I didn't like this as much as the last couple of episodes - the fight between Nick and Schmidt and Winston's bell craziness all got old. I will say that my only laughs were all at Schmidt's lines - something about "that's what happens when you mess with a man's conditioner" cracked me up.
Oh my goodness! What an episode!! I can't believe Gemma didn't make it ... it seemed downright cruel that she died after getting a gunshot wound to the head. If only she had run away!!
Bridget / Andrew sex was everything I hoped it would be. Romantic, hot, sincere ... I hope they can keep this relationship functional because they are SO GOOD together.
I'm not surprised that Henry was the one to fuck it all up in the end, but at least Charlie got burned for being too greedy.
Not sure what to make of Siobhan ... it seems like she didn't think the Gemma situation would go so far, but honestly what did she think when she hired someone to kidnap her? There were moments this episode where it seemed like she wasn't a complete heartless bitch, but then again the only reason things got so far was because she let them.
I think Machado is starting to grow a brain cell - nice how he took Jimmy down like that. I wonder how much he'll learn about what really happened to Bridget.
Ugh, can't believe we have to wait til January for more episodes.
Okay, I'll admit my knowledge of rehab is mostly limited to having seen 28 Days a few times, but I could swear they recommend against people newly out of rehab jumping into intimate relationships. Even if Dixon is too dumb to avoid something like that, Adrianna actually seems to want to be responsible, so I'm surprised she is off immediately sexing up Dixon. Also, please writers, giving Dixon a storyline that wouldn't seem out of place on an after school special is just too much. All it needed was an 80s-style music video montage of Dixon rocking out with his friends while people all around him do drugs.
And someone needs to tell me, why do we have lose Teddy, but keep pointless characters like Navid? You could cut the guy right out of the episode, and nothing would be missed. I'll also barf a little if we find out Officer HotLips is in love with Navid. I feel like they are heading in that direction and it makes me want to either laugh hysterically or cry.
I will say Teddy's exit actually was nice. The writers actually took the time to write him out in an appropriate way, unlike say Debbie, Ryan or assorted others who either just vanish or don't even get a good bye before we are told they are gone.
As for the rest, eye rolling. Given Annie can explain why she sold the necklace and show where the money from the sale of the necklace went, it's not all that big a deal that she sold it. I don't care about Naomi's stupid rivalry, or Liam's whining that he has to *gasp* make up for his own stupidity by honoring his contract. Boo hoo.
I really wanted to love this episode. Santana is possibly one of my favorite characters on the show, if not the favorite. (I don't really care about the mean insults... this whole show is far too uneven, arbitrary and unrealistic to get caught up on moral indignation, quite frankly, so I think some of her insults are hilarious.) But I'm tired of Glee club being a support group where storylines and drama are shoehorned between musical numbers.
I guess that's a general gripe about the show -- it's not a TV show that has songs. It's a variety show that tries to insert storylines that are used fastly and loosely to cater to the song of the day. It's like bad porn. Storylines are there to support performances, not the other way around.
Santana's scene with her grandmother fell flat for me. I love Naya, but I wasn't sold on that scene. It was like she was telling her that she decided to attend college at Clown University, not that she's gay. And when a TV show dealing with a gay teen plays the song "I Kissed A Girl," I am predisposed to hating it anyway. Anyone who thinks that song applies to lesbian teens doesn't get it.
I don't know, every week I say I'm so over this show but every week I come back because nothing else is on TV. Blah. I need to DVD some good shows I never watched when they were on.
I found Nate & Ivy to be the best parts of this episode, which is so surprising, because they are not the characters I tune in for when I watch Gossip Girl.
I'm not sure I buy the "Woodward & Bernstein" makeover of Nate, but I do believe deep down Nate is a good guy and has integrity (I think he's come a long way since he was the boyfriend who cheated with Serena). I'm still not sure what to make of Grandpa Vanderbilt - his secret is going to come out at some point - but it was nice that he ultimately approved of how Nate handled the situation. I can't believe how much better the Spectator storyline has gotten now that Diana is gone - even if it's so unlikely that Nate would be able to run the show. I hope he makes up with Dan soon because it's crazy that Serena is employed as a writer and he's not.
Ivy and CeCe scenes were an absolute delight. I truly believe she cares about the Rhodes family and loved how protective she was of CeCe's condition. I hope she's the one that ultimately finds the *real* Charlie - Carol needs to be taken down. She claims her family would never forgive her for what happened to the real Charlie... this is a pretty colorful family when it comes to past sins, so I hope the reveal lives up to the hype.
Max just seems like a real tool - if he's such a good person, find the real Charlie. Don't try to blackmail a girl who watched her father die at 8. Even if she is involved in some serious deception, she does seem to really care about these people, so he should be pushing her to find Charlie, or asking what happened to Charlie. What is he owed really? She never asked him to quit his job in Portland.
Blair's storyline just makes me sad ... I don't mind her having second thoughts about Louis (this storyline couldn't be done soon enough for my liking) but for her (and Chuck) to rewrite history about what went wrong with the two of them ... ugh! Chuck has his good moments, but ultimately he's a selfish, manipulative person who never truly valued what he had with Blair. Blair has made her share of mistakes, but honestly, leaving Chuck after all he did wasn't one of them.
Dan's storyline was cute this episode, but I wish he wouldn't be so isolated from the rest of the cast. Can he *please* make up with Nate already?? And reviving his friendship with Blair wouldn't be a bad move either...
The last 15 minutes were powerful, and I cried when Sophia was finally revealed.
Yes, I cried. I surprised even myself. I'm not a mother,so I can't imagine the grief in discovering that your child is dead, but I feel it keenly enough for a childless woman that I was devastated for Carol. It really made the point for me, that someone you love is hard to see as merely a "walker," and nothing else.
