Since there was no new episode last week, I thought (incorrectly) that they had run out of new episodes to show- I was wrong thankfully, because Sunday's episode was brand new- remember- we left off on a cliff hanger with Gabrielle and Carlos leaving Victor somewhere in the water after he threatened to kill Carlos...
And now we see Victor lying on a beach- dead or asleep, who knows?
Gabrielle and Victor fight about if they should go to the police or not (Carlos wants to, she doesn't) and they fight in front of a cleaning lady. The police show up at Gabby's house and she plays like she just left him and he must have done something drastic after she told him she was leaving- but the police correct her, saying that the boat they found had NO fingerprints (indicating a dumb criminal) and that they'd keep 24/7 surveillance on her house for safety.
Mike has a prescription drug problem- he hurt his shoulder a while ago and took pain pills and is hooked now. He calls his dealer to get more pills, but the guy says Mike needs to pay in cash...
Susan meanwhile, is obsessing over the new guy Julie is dating (she looked on his online profile and knows that he has a tongue ring and a below the belt piercing). So, when Mike's drug dealer- a college med student -shows up at the door looking for Mike, you know where this is going... Susan tries to play cupid.
Bree and Orson have Benjamin and she wants to keep him in their bed at night- although as Orson points out, if the baby wants to be near the milk he'll need to sleep in the fridge!
The lack of sleep is starting to get to Orson- and he tells Bree that until she starts putting Benjamin to bed in the crib, he will sleep on the couch. Bree goes to Tom (Lynette's husband) to get advice on how to keep the marital stuff hot with a child...
So Bree shows up at Orson's office in nothing but a trench coat... (thanks Tom!)
Andrew hears his mom constantly referring to how she made so many mistakes before and needs to do it right for Benjamin, and he gets fed up and moves out. Bree brings him dinner and apologizes and they work everything out...
Lynette is calling bars all over town trying to find her mother. Tom meets her at the front door, warning her that her step-dad Glen is waiting for her in the house... and she gets all happy and huggy when she sees him. He says Lynette's mom called him for money and that she broke into a car and she's fine. They team up to go find her mom, and when they do, Lynette yells at her mom for ruining everything good she had- and for cheating on her step-dad, and then he interrupts and tells Lynette that her mom didn't cheat, he's actually gay.
Realizing this, they patch things up between them and Lynette's mom agrees to move into Glen's guest house. (side note- the entire time I was trying to place where I recognized Glen from- it's Richard Chamberlain! http://imdb.com/name/nm0000328/)
Adam, the weird 'husband' of Catherine answers the door and a random woman tries to come in- she says she came because she knew Catherine wasn't home and besides Catherine was the one who ruined their lives... (so is this woman his wife?) anyway, Mike is in the house and helps Adam get the woman to leave. Mike asks Adam if as a favor, he can write him a prescription, but Adam says an OB/GYN writing a prescription for a man would raise flags- and Mike alludes to a secret being kept both ways (meaning, he won't tell Catherine about the random woman who showed up). Anyway, Adam goes to Orson's office to try to get Mike the medicine...
Orson goes to Mike and offers him the prescription, but tells him he is uncomfortable giving it to him. Mike tells Orson he is still in pain from the accident where the guy hit him with the car (remember- it was Orson driving!) I really had forgotten about all that, but now I am curious again.
Edie sees that the Mayor is missing in the newspaper, and calls in an anonymous tip- saying that she doesn't think he's missing, she thinks he's dead.
Flash to Carlos and Gabby fighting again over telling the cops the truth. She finally agrees to go, but first she wants a drink to calm their nerves, and she (of course) adds sleeping pills to Carlos' drink. As he starts to pass out, the detectives show up again, and Gabby distracts them outside- and then they tell her Victor has been found and does she want to go to the hospital- which she of course says yes to, leaving Carlos passed out on her floor.
Julie and Barrett (Mike's drug dealer) are hanging out at the house, Mike comes in and Susan is all smiles because Julie and Barrett are getting along so well. Mike gets Julie out of the room and tells Barrett he needs to leave, but Barrett threatens to blackmail Mike about his drug use, so Mike backs off- for a moment. Mike walks in to the kitchen and tells Susan that Barrett is a drug dealer, and Susan tells Mike to throw him out, and as Barrett leaves, he says, "It's a shame, Mike was my best customer".
(Later that night, after Susan sees Mike sneak another pill from his truck, she goes to look and sees that the prescription is from Orson Hodge).
Dum Dum Dum
Gabby goes to see Victor in the hospital- and he claims the last thing he remembers in a Friday staff meeting (therefore, nothing about the boat, or being hit...)
But when everyone leaves the room, Victor whispers to her that he remembers everything...
Dum Dum Dum (and they play ominous music...)
Hope to see another episode next week- the season finally got interesting!
Monday, November 26, 2007
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Ugly Betty
Usually, I blog as I watch the new episodes- catching upon the post during commercial breaks. This allows me to describe the episode with greater details and also helps me catch the funnier lines.
However, I watched Ugly Betty this week very late and on my laptop in bed, and was too lazy to type as I watched, so here goes:
Mr. Meade died at the end of last weeks episode and now its his funeral. Claire gets to attend, and Wilhemina crashes at the end of it. Daniel and Alexis push her into the open grave, and then with Claire, they vote to fire her. Wilhemina goes to her office, and uses a cd she got from an affair with someone in the Pentagon, she infects the entire computer system at Mode and deletes all their files.
Betty quit Mode, but finds out that somehow all the Mode files have been completely wiped from the computers and the issue has to go to print in a few hours. She steps up and calls everyone and helps Daniel and Alexis get the issue out.
The actress who is supposed to be on the cover is in rehab and they can't get in touch with the photographer who shot the pictures, so Daniel decides to go to the rehab center and break out the actress so he can reshoot the cover. Turns out, it is Eliza Dushku finally getting some work and appearing on the show as a snotty obnoxious brat. (I actually like most of the stuff she's done, just find it funny that she was imitating all the Britney/Lindsey shenanigans).
Alexis goes to sweet talk the printer into extending their print deadline... and ends up talking about life with a midget (you kind of have to watch it)
Anyway, the cover shoot goes bad when Daniel has a moral dilemma and decides not to give the recovering actress any alcohol - and she trashes the set and storms out.
In the end, the cover is a black 'blank slate' and folds out with the words 'In Memoriam, Bradford Meade'.
It is a great episode, and worth watching. Oh, and Betty took her job back. And they had a pink Christmas tree.
However, I watched Ugly Betty this week very late and on my laptop in bed, and was too lazy to type as I watched, so here goes:
Mr. Meade died at the end of last weeks episode and now its his funeral. Claire gets to attend, and Wilhemina crashes at the end of it. Daniel and Alexis push her into the open grave, and then with Claire, they vote to fire her. Wilhemina goes to her office, and uses a cd she got from an affair with someone in the Pentagon, she infects the entire computer system at Mode and deletes all their files.
Betty quit Mode, but finds out that somehow all the Mode files have been completely wiped from the computers and the issue has to go to print in a few hours. She steps up and calls everyone and helps Daniel and Alexis get the issue out.
The actress who is supposed to be on the cover is in rehab and they can't get in touch with the photographer who shot the pictures, so Daniel decides to go to the rehab center and break out the actress so he can reshoot the cover. Turns out, it is Eliza Dushku finally getting some work and appearing on the show as a snotty obnoxious brat. (I actually like most of the stuff she's done, just find it funny that she was imitating all the Britney/Lindsey shenanigans).
Alexis goes to sweet talk the printer into extending their print deadline... and ends up talking about life with a midget (you kind of have to watch it)
Anyway, the cover shoot goes bad when Daniel has a moral dilemma and decides not to give the recovering actress any alcohol - and she trashes the set and storms out.
In the end, the cover is a black 'blank slate' and folds out with the words 'In Memoriam, Bradford Meade'.
It is a great episode, and worth watching. Oh, and Betty took her job back. And they had a pink Christmas tree.
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Grey's Anatomy
Every time I am about to quit on this show because it gets boring, the next episode redeems itself completely.
This week, Seth Green guests as a patient with a delicate neck condition. If the artery in his neck bursts, they need to stop the bleeding no matter who is in the room and then page Sloan.
Meredith wants to tell Derek that she doesn't want him to date other people, but chickens out.
Then, when a new patient is brought in by ambulance, Meredith notices another ambulance coming in too fast and pushes everyone out of the way just in time as the second ambulance smashes into the first one.
The drivers of the first ambulance are stuck upside down, and the two in the second are hurt- the driver had a seizure which is why she didn't stop, and the second guy has interior damage but wont let Dr. Bailey look at him. We find out the driver has a tumor and as Dr. Shepherd is operating on her, the equipment fails and he is stuck with a probe in her brain.
The other guy is injured, but asks for a male doctor, and when the Chief comes, he admits he wants a white doctor. Doctor Bailey gets Christina, who checks him out, and discovers the swastika tattooed on his abdomen.
Anyway, Lexie is sitting next to Ava (who Alex Karev snuck in to watch him operate) and she realizes Alex is not just sleeping with her (which is surprising why? he basically told he he didn't care about her and just wanted her when it was convenient- she has no right to cry when she knew the rules!) So she starts spending more time with the patient with the exposed artery (Seth Green).
After a lot of waiting and crying and bleeding, the one medic in the ambulance gets to say goodbye to his wife and then as as the firemen start to cut the ambulance into pieces, he notices an oxygen valve is stuck into his partner's back, and manages to alert the firemen, saving his friends life- then he dies. It is a pretty sad storyline, with the usual background music...tears...
Anyhoo, Lexie is talking to the guy with the neck issue, and they both start plotting revenge against their significant others who have hurt them, and then they start laughing- and as they laugh you start to notice his neck swelling larger and larger with each laugh- and then it bursts and Lexie is covered in blood...
To Be Continued...
So we have to wait till next week.
This week, Seth Green guests as a patient with a delicate neck condition. If the artery in his neck bursts, they need to stop the bleeding no matter who is in the room and then page Sloan.
Meredith wants to tell Derek that she doesn't want him to date other people, but chickens out.
Then, when a new patient is brought in by ambulance, Meredith notices another ambulance coming in too fast and pushes everyone out of the way just in time as the second ambulance smashes into the first one.
The drivers of the first ambulance are stuck upside down, and the two in the second are hurt- the driver had a seizure which is why she didn't stop, and the second guy has interior damage but wont let Dr. Bailey look at him. We find out the driver has a tumor and as Dr. Shepherd is operating on her, the equipment fails and he is stuck with a probe in her brain.
The other guy is injured, but asks for a male doctor, and when the Chief comes, he admits he wants a white doctor. Doctor Bailey gets Christina, who checks him out, and discovers the swastika tattooed on his abdomen.
Anyway, Lexie is sitting next to Ava (who Alex Karev snuck in to watch him operate) and she realizes Alex is not just sleeping with her (which is surprising why? he basically told he he didn't care about her and just wanted her when it was convenient- she has no right to cry when she knew the rules!) So she starts spending more time with the patient with the exposed artery (Seth Green).
After a lot of waiting and crying and bleeding, the one medic in the ambulance gets to say goodbye to his wife and then as as the firemen start to cut the ambulance into pieces, he notices an oxygen valve is stuck into his partner's back, and manages to alert the firemen, saving his friends life- then he dies. It is a pretty sad storyline, with the usual background music...tears...
Anyhoo, Lexie is talking to the guy with the neck issue, and they both start plotting revenge against their significant others who have hurt them, and then they start laughing- and as they laugh you start to notice his neck swelling larger and larger with each laugh- and then it bursts and Lexie is covered in blood...
To Be Continued...
So we have to wait till next week.
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Private Practice
I don't even know where to start!
So much happened in the first ten minutes...
Addison avoided Pete,
Naomi avoided Sam,
Violet avoided Cooper
and all the women huddled in Naomi's office
and all the men congregated in the kitchen
while Dell watched from the front desk, completely clueless.
Anyway,
eventually Addison went downstairs to get coffee (so she wouldn't have to go into the kitchen) and she met a nice guy who let her go before him in line.
When she gets back upstairs, she tells Pete she will work with him but socially he is just an acquaintance.
Next scene, the guy Addison just met is sitting in Violet's office- he is her patient! And he shows Violet the card Addison gave him while saying, "I think the next step is for me to start dating again."
While all this is going on, the clinic is starting a program where pregnant or new mom's can call and drop off their babies if they don't want to keep them. Addison and Pete are partners.
Sam and Naomi end up discussing that they slept together, and then their priest calls them (he doesn't know they got divorced and they are freaked out that he called them the day after they slept together) but all he wanted from them was to have them see a nun who is mysteriously sick and doesn't trust hospitals.
Ok- the show just got hilarious for a random reason- the girl who plays Danielle Hodge (Joy Lauren http://imdb.com/name/nm1280053/ ) on Desperate Housewives just called Addison to surrender her newborn daughter! If you watch Desperate Housewives you'd know that on the show she just gave birth to a boy... she's having a very fertile season! Anyway, she has this little girl at home, her mom doesn't know, and she hands the baby over to Addison.
Meanwhile, the rash on the one nun has spread and now all the nuns are getting sick and have the rash. The disease specialist calls back and it turns out they all have Typhoid (which I am not sure what it is besides a bad disease that is killer in third world countries and extremely contagious).
Cooper is trying to get 'back on the horse' so he arranges a date online and when he shows up it turns out to be Charlotte, the blonde bitchy doctor from the hospital! Instead of laughing she gets mad and walks out.
Addison spends the night with the new baby at the office-but can't find her other shoe.
And now it gets gross.
Carl,the new guy Addison is dating has a secret otherwise he wouldn't be seeing Violet in the first place, so when Violet gets called to the ER and it's Carl- who has just had a high heel shoe removed from his, let's put this delicately, rear end- the nickname she told Pete and Cooper that Carl calls himself makes sense- Trunk. And yes, he stole Addison's shoe.
He tells Violet to tell Addison he can't see her anymore, he can't trust himself around her shoes.
