"Who put Jesus and his buddies on the floor?!"
Spreadeagle Whitesnake-style on the hood of the car! God, I love Joy. And I love that Darnell is a good enough guy that, regardless of Joy's plans, he always helps Earl out when it's the right thing to do. "I'm gonna bend down like I have to tie my shoe - you might want to thumb through my hair."
Catalina and Randy wanting the worms to fight was great. I think I'm in Catalina withdrawal - we hardly see her at this point, so any little glimpse I get is completely okay by me.
Oh, Jim. He is breaking my heart here, just like he does every week. He is such a good guy. Angela has given him no reason to jump to her defense, but when he realized Pam was about to uninvite her to the wedding, he jumped right in and admitted that he was the one who'd made the complaint. I knew all along it was him, as soon as Michael read the complaint out loud. Poor Jim. He and Pam both looked so crushed.
The transfer bit....I'm wondering if it has everything to do with Pam. The moment of truth for Jim seemed to come when he realized he did nothing all day except fuck with Dwight. If that's the case, then it makes me wonder what his future truly should be. After all, I know we're all hoping that he really just wants to leave because he screwed up with Pam, and if they make up, everything will be okay....but is that really true? It seemed to be a little more than that. But either way, I couldn't stand an office without Jim Halpert, so I'll be perfectly fine if they rewrite it so it's all about Pam and his feelings for her. Heh.
Go, Phyllis! I loved that, once she admitted that she flat-out did not like Angela, she was a total badass. Slamming the fridge on her! I died. I love Phyllis so much, and it's so great to see her standing up for herself.
ETA: I also love that the saxophone-playing babies poster made a triumphant return. Bwah!
The moment that honestly made me laugh out loud was Creed taking his ID picture. He turned like it was a mug shot! And he was just so nonchalant about it that I was nearly crying with laughter. And then Toby going "Just take it" and getting up in the middle of it? Priceless.
Kelly's complaint about Ryan not returning her phone calls and Michael agreeing with her also killed me. Michael's obsession with Ryan will never, ever get old.
I have to say, this was a really well-done episode except for one thing. And it's the thing that I hate the most about the "doctors in the wild" episodes, a thing I hate so much that I honestly wish they would stop with these episodes because of it. And that's ER preaching to the audience about how terrible America is and how ignorant and stupid we are. Look, we get it. I'm not going to say that I'm gung-ho patriotic and I agree with everything that our country has done, but ER has a clear agenda that they try to shove down our throats on a regular basis. And I'm getting incredibly tired of it. We're here to be entertained, not to be lectured about the atrocities committed by our country and/or ignored by our country. It's just so heavy-handed and accusatory that I'm tempted to turn off the TV, every time. Which is a shame, because I would have missed an episode that turned out to be really good.
I'm having a much easier time accepting Pratt's journey than I did with Carter or even Luka. I'm not sure why. I said last time that I find Carter to be completely self-righteous, and though I love Luka, I think he rides the self-righteous pony on a fairly regular basis. But on the other hand....this is Pratt we're talking about. Is he ever not an ass?
I guess the thing that gets me is....I can see the changes occurring around Pratt, and I can see that he is completely bewildered. He's out of his element. Carter and Luka both seemed to consider themselves experts immediately. How many times did we see Carter mouth off to somebody, knowing nothing about the situation, but feeling the need to insert himself - which of course caused trouble? I don't see that happening with Pratt so much. I see Pratt taking action when it needs to be taken, but the rest of the time....he's scared shitless. He doesn't KNOW what to do. And that, to me, is what makes this story more bearable than Carter's journey or Luka's journey.
Stephen and Debbie just kill me. I'm as attached to these characters as I am to any of the characters left back in Chicago, if not more so. I love them both, I love their romance, I just love everything about them. I had the horrible feeling the entire episode that Stephen would die, and honestly, I think it might have been more powerful if he had. But since I adore him (he's totally my boyfriend - back off, Debbie!), I was okay with the lesser impact of his miraculous return. Hee. But for a second there, I did think that maybe Pratt was just hallucinating him.
Seriously, though, did you see the look on Pratt's face when he saw Stephen? Oh, my heart. If Luka and Clemente are the OTP in Chicago, Pratt and Stephen are totally the OTP of Darfur. Pratt + Stephen = BFFs!
It seems that this Darfur adventure is going to change Pratt for the better and make him grow, and to tell you the truth....that disappoints me. I want to see somebody come back from one of these war-torn nations screwed up. I want to see PTSD from somebody besides my beloved Victor. (They are so killing him off, I just know it). We've already seen the "Working in a war zone made me a better man" arc with Luka AND with Carter. Let's try something different. Let's see Pratt come back to Chicago and wake up at night in a cold sweat, remembering the horrible things he's seen and done. But yeah, I doubt that will happen. He'll come back optimistic and above-it-all, just like Luka did. Same old, same old.
