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I've been rewatching the series over the past couple of weeks, in the spirit of Fest season.  Today I watched ep. 24, and James Foley's ep. had so many fine touches, I wanted to express my pleasure about:

-The opening close-up shot of Harry, with its golden light and tones reminded me of this Rembrandt painting (Aristotle with Bust of Homer):

http://www.rembrandtpainting.net/rmbrndt_1636-1654/homer.html

The expression, tilt of the head, lighting.  Lovely.

-Michael Horse had a lot more to do, and Hawk does it for me!

-Windom practicing pranayama...nice touch.

-The ridiculous fashion show, and David Lander as Pinkle--good for a laugh.

-Ben and Catherine in the lounge at the Great Northern, post Ben's "awakening".  Always a highlight when Richard and Piper have a scene.

Side Note 1:  For those of us old enough to remember Lenny & Squiggy , Michael McKean played Lenny to David Lander's Squiggy.  McKean, in his persona as a heavy metal musician with Spinal Tap, played The Daily Show on 7/28.  Songs: Sex Farm and Give Me Some Money--very funny and the guys have chops! Christopher Guest is stunning in high tops, white socks, plaid skirt-not-quite-a-kilt and leather jacket.)

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-july-28-2009/spinal-tap----funky--sex-farm

Side Note 2:  for another piece of art brought to mind by Sarah's white horse vision:

John Henry Fuseli -  The Nightmare (1791)

http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/fuseli.jpg