Turns out the nuns got sick from the priest who was sneaking in for cooking lessons.
And the little girl baby gets taken back when the grandmother finds out her daughter had a baby and didn't tell her- they name her Melanie.
Cooper asks Charlotte (the doctor from St. Ambrose) out for a drink, and she makes him promise its just a drink, but of course the next scene is them in bed...
Addison finally ends her long day, and Pete tells her she shouldn't be alone, but she walks away and knocks on Sam's door,and finds Naomi and cries.
It was actually a decent episode.
So much happened in the first ten minutes...
Addison avoided Pete,
Naomi avoided Sam,
Violet avoided Cooper
and all the women huddled in Naomi's office
and all the men congregated in the kitchen
while Dell watched from the front desk, completely clueless.
Anyway,
eventually Addison went downstairs to get coffee (so she wouldn't have to go into the kitchen) and she met a nice guy who let her go before him in line.
When she gets back upstairs, she tells Pete she will work with him but socially he is just an acquaintance.
Next scene, the guy Addison just met is sitting in Violet's office- he is her patient! And he shows Violet the card Addison gave him while saying, "I think the next step is for me to start dating again."
While all this is going on, the clinic is starting a program where pregnant or new mom's can call and drop off their babies if they don't want to keep them. Addison and Pete are partners.
Sam and Naomi end up discussing that they slept together, and then their priest calls them (he doesn't know they got divorced and they are freaked out that he called them the day after they slept together) but all he wanted from them was to have them see a nun who is mysteriously sick and doesn't trust hospitals.
Ok- the show just got hilarious for a random reason- the girl who plays Danielle Hodge (Joy Lauren http://imdb.com/name/nm1280053/ ) on Desperate Housewives just called Addison to surrender her newborn daughter! If you watch Desperate Housewives you'd know that on the show she just gave birth to a boy... she's having a very fertile season! Anyway, she has this little girl at home, her mom doesn't know, and she hands the baby over to Addison.
Meanwhile, the rash on the one nun has spread and now all the nuns are getting sick and have the rash. The disease specialist calls back and it turns out they all have Typhoid (which I am not sure what it is besides a bad disease that is killer in third world countries and extremely contagious).
Cooper is trying to get 'back on the horse' so he arranges a date online and when he shows up it turns out to be Charlotte, the blonde bitchy doctor from the hospital! Instead of laughing she gets mad and walks out.
Addison spends the night with the new baby at the office-but can't find her other shoe.
And now it gets gross.
Carl,the new guy Addison is dating has a secret otherwise he wouldn't be seeing Violet in the first place, so when Violet gets called to the ER and it's Carl- who has just had a high heel shoe removed from his, let's put this delicately, rear end- the nickname she told Pete and Cooper that Carl calls himself makes sense- Trunk. And yes, he stole Addison's shoe.
He tells Violet to tell Addison he can't see her anymore, he can't trust himself around her shoes.
Turns out the nuns got sick from the priest who was sneaking in for cooking lessons.
And the little girl baby gets taken back when the grandmother finds out her daughter had a baby and didn't tell her- they name her Melanie.
Cooper asks Charlotte (the doctor from St. Ambrose) out for a drink, and she makes him promise its just a drink, but of course the next scene is them in bed...
Addison finally ends her long day, and Pete tells her she shouldn't be alone, but she walks away and knocks on Sam's door,and finds Naomi and cries.
It was actually a decent episode.
Pushing Daisies
This show deserves awards- many hundreds of accolades and awards.
It is fresh week after week, and keeps me completely entertained every time.
This week, they are tracking a death caused by a scratch and sniff- and it's funny.
As funny as it is, the show also manages to be quasi intelligent and has cute little inside jokes and puns all over it.
Paul Reubens (you all know him- Pee Wee Herman- http://imdb.com/name/nm0000607/) guests as a bad guy...
"Follow the yellow thick hose..."
Another play on words and funny reference (Wizard of Oz anyone?)
As Olive and Chuck get closer, they scheme to try to make Chuck's aunts feel better, and in doing so become even closer as friends- although as Olive says, not close enough to cry in front of one another yet... so when Chuck cries after Olive gives her her mom's sweater that the aunts gave Olive, its funny.
Aunt Lily won't get back in the water, but then it starts raining and the aunts end up getting back in the pool...
Anyway, they solve the murder mystery, and all seems well- but Oscar (Paul Reubens) keeps Chucks sweater because the smell of it intrigues him...
It is fresh week after week, and keeps me completely entertained every time.
This week, they are tracking a death caused by a scratch and sniff- and it's funny.
As funny as it is, the show also manages to be quasi intelligent and has cute little inside jokes and puns all over it.
Paul Reubens (you all know him- Pee Wee Herman- http://imdb.com/name/nm0000607/) guests as a bad guy...
"Follow the yellow thick hose..."
Another play on words and funny reference (Wizard of Oz anyone?)
As Olive and Chuck get closer, they scheme to try to make Chuck's aunts feel better, and in doing so become even closer as friends- although as Olive says, not close enough to cry in front of one another yet... so when Chuck cries after Olive gives her her mom's sweater that the aunts gave Olive, its funny.
Aunt Lily won't get back in the water, but then it starts raining and the aunts end up getting back in the pool...
Anyway, they solve the murder mystery, and all seems well- but Oscar (Paul Reubens) keeps Chucks sweater because the smell of it intrigues him...
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Chuck
Last week's episode ended with Chuck 'breaking up' with Sarah (his CIA undercover girlfriend). She comes to his store and asks him to make up with her so they can remain boyfriend and girlfriend so they have a good cover.
He doesn't want to pretend go out with her because he really wants a real relationship with her, but she lies to him and says that will never happen (alluding to us watchers that she may really like him that way, but won't cross that line with him because they need to work together). Now that they are broken up, he can date Lou a.k.a Rachel Bilson.
Sarah is told by her superiors that it is really suspicious that this random woman came in from nowhere and is now dating their 'asset' (Chuck) and tells them they need to find out everything they can about her.
While Chuck is at Lou's apartment, he has a flash from a party invitation. It is for a party her crazy ex is throwing- and Chuck sees all kinds of things in his mind. He is told by the CIA/NSA to try to find out everything he can about Stavros (Lou's ex) and go to the party at the club with Lou to see if he flashes to anything. At the party, they get the information they needed about the package that Stavros is bringing into the country, but Lou gets mad that Chuck spent the entire time talking to her ex and his (Sarah comes in to help him) and huffs out.
Anyway, there is a whole bunch of craziness- and then Chuck and Lou break up for good, and Chuck and Sarah get back together- for real this time- and then when Sarah and Casey open the 'bomb' they find Bryce inside (yes, the thought to be dead rogue spy Sarah was dating) and Casey utters "I thought I killed him"...
Next week's episode should be quite interesting indeed!
He doesn't want to pretend go out with her because he really wants a real relationship with her, but she lies to him and says that will never happen (alluding to us watchers that she may really like him that way, but won't cross that line with him because they need to work together). Now that they are broken up, he can date Lou a.k.a Rachel Bilson.
Sarah is told by her superiors that it is really suspicious that this random woman came in from nowhere and is now dating their 'asset' (Chuck) and tells them they need to find out everything they can about her.
While Chuck is at Lou's apartment, he has a flash from a party invitation. It is for a party her crazy ex is throwing- and Chuck sees all kinds of things in his mind. He is told by the CIA/NSA to try to find out everything he can about Stavros (Lou's ex) and go to the party at the club with Lou to see if he flashes to anything. At the party, they get the information they needed about the package that Stavros is bringing into the country, but Lou gets mad that Chuck spent the entire time talking to her ex and his (Sarah comes in to help him) and huffs out.
Anyway, there is a whole bunch of craziness- and then Chuck and Lou break up for good, and Chuck and Sarah get back together- for real this time- and then when Sarah and Casey open the 'bomb' they find Bryce inside (yes, the thought to be dead rogue spy Sarah was dating) and Casey utters "I thought I killed him"...
Next week's episode should be quite interesting indeed!
How I Met Your Mother
This writer's strike is really starting to mess with my weekly watching.
A few of my best shows have already started running re-runs.
So, it was with a sigh of relief- and literal thanksgiving, that I watched this new episode.
Anyway, this episode (http://www.cbs.com/innertube/player.php?cat=all&vid=&format=&auto=0) Marshall scares Barney by reviving the old slap bet that he had won- Marshall had the right to slap Barney one more time in life, without warning, open handed- and Marshal is teasing Barney with a website (www.slapcountdown.com) and alludes to 'Slapsgiving' instead of Thanksgiving and that this will be when he slaps him. And Barney thinks October has 30 days, so he's off on his count.
Also, the entire group is planning on hanging out for Thanksgiving.
Ted and Robin find they are having a hard time hanging out alone together now that they have broken up and moved on.
Marshall keeps teasing Barney- he makes the 'hand turkeys' and shows them to Barney...
Anyway, so Ted and Robin were supposed to make pies with everyone, but everyone else bailed, so its just the two of them- and after a getting into a huge fight, they end up sleeping together. They decide they have to stop pretending to be friends, and try to be normal again.
At the dinner, they accidentally reverted to their old inside joke, where they salute and repeat every time anyone says anything with an army reference (like 'major pain' or 'general knowledge'.)
Since Lily banned Marshall from slapping Barney because it was Thanksgiving, Barney starts teasing Marshall- and 5 seconds until the end of the countdown Lily snaps and revokes her ruling and allows Marshall to slap Barney!
Then Marshall sits down to the piano and sings this:
A few of my best shows have already started running re-runs.
So, it was with a sigh of relief- and literal thanksgiving, that I watched this new episode.
Anyway, this episode (http://www.cbs.com/innertube/player.php?cat=all&vid=&format=&auto=0) Marshall scares Barney by reviving the old slap bet that he had won- Marshall had the right to slap Barney one more time in life, without warning, open handed- and Marshal is teasing Barney with a website (www.slapcountdown.com) and alludes to 'Slapsgiving' instead of Thanksgiving and that this will be when he slaps him. And Barney thinks October has 30 days, so he's off on his count.
Also, the entire group is planning on hanging out for Thanksgiving.
Ted and Robin find they are having a hard time hanging out alone together now that they have broken up and moved on.
Marshall keeps teasing Barney- he makes the 'hand turkeys' and shows them to Barney...
Anyway, so Ted and Robin were supposed to make pies with everyone, but everyone else bailed, so its just the two of them- and after a getting into a huge fight, they end up sleeping together. They decide they have to stop pretending to be friends, and try to be normal again.
At the dinner, they accidentally reverted to their old inside joke, where they salute and repeat every time anyone says anything with an army reference (like 'major pain' or 'general knowledge'.)
Since Lily banned Marshall from slapping Barney because it was Thanksgiving, Barney starts teasing Marshall- and 5 seconds until the end of the countdown Lily snaps and revokes her ruling and allows Marshall to slap Barney!
Then Marshall sits down to the piano and sings this:
go to www.slapcountdown.com
It's hilarious.
I really find this show refreshingly funny- hope they keep bringing new episodes, or that the writer's go back to work soon!!!
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Heroes
Finally some good stuff happening!
I like the irony of Claire being kidnapped by Elle's dad, and Elle being taken by Claire's dad. Seems fitting.
I liked how Mr. Bennet put Elle in a chair with her feet in water and kept hosing her down so any time she tried to electrocute him, she only ended up zapping herself.
And Officer Parkman realizes not only can he read people's thoughts, he can control/influence them as well. This does not bode well for him staying on the good side.
I am annoyed by Mohinder's turning to be on the Company's side, against Claire's dad. He started out a good guy, searching for knowledge and seems to be changing into someone driven by something else.
Hiro gets to meet himself as a young boy (which is cute).
I kinda don't have the patience to read all the sub titles when they are talking in japanese or spanish, but I get the gist of what is going on and read every few sentences.
Hiro wants to save his dad's life, but his dad convinces him that it is his destiny and Hirp must accept that.
But we finally get to see how his Dad really dies- cuz Hiro freezes time and looks at the guys face- and it's the 'dead' Takezo Kenzei who Hiro killed in China when he went back in time! (Also now known as Adam, who was held by the Company but escaped, and is friends with Peter Petrelli).
Hmmmm, interesting.
This is the mysterious Adam Munroe- he can heal miraculously, but what they didn't know was that he is immortal- his cells don't grow old anymore. He is 400 years old.
The hostage exchange goes very very wrong- Elle zaps Claire as Wes flies away with her and Mr. Bennet shoots Elle in the arm, and as he is standing over Bob ready to shoot him, Mohinder shoots Mr, Bennet first and it is exactly like the painting depicted.
Of course, this is Heroes so we may find out that he is immortal too or something and can't be killed...
Dum Dum Dum... we see the blood that Bob took from Claire while he was holding her hostage going through an IV into her dad's arm- and his eye that was shot out is miraculously grown back- and now he is in the hands of the Company...
Great ending!!!
Finally, I am actually looking forward to next week's episode- although they didn't show Peter Petrelli at all- boo
I like the irony of Claire being kidnapped by Elle's dad, and Elle being taken by Claire's dad. Seems fitting.
I liked how Mr. Bennet put Elle in a chair with her feet in water and kept hosing her down so any time she tried to electrocute him, she only ended up zapping herself.
And Officer Parkman realizes not only can he read people's thoughts, he can control/influence them as well. This does not bode well for him staying on the good side.
I am annoyed by Mohinder's turning to be on the Company's side, against Claire's dad. He started out a good guy, searching for knowledge and seems to be changing into someone driven by something else.
Hiro gets to meet himself as a young boy (which is cute).
I kinda don't have the patience to read all the sub titles when they are talking in japanese or spanish, but I get the gist of what is going on and read every few sentences.
Hiro wants to save his dad's life, but his dad convinces him that it is his destiny and Hirp must accept that.
But we finally get to see how his Dad really dies- cuz Hiro freezes time and looks at the guys face- and it's the 'dead' Takezo Kenzei who Hiro killed in China when he went back in time! (Also now known as Adam, who was held by the Company but escaped, and is friends with Peter Petrelli).
