The other day someone asked me if the ECM of Mark still places Mark 16:9-20 in double square brackets. Well, I checked, and sadly the answer is yes. Whereas 1,643 Greek manuscripts support the inclusion of these verses, only 3 lack them. Not to mention all the versional and patristic testimony in favor of the longer ending. Until this changes, I see no end to the continuing interlude in the field of New Testament textual criticism. The guild seemingly remains content with the predominantly Alexandrian-based reasoned eclectic method and its resultant UBS/NA/ECM texts. True, an occasional Byzantine reading is preferred, but not to the degree that would significantly change the Alexandrian-ness of the critical text.