TV of 2009, concluded!
Now that it's June and all, I figure it is an appropriate time to finally finish up my long-abandoned TV of 2009 round-up post. (It's not so bad, is it? June? January? June? January? Whatever, they start with the same letter.) Time consuming though it may be to write up, and perhaps tedious though it may be to read, I do like to have it for personal reference (laaaaame, but true!). So I am just going to slam through these mofos and finish this TONIGHT, OR ELSE. I've got three hours to meet that goal, and clock starts... now! (This might mean that pictures will have to wait until later, though. Also, spoilers for the most recent episodes of: Robin Hood, Royal Pains, Spooks, Star Trek: The Animated Series, Stargate: Atlantis, Stargate: SG-1, and The Prisoner.)
Robin Hood
Episodes watched: 3.01 "Total Eclipse" - 3.13 "Something Worth Fighting For, Part 2"
Favorite episode: Tie between 3.09 "A Dangerous Deal" and 3.06 "Do You Love Me." I love 3.09 more (MOST PERFECTLY EMOTIONALLY CATHARTIC EPISODE OF THE ENTIRE SEASON), but then at the same time I also hate 3.09 more (HEY GUYS, LET'S LEAVE IZ TO GET RAPED AND STABBED. YEAH GREAT PLAN. ALSO MATCHMAKER LITTLE JOHN, PLEASE JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP. ALSO SMUG I-TOLD-YOU-SO KATE, PLEASE JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP. ALSO WRITERS WHO DECIDED THAT TEAM GISBORNE COULD NEVER BE... I THINK YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO BY THIS POINT).
Least favorite episode: You thought I was going to say "Bad Blood," didn't you? Ha! HA! Wrong. It's probably one of the Gisborne-less episodes. Or maybe even 3.02, I don't even remember what happens in that episode.
General show thoughts: HAHAHAHAHA SERIOUSLY GUYS, I NEED TO FINISH THIS ENTIRE THING TONIGHT. SO LET'S NOT EVEN START. On the whole, though... even as this show continues to plague me, and this fandom continues to consume me... I have made my peace with it. Parts of it I will always hate. ALWAYS. Parts of it will always ruin my soul. ALWAYS. But, you know, at this point it is just a part of my brain that will always be there, and I accept that. Even if it wasn't necessarily the closure I wanted, I did get closure in the finale. I like Robin now! And S3 gave me an AMAZINGLY EPIC new TV girlfriend in the form of Isabella! And TWO new TV boyfriends in the forms of Tuck (haters to the left) and Archer (HATERS. TO. THE. LEFT!!). And, and, and... whatever. Show, I love/hate/love/hate/love/hate/love you, AND I ACCEPT THIS ABOUT YOU AND ABOUT MYSELF.
Royal Pains
Episodes watched: 1.01 "Pilot" - 1.12 "Wonderland"
Favorite episode: Ummm... let's be honest. I really don't remember what 90% of these episodes were (summer TV fluff, what can I say?). I do seem to recall that I really liked "No Man is an Island" -- it's got a lot of good brotherly love going on, right? And I also enjoyed the one with the horses... whichever episode that was -- "It's Like Jamais Vu All Over Again," yes? -- because 1) Hank is so adorable with kids and 2) EVAN/DIVYA FTW. (Oh man, I just remembered that there's an episode with Ivana Milicevic! I can't remember what happened, but I remember that I DID LIKE IT FOR, AHEMMM, CERTAIN REASONS. GODDAMN GIRL, WHY SO FINE?) (And looking at the episode list, I think I liked the one with the children's book people, too? Ahhh I don't remember! This is why I shouldn't wait until A YEAR LATER to write these things up.)
