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Big Brother, Episode 10 Recap: “Spineless Jellyfish, A House Meeting From Hell, And The Live Eviction”
Here is Sean Furfaro's recap of Big Brother, Episode 10.
My Random Thoughts:
- Daniele throws a lot of threats around for someone with no power at all, don’t you think? Independent of her idle Diary Room threats, to walk in the HoH room and say how pissed you’re going to be if Dominic goes home, is just foolish. Looks like someone doesn’t really know how to play the game when Daddy isn’t around to bully everyone else as a form of protection.
- Kalia lied to Jordan in the Have Not room after being asked if she was aware of the backdoor plan that was being discussed earlier in the week. Thank goodness for Big Brother’s handy video recap from 3 days earlier when we were reminded of Kalia’s knowledge and involvement in the plan.
- Jeff then went to Dom and didn’t get the answers he wanted, and even went so far as to say “you’re an accessory to backdooring me”, which may the gayest thing said in the house this season…that wasn’t spoken by Lawon. That line seems more suited for a maximum security prison instead of the Big Brother House.
- Brendon was sitting in the back “trying to enjoy the peace and quiet” (maybe you wouldn’t have to search for peace and quiet if you weren't with Rachel - RACHEL BURN!) when Kalia came out and all hell broke loose, so she went back inside and flipped a water bottle cap obsessively. Clearly, there was only one solution: time for a HOUSE MEETING!
- Brendon and Rachel have to start realizing that just because someone has decided not to be part of your alliance…that doesn’t make them a floater. From time to time, these alleged “floaters” (and Superfloaters!) team up and band together…forming what can only be described as “an alliance”, which is pretty much the same as you.
- New Big Brother drinking game: take a drink anytime anyone says “100%.” Take two drinks anytime anyone gives a percentage above 100%. Also, take a drink anytime Brendon mentions “rocket science.”
- I know I’ve given Shelly a hard time so far this season about that masculine voice, her tendency to shoot and kill animals, and that lovely scene where she left a bawling 8-year-old in the driveway, but I realized something about her this week. If you took Britney Spears and gave her a rough fifteen or 20 years…you would get the picture below:
- Dominic’s “farewell” speech started off sugary but then devolved into talking about the “spineless jellyfish” in this house, talking about the Newbies and their unwillingness to take a stand against the Veteran Alliance of 4. I think it should have 100% (take a drink, bitches) been directed at Daniele, since she’s really the reason he got evicted. Also, did that Bruno Mars wanna-be really try to justify throwing the last POV competition when he was talking to Julie Chen?
- The goodbye messages were actually pretty entertaining, with Jordan doing an impression of Rachel, and Lawon comparing himself to a pimple, and then telling Dominic “we are boys for life!” Does that mean they will both have a penis for the rest of their respective lives? That neither of them will ever have a sex change, or gender reassignment surgery? This needed to be specified? Really? Maybe I need to stop assessing literal meanings to everything the houseguests say…especially Lawon.
- Julie Chen then delivered the news to the hamsters that we (and they) already knew: no more Duos, no more Golden Keys...and even though she teased some big news, and a big twist…nothing happened! What the hell?
- The HoH competition was an endurance challenge which found the houseguests standing on a pair of skis…a variation on the surfboard challenge from last season, including the addition of prizes for the first 5 players to be eliminated (Can you say Unitard?). I have to say that the German-themed music would drive me insane long before I would be close to falling off of my skis.
Just a quick note, if there are any poker fans out there, check out my recent post on my trip to Las Vegas to participate in the 2011 World Series of Poker. Please keep in mind that my recaps will always be based on the TV airings of Big Brother. I do not, and will not, be watching or reading any info from the live feeds. As with my Survivor and Amazing Race recaps, the Big Brother recaps should be online and live within an hour of the show ending on the East Coast.
Big Brother fans, feel free to add me on Facebook or on Twitter, where I post all of the recaps as soon as they go up, and you can check out the archive of recaps at Sean's Random Thoughts. Don’t forget to mouse over the pictures for captions.
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Here is Sean Furfaro's recap of Big Brother, Episode 9.
My Random Thoughts:
- Adam is such a sap. Right after the nomination ceremony, he and Dominic were talking to Rachel in the Have Not room, and he thanked her, saying “you’re giving us a chance to play for our lives." He came across as grateful for being nominated. I know that he’s a superfan, and ruffling feathers in the house is never the way to go, especially when you’re on the block, but thanking the HoH for nominating you? Outrageous.
- Dani then talked to Brendon and Rachel about actually making that big move, and it seemed like they were on board. At least I think that’s what they were talking about, but I wasn’t paying attention that closely because I was trying to figure out what they were doing on the bed. It seemed like they were laying out a bunch of glasses and dropping things in each one. What were those? M&M’s? Skittles? By the way, has anyone seen the new Skittles commercial…very very creepy.
- In the tub, Rachel’s breast was blurred, kind of like her reality. RACHEL BURN!
- Jeff and Jordan were selected by “random draw” for the POV competition, meaning that Jeff, Jordan, Brendon and Rachel have all participated in every POV competition. Go ahead, people, let your conspiracy theories abound…
- Porsche was selected as the host for the POV, and internally celebrated by thinking “I get to talk this week!”
- The POV competition itself was another spelling competition, just like the last 2 seasons. It was a frenzy that came across like an Ibiza foam party, as the houseguests raced to pull lettered pool noodles out of giant fake legs to try and make the longest word. Jordan contemplated FARTING, Kalia talked about her hair phobia, Adam looked for “P in the pool!”, and Rachel choked on the suds…which was clearly not the first time her gag reflex has ever been activated. RACHEL BURN #2!!!
- Brendon won the POV with a 13-letter-word (UNDERSTANDING), and after not being able to use the word “emasculate” or “explicitly” properly, I have concluded that he just has trouble with words that start with ‘e’.
- 8:41 pm was the first moment I even noticed that Shelly was still in the house. But she made a big splash by talking to the vets about Dominic and Dani’s agenda, which really outed the entire plan, and confirmed their suspicions. As an added bonus for the Veterans (minus Dani), this seemed to solidify them in terms of unity going forward. If they can stick to their allegiance to each other (and avoid any speed bumps caused by Rachel’s insanity), it should be clear sailing for them with the game shifting to an individual game, especially with Shelly and Porsche on the periphery of their alliance.
