Rambles & Reviews (2/14-2/17)
READ PLEASE: Hello Everyone! So I've been thinking of staring this for a while now, and was bored and thought "Why not now?". So WELCOME, to my first Weekly Television Review. It will include more shows in the coming weeks - including, but not limited to: The Big Bang Theory, Fringe, Smallville, Supernatural, Grey's Anatomy, Bones, and Cougar Town.
Every review will include my four favorite screencaps from the episode (except for TVD, which is always so pretty that it gets its own art :P), a grade, and a rambling review.
So here we go!
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MONDAY:
How I Met Your Mother, "Desperation Day" (B+)
As a Barney/Robin shipper, I was crying tears and praying to TPTB to not sink another one of my ships. PLEASE. (Seriously, my shipping history is a graveyard - see.)
But as a person who is admittedly a nut about all things British (seriously, if you have a British accent, your chances of dating me increase by like 1000%), I loved Nora. She was cute, and happy, and very likable - and I agree with many of the people who commented over on barneyrobin that it's important for Barney to experience some character growth through an actual relationship. I'll never not be a BroTP shipper, but Barney's only been in two actual relationships in his entire life, and he needs to grow a little more.
That being said, I'm gonna be super pissed if Barney and Nora actually stay together. Be warned, HIMYM Show Runners: I may only be 5'3” (that's 1.6 meters for all you non-Americans), but I can pack a mean punch. Well, I know a lot of people who can pack a mean punch. So watch out.
On to the other story lines: Marshall and Lily are literally the sweetest couple in the history of history. Ignoring their drama story-line in the earlier seasons, they have always had the cutest moments in the show. That closing scene with Lily and the Marshall-pillow was adorable. Seriously.
I'm also really enjoying seeing Marshall mourning his father. Not like enjoying enjoying - like his tears make me want to burst in to song enjoying - but just that I'm glad that their taking his recovery seriously. I personally have not lost a family member, but just the thought of it happening....*goes to call dad*. So anyhoo - they could have easily breezed by this, and I'm therefore very appreciative that they didn't. GO WRITERS! (That was weird to say.)
Afterthought: I don't care at all about Ted and Zoey. I love Jennifer Morrison (though more so when she was a brunette and having eye sex with House every week), but Zoey is just not a very interesting character. Not to mention, it's pretty obvious that Zoey's not the mother - so yeah, I just don't care.
TUESDAY:
Glee, "Comeback" (C)
Opening the show with Sue attempting suicide by Gummy Bear Vitamins....OMG. Then Emma suggests she join Glee Club (by handing her the best pamphlet ever made: 'I'm Too Depressed to Even Open This Pamphlet' - and her and Mr. Shue sing to sick children *tear*, and now she's the coach for 'Aural Intensity'. I LOVE HER.
Sam/Quinn/Finn: LET ME COUNT THE WAYS I DON'T GIVE A CRAP. Ugh. The entire Quinn/Finn reboot relationship is completely ridiculous, as Finn can't forgive Rachel for kissing Puck, and yet he can forgive Quinn for sleeping with him and having a baby with him? What?! Not to mention, Quinn is becoming increasingly unlikable, and by the end of the episode I was definitely rooting for Sam to CRUSH HER. (Though he is a total idiot for believing that Quinn “saved” Finn rather than kissed him).
Santana, Brittany/Rachel: Santana and Brittany are by far my favorite characters, and I always love when they're featured more prominently in an episode. Once again, Santana was the very loud voice of reason in her conversation with Sam in the library - including her amazing line “Not only am I giving you full visitation rights to the set of rambunctious twins that live on my ribcage, you also get the chance to show that pastry bag Finn that he can't mess with Sam Evans; and not just because you can unlock your humongous jaw and swallow him whole like a python, but because you have some buzz at this school!” OMG I LOVE HER - Compliment within an insult? Check. Insulting Finn's lack of physique? Check. Referencing her boobs? Check. She is seriously my favorite person...
