Take for example tonight’s episode “Palace Intrigue Part 1,” which instantly notifies viewers that the plot building over the last three episodes will be going into next week as well (that is certainly a record for the series). The Isis gang has left cocaine behind in favor of gun running in a fictional Iran-Contra setting that takes almost as full advantage of the series’ new 1980s-ish setting as the fact that they have all seen The Breakfast Club. And sorry, Lana, Cherlene would have counted as Molly Ringwald because of her red hair and insulated wealth even if you weren’t preggers. The episode also introduced us to a nation-sized Isis when President Calderon confirmed that he is as incompetent a leader as they are spies, cocaine dealers, and drug runners. Buying that Mallory is CIA, he will not raise the money to pay for four tanks to combat the rebels on the battlefield of his country, but he will apparently buy one million copies of Cherlene’s latest album (it went Platinum in a day). Woot for Outlaw Country! In fact, it appears the president may be an outlaw in his country too when the rebels get a hold of him. It’s really no wonder that his wife—The Walking Dead’s Lauren Cohan putting on a sultry-ham English accent—pulled an Alexandra Breckenridge from the first season of FX’s American Horror Story when she seduced Sterling. It looks like the gang will be tap dancing their way out of an execution next week. Oh well, at least phrasing is back in the rotation. Also, Krieger has an army of clones marching around. This is very bad news…for everyone else once they join forces for an ambitious new experiment. I only hope it is as Outlaw Country as the rest of this season has been! -PAM: Which Breakfast Clubber am I? ARCHER: I guess the janitor everyone thinks is gross but turns out to be cool. -CHERLENE: Goddamit, who the hell drilled my box? ARCHER: So, we’re just done with phrasing. That’s not a thing anymore? -LANA: Woah, back-up. What is your definition of anonymous sex? ARCHER: I don’t know, bird masks? Or a woman you literally bump into on a train, or the ferry, or in a porta-john at the Preakness that one time, but not somebody who works directly for a president, I can tell you that. -PRESIDENT CALDERON: Yes, yes, yes, yes, come, come, come, because I’m pulling out. ARCHER: Thank you. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all news updates related to the world of geek. And Google+, if that’s your thing!