Hmmmm, interesting.
This is the mysterious Adam Munroe- he can heal miraculously, but what they didn't know was that he is immortal- his cells don't grow old anymore. He is 400 years old.
The hostage exchange goes very very wrong- Elle zaps Claire as Wes flies away with her and Mr. Bennet shoots Elle in the arm, and as he is standing over Bob ready to shoot him, Mohinder shoots Mr, Bennet first and it is exactly like the painting depicted.
Of course, this is Heroes so we may find out that he is immortal too or something and can't be killed...
Dum Dum Dum... we see the blood that Bob took from Claire while he was holding her hostage going through an IV into her dad's arm- and his eye that was shot out is miraculously grown back- and now he is in the hands of the Company...
Great ending!!!
Finally, I am actually looking forward to next week's episode- although they didn't show Peter Petrelli at all- boo
The Hills
So, I haven't been so impressed with this season, but I still can't help but watch (although usually I skip a few weeks and watch a few at one time)
I have no patience for Heidi or Spencer- he has this smug smile he always gives her that makes him look like an eerie pedophile somehow.
I like Lauren and Audrina, but I wish we saw more of them than the bad scripts let us see. And Whitney- she is so pretty but gets random scenes.
You can watch episodes on www.mtv.com
http://www.mtv.com/player/html/popup/?type=1675&id=1573894&vid=188421
A lot of rumors about the actual reality of the show are on the internet, but the way I see it, they never claimed this was actually their real lives, just a peak at lives they could live, in an MTV expense paid world. I don't mind that it's scripted, I just wish more HAPPENED every week!
I have no patience for Heidi or Spencer- he has this smug smile he always gives her that makes him look like an eerie pedophile somehow.
I like Lauren and Audrina, but I wish we saw more of them than the bad scripts let us see. And Whitney- she is so pretty but gets random scenes.
You can watch episodes on www.mtv.com
http://www.mtv.com/player/html/popup/?type=1675&id=1573894&vid=188421
A lot of rumors about the actual reality of the show are on the internet, but the way I see it, they never claimed this was actually their real lives, just a peak at lives they could live, in an MTV expense paid world. I don't mind that it's scripted, I just wish more HAPPENED every week!
Samantha Who
Samantha finds out you can't put metal in a microwave and also, that she is allergic to oregano (and now her tongue is swollen). Turns out she can't really cook at all either!
At the bar with Andrea and Dina, they are talking and come up with maybe Samantha should go to Andrea's hypnotherapist who is helping her remember the phone number of a guy she met, maybe they can help Samantha remember things too.
3, 2, 1. Open your eyes.
Samantha does and remembers... she's adopted! And that her birth parents gave her a heart shaped necklace. And she used to smoke.
She is elated, because that means her parents aren't her biological parents, but she wants to ask them where her real parents are.
When she confronts them, they burst out laughing and said it wasn't true.
They don't have her birth certificate though, and since she was born internationally, she can't order a new copy of it either.
But she looks in her old hiding place where she used to hide cigarettes and finds the necklace.
Samantha has a huge fight with her parents, because she feels she can't trust them to help her know who she is if they won't tell her the truth, and leaves.
Unfortunately, Andrea doesn't let her stay with her (because she thinks grown-ups are supposed to take care of themselves...)
So she goes to her ex's apartment (Tod) and stays there. She also finds out that his apartment is actually hers- she bought it and owns it. Then they fight because she moved out when she first woke up from the coma (and he never mentioned that she owned it because she never asked) and then she throws him out. (She wants to live in a liar free zone)
After another session at the hypnotherapists, she realizes she is remembering 'Annie' when she played the part in a play and that's why she thinks she's adopted....
AUGH! Her apartment is 11D!!!
That only matters to me, but AUGH!
Samantha's mom shows up at her apartment with food, and to talk. Her mom didn't want her to go to the therapist because she didn't want Samantha to remember the bad times she had with her mother, and decide not to be a part of her life. They reconcile, and she also remembers the phone number of the guy Andrea was looking for!
Frank the doorman is really funny.
The only plus that came from the therapist was that Samantha isn't afraid of elevators any more!!!
At the bar with Andrea and Dina, they are talking and come up with maybe Samantha should go to Andrea's hypnotherapist who is helping her remember the phone number of a guy she met, maybe they can help Samantha remember things too.
3, 2, 1. Open your eyes.
Samantha does and remembers... she's adopted! And that her birth parents gave her a heart shaped necklace. And she used to smoke.
She is elated, because that means her parents aren't her biological parents, but she wants to ask them where her real parents are.
When she confronts them, they burst out laughing and said it wasn't true.
They don't have her birth certificate though, and since she was born internationally, she can't order a new copy of it either.
But she looks in her old hiding place where she used to hide cigarettes and finds the necklace.
Samantha has a huge fight with her parents, because she feels she can't trust them to help her know who she is if they won't tell her the truth, and leaves.
Unfortunately, Andrea doesn't let her stay with her (because she thinks grown-ups are supposed to take care of themselves...)
So she goes to her ex's apartment (Tod) and stays there. She also finds out that his apartment is actually hers- she bought it and owns it. Then they fight because she moved out when she first woke up from the coma (and he never mentioned that she owned it because she never asked) and then she throws him out. (She wants to live in a liar free zone)
After another session at the hypnotherapists, she realizes she is remembering 'Annie' when she played the part in a play and that's why she thinks she's adopted....
AUGH! Her apartment is 11D!!!
That only matters to me, but AUGH!
Samantha's mom shows up at her apartment with food, and to talk. Her mom didn't want her to go to the therapist because she didn't want Samantha to remember the bad times she had with her mother, and decide not to be a part of her life. They reconcile, and she also remembers the phone number of the guy Andrea was looking for!
Frank the doorman is really funny.
The only plus that came from the therapist was that Samantha isn't afraid of elevators any more!!!
America's Next Top Model
Whew- so Amreal got kicked off this week instead of last.
Honestly, she should go work on Broadway or at Disney, that's what she reminds me of.
Heather is having some sort of nervous breakdown because of all the pressure, and it's a shame cuz she was nicer when she was sweet and scared.
The season is pretty boring again, but they are going to China, so maybe it will be more fun next week.
Honestly, she should go work on Broadway or at Disney, that's what she reminds me of.
Heather is having some sort of nervous breakdown because of all the pressure, and it's a shame cuz she was nicer when she was sweet and scared.
The season is pretty boring again, but they are going to China, so maybe it will be more fun next week.
The Bachelor (Finale)
This week's episode is the finale- and since it already aired, I have avoided reading about it so I can find out what the secret twist is for myself.
It's between Jenny and Deanna and I think he'll choose Deanna based on previous episodes...
Brad's family gets to meet the two girls, Deanna first- and it seemed to go well. She told his mom she wants at least three kids...
His family consists of his mom, twin brother Chad and brother Wes- no dad (and no explanation either).
Jenny's family conversation was a little more tense- his mom straight out asked if she had told Brad she loved him yet (she hadn't). Then his mom took Jenny aside and talked with her, and she again asked Jenny about being in love with Brad- it was tense but it went better after that.
Jenny also played football with all the brothers, and gushed to the camera that Womack sounded good as her last name- that leads me to believe that he will pick Deanna- I find that they like to edit these shows so the person who speaks the most, usually loses the hardest.
As usual, the bachelor gets no good useful advice from his family... they just agree that it will be a tough decision.
Brad gets a dinner date with Deanna, and they have great conversations about life and everything, with a little kissing too. She showed a bit of a bossy side, saying that she likes things her way...
Jenny's dinner date was more emotional, she cried and explained that she wants to say she loves him but is scared. They kiss too, but I felt like they got much closer on this date than Deanna's. Jenny tearfully proclaims, "I just need you to know that I would do whatever it takes to make this work, to make you happy" A little rehearsed sounding.... then she gives him a journal that she kept throughout the experience, and reads aloud from it. Then she says she loves him and tells him she wanted to say it the last time they were together but couldn't cuz she was too scared.
Hmmm. Based on the dinner dates, Jenny is winning. Good editing!
(I love how they keep asking people to nominate the next bachelor or bachelorette during the commercial breaks- it's just funny)
Decision Day!
Brad goes to Chopard on Rodeo Drive to choose an engagement ring. (He chooses a smallish roundish cut diamond with little diamonds on the platinum colored band)
Deanna looks a little Bree Hodge to me, and Jenny looks a little casual in a blue dress with matching earrings.
First up- Jenny.
Oh, bad dress- too short and strapless- not the usually formal gown we see at this part of the show- plus her hair is down loose... she looks pretty but like I said, a bit casual.
She's toast.
I knew it! He's telling her he likes her and she's wonderful but he wants something more.
Her eye makeup is pretty though.
No rose for her.
Bye Jenny.
Since I know there is a twist, I am waiting for it, no twists that I can tell yet.
Jenny gives herself a little "I am still a great person, someone is out there waiting for me" pep talk and cries her way off the show.
(Do I sound unsympathetic? She knew going in today there was a 50% chance it would happen!)
Deanna's turn.
A strapless short gold dress with loose hair too- but somehow more formal.
Oh they match-he's wearing a goldish tie!
What?
He told her he just said goodbye to jenny, that marriage is a one time thing- then he dropped her hands and told her to hold on real quick walked away and came back.
Now he's saying he can't look her in the eye and tell her he loves her- and won't make any promises he can't keep- and tells her goodbye!!!
Um.
So no one wins?
Oooh. She's mad. Pretty, polished Deanna is looking a little rumpled and ruffled. This is not 'the happy, one person gets to marry Brad' ending we all thought was coming- but I feel a bit ripped of right now.
She just asked him what happens when he regrets his decision!!!
And he walks her to the car and says goodbye.
So will the ring be available on Ebay? Or does Chopard want it back if he didn't use it?
Poor Brad. He is sitting on the dais where he just said goodbye to both women, looking at the ring and crying.
They figured out a way to stretch the season out even longer- they have a show called after the final ceremony! I apologize, I thought I was watching the final episode, but there is one more to go!
It's between Jenny and Deanna and I think he'll choose Deanna based on previous episodes...
Brad's family gets to meet the two girls, Deanna first- and it seemed to go well. She told his mom she wants at least three kids...
His family consists of his mom, twin brother Chad and brother Wes- no dad (and no explanation either).
Jenny's family conversation was a little more tense- his mom straight out asked if she had told Brad she loved him yet (she hadn't). Then his mom took Jenny aside and talked with her, and she again asked Jenny about being in love with Brad- it was tense but it went better after that.
Jenny also played football with all the brothers, and gushed to the camera that Womack sounded good as her last name- that leads me to believe that he will pick Deanna- I find that they like to edit these shows so the person who speaks the most, usually loses the hardest.
As usual, the bachelor gets no good useful advice from his family... they just agree that it will be a tough decision.
Brad gets a dinner date with Deanna, and they have great conversations about life and everything, with a little kissing too. She showed a bit of a bossy side, saying that she likes things her way...
Jenny's dinner date was more emotional, she cried and explained that she wants to say she loves him but is scared. They kiss too, but I felt like they got much closer on this date than Deanna's. Jenny tearfully proclaims, "I just need you to know that I would do whatever it takes to make this work, to make you happy" A little rehearsed sounding.... then she gives him a journal that she kept throughout the experience, and reads aloud from it. Then she says she loves him and tells him she wanted to say it the last time they were together but couldn't cuz she was too scared.
Hmmm. Based on the dinner dates, Jenny is winning. Good editing!
(I love how they keep asking people to nominate the next bachelor or bachelorette during the commercial breaks- it's just funny)
Decision Day!
Brad goes to Chopard on Rodeo Drive to choose an engagement ring. (He chooses a smallish roundish cut diamond with little diamonds on the platinum colored band)
Deanna looks a little Bree Hodge to me, and Jenny looks a little casual in a blue dress with matching earrings.
First up- Jenny.
Oh, bad dress- too short and strapless- not the usually formal gown we see at this part of the show- plus her hair is down loose... she looks pretty but like I said, a bit casual.
She's toast.
I knew it! He's telling her he likes her and she's wonderful but he wants something more.
Her eye makeup is pretty though.
No rose for her.
Bye Jenny.
Since I know there is a twist, I am waiting for it, no twists that I can tell yet.
Jenny gives herself a little "I am still a great person, someone is out there waiting for me" pep talk and cries her way off the show.
(Do I sound unsympathetic? She knew going in today there was a 50% chance it would happen!)
Deanna's turn.
A strapless short gold dress with loose hair too- but somehow more formal.
Oh they match-he's wearing a goldish tie!
What?
He told her he just said goodbye to jenny, that marriage is a one time thing- then he dropped her hands and told her to hold on real quick walked away and came back.
Now he's saying he can't look her in the eye and tell her he loves her- and won't make any promises he can't keep- and tells her goodbye!!!
Um.
So no one wins?
Oooh. She's mad. Pretty, polished Deanna is looking a little rumpled and ruffled. This is not 'the happy, one person gets to marry Brad' ending we all thought was coming- but I feel a bit ripped of right now.
She just asked him what happens when he regrets his decision!!!
And he walks her to the car and says goodbye.
So will the ring be available on Ebay? Or does Chopard want it back if he didn't use it?
Poor Brad. He is sitting on the dais where he just said goodbye to both women, looking at the ring and crying.
They figured out a way to stretch the season out even longer- they have a show called after the final ceremony! I apologize, I thought I was watching the final episode, but there is one more to go!
Friday, November 16, 2007
Ugly Betty
Last week left us hanging...
Monique guests as the night security- she is so funny.
Betty was fired because she hid the truth about Wilhemina cheating on his dad, and goes to clean out her desk. There's this weird scene where Betty meets Betty-from-the-past-on-her-first-day, and it's just odd.
Then, to make it weirder, Daniel's mom pops out of Betty's closet at her house (with her sidekick from prison) and asks Betty for a favor- to make sure Bradford hasn't changed his will to include Wilhemina instead of Alexis and Daniel. She wants to make sure her kids are taken care of so she can leave the country.
