Sometimes the occasion for giving flowers is just because — just because you love someone, just because you were thinking of them or just because you’re there. 

Gibson isn’t just evil for the sake of it — she is a master manipulator who believes in her own lies just enough to make them convincing. You don’t sympathize with her, but by the end of the series, you do understand how she managed to fool so many people.

“I’m Canadian by the way / And I love the USA,” sings Neil Young in “Already Great,” the opening track on his new album “The Visitor.” This opening statement sets the tone for a 10-track...