So even after all this time, knowing that this would most likely be the outcome of her storyline, even though I braced myself for it, have callously wished for it often enough--it still was an emotional jolt to see her walk out of the barn and know for sure that she was dead, beyond hope. I started crying then and feel weepy still.
For that reason alone, I think the episode was a success. The first 45 minutes were interesting enough to keep me watching, and I was absorbed in the characters and situation.
The good:
Glenn is redeemed, showing self awareness and vocally acknowledging his value to himself and to Maggie--I'm glad, because it's about time. T-Dog grabbing a gun and shooting with the rest of them--good for him. Now continue to develop his character and give him a storyline. Shane, coldly brutal as his logic can be, said things that needed to be said, and took action, can't fault that entirely. Rick, having the guts and strength of character to shoot Sophia and get it over with--he's finally starting to show some substance and prove himself worthy of survival--now they just need to keep it going. And Daryl--great to see him still doing what no one else will do, wanting to get things done. I was glad that he swore at Carol and then later apologized to her, because he remains awesome as ever.
The bad:
Dale. I was hugely disappointed with him. Though I can respect the concept of choosing the moral high ground and fighting the urge to resort to the lowest common denominator, I was disappointed that he didn't at least fire at Shane as a warning, and prove that he has some virility and strength of character to add substance to his words. He is losing depth and viability as a character, let alone a possible romantic partner for someone in the group, by continuing on in this impotent manner--that's how Kevin Smith described him in the last Talking Dead show, and it's right on the mark. Dale is impotent, and if I'm to believe in him, root for him, or respect him enough to root for him as a romantic partner then they truly need to work on this somehow--stop giving him stupid things to do, stop making him useless, stop showing us a do-nothing, accomplish nothing man.
So I will keep watching for now, and I can't wait for February, it's gonna be a long wait.
Loved getting more story about Jimmy Cricket/Archie Hopper. The actor is one of those guys I've seen in a ton of guest spots on various shows, so it was great seeing him get a lot to do. Loved him taking on Regina at the end. And I feel like an idiot, but I was surprised by the the boy in fairy tale land being Geppetto, and it does make their relationship very interesting. Poor parents though. Speaking of parents, wow, were Jimmy's parents a piece of work.
I usually don't care about romantic pairings, but I've become invested in Mary/Snow and Charming. The actors are just great in these roles and have wonderful chemistry.
Regina confuses me. During the episode, there was several moments where it seem like she had geniune concern for Henry. I still think she's up to no good and doesn't "love" Henry as mothers usually do, but... I just don't know. I do think between Archie standing up to her and the Sheriff hiring Emma behind her back, she has to feel like her power isn't as strong as it use to be.
I see Rumpel has his hands in a lot of people's pockets. Wouldn't be surprised if he ends up being the character that has an association with every character on this show.
When Emma was all "I will go down the shaft.", I was like "Of course. They need some way to get Jennifer Morrison into a sleeveless shirt again." I think that's a requirement for each episode.
Looking forward to more Charming next week, but hope we get a Red Riding Hood episode soon. Ruby made the most of her background scenes in this episode and I'm looking forward to seeing what's her story.
I really love this show and it disturbs me to no end that I do.
I felt really bad for both Violet and Vivian. I'm not sure what to make of Tate being the Rubber Man. Not sure if I love it or hate it....I am conflicted.
Favorite scene of the night was where Violet was having a "session" with Ben and she basically called him a crappy shrink, because really he is.
I really enjoyed watching Vivian lose her shit and the final confronting scenes were heartbreaking in all the right ways. Hearing Vivian say "at least I'll get out of the house" was chilling.
I already loved Amily as a spanner in the works, but thought that her conversation with Jack on the boat added some really great nuances: in some strange way, she sees settling down into the Hamptons and the remains of Emanda's original life as something like a homecoming. If she was happy enough to have some vestige of a connection to Emanda--by dealing with the reporters eager for an interview--this must be like heaven. I think the only question now is whether she's going to pull a Talented Mr. Hamptons (thanks for that, Nolan!) by turning on Emanda in the process of trying to steal he life.
Also, I feel that someone should tell Ashley that, "It's okay, honey, I was only whoring myself out for a business deal!" is not a great defense. When Tyler advised her to "go the extra mile" with Victoria, I have to admit that I kept seeing Ashley in her last scene lunging at Victoria to plant an enthusiastic kiss on her. Twist! While not nearly as cracked-out, her conversation was a great, subtle way to gain some power over QV--though I'm a little confused. Victoria said she hired Ashley in part because Ashley was close with Emanda, but didn't Ashley already work for QV at the beginning of the season, when Emanda first arrived? Am I forgetting something?
Nolan continues to be my Revenge MVP, and I'm eager to see whether he actually does fall for Tyler, per Emanda's wonderfully phrased accusation in the preview. My theory is that he hasn't, exactly, but that Emanda thinks the only reason he hasn't kicked Tyler completely out of the Hamptons is because he likes the sexual pay-offs (and may be subconsciously attaching some emotion to them). I don't think he's going to be making Tyler a Valentine anytime soon, but he is very lonely, and I wouldn't be entirely surprised if he were somehow dependent on Tyler, even though he knows he can't trust him. He does, after all, keep attaching himself to people who don't really seem to care that much--he puts an awful lot on the line for "Ems" and his exit line to Tyler re: Jack in this episode (that Jack was a friend, and one who had never asked him for anything) indicated a surprising amount of sentiment, which made it sort of sad then, IMHO, when we see him in the Stowaway and he's mostly just happy to be drinking in Jack's bar. Was it just me, or did it even look like they were really talking before Amily came into scene and Nolan went over to quietly threaten her?
Phil: "Get ready to eat some crow!"
Gloria: "It's not as delicious as it sounds."
I love these people.
I loved that man-shake, esp that Phil and Kenneth were still doing it when Claire came back with the coffee.
