OK, sorry for the lack of posts lately. Blame it on a combination of being busy with school work, Indians playoffs games and the overwhelming amount of TV to talk about. I'd love to do daily posts on the previous nights television, but there is so much that I watch on Mon. and Thurs. that I often can't watch it all in one night. And when I do get around to watching everything, I have so much to say about each show that one post would probably take up the length of the screen. So I'm just going to have to make shorter comments on each show. Primarily they'll focus on remaining questions I have that we can speculate on for future episodes. We can just assume I enjoyed each episode and if I didn't, then I'll make a specific note of that.
Heroes: Let's start with the one that requires the most discussion. I love how HRG had bagged and tagged West in the past, but am not liking the fact that he's shown dead in Isaac's painting. Let's hope that's one future that doesn't come true. Do you think the Company could have somehow planted that because they know Mohinder is a mole? The practical reversal in character for Peter and Sylar is neat. Sylar can't do any of his powers (is he "sick"?) and Peter can't help show off all of his. Other questions about them: Where is Sylar? The island from Lost? What's up with Peter's tattoo morphing? I'm ready for Hiro to come back to the present, but I enjoyed having him find a way to communicate with Ando. I also find the Japanese princess cute and she has good chemistry with Hiro. Too bad it looks like Hiro will once again fail to get the girl. I'm sure that whatever the Company wants from Nikki can't be good, but at least it provides her with a reasonably interesting storyline. Poor Micah will seemingly never have a stable family life. Hope he enjoys Nawlins! The more they interact, the creepier I find the whole Mohinder/Parkman/Molly relationship to be. Once again, Maya and Alejandro did nothing interesting. Can Sylar just lop off their heads already?
How I Met Your Mother: I swear the writers of this show must be spying on my life. First, they had Ted come from Ohio and be an Indians fan. Then they had an episode involving Barney going on the Price is Right. Now this week we saw that Barney bought a replica WWF title belt which was to be given to the one of them who was able to have three way first. Not to mention Barney and Marshall playing tennis on the Wii. I'm afraid what aspect of me they'll showcase next. If somehow North Carolina State University somehow gets worked into an episode, then I'll really be scared.
Chuck: The show continues to be all sorts of fun and awesomeness. Highlights: Sarah and the attractive female villan in a kick-ass fight, Casey chucking a microwave at a henchmen's head, the return of the Nerd Herders, Captain Awesome teaching Chuck the lady's role of the tango, Chuck's Stanford colleague getting busted for his insider trading. No real questions to pose at this point, just enjoying the ride that this show is taking us on.
Journeyman: All sorts of questions to ask with this show. But they're still the same ones I had after the pilot. So instead, I'll pose this interesting theory: What if Livia is controlling when Dan flashes back in time? It seems convenient that when he leaves it is at a time that is harmful to his marriage. Unfortunately, if this show doesn't start doing better in the ratings, we may not get the answers to our questions.
Aliens in America: The show is at its strongest when it makes sharp commentary on what it means to be in high school. At its best, the show reminds me of the film Election, which is a very good thing. At times though, some of the stuff can be a bit hokey. We'll see which side wins out as the show evolves over the next few weeks. All of the stuff with Small Paul was great though. Who can't figure out that bringing a briefcase to school is grounds for immediate teasing. I also love how Jeffrey using tactics from Say Anything and Jerry Maguire worked on winning Claire back because those movies are "too old" for her to have seen them. It's a shame that's also a commentary that I'm getting old too.
House: As much as I like the idea of House abusing these new intern candidates with his games, I am really missing the way things used to be. I think the absences of Cameron, Chase, and Foreman are starting to take their toll on House as well, as evidence by his trying to "nearly kill" himself. As bad as it is not having House's old crew around, this week didn't use Cuddy or Wilson enough either. Nobody seems like themselves these days, so let's hope we get some normalcy soon.
Reaper: Like Chuck, this show continues to rock. Watching Sam and co. dressing up in different combat gear each week as they do battle with the soul is a riot. The Devil also continues to produce numerous LOL moments each week with his appearances. The one thing that's bugging me though is that Andi is offering herself up on a plate for Sam and he's too oblivious/too scared to take advantage of it. So frustrating!! Hopefully with some more prodding from Sock and the Devil, he'll eventually grow a pair and get on that. BTW, how wonderfully odd is it that the Devil is actually a better parent than Sam's real parents are?
2 comments:
Heroes: It looks like a lot of problem are ahead for HRG and Claire. I'd hoped somehow that could find a place to trust each other. Why can't Claire realize how she'd be ripped apart by researchers if she was ever found? When is Sylar going to figure out he can use people if he'd only keep them around a little longer. He's obviously not interested in sex. Hiro in the past had been ok up to a point, but it's getting to be a little silly. Am I the only one who thinks Hiro's new white friend is the one killing our heroes' parents? And yes, Sylar is officially an Other. Actually, you might know him better as Jacob. Or not.
Reaper: I have to agree that Sam simply has to change his attitude about relationships. For one thing, and believe me I know this is going to sound irrational, no guy in any position (hitman, pornagrapher, geologist) is going to turn down a girl who's clearly out of his league. It just doesn't seem realistic. It actually seems strained and silly. Why am I talking about realism in a show starring the Devil? Because it can't all be fantasy. Heck, it's draining on me that they can work at The Bench and, well, do everything that would get me or you fired and probably placed in jail. If everything asks me to make a stretch, then I can't really concentrate on the fun of the story. I'm hoping the writers can be a little less ostentatious: a little less flair, a little more zing. The relationships, though, are great. I watch as much for character interaction as for what situation the devil will hand out next. Fun show, but something's got to give. It doesn't need to mellow out; it needs to mature.
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