Monday, November 16th, 2009
05.00 30 Rock
05.30 Law And Order
06.30 The Middle
12.00 The Six Million Dollar Man
30 Rock. Season 4, Episode 4. "Audition Day" Jack becomes an outcast (in society) as Liz and Pete try to manipulate him into picking their choice for new cast member.
Great episode, once again, with everything surrounding the robot guy being truly hilarious.
Law And Order. Season 19, Episode 20. "Exchange" Two scientists die in a fire.
Another solid case. Starts off as one thing, and ends up as another, as we are led to a particularly nasty bad guy.
The Middle. Episode 3. "The Floating Anniversary" Frankie and Mike try to find time to celebrate their anniversary.
More of the same chaos we saw in the first two episodes.
The Six Million Dollar Man. Episode 5. "Survival of the Fittest" Plane Crash.
Steve is escorting Oscar when they plane they are on, crash lands on a deserted island. Some assassins are on board, and decide to continue their plans to kill Oscar. Part of the fun of this episode is the fact that we can see two of the hit team, as they make their plans, and they refer to a third team member (called "Bobby") that we are not shown, but who we assume is somewhere among the passengers that Steve and Oscar are working with...
And that's the episode in a nutshell. Lots of different permutations of characters running around the island in different groupings, as we watch and try to figure out who isn't to be trusted. There's a great guest cast in this one: James McEachin, Christine Belford, William Smith, Laurette Spang and Randall Carver get some great material.
This is a good episode for the Steve and Oscar relationship, because in this episode we clearly see them as friends. Oscar doesn't tell Steve everything, of course, but they obviously care about one another. This is something that definitely wasn't present in the movies that started the series, and there was no opportunity to observe it in the one-hour episode that ran before this one. They are more than just 'boss' and 'agent'.
There's almost no bionic action in this one. At one point Steve runs very fast and kills a snake, but apart from that he never really uses his powers. At the end, his bionics come in handy as a means towards saving Oscar's life but it's not really a case of Steve using his powers, just the doctor being able to use some of his wiring.
Clever end to a very enjoyable SMDM script.
Highlight? The Six Million Dollar Man (fun)
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