I enjoyed the visual of Luke walking back upstairs backwards after Claire mentioned someone eating all the marshmallows. I also liked Luke saying, "Anything’s better than watching Lily chew." I liked the two digs at Lily from Luke. I hope that's a recurring gag.
Who the hell is Raj's doctor, Conrad Murray?? He should have his license revoked! What doctor tells a terminal patient they're going to live, KNOWING that tests are not 100% accurate?? I've never felt much for Raj or Ivy, but this was actually a heartbreaking scene at the end! Raj has already been told that he's going to die, and now he has to hear it all over again after he's been given hope?? The poor guy. Dreams shattered. Thanks, Doc.
The rest was meh. It seems like Dixon's "I've been on tour" lie would have been pretty easy to see through if anyone had asked him some basic follow up questions about his alleged tour. And I didn't really get how Naomi managed to start a brush fire that was serious to the point of causing evacuations, but she apparently was completely unaffected by it.
On the positive side, I'm hoping we have an arrest of America's favorite killer hooker coming up soon!
I also found it amusing how Annie was the one Naomi wanted to kill Austin.
Best episode of the season! Loved the Chuck/Dans first and foremost. It seems like Chuck really cares about Dan and I love how both fraternal and paternal Chuck is towards him. I think Chuck would do just about anything for his friends. It's hilarious to me just how similar Chuck/Dan's friendship is to Blair/Dan's, except Chuck seems like the better friend to Dan, IMO. By a mile. The best part about Chuck this season is that, though he has matured and is bettering himself, he has still retained his Chuck Bassian qualities that make him...Chuck Bass. He is a gentle badass now. Love it.
I still don't buy that Dan is in love with Blair. That's really all I have to say on that subject.
Charlie/Ivy is getting more interesting. She is far more cunning than I gave her credit for, but I'm still not entirely invested in her storyline or in her as a character.
Nate seems to have a bit more substance this season which I am glad to see. He's a big boy now.
Blairena scenes were great. I loved seeing a hint of the realBlair come out when she got all diva-ish about her shower. And how awesome for Serena to throw her a Tiffany's themed party. Serena's speech to Blair made me tear up. I also loved Serena telling Blair the truth about Chuck.
The scene at the end, although too short, was beautiful. So much love and understanding in both Chuck and Blair's eyes. I'm so glad Blair seems to be coming to her senses and down off that fairytale cloud.
Louis is evil, yet still boring. Trying to alienate her from her friends, etc. So happy to see Blair standing up to him and love that she went directly to Chuck. I think this episode is another turning point for Chuck and Blair, because from the way the episode ended, it appears they might actually talk about their issues.
I cannot believe these people are still looking for Sophia. If even her mother believes it's a lost cause, it's time to pick up shop and go home.
Awww, Maggie. I liked her pep talk to Glenn, but he is not leader material. If he can't hold onto something as inconsequential as Lori's pregnancy, there's no way he should be leading people.
I get Andrea's logic: she almost died and Shane kind of gets her and he lets her unleash her inner badass and he's tall and broad and pretty good looking, but still...he might not bathe regularly, but I'd hold out forever for the one who also has big muscles and inner badassery but also a brain and a moral compass. I don't get these ladies. Shane over Daryl? Really?
I wish Lori would listen to Dale because joy is relative. Her fears made me think of "Room," a book that's horrifying in premise but lovely and tender and uplifting in execution. It's not the circumstances that make life worthwhile, but the people that make those moments worth living. Even in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, her child would have two loving parents and a caring sibling and other adults to nurture, protect, and love the baby. That's so much more than so many children have amid civilization. And why Carl is still normal, upbeat kids. Yes, his life is filled with superficial fear, but he has the things he really needs in the people around him.
I do wish we saw more of those moments though. Right now, everyone is living on a farm without fear of attack. Why are they not enjoying themselves more?
Still, I liked how they handled her situation. I loved that Glenn didn't judge her choice, but reminded her that Rick should be in on the situation as well. I like how she owned her actions and mistakes, took responsibility for all the ways she screwed up, but also defended her choices. She's never been so mature before. I can tolerate her if she stays like this.
ETA:
Props to Shane: it's the end of the world and the man has still managed to get laid on a regular basis.
I'm still giggling at that scene of everyone (minus Mac) getting high and dancing in the office. OMG, that was bizarre and totally hysterical. Especially Dennis's face as he was watching Charlie.
And, once again, Dennis in general was pretty amazing in this episode. He is so, so deeply messed up, and seeing him so depressed killed me.
I really enjoyed this episode. Aside from the Ben and Leslie stuff (which was sweet but everyone has said what I thought), I think my favorite story was with Jerry and Tom. Tom is clearly a good business person, he just takes everything about ten steps too far. Jerry is a good worker, with low expectations and is someone that I think can really bring Tom back to earth. Someone needed to point out to Tom that his business failed because he went too big and bring some realistic expectations to Tom. The throwback idea was fantastic, and I was so happy for him that he had an actual good idea.
I just loved April, Andy and Ron scenes together. Ron just adores those kids, and its so sweet.
This was a fantastic episode. Pure gold. Lots of laughs, great emotion, and Jim Rash has a good shot at an Emmy.
I completely busted out laughing when: Jeff did the impression of the Dean ("Lights! Camera! DEAN!"), Troy and Britta filmed the commercial ("Stop calling me different!"), Shirley made her 'talking head' ("The word he's looking for is 'sassy'. He better hope he don't find it.'") and Annie had a meltdown ("Is it something that the Dean created? Because if not, I don't care.").
They really should have aired this closer to Halloween. It definitely hit the right spooky notes!
Having gone in without prior knowledge of Harm & Secret in the comics, I must say the ep came off fairly well, though Harm's manner of speaking annoyed me (I loved it when Artemis began mocking him) and Secret's limited speech did start to grate a bit, but I guess the writers didn't want the answers to be played out too quickly.
