Survivor: So a live Tribal, but they still ended up
with the person who it seemed like was going home the whole episode anyway. Sigh.
The Challenge: Battle
of the Eras: Hopefully they can finally
get Johnny out next week because this ping-ponging between him and Michele is
getting boring.
The Walking Dead:
Daryl Dixon: The Book of Carol: So
no annoying kid next season? I like it
more already. Unfortunately the kid is important
so I fear we might see him again.
Hopefully they age him up by the next time we see him.
Survivor: Sigh, we have reached the unfortunate part of
the season where the generic hot blonde gets voted out. And we are also at the part of the season
where I point out how stupid it is for the person with the most money to not
spend it all at the action. How dumb do
you have to be to have the most money and pass hoping that pizza will be next?
The Challenge: Battle
of the Eras: Sigh, they are just not
going to be able to get Johnny out this season, are they? But the one dude pointed out an interesting
twist on this current set up. You kind
of want your allies of the opposite sex to be targeted so if they go in and
win, they are not going to pick you to be the target.
The Walking Dead:
Daryl Dixon: The Book of Carol: Oh yeah, eye guy is still around. And I forgot he is a good guy now after not
murdering a child. Welcome back I guess.
Only Murders in the
Building: “I still haven’t watched
The Wire yet” is probably something I might say if someone had a gun to my head.
But season four made the same mistake season three did in
the killer reveal was a bit too melancholy instead of laugh out loud funny like
the first two seasons. Sure I chuckled a
little at the bit on the ledge and let out a laugh when they zoomed in on Jan
(for a second there, I thought they might be setting up Marshall as the murder
for the next season which could have been interesting halving the killer be the
next victim, oh well). But neither was
so funny I had to rewind because missed what came next because I was laughing
so hard like with Charles being drugged or the Killer Reveal Party.
It was also disappointing with all the doubles this season and
with all the mentions of the plot holes in the first season that the twist was
Marshall killed Sazz and disposed of her body by himself while the potholes
seemingly were just Sazz trying to tighten up her script. I wonder if the references to the potholes
were just the writers winking at their mistakes or are they just toying with us
and will finally let us know who wrote Jan’s note and who poisoned Winnie (who
finally made her triumphant return to the show; more Winnie next season) by the
final season?
We also got our usual set up to the next season. Poor Lester.
But there was also the Téa Leoni cameo as the wife of “The Neck” (I
guess Nina Lin’s husband being called “The Neck” back in season two is just a coincidence and one of the
writers really like calling people “The Neck”).
So here is my prediction, Lester is somehow tied into “The Neck” and Téa
Leoni had him killed to get the New Three Amigos on the case.
Survivor: Oh wow, another vote out where the person leaving
had a mental breakdown. Where are they
finding these people? It is time to go back
to casting regular people with regular jobs instead of these annoying superfans. And what a horrible advantage where you have
to secretly give the advantage to someone else.
And the choice made it even more lame.
The Challenge: Battle
of the Eras: So we are just going to
bounce back and forth between alliences every week, aren’t week? It is time for a shake up.
Agatha All Along:
Oof, those last two episodes were
horribly paced. First we got the unnecessary
gratuitous big fight, then a way too long flashback that just killed the finale. But it ended up being much like WandaVision, great premise that just
sputtered out at the end.
The Walking Dead:
Daryl Dixon: The Book of Carol: So
to find Carol she is cozying up to the lady who kidnapped him and is searching
for him. What could possibly go wrong?
Only Murders in the
Building: So did Paul Rudd make a deal
that they could kill him off last season as long as he could come back and be
the killer the next season? Though will
two episodes left, it is likely Glen Stubbins will just be the last red herring
of the season. On the other hand, with
so many doubles this season, there is bound to be an evil twin out there. So I would not be surprised if there is an
extra Stubbins and that is the one Sazz was talking about.
But then again, they brought up Winnie being poisoned for
the second week in a row making it seem like the killer has been around since the
first season. So that is another clue that
it is probably not Glen Stubbins or a potential evil twin. Also, it sounds like we are getting a wedding
this season and I am guessing there will be a high probability that it will
turn into a killer reveal party with one of the guests. Well, either that or someone will die at the
wedding… or maybe both.