Next week: I bet Abby's big news is that she's pregnant! Oh, wait.
Catalina and Randy wanting the worms to fight was great. I think I'm in Catalina withdrawal - we hardly see her at this point, so any little glimpse I get is completely okay by me.
Oh, Jim. He is breaking my heart here, just like he does every week. He is such a good guy. Angela has given him no reason to jump to her defense, but when he realized Pam was about to uninvite her to the wedding, he jumped right in and admitted that he was the one who'd made the complaint. I knew all along it was him, as soon as Michael read the complaint out loud. Poor Jim. He and Pam both looked so crushed.
The transfer bit....I'm wondering if it has everything to do with Pam. The moment of truth for Jim seemed to come when he realized he did nothing all day except fuck with Dwight. If that's the case, then it makes me wonder what his future truly should be. After all, I know we're all hoping that he really just wants to leave because he screwed up with Pam, and if they make up, everything will be okay....but is that really true? It seemed to be a little more than that. But either way, I couldn't stand an office without Jim Halpert, so I'll be perfectly fine if they rewrite it so it's all about Pam and his feelings for her. Heh.
Go, Phyllis! I loved that, once she admitted that she flat-out did not like Angela, she was a total badass. Slamming the fridge on her! I died. I love Phyllis so much, and it's so great to see her standing up for herself.
ETA: I also love that the saxophone-playing babies poster made a triumphant return. Bwah!
The moment that honestly made me laugh out loud was Creed taking his ID picture. He turned like it was a mug shot! And he was just so nonchalant about it that I was nearly crying with laughter. And then Toby going "Just take it" and getting up in the middle of it? Priceless.
Kelly's complaint about Ryan not returning her phone calls and Michael agreeing with her also killed me. Michael's obsession with Ryan will never, ever get old.
I have to say, this was a really well-done episode except for one thing. And it's the thing that I hate the most about the "doctors in the wild" episodes, a thing I hate so much that I honestly wish they would stop with these episodes because of it. And that's ER preaching to the audience about how terrible America is and how ignorant and stupid we are. Look, we get it. I'm not going to say that I'm gung-ho patriotic and I agree with everything that our country has done, but ER has a clear agenda that they try to shove down our throats on a regular basis. And I'm getting incredibly tired of it. We're here to be entertained, not to be lectured about the atrocities committed by our country and/or ignored by our country. It's just so heavy-handed and accusatory that I'm tempted to turn off the TV, every time. Which is a shame, because I would have missed an episode that turned out to be really good.
I'm having a much easier time accepting Pratt's journey than I did with Carter or even Luka. I'm not sure why. I said last time that I find Carter to be completely self-righteous, and though I love Luka, I think he rides the self-righteous pony on a fairly regular basis. But on the other hand....this is Pratt we're talking about. Is he ever not an ass?
I guess the thing that gets me is....I can see the changes occurring around Pratt, and I can see that he is completely bewildered. He's out of his element. Carter and Luka both seemed to consider themselves experts immediately. How many times did we see Carter mouth off to somebody, knowing nothing about the situation, but feeling the need to insert himself - which of course caused trouble? I don't see that happening with Pratt so much. I see Pratt taking action when it needs to be taken, but the rest of the time....he's scared shitless. He doesn't KNOW what to do. And that, to me, is what makes this story more bearable than Carter's journey or Luka's journey.
Stephen and Debbie just kill me. I'm as attached to these characters as I am to any of the characters left back in Chicago, if not more so. I love them both, I love their romance, I just love everything about them. I had the horrible feeling the entire episode that Stephen would die, and honestly, I think it might have been more powerful if he had. But since I adore him (he's totally my boyfriend - back off, Debbie!), I was okay with the lesser impact of his miraculous return. Hee. But for a second there, I did think that maybe Pratt was just hallucinating him.
Seriously, though, did you see the look on Pratt's face when he saw Stephen? Oh, my heart. If Luka and Clemente are the OTP in Chicago, Pratt and Stephen are totally the OTP of Darfur. Pratt + Stephen = BFFs!
It seems that this Darfur adventure is going to change Pratt for the better and make him grow, and to tell you the truth....that disappoints me. I want to see somebody come back from one of these war-torn nations screwed up. I want to see PTSD from somebody besides my beloved Victor. (They are so killing him off, I just know it). We've already seen the "Working in a war zone made me a better man" arc with Luka AND with Carter. Let's try something different. Let's see Pratt come back to Chicago and wake up at night in a cold sweat, remembering the horrible things he's seen and done. But yeah, I doubt that will happen. He'll come back optimistic and above-it-all, just like Luka did. Same old, same old.
Next week: I bet Abby's big news is that she's pregnant! Oh, wait.