The Halloween party was OK (I think I saw a student dressed like Shaggy from Scooby Doo! Cute!) but I nearly died when I saw Miss M. turn into Marvin the Martian!! I was NOT expecting that. If anything I thought she'd morph into some other alien creature. I thought it was hillarious!! I also applaud Marvin White for his invasion prank; HG Wells freaked out a lot of people and played on people's nature to panic (even if it was inadvertent) during his "War of the Worlds" broadcast, and Marvin was taking advantage of modern media and a teen's urge to gossip and spread rumor of a possible invasion. Considering the world they live in, an alien invasion is definitelty possible!
I do wonder if the counter prank will come back to haunt the kids since Connor inexplicably survived being pummeled into a wall.
Captain Marvel was funny! Poor guy thought he was going to the HS party, only for the kids to think he was going to a grown ups party and he being disappointed enough to keep all his candy! I haven't seen the credits, but I'm told Chad Lowe did the voice for him. If true, he sounds identical to his brother.
It was nice to see Zatanna again and I'm certain she'll eventually join the team.
I kind of hate Amily, but at the same time sympathize. To me it seems obvious she's in love with Emanda, and she's really gotten a raw deal there. On the other hand, nut-job murderers who expect gratitude for their horrific acts are icky... on the third, as long as she hangs around, we all get to look at Margarita Levieva.
Okay, so, I don't know!
The bizarre situation with Victoria and Lydia reminded me of Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? Especially when Victoria took the phone. Eeek!
Well played by Emanda with the police and with Daniel.
I don't know what the hell is going on with Nolan/Emanda or Nolan/Jack.
Larry the liar. So, that answers the whole 1950s/60s thing. My goodness Constance moved next door very quickly. Weird that a family moved into a house where cops killed a spree-killer... in the same year.
So, Tate doesn't know that "Beau" in the attic was his brother? I wonder if Tate knows about the fourth unseen child, too. Addy must not have known about Beau=brother either, since she called him her friend.
Gag. Constance has a son named Beau and calls her boyfriends her Beau.
Poor Nora, I knew she had to have shot herself. And her resurrected child has to be that thing in the basement.
Also, Tate's admission that Violet is evolved since she can see ghosts... and telling them to "go away" to be more proof that he was possessed-haunted while he was alive and is starting to remembering that. And I think it's weird that he doesn't remember that MH is his house. Sad that he wishes Ben-the-worst-therapist-in-the-world was his dad. His life and Ghost-life really has sucked.
Wow, the Harmon's are finally worried about Violet. At least her ghost boyfriend is actually doing something to help her (and yet not help her).
I just want next weeks episode... Hayden (I guess she's not really gone) was killing-sexing Hugo. HUGO! I now really think he is the Rubber Man.
I liked how they took what could've been sitcommy situations and turned them around. I was expecting Phil and Jay to have a completely-at-cross-purposes-neither-knows-what-the-other-is-talking-about-conversation. Instead, we get a nice pep talk from Jay to Phil; showing that he really does think highly of him. Simarly, I wasn't expecting Claire to recognize the parallels between her and Mitchell and the respective "parents". Or Gloria to be so matter-of-fact about her and Claire's relationship. "I'm not even your favorite Colombian in the family." On the laugh out loud front, Manny and Luke just killed it. And "clown sleeping"!
This was the first episode that I thought completely gelled. I feel like they are finally using everyone well. CeCe didn't feel like Jess's side friend, at all, but like she belonged. Which I liked because I really like CeCe.
Jess was annoying but in a totally enjoyable way. I liked how they handled the over heard argument. It was obviously embarrassing but if a person likes you they aren't going to walk away over something like that. And Jess was embarrassed but after her play lie she just sucked it up and moved on. So, I thought that worked.
The end was a bit much with them skipping, literally.
Wow, we got a lot of excellent reveals this episode. Gemma's not dead yet. Siobhan has been plotting against Bridget even before she came out to New York. Charlie (or is it John now?) has some connection to the cop who tipped her off she had to leave & gave her the gun.
I still don't get what Siobhan's endgame is ... why go to the trouble of having Bridget skip out on her testimony? Wasn't she taking a huge risk that Bridget would even go to New York to see her? What if Bridget felt like she was bringing danger Siobhan's way and went to Canada instead? That level of deception makes me hope that Bridget walks away with everything in the end because clearly Siobhan didn't value Andrew much if she was plotting all of this to begin with.
I wonder when Bridget will tip off Machado to keep an eye out for Cora Farrell. Crazy that Siobhan doesn't change up her alias that often.
I'm really warming up to Malcolm's character as a Bridget ally ... I can't believe he was thisclose to finding Gemma. If only he had kicked in the door!!
I've gone back to not liking Olivia. She's really cold & heartless if she's trying to hit up a business deal with someone who's dying and who's worried about his daughter's disappearance. And now it looks like she's trying to blackmail Siobhan (or Henry) into helping out with the deal ... it's not like that picture is all that incriminating. They were close, but not kissing or anything. They could concoct any number of scenarios where that might legitimately been taken.
I will say that I truly did feel bad for Silver. She messed up, but for actual human reasons, and not "I have to become a hooker to pay for my brother's rehab for no real reason" reasons. And I really liked she and Teddy together. In fact, I like the character of Teddy. He's been used very sparingly this season, but frankly, that's probably what's kept him likable.
I also kind of like the Ivy and Raj storyline, if only because it has some very good potential. To me, their entire relationship was premised on the idea that Raj would die within a year or two, so now that he's found a magical cancer cure, could they really survive as a couple?
The rest is typical 90210. Annie may simultaneously the most stupid and most selfish person on this show. When you feel like your only option is to whore yourself to pay for your brother's rehab, that is when you call your parents and tell them what is happening. Clearly you are in way over your head and desperately need help.
