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geebsTV Commentary:
Some quick shots first:
Modern Family- While it was a hilarious scene, that whole thing with the grandma's picture coming out of the printer would freak me the hell out if that happened to me! I mean, they ask if her ghost is in the room, and then a picture of her face suddenly prints out in the printer?
Cougar Town- Weirdly enough, Cougar Town also had a faux ghost thing going on. Speaking of though, Ellie letting that one guy accidentally believe her baby was dead to get him to do stuff for her? Totally messed up! Ida know, I've always thought when crafting a lie, its extremely bad juju for the lie to involve someone who's alive being dead. You might jinx them!
SVU- Hey, its JLH! Oh, since I saw L&O LA before I watched SVU, I didn't realize they had a little connection there by having Skeet show up to help Olivia. Speaking of, L&O: LA was kinda boring, I couldn't bother to pay attention. Though it did have the cute Danielle Panabaker playing a LiLo type.
30 Rock- Oh, from reading the forums, I apparently missed when someone (Jack?) gave "always put crisps in your sandwiches" as advice. I'm always amused when I hear TV characters doing that, because it makes me feel like less of a freak. Odd thing though, I only put potato chips on sandwiches I make myself. I don't do that on samiches made by others or I get from subway or jersey mike's or firehouse or jimmy john's or what have you. I'll actually put this behind a spoiler cut, because it was such a great surprise, but the Tracy Jordan on Cash Cab was the best crossover ever!
IASIP- Wow, Dennis is a monster, that's all I have to say. Of course, they're all monsters on this show, but that was pretty dark!
Glee- Was this past week's Glee the most controversial ever? Not in terms of content. I mean, it was its highest ratings ever (apparently people love Britney Spears more than Madonna or Lady Gaga?), was second place for the night behind NCIS, and was the first time a show's ratings went up the next ep after a season premiere. But, it seems to me viewers either totally loved it or thought it was the worst ep ever. I guess one's feelings on Britney Spears influenced their feelings on the ep, but since the first 2/3 of the show were them basically recreating Britney Spears videos and little plot, that seemed to really irk people. I wouldn't say I grew up with Britney, since I was already grown up when she started, but I for one enjoyed the nostalgia at seeing throwbacks to all those old music videos.
It didn't help that there were some really gross moments from Jewfro, which some people thought were a little too much. So people who didn't like the Brit re-enactments, but loved the version of Toxic at the school assembly (which was the only one of the songs in the ep was an interpretation of the song rather than a straight cover) felt they coulda done without him and Twilight Girl going all crazy.
Vampire Diaries- Interesting reveals in this ep. So the vampire massacre (is it really a massacre if they all survived?) of 1864 was actually Katherine's brain child? She was running from something, and made a deal with one of the Lockwoods to fake her death (and kill 27 of her supposed friends in the process!) in exchange for giving him the moonstone. I wonder if all the land the founders divvied up afterward was part of the deal, or they thought, hey, we have all this land now!
That is curious though, because Emily cast that spell to preserve the vampires. Did she not know about Katherine faking her death? Anyways, so it turns out Stefan really did love her, despite him being all she compelled him back then. In fact, she was so surprised that Stefan loved her, despite her feeling like a monster, that she fell in love with him? She claims that's why she's back in town, but if she really did feel that way, why would it take her 145 years to try and find him?! And if she is telling the truth, why did she have a dalliance with Damon back in the day? One could argue it was purely physical, but from what we've seen her nowadays, she acts like she's not even actually attracted to him, so why screw them both if she's only into the one?
Speaking of Damon, looks like Mason knows exactly who he is, and reveals that given the way he and Alaric were going on at the BBQ Damon got Ric to suggest to Jenna to throw, Damon knows his secret too. Mason tries to make nice, but Damon, being the impulsive dick he is, stabs Mason with a silver knife. Too bad silver isn't actually a weakness for wolves in this universe. So Mason is all, "you've made an enemy of me!" Some people were wondering why Damon tried to kill the guy when he was trying to call a truce. One, Damon is the kind of guy who sees a threat, he tries to kill it. I mean, Mason almost did kill Stefan. Even if he was trying to make nice, Mason said it was an accident because he couldn't chain himself up in time. So Damon's prolly thinking, rather than risk that happening again, just kill the guy. Of course, part of me thinks he has a death wish. Elena hates him forever now, so I can see him taking insane risks like that because he just doesn't care anymore.
Anyways, so the whole Katherine visiting Caroline last week, she had Caroline run interference at the BBQ so she could spend some alone time with Stefan. Caroline tries her best, but Elena eventually makes it to the Salvatore manse and finally meets her doppleganger face to face.
Oh, and Elena figured Caroline was betraying her given how sketchy she was acting, so she and Stefan have a fake fight and observe how Caroline was hanging on their every word. I was a little offended that Elena thinks its "expected" that Caroline would betray them. What a bitch! With a powerful vamp like Katherine threatening her, what does she expect Caroline to do? I mean, it was knowing Elena that got Caroline in this whole mess to begin with, and she's not familiar with all the players and the gravity of their situation since they've kept her in the dark almost all last season. I will be pissed if they kill Caroline off, it would be nice to have another vampire besides the Salvatores, and a nascent one, at that. I think there's a lot they can do there.
Unfortunately, Damon heard their fake fight also, so he's kinda giddy about it all. Stefan and Elena knows he knows, but decide not to tell him the truth as that will sell the lie better. You know, Damon is a killer and all, but I can't see how you can't feel sorry for him. Everyone thinks his brother is so great, the girls he loves not even giving him a second thought!