"Sweet like sugar, soft like suede, but unlike a piano, I never get played"
Henry sweet talks Lamanda (Monique's character) so Betty can sneak past the front desk and look for the will (she isn't allowed into the office because she got fired...)
Unfortunately, Wilhemina and Marc make it there first, and Betty and Henry have to scramble to make an excuse for why they are there (the best both sides come up with is they are looking for mementos to remember Bradford)
Betty cracks and admits she knows the will is in the wall safe and has the combination, and they agree to read the will and go on their own ways.
Unfortunately again, the safe is empty.
At the same time Marc and Betty realize it must be in the secret sex room, and Marc pushes Betty's glasses off her face, and then does the same to Henry and he and Wilhemina lock them in the office and run out.
While this is going on, Ignacio and Hilda discover Claire Meade and her cell mate hiding in Betty's room and after hearing their plan to leave the country, Hilda agrees to give Claire a makeover so she looks like her fake passport.
Marc and Wilhemina find the will, but it says she only gets half of his estate UPON THE PRONOUNCEMENT OF THEIR MARRIAGE and since the wedding never got pronounced...
Betty and Henry crawl through the heating ducts to try to get to the secret room,but miscalculate and Henry lands right behind Lamanda...
Bradford wakes up from his coma, and Daniel finally gets the chance to tell his dad how much he loves him, but chickens out...
I won't write about the rest of the episode- you need to watch it.
Awesome music at the end- U2
Monique guests as the night security- she is so funny.
Betty was fired because she hid the truth about Wilhemina cheating on his dad, and goes to clean out her desk. There's this weird scene where Betty meets Betty-from-the-past-on-her-first-day, and it's just odd.
Then, to make it weirder, Daniel's mom pops out of Betty's closet at her house (with her sidekick from prison) and asks Betty for a favor- to make sure Bradford hasn't changed his will to include Wilhemina instead of Alexis and Daniel. She wants to make sure her kids are taken care of so she can leave the country.
"Sweet like sugar, soft like suede, but unlike a piano, I never get played"
Henry sweet talks Lamanda (Monique's character) so Betty can sneak past the front desk and look for the will (she isn't allowed into the office because she got fired...)
Unfortunately, Wilhemina and Marc make it there first, and Betty and Henry have to scramble to make an excuse for why they are there (the best both sides come up with is they are looking for mementos to remember Bradford)
Betty cracks and admits she knows the will is in the wall safe and has the combination, and they agree to read the will and go on their own ways.
Unfortunately again, the safe is empty.
At the same time Marc and Betty realize it must be in the secret sex room, and Marc pushes Betty's glasses off her face, and then does the same to Henry and he and Wilhemina lock them in the office and run out.
While this is going on, Ignacio and Hilda discover Claire Meade and her cell mate hiding in Betty's room and after hearing their plan to leave the country, Hilda agrees to give Claire a makeover so she looks like her fake passport.
Marc and Wilhemina find the will, but it says she only gets half of his estate UPON THE PRONOUNCEMENT OF THEIR MARRIAGE and since the wedding never got pronounced...
Betty and Henry crawl through the heating ducts to try to get to the secret room,but miscalculate and Henry lands right behind Lamanda...
Bradford wakes up from his coma, and Daniel finally gets the chance to tell his dad how much he loves him, but chickens out...
I won't write about the rest of the episode- you need to watch it.
Awesome music at the end- U2
Grey's Anatomy
This was a great episode- I feel like the season finally started with this one!
There was a sad part where Meredith's dad showed up drunk at the ER and told her all these wonderful things about how she was really his favorite... but turns out that's what he says every time he gets drunk, which is every day, and Lexi and Meredith end up fighting about it.
Dr. Bailey treats an old high school crush and we see the other side of her perfection- the perfect do-gooder who finished everyone else's homework- and when the patient treats her as though they are still in high school, she is flattered, until she realizes he is just using her...
There is the usual fighting and inner issues, but a well rounded episode.
There was a sad part where Meredith's dad showed up drunk at the ER and told her all these wonderful things about how she was really his favorite... but turns out that's what he says every time he gets drunk, which is every day, and Lexi and Meredith end up fighting about it.
Dr. Bailey treats an old high school crush and we see the other side of her perfection- the perfect do-gooder who finished everyone else's homework- and when the patient treats her as though they are still in high school, she is flattered, until she realizes he is just using her...
There is the usual fighting and inner issues, but a well rounded episode.
Chuck
Even though the episodes are starting to blur into one big long episode (because the storyline is pretty much the same every week except with a different bad guy) I still watch because I like the premise of the show and the guy who plays Chuck is sometimes pretty funny.
Anyway, Rachel Bilson (the last thing I saw her in was 'The OC" and I didn't watch that show, just knew about it) guest stars this week- and although I hear she is super short in real life, she manages to dress tall, which is a compliment. Her character is random- I like to categorize her as a neat, preppy girl and she plays a Phoebe-from-Friends skitzy type instead.
The episodes run too long to actually outline the story here, but if you have 43 minutes to watch decent TV, you should spend it on this show- it satisfies your hunger without making you feel stuffed. (Yes, I actually used that line- I am hungry and keep eating donuts... not helping)
I'd like to add that the guy who plays his sister's boyfriend is kinda funny- and I really like the few lines he does say, although he usually walks in and out looking good on the show.
I also just noticed that McG is the executive producer on the show. http://imdb.com/name/nm0629334/
He worked on stuff like 'The OC' and "Charlie's Angel's" and I'm pretty sure he has produced a few music videos too...
So, watch the show, it's worth it a loads better than some of the other junk I watch every week.
Anyway, Rachel Bilson (the last thing I saw her in was 'The OC" and I didn't watch that show, just knew about it) guest stars this week- and although I hear she is super short in real life, she manages to dress tall, which is a compliment. Her character is random- I like to categorize her as a neat, preppy girl and she plays a Phoebe-from-Friends skitzy type instead.
The episodes run too long to actually outline the story here, but if you have 43 minutes to watch decent TV, you should spend it on this show- it satisfies your hunger without making you feel stuffed. (Yes, I actually used that line- I am hungry and keep eating donuts... not helping)
I'd like to add that the guy who plays his sister's boyfriend is kinda funny- and I really like the few lines he does say, although he usually walks in and out looking good on the show.
I also just noticed that McG is the executive producer on the show. http://imdb.com/name/nm0629334/
He worked on stuff like 'The OC' and "Charlie's Angel's" and I'm pretty sure he has produced a few music videos too...
So, watch the show, it's worth it a loads better than some of the other junk I watch every week.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Private Practice
Show opener is a huge steamy make out kiss between Addison and Pete- unfortunately interrupted by the ill-timed arrival of Dell. Oops.
Sam gets a call from a patient who asks him to make a home visit for her leg- but the address turns out to be a convenience store, and the patient a hostage, the leg in question has been shot and is attached to the cashier, and the gunman is Sarah Gilbert (you know, the daughter on Roseanne?)
In weirdness news, Cooper is asked to be a friend with benefits by Violet. I don't like her, I don't like her character, I like Cooper but won't if he actually sleeps with her.
There is a woman (Susan) who scheduled a water labor, and she is a widow. All the guys from the LAPD unit where her husband worked show up to support her through it- but she requested that no one come, and won't see them. But that still means there are a ton of good looking officers in uniform hanging out at the office, causing a flutter for Addison and the others.
As she goes into labor, she starts crying and suddenly the reality that her husband is dead comes over her and she won't push. Addison jumps into the water with her and holds her and helps her get through it reminding her she isn't alone... (Addison had previously mentioned that she hates water birth, they are icky and gooey...) and then a soaking wet Addison gets to bring the baby out to see the officers who are waiting outside. Later on, one of the officers asks Addison out, but she says she has plans... cuz she is meeting Pete that night!
Switching back to Sam being a hostage for a moment, Sarah Gilbert's water breaks- yeah, she's pregnant. He calls Naomi and asks her to help him deliver the baby over the phone. Turns out the cashier who got shot is the father of the baby Kelly is going into labor with, and she showed up to get money from the store because she can't afford to take care of it alone. Sam is delivering the baby on the floor of the convenience store, but then it gets stuck and he needs to reach and rotate its shoulders so he doesn't lose the baby. He works it out and the baby girl is born. Then he tells her he needs to call the police (after all, she held up a store and shot the guy).
While all that drama is going on, Dell is assigned to watch over another woman who came in to deliver- but things happen too quickly and he ends up delivering his first baby! Yay!
Cooper shows up at Violet's but while he is talking about how great the day was and babies, she tells him to stop talking and get naked, and Cooper realizes she is naked and can't go through with it. She is all mad that he rejected her- instead of realizing its because he likes her, and she throws him out.
Yup, I still don't like her.
Cooper knocks on Addison's door because he sees the light is on, and finds out that Pete stood Addison up for their date.
In an ironic twist of fate, Pete shows up at Violet's door. He tells her when his wife died, they had been trying to have a baby. (I guess since he met Addison and knows she was trying to have a baby too it freaked him out?)
Sam staggers into the clinic with the cut on his cheek from being hit with the gun, and tells Naomi what happened at the convenience store and she freaks on him, saying she is so tired of being the only one around there who thinks... and then she rushes into his arms and they get all steamy together (On the conference table I might add).
Not a bad episode!
Sam gets a call from a patient who asks him to make a home visit for her leg- but the address turns out to be a convenience store, and the patient a hostage, the leg in question has been shot and is attached to the cashier, and the gunman is Sarah Gilbert (you know, the daughter on Roseanne?)
In weirdness news, Cooper is asked to be a friend with benefits by Violet. I don't like her, I don't like her character, I like Cooper but won't if he actually sleeps with her.
There is a woman (Susan) who scheduled a water labor, and she is a widow. All the guys from the LAPD unit where her husband worked show up to support her through it- but she requested that no one come, and won't see them. But that still means there are a ton of good looking officers in uniform hanging out at the office, causing a flutter for Addison and the others.
As she goes into labor, she starts crying and suddenly the reality that her husband is dead comes over her and she won't push. Addison jumps into the water with her and holds her and helps her get through it reminding her she isn't alone... (Addison had previously mentioned that she hates water birth, they are icky and gooey...) and then a soaking wet Addison gets to bring the baby out to see the officers who are waiting outside. Later on, one of the officers asks Addison out, but she says she has plans... cuz she is meeting Pete that night!
Switching back to Sam being a hostage for a moment, Sarah Gilbert's water breaks- yeah, she's pregnant. He calls Naomi and asks her to help him deliver the baby over the phone. Turns out the cashier who got shot is the father of the baby Kelly is going into labor with, and she showed up to get money from the store because she can't afford to take care of it alone. Sam is delivering the baby on the floor of the convenience store, but then it gets stuck and he needs to reach and rotate its shoulders so he doesn't lose the baby. He works it out and the baby girl is born. Then he tells her he needs to call the police (after all, she held up a store and shot the guy).
While all that drama is going on, Dell is assigned to watch over another woman who came in to deliver- but things happen too quickly and he ends up delivering his first baby! Yay!
Cooper shows up at Violet's but while he is talking about how great the day was and babies, she tells him to stop talking and get naked, and Cooper realizes she is naked and can't go through with it. She is all mad that he rejected her- instead of realizing its because he likes her, and she throws him out.
Yup, I still don't like her.
Cooper knocks on Addison's door because he sees the light is on, and finds out that Pete stood Addison up for their date.
In an ironic twist of fate, Pete shows up at Violet's door. He tells her when his wife died, they had been trying to have a baby. (I guess since he met Addison and knows she was trying to have a baby too it freaked him out?)
Sam staggers into the clinic with the cut on his cheek from being hit with the gun, and tells Naomi what happened at the convenience store and she freaks on him, saying she is so tired of being the only one around there who thinks... and then she rushes into his arms and they get all steamy together (On the conference table I might add).
Not a bad episode!
Pushing Daisies
Whew! The show opens with this very odd sequence where the pie maker is watching Chuck sleep and then she wakes up and trips as she gets out of bed and falls onto him and she doesn't die, so they get naked, but she says she has too many clothes on (she is naked remember) and proceeds to peel off her skin, and under that skin is Olive- yes, it was a dream...
Weird.
Anyway, so I used to watch 'The Soup' with Joel McHale- good thing because that's how I was able to recognize him in his guest role as this week's murder victim brought back to life. He was poisoned, but as he was dying he fell on a pointy dog brush handle and ended up dying from stabbing himself repeatedly. He had 4 wives (as a polygamist), and alluded that one of them had given him his poisoned coffee. He also had Bubblegum, a special dog he bread himself.
What follows is a confusing but funny sequence of interviews of the four wives and it's well done. The wives figure out where the Pie Hole is and confront the gang- and the youngest wife Halley admits to using Almond coffee creamer (which is how cyanide tastes).
Halley blames another dog trainer, Ramsfeld Snuppy, for the murder out of jealousy over puppy breeding. He plans on cloning the run-over Bubblegum's DNA and selling this new perfect breed in his stores. Snuppy had a contract from Harold selling Bubblegum to him (dead or alive) against the wishes of the wives.
So this whole plot unfolds, the first wife (Hilary) did both murders and Chuck and the Pie Maker realize that they will never be able to touch, but to be able to go to sleep in the same room every night is enough for them.
Awwwww
Weird.
Anyway, so I used to watch 'The Soup' with Joel McHale- good thing because that's how I was able to recognize him in his guest role as this week's murder victim brought back to life. He was poisoned, but as he was dying he fell on a pointy dog brush handle and ended up dying from stabbing himself repeatedly. He had 4 wives (as a polygamist), and alluded that one of them had given him his poisoned coffee. He also had Bubblegum, a special dog he bread himself.
What follows is a confusing but funny sequence of interviews of the four wives and it's well done. The wives figure out where the Pie Hole is and confront the gang- and the youngest wife Halley admits to using Almond coffee creamer (which is how cyanide tastes).
Halley blames another dog trainer, Ramsfeld Snuppy, for the murder out of jealousy over puppy breeding. He plans on cloning the run-over Bubblegum's DNA and selling this new perfect breed in his stores. Snuppy had a contract from Harold selling Bubblegum to him (dead or alive) against the wishes of the wives.
