Posted by Dustin on 03.01.2010 at 8:46 pm

Here are my thoughts on this Sunday’s ABC dramas. Overall a really good night for both shows!

On “Desperate Housewives” we got to have the fun party girl Gabby back, if only for an episode, as she had to stay away from her kids who had the chicken pox because never had them. She stayed with Bob and Lee and as she put it, forgot how fabulous “the gay single life” is. They all had some of the best laugh out lines of the episode. However in the end, Gabby had to go home to her kids as they needed her, and we/she learned Bob and Lee’s fabulous gay life would be coming to an end soon as they were trying to adopt. It was a touching Gabby longed for what they had, while they longed for what Gabby had kind of moment. I hope they actually will make Lee and Bob more than just side characters at some point. They were great fun with Gabby in this episode.

Nick and Angie learned Danny ran off to New York to be with Anna, and of course feared that Angie’s ex Patrick might find him.

Lynette and Tom totally forgot Penny’s birthday and spend the episode trying to make it up to her. It was very “Sixteen Candles” in a way, and I felt so bad for Penny. However it was great to see her actually get an episode and story of her own. Half the time it’s like she doesn’t even exist.

Karen and Roy got engaged, with a big push from Nosy Neighbor Susan. It wasn’t what Roy wanted though, until Karen learned she might have lung cancer. Susan thought the wedding would be off, but Roy took charge and says it would be happening. This story was so sad! The actress in real life has been battling the disease, so to put it in the show has to be tough!

Katherine found herself lusting after Robin, and eventually told her as much and that it might be a good idea if she moved out given her feelings for her. The dreams Katherine were having were hilarious!

The best story however was probably Bree and her new assistant Sam. Andrew had been slacking off, even hiring a dunce who he was having an affair with! Sam swept in and convinced Bree to hire him, he’s her #1 fan after all. By the end of the episode it looked like Andrew might be out of the company, and Sam was drinking out of Andrew’s “World’s Greatest Son” cup. Oh yeah, he’s gunna be trouble for sure. I bet he’ll even find a way to move into BRee’s house and Andrew’s old room somehow.

On “Brothers & Sisters,” Rebecca seemed to be distancing herself from Justin and everyone else in the wake of the loss of the baby. I can see Rebecca disappearing for awhile at this point and not telling Justin.

Luc was set to be deported, so he came up with a plan to marry his business partner. It of course took Sarah the whole episode to realize she loved Luc and didn’t want him to marry her, but they weren’t ready to be married yet either. Oh boy! He has four weeks left before he’s deported! My guess is somehow this will time with the end of season.

Robert and Kevin broke up, as Kevin decided it was time to pursue his own dreams. Robert had a new mysterious job he wanted to bring Kevin along to, but he wouldn’t tell Kevin what the job was yet. I felt it was a big tease to not only Kevin, but to us because Rob Lowe isn’t going to be sticking around. Maybe it’s a way to write him out without killing him off?

Kitty and Buffy broke up too, but it wasn’t as easy for them as Buffy didn’t want to go, no matter how many times Kitty fired her! In the end she finally did.

The big story was Saul and Holly trying to uncover what this Dennis York guy wanted Ojai for. They found a clue, something called New Lake. But Nora only knew of it as a jingle William used to sing. It however seems to be a real place and somewhere on Ojai’s many properties. A geological survey was done, so it sounds like either gold or oil. However Nora still acts very weird, I think something more is going on with Dennis, she knows something and isn’t talking at all. I can’t help but feel she had an affair with him, but that might be too easy.

Posted by Dustin on 02.22.2010 at 8:50 pm

Here are my quick thoughts on last night’s dramas “Desperate Housewives” and “Brothers and Sisters.”

First up on “Housewives,” I am absolutely loving Julie Benz as Robin (the stripper). She’s been amazing on the show. Yeah some might consider her an Eddie replacement on the outside, but the gist of this show was to show that inside she was nothing like Eddie and the girls on the block realized not to judge her on her past in this episode. FYI, Julie Benz was only to be a guest role, she’s been upped to recurring, with a possibility of being added onto the shows cast.

I thought Susan’s story with Robin was somewhat painful, and not just because Mike was in pain. Once again we had to watch Susan act like an arse and put her foot in her mouth, treating Robin like a slutty stripper because she was helping Mike out with his constant back pain. This time though I can’t fault Susan too much, I mean seeing a younger attractive woman with her hands (and feet) constantly all over her husband, yeah, she might have some issues. I think though they should have talked about it, especially given what we later found out about Robin! There really was no reason for her to move out, other than to advance another story of course.

The other story of course was Robin moving in with Katherine (to try and save her friendship with Susan) and then putting the moves on Katherine! Yup, Robin is lesbionic, or at least bi. Katherine was asserting how she was over dating men, when Robin suggested she try pursuing other avenues which is what she did. They shared a quick kiss, which was more about rebuffing some pigs at a bar than anything, but later Katherine started to think about Robin. I actually found myself really liking their story above all others this episode. This story might actually work and not just be some ratings stunt.

