Last week was certainly an eventful one on the tube.
The Oceanic 6 — spoiler alert! — made it back to the island on “Lost.”
Jason sent fan favorite Jillian home on “The Bachelor,” leaving Melissa and Molly to fight it out for his heart (and from what I’ve been reading, the final rose ceremony and its aftermath will bring new meaning to the word dramatic).
The “Grey’s Anatomy”/“Private Practice” crossover wrapped up, and Izzie finally found out she’s sick, which we’ve all known about since, oh, she started seeing the ghost of her dead ex.
The only way for me to deal with all of this craziness is to just write it all out.
So here’s my first week in review; it’s something I’ll try to do every Sunday, space and time permitting.
The Bachelor
Oh, poor jilted Jillian. You were my pick from the beginning, but Jason sent you packing because you fell into the dreaded “friend” zone.
Really, though, Jill can do better. I never liked Jason very much on DeAnna’s season, and I haven’t been totally been sold on him during this one. There’s still something that feels icky about the single father involving his 3-year-old son in a reality dating show that, let’s be honest, rarely works out.
Then there was host Chris Harrison’s cryptic, bizarre promo for the show’s upcoming “After the Final Rose” special, which usually airs after that season’s Bachelor or Bachelorette picks between the final two. (This one is set to air in early March.)
In his promo, which aired Monday night, Harrison was standing on a dark, candlelit set and said that what happens is so potentially “emotional” that they’ve decided film it as intimately as possible. Huh? Could this actually be the most dramatic episode ever?
This girl has no idea, but a blogger named Reality Steve has some rather interesting theories you might want to check out (www.realitysteve.com). Be warned, though. If any part of what he’s saying is true, it’s a major, major spoiler.
Grey’s Anatomy
If they just went ahead and named this the “Cristina and Owen Show,” it wouldn’t bother me one bit. Their scenes are full of electricity and genuine chemistry, unlike some of the show’s other lovebirds (paging Mark and Lexie).
The recent crossover with “Private Practice” was also exciting, but, at times, a little much. Derek and Addison’s scalpel standoff and his brawl with Mark come to mind.
The episodes did make me realize how much Addison’s presence is missed in the halls and operating rooms of Seattle Grace. Couldn’t they just move her and Taye Diggs, who seemed to have a little spark with Dr. Bailey, to “Grey’s” permanently? Please?
And as for the rumors that Katherine Heigl (Izzie) and T.R. Knight (George) are leaving the show, I hope they’re not true because that would just be sad. Sure, the “Denny the Very Friendly Ghost” storyline was bad, but Heigl is still a good actress who can handle anything the writers throw her way. This week, she really channeled first season Dr. Bailey as she pushed the interns to work harder and be better.
Knight’s departure would hurt the most, though. It’s baffling how seldom the writers are using George these days. Relegating him to the background like this is inexcusable, but all would be forgiven if they’d whip up a good story to persuade him to stick around. Seattle Grace needs you, George. We need you.
CSI
I’m a Gil Grissom girl all the way, and I was really unsure about movie star Laurence Fishburn coming in to play his replacement. But he’s just been great. The writers were smart to bring him in as a Level One CSI, and it’s been entertaining and endearing watching him learn the ropes.
Lost
Well, just wow. This week raised more questions than ever: What did Kate do with Aaron? Who convinced Hurley to join Jack on that plane? Who beat up Ben? And what was Jin doing in that Dharma Initiative jumpsuit?
OK, now my head hurts.
I try not to come up with too many theories, out of fear that my brain will explode, or, as a fellow “Lost” addict recently told me, I’ll get one of those freaky, time-jumping nosebleeds.
But I do have one: Ellie, the Other whom Faraday met while he and the rest of the crew were back in the 1950s, has got to be a younger version of Mrs. Hawking. Her first name is Eloise, she’s British, and she knows a lot about that island — perhaps because she used to live there?
American Idol
Let me take a page from Randy Jackson: I’m just not feeling it this season, dawg. (Wow, that was lame. Sorry; I blame it on all the brain cells destroyed while thinking about “Lost”).
But “Idol” has really been lackluster thus far, with the judges putting through some really questionable singers (see Gentle, Norman).
Based on the auditions and Hollywood Week, I’m liking Robert Downey Jr. look-alike Danny Gokey, as well as Kai Kalama, the nice guy from California who takes care of his sick mother, and Lil Rounds, the Tennessee mother of three who lost her home in a tornado.
Top Chef
My man Fabio was eliminated this week, and I’m bummed. The Italian Stallion brought so much humor and charm to what has otherwise been a pretty blah season. Of the remaining chefs, I’m rooting for Carla and her simple, Southern cooking. And will someone please give Fabio his own show already?
Heroes
So, um, I haven’t seen any of this latest volume. Don’t judge me.
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