My understanding is that the vast conspiracy started with a circle of crooked cops trying to exert pressure on the mafia by abducting key mobsters. During one such abduction, things spiraled out of control. The associate of the mobster they were trying to abduct grabbed for gun of the rookie cop...
They cast Tahmoh Penikett with plans to make his assassin character recurring next season, so my guess is that they won't put the story away in one episode. I do believe the days of it being trotted out for season finales are over. We might not learn the greater conspiracy next season, but I...
Nathan Fillion is stockier now, no question, but he's not exactly a fat slob. To my mind, his body type is very much in keeping with a famous writer's.
In the season premiere, they showed the scar. It was basically a little pock mark. Having seen the chests of people who'd undergone similar surgery, it made me roll my eyes even then.
I agree that he "reset", but I don't think he's coming from the same place as he was when the series began. When...