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Campy, ridiculous, creepy interrupted by cliched and nonsensical dialogue and vombies -- I'm all in on this summertime cheesefest!

Feeding someone hallucinogens against their will (or without their knowledge) is pretty bad news. He could have adverse psychological reactions in addition to illness, and obviously hallucinating can pose it's own risks to one's health and well-being. That said, Vic was likely more concerned about Branch acting recklessly, going overboard with the vigilanteism and lying to her (and Walt) about what he was up to. Oh, and the downward hygiene spiral, too!

I think Arya also realized that the Hound was no longer on her list. The Hound was not only trying to goad her, but was also reminding her of all the reasons she first put him on the list, then kept him there. Her not killing him showed that she recognized his humanity and valued him. Then -- as said above -- Arya taking the bag of silver showed him that she had learned from him but would apply his lessons in her own way. I'll miss them together, though it was time gor the Westeros Wanderings to end.

I liked the scene with Flaca & Maritza where they start making out, thrn cracking up as they realize it isn't their thing. Nicely done with both characters.

I just rewatched this and the heart photo was a magazine page of a model or actor (I didn't recognize him) that she was using as Fantasy Husband. Christopher looks like Fantasy Husband -- and when she meets him, she says "you look like someone..." -- so I took it as forshadowing her delusions about Christopher. In a stalkers mind, his resemblance to her FH would prove they were destined to be together.

I fanwanked that Piper's backtracked testimony made Alex's testimony crucial to the prosecution, so they cut her a last-minutr deal.

Amen to this. She seems like someone who hasn't had to live with the consequences of her actions -- until now, presumably.

Suzanne is frightening as the muscle. Lorraine Toussaint is amazing; Vee is so manipulative. The ostracizing of Poussey has me turning on Taystee ever since Vee rewrapped her around her little finger.