So this whole plot unfolds, the first wife (Hilary) did both murders and Chuck and the Pie Maker realize that they will never be able to touch, but to be able to go to sleep in the same room every night is enough for them.
Awwwww
America's Next Top Model
The CW has a pretty bad video player- for some reason between the player and my laptop, I cannot watch their shows.
I do however, have access to another computer and last night caught up on the last three episodes of the show. I know I am still one episode behind, but I can only watch so many hours of tv before I get a headache!
This season has been pretty annoying actually. I hated Ebony- she was smirky and smug and had zero personality, so I was glad she got booted- although they were going to keep her and let Ambreal go, so my trust in these judges is pretty shaky right now!
I am pissed that they sent Sarah home- she was a great girl with a pretty face, and they kept picking on her for getting smaller- but she was trying to find her place!!! The video shoot with Enrique looked fun, but I am starting to get tired of Heather- she is playing up the 'I have a disability look at how well I'm doing' thing too much. Did anyone else think the music video was a little on the trashy side? I kept imagining how mortified I would have been to be forced to appear in that netting outfit they stuffed Sarah into- and I am very thin! It was just not CLASSY and that's where she felt uncomfortable!
I am so disappointed in Chantal- she was my favorite! I hate to say it, but I think that the final two as it stands will be Lisa and Heather. Bianca will be top three though.
I do however, have access to another computer and last night caught up on the last three episodes of the show. I know I am still one episode behind, but I can only watch so many hours of tv before I get a headache!
This season has been pretty annoying actually. I hated Ebony- she was smirky and smug and had zero personality, so I was glad she got booted- although they were going to keep her and let Ambreal go, so my trust in these judges is pretty shaky right now!
I am pissed that they sent Sarah home- she was a great girl with a pretty face, and they kept picking on her for getting smaller- but she was trying to find her place!!! The video shoot with Enrique looked fun, but I am starting to get tired of Heather- she is playing up the 'I have a disability look at how well I'm doing' thing too much. Did anyone else think the music video was a little on the trashy side? I kept imagining how mortified I would have been to be forced to appear in that netting outfit they stuffed Sarah into- and I am very thin! It was just not CLASSY and that's where she felt uncomfortable!
I am so disappointed in Chantal- she was my favorite! I hate to say it, but I think that the final two as it stands will be Lisa and Heather. Bianca will be top three though.
Heroes
I FINALLY am all caught up with Heroes- and might I add, it took four boring weeks- but this weeks episode was finally a good one!
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I find Heroes to be tedious waiting week to week, and since I watched the entire first season in pretty much one shot over the summer, I am okay doing that now again with the second season.
Glad I am patient, because if I had watched the other three episodes one week at a time, I would have stopped watching the show! They were pretty bad- but this week the show redeemed itself and was decent and a ton of loose ends got all tied up.
I love that Takezo Kenzei is alive and going by the name Adam, has somehow been hiding with the company for thirty years and has made friends with Peter Petrelli.
I also love that we FINALLY found out exactly what happened after last season's finale- why Nathan sees burn victims every time he looks in the mirror and how the Haitian sent Peter away in a shipping container with no memories.
It is great that they answered most of my millions of questions- but now where will they go with it?
I will probably wait a few weeks to watch again and find out.
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I find Heroes to be tedious waiting week to week, and since I watched the entire first season in pretty much one shot over the summer, I am okay doing that now again with the second season.
Glad I am patient, because if I had watched the other three episodes one week at a time, I would have stopped watching the show! They were pretty bad- but this week the show redeemed itself and was decent and a ton of loose ends got all tied up.
I love that Takezo Kenzei is alive and going by the name Adam, has somehow been hiding with the company for thirty years and has made friends with Peter Petrelli.
I also love that we FINALLY found out exactly what happened after last season's finale- why Nathan sees burn victims every time he looks in the mirror and how the Haitian sent Peter away in a shipping container with no memories.
It is great that they answered most of my millions of questions- but now where will they go with it?
I will probably wait a few weeks to watch again and find out.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
The Big Bang Theory
OMG- Funniest episode yet! One word- Grasshoppers!!!
I don't want to spoil it, you have to go to cbs.com and watch it- this is such a great episode!
I will say that Raj is a really well written character, and I enjoyed the way his parents were included via webcam in the episode! Sheldon is the kind of character that ends up stealing the show- it really wasn't about Leonard and his unrequited love for Penny at all! If the show keeps evolving, I think it could be a real sleeper hit- especially if they managed to film an entire season already and won't be affected by the writer's strike!
Go watch it!!! http://www.cbs.com/innertube/player.php?cat=160179&vid=&format=&auto=1
I don't want to spoil it, you have to go to cbs.com and watch it- this is such a great episode!
I will say that Raj is a really well written character, and I enjoyed the way his parents were included via webcam in the episode! Sheldon is the kind of character that ends up stealing the show- it really wasn't about Leonard and his unrequited love for Penny at all! If the show keeps evolving, I think it could be a real sleeper hit- especially if they managed to film an entire season already and won't be affected by the writer's strike!
Go watch it!!! http://www.cbs.com/innertube/player.php?cat=160179&vid=&format=&auto=1
The Bachelor
In an attempt to stretch out the show, they always have a 'reunion' show before the actual finale in order to drum up attention for the final episode.
This show consists of all the women gathering and complaining about their experiences on the show, and with each other. And no, Brad is not hotter than David Beckham!
They show clips of the women saying the nastiest things about each other behind their backs.
It's actually a painful show to watch because usually they say mean things to the camera, but here they say it in front of each other and feelings are really trampled.
They also show a lot of clips where the girls make absolute fools of themselves- and it is hysterical just how stupid they are.
As for the final two- I have a feeling he will choose Deanna, because she is southern and outspoken and seems like his 'type'. Jenny is cute and fun... but my money is on Deanna.
This show consists of all the women gathering and complaining about their experiences on the show, and with each other. And no, Brad is not hotter than David Beckham!
They show clips of the women saying the nastiest things about each other behind their backs.
It's actually a painful show to watch because usually they say mean things to the camera, but here they say it in front of each other and feelings are really trampled.
They also show a lot of clips where the girls make absolute fools of themselves- and it is hysterical just how stupid they are.
As for the final two- I have a feeling he will choose Deanna, because she is southern and outspoken and seems like his 'type'. Jenny is cute and fun... but my money is on Deanna.
How I Met Your Mother
This is a good episode!
It starts with Marshall freaking out because he can't remember the password to log in to see if he passed the bar exam to be a lawyer.
In a funny turn of events, they each start 'crashing' each other's images, pointing out their flaws- and Robin points out that Marshall does this annoying singing thing where he sings everything he is doing all the time- and she starts singing one of the songs she found particularly annoying- which happens to be the password he couldn't remember!!!
The episode is worth watching- it is pretty funny- and yes, he passed the bar!
It starts with Marshall freaking out because he can't remember the password to log in to see if he passed the bar exam to be a lawyer.
In a funny turn of events, they each start 'crashing' each other's images, pointing out their flaws- and Robin points out that Marshall does this annoying singing thing where he sings everything he is doing all the time- and she starts singing one of the songs she found particularly annoying- which happens to be the password he couldn't remember!!!
The episode is worth watching- it is pretty funny- and yes, he passed the bar!
Samantha Who
So, she still can't remember things- and it's still funny (I was worried it would get a little old).
Samantha starts crying at the ice cream shop while tasting the flavors to find out which one she likes. The Bangles "We got the Beat" comes on and for some reason it makes her cry.
Then, when she is debating with her ex whether she was mean to all the men she ever dated, a random guy stops on the street and points at her and screams and turns around and runs away- shouting something about a restraining order! Turns out, best friend Andrea knew all about it, and was representing her over it- she kidnapped his dog!- and Samantha wants to make it all better- to try to set the guy (Nathan) free from his fear of her.
She finds his address, goes to talk to him (but he won't open the door) and he sneaks away out the fire escape.
She waits for him in his car (yeah, she can break into cars) and while she is convincing him that she is normal, a car drives by playing the Bangles song again, and she starts bawling...
Andrea diagnoses that the reason Samantha wants attention to the point of the restraining order is because of her 'Daddy Issues' because her Dad didn't pay any attention to her. Samantha decides to get a gun and join her Dad when he goes hunting at the start of hunting season (conveniently starting the next day).
So early the next morning, she makes coffee and is ready when her Dad comes down to go hunting, and tells him she wants to come with, and he says no, he wants to hunt alone. So she sneaks into the backseat of his car- but he takes the other car! Samantha harangues her mom to drive her to the hunting place, but when she shows up, her dad is less than happy. She gives up and goes to the store to return the rifle. (and hilariously, as she is bitching about how she is so mad at her dad she could kill him, with rifle in hand, the guy with the restraining order shows up right in front of her!)
At the police station, her Dad is the one who picks her up. She has a memory flashback of another time when her dad picked her up when she was younger, after a horrible haircut, and the Bangles song comes on and she fights with her dad and cries- cut back to them in the car now, and she is finally able to talk to her dad.
Cute!
Samantha starts crying at the ice cream shop while tasting the flavors to find out which one she likes. The Bangles "We got the Beat" comes on and for some reason it makes her cry.
Then, when she is debating with her ex whether she was mean to all the men she ever dated, a random guy stops on the street and points at her and screams and turns around and runs away- shouting something about a restraining order! Turns out, best friend Andrea knew all about it, and was representing her over it- she kidnapped his dog!- and Samantha wants to make it all better- to try to set the guy (Nathan) free from his fear of her.
She finds his address, goes to talk to him (but he won't open the door) and he sneaks away out the fire escape.
She waits for him in his car (yeah, she can break into cars) and while she is convincing him that she is normal, a car drives by playing the Bangles song again, and she starts bawling...
Andrea diagnoses that the reason Samantha wants attention to the point of the restraining order is because of her 'Daddy Issues' because her Dad didn't pay any attention to her. Samantha decides to get a gun and join her Dad when he goes hunting at the start of hunting season (conveniently starting the next day).
So early the next morning, she makes coffee and is ready when her Dad comes down to go hunting, and tells him she wants to come with, and he says no, he wants to hunt alone. So she sneaks into the backseat of his car- but he takes the other car! Samantha harangues her mom to drive her to the hunting place, but when she shows up, her dad is less than happy. She gives up and goes to the store to return the rifle. (and hilariously, as she is bitching about how she is so mad at her dad she could kill him, with rifle in hand, the guy with the restraining order shows up right in front of her!)
At the police station, her Dad is the one who picks her up. She has a memory flashback of another time when her dad picked her up when she was younger, after a horrible haircut, and the Bangles song comes on and she fights with her dad and cries- cut back to them in the car now, and she is finally able to talk to her dad.
Cute!
Desperate Housewives
Sunday's episode was ok, but pretty tame.
Gabrielle went on a secret boat trip with Victor, unaware that he knew about her affair with Carlos because of the pictures Edie showed him. Carlos calls her while she is on the boat and tells her that Victor knows, and then Gabrielle thinks Victor is trying to kill her and hits him with an oar, knocking him overboard. She drives the boat back to the dock and meets Carlos, who insists they have to go back and rescue Victor! When they do, Victor grabs a knife and goes after Carlos, so Gabby whacks him again- only this time he doesn't come back up- and although they search for him, they can't find him. They dock again and then realize that since no one knows he was taking Gabrielle out on the boat anyway, of they just set the boat adrift, people will assume he killed himself when he found out she was leaving him.
This definitely leaves the window for Victor to have swum to safety or something open.
Dylan confronts her mom about her dad, and her mom totally lies to her and says her dad used to beat her and she is free to go find him, but can't tell him where her mom is... total lies, but not sure what the real truth is. Might be hyped up to the point where when we finally get the truth, it will suck.
Lynette tries to pawn off her mom on her other sisters, but they bring their mom back and during the ensuing fight (where Lynette realizes she is the only one who actually cares what happens to their mom) Grandma gets in a taxi and goes away...
...Bree decides to get new baby Benjamin circumcised- while Orson is completely against it (he had a bad experience with it himself at the age of 5). He stops her from getting it done by faxing all the doctors in the area that he does not give his permission, but Bree outwits him by going to a friends baby's bris and convincing the rabbi to do it for her baby too. Bree also meddles with Mike and Susan, finding a pill that isn't aspirin on the floor and telling Susan she thinks Mike is on drugs.
Susan confronts Mike, who lies, but then she finds a stash of pills and confronts him again- and he tells her the truth- he hurt his shoulder but can't stop working because it costs $10,000/year to send babies to private pre-school and he needs to be able to provide for their baby...
Not a bad episode, but hopefully next week will be a bit better.
Gabrielle went on a secret boat trip with Victor, unaware that he knew about her affair with Carlos because of the pictures Edie showed him. Carlos calls her while she is on the boat and tells her that Victor knows, and then Gabrielle thinks Victor is trying to kill her and hits him with an oar, knocking him overboard. She drives the boat back to the dock and meets Carlos, who insists they have to go back and rescue Victor! When they do, Victor grabs a knife and goes after Carlos, so Gabby whacks him again- only this time he doesn't come back up- and although they search for him, they can't find him. They dock again and then realize that since no one knows he was taking Gabrielle out on the boat anyway, of they just set the boat adrift, people will assume he killed himself when he found out she was leaving him.
This definitely leaves the window for Victor to have swum to safety or something open.
Dylan confronts her mom about her dad, and her mom totally lies to her and says her dad used to beat her and she is free to go find him, but can't tell him where her mom is... total lies, but not sure what the real truth is. Might be hyped up to the point where when we finally get the truth, it will suck.
Lynette tries to pawn off her mom on her other sisters, but they bring their mom back and during the ensuing fight (where Lynette realizes she is the only one who actually cares what happens to their mom) Grandma gets in a taxi and goes away...
