S6:E1 – It’s Been a While
“And everything I can’t remember As fucked up as it all may seem to be, and I know it’s me I cannot blame this on my father He did the best he could for me…” ~ Staind. November & December 1889. Emile is back in Paris and stops in on...
S6:E2 – Fame
“Fame (fame) what you like is in the limo Fame (fame) what you get is no tomorrow Fame (fame) what you need you have to borrow…” ~ David Bowie. November 1991, February & March 1992. Frustrated by financial difficulties, Dinesh begs Rajani for more money. However, she’s barely holding the...
S6:E3 – Welcome to the Jungle
“Welcome to the jungle, it gets worse here every day You learn to live like an animal in the jungle where we play…” ~ Guns and Roses. March & April 1966. Patrick arrives “in country” and looks for Charlie once he lands at Camp Radcliff. Finally finding him in “The...
S6:E4 – Love and Hate
“How much more are we supposed to tolerate? Can’t you see there’s more to me than my mistakes…” ~ Michael Kiwanuka. January & February 1890. With Jo nearing her due date, Theo’s youngest sister Willemien (“Wil”) comes to stay until after the baby is born. She asks about Vincent and...
S6:E5 – Mercy Street
“Pulling out the papers From the drawers that slide smooth Tugging at the darkness Word upon word…” ~ Peter Gabriel. September & October 1992. Gary reaches out to Michael and invites him out for beers. When Michael arrives at Gary’s new rental in Medford, he’s shocked to see him living...
S6:E6 – The Battle of Evermore
“Oh, well, the night is long The beads of time pass slow Tired eyes on the sunrise Waiting for the eastern glow…” ~ Led Zeppelin. May & June 1941. Kurt’s recon unit is bivouacked just southeast of Zamość, Poland, with Kurt making occasional scouting patrols to the border of Soviet-occupied...
S6:E7 – Anyone
“I feel stupid when I pray So, why am I praying anyway? If nobody’s listening…” ~ Demi Lovato. September & October 1993. Still working the night shift at Barr associates, Michael gets a call at work from his Cassie. Ostensibly checking in prior to his graduation from ITT Technical Institute...
S6:E8 – What’s Up?
“Are you screaming from the other side? Believe me, I know what it’s like To lay awake all through the night…” ~ The Silversun Pickups. March & April 1890. Alone in his room, a despondent Vincent has been feeling Pierre’s absence. Meanwhile, Gauguin and de Haan rent a cottage in...
S6:E9 – Shock the Monkey
“Cover me, when I run Cover me, through the fire Something knocked me out the trees And now I’m on my knees…” ~ Peter Gabriel. May 1966. Patrick once again mans the door gun of his Huey without wearing his “monkey harness” as they fly toward “Landing Zone Monkey” to...
S6:E10 – Flowers in December
“They say every man goes blind in his heart They say everybody steals somebody’s heart away…” ~ Mazzy Star. October, November & December 1941. Kurt’s unit crosses the Mius River and captures Taganrog, but rains soon make roads impassable and their offensive grinds into a slow slog through endless mud...
S6:E11 – Nothing Else Matters
“Never opened myself this way Life is ours, we live it our way All these words, I don’t just say And nothing else matters…” ~ Metallica. October 1993 & January 1994. Michael helps Gary’s mom, Linda, clean out Gary’s apartment before the “vultures” arrive. And though she tells Michael that...