Quotations Marks – The one where we take a break from the reality that was this week
I couldn’t help but use this image from last week’s True Blood of Lafayette’s ‘visit’ to the office at Fangtasia, as the scene, and the quote, was probably the funniest moment on television this week. He has got to be one of the most quotable characters on the air today; I’m sure he’ll continue to show up in this column week after week.
“So if I’ve got even a ‘Jew at an Al-Qaeda Pep rally’ shot at getting my black ass up out of this mother fucker, I’m taking it.”
- Lafayette
“When it comes to men, I’ve got a long history of putting the cart so far out in front that the horse can’t see it, so now I”m just trying to get it right.”
- Tara
Burn Notice delivers a sizzling season finale
Damn! Where do I start? The season finale of Burn Notice had a little bit of everything: fistfights, car chases, shootouts, multiple explosions and a high body count. Whew! Sounds like a Will Smith action flick, eh? I was beginning to wonder if the writers had it in them to produce an action-packed bloodbath without sacrificing the show’s signature sarcasm. Well, color me impressed, because last night’s season two swan song was – as the kids are fond of saying – the BOMB.
Right off the bat we discover that sultry spook Carla was once burned herself. Really? Now she works for an elusive government group known simply as “management.” That’s just the tip of the iceberg, folks. Turns out Carla is more of a ruthless bitch than we first imagined. In order to recruit Victor into her stable of black ops assassins, she murdered his wife and son and burned him, all in the same day. Quite a gal. Easy to see why Victor wants her six feet under. What wasn’t clear was why Carla was so eager to vanquish Victor. Good ol’ Vic was smarter than I gave him credit for.
Burn Notice – Sam Axe is one funny ex-Navy SEAL
I dig Burn Notice for a myriad of reasons: cool spy gear, things go boom, hot chicks in bikinis, and Sam Axe, Michael Westen’s right-hand-man. Sam is loyal, reliable and trustworthy. Well, he did inform on Mikey to the FBI at one time, but that’s water under the bridge. Yeah, he does drink a little too much, but he’s never been sick at sea. Oh, he does own the worst collection of Hawaiian shirts this side of Honolulu, but hey, when in Miami….
What makes Sam so damn appealing is his never ending sarcasm and over-the-top antics. We can thank the great Bruce Campbell for creating such a likable comic character. The man who made Ash from the Evil Dead movies famous is doing the same for a former Special Forces Op who likes to romance the ladies when he’s not kicking bad guy ass. Sam is good for a few memorable gags every episode, but last night’s installment was a veritable laugh riot. While Mike was earning all the glory foiling a bank heist, Mr. Axe was juggling a date with an angel and engineering the rescue of his best pal. All in a day’s work for Sam.
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