Thursday Premieres

Whoa! A ton of shows are on Thursdays so I decided to just group them all together.  I predict that Friday morning blogging will be the busiest.  Let's get started!

Last Resort S1 E1 "Captain" - The Pilot episode of Last Resort was pretty intense and I am actually really excited about this show.  First off, there's a lot of hot guys in it, which is a total plus (see below).  Second off, it seems like there will be different plots and angles being worked on at the same time and then they'll all converge in the end...like the movie Crash or even Valentine's Day (haha). 

My predictions of the season are...I definitely think there will be some conflict going on with the crew and the people of the island.  I definitely think that by having an Admiral's daughter as part of the crew will be extremely helpful in pleading their case/finding the truth.  The SEALs that they rescued in the middle of the ocean (how cool was that?! I wonder if that happens in real life) definitely had something to do with all the drama that got the "Colorado" in trouble.  AND I think that hottie SEAL that was seen drinking alone in the bar will have a bigger role in the show (or at least I hope so!).  The thing that stuck out the most in the show is the ending when Captain Chaplin made that public statement saying that they were shot upon by their fellow Americans and that they are now going to be making the island theirs.  It just seemed like he wanted to go against DC and form his own safe haven and didn't try that hard to explain the Colorado's actions or make any attempt to go back home.  Maybe it was just me, but that was the vibe I was getting...thoughts?  -Cyn

Grey's Anatomy S9 E1 "Going, Going, Gone" - I have a feeling this will be an emotional season or at least an emotional start of the season.  I keep wondering when the last season will be since the show has reached its full potential, but yet I still continue to watch it.  Well, we all knew that Mark Sloane (Eric Dane) was leaving the show, but I didn't realize they were going to kill him off.  I thought he was going to leave Seattle and take a job somewhere else because the pain of losing Lexie would be too much to handle.  Clearly, I was wrong and of course the writers put on another show that made me cry...again.  I think Seattle Grace will be returned back to normal in the next few episodes with Karev staying and hopefully Cristina and Kepner returning.  There may be a transition to include storylines of the new interns, but I really hope not.  I find them extremely annoying and the less they show them the better!  I think next week will be another tear jerker with us learning about the aftermath of the crash.  -Cyn

Glee S4 E3 "Makeover" - It was a pleasant surprise to see SJP guest star as none other than an editor/writer? for Vogue.com.  That was probably the extent of my excitement for the episode.  My predictions of the love triangle were proven correct and FINN is finally back!!  I wonder which guy I like better though...I can't seem to decide.  On one hand, Brody is not bad looking and can dance, but we don't know him/his character that will and I have a feeling he's got an ulterior motive or something.  On the other hand, Finn is wholesome and genuine and truly loves Rachel, but he seems kind of small-townish for Rachel.  Maybe I'll be on a clear team by the next episode! -Cyn

Parenthood "Everything is Not Okay"

"Everything is Not Okay" S4 E2 - They didn't get me this time! I didn't cry this week! I also didn't think it was all that great of an episode, so maybe the 2 are correlated?  Anyways - so I was wrong. Kristina does have cancer, but it doesn't appear that she's contemplating a double mastectomy. Instead, she's been directed to get a lumpectomy, but from the previews it seems like she wants to wait.  WHAT? Is she crazy? I hope she doesn't wait...not sure I can handle that, especially since she's a mother with a very young baby. I know there are alternatives, but they aren't even saying chemo yet, so what's the problem? Ugh. Let's see, what else? Adam kind of confided in Amber since he's been rude to her at work. Hank ends up shooting a wedding and he's opening up to Sarah - more on that next week when she meets his daughter! There was like a 1 minute clip with Sarah and Mark, but that was enough. I don't like them together and I don't think it's because he's younger. I don't care about that unless it's creepy. And Zeek got pulled over and ended up going to the police station with a lot of the grandkids in the car. He has to renew his expired driver's license and all the kids got together and were worried he's not able/safe/etc. to drive, which is crazy - he's not even old (who knows what they would say if they saw my grandparents driving!). But, he passes with a 98%. Other than that, Max was obsessed with the vending machine being gone at school so he's decided to run for student council president to get it back. - Courtney

Revolution "Chained Heat"