…or she ties with Brittany, who this episode was recruited by Rachel to make Rachel's wardrobe fashionable. Instead, she was Brittany - and being Brittany, didn't understand the assignment at first, and when she finally did, everyone assumed that she came up with the style all on her own. If this was real life, I would probably give poor Rachel a hug. But this isn't, so I laughed instead.
So Why The Low Grade?: I hate Justin Bieber...Beiber...(whatever, I don't even care enough to look it up) with a fiery passion.
Brittany's Wisdom of the Week: “I wore a tank top today because I thought it was summer - no one ever taught me how to read a calendar.”
THURSDAY:
Community, "Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking" (A++++++++......)
OMG THIS WAS THE BEST EPISODE EVER.
I have so much to talk about, I don't even know where to start. I'm gonna re-watch it, and just make notes as I go:
The Vampire Diaries, "The Dinner Party" (A++)
Ridiculously amazing episode.
Elijah being his awesome self, and then OH NOES Damon's gonna kill him, OH WAIT NO if he does he'll die too, so HOLY CRAP ALARIC JUST STABBED ELIJAH and now he's dead, oh wait NO HE'S ALIVE, and now he's super pissed an goes to find Elena who says if he breaks their deal she'll kill herself and turn into a vampire, but he calls her bluff (as did I) but OMGOMG DUDE ELENA JUST STABBED HERSELF THIS IS INSANE...OMG SHE JUST STABBED ELIJAH, and now he's actually “dead” (though they used the only known knife that they need to kill Klaus).
In other news, Bonnie and Jeremy get together for a little candlelit “study” session (in which Jeremy totally thought he was gonna get laid), but were interrupted by the increasingly annoying manwitch who STOLE HER POWERS. Rude.
And then some stuff happened between Elena and Stefan - OH, I totally forgot; Lexi came back (via flashback)! It was nice to see her. Anyhoo, Stefan kinda almost killed Elena's ancestor and the ate a bunch of women. In flashbackland, Damon was all floppy haired and squeaky voiced - it was weird. And Jenna and Alaric...broke up? Had a fight, at the very least. And UncleFather John continued to be an ass.
Best ending: KATHERINE. I love her, and she's awesome to the Nth degree.
Overall: A truly fantastic episode that had me on the edge of my seat the entire time. Not to mention, that entire first paragraph is basically a transcription for what I was yelling at my TV while watching.
(Oh, and btw: totally shipping Elijah/Jenna - cause that's just how I do things.)
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Last note: I will be doing these every Saturday from now on (as all the shows I watch are during the week), and which shows I do purely depends on how much energy I have that particular Saturday - BUT I can guarantee a review for The Vampire Diaries and Community every week. (Why those? Because they never make me want to throw my laptop across the room.)
Every review will include my four favorite screencaps from the episode (except for TVD, which is always so pretty that it gets its own art :P), a grade, and a rambling review.
So here we go!
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MONDAY:
How I Met Your Mother, "Desperation Day" (B+)
As a Barney/Robin shipper, I was crying tears and praying to TPTB to not sink another one of my ships. PLEASE. (Seriously, my shipping history is a graveyard - see.)
But as a person who is admittedly a nut about all things British (seriously, if you have a British accent, your chances of dating me increase by like 1000%), I loved Nora. She was cute, and happy, and very likable - and I agree with many of the people who commented over on barneyrobin that it's important for Barney to experience some character growth through an actual relationship. I'll never not be a BroTP shipper, but Barney's only been in two actual relationships in his entire life, and he needs to grow a little more.
That being said, I'm gonna be super pissed if Barney and Nora actually stay together. Be warned, HIMYM Show Runners: I may only be 5'3” (that's 1.6 meters for all you non-Americans), but I can pack a mean punch. Well, I know a lot of people who can pack a mean punch. So watch out.
On to the other story lines: Marshall and Lily are literally the sweetest couple in the history of history. Ignoring their drama story-line in the earlier seasons, they have always had the cutest moments in the show. That closing scene with Lily and the Marshall-pillow was adorable. Seriously.