Gabby, in an attempt to keep Anna away from Danny, offered to send her off to New York to be a model. Anna however really likes Danny. Yeah it’s not hard to see where this is leading, and given the spoilers for 2 weeks from now we know for sure.

I can’t believe the show did it, but they did, they made me actually feel for Orson in this episode. Bree, using Robin’s advice, tried to get Orson excited with a strip tease that failed miserably. However in the end, she and Orson made strides repairing their marriage. I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again, I expect Orson to *bleep* it up when he gets his legs back and hides it from Bree.

Onto “Brothers and Sisters.” I am not enjoying the Kitty storyline at all. Frankly I think the announcement of Rob Lowe leaving is what has turned me off. I’ve always had my ups and downs with Robert, but knowing he’s going makes this story not very enjoyable. Though they did bring back Park Dad this week, perhaps they will get a second chance? I dunno though, he might feel like he was the consolation prize really.

I absolutely loved the storyline involving Sarah and Roy, along with Luc’s return this week. Sarah trying to convince Paige that sometimes the stable boy is the better choice over the one who makes your heart flutter and stomach turn. We all knew she was trying to convince herself to make it work with Roy, and in the end he dumped her because it wasn’t working! She was however very romantically reunited with Luc, via Roy’s gift of a painting they saw and she loved. Little did she know Luc painted it. I did however wonder, hello, was the painting not signed? Was their no artist credit hanging in the gallery? I guess that would have taken the romance out

Rebecca lost the baby, not the way to celebrate Valentine’s day, which was the focus of this episode. I think from the spoilers we all knew it wasn’t going to happen. I think some of us probably expected it not to happen even before the spoilers given the tension between her and Justin. Oh and did they ever do anything with the story that he might have a learning disability? It seems they’ve just ignore him and his schooling for weeks now!

Holly once again made me actually like her in this episode. Not only did she not apparently sleep with Dennis, she came clean with David about it. She also canceled her sale of her shares of Ojai to Dennis. Yeah you know he’s gunna be pissed. I love when Nora went off on Holly at the end of the episode and then Holly admitted she didn’t go through with the sale because Nora had earlier told her that they were now family and that meant everything to her. Nora said it best . . . “Holly you are exhausting!”

Of course we were left with Holly telling Nora who was after her shares, and Nora looking stunned by Dennis York’s name. Ahhhhh! I want to know the secret! Who is he and why does he have it out for William so? Is this a love triangle from the past involving Nora? Are one of the Walker’s not William’s kids? Tune in next week I guess.

Posted by Dustin on 02.22.2010 at 3:02 pm

Some ABC releases mid-March. There are also 2 early March releases for both “Grey’s” and “Practice” in this as well. “V” is set to return on March 9th, but as of yet no official releases have been released for the return.

Highlights include . . . .
Someone on “Grey’s” is related to a famous surgeon!
Love triangles galore on “Practice”
“Betty” meets a fireman who could become her new love.
Supermodels guest star on “Housewives.” Also the long lost Scavo kid is back!
Tommy is back on “Brothers and Sisters”

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Posted by Dustin on 02.08.2010 at 7:56 pm

“Brothers and Sisters” and “Housewives” are new on February 28th. Unfortunately everything the week before are repeats.

On “Housewives” Gabby stays with the gays when her kids get the chicken pox, and it’s party time for her! Meanwhile Danny goes missing?

On “Brothers and Sisters” will Sarah marry Luc? Also it looks like Rebecca and Justin might not be parents after all . . . .

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Posted by Dustin on 02.01.2010 at 8:26 pm

As usual, some quick thoughts on “Housewives” and “Brothers and Sisters.” Maybe one day I’ll be able to actually do recaps again! Till then, if you missed it, hopefully you’ll get some kind of recap out of these.

“Desperate Housewives”
Tom and Lynette continued counseling with “Daphne” from Frasier. As good as last week (or two weeks ago) was with Lynette admitting she could be a nasty bitch, I enjoyed her vindication this week with Tom admitting he avoided confrontation and thereby made her be “bitchy bad cop.”

We got some hints as to the Bowen drama, as Angie mentioned the name Patrick, which caused her pretend husband to warn her never to mention that name. Is this the name of the guy they are running from? Who John Barrowman will play?

When Carlos flipped over Anna and Danny getting too close for comfort on the couch, Angie flipped when she saw him threatening her son. Another clue? I think Danny will be Patrick’s kid, and part of the reason she ran with him, to protect him. Of course by the end of the show Gabby and Carlos evesdropped on the Bowens and learned they are clearly pretending and hiding out on Wisteria Lane.

Orson decided to kill himself, which Bree learned about, and spent the episode saving him and working things out. Bree can’t say she still loves him, but she did, and she could get back to that place. I just can’t help but feel they will pull the fake paralyzed bit at some point. Orson will continue to pretend he’s paralyzed to keep Bree with him.