"Chained Heat" S1 E1 - I'm not going to lie, but I'm surprised that I am still watching Revolution.  Yet again, I think the show is doing a great job keeping our interest by learning new twists...that are rather large...in each episode.  The one that that I will complain about is how annoying Charlie is!  Yes, I get that you think you're the reason why Danny has been taken hostage, but I mean come on!  Be a little ruthless if you're going to survive this post-apocalyptic environment you're in!  Which means...doing whatever is necessary to survive and get your family back - within reason of course.  I think she finally realized the kind of world that is out there so I think we will get less of the little miss innocent act.  Okay, FIRST big twist was this Randall guy who has the same necklace/USB that glows as the woman from the first episode!  It looked like she was communicating with someone and had plans/sketches scattered regarding a type of device or machine...I bet it's something to bring the power back on.  Unfortunately, she is no longer alive and there is another villain in town besides Monroe.  SECOND big twist was the fact that Danny and Charlie's mom is alive!  I couldn't tell if she's being held captive by Monroe, which I think she is...but I can't tell why she's still alive or what she's doing.  My theory is he is holding her captive and forcing her to figure out this whole blackout ordeal.  I think that Monroe was trying to get Benjamin to come and help his wife out, but I thought the mom didn't know anything and it was Benjamin that discovered it.  I'm sure there's more to come on this, but I definitely do NOT think they are working together.  I'm a little excited about next week...hope they start writing in some love interest storylines! -Cyn

Glee "Britney 2.0"

"Britney 2.0" S4 E2 - I don't know if you all are wondering this, but my biggest question is...where have Finn and Mercedes been and I suppose Mike Chang as well?!?!  I am still assuming that they are coming back on the show, but I have not even heard Mercedes mentioned at all!  I'm getting a little worried, since the new Glee members (e.g. Puckerman's brother and new girl) just aren't doing it for me.  The only thing that is making me want to stick around is all the A-list guest stars.  Kurt finally made it to NYC and it seems like things are turning around a little for Rachel.  I'm quite intrigued with this new guy from NYADA and I wonder if her heart still lies with Finn.  There are just too many characters now and I don't think the show is doing them justice in continuing to develop them.  Maybe it's too early on in the season since there has only been 2 episodes?  We've barely seen any interaction from Mr. Shue and what's going on with him and Emma?  How are Blaine and Kurt's relationship surviving long-distance?  McKinley High is certainly not as happenin' as it use to be.  Disappointment in the current Glee season as well? -Cyn

Parenthood "Left Field"

"Left Field" S4 E2 - They get me every time! I got teary eyed AGAIN! Do you think Kristina will really have cancer? I'm thinking she will, because based on the previews I think she's contemplating a mastectomy. The preview shows her looking at herself in the mirror and I think she's imagining surgery.  But, we'll have to watch to see! There was a lot of Kristina and Adam in this episode. AND, I'm super glad that it showed them at an animal adoption instead of the $1200 breeder. ADOPT and SPAY AND NEUTER!! Back to Parenthood - Hopefully in spite of the scare, they will still bring home a dog. I think it would be really good for Max and the family in general.

Julia is making headway with Victor. He totally wasn't sick, just scared, which I can't blame him. Poor kid has been through a lot. But, that was so sweet that Julia stayed outside school all day (didn't she have to go to the bathroom ever?) and it seemed like it was just what Victor needed.

I'm really starting to like Hank and think him and Sarah would be super cute. Not sure why she told him to stay away from Drew though, because he was nice and gave him good advice that it's "okay to be sad." Drew is such a cute kid, I'm sure he'll get a new girlfriend in no time.

After making fun of Kristina and Adam, in particular scheduling "funky time", Crosby and Jasmine get their schedules mixed up and forget to pick up Jabbar. So, schedule it is! I personally don't think there's anything wrong with a schedule. Life gets busy, you know?!

Well, I think that about sums it up - another good episode (as usual)! Sad I have to wait a whole week to watch another. What did you guys think? Like it?

