I had to watch Meaning three times before I felt I'd really gotten it. A first watch to get used to the technique and then once focusing on each half of the screen. So it was probably the fourth time, actually, when I could watch to see how the storylines wove together.

Animal is amazing. It will be interesting to see if Peter and Lydia interact at all next season, and how those interactions go. I think you're right that TPTB have no clue what they put into that storyline but I'd love to be wrong.