REMINGTON STEELE:
"Cast in Steele". Three actors from the 1940's hire Remington Steele to investigate a fan who is sending them threatening letters, only to discover someone is trying to kill them as well. I liked how it was told in retrospect from their hospital room to Doris and I didn't see the plot twist at all.
THE O'REILLY FACTOR
The presidential press conference
Can Latinos be persuaded to join the Republican party? Miller opens up about Chick-fil-A: 'It tastes good' Be skeptical when watching any news program
What did you watch?
-- "Re-electing Obama is like backing The Titanic up and hitting the iceberg a second time."
In article <k82dbi$20...@dont-email.me>, web...@polaris.net wrote:
>What did you watch?
Oh yeah, I also watched
CONSPIRACY THEORY WITH JESSE VENTURA:
"Death Ray". Jesse investigates stories of Tesla "death rays" capable of making people burst into flames or oblitorating entire cities. I couldn't figure out why he was taking people seriously who were claiming the government was using their death rays to make them uncomfortable until he suddenly veered into "Truther" territory and speculated that George W Bush ands DickCheneyHaliburtonBigOil destroyed the WTC using alleged "death ray". On the positive side, he didn't claim to be a former Navy seal this week.
-- "Re-electing Obama is like backing The Titanic up and hitting the iceberg a second time."
Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net> wrote:
> What did you watch?
Vegas
TBBT
Arrow
Criminal Minds
And part of CSI.
And I mildly enjoyed them all... :)
-- "Surf-crazed aliens... Of course." - Amber, "Alien Surf Girls", Episode #1.1, "Wipeout". Wait a minute... "Of course"?! "*Of course*"?!! Did I miss a step here??!!
"Ubiquitous" <web...@polaris.net> wrote:
> What did you watch?
WHITNEY: The show picks up moments from where it left off last season. The only change here was the absence of the friend's fiance who switched teams. The show did not utilize Jane Kaczmarek as well as it could have, but I hope she makes more appearances as Whitney's mother.
NEIGHBORS: The Bird-Kersees (love that name) join the humans and the father's parents for Thanksgiving diner. We find out why crop circles exist and we find out that 4 guest stars can be added to the show and offer nothing at all.
MODERN FAMILY: The Dunphy family goes on a school trivia contest outing with Alex, except for Phil who goes on a first date and Haley who goes missing. The wall mural was hideous. I would have skipped the kiss at the end and left the episode with Phil never figuring it out.
SURVIVOR: Good to see the horrible Abi is so unliked that no one even wants her on their team. Sad to see that that almost certainly means that she will make it to the final 3 as an easy loser. Meanwhile, Penner wins the Reward Challenge for his entire team by out thinking the opponents. The Immunity Challenge was so one sided that I have to believe that multiple people were not trying at all to win, preferring to stay under the radar. I was surprised by the boot this episode as he would have been another clear loser at F3. The deeper into the game they all get with multiple players carrying not so hidden HIIs, the more difficult it will be to blindside anyone.
ARROW: No time to fight the right and corrupt this week as they are needed for charity events. instead, this week the plan is to fight bank robbers...who rob by day even though they can rob by night? 5 years of robbing banks in multiple cities and they still don't have enough money to retire? ...and I am unsure whether or not 2 of the 4 were ever captured so maybe those two now have enough to retire? Speedy's crush was a lame plot twist and the Queen mother was tedious all episode long. The matching lip birthmarks were really bothering me this episode. I wonder what happens when the search the dead bankrobber and find Oliver Queen's business card in his pocket?
> In article <k82dbi$20...@dont-email.me>,
> Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net> wrote:
>> What did you watch?
> Vegas
> TBBT
> Arrow
Aarow was OK. The lack of the annoying cop helped but his annoying daughter filled in the gap. I wasn't sure about a de-powered Royal Flush gang but they came off OK. I had a chuckle at the line, "He's the local vigilante." Could other cities perhaps have their own local vigilantes that might pop up in future episodes...
> Criminal Minds
> And part of CSI.
