Beginner Pottery
- the groups splits with Abed and Annie following Jeff's lead and opting to take a pottery class; at first Jeff thinks it will be a breeze but then he meets another student in the class who is cooler than him and seems unnaturally gifted at pottery; Jeff becomes obsessed with finding out what the other student's deal is; the pottery teacher is played by Tony Hale (Buster on Arrested Development)
- the rest of the group (Pierce, Shirley, Troy, Britta) sign up for a yachting class which takes place on an actual yacht which is in the school's parking lot; the yaching teacher is played by Lee Majors (aka Steve Austin, the Six Million Dollar Man)
- this one had some good laughs
Thursday, July 28, 2016
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Mad Men 7.09
New Business
- a very Don and Megan focused episode with a bit of Peggy, Stan, and Roger
- Don tries to start a relationship with Diana, the waitress he met in the last episode; at first things seem good but eventually she can't handle it; Diana has secrets of her own, a child that she left behind (in Wisconsin) and another child who is died young; plus there is the class divide which seems to be an unspoken, unmentioned barrier that keeps them (Don and Diana) from staying together
- Megan comes to town with her sister and mother in tow; she is there to (a) pick up her stuff from the apartment, (b) meet with Harry about her career, and (c) finalize her divorce with Don; she has to leave her mother and sister to take care of collecting her stuff; her mother takes not just Megan's stuff but everything, but then because she is short on cash she calls Roger Sterling for help; Roger not only gives her the cash she needs but also has sex with her
- the meeting with Harry doesn't go so well as he tries to talk her into having sex with him in exchange for his help; Megan turns him down
- the meeting with Don over the divorce ends with him giving her a check for 1 million dollars; he just wants it over; she is confused but takes the check; her head is spinning from dealing with her mother, sister, and Harry
- there is a side plot involving Peggy, Stan, and a freelancer named Pima Ryan (Mimi Rogers); Pima is a photographer and older than Peggy and Stan; she seduces Stan in his dark room; she tries the same trick on Peggy in her office but doesn't get anywhere
- on the whole a bit of an inbetweener type episode; there is some progress made in moving the overall story forward but very little in the way of office politics, which I love so much; not as much fun or as meaningful to me as the previous episode
- a very Don and Megan focused episode with a bit of Peggy, Stan, and Roger
- Don tries to start a relationship with Diana, the waitress he met in the last episode; at first things seem good but eventually she can't handle it; Diana has secrets of her own, a child that she left behind (in Wisconsin) and another child who is died young; plus there is the class divide which seems to be an unspoken, unmentioned barrier that keeps them (Don and Diana) from staying together
- Megan comes to town with her sister and mother in tow; she is there to (a) pick up her stuff from the apartment, (b) meet with Harry about her career, and (c) finalize her divorce with Don; she has to leave her mother and sister to take care of collecting her stuff; her mother takes not just Megan's stuff but everything, but then because she is short on cash she calls Roger Sterling for help; Roger not only gives her the cash she needs but also has sex with her
- the meeting with Harry doesn't go so well as he tries to talk her into having sex with him in exchange for his help; Megan turns him down
- the meeting with Don over the divorce ends with him giving her a check for 1 million dollars; he just wants it over; she is confused but takes the check; her head is spinning from dealing with her mother, sister, and Harry
- there is a side plot involving Peggy, Stan, and a freelancer named Pima Ryan (Mimi Rogers); Pima is a photographer and older than Peggy and Stan; she seduces Stan in his dark room; she tries the same trick on Peggy in her office but doesn't get anywhere
- on the whole a bit of an inbetweener type episode; there is some progress made in moving the overall story forward but very little in the way of office politics, which I love so much; not as much fun or as meaningful to me as the previous episode
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Casual 2.06
100 Cows
- Alex tries to get Sarah's attention by buying her an extravagant wedding gift; first he buys 100 cows but that doesn't seem to have the impact he wants so he buys 8 chairs from her store; Fallon, one of the receptionist at Snooger (or whatever it is called now) takes care of the buying for him; she hits on Alex; they have sex in his office; he later learns the chairs cost a total of $10K; Fallon asks him to sign a non-disclosure agreement; he finally gets Sarah's attention
- Val goes on a date with Harry (one of Jennifer's friends) after being hit on by one of Jennifer's other friends; she seems to hit it off with Harry and they wind up having sex back at his place
- Laura is nervous about the status of her relationship with Aubrey since they kissed; she seems afraid that Aubrey is going to want more of the same; she gets some reassurance that she doesn't when Aubrey invites her to a party at USC but the episode ends with them making out
- Drew, suspects that Laura is the one who stole his bicycles but Laura denies it was her and changes the subject when he confronts her
- Alex has problems; this whole thing with Sarah is not going to end well; I'm really not sure what he hopes to get out of it; she did seem genuinely touched by his gifts as well as a little weirded out
