152 insights into my soul

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Now, I don't watch Mad Men, but how awesome was this scene from this past Sunday's ep:



Who knew Rory Gilmore had such sweet tits, pardon my french. Its like the most awesome thing Alexis Bledel has done!

Make It or Break It- Series finale. Owel, at least it ended it a satisfying point. I mean, we don't get to see the girls go to the Olympics, but we can just assume the US Women's Gymnastic's team wins overall, with at the very least Payson getting gold. I wonder if they knew the writing was on the wall, because they crammed a lot of resolution to the current storylines in- Coach Ray getting arrested being a pervy molester, Wendy's doping of Kaylie being discovered, showing who actually made the team, they even had Kaylie and Austin and Summer and Sasha get back together. I am glad they brought Kelly Parker back, because I think my favorite part of this season was Kaylie and Kelly becoming friends. (Wait, do people ship them? I have no idea what their portmanteau is, so I don't know what to search on on tumblr)

In any case, it was ridiculous Wendy basically threw away her Olympic hopes trying to frame Kaylie. It seemed like she was already better than most the rest of them, and the rankings showed that the only one who did better than her was Jordan. Its not like her position on the team was threatened. Way back in the beginning, it made sense for Lauren to be threatened by Emily, because they had initially established Lauren as very pretty and showy but not as technically proficient as Kaylie or Payson, but she was still top 3 after them. But then Emily threatened that since she was a better gymnast. Of course, later they retconned Lauren to being Queen of the Beam. But yeah, it seems dumb of Wendy to risk it all to take down someone ranked below her, even if they're a threat.

So instead, the 5 are the original 3 girls + Jordan, and then some random. It was kinda funny, because at the end they're in a huddle all "Yay, London Olympics!" and all I could think was, "Who the hell is that random!" Like she's trying to get into it too, even though she's prolly thinking, "Hey, close knit group of girls, I'm one of you too!"

Hart of Dixie- So Wade and Zoe finally get together. And then George has to eff it all up by being all, Lemon deserves someone who could get all of his heart and leaving her at the altar. Which I'm thinking is such a BS line, because its one thing to say to your heart belongs to another, that's fine. But to try and sugar coat it all, you're in my heart, but so is this other person. So wait, that implies you also have a piece of their heart. So they're saying you shouldn't want them because you can't have all of their heart, but apparently that's fine for this other person who has part of their heart too? Its like, be truthful, that means they can push you out for this person, something they can't do vice-versa. So don't try to make yourself sound better by being all, I love you both. Well, obviously not equally!

But I digress. So literally as Zoe and Wade are post-coitus, George shows up at her doorstep all, "I broke up with Lemon, let's go out tomorrow!" I guess its less that I want Zoe and Wade together (I mean, they are cute together), and more, the George/Zoe thing seems so out of the blue. The show started off with an obvious spark happening between the two of them, but then they ignored it for most of the season. Then a few eps ago, suddenly George is so interested in Zoe? Like I can believe George not wanting to be with Lemon because he got a taste of the big city when he was in NY, and doesn't want to be stuck in Bluebell the rest of his life, since Lemon is content with her life. But wanting to be with Zoe? Ah'm skeptical!

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Cleveland Show- This episode annoyed me a little. So Blaine from Glee is playing a Jewish guy who pretends to be Christian to be in that youth choir thing to get with hot Christian girl, as does Cleveland Jr. the atheist. And then when she finds out their lies, instead of being offended, she's turned on, and wants both of them to do her, and they're like "no way!" It does not make cents!

Gossip Girl- Dammit, I don't want to even talk about how there's trouble in paradise. So I'll just talk about the big reveal. ( spoiler cut )

Make It or Break It- Okay, I wanted to kinda laugh at Steve when Payson was talking about her back injury from way back when and he's all, "this is different, there's no recovering from this surgery!" Granted, open-heart surgery is way too invasive for Lauren to recover in time. But Payson breaking her back and miraculously having Counselor Troy fix her up so she could compete in OLYMPIC level gymnastics is well, a miracle! Her career should have been over. At least they stayed real and when Emily got preggers, she was done. Because crazy surgeries are one thing, but no way are you going back into competitive gymnastics after having a baby!