I wonder if we'll ever see Hattie again? -Courtney

Revolution Series Premiere

Revolution S1 E1 "Pilot" - Revolution, one of the new Fall shows has started.  If you read our Fall Preview below, you'd know that this was a show that was in the middle of the pack and Courtney and I were a little iffy on.  Well, I tuned in for it and decided that I may continue for an episode or two.  At the start of the episode, it is a flashback of when the blackout occurred and you see that the father, Benjamin, knew it was coming and he was trying to download something really fast on a USB.  Fast forward to present day, 15 years later, and it looks like they live in Amish Country, which could be correct since there is no electricity whatsoever.  We learn that Benjamin's kids, Charlie and Danny, are all grown up, his wife has passed away after the blackout, staying in the city became too dangerous, several militia have formed that use force to control the people, and fear governs everyone.  The militia, also called Monroe's men, come to the village looking for Benjamin and his brother Miles.  They want to take them into custody to see Monroe because Monroe seems to know why the blackout occurred and even how to reverse it.  A fight ensues and Benjamin ends up getting killed while the militia take Danny as a hostage to bait Miles out.  Charlie hears the gunshots and races back to find her father uttering his last words to her to find his brother Miles in Chicago so he can help get Danny back.  Charlie, Aaron (Benjamin's friend who is also safekeeping the USB drive), and Maggie (doctor and Benjamin's gf) all set out for Chicago.  They run into some problems and another supposed wanderer, Nate, saves Charlies lives.  Once they arrive in Chicago and find Miles, they learn that Nate is actually apart of the militia and has called in support to capture Miles.  Miles is enraged that Charlie trusted him and led Nate right to him so he tells the group to leave him!  However, when the militia return to capture Miles, the gang comes back and they end up escaping.  Nate saves Charlie's life once again and kills one of his fellow militia members, so it lets you wonder, what side is he really on?!  While all this is going on Danny has managed to escape the militia men, but has an asthma attack and then wakes up in a room in some house.  The woman gives him an inhaler to use for his asthma, which he questioned at first since he had never seen one of those, and then she proceeds to let him stay since he poses no harm.  Shortly after, the militia men come and she gives up Danny, BUT we learn it is because she has something even more important to hide.  The camera shows her go upstairs into a thoroughly locked room and removes the USB that looks exactly like the one Benjamin has except this one glows.  Once the USB glows, the light bulb lights up, the computer turns on and she's connecting to somewhere where she is chatting with a person.  She tells the first that the militia men came, but they did not find it.  I'm assuming the "it" has something to do with the USB.  We also learn at the end of the episode that the big bad Monroe is actually Miles' friend from the Army!  They were together in the car driving back to base when Miles was on the phone with Benjamin telling him to get back to base immediately because it was happening soon...and then the blackout occurred.  Monroe probably overheard and assumes Miles knows something, which is why he's looking for him. 

The episode definitely raised a lot of questions and many theories will soon be popping up, but I really appreciate the fact that the premiere didn't just set up the characters and what the show was going to be about, but it took it a step further and revealed a lot of key twists!...which is why I will be tuning in for at least another episode or two.  -Cyn

Glee Season Premiere

Glee S4 E1 "The New Rachel" - Start of the Fall season is underway! Glee is back and things are most certainly different at McKinley High.  A ton of new faces and I hope the old faces will be returning soon as well because it is just plain weird with the new people.  I really enjoyed Kate Hudson's role in playing the cruel dance teacher at NYADA and I am thoroughly impressed at how Glee can attract lots of A-list celebrities to guest star (i.e. Kate Hudson, Gwyneth Paltrow, and soon SJP).  For once, Glee is part of the popular clique after winning Nationals, but of course it doesn't last that long and the group of misfits are back to their usual spot...at the bottom of the high school food chain.  Of course, some of the remaining members are fighting for the "Rachel Berry" position on Glee so they have a sing-off of "Call Me Maybe"...wasn't that impressed and I think they could have made it a lot better.  There is a new member in Glee and I think a new addition will occur in the form of Puckerman's half-brother.  Rachel is struggling in NYC without her normal support system, but has an amazing performance of "New York State of Mind" in class.  She seems to have piqued the interest of a fellow NYADA student who isn't that bad on the eyes.  I wonder...is a love triangle in the mix?  Finally, Kurt joins her in NYC and hopefully things will be turning around for the both of them soon.  Overall, it was an alright episode to the start of the season.  I keep wondering how they plan on reuniting everyone...Finn, Santana, Puckerman, Quinn, Mercedes, Mike...I mean I assume they are coming back, right?  Because, Glee would most definitely not be the same without them! -Cyn

Ellen is back!

Yea! Ellen is back for season 10! I'm not going to regularly review this, but I just wanted to say how much I love her show. If I were a doctor, I'd prescribe her show...lonely? watch Ellen, sad? watch Ellen, need to laugh? watch Ellen, etc. In the words of Sophia Grace, "so good!". She had Pink and Patrick Dempsey on the premiere as well as the USA Gymnastics team. She also had "real" people - some guy that was part of a hate crime and the guy who heard about his story and fixed his car. So, Ellen kept saying the name of the auto shop in Roanoke, VA and they even filmed a commercial for it with appearances by Patrick Dempsey, Pink and the Gymnasts. Really cute, as usual. So happy Ellen is back! 