Please keep in mind that my recaps will always be based on the TV airings of Big Brother. I do not, and will not, be watching or reading any info from the live feeds. As with my Survivor and Amazing Race recaps, the Big Brother recaps should be online and live within an hour of the show ending on the East Coast.
Big Brother fans, feel free to add me on Facebook or on Twitter, where I post all of the recaps as soon as they go up, and you can check out the archive of recaps at Sean's Random Thoughts. Don’t forget to mouse over the pictures for captions.
Thanks for reading.
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Having summed up the season in Part 1: The Good, the Bad and the just plain Ugly we move on to the
fall out of the season finale. Many thanks for the comments to part 1. Please
keep them coming. I did say this pre-season ramble would be in 3 parts. Well I
write too much, so it’s more likely going to be 4 or 5.
Whilst I am not spoiler free, this article is. No reference
is made to recent tweets or gossip…any comment on Season 8 content is speculation
only.
So, as we tread the path towards Season 8 we’re catching our
feet, tripping and falling on the emotional debris left around us from Shonda’s
verbal shoot out. Whatever you might feel about the finale (and for me it was a bit …meh) there’s no getting away from the
fact that things are a bit of a relationship mess for the doctors of Seattle
Grace Mercy West.
There’s only one place to start – Meredith and Derek. We’ve
had 7 seasons (and who knows how many years, because let’s face it the Grey’s
timeline is a mystery to all) of MerDer angst, trauma, relationship, affairs,
sex, heartache and finally happiness. There is very little this poor couple
haven’t been raked through and as the most significant, longest serving couple
on the show it’s been a tortuous journey for the viewer.
The opening of season 7 saw Meredith trying to control the
uncontrollable. Her best friend has weirded out with PTSD, her husband has
discovered ‘carpe diem’, she’s failing the psych test for surgery, she’s
miscarried a child and coating all of that she’s covering up her own trauma
demons. Derek, on the other hand, has not only rediscovered his love for
cutting, he’s living on adrenalin, feels an extraordinary compassion for Cristina,
and at the same time as knowing his wife could be a victim of early onset
Alzheimer’s, seems intent on keeping Meredith’s shooting trauma in his blind
spot.
This was not an easy puzzle to fix.
To be honest I’m having some trouble with Derek this season.
Maybe his faults have been in my blind spot for 6 seasons or maybe season 7 was
intended to be about his ascendancy to the moral high ground in the spirit of
carpe diem.
Now before all the MerDer’s go crazy at me, for what I’m
about to write, I tell you I’m a MerDer fan really. But I’m going to have a
negative moment.
(Feel free to throw bricks at me in the comments box!).
Let’s look at the evidence.
- His dangerous addiction to speeding down the highway, as if untouchable.
- After finding out about Meredith’s miscarriage, one hug and it’s all better. Really?
- The ‘I know what’s good for Cristina not you’ attitude. This storyline was one of the best this season except for one element - his lack of empathy for Meredith’s point of view and Meredith’s trauma. Which leads me to number…
- He completely ignores the fact that Meredith went through any trauma. Well, I shall defend him a little, on the basis that knowing Meredith, she probably downplayed it so much that it was hard to see she even went through a trauma. But Derek claims to know her well. And don’t get me started on his comments during surgery in “Disarm”.
- Lying to her about starting the trial…with Alex. And the smug grin when he says it was open to all the residents…
- Let’s adopt this baby. Don’t get me wrong, the baby is c.u.t.e. But he blindsided Meredith. How about a two-way conversation with her first?
- “Let’s get married.” Today, now, exactly this minute. Well, it’s for the baby after all. Emotional blackmail.
- “I don’t know how to raise a child with someone who doesn’t understand that there’s a right and wrong in the world.” Seriously? I hate to point out the irony to you Derek but Meredith’s name has always been Grey.
Now Meredith is complicit in all of this of course. She
spends too much time fixing others that she doesn’t fix herself. She doesn’t
see the healing that Derek is trying to do for Cristina. She’s too focussed on
doing the good thing, which is not necessarily the right thing and doing it
without thinking through the consequences 360 degrees. She doesn’t talk to her
husband. But does she deserve the Derek bruised ego?
Am I wrong about Derek? Did he have good reason to behave as
he did? Did you see things differently? Do guys see things differently?
So where did this leave us at the end of the season.
Meredith rode through all the issues like the trooper she is, calm in a crisis,
even to the point of taking the baby home and at least looking like the mother
she apparently now is. And because she rode out these issues it certainly feels
to me like the separation at the end is merely a time out. Getting some clean
air (literally in Derek’s case). Nothing about this shouts ‘divorce’. It is a
communication problem (as seems to be the sickness all Grey’s couples suffer
from).
Meredith has failed to see the deeper implication of her
tampering with the trial for Derek – I want to shout at her “woman, he’s trying
to find a cure for his wife…that would be you…he can’t bear to face the
prospect of losing you to this despicable disease”.
Derek has failed to see the connections Meredith has made
between Adele and Richard and Ellis, the compassion, the second-hand guilt, the
need to repair what was broken. In her words, “it’s complicated”.
Neither of these issues is malignant. Both will fester for a
while. But all will be well…between them as a couple. I remain cautious
regarding whether the adoption will finally go through.
This is not the case for Cristina and Owen, who, in my
opinion, have set off on a one-way road with no roundabout. I’ve struggled with
these two as a couple, mainly because I can’t see the future for them. It is so much easier to see the future for Meredith and Derek or Callie and Arizona.
Cristina and Owen’s entire relationship has always been based around trauma,
either his, or hers. Their meeting was via an icicle in the gut and a stapled
thigh. Their courtship was plagued with PTSD violence. Their marriage was on
the back of one party operating with a gun pointed at her head and then
watching the other get shot. And we know how those ‘rush to the altar’ weddings
end in Grey’s don’t’ we? And once again a Grey’s couple have come down with a
case of communication cancer, an epidemic at SGMW. Whilst WE have known for at
least 6 seasons that Cristina does not want children, it seems that Owen has
either been living in ignorance, living in hope or operating with complacency
that he has the power to change her mind. None of those imply that he knows his
wife very well. Cristina has her part to play in this as well. It doesn’t take
much to realise that Owen is the kind of guy who would want a family. Both
couples Meredith/Derek and Callie/Arizona discussed this, both resolved it,
before a post-it white wedding marriage took place. Cristina and Owen fell into
marriage without the necessary conversation. So now Cristina is pregnant and
headed for an abortion.
