Identifier: Season 1, Episode 13
Air Date: Fri., Oct. 8, 2010 (10:00 PM)
Network: Syfy
Well, that answers that question. Would ‘Haven’ go out with a sense of closure or would they leave us dangling with a million more questions than we even knew we had. It looks like the writers would rather tantalize us about next season, and that’s fine by me. Max Hansen returns from Shawshank Redemption after serving 25 year, and his presence stirs up a lot of questions, and … well more questions.
Identifier: Season 6, Episode 3
Air Date: Fri., Oct. 8, 2010 (9:00 PM)
Network: The CW
It’s about damned time the third man who makes up the stars of this show made an appearance. It’s only too bad he came bearing nothing but bad news. It was worth it for Dean’s awkward prayer to Castiel appearing to actually work and summon the angel. I don’t care what Castiel says, I say it was Dean’s prayer that convinced him to finally come down. I also think he knows something about Sam.
Posted in Review, Supernatural, TV
Tagged episode 3, Episode Recap, episode review, jared padalecki, jensen ackles, misha collins, s06e03, Season 6, the third man
Identifier: Season 3, Episode 5
Air Date: Fri., Oct. 8, 2010 (9:00 PM)
Network: Cartoon Network
This one felt like kind of a fluff piece, or a throw away episode if you’re in the show for the larger picture. Focusing on Mandalore, it features the story of the difficulties the planet is having securing supplies since they are attempting to maintain their neutrality in the Galactic War. Padme Amidala was the most notable figure in the episode, as she went there to see her friend the Duchess Satine. While there, they uncover a smuggling racket that’s proving potentially deadly to the planet’s children.
Identifier: Season 1, Episode 13
Air Date: Fri., Oct. 8, 2010 (8:30 PM)
Network: Cartoon Network
I appreciate that the world Rex lives in is one that’s changing as the series progresses. This week, there’s a major shift in the dynamic of Rex’s relationship to the world at large. Last week we learned a little about the past Rex doesn’t even remember, and this week we learn a little about how this world feels about Evos, or the infected people Rex and Providence battle and ultimately try to cure.
Posted in Animation, Review, TV
Tagged episode 13, Episode Recap, episode review, evo, generator rex, hunter cain, s01e13, season 1, the hunter
Identifier: Season 1, Episode 4
Air Date: Fri., Oct. 8, 2010 (8:00 PM)
Network: Cartoon Network
Look, Lance is a superhero! Actually, that’s kind of exactly what he becomes this week, though that wasn’t his intention. Restless on Earth, and unsatisfied with domestic life and school as a teenager, Lance takes on some extracurricular crime-busting activities and gets the handle “Phantom Ninja” from the local media. All is good and well, except that an agent of General Modula is there, and Lance doesn’t just settle for the blue hoodie.
Posted in Animation, Review, TV
Tagged Episode 4, episode recape, episode review, general modula, ilana, lance, octus, phantom ninja, s01e04, season 1, xeexi
Identifier: Season 10, Episode 3
Air Date: Fri., Oct. 8, 2010 (8:00 PM)
Network: The CW
Kara’s back, and there was no awkward recasting and lame explanation for a new person having the same name as an old person as we got with Cat Grant, who vanished as quickly as she appeared. Laura Vandervoort returned in a very public way, in an outfit very similar to the one Supergirl actually wears. We’re getting so close to Superman, it’s ridiculous.
Posted in Review, Smallville, TV
Tagged darkseid, episode 3, Episode Recap, episode review, erica durance, justin hartley, laura vandervoort, s10e03, season 10, tom welling
Identifier: Season 2, Episode 16
Air Date: Fri., Oct. 8, 2010 (7:00 PM)
Network: Cartoon Network
Batman was almost a bit player in this episode, which featured an homage to the Silver Age run of the Doom Patrol. In fact, the episode seemed to be little more than that. At least last week’s Flash-centric yarn tried to tell a story. This one featured little more than a collection of some of their more memorable and bizarre villains, like Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man, and a chance to show that they’re heroes.
