Sunday, January 21, 2007

Betty, Grey's, Scrubs, Psych (1/18-1/19)

I know I'm a bit late with this entry, but better late than never, right? So, instead of going into a full blown recap of each show, I'll just kind of highlight things on each of the shows listed in the title.

Ugly Betty: First of all, I knew the bandaged woman was going to turn out to be Daniel's brother (now sister) about halfway through the episode. This was only due to the semi-random mention of Alex and how he died. That made it pretty clear to me. It is a very out-there twist, and I'm actually excited to see how this plays out.

I felt so bad for Justin when he overheard Hilda was thinking about how life would have been if she didn't have a kid. I'm curious to see if that will lead anywhere.

I really like the friendship between Daniel and Betty. They have a really nice chemistry. I don't really sense the romantic sparks, though. I just think it's very nice to see a friendly relationship between a man and a woman that has no sexual tension in it where both the man and the woman are straight. It's not exactly a common occurance.

Grey's Anatomy: I felt SO bad for George when his dad died. I knew that his dad was going to die since last week, but that didn't make it any less heart-wrenching.

I must say T.R. Knight did a phenomenal job with all his scenes in this episode. There's not much more I can say about him. I've always thought he is great no matter what, but this week's episode should go on his Emmy reel.

I also liked how Cristina was the one to try to comfort George right away. This will go a long way to healing their friendship.

I must admit that the Burktina scenes lost some impact just due to Isaiah Washington. I don't want that to be the case, but I can't help it with all the drama swirling around him. It's just sad that the backstage drama is overtaking the drama on screen.

Scrubs: I usually don't make it a point to watch Scrubs because it's on at the same time as Grey's and I already tape three soaps every day, so I like to give my VCR a little break during the evening. This week was an exception, though, because it was the musical episode. It was very good, in my opinion. I even liked the reasoning for everyone spontaneously bursting into song. It's kind of wacky that it was all in the mind of a woman with an aneurysm, but considering the rest of the show, it made sense. I liked all the songs, and I have to say that Donald Faison has an amazing voice. I was very impressed by him. The rest of the cast sang well, too, but Donald stood out.

Psych: Well, I was going to say that I was psyched that this show is back on, but it just seemed a bit too corny, even for me.

The thing I love about Psych is that you can tell how much fun the actors are having, especially James Roday. How could anyone not have fun with that role? Everyone seems to enjoy playing their roles, too.

Sure, Psych has really thin plots with obvious endings (usually), but I don't mind it if the characters are well-acted and the scenes themselves are well-written. It's a great show, and those people that haven't seen it should really check it out.

The one thing I was curious about is what happened to the interim chief. She had a baby before the show went on hiatus, but I'm curious as to where she is now. Of course, it doesn't help that I have no idea what the timeline is for the show, so this past episode may be set sometime soon after the interim chief gave birth. I hope she comes back, though. She's a great foil for Lassiter.

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