Criminal Minds S06E03 Remembrance of Things Past
The episode got off to a great start with a very spooky beginning. Open doors, creaky floors, and the obligatory door slam were all present and I completely expected to see the woman abducted. Only...it never happened, and instead a phone call introduced the unsub.
However, I was eerily reminded of the episodes of Max Ryan (Unfinished Business back in Season 1) and the reminder of old killers (Birthright in Season 3). Both those episodes talked about new cases that seemed eerily similar to old ones, especially very profilic ones.
There were some awesome shots, like the old guy in the store looking super perverted and creepy (great actor btw). Also, when the FBI pull up to the abandoned building, the graffiti on it really stood out, especially that super bright blue. It was a great location and shot.
The ending was kind of depressing - repressed and lost memories. But we all grow old someday, even killers.
10/10/2010
10/09/2010
Season Changes
Lie to Me S03E01 In the Red
Lie to Me is back after only a month break because Lone Star bombed and was canceled after only two episodes. Harsh, but that's tv reality. I kind of wonder how many people knew that it had even finished and restarted the season, as opposed to just taking a little break like many shows do.
The season started off with lots of changes: Reynolds was 'fired' (Lightman didn't want to be a lapdog of the FBI), the policewoman we saw in the final episode of last season was the new go-to person (probably because she was willing to cut corners in her police work), and Lightman gained two grad students as helpers. The whole grad student thing had me wondering whether Locher was going to leave the cast sometime this season.
In this episode, Lightman foiled a bank robbery by becoming the crew's inside man. Unfortunately, I somehow doubt that in reality if someone is fingered as part of a heist, they wouldn't retaliate and/or scram at the first notice. Instead, they unrealistically 'cut' Lightman in on the heist (yea, right).
If this type of behavior continues to be how Lightman gets his 'jobs' I wonder how the firm will make any money. Well, I'll just continue to watch and see.
Lie to Me is back after only a month break because Lone Star bombed and was canceled after only two episodes. Harsh, but that's tv reality. I kind of wonder how many people knew that it had even finished and restarted the season, as opposed to just taking a little break like many shows do.
The season started off with lots of changes: Reynolds was 'fired' (Lightman didn't want to be a lapdog of the FBI), the policewoman we saw in the final episode of last season was the new go-to person (probably because she was willing to cut corners in her police work), and Lightman gained two grad students as helpers. The whole grad student thing had me wondering whether Locher was going to leave the cast sometime this season.
In this episode, Lightman foiled a bank robbery by becoming the crew's inside man. Unfortunately, I somehow doubt that in reality if someone is fingered as part of a heist, they wouldn't retaliate and/or scram at the first notice. Instead, they unrealistically 'cut' Lightman in on the heist (yea, right).
If this type of behavior continues to be how Lightman gets his 'jobs' I wonder how the firm will make any money. Well, I'll just continue to watch and see.
10/08/2010
Get Heidi's Clothes
Project Runway S8E11 A Look in the Line
This week's challenge was to design a head-to-toe look for Heidi's line. Surprisingly, she brought out six looks for the designers to see. Though Heidi wanted something 'runway wow' (as Chris put it), it was very plain, basic, not colorful clothes. It was also active-wear...the designers seem to have done three active wear challenges already, is this sportswear season?
Uh oh Mondo and Gretchen both had a bit of trouble and attitude with Heidi. It's not good because they've been doing so well, but you just can't have an attitude with your boss. And now they need to do two more looks, O.o but they get 'help'/ Unfortunately for Michael C, it's the people who have been eliminated - and all hate him.
Drama got crazy this episode with accusations of cheating from Ivy. It got to the point where Tim had to enter the room and intervene, but since it was a case of 'he said, she said' it was passed over as a non-issue.
The Final Looks
Gretchen's white dress was okay, until the jacket/coat came off. The top portion was hung oddly on the model. The purple-gray top was very distracting with the way it hung in the front near the stomach. Also the brown pants had a odd apron/skirt thing going on. Her third look with the dress was very cool.
Andy's black striped pants were very cool, but I don't like his top for it. The jacket had very good design. The dress was pretty, but hemmed oddly and to an angle.
April's grey black dress with the jacket seemed dreary, but cool. Her shirt + shorts reminded me too much of her resort baby-doll thing for the hat challenge. The super long dress was just weird, it kind of reminded me of a cape, but was much more squarish to actually be a cape.
Chris's pants were very cool with the ruching, but I didn't like the grey top. The grey pants were very cool with the slit, but the white jacket was a little short, shouldn't have had the elastic around the middle, and had really weird sleeve thingies. His dress was very nice, but plain.
