Seriously, a damn near perfect episode in every way in what's been a pretty damn good season.

However, I HATED the next episode (with the return of Slater). Didn't work for me at all. It highlighted the season's sole weakness: It's been an extremely weak Lana season. She's become shrill and obnoxious, instead of one of the best female characters of all time, which she usually is.

Haven't watched this week's episode, mostly because of lingering bad feelings from last week's ep. I'm hoping for a strong finish.