> And I mildly enjoyed them all... :)
I watched:
American Horror Story - "I Am Anne Frank (Part 2)" Not very believable that someone would be shot and then back on the job a few hours later but otherwise a good episode. It was interesting what they did with the Stepford Wife ending. That was obviously not how things turned out for the wife but that's probably how the husband perceived it.
Supernatural - "A Little Slice of Kevin" The big battle between Castiel and Crowley promised in the commercials wasn't as big as I had hoped but still an OK episode.
Flashpoint (recorded) - "Sons of the Father" In a plot straight from Criminal Minds, a nurse is kidnapped by a serial killer and it's up to the BTU, I mean Team One, to track him down (isn't that a job for detectives?) and rescue the nurse. OK episode.
The Neighbors - "Thanksgiving Is for the Bird-Kersees" The alien's first Thanksgiving provides the perfect opportunity for the alien children to free their aunts from exile. Of course Larry Bird isn't happy about the release since the aunts want to murder him and seize power for themselves. "Touch the glass!" :-)
Nashville (recorded) - "We Live in Two Different Worlds" Episode from three weeks ago picks up with Juilette getting caught stealing a lipstick bottle and then handling the fallout in the worse way possible. I didn't follow everything that was happening but I still liked it.
> NEIGHBORS: The Bird-Kersees (love that name) join the humans and the
> father's parents for Thanksgiving diner. We find out why crop circles exist
> and we find out that 4 guest stars can be added to the show and offer
> nothing at all.
The problem was the human characters acting like caricatures instead of people. The aliens are already strange enough and don't need the extra help to seem out-there. The episode would have been better had they dropped the human parents.
> ARROW: No time to fight the right and corrupt this week as they are needed
> for charity events. instead, this week the plan is to fight bank
> robbers...who rob by day even though they can rob by night?
Bank robberies usually happen during the day when the banks are open. If they limited themselves to nighttime theft it would take even longer to retire.
5 years of
> robbing banks in multiple cities and they still don't have enough money to
> retire? ...
They had enough to retire and live comfortably but not enough to retire and live the high class lifestyles the sons wanted.
and I am unsure whether or not 2 of the 4 were ever captured so
> maybe those two now have enough to retire?
Or be back with a new Royal Flush gang, preferably powered by tech from Apokolips. ;-)
Speedy's crush was a lame plot
> twist and the Queen mother was tedious all episode long. The matching lip
> birthmarks were really bothering me this episode. I wonder what happens
> when the search the dead bankrobber and find Oliver Queen's business card in
> his pocket?
Queen *really* doesn't think through his so-called plans. Hopefully his new partner will take over the strategizing.
"Arthur Lipscomb" <art...@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
> On 11/15/2012 6:33 AM, Obveeus wrote:
>> ARROW: No time to fight the right and corrupt this week as they are >> needed
>> for charity events. instead, this week the plan is to fight bank
>> robbers...who rob by day even though they can rob by night?
> Bank robberies usually happen during the day when the banks are open. If > they limited themselves to nighttime theft it would take even longer to > retire.
Why? It isn't like there is less money in the bank at night...but it would cut down on the number of bank customers they have to shoot. I would think that if they had the sophistication to break into the bank/vault at night so easily, that would be the safer way to go. An even better idea would be to not move from town to town in groups of three banks *every time*.
> 5 years of
>> robbing banks in multiple cities and they still don't have enough money >> to
>> retire? ...
> They had enough to retire and live comfortably but not enough to retire > and live the high class lifestyles the sons wanted.
...Sure...and one more bank would somehow make that cutoff after 5 years of robbing banks? The premise for doing 'just one more job' was just lame.
> and I am unsure whether or not 2 of the 4 were ever captured so
>> maybe those two now have enough to retire?
> Or be back with a new Royal Flush gang, preferably powered by tech from > Apokolips. ;-)
Season #2...and it should start with the imprisoned bank robber escaping to rejoin the gang so that they are also a danger to society.
> Queen *really* doesn't think through his so-called plans. Hopefully his > new partner will take over the strategizing.
