Getting all caught up on my shows...
So I've been home sick the last couple of days, and am now current on all my shows, which is AMAZING.
I don't know if anyone will want to talk about these, but here are some thoughts, nonetheless.
So, there is only one episode left (entitled "What Kind of Day It Has Been" because SORKIN!)....so somebody had to die of a heart attack. And I was really not surprised, but still moved at the same time. It just worked for me, as is the case with most of what Sorkin does. People hate him, but he's my kind of storyteller, so I loved every moment. S3 has been fascinating, and filled with the same sort of arm-chair psychoanalysis one has come to expect when watching this man's shows. All the same, his recurring themes of daddy issues, pricks that deserve love too, and women who are somewhat scattered but highly intelligent anyway don't rub me the wrong way, even though I can see what he's doing. He doesn't have subtlety, and that's okay.
I was particularly happy to realize the guy in the cell with Will was his father; it was well done, because yes, Sorkin is a brilliant writer. And he gets the BEST ACTORS to spit his vitriol and that's why it works.
The special addition of Kat Dennings in a small but important role was super fun, and it cracks me up how now, at his demise, I finally like Reese Lansing. Like, I wish there would be a fourth season so I could spend more time with him.
As for my ships, Don and Sloan continue to be the little engine that could, the surprise of my dreams for this show. I simply adore all their scenes, and would be happy if they got their own spin off. And I appreciated the fall-back to what first sucked me in, ship-wise, with Jim and Maggie. It struck me that when the show started out, I thought Don was the Resident Tool, but really it's Jim. But Maggie knows this, she sees Jim for exactly who he is, and maybe they can make it work. Maybe they won't either, but I think they owe it to themselves to try, since they've been in love since the first moment they clapped eyes on each other.
I really enjoyed Mac and Will's wedding, too. And as always, Marcia Gay Harden FOR PRESIDENT. I honestly love that woman so much, I'm almost tempted to watch 50 Shades of Grey.
So, I'm ready for the last episode, and sad, too. This is a great show, and I love it, and I guess it's better for it to end before it out stays what little welcome it got since everyone hates Sorkin. Woe.
So, once I heard that Archie was leaving the show any hopes I had for Kalinda and Cary went out the window. That doesn't mean I haven't enjoyed their storyline this season, however. Because I do feel like I've learned more about Kalinda, and she's not quite as BIG of an enigma as she was before, and despite not being *in love* with Cary, she does love him and she's done everything she can to save him from this whole terrible thing. I do at any moment expect Lemond Bishop to ice her though, and I won't be surprised at all if that's the way she's eventually written out. Or perhaps she'll take Bishop down herself, which would be pretty fucking awesome, and is what I'd RATHER see.
I really enjoy Alicia and Finn. I really enjoy Finn, period. But Alicia's weird thing with Peter sullies it, just as it did from time to time with Will. Don't get me wrong, I think that Alicia did love Will, but her psychology is so mixed up with Peter that I don't know if she can even honestly separate herself from it, even when she vows that's what she's done. I don't care about Peter, I never have. In fact, Lemond Bishop could kill him, too, for all I care. But I'd really like to see Alicia in therapy for her fucked up relationship with Peter. PLEASE.
And as always whenever Owen is around, I am happy. He's by far my favorite "guest star" in a show with so many to choose from.
And lastly, this whole thing with Cary and prison...I just don't know what they're gonna do, but could someone give Matt Czuchry an Emmy nomination already. He's just been fantastic this season. I am terrified for him, and I told my roomie the other day (she stopped watching the show like two seasons back) that Cary was going to prison and she was all, HE'S TOO PRETTY FOR PRISON. I'm like I KNOW, RIGHT? I don't want to see him get raped. Ugh. So scary.
And can Alicia have hot hate sex with Jon, the campaign manager? BECAUSE YOWSA. Love that guy, too.
Still going well, still enjoying the whole season. I particularly loved the "Hard Kill (Die Hard)" and "Indestructibles (Expendables)" story. Very well done. Meta, meta, meta. And I love Castle identifying meta. It's just a fun, smart show. And I was happy that Espo and Lainie broke up because Espo needs to call up that transit cop and take her and her 5-year-old son out on a date.