Speaking of preggers... ( spoiler cut )

You know, even though I have so much TV to watch tonight, I find myself unable to fast forward past the Nike "Run To You" commercial whenever it comes on, as I said, its totes cute, and so is the redhead in it.

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Gossip Girl- Heh, I love Dan and Blair together and all, but man are they hilariously pretentious at times. It was interesting to see that "Brangelina of the Five Boroughs" couple they met apparently have some fancy club of sorts in Astoria? Well, its still weird that GG has random NY celebs show up on this show. Mainly I'm surprised that NY society folks would be interested in going on a CW show to play a fictional version of themselves. But yeah, the idea of some fancy talked about club being in Astoria weirds me out because to me Astoria is Astoria. Then again, its not like I really ever went out when I was a kid, so I have no idea what Astoria/Long Island City night life is like. In any case, despite the missteps with their attempts to come out to the world, I'm glad to see things are still good between them. If the season can end with the two of them still together and happy, I'll take it.

But man, Serena was such a huge bitch this episode! And did she really try to justify her treatment of Lola by basically being all, "Oh, I was just doing the GG thing because my life currently sucks and it makes me feel good! Besides, being eviscerated on something as public as GG is good for you!" Like mother like daughter though, because Lily was a big bitch this ep too.

And it was finally confirmed Diana is Chuck's mom. Apparently Bart was having an affair with her, which ended when she got knocked up. She was a mess, and Elizabeth couldn't have a baby, so they figured Diana would give Bart and Elizabeth the child and solve both their problems. So they've retconned Elizabeth leaving because she couldn't handle raising some other lady's kid. But according to real GG, that's not the only secret Diana has been keeping!

Make It Or Break It- Ha, so when Lauren sees an outside doctor under a fake name, the doctor accidentally thinks she and Payson are a lesbian couple. Though isn't saying "Oh, no judgements here" kinda a judgement? Like why does she feel the need to clarify that, "oh, that's fine!" What does it matter? In any case, so Lo's problem is "an irregular heartbeat" that could be a sign of something really serious? And heh, Payson was talking about the added stress on Lauren during the family event thing, but neither Summer nor Steve were there! (Did the show not want to bring in Candace Cameron and/or whoever plays Lauren's dad back?)

Weird, I didn't actually realize Payson and Kaylie were fighting because Kaylie didn't tell her about Lauren being the one leaked the video. Its like geez, she really only just found out about it mere hours before! But ha, how awkward was it then that her parents were moving back to Minnesota (they got Payson's dad, but couldn't they get Roz?!), but its okay, because they got the okay for her to stay with Kaylie. Of course, I was thinking it was really an issue, she could ask to stay with Lauren, because she's also rich with a big house, and I'm sure Lauren could easily convince her dad to let Payson stay. But I didn't think she would actually do that! I guess things actually are bad between Kaylie and Payson. Though I guess part of Pay's reason to go with Lauren instead was because she wanted to look out for her since she knows of Lauren's true medical condition. And its weird that it seemed way back when they were setting up a storyline where Becca was on her way to getting to elite status, but apparently they dropped that?

And finally, wow KP's mom is still a huge bitch. Which sucks, because I like the nice, new Kelly Parker of recent times- she's so cute and sweet now that she's no longer her monster of a mother's thumb. Hopefully her mom doesn't eff things up for her.

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Gossip Girl- Wow, like mother like daughter. Both Serena and Lily were kinda bitches this ep. ( spoiler cut )

How I Met Your Mother- Bull, that only Barney has the fantasy about a girl in a stormtrooper costume, like no other guy would. Hey, it can be kinda hot- you think its like a stormtrooper, and then she takes off the helmet, and its like a hot chick! I mean, obviously, she would take it off when you do it, because doing it while she's still in full costume, that's kinda weird. Unless it was like a sexy storm trooper costume.

While its nice to see some growth from Barney with Quinn, it is kinda a slap in the face to Robin though, like he didn't think those things with her?!