I'm also really enjoying seeing Marshall mourning his father. Not like enjoying enjoying - like his tears make me want to burst in to song enjoying - but just that I'm glad that their taking his recovery seriously. I personally have not lost a family member, but just the thought of it happening....*goes to call dad*. So anyhoo - they could have easily breezed by this, and I'm therefore very appreciative that they didn't. GO WRITERS! (That was weird to say.)
Afterthought: I don't care at all about Ted and Zoey. I love Jennifer Morrison (though more so when she was a brunette and having eye sex with House every week), but Zoey is just not a very interesting character. Not to mention, it's pretty obvious that Zoey's not the mother - so yeah, I just don't care.
TUESDAY:
Glee, "Comeback" (C)
Opening the show with Sue attempting suicide by Gummy Bear Vitamins....OMG. Then Emma suggests she join Glee Club (by handing her the best pamphlet ever made: 'I'm Too Depressed to Even Open This Pamphlet' - and her and Mr. Shue sing to sick children *tear*, and now she's the coach for 'Aural Intensity'. I LOVE HER.
Sam/Quinn/Finn: LET ME COUNT THE WAYS I DON'T GIVE A CRAP. Ugh. The entire Quinn/Finn reboot relationship is completely ridiculous, as Finn can't forgive Rachel for kissing Puck, and yet he can forgive Quinn for sleeping with him and having a baby with him? What?! Not to mention, Quinn is becoming increasingly unlikable, and by the end of the episode I was definitely rooting for Sam to CRUSH HER. (Though he is a total idiot for believing that Quinn “saved” Finn rather than kissed him).
Santana, Brittany/Rachel: Santana and Brittany are by far my favorite characters, and I always love when they're featured more prominently in an episode. Once again, Santana was the very loud voice of reason in her conversation with Sam in the library - including her amazing line “Not only am I giving you full visitation rights to the set of rambunctious twins that live on my ribcage, you also get the chance to show that pastry bag Finn that he can't mess with Sam Evans; and not just because you can unlock your humongous jaw and swallow him whole like a python, but because you have some buzz at this school!” OMG I LOVE HER - Compliment within an insult? Check. Insulting Finn's lack of physique? Check. Referencing her boobs? Check. She is seriously my favorite person...
…or she ties with Brittany, who this episode was recruited by Rachel to make Rachel's wardrobe fashionable. Instead, she was Brittany - and being Brittany, didn't understand the assignment at first, and when she finally did, everyone assumed that she came up with the style all on her own. If this was real life, I would probably give poor Rachel a hug. But this isn't, so I laughed instead.
So Why The Low Grade?: I hate Justin Bieber...Beiber...(whatever, I don't even care enough to look it up) with a fiery passion.
Brittany's Wisdom of the Week: “I wore a tank top today because I thought it was summer - no one ever taught me how to read a calendar.”
THURSDAY:
Community, "Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking" (A++++++++......)
OMG THIS WAS THE BEST EPISODE EVER.
I have so much to talk about, I don't even know where to start. I'm gonna re-watch it, and just make notes as I go:
- First, Jeff almost misspelling Pierce's last name = WIN. (Or fail. Depending on how you look at it).
- Abed DOCUMENTARING (and as soon as he says “Just act natural”, of course everyone starts fiddling with their hair).
- At Pierce preparing to say his final words to each of them, Troy responds, “Final words...You're gonna kill us?!” OMG Let me count the ways I LOVE YOU.
- Pierce is “dying”, but the documentary format tells us that in fact he's just exacting his revenge on the group.
- ♫...and I can't count the reasons I should stay...♫
- “Remember when he had the hiccups and pulled the fire alarm?” I want a flashback of this. SO MUCH.
- “Mr. Hawthorne is ready to commence his bequeathing's.” You'd be lying if you didn't laugh with Troy (either that, or you have no sense of grade-school humor).
- Troy's reaction to the fact that Pierce is giving them gifts: “Oh, COOL!” (subtext: YAY!)... “Cool...” (subtext: I'm sad he's dying).
- Troy doesn't want Pierce to die, but if he has to, Troy would like a drum kit and LeVar Burton's autograph. And then his third wish would be a million wishes - which he'd use for a million signed LeVar Burton pictures.