Tell Me Lies: It became
fairly obvious as the first season went along that Drew was not at the
engagement party because he was either dead or in prison. Though, I always assumed if it were the
former, that Drew killed himself. Drew
dying because Wrigley gave him too many painkillers is rough. If Wrigley was having a hard time coping in
season two, I fear for him during season three.
Granted the bartender giving the obviously underage kid alcohol has some
liability too.
The Bree-Lucifer storyline was the weakest of the season,
but at least it ended hilariously. At
east I was laughing as it was explained to Bree what was really going on. I guess it will not take very long for her to
get back Evan next season. The biggest
question for me all season was does Bree know in the future that he hooked up
with Lucy and we did get than answer in dramatic fashion. You knew something big was about to go down
when the wedding string quartet started playing Mr. Brightside.
Now the biggest question is how did Evan and Stephen stay
friends for long enough so Stephan could sabotage his wedding? That was an extremely long and petty grudge
Stephan held. Man, it was extremely
cathartic watching Leo beat Stephan to a bloody pulp. I really hope a renewal notice is coming
soon.
Survivor: That was one of the most brutal blindside in a
long time. I do not remember the last
time someone got that mad at getting voted off.
The Challenge: Battle
of the Eras: Oh wow, it seemed like all
Rachel needed was to compete by herself.
But it will be interesting how alliances fall into place now that it is an
individual game, especially after two members of the vacation alliance got sent
home.
Agatha All Along:
Sigh, Ralph Boehner is back. And for no apparently reason, Agatha was wearing
a Boehner Family Reunion shirt with the tagline: Pitch a Tent. Sigh.
The Old Man: In what was the least shocking plot twist, Maeby
is not actually dead. I think I had that.
The Walking Dead:
Daryl Dixon: The Book of Carol: So
those two chicks kidnapped that dude just to pump out babies? This franchise has officially run out of ideas. But I was thinking this week, just how exactly
does Carol plan on finding Daryl now that she is in France.
Only Murders in the
Building: At the end of the first
season, after they solved the murder, Mabel mentioned about loose ends before
grabbing some more campaigns. A new murder presents itself and those loose ends
were never brought up again. Finally,
two and half seasons later, the new Three Amigos have brought up those loose
ends. This implies the killer is someone
who was around from the beginning. I
think we can cross off Uma and Lester. Was
Tie-Dye guy mad he got written off?
Since the murder seems to have been carried off by multiple people; maybe
he recruited all of Mabel’s forgotten love interests. The Arconiacs have also not been seen in a
while. Then there was the serial
murderer that Merv talked about during the blackout episode. What exactly is the legal status of Teddy
Dimas?
But one thing we were told to ask by Detective Williams was
the “why now?” Winnie gets poisoned, Jan
has a note on her door, and then there is long break at the end of season two,
before Sazz is shot. So why now? Why were there no threats from the killer
with that year break in the middle? Or
were there and we just did not see them?
We did not see the Westies in season but there were theoretically
around. Thankfully they revealed they
were the one cashing the checks. It was
extremely obvious it was them, especially when Howard saw there were five
different signatures. Still, I do not
think any of them are the killer. He is
the hall pass of one of them. I still
think this will tie back to the first season and Teddy might have shot to the
top of my murder board.
So much going on at the end, I have not even brought up the
old lady cat fight! Oh my.
Tell Me Lies: Umm, why was
the one sorority sister on the discipline board of someone who was accused of raping
one of her sister? Why would you think
she would be impartial? Except she through
her sister under the bus and let the guy get off. Oof.
So is that really why Lucy and Lydia grew apart? Then why would Stephan say to Lucy that Lydia
was excited to see her? Does Stephen not
know what went on and think they are still friends? Grant, there is a very high probability that
he was just being a troll.
There has been a lot focus on Drew the last couple
weeks. I wonder if he will finally make an
appearance this season. I still hold on
to the prediction that he is either dead (probably by his own hand) or in
prison by the time we get to the wedding.
Survivor: Uh-oh, you do not make big moves this early,
that one lady is in trouble. She even
broke two rules of the new era, if someone wants to make a big move early: let
them, and let them be the target. Do not
make a counter big move and then become the target. And certainly do not make a big move to keep
the annoying guy because you think you can beat him. Other people will think that two and will
probably get you out first especially if you just pull off a big move.
The Challenge: Battle
of the Eras: Ummm, so what are they
going to do with no male Era 1 players anymore?
