life. I'm not sure how you missed the point of the episode so completely when Max beat it over everyone's head so hard.

Another idiotic paternalistic fuck up in a story full of them. Most Natives count out 500 hundred years of oppression. Starting in 1492 when Columbus got lost. I think the show was trying to use 1624 since that was when Manhattan was "purchased" but I've never heard a Native American use that date. Partly because we don't like distinguishing between groups but also that is pretty much when the Smallpox came and that affected everyone anyway.

Maybe they have recipe books that are just symbols like at the market. A picture of half a teaspoon for half a teaspoon that sort of thing. The same picture on the box of baking soda to represent baking soda in the book.

I agree with those who say the pacing was off. Hen's story probably could have waited. I do wonder if this was also due to the writers not being sure how many episodes they would get. Another weird thing is all these people who supposedly speak Korean as their first language talking in English to each other.Its especially weird in Alberts case as he has just moved to the US. I get that not all of the actors may be fluent but its the details that matter when it comes to representation.

The space heater started a fire because the breakers were not installed correctly. Bobby's actions wouldn't have started a fire if the building was safe. Also a lack of sprinklers and other violations made the casualties much higher than it should have been. That is why he wasn't charged. Why he isn't rich from the lawsuits against his landlords and the city of St Paul is another question.

Something to think about with regards to Sharon being the power broker is

She was shown as missing in Endgame along with Shuri and a few others who were blipped. Of course it's possible she was so far underground she was reported missing by her family but it does seem to indicate she was blipped. Which does excuse Steve seeming to forget about her somewhat. If he was on the run for 2 years himself and then was told she was among the lost afterwards.