- “Black sheep...uh, I'm sorry, that's offensive - black swan.”
- Sour face makes a sour face. Aww, poor Britta. 10K for a “charity” (or herself). Honestly, I'd like to think that in the end I'd make the same choice as Britta and give the money to charity, but I'd probably go through the same process as her.
- Well, hello there body language of Jeff and Annie. Maybe my shipper goggles are just super powerful, but seriously - BODY LANGUAGE.
- FIREFLY REFERENCE (I love this show).
- “Parking tickets, credit cards, and keep from getting kicked out of her apartment in...April.” I really wish I didn't identify with this sentence so much.
- Complisult. Explanabrag. Officially part of my lingo.
- Pierce found Jeff's father, “Should be here in an hour or so, give or take a father.” I'm sorry, when did Pierce turn into Chang?
- And the convo between Britta and Jeff, where we see how much they totally don't work. She tries to help, but instead they just start insulting each other until they can't even speak anymore.
- Jeff: “My father was a two bit con-man...” Me: HOLY CRAP HIS FATHER IS SAWYER FROM LOST.
- LeVar Burton = awesome. Troy's reaction to LeVar Burton: AWESOME AWESOME AMAZING AWESOME.
- And Annie gets a tiara, because she's Pierce's favorite. AWW.
- Cue Jeff pacing and throwing magazines and laughing like a maniac. (P.S. He has anger issues.)
- “Are you more familiar with me from 'Star Trek' or 'Reading Rainbow'?” Star Trek - and though I'm the same age as Annie and Troy, I've never heard of 'Reading Rainbow'...
- In the midst of Troy's hysterical crying: “Set phasers to 'Love Me'.” OMG FAVORITED FOREVER.
- Britta offering her entire fortune so that Troy can spend more time with LeVar Burton. AWW.
- And here comes Jeff's father - who calls, and it's clearly Pierce. Ruh Roh.
- ...Pierce has learned NOTHING.
- Random shots FTW.
- Seriously, BEST EPISODE EVER. (Forgive my crazy caps-locking).
The Vampire Diaries, "The Dinner Party" (A++)
Ridiculously amazing episode.
Elijah being his awesome self, and then OH NOES Damon's gonna kill him, OH WAIT NO if he does he'll die too, so HOLY CRAP ALARIC JUST STABBED ELIJAH and now he's dead, oh wait NO HE'S ALIVE, and now he's super pissed an goes to find Elena who says if he breaks their deal she'll kill herself and turn into a vampire, but he calls her bluff (as did I) but OMGOMG DUDE ELENA JUST STABBED HERSELF THIS IS INSANE...OMG SHE JUST STABBED ELIJAH, and now he's actually “dead” (though they used the only known knife that they need to kill Klaus).
In other news, Bonnie and Jeremy get together for a little candlelit “study” session (in which Jeremy totally thought he was gonna get laid), but were interrupted by the increasingly annoying manwitch who STOLE HER POWERS. Rude.
And then some stuff happened between Elena and Stefan - OH, I totally forgot; Lexi came back (via flashback)! It was nice to see her. Anyhoo, Stefan kinda almost killed Elena's ancestor and the ate a bunch of women. In flashbackland, Damon was all floppy haired and squeaky voiced - it was weird. And Jenna and Alaric...broke up? Had a fight, at the very least. And UncleFather John continued to be an ass.
Best ending: KATHERINE. I love her, and she's awesome to the Nth degree.
Overall: A truly fantastic episode that had me on the edge of my seat the entire time. Not to mention, that entire first paragraph is basically a transcription for what I was yelling at my TV while watching.
(Oh, and btw: totally shipping Elijah/Jenna - cause that's just how I do things.)
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Last note: I will be doing these every Saturday from now on (as all the shows I watch are during the week), and which shows I do purely depends on how much energy I have that particular Saturday - BUT I can guarantee a review for The Vampire Diaries and Community every week. (Why those? Because they never make me want to throw my laptop across the room.)