Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
05.30 Modern Family
06.00 The Closer
07.00 Castle
Modern Family. Episode 3. "Come Fly with Me" Jay hits Phil in the face with a plane. Cameron & Mitchell go shopping.
The first episode where I liked Mitchell and Cameron, and the first time they seemed like a couple who actually liked one another (as opposed to Mitchell always being embarrassed by Cameron.)
The ending was probably a bit too sickly sweet, but it was still a good solid episode. Made me laugh.
The Closer. Season 5, Episode 11. "Maternal Instincts" A shot boy in hospital.
Absolutely superb episode. The show cleverly finds a logical way to integrate Charlie into the story (again) and, in the process, highlights another side to the character of Brenda.
This is a show at the peak of it's creativity. Messing with it's established formula every week and constantly finding new ways to tell it's stories, but also finding new ways to look at it's lead character. From time to time the show reminds us that Brenda isn't always very nice. It's a shame, but it makes her all the more interesting.
Sosie Bacon is superb. I really like Charlie, and what she has brought to the show.
Castle. Season 2, Episode 7. "Famous Last Words" Pop star.
There were some things about this that I loved, and some that I hated.
Great to see the show tackling another special/unusual case, unfortunately the 'murdered pop star' story has been done on a hundred cop shows. I also didn't like the too sweet ending.
But...
There were many, many great elements here. Castle's daughter was involved in the story properly and her interest in the case helped us see a new side to Castle. I particularly enjoyed the scene where he decided to go back out and find the homeless girl.
Highlight? The Closer (Brenda isn't always very nice)
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