A mishmash of le television...
Bones and Booth kill me with the cute, you guys. I watch them together and I'm just like "Get married and have babies already!" And for me, this is what - three episodes in? I can't even imagine how people who have watched this show for the last four seasons have dealt with this. The flirting and the tension and the looks......and then, from what I understand, having it for real last year and then finding out, oops, not for real at all! (How long did that go on, anyway? I get the feeling it was more than one episode, and if so....wow. I probably would have walked out on the show if I had been a fan then).
Anyway, yes. ADORABLE. And then we throw in Parker wanting his dad to get sexed up, and Angela being Parker's confidant and admitting that, okay, maybe she's THOUGHT about sexing up his dad, and of course Sweets telling Booth that Parker needs to see him interact with a woman. "He's eight!" Because, you know, if he's 25, it's okay for him to watch Dad have sex with somebody, but he's just too young right now, Oh, Booth. I love you.
Also loved the B-story of.....uhm....the guy whose name I don't know who is not Booth, Hodgins, or Sweets....faking the accent. (I don't know a lot of names yet...bear with me). I LOVED Cam's shocked silence when he slipped up, and then "Oh, you're not going to unring that bell" when he tried to move on like nothing had happened.
I will also admit that it's taken me the entire time I've been writing this to recall what the actual murder case was. That's right! The guy in the barbecue pit! Clearly, I'm not really here for the murders. Ahem.
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I kind of hope we go an entire season of Nick giving Langston shifty-eyed looks every time he mentions his father, violence, or hell, bars in general. We won't.....but it's sort of hilarious to watch Nick react EVERY time.
Not much to say regarding the episode, but I saw a letter in TV Guide where a reader said they wanted the show to bring Sara back permanently and get rid of Hodges. NOOOOOO. BOO ON THAT. No, Sara has not been as insufferable (to me, at least) since she's been back.....but I still think it goes against the character, to have her so burned out and sick of the violence and death, and only a year later, she's like "Hey, it's cool. I love dead bodies!" Plus, Hodges is awesome and hilarious and needs to find true love with Wendy, damn it. Don't take him away from me.
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Imagine that.....an episode where I DIDN'T hate Chloe.
Okay, so it wasn't like I suddenly reclaimed my love for her. She just wasn't making me tear my hair out and write rambling tirades about how craptastic this character has become. I blame Emil. He was just bringing the awesome all over the place ("Oh. That explains a lot."), so I assume it must have affected Chloe. And if so.....KEEP IT COMING, SHOW. I'd like to not hate her, and I'd like to see much more of Emil. That's a win-win situation if I've ever heard of one.
The coloring on the show is still pretty wonky, but it made sense in light (no pun intended) of this episode. It was supposed to have this whole apocalyptic, end-of-the-world vibe, so okay. I still hope we get back to "normal" lighting soon (regularly, I mean), because it doesn't feel like Smallville without it.
Other than that.....Oliver. Hmm. I get why he's acting how he's acting, but at the same time, I kind of want Clark to shake him and say "Dude, DEAL. I am the most emo person of this bunch and I'M not doing as badly as you are." I mean, I'm glad that Jimmy's death has affected Oliver so much - it shows the importance of the character and what happened to him, even if he wasn't "really" Jimmy Olsen and GOD I still hate that twist SO MUCH. But I digress....
However, he did get me when he admitted how much he missed Lois. GUH. I'm firmly on the Clois bandwagon, and this episode was AWESOME for someone on the Clois bandwagon.....but he made me remember how much I loved those two together, as well. A part of me wanted her to wake up and tell him it was all going to be okay.
But yes, the Clois bandwagon....there were so many great scenes/moments between them. I hadn't caught the episode yet, but when I checked out Youtube to see if I could find it, there were a TON of clips of that scene in the rain, and I couldn't help myself - I watched it before I watched the whole episode. I love the bond between them that is getting stronger all the time. The way she just kind of melted into his arms when the zombie scare was over? Aww.
