I haven't seen the Watch This feature. Of course, I have crappy, crappy, dialup, but I'm planning on upgrading that soon.

Numb3rs-- you know, episodes like this are a huge part of why I watch the show. (The other parts are the Eppes family, who remain awesome.) First, you have death-row guy giving a fantastic, almost virtuoso performance--the moment when he gently takes his daughter's hand and puts his head down in his arms, shaking, was so... so *good.*

Then you have Larry, (yay!) come back from his amazing experience fundamentally changed, and so scared of losing that change; and his best friend trying but incapable of understanding, yet still there for him with whatever he needs. That exchange on the beach was just phenomenal.

There are just these moment of sheer intense quality on an otherwise good MOTW show, and they are so worth waiting for.

That's a good summary of why I watch Numb3rs, SA. The stories can be formulaic, but the characters are wonderful.

I loved the hitman. Such a marvelous performance. Subtle and powerful. *sigh*. I didn't think that Larry was scared of losing the change, more scared that now that he had accomplished his main goal, what did he have to strive for?

Yeah, Larry struck me as being in a "What do you after you live your dream?" place. He doesn't exactly seem changed to me, but more open to change. And going to a monastery seems more sane than living in the university basement or access tunnels or whatever it was, which makes me think he's more in touch with what he needs.

Wood Harris, y'all. Awesome.

Well, Larry was only living in the tunnels because he was divesting himself of property in preparation for the trip. He had an apartment prior to that.

I think Larry did change, which was evident in his last determined line about hoping he doesn't retain the same obsessions he had prior to the space station. I really think that nothing could have been better for Larry in terms of self-growth that forcing him out of the many little boxes he'd pushed himself into. On the space station, there was no room for any of that, so he was forced to divest himself of them, and so became different because of that.

I hope Meghan comes back soon--I want to see their reunion. I don't know if the actress has had her child yet, though.

Right, but I think the living in the tunnels phase was an expression of the same impulse that is now taking him to the monastery. I guess if being ready to change is change (which I can buy, actually, because he was very comfortable with his, as you put it, boxes before) then he's changed, but he hasn't added the greens yet.

Interview with Michael Shanks regarding his role on 24. Not spoilery if you've seen this week's episode.

Is it wrong that I loved the GG ep last night? Lorelei singing the Dolly version of that song KILLED me. I am a giant sap (also giant Dolly fan).

EW article about FNL.