Revenge: Truth, Part Two

“I’m Amanda Clarke.”

The best season finales have to accomplish quite a bit. They need to wrap up the season’s story arcs; they need to get rid of characters that are not working; they need to structure the remaining stories and characters in such a way that we are impatient for September to see where the story is going to take us next. Revenge had more to do than most and it accomplished that feat -- in spades.

Revenge: Truth, Part One

“There are two paths to revenge. One is failure. The other will set you free at your journey’s end.”

Revenge is a show that suffered rather severely from a sophomore slump. Although I enjoyed it, it strayed too far off course, bringing in too many characters and too many stories that sunk into melodrama and ignored what had worked so well in the freshman season.

Revolution: Clue

"So what do you say? Road trip?"

I'm pleased to report that I enjoyed this episode. Revolution is having a pretty good back nine. I particularly enjoyed the mystery aspect, which is where the episode title came from. I assume.

Game of Thrones: Second Sons

As I was thinking about this episode prior to re-watching it, I realized that I couldn’t immediately call to mind what had happened other than the Most Uncomfortable Wedding Ever. That’s not to say the MUWE was the only event—but this episode felt undeniably like a placeholder, getting us up to date with a few characters, and excluding a few others, to set us up for the next episode.

New Shows (2013): May 11 - 20

In spite of May sweeps, the networks keep airing new shows. Unfortunately, not many of them are truly worth watching. For clarity, I have listed the new shows in the order they originally aired. As a reminder, red means stop, blue (yellow being too difficult to read in my world) means proceed with caution, green means go.

New Shows (2013): May 1 - 10

May flowers are blooming and the new shows keep coming. Lots and lots of them, in spite of the fact that, during these ten days, we were in sweeps. As we say goodbye to some favorites that were not renewed, here are some that TPTB hope will fill the void. For clarity, I have listed the new shows in the order they originally aired. As a reminder, red means stop, blue (yellow being too difficult to read in my world) means proceed with caution, green means go.

Castle: Watershed

“Detective, you’ve got the job.”

Based loosely on the Chappaquiddick incident, the case of the week revolves around a Harvard honors student trying to get to the bottom of her friend’s death. The case, as usual, was much less important that what was happening to our favorite couple. As many of us predicted, Beckett was offered the DC job. What I genuinely didn’t see coming was the conversation at the end of the episode.

Big Bang Theory: The Bon Voyage Reaction

“And now I'm crying for a whole different reason.”

The Big Bang Theory ends season 6 in a way that has fans looking forward to season 7, but without virtue of a big cliffhanger. Which means there isn't much to spoil in this first paragraph where we try to avoid spoilers. Moving on...

Psych: Juliet Wears The Pantsuit

"Our house - in the middle of the street."

That made me laugh out loud...Sometimes I wonder what the producers of Psych have time to do in their lives besides create episodes and watch old movies, because almost every episode has a movie tie-in. I think they've seen everything... This week's  cinephile shout-out, if you will, was to Single White Female. Remember when everyone thought Bridget Fonda was on her way to a huge career? Let's review.
  

Psych: Cirque Du Soul

"I'm still here, Shawn. And I'm not a leprechaun."

You know how you can separate a memorable episode of a show you love from a forgettable one? Think back on it and see if you remember it or you don't.  That's free logic for you, friends. Let's try to recall this couple-overflowing episode I saw many moons ago, shall we?

 

Psych: The Santa Barbarian Candidate

"And this is my partner: Bill Ofrights."

If you're still burned out from the 2012 election, this episode may not be for you. Shawn and Gus get involved in local politics, in a completely nutty way only they could. Is that title a stretch as a Manchurian Candidate pun or what? Hey, lets us review.

Doux News: May 19, 2013

This Week: Coming Soon to a Screen Near You -- Let’s Call It MASH -- The CW Shuffle -- Why We Should Skip World War Z -- This Minute Eon in Horology.