So what is going on here? Is this an attempt to influence Mark’s writing for some unknown reason? And is Mark maintaining his journalistic independence by having dinner with his subject, a person he also has history with? I certainly don’t understand Mark’s comments here; as if a country goober has been buffaloed by his big city betters. But it’s more like small town goober meets big town goober. What’s the point?

Is this just an interlude, another side trip in an otherwise undramatic, mediocre story? At the very least, can we get an attempt to poison Mark!? I mean, Rivera has already made her PSA on eradicating wild hogs about as far as she can go. All for the good, of course. But where does the story go from here? Another hunt with another accidental shooting? More staring at the trophy wall? The only reasonable continuation here is going to turn on whether Tess is faking her amnesia; whether Mark’s appearance breaks her amnesia if it’s real; and how she reacts to it all. It’s the last chance for something dramatic and interesting to take place. Other than to wonder where Tess put the pulled pork, slaw, hot sauce, and buns.