Agreed...including a hint to Oliver that he should not take his bow/quiver with him when he is breaking into police headquarters. Maybe something more portable and less lethal, like some knockout gas canisters, would be better?
>> On 11/15/2012 6:33 AM, Obveeus wrote:
>>> ARROW: No time to fight the right and corrupt this week as they are >>> needed
>>> for charity events. instead, this week the plan is to fight bank
>>> robbers...who rob by day even though they can rob by night?
>> Bank robberies usually happen during the day when the banks are open. If >> they limited themselves to nighttime theft it would take even longer to >> retire.
> Why? It isn't like there is less money in the bank at night...but it would > cut down on the number of bank customers they have to shoot. I would think > that if they had the sophistication to break into the bank/vault at night so > easily, that would be the safer way to go. An even better idea would be to > not move from town to town in groups of three banks *every time*.
Well, they couldn't just walk in the open front door at night. And they'd have an automatic alarm system to overcome. Vaults are usually open during the day too, but would be locked and are very tricky to open. Not to mention more alarms to disable.
>> 5 years of
>>> robbing banks in multiple cities and they still don't have enough money >>> to
>>> retire? ...
>> They had enough to retire and live comfortably but not enough to retire >> and live the high class lifestyles the sons wanted.
> ...Sure...and one more bank would somehow make that cutoff after 5 years of > robbing banks? The premise for doing 'just one more job' was just lame.
On Thu, 15 Nov 2012 04:40:55 -0500, Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net>
wrote:
>What did you watch?
X-Factor
I watch it mostly to see how awful it is, and that's pretty awful, it
is totally abusing the contestants with absurd light shows, goofy song
choices and performances, and basically pre-digested comments from the
"judges".
CSI
Hey guess what - I liked this episode! Yeah OK it was overloaded and
twisted, but they made it work, mostly. A black preacher is found
shot in a graveyard, the CSIs show up, and - it's on Warrick's grave!
Nick goes to visit Warrick's now drug-adled widow, sees a young boy
must be Warrick's son, and yes the preacher was there last night, and
another - the preacher's killer, but widow hates the CSIs and won't
talk to them, they have the boy removed from the disgusting house, and
who is this other young punk in a hoodie hanging around? Who but a
well-spoken young man that Warrick had befriended, who it turns out is
not only not the perp, but seems to have The Ghost of Warrick
protecting him! This not being enough new and potentially continuing
characters for one episode, we get the gang Bossman for the 'hood who
is of course tied up with everything, and that the preacher was dirty,
and his killer dirtier, and now his killer is dead, too! And another
body from a year ago, as it turns out. And it ends with the widow
cleaning up.
>On Thu, 15 Nov 2012 04:40:55 -0500, Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net>
>wrote:
>>What did you watch?
>X-Factor
>I watch it mostly to see how awful it is, and that's pretty awful, it
>is totally abusing the contestants with absurd light shows, goofy song
>choices and performances, and basically pre-digested comments from the
>"judges".
>CSI
>Hey guess what - I liked this episode! Yeah OK it was overloaded and
>twisted, but they made it work, mostly. A black preacher is found
>shot in a graveyard, the CSIs show up, and - it's on Warrick's grave!
>Nick goes to visit Warrick's now drug-adled widow, sees a young boy
>must be Warrick's son, and yes the preacher was there last night, and
>another - the preacher's killer, but widow hates the CSIs and won't
>talk to them, they have the boy removed from the disgusting house, and
>who is this other young punk in a hoodie hanging around? Who but a
>well-spoken young man that Warrick had befriended, who it turns out is
>not only not the perp, but seems to have The Ghost of Warrick
>protecting him! This not being enough new and potentially continuing
>characters for one episode, we get the gang Bossman for the 'hood who
>is of course tied up with everything, and that the preacher was dirty,
>and his killer dirtier, and now his killer is dead, too! And another
>body from a year ago, as it turns out. And it ends with the widow
>cleaning up.
>But we did not see Nick's new dog from last week.
>J.
