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I'd have to go back to the initial episode where they were talking about that, but they definitely mention party lines. I don't know if they say specifically who is which though.

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Yeah, I got the feeling the Byrd's were definitely leaning left. But as a political operative/power player, they maybe just helped whomever could help them.

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I think she talked about working for the Obama campaign for Senator at one point.

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seem to remember this

Hungry Ojos said:

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Was I just reading too much into it or were they trying to foreshadow a sexual relationship between Sam and Wendy's dad's girlfriend?

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I got that vibe too

yeah, I think they made it pretty obvious that she was a sexual predator towards young naive gambling addict Sam

he got on the bus, dude, don't worry. He's going to get it. Might be joining a wierd bus traveling group, but he's probably the luckiest person on the show.

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I think she talked about working for the Obama campaign for Senator at one point.

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I don't remember if they mentioned Obama specifically, but she was a Democrat operative and when she came back after Charlotte was born, they ignored her. There was that implied resentment towards her kids because her career didn't work out.

I hated the ending but the broken glass door was a flashback to Jonah shooting out the window after Ben died. When I saw the "you owe me $2" guy with the goat I knew how it would end. And I don't recall Ben wanting a goat farm. I just figured Ruth put his ashes in there because for her he was the GOAT. Maybe a movie is in the works. Still some loose ends to tie up.

Last episode - tried too hard to be breaking bad/better call Saul, or just heavily influenced by BB/BCS. Using different, very BBish camera angles (camera in the safe, camera under the car,etc) and what a coincidence that bad cartel person Camilla and bad cartel person in BCS Lalo used the same interrogation technique - "tell me again" "tell me again about that day"

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They didn't notice the broken glass at all - or the breeze or outdoor noise it would've made?

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I guess like someone else said in the thread, the evidence the PI got would be inadmissable in court because his dumb arse broke into their house.

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They didn't notice the broken glass at all - or the breeze or outdoor noise it would've made?

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I guess like someone else said in the thread, the evidence the PI got would be inadmissable in court because his dumb arse broke into their house.

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The PI screwing up the evidence was one thing and it bothered me.

The broken door wasn't that big of a deal. My people are from that area and it is pretty common to have your windows open at night. Add in the fact that they came home from a party and the noise and airflow from the broken window didn't really bother me.

Great series, ending wasn't the worst.

I think they should have had some Bob Seger "Still the Same" playing over the final scene.

It was an okay ending, not exactly what I wanted/expected.

What I was hoping for was everything leading up to a disaster, ideally in the penultimate episode. The last episode I wanted them to bring it back to the end of the first season, when Marty planned to escape with the family. I always expected Marty to have a plan to GTFO of town, he has to realize there's too many potential pitfalls in the world they're trying to navigate between the cartel, FBI, and politics. I thought he and Wendy would potentially separate, and Marty gets the kids out while Wendy's ambition/hubris drives her to stay.

Overall I still really enjoyed the show, it's not like it was the last episode of GOT.

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They didn't notice the broken glass at all - or the breeze or outdoor noise it would've made?

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I guess like someone else said in the thread, the evidence the PI got would be inadmissable in court because his dumb arse broke into their house.

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inadmissible or not, it would open up a can of worms that would easily sink their political aspirations...which was clearly the most important thing to Wendy.

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They didn't notice the broken glass at all - or the breeze or outdoor noise it would've made?

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inadmissible or not, it would open up a can of worms that would easily sink their political aspirations...which was clearly the most important thing to Wendy.

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They got out of way more difficult situations than a former addict and fired cop breaking into their house and stealing some dust in a ceramic goat that he claims links them to a disappearance.

you're right...usually by paying off the person or getting rid of them.

They chose both options here.

These last 7 episodes were terrible. Stopped this show too quickly and tried to do way too much in the last 7. Not happy with the ending.

Marty will never forgive himself

He was with everyone except his wife which was my point, but TA edited out the word I used that would've conveyed the message more clearly.

So I was way off on my theory of the car crash foreshadowing the end.

The only thing I'm having trouble with is who sent Nelson to Ruth's place the night he was killed? I know he was following her and she went to the Sheriff's office knowing he was behind her. But who had him following her and what was he doing at her place?

I would assume Omar's sister (can't remember her name).

Finished last night. Enjoyed the series very much. Some of the plot twists were done very well in all the seasons. Some not so well but that's par for most multi season shows.

Would have preferred Wendy take to bullet maybe from that priest guy (unexpectedly) but of course it had to be Ruth. I'll just say that actress was perfect for that role and deserves a lot of credit for her skills.

Did Jonah kill the cop? Did Tony Soprano get whacked?

Anyway good series.

Finally caught up and agree with some of the other views. I enjoyed the ride but it was also pretty laughable by the end in a lot of ways. I thought they did the best with Ruth's arc. I guess they accomplished the goal of the message being "everyone around them dies but they keep going" thru to the end. But still felt pretty unsatisfying. The PI thing at the end was so incredibly shoehorned. I guess he got that signature finally, but instead of Helen's, it was Buck Shot.

I just finished last night too. Disappointed Wendy made it thru. But, with the way it ended, equally as disappointed a Journey song wasn't playing at the end.