Also, I'm pretty sure they could put Tom Welling in that light blue shirt left open over the wifebeater with the sleeves rolled up for every single episode and I wouldn't mind. I'm not normally one of those girls who are all "Ahhh he's so hot!" (even though I do think he's attractive) but that shirt, not to mention getting soaked in the rain.....well, let's just say I'm a fan.
I like that Chloe is keeping tabs on Oliver and, I assume, the other members of the Justice League. It's a good fit for her being Watchtower, and plus, it gives her a storyline that's hopefully going to be interesting and less, uh, rage-inducing. (Watching Chloe in the last season has sometimes made me feel like one of those zombies. Sans crazy black goo, of course).
Back to Clois for a second.....as much as I enjoyed the scenes of Clark dealing with zombie!Lois, I was cracking up at the constant confused look on his face. I kept waiting for him to ask her if he'd done something to offend. And it wasn't just once....every time she screamed, that look came right back. Hee! Oh, Clark. You are so adorably clueless at times.
I love Lois confiding in Clark about the Blur. There's just so much to read into it. Lois feels comfortable talking to him about her love life, or lack thereof.....but is she also trying to get the point across that she's into someone else? And Clark seems to feel bad about her attachment to the Blur (and therefore, her disappointment when she doesn't hear from him), but he wants to hear all about it....because, seriously, who wouldn't?
Also, love Lois checking her phone for voicemails from the Blur. What would that message be like, anyway? "Hey, it's the Blur. Guess you're busy. Give me a call....okay, actually, no, you can't. Uhm, I'll talk to you soon...?"
Tess seems really isolated from the other characters so far this season. She's had maybe a few seconds of screentime with Lois or Clark, but that's about it. I kind of hope Oliver turns to her in his whole downward spiral. Not only will it maybe breed a new supercouple (and make me feel less bad for wanting Lois with Clark instead of Oliver...hee), but it will also give her something to do besides say "What do you mean, you haven't located the Kryptonians yet?"
Speaking of the Kryptonians.....god, I hope this story gets interesting soon. I'm sure Callum Blue is an awesome guy (I haven't seen him in anything else that I'm aware of), but the very SECOND Zod shows up on my screen, I start to zone out. I can't even put my finger on why. Maybe, after having Lex and Lionel and Davis ripped away from me, I've just given up on caring about the villains. I'm handwaving it all and going "Yeah, you'll be gone by the end of the season, so....whatever."
(Then again, I was kind of into Metallo last week, so maybe my villain appreciation has not totally died out. Hmm).
Next week: More Clois goodness, and without seeing any evidence of it, I'm going to assume that Oliver will be shirtless for approximately 40% of the episode - and brooding heavily for 100% of it).
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Still working my way through Angel....I'm currently somewhere in the beginning of season 4. (The last episode I watched is when the Beast turned everyone at Wolfram and Hart into zombies and the gang got stuck in there looking for Connor).
I took a small break from Angel because I was so into Angel/Cordelia, but yet I know how it ends. For awhile there, it kind of ruined it for me and I didn't want to watch, simply to have my heart broken. But then I went "Don't you want to see what happens to Wesley, and your boyfriend Lorne? Of course you do."
I've always had a soft spot for Wesley (and yes, I know how that ends as well), but this whole dark, brooding thing is really working for me. Hell, I'm even enjoying him with Lilah....mostly because it's the biggest weakness we've seen in her in the last four seasons. I actually felt bad when she showed up, so grateful that he was alive, and he went "Oh, by the way, I'm breaking up with you now."
A little over Gunn and Fred together.....I like them, I just don't really want them together anymore. Probably, again, because of Wesley.
Connor.....I don't know. I WANT to like him, and there are glimmers of hope, but I just can't firmly enjoy him yet. Possibly because of my aforementioned feelings on Angel and Cordelia. We'll see how it goes on that one, I guess. At least I have Lorne to get me through the rough spots.
Also, is it bad that I totally hated Gavin during every single one of this episodes....until his last one? Even before it became clear that he was a goner, I was like "Wow, I actually kind of like you for once." Figures.
