vanillalime

Holy cow, this was a great episode, too. I must have never rewatched this, because there were several things in it that I have no memory of.

— You just know that Vern would be a Trump supporter if this were set in present day. I can totally picture him at a “Make America Great Again” rally.

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— Old man Mineo is my second-favorite CO after Murphy. They should’ve had more stories about him. (Although then there'd be a good chance that I'd no longer like him so much, so maybe it’s just as well. LOL)

— You know what, if Toby hasn’t been out of bed for days, that means he’s not working at his job in the dress factory. Shouldn’t he have gotten in trouble for that?

— RE: "Please sir, may I fuck my wife." This is so hard to watch and makes me uncomfortable, but it’s so great when Toby gets fed up and finally shouts the line back at Vern. We get that very first hint that Toby has some fire in him, and it’s that realization that will help carry me through the next few episodes.

— LOL at Genevieve’s posh little neck-scarf and super-stylish Jennifer Aniston haircut.

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— Where did Toby get the bouquet of flowers? Sister Pete, I guess? Maybe Oz has a flower garden?

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— I want to sympathize with Genevieve, or at least understand her, because what Toby did was horrible and it fucked up her life and God knows living/dealing with an alcoholic is brutal even when he/she doesn’t commit vehicular homicide BUT that whole "You’re not in it—you’re not in [Holly’s] painting" is just such an incredibly bitchy thing to say/do to him and I can’t move past it.

— Although, YAY! Another shot of Lee’s ass! (And also some random dude who we never see again.) Now I feel a little better.

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— Ugh, Vern threatening Beecher’s family via his sons, and the foreshadowing for Gary’s death.

— Groves! I LOVE Groves. I may have already mentioned this. Even when there are scenes of him just standing around, he makes such an impression.

— Hill’s flashback: I love the synchronization of the cops’ battering ram with the banging of the headboard. That’s really great.

— Oh, my. I forgot all about this NSFW shot.

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Let's make it bigger (THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID):

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— I love this conversation about sex between Adebisi & Hill, how Hill can get hard and come but can’t feel anything, and he does it for his wife.

— Adebisi standing in for Mavis at Keene's wedding cracks me up.

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— It’s really sad how Ray is trying to get Miguel to take responsibility for raising a baby, knowing what ultimately happens.

— OMG MIGUEL GOT HIS HEADBAND BACK!!!

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— That’s funny. I do not remember Peter Schibetta appearing in Season 1.

— Vern was Ryan’s sponsor? I don’t remember that at all, either.

— Oh wow, this scene where Nino is giving instructions for organizing his wife’s funeral, and then the grief suddenly hits him and he breaks down. What wonderful acting by Tony Musante. I think this is my favorite moment of the episode. Then he turns right back around and goes to interrogate Johnny Post. There’s some serious compartmentalization going on inside him.

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