Prison Break: OK, I only saw half because I was watching HIMYM (which was awesome, but anyway) but the ending was FANTASTIC. And I didn't get the art-house-movie razor scene either. Especially since I don't think you can cut glass with a razor. But, you know, you could cut your hair with a razor. So... I don't know... maybe she was just freaking out and 'cutting' her reflection in the mirror?
Heroes: Wow, you really didn't pick up the Sylar thing? They totally gave that away in last week's previouslies. Man, Sunil. What's wrong with you?
Previously Guy was gone, though! Huzzah! Although... instead, we got 4 minutes of Cliche Theatre with Mohinder. The rest of the show is usually so good - I don't understand why the writers' thesaural powers fail so spectacularly when it comes to him.
I did like that we got an explanation for Jessica: that she is just a split personality of Niki's borne out of trauma, someone created to take the pain so that Niki would be okay.
LOVE IT SO MUCH. Yes, yes, yes! I loved that whole scene - Jessica saying "I took every punch" and stuffing the check into her father's mouth - awesome. AWESOME.
Overall, I thought the episode was a little slow
Me too. What up, Heroes?
S60: Wow, the show-within-the-show is actually starting to approach some level of funny. As much as I hate Howie Mandel and Deal or No Deal (which is, you know, a whole helluva lot), he was a great straight man in that bit. Although... did we need to see it twice, Sorkin? 'Cause it was funny, I'll grant you that, but it wasn't that funny.
I don't understand why Harriet cannot tell a joke.
Hee. "A man calls his mother after 38 years. ...Days!" Sarah Paulson totally sold that.
The non-linear narrative was a little hard to follow
I think Sorkin has taken a page out of last season's BSG "x hours earlier" playbook. I like it, though. I'd rather a show expect me to catch up than spoon-feed me a rote plot.
Five actors practicing spit-takes = COMEDY. GOLD. "Bitter? I hardly know 'er!" Hee! That totally made the episode, for me. Yes I am a simple, simple creature.
Go Susanne!
"Take $200 from petty cash..." Oh, boys, will you ever learn how much nice clothes actually cost? Heh. I like Susanne. I'm glad to see her getting more screen time.
Jordan MacDeere continues to fucking rock.
And Amanda Peet as well. I thought she was great in this ep. (And apparently only jackass reporters pick up on her dry humor. Heh.) Especially loved her in her last scene, hiding her tears from Danny. Such a great little moment there - "I'm totally crying, and you know it, but I'm going to turn away and compose myself a little and wipe away the tears, and then you're going to pretend you didn't see me do it." Aw. I just wanted to give her a hug.
Hey, Jordan's pregnant! No one saw that coming, right?
But, you know, you could cut your hair with a razor. RIGHT?!
Previously Guy was gone, though! Huzzah! Although... instead, we got 4 minutes of Cliche Theatre with Mohinder. So that was new? Because I couldn't forward past it this week, and I was surprised they had Mohinder doing his schtick instead of Lyingass Promo Guy.
LOVE IT SO MUCH. Yes, yes, yes! I loved that whole scene - Jessica saying "I took every punch" Oh yeah. Great idea there. Probably has a lot of basis in actual split personalities. Or...at least the TV/movie version. Heh.
he was a great straight man in that bit. He really was! Like I said, I actually thought he hadn't expected it.
Although... did we need to see it twice, Sorkin? 'Cause it was funny, I'll grant you that, but it wasn't that funny. Yeah, that was odd.
(And apparently only jackass reporters pick up on her dry humor. Heh.) Hee! I was impressed that the jackass reporter actually asked for the serious answer rather than taking her jokes and making it look like they were serious answers. Which is probably what he's going to do now.
Heroes: Wow, you really didn't pick up the Sylar thing? They totally gave that away in last week's previouslies. Man, Sunil. What's wrong with you?
Previously Guy was gone, though! Huzzah! Although... instead, we got 4 minutes of Cliche Theatre with Mohinder. The rest of the show is usually so good - I don't understand why the writers' thesaural powers fail so spectacularly when it comes to him.
I did like that we got an explanation for Jessica: that she is just a split personality of Niki's borne out of trauma, someone created to take the pain so that Niki would be okay.
LOVE IT SO MUCH. Yes, yes, yes! I loved that whole scene - Jessica saying "I took every punch" and stuffing the check into her father's mouth - awesome. AWESOME.
Overall, I thought the episode was a little slow
Me too. What up, Heroes?
S60: Wow, the show-within-the-show is actually starting to approach some level of funny. As much as I hate Howie Mandel and Deal or No Deal (which is, you know, a whole helluva lot), he was a great straight man in that bit. Although... did we need to see it twice, Sorkin? 'Cause it was funny, I'll grant you that, but it wasn't that funny.
I don't understand why Harriet cannot tell a joke.
Hee. "A man calls his mother after 38 years. ...Days!" Sarah Paulson totally sold that.
The non-linear narrative was a little hard to follow
I think Sorkin has taken a page out of last season's BSG "x hours earlier" playbook. I like it, though. I'd rather a show expect me to catch up than spoon-feed me a rote plot.
Five actors practicing spit-takes = COMEDY. GOLD. "Bitter? I hardly know 'er!" Hee! That totally made the episode, for me. Yes I am a simple, simple creature.
Go Susanne!
"Take $200 from petty cash..." Oh, boys, will you ever learn how much nice clothes actually cost? Heh. I like Susanne. I'm glad to see her getting more screen time.
Jordan MacDeere continues to fucking rock.
And Amanda Peet as well. I thought she was great in this ep. (And apparently only jackass reporters pick up on her dry humor. Heh.) Especially loved her in her last scene, hiding her tears from Danny. Such a great little moment there - "I'm totally crying, and you know it, but I'm going to turn away and compose myself a little and wipe away the tears, and then you're going to pretend you didn't see me do it." Aw. I just wanted to give her a hug.
Hey, Jordan's pregnant! No one saw that coming, right?
Man, Sorkin made us wait for that one.
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Previously Guy was gone, though! Huzzah! Although... instead, we got 4 minutes of Cliche Theatre with Mohinder.
So that was new? Because I couldn't forward past it this week, and I was surprised they had Mohinder doing his schtick instead of Lyingass Promo Guy.
LOVE IT SO MUCH. Yes, yes, yes! I loved that whole scene - Jessica saying "I took every punch"
Oh yeah. Great idea there. Probably has a lot of basis in actual split personalities. Or...at least the TV/movie version. Heh.
he was a great straight man in that bit.
He really was! Like I said, I actually thought he hadn't expected it.
Although... did we need to see it twice, Sorkin? 'Cause it was funny, I'll grant you that, but it wasn't that funny.
Yeah, that was odd.
(And apparently only jackass reporters pick up on her dry humor. Heh.)
Hee! I was impressed that the jackass reporter actually asked for the serious answer rather than taking her jokes and making it look like they were serious answers. Which is probably what he's going to do now.
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