Michael C's color combination was so weird - orange >.< The length of the poncho/cape was a little long to have a zip and the relation to the pants was long. I didn't like the way the pants were ruched. I love the purpley cape and the shirt for it. The dress looked as though it's made out of a dull brown knit fabric that's going to fall down. Why the elastic on the sleeves?
Mondo's shirt seemed to have super puffy sleeves that I didn't like. His black pants and jacket were so cool. I like the skinny pants but the top to it has kind of a weird wrinkle pattern going on that I don't think was supposed to be there.
Mondo, April, and Andy were the top 3. Andy won...and I agree. Surprisingly, Gretchen stayed safe even though she couldn't take constructive criticism. Christopher got sent home. O.o How is Michael C always safe? Probably so he can stir up more drama next week. In any case, they're very close to the finish line, and I can't wait to see what else they have in their bags.
This week's challenge was to design a head-to-toe look for Heidi's line. Surprisingly, she brought out six looks for the designers to see. Though Heidi wanted something 'runway wow' (as Chris put it), it was very plain, basic, not colorful clothes. It was also active-wear...the designers seem to have done three active wear challenges already, is this sportswear season?
Uh oh Mondo and Gretchen both had a bit of trouble and attitude with Heidi. It's not good because they've been doing so well, but you just can't have an attitude with your boss. And now they need to do two more looks, O.o but they get 'help'/ Unfortunately for Michael C, it's the people who have been eliminated - and all hate him.
Drama got crazy this episode with accusations of cheating from Ivy. It got to the point where Tim had to enter the room and intervene, but since it was a case of 'he said, she said' it was passed over as a non-issue.
The Final Looks
Gretchen's white dress was okay, until the jacket/coat came off. The top portion was hung oddly on the model. The purple-gray top was very distracting with the way it hung in the front near the stomach. Also the brown pants had a odd apron/skirt thing going on. Her third look with the dress was very cool.
Andy's black striped pants were very cool, but I don't like his top for it. The jacket had very good design. The dress was pretty, but hemmed oddly and to an angle.
pic from mylifetime.com
April's grey black dress with the jacket seemed dreary, but cool. Her shirt + shorts reminded me too much of her resort baby-doll thing for the hat challenge. The super long dress was just weird, it kind of reminded me of a cape, but was much more squarish to actually be a cape.
Chris's pants were very cool with the ruching, but I didn't like the grey top. The grey pants were very cool with the slit, but the white jacket was a little short, shouldn't have had the elastic around the middle, and had really weird sleeve thingies. His dress was very nice, but plain.
Michael C's color combination was so weird - orange >.< The length of the poncho/cape was a little long to have a zip and the relation to the pants was long. I didn't like the way the pants were ruched. I love the purpley cape and the shirt for it. The dress looked as though it's made out of a dull brown knit fabric that's going to fall down. Why the elastic on the sleeves?
Mondo's shirt seemed to have super puffy sleeves that I didn't like. His black pants and jacket were so cool. I like the skinny pants but the top to it has kind of a weird wrinkle pattern going on that I don't think was supposed to be there.
pic from mylifetime.com
Mondo, April, and Andy were the top 3. Andy won...and I agree. Surprisingly, Gretchen stayed safe even though she couldn't take constructive criticism. Christopher got sent home. O.o How is Michael C always safe? Probably so he can stir up more drama next week. In any case, they're very close to the finish line, and I can't wait to see what else they have in their bags.
Codebreaker Catastrophe
Undercovers S01E03 Devices
This episode follows the Blooms as they attempt to retrieve a 'codebreaker', a device that supposedly could crack into the C.I.A. database. It was quite obvious from the outset that the 'device' would be a person rather than an item, and if it were an item...did they really believe that the bad guys would have left it unguarded? Seriously.
Though I kind of enjoyed the first two episodes, this one really annoyed me. There were random plot holes everywhere and things really didn't make sense. Besides the unguarded 'device', there were other scenes that truly bothered me. When they met up with the informant, for some reason they had Sam 'hiding' behind some weird metal pipe things, but she wasn't even well-hidden. She was almost in plain view with a HUGE camera, which I'm certain would have made her even more noticeable.
Then when Steven and Leo were inside the club attempting to get fingerprints, how in the world would they have gotten the prints? As if the 'bad guys' wouldn't have noticed how they switched the glasses. It's not as though they brought four glasses, so obviously the agents would have been drinking out of the bad guy's glasses. So not subtle.