Let’s take a minute to discuss birth control. In general it
seems that contraception is either not practised in Seattle or that there is
some creepy tampering of the condoms rife throughout Bailey’s clinic (be aware
Miranda, there could be a mini Eli cookin’). Some might say that if Cristina
really and truly did not want a baby she would have made it impossible to have
one following her previous accidental pregnancy. This may well be one way the
writers justify keeping the baby, but if it is, it’s a poor one. And then now
she is accidentally pregnant again will Meredith kick off at Cristina about her
‘baby without trying’?
In my view Cristina will not keep the baby and this will
mean Owen won’t keep her. She is focussed, principled and single minded. She
doesn’t change her mind about things. And she doesn’t want kids. It’s not a
case of protesting too much, she simply doesn’t want them. She is not Arizona,
who at least has empathy with kids and whose feeling around this subject was
simply not so strong. Cristina has no empathy and rock solid resolve. Being
true to her character means a termination. And then how will Meredith react to
that?
It is always possible that this is not the path the writers
will take, for whatever reason (and this is not the place to speculate on those
reasons). Shonda may decide that Cristina keeps the baby. Go back to the fire
station “I don’t care where we live. But you do. And I love you”. Cristina bent
for Owen. Having a baby is much different to buying an apartment but still
there is a sign. In order to carry a “keep the baby” story arc though Shonda
needs her best writers to pull it off. Cristina as a mother is out of
character. To make it ‘in character’ will take an immense story, with some awesome
story telling. That’s not to say it can’t be done, but Season 7 has seen some
character writing seriously misfiring.
Cristina has other loose ends to tidy up amongst her marital
problems. Her cardio career is dive-bombing as her surgical arrogance has yet
to peak. The choice she is presented with will be keep the baby or fix her
career. And my money is on the career.
So it’s over to you folks now. Join in below. Let me know
what you think. Remember, mine is just an opinion and I love to hear yours. Also, if I've missed something in the diagram let me know.
Part 3 (Callie/Arizona and The Alex Hub) will be up soon.
The above article
makes reference to the difficult and controversial topic of abortion.
Speculation and discussion around what action a character may take with an
unwanted pregnancy is merely to understand how that particular character, as
written and characterised, might behave in such a situation.
No personal opinion on
the rights or wrongs of abortion is intended nor should be inferred.
In case you missed it, this past Friday marked a pivotal day. The Supernatural summer hellatus was half-way over. Yay! Or … we’ve only gotten through half of hellatus so far. *sob*
I thought now might be a good time to take a look back at season 6, now that some time has passed to get some perspective. The above word cloud was created from comments on this site throughout this past season, using Wordle.net. I pulled all comments from one article or episode poll from each month (September through May). I tried to select a variety of post topics and types of articles. If the comments ran to more than one page, I only used the first page of comments. The word cloud displays the most frequently used words in the text, with the word size being proportional to the frequency. (I swear I didn’t do anything to make “Sam” and “Dean” the same size.) Since I’ve had some extra time on my hands recently, I had asked Dark for posting privileges on Spoiler TV *evil laugh*, so I’ll be writing occasional articles, at least while things stay slow.
So back to season 6 –
Overall Story:
I'd give it 4/5 stars. I liked variety, the twists and surprises, and I loved what Ben Edlund did with Cas’s story in The Man Who Would Be King. I’d count among its strengths the continuity in how Heaven, Hell, Sam and Dean’s stories took off from where the failed Apocalypse left off. After season 5, the writers were left with a finished story, but instead of relaunching the series with an unrelated monster, the writers instead created chaos from the aftermath of the near-miss of the potentially catastrophic event. While some have criticized the fact that the angels’ civil war took place mostly off-screen, I thought that decision was wise in that it kept the focus on Sam and Dean. We only watched the parts that directly involved them, and I don’t think the audience as a whole would have wanted to watch an epic battle of angels in a fight that wasn’t the Winchesters’. There was also continuity in the way that Cas’s downfall was built on the personal issues he had been struggling with since season 4 – his absent father (God), the difficulty of angels adapting to choice, and Cas’s conflicted and strained relationship with Dean.
Personally, I like that the Supernatural story has expanded to include Heaven, Hell, and concepts such as death and fate. Having such a wide-ranging focus inspires debate on issues such as destiny, free will, spirituality, and the human soul. There's a danger that the mythology can grow so big that it becomes unmanageable, and the continuity suffers. And the show has shown signs of this. But the step back from the Apocalypse, and shifting the Heavenly focus toward human souls this season, succeeded in continuing the Heaven storyline while also pulling it back to put the focus back on humans, rather than the angels.
Areas where I think the story fell short included the dropped threads (Samuel Campbell, Heaven’s nukes, Sam's powers), answers that seemed too easy (killing Eve with Phoenix ash after stumbling upon the solution in the Campbell family library), and a lack of focus on meaningful character development for the two leads. While there was a bit of this with the Dean/Lisa/father storyline, that storyline suffered because it seemed to end about five episodes in, and then be revived later in the season in a forced manner. And while Sam’s storyline looked promising at the start of the season, the soulless arc never told us much about who Sam is and what he went through after falling into the cage. When Sam did get his soul back, it came without his memories. The horror of Sam's experience was built up so much that we were told that he couldn't function if remembered the truth. If he can't remember, he can't learn and grow. And this was his state through most of the season.
Pacing:
I thought this is where the season mostly fell apart, and I’d give this 1/5 stars, with the one star for having good enough sense to end the soulless Sam arc before the winter hellatus. The first half dragged after episodes 5 and 6, when we learned that Sam didn’t have a soul and that Dean and Sam seemed to be making little progress in getting it back. And then when we came back from break, instead of the Sam story moving forward, it stalled again until the finale, due to the wall that blocked his memories. The Eve/alphas storyline moved too slowly in the first half and then was rushed and given too little time in the second half. Finally, the Cas/Purgatory storyline seemed to drag through most of the season, only to be forced to share time with the Sam/wall story in the finale.