So, yay. Only The Flash, Arrow, and TVD left for mid-season finales. And then I'm going to read a book!
I don't know if anyone will want to talk about these, but here are some thoughts, nonetheless.
So, there is only one episode left (entitled "What Kind of Day It Has Been" because SORKIN!)....so somebody had to die of a heart attack. And I was really not surprised, but still moved at the same time. It just worked for me, as is the case with most of what Sorkin does. People hate him, but he's my kind of storyteller, so I loved every moment. S3 has been fascinating, and filled with the same sort of arm-chair psychoanalysis one has come to expect when watching this man's shows. All the same, his recurring themes of daddy issues, pricks that deserve love too, and women who are somewhat scattered but highly intelligent anyway don't rub me the wrong way, even though I can see what he's doing. He doesn't have subtlety, and that's okay.
I was particularly happy to realize the guy in the cell with Will was his father; it was well done, because yes, Sorkin is a brilliant writer. And he gets the BEST ACTORS to spit his vitriol and that's why it works.
The special addition of Kat Dennings in a small but important role was super fun, and it cracks me up how now, at his demise, I finally like Reese Lansing. Like, I wish there would be a fourth season so I could spend more time with him.
As for my ships, Don and Sloan continue to be the little engine that could, the surprise of my dreams for this show. I simply adore all their scenes, and would be happy if they got their own spin off. And I appreciated the fall-back to what first sucked me in, ship-wise, with Jim and Maggie. It struck me that when the show started out, I thought Don was the Resident Tool, but really it's Jim. But Maggie knows this, she sees Jim for exactly who he is, and maybe they can make it work. Maybe they won't either, but I think they owe it to themselves to try, since they've been in love since the first moment they clapped eyes on each other.
I really enjoyed Mac and Will's wedding, too. And as always, Marcia Gay Harden FOR PRESIDENT. I honestly love that woman so much, I'm almost tempted to watch 50 Shades of Grey.
So, I'm ready for the last episode, and sad, too. This is a great show, and I love it, and I guess it's better for it to end before it out stays what little welcome it got since everyone hates Sorkin. Woe.
So, once I heard that Archie was leaving the show any hopes I had for Kalinda and Cary went out the window. That doesn't mean I haven't enjoyed their storyline this season, however. Because I do feel like I've learned more about Kalinda, and she's not quite as BIG of an enigma as she was before, and despite not being *in love* with Cary, she does love him and she's done everything she can to save him from this whole terrible thing. I do at any moment expect Lemond Bishop to ice her though, and I won't be surprised at all if that's the way she's eventually written out. Or perhaps she'll take Bishop down herself, which would be pretty fucking awesome, and is what I'd RATHER see.
I really enjoy Alicia and Finn. I really enjoy Finn, period. But Alicia's weird thing with Peter sullies it, just as it did from time to time with Will. Don't get me wrong, I think that Alicia did love Will, but her psychology is so mixed up with Peter that I don't know if she can even honestly separate herself from it, even when she vows that's what she's done. I don't care about Peter, I never have. In fact, Lemond Bishop could kill him, too, for all I care. But I'd really like to see Alicia in therapy for her fucked up relationship with Peter. PLEASE.
And as always whenever Owen is around, I am happy. He's by far my favorite "guest star" in a show with so many to choose from.
And lastly, this whole thing with Cary and prison...I just don't know what they're gonna do, but could someone give Matt Czuchry an Emmy nomination already. He's just been fantastic this season. I am terrified for him, and I told my roomie the other day (she stopped watching the show like two seasons back) that Cary was going to prison and she was all, HE'S TOO PRETTY FOR PRISON. I'm like I KNOW, RIGHT? I don't want to see him get raped. Ugh. So scary.
And can Alicia have hot hate sex with Jon, the campaign manager? BECAUSE YOWSA. Love that guy, too.
Still going well, still enjoying the whole season. I particularly loved the "Hard Kill (Die Hard)" and "Indestructibles (Expendables)" story. Very well done. Meta, meta, meta. And I love Castle identifying meta. It's just a fun, smart show. And I was happy that Espo and Lainie broke up because Espo needs to call up that transit cop and take her and her 5-year-old son out on a date.
So, yay. Only The Flash, Arrow, and TVD left for mid-season finales. And then I'm going to read a book!