Topic: [Spoiler] TV Season 2009/2010 Diary

[DJ Doena]

LOST 6x04 The Substitute
This episode was much better. It didn't give us many answers (if you consider the association of numbers and names an answer at all) but it's a start and the off-island story was much more interesting (especially with seeing Katey Sagal again). It's funny to see how they all still manage to run into each other even though they never met.
Locke and Smokey-Locke were both great and I long to find out what this is all about.

Life Unexpected 1x05 Turtle Undefeated
Ended well again. What a surprise. Since this season has only 13 episodes I'm probably going to watch it completely - one has to give a show a chance after all - but so far I still don't think this is a show I'm going to watch for years.

Human Target 1x06 Lockdown
It was nice too see Alias's Marshall Flinkman again - and again in a role as tech-savvy developer. I also liked it that Chance's back story is slowly becoming a part of the show. I suspect it will be a background-arc that pops up once in a while just like Beckett's mum's murder in Castle. We'll see.

Leverage 2x15 The Maltese Falcon Job
Too bad the season is already over again. I liked Jeri/Tara on the team very much but now Gina/Sophie is back and that's good too. At least I hope she is since I have no clue how the ratings were this year and whether the show will return. I certainly hope so. But I also hope they don't pull this trick at the end of every year - the team falling apart I mean.

[DJ Doena]

And now I'm undecided whether I want to watch the pilot of Angel since I read that LOST's Sawyer appears in there and I want to find him or if I watch the pilot of Alias again to see Marshall...

[DJ Doena]

I want to watch the pilot of Angel since I read that LOST's Sawyer appears in there

Found him:

[Dragonfire]

Leverage 2x15 The Maltese Falcon Job
Too bad the season is already over again. I liked Jeri/Tara on the team very much but now Gina/Sophie is back and that's good too. At least I hope she is since I have no clue how the ratings were this year and whether the show will return. I certainly hope so. But I also hope they don't pull this trick at the end of every year - the team falling apart I mean.

After the episode here, it said that Leverage was back in production now and that new episodes will start airing in the summer.

[DJ Doena]

After the episode here, it said that Leverage was back in production now and that new episodes will start airing in the summer.

[DJ Doena]

Burn Notice 3x14 Partners in Crime
It was nice to see the gang reconcile after the events from last week. It was also interesting because I can't remember the last time Michael actually "lost" a client.
While Fi played her role as kidnapped girlfriend very good it was nothing against Sam's "CSI: Caruso" impersonation and one-liners.

Smallville 9x13 Persuasion
I bet there are already some fan discussions out there about Clark being a terrorist who brings the Twin Towers down. While it looked funky, the moment you bring your logic part of the brain into this, ou realize there was no way he could make sure no one was getting hurt. Yes, there was a time component involved but by no means had he to destroy the build that instant in that fashion to save the day.
Still the episode managed it quite well to mix the serious Kandor storyline with the more funnier Valentine's storyline.

Spartacus: Blood and Sand 1x05 Shadow Games
Slowly but steady something like a story is creeping into the show. But it is still mostly a blood fest with some titties thrown in for good measure. One could argue that the latter is an actual portrayal of these times but we all know why they do it in this show...

[DJ Doena]

BTW: Christian Kane has also slightly changed from the beginning of Angel to Leverage now.

[lyonsden5]

He's quite a bad-ass in leverage.

[DJ Doena]

He's quite a bad-ass in leverage.

He was quite a bad-ass in Angel already.

[DJ Doena]

Chuck 3x08 Chuck vs the Fake Name
Chuck sad. The path of the hero is a lonely one.
I think Chuck made the right choice (even though it was cruel to her) but I'm also sad that Hannah is gone (at least I assume she won't be there in the next episode).
What I personally would love to see would be an episode where Team Bartowski has to hunt random bad guy into a mall and Hannah is in one of the lanes. Casey is running behind bad guy, Chuck comes from the side, does one of his dorky moves and brings down bad guy. Casey cuffs him and when the Mall Cops arrive, Sarah IDs herself as CIA - with Hannah witnessing all this from afar and finally understanding (yes, I know the scenario is a lot like the one in Smallville's Promise, but I loved that scene, too).
PS: Is it just me or does "Sam(antha) Lisa" not really roll off the tongue?

How I Met Your Mother 5x16 Hooked
Barney's history of jobs for attractive women was very funny but the episode as a whole wasn't as memorable (in fact, having it watched two days ago I've already forgotten most about it).