I think this show does a lot of things very well, but I think if its going to have so many large story lines going on at once, it needs to drop the habit of past seasons of stretching every storyline until the end of the season. In my opinion, Sam’s Hell experience should have been fully addressed mid-season so that he was given the time he needed to work through the angst and emotion properly, unless there was a practical reason for the delay, such as an important memory that had to be held until the finale. That way, Sam’s story could have taken a back seat when the Eve and the Purgatory stories heated up. I also think Sam’s story was cheated in Like a Virgin. I should have been bawling when the real Sam finally returned from Hell. Instead the focus was split between Sam’s scenes and Dean’s argument with a rock. Apparently, Sam’s Hell memories will be addressed next season, but I fear this is dragging on too long and a lot of fans will want to move onto something new in the fall.
As for Eve, she should have been introduced earlier. Even if this story was intended as a red herring, the mythology around the origin of monsters is interesting, and the dragons and their backstory really needed their own episode. The mythology around Eve also should have been better developed and given more time. Cas got a fair chunk of screen time in the last few episodes, but if the Sam storyline had been dealt with earlier, and if Lisa and Ben hadn’t made their Let It Bleed reappearance, there could have been more time spent building up the suspense around the angel war and around Cas’s deal with Crowley coming to a head.
Sam and Dean Moments:
I would give this 3/5 stars. Dean’s angst over Sam’s state in the first half of the season was comforting to watch. At least someone cared about Sam. And they had some nice brotherly moments in the second half, especially when it was demonstrated that unlike soulless Sam, souled Sam had Dean’s back time and again. But this category lost points with me for the especially painful soulless Sam moments - at one point I was convinced Sam was going to try to kill Dean in his sleep - and for the fact that their closeness seemed almost a little forced near the end of the season, compared with previous seasons when they weren’t afraid to argue or act like typical brothers.
Angst/Humor Balance:
I'd give it 2/5 stars. I like both angst and humor when they’re done well, but the sense of alienation and emptiness that pervaded the whole season detracted from both when they were present. There were funny moments in episodes like The French Mistake and Frontierland, and even Clap Your Hands if You Believe (I don’t have an issue with the fairies). But for me, the discomfort of watching Sam so broken sucked out all of the enjoyment of the first half, and it was hard to appreciate the humor. The funny episodes in the second half aired at times when I was getting anxious to see more Eve or Heaven's war action, so I was distracted, and again, the timing wasn’t right.
I think angst plays an important role in a drama. It's why we relate to and care about the characters. There was a lot of Dean angst when Sam was soulless, but without the brotherly bonding moments, a lot of this felt empty. The Dean angst over Lisa and Ben came too late in the season. I expected more earlier, when Dean first moved out, but instead got it long after I had stopped caring about that storyline. And there was little Sam angst this season because of the soullessness, and then the wall. The only angst I really connected to this season revolved around the break up of Dean and Cas's friendship.
High/Low Points:
For me, the high points were the Cas/Crowley interactions in the last few episodes. It may be wrong, but I loved watching the usually docile Cas turning badass and doing what he felt needed to be done, regardless of the cost. With this said though, I’m nervous about where the Cas/God storyline is going. The low point came in All Dogs Go To Heaven, when we heard Sam once again try to explain to Dean that he really didn’t care about him. At that point, I was done with that storyline and didn’t need to hear it again.
So that’s where I stand. Any thoughts? How would you rate season 6?
The Secret Life of the American Teenager and Switched At Birth - Promo
Here is the official promo for Monday nights on ABC Family on the 1st August 2011 episode 408 of The Secret Life of the American Teenager at 8/7c followed by episode 109 of Switched At Birth at 9/8c.
We are fast approaching the middle of this season of True Blood, which means it’s time for a dynamic change. So far this season we’ve had Sookie hiding Eric in her house, Tara/Lafayette/Jesus trying to fix their mess but making it messier, and Jason’s, well, for now let’s just call it his adventures in Hot Shot. Of course there are plenty of other sub-plots this season, but I’m going to call these three the main plots. Well in this episode all three of these plots took fairly dramatic turns, and it looks like we’re getting to the point where shit is about to hit the fan. Not quite there yet in this episode, but as I’m sure you can guess thanks to the wonderful cliffhanger, shit shall be hitting the fan next Sunday night. The last few seasons of True Blood have followed this formula, where the first half of the season the ground work is laid, and then we get to the tipping point to the second half of the season, also known as the ‘we-are-no-longer-fucking-around-here’ episodes. This was still an amazing episode, even if to some extent served as a setup for the remaining episodes.
I’m going to start in the past first, and talk a little about the new revelations on vampire history and how they relate to things that we’ve seen before. Now the Spanish Inquisition of witches how been something mentioned on TB before, if I remember correctly the Magister mentioned that he had been part of them. Now we find out that the Authority, aka the Vampire government/rulers, had embedded themselves throughout history in the most powerful organization of the times. So in the15th century that would be the Catholic Church, and in the 21st century naturally that would be Google and Fox News. Any bets on which of the News anchors are secretly vamps? They all seem to be so lifeless and cold. Back in the 1400’s, it seems that the Spanish priest vampires were feeding/killing accused witches, because presumably no one would suspect since they were sentenced to death anyways. The witch who is possessing Marnie, Antonia according to IMDb, witnesses this and naturally has a grudge against vampires. Oh and she also happens to be a powerful necromancer. Remember when we first saw her, burning on the stake and chanting a spell? Well we didn’t see anything happening as a result of that chanting, but apparently that was not the case. The spell caused all vampires within a 20 mile radius to wake up and walk into the sun. We know this because one of the other Sheriffs in Louisiana was one of the vampire priests who fed off the witches, but who happened to be away from the area that day. So this is the puzzle that we’ve managed to piece out, with the exception of Eric who told Bill in the second episode that he was there during the inquisition. Obviously he and Godric made it through, but their roles are uncertain at this point in time.
Marnie is starting to develop her own grudge against vampires, a stance which was no doubt strengthened by the end of this episode. But before she ends up in Bill’s basement/dungeon/high security prison, she meets Sookie. Now for someone who manages to net as much trouble as possible, Sookie has managed to stay relatively danger free since her return from the Faerie Harvest Festival. Well no longer content to babysit Eric, Sookie put on her investigator hat and headed over to Moon Goddess Emporium, to let Marnie know she exists and has telepathic powers. Well not exactly of course, but that’s the end result assuming Marnie can put two and two together. So my bet is, like last season with Russell, Sookie will soon become the target along with the vampires. Faeries are pretty rare after all, can’t let all that good powerful blood go to waste. In the meantime Marnie ends up in a nice cell beneath Bill’s house, where she finds out that occasionally being possessed can be a good thing. Bill can’t glamour any information of her, and in the meantime she waits. I won’t bet on her being down there for more than an episode or two, but what I can guarantee is that her escape is going to be fucking amazing. Alan Ball has already warned us that there will be major character causalities this season, and not just one, and I doubt a Marnie possessed by Antonia will be leaving that cell without killing as many vampires as possible.