Make It or Break It- So the cats out of the bag. ( spoiler cut )

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Alcatraz- So is this show being renewed, or is this where it ends? ( spoiler cut )

MIOBI- Its weird, that when this show started, it seemed like Emily was the main character, horning in on the three established friends/front runner gymnasts. But then at the start of this ep, its back to just Kaylie, Lauren, and Payson and they're all, "other girls may come and go, but its always us three!" So is Emily just gone? I mean, its realistic, because she got preggers. And its one thing for Payson to come back from a devastating back injury, but no way is Emily coming back from a pregnancy!

Actually, did they revamp the whole cast? I mean, with the girls at camp, it looks like their parents won't being playing big role. And then since its the Olympic training camp and not the Rock, Sasha's not coaching them. I'm not a fan of the new coach. (nor the one wrestler guy, he seems like a smarmy prick) And they try to make you think he's having an affair with the nutritionist, but it turns out she's his wife.

And then there's the new girls Wendy and Jordan. Wendy's young and cute and peppy (though I get the impression underneath the positivity she's Lauren 2.0). Jordan on the other hand seems like Emily 2.0. She's poor and homeless, but insanely talented. Although unlike Emily, she's not an unknown, Kaylie used to be friends with her. But for some reason she's been out of competition for a couple of years. They don't say why, but it seems like she has the same sort of family/money problems as Emily.

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I guess I can be pretty chauvinist. Like I saw this one chick the other day walking with some of the guys from one of the other groups. And I totally assumed she was like one of their gfs visiting or something. And I come to find out this morning, nope, she's another employee. Oops.

Also, while I am a total banana (and on more than one occasion having forgotten my Asian-ness), I do have some Flip pride. Like I always find it cool to find out some actor or actress is Filipino or part Filipino. I mean, my family went on and on about Charice being on Glee, which is fine and all, but I thought it was pretty cool to find out Blaine was part-Flip.

And I've noticed finding out some chick is part Flip has made them more attractive to me at times. Like I've always liked Vanessa Hudgens and her having Flip ancestry is just gravy. But yeah, Make It or Break It, I always liked "Kelly Parker" because its totally a cute chick name to me, and I'll admit, I dig the meatball head hairstyle. But finding out Nicole Anderson was a Filipina did attract me more. (What's up with her mom on the show being played by Kathy Najimy?! No wonder it was a surprise when they revealed she was Kelly Parker's mother!)

Same for Emily on PLL. I thought she was cute, but for some reason, once I found out she was half Filipino she suddenly got hotter in my eyes. (At least her mother on the show is played by Nia Peeples, who unlike the aforementioned Kathy Najimy and Nicole Anderson, does look like she could be Shay's mother) Even Manny on Degrassi (whom the Pirate Captain on Venture Brothers named his boat after!), I liked her more once I found out she was Filipino and not some kinda Spanish. Not that I don't like Latina chyx, I just felt it was more special that she was one of my kind.

Even pr0n chyx, like Brooke Milano, Michelle Maylene, or Renae Cruz (I know there's another big one I'm missing), I always thought it was cool they had some Filipino in them. (Though disappointing that they don't do "certain things". Well the last one does some of those things, but hasn't done that other thing I like, even though its like, she's gone that far, why not take that extra step) So though it may not seem it, I do have an appreciation for my heritage.

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Glee- Man, what an emotional episode! ( spoiler cut )

Make It or Break It- Ah, so we learn more about Kelly Parker this week. ( spoiler cut )

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The Event- Okay, so Vicky does have a thing for Sean, but he's totally oblivious? HA! And wow, the show really does suck with syncing up what the various characters in different parts of the world are doing. I mean, at Sophia's suburban base and in Washington, only a few hours have passed. Yet somehow Sean is able to go from France to a point in Russia that is apparently 10 time zones away by train in that short time period. And I'm sure next week, when he goes after those infected lungs, he'll somehow be in America within a couple of hours. That's the real reason old guy chose him, his ability to traverse the globe almost instantly.