Oops, the other guy at the widow's was a bad guy who *might* be the
preacher's killer, but turns out not to be.
> > On 11/15/2012 6:33 AM, Obveeus wrote:
> >> ARROW: No time to fight the right and corrupt this week as they are > >> needed
> >> for charity events. instead, this week the plan is to fight bank
> >> robbers...who rob by day even though they can rob by night?
> > Bank robberies usually happen during the day when the banks are open. If > > they limited themselves to nighttime theft it would take even longer to > > retire.
> Why? It isn't like there is less money in the bank at night...but it would > cut down on the number of bank customers they have to shoot. I would think > that if they had the sophistication to break into the bank/vault at night so > easily, that would be the safer way to go. An even better idea would be to > not move from town to town in groups of three banks *every time*.
> > 5 years of
> >> robbing banks in multiple cities and they still don't have enough money > >> to
> >> retire? ...
> > They had enough to retire and live comfortably but not enough to retire > > and live the high class lifestyles the sons wanted.
> ...Sure...and one more bank would somehow make that cutoff after 5 years of > robbing banks? The premise for doing 'just one more job' was just lame.
> > and I am unsure whether or not 2 of the 4 were ever captured so
> >> maybe those two now have enough to retire?
> > Or be back with a new Royal Flush gang, preferably powered by tech from > > Apokolips. ;-)
> Season #2...and it should start with the imprisoned bank robber escaping to > rejoin the gang so that they are also a danger to society.
> > Queen *really* doesn't think through his so-called plans. Hopefully his > > new partner will take over the strategizing.
> Agreed...including a hint to Oliver that he should not take his bow/quiver > with him when he is breaking into police headquarters. Maybe something more > portable and less lethal, like some knockout gas canisters, would be better?
I "watched" a good half of this one on fast forward. I'm done recording it(I had to because I'm not home for it). I have better shows to look forward to.
On Thu, 15 Nov 2012 04:40:55, Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net> wrote:
>What did you watch?
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Time shifted Chicago Fire
-- "I came here to say that I do not recognize anyone's right to one minute of my life. Nor to any part of my energy. Nor to any achievement of mine. No matter who makes the claim, how large their number or how great their need."
- Howard Roark
Ubiquitous sent the following on Thu, 15 Nov 2012 04:40:55 -0500:
> What did you watch?
ARROW (CW, 7 PM) / Legacies
[A gang of bank robbers threatens the city; Diggle encourages Oliver to
look past his father's list and help other people in need.]
The Royal Flush gang is at work in Starling City, but they could only
afford the hockey masks. And Ollie lets mission creep get the better of
him, for better or worse. An okay outing, but nothing outstanding in a
good *or* a bad way. As for a few particulars, I love it when people
speak of their own "hard work" and "sacrifices," as Laurel does in this
one. Whatever, ya whiner. As for Mom and her lunch date at the mansion
with her friend had her friend's oh-so-awesome son, why would she care
whether Oliver and Speedy were there, beyond maybe a "hi, bye" sort of
thing, if that? And at the bank, why did the guard have to leave the
building in order to call an ambulance?
Grade: C (with props to Tommy for not being slutty enough to take
advantage of Speedy)
SUPERNATURAL (CW, 8 PM) / A Little Slice of Kevin
[Kevin and Mrs. Tran build a demon bomb; Dean and Sam are shocked when
Castiel appears.]
A really strong outing, with the Trans being as awesome as ever. In this
one, Crowley is collecting backup prophets in case Kevin gets difficult.
Or, more accurately, more difficult. It's odd how not everyone wants to
align himself with Satan. Go figure. This week's newcomer in the form of
Delta the Witch is every bit as awesome as the Trans, with terrific
delivery of some great lines. I'd love to see more of her. And we get
our first look at Amanda Tapping as Naomi, who seems to be tasked with
keeping a heavenly eye on the brothers and reporting back to the Big
Guy. All in all, SUPERNATURAL at its finest.
