Comments by Carissa Pavlica

1. Beauty and the Beast Review: A Little Jab Will Do Ya

   5/18/2013 10:37 PM
   
   I'm really glad you guys saw some of the flaws that I saw in the episode. A few things that I did notice but did't mention were the lack of emotion as Vincent was being pulled away, his inability to tear through the straps, her not giving him the gun (I thought she was for a moment) and that we didn't learn Tyler's place in the Muirfield world. Good catch on stepmom not showing up. They're newly married, to top it off! Felt like new writers took over for the finale. Weird.

2. Arrow Season Finale Review: "Sacrifice"

   5/16/2013 1:14 AM
   
   @RandomCommentor I totally agree about being charged with neglecting to help someone seeking it, and I was in that circumstance myself with an assault once. However, Malcolm had no idea who those people were, only where they lived. He based his opinion of what happened to her on the neighborhood, never thinking that good people in bad circumstances ended up in that neighborhood, too, the same ones his wife was there to help. So he blamed an ambiguous radius of the city and intended to destroy it. If he had put that same energy into helping the area, imagine what he could have accomplished.

3. Arrow Season Finale Review: "Sacrifice"

   5/16/2013 12:47 AM
   
   @MJ I'm pretty sure Oliver was lying to his friend about taking out his father to give him peace as he died. Malcolm's face in the rubble showed no signs of life after Oliver pierced him through the heart with an arrow. One Merlyn got an arrow, the other got re-bar in an attempt to save his love.

4. The Client List Review: A High Price to Pay

   5/13/2013 7:04 PM
   
   @Angela - I agree! My favorite character is Selena, too. It would be Lacey if she would begin holding Riley accountable for her actions. That she's not and has lost her baby in the process has knocked her down a peg or two in my book. Selena climbs higher every episode. She's REAL.

5. NBC Releases 2013-2014 Schedule, Moves Revolution, Parenthood and Chicago Fire

   5/12/2013 8:02 PM
   
   Where's Chicago PD? They didn't pick it up? I'm confused.

6. Supernatural Round Table: "The Great Escapist"

   5/6/2013 10:05 PM
   
   Hi Jrwt - Sam was saying exactly what you're expressing in your comment. He's wondering NOW if he always knew this would come to pass because as a boy he thought he could never go on a quest. He didn't know anything about demon blood, etc., but now is pondering if even then there was a hint of things to come.

7. Beauty and the Beast Review: Beastly Rivalry

   5/3/2013 2:01 AM
   
   Hi Monique! One thing I'm not worried about is Beauty and the Beasteses. Jay Ryan wlll always be the beast on this show, so he's not going anywhere. That means either Gabe gets in line and follows along or he'll be gone. I hope for the former because I think he has a lot to add. Imagine what J.T. could do with earlier DNA and later DNA! Fingers crossed.

8. Beauty and the Beast Review: In a Blaze of Glory

   4/19/2013 6:13 PM
   
   I think that no matter how you look at it, the Evan we learned to know in the last minutes of his life, is dead. Just as Vanessa Chandler, if she's still breathing, is dead as Catherine knew her. Whatever Muirfield does, it's not pleasant and if Evan comes back, it won't be as the man who loved Cat. He will truly be a monster. Perhaps one who can eventually find his way back with help from Vincent, but a monster to start, for sure.

9. TV Ratings Report: Big Drop for Dixie

   4/17/2013 2:17 PM
   
   I stopped watching as soon as they started writing Wade like an idiot. He was showing so much depth and emotion and they ruined him. You can't do that and expect people to stick around. I hope it's cancelled so they can all go on to play better written characters in different shows. They deserve it.

10. Doctor Who Review: The Most Important Leaf In Human History

    4/10/2013 10:49 PM
    
    Y'all are so jaded. You're fun, but you're watching even harder trying to find more in your entertainment than I am. I have a lot of Who fan friends and we all enjoyed the episode for what it was, especially the end, and we're enjoying Smith and Coleman.

11. Being Human Review: Fazed and Confused

    4/9/2013 2:25 PM
    
    @postman - This is a SyFy produced show, while Lost Girls is an acquired show produced in Canada by a Canadian production company. So, SyFy puts the money out on Being Human. The way Sam Witwer was tweeting last night it certainly sounded like it was over. :-( He was telling people to watch the UK Version if the wanted to see more Being Human. Not a good sign!

12. Doctor Who Review: The Most Important Leaf In Human History

    4/7/2013 2:53 PM
    
    You're right! I did miss some things. The color of the book, no matter how many times I watch, still looks different. What I DID miss was her turning the page at the grave, and Oswald on the marker. I watched it several times, but you know how when you're looking for something that just isn't there? I was searching and found something where there was nothing. So - thanks for setting me straight.
    
    As for Matt Smith and the ending, sorry. Can't agree with any of you who disliked it. I felt he was all in and looked great and still love their chemistry. It's for the ending that it got 4.7. I'm re-watching Rose episodes today. We'll see how that affects next week's review!
    
    Wish I was a bible on all TV, but I'm only human, and easily "fazed.' ;-)

13. Doctor Who Review: The Most Important Leaf In Human History

    4/6/2013 11:59 PM
    
    @DJ - I didn't notice the same date. Shoot. The 50th Anniversary is going to be a humdinger. I need to get back into the canon and STAT.

14. Doctor Who Review: The Most Important Leaf In Human History

    4/6/2013 11:27 PM
    
    Nisan - I'm hoping to find a youtube clip...we'll keep you posted!

15. Doctor Who Review: Trapped Like Flies in The World Wide Web

    3/31/2013 12:49 PM
    
    Hey Gabbi - I literally searched the net trying to find something to call the group and Unit made the cut. Apologies to the good guys!
    