Smallville 9x14 Conspiracy
This is an episode I have some issues with. And all these issues are connected to Chloe, my once favourite character of the show. But since the Doomsday/Brainiac arc she has changed.
While it's technically true that Clark has lost his moral compass at times, it's always been when he was under influence of something (e.g. Red K) but I can't remember him doing anything immoral when he was "normal". He might not have done what was necessary (for example: before and during Zod's first appearance) but that is a big diff from doing what's morally right.
And why she is blaming him for the disaster that was Doomsday is beyond me; I'd say Clark is one of the least guilty in that whole affair.
I fear that when Zod finds the tracers in the ID that this will be the reason he convinces his people that Kal-El and the Earthlings are not to be trusted and he will use them against him.

The Big Bang Theory 3x16 The Excelsior Acquisition
Also an average episode. Granted the bit with the Restraining Order was funny but overall it was pretty predictable.
And let's face it: DC also has it's share of identical-initial-names: Lex Luthor, Lana Lang, Lois Lane, ...

Two and a Half Men 7x15 Tinkle Like a Princess
This was a good sad episode that showed the door isn't closed. And yet Charlie remained Charlie (with the church and afterwards). I like it that there's hope after all (even though only he viewer can see it right now).
I also liked the opening theme spoof with the growing Jake - they either used it for the first time or I just didn't notice it before.

[DJ Doena]

Life Unexpected 1x06 Truth Unrevealed
For me, Kate is the least likable person. I can understand that Ryan's pissed but he's also honest enough to show it openly so that Baze knows where he stands. And even though Baze also keeps the secret he has no obligation to be truthful, it isn't even his place. But Kate's juggling with knives here...
I also believe that this was the first episode that didn't end on a high note.

Life Unexpected 1x07 Crisis Unaverted
And crashing down it comes. And rightly so. With a show like this I assume it will be made right eventually but for now I am curious how this new dynamic is working out. And since I have been complaining about these instant-problem-solving plots I certainly like this new approach much better.

LOST 6x05 Lighthouse
Seems like every character is getting his/her own episode that tells the on- and off-island story. Someone guessed that the off-island stories are actually the epilogue of the show - the things that happen when this season is over and the island story is resolved. TBH I wouldn't be against it.
But I would have liked to know what name was at 108 degrees...

LOST 6x06 Sundown
"He came back wrong." - Also a common theme among fantasy shows. But I choose to believe that the pre-death Sayid would not have helped Smokey-Locke even if he promised him Nadia just like Claire wouldn't be able to kill someone so mercilessly.
While it isn't impossible that Smokey-Locke is actually the good guy and Jacob the bad, I honestly can't see playing it out that way right now. I would think it more likely that it's more like the Babylon 5 Vorlon/Shadow arc were both parties weren't really the god guys.
I also could imagine that Jack and Sawyer become the new Jacob and Smokey, effectively inheriting their roles because it's somehow important for the island/the world.

[DJ Doena]

White Collar 1x12 Bottlenecked
The Anti-Caffrey. The Bizarro-Neal. It was an OK episode but nothing special.

White Collar 1x13 Front Man
This one I liked better because Neal and Mozzie could show their talents. I really liked the discussion about Neal's future at the end and I am curious if he will manage to steal the box (if he tries it) and keep a straight face with Peter. Next week's season finale will tell.

[DJ Doena]

Burn Notice 3x15 Good Intentions
Too bad Jonathan LaPaglia's role wasn't bigger, I loved him as the slightly crazy chrononaut in Seven Days, a series where I occasionally watch an episode or two.
But 24's Tony Almeida was also a very good guest character. His character here was a bit more convincing than Tony at the end of 24's season seven.
And the end of the episode - I did not see this coming, even though it becomes a repeated theme in Burn Notice (anyone remembers Caprica Six or Daniel Jackson?).

Burn Notice 3x16 Devil You Know
Hey, Cromartie is a spy/killer - who could have known?
I loved it how Madeline stood by her son until the end and I hope she gets a big pay-off for this next season. She deserves it.

[DJ Doena]

Chuck 3x09 Chuck vs. the Beard
Finally Morgan knows. It was a really great episode and I loved the end. I just fear that they might put Captain Awesome and Ellie on a bus because of the growing uncomfortableness of Awesome. Although - thinking about it, I don't really know if I would really miss them. Sure they are funny but they are not elemental to the show. We'll see.

[DJ Doena]

Castle 2x16 The Mistress Always Spanks Twice
Cougar Town 1x16 / 1x17 What Are You Doin' in My Life? / Counting on You
Human Target 1x07 Salvage & Reclamation
Somehow nothing comes to mind when writing about these four episodes. They were all run-of-the-mill episode of their respective series with nothing particularly standing out.