Is Rachel in the clear or can other Eras still chose Rachel, they will
just have to pick a different guy to go into the arena. Are the two guy captains who do not win just automatically
going in from here on out?
Agatha All Along:
Ummmm, is everyone but Scarlet Witch’s
kid dead now? Where was Rio? Is she going to come in and save
everyone? She does not really seem like
the saving people in danger kind of person.
The Walking Dead: Daryl
Dixon: The Book of Carol: I never
thought any show could have a dumber name than High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, but this may actually
take the cake. At least High School
Musical was likely in on the joke of the silly name. This is just stupid. Also stupid: flying to France in the middle
of a zombie apocalypse. No way am I
getting in that thing.
Only Murders in the
Building: We finally meet Dudenoff… and
he is dead (seems obvious the Westies are cashing the checks). So do we have a serial killer on our hands or
just two killers who had the same idea to get rid of a body? This makes me wonder if the power goes of randomly
in any of the first three seasons. But I
guess this exonerates the Brothers Sisters.
But they never did explain why the one’s footprint was on the
windowsill. Did she visit her mentor;
look out the window and just leave? I
wonder if that will come back up. But I
did get a vibe from the writer who threw the directors under the bus this
week. The guy does have 20/10 vision
which would make for a good sniper shot.
Granted he did have an alibi during his episode, though he would not be
the first person to fake an alibi.
Tell Me Lies: I never
thought we could possibly get a Thanksgiving episode as good as Slapsgiving
during How I Met Your Mother, but this may have topped that. There was at least more slapping. Sure, it was convoluted how they got everyone
in the same place at the same time, but it was definitely worth it.
The Challenge: Battle
of the Eras: Sigh, another week, another
Era 1 player going home. So Rachel is
just the captain every week now? What if
she goes home next week? Can they no
longer send in Era 1?
Joan: Great soundtrack, the rest of the show is
forgettable. Who knew the greasy guy
from Fear the Walking Dead was still
working? I cannot remember seeing him in
anything since he was killed off.
Agatha All Along:
I am still not all that interested in
the trial of week format, but Aubrey Plaza being unhinged upped the entertainment
level infinitely this week.
The Ark: Oh wow,
they made it to the planet, but not surprising some did not stay. People gotta be on the titular ship. So are they just going to have two storylines
next season? Not that I think there will
be a next season. With Chucky canceled,
this will likely follow.
Snowpiercer: The show ends like it began, with the tailies
fighting to take control of Snowpiercer.
Apropos I guess.
Only Murders in the
Building: More Ben Glenroy
double? If he keeps showing up, I may have
to put him on my murder board. Of
course, that is if he survived the episode.
It would be funny if they killed off Paul Rudd twice. I certainly do not think the Brothers sisters
did it. And it is not just because it is
way too early to for them to find the murderer.
We still need a why and a why now.
Then there is also the how: how did they get access to both apartments. Of course if it is not them, what about the
shoes? Are we just going to learn that
it is a common sole?
Tell Me Lies: I was skeptical
that Lydia’s brother possibly raping Pippa caused their riff in the future, but
now I think that just might be it. And since
he did the same thing to Diana’s sorority sister, it seems even more likely that
is what he did to Pippa. But it surprising that we are over halfway
through the season and we are just at October.
I wonder if they are going to just do one semester this season. But it was a bit disappointing with an episode
entitled, Evil, Ornery, Scandalous, and Evil” and not overt Sublime reference inside
of it.
Survivor: Nothing like an episode entitled, “Epic Boss
Girl Move” to spoil that someone in the bro alliances was going home.
The Challenge: Battle
of the Eras: Sigh, another week, another
Era 1 player going home. This is getting
boring.
Agatha All Along:
The first episode was very entertaining,
but many they should have stuck with a new prestige parody every week because I
am not looking forward to a new Witches’ Road trial for the next month. This week’s episode really drug along.
The Ark: Oh way,
they really made it to an inhabitable planet.
Though, I have a feeling something might happen in the finale that will
keep them on the ark even longer. They are
trying to blackmail people into blackmailing other people on the ark. Maybe that is not the place to stay very
long.
Snowpiercer: So not only did the big haired scientist we just
met put the Earth into deep freeze, but he also turned out to be Alex’s father? What big reveal related to him do they have
in the finale?