- Alex is using Fallon; maybe she is returning the favor
- poor Leon; Alex just won't leave him alone, even when he is sick and repeatedly tells Alex that he is sick
- funniest part is when Alex brings Leon over to read the NDA; Leon tells him that he's not a lawyer; Alex is so clueless and focused on his own problems that he's the sort of guy who would buy a hammer to saw a piece of wood in half
- Alex tries to get Sarah's attention by buying her an extravagant wedding gift; first he buys 100 cows but that doesn't seem to have the impact he wants so he buys 8 chairs from her store; Fallon, one of the receptionist at Snooger (or whatever it is called now) takes care of the buying for him; she hits on Alex; they have sex in his office; he later learns the chairs cost a total of $10K; Fallon asks him to sign a non-disclosure agreement; he finally gets Sarah's attention
- Val goes on a date with Harry (one of Jennifer's friends) after being hit on by one of Jennifer's other friends; she seems to hit it off with Harry and they wind up having sex back at his place
- Laura is nervous about the status of her relationship with Aubrey since they kissed; she seems afraid that Aubrey is going to want more of the same; she gets some reassurance that she doesn't when Aubrey invites her to a party at USC but the episode ends with them making out
- Drew, suspects that Laura is the one who stole his bicycles but Laura denies it was her and changes the subject when he confronts her
- Alex has problems; this whole thing with Sarah is not going to end well; I'm really not sure what he hopes to get out of it; she did seem genuinely touched by his gifts as well as a little weirded out
- Alex is using Fallon; maybe she is returning the favor
- poor Leon; Alex just won't leave him alone, even when he is sick and repeatedly tells Alex that he is sick
- funniest part is when Alex brings Leon over to read the NDA; Leon tells him that he's not a lawyer; Alex is so clueless and focused on his own problems that he's the sort of guy who would buy a hammer to saw a piece of wood in half
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Casual 2.05
Bicycle Thieves
- once again three separate tracks
- Alex continues to go a bit bonkers over the fact that Sarah (his ex) is now engaged to Jordan (Vincent Karthesiser) one of the VC partners that has invested in Snooger; Alex really seems to be losing it; taking a clue from something Jordan says he goes to visit his father and learns that the reason why Sarah imploded their relationship is that his father told her Alex was cheating on her
- Valerie looks into getting her eggs frozen and the prospect of having another baby; Jennifer seems to talk her down from this idea by the end of the episode
- Laura and Aubrey get high, which is Laura's idea after Drew (her father) tells her that he and his girlfriend are thinking about having a baby; Laura and Aubrey break into Drew's house, take bicycles, and ride around the neighborhood before throwing them off a cliff; after their destructive act Laura and Aubrey share a kiss
- after looking at imdb I noticed that Vincent Kartheiser is not listed amoung the cast for this episode and on wikipedia he is not mentioned at all; maybe it's just an oversight but it makes me wonder
- not loving this season; maybe it is just a little too casual for me; not enough comedy or drama to suit me; it seems to be coasting in neutral; I'm hoping that this will lead somewhere instersting
- I will probably watch the rest of the season
- once again three separate tracks
- Alex continues to go a bit bonkers over the fact that Sarah (his ex) is now engaged to Jordan (Vincent Karthesiser) one of the VC partners that has invested in Snooger; Alex really seems to be losing it; taking a clue from something Jordan says he goes to visit his father and learns that the reason why Sarah imploded their relationship is that his father told her Alex was cheating on her
- Valerie looks into getting her eggs frozen and the prospect of having another baby; Jennifer seems to talk her down from this idea by the end of the episode
- Laura and Aubrey get high, which is Laura's idea after Drew (her father) tells her that he and his girlfriend are thinking about having a baby; Laura and Aubrey break into Drew's house, take bicycles, and ride around the neighborhood before throwing them off a cliff; after their destructive act Laura and Aubrey share a kiss
- after looking at imdb I noticed that Vincent Kartheiser is not listed amoung the cast for this episode and on wikipedia he is not mentioned at all; maybe it's just an oversight but it makes me wonder
- not loving this season; maybe it is just a little too casual for me; not enough comedy or drama to suit me; it seems to be coasting in neutral; I'm hoping that this will lead somewhere instersting
- I will probably watch the rest of the season
Sunday, July 17, 2016
UnREAL 1.03
Mother
- Rachel goes to visit her parents after Quinn kicks her off the set because she looks like she needs some rest; the visit with her parents isn't exactly relaxing; her mother is a psychiatrist; when Rachel asks her for money she agrees under the conditions that Rachel gets back on the medication she has prescribed and resumes sessions with her; from everything that Rachel says and the way her mother responds it is clear that isn't a good idea but Rachel agrees and gets a check from her mother only to rip it to pieces once she has left the house