Also, why did Steven act as though he could override their handler in the chain of command. That doesn't seem very plausible. And when they told their handler that their catering wasn't going that well, why did they look smug? >.>
The comedy wasn't even that funny this time around ughh. I don't know what happened between the previous weeks and this one but it wasn't good - at all.
This episode follows the Blooms as they attempt to retrieve a 'codebreaker', a device that supposedly could crack into the C.I.A. database. It was quite obvious from the outset that the 'device' would be a person rather than an item, and if it were an item...did they really believe that the bad guys would have left it unguarded? Seriously.
Though I kind of enjoyed the first two episodes, this one really annoyed me. There were random plot holes everywhere and things really didn't make sense. Besides the unguarded 'device', there were other scenes that truly bothered me. When they met up with the informant, for some reason they had Sam 'hiding' behind some weird metal pipe things, but she wasn't even well-hidden. She was almost in plain view with a HUGE camera, which I'm certain would have made her even more noticeable.
Then when Steven and Leo were inside the club attempting to get fingerprints, how in the world would they have gotten the prints? As if the 'bad guys' wouldn't have noticed how they switched the glasses. It's not as though they brought four glasses, so obviously the agents would have been drinking out of the bad guy's glasses. So not subtle.
Also, why did Steven act as though he could override their handler in the chain of command. That doesn't seem very plausible. And when they told their handler that their catering wasn't going that well, why did they look smug? >.>
The comedy wasn't even that funny this time around ughh. I don't know what happened between the previous weeks and this one but it wasn't good - at all.
10/07/2010
A Pirates' Life for Me...
Castle S03E03 Under the Gun
This week's episode is a humorous plot upon a plot upon a plot, with people making deals with others, cutting others in and out, and eavesdropping for a treasure worth $10 million (though now, it's worth more like $30). Almost every character they meet seems to be unrelated to the original murder, although Castle sees a conspiracy and claims that the document of random drawings is the key. Once they discover that it is in actuality a treasure map, everything seems to fall into place.
Surprisingly, the family relationships didn't have much to do with figuring out the murder this time around although bringing in Alexis' supposed wild-side allowed for Beckett's past indiscretions to come to light. Poor Beckett can't catch a break - almost every guy we've seen her with past and present has been horrible, except for Demming.
The funniest thing is that I could tell it was the same writer as a previous episode, S02E09 Love Me Dead. The guy they dragged in (Random) was a smooth-talker, just like Norman from before. He was 'jogging and cross-training' instead of running away and climbing down the building.
Can't wait for the next episode!
This week's episode is a humorous plot upon a plot upon a plot, with people making deals with others, cutting others in and out, and eavesdropping for a treasure worth $10 million (though now, it's worth more like $30). Almost every character they meet seems to be unrelated to the original murder, although Castle sees a conspiracy and claims that the document of random drawings is the key. Once they discover that it is in actuality a treasure map, everything seems to fall into place.
Surprisingly, the family relationships didn't have much to do with figuring out the murder this time around although bringing in Alexis' supposed wild-side allowed for Beckett's past indiscretions to come to light. Poor Beckett can't catch a break - almost every guy we've seen her with past and present has been horrible, except for Demming.
The funniest thing is that I could tell it was the same writer as a previous episode, S02E09 Love Me Dead. The guy they dragged in (Random) was a smooth-talker, just like Norman from before. He was 'jogging and cross-training' instead of running away and climbing down the building.
Can't wait for the next episode!
Convey-a Walk and a Fighting Expression
America's Next Top Model S15E05 Karolina Kurkova
The models played a question game to get to know each other. Hmm, will that cut down on the drama? I doubt it, the producers LOOOVE drama. Somehow the show got the approval of the city to shut down the tunnel in order to change it into a runway. AND they're walking it with male models, the same ones from before. Kacey realized that it's not such a good idea to have them there while she still has a boyfriend.
Their challenge this week was to walk a runway...that includes a conveyor belt. Holy crap...they're expected to walk normally while the conveyor belt is running?? Sometimes these challenges are just crazy and have nothing to do with reality. Of course this led to massive trippage and crazy stunts from the models to stay upright and not lose their composure.
They got a visit and nutrition talk from Karolina Kurkova. They should be getting these kind of talks from an expert. Unfortunately these girls would never listen to talks from an expert, they would rather listen to supermodels they can recognize.
The photo shoot was to pose with Mexican wrestlers like Chupacabra.