...Bree decides to get new baby Benjamin circumcised- while Orson is completely against it (he had a bad experience with it himself at the age of 5). He stops her from getting it done by faxing all the doctors in the area that he does not give his permission, but Bree outwits him by going to a friends baby's bris and convincing the rabbi to do it for her baby too. Bree also meddles with Mike and Susan, finding a pill that isn't aspirin on the floor and telling Susan she thinks Mike is on drugs.
Susan confronts Mike, who lies, but then she finds a stash of pills and confronts him again- and he tells her the truth- he hurt his shoulder but can't stop working because it costs $10,000/year to send babies to private pre-school and he needs to be able to provide for their baby...
Not a bad episode, but hopefully next week will be a bit better.
Friday, November 9, 2007
Ugly Betty
Last week there was a little hint about who might be Wilhemina's replacement bridesmaid- Victoria Beckham. No one was sure if it was a joke, or is she would actually guest star on the show...
"This wedding is so fancy, Armani is wearing PRADA"
That is how Mark starts off the episode, so you know it's a good one!
Anyway, Posh is stealing the show from Wilhemina- she is giving interviews, she says they are so close she considers 'Willy' her second mum, and she gives Wilhemina a year's supply of 'Beckham 24/7' her new energy drink! I love it- even on TV she is networking and using every angle as a PR dream!!!
Completely overshadowed is the drama between Betty and her dad when he finds out Betty is seeing Henry secretly... and Hilda has been covering for her. They get into a fight and Betty ends up packing her bags and storming out. (But she confesses to Hilda that the reason their dad git his visa in the first place was because of a deal she made with Wilhemina).
Daniel can't win- even though he got the jewellery ad, Alexis still got a lot more ads from huge names and their dad asks Alexis to be his best man- even though he already asked Daniel!
In a much funnier turn of events, Christina's (secret) husband Stuart shows up at Mode looking for her- apparently she just left him one day in Scotland, and now he is looking for her. Christina spots him in the hallway as Betty is telling her about all her issues, and shoves Betty into the secret sex room Faye Summer's hid in the wardrobe room. (I had forgotten that only Mark, Amanda and Christina know about this room!)
The scene shifts to a Vera Wang cameo where Wilhemina is trying on the original one of a kind dress specially made for her- until Posh shows up in a dress proclaiming 'This is major' and all the attention in the room-including that of Vera Wang herself "I have a new muse"- shifts to Victoria. Wilhemina kicks out Vera Wang (has anyone actually ever done that in real life?) and changes Posh's entire dress into a short puffed sleeve shift with a bow. Victoria says "You're not serious?" and Wilhemina agrees adding "Mark, get her some flats!"
Love it!!!
Hilda called and told Henry what happened between Betty and their Dad, and Henry tells Betty she's not staying with Christina- she's moving in with him.
Stuart and Christina start talking and he apologizes for not being a good husband, and she apologizes for just up and leaving and never getting in touch.
Flash back to Henry and Betty- he gives her a key and a drawer and she keeps stumbling over it all asking what it means- Henry keeps going forward as thought things are ok but obviously Betty is uncomfortable. It's a bittersweet moment- she is living with Henry, but underneath that he is still leaving eventually to go be with Charlie and the baby....
Hilda accidentally spills the beans to her dad about what Betty did in order for him to get his visa...
...Christina and Stuart us the secret sex room, well, for it's intended purposes- and things seem better between them, until Stuart gets up to use the bathroom and Christina notices a needle sticking out of his bag (was he a drug user as well as a drunk?).
Daniel shows up at the hotel trying to give his dad something in a red box, and the message that he won't be attending the wedding- but he didn't know that his dad and Wilhemina had separate hotel rooms, so he knocks on her door. While they are talking, he hears a toilet flush- Wilhemina lies that it's Posh, but Daniel hides around the corner and sees the bodyguard leaving the room a while later...
Christina confronts Stuart, and finds out that he is on drugs- but because he is dying, his liver is failing because of the years of drinking and he is in NY to try an experimental treatment that costs $100,000 that he can't afford. Oh, and he has 6 months to live.
Finally, the pre-wedding reception- Mark's boyfriend Cliff shows up looking fierce! To quote Mark "Who knew there were hardwood floors under that shag carpet?!?" Unfortunately, Mark gets jealous that Cliff, with his new found hotness, is talking to a hot waiter and breaks up with him. After a hyped up dragged out speech from Amanda about how Mark has fallen for an 'average man', Mark goes over to Cliff and they make up (of course).
Henry makes Betty go to her dad's Citizenship Ceremony, even though she is fighting with her dad, and Henry explains the reason she needs to go is because when he leaves, her family is the ones who will support her through the pain when he is gone. Betty and her dad talk, and he tells Betty she doesn't have to keep the secret about Wilhemina and the bodyguard now that he is a citizen, she can help Daniel stop the wedding.
Skip to Wilhemina getting ready to walk down the alter- sans Posh (because she is locked in a closet!) Wilhemina got tired of all the attention she was losing to Victoria and had her bodyguard lock her away!!! As the ceremony starts, the doors burst open and Betty runs in and screams, "I OBJECT!" (they weren't up to that part yet...)
Of course once Daniel finds out that Betty knew four months earlier, he gets mad and fires her. Then Daniel goes and interrupts the ceremony but Bradford doesn't believe him. (Amanda entertains all the guests with a painful version of Keli's Milkshake) As Bradford stands there, his heartbeat gets louder and louder- and he collapses!!!
I am interrupting myself here to say that the music that starts playing as Bradford lays there and people try to save him is by far the best song ever used ever on tv- it was in West Wing too- it's the song 'Hallelujah' and I know the Rafi version- I am not sure who sings this one, but BRAVO, well done!!!
Of course, since they are broadcasting the wedding live everywhere, Betty sees Daniel fighting to save his dad's life on the huge TV screen in Times Square- and the episode ends.
Breathe out. Great episode.
"This wedding is so fancy, Armani is wearing PRADA"
That is how Mark starts off the episode, so you know it's a good one!
Anyway, Posh is stealing the show from Wilhemina- she is giving interviews, she says they are so close she considers 'Willy' her second mum, and she gives Wilhemina a year's supply of 'Beckham 24/7' her new energy drink! I love it- even on TV she is networking and using every angle as a PR dream!!!
Completely overshadowed is the drama between Betty and her dad when he finds out Betty is seeing Henry secretly... and Hilda has been covering for her. They get into a fight and Betty ends up packing her bags and storming out. (But she confesses to Hilda that the reason their dad git his visa in the first place was because of a deal she made with Wilhemina).
Daniel can't win- even though he got the jewellery ad, Alexis still got a lot more ads from huge names and their dad asks Alexis to be his best man- even though he already asked Daniel!
In a much funnier turn of events, Christina's (secret) husband Stuart shows up at Mode looking for her- apparently she just left him one day in Scotland, and now he is looking for her. Christina spots him in the hallway as Betty is telling her about all her issues, and shoves Betty into the secret sex room Faye Summer's hid in the wardrobe room. (I had forgotten that only Mark, Amanda and Christina know about this room!)
The scene shifts to a Vera Wang cameo where Wilhemina is trying on the original one of a kind dress specially made for her- until Posh shows up in a dress proclaiming 'This is major' and all the attention in the room-including that of Vera Wang herself "I have a new muse"- shifts to Victoria. Wilhemina kicks out Vera Wang (has anyone actually ever done that in real life?) and changes Posh's entire dress into a short puffed sleeve shift with a bow. Victoria says "You're not serious?" and Wilhemina agrees adding "Mark, get her some flats!"
Love it!!!
Hilda called and told Henry what happened between Betty and their Dad, and Henry tells Betty she's not staying with Christina- she's moving in with him.
Stuart and Christina start talking and he apologizes for not being a good husband, and she apologizes for just up and leaving and never getting in touch.
Flash back to Henry and Betty- he gives her a key and a drawer and she keeps stumbling over it all asking what it means- Henry keeps going forward as thought things are ok but obviously Betty is uncomfortable. It's a bittersweet moment- she is living with Henry, but underneath that he is still leaving eventually to go be with Charlie and the baby....
Hilda accidentally spills the beans to her dad about what Betty did in order for him to get his visa...
...Christina and Stuart us the secret sex room, well, for it's intended purposes- and things seem better between them, until Stuart gets up to use the bathroom and Christina notices a needle sticking out of his bag (was he a drug user as well as a drunk?).
Daniel shows up at the hotel trying to give his dad something in a red box, and the message that he won't be attending the wedding- but he didn't know that his dad and Wilhemina had separate hotel rooms, so he knocks on her door. While they are talking, he hears a toilet flush- Wilhemina lies that it's Posh, but Daniel hides around the corner and sees the bodyguard leaving the room a while later...
Christina confronts Stuart, and finds out that he is on drugs- but because he is dying, his liver is failing because of the years of drinking and he is in NY to try an experimental treatment that costs $100,000 that he can't afford. Oh, and he has 6 months to live.
Finally, the pre-wedding reception- Mark's boyfriend Cliff shows up looking fierce! To quote Mark "Who knew there were hardwood floors under that shag carpet?!?" Unfortunately, Mark gets jealous that Cliff, with his new found hotness, is talking to a hot waiter and breaks up with him. After a hyped up dragged out speech from Amanda about how Mark has fallen for an 'average man', Mark goes over to Cliff and they make up (of course).
Henry makes Betty go to her dad's Citizenship Ceremony, even though she is fighting with her dad, and Henry explains the reason she needs to go is because when he leaves, her family is the ones who will support her through the pain when he is gone. Betty and her dad talk, and he tells Betty she doesn't have to keep the secret about Wilhemina and the bodyguard now that he is a citizen, she can help Daniel stop the wedding.
Skip to Wilhemina getting ready to walk down the alter- sans Posh (because she is locked in a closet!) Wilhemina got tired of all the attention she was losing to Victoria and had her bodyguard lock her away!!! As the ceremony starts, the doors burst open and Betty runs in and screams, "I OBJECT!" (they weren't up to that part yet...)
Of course once Daniel finds out that Betty knew four months earlier, he gets mad and fires her. Then Daniel goes and interrupts the ceremony but Bradford doesn't believe him. (Amanda entertains all the guests with a painful version of Keli's Milkshake) As Bradford stands there, his heartbeat gets louder and louder- and he collapses!!!
I am interrupting myself here to say that the music that starts playing as Bradford lays there and people try to save him is by far the best song ever used ever on tv- it was in West Wing too- it's the song 'Hallelujah' and I know the Rafi version- I am not sure who sings this one, but BRAVO, well done!!!
Of course, since they are broadcasting the wedding live everywhere, Betty sees Daniel fighting to save his dad's life on the huge TV screen in Times Square- and the episode ends.
Breathe out. Great episode.
Big Shots & Grey's Anatomy
Big Shots
The show is losing momentum- how many times can we watch the same thing over and over again before our attention starts to wander elsewhere?
I know they drop a tiny new bit of info about each character in pretty much every episode, but its getting real slow, real fast!
Grey's Anatomy
The reason I posted these two together (besides watching them back to back tonight) is that they are both losing steam the same way.
The only interesting things that happened this week was that Callie finally got fired as Chief Resident and Dr. Bailey hired in her place (come on, she was doing all the work anyway!)
Oh, and Izzie and George can't find the chemistry they had the first time they had sex and keep desperately trying. The entire show. With no luck.
Blah.
I missed Ugly Betty, so I will have to watch it online later- Victoria Beckham makes an appearance so here's hoping it was awesome!
The show is losing momentum- how many times can we watch the same thing over and over again before our attention starts to wander elsewhere?
I know they drop a tiny new bit of info about each character in pretty much every episode, but its getting real slow, real fast!
Grey's Anatomy
The reason I posted these two together (besides watching them back to back tonight) is that they are both losing steam the same way.
The only interesting things that happened this week was that Callie finally got fired as Chief Resident and Dr. Bailey hired in her place (come on, she was doing all the work anyway!)
Oh, and Izzie and George can't find the chemistry they had the first time they had sex and keep desperately trying. The entire show. With no luck.
Blah.
I missed Ugly Betty, so I will have to watch it online later- Victoria Beckham makes an appearance so here's hoping it was awesome!
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Heroes
I am having a hard time focusing on this season's Heroes.
To be honest, I didn't watch last season live, I actually watched all the episodes over the summer, so I got really into it and didn't have to wait each week for a new episode.
Having said that, I am currently three episodes behind, and it's killing me. Not only does the NBC video player pretty much suck, but every time I start the episode, I have to go and start all over cuz I just can't follow what's going on.
I have 3 hours till I have to get to the airport- hopefully the stupid player works and I can catch up finally.
Or just wait till June and watch the whole season then.... :)
To be honest, I didn't watch last season live, I actually watched all the episodes over the summer, so I got really into it and didn't have to wait each week for a new episode.
Having said that, I am currently three episodes behind, and it's killing me. Not only does the NBC video player pretty much suck, but every time I start the episode, I have to go and start all over cuz I just can't follow what's going on.
I have 3 hours till I have to get to the airport- hopefully the stupid player works and I can catch up finally.
Or just wait till June and watch the whole season then.... :)
Chuck
Chuck is a cutesy show about a regular Nerd Herd guy who works at a Buy More (play on Best Buy and Geek Squad) who is sent a secret program from his ex-roommate (who was a spy and who dies) that inputs all the data the government has into his brain. The CIA and NSA send two agents to get the program, but once they realize it is in Chuck's head, they protect him and in each episode so far he has seen something that sets of a subliminal recognition thing and save the planet from bad people and rogue spies.
Morgan, Chuck's best friend and co-worker at the Buy More, is a kooky funny loser-ish character, with heart. Chuck's sister dates a guy- nicknamed Captain Awesome... and now you're pretty up to speed.
In this week's episode, Chuck has just missed out on a promotion (because he was busy doing spy stuff) and now he is assigned a case where a CIA asset has gone missing- and the asset turns out to be a professor of Chuck's from Stanford. Unfortunately, Chuck has a personal bad history with the professor (he kicked Chuck out of school back in the day) and Chuck doesn't want to be involved.
The show is sometimes slow moving, but has a surprisingly good soundtrack! Anyway, watch it, I don't have the patience to write what happens this week.
