Yeah so I’ve been woefully slow this past week and a half with my blog, with lots of work on my plate, for which I apologise. But now I am back, and with a nice update for you all.
How I Met Your Mother had a pretty recognisable guest star last week in Amanda Peet, who played a new employee at Marshall’s work. Peet’s character was a potential spanner in the works of the Marshall-Lilly marriage, kissing Marshall while they were alone at work. Marshall’s instant confession to Lilly led to him not being believed, but the truth eventually came to light leading to a really sloppy girl fight. And girl fights should NEVER be sloppy. An average episode really, Barney was underused, but i guess he can’t carry the show, while Ted and Robin were stuck in a mildly amusing but not great sub-plot about a college drinking game. But we’ve seen it all before. 6/10
Bang Theory was good though, mainly because it devoted the entire 20 mins to Sheldon’s neurosis. After their flat was burgled, Sheldon went a bit manic in the security department, even electrocuting himself with a net trap, before deciding to leave for pastures green. Again, the ending was a little cliché, but it was the far funnier of the CBS line up, and THE MAN DESERVES AN EMMY! 8/10
The Office went and did a clip show, so it’s not even worth mentioning. Evil, evil things.
Modern Family continues to impress week in week out. Ed O’Neill is seriously good as the miser with a heart of gold patriarch, and watching him come out of his comfort zone when suspecting one of his buddies to be gay was hilarious. But not as good as Eric Stonestreet‘s Cameron. Pure brilliance. Everything this guy does is camped up to just the right level. If you havent watched this yet, do it, it’s the funniest comedy on tv right now.
Double Chuck scoop now, featuring some pretty cool guest stars. Brandon ‘Superman’ Routh turned up as new head of operations Daniel Shaw. He brings something new to the show, a little bit more of a human edge to the boss role. Plus the hints at the tragedies in his life (wedding rings, sad glances when accused of never caring about anyone etc) promise some substantial character development. The actual storyline focused firstly on Chuck trying to save Captain Awesome from The Ring, who have mistaken him for a superspy. Then Chuck was sent on his first solo mission to Paris, where he had to deal with Ring agent Stone Cold Steve Austin, while setting up a new romantic link with Hannah, played by ex Smallville alumni Kristin Kreuk. Very very hot. Zach Levi still slays me every time. Meanwhile Josh Gomez‘s sub-plot in the Buymore as the new assistant manager trying to control ‘Jeffster’ is comedy gold. A combined 8/10 for some funny stuff that just hints at getting a little emotional soon. Just stop with the same last scene every episode! AAARGH
House and Castle reviews will follow at the weekend, but for now let us turn our focus to the LOST Top 10 Moments. At No.6 we have a brilliant bit of Ben. In a tight contest between two of his interactions John Locke, i plumped for the one which i feel was slightly more shocking. Here we have Season 3′s ‘The Man Behind the Curtain’, where Ben leads Locke out to the jungle and promptly does something that no one saw coming. Awesome.
But now we enter the top 5, and this is where we get to the real deal of quality television. And at no.5 we are not disappointed. One of my favourite elements of a character is self-sacrifice, and here Sawyer shows that he is all about being a hero really.
Thats your lot for now, but check back on the weekend for more reviews, previews and LOST moment views!
Tags: Chuck, Ed O'Neill, Eric Stonestreet, How i met your mother, Joshua Gomez, Kristin Kreuk, LOST, Modern Family, Steve Austin, The Big Bang Theory, The Office, Zachary Levi