Make It Or Break It- Ha, I called it! ( spoiler cut )

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Secret Life- So Ben proposes to Adrian and she says yes. Interesting, I'm curious if the show has decided to do Ricky/Amy and Ben/Adrian. Which is fine by me, I'm kinda pushing for Ben/Adrian.

Make It or Break It- Argh, WTF Steve?! I thought he was gonna finally man up and show his daughter that there are consequences for her heinous actions. But then he goes and falls for her sobs. He had a chance to redeem himself and possibly let what Lauren did come out in a way that's more favorable for the both of them. But now I'm sure someone else will find out what Lauren did, and that he has now covered it up and it will totally bite him in the ass. Particularly within regards to Summer.

Oh, and as I figured last week, Maeve was totally toast. But it seemed like that would be the only thing that would snap some sense into Kaylee.

And now for the obligatory DW commentary:

Is it me or does the game have way more couplings this time around? I mean, you always had Lu Bu/Diao Chan, Zhu Rong/Meng Huo, and Zhou Yu and Sun Ce and the Qiaos (I forget which one was married to which?) and later Cao Pi and Zhen Ji and Zhuge Liang and Yu Ying. I mean, SSX and Liu Bei were married, but the game didn't highlight it as explicitly as the other couplings. Though in this one they specifically mention it and show them actually together for a scene. I am curious though, now was SSX upset because she was felt her husband's grief upon learning Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were dead? Or was it because she knew that meant he would be going after her family since its the Wu's betrayal that caused their deaths.

But I digress. I guess since as I just mentioned two of the Suns had spouses who were also PCs, did they bring in Lian Shi so Sun Quan wouldn't be left out? Also, its interesting that in the previous games, I thought they kinda paired Guan Ping and Xing Cai since they're the son and daughter of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei respectively. I mean, they had her protective of Liu Shan, but he wasn't a PC. But now that he is (and Ping dies at Fan Castle), they're together. Guan Yu's other son, Guan Suo is also a PC now, but he gets his own gf in Bao Sanniang. And man are they sickly sweet on each other.

Of course, Guan Suo is portrayed as kinda girly, but still a ladies man- in fact when you're going around Fan Castle before the actual battle, one of the soldiers you talk to is all, "What's that in his hair?" (referring to some sort of fancy comb or bow or whatever) and they're all, "Should we tell Guan Yu his son has something funny in his hair?"

Anyways. the last faction, Jin has its own coupling with Sima Zhao and Wang Yuanji. Interestingly enough, I've only seen Meng Huo, Sima Zhao and Lu Bu fly into a rage if you defeat Zhu Rong, Wang or Diao Chan, respectively. I haven't seen that with the Qiaos, though that may just be because I haven't seen them in a stage with their hubbies. Nor have I seen Cao Pi and Zhen Ji together- in Story mode, they're opponents, as the only time she's in a battle is when she was still married to Yuan Shao's son and Cao Pi steals her away. In conquest mode, I've faced Cao Pi as Zhen Ji, and they do have an amusing conversation whenever they fight, all lovers quarrel like. Though I do know Zhuge Liang is pretty chill if you take out Yue Ying.

But yeah, I don't think the reverse happens, i.e., the chyx don't get pissed if you take out their husbands/bfs, which is kinda chauvinist. Also I'm kinda curious about Cai Wenji. As far as I can tell, she's not attached to anyone- again, it seems like all the girls are someone's girlfriend or wife, but she doesn't seem to be anyone's. I mean, Xing Cai's not exactly attached to Liu Shan, but she's definitely fond of him.

Oh, and while I do like Zhong Hui's character design (and the flying swords thing is a cool weapon) his voice doesn't match his look for me. Its very annoying and nasally. I was expecting something more boyish sounding (though no less arrogant than his current voice). But I guess they already have a lot of boys (Guan Ping, Guan Suo, Xiahou Ba, Liu Shan), I suppose they were trying for something different and it just didn't work.

TV commentary:

Make It Or Break It- So this show is back. I prolly should've re-watched the fall finale because there were a few things I forgot. ( spoiler cut )