Least favorite episode: Hm, what is a good way to talk about this show without making it sound bad, or making me sound like a loser for watching it? But... really... a lot of this show is not that good. It's quite levelly mediocre, to be honest. So, yeah, it has its fair share of stinkers. The Very Special Episode where Andrew McCarthy detoxes for 40 minutes? Not a shining moment. Also, the writing for Divya oscillates between Pleasing Subversion of Obnoxious Stereotypes <-----> Indulging in Obnoxious Stereotypes, so episodes that lean toward the wrong side of that spectrum sink to the bottom of my list. Really, there are a lot of cringe/secondhand-embarrassment moments going on everywhere with everything (Jill/Hank, Jill/Charlie, EVAN JUST IN GENERAL) but I can't remember which episode has the highest proportion of it.
General thoughts: I AM BASICALLY THE WORST ADVERT FOR THIS SHOW EVER. But, okay, after reading all of that lukewarm halfway derision, know that I still plan to watch S2 (and no, not just because it's the summer and nothing else is on. Okay possibly yes, but still). Despite the fact that the show can get awkward/stilted to the point where I kind of have to watch new episodes by myself because I'm ashamed to watch it with others -- I don't know! It's weirdly cute! A huge chunk of my affection is due directly to Hank/Evan. Oh how I love well-written sibling dynamics, and theirs is perfect (the pilot didn't sell me on it, but it picks up so much more as the show progresses). THEY'RE SO CUTE I LOVE THEM:
Also, as established, when they give her good storylines DIVYA IS BEST EVER:
MMMMMMM LOVE HER.
...Okay, I am getting hung up on pictures and vids which I said I WOULD NOT DO. So! Moving on!
Spooks
Episodes watched: 8.01 - 8.08
SERIOUSLY, GUYS, THERE ARE HUGE SPOILERS HERE SO PLEASE SKIP TO THE NEXT SHOW IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED SPOOKS S8 YET. THANK YOU!!
Favorite episode: 8.04, the "Lucas North's Tragic Past/Miss Horrid American Accent Chucks Mr. Bell Over a Balcony" episode seems the obvious choice, doesn't it? So I will choose it!
Least favorite episode: Jo's death was a kind of weak episode, to be honest. I just don't think I had enough emotional connection with her, because she had basically NO arc in S7 which was the only season I'd seen, so... yeah. Also, season finale, fucking hell, if Ros really is dead then this is my LEAST FAVORITE EPISODE IN THE HISTORY OF THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE just on principle. Ros!!! *cue dramatic weeping*
General thoughts: Once again, I waited too long to write this up and really don't remember much about the season except 1) ROS ROS ROS and 2) LUCAS LUCAS LUCAS. I hated Sarah/Lucas at first but suddenly fell madly in love with it in 8.04 when it became apparent that it would explode in a gorgeous fireball of destruction, heck yes! -- except then the fall-out was almost kind of lackluster in comparison to my expectations? I hoped Sarah would be more outright evil than coerced-into-an-evil-corner-without-a-lot-of-options. Ah well, I still enjoyed the arc a lot more than I thought I was going to from 8.01. I don't know anything about Ruth so a lot of the history there was lost on me, but I did like her as an addition! Tariq is fine, I guess... I still miss Ben. :( The loss of Gene Hunt's brother as Home Secretary was crushing if only because I ship Harry/Home Secretary SO HARD; but then I ended up shipping Ros/New Home Secretary just as hard? Uhhh? Whatever. And somehow "general thoughts" turned into "shippy thoughts" so there you go.
Star Trek: The Animated Series
Episodes watched: 1.01 "Beyond the Farthest Star" - ???? I don't remember! Maybe 1.06 "The Survivor"? Um, that's my best guess, so I will put it here.
Favorite episode: Toss up between "Beyond the Farthest Star" and "Yesteryear" -- the first because, umm, I don't really know why except it THRILLED ME BEYOND BELIEF when I watched it initially, maybe because it was all so new and charming and WHEEEE COLORFUL TOS ADVENTURES; and "Yesteryear" because WE GOT TO MEET A SEHLAT. AND ALSO ANYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH VULCAN IS JUST ALWAYS A++++.