On a different note, I watched the first 2 episodes of Katie Couric's new show, Katie. She had Sheryl Crowe and Jessica Simpson on her first show and then Aimee Copeland on her second. I live in Georgia so I was really interested to see the Aimee Copeland interview and it's amazing how strong this girl is. It's a little weird how optimistic/positive she is though...I mean I applaud her and am so proud of her, but still, she had an awful thing happen to her so I'd imagine that she has some tough moments. I think she kind of alluded to this, but enough about that - I'm not sure Katie has what it takes to host her own show. It's a little awkward to me.  Anyone else think that? Maybe it's just me. 
- Courtney

Parenthood Season Premiere

Parenthood S4 E1 "Family Portrait" - I'm so happy Parenthood is back! I think it's one of the best shows out there and every week it makes me cry. On this week's episode, which is set 5 months after the season finale, the Braverman's are getting a family portrait made (hence the show's title) so Sarah goes to the photographer's shop to drop off the deposit check and here we meet Hank (Ray Romano). He's a grumpy guy, but has a Help Wanted sign in his window so after some lying by Sarah, she has the  job. She's then fired the next day at a photo-shoot because it becomes very apparent that she overstated her qualifications. More on this later... The Braverman's don't allow "non-family members" in the photo-shoot, but Mark goes and pleads his case so he's allowed. Oh, Sarah accepted the engagement - that was an unknown on the season finale. At the photo-shoot Hank sees Mark with Sarah and we then notice that he has feelings for her and is a potential romantic interest. I like Ray Romano and I think I'll like this storyline. As I said before, I'm not a fan of Mark and Sarah - I guess she goes from one extreme (Mark is supposedly 29) to the other (not sure how old "Hank" is supposed to be, but Ray is 54). We'll just have to wait and see where this goes, but she does get the job back under the condition that she learns about photography.

Amber works at the Luncheonette now and sleeps with one of the musicians. His girlfriend later shows up, so Amber is mad/upset and talks to Crosby, who then tells Adam. Adam then kicks the guys out and says he doesn't want those kind of people in their studio. Amber talked to Adam and said he has to see her as an employee and think about the studio and that she can take care of herself. I thought she was going back to work with the campaign guy, but I guess not - I like this better. My memory is a little fuzzy. 

Over at Adam & Kristina's, Haddie is going to college (who's hair by the way looks much better this season along with Amber's), so her parents are having a week of activities for her, ending with the party/photo-shoot at Zeek and Camille's. Haddie is not exactly enthusiastic about the week, since it's more a week for her family than for her (although they have good intentions) and she just wants to do her stuff and hang out with her friends. After an argument with her parents, we're unsure if she is going to actually go to the party, but of course, she shows up, talks briefly with Victor about how they are crazy, but irreplaceable. We then see them at the airport (she just has one suitcase to go to college? hopefully they are shipping the rest) and Haddie comes back and gives them a big hug and they cry and I'm right there crying with them. Oh, also, Max was showing Victor his lizards and Guacamole went missing. 

Joel & Julia talked to Victor about the lizard, but he said he didn't steal it. Come to find out, he did take it. Julia has been really easy on Victor (letting him eat and watch TV, etc.) since she's trying to show him that he's part of the family and they trust him, but Joel (I really like him, but not a fan of the new haircut) says in order for him to feel like family, they have to start treating him like family and not a guest. But, Julia says she's just waiting to fall in love with their son. Such a deep, truthful moment. You could see the pain in her eyes and the unasked question of whether they made a mistake. I can only imagine how hard this situation would be. I guess it's kind of like when you adopt a dog? No, it was love at first sight with both of them, oh who knows - back to the show...

Crosby & Jasmine & Jabbar are all doing well. Crosby sees Jabbar praying so they talk to Jasmine's mom and said they wanted to talk to them about God, religion, etc. but then they didn't know what it meant to them. Crosby talked to his parents about it and also Sarah, but he needed to figure it out on his own. Towards the end, Crosby and Jabbar are outside watching the stars and Crosby tells him that everything he has and his family, etc. makes him believe he's pretty blessed (something along those lines) so it was a sweet father/son moment. 