I’m sad to report that the Sassy Witch Trio has come to a temporary end. Jesus seems to believe that he and Lafayette need extra power to combat all the vampires that they have now pissed off, so they head on down to Mexico to meet up with Jesus’ crazy grandfather. By the way, that was the fastest car trip to Mexico I’ve ever seen. Wonder what they told the Border Patrol at the crossing, ‘Yeah, uh, hooker, we just need to go and visit my boyfriend’s crazy ass goat killing grandpa, so we can not get eaten fucked and killed by some vampires. Here’s our passports.’ In the meantime, Tara/Toni is in some hot water with her girlfriend back in New Orleans who discovers her real name. Oh and she sees Eric at Sookie’s house and as usual freaks the fuck out. Sure, she doesn’t understand what’s going on, but she needs to listen to and trust Sookie. Regardless, they need to find a way to get Tara back with Jesus/Lafayette, I’m missing the trio already.
I’m going to just quickly touch on the Jessica/Jason/Hoyt plotline, since it’s really only started in this episode. The Jason V-dream was amazing of course, and Jason’s reaction to finding out that it’s just a dream was typical Jason. When Hoyt popped in it reminded me very much of the Sookie/Eric/Lorena dreams from season 2, creepy and foreshadowing. Also Hoyt’s conversation with Jason in the dream was priceless. Jason appears to be bouncing back fairly quickly from the trauma of Hot Shot, I’ll chock that up to the vampire blood. On that note, please don’t think that I’m taking the Hot Shot storyline lightly, last week the comment section turned fairly heated over this. Remember this is an intentionally controversial TV show; I wouldn’t be surprised if it was explicitly written in the writers contracts that they had to push the boundaries in disturbing ways as much as possible. Now that Jason is past this we get to see the repercussions, not just the possibility of quite a few kids but also what the upcoming full moon will do to him in the next episode.
Speaking of disturbing, Tommy manages to overpower his parents and kills them both. During this entire fight I kept wondering why no one was shifting, Tommy could have gotten out of the chains and Melinda could have helped Joe Lee after Tommy managed to escape. I guess the CGI budget ran out for this episode. Afterwards Tommy goes to Sam for help, who appears to be as cool and calm as can be about disposing the bodies of his mother and father. Granted, they were pieces of shit, but still. Of course Andy Bellefleur decides to meddle and pulls over their car. So far that’s been his job this season, drink V and harass Sam. Hopefully the shock that the gator gave him will change things, because he’s been fairly useless as a character this season. Now that Tommy’s killed off a member of his own family who is a shifter, hopeful his character won’t be useless this season. Luna claims that she can shift into her mother who died giving birth to her, so now we get to wait and see if Tommy can shift into his mom and possibly shift into other people.
Now in the books Eric stays hidden at Sookie’s for pretty much the whole of book four, but this of course would make for a rather stagnant plot. That’s not to say that I’m not going to miss Eric sitting around and watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but we needed to shake things up a bit on the show. Well we see the start of that in this episode, along with the conclusion to the will-they-won’t-they tension between Sookie and Eric. Like it was a surprise to anyone. What wasn’t a surprise was the continuation of the am-I-good-or-am-I-evil identity crises that Eric continues to go through. Despite having no memories, Godric returns in a dream and convinces him that he should feed on Sookie because he is inherently evil. Sookie wakes up and as usual convinces him that he is good. This appears to be another special faerie power of hers, the ability to return vampires back to their human and not so evil roots. She did it to Bill, and now Eric, although as we’ve seen this is pretty temporary as Bill is now back to being a complete dick, but that could be thanks to the invisible crown on his head. Now as Sookie works her magic to convince Eric that he really is good, no thanks to Tara’s freakout, she ends up convincing herself that she might be able to love him. Well at least this Eric. Gran through Marnie warns her not to because it’s temporary, but apparently Sookie only listens to Gran when it’s advice about evil witches. I’m not going to gush excessively about how cute and romantic the Eric/Sookie moments were this episode; I’d say the books have a mainly female/gay male audience, but the audience for the TV show is fairly widespread and I don’t want to alienate any readers who don’t want to read me squeal on and on. So I’ll keep it short instead, yes they kiss, and yes according to the preview for next week’s episode it looks like it’s heading other places that don’t involve clothing. At least it starts to, but won’t get very far thanks to Pam who in an upset and face-melting-off-rage accidentally lets slip that Eric is hiding at Sookie’s. Our Holy-Shit-WTF cliffhanger is Bill rushing off to unknowingly interrupt the two budding love birds. Like I said, shit is about to hit the fan, and that will NOT be a fun scene. I can’t wait!
Random Thoughts:
- Where the hell was everyone else in that trailer park as Tommy was beating the life out of his parents?
- On a quick note; the exorcism scenes were hilarious. Arlene and Terry are generally comedy gold, but then add a singing exorcism and smoking out demons from corners of rooms? Heaven. Which may soon turn into hell, if the book of matches we saw that caught fire turns into a full blaze.
- It was nice to see the other Sherriff’s; it’s easy to forget that there are more vamps in Louisiana than the usual gang.
- When Sookie first listens in to Marnie’s thoughts the crowd of voices was a nice touch.
- How did they manage to find the cutest goat every for Jesus to slaughter? I was literally shouting ‘No!’ through that entire scene.
- Who else thought that when Andy opened the van doors Tommy was going to burst out with the shovel to further screw things up? The gator though, brilliant.
- Getting a little annoyed with Eric constantly citing how beautiful Sookie is every time he mentions why he likes her or wouldn’t hurt her. I get it, it’s the faerie blood talking, but still she has a good personality too!
- I’m going to miss Portia and how she always talks like she’s in court. Although the Bill glamour sendoff was pretty funny.
- Sookie, stop telling the villains your real name! It’s not exactly common.
- Not sure if I believe the marshmallows and gators thing, I’ve lived in Florida my whole life and have never heard this. Anyone?
- How convenient that Jesus’ grandpa speaks English.
- Also forgot to mention our brief time with Alcide, who is apparently not signed up to the local were pack and the leader is not happy. Oh and the leader is Luna’s crazy boyfriend.
