"And if Kate's been there for weeks why hasn't she bought some food rather than griping about what's in Lauren's fridge.
"I know Kate works long hours but she could take an hour and do some grocery shopping, or how about looking for a place of her own. It's not like she can't afford it so what's holding her back?
"Despite her progress, Kate still has her issues like when she yelled at Justin in the middle of his fundraising dinner. I know she was upset about Danny but making a scene during something that was important to Justin seemed childish."
Throughout the history of this show, Kate has been written as a 12 year old kid.
Carla Day wrote,"There were non-stop laughs from beginning to end. Possibly, the best episode. Ever."
Since the laughs from me were much less frequent than when I've watched most other episodes, I disagree.
The Sheldon character has become merely predictable, and therefore is no longer funny. I think the show would be much funnier if for the next set of episodes (probably next season) the writers thought of Sheldon as merely Ted Baxter from the Mary Tyler Moore show.
For you folks making the autism diagnosis (with which I offer no opinion at this time), is extreme selfishness (as opposed to insensitivity to others) one of the symptoms or indicators????
"only Kate and DA Aaron Davidson ARE neither nice nor interesting."
Fixed that.
Also, I'd like to see more Lauren-centric episodes.
"Even with the lawsuit between the fashion designers, my first instinct was to side with Lauren. You remain loyal to your client. But her client certainly held little respect for her and was quick to make a public spectacle of telling her so when he didn't get his way."
I think your and Lauren's initial instincts were correct. But, assuming for the sake of argument that Ben's recitation of the facts were correct, it became clear that the original client's position was unreasonable, as was his later behavior.
By the way, law firms often have several clients within the same industry. However, representing at the same time an employer and a former employee/current competitor can sometimes be so uncomfortable, from a personal point of view, as to be undoable.
Deanne, good point, particularly as to the female patient. I think the script indicated that the male one was a year away from being in that condition.
dmanflan, I think the story is alleging that the system does not always work as it should.
I thought this was a well-written episode, with interesting story lines. I thought all the actors did very well, too.
My problem with this show is that I neither like nor find interesting the Kate character. Yes, she looks beautiful. But of all the characters who appear more than once on this show, only Kate and DA Aaron Davidson neither nice nor interesting. These are characters I would not miss if they were gone.
"Following a couple weeks off the air, Two and a Half Men returned with an improved episode last night, and it was due to the integration of supporting characters."
"Did anyone else expect some sort of nod to Scott and James being related? I really thought we would get some sort of inside joke, but that wasn’t the case."
Since father and son look and sound so alike, that "inside joke" persisted throughout the episode.
OK. It's now official. It is a new show, with an old title and some leftover characters (e.g., Alan, Jake, Berta) from the old show. So, without burdening this new show with expectations built up by the former excellence of the old show, I'll provide my feelings about the last two episodes: neither last week's nor this week's episode was interesting or funny.
"Of all the things Evan could have done wrong at this moment, it was disregarding Hank's feelings about the future of HankMed. It was beyond obvious he was not in the right place to be thinking about it. Furthermore, he had made it explicitly clear on many occasions that he wasn't in favor of expanding. "
Of course, the premise of the show was that Evan gave up a reasonably successful career to help get his emotionally devastated brother Hank back on his feet. Kudos to the writers for keeping Hank true to his character–when he faces emotional disappointments, he acts selfish in the extreme. It must have been hell for Evan to have to live, as a kid, with (selfish) Hank begrudgingly taking care of him. Now that Evan has more than returned the favor (aided, of course, by the fact that Hank is a good doctor), it would be cool to see Evan start his own concierge medical service (obviously in partnership with a physician or two).
I think this was one of the better non-Charlie episodes this season. Among other things I enjoined about this show, Alan was not the annoying whining conniver, which in my opinion has really dragged the show down the last two or more seasons. While there did not seem to be enough of the good stuff we expect from a show branded Two and a Half Men, this episode had much less of the disappointing elements.
