I actually don't think Philip and Elizabeth do realize what Claudia did in the finale--and it's interesting that neither she nor anyone else has thought to tell them. They clearly still don't trust her, though. I'm not sure I agree that this necessarily means the new handler will be bad, though--I don't think Directorate S would employ someone in that role who's totally incompetent. I suppose we'll see.

It's funny, but the grimness is actually a net positive for me most of the time. I actually think there must be something wrong with me on that front, because it's not just this show, but pretty much all of them. (Case in point: you might be aware that The Good Wife had a bombshell of an episode last week, where something very emotionally difficult happened? my reaction to this is to look forward to next week when they're coping with the fallout. Like I said, something wrong with me.)

-J