Only Murders in the
Building: Whatever Paul Rudd was
doing last season, it did not work for me. He just cannot do unlikeable very
well. His character came off more like a SNL sketch. Now his weirdo Irish
stuntman, this was hilarious. Nice to see with all the big names they brought
in this season, they still held a few things back.
Ever since Mabel was kicked out of the Arconia, I have been wondering how she
would get back in. I could have never guessed that it would be squatting in a
killer’s apartment. Though It is pretty obvious the Portugal guy is not the
killer, the killer was just taking advantage of the empty room. Could the
killer be the Paramount producer? It is obviously way too early to reveal the
killer and she will just be a red herring. I am guessing she had some
connection to Sazz and that is why she was there. Maybe Sazz got her to be an
investor. But why the gun, and why point it at the trio who she has met?
Tell Me Lies: Oh Diana, what
the fork are you doing? And why do these
women keep on coving for this douchebag?
No wonder he is just walking around in the future timeline, these girls
keep on giving him alibis and covering up his crimes.
Survivor: There is always someone who breaks the cardinal
rule of playing to hard early in the game and gets set home because of it. Oh well.
The Challenge: Battle
of the Eras: Why are people still scared
of CT? The guy put on a bunch of pounds
since his last season. It was not at all
surprising he lost. It was a lot more surprising
that Tina was so good at removing nails.
Agatha All Along:
Okay, that was fun, though I kind of
wish we had gotten more parodies of prestige television kind of like how Wandavision
was a walk through the history of sitcoms.
That should have been the first
season and then the witch’s road could have been the second season.
The Ark: This
felt too much like the alternative universe episode from earlier this episode,
just with less people. Though it was hilarious
that Garnet basically ghosted the clone after they got back.
Snowpiercer: Oh hey, Melanie is still around. But did they just reveal that the nerdy scientist
caused the deep freeze? That is a very
big twist to present this late in the show.
Only Murders in the
Building: I was wonder about that what
happened to what Sazz wrote. Of course Mabel
knows of the forensic stuff that will show you where blood (and other bodily
fluids) was. As we learned, that was the
phase that was used when they switched out Charles for Sazz. But how actually does that help with the
investigation? Hopefully this is not another
misunderstanding like the Savage-Sandwich mistake from season 2.
I have also said that I do not believe someone is actually
dead until I see a body. Though, I am
not sure if someone seeing their ghost counts as seeing the body. I guess the cops can do a DNA test on the ashes
which should confirm or not that is Sazz (though again, until there is a flashback,
I may still have a sinking suspicious that she could have planted some DNA in
the ashes). Detective William’s return
in season three cannot be topped, but her coming in with a SWAT team comes
close.
Right after season three ended, Jan was very high on my
murder board; her old apartment was even on the other side of the Arconia. Granted there does seem to be retconning of
that side of the building to make them all seem like weirdos. But at least they are very funny
weirdos. I wonder how much time we will
spend over there. We still need to meet
Christmas guy, and I have to image Charles will have a run in with the person
with the hall pass. We also need to
figure out what is up with the pig.
But back to Jan, it does not seem like she was involved, she
definitely seemed too distraught to have killed Sazz, and of course there was
the whole being in jail alibi. So, if
not Jan, who? Clearly it was someone in
the creepy room. But whose room is that and
what is with the pig? Of course there has
to be something more to that because I am sure they can figure out whose room
that is from the person that took over from Bunny.
Tell Me Lies: Ooo, two
future scenes in the premiere, there were only two of all last season. But there were none in the second episode, so
I wonder if we will get any more scenes until the final. I was guessing there might be and that is why
they shaved off Stephen’s hideous wig, so they would not have to keep putting
that ferret on his head. But why exactly
is Lydia mad at Lucy for? Does she get
her brother in trouble for maybe raping Pippa?
It did seem like whatever she is mad about, it happened more recently to
have been something that happened in sophomore year. But I did call very early that Diana was Pippa’s
secret lover. Granted, it pretty much had
to be her unless it was someone we had not met yet.
The show was a bit vague with what happened to Wrigley’s
brother. Where is he? Was there ever a follow up about Macy? It seemed like every at the party last season
was able to figure out that what Wrigley and his brother were talking about was
about Macy. I do wonder if we will see
the brother at all this season, the actor is no longer listed in the cast. Could they really kill him off-screen? I have always assumed since he is not at the
future wedding that he is either dead or in jail. I am more leaning towards dead every passing
episode.
