07.00 The Big Bang Theory
07.30 Castle
08.30 The Listener
The Big Bang Theory. Season 2, Episode 10. "The Vartabedian Conundrum" Leonard thinks things may be moving too fast with Stephanie.
The Sheldon plotline (he thinks he is sick) is very ordinary, but there are many laughs to be had over in the ongoing Leonard/Stephanie story arc. They make a great couple, but since the viewers are interested in seeing Leonard and Penny get together the show cleverly casts her as his advisor in matters of the heart. So we still get to see them 'together' for much of the episode.
Castle. Episode 5. "A Chill Goes Through Her Veins" A woman's dead (and frozen) body is found many years after she disappeared.
An absolutely superb case-of-the-week dominates this episode. For once the charm of Castle and Beckett is pushed aside and we are treated to a brilliant cop story, easily the best one since the show started.
The Castle/Beckett scenes are more serious and character-driven than usual. They, too, are the best ones since the show started and the final scenes (where she talks about her mother's murder and he sets out to solve it) are nothing short of magnificent.
I'm so in love with watching these two fall in love.
The Listener. Episode 5. "Lisa Says" Toby tries to help a street kid with an unusual past/problem.
The best case-of-the-week for Toby so far. The twist at the midpoint really surprised me, and made the episode more interesting. Toby's powers are, when you think about it, pretty useless to him. They never tell him anything useful.
The show's real strength are the scenes between Toby and his best friend. Great writing and acting/chemistry make for some hilarious and believable scenes of a friendship.
The show's worst weakness are the scenes with the lady cop. The script tries so hard to create romantic tension between them that much of what they say to each other is nonsense and she can come across as a heartless bitch. In this episode he asks for her help with the missing kid and she is really horrible to him, for no logical reason.
Highlight? Castle (great story)
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