Grade: A
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM (FX, 9 PM) / I Am Anne Frank
[Sister Jude employs a renowned Nazi hunter to gather evidence against
Arden; Kit makes a surprising confession; Bloody Face is unmasked.]
This one has some more of the terrific acting that I've come to expect
from this batshit crazy show. Sadly, it also has far too many childish
or artsy or whatever camera angles and tricks that took me out of the
story far too often and drew attention to the director, who I simply
wanted to shoot by the time it was all said and done. But the reveal was
great, and we learn that Dr. Thredson has been very naughty indeed. "You
make furniture." "Lamps, mainly." Heh. Our gal is surely wishing that
she'd remained at the asylum at this point. In addition, we get some
nice developments on the Sr. Jude front (as she continues to break down
and lose faith in ... well, pretty much everything, including herself)
and we get some sad resolution for "Anne Frank" and her Nazi hunting.
Looks like Arden is safe. For now.
Grade: C+ (I'll raise the grade to an A- if someone will kick the
director in the 'nads for me)
-- Jim G. | A fan of the good and the bad, but not the mediocre
"I'm really ready for this day to be over." -- Duke Crocker, HAVEN
In article <gr3la85kl062u4nq0ft0atp2ng9g02b...@4ax.com>,
Jim G. <jimgy...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote:
> AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM (FX, 9 PM) / I Am Anne Frank
> [Sister Jude employs a renowned Nazi hunter to gather evidence against
> Arden; Kit makes a surprising confession; Bloody Face is unmasked.]
> This one has some more of the terrific acting that I've come to expect
> from this batshit crazy show. Sadly, it also has far too many childish
> or artsy or whatever camera angles and tricks that took me out of the
> story far too often and drew attention to the director, who I simply
> wanted to shoot by the time it was all said and done. But the reveal was
> great, and we learn that Dr. Thredson has been very naughty indeed. "You
> make furniture." "Lamps, mainly." Heh.
I had Thredson pegged as the killer for several weeks now.
> Ubiquitous sent the following on Thu, 15 Nov 2012 04:40:55 -0500:
>> What did you watch?
> ARROW (CW, 7 PM) / Legacies
> [A gang of bank robbers threatens the city; Diggle encourages Oliver to
> look past his father's list and help other people in need.]
> The Royal Flush gang is at work in Starling City, but they could only
> afford the hockey masks.
> him, for better or worse. An okay outing, but nothing outstanding in a
> good *or* a bad way. As for a few particulars, I love it when people
> speak of their own "hard work" and "sacrifices," as Laurel does in this
> one. Whatever, ya whiner. As for Mom and her lunch date at the mansion
> with her friend had her friend's oh-so-awesome son, why would she care
> whether Oliver and Speedy were there, beyond maybe a "hi, bye" sort of
> thing, if that? And at the bank, why did the guard have to leave the
> building in order to call an ambulance?
> Grade: C (with props to Tommy for not being slutty enough to take
> advantage of Speedy)
> SUPERNATURAL (CW, 8 PM) / A Little Slice of Kevin
> [Kevin and Mrs. Tran build a demon bomb; Dean and Sam are shocked when
> Castiel appears.]
> A really strong outing, with the Trans being as awesome as ever. In this
> one, Crowley is collecting backup prophets in case Kevin gets difficult.
> Or, more accurately, more difficult. It's odd how not everyone wants to
> align himself with Satan.
But he's not Satan or at least he's not Lucifer. I'm not sure how exactly this King of Hell deal actually works. Within the framework of the show they established that Angels and humans are separate entities entirely. Angels are ridiculously powerful and can even create pocket universes. In a fight with other "gods" and Lucifer (an angel) he easily won. Any random angel can kill a demon just by touch. Demons on the other hand are just the souls of humans which have been corrupted. They were made by Lucifer and that includes Crowley. I can see Crowley taking over when Lucifer died but where does he get the power from? Why can he tap into the souls in hell but the other demons can't?