But poor Bree, she was the only pure character at the end of
last season. Now it seems like all these
heathens have finally been able to corrupt her and she might actually hook up with…
Lucifer? That is really going down a dark
path. Now the question is, has she learned
that the person Evan cheats on with was Lucy by the engagement part? If not, will it come out sometime after the
party, but before the wedding? Hopefully
we do get more than future scenes this season than just the end of the season.
The Challenge: Battle
of the Eras: Trivia is always the
best challenge, but for some reason they really try to mess it up. Why did two people get dunked every wrong question? Why did the person who answered wrong not get
dunked? Also Challenge trivia is not the
most entertaining as it is more entertaining when they mess up fourth grade knowledge.
Snowpiercer: I
feel like I missed an episode, I do not remember what happened to Roashe at all. But we are getting the inevitable teamup
between Wilford and Layton. I am sure that
will end well.
Orphan Black: Echoes: Apologies for the “Thanos was right” type statement,
but is cloning the smartest people in attempt to solve climate change and other
major issues at the time really that bad?
Sure, very unethical to do this without permission but it should do more
good than harm. But a bad ending to a bad
show. I audibly laughed when the bad guy
killed the younger Jessica Jones only for there be another one with a bad wig.
Only Murders in the
Building: Backula!!! Though, he is kind of on top of my murder board
after the first episode. But the big
question is: is he a good enough shot to kill someone from across the street and
through glass? Maybe I should scroll
through his IMDB to see if he has any sniper experience. There were moments that I thought maybe Sazz
did not die as my number one rule in television shows, if you do not see a
body, then they are not dead (and even if you see the body, there is still a chance
they are not really dead).
I guess the Bulgarian replacements pretty much confirm it was
her, but I still go back to my number one rule on television. Until I see a flashback, I will probably
still have an inkling she somehow survived.
But then who is the body? Could Sazz
have put something in the incinerator and have spare parts to make people think
she is dead? Though the killer presumably
cleaned up after themselves. It is weird
that the camera made note of Sazz writing something with her blood, but the
killer then cleaned it up. Unless some
forensic equipment will be able to detect it.
The Challenge: Battle
of the Eras: Well, looks like Tony
Time is already over. Moron. I usually complain whenever the peanut gallery
helps one contestant, but that was just karma that everyone ganged up on Tony.
The Ark: Myonly take
away from this episode: nerd sex. I am
kind of glad this is not on premium television.
I am not sure I wanted to see a more graphic version of that scene.
Snowpiercer: It was pretty obvious on Lost when someone was
going to die. One of the lesser characters
would get their own episode and die at the end.
With an episode entitled, The Engineer, my first thought, oh, that dude
is going to die. But then they talked about
Melanie being the head engineer so I thought maybe she was the titular character. Nope dude died at the end. Why didn’t he put on a space suit thing? Kind of an easily avoided death. And don’t they need an engineer to run the train?
But just a week after saying the new antagonist was no
Wilford, Wilford actually shows up. About
time. We are halfway through the season. He wasted no time going full Wilford just
messing with everyone. Welcome back.
Orphan Black: Echoes: Really, of all the aunts that could have
shown up? If you cannot get any of the
clones, at least bring in Uncle Donnie instead.
Oh well, thankfully only one episode left.
The Challenge: Battle
of the Eras: Ugg, This could have
been an epic elimination with so many annoying people going home. Instead, Paulie and Amanda were the only ones
I was happy to go home. But why was that
stupid block a door challenge the iconic Era Four elimination? Was it just because scrawny Jay managed to be
CT? But all that told me was that the challenge
makers have been slacking for the last ten seasons.
The Ark: So who
blew up the gen three clones? Are we finally
going to meet the Eastern Allience?
House of the Dragon: Child murder in the first episode? Welcome back to Westeros. But I have to say, this episode actually felt
more… fun than the first season which seemed to be humorless and a bore. This felt more like Game of Thrones at least in tone.
Going back to the wall also Helped a little. Hopefully we get more non-Targaryen this season
to break up the monotony.
The Acolyte: So Jason Mendoza is definitely the Master and
they are barely even trying to hide it.
Though did he really have time to cut himself down, beat the evil twin
to the Wookie and double back so he could surprise everyone?
The Challenge
All-Stars 4: You would think with all
the stupid carnival games, Ace would have had an advantage, except he still came
in last. Oh well, ho home ending like
much Challenges end.