Least favorite episode: I don't know, there aren't really enough to choose from!
General show thoughts: I've watched many more episodes in 2010 (am now up through 1.14 "The Slaver Weapon") so I can't quite recall what my thoughts were on the parts I watched last year... I don't know, it's just fun light cruisin' the galaxy time with some of my favorite Starfleet dudes and dudettes? I went into it with exceedingly low expectations, but I really don't think it's half bad. A lot of episodes explore some pretty deep themes (starting with 1.01, really); and there is also room for non-trio characters to shine. Uhura/Chapel in "The Lorelei Signal"? AWESOME.
Stargate: Atlantis
Episodes watched: 5.19 "Vegas" - 5.20 "Enemy at the Gate"
Favorite episode: LIKE YOU HAVE TO ASK. "Vegas" times A MILLIONTY AND ONE.
Least favorite: "Enemy at the Gate"; halfway by default, and halfway because a lot of it is just kind of shit.
General thoughts: So hey, guys, remember when I was really into SGA? Yeah, those were weird times, weren't they? I can't believe it was all so recent, because this fandom has pretty much dropped off the face of the Earth for me. I feel like I need to have something profound to say in the face of the WHOLE SHOW ENDING FOREVER, though! I don't know... by the time it ended, it felt like there was so much bad blood in everything, and there was just a critical mass of ISSUES WITH THIS SHOW, and... yeah. I kind of hate that it ended on a bad note (well, fandom-wise -- I mean, even though I have certain disappointments with the finale, it wasn't the WORST EVER or anything) because on the whole, I really did like most of S5. HELLO WOOLSEY HELLOOOOOO; Sheppard/Woolsey FTW; Sheppard/Todd also FTW; TEYLA GETS HER HAPPY ENDING, MOST TOTALLY FTW. Whatever. I'm much less at a point of coming to terms with my issues here than I am with Robin Hood, just because of... I don't know... reasons! Okay, this summary is basically going nowhere. Conclusion: Oh, SGA! I knew ye, I loved ye, then you left me, then I wondered wait seriously why the fuck do I love ye when you are so full of so much bullshit, what was I thinking, then every few months I revisit my SGA tag/memories and go LOL embarrassing, then I reread Mr Woolsey's Guide to Etiquette in the Pegasus Galaxy for the millionth time and think oh, right, that! That feeling of love! It did once exist, somehow.
Stargate: SG-1
Episodes watched: 3.08 "Demons" - (hahahaha this is so embarrassing, I thought I stopped at 3.12 but once I looked through the episode list I was like, "Wait, maybe I watched 3.13. WAIT, MAYBE I WATCHED 3.14, TOO. WAAAAAAIT--" This just shows you how memorable this show is to me; I watched like half a season AND COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT IT) 3.19 "New Ground" (WAIT. MAYBE I WATCHED 3.20. Goddamn I seriously do not remember at all, not even after reading the episode summary. Is this different from the one where Sha're appears to Daniel in some weird temporal-plane-bending vision? I don't rememberrrrr!!!! Oh, I think that must be "Forever in a Day," so never mind. I have seen 3.21 before, but that was way long ago so I don't know whether to include it here. Also, dammit, 3.22 is about REPLICATORS? No wonder I gave up with S3 I FUCKING HATE THE FUCKING REPLICATORS SO MUCH, THEY ARE BASICALLY THE WORST VILLAIN EVER, UGH UGH UGH UGH.) (Wait, maybe I didn't see 3.20 or 3.19? Because 3.19 has Desk Clerk Bobby and I think I would have remembered that. I think I was mixing that episode up with "Rules of Engagement." SORRY, THIS ISN'T MY FAULT, EVERY EPISODE OF SG-1 IS EXACTLY THE SAME.) (OKAY OKAY I know for certain that I have seen through 3.18 "Shades of Grey," so maybe we should just leave it there.) (ETA: Wait, I think I did see the Desk Clerk Bobby episode! Ahh! I just don't know anything any more!)