And even despite this immensely stupid action on Annie's part, she still takes time to yell at Ade and make Dixon's addiction all about herself. What a lovely girl.
Finally, shut up Liam. Read a contract before signing it. Get an agent and get over yourself.
Santana's insults were absolutely brutal because they were brilliant (creatively speaking).
That said, DANG. Finn, I know Santana's gorgeous so there isn't much for you to pick apart physically (if he wanted to get even), but you've been through this before. (By the way, I think Finn is great looking. Not saying he isn't.)
But how can he make the same mistake twice? I love Finn but I hate to see him in this role. Naya Rivera was fantastic though. She absolutely savored every line before serving it on a silver platter. Ever since her breakout scene in "The Power of Madonna" where she told Finn "it's exhausting to look at you," Naya Rivera's golden delivery has been put to good use. I have to admire the perfect marriage of words, tone, rhythm and writing. Good job.
I'm so over everyone making fun of Finn's singing and dancing. I feel terrible for him actually. I felt horrible for both of them. They're kids! This is what kids do in real life. There are no villains. Santana slapping Finn was a definite OH CRAP moment. I didn't expect that at all. Will she get suspended?
Mercedes was amazing. I like her like this, authoritative but fair. As far as I'm concerned whenever Mercedes is leader or co-leader things get good. Back in S1 Sue's kids "Hate one Me" was a highlight and now the "Rumour Has It / Someone Like You" mash up kills. I would have Mercedes lead more. By the way, this episode proved once again that Naya Rivera and Amber Riley sound heavenly together. *sigh* I wouldn't mind a mandatory duet every other episode.
The dodgeball scene wasn't as fun as I imagined but the Troubletones looked cool in all black. I would be terrified of them if I were in ND. The end kind of ruined it because Kurt was right: they went too far.
The setup of this episode, involving "Sleep No More" had so much promise and I think the writers just didn't deliver.
What they did with Blair was practically character assasination - she's pregnant, engaged, and supposedly in love with Louis. The Blair I grew to love over the years wouldn't tempt fate like she did with Chuck in this episode as that would be disloyal to her fiance. As much as I'm tired of Chair, it does cheapen the Chair dynamic when they trot it out for things like this.
I also don't think Dan would give up so quickly on his book signings. That seemed overly out-of-character too. Maybe if they showed him heckled or something, but just a low turnout doesn't seem like enough justification.
The character I'm warming up to the most - surprisingly - is Charlie / Ivy. Yes, she's conning the Van Der Woodsen's, but she doesn't seem like she has cruel intentions, and it would bring me great joy if she somehow exposes the double crosses Diana's been pulling.
I don't get why Nate's grandfather would want Diana to get Nate involved with the Spectator - isn't this essentially a glorified tabloid? Why would the grandfather want that for Nate versus something more traditionally respectable? And why would Diana mention that she has Serena where she wants her there as well? Does the grandfather know about the cougar-shenanigans too?
Lynette isn't sympathetic, she's just plain pathetic. Did she really think a new dress and hairdo would make Tom think her personality has changed? If she's going to sneak into Tom's apartment like that without even speaking to him first, then she gets what she deserves. I figured Tom had a standing flower order, but if he's going to cancel it, does that mean he doesn't know where their relationship will be a year from now? Get divorced already.
I can't hate Chuck for giving the women what they deserve. If Alejandro was last living in OK City, why was he reported missing in Fairview?
Why was everyone acting like Susan was never a famous author/illustrator, and her work has never been seen before? I get that painting's different from drawing, but if I were Susan, I'd be reminding Andre all the time that I'm not a total newbie. Did I miss something?
Crossing my fingers that Carlos gets a haircut to celebrate his sobriety. When he finally gets sober, anyway.
I loved everything about this episode, everything. The entire Darryl saga was reminiscent of Deliverance... AND the original Night of the Living Dead.
I loved how the Merle pulling his legs to help him up turned into the waking dream of a zombie pulling his foot. Loved how Carol's words belied Merle's cruelty about how the group regarded him.
I have to say that the couple of minutes of commercial break after Darryl is shot, were the longest two minutes ever. I actually looked on IMDB to see how many episodes Reedus is in... I had to know. I wasn't going to be able to watch the rest otherwise.
I'm fine with Rick/Lori/Shane.
I'm fine with Andrea/Dale.... in fact, I'm liking this arc more and more.
Oh yeah, about the barn: I knew it! I'm going to assume that Hershel is thinking a cure is coming or something.
I liked this episode well enough. It's the weakest so far, but I'm attributing that more to the weakness of Cinderella and her Prince as compared to Snow and Charming. They featured heavily enough that, as others have pointed out, was continually pulled out of the fairy tale by how weak of an actor the Thomas character was. He was seriously bad.
I do also wish that they had found some other way to relate the two baby story lines as it was just completely implausible that that sort of contract would hold any weight in our world. There was just absolutely no way and the ease with which the entire thing was resolved kind of made Ashley's earlier urgency and desperation just seem...weak and pointless which is a shame.
Also, what's this talk of Emma being able to leave? Didn't she already try once and end up being forced off the road by a wolf and into the town sign, knocked unconscious, and then thrown in jail?
One more thing - can anyone who DVR'ed the show tell me if the horse (or unicorn) figurines we briefly saw hanging the pawn shop are the same ones that were on the mobile hanging above baby Emma's bed in the castle scenes. If they are, I wonder if they'll be used in future episodes as a flashback trigger or something.
I actually haven't read any Green Lantern comics since the start of the Sinestro Corps War, so everything I know about the Red Lanterns come second-hand. That being said, I liked the show's version of the Red Lanterns. Appearance-wise, they look pretty damn vicious. And if in the comics, like you say, they're just mindless vessels of rage, I can understand the show's writers giving them some actual personality. Take it from someone going in cold, on the show, they made for great villains.