> Delta the Witch is every bit as awesome as the Trans, with terrific
> delivery of some great lines. I'd love to see more of her. And we get
> our first look at Amanda Tapping as Naomi, who seems to be tasked with
> keeping a heavenly eye on the brothers and reporting back to the Big
> Guy. All in all, SUPERNATURAL at its finest.
> Grade: A
> AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM (FX, 9 PM) / I Am Anne Frank
> [Sister Jude employs a renowned Nazi hunter to gather evidence against
> Arden; Kit makes a surprising confession; Bloody Face is unmasked.]
> This one has some more of the terrific acting that I've come to expect
> from this batshit crazy show. Sadly, it also has far too many childish
> or artsy or whatever camera angles and tricks that took me out of the
> story far too often and drew attention to the director, who I simply
> wanted to shoot by the time it was all said and done. But the reveal was
> great, and we learn that Dr. Thredson has been very naughty indeed. "You
> make furniture." "Lamps, mainly." Heh. Our gal is surely wishing that
> she'd remained at the asylum at this point. In addition, we get some
> nice developments on the Sr. Jude front (as she continues to break down
> and lose faith in ... well, pretty much everything, including herself)
> and we get some sad resolution for "Anne Frank" and her Nazi hunting.
> Looks like Arden is safe. For now.
'tis on this 11/20/2012 2:05 AM, wrote Arthur Lipscomb thus to say:
> On 11/19/2012 1:06 PM, Jim G. wrote:
>> Ubiquitous sent the following on Thu, 15 Nov 2012 04:40:55 -0500:
>> SUPERNATURAL (CW, 8 PM) / A Little Slice of Kevin
>> [Kevin and Mrs. Tran build a demon bomb; Dean and Sam are shocked when
>> Castiel appears.]
>> A really strong outing, with the Trans being as awesome as ever. In this
>> one, Crowley is collecting backup prophets in case Kevin gets difficult.
>> Or, more accurately, more difficult. It's odd how not everyone wants to
>> align himself with Satan.
> But he's not Satan or at least he's not Lucifer. I'm not sure how exactly this King of Hell deal actually works. Within the framework of the show they established that Angels and humans are separate entities entirely. Angels are ridiculously powerful and can even create pocket universes. In a fight with other "gods" and Lucifer (an angel) he easily won. Any random angel can kill a demon just by touch. Demons on the other hand are just the souls of humans which have been corrupted. They were made by Lucifer and that includes Crowley. I can see Crowley taking over when Lucifer died but where does he get the power from? Why can he tap into the souls in hell but the other demons can't?
Didn't he win some of them forhelping out Castiel in the war in heaven?
-- "... respect, all good works are not done by only good folk. For here, at the end of all things, we shall do what needs to be done."
--till next time, consul -x- <<poetry.dolphins-cove.com>>
> In article <gr3la85kl062u4nq0ft0atp2ng9g02b...@4ax.com>,
> Jim G. <jimgy...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote:
> > AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM (FX, 9 PM) / I Am Anne Frank
> > [Sister Jude employs a renowned Nazi hunter to gather evidence against
> > Arden; Kit makes a surprising confession; Bloody Face is unmasked.]
> > This one has some more of the terrific acting that I've come to expect
> > from this batshit crazy show. Sadly, it also has far too many childish
> > or artsy or whatever camera angles and tricks that took me out of the
> > story far too often and drew attention to the director, who I simply
> > wanted to shoot by the time it was all said and done. But the reveal was
> > great, and we learn that Dr. Thredson has been very naughty indeed. "You
> > make furniture." "Lamps, mainly." Heh.
> I had Thredson pegged as the killer for several weeks now.
I knew that it was an obvious possibility, but I wasn't convinced of it.
Given this show, I was half-expecting it to be a *female* character.
-- Jim G. | A fan of the good and the bad, but not the mediocre
"I'm really ready for this day to be over." -- Duke Crocker, HAVEN
Arthur Lipscomb sent the following on Mon, 19 Nov 2012 23:05:04 -0800:
> On 11/19/2012 1:06 PM, Jim G. wrote:
> > Ubiquitous sent the following on Thu, 15 Nov 2012 04:40:55 -0500:
> >> What did you watch?
