Sunday, January 13th, 2008
10:00 Moonlight
11:00 Supernatural
12:00 Kyle XY
Moonlight. Episode 4. Slick visuals, good action sequences, a great leading man, a cool central character, a good story and a powerful ending: this episode has a lot to recommend it. Moonlight may have arrived on my Viewing List in meek fashion but it's rapidly becoming a show that I really look forward to seeing. Best scene? Mick feeds on Beth. Powerful and moving in exactly the way the writers hoped it would be. Wow.
Supernatural. Episode 9. Some genuinely scary scenes, great chemistry between the two leads, good action sequences, new information for the show's backstory and a superb cameo from Jeffrey Dean Morgan all make this the best episode of Supernatural since the pilot. Best scene? I knew the mom was there all along, so her appearance was diluted for me somewhat, but the bit at the very end with the dad was awesome.
Kyle XY. Season 2, Episode 1. Low production values and writing that can sometimes be too on-the-nose for my liking cannot take away from the fact that Kyle XY is an exceptional series. It manages to walk the line between sci-fi action-adventure and heartwarming family-drama with an almost complete success rate. This particular outing (the best so far in the series) has two stories to tell. First of all, Kyle finally learns his history. All of it. Who he is, where he came from and why has has the powers that he has. As superhero origins go, it's a pretty cool one. Meanwhile, the other story follows life with the Tragers: the family that adopted Kyle during the first season. They are having a hard time learning to live without him (particularly the mom). It's not often you meet a show that is equal parts cool and heartfelt. Best scene? Although the final scene was wonderful (the reunion between Kyle and his 'family') I think the highlight of the episode - for me - was when he explained to Tom Foss that he wanted to go back to the Tragers because... he loved them. Simple. Powerful.
Highlight? Kyle XY
Moonlight, Supernatural, Kyle XY