The whole "trapped in the Frontier" storyline seems interesting, but I hope it doesn't survive the first season. Seems to me it could get old after a while. Still, I'd like to see where they take it.
I like how the stakes are much higher on this show, compared to pretty much any other animated show based on a comic book. (I haven't seen the X-Men cartoon in well over a decade, but I still shudder at the memory of the police force of a small Bavarian village, in full ceremonial garb, chasing after Nightcrawler with frikkin' laser rifles!) On this show, characters can and will die, and death actually means something. And the glowing rings flying back to Oa after a Lantern dies makes for a great visual.
All in all, I liked it, and when the new show debuts up here in the new year, I'll definitely be tuning in.
An interesting ep which should have been titled, "Revelations Part 2".
Superboy intrigues me more between his behavior in the last few eps and his confession in this one. He admitted he felt at peace being "Superman" when all his teammates were dying around him, and has a strong desire to be him (since this was programmed into him through the pod at Cadmus).
I think this could lead to two possible ends for Connor in this show:
His time working as leader of the Forever People may foreshadow that he will take over leadership duties of the YJ team rather than Robin.
Due to his confession with Black Canary, it actually foreshadows tragedy. He may not really love Miss Martian in the true sense of the word, but rather feels attached to her because it's a combo of hormones and instnct. Plus I still suspect him of being an unconscious mole - again duie to his conditioning at Cadmus.
Robin's confession was also intriuging since he wants to be a hero but not be "The Batman".
It's all but officially confirmed that Miss Martian is a White Martian. I'm curous as to how much more will come out on her.
Interesting that Canary knows about Atemis not being GA's neice.
Other things:
De Saad 's design was creepier than I've ever seen him in any previous appearance. I half expected Rene Auberjonois to voice him (he was the original VA for him back in the "Galactic Guardians" era).
The Super Cycle is now operational! Cute to know it's a "she". Question is, why didn't it change into the cycle form before?
Eddie was great as always. When he made the comment how "this is the point in the movie where the back-up gets killed," I thought, "Eddie, you're the only character with a fanbase right now, don't worry."
Nick deserves to get stung for killing Major Kira!
I liked having a lot of supernatural elements in this episode with the melafors and hexenbiests, but I'm very worried that this show is already contradicting its own mythology.
Up until now, we were lead to believe that the monsters always look the same, whatever their natural look is, and human appearance is basically an illusion that only Grimm's can sometimes see past. But "mark appears both in human and monster forms" - the text Nick read from the Book about the Hexenbiest mark - is phrased in a way that indicates these are actual physical transformations. I'm going to, cautiously, assume that the writers just couldn't find a way to accurately phrase "they have a mark that can't even be hidden by their human illusion," and hope that they will establish a firm show canon soon.
Instant classic. I was laughing out loud pretty much from beginning to end. The finale scene, culminating in Frank destroying the priceless vase with the whip and then yelling out "Shit!" before heading out the door, was just pure gold.
It somehow made it better not seeing how they got into this situation, being dropped in midstream for one of the incredibly ill-conceived and poorly thought out plans.
Loved, loved the UN storyline - Andy, April, Leslie and Ben were all comedy gold. Funniest story line of the season and the most laughs per minute since The Fight.
I get that they had to use Chris and Ann and I enjoyed the bit of resolution that we got on Ann's part regarding the breakup. Hopefully that means that they won't revisit it, because I think that they are just starting to figure out how to write Ann and I don't want her back with Chris. Chris sucks so much. Before he asked Milly out he was super courteous to Jerry and now he is just being horrible. I know the others tease him and he is "not trying" to be mean, but man, he is treating Jerry worse then anyone else in the department and he barely knows the guy.
This was a really good episode! I loved everything about Jeff and the Dean...ehr, Craig's date!
I wish all of Shirley's storylines didn't have to revolve around religion ( I'm not saying it should be ignored, but they could also focus on other aspects of her characterization) but she and Britta picking up "Jesus" were absolutely hilarious
Britta going from talking cynically about how living together ruins friendships to playing with the stuffed bunny cracked me up...
Troy and Abed were hilarious and sweet, but Annie's frustration with the "dreamatorium" was understandable (tough I honestly found her speech about how no one ever adapts to her a little unfair. Didn't Troy and Abed join the Model UN instantly and give up a puppy parade to find her pen?).
Pierce's small story was hilarious and very, very Pierce...
The end was extremely sweet and funny (even more than Remedial Chaos' as this time Jeff was included in the fun).
I was expecting a death (Jake?), or someone kidnapped (without the rescue) for the mid-season finale. Instead I was surprised. Nice resolution to Jake going away with Isaac (who seems to genuinely care for Jake), Cassie saved and the circle of five back together, Jane becoming very interesting and giving hints about the past, and Cassie's extra special status somewhat taken down a notch with the news she has a step-sibling in the circle. Faye I assume since Dawn had a big crush on Blackwell. Poor Faye, her beloved grandfather wasn't her biological grandfather at all.
The bad: continuity. Melissa's parent, and is it really possible that no one in town knows that Calvin's been missing for days? Where is his body?
Cassie - was she extra gullible about Jake this episode?
Holy shit! That was a great episode, especially the second half.
So basically... if the plan worked, Damon would have died. There he goes again sacrificing himself for the people he loves. He really doesn't mind dying, does he? Kind of sad and heroic at the same time. But then.... Stefan comes in and foils the plan because he can't let the people he loves die either. Awesome. Both the Salvatore brothers were full of win tonight. So was Katherine. So glad to see her back! I was fooled. *ashamed* It was very sweet of her to mention how she loves both brothers in the car with Stefan even if it is a bit of a retcon. In season two, she was okay with Damon dying but now she loves him? Usually I dislike retcons very much but I'm okay with this one.