Having Tony be the biological father of Wendy's kid would be terrible. One of the worst things one can do to a kid (or to a kid's father) is to lie about his or her parentage, which Wendy would have been doing if the boy is Tony's biological son. Sure, it does happen in real life, and in the fictional world of "NCIS" Wendy might just be that ruthless. Such a story line would be an unneeded burden for the writers, what with having to deal with the potential psychological damage to the boy.
Best line of the episode:
After Quarles tells Boyd that he (Quarles) and his organization are offering a partnership arrangement to Boyd and his folks, and Boyd responds that he suspects that such a partnership would mean that Boyd and his folks would do all the work while Quarles and his organization collect all the money, Quarles responds,
"Amen to that."
I thought just about everything in this episode was predictable, and barely moderately funny. I'm still rooting for Lorre and company to make this a success, but this episode does not make for success.
Did anyone else notice that despite Alan's name having been put on the deed to the house, Walden's threat to Alan that he would have to move out if the girlfriend's didn't get along better, while said and taken in jest, was not disputed by Alan?
Nice to see the sibling relationship between Hank and Evan being one of mutual respect for the second week in a row.
Hey, Raj thanks and compliments Divya for breaking them up because, he says, he actually did not want to be married to her. Yet, even though Divya tells Raj that she'll be getting another payment off to his parents, Raj doesn't say, "Divya, since you what you did is what I actually wanted, I will split the payments with you."
What's up with that? I hope the writers take that into account, like having Divya tap Raj for the money.
Anyone else notice that Amy seemed to have lost her monotone in this week's episode, both in the lab and earlier with Bernadette and Penny in Penny's apartment?
Justified reminds me of The Godfather movies-there are bad guys for whom we root. (In The Godfather movies, all we had were bad guys.)
"Is $46,000 really all that Limehouse has left of the money?" If I heard correctly, Limehouse said that with the $46,000 were receipts showing that the rest of the money had been spent by Mags in buying up property. That is something that is verifiable. So, either Limehouse is lying, or the government has tied up all the property and Mags' wealth was not as extensive as the government was led to believe, or there are one or more straw men out there holding property for the remaining Bennetts.
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Comments by Ira
Fairly Legal Review: The Titanic Syndrome
"Throughout the history of this show, Kate has been written as a SELFISH 12 year old kid."
Fairly Legal Review: The Titanic Syndrome
"I know Kate works long hours but she could take an hour and do some grocery shopping, or how about looking for a place of her own. It's not like she can't afford it so what's holding her back?
"Despite her progress, Kate still has her issues like when she yelled at Justin in the middle of his fundraising dinner. I know she was upset about Danny but making a scene during something that was important to Justin seemed childish."
Throughout the history of this show, Kate has been written as a 12 year old kid.
The Big Bang Theory Review: Oh, Gosh, Golly, I Made a Boo-Boo
Since the laughs from me were much less frequent than when I've watched most other episodes, I disagree.
The Sheldon character has become merely predictable, and therefore is no longer funny. I think the show would be much funnier if for the next set of episodes (probably next season) the writers thought of Sheldon as merely Ted Baxter from the Mary Tyler Moore show.
For you folks making the autism diagnosis (with which I offer no opinion at this time), is extreme selfishness (as opposed to insensitivity to others) one of the symptoms or indicators????
Fairly Legal Review: The Politics of Death
Fixed that.
Also, I'd like to see more Lauren-centric episodes.
"Even with the lawsuit between the fashion designers, my first instinct was to side with Lauren. You remain loyal to your client. But her client certainly held little respect for her and was quick to make a public spectacle of telling her so when he didn't get his way."
I think your and Lauren's initial instincts were correct. But, assuming for the sake of argument that Ben's recitation of the facts were correct, it became clear that the original client's position was unreasonable, as was his later behavior.
By the way, law firms often have several clients within the same industry. However, representing at the same time an employer and a former employee/current competitor can sometimes be so uncomfortable, from a personal point of view, as to be undoable.
Fairly Legal Review: The Politics of Death
dmanflan, I think the story is alleging that the system does not always work as it should.
