So, Mondays....
Damages
How many more episodes of Damages are there going to be this season? I'm hooked, and if we're getting near the end, I can't wait for an all day marathon. The entire Tobin family is chock full of drama and they make Arthur Frobisher look like child's play for Patty. It's been said before, but I've got to reiterate that comedians do drama so well it's twisted. Love Ted Dansen, and if you missed out on Martin Short's super creepy sex offender on SVU, you can catch him straddling the line between just short of mercenary and sympathetically desperate on Damages. I think his Ray Winstone is one of the best characters on the show, and after the writers have highlighted his crappy background, it's understandable that he would latch on so closely to the Tobins.
I had a feeling Ellen's sister was a good for nothing druggie, seriously, meth? Yikes. But I'm hoping she won't cave to her mother's pleading and risk her career for in spite of the fact that it is her sister who's in trouble. She just reeks of the type of situation that would drag Ellen down and eventually come back to bite her in the you know what.
I need to consult the almighty Wikipedia for analysis help regarding Patty's dreams. They're triping me out, and making me wonder what the hell is going on in her head. Although, that latter bit is something that I always wonder when I watch this show. Whatever happened to her divorce? At least her son's back in her life, sort of. It's interesting that he's with an older woman, and coming to see Patty about family history? Ooooh.
I'm so torn about the fact that Tom gets killed off this season! I love the mystery that it's given to the show, and how clues and events are revealed week by week, but I'm going to miss him! After finding out that he and Ellen were going to start their own firm, I'm wondering if Patty really did kill him. I wouldn't put it past her, she did put that hit on Ellen in season one.
How I Met Your Mother
Lily turns 32! And we learn that Ted has a rude and sort of sweet habit of bringing random girls to the group's milestone events. AND that the Barnacle is so photogenic he can't take a bad picture. This is such an improvement over that episode a few weeks back when Carrie Underwood guest starred. I swear that was so boring I fell asleep and didn't bother to catch up. I love it when the group's makeshift family dynamic comes into play, and their devotion to one another is highlighted. HOW ADORABLE IS MARSHALL ERIKSSON?! The sweet couple-y things he and Lily do for one another are alternately hilarious and "aaaawwww"-inducing. I'm still surprised they don't make me want to retch. I also loved Robin's multiple attempts at catching a lousy picture of Barney. Hilarious.
The Big Bang Theory
Sheldon+stage fright+liquid courage=Laugh out loud
I have got to get my shizz together and get thee to a taping of this show. This season's been pretty rocky, and skating awfully close to Two and a Half Men in terms of humor at times (that's an insult, because the latter is dreadfully unfunny in my opinion). I still wish Leonard and Penny were just an awkward memory that no one bothered to remember, but at least they weren't cringe inducing in this episode. I liked that the buddy dynamic returned this week, and that the gang banded together to help Sheldon overcome his stage fright. There have been times this season where I've wondered why the guys even hang out together due to their irritation with one another, but thank goodness this returned them to the season one goofballs who help each other out. LOVED the shopping scene with Penny, dark, fitted suits are super flattering on tall, thin men. I know it's cliche, but alcohol as liquid courage (and an actor who can play a hilarious drunk) never gets old for me. All I ask for next week is more Raj. BBT ALWAYS NEEDS MORE RAJ.
L&O
I never expected Anthony Anderson to be so good on Law and Order, or that I would like the new line up of characters so much. I miss McCoy irking judges and defense lawyers alike in the court room, but Cutter has an edge as well, and it's awesome to see him and McCoy clash over cases. This week dealt with the shooting of four cops by an informant that two of them used as a pawn to become detectives. It was a really good case, and the defense pushed that the shooter was driven to protect his mother from the cops, who had pretty much given him an ultimatum of death by the crime lord (inevitable if he ratted), or being the cause his mother would go to prison for. It was eventually revealed that he was bitter over the fact that they didn't pay him enough under the table for his informant tips. On the sideline, the two detectives struggled over loyalties to their police brethren, or sticking by the book and allowing justice to play out in the courts. I adore this show, and it seems like it's really sinking its teeth into some complex stories, even if some are "ripped from the headlines" while SVU vears off into crazy-land with Stabler, Benson, and company pulling all sorts of shenanigins (so help me I still love it). Criminal Intent might just be on the rocks too, since it seems that Goren's getting written off. Okay, that I understand, because even though D'Onofrio is awesome, his character was becoming a slightly buffoonish parody of the detective he was in earlier seasons. I don't want to see his partner, Eames, go though! She's such a great character, tough and analytical but not off her rocker like Goren. If it becomes the Jeff Goldblum show (and he starts to go the route of Goren in terms of character) I might have to give it up altogether. Gah. Oh L&O, why do you do this to me?
