What just happened?

[krickets]

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→ What just happened?!?!?!? I was just saying last week that neither Gwen, nor Jamie have alibis for the night Rosie was killed. The third man on the 10th floor has got to be Jamie. I love that little scrappy fucker, but there's no way it's Gwen. The whole thing with her coming to the cops about Richmond's alibi not panning out just wouldn't make sense if it's her. (Unless she was just jealous of all of Richmond's exploits and thought she'd pin a murder on him?) Dammit. Jamie Wright, I sincerely hope that if you were there in that casino that my whole "trying to save Rosie and ended up driving the car into the water and couldn't save her" theory is true. Either that or Ames did it and Jamie's some kind of bystander. Ugh. Why do I feel so strongly for him? This isn't fair. I actually have come to love the dynamic between him, Gwen, and Richmond. They're like this little, fucked up, political family. Ugh.

→ Not enough Linden and Holder in this ep. I rarely complain about this show. But this is unforgivable. Basically, haha. This is one of the only eps where their presence has been super low-key. But I do have to say I absolutely loved the shot of them marching into the casino. (And serving that warrant! SNAP!) And loved all the shots of their legs walking together through city hall, Holder at Linden's heels. My people, you guys. I love them so much that they literally just have to walk near each other and I'm happy.

→ Proud of Stan for not being able to go through with it, although I don't know what his game plan was for dealing with Janek after letting that guy get away. Alexi is kind of my hero right now though. As soon as he overheard Janek admitting that he ordered the hit on Michaelski and that it wasn't Stan acting on his own accord, as Alexi was previously led to believe, I knew that Janek's number was up. That whole scene was great. Especially Alexi's final line. Boom. Good riddance.

→ Linden and Holder fighting? Again? Breaks my heart every time. Can't you see that he just cares about you, Linden? Can't you?

→ Linden and her smart ass flashing the key card to the casino's security camera. I LOVE HER SO MUCH.

→ JAMIE MOTHERFUCKING WRIGHT, YOU GUYS. I just can't. I don't want him to be the killer. This turn of events with the damn key card is so unexpected. I just... how am I going to wait until next week?

ETA: Spoilers for the promo below:




...after seeing the promo I'm feeling differently about my "the third man must be Jamie" assessment. But still. Worried!

PS! I wrote post-ep fic earlier today for last week's ep:
how we ended up here; holder/linden; pg13

Comments

[ozmissage.livejournal.com]

What kind of wife doesn't show up to her own wedding? The answer is no kind of mother. No kind of wife. And she knows she should feel guilty and ashamed, and there's a part of her that does, even when she tries her best to ignore it.

I awwed at the TV screen like I was part of some cheeseball live-studio audience for a sitcom when that happened. The framing on this show is so perfect sometimes I don't even know how to process it like a normal person.

For no reason whatsoever, Jaime has always been my number one suspect, but now that they seem to be pointing in his direction, I don't buy it. I don't feel like he has it in him, no matter how cutthroat he's willing to be. I'm not sure what the motivation would be for him? Or Gwen either for that matter. UGH. This is actually super frustrating because I felt like they had did a good job at telling us who killed Rosie (the casino people + the mayor/and/or his lackeys) and that the more pressing question was now why. What did she see or hear that warranted her dying? But now we're twisting back around to the Richmond team and I don't think we need anymore suspect twists.

I'm with you, there wasn't nearly enough Holder and Linden, but I always look forward to seeing the Larsen family, so the Stan subplot worked really well for me. I'm not as invested in the Richmond stuff though.

Linden and her smart ass flashing the key card to the casino's security camera. I LOVE HER SO MUCH.

SO MUCH LOVE FOR THAT SCENE. :D

[crickets.livejournal.com]

I think your first quote is wrong because it confuses me. It's from my fic, lol. I can't even figure out what you could be referencing here. Haha.

I can't believe everyone has suspected Jamie. I really like his character. In fact he's what makes the Richmond storyline bearable for me. Even Gwen interests me far more than Richmond ever did. (I can't explain this. I like him well enough, I just don't find him that compelling. Even though Campbell does a fine job with the character.) Richmond works better for me as a bad guy. Always has. But I know deep down that he's not a bad guy. At least, not the bad guy we're looking for. Jamie is just this super complex, interesting character, who loves what he does and loves his friend but is married to his work and can be ruthless at times. But I just love that about him. The question of "who is the third man" and its answer isn't necessarily going to tell us who killed Rosie. I have a feeling there's more to the story! (Of course there is!)

I was most excited for the Larsen sub-plot because of Alexi. I love his story and I love his and Rosie's burgeoning romance cut short. The daughter of a hitman and the son of a mark. It's so damn poetic. And to have Alexi be the one to rid the world of Janek is particularly good. Except you have to worry about what is going to happen to him now. (Not just for his well being, and whether he'll be caught, but for his soul.)

UGH THIS SHOW IS SO GOOD.

[ozmissage.livejournal.com]

*headdesk*

I highlighted this quote: And loved all the shots of their legs walking together through city hall, Holder at Linden's heels. but my clicking finger must not be forceful enough because it didn't save it and your fic quote was the last thing I highlighted before that. Oops. ;)

Jaime has grown on me so much this season that I finally let that particular suspicion go. I still don't entirely understand why he (or Gwen, for that matter) would have been there that night though. I feel like I need to rewatch the entire show, but there's no time.

[crickets.livejournal.com]

I was re-watching Siyonara, Hiawatha yesterday with gigglemonster and I noticed this scene where Jamie and Gwen are in Richmond's office and they're watching the news footage talking about Mayor Adams and Chief Jackson potentially striking a deal regarding the waterfront. Jamie says to Gwen, "The waterfront..." just referencing what is on the TV and then Gwen looks at him and says something like "What about it?" And in that moment, I could see how Gwen could somehow know more than she's saying. Knowing what I know about the key card now, It just seemed suspiciously "innocent" the way she said that. HMMMMM.