07.00 Dexter
08.00 Friday Night Lights
09.00 In Plain Sight
Dexter. Season 3, Episode 1. "Our Father" While tracking his latest prey, Dexter is attacked by a man he does not know and has to kill him to defend himself. Who is this man?
Amazing strong start to the third season. The show come's off an intense storyline and completely re-invents itself. All the best elements of most of the show's best character's are still in place, but now we have a completely new tale being told. And it seems to revolve around the family of the Jimmy Smits character.
Smits makes a great debut on the show and makes me interested in the new storyline. C.S. Lee is more enjoyable than normal and the show pulls a master stroke by moving Angel higher in the chain of command than Debra. What a great way to create tension between them!
Friday Night Lights. Season 2, Episode 13. "Humble Pie" Jason becomes a car salesman, Tim makes a play for Lyla and Landry has a new admirer. It's all good. Tami starts coaching school volleyball and - in the episode's best storyline - Smash faces charges for what happened in the previous episode.
It's a real winner all round. It's corny as hell, but I really felt like cheering when Jason sold that car and - I know I've seen it on many shows before - but I really enjoyed seeing Tyra get jealous of Landry's new 'girlfriend'.
Tim Riggins was in three storylines: paying back the stolen money, trying to win Lyla's heart and being attacked by Tyra and the volleyball team. Later on, as Smash's friends sat beside him as the news crew got his side of the story, I was reminded of one of these reasons I love this show most. It does feel like a small town. A town where all these different people are friends and hang out. A town where the guy cleaning up after the volleyball team, might also be a guy trying to win the heart of a beautiful girl while he dodges bullets from a vengeful drug dealer.
FNL has captured something here, and it's great fun to watch it.
In Plain Sight. Episode 7. "Iris Doesn't Live Here Anymore" A family has a hard time adjusting to the Witness Relocation Program.
And what a superb story it is. There's not action, but tons of great storytelling. Great character work on the guest characters and some nice stuff on Mary's personal life.
Wendell Pierce is superb as the father of the family who reacts with understandable anger when the family has to move because of something the eldest daughter saw. This is the sort of story that only In Plain Sight can tell and they tell it so well.
I didn't like Mary's sister () when the show started, but now I follow her story from week to week with great interest. Getting friendly with Rafael, throwing her boyfriend's suitcase away... where is it all leading?
Highlight? In Plain Sight (a story only this show could tell)
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Sat, Jan 10, 09 - Dexter, Friday Night Lights, In Plain Sight
