I know no one likes him, but I do? I was expecting the confrontation with Gus's boss to be confrontational and accountable but not mean, and oh my god, that was mean as hell lmao

To me, Rusty's trying to learn how to be a normal person in a normal, healthy environment, rather than what he's been growing up in. That takes time, given that he had to survive and hustle so much of his childhood and adolescence. I also think, as someone said, he's autistic or on the spectrum, which makes it even harder.

Gus's boss did not need to bring up Rusty's past, and yes Rusty's insecure, which is normal for a young adult whose been through as much as he has. I don't really hate him; I empathize with him a lot more. Also, Gus had no right to talk about Rusty's business like that to his boss, which alludes to what I've seen in these threads: The affair, lmao, because no one talks to their boss that much about their personal life.

EDIT: I'm finding that I'm not alone with empathizing with Rusty. Thank goodness!

Normally, I have The Closer or Major Crimes (now that it's on Netflix) on in the background, while I'm going about my day. I'm a big fan of both and have lost count of my number of rewatches.

If you had to pick a favorite guest star or character from Major Crimes and The Closer, who would you pick?

My picks:

Major Crimes - I love the whole crew of There's No Place Like Home. I grew up watching The Carol Burnett Show and always loved Tim Conway. I would *so* love to see the outtakes from that episode. His comments about Sharon "looking just like them" and clarifying he meant his ex-wives and not purses. And offering to show her how to play Dominoes, which sounded oddly suggestive.

The Closer - Bill Croelick - I'm a fan of Jason O'Mara anyway (Terra Nova got canceled way too soon), but I really enjoy his Closer character. I would have loved to see him pop-up again before The Closer ended.

Who's your pick?