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The episode definitely had a different feel to it. The stylized editing, beginning with the opening flyover of Chicago, felt especially jarring given that the show is normally very naturalistic in both the cinematography and the editing. That being said, the episode's writer (Nancy M. Pimental) has been with the show from the very beginning, and the director (Christopher Chulack) was responsible for last season's "Liver, I Hardly Know Her".MarkMel said:I felt like they may have had some new writers or a new director. Some of the dialogue choices seemed different than previous seasons.
That's one of the things this show does so well.I like the oddly functional household that's operating at Mickey's place with Ian, Mickey's Eastern European bride and the rub-and-tug girls all pitching in on the child rearing.
I wonder what the deal is with Dichen Lachman's character, Angela. We saw her in the car with Steve/Jimmy at the tail end of last season, and now she's buying pie and leaving $100 tips at Fiona's diner. Did Steve/Jimmy send her as an advance scout?
Paul D G said:Thanks for pointing out the diner owner was recast. We totally didn't know where he came from when he appeared at the beginning. That threw me off for the rest of the episode and once you mentioned he was a replacement it all came together.
I agree. Really well done. And I think Dermot Mulroney might be doing the best work of his career here. His desperate, confessional monologue in the Gallagher kitchen was incredible.mattCR said:I thought the last few minutes this week, when Fiona realizes that he was right, and that a big part of her life is being addicted to the thrill of chaos - those two minutes were great TV.
mattCR said:The end was certainly explosive.
Scott Hanson said:I don't know...I still enjoy the show, and I know it's always teetered on the line between reality and fantasy, but I think it's getting a bit too far fetched for it's own good. So Frank is now essentially guilty of murder (or at least involuntary manslaughter)? And I'm sure nothing will come of that.
Adam Lenhardt said:Considering Frank committed actual murder in Season 2, by preventing Butterface from receiving a donor organ that could have saved her life, I think the accidental death of the horny junkyard owner in a fiery gas explosion as a result of Frank's haphazard beer-fermenting operation is mild by comparison.