- The music got to be a bit much as Sookie and Eric were finally kissing, it was very corny and distracting.
Favorite Quotes:
- “Is he dead?” “He’s just resting.”
- “Hooker you pissed off another goddamn vampire and then took a nap.”
- “This dog ate my homework shit don’t really fly with vampires, because they smell that shit and then eat you like pot pie.”
- “Hear that Renee? God’s coming for you!”
- “I had a bad dream.”
- “It’s all in the wrist.”
- “As long as you promise to keep your hands and your fangs to yourself.”
- “Oh. Good. The world needs more beekeepers.”
- “Convene your Sherriff’s so we can kill this uppity Wiccan cunt. Your majesty.”
- “Maybe some extra lipstick?”
- “The sage smokes out the evil! Gotta get it up in the corners. That’s where the evil hides.”
- “We are being watched over, protected.” “You’re not.”
- “Your associate took a chunk outta my neck.” “Yes, he does that.”
- “Hey could we not talk about Hoyt right now?”
Entourage – The Final Season - My Thoughts
By Cindy Roland 7/25/2011
The long awaited premiere of Entourage was finally aired last night and I have to say, so far, so good. I certainly didn't see anything earth shattering. It was basically a summation of the entire last season. I can deal with that. I’ll wait… I have patience. Good things come to those who wait, right?
I will say that Turtle is still a "Turtle". That little pain in the ass is still a pain in the ass and we've all had one of them in our group of friends or family. He's still the irritating, parasitic moocher he always has been. There’s a little less of him this year and he appears to be a tad bit smarter but he’s still a pain in the ass. I would be sad if he changed. What he does at the end of this episode is just over the top! You just want to strangle him but then, I am forever wanting to anyway. All a part of being aTurtle. Because of one selfish act (nothing new for Turtle), he's set up the events that will probably mold the rest of the final season.
Johnny is still as neurotic as ever - even with his newfound success as Johnny Bananas. I’m grateful that the writers gave him this because God knows he’s earned it. I’m hoping they allow this relationship with E’s assistant to blossom too. He deserves some sanity in his life. He’s got soft spot that is just so genuine and touching, especially when it comes to his baby bro. We all wish we had a Drama to champion us. He’s the ultimate ego booster.
E is still E, loyal, long suffering and forever in love with love and commitment. E will always strive to do the right thing. He never seems to falter, no matter how much money and corruption is thrust upon him. I was amused when he had to think about Sloan sending a thirty thousand dollar engagement ring back to him via a plain brown envelope – (sans padding, no less!) and after analyzing the dreaded deed for half a night, only then did he finally realize it made him mad. OMG, even the most stable of us would have had a coronary long before he did. Gotta love E.
Scott has offered up an interesting addition to the group. I like him, even more so than I did when Billy infiltrated the group. Scott is selfish and self serving but again he's in with the right crowd. It’s only a front and he truly wants to belong. He wants what this group of friends has to offer and he’s willing to compromise his dog eat dog tactics to join forces with them. I think he's coming around – I see a crack in his exterior and I like it.
I've always had a love/hate for Billy. He is much more likeable sober and amazingly more interesting. That is rare for a character like him. Usually, addictive personalities are defined by their weaknesses but not Billy. He really shines in his sobriety. It’s refreshing and new. Billy comes through for the boys this time. He was always such an arrogant putz before his time in rehab and bringing that bus full of beautiful women redeemed him in my eyes. It was clearly a gift from the gods. Very clever Billy! I think I love you now and I didn’t want to.
The least interesting character for me has always been Vince. It's ironic because he is the nucleus of the entire show. No matter, he still remains the one I care the least about. Even when he went over to the dark side of fame and fortune by getting involved with porn stars and drug addiction, his character never moved me.
Vince never seemed believable enough for me and I still don't care. He’s still basically a cardboard cutout with dark curly hair and killer blue eyes. Vince is the perfect non-person the Hollywood dream machine manages to crank out every single day.
I DO CARE how he affects the other characters, so that makes him absolutely vital. They rely on him for everything. In turn it makes you rely on him for the story. You want him around just to make them happy. (Really weird and brilliant writing!)
The one who made me – no, forced me into loving this show about a bunch of people who no one should ever care about, has been and always will be the most vile, yet lovable character I’ve ever encountered, Ari Gold. I’m infatuated with this evil son of a bitch because in reality, he’s neither.
Jeremy Piven has made a despicable character into a fascinating blueprint of the complexities of the human psyche. When he goes into a tirade and throws things, terrorizes Lloyd (who thrives on the abuse Ari dishes out) or dotes on his children - I am in awe and I actually get giddy and find myself giggling, sometimes uncontrollably.
I’m still trying to figure out who got rewarded the most, Jeremy or Ari. A match made in Hollywood heaven for sure!
I am always excited and thrilled to see what he will do next. I would never want to be around Ari in real life but I’m fascinated by him. He is loyal to a fault, to his clients and he will knife anyone in the back to make their lives happier and more successful.
You might think it was because it would be a way to further his career and make him more successful but I don’t think so. I think it’s just who he is. He is such a brilliant damn character and I thank the actor, writers and creators every day, for such a gem. Ari Gold is the ultimate bastard!
I hate to see him going through the torture he is suffering right now. Ari without Mrs. Ari is heartbreaking and when she told him she was seeing someone else... I got a lump in my throat. My fear was he was going to turn into a weak Dr. Jekyll instead of his predictable but oh so addicting Mr. Hyde.
We needed that comic relief when the boys informed him that he got wasted on fake vodka. Somehow it made everything better. He still managed to shed a tear. Too bad Lloyd wasn’t there. He would have offered Ari a monogrammed hankie and Ari would’ve taken a swing at him.
To see them standing together as a group, watching the mansion go up in flames was reassuring. They all realized, after all this time, that no matter how far they THINK they have gotten, they are all right back where they started. Needing to be together and we need to see them together. It’s bittersweet to think this is the beginning of the end. *sniff*
Here's hoping for an amazing final season. I didn't mind the slow start. I like to see things build - we all love a good climax, don't we?
By Cindy Roland 7/25/2011
The long awaited premiere of Entourage was finally aired last night and I have to say, so far, so good. I certainly didn't see anything earth shattering. It was basically a summation of the entire last season. I can deal with that. I’ll wait… I have patience. Good things come to those who wait, right?