I can't wait until next week! Does anyone else love this show or is it just me? I wish I had a big family and we all lived in one place - although I'm sure the idea is much better than the reality.  - Courtney

Summer Wrap-Up

With summer ending, yes unfortunately it has come, I guess it's time for a summer wrap-up to close out the summer season of shows.  BUT, don't get too sad since Fall shows are just around the corner!

Pretty Little Liars - Huge #betrAyal...I don't know who saw that one coming, but if you did...you should go into writing for shows.  In the summer finale, we learned that Nate is not really Maya's cousin, but her stalker from her old school and was the reason she left town and was hiding out at Noel's cabin.  Caleb is hanging onto dear life...I really hope he lives because he is by far my favorite.  Do you all think that Hanna and Wren are going to happen? or is Wren just a phase?  Will she end up with Caleb?  There's definitely going to be some drama with Ezra and Aria and I doubt they'll last for much longer.  The biggest twist of all....TOBY is working with Mona?!?! Is he a part of the 'A' team?  Personally, I think he's pretending to be bad, but really is good because of his true love for Spencer, but I could be just as delusional as Mona. -Cyn

Dallas - This show has SO many twists. It's hard to keep up, but we're going to do our best to make sure we have a good season 1 summary so we're ready for season 2!  In the Tommy/Rebecca scuffle, Tommy was the one who was shot (surprised? doubt it) and then Rebecca calls some people who come and take his body away. Bobby was in the hospital and before he woke up JR told him he loved him (ahhhh), but Bobby does wake up, he goes home and is fine. John Ross appears to have changed and rents an old Ewing Oil building for their new office space. That's where John Ross proposed to Elena (she said yes) and Christopher saw Elena wearing the ring and eventually said congratulations. But, they weren't engaged for long...the videos that Marta had that showed JR and John Ross's involvement in the whole South Fork fraud deal were found. So, Elena overhears John Ross saying he'll admit to the wrongdoing if it will help void Christoper's deal with Vicente. Poor John Ross, just as he was finally starting to get his act together...But, Vicente is arrested and the rest of them are granted immunity for their confessions.
Sue Ellen is going to get to run for governor after all. Ann saved the day and got a recording of her ex-husband as he admitted to all sorts of bad stuff, so Ann said if he comes after anyone in her family, she'll turn the tape over. Christoper found out that the "Rebecca" he knows is not the Rebecca that is Tommy's sister. The "Rebecca" we know is actually Cliff Barnes' daughter so she's refocused on bringing down the Ewings after Christopher ended it with her and threatened to take the babies. I guess he wants Elena to be their mom since they are now re-engaged. All the while, poor John Ross is waiting for her in the office space.  Elena's mom finally appears only to return the ring.  SAD. So, of course John Ross and JR now want revenge over Bobby and Christopher (we knew they could only be on one side for a short time) and want to take Ewing Energy.  Whew...that is a lot of drama. Season 2 returns in January. -Courtney

Falling Skies - Whoa!  Falling Skies is always the show that I can't watch all the way through.  I think I am too invested in each of the characters that it makes me fast forward to see if something bad happens to them and then rewind to actually watch it.  This season had a lot more plot as opposed to just fighting and surviving.  The 2nd Mass finally made it to Charleston only to realize that the city was absolutely demolished.  BUT the new city of Charleston is actually underground at what looks like to be a mall?  Of course the reputation of the 2nd Mass precedes them so they all receive a warm welcome, but you could notice there was something fishy going on there.  Dan is reunited with his daughter, Jeanne, Tom is reunited with his old professor who also happens to be the "President" of Charleston, and Tom and Dan are also reunited with Porter, the one that assigned them two together in the first episode of the series!  A lot has been going on with the rebellion of the overlords and the alliance with the skitters and they finally caught a break to kill one of the overlords!  Of course, they get ambushed, Dai is killed, they get captured, and Karen (pure evil) begins torturing them.  The overlord appears but the skitters come to the rescue of the humans and Tom ends up killing the overlord and destroying the weapon they are building!  Hal (Drew Roy) is left unconscious, but still breathing...except that he now has one of those little parasite creatures in his head that will most likely control him!  This is terrible news since Hal is my favorite character so they better remedy this situation asap at the start of next season.  The 2nd Mass return from the mission to applause and it seems like the people can start working on finding a balance to civilian and military rule, but then NEW ALIENS strike Earth!  What is going on?!?! Major questions left unanswered - Who are these new aliens? Are they friend or foe? They look more human than the overlords and skitters so perhaps they are friend?  Is there some connection between the new aliens with the weapon they destroyed?  Is Hal involved in a love triangle with Karen and Maggie? Guess we'll have to wait until 2013 to get our answers...because YES, Falling Skies did get renewed! - Cyn