Pretty Little Liars:
Summer School: Wait, did this show actually
come up with a competent ending? And I did not realize how much that dude
looked like Skeet Ulrich until he pulled off that mask. But they had to ruin the competent ending
with the stupid postscript. The undead
serial killer is just way too clichéd
The Chi: I looked at the clock with just moments to go and
thought to myself, literally nothing has happened in this episode yet… and
moments later they blew up a kid. Oh, wait,
that was just a fake out. Oh well, at least
we had one child murder this week on television this week. But they have to finally take down Douda for
that in the finale, right?
The Acolyte: Not that the first two episodes were barnburners,
but this episodes just ground the momentum to a halt. And I am confused. Just how were the kids created? Why was the evil twin so mad at the Jedi
since she started the fire? What happened
to the witched? And where the fork was Jason
Mendoza?!?
The Challenge
All-Stars 4: Poor Flora, had to limp
away from the challenge. Even TJ could
not give his usual vitriol for quitters.
But they really need to do more carnival/backyard games so they do not
kill one of these contestants that are closer to AARP than college. In an ideal world, there would be a 40 year
old minimum so people like Flora can have a chance.
Pretty Little Liars:
Summer School: So they are really
going to wait until the final to confirm if Bloody Mary is actually Imogen’s
mother or not. Way to drag that
out. Meh.
The Chi: Wait, Douda and Dwayne Wayne know each
other? Did we know that? But Victor getting off on a technicality was a
little silly. I wonder if his political
career will have blowback from the arrest.
But even sillier was that one chick wants Douda dead, had a gun to the back
of his head, but just walked away. They are
really going to drag this out as long as possible.
The Acolyte: So Jason Mendoza is definitely the Master,
right? If so, he will go from playing a solemn monk who was secretly a goofball
to playing a goofball who is secretly a Sith (which basically and evil Jedi and
Jedi's are monk-like). He better throw a
Molotov cocktail sometime this season.
The Challenge
All-Stars 4: I feel like this show has
an unusual number of color blind people on this show. You would think the amount of times a contestant
brings up being color blind, they would stop doing these color specific challenges.
Pretty Little Liars:
Summer School: The Hell House was hilarious;
though I am not sure it was supposed to be.
But Bloody Mary is Imogen’s mother.
Huh? But I guess when the twist
in the original show was that Alison’s brother turned out to be her other
brother’s girlfriend, this makes more sense.
So is this a twin situation or is Imogen just crazy.
The Chi: When is the men’s group going to finally stop
talking about dealing Douda and actually do something? Well, besides the previous failed assassination
attempt. But baby-daddy twist was a bit
too soap-opera like. Does the timeline
even work? She was gone a very long time
and was not showing when she was rescued. This seems more like a retcon more than
a plot twist.
The Veil: Well, that was a confusing ending. But to be honest, I really was not paying close attention.
The Challenge
All-Stars 4: I am annoyed whenever
the peanut gallery helps during elimination, but why was Leroy not louder in
telling Kam she was missing ball? Ugg,
we could have gotten rid of Cara Maria. And
now she has a star. But re
Under the Bridge: I guess that is why they made Warren seem
sympathetic despite doing some horrible things.
The postscript made it seem like he turned his life around afterwards.
Hacks: I am starting to get tired of the hate each,
but now the like each other and back again of this show
Pretty Little Liars:
Summer School: With it being Friday
the 13th, I thought for sure the movie nerd was going to be targeted
this we. But running barefoot was one of
the weaker trials so far.
The Chi: It is weird seeing protests on the show about
defunding the police, a phase I have not heard in a while, when the professional
protesting class has moved on to Ceasefire.
But Victor went and got arrested.
Is he finally going to turn on Douda?
What actually can he do at this point if his DNA is at the crime scene and
Douda’s is not?
The Challenge
All-Stars 4: Oh poor Cara Maria, all
the manipulation did not work this time and she lost her star. I was wonder why Averey would not want to go
down against a vertically challenged person in a jumping challenge, but it did
look like Tina’s trampoline was a little higher so I wonder if they did adjust
it for height. But as funny had it been
to take Kam’s place and then take Cara Maria’s star, annoying the two who have
been trying to manipulate things the last couple weeks, maybe it was best
politically. Still, Averey needs a star
bad because there are likely not many more chances.