I will say that Turtle is still a "Turtle". That little pain in the ass is still a pain in the ass and we've all had one of them in our group of friends or family. He's still the irritating, parasitic moocher he always has been. There’s a little less of him this year and he appears to be a tad bit smarter but he’s still a pain in the ass. I would be sad if he changed. What he does at the end of this episode is just over the top! You just want to strangle him but then, I am forever wanting to anyway. All a part of being aTurtle. Because of one selfish act (nothing new for Turtle), he's set up the events that will probably mold the rest of the final season.
Johnny is still as neurotic as ever - even with his newfound success as Johnny Bananas. I’m grateful that the writers gave him this because God knows he’s earned it. I’m hoping they allow this relationship with E’s assistant to blossom too. He deserves some sanity in his life. He’s got soft spot that is just so genuine and touching, especially when it comes to his baby bro. We all wish we had a Drama to champion us. He’s the ultimate ego booster.
E is still E, loyal, long suffering and forever in love with love and commitment. E will always strive to do the right thing. He never seems to falter, no matter how much money and corruption is thrust upon him. I was amused when he had to think about Sloan sending a thirty thousand dollar engagement ring back to him via a plain brown envelope – (sans padding, no less!) and after analyzing the dreaded deed for half a night, only then did he finally realize it made him mad. OMG, even the most stable of us would have had a coronary long before he did. Gotta love E.
Scott has offered up an interesting addition to the group. I like him, even more so than I did when Billy infiltrated the group. Scott is selfish and self serving but again he's in with the right crowd. It’s only a front and he truly wants to belong. He wants what this group of friends has to offer and he’s willing to compromise his dog eat dog tactics to join forces with them. I think he's coming around – I see a crack in his exterior and I like it.
I've always had a love/hate for Billy. He is much more likeable sober and amazingly more interesting. That is rare for a character like him. Usually, addictive personalities are defined by their weaknesses but not Billy. He really shines in his sobriety. It’s refreshing and new. Billy comes through for the boys this time. He was always such an arrogant putz before his time in rehab and bringing that bus full of beautiful women redeemed him in my eyes. It was clearly a gift from the gods. Very clever Billy! I think I love you now and I didn’t want to.
The least interesting character for me has always been Vince. It's ironic because he is the nucleus of the entire show. No matter, he still remains the one I care the least about. Even when he went over to the dark side of fame and fortune by getting involved with porn stars and drug addiction, his character never moved me.
Vince never seemed believable enough for me and I still don't care. He’s still basically a cardboard cutout with dark curly hair and killer blue eyes. Vince is the perfect non-person the Hollywood dream machine manages to crank out every single day.
I DO CARE how he affects the other characters, so that makes him absolutely vital. They rely on him for everything. In turn it makes you rely on him for the story. You want him around just to make them happy. (Really weird and brilliant writing!)
The one who made me – no, forced me into loving this show about a bunch of people who no one should ever care about, has been and always will be the most vile, yet lovable character I’ve ever encountered, Ari Gold. I’m infatuated with this evil son of a bitch because in reality, he’s neither.
Jeremy Piven has made a despicable character into a fascinating blueprint of the complexities of the human psyche. When he goes into a tirade and throws things, terrorizes Lloyd (who thrives on the abuse Ari dishes out) or dotes on his children - I am in awe and I actually get giddy and find myself giggling, sometimes uncontrollably.
I’m still trying to figure out who got rewarded the most, Jeremy or Ari. A match made in Hollywood heaven for sure!
I am always excited and thrilled to see what he will do next. I would never want to be around Ari in real life but I’m fascinated by him. He is loyal to a fault, to his clients and he will knife anyone in the back to make their lives happier and more successful.
You might think it was because it would be a way to further his career and make him more successful but I don’t think so. I think it’s just who he is. He is such a brilliant damn character and I thank the actor, writers and creators every day, for such a gem. Ari Gold is the ultimate bastard!
I hate to see him going through the torture he is suffering right now. Ari without Mrs. Ari is heartbreaking and when she told him she was seeing someone else... I got a lump in my throat. My fear was he was going to turn into a weak Dr. Jekyll instead of his predictable but oh so addicting Mr. Hyde.
We needed that comic relief when the boys informed him that he got wasted on fake vodka. Somehow it made everything better. He still managed to shed a tear. Too bad Lloyd wasn’t there. He would have offered Ari a monogrammed hankie and Ari would’ve taken a swing at him.
To see them standing together as a group, watching the mansion go up in flames was reassuring. They all realized, after all this time, that no matter how far they THINK they have gotten, they are all right back where they started. Needing to be together and we need to see them together. It’s bittersweet to think this is the beginning of the end. *sniff*
Here's hoping for an amazing final season. I didn't mind the slow start. I like to see things build - we all love a good climax, don't we?
Here is Sean Furfaro's recap of Big Brother, Episode 8.
My Random Thoughts:
- First of all, I have to mention that after my last recap, I received an incredible amount of traffic (almost 1000 hits!) from people who were googling some sort of variation on the following two phrases: “Why was Julie Chen wearing a cape”, and “Rachel peeing on Big Brother.” It warms my heart to know that I am writing about what the masses want to hear…even if it involves Rachel’s bladder.
- Earlier in the season, Brendon went on and on about how Rachel was De-Un-Masculinizing-tizing-ating him, but in my opinion there is nothing more emasculating than when Brendon said “Rachel is the brains in our operation.” Nothing she could ever do would be as insulting as what you just said.
- When Rachel came out and screamed “Who wants to see my HoH room?” only to be bombarded by pillows, I actually thought that was pretty funny.
- I really don’t think I understand anything that Lawon says. Do you?
- Dominic’s snoring was the topic of some hamster aggression, with Dani telling him “you sounded like a small dinosaur”, and Jeff saying “your existence disgusts me.” First of all, how does Dani know the sound differences of dinosaurs based on their size? And Second, Jeff’s comment was sort of harsh, but as we learned, he is a rather light sleeper, and Dom’s snoring keeps him awake, and chucking stuff at him in bed. Maybe that explains this picture.
The David Hasselhoff Competition was just an extended commercial for the show: Jordan stumbled into the correct answer, KITT showed up in the backyard, Dom said that he “won the ultimate prize…I tucked in David Hasslehoff” (and you wonder why he’s a virgin), and the Hoff then mooched on the prize spread, wolfing down the sushi for the winners.