I thought this was a well-written episode, with interesting story lines. I thought all the actors did very well, too.
My problem with this show is that I neither like nor find interesting the Kate character. Yes, she looks beautiful. But of all the characters who appear more than once on this show, only Kate and DA Aaron Davidson neither nice nor interesting. These are characters I would not miss if they were gone.
Archer Season Finale Review: Self Awareness in Space
"I have to feel like Lana stripping down to her space pasties was a little unnecessary." And I have to feel we should see more of Lana, and Cheryl.
Two and a Half Men Review: It's Momageddon!
Yes! But still only a 3 star episode.
In Plain Sight Review: Phantom Pain
Depends on how the writers set this up. The Dad is living right down the street. There is no reason, so far, for the Mary character to hog parenthood.
Justified Review: Mine Your Business
I don't remember Tanner confessing that he rigged the bomb in the sheriff's car.
Justified Review: Mine Your Business
Justified Review: Robert Quarrels
Only a 3.5 star rating, Dan? Perhaps you are going Arlo without meds. ;-)
Even if this is not my favorite episode of the season, this episode still rates FIVE (5) STARS (*****).
Hawaii Five-0 Review: Archer Hits The Mark
Since father and son look and sound so alike, that "inside joke" persisted throughout the episode.
Two and a Half Men Review: The Great Oswalt
Royal Pains Season Finale Review: 50/50
Of course, the premise of the show was that Evan gave up a reasonably successful career to help get his emotionally devastated brother Hank back on his feet. Kudos to the writers for keeping Hank true to his character–when he faces emotional disappointments, he acts selfish in the extreme. It must have been hell for Evan to have to live, as a kid, with (selfish) Hank begrudgingly taking care of him. Now that Evan has more than returned the favor (aided, of course, by the fact that Hank is a good doctor), it would be cool to see Evan start his own concierge medical service (obviously in partnership with a physician or two).
Justified Review: Oxy Morons
I expect Jere Burns' Wynn Duffy to contribute to the demise of Neal McDonough's Robert Quarles sooner rather than later.
In the preview for next week's episode, was that Raymond J. Barry's Arlo Givens being knocked on the head while standing in a shallow hole?
Two and a Half Men Review: "Not In My Mouth"
The Mentalist Review: Murderess Needs a Spa Day
2. The ending of this episode reminded me of the ending of Body Heat
NCIS Round Table: "Secrets"
Justified Review: The Cadillac of Beans
After Quarles tells Boyd that he (Quarles) and his organization are offering a partnership arrangement to Boyd and his folks, and Boyd responds that he suspects that such a partnership would mean that Boyd and his folks would do all the work while Quarles and his organization collect all the money, Quarles responds,
"Amen to that."
Justified Review: The Cadillac of Beans
NCIS Review: The Secret Life of Tony DiNozzo
Best: Well done development of Tony's back story.
Worst: This week's mystery was awfully weak.
Two and a Half Men Review: The Working Class and Aristocrat
Did anyone else notice that despite Alan's name having been put on the deed to the house, Walden's threat to Alan that he would have to move out if the girlfriend's didn't get along better, while said and taken in jest, was not disputed by Alan?
Royal Pains Review: Midsummer Dreams
Hey, Raj thanks and compliments Divya for breaking them up because, he says, he actually did not want to be married to her. Yet, even though Divya tells Raj that she'll be getting another payment off to his parents, Raj doesn't say, "Divya, since you what you did is what I actually wanted, I will split the payments with you."
What's up with that? I hope the writers take that into account, like having Divya tap Raj for the money.
The Big Bang Theory Review: Trembling with Confidence
Justified Review: Each Our Own Devil
"Is $46,000 really all that Limehouse has left of the money?" If I heard correctly, Limehouse said that with the $46,000 were receipts showing that the rest of the money had been spent by Mags in buying up property. That is something that is verifiable. So, either Limehouse is lying, or the government has tied up all the property and Mags' wealth was not as extensive as the government was led to believe, or there are one or more straw men out there holding property for the remaining Bennetts.