I'm not sure if Stefan hiding Klaus's family is a great idea. I'm not sure Klaus wanting his family back will override his desire to kill all the family and friends of those who are against him. That motive has kept him going for a thousand years where as he seems to have no problem putting his family in caskets.
Elena surprised me when she staked Rebekah. It was very Katherine of her and I liked it. Elena needs to have another side to her besides her overwhelming desire to care for everyone. That said, I was so sad for Rebekah. I have really enjoyed her and that scene of her looking forward to the homecoming dance was so sweet and sad.
Please, please, please bring back Elijah next episode!!!!!!
So how many coffins were there at the end? There should only be two of them. Why so many?
I think this show is trying to kill me. That was intense.
The school shooting scene was terrifying.
I've not seen Rosemary's Baby so I am not sure of the references, but I am very interested in where they are going with this baby storyline.
The brain thing was a bit much. I can't believe she did that but I think it was more the baby than her. Reminds me of Phoebe on Friends "I need the meat. The baby needs the meat."
Not sure how I feel about the medium. Glad to know Addy has passed on and is a pretty girl now.
Loved Constance's "its hard to keep good help" in response to the story the medium was telling about her maid being murdered.
Oh Tate, I know I should hate you because of what you did but I just can't. I love him. I loved him desperate to save Violet. I loved his last scene with Violet when he told her he would leave if she wanted because he cares more about her feelings than his own. Why can't they just be a normal couple and go off and be happy together, dang it! I love them.
I think the episode was funny and I laughed so hard, especially when they're dialed down Jess' quirkiness. She was actually helpful to her friends; helping CeCe and Schmidt. Jess is much better when she is confused and vulnerable and so was Schmidt.
I loved it when Schmidt jumping up and down the wall and doing that Ohno's movement. I would never believe when watching Veronica Mars, Max Greenfield could be this funny.
CeCe is lovable, I like her more than Jess. But they're good BFF. I want them together all the time. CeCe and Jess could straightened each other. Let her move to that apartment!
Well, now I want CeCe and Schmidt together! Just because she can boss him around.
I was really touched at how Juliet was so sympathetic to Siobhan losing the baby. Both Andrew & Juliet were so adorable, I could understand why Bridget would not want to give this up. I also give kudos to Bridget for trying not to milk the situation - she realizes their grief was based on a lie, so she's trying to down-play it.
I'm so glad Bridget did not turn her back on Malcolm just because it was "inconvenient" for him to be around. Those flashbacks were so convincing - I really did believe that Bridget was a drug addict - really night & day from the polished persona she's trying to portray now. I didn't realize that Machado was the reason that Bridget met Malcolm in the first place - their relationship goes way further back than I realized. No wonder Machado's (more than) a little obsessed. I love that Andrew was willing to take a drug addict into his home just because he believes he helped Siobhan in her time of need and she asked him to. I think this further cements Andrew as just a really nice guy.
Quick thinking on Bridget's part to pass a note to Malcolm via the waiter to clue him in to the wire (though how she didn't give herself away setting that up I'm not sure). Though I face-palmed myself multiple times when she kept giving away important info to Charlie. Interesting that Charlie wasn't too thrilled about what went down with Gemma, and apparently will be trying to take a different approach should he have to intercede with Malcolm. Siobhan just lost her free ride - again - because of Bridget. I'm sure she's going to be pissed. Hopefully Malcolm will be more resourceful than Gemma was about staying out of Siobhan's mess.
Yay to more Teddy! But wasn't he being written off the show entirely? If so it would be believable to have him move to New England where gay marriage is legal (fuckin Prop 8).
Interesting seeing Annie/Liam interact with completely no awkwardness/reference to the fact that he proposed to her (twice) mere weeks ago. But whatevs, she's going full on prostitute by the looks of the preview.
Navid is boring ass. But Dixon/Ade is actually kinda interesting. And considering Dixon was the one to take Silver to the hospital, etc, he should be less forgiving. Also gah, wish the writers would remember that Teddy was originally Ade's friend, they should still care about each other or at least remember that. Unless he is completely siding with Silver. The continuity in this show is horrible.
Annalynne McCord looked gorgeous tonight. Her storyline was unadulterated crap.
Well that was..... over hyped. Honestly I don't think Klaine have any chemistry but I thought I saw something when they were fighting but then I didn't anymore. I was actually rooting for Kurt and Karofsky tonight....weird. I think my problem with Klaine is that Blaine is just way too boring for the awesomeness that is Kurt, even his room is boring. I kinda wished Sebastian was going after Kurt, and Sebastian was over hyped too. I think with all the reviews I was expecting something else tonight.
lol at Rachel and pity sex. Poor Finn, but did he really expect a scholarship with their sucky team. Also loved the scene with Rachel and her "girls", wish there were more scenes like that tonight.
Artie was making me uncomfortable asking everyone about their sex life. And honestly I don't get how being a virgin would make you suck as Tony and Marie. It's called acting!
America was the best thing tonight, as was Mike Chang. More interested in seeing whether dad showed than watching the virgins.
Wow, so Serena working for Jane and the whole book story are just over? I thought the book was going to be a season long arc but I can't see where it could go from here. I wish Serena had just confided in Dan what was going to happen re: Sorkin and at least got his input. Dan was a real ass hole to her, but in typical GG fashion I feel like one conversation before the fact could have cleared everything up.
Diana is just getting her paws on all these characters. Nate thinking they have a real relationship is just so Nate. I am getting more and more curious about what her deal is re: Bart and this group.
I'm liking Charlie/Ivy more and more. She can certainly play with the big boys. Still think it was absolutely ludicrous that Blair had that whole bridesmaid competition- I was embarrassed for the actors really, especially the Columbia girl. And I thought Blair looked terrible- is she requesting to have such thick eyebrows? And what is with Serena's high-waisted short skirts with ill fitting tank tops? At least she looked awesome at the party. As did Charlie.