Favorite episode: Well, not anything from 3.12-3.20, apparently, because I wiped them from my memory! Ummm... I do remember being weirdly delighted by "Jolinar's Memories" just because IT IS ON PURE CRACK. THEY GET SHOT FROM A SPACE SHIP INTO HELL, PEOPLE. Ohhh Stargate... I... yeah. There are no words.
Least favorite episode: "Shades of Grey" pissed me off a lot, if I recall properly.
General thoughts: UGH, SERIOUSLY, THIS SHOW GOES ON FOREVER AND EVERY EPISODE IS THE SAME. So why do I still watch it, sometimes? I don't know! Granted, I haven't watched an episode in about a year so maybe this show and I are finito...
The Prisoner
Episodes watched: 1.01 "Arrival" - 1.17 "Fall Out"
Favorite episode: How to choose, how to choose? THIS IS QUITE IMPOSSIBLE. D: D: D: Every episode is a perfectly delivered mindfuck. Somehow I feel like giving a special mention to "The Girl Who Was Death" because it is AMAZING, SO SO AMAZING, but it's also kind of a sidestep from the general narrative (if the show can be said to have one, truly) so I feel bad choosing it as my favorite. Ummm?? I DON'T KNOW, EVERYTHING.
Least favorite episode: I DON'T KNOW, NOTHING. While watching, I thought it was going to be "Living in Harmony" because, after the "OH MAN, SO FABULOUS, THIS GONNA BE GOOOD" opening, the episode kind of confused/bored me for the first twenty minutes or so and took me two or three tries to get into in -- and then suddenly WHAT THE WHAT OH MY HOLY MOTHER OF A WHAAAAAAT I'M SORRY I DOUBTED YOU.
General thoughts: I always feel too stupid to say anything meaningful about the show. Description escapes me, truly! JUST GO WATCH ALL OF IT. Lost is over; what else do you have to do with your free time?
HEY, GUESS WHAT, I FINISHED ON TIME! Hey, guess what else? My life is so sad and TV-centric that writing up a brief chronicle of my viewership turns into an all-consuming chore, ahahaha whhhhyyyyyyy. Okay, I'll probably update this with appropriate picspams in time (which coming from me probably means next January or something).
Robin Hood
Episodes watched: 3.01 "Total Eclipse" - 3.13 "Something Worth Fighting For, Part 2"
Favorite episode: Tie between 3.09 "A Dangerous Deal" and 3.06 "Do You Love Me." I love 3.09 more (MOST PERFECTLY EMOTIONALLY CATHARTIC EPISODE OF THE ENTIRE SEASON), but then at the same time I also hate 3.09 more (HEY GUYS, LET'S LEAVE IZ TO GET RAPED AND STABBED. YEAH GREAT PLAN. ALSO MATCHMAKER LITTLE JOHN, PLEASE JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP. ALSO SMUG I-TOLD-YOU-SO KATE, PLEASE JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP. ALSO WRITERS WHO DECIDED THAT TEAM GISBORNE COULD NEVER BE... I THINK YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO BY THIS POINT).
Least favorite episode: You thought I was going to say "Bad Blood," didn't you? Ha! HA! Wrong. It's probably one of the Gisborne-less episodes. Or maybe even 3.02, I don't even remember what happens in that episode.
General show thoughts: HAHAHAHAHA SERIOUSLY GUYS, I NEED TO FINISH THIS ENTIRE THING TONIGHT. SO LET'S NOT EVEN START. On the whole, though... even as this show continues to plague me, and this fandom continues to consume me... I have made my peace with it. Parts of it I will always hate. ALWAYS. Parts of it will always ruin my soul. ALWAYS. But, you know, at this point it is just a part of my brain that will always be there, and I accept that. Even if it wasn't necessarily the closure I wanted, I did get closure in the finale. I like Robin now! And S3 gave me an AMAZINGLY EPIC new TV girlfriend in the form of Isabella! And TWO new TV boyfriends in the forms of Tuck (haters to the left) and Archer (HATERS. TO. THE. LEFT!!). And, and, and... whatever. Show, I love/hate/love/hate/love/hate/love you, AND I ACCEPT THIS ABOUT YOU AND ABOUT MYSELF.
