Sun, Mar 23rd, 08
04:30 Beverly Hills 90210
05:30 Moonlight
06:30 Reaper
07:30 New Amsterdam
Beverly Hills 90210. Season 7, Episode 1. My favourite scenes in this premier episode are the ones with Valerie. Aside from the fact that Tiffani-Amber Thiessen was easily the hottest girl they ever had on the show, I was always a huge fan of the Valerie character. This episode shows her at her most vulnerable:her business is having problems and she feels lonely living in the house alone (while Steve and Brandon are driving across the country). My favourite scene is when she realises that Steve is back and she is so genuinely overjoyed. Aside from the Valerie stuff, I enjoyed watching Donna and David squabble while making a video for a rock star. It was well written and well played.
Moonlight. Episode 12. Moonlight is a show of considerable visual style. Part of what has helped it to create such a strong identity for itself. A weak Beth sup-plot (she thinks she's found Josh's mistress) doesn't spoil another great episode. Coraline is back, and with her comes the backstory which finally explains how she was cured of being a vampire. It's a great backstory and introduces a great new bad guy, and lots of story potential.
Reaper. Episode 12 shows that this series has carved out a strong identity for itself, too. Most of the episode is devoted to the characters and their lives/interactions, while very little is devoted to the Escaped Soul. The three boys move in together, Sam's love-life gets more complicated and his efforts to stand up to The Devil start to bear fruit. The show introduces two neighbours (with a cute twist) and teases the audience successfully with regard to The Devil's Daughter (I thought the glasses were going to reveal her demon side in all it's glory). Right now, the show has found it's groove and it's a pleasure to tune in, every week, and watch this group do their thing.
New Amsterdam. Episode 3. The case-of-the-week plays like a story from Law And Order and the chemistry between Alexie Gilmore and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is fantastic. I was so overjoyed that the show had finally brought them together that I was completely floored by the surprise twist at the end. Nice.
Highlight? Moonlight.
Beverly Hills 90210, Moonlight, Reaper, New Amsterdam
