05.30 Lost
07.00 24
12.00 Damages
01.00 Better Off Ted
Lost. Season 5, Episode 11. "Whatever Happened, Happened" Kate tries to save Ben.
The Hurley/Miles conversation was a bit forces, yes, but it was funny and it nicely echoed all the conversations I've been having with my friends all week. And, I suppose, it's the same conversation Lost-fans have been having all over the world: Can Ben die in the past? How does that work? Etc.
And, it's to the credit of the show that they can get non-sci-fi fans wondering this kind of stuff and - gasp - taking about it. Out loud. Nice work, guys.
This is our first Kate episode in quite a while. I like Kate. Not as much as I like Juliet or Charlotte, but I still like Kate. I'm aware, however, that there is a lot of Kate-hate out there. I wonder if this - heartbreaking - episode will get anyone back into the Kate camp?
24. Season 7, Episode 16. "11PM - 12AM" While Jack gets medical treatment, Tony and Moss go after the bio-weapon.
24 amazes me and reminds me, time and again, of why I consider it to be the best television show ever made. This episode is a perfect example of why the show entertains me so much.
I thought Jack was getting the 'All Clear' when the lady from the CDC took him out of quarantine. Wrong! He is infected. I did not see that coming.
I thought Olivia was going to be written as a one-note bitch for the rest of the series. Wrong! In this episode she is shown as being nice to Agent Pierce, as being shocked by the deaths in Sangala, and as being a valuable member of the President's team. Yes, her methods (in the previous episode) are pretty dark, but - judging from this episode - the writers are prepared to write/portray her as a well-rounded character. Which, of course, makes her more interesting and likable. I did not see that coming.
I thought Agent Moss was on the fast train to Deathville at the end of this episode. He'd had his big reconciliation scene with Agent Walker and - more than anything else - he was heading into battle without Jack Bauer by his side. He was doing it in a helicopter, too. I was totally convinced that that chopper was going to get shot down, as Jack and Agent Walker watched. I would have bet good money on it. Wrong! Instead, the mission goes ahead and reaches a dramatic, exciting conclusion without a shot ever being fired. I did not see that coming.
I thought Tony had some good intel, and I thought that that guy who was helping him was completely trustworthy. Wrong! He was just a delaying tactic. Of course, I know that Tony and Moss wouldn't get the bio-weapon back that easily, but the twist concerning Greg Seaton was something else in this episode that I truly did not see coming.
24 manages superb action sequences, it manages genuinely thought-provoking drama and - on many occasions - it manages to completely surprise you and take the story in unexpected directions.
Damages. Season 2, Episode 13. "Trust Me" Ellen and Patti have their final (?) confrontation.
There are about ten incredible twists in this final episode. And I am delighted with eight of them.
Two suck.
Why would Dave Pell tell Patti so much information in that meeting in the church? And how are we supposed to believe that Patti was bleeding to death from a stab wound the whole time she was talking to Ellen? That's just crazy.
I'm trying to focus on all the good stuff, trying to get away from the stuff that bugs me. In general, this was a terrific season finale. The show managed to completely resolve all of it's story lines and I did not think that that was going to be possible.
It's an amazing show. But two of those twists really bug me...
Better Off Ted. Episode 3. "Through Rose Colored HAZMAT Suits" Ted brings his daughter to work.
The cast are funny and likable, and the stories are fresh and different. It's a comedy unlike any other show on the air and if we lived in a sane world it would be a highly acclaimed hit...
Highlight? 24 (full of surprises)
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Thu, Apr 2, 09 - Lost, 24, Damages, Better Off Ted