Royal Pains
Episodes watched: 1.01 "Pilot" - 1.12 "Wonderland"
Favorite episode: Ummm... let's be honest. I really don't remember what 90% of these episodes were (summer TV fluff, what can I say?). I do seem to recall that I really liked "No Man is an Island" -- it's got a lot of good brotherly love going on, right? And I also enjoyed the one with the horses... whichever episode that was -- "It's Like Jamais Vu All Over Again," yes? -- because 1) Hank is so adorable with kids and 2) EVAN/DIVYA FTW. (Oh man, I just remembered that there's an episode with Ivana Milicevic! I can't remember what happened, but I remember that I DID LIKE IT FOR, AHEMMM, CERTAIN REASONS. GODDAMN GIRL, WHY SO FINE?) (And looking at the episode list, I think I liked the one with the children's book people, too? Ahhh I don't remember! This is why I shouldn't wait until A YEAR LATER to write these things up.)
Least favorite episode: Hm, what is a good way to talk about this show without making it sound bad, or making me sound like a loser for watching it? But... really... a lot of this show is not that good. It's quite levelly mediocre, to be honest. So, yeah, it has its fair share of stinkers. The Very Special Episode where Andrew McCarthy detoxes for 40 minutes? Not a shining moment. Also, the writing for Divya oscillates between Pleasing Subversion of Obnoxious Stereotypes <-----> Indulging in Obnoxious Stereotypes, so episodes that lean toward the wrong side of that spectrum sink to the bottom of my list. Really, there are a lot of cringe/secondhand-embarrassment moments going on everywhere with everything (Jill/Hank, Jill/Charlie, EVAN JUST IN GENERAL) but I can't remember which episode has the highest proportion of it.
General thoughts: I AM BASICALLY THE WORST ADVERT FOR THIS SHOW EVER. But, okay, after reading all of that lukewarm halfway derision, know that I still plan to watch S2 (and no, not just because it's the summer and nothing else is on. Okay possibly yes, but still). Despite the fact that the show can get awkward/stilted to the point where I kind of have to watch new episodes by myself because I'm ashamed to watch it with others -- I don't know! It's weirdly cute! A huge chunk of my affection is due directly to Hank/Evan. Oh how I love well-written sibling dynamics, and theirs is perfect (the pilot didn't sell me on it, but it picks up so much more as the show progresses). THEY'RE SO CUTE I LOVE THEM:
Click to viewAlso, as established, when they give her good storylines DIVYA IS BEST EVER:
MMMMMMM LOVE HER.
...Okay, I am getting hung up on pictures and vids which I said I WOULD NOT DO. So! Moving on!
Spooks
Episodes watched: 8.01 - 8.08
SERIOUSLY, GUYS, THERE ARE HUGE SPOILERS HERE SO PLEASE SKIP TO THE NEXT SHOW IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED SPOOKS S8 YET. THANK YOU!!
Favorite episode: 8.04, the "Lucas North's Tragic Past/Miss Horrid American Accent Chucks Mr. Bell Over a Balcony" episode seems the obvious choice, doesn't it? So I will choose it!