Rizzoli and Isles - Nothing too excited...this is more of an episode-to-episode show where an overarching plot is almost non-existent.  Dennis (Eddie Cibrian), the man that Maura saved, is back and is actually a serial killer that encases the women he kills in statues.  He plans on making Maura his next victim...sick and weird.  Jane figures it out and races to save her.  In the end, everything works out, of course.  Lydia, the woman who slept with both Tommy (Colin Egglesfield) and Mr. Rizzoli, gave birth and left the baby on Maura's doorstep.  Can't say there's much of a cliffhanger or anything that has left you wanting more.  The show will be back in November...yippee? - Cyn

Suits - Daniel wins as the new managing partner of the firm and kicks Harvey out of his current office. Louis is feeling powerful and gives Harvey lots of work and tells Mike that he can't prioritize Harvey over the other partners. Mike is upset about his grandma's passing (naturally) and Tess from his past is there to comfort him, but it turns out she's married. Her morals can only last so long though. Harvey comes to find Mike since he was MIA and they both get high and decide to go pee in Daniel's office. Once at the office, Harvey sees Louis in his office so of course now Louis knows they had smoked pot. But, Harvey and Mike are apparently the smartest stoned guys ever and figure out that Daniel had plotted that document that poor Donna got the blame for. So, Harvey gets the truth from Travis Tanner that the document was a fraud. Mike and Rachel kiss again, but Rachel stops it. Next, Daniel calls for mandatory drug testing and Harvey declines. They have a meeting to terminate Harvey, but at the meeting, Harvey brings up the fraudulent document and Mike saunters in with a fake signed affidavit from the Coastal Motors guy, but it's enough and the board votes to terminate Daniel (Louis voted correctly this time). Tess decides that she doesn't care about her husband and I guess Mike doesn't either so they sleep together just as Rachel decides she wants to be with Mike again... -Courtney

Necessary Roughness - Let's see, Bald guy from Californication died (the owner, what's his name?)...It seemed like he was going to try and fake his death, but then he ended up really dying. Talk about a plan backfiring. THEN, Nico went over to see Dani who was on the front porch morning the loss of a fish (I can relate) and they kissed! I've been waiting on that forever! I didn't like Matt with Dani for some reason. But, I like the Dani + Nico storyline.  Honestly, I've been pretty bored with the past few episodes of Necessary Roughness, but this new relationship has me interested again. TK went to rehab, left rehab and then it showed Dani bringing him back again. He got his act together after his rehab friend (some musician) died in his apartment while they were temporarily out (whew, didn't want this storyline dragged out any longer). The Hawks got some new player to replace TK. Dani's son had a lot riding on TK in his fantasy league, so he's mad at his mom for not letting him know about rehab. OH, he dug up his friend's marijuana plants and of course got pulled over for the tail-light that the "friend" had broken.  I think that's about it...am I missing anything? I watched it last week, so it's a little fuzzy.  BUT, the previews show Matt asking about Dani + Nico...stay tuned! -Courtney

Bunheads - So, I'm a little embarrassed that I watch this show, but I just looked it up on Wikipedia and it seems like I'm not the only one! Supposedly, it was one of the higher rated new shows of 2012 - that's kind of scary for 2012 TV...It did get renewed for 8 more episodes of Season 1 so there will be 18 in total.  Here's a recap of the last episode before the mid-season break: Sasha came back to dance at the studio in The Nutcracker, but Fanny had brought in a replacement for her (The Ringer).  Hopefully someone will notice that Sasha is having a hard time at home and help her out. Michelle accidentally maced all the dancers so The Nutcracker was ruined and they all ended up at the hospital.  All the parents hate Michelle now. Sasha saw the basketball (now ex-basketball) player at the hospital so something will be coming of that - maybe he'll be what she needs to break out of her funk.  Fanny and the boyfriend (?) are on the outs since Michelle told him that Fanny wanted to come with him to Idaho.  The little blonde girl and the tall girl's brother were hanging out, but then we saw him with some other girl.  Guess he got sick of her acting dumb and not talking around him. But, all the girls made up thanks to Michelle. At the hospital Michelle had a dream about Hubbell and woke up and decided she needed to leave Paradise, but all the kids stood up for her and said "O Captain! My Captain!" (another Walt Whitman reference...see Breaking Bad below).  I'm assuming and I'm pretty certain that Michelle won't be leaving Paradise (at least not for long), but we'll have to wait until the show returns to find out for sure. I do hope Fanny and Michael work it out - that was kind of sad. -Courtney