Morgan, Chuck's best friend and co-worker at the Buy More, is a kooky funny loser-ish character, with heart. Chuck's sister dates a guy- nicknamed Captain Awesome... and now you're pretty up to speed.
In this week's episode, Chuck has just missed out on a promotion (because he was busy doing spy stuff) and now he is assigned a case where a CIA asset has gone missing- and the asset turns out to be a professor of Chuck's from Stanford. Unfortunately, Chuck has a personal bad history with the professor (he kicked Chuck out of school back in the day) and Chuck doesn't want to be involved.
The show is sometimes slow moving, but has a surprisingly good soundtrack! Anyway, watch it, I don't have the patience to write what happens this week.
America's Next Top Model
Ummmm, www.cwtv.com needs some fixin cuz I can't get their video player to work- so no new episode recap yet, sorry- but as soon as I can fix it on my end, or their tech guy wakes up, I'll update.
How I Met Your Mother
Another really awesome half hour show is How I Met Your Mother.
Bob Saget narrates and the premise of the show is he is telling his kids the story of how he met their mother- but you never actually find out who their mom ended up being (yet) although they allude to it all the time.
Ted, an aspiring architect played by unknown (at least to me) Josh Radnor, is roommates with Marshall, the aspiring lawyer. Marshall and Lily (played by Alyson Hannigan) just got married, but they still all live together. Lily has a secret credit card debt that she has hidden from Marshall, and no one knows except her friend Robyn (a Canadian news anchor who used to date Ted and is always hinted to as the 'mother')
Barney (played by the awesome Neil Patrick Harris) is a man whore who is absolutely flawless with the ladies, a bit of a douche, and the funniest character hands down.
In this episode, Janis from friends (played by Maggie Wheeler- you know the one with the horrendous laugh who dated Chandler) plays a real estate broker for Marshall and Lily when they decide they need to get a place alone (although since Marshall doesn't know about Lily's debt, they can't really afford it). Because of Lily's debt, when they apply for a joint mortgage to buy the place, they get quoted a a rate of 18%, and that's how Marshall finds out about Lily's heinous credit card debt.
Anyway, Lily figures out that if they get a divorce, Marshall can get the apartment mortgage in his name, but he won't do it but they end up getting an apartment anyway- but when they pull up in a taxi, they realize they are DOWn WInd of the SEwage TREatment PLAnt (Dowisetrepla, the name of the area the realtor sold them the apartment in!!!)
Another guest on this week's episode is April Bowlby, whose name you probably don't recognize, except if you watch Two and a Half Men, because she played Kandi last season! She plays Barney's lust interest in this episode. http://imdb.com/name/nm1763049/ I happen to think she is stunning- as a redhead or a blonde (how lucky!).
I totally think Neil Patrick Harris should get an award for his role on this show- it's the best character since Chandler on friends- and I know I mentioned Friends twice in this one post...
This weeks episode isn't the best one to see if you've never watched before, but last weeks 'I'm Not That Guy' is totally worth it!!!
Bob Saget narrates and the premise of the show is he is telling his kids the story of how he met their mother- but you never actually find out who their mom ended up being (yet) although they allude to it all the time.
Ted, an aspiring architect played by unknown (at least to me) Josh Radnor, is roommates with Marshall, the aspiring lawyer. Marshall and Lily (played by Alyson Hannigan) just got married, but they still all live together. Lily has a secret credit card debt that she has hidden from Marshall, and no one knows except her friend Robyn (a Canadian news anchor who used to date Ted and is always hinted to as the 'mother')
Barney (played by the awesome Neil Patrick Harris) is a man whore who is absolutely flawless with the ladies, a bit of a douche, and the funniest character hands down.
In this episode, Janis from friends (played by Maggie Wheeler- you know the one with the horrendous laugh who dated Chandler) plays a real estate broker for Marshall and Lily when they decide they need to get a place alone (although since Marshall doesn't know about Lily's debt, they can't really afford it). Because of Lily's debt, when they apply for a joint mortgage to buy the place, they get quoted a a rate of 18%, and that's how Marshall finds out about Lily's heinous credit card debt.
Anyway, Lily figures out that if they get a divorce, Marshall can get the apartment mortgage in his name, but he won't do it but they end up getting an apartment anyway- but when they pull up in a taxi, they realize they are DOWn WInd of the SEwage TREatment PLAnt (Dowisetrepla, the name of the area the realtor sold them the apartment in!!!)
Another guest on this week's episode is April Bowlby, whose name you probably don't recognize, except if you watch Two and a Half Men, because she played Kandi last season! She plays Barney's lust interest in this episode. http://imdb.com/name/nm1763049/ I happen to think she is stunning- as a redhead or a blonde (how lucky!).
I totally think Neil Patrick Harris should get an award for his role on this show- it's the best character since Chandler on friends- and I know I mentioned Friends twice in this one post...
This weeks episode isn't the best one to see if you've never watched before, but last weeks 'I'm Not That Guy' is totally worth it!!!
The Big Bang Theory
I know I typically watch the hour shows on TV as opposed to the half hour sitcoms, but this show is starting to get addictively cute and funny.
The show isn't fully developed yet, sometimes it comes across a little two dimensionally, but for the most part it is absolutely hilarious!
Leonard plays a nerd who lives with his roommate Sheldon, who is the most anal retentive genius ever. Leonard has a crush on Penny, the girl who lives across the hall, but always comes in second place as a friend with her.
They have two nerd friends, Walowitz and Raj who are hysterical as support characters. Walowitz is a smarmy Casanova wannabe who macks on all the girls, but never actually scores (until this weeks episode actually...) and Raj is afraid to talk to girls but manages to score anyway.
At the restaurant where they are having lunch, Sheldon is having a hard time ordering and ends up taking forever, there's a funny line where Raj says "Can we please just order, not only are there children starving in India, but there is an Indian starving right here!"
Sheldon is actually the funniest character, but the guy who plays Leonard is a better actor from what I've seen so far. There are really funny lines and dialogue and if you don't pay attention you can miss some really great smart jokes.
You can catch episodes on www.cbs.com/innertube and since I consider myself an expert on what's playing on TV, I seriously recommend this as something to check out if you like smart funny shows but can't commit to an hour show. (It's written by the same guy who does Two and a Half Men, Chuck Lorre). If you're only going to watch one episode- choose 'The Luminous Fish Effect' it's absolutely the best episode so far.
Tip: if you pause after the credits roll there's always a joke written by Chuck Lorre and they are pretty funny too- he also does this on Two and a Half Men.
The show isn't fully developed yet, sometimes it comes across a little two dimensionally, but for the most part it is absolutely hilarious!
Leonard plays a nerd who lives with his roommate Sheldon, who is the most anal retentive genius ever. Leonard has a crush on Penny, the girl who lives across the hall, but always comes in second place as a friend with her.
They have two nerd friends, Walowitz and Raj who are hysterical as support characters. Walowitz is a smarmy Casanova wannabe who macks on all the girls, but never actually scores (until this weeks episode actually...) and Raj is afraid to talk to girls but manages to score anyway.
At the restaurant where they are having lunch, Sheldon is having a hard time ordering and ends up taking forever, there's a funny line where Raj says "Can we please just order, not only are there children starving in India, but there is an Indian starving right here!"
Sheldon is actually the funniest character, but the guy who plays Leonard is a better actor from what I've seen so far. There are really funny lines and dialogue and if you don't pay attention you can miss some really great smart jokes.
You can catch episodes on www.cbs.com/innertube and since I consider myself an expert on what's playing on TV, I seriously recommend this as something to check out if you like smart funny shows but can't commit to an hour show. (It's written by the same guy who does Two and a Half Men, Chuck Lorre). If you're only going to watch one episode- choose 'The Luminous Fish Effect' it's absolutely the best episode so far.
Tip: if you pause after the credits roll there's always a joke written by Chuck Lorre and they are pretty funny too- he also does this on Two and a Half Men.
Samantha Who
I saw a commercial somewhere that said this show is the number one comedy in America- I don't know if that's true, but I like it, so who knows.
Recap- this girl has amnesia, remembers nothing...
So, she's in a bar and realizes she doesn't even remember having sex- so her drunk very funny friends (played by a well cast Jennifer Esposito) screams out "Oh, my god, so you're virgin!"
Love it!
Side note- I love her clothing on this show- the stylist is good- and while the clothing is very chic New York, it has a punchy quirky twist, kind of like the dialogue and the characters on the show itself.
Anyway, she goes on a trek to find out about her first time, and ends up in a bar with her friends to find someone, and ends up going home with a virgin and has a flash back to having sex with her (ex)boyfriend Todd and realizes she'd rather do it with someone special, so she heads back to Todd's apartment- but finds him there with a girl... so she gets mad and leaves.
Cute side thing- she tries to ride her bike and realizes she forgot how to do that oo- so the episode ends with her riding her bike around in the middle of the night... awwww, so sweet.
Recap- this girl has amnesia, remembers nothing...
So, she's in a bar and realizes she doesn't even remember having sex- so her drunk very funny friends (played by a well cast Jennifer Esposito) screams out "Oh, my god, so you're virgin!"
Love it!
Side note- I love her clothing on this show- the stylist is good- and while the clothing is very chic New York, it has a punchy quirky twist, kind of like the dialogue and the characters on the show itself.
Anyway, she goes on a trek to find out about her first time, and ends up in a bar with her friends to find someone, and ends up going home with a virgin and has a flash back to having sex with her (ex)boyfriend Todd and realizes she'd rather do it with someone special, so she heads back to Todd's apartment- but finds him there with a girl... so she gets mad and leaves.
Cute side thing- she tries to ride her bike and realizes she forgot how to do that oo- so the episode ends with her riding her bike around in the middle of the night... awwww, so sweet.
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
The Bachelor
Yawwwwwnnn.
I know, if it's so boring, why do I watch it every week? Simply because now that I know the show is back on air, I have a horrified fascination with watching these dumb girls fall in love and cry when they get cut, claiming they didn't think it could happen to them.
Weep sniff sob- I have no room to feel badly for these girls- they put themselves into this situation to either get face time on TV or (mistakenly) to find a husband!
The odds are stacked against them because even if they are among the final two girls, how likely are you to truly get a long with a random guy who is on a TV show to find a wife? The premise is hilarious! And that's where it gets fun!!!
We are down to the final 3 this week.
The divorcee Bettina, Jenny the Phoenix Suns dancer and Deanna the good southern girl.
My bets on Deanna winning. I think Jenny is out this week because she didn't open up emotionally and Bettina will be out next week because she is divorced and he will says something about how he is totally attracted to her, but just couldn't see them staying together...
I am watching the ceremony right now-so let's see if my bet is right.
Nope- he just gave Jenny the 1st rose. Hmmm.
So Bettina is out.
Wait for it....yup, Deanna gets the second rose.
Ok, so he axed Bettina before Jenny, doesn't matter, she's lucky really, no final ceremony where she cries all the way home on the big finale episode! He tells her he has real feelings, and as to why he is letting her go "I truly in my heart do not think I know who you truly are..."
Wah Wah, still boring.
At least the season will end in 2 weeks. They need to do another bachelorette show- Trista was the best Bachelor/Bachelorette ever!
I know, if it's so boring, why do I watch it every week? Simply because now that I know the show is back on air, I have a horrified fascination with watching these dumb girls fall in love and cry when they get cut, claiming they didn't think it could happen to them.
Weep sniff sob- I have no room to feel badly for these girls- they put themselves into this situation to either get face time on TV or (mistakenly) to find a husband!
The odds are stacked against them because even if they are among the final two girls, how likely are you to truly get a long with a random guy who is on a TV show to find a wife? The premise is hilarious! And that's where it gets fun!!!
We are down to the final 3 this week.
The divorcee Bettina, Jenny the Phoenix Suns dancer and Deanna the good southern girl.
My bets on Deanna winning. I think Jenny is out this week because she didn't open up emotionally and Bettina will be out next week because she is divorced and he will says something about how he is totally attracted to her, but just couldn't see them staying together...
I am watching the ceremony right now-so let's see if my bet is right.
Nope- he just gave Jenny the 1st rose. Hmmm.
So Bettina is out.
Wait for it....yup, Deanna gets the second rose.
Ok, so he axed Bettina before Jenny, doesn't matter, she's lucky really, no final ceremony where she cries all the way home on the big finale episode! He tells her he has real feelings, and as to why he is letting her go "I truly in my heart do not think I know who you truly are..."
Wah Wah, still boring.
At least the season will end in 2 weeks. They need to do another bachelorette show- Trista was the best Bachelor/Bachelorette ever!
Monday, November 5, 2007
Desperate Housewives
Woah, heavy episode this week.
Danielle had her baby- it's a boy- and she agreed that Bree will keep him and she leaves for college.
Lynette kind of loses it and tries to kill the possum that creeps around her backyard, and then receives the good news- her cancer is gone! The scene where she walks into the backyard with the whispery music in the background and looks up the sky and lifts her arms and smile- award winning- until she looks down, sees the dead possum and sits on the grass crying and apologizing...
Edie takes her pictures of Carlos and Gabby to Victor, so we know that will be an issue next week.
And Susan finds out Mike's dad isn't dead, just in prison serving a life sentence for murder. Susan is mad at his dad because he doesn't feel any remorse for the murder and she is worried it will be passed down to her baby...
Good episode... some funny moments, but well done for the first time in a while- if only they don't get totally screwed by the writer's strike!!!
Danielle had her baby- it's a boy- and she agreed that Bree will keep him and she leaves for college.
Lynette kind of loses it and tries to kill the possum that creeps around her backyard, and then receives the good news- her cancer is gone! The scene where she walks into the backyard with the whispery music in the background and looks up the sky and lifts her arms and smile- award winning- until she looks down, sees the dead possum and sits on the grass crying and apologizing...
Edie takes her pictures of Carlos and Gabby to Victor, so we know that will be an issue next week.
And Susan finds out Mike's dad isn't dead, just in prison serving a life sentence for murder. Susan is mad at his dad because he doesn't feel any remorse for the murder and she is worried it will be passed down to her baby...