Thought Chuck's apology was amazing- the best part being it was heartfelt and there was nothing selfish about it, meaning he didn't expect anything back from Blair. Loved when he told her she would be a great mother- and thought it was so right that he said the great thing about her was that she loves people even when they don't deserve it.
Louis came off as totally insane to me, particularly in that scene with the psychiatrist (no irony intended). This obsession with Chuck came out of nowhere- how does he even know that Chuck was the other potential father, did it say that on the paternity test? I would have thought he would have thought immediately of Dan.
Penny could've had reservations about Jane on her own, so making Lynette the villain was completely unnecessary. I'm glad Lynette realized her mistake and made things right at the end, but I still don't feel sorry for her.
Ben cares more about his project and money than getting justice for a murdered man? I thought he was supposed to be the resident do-gooder. I also have no interest in seeing another triangle with Bree and Renee.
I really liked how everyone's secrets were revealed at the end, but I didn't like that Susan said Carlos told Mike everything, like she never told Mike anything at all. It just bugged me.
Susan was going to be Juanita and Celia's guardian? They sure dodged a bullet. But haven't Bob/Lee watched them a few times? And they never complained before now?
I still don't understand why Bree/Chuck had to break up so soon. Why couldn't the coverup break them up? At least then Chuck would have a reason to be nasty. I think it would be an interesting twist if Chuck has a twin who comes to town to look into Chuck's death and freaks everyone out. If nothing else, it would justify making Jonathan Cake a regular. Why bother if he's going to be gone after 9-10 episodes? So they can legitimately say they killed off a regular?
Sophia....seriously how long will they drag this out? Maybe she's the smartest of the group and used the opportunity to get away from these dopes. Maybe she'll return a kick-ass zombie killer. Whatever happens- i just want SOMETHING to happen!
Daryl, his adventure, and his story-- ROCKED.
Glenn- glad shortround got some...but there was something odd about Maggie. That whole thing about searching for Sophia and the look exchanged between Hershel and Maggie (about telling Carol the truth if they had to kill Zombie-sophia)...and then Hershel not wanting Rick near the barn?? Plus, i think Maggie knew Well-Zombie- hence her reaction.
WTH Glenn-- why did you let them use you as bait??
OK...what did Lori tell Glenn to get? Did she give him a name brand? I thought it was going to be birth control pills or some meds for a yeast infection. Does she realize they make other stuff- aside from pregnancy tests? Also, i think Glen could have grabbed some of those tampons. Pretty sure those are going to be needed.
Don't get Lori peeing outside. Those tests come with caps. you can pee inside and bury it outside after. No need to drop trow in the field of potential zombies.
Even though he's my favorite character, I didn't even realise that Rumpel/Mr. Gold didn't show up in this episode, until it ended. Now, that's impressive in my eyes, because it means that while he's my favorite, I'm fully invested in all of these characters.
Loved the episode. Enjoyed seeing how Snow White and Charming met and the different take on it. Goodwin and Dallas already play off of each other very well. Loved how they saved each other's lives. Looking forward to seeing more of their story.
Wow, Regina/Evil Queen. That was cold. Brilliant, but cold. Glad they cut her screen time after having a lot last week, but she made the most of her scenes this time around.
David Anders! I didn't know he'd would be in this. I wonder what fairy tale creature he will end up being in fairy tale land.
Red Riding Hood waitress outfit (or lack of) was pretty amusing.
Aww, Emma is techinically moving back in with her mother.
Looking forward to Cinderella next week and the return of Rumpel. I really am loving this show now.
I think the episode will lead to something which will come up soon: the fact that M'gann is such a powerful telepath than even J'onn, and that M'gann may not be the mole.
On the first point, it makes me wonder if M'gann is afraid that the [White] Martians will invade Earth someday and that was the training scenerio she subconsiously embedded. The ships reminded me of the ones used in the original "War of the Worlds" film and since they were merciless killing machines, she may think her friends and family on Earth won't have a chance against such an invasion. She'll also be psychologically scarred somewhat from the experience. I have no doubt that will resonate in upsoming episodes. On the second point, we saw how affected M'gann was to seeing her friends die in combat. I think someone who loves these people that much would not betray them by being the mole - at least not consciously. It's possible the Light could be tapping into her telepathic powers to do so, but I'm not completely convinced of that (since I theorize the mole to be an unwitting Connor/Superboy).
Enjoyed the episode again, so I'm pretty sure I'll stick with it now. I thought Nick/Grimm was a little more interesting this time around, although there is still room for growth, because I still prefer Hank/his partner by a mile. I just love the way the actor plays the character; he manages to avoid making him a typical partner cliche, who acts like an idiot to prop up the lead.
Still, Eddie the Blutbad continues to be the highlight of the show for me. Almost everything he said tonight cracked me up, and his fight and ripping that guy's arm off managed to make me yell "Holy shit!", and then laugh out loud with his "Whoops! Overdid it!" reaction to it. I hope we see more of him, because he's just awesome.
That said, I'm still not feeling the girlfriend. She's just so boring and I see no chemistry between her and Nick. I hope they are going somewhere with this character. And I hope they have more plans for Reggie Lee's cop, because I think he's capable of much more then just spouting exposition which seems to be his purpose for now. I'll be patient for now.
Case of the week was fun; like the twist of how the dad actually had nothing to do with it and helped the cops out at the end, while it was the mom was stuck in the old times. Also liked that the no one died; pretty nice change of pace. Locations are great too. I do get a bit tired of the typical NYC/LA settings in other shows.
RIP Aunt Marie. At least she did go out like a badass.
Curious to see how the ratings will be. NBC sure went out of it's way to promote it this week, but we'll see if can overcome the return of Fringe and the normal second episode drop shows usually get.
