06:00 Dexter
07:00 Lost
Dexter. Season 2, Episode 2. Waiting to Exhale. Dexter is delicious. The ending of this episode has one of the coolest twists I've ever seen. A real laugh-out-loud how-is-he-gonna-get-out-of-this-one moment. And it caps off another great episode. It's really the conclusion of the two-parter that starts off the new season, the new storyline and - I suppose - the new direction of the show. Dexter is still after the big bad guy who got away last week. And as the evidence piles up we (the audience) can see just how evil this guy is, and how much he deserves The Dexter Treatment. The fact that the guy can fight back, and is - in fact - ready for Dexter makes it all the more exciting for us to watch.
Rita gets some of the best scenes in the episode, however. She has really matured. Her way of dealing with Paul's death is fascinating to watch, and - as I said - her questioning of Dexter at the very end is the absolute highlight of the episode. Delicious.
Lost. Season 4, Episode 10. Something Nice Back Home. Even as Lost gives us exactly what we want to see, we know it will all go pear-shaped. This is the episode that shows us that Jack and Kate do end up together after the Island. He even asks her to marry him! And their bliss is delightful to watch. Except, of course, we can see things starting to fall apart in small subtle ways. It's lovely to see them together, but heartbreaking to watch.
Heartbreaking also describes the scene between Juliet and Kate, on the island, after Jack's surgery. It's just a classy thing for Juliet to do. And so heartbreaking to watch.
So, all in all, another fantastic episode. It's a Jack-centric episode where several character get lots of stuff to do. Sawyer has now become a good guy. His defence of Claire this week is - if anything - even cooler than his defence of Hurley last week. While, in the flashforward, Hurley's comments to Jack make you wonder if Jack isn't quite the good guy he appears to be...
Sat, May 3rd, 2008 - Dexter, Lost