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Random note: I just found a movie that stars both (wait for it) Christian Kane and Michael Weatherly. Eeee! Two of my TV boyfriends in the same movie? Yes please! I don't even care if it's terrible, I'm just want it for the eye candy. The fact that it's only about nine bucks on Amazon helps, too.
Anyway, yes. ADORABLE. And then we throw in Parker wanting his dad to get sexed up, and Angela being Parker's confidant and admitting that, okay, maybe she's THOUGHT about sexing up his dad, and of course Sweets telling Booth that Parker needs to see him interact with a woman. "He's eight!" Because, you know, if he's 25, it's okay for him to watch Dad have sex with somebody, but he's just too young right now, Oh, Booth. I love you.
Also loved the B-story of.....uhm....the guy whose name I don't know who is not Booth, Hodgins, or Sweets....faking the accent. (I don't know a lot of names yet...bear with me). I LOVED Cam's shocked silence when he slipped up, and then "Oh, you're not going to unring that bell" when he tried to move on like nothing had happened.
I will also admit that it's taken me the entire time I've been writing this to recall what the actual murder case was. That's right! The guy in the barbecue pit! Clearly, I'm not really here for the murders. Ahem.
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I kind of hope we go an entire season of Nick giving Langston shifty-eyed looks every time he mentions his father, violence, or hell, bars in general. We won't.....but it's sort of hilarious to watch Nick react EVERY time.
Not much to say regarding the episode, but I saw a letter in TV Guide where a reader said they wanted the show to bring Sara back permanently and get rid of Hodges. NOOOOOO. BOO ON THAT. No, Sara has not been as insufferable (to me, at least) since she's been back.....but I still think it goes against the character, to have her so burned out and sick of the violence and death, and only a year later, she's like "Hey, it's cool. I love dead bodies!" Plus, Hodges is awesome and hilarious and needs to find true love with Wendy, damn it. Don't take him away from me.
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Imagine that.....an episode where I DIDN'T hate Chloe.
Okay, so it wasn't like I suddenly reclaimed my love for her. She just wasn't making me tear my hair out and write rambling tirades about how craptastic this character has become. I blame Emil. He was just bringing the awesome all over the place ("Oh. That explains a lot."), so I assume it must have affected Chloe. And if so.....KEEP IT COMING, SHOW. I'd like to not hate her, and I'd like to see much more of Emil. That's a win-win situation if I've ever heard of one.
The coloring on the show is still pretty wonky, but it made sense in light (no pun intended) of this episode. It was supposed to have this whole apocalyptic, end-of-the-world vibe, so okay. I still hope we get back to "normal" lighting soon (regularly, I mean), because it doesn't feel like Smallville without it.
Other than that.....Oliver. Hmm. I get why he's acting how he's acting, but at the same time, I kind of want Clark to shake him and say "Dude, DEAL. I am the most emo person of this bunch and I'M not doing as badly as you are." I mean, I'm glad that Jimmy's death has affected Oliver so much - it shows the importance of the character and what happened to him, even if he wasn't "really" Jimmy Olsen and GOD I still hate that twist SO MUCH. But I digress....
However, he did get me when he admitted how much he missed Lois. GUH. I'm firmly on the Clois bandwagon, and this episode was AWESOME for someone on the Clois bandwagon.....but he made me remember how much I loved those two together, as well. A part of me wanted her to wake up and tell him it was all going to be okay.
But yes, the Clois bandwagon....there were so many great scenes/moments between them. I hadn't caught the episode yet, but when I checked out Youtube to see if I could find it, there were a TON of clips of that scene in the rain, and I couldn't help myself - I watched it before I watched the whole episode. I love the bond between them that is getting stronger all the time. The way she just kind of melted into his arms when the zombie scare was over? Aww.
Also, I'm pretty sure they could put Tom Welling in that light blue shirt left open over the wifebeater with the sleeves rolled up for every single episode and I wouldn't mind. I'm not normally one of those girls who are all "Ahhh he's so hot!" (even though I do think he's attractive) but that shirt, not to mention getting soaked in the rain.....well, let's just say I'm a fan.