Good episode... some funny moments, but well done for the first time in a while- if only they don't get totally screwed by the writer's strike!!!
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Ugly Betty
YAY! Justin's BAAAAAAACKKKK!!!!
The first 15 minutes of this weeks episode was are awesome- tons of really funny one liners and cute scenes.
First, Justin is totally back to his awesome happy self- going so far as to ask Hilda if its true that at the salon where she works Beyonce and Fergie got into a fight- and Hilda says she doesn't like to draw attention to herself- after taking of her coat to reveal an orange low cut tank top with 'Freshly Squeezed' on it.
This is a must see episode and I am so happy about it!
And it keeps getting better- I am writing this at every commercial break- Ok, turns out Hilda got fired from the salon and works at a Hooters like place called 'HighBeams', but is lying to everyone so they won't be mad that she isn't following her dream of being a hairdresser. Justin finds this all out because a classmate plays him a video on a cellphone that his dad took, showing Hilda laughing at the bar.
Betty and Henry make plans to see Wicked, and Betty gets tickets from Daniel- but tells him she's going with Gio the sandwich guy who is her boyfriend, because Daniel said if she was dating Henry he would fire him! Daniel ends up giving the tickets directly to Gio, so Betty gets Amanda to get her a 2nd set and she shows up at the theater with Henry, while Gio shows up with his little sister.
Unfortunately, Betty and Henry can't catch a break because DANIEL shows up too- with guest star Milo Thomas playing a cougar-ish possible advertiser that Daniel is trying to get to advertise in Mode so he can save the magazine. Betty has to sit next to Gio because Daniel's seats are next to the tickets he gave to Gio!!!
They really filmed at Wicked, and show snippets of the actual show, including part of the song 'Popular'- and since Henry and Betty can't sit together, they text each other and sneeze and cough across the theater to say hello- until Gio puts his arm around Betty to act like her bf in front of Daniel, and Henry gets jealous.
Henry tells Betty in the lobby that she keeps saying how hard it will be for her when he leaves in 5 months, but she never takes into account that he has to leave her, and his heart will be broken too. Kind of a weak argument, wouldn't work in real life, but it's Henry sooo....
Um, no Kenny in this episode yet- odd, I liked him.
Mark keeps avoiding introducing Cliff to anyone, and Cliff finally has enough and breaks up with him in front of Amanda, while Whilhemina spends most of the episode eating sandwiches and meat to try to gain 6 pounds so her wedding dress will fit.
Each commercial break brings something even better- Mark makes up with Cliff and invites him to Whilhemina's wedding, more Wicked music- Betty and Henry go outside of the theater to talk and Daniel and the ad lady come out, so Betty and Henry run backstage by accident- but I'll get back to that- Daniel tells her he can't seduce her just to get her ads, and goes on the explain why she should advertise with Mode, and she says the funniest thing- "I'll have my ad rep call you in the morning. You know, you have a nice tush honey, but smart guys are a turn-off!" Then she slaps his butt as she walks out of the coat room! Back to Betty and Henry- hiding backstage, they suddenly get lifted up onto the stage as they are kissing and the entire show stops- and Henry says "Smile Betty- we're on Broadway!"
I LOVE IT!!!!!
Ten minutes left- hope it ends with a bang!
It does get better- Daniel confronts Betty behind the theater about how stupid she is being, and Betty tells Henry she just can't do it anymore, but when she gets home, she tells Hilda- who says the best thing- she tells Betty she only has 5 months, what is she still doing here, when there is a man out there who loves her? She tells Betty if she could have one minute with Santos she would, even if it would hurt after.
So Betty goes to Henry's apartment (with the Wicked music playing in the background) and they kiss and she goes in.
Meanwhile, Justin tells Hilda he and Grandpa need to talk to her in the kitchen- and she is mad Justin told about the job thing, but it turns out they bought her a hairdryer chair and are going to help her have her salon in the house!
Awesome episode- everyone should watch it, even if you don't always watch this show!!!!
The first 15 minutes of this weeks episode was are awesome- tons of really funny one liners and cute scenes.
First, Justin is totally back to his awesome happy self- going so far as to ask Hilda if its true that at the salon where she works Beyonce and Fergie got into a fight- and Hilda says she doesn't like to draw attention to herself- after taking of her coat to reveal an orange low cut tank top with 'Freshly Squeezed' on it.
This is a must see episode and I am so happy about it!
And it keeps getting better- I am writing this at every commercial break- Ok, turns out Hilda got fired from the salon and works at a Hooters like place called 'HighBeams', but is lying to everyone so they won't be mad that she isn't following her dream of being a hairdresser. Justin finds this all out because a classmate plays him a video on a cellphone that his dad took, showing Hilda laughing at the bar.
Betty and Henry make plans to see Wicked, and Betty gets tickets from Daniel- but tells him she's going with Gio the sandwich guy who is her boyfriend, because Daniel said if she was dating Henry he would fire him! Daniel ends up giving the tickets directly to Gio, so Betty gets Amanda to get her a 2nd set and she shows up at the theater with Henry, while Gio shows up with his little sister.
Unfortunately, Betty and Henry can't catch a break because DANIEL shows up too- with guest star Milo Thomas playing a cougar-ish possible advertiser that Daniel is trying to get to advertise in Mode so he can save the magazine. Betty has to sit next to Gio because Daniel's seats are next to the tickets he gave to Gio!!!
They really filmed at Wicked, and show snippets of the actual show, including part of the song 'Popular'- and since Henry and Betty can't sit together, they text each other and sneeze and cough across the theater to say hello- until Gio puts his arm around Betty to act like her bf in front of Daniel, and Henry gets jealous.
Henry tells Betty in the lobby that she keeps saying how hard it will be for her when he leaves in 5 months, but she never takes into account that he has to leave her, and his heart will be broken too. Kind of a weak argument, wouldn't work in real life, but it's Henry sooo....
Um, no Kenny in this episode yet- odd, I liked him.
Mark keeps avoiding introducing Cliff to anyone, and Cliff finally has enough and breaks up with him in front of Amanda, while Whilhemina spends most of the episode eating sandwiches and meat to try to gain 6 pounds so her wedding dress will fit.
Each commercial break brings something even better- Mark makes up with Cliff and invites him to Whilhemina's wedding, more Wicked music- Betty and Henry go outside of the theater to talk and Daniel and the ad lady come out, so Betty and Henry run backstage by accident- but I'll get back to that- Daniel tells her he can't seduce her just to get her ads, and goes on the explain why she should advertise with Mode, and she says the funniest thing- "I'll have my ad rep call you in the morning. You know, you have a nice tush honey, but smart guys are a turn-off!" Then she slaps his butt as she walks out of the coat room! Back to Betty and Henry- hiding backstage, they suddenly get lifted up onto the stage as they are kissing and the entire show stops- and Henry says "Smile Betty- we're on Broadway!"
I LOVE IT!!!!!
Ten minutes left- hope it ends with a bang!
It does get better- Daniel confronts Betty behind the theater about how stupid she is being, and Betty tells Henry she just can't do it anymore, but when she gets home, she tells Hilda- who says the best thing- she tells Betty she only has 5 months, what is she still doing here, when there is a man out there who loves her? She tells Betty if she could have one minute with Santos she would, even if it would hurt after.
So Betty goes to Henry's apartment (with the Wicked music playing in the background) and they kiss and she goes in.
Meanwhile, Justin tells Hilda he and Grandpa need to talk to her in the kitchen- and she is mad Justin told about the job thing, but it turns out they bought her a hairdryer chair and are going to help her have her salon in the house!
Awesome episode- everyone should watch it, even if you don't always watch this show!!!!
Private Practice
Better episode this week, not so much humor but good plots.
Dell speaks up about a girl who Copper suspects is being hit by her mom, and Sam gets mad that he voices his opinion- until Dell explains that the girl shows the same signs and does the same things he did when he was 'in that situation'- so we find out that Dell was abused, that's really sad.
Valerie Mahaffey is the actress who played the mother with MS who beats her daughter (she was also Alma, the dead/missing wife of Orson on Desperate Housewives a while ago). She is great at what she does because after this episode I remembered how much I hated her when she was playing Alma- there is just something about her- her voice, her look- that makes me think of nails on a chalkboard!
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And in finally news- Addison and Pete FINALLY kiss! Of course Sam walks up as they are kissing and that interruption gives Addison her excuse and she walks away, so we are once more left hanging- will they/won't they- but it's all good.
Dell speaks up about a girl who Copper suspects is being hit by her mom, and Sam gets mad that he voices his opinion- until Dell explains that the girl shows the same signs and does the same things he did when he was 'in that situation'- so we find out that Dell was abused, that's really sad.
Valerie Mahaffey is the actress who played the mother with MS who beats her daughter (she was also Alma, the dead/missing wife of Orson on Desperate Housewives a while ago). She is great at what she does because after this episode I remembered how much I hated her when she was playing Alma- there is just something about her- her voice, her look- that makes me think of nails on a chalkboard!
http://imdb.com/name/nm0536723/
And in finally news- Addison and Pete FINALLY kiss! Of course Sam walks up as they are kissing and that interruption gives Addison her excuse and she walks away, so we are once more left hanging- will they/won't they- but it's all good.
Pushing Daisies
Another very cute, random episode.
The storyline this week was funny- and we get to see another side of Olive. Turns out she used to be a horse jockey and retired when another jockey got trampled during the race he was supposed to win- and Olive took first place in. It's cute how we learn a little more about her each week, and she is a truly delightful character.
To balance all that sugary sweetness, the other storyline this week is about Ned's childhood- how he never got mail from his dad at boarding school until one Halloween he gets a postcard saying his dad has moved- and he goes to see the new house, and his Dad walks out with a new wife and 2 new sons. Ned (and Digby his undead again dog) are dressed in sheets as ghosts and his dad doesn't recognize him, just gives him a candy bar. From that point on Ned hates Halloween, and every year goes back to his old house where he grew up and lies down on the floor where his bed used to be.
I am noticing the costumes in this show- and I like them. If you pause at 20 minutes in, you see Chuck and Olive wearing very cute dresses- I really like the colors and styles. Plus, Olive wears the cutest shift dresses on each episode. Just an observation.
Anyway, so they are investigating the death of a new jockey who claims he was trampled by the other jockey who got trampled in the race- and they go to the guy's mother to find answers because when they opened his grave, they found just a horse's head! Turns out, the mom (who is a bit batty) saved her son's ashes in a trophy case on the mantle, and buried his horse's head in the grave in secret.
Quick side note- the fruit Ned uses in his pies is rotten- when he touches it, it gets ripe again and beautiful and juicy... (although theoretically that could fail since he touches the fruit- so who cuts it up and bakes it into the pies? But that's petty criticism) HOWEVER- he is eating pie with the aunt's and as he puts the strawberry in his mouth, it dies and is immediately rotten! He can't even enjoy the 'fruits' of his labor! (I know, bad pun...) So Ned realizes that Chuck is sending her aunt's pies.
In a weird twist, the first dead trampled jockey wasn't really dead- he was revived in the ambulance but his legs so badly broken that they used his dead horses legs to fix them- and make him taller. He lives in his mom's basement, but he didn't kill the other jockeys. However,when Olive and Chuck give him a ride home, they look to see what his mom keeps in his trophy if not his ashes- and find the ashes of the saddle that was sabotaged which is why he died in the first place. His Mom comes in with a horse and chases Olive and Chuck and turns out she is the murderer, getting revenge for the 'death' of her son's career...
In what could possibly be the sweetest ending ever, Ned takes Olive to her aunt's house (at 2am) dressed in a sheet as a ghost so she can trick-or-treat....
The storyline this week was funny- and we get to see another side of Olive. Turns out she used to be a horse jockey and retired when another jockey got trampled during the race he was supposed to win- and Olive took first place in. It's cute how we learn a little more about her each week, and she is a truly delightful character.
To balance all that sugary sweetness, the other storyline this week is about Ned's childhood- how he never got mail from his dad at boarding school until one Halloween he gets a postcard saying his dad has moved- and he goes to see the new house, and his Dad walks out with a new wife and 2 new sons. Ned (and Digby his undead again dog) are dressed in sheets as ghosts and his dad doesn't recognize him, just gives him a candy bar. From that point on Ned hates Halloween, and every year goes back to his old house where he grew up and lies down on the floor where his bed used to be.
I am noticing the costumes in this show- and I like them. If you pause at 20 minutes in, you see Chuck and Olive wearing very cute dresses- I really like the colors and styles. Plus, Olive wears the cutest shift dresses on each episode. Just an observation.
Anyway, so they are investigating the death of a new jockey who claims he was trampled by the other jockey who got trampled in the race- and they go to the guy's mother to find answers because when they opened his grave, they found just a horse's head! Turns out, the mom (who is a bit batty) saved her son's ashes in a trophy case on the mantle, and buried his horse's head in the grave in secret.
Quick side note- the fruit Ned uses in his pies is rotten- when he touches it, it gets ripe again and beautiful and juicy... (although theoretically that could fail since he touches the fruit- so who cuts it up and bakes it into the pies? But that's petty criticism) HOWEVER- he is eating pie with the aunt's and as he puts the strawberry in his mouth, it dies and is immediately rotten! He can't even enjoy the 'fruits' of his labor! (I know, bad pun...) So Ned realizes that Chuck is sending her aunt's pies.
In a weird twist, the first dead trampled jockey wasn't really dead- he was revived in the ambulance but his legs so badly broken that they used his dead horses legs to fix them- and make him taller. He lives in his mom's basement, but he didn't kill the other jockeys. However,when Olive and Chuck give him a ride home, they look to see what his mom keeps in his trophy if not his ashes- and find the ashes of the saddle that was sabotaged which is why he died in the first place. His Mom comes in with a horse and chases Olive and Chuck and turns out she is the murderer, getting revenge for the 'death' of her son's career...
In what could possibly be the sweetest ending ever, Ned takes Olive to her aunt's house (at 2am) dressed in a sheet as a ghost so she can trick-or-treat....
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