Finally Susan sold Carl’s share of the strip club, but took in a stripper in the process. Robin quit her job after meeting Susan and decided to pursue a better life. Susan hired her as an assistant, but a father of a student who donated to the school complained when he recognized her. Feeling bad, Susan convinced Mike to let Robin stay with them. Okay first, I was hoping Susan would have reamed the father out, maybe even threatened to tell his wife (assuming he was married) about his hobby. Second, MJ taking a liking to the stripper was hilarious. I couldn’t believe he told Robin “you can give me a bath!”

“Brothers and Sisters”
“Brothers and Sisters” I thought was a little slow, with the main story being about Kitty officially deciding to run for Robert’s vacant senate seat.

Kitty accompanied Kevin to his reunion, and told off this hooligan Kevin used to idolize in an attempt to fit into the cool crowd. When the guy, who got drunk, called Kevin a fag, she said she’d have him killed if he called her brother that again. As awesome as the scene was, I have a feeling it will come back to bite her in the butt on the campaign trail. I bet someone has it on tape and it gets put on YouTube!

Kevin told Kitty that while he supported her decision to run, he did not want to be her campaign manager, it was time he did something which didn’t involve him trying to prove who he was to someone else, or the world in general.

Kevin and Scotty got the news that the first implantation didn’t take. No shock there, I didn’t expect this surrogate to pan out honestly.

Sarah’s budding relationship with Roy got a jolt when Luc texted her that he missed her. Great timing to as the two had just “done the deed.” However the hints are there that these two either won’t work out (he didn’t even know who Spinal Tap where!), or it’s a love triangle for Sarah and she has to chose. I think I’d like to see the later rather than her run back to Luc. That’s too easy!

Finally as Holly continued to hold onto Ojai, David had enough and planned to take a Holly break and go on a work related trip. It made Holly realize perhaps it was time to let go and sell out. She met with the guy who has been trying to buy her out, and she knew he knew something about the worth of the company. It seems he told her in confidence, but we of course didn’t hear the secret. Later David proposed to Holly, saying he realized he never gave her a reason to believe in him and that he would be there for her. She said yes. As happy as I ironically was for Holly, I can’t help but worry she’s going to do something soon to screw over Ojai.

Posted by Dustin on 02.01.2010 at 7:04 pm

Despite the Olympics on NBC, we are getting some new shows on ABC in mid-to-late February. Highlights include . . . .

• The flashback episode of “Grey’s” with a young Chief and Meredith’s mom, as well as Bailey as a resident!
• Maya’s wedding day on “Private Practice.” Sara Rue guest stars, as does Rosanna Arquette!
• Katherine makes a new friend on “Housewives.”
• The return of Luc on “Brothers and Sisters.”

Read on for the full spoilers . . .

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Posted by Dustin on 01.21.2010 at 9:18 pm

E Online, EW and other outlets are reporting that Rob Lowe is leaving “Brothers and Sisters” at the end of this season.

As of yet, nobody knows how he will leave. Divorce or killing him off with another heart attack are the top speculations. The reason for his leaving seems to be an amicable split between the actor and the show, with ABC looking to keep Rob on the network with his own show.

Posted by Dustin on 01.18.2010 at 9:22 pm

So I had to read ABC’s recaps of last week’s shows to be caught up, as we didn’t get in till about 8pm. No time to watch, but I want to at least watch last week’s “Housewives” as I saw a lot of comments on the Bowen’s story.

The following are my quick thoughts of the various goings on on both shows.

This week I was not a fan of Gabby and Susan acting like idiots over whose kid was smarter, thought it was nice to see Susan get knocked down a few pegs off her usual high horse. At the same time, not at the expense of poor MJ, who they made fun of (okay the hand in the glass was funny).

Orson was a complete jerk to Bree throughout the episode, but by the end he opened up telling her it’s hard to look on the bright side of things when for the rest of his life he’ll be dependent on other people. I guess we are supposed to feel for him, but I just still can’t make myself go there yet.

Tom went back to work for Lynette at her job while she’s basically on relaxation rest till the end of her pregnancy. I really want to see last week’s for this story as well! Tom also started therapy, which Lynette had issues with. But by the end of the show she started going as she realized she had some issues she needed to work out. To see Lynette finally admit she’s been a bitch to Tom was actually great. I almost fell out of my chair!

Katherine continued to work towards getting over her breakdown, but felt nobody would forgive her. By the end of the show Karen had brought all the wives to see her, and even Susan gave her a hug. I actually really liked this story and really liked seeing Katherine back to being her non-crazy self. I also liked seeing Susan forgiving her as well. I do have to wonder what they’ll do with her now? Pair her with a new guy perhaps, or involve her in someone else’s story? I feel like she’s stuck right now.

Onto “Brothers and Sisters . . . . ”

So I missed the final departure of Simon the Jerk. Man can Nora not find a healthy stable man? I really liked Simon too! Well until he became a womanizing money stealer that is.

It looks like last week they hinted Justin might have a learning disability, which might keep him from failing out of medical school. Yes please! Save Justin’s career. I’ve loathed this “Justin is flunking out” story since day one.

I have to admit Sarah’s new wannabe-boyfriend Roy, who she met at Paige’s school