American Horror Story: Asylum -2×6- The Origins of Monstrosity

I am so glad that Zach Quinto and Sarah Paulsen are apparently freinds in real life, because to play a scene like that with someone you didn't know/trust---brrrr. It made the aversion/conversion stuff look like Tuesdays With Morrie.

It's great that they really went for broke there because, really; how much are we going to buy a serial killer like Bloody Face if he isn't throughly invested in his craziness? It's like Liberace in earth tones--just doesn't work. Go big or go home!

Thredson's story of going to medical school in order to understand what was wrong with him was another great mirror to the religious characters. Thredson gained insights but no peace from his study of the mind. Jude and Mary Eunice both ran to the church to be "safe" from sins, their own and others, only to discover that there isn't a safe place as long as you're lying to yourself. Mary's resentment that the Church didn't magically heal the pain of her past left her vulnerable to possession. Jude's terror at being found out as a hit and run driver has driven her into corner after corner. Whatever the Monsignor's secret is, it's bad enough that he's letting Arden run wild through patients' bodies and souls.

And speaking of the good Monsignor...

Is anyone else having trouble making this track? Last week it looked like M was quite aware of Arden's past--sardonic Nazi smoking and all. But this week it was clearly established that he only met Arden in 1962--two years before. And he also had no idea what the doctor was doing until he saw Shelley and Spivey. So what was that housekeeping call about? If he had no clue about the doc's doings, why would he think to call and warn him?

The Walking Dead -3×6- Hounded

That was awesome. As soon as Rick started squinting and heading for the fence, I'm going "I hope she remembered the formula", and she had. I like Michonne. The look on her face when the walkers bypassed her, all covered in zombie goo, all surprise, relief and realization. It was a nice shoutout back to the Atlanta days too. It took some serious stones to walk up to that fence with zombies all around it. And only Michonne could limp in, carrying a shopping basket and still look badass as hell. I look forward to her meeting up with everyone and Hershel will be happy to have an actual surgery to do. Too bad she has to tell them about Meryl, Glenn and Maggie though. Daryl's going to be conflicted: yay, my brother's alive vs crap, my brother's still an asshole.

Did the Governor spend all that time with Andrea so she wouldn't wonder why Meryl left so soon after Michonne? Or did Michonne ever cross her mind again after the gates closed? Geez, Andrea. Wait till you meet your future stepdaughter.

Andrew Lincoln was freaking amazing, the way he sold Rick's breakdown. I couldn't bear to watch and I couldn't bear to look away. I kept thinking it was a delusion but I was kind of hoping it was real, and there really was somewhere safe that wasn't Woodbury. I loved that Rick hung up, accepting that Lori was gone and there was no haven, and he still had family to protect. And Glenn and Maggie to retrieve. Somehow. Fingers crossed.

The Vampire Diaries -4×6- We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes

Even as a hallucination, Katherine is awesome.


Hayley so has it going on for Tyler, it’s not funny, and I think Tyler might be feeling it too. I like Caroline and Tyler, but it wouldn’t hurt my feelings if the broke up, but damn it, if they put Caroline with Klaus, I’m gonna need to get prescribed an anti-nausea medication.

Shane must be Silas, and this story has me interested. Obviously he is immortal without being a vampire. What does he want with Bonnie?


I love Jeremy to pieces but I am SO mad at all of the crew for killing random hybrid dude and was very glad to see somebody call them on that shit. Go Ty! I can't believe Caroline went along with it. I felt like that required a major personality transplant in just about everybody but our natural born killer vamps, like Klaus. Seriously, Jeremy. WTF

I really liked the Elena/Stefan break up. I liked that it wasn't so much about Damon but how much they've grown apart. They are different people than when they met and would be even without Damon, but Elena's feelings for him make their problems harder to ignore. I'd like her to be alone for a while, work on herself and accepting who and what she is, rather than jump into a new relationship

American Horror Story: Asylum -2×5- I Am Anne Frank (2)\

Good Lord, this show is brutal. Of course Sister Eunice would dump monster!Shelley at an elementary school lol.

I had to look away during the surgery bit.

I didn't understand the Anne Frank story. Was she faking or not? She acted like she didn't know the guy who was supposedly her husband and then changed her tune when she saw the picture with the baby. Also, why did the flashbacks look like home movies?

Sister Jude had time to go to the hair salon? I wonder when she's going to see Arden without his shirt on.

I knew Thredson was Bloody Face. I wish she'd just run out the front door. What I don't understand is how he plans on eventually letting her go. If he doesn't let her go then how can she write his story? Also, if he continues to kill women as Bloody Face what was the point in framing Kit? They're still going to be looking for this guy since she'll know that Kit is innocent. Even if Lana is killed he's presumably going to kill again so they'll know they didn't get the right guy.

Is Alma pregnant with Kit's child or an alien? Did Grace get a chip? It sucks that Kit is taken away right as he finally has someone to talk about the abduction experience with.

Alma seemed pretty calm considering she's been spending the last few months separated from the world with only aliens and the occasional captive for company.

Modern Family -4×8- Mistery Date

Phil: Lets go upstairs and start the halftime festivities.Phil's storyline had me LMAO the entire way through.I kept thinking Phil was going to figure out Ferris was gay any minute but nope. That's our Phil!


I thought Phil's reaction to being kissed was great. I was kind of expecting for the awkward moment of the episode to be when Cam and Mitch showed up at Phil's, but I'm glad it didn't go that way. Way to subvert my expectations, show!


