06.30 Worst Week
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Worst Week. Episode 15. "The Epidural" The baby is about to be born, and Sam is at the wrong hospital.
Typical episode. Mishaps befall Sam and he soldiers on, in that way that makes him lovable. Kyle Bornheimer turns in an even-better-than-usual performance and there are laughs to be had. I'll miss this show. It gave me lots of hearty laughter over the weeks, even when the situations were strained, or predictable, and I really fell in love with Sam and Mel. As a couple, and individually.
The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Season 2, Episode 14. "The Good Wound" Sarah kidnaps a doctor for medical attention, while John waits by Riley's bedside.
They painted themselves into a corner with the previous (weak) episode and there was nowhere for them to go with this one. We went into this knowing that Sarah was shot/injured so that had to be dealt with, and we knew that John would be reacting to Riley's suicide attempt. Consequently there is little or nothing here that surprises or entertains. The John scenes are bland and pointless, while the Sarah scenes veer towards genuinely awful (she has a delusion that John's father has come back and is talking to her, and giving her strength). If everything concerning Sarah veers towards awful, it can safely be said that everything concerning the doctor is actually awful. The 'big twist' in the story is that she's being battered by her cop boyfriend and, in the episode's climax, she turns a gun on him and shoots him (after her decides to verbally abuse her). Right.
In the middle of this mess are a couple of thought-provoking scenes involving Ellison and 'John Henry'. That's about it for this episode.
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