Directed by Nick Gomez
Written by Tom Fontana
Tropes for the episode:
- Big Brother Instinct: Ryan consoles Cyril when he's awoken by nightmares of Schillinger.
- Can't Kill You, Still Need You: Nappa doesn't let Kenny kill Adebisi as he believes he may be useful in the future.
- Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas: Carlo is very upset by his mother's absence when he is visited by his family.
- Genre Savvy: Beecher and Busmalis know it's best for them not to implicate Metzger
- Lying to Protect Your Feelings: Carlo's father is obviously not being truthful when he tells him that his mother couldn't make it.
- Manipulative Bastard: Ryan turns Hoyt and the bikers against Schillinger and the Aryans.
- Morality Pet: Keller's guilt over attacking Beecher in the gym causes him to turn on the Aryans.
- Odd Friendship: Shirley and Richie start to bond.
- Politically Incorrect Hero:
- Khan isn't happy about Said working with a Jew.
- Schillinger tries to exploit this by convincing the other Muslims Said is attracted to a Caucasian woman.
- Papa Wolf: Glynn is very protective of Clayton and assigns him the safest possible place to work as a CO.
- Pay Evil unto Evil:
- Beecher killing Metzger.
- The guards starve Alvarez to punish him for blinding Rivera.
- Star-Crossed Lovers: Said and Tricia Ross develop mutual attraction to each other despite knowing they can never be together.