The Final Pictures
Kendal - nothing in the body or face
Lexie - leg looks odd, face uncommitted
Esther - cool pic, but she's almost completely out of pic
Chelsea - good pic
Ann - awesome, omg
Jane - ew, boring
Chris - woah!! so cool with the body
Kayla - wow, so much energy
Liz - cool but crazy eyes
Kacey - pretty cool for boot shoot, but not in eyes
Ann got first call again O.o I don't see it, but okay. Chris got runner-up, which I really think she deserved. Bottom two were Jane and Lexie. Lexie was sent home because she consistently couldn't take any good pictures (though I thought Jane didn't either) and didn't seem invested in the competition.
The models played a question game to get to know each other. Hmm, will that cut down on the drama? I doubt it, the producers LOOOVE drama. Somehow the show got the approval of the city to shut down the tunnel in order to change it into a runway. AND they're walking it with male models, the same ones from before. Kacey realized that it's not such a good idea to have them there while she still has a boyfriend.
Their challenge this week was to walk a runway...that includes a conveyor belt. Holy crap...they're expected to walk normally while the conveyor belt is running?? Sometimes these challenges are just crazy and have nothing to do with reality. Of course this led to massive trippage and crazy stunts from the models to stay upright and not lose their composure.
They got a visit and nutrition talk from Karolina Kurkova. They should be getting these kind of talks from an expert. Unfortunately these girls would never listen to talks from an expert, they would rather listen to supermodels they can recognize.
The photo shoot was to pose with Mexican wrestlers like Chupacabra.
pic courtesy of the cw
The Final Pictures
Kendal - nothing in the body or face
Lexie - leg looks odd, face uncommitted
Esther - cool pic, but she's almost completely out of pic
Chelsea - good pic
Ann - awesome, omg
Jane - ew, boring
Chris - woah!! so cool with the body
Kayla - wow, so much energy
Liz - cool but crazy eyes
Kacey - pretty cool for boot shoot, but not in eyes
pic courtesy of the cw
Ann got first call again O.o I don't see it, but okay. Chris got runner-up, which I really think she deserved. Bottom two were Jane and Lexie. Lexie was sent home because she consistently couldn't take any good pictures (though I thought Jane didn't either) and didn't seem invested in the competition.
10/06/2010
The Other Woman
Bones S06E02 The Couple in the Cave
I pretty much expected that they would bring in Booth's new interest, otherwise there would be no room for Bones' soul-searching. Unfortunately, I think her character is very much portrayed as jealous. Yes, you get Bones' jealousy as well, but it's a little more subtle only through her constant mentions of Hannah. In Hannah's case I'm getting the side-looks, and the constant hinting that they're together.
I'm surprised to see that the character of Dr. Clark Eddison is back. He got passed over for a promotion, but came back to the Jeffersonian? That's not the way to ingratiate yourself to get a promotion later. In any case, I love that he's back because his constant frustration with the personal issues being aired in the work environment is hilarious. Yet, when it comes down to it, he also has an opinion on Booth and Bones' relationship, since he couldn't take the tension and blurted out his opinion.
Obviously the theme of this episode was love, because the male victim could have saved himself but chose to stay with the woman he loved and die together. While it was a very romantic notion, and thus a nice topic for Booth and Bones to air their differing views, it seemed a little far-fetched that the male wouldn't even have attempted going for help.
Overall a solid episode, even though I pretty much knew who the killer was going to be from the middle of the episode. Bones writers...do a better job and don't make it so obvious!
I pretty much expected that they would bring in Booth's new interest, otherwise there would be no room for Bones' soul-searching. Unfortunately, I think her character is very much portrayed as jealous. Yes, you get Bones' jealousy as well, but it's a little more subtle only through her constant mentions of Hannah. In Hannah's case I'm getting the side-looks, and the constant hinting that they're together.
I'm surprised to see that the character of Dr. Clark Eddison is back. He got passed over for a promotion, but came back to the Jeffersonian? That's not the way to ingratiate yourself to get a promotion later. In any case, I love that he's back because his constant frustration with the personal issues being aired in the work environment is hilarious. Yet, when it comes down to it, he also has an opinion on Booth and Bones' relationship, since he couldn't take the tension and blurted out his opinion.
Obviously the theme of this episode was love, because the male victim could have saved himself but chose to stay with the woman he loved and die together. While it was a very romantic notion, and thus a nice topic for Booth and Bones to air their differing views, it seemed a little far-fetched that the male wouldn't even have attempted going for help.
Overall a solid episode, even though I pretty much knew who the killer was going to be from the middle of the episode. Bones writers...do a better job and don't make it so obvious!
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