Least favorite episode: Jo's death was a kind of weak episode, to be honest. I just don't think I had enough emotional connection with her, because she had basically NO arc in S7 which was the only season I'd seen, so... yeah. Also, season finale, fucking hell, if Ros really is dead then this is my LEAST FAVORITE EPISODE IN THE HISTORY OF THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE just on principle. Ros!!! *cue dramatic weeping*
General thoughts: Once again, I waited too long to write this up and really don't remember much about the season except 1) ROS ROS ROS and 2) LUCAS LUCAS LUCAS. I hated Sarah/Lucas at first but suddenly fell madly in love with it in 8.04 when it became apparent that it would explode in a gorgeous fireball of destruction, heck yes! -- except then the fall-out was almost kind of lackluster in comparison to my expectations? I hoped Sarah would be more outright evil than coerced-into-an-evil-corner-without-a-lot-of-options. Ah well, I still enjoyed the arc a lot more than I thought I was going to from 8.01. I don't know anything about Ruth so a lot of the history there was lost on me, but I did like her as an addition! Tariq is fine, I guess... I still miss Ben. :( The loss of Gene Hunt's brother as Home Secretary was crushing if only because I ship Harry/Home Secretary SO HARD; but then I ended up shipping Ros/New Home Secretary just as hard? Uhhh? Whatever. And somehow "general thoughts" turned into "shippy thoughts" so there you go.
Star Trek: The Animated Series
Episodes watched: 1.01 "Beyond the Farthest Star" - ???? I don't remember! Maybe 1.06 "The Survivor"? Um, that's my best guess, so I will put it here.
Favorite episode: Toss up between "Beyond the Farthest Star" and "Yesteryear" -- the first because, umm, I don't really know why except it THRILLED ME BEYOND BELIEF when I watched it initially, maybe because it was all so new and charming and WHEEEE COLORFUL TOS ADVENTURES; and "Yesteryear" because WE GOT TO MEET A SEHLAT. AND ALSO ANYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH VULCAN IS JUST ALWAYS A++++.
Least favorite episode: I don't know, there aren't really enough to choose from!
General show thoughts: I've watched many more episodes in 2010 (am now up through 1.14 "The Slaver Weapon") so I can't quite recall what my thoughts were on the parts I watched last year... I don't know, it's just fun light cruisin' the galaxy time with some of my favorite Starfleet dudes and dudettes? I went into it with exceedingly low expectations, but I really don't think it's half bad. A lot of episodes explore some pretty deep themes (starting with 1.01, really); and there is also room for non-trio characters to shine. Uhura/Chapel in "The Lorelei Signal"? AWESOME.
Stargate: Atlantis
Episodes watched: 5.19 "Vegas" - 5.20 "Enemy at the Gate"
Favorite episode: LIKE YOU HAVE TO ASK. "Vegas" times A MILLIONTY AND ONE.
Least favorite: "Enemy at the Gate"; halfway by default, and halfway because a lot of it is just kind of shit.
General thoughts: So hey, guys, remember when I was really into SGA? Yeah, those were weird times, weren't they? I can't believe it was all so recent, because this fandom has pretty much dropped off the face of the Earth for me. I feel like I need to have something profound to say in the face of the WHOLE SHOW ENDING FOREVER, though! I don't know... by the time it ended, it felt like there was so much bad blood in everything, and there was just a critical mass of ISSUES WITH THIS SHOW, and... yeah. I kind of hate that it ended on a bad note (well, fandom-wise -- I mean, even though I have certain disappointments with the finale, it wasn't the WORST EVER or anything) because on the whole, I really did like most of S5. HELLO WOOLSEY HELLOOOOOO; Sheppard/Woolsey FTW; Sheppard/Todd also FTW; TEYLA GETS HER HAPPY ENDING, MOST TOTALLY FTW. Whatever. I'm much less at a point of coming to terms with my issues here than I am with Robin Hood, just because of... I don't know... reasons! Okay, this summary is basically going nowhere. Conclusion: Oh, SGA! I knew ye, I loved ye, then you left me, then I wondered wait seriously why the fuck do I love ye when you are so full of so much bullshit, what was I thinking, then every few months I revisit my SGA tag/memories and go LOL embarrassing, then I reread Mr Woolsey's Guide to Etiquette in the Pegasus Galaxy for the millionth time and think oh, right, that! That feeling of love! It did once exist, somehow.