Breaking Bad - I've had some trouble with Breaking Bad this season because I don't like Walt as the bad guy.  The producers/writers of this show have done an amazing job, in that you have cheered on Walt and his business through seasons 1-4.  For some reason or other, as a viewer, you still thought of him as a good guy and could somehow justify the way he made money.  However, that has all changed with season 5.  Walt has become an arrogant, killing, power seeker and I no longer find myself caring if he dies or gets caught.  But, of course that started to change as I watched the mid-season finale.  Forgetting that he was behind the killing of 9 prison guys (can you imagine dying from hundreds of tiny little knife pricks? - that's gotta be one of the worst ways to go), he paid Jesse and told Skyler that he had quit the business. Maybe Skyler finally got to him after showing him the huge pile of money (how would finding that locker be on Storage Wars?!).  Of course you question whether or not he REALLY quit the business, but let's pretend that he did. Hank finds the Walt Whitman Leaves of Grass book in the bathroom (why did Hank use the master bathroom?) that has a note that says something along the lines of:

"To my other favorite WW. It's been a pleasure getting to work with you." - GB 

GB as in Gale Boetticher! Hank puts two and two together and it shows a flashback of when he was talking to Walt about WW (Woodrow Wilson...Walter White?!).  So, Hank is on to Walt as Walt is finally "done" (again, Walt isn't exactly trustworthy so not sure about that). Will Hank ask Walt about the book? Will Hank be able to talk his way out of it? Will Hank still have suspicions? He has to, right? The money, his chemistry background, his crazy behavior, him and Skyler's marital problems...TO BE CONTINUED! It was originally said that Season 5 would be the last, but then Bryan Cranston eluded to the possibility that there could be more so they are probably going to leave some open questions at the end of Season 5, which would mean that Walt couldn't get caught, right?  AHHH! Why do they do this to me?! -Courtney

Picking up where we left off

Not only are we excited about the new Fall shows, but we also have our existing shows to look forward to.  I'm sure this summer has been a long one with all the summer shows to watch, so in case we forgot, we decided to included a friendly reminder on where the shows left off!

Once Upon a Time - Last we left off we thought everything was peachy in Storybrooke, since Emma broke the curse, brought Henry back from the dead, and Snow was reunited with Charming.  Little did we know that a huge purple cloud would engulf the town after about 2 seconds of a happy reunion. Who's curse do we think this is?  What does the purple cloud mean?  Guess we'll need to wait and find out.

Revenge - Hands down the most anticipated return.  It might be because of my small obsession with Joshua Bowman (Daniel Grayson), but a huge turn off is that he dated Miley Cyrus...sorry digressing.  The show leaves us hanging to wonder if Victoria (and Lydia of course) survived the plane crash that was taking her to DC to incriminate Conrad, who the father of fake Amanda is, did Charlotte really overdose, what kind of man is Daniel turning into, and if Emily's mom is truly alive.  Rumor has it that the show is moving away from the Hamptons and taking up in NYC.

90210 - This just left us with a typical CW season finale cliffhanger.  While Dixon is trying his hardest to reach Adrianna before leaving for the tour, he naturally gets hit by a car and we are left wondering if he dies.  In other news, Silver is probably off having a baby with Teddy and Max and Naomi have a happy reunion.  Ehh...I'm wondering a little if Dixon survives, but I'm sure he will since he's a SERIES REGULAR!

Gossip Girl - Of course the show left off with Blair and Serena feuding....again!  And of course this drives Serena to make many mistakes, taking drugs, reverting to her old self, making poor decisions, etc.  What is finally right in the world is Blair forgetting about Dan (did anyone else find that weird?) and fighting for Chuck.  There's still drama with Dan and Georgina is involved...which can only end up terribly, Lily is of course making poor decisions as well, guess it runs in the family, and Nate is just Nate.  With this being GG's last season and a shortened one as well - only 10 episodes!, they need to resolve a lot in a short amount of time so expect a lot of drama!

