I noticed something interesting in the opening scene of this episode, which is one of my long-standing favorites and a very strong episode in a season of overall excellent work. The villain seems to be whistling a bit of the tune to the song "Johanna" from the musical Sweeney Todd, written by Stephen Sondheim. He seems to lead with an "incorrect" note at the very beginning before jumping into the vocal melody, but it is in fact pulled from the string melody. I find it interesting that either the actor or director pulled this specific song, as it references the character Johanna, who is the daughter of an absent criminal and who has been locked away by the judge Turpin who sentenced her father. I wonder if it's meant as a commentary on the episode itself and the young protagonist and was chosen by the director, or if it was simply what came to the actor's mind to whistle. How fascinating! I love this show.
