Big Love – Will the Mormon documents storyline mimic the Mark Hoffman murders?
One of the more minor-seeming storylines on Big Love actually has the most potential to be an explosive plot. It occurred to me, though, that viewers who don’t have intimate knowledge of Mormon history, particularly from the past 20 years, may not realize how important that story is.
It’s hard to write this without seeming to malign the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). The LDS Church has a history of buying historical documents that show its history in a somewhat unflattering light. Ostensibly, the Church wants to obtain documents relevant to its history for its archives. However, another reason that has been put forth is that the Church has secrets it wants to hide. These documents are not available for public perusal. Read the rest of this entry »
Real World: Brooklyn – Devyn sleeps with a rat
Those rambunctious boys of the Real World: Brooklyn house were up to no good on last night’s rodent-filled episode. What began as a few tiny mice scurrying about turned into a man vs woman brouhaha involving a giant white rat. This season is really becoming a battle of the sexes. Maybe it’s the even one-to-one guy/girl ratio, or maybe they just don’t like each other. Whatever the case, I predict a female revenge plot will surface very soon.
Chet and Ryan are normally the masterminds behind the dastardly household pranks, but this time out it was JD donning the black hat. I’ve already explained JD is kind of a dick, so it should come as no surprise that he decided to buy a sizable white rat from a local pet store for the sole purpose of unleashing all its wickedness upon Devyn and Sarah. This is the same JD that did a pee-pee dance on the kitchen counter after spotting an itty-bitty mouse. I guess buying a pet rat is a great way to overcome your fear.
Burn Notice – Spies, spies, everywhere
It was a return to more light-hearted fare for the latest chapter of Burn Notice. Not that this show ever gets too serious, but recent episodes have tread darker territory as Michael searches for a bomber who may have ties to the person responsible for burning him. Well, Michael found his bomber and all the guy could offer was a bank account number. More questions than answers. Such is life on Burn Notice.
Following the endless trail of bread crumbs is becoming a wee bit tiresome for me. Thanks to clever, amusing writers there are always other things to like in every episode. I rather enjoyed the “everyone wants to be a spy” theme of last night’s affairs. Besides the usual suspects, like Mike, two other characters try their hand at the spy game. Hey, if everyone’s doing it, it must be cool.
Scrubs – Being the new Chief of Medicine sucks
Tonight’s twofer thematically fit together, with both episodes focusing primarily on Dr. Perry Cox’s adjustment to being the new Chief of Medicine. It turns out it’s a helluva lot of work and it’s almost guaranteed to make you unpopular, as his new friend Dr. Kelso tells him.
See, Dr. Kelso wasn’t so bad. He just had a tough job, and someone has to make those decisions that piss everyone off. And now that person is Dr. Cox. Unfortunately, Dr. Cox doesn’t like to admit he can’t do anything, so he’ll just take on these tasks on top of everything he did before. What could possible go wrong? Ask his son Jack.
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