Under the Bridge: Wait, do they really have co-od juvie in Canada? The pregnancy rate has to be sky high
there. But this show is trying way too
much to try and make Warren sympathetic.
At the very least he kicked a defenseless girl. He deserves what he gets.
Survivor: I kind of liked the new final challenge, much
better than the usual standing until ssomeone drops or that stupid catch the balls
contraption. With that said, what a hilariously
bad ending to a hisleriously bad season.
I really hope very few “New Era” players return for season 50.
Hacks: That was kind of cheap to have Debra lose out
on the late night gig only for her to get it two episodes later because the guy
they pick would rather do some crappy bio-flick by some no name writer.
Pretty Little Liars:
Summer School: The doctor getting
mysteriously pushed hurts my she is Bloody Rose theory… though that she did not
see anyone is suspicious. Maybe she did
not see anyone because she threw herself down the stairs.
The Chi: Wait, was the Jesus at the start of the
episode supposed to look like Victor with dreads because that was who I thought
that was when I first say that. Maybe it
was meant to look like him to remind us of him since he took the episode off. But did we know that Victor’s buddy and Douda
henchman was also the weed grower’s daddy?
That just make all the attempted murder going back and forth more messy.
The Challenge
All-Stars 4: Trivia is usually the
best week, but Challenge trivia, especially about the season they are doing, was
kind of lame.
Under the Bridge: Oh joy, more unnecessary flashbacks.
Survivor: Lol, four straight people go home with an
Idol thinking Q was the target; Q finds an Idol and finally gets voted
off. This season is so stupid.
Hacks: Cool, they got Shooter McGavin back on a golf
course. It is probably obvious he won
the tournament. But I was a little
surprised Debra did not get the job. What
are they going to do the rest of the season?
Watch her do some YouTube late night show. I just hope the guy th
Pretty Little Liars:
Summer School: Is Mouse really that
stupid that her grandma with dementia was in charge of getting her to the party? She probably should not be driving.
A Gentleman in Moscow: Oh yeah, I completely forgot about Chekov’s
guns. But what a heart racing finale. Unfortunately the ending was very vague. They used the 3:4 aspect ratio for flashbacks,
I wonder what the significance of them here.
I got the sense that it was a dream sequence. I seems like Rostov did not get out, but what
happened to Anna? It seems like she
should have gotten to Finland with Osip’s help but why was she not able to get
to Sofia? Was she just to famous to not
get caught like Osip suggested earlier.
They played the ending like reality where we would not learn what happened
behind the Iron Curtain, but this was fictional, I would rather have gotten a
definitive answer to what happened to Rostov and Anna other than some vague dream
sequence.
The Chi: So just how long of leach does Emmitt have to
kill the person Douda told him to? And will
he use her to get back at Douda?
The Veil: I am beginning to think I would like this
show much more if Josh Charles was the main character.
The Challenge
All-Stars 4: I thought it was silly when Janelle volunteered to go in the first
women’s elimination, which would be a very long time she would need to hold on
to that Star. But that begs the
question, when is the right time to volunteer so you can get a Star. Obviously Nicole, a firefighter would send
herself in with a choice of two lightweight and a physical challenge. So now she has her Star, but presumably she
will have to try to keep it for five more eliminations with eight people
left. Though, I wonder if they do a musical
chairs situation when there will be four people left when it is time for the
finals, but only three Star holders.
Survivor: Bad move by Charlie. Marie is clearly going with I want to sit
next to lay-ups at Final Tribal strategy.
She is going to get rid of him as soon as she can. He should have teamed up with Venus and Liz and
do his own lay-up strategy. But how
stupid can Venus be. Two straight weeks
Q was the decoy to get out someone with an Idol. Why would she think that would change this
week?
Hacks: Wait, Debra is all of the sudden offended by
jokes. Making things makes less sense,
she grew a conscious the episode right after her very own Roast.
Pretty Little Liars:
Summer School: So are they just
doing a reverse Friday the 13th
where the serial turned out to be Jason’s mother and then Jason became the serial
killer in the second movie? But I put all
my money on the shrink to be the “mom.”
But this show is still really horrible with way too many pop culture
references. Noa remains the only
interesting character. And apparently
she is a lesbian now. Cool.