Some quick shots first:
Modern Family- While it was a hilarious scene, that whole thing with the grandma's picture coming out of the printer would freak me the hell out if that happened to me! I mean, they ask if her ghost is in the room, and then a picture of her face suddenly prints out in the printer?
Cougar Town- Weirdly enough, Cougar Town also had a faux ghost thing going on. Speaking of though, Ellie letting that one guy accidentally believe her baby was dead to get him to do stuff for her? Totally messed up! Ida know, I've always thought when crafting a lie, its extremely bad juju for the lie to involve someone who's alive being dead. You might jinx them!
SVU- Hey, its JLH! Oh, since I saw L&O LA before I watched SVU, I didn't realize they had a little connection there by having Skeet show up to help Olivia. Speaking of, L&O: LA was kinda boring, I couldn't bother to pay attention. Though it did have the cute Danielle Panabaker playing a LiLo type.
30 Rock- Oh, from reading the forums, I apparently missed when someone (Jack?) gave "always put crisps in your sandwiches" as advice. I'm always amused when I hear TV characters doing that, because it makes me feel like less of a freak. Odd thing though, I only put potato chips on sandwiches I make myself. I don't do that on samiches made by others or I get from subway or jersey mike's or firehouse or jimmy john's or what have you. I'll actually put this behind a spoiler cut, because it was such a great surprise, but the Tracy Jordan on Cash Cab was the best crossover ever!
IASIP- Wow, Dennis is a monster, that's all I have to say. Of course, they're all monsters on this show, but that was pretty dark!
Glee- Was this past week's Glee the most controversial ever? Not in terms of content. I mean, it was its highest ratings ever (apparently people love Britney Spears more than Madonna or Lady Gaga?), was second place for the night behind NCIS, and was the first time a show's ratings went up the next ep after a season premiere. But, it seems to me viewers either totally loved it or thought it was the worst ep ever. I guess one's feelings on Britney Spears influenced their feelings on the ep, but since the first 2/3 of the show were them basically recreating Britney Spears videos and little plot, that seemed to really irk people. I wouldn't say I grew up with Britney, since I was already grown up when she started, but I for one enjoyed the nostalgia at seeing throwbacks to all those old music videos.
It didn't help that there were some really gross moments from Jewfro, which some people thought were a little too much. So people who didn't like the Brit re-enactments, but loved the version of Toxic at the school assembly (which was the only one of the songs in the ep was an interpretation of the song rather than a straight cover) felt they coulda done without him and Twilight Girl going all crazy.
Vampire Diaries- Interesting reveals in this ep. So the vampire massacre (is it really a massacre if they all survived?) of 1864 was actually Katherine's brain child? She was running from something, and made a deal with one of the Lockwoods to fake her death (and kill 27 of her supposed friends in the process!) in exchange for giving him the moonstone. I wonder if all the land the founders divvied up afterward was part of the deal, or they thought, hey, we have all this land now!
That is curious though, because Emily cast that spell to preserve the vampires. Did she not know about Katherine faking her death? Anyways, so it turns out Stefan really did love her, despite him being all she compelled him back then. In fact, she was so surprised that Stefan loved her, despite her feeling like a monster, that she fell in love with him? She claims that's why she's back in town, but if she really did feel that way, why would it take her 145 years to try and find him?! And if she is telling the truth, why did she have a dalliance with Damon back in the day? One could argue it was purely physical, but from what we've seen her nowadays, she acts like she's not even actually attracted to him, so why screw them both if she's only into the one?
Speaking of Damon, looks like Mason knows exactly who he is, and reveals that given the way he and Alaric were going on at the BBQ Damon got Ric to suggest to Jenna to throw, Damon knows his secret too. Mason tries to make nice, but Damon, being the impulsive dick he is, stabs Mason with a silver knife. Too bad silver isn't actually a weakness for wolves in this universe. So Mason is all, "you've made an enemy of me!" Some people were wondering why Damon tried to kill the guy when he was trying to call a truce. One, Damon is the kind of guy who sees a threat, he tries to kill it. I mean, Mason almost did kill Stefan. Even if he was trying to make nice, Mason said it was an accident because he couldn't chain himself up in time. So Damon's prolly thinking, rather than risk that happening again, just kill the guy. Of course, part of me thinks he has a death wish. Elena hates him forever now, so I can see him taking insane risks like that because he just doesn't care anymore.
Anyways, so the whole Katherine visiting Caroline last week, she had Caroline run interference at the BBQ so she could spend some alone time with Stefan. Caroline tries her best, but Elena eventually makes it to the Salvatore manse and finally meets her doppleganger face to face.
Oh, and Elena figured Caroline was betraying her given how sketchy she was acting, so she and Stefan have a fake fight and observe how Caroline was hanging on their every word. I was a little offended that Elena thinks its "expected" that Caroline would betray them. What a bitch! With a powerful vamp like Katherine threatening her, what does she expect Caroline to do? I mean, it was knowing Elena that got Caroline in this whole mess to begin with, and she's not familiar with all the players and the gravity of their situation since they've kept her in the dark almost all last season. I will be pissed if they kill Caroline off, it would be nice to have another vampire besides the Salvatores, and a nascent one, at that. I think there's a lot they can do there.
Unfortunately, Damon heard their fake fight also, so he's kinda giddy about it all. Stefan and Elena knows he knows, but decide not to tell him the truth as that will sell the lie better. You know, Damon is a killer and all, but I can't see how you can't feel sorry for him. Everyone thinks his brother is so great, the girls he loves not even giving him a second thought!