    Totally agree with everyone on The Doctor/Clara chemistry. They're going to go down in the history books.
    
    WatchesTooMuch - Orhan Black shows a lot of promise, doesn't it? I learned a lot more from the series commercials than I did from the premiere, but I'm in for the season for sure. It's exciting that BBCA is making it's own content ( or at least procuring it).
    
    How about that re-recorded 1864 song playing over the Copper promos? What a great idea, for the show, the band and the network!

16. Beauty and the Beast Review: The Beautiful Beast

    3/24/2013 12:45 AM
    
    Thanks, JulieDawn, for saying he didn't have his hands up. When I was writing it I could have sworn he did - not all the way up, but up(ish). I will rewatch again. And - yep - I'm fully capable of missing things. We don't get the episodes in advance, but do have a time frame in which we need to get reviews up, so it's a risky business! ;-) That's why I value the opinions of you guys so much. Seriously.
    
    Did you all see the giant leap in ratings? Depending upon the age group, it differed quite a bit, but we're talking between 24-40% from the previous week. Keep chatting it up! Oh how I wish I knew a Nielsen family.
    
    Finally, I cannot tell you all how warm and fuzzy it makes me feel that you use my name when making comments (good OR bad). Thank you for taking the time to notice who is writing. This Beastie teared up a little tonight. :-)

17. The Walking Dead Review: Running Scared

    3/18/2013 1:53 AM
    
    Personally, I think your rating was generous. Every episode gets less and less intriguing and intense and more boring as we have to sit through more scenes of the insufferable ass known as the "Governor." That's what they call me. Yeah, whatever. He was mildly intriguing when he was first introduced but is nothing now but a waste of time.

18. Beauty and the Beast Review: Feel Like Makin' Love

    3/16/2013 1:31 AM
    
    Thanks for your comments. Reading them makes me wish I had SO MUCH MORE TIME to contemplate before writing! You're all so right about how emotional the lovemaking scene was; not just there for titillation or to please viewers. I'm worried about Evan, but hope the new perspective from the DA opens his eyes. I'm as torn on the new DA as I have been about Evan, and can't wait to see what that means over the next 8 eps!! Rock on you guys! Thanks for seeing beyond the love story and genre television to the great writing they're doing. It's so fun to be covering BaTB with y'all!

19. Army Wives Review: Ode to Claudia Joy

    3/12/2013 5:25 PM
    
    Hello all - I'm really sorry you're feeling the pain of losing Claudia Joy so quickly after losing Pamela last year, and then Roxy moving away. But remember, these are actors who want to try new things. Army Wives has to make decisions to bring in new blood to fill the void. I think the new casting decisions were really smart.
    
    A lot of young, talented actors will be joining, as well as Ms. Brooke Shields. They'll be able to hold their own and I think we'll love them just as we did our former friends. Give yourself time to adjust before turning the channel. You owe it to the writers that got you this far. It's been hard, but I'm going to trust them. Fingers crossed!

20. Switched at Birth Review: #TakeBackCarlton

    3/4/2013 11:24 PM
    
    @Essie, while she says the internal lives of deaf people are not "quiet" I don't think she means quiet in the literal sense. As a hearing person who has never been deaf, I will never understand the sense of "noise" a deaf person who has never heard experiences through other senses, but I don't think it would be like music.
    
    For me, trying to read and follow the expressions and mannerisms, etc., was a type of overload, and I would have received as much out of the hour in that regard as with the music. That's my take.

21. Arrow Review: Unhooded

    2/27/2013 11:28 PM
    
    Hi Cornell...nope, I don't want a Felicity/Oliver pairing. If they aren't going to pursue Laurel for a while, I think there is someone else out there for Oliver. He had more sparks with the per archer chick who's name is escaping me as I'm about to fall asleep than he does with McKenna. They make great friends, but his attempt to do more seem forced. Whoever it is would be unknown at this point to me, at least.

22. Switched at Birth Review: A Path Divided

    2/26/2013 12:40 PM
    
    I'm sorry to report, Jen, that the argument has taken that ugly turn. In the end the hearing students were promising to bring more money for more programs, and Melody took it somewhere completely different. I was really quite disappoiinted, considering what I thought the message of SAB would want to get out there.

23. Beauty and the Beast Review: FINALLY

    2/23/2013 9:22 PM
    
    Well, Jay Ryan the man is nothing like Vincent. He's light and funny and has a New Zealand accent. I've never thought of him as acting woodenly, but dark and brooding. His circumstances aren't exactly ideal, being cheerful would hardly suit his situation.
    
    @RoseAnne, you're right about not fleshing out Tess and Heather enough for them to have that scene in the interrogation room. They haven't earned the right to treat her like that, let alone shown their own lives are together enough to expect it from someone else!

24. Being Human Review: Beware The Trojan Horse

    2/19/2013 1:46 PM
    
    As much as I like Nora for Josh, and I do, I hate what she has done in the house. Her attitude has to go. I don't comment on the previews to keep spoilers to a minimum, bit I didn't like what I saw - at all. The only good thing is there wasn't a big fuss over Aidan so Liam obviously doesn't win anything but an opportunity to turn Nora against Josh and cause a "family" fight. Should be fun! ;-)

25. Bunheads Review: She's Come a Long Way

    2/12/2013 12:34 PM
    
    I don't think saying she needs a guy in her life is sexist at all. She lights up when she's with Godot, but he's not the right guy for her. He's not challenging enough or at her level in life. She's chosen to be in Paradise and there's nothing wrong with finding a partner for this phase of her life to share her joys and sorrows with. That's too bad you find it insulting. I think sharing your life with someone is kind of nice.