- The beginning of the episode was kind of a fake out with the Black Sabbath blaring, getting everyone pumped up for a huge action scene. Awesome finale though, it didn't need much more carnage.
- I am glad they didn't pursue more alien intervention and they left it as a small sub-note to be forgotten.
- Kirsten Dunst deserves awards for her role. She played Peggy's delusions of grandeur perfectly.
- I am fine with the Hanzee ending. The main thing to take away from it is that he is going for a more complete changeover than just a "professional cut" could do. Without referring to the internet it would be hard to make his connection to Season 1, so that is just secondary. I find it fine that he ends up growing soft and dying as an old white mob boss.
- Hank's just trying to find a way to fix what he believes is the cause of senseless violence. Senselessness is definitely a major theme in this season, which makes the UFO okay in my mind as I think it either adds or represents that.
- I am glad that Lou's wife didn't die this season, it is enough knowing that she will to make her scenes tragic.
- Mike had the best ending, the split between his coronation scene and receiving his tiny office with an electronic typewriter is great. It ties in with the Reagan appearance well, emphasizing the shift from the old style of "family" business to one of profit mongering.
The Hanzee becoming Tripoli thing doesn't work for me at all. Changing his name and getting some plastic surgery to reconfigure his face? Sure, no problem there. But this character then taking that new opportunity and using it to become a mob boss? That's just not Hanzee. And why, after the turns we see him take in the last couple episodes, does he want to go take down all of Kansas City?
His intentions were foreshadowed when he asked for a professional-like cut from Peggy in the cabin.