A Gentleman in Moscow: I am not sure if it were screeners and it
will be added later, but my version did not give us any dates as to when this takes
place. Thankfully Stalin died and it is
easy to find out that was in 1953, or 6 years since the last episode or 14 years
since we last Mishka if my math is correct.
This episode answered a few questions I have had. I wondered if the characters would ever learn
what really happened to Lena and it turns out the manager knew and even had a hand
into what happened to her. I have also
wondered if Rostov actually wrote the poem that saved his life and we got that answer
this week too. Now for the biggest
question of the series, with one episode left, will Rostov leave the
hotel? This episode does end with him saying
that they need to leave that place. Now
the question is, will he be able to get away.
The Chi: So the
cliffhanger of the mid-season finale was Victor heading off to kill Douda. Then moments into the midseason premiere he
runs into someone and was just like, naw.
Meh, just how many times is this show going to almost kill Douda before
giving him a reprieve? And now Douda
will spare Emmitt if he kills the person that sent Emmitt to kill Douda. Ugg, just kill of Douda already. He is really bogging down the show.
The Veil: My only take away from the first two episodes
is that at least someone called Elizabeth Moss out for that poor accent.
The Challenge
All-Stars 4: Instead of trying to
get into the middle group to help LeRoy, should Kam not try to get into the
bottom? If her team is in the bottom,
then it is less likely that LeRoy’s team gets in the bottom. Though I have to wonder why Kam was not penalized
for taking her bobblehead off before the challenge was over.
Under the Bridge: The problem with shows that should have been a
movie is we get completely unnecessary episodes like this. We really did not need to see the dead chick’s
parent’s meet cute. But I was surprised
she mentioned her killer at the start of the episode. I thought they would tease why exactly she had
the boots in her closet. Instead they
confirmed she killed her in a very nonchalant way.
Survivor: Lol, you think after Hunter got blindsided last
week after being convinced Q was the easy vote, no one would get duped again. Except they pulled the exactly same play this
week. Of course they are not going to
vote out Q, everyone wants to sit next to him at Final Tribal. Sitting
next to him, Venus, and / or raving lunatic Liz will be one of the easiest wins
in the history of the show.
Ghosts: Really, they are doing another cliffhanger? I wonder if Isaac will be missing for as long
as Flower was this season.
A Gentleman in Moscow: Interesting, they switched from days the
gentleman has been to the exact year. So
no more long division, but now I need to try and remember when the first started. I believe that was 1921. So that put it at about 26 years, or about 8
years since the last episode if my math is correct.
I always assumed Rostov would leave the hotel at some point,
but I figured that would be the final scene of the series, I really was shocked
that it actually happened in this episode.
With two episodes left it seemed obvious he would find his way back into
the hotel, the only question was how. I
guess it makes the most sense that Osip was the one to show some humanity and
empathy for Rostov. Now I wonder if the
show ends with Osip letting Rostov out.
Maybe he helps fake his death and can leave that way.
Shōgun: We finally get Crimson Sky and it was…
someone killing herself at sundown? Definitely
not what I was expecting. I thought the
ninja at the end were going to be Crimson Sky, but they were there to get Mariko.
The Challenge
All-Stars: Poor, Cyrus, shows up
only to be sent in. I really wish there
was a 40 year old age limit floor so the old folks like Cyrus could actually have
a chance. But I wonder if that elimination
is the new, safer version of Hall Brawl.
They tried and failed by adding puzzles and other lame things, but this
is more interesting alternative.
Survivor: We have had plenty of bad players to play this game, but no one has a further gulf between how bad they are and how good they actually think they are playing that Q. I never thought anyone would surpass Coach in this category, but here we are. That was just a clusterfork of a Tribal.
Ghosts: It was
kind of lame that a basement ghost was sucked off and no one even noticed just
to hide that Flower was still around. But
now we have a crazy Chekov’s Puritan Ghost floating in the ground somewhere. And just where was this hole they all fell into?
A Gentleman in Moscow: Just two short episodes Lena was a precocious
little girl, and now she is leaving a precocious little girl in the hands of Rostov. This show is moving really fast. I assumed the narrator of the show was Lena,
but I guess it may actually be her daughter.
Though I am still confused why Lena spent so much time as a child in the
hotel and why she had the skeleton key.
And then, what will become of Mishka? They arrested the guy they needed
to bring down to save him, but he was spreading news of the famine which I assume
the party does not want getting out.