Trippy Tuesdays....
Southland
DirecTV lied. LIED! The prompter said that this week's case had something to do with a USC student, and instead we get a weird mash-up of USC/our rivals, UCLA/and some Cal State in SULA (Some University, Los Angeles possibly?!) as the highlighted school. I wonder why they didn't just throw in some school that actually exists, like the Closer's done before (thanks, and yes, that was USC too). Sheesh, just cause we're located in South LA doesn't literally mean there's gangs everywhere. Anyway, some girl who was supposedly an "A" student-athlete, turned out to be a crack whore (seriously) who stole from her dealers and made enemies all around because of that. Her footballer boyfriend turned out to be a real louse, and the school tried stonewalling the supremely awesome Detective Lydia Adams as she tried to get to the bottom of the whole thing. Epic fail fake school, because Det. Adams kicks so much ass she has a safe in her home that houses a shotgun which she uses to snipe out gang members. Booyah. I know it wasn't supposed to be funny, but the idiot who was contracted to "take care" of the murder victim said he aimed for her legs so she wouldn't run, and missed. I laughed out loud, literally.
In other news, John and Ben went to see Dewey in his
Oh, and while I loooove Det. Clarke, I got to like Det. Cordero, and the chemistry between him and Lydia. So, where the heck was he this week? We get a new guy, whose name I can't remember, and he ends up being background scenery! Okay, he had a few lines, like verbally re-confirming how amazing Det. Adams is a character, but seriously, bring Cordero back! This new guy had a creeper 'stache anyhow. Eek.
This show needs more Moretta! I like that he and Sammy Bryant are buddies as well as partners (Sammy's jealousy when Nate's buddy from narcotics pops up was undeniably cute), and they still manage to be fantastic as detectives. More squee inducing moments from them? Sammy pretending to hussle one of his youth informants to help the kid get a rep as a tough guy on the street. Thank GOD TNT had the foresight to see what a great show this is and could be, and snapped it up when NBC stupidly canceled it. I'm never going to get tired of saying it, but seriously NBC? Forsaking the mighty 10 PM drama for a talk show with Leno? Lameness to the tenth power.
This last one is way past its write up date (I'm also missing a couple of shows from the weekend, but that's for later), but I have to gush about it. I never got into BSG (Battlestar Galactica), although I should have, because apparently Xena was in it?! OMFG. However, I happened to flip through to SYFY (the spelling is still horrible, by the way) and catch an episode of Caprica a few weeks ago, and now, I'm hooked. It's ridiculous; Frak has snuck into my vocabulary and is threatening to overtake my pirate's like swearing! It's so good, SO SO SO SO GOOD. I'm reduced to babbling. I'll admit, I only half know what's going...okay, my understanding of the plot is probably about 35%-40% in terms of where things are. However, Daniel Graystone's machinations are twisted, and his treatment of cylon-daughter, Zoe was wicked this past week. I'm starting to wonder how he would treat her if he ever finds out Zoe is in the cylon. Anyway, I don't know quite enough about it to comment on how it is relative to BSG (gotta watch that!), but I'm keeping my eye on this one. Looks like SYFY is starting to churn out some good shows; I'm a sucker for Warehouse 13, when is that one coming back?
Can't wait for next week: In Plain Sight and L&O: CI are back, whoo! It's April I'm really gunning for, I NEED FRINGE. What will Peter do once he finds out that Walter stole him from the alternate universe? Will we see Walter Bishop and his old frenemy,
Oh yeah, and did I mention that The United States of Tara is on Monday too? What the frak.
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