06.30 House
07.30 Z Rock
08.00 Law And Order
09.00 Flashpoint
House. Season 5, Episode 3. "Adverse Events" Best episode so far this season. An absolute delight from start to finish. There's no angst this week over Wilson (thank frak!) and instead we get a fascinating case, House in hilarious form and a script with layer upon layer of meaning and double meaning and hidden meaning. A bit like any conversation between House and his new best buddy: Lucas (the private eye). Lucas is fantastic. And the best development to hit this show since last year's addition of the new regulars.
In fact the show pretty much has a whole new cast now. House has three different team-members (Thirteen, Taub and Kutner) and a brand new best friend (Lucus) who, for my money, is a much-better addition to the show than dreary old Wilson. Sorry Wilson fans, but these conversations are much more fun to watch/listen to than all of that previous stuff with Wilson being exasperated all the time. Lucas is fun. And I love the way he and House interact. I hope he stays on this show instead of being spun off into his own show.
This is a great Taub episode. We get a peek inside his private life and - for whatever reason - Taub is the only one out of all of them who seems able to stand up to House. Love seeing those moments.
Z Rock. "Episode 3" Another peek inside this odd (but fun) world. As we see more episodes, and get used to the running jokes, it's possible to enjoy the show a bit more. The fact that the guys keep running into famous musician's at kid's party's is growing old fast (it's John Popper this week) and the twist at the end of this episode (while good) is just a rethread of the short gag from the first episode. The guy's think they have it made, but their famous contact is more interested in the music they play for kids during the day. Fine, but is that all there is to this show?
Law And Order. Season 18, Episode 8. "Illegal" When it looks as if a cop might have killed an innocent bystander during a riot, the case causes problems for Van Buren, Lupo and McCoy. The episode glances at the first two, and devotes most of it's second half to Jack McCoy: one of television's greatest heroes, played to perfection (once again) by Sam Waterston. Waterson is so suited to the role of "the boss" that's it's hard to believe he spent more than a decade being "the lead". Jeremy Sisto and Linus Roache are terrific, too. Very cool. And I loved their little exchange as Lupo read his law book. But the episode belongs to McCoy and his speech on the stand was wonderful. Bad-ass cool.
Flashpoint. Episode 8. "Never Kissed a Girl" Flashpoint continues to change the format, get away with it (when it shouldn't) and tell stories from the heart. Ed is on-site when a hostage siege starts and winds up in the middle of it. It's a TV cliché and it shouldn't work. But, by tying it back to events in the pilot, the writers are able to sell it. It helps that the show is dominated by a killer performance from series-star Hugh Dillon. This guy is cool. Jack Bauer cool. Guest star Mpho Koaho is no slouch, either. He will break your heart with this role. A+ television again.
Highlight? Flashpoint (Ed Lane kicks ass, with compassion)
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Mon, Oct 6, 08 - House, Z Rock, Law And Order, Flashpoint
