(S01E06) "Maybe a chapter on my dyslexia?" - Frobisher

Up until this episode, I've had a hard time deciding who I ultimately wanted to root for. Patty and Arthur are both horrible examples of good human beings, but I still found reasons to like both of them. Not any more. After this episode, I'm finding it incredibly hard to sympathize with Frobisher. Not because he's a bad guy. He's an idiot and doesn't even realize it!

It was pathetic really. He honestly believes that people give a damn about anything in his life other than the current scandal. No one cares about his speech impediment, how he played varsity sports, or his time in the Boy Scouts. All along we've known Arthur did it, but up until this point I at least though he had a brain. The man is delusional. He truly had no idea how that book deal was going to play out. Maybe he does actually think he's innocent.

I'm glad we're finally starting to see the toll the case is taking on Ray. He knows Arthur is dim and was against the book deal. But all the stress of his client's foolish strategy is killing him. How's he going to react when he finds out that Art smashed his ghost-writer in the face with an old Pinewood Derby car? Ray isn't sleeping, he's having horrible nightmares, and spends most of the day worrying about his client and chugging espresso. In one of his dreams, he told a therapist that his teeth were falling out. She said that could mean he has a secret. You bet he does. Ray is finally coming to terms with the truth -- he knows he can't win this case.

Alright, let's move on. Next up? Patty and Ellen. If I can be a nerd, it's like watching Palpatine and Annakin here. Patty is molding her young student and this was the first episode where we really saw Ellen cross over. She's leaving the life she had and becoming more and more like her mentor. The casualty? David. We know how he ends up... just don't know who did it yet. I loved how Patty kept planting her seed with Ellen though. She kept giving her all the reasons David was a bad choice for a husband. I think the only thing that bugs me is how Ellen doesn't see how fake Patty is.

Regardless, we got some clues about David's life after he split with Ellen. Apparently, he had been seeing that Lyla girl. What's her deal though? She went from being attractive temptress to full on creep show. She lied about her grandfather's death, kept David's keys, and then snuck into their apartment to listen while David and Ellen took a bath. Freak! Actually... let me back up. Maybe they weren't seeing each other? That's just what Lyla told the cops after they questioned her. It could be bogus. She's nut's though. I'm anxious to see if her involvement runs deeper. It seems like no one is this show gets introduced unless they have an Arthur Frobisher/Patty Hewes connection.

Speaking of which, what's Gregory's? What the hell did he see in Florida that Katie didn't? What does he know? Apparently the broker isn't the only big puzzle piece. It's got Frobisher spooked because he sent some blonde bombshell to off Mr. Molina. I guess Art isn't too shy about taking a life anymore. Good thing Patty hired some muscle to protect Gregory. Still... what does he know? It better be good. That's all I can say. This had better turn into one huge, massively manipulated scheme by Frobisher. That's what I want. But after this episode, I'm not so sure he's smart enough to have pulled something like that off.