I too was hoping Hank and Faith would've stayed together. If there is such a thing a soulmates, certainly those two seemed to fit the definition, right down to their shared philosophy of "love the one you're with". All in all, I think this was one of the better seasons in recent years. Except for the side story with the detestable man-hating Ophelia. Couldn't see how Marcy stuck with her for so long - she's more intelligent than that (or so I thought).
I wasn't surprised it was Alex. Her bitterness has been pretty evident since the last episode. What intrigues me though is "The Shop"'s gift to Michael. I think that hand has something in it - think it's a Trojan horse. "It's a trap!!" ;)
Will, you might be reading too much into it. He wasn't portrayed as deliberately setting out to kill his daughter. The father in the story accidentally applied too much force to grabbing his daughter. I can imagine he would be charged with manslaughter. Maybe involuntary manslaughter. P.S. I kind of figured he was the killer as soon as we first met him wearing that cross around his neck. (She was found holding a rosary)
(...continued...) If Sheldon gets tenure, he'll be even more hard to live with/be friends with than he is already. I doubt Leonard would change that much if he got it - but it would bring envious friction to the group. Therefore I think he should get it.
The scene that got me truly laughing out loud was Sheldon's handshake. And everything was going so well with her, what with his apology and all. Fortunately, she's looking at their academic achievements, and not their horrific kissing-up moments. If Raj gets tenure, he'll be insufferable. We've seen this before when he got the cover of the magazine (...more...)
I think it was a day or two ago when he wrote that he was going to slow down on his movie reviews and farm some of them out so that he could concentrate on just reviewing the movies he truly enjoyed. The man had plans, even with the news of his cancer coming back. So this was relatively sudden.
His was a bright light - as so many of his blogs attest. When he wasn't talking about movies he was talking about almost everything else, with wisdom and curiosity. He'll be missed.
@sonde: I agree. I kind of knew instinctively when he asked Hotch to excuse him while he "hit the head" that he was going to go throw up. His revulsion of the man came through so clearly. How he managed to maintain any sense of calm while the guy was trying to work him, manipulate him, was amazing - and it proved to me how great an actor the guy is. Actually - both of them in this case.
@Michael: it doesn't seem clear where he was, exactly. But I'm certain it's the same place he was at in the opening scene. The last scene was him finishing the restoration that he was working on at the beginning.
Loved this episode. There were enough loose ends left to make us want to tune in for the next season. I think Tamsin was on a bender out of guilt. Remember she tried to tell Dyson something - I think she was going to tell him about the hairs she took and about how Bo's about to be attacked by the Dark Fae. Only she never got the chance to finish her comment. Wish I could recall the song from the carousel. I think it might be important too.
@WatchesTooMuch Acacia's hand was in the box. This is what prompted Tamsin to fulfill her task on gathering all of those hairs.
I liked the episode, specifically because we're now seeing (as we did last episode, when she brought Dyson back to life) more of Bo exercising her phenomenal powers.
@Katie: the nanny movie references Tony made were "Sound of Music", " Mary Poppins" and "Mrs. Doubtfire". Two of them were old movies and I think one of them might qualify as ancient, so you can't be faulted for not getting them. ;)
The writing in this episode was great, too, as evidenced by the compelling characterization of the dead woman, who we only met briefly in the scene in which she was killed. A hard-ass stickler for the rules, with a heart of gold, and the courage to go with it. This was a stellar episode.
I too was worried about Mike. On the other hand it was a relief to realize he wasn't Roderick - as I had suspected he was. That whole scene with Charlie and Joe was fascinating: at first, when he learned that Joe was "disappointed" with him, I thought he was offering his life to him as penance. Clearly, he wasn't. He offered himself as a "gift", knowing full-well (presumably) that Joe obviously gets off on killing people. Weird weird weird. Great writing though.
I enjoyed Faith's "truth" to Hank, and agree that it was right on. "Anyone can be a cynic" is hands-down one of the best observations, just generally, about anything. Her read of Hank, as wanting to prove himself to be above the crowd was achingly true as well - I'm hopeful he'll come up with a better, truer script that has heart (as she would put it).
Runkle and Stu showed themselves to be caricature producer and agent - as they laughed in true fawning sycophant fashion when Atticus made a lame joke. If I were Hank, I'd be calling BS too.
It was a great episode, and advanced the story along beautifully. My hope now is that Snow won't spend the next bunch of episodes dealing with guilt. That would be boring.
So cool to see Cora's and Rumple's back story too.
The review captured the dichotomy so well: the viewer can't help feeling sympathetic to both sides.
I held my breath when Henry was holding that beer bottle and we got to see that the creep also had a knife. You sort of knew he was going to brain the guy but what we didn't know was how successful he would be. Takes a lot to actually knock someone out or make them helpless - and he was just a little kid.
I wonder too about the Soviet repercussions of Elizabeth putting a beating on Claudia. What a great show!
@MCAL: I'm pretty jazzed that the viewership is so high for this show. The entire ensemble - actors, writers, directors, etc. - certainly are showing their worth aren't they? People don't tune into something they dislike. Not usually anyway. The storylines this season have been superb.
@Jennifer: I noticed Ziva's reaction to Tony any time he referenced other women. I didn't say anything in the review about it, out of respect for those among us who gag at the thought of "Tiva". :) I will say though that this behaviour from her, along with her ganging up with him on Dorneget, looks *really interesting*.
I agree: the idea of anyone being trustworthy seems more like a distant fantasy with the show. Don't know about everyone else but I'm second-guessing every single "good guy" in the series - including Harding's sympathetic partner Mike Weston, who I now suspect was set up to be Joe's intimate eyes and ears. I was pretty sure the pretty blonde cop was a Follower right from the get-go. There seems to be a pattern to the Followers (usually): young and fresh-faced.
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I liked the episode, specifically because we're now seeing (as we did last episode, when she brought Dyson back to life) more of Bo exercising her phenomenal powers.
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So cool to see Cora's and Rumple's back story too.
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I held my breath when Henry was holding that beer bottle and we got to see that the creep also had a knife. You sort of knew he was going to brain the guy but what we didn't know was how successful he would be. Takes a lot to actually knock someone out or make them helpless - and he was just a little kid.
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@Jennifer: I noticed Ziva's reaction to Tony any time he referenced other women. I didn't say anything in the review about it, out of respect for those among us who gag at the thought of "Tiva". :) I will say though that this behaviour from her, along with her ganging up with him on Dorneget, looks *really interesting*.
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