"Oh my god, you're verbally impotent!"
When did In Plain Sight become such a brilliant show? SERIOUSLY, IT'S AMAZING. Two years ago I would have never thought that I'd call my beautifully cracky, purple prose-filled show brilliant television, but there you have it. Every single episode this season has been excellent, and I am just blown away by how right everything is now. It's a little hard to adjust to, honestly! I have nothing to mock, and that used to be my favorite part of watching IPS. But I am super happy that the show's gotten so wonderful, especially on the witness front, because too often the witness stories were just completely crazy and I was only in it for the Mary/Marshall, but now the show actually manages to make me invested in the witnesses to the point where I actually cry. Every episode is like a mini movie now, and it so works. I also love that the show has conveniently downsized Mary's family life, and what they do show of the family is directly related to Mary and pretty well done. Gone are the days of Brandi hanging out with a hobo and crying her eyes out FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER. And the Mary/Marshall? Still beautifully understated and there, and oooooh how Marshall's tortured pining will forever own me. His face when Mary made that crack about Raph and not needing a beautiful, sensitive man who adored her. Oh, Marshall, she just meant that she didn't need that beautiful, sensitive man who adored her, because obviously she is just waiting for you and doesn't know it yet. I think during last week's ep she was on the precipice of realizing that she already has what she's been looking for with Marshall and that's why her and Raph didn't work on an emotional level, but she just... doesn't get it yet. And she probably won't as long as they're partners, because getting involved with your partner is a big no-no for both of them (which, I am convinced, is at least half of the reason why Marshall stays silent on his feelings for her. The other half is that he knows she's not ready for him in that way yet, and may never be, and this kills him a little). Ooooh, I love that even with the reboot of this show, they've still managed to keep the Mary/Marshall romance so subtle yet still kind of obvious. It's a subtext ship all the way, but sort of not. I can't even explain it! But it's 100% canon that Marshall is madly in love with Mary, but it's never explicitly been stated. It's all longing looks and metaphors and Marshall or Mary relating to the witness of the week because it relates to their relationship. Just... gah, I love it. I love that the one thing this show has gotten perfect from day 1 is Mary/Marshall, and I love that the new showrunner kept them perfectly in tact and cleaned up everything else. I know that most of you stopped watching halfway through season 1, but trust me, dudes, WATCH SEASON 3. Everything that you all complained about? It's been fixed, and we now have a truly entertaining show that is equal parts action, comedy, and heart. I freaking love it.
Glee! I enjoyed Glee last night, mostly because it was a Sue-heavy episode, but also because I feel like last night's ep had THE most brilliant one-liners to ever grace television. Just... there were SO MANY that I was left kind of breathless. And the show now has me rooting for Finn/Rachel so hard that it's kind of disgusting. I was always ambivalent towards them in the past, and had a sort of love/hate relationship with Finn, but the last two eps have been writing him in that "vulnerable big lug that's kind of a ditz" way and I've fallen back into mad love with him, pretty much to the levels that I loved him during the pilot. But this show is not known for its consistent characterizations, so, I don't really expect to stay in love with him (or Finn/Rachel), so I'll just enjoy it while I can. KURT AND MERCEDES! Their Cheerios routine was so damn kickass, and I freaking love that they will now get more focus. My favorite moment of the ep, though? Sue's hurt look after Will mocked her hair. How this woman didn't win best supporting actress at the Golden Globes is beyond me, because she had me laughing like a lunatic through most of that scene, and then just that one look broke my heart and made me feel completely sorry for her when I know I shouldn't because she's Sue, and she immediately took out her pain on other people in a very mean way, but god does she make me feel for her. And I love how, in the end, the dude that she's been blackmailing is the dude that told her how utterly awesome she is. And you know she'll keep blackmailing him even though he's the one that made her feel better about herself, because that's just who she is. Oh, Sue. ♥ Will/Emma is back to bugging me. UGH, JUST LET THEM GET TOGETHER AND STOP MAKING ME CONVULSE EVERY TIME THEY ARE ON MY SCREEN. PLEASE. I wish I could love them, I really do, but UGH.
I've... been rewatching the latter half of the Colombian version of Ugly Betty again. Seriously, someone needs to stop me. But they're so beautiful! I can't help it. And it is sad how much Spanish I can now speak but have no idea of what the meaning is. I have learned the little phrases that they say quite a lot, though. Like "where are you" and "how are you" and "good day" and "see you tomorrow" and "woman" and "other" and "I love you" and "I understand" and "of course" and "ready" and "don't worry" and "damn it!" and stuff like that. But that's pretty much it. But the very fact that I've even learned that much tells me that I've been watching this show too much.
Oh, oh, also? That new CIA show on USA with Chris Gorham and Piper Perabo looks fantastic. I AM QUITE EXCITED FOR IT, ACTUALLY. For some reason I feel like it will appeal to me in the same way that Human Target does.
Glee! I enjoyed Glee last night, mostly because it was a Sue-heavy episode, but also because I feel like last night's ep had THE most brilliant one-liners to ever grace television. Just... there were SO MANY that I was left kind of breathless. And the show now has me rooting for Finn/Rachel so hard that it's kind of disgusting. I was always ambivalent towards them in the past, and had a sort of love/hate relationship with Finn, but the last two eps have been writing him in that "vulnerable big lug that's kind of a ditz" way and I've fallen back into mad love with him, pretty much to the levels that I loved him during the pilot. But this show is not known for its consistent characterizations, so, I don't really expect to stay in love with him (or Finn/Rachel), so I'll just enjoy it while I can. KURT AND MERCEDES! Their Cheerios routine was so damn kickass, and I freaking love that they will now get more focus. My favorite moment of the ep, though? Sue's hurt look after Will mocked her hair. How this woman didn't win best supporting actress at the Golden Globes is beyond me, because she had me laughing like a lunatic through most of that scene, and then just that one look broke my heart and made me feel completely sorry for her when I know I shouldn't because she's Sue, and she immediately took out her pain on other people in a very mean way, but god does she make me feel for her. And I love how, in the end, the dude that she's been blackmailing is the dude that told her how utterly awesome she is. And you know she'll keep blackmailing him even though he's the one that made her feel better about herself, because that's just who she is. Oh, Sue. ♥ Will/Emma is back to bugging me. UGH, JUST LET THEM GET TOGETHER AND STOP MAKING ME CONVULSE EVERY TIME THEY ARE ON MY SCREEN. PLEASE. I wish I could love them, I really do, but UGH.
I've... been rewatching the latter half of the Colombian version of Ugly Betty again. Seriously, someone needs to stop me. But they're so beautiful! I can't help it. And it is sad how much Spanish I can now speak but have no idea of what the meaning is. I have learned the little phrases that they say quite a lot, though. Like "where are you" and "how are you" and "good day" and "see you tomorrow" and "woman" and "other" and "I love you" and "I understand" and "of course" and "ready" and "don't worry" and "damn it!" and stuff like that. But that's pretty much it. But the very fact that I've even learned that much tells me that I've been watching this show too much.
Oh, oh, also? That new CIA show on USA with Chris Gorham and Piper Perabo looks fantastic. I AM QUITE EXCITED FOR IT, ACTUALLY. For some reason I feel like it will appeal to me in the same way that Human Target does.