re: Wolcott a suicide or not: We also see the Captain discover him swinging... but the coiled rope while Wolcott's writing is storytelling proof enough for me. Big agree with Steve's Godfather comparison... all of the stuff going on in the shadows during the wedding celebration immediately...
The #10. Thank you. That had been bothering me (but I don't go 'aha!', either- I didn't remember that...). Oh, I know I didn't list everybody... just everybody who appears in the opening credits.
Phil- HBO is running the first three episodes of Season 2 on Friday night. Tape/tivo, and rent/buy/Netflix Season 1, and you're all caught up. Cast 'cheat sheet' I did for a friend on another board who was confused by all the names, similar clothes, and mustaches: Credits order, Season 1...