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Thank you to everyone who sent me a snowflake cookie! I saw them on my profile page after my flist had been gushing about them, and sure that my page would be empty, I was feeling a bit glum and woeful. So I was thrilled to check my profile page and find five cookies waiting for me. Now I don't feel like that dirty-necked waif in the corner whose only card on Valentine Exchange Day comes from the teacher because she's of the opinion that even the ugly, unpopular kids should get something. Glee!
I had no idea Numb3rs aired a new episode on Friday. Dammit. Maybe it's available on the CBS website. As bad as it was in S5--and it was often ass-clenchingly bad--it has redeemed itself in its final season by steering away from Don's ueber-emo quest for self-discovery and tedious and bizarrely out-of-character exploration of Judaism and sticking to the mathletics. The restoration of the Eppes family dynamic as a trio rather than a duo has also helped. Some find him boring and largely vestigial, but I find Papa Eppes to be the fulcrum on which the family rests. He's the font of fatherly wisdom, the archivist of family lore, most notably from his secret husband's life with Margaret Eppes, and the means by which the familial lines of acceptance are extended. Yes, Charlie accepted Amita into his fold, and Don has accepted her as part of his brother's landscape, but it wasn't until Alan gave her the necklace that Margaret had dreamed of bequeathing to a daughter that Amita gained legitimacy and truly became an Eppes. Without Alan, her involvement with the family wouldn't have felt so organic or been so warm and sweet and lovely.
It's just too bad that the shift in focus has come too late to save the show. I'll miss the banter at Casa Eppes and the chemistry of Colby and David, but it's obvious the show has run its course.
I wonder if I could still write a few Numb3rs one-shots. I'd planned a few after "The Janus List," but was distracted by other shinies.
I think I'll give Southland a gander when it debuts on TNT in January. The Forgotten is a nice show, but I don't see it surviving beyond a season, and none of the characters are can't-miss personalities. The stumpy, asshole cop on Southland, on the other hand, is delightfully intriguing. He's like Seamus Finnegan bagging on Harry Potter for being an attention-whoring coward in HBP and DH. "What're you doin' here, Richie Rich?" Mmmm, bitterness. Tastes like awesome.
I had no idea Numb3rs aired a new episode on Friday. Dammit. Maybe it's available on the CBS website. As bad as it was in S5--and it was often ass-clenchingly bad--it has redeemed itself in its final season by steering away from Don's ueber-emo quest for self-discovery and tedious and bizarrely out-of-character exploration of Judaism and sticking to the mathletics. The restoration of the Eppes family dynamic as a trio rather than a duo has also helped. Some find him boring and largely vestigial, but I find Papa Eppes to be the fulcrum on which the family rests. He's the font of fatherly wisdom, the archivist of family lore, most notably from his secret husband's life with Margaret Eppes, and the means by which the familial lines of acceptance are extended. Yes, Charlie accepted Amita into his fold, and Don has accepted her as part of his brother's landscape, but it wasn't until Alan gave her the necklace that Margaret had dreamed of bequeathing to a daughter that Amita gained legitimacy and truly became an Eppes. Without Alan, her involvement with the family wouldn't have felt so organic or been so warm and sweet and lovely.
It's just too bad that the shift in focus has come too late to save the show. I'll miss the banter at Casa Eppes and the chemistry of Colby and David, but it's obvious the show has run its course.
I wonder if I could still write a few Numb3rs one-shots. I'd planned a few after "The Janus List," but was distracted by other shinies.
I think I'll give Southland a gander when it debuts on TNT in January. The Forgotten is a nice show, but I don't see it surviving beyond a season, and none of the characters are can't-miss personalities. The stumpy, asshole cop on Southland, on the other hand, is delightfully intriguing. He's like Seamus Finnegan bagging on Harry Potter for being an attention-whoring coward in HBP and DH. "What're you doin' here, Richie Rich?" Mmmm, bitterness. Tastes like awesome.
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