Posted in Animation, Review, TV
Tagged Batman: The Brave and the Bold, doom patrol, episode 16, Episode Recap, episode review, s02e16, season 2, the last patrol
Identifier: Season 2, Episode 4
Air Date: Thu., Oct. 7, 2010 (10:30 PM)
Network: FX
Taco as art critic: “It’s a penis bird attacking ass mountain.” He should totally write the blurbs next to all the paintings at the art museums. I bet they’d get more people in there. This time he was referring to a painting Andre paid $25,000 for. It’s nice to know that he’s successful enough he can blow money on more than ugly clothing. He can get ugly art, too.
Posted in League, The, Review, TV
Tagged Episode 4, Episode Recap, episode review, jason mantzoukas, jon lajoie, katie aselton, mark duplass, paul scheer, s02e04, season 2, stephen rannazzisi
Identifier: Season 6, Episode 4
Air Date: Thu., Oct. 7, 2010 (10:00 PM)
Network: FX
He’s looking pretty cool and confident there. A man in full control of his destiny. That is the legend of Mac in his own mind. You didn’t think reality looked anything like that, did you?
After Mac wins a radio call-in contenst, and gets the chance to take a shot from center ice at a Flyers hockey game, he and Charlie start training him up for the big day. Apparently, Big Mac can’t skate.
Identifier: Season 1, Episode 3
Air Date: Thu., Oct. 7, 2010 (9:30 PM)
Network: NBC
Rajiv revealed a secret to one employee, and proved to have a heart. At least when he’s not dealing with Todd. Todd, on the other hand, has a heart-on for Asha, so to speak, while Charlie is clearly into Tonya who’s pretty clearly into Todd. See, romantic triangles are universal.
Posted in Outsourced, Review, TV
Tagged anisha nagarajan, ben rappaport, diedrich bader, episode 3, party of five, pippa black, rebecca hazlewood, rizwan manji, s01e03, season 1
Identifier: Season 7, Episode 3
Air Date: Thu., Oct. 7, 2010 (9:00 PM)
Network: NBC
The theatrical side of Andy Bernard found an appropriate outlet when he brought the cast of a local production of ‘Sweeney Todd’ to the office as a viral marketing campaign. Of course, as it is Andy’s office, I’m sure they were all too aware he was in the play.
Posted in Office, The, Review, TV
Tagged ed helms, ellie kemper, episode 3, Episode Recap, episode review, jenna fischer, john krasinski, s07e03, season 7, steve carell
Identifier: Season 3, Episode 3
Air Date: Thu., Oct. 7, 2010 (9:00 PM)
Network: Fox
It’s back “Over There” to check in on the real Olivia Dunham … If Olivia isn’t careful, she may take all of the other Olivia’s memories and truly make them her own. I’m guessing that means that Secretary Bishop isn’t intending for the other Olivia to ever return home. Or he doesn’t really care once he’s been able to take advantage of the real reason he’s going to so much trouble to convince our Olivia that she’s his Olivia. Knowing the stakes, it does make more sense.
Identifier: Season 1, Episode 3
Air Date: Thu., Oct. 7, 2010 (8:30 PM)
Network: CBS
My wife’s been in a few weddings (don’t worry, only one was her own), and those wedding makeovers aren’t cheap. Still, it was a pretty ill-conceived idea for Bonnie to think she could milk that same makeup for several days in order to have it for a television interview. Sure it looked funny as hell by then, but are we to believe she wouldn’t have known it was a mess, or that Vince wouldn’t have said something. Someone?!
Identifier: Season 5, Episode 3
Air Date: Thu., Oct. 7, 2010 (8:30 PM)
Network: NBC
Queen Latifah made a surprise turn as a Congresswoman looking into claims of racism at NBC. Unfortunately, things didn’t exactly look non-racist at TGS. With Tracy developing his own show, there is separate food for him and his crew and the TGS crew.
Identifier: Season 2, Episode 5
Air Date: Thu., Oct. 7, 2010 (8:00 PM)
Network: The CW
Wow, a lot of major turning points this week. Caroline officially proved herself a worthy member of the new “Scooby-Gang,” as it were. No, it’s nothing like ‘Buffy’ but it has vamires, so I couldn’t help myself. It’s just interesting to me that becoming a bloodsucker has turned out to be the best thing that could have happened to her character.