- Quinn takes a stab at getting Chet to impregnate her but then he starts experiencing chest pain and has to go the hospital; what seemed like it was a heart attack turns out to be something not quite so severe; when Cynthia, Chet's wife, shows up at the hospital she pulls Quinn aside and lays her cards on the table: she knows Quinn is sleeping with her husband and she is fine with it, it makes her life easier; Quinn is left feeling powerless
- on the set of the show Adam's friend Roger visits to help Roger pick one of the 10 remaining contestants for a date; he forces himself on one of the contestants when the cameras are elsewhere; Roger and Adam get into a fight, also off camera, before the night is over; Adam's anger at his friend isn't entirely noble, his number one concern is improving his reputation, he sees the show as his ticket to achieving that goal and Roger's antics aren't helping his cause
- Rachel and Quinn return to the set separately and discover the chaos that has ensued; it isn't something they can use; Quinn pushes Rachel to do something about it so Rachel pushes Anna just enough that she goes and picks a fight with Grace, on camera; the episode ends with Quinn and Rachel sharing a cigarette as they watch the fight from a distance
- much better than the previous episode, possibly my favorite episode so far
- the scene with Rachel and her mother was very revealing, as was the one with Quinn and Cynthia; both were deliciously dark and disturbing
- also loved the two scenes with Rachel and Quinn, before and after Anna picks a fight with Grace
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a few more thoughts...
- when the first episode began Rachel was wearing a t-shirt that had written on it: this is what a feminist look like; in the second episode she turns it inside out; there has to be some subtle message there
- there was more to what Cynthia said to Quinn; she told Quinn "you're all he's got, I've got the rest, the house, the car, etc"; that may not be an exact quote but the point is that Chet stands to suffer quite a bit if Quinn deserts him; Quinn cares for him on a level that Cynthia does not, or at least that's my read of the situation, although she doesn't like being backed into a corner the way she is by Cynthia; who would? but she needs more from Chet than to be his "side wife"
- the show (UnREAL, not Everlasting) is about the people that work on the set, mostly Quinn and Rachel, but the Everlasting is already down from 50 to 5 contestants and they aren't even halfway through the 10 episode run of season 1 of UnREAL; will this season of Everlasting end at the same point as the season of UnREAL?
- Rachel goes to visit her parents after Quinn kicks her off the set because she looks like she needs some rest; the visit with her parents isn't exactly relaxing; her mother is a psychiatrist; when Rachel asks her for money she agrees under the conditions that Rachel gets back on the medication she has prescribed and resumes sessions with her; from everything that Rachel says and the way her mother responds it is clear that isn't a good idea but Rachel agrees and gets a check from her mother only to rip it to pieces once she has left the house
- Quinn takes a stab at getting Chet to impregnate her but then he starts experiencing chest pain and has to go the hospital; what seemed like it was a heart attack turns out to be something not quite so severe; when Cynthia, Chet's wife, shows up at the hospital she pulls Quinn aside and lays her cards on the table: she knows Quinn is sleeping with her husband and she is fine with it, it makes her life easier; Quinn is left feeling powerless
- on the set of the show Adam's friend Roger visits to help Roger pick one of the 10 remaining contestants for a date; he forces himself on one of the contestants when the cameras are elsewhere; Roger and Adam get into a fight, also off camera, before the night is over; Adam's anger at his friend isn't entirely noble, his number one concern is improving his reputation, he sees the show as his ticket to achieving that goal and Roger's antics aren't helping his cause
- Rachel and Quinn return to the set separately and discover the chaos that has ensued; it isn't something they can use; Quinn pushes Rachel to do something about it so Rachel pushes Anna just enough that she goes and picks a fight with Grace, on camera; the episode ends with Quinn and Rachel sharing a cigarette as they watch the fight from a distance
- much better than the previous episode, possibly my favorite episode so far
- the scene with Rachel and her mother was very revealing, as was the one with Quinn and Cynthia; both were deliciously dark and disturbing
- also loved the two scenes with Rachel and Quinn, before and after Anna picks a fight with Grace
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a few more thoughts...
- when the first episode began Rachel was wearing a t-shirt that had written on it: this is what a feminist look like; in the second episode she turns it inside out; there has to be some subtle message there
- there was more to what Cynthia said to Quinn; she told Quinn "you're all he's got, I've got the rest, the house, the car, etc"; that may not be an exact quote but the point is that Chet stands to suffer quite a bit if Quinn deserts him; Quinn cares for him on a level that Cynthia does not, or at least that's my read of the situation, although she doesn't like being backed into a corner the way she is by Cynthia; who would? but she needs more from Chet than to be his "side wife"
- the show (UnREAL, not Everlasting) is about the people that work on the set, mostly Quinn and Rachel, but the Everlasting is already down from 50 to 5 contestants and they aren't even halfway through the 10 episode run of season 1 of UnREAL; will this season of Everlasting end at the same point as the season of UnREAL?
