08.30 Burn Notice
09.30 In Plain Sight
10.30 Castle
11.30 The Mentalist
12.30 Rules Of Engagement
01.00 WKRP In Cincinnati
Burn Notice. Season 2, Episode 14. "Truth and Reconciliation" Michael must prove that James Black is a bad guy and get him deported back to Haiti.
Average. It's still enjoyable, but there's nothing special about this one. Yet another client trying to avenge the death of a loved one. Michael's elaborate plan... doesn't work. So, in the closing minutes, the team just kidnap the guy and ship him back to Haiti themselves. Cool, but makes you wonder why they didn't just try that in the first place...
In Plain Sight. Episode 12. "A Fine Meth" Mary fights with her family.
A superb season finale. It's definitely not the episode to introduce someone to the show but - for fans - this is an amazing episode.
In Plain Sight has many different types of episodes. Some are action-packed, and some are story-driven. But none has been like this: three talking heads. For a full hour. While we occasionally take a break from all the fighting, the entire episode pretty much takes place in Mary's house and shows up one long, bitter argument between Mary and his mother and sister.
The highpoint of the episode comes when Mary's reveals a hidden stash of letters, sent to her from the father that abandoned them when she was a child. She reads one of the letters out loud in an effort to cause as many wounds as possible. The actually content of the letter, however, states that she's is a wonderful person and must look after the other two.
Amazing stuff.
Castle. Episode 1. "Flowers for Your Grave" A writer teams with a detective to solve a series of murders based on events in his books.
Castle is fun because Nathan Fillion is fun. While this is not as cool as Drive, I hope if last long enough to make him a very, very big star. He sure deserves it. He's a hoot, here, annoying suspects and flirting with his 'partner'. Funniest bit? The sight of him, at the very end, charging down the alleyway with his boot held out in front of him sent me into fits of hysterical laughter. I'm not really sure why. But it was very funny. Much of what Castle did was mischievous and very funny. I watched this with a group and everyone thought it was a great show.
I knew I would like Fillion (I even liked him in god-awful Firefly) but I was surprised by how much I grew to like Stana Katic over the course of the hour. She's a perfect foil for Fillon and I liked the way the writers made her character a smart detective, too, spotting things that Castle didn't. So it's not just another show about one clever person in a team of duffers.
I also loved the relationship between Castle and his daughter. They are written/played as close friends and there's no sense of disapproval or any attempt at false comedy/conflict. They just like each other and it's fun to watch that kind of father-daughter relationship.
The Mentalist. Episode 3. "Red Tide" Dead girl at the beach.
Each episode is more fun than the one before it (and Patrick Jane is more fun to watch) but the ending to this one is a total cheat. It's clever and unpredictable but Jane never explains it. He just reveals that all four suspects carried out the murder together. But he never tells us why he deduces this and he really gives us no reason to believe his theory over any of the lies being told. Are we supposed to believe it because (a) he says it, (b) it's a big twist, (c) it's the last theory put forward before the episode ends.
Rules Of Engagement. Season 3, Episode 2. "Voluntary Commitment" Audrey reads to an old lady, and Russell gets a fantastic assistant with a very posh English accent.
Very funny. Great to see a top notch episode that doesn't rely on Jeff being dumb to create laughs. Patrick Warburton is pushed to the sidelines in this one, but he still manages to get some very big laughs.
I like this one because - like Seinfeld before it - it's not affraid to paint the characters are selfish and disinterested in the world around them. An old lady's death is used to great comedic effect here and I loved it.
Megyn Price carries the episode. She very funny and very hot. So I'm happy to see her taking the lead.
Guest star Adhir Kalyan is also very funny. Hope we see him again.
WKRP In Cincinnati. Episode 71. "An Explosive Affair, Part Two" Venus and Johnny are in danger, and Carlson contemplates and affair.
I don't buy the idea of Carlson contemplating an affair. The guy loves his wife too much and I'm not sure I like the idea of thinking an old friend would make these sort of advances. If we are to believe that they have been friends for a long time, and that she was the first 'Jennifer' then it just doesn't make sense for him to mis-read her signals so badly.
The stuff with Johnny and Venus is much better. Johnny rants about the 'Phone Police' and when the bomb goes off everyone back at the station mistakenly believes the guys have been killed. As is often the case, the biggest laughs go to Les who continues to do his news broadcast despite the fact that the station is off the air...
Highlight? In Plain Sight (one hour of very bitter arguing)
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Fri, Mar 13, 09 - Burn Notice, In Plain Sight, Castle, Mentalist, Rules Of Engagement, WKRP
