Jia Tolentino

Right. Like it's making him want to die more. It's giving him some sort of access point, some sort of ladder has dropped out of the nothingness to like find some sense of forgiveness or something. Right. Like some sort of absolution. Like this this idea that you just go back, you just go back into the great universal and that's it. And all of life is just you come up and you go back down. Right.

Right. Like it's making him want to die more. It's giving him some sort of access point, some sort of ladder has dropped out of the nothingness to like find some sense of forgiveness or something. Right. Like some sort of absolution. Like this this idea that you just go back, you just go back into the great universal and that's it. And all of life is just you come up and you go back down. Right.

And there's a profound relief to him in thinking of that, that what's happening to him right now is not like the Empire State Building crumbling in front of everyone's eyes, right? Like it's actually just one more drop of water going back into the ocean. But then it makes him want to die a little more. You know, it makes him want to live more and it also makes him want to die more.

And there's a profound relief to him in thinking of that, that what's happening to him right now is not like the Empire State Building crumbling in front of everyone's eyes, right? Like it's actually just one more drop of water going back into the ocean. But then it makes him want to die a little more. You know, it makes him want to live more and it also makes him want to die more.

And I find that – I mean I guess that's –

And I find that – I mean I guess that's –

Yeah, but the way he puts it to his family, you know, like Parker Posey's like, how was it or whatever? And he's like, he's legit. You know, like whatever he says.

Yeah, but the way he puts it to his family, you know, like Parker Posey's like, how was it or whatever? And he's like, he's legit. You know, like whatever he says.

Like, as if, like, you know, he's just job interviewed an intern or something, you know? Another thing that happens with the Ratliffs towards the end is that, you know, Victoria's worried Piper is not going to have the creature comforts that she's used to.

Like, as if, like, you know, he's just job interviewed an intern or something, you know? Another thing that happens with the Ratliffs towards the end is that, you know, Victoria's worried Piper is not going to have the creature comforts that she's used to.

And in fact, she should never get used to anything but those creature comforts. She needs to be afraid of poverty like me and everyone else I know. Because otherwise, how will she make good decisions? And Timothy's like, well, we want her to be resilient. You know, what if, you know, we want our children to be able to handle whatever comes their way.

And in fact, she should never get used to anything but those creature comforts. She needs to be afraid of poverty like me and everyone else I know. Because otherwise, how will she make good decisions? And Timothy's like, well, we want her to be resilient. You know, what if, you know, we want our children to be able to handle whatever comes their way.

And Victoria is basically like, if I'm not rich, I'd rather be dead. Like that is functionally what she says. She says, I don't know if I'd want to live, which is the fantasy that bookends the episode on the other side is a new version. Compassion, murder, suicide.

And Victoria is basically like, if I'm not rich, I'd rather be dead. Like that is functionally what she says. She says, I don't know if I'd want to live, which is the fantasy that bookends the episode on the other side is a new version. Compassion, murder, suicide.

We didn't talk about Rick at all.

We didn't talk about Rick at all.

Yeah, and one of the main things I think we can expect to see in the next episode, you know, Walton Goggins has a really good prolonged shot at the end of the episode when he and Frank, who's pretending to be director, director Frank, they have made it to Srutala's house. The husband has walked down the stairs. We don't have a clear look at him, but we look at Rick, look at him.

Yeah, and one of the main things I think we can expect to see in the next episode, you know, Walton Goggins has a really good prolonged shot at the end of the episode when he and Frank, who's pretending to be director, director Frank, they have made it to Srutala's house. The husband has walked down the stairs. We don't have a clear look at him, but we look at Rick, look at him.

And he has assured Frank that he's not going to murder him. He just needs to have the gun for a reason that doesn't have anything to do with murdering him. He just needs to sit with him for 10 minutes and make him understand. He just has to almost murder him.

And he has assured Frank that he's not going to murder him. He just needs to have the gun for a reason that doesn't have anything to do with murdering him. He just needs to sit with him for 10 minutes and make him understand. He just has to almost murder him.