I like that Chloe is keeping tabs on Oliver and, I assume, the other members of the Justice League. It's a good fit for her being Watchtower, and plus, it gives her a storyline that's hopefully going to be interesting and less, uh, rage-inducing. (Watching Chloe in the last season has sometimes made me feel like one of those zombies. Sans crazy black goo, of course).
Back to Clois for a second.....as much as I enjoyed the scenes of Clark dealing with zombie!Lois, I was cracking up at the constant confused look on his face. I kept waiting for him to ask her if he'd done something to offend. And it wasn't just once....every time she screamed, that look came right back. Hee! Oh, Clark. You are so adorably clueless at times.
I love Lois confiding in Clark about the Blur. There's just so much to read into it. Lois feels comfortable talking to him about her love life, or lack thereof.....but is she also trying to get the point across that she's into someone else? And Clark seems to feel bad about her attachment to the Blur (and therefore, her disappointment when she doesn't hear from him), but he wants to hear all about it....because, seriously, who wouldn't?
Also, love Lois checking her phone for voicemails from the Blur. What would that message be like, anyway? "Hey, it's the Blur. Guess you're busy. Give me a call....okay, actually, no, you can't. Uhm, I'll talk to you soon...?"
Tess seems really isolated from the other characters so far this season. She's had maybe a few seconds of screentime with Lois or Clark, but that's about it. I kind of hope Oliver turns to her in his whole downward spiral. Not only will it maybe breed a new supercouple (and make me feel less bad for wanting Lois with Clark instead of Oliver...hee), but it will also give her something to do besides say "What do you mean, you haven't located the Kryptonians yet?"
Speaking of the Kryptonians.....god, I hope this story gets interesting soon. I'm sure Callum Blue is an awesome guy (I haven't seen him in anything else that I'm aware of), but the very SECOND Zod shows up on my screen, I start to zone out. I can't even put my finger on why. Maybe, after having Lex and Lionel and Davis ripped away from me, I've just given up on caring about the villains. I'm handwaving it all and going "Yeah, you'll be gone by the end of the season, so....whatever."
(Then again, I was kind of into Metallo last week, so maybe my villain appreciation has not totally died out. Hmm).
Next week: More Clois goodness, and without seeing any evidence of it, I'm going to assume that Oliver will be shirtless for approximately 40% of the episode - and brooding heavily for 100% of it).
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Still working my way through Angel....I'm currently somewhere in the beginning of season 4. (The last episode I watched is when the Beast turned everyone at Wolfram and Hart into zombies and the gang got stuck in there looking for Connor).
I took a small break from Angel because I was so into Angel/Cordelia, but yet I know how it ends. For awhile there, it kind of ruined it for me and I didn't want to watch, simply to have my heart broken. But then I went "Don't you want to see what happens to Wesley, and your boyfriend Lorne? Of course you do."
I've always had a soft spot for Wesley (and yes, I know how that ends as well), but this whole dark, brooding thing is really working for me. Hell, I'm even enjoying him with Lilah....mostly because it's the biggest weakness we've seen in her in the last four seasons. I actually felt bad when she showed up, so grateful that he was alive, and he went "Oh, by the way, I'm breaking up with you now."
A little over Gunn and Fred together.....I like them, I just don't really want them together anymore. Probably, again, because of Wesley.
Connor.....I don't know. I WANT to like him, and there are glimmers of hope, but I just can't firmly enjoy him yet. Possibly because of my aforementioned feelings on Angel and Cordelia. We'll see how it goes on that one, I guess. At least I have Lorne to get me through the rough spots.
Also, is it bad that I totally hated Gavin during every single one of this episodes....until his last one? Even before it became clear that he was a goner, I was like "Wow, I actually kind of like you for once." Figures.
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Random note: I just found a movie that stars both (wait for it) Christian Kane and Michael Weatherly. Eeee! Two of my TV boyfriends in the same movie? Yes please! I don't even care if it's terrible, I'm just want it for the eye candy. The fact that it's only about nine bucks on Amazon helps, too.