Teen Titans 1.13
Car Trouble
- Cyborg builds a car for the team and it gets stolen, first by a couple of punks and then it is stolen from them by Gizmo; with a big assist from Raven, Cyborg catches up to Gizmo
- Overload, a villain whom the Titans battle in the beginning of the episode, shows up again at the end and takes over the car; feeling as though he has no choice, Cyborg destroy the car and recaptures Overload
- Robin, Starfire, and Beast Boy more or less drop out of this episode after the car is stolen
- I wasn't too crazy about this one until Raven showed up to help Cyborg; early in the episode she had been very nonplussed by Cyborg's car; at first it seems that she is just their for emotional support but she plays a crucial role in the capture of Gizmo
- not a great episode to end the season
- not a great season but it had its moments; still it falls short of the high bar set by JLU and Young Justice
- Cyborg builds a car for the team and it gets stolen, first by a couple of punks and then it is stolen from them by Gizmo; with a big assist from Raven, Cyborg catches up to Gizmo
- Overload, a villain whom the Titans battle in the beginning of the episode, shows up again at the end and takes over the car; feeling as though he has no choice, Cyborg destroy the car and recaptures Overload
- Robin, Starfire, and Beast Boy more or less drop out of this episode after the car is stolen
- I wasn't too crazy about this one until Raven showed up to help Cyborg; early in the episode she had been very nonplussed by Cyborg's car; at first it seems that she is just their for emotional support but she plays a crucial role in the capture of Gizmo
- not a great episode to end the season
- not a great season but it had its moments; still it falls short of the high bar set by JLU and Young Justice
Friday, July 15, 2016
Arrow 2.09
Three Ghosts
- Barry saves Ollie's life by injecting him with Rat Poison (aka Warfarin) which has the side effect of causing him to hallucinate
- his first hallucination is of Shado, who is revealed to have been killed on the island, later in the episode; he experiences this one when he is at home after helping Roy who he shot with an arrow in the previous episode
- the death of Shado was a bit sudden, I thought she would be in the show for a bit longer, possibly until the end of the season; her death does serve the purpose of creating a rift between Ollie and Slade
- the second hallucination is of Slade, who was seemingly dead at the end of the previous episode (on the island) but is very much alive both in flashbacks in the island and in the present; Ollie has a fight with his hallucination of Slade in his secret lair
- in a flashback it is clearly shown that Slade now has super strength as he breaks a gun in half and rips a man's heart out (one of Ivo's henchmen) with his bare hands
- the third hallucination is of Tommy
- although they teased it, Barry does not become Flash in this episode but it does end with the accident that gave him his superpowers; I thought he already had the superpowers based on a story he told in the previous episode
- still not crazy about Sebastian Blood or the mask he wears
- happy to see Slade Wilson in the present
- it looks like Roy is going to develop superpowers
- on the whole a very good episode which kept me on the edge of my seat as I was eager to see how it would unfold; possibly it deserves a better rating than very good, compared to most other episodes of Arrow I would say it is well above average
- Barry saves Ollie's life by injecting him with Rat Poison (aka Warfarin) which has the side effect of causing him to hallucinate
- his first hallucination is of Shado, who is revealed to have been killed on the island, later in the episode; he experiences this one when he is at home after helping Roy who he shot with an arrow in the previous episode
- the death of Shado was a bit sudden, I thought she would be in the show for a bit longer, possibly until the end of the season; her death does serve the purpose of creating a rift between Ollie and Slade
- the second hallucination is of Slade, who was seemingly dead at the end of the previous episode (on the island) but is very much alive both in flashbacks in the island and in the present; Ollie has a fight with his hallucination of Slade in his secret lair
- in a flashback it is clearly shown that Slade now has super strength as he breaks a gun in half and rips a man's heart out (one of Ivo's henchmen) with his bare hands
- the third hallucination is of Tommy
- although they teased it, Barry does not become Flash in this episode but it does end with the accident that gave him his superpowers; I thought he already had the superpowers based on a story he told in the previous episode
- still not crazy about Sebastian Blood or the mask he wears
- happy to see Slade Wilson in the present
- it looks like Roy is going to develop superpowers
- on the whole a very good episode which kept me on the edge of my seat as I was eager to see how it would unfold; possibly it deserves a better rating than very good, compared to most other episodes of Arrow I would say it is well above average
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