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Cool, new trailer out for Operation Raccoon City:

This is actually an expanded version of one of the earlier trailers, wherein the Wolfpack encounters a Spec Ops team. Interesting, they always touted this game as the Wolfpack vs the BOWs vs other factions. But, the Spec Ops teams were previously portrayed as generic looking SWAT geared folks. Now, we're seeing a more individualized team for them. Which has me wondering if you can play as the Wolfpack or Spec Ops in story mode. Like the Wolfpack, they seem to be set up as a squad with differing roles, so the setup would be the same, just with a differing set of characters. I mean, other media has shown the Wolfpack encountering and allying with both Hunk and Nikolai, and hunting Jill, Carlos, Claire, and Leon. What if the Spec Ops side is the opposite, where they encounter and help the RE heroes?

In any case, this game looks more awesome the more I see it. Some RE purists are all PO-ed saying stuff like, "Why are they rewriting history?" or "Why don't they continue with the current storyline?" Hey, I think they wanted to go for a new gameplay style in familar territory. Its not supposed to be the future of the series, just another game type within that same universe trying to cater to people who want something different.

TV commentary:

Leverage- Weird, why are they offering the pilot free to watch on itunes this week? Is it so people would get last night's ep? ( spoiler cut )

Nikita- Heh, its funny how the lie became the truth (sort of). So all this time, it wasn't that the guy who betrayed Alex's dad spreading lies that Alex was captured and brainwashed and was going to try and retake the company as a Division puppet, they legitimately thought that it was some Division/Percy plot from the start. And indeed, even though it wasn't Nikita's intention, Amanda did end up starting up a similar plan close enough to that. Interesting end though. ( spoiler cut )

Chuck- I guess since it is the end of the show soon, they can do what they did! ( spoiler cut )

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TV commentary:

Pretty Little Liars- Heh, so they've come up with an excuse why Aria's parents haven't called the cops on Ezra's pervy ass. Given all that's happened with Aria, they didn't want to add "effing her teacher" to "possibly murdered her friend". The townspeople look at Aria (and her friends) enough. But ha, so all of a sudden the Montgomerys have a family friend back in town, one with a son around Aria's age who used to hang out with her. And they're practically pushing her to date him, in the hopes that she'll be with someone her own age.

But ha, Hanna's obliviousness to Lucas' obviously still being totally into her and his jealousy of Caleb was so deliciously cruel! I'm not totally sure about him being one of A's confederates though. I'll have to check what exactly the transcript said. Because honestly, I figured Lucas was working up the courage to tell Hanna he loves her. I mean, he seemed hostile on the boat, but I figured he was just really emotional and wasn't trying to hurt her, he just wanted to keep her on the boat because he just wanted to get what he wanted to say over with. And then Hanna misread it and attacked him. I mean, that would be kinda hysterical, that she ends up nearly killing him and he has no idea why. I could be wrong though, and maybe he is an A accomplice/lemming.

And heh, I like how they cast suspicion on Mona and Noel also. They were always pretty sketchy, but the fact that they happened to be in the water too, supposedly for a swim themselves (and surely something a little naughty), is suspicious, given they acted someone was out there in the water watching Hanna and Lucas.