Stargate: SG-1
Episodes watched: 3.08 "Demons" - (hahahaha this is so embarrassing, I thought I stopped at 3.12 but once I looked through the episode list I was like, "Wait, maybe I watched 3.13. WAIT, MAYBE I WATCHED 3.14, TOO. WAAAAAAIT--" This just shows you how memorable this show is to me; I watched like half a season AND COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT IT) 3.19 "New Ground" (WAIT. MAYBE I WATCHED 3.20. Goddamn I seriously do not remember at all, not even after reading the episode summary. Is this different from the one where Sha're appears to Daniel in some weird temporal-plane-bending vision? I don't rememberrrrr!!!! Oh, I think that must be "Forever in a Day," so never mind. I have seen 3.21 before, but that was way long ago so I don't know whether to include it here. Also, dammit, 3.22 is about REPLICATORS? No wonder I gave up with S3 I FUCKING HATE THE FUCKING REPLICATORS SO MUCH, THEY ARE BASICALLY THE WORST VILLAIN EVER, UGH UGH UGH UGH.) (Wait, maybe I didn't see 3.20 or 3.19? Because 3.19 has Desk Clerk Bobby and I think I would have remembered that. I think I was mixing that episode up with "Rules of Engagement." SORRY, THIS ISN'T MY FAULT, EVERY EPISODE OF SG-1 IS EXACTLY THE SAME.) (OKAY OKAY I know for certain that I have seen through 3.18 "Shades of Grey," so maybe we should just leave it there.) (ETA: Wait, I think I did see the Desk Clerk Bobby episode! Ahh! I just don't know anything any more!)
Favorite episode: Well, not anything from 3.12-3.20, apparently, because I wiped them from my memory! Ummm... I do remember being weirdly delighted by "Jolinar's Memories" just because IT IS ON PURE CRACK. THEY GET SHOT FROM A SPACE SHIP INTO HELL, PEOPLE. Ohhh Stargate... I... yeah. There are no words.
Least favorite episode: "Shades of Grey" pissed me off a lot, if I recall properly.
General thoughts: UGH, SERIOUSLY, THIS SHOW GOES ON FOREVER AND EVERY EPISODE IS THE SAME. So why do I still watch it, sometimes? I don't know! Granted, I haven't watched an episode in about a year so maybe this show and I are finito...
The Prisoner
Episodes watched: 1.01 "Arrival" - 1.17 "Fall Out"
Favorite episode: How to choose, how to choose? THIS IS QUITE IMPOSSIBLE. D: D: D: Every episode is a perfectly delivered mindfuck. Somehow I feel like giving a special mention to "The Girl Who Was Death" because it is AMAZING, SO SO AMAZING, but it's also kind of a sidestep from the general narrative (if the show can be said to have one, truly) so I feel bad choosing it as my favorite. Ummm?? I DON'T KNOW, EVERYTHING.
Least favorite episode: I DON'T KNOW, NOTHING. While watching, I thought it was going to be "Living in Harmony" because, after the "OH MAN, SO FABULOUS, THIS GONNA BE GOOOD" opening, the episode kind of confused/bored me for the first twenty minutes or so and took me two or three tries to get into in -- and then suddenly WHAT THE WHAT OH MY HOLY MOTHER OF A WHAAAAAAT I'M SORRY I DOUBTED YOU.
General thoughts: I always feel too stupid to say anything meaningful about the show. Description escapes me, truly! JUST GO WATCH ALL OF IT. Lost is over; what else do you have to do with your free time?
HEY, GUESS WHAT, I FINISHED ON TIME! Hey, guess what else? My life is so sad and TV-centric that writing up a brief chronicle of my viewership turns into an all-consuming chore, ahahaha whhhhyyyyyyy. Okay, I'll probably update this with appropriate picspams in time (which coming from me probably means next January or something).