I acquired Spartacus based on recommendations. I fancied it might be like Rome, which I really, really liked. But no. All I can say is, 'ick.' It's Rome contaminated by the Tudors. Though I do love John Hannah.

Justified: I enjoyed Boyd very much as usual. The episode as a whole I found to be good entertainment, but I'd say it was my least favorite so far. It was interesting watching Winona and trying to judge her motivation.

But there was something missing for me this week.

It was interesting watching Winona and trying to judge her motivation.

Oh, I'd say that it's classic "I may or may not want you, but I don't want anyone else to have you either". I suspect that she left him not because she didn't love him, but because he wasn't giving her what she needed. And perhaps last week's convo where he apologized has made her rethink her decision.

I don't have anything else to say about Justified, but I sure enjoyed this last episode.

And perhaps last week's convo where he apologized has made her rethink her decision.

After a few years of marriage to the weasel she replaced him with, just being around Raylan might be making her rethink her decision.

I don't know, there's definitely still some Winona-Raylan sparkage, but I think there was some genuine here's-what-you're-getting-into kindness when she was talking to Ava. Probably came out of W remembering exactly why she left as well as remembering why she fell in love with him originally.

I'm not completely convinced her new husband is a weasel, either. He very well could be, but I'm not sure (a) that Raylan is at all objective about him or (b) whatever Winona was looking into is necessarily about him.

Re: Breaking Bad. HOLY CRAP! HFSQ out the window!

No fucking kidding!

Damn

Every BrBa epsiode lately, I feel like I turn off the TV with a "Holy Shit!"

This episode really brought me around to Hank. I've always sort of liked him because even though he came across as a dumb lout, he's the only one who has gotten at all close to Heisenberg. His showdown with the Mr. Clean brothers was tense and awesome. And he's finally talking to Marie, which also made me happy. It's weird because, as usual with this show, he was just turning to the corner to peace and they pulled him back in.

I've always liked him, too, he's made some really smart deductions behind that lummox front, but when he decided to just tell the truth about the Jesse incident (and talked to Marie about what he was going to do and why! What a concept) he pretty much became my favorite (which of course made me very worried for him).

That flashback at the beginning was crazy. I wonder if it's important that the uncle (is he their father? Tuco's uncle) was not really interested in working with Pollo Man