I loved the photo booth tagline stuff., Especially at the end.....it seemed genuine Rico/Nolan rather than Manny/Luke.

Great episode overall.

Revenge -2×7- Exposure

I'm really confused about how Nolan letting Daniel get his hands on David's check will protect Emily. Wouldn't they trace ownership of the shares either way to be able to make a claim on them? I really hope they address the fact that the check was made from David's personal funds at some stage because it's seriously unrealistic otherwise.

Really sick of how Emily's been treating Nolan especially in this episode. The guy basically risked the fortune he spend his entire adult life building to protect her and minutes after finding out she tells him to make sure he clears his afternoon because she'll need his help.

Also, a little confused about the role of Helen in all of this. Emily mentioned the investors lunch still being held and the initiative knowing about it and sending one of their own but to what end? Didn't Daniel only let the investors at the house know they were meeting while at the party?

I'm confused as to why they made a point to point of Kara was off her meds when the entire time she's been on the show she's looked totally drugged up on anti-psychotics.

The Walking Dead -3×5- Say the Word

Daryl's the greatest. It was awesome watching him take charge in the beginning, and then he was so sweet with the baby. He added a little levity to a scene that was pretty grim, with Carl listing the many, many possible dead people they could name the baby after. Didn't seem like that many until you hear all their names.

Glad to see Michonne actually get something to do, and I actually think the conflict between her and Andrea was written in a way that made sense. From what Andrea could see, Michonne really wasn't making sense and really didn't have a good reason to be suspicious. Bet Andrea regrets that decision now! The fight was the right mixture of sick and genuinely entertaining, so it wasn't so over-the-top that everyone's cheering seemes ridiculous.

Still liking scientist guy, and still finding Merle really entertaining.

Rick better calm down soon, not that his rampage wasn't cool to watch.

Glad to see Glenn at least cared about T-Dog.

Once Upon a Time (2011) -2×7- Child of the Moon

While I would have liked more forward progression with the main story of the season, I understand why they had to do this episode now. Ruby's nature had to be addressed (and it's awesome that she now gets to wolf out in Storybrooke), and it had to take place within a month of of the premiere, show-timeline-wise. Meghan Ory is all types of awesome. The way she's able to play so many aspects of Red and have them coalesce into a coherent narrative is really impressive. The bonding between Ruby and Belle was nice (but poor, deluded Belle, thinking she actually knows something about fixing people -- no, girl, just no). Josh Dallas said in an interview that he really enjoyed playing a platonic relationship between a man and a woman, and as a viewer, I have to concur. It's really lovely to see how much these characters care about one another.

So, was Rumpel really doing something out of kindness (or guilt, which I could possibly buy, as he probably sees Henry as a bit of a proxy for Bae)? Or does he know more than he's letting on? Does getting Emma and Mary Margaret back benefit him in any way?

It's good to find out that King George really is the bastard they've made him out to be. David did the right thing by not shooting him, but I wouldn't have judged him too harshly had he gone through with it.

And Granny the welder -- is there anything that woman can't do (except for maybe make lasagna)?

ETA: those casting people need some awards. Annabeth Gish as Red's mom -- wow.

The Vampire Diaries -4×5- The Killer

Damn, just after I just finish saying that Klaus' "keep him alive for the cure" would give the writers leeway to make Connor's stay long, they up and kill him. He was a serious bad ass and I'm gonna miss him. But I have to give the show credit, they know how to do their twists/shocks.


The Stefan and Damon scenes were by far the highlight. They are just great together. I'm curious to see how things play out when Klaus returns. Will they pretend that Damon doesn't know about the cure?

I'm really liking April. A genuine innocent. Not a Special Snowflake, just a sweet, nice girl who I actually want to root for.

How would April and her father have known Connor from some long ago time? That was odd. Was Connor once in Mystic Falls? Was he a relative of Bonnie's? It's hard to figure since they really have not connected April or her father to anyone. April's father said a bigger evil was coming, and the death of the council was the beginning. I thought Connor blew up the house, but apparently he may have been taking marching orders from the Professor. I wonder if Connor thought he was blowing up a house full of vamps? Or did Connor just kill the Council to prevent them from killing the vampires that he needed to kill to make his tattoo grow?

The hybrid dying in the grill was one of the few times I've had to look away from the screen on this show, so bravo effects team.

Relieved the Tyler/Hayley/Caroline drama was cleared up and it was clear there was no cheating. The whole "freeing the hybrids" thing could be interesting especially since Klaus thinks he has a hold over Tyler when he really doesn't.

I love Professor Shane helping Bonnie to regain her magic, but I can't help but think he has a bigger agenda.

Jeremy now has the mark of the hunter is now compulsion proof, faster and stronger. Also, the ring may not work anymore. Certainly, I would not be inclined to test it if I was him. And he actually did the right thing when he realized April was being compelled. Go Jeremy!

Modern Family -4×7- Arrested

The first five minutes had me rolling. Episodes like these are what made me fall in love with this show. So many funny quotes I can't think of at the moment (the fookin gross, everything Luke, Lily was funny, Phil & Haley, Gloria and her money quote, etc.)

I also liked that, for a change, a sitcom character's indiscretions had lasting consequences. Great "dad" speech from Phil, and it was nice to see Claire totally backing him up.