Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
10.00 Dan For Mayor
02.00 Lost
Dan For Mayor. Episode 6. "A Cruel Mattress"
Another delightful half-hour of comedy. Not just self-contained, either, as they use the kiss from last week as story-fodder this week.
DFM has a great cast. A few weeks back I began to notice Laurie Murdoch, and this week I was really impressed with Benjamin Ayres and really digging the Mike/Claire storyline for the first time. Their (lack of romance) is hilarious.
Lost. Season 6, Episode 10. "Happily Ever After" Desmond
It takes balls (and heart) to say that 'Love Conquers All' is the driving force of your story. But Lost is capable of pulling it off. The Desmond/Penny storyline is already one of the most romantic tales I've ever seen, with the Christmas Eve phone call from the ship being a truly wonderful moment. Going back to that exact same well, and trying to create yet another wonderful, romantic scene is brave. Crazy, but brave.
And they pull it off.
I'm not surprised. My whole experience of this show has been seeing them set the bar very high and surpass it time and time again. Consequently I trust the writers/producers.
Even when they include things that (mildly) bug me. This episode has another of those nobody-will-say-what-is-going-on moments when Jin is trying to ask the technicians what they are doing with all the gadgetry. And nobody will tell him/us. All very dramatic. As long as you accept that the drama exists only because nobody will pause long enough to explain anything.
However, in the big picture, such storytelling quirks/traits are not worth mentioning. The power and beauty of this remarkable episode are all that will/should be remembered.
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