Hart of Dixie - The unresolved love triangle.  Is anyone else sick of these?  Wade and Zoe finally give into their emotions in the barn, then George walks out of his wedding to confess his love to Zoe.  Who will she choose?  If she doesn't choose soon this show will be axed.  But I'm sure Courtney will continue to watch it...for some reason she's a sucker for Hart of Dixie.

Vampire Diaries - Major drama on this show...Elena becomes a vampire, Klaus thought to be dead is actually in Tyler's body since he is the head of the Salvatore (and thus Caroline, Abby, and Tyler's) bloodline, Alaric is gone for good (for real, he's starring in another CW show), and Damon vs Stephan in Elena's affections.  With vampires being the trend now and so much drama going on, I can't wait for this season!

Grey's Anatomy - Yes, I still watch Grey's Anatomy, hence my previous statements that I am a loyalist.  Seattle Grace reminds me of Sunnydale from Buffy, where all bad things happen in one place.  It's as if the hospital is sitting on top of the hell mouth or something.  If I was one of the doctors, I would be getting the heck out of there!  First there was a bomb, then a shooting, now a plane crash?!  We all know at the end of last season that Mark and Lexie are destined for each other, but unfortunately Lexie doesn't make it.  Then, in the offseason, we learn that Eric Dane will not be returning, but he isn't killed off.  I wonder how they plan his exit.  Teddy also leaves the show by taking a job somewhere else and we are all left wondering if the remaining doctors will survive?

Private Practice - With Private Practice being moved to a new night away from Grey's signals that this may be their last season.  And more proof...they are doing a limited run of only 13 episodes.  To be honest, I kind of forgot what happened at the end of last season so it couldn't have been that exiting.  It has been confirmed that Pete (Tim Daly) will not be returning as a series regular.  All I can hope for is that Addison finally picks Jake and lets Sam go...break the cycle!!! 

Parenthood - I love this show and am so excited about it coming back.  It seems to always be questionable whether or not it's going to be renewed, which I don't understand.  But, enough of that.  Season 3 ended with Crosby and Jasmine getting married.  At the wedding, Adam & Crosby made up and decided to keep working together at the Luncheonette instead of selling.  Mark proposed to Sarah, but we don't know their response.  I really don't like them together, not sure why...am I the only one who feels this way? Joel and Julia found out that Zoe was going to keep the baby (ugh, saw that one coming), but at the end a young boy was brought to their house from the adoption agency, so we'll see where that goes.  Adam told Maddie that she could go to Cornell (have they not heard of loans?) and Amber and the politician are over, but Amber is going to continue working on his campaign. Is anyone else irritated that she's not going to college? 

Glee - This show is usually one of the last that I watch on the Tivo.  It just doesn't seem to have the "spark" it once did. But, regardless, here's a recap of where we left off on Season 3: Rachel was the only one accepted so Kurt and Finn didn't have a reason to go to NYC. So, Rachel was going to defer her enrollment, but then Finn broke up with her, told her she was going to the military and it shows Rachel arriving in New York (thankfully - I wouldn't have been able to handle a wedding). Kurt is staying in Ohio along with Brittany who is repeating her senior year. Santana is most likely going to NYC instead of college despite her mother's (Gloria Estefan) wishes. Quinn is heading to Yale and Mike to Chicago.  Looks like Puck (who graduated after a kiss from Quinn) and Mercedes are going to LA. So, in Ohio we can expect Mr. Shue and Emma who are now engaged, Tina, Brittany, Kurt, Blaine, Sam & Artie.  Season 2 Glee Project winner (Blake Jenner) will be Ryder. And, don't forget about Sue! Hopefully we'll get more NeNe/Sue scenes - still love the "your child will come out a grown man in a suit and briefcase" quote.  I was disappointed with the guest stars and songs from season 3 - hopefully Kate Hudson will bring some much needed life back into this show for season 4.

The Office - We're only recapping this one, since the upcoming season is the last.  The show hasn't been the same since Steve left. I love the old characters, but the replacement characters for Michael Scott have been a big disappointment (Robert California and the British girl, Nellie).  Andy is back to being the manager and is together with Erin (yea!), Robert California is out and David Wallace is back in as CEO (yea!).  Hopefully we'll see Kelly even though Mindy is doing her new show (which I'll probably have to watch b/c I really like her) and Dwight (rumor has it he's getting a spin off show).  Looking forward to  more of Pam, Jim and Daryl and seeing how they wrap up the end of the show.