- Jordan’s choice of Jeff, Shelly, and Kalia to share in the Luxury Prize got Little Miss Entitlement Rachel upset. To be fair, it was a pretty dumb move, even though it made me happy to see her miss out. I mentioned in a post yesterday that there is a scenario that could arise that would force Rachel to nominate Jeff and Jordan, whether she wants to or not, so I’m not sure why you would do something to ruffle her feathers.
- After the competition, Brendon and Rachel went off to argue, and it was one of the most painful conversations I’ve ever watched 13 seasons of this show. From fake crying to rage in a split second, Rachel is like a toddler that didn’t get her way. And you know it’s 100% fake crying, with that whiny voice. Brendon was really no better, threatening to leave and quit the game. Then Rachel threatened to put Brendon up, and Brendon threatened to put Jeff and Jordan up. They’re both such drama queens…it makes me sick.
Did you catch that part? In the middle of insulting him, she talked about how important the wedding was to her: “Even though you’re mean to me, I still want my dream wedding.” Not that she wanted to marry Brendon for love, happiness, and maybe a family down the road (Oh GOD, the horror!), she just wants the dream wedding. The most interesting thing about this whole scene was trying to figure out why Brendon has scabs on his knees. (Write your own joke for that one…too easy.)
- Not shocking at all to see that Adam and Dominic were once again nominated for eviction. We’ll see what that really means after the POV competition.
Please keep in mind that my recaps will always be based on the TV airings of Big Brother. I do not, and will not, be watching or reading any info from the live feeds. As with my Survivor and Amazing Race recaps, the Big Brother recaps should be online and live within an hour of the show ending on the East Coast.
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I expected the episode to be really gritty it was gritty, and then some. Step aside Dexter, Breaking Bad now has the most cold-blooded killing and body-disposal I have ever seen. This episode left me, much like Jesse through most parts of the episode, speechless. The episode spans the hours that follow the killing of Gale.
The episode takes us first to a flashback scene where Gale is setting up the lab and opening new and expensive equipment with a box-cutter. He explains to Gus that that Walter’s Meth (unbeknownst to Gale at that point that it was Walter’s product) is 99% pure whereas what Gale can achieve, even with all the equipment he has, is just 96% purity. The scene then cuts back to the moment when Jesse shoots point blank at Gale (and that will not the last cold-blooded murder you will have seen when the episode ends). Anyway, Jesse shoots Gale and leaves and the gunshot alerts the neighbours who then call the police.
Victor arrives at the scene only to find out that he is too late; Gale is dead. He cannot do anything else as there are a lot of witnesses around. He runs out to see if he can catch Jesse and as luck would have it, Jesse is still in his car, still reeling from what he had done. Victor makes him drive back to the lab at gunpoint. He is brought back to the lab where Victor informs to Mike and in extension to Walter that Gale is gone. They proceed to convey this development to Gus.
Meanwhile, Marie visits Skyler and apologetically gives her the bills of Hank’s rehab, which is being paid for by Skyler and Walter. She assumes that Skler and Walter are back together observing that Walt’s car is still in their driveway. But Skyler has no knowledge of it and parks the car a few blocks away and then attempts to locate Walter. During this, we get a short glimpse of what Saul is upto, which is freaking out and being paranoid. He asks his bodyguard if he has a passport which may indicate he is planning on running.
Walter reminds Mike and Victor that they now don’t have anyone to manufacture meth and asks them to allow him and Jesse to start cooking so that they may meet the next deadline. Victor responds to this by turning on all the equipment and starting the process himself. We also catch a glimpse of where Hank and Marie are. Hank is still in a bad condition and his helplessness has made him more irritable (and he spends his time bidding for stupid rocks on the internet). Marie is upset but makes sure she keeps a straight face with Hank.
Walter thinks that Victor will get things wrong while cooking meth but to his surprise Victor does everything properly. Gus finally arrives and it is hard to make out how he is feeling because he goes about doing things without speaking a word and shows no emotion. But his actions as a whole, speaks volumes. He methodically, removes his suit and puts on an orange lab suit. He picks up a box-cutter, the same one that Gale used in the flash back to open the packaging of the new lab equipment. It is very interesting to see Walter speak to Gus during this time. Walter, while carefully observing Gus’ moves, tries to desperately reason with Gus thinking that perhaps Gus was about to kill him. He tells Gus that he and Jesse are willing to work for him again. But Gus, seemingly paying no heed to Walter’s pleas, takes the box-cutter and cuts open Victor’s jugular, killing him. This is the aforementioned killing scene; it is shot brilliantly and is absolutely cold blooded. Gus doesn’t flinch even for a second while he kills Victor. This suddenly spreads a wave of silence through the room. Mike, Walter and Jesse are shell shocked at what they witness. Gus then puts back his suit and proceeds to go but before he leaves, he says “Well... get back to work.” This sort of sums up what he had feeling. He is helpless too and he cannot kill Walter and Jesse even if he wants to as he has no other chemist at the moment. Walter and Gus are stuck together for now even though both parties are unhappy about it.
Walter, Jesse and (reluctantly) Mike, put Victor’s body and the box cutter in a plastic container and fill it with Hydrofluoric Acid. They clean the outside of the container for any evidence it that may be on it (the HF they poured will take care of whatever is inside the container) and label it corrosive before sending it out.
Later, Walter and Jesse have breakfast and Jesse explains to Walter that it will not be easy for Gus to find another chemist that he can trust and that they are safe for now. Jesse seems oblivious to what he has done and even when Walter presses him, he doesn’t speak about it. Jesse then points out that at least now they are all on the same page. “The one that says, if I can’t kill you, you’ll sure shit wish you were dead” he says.
The episode ends with a scene of police investigating the scene of Gale’s murder as the song “truth” by Alex Ebert plays. Finally, the camera pans to a book in Gale’s apartment that says “Lab Notes”. It is very much possible that there are some things written in there about meth production or worse, information that may incriminate Walter or Gus.
Bryan Cranston’s performance was brilliant as usual, but the performance that I really liked was that of Aaron Paul. He does not get a lot of lines, I think he speaks only twice in the whole episode. But the way he reacts to the events that unfold around him was just brilliant; especially his reaction to Gus murdering Victor is sublime. Other than that, Giancarlo Esposito also was great. This was an amazing continuation of the season three finale. They had written Walter into a very tough corner and I was worried about how they might write his way out of this colossal mess and the episode did not disappoint.
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