> > ARROW (CW, 7 PM) / Legacies
> > [A gang of bank robbers threatens the city; Diggle encourages Oliver to
> > look past his father's list and help other people in need.]
> > The Royal Flush gang is at work in Starling City, but they could only
> > afford the hockey masks.
> Their benefactor has yet to be introduced.
It was going to be the NHL, but they're having issues these days.
> > And Ollie lets mission creep get the better of
> > him, for better or worse. An okay outing, but nothing outstanding in a
> > good *or* a bad way. As for a few particulars, I love it when people
> > speak of their own "hard work" and "sacrifices," as Laurel does in this
> > one. Whatever, ya whiner. As for Mom and her lunch date at the mansion
> > with her friend had her friend's oh-so-awesome son, why would she care
> > whether Oliver and Speedy were there, beyond maybe a "hi, bye" sort of
> > thing, if that? And at the bank, why did the guard have to leave the
> > building in order to call an ambulance?
> > Grade: C (with props to Tommy for not being slutty enough to take
> > advantage of Speedy)
> > SUPERNATURAL (CW, 8 PM) / A Little Slice of Kevin
> > [Kevin and Mrs. Tran build a demon bomb; Dean and Sam are shocked when
> > Castiel appears.]
> > A really strong outing, with the Trans being as awesome as ever. In this
> > one, Crowley is collecting backup prophets in case Kevin gets difficult.
> > Or, more accurately, more difficult. It's odd how not everyone wants to
> > align himself with Satan.
> But he's not Satan or at least he's not Lucifer.
Fair point. I shouldn't sacrifice accuracy for facetiousness.
> I'm not sure how > exactly this King of Hell deal actually works.
It seems to be a work in progress.
> Within the framework of > the show they established that Angels and humans are separate entities > entirely. Angels are ridiculously powerful and can even create pocket > universes. In a fight with other "gods" and Lucifer (an angel) he > easily won. Any random angel can kill a demon just by touch. Demons on > the other hand are just the souls of humans which have been corrupted. > They were made by Lucifer and that includes Crowley. I can see Crowley > taking over when Lucifer died but where does he get the power from? Why > can he tap into the souls in hell but the other demons can't?
It's been explained, but I've long since forgotten and I'm too lazy to
look it up. :)
> > Go figure. This week's newcomer in the form of
> > Delta the Witch is every bit as awesome as the Trans, with terrific
> > delivery of some great lines. I'd love to see more of her. And we get
> > our first look at Amanda Tapping as Naomi, who seems to be tasked with
> > keeping a heavenly eye on the brothers and reporting back to the Big
> > Guy. All in all, SUPERNATURAL at its finest.
> > Grade: A
> > AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM (FX, 9 PM) / I Am Anne Frank
> > [Sister Jude employs a renowned Nazi hunter to gather evidence against
> > Arden; Kit makes a surprising confession; Bloody Face is unmasked.]
> > This one has some more of the terrific acting that I've come to expect
> > from this batshit crazy show. Sadly, it also has far too many childish
> > or artsy or whatever camera angles and tricks that took me out of the
> > story far too often and drew attention to the director, who I simply
> > wanted to shoot by the time it was all said and done. But the reveal was
> > great, and we learn that Dr. Thredson has been very naughty indeed. "You
> > make furniture." "Lamps, mainly." Heh. Our gal is surely wishing that
> > she'd remained at the asylum at this point. In addition, we get some
> > nice developments on the Sr. Jude front (as she continues to break down
> > and lose faith in ... well, pretty much everything, including herself)
> > and we get some sad resolution for "Anne Frank" and her Nazi hunting.
> > Looks like Arden is safe. For now.
> Don't the Nazi Hunters still know about him?
Hunter, singular. And yes, I suppose he could still keep plugging away
at this even after Sr. Jude has told him to give it up.
-- Jim G. | A fan of the good and the bad, but not the mediocre
"I'm really ready for this day to be over." -- Duke Crocker, HAVEN
