lol I forgot about that one… it’s true!

(realizing this might be taken in a bad way) the band here is not Prince don’t worry

It’s so good!

writing “episodes,” i.e. discrete stories with dramatic and thematic unity, rarely relying on cliffhangers to propel the story and resting confidently in each entry as almost a story story or movie of its own, while still advancing in the larger narrative (something Mad Men learned from it too).

of dramatic anticlimax, never going for the cheap thrill); Gandolfini’s performance, probably the best I’ve seen on TV (incredible range and subtlety for such a larger-than-life character), and Falco was marvelous too; consistently (darkly) very funny; and (despite being a serial) the mastery in

Yeah similar, I was very impressed and consider it a great achievement but also don’t have like an instinctive affection for it like some other shows (like BCS, perhaps my all-time favorite drama). Some things I did love: its psychological depth; the restraint and poise you noted (with its great use

Whoa! What’d you think? I watched it for the first time a year or two ago

Will have to check them out!

Yeah that’s pretty much where we started too

Me (to wife): “He’s been working up strategies to take down Satan.”

5yo (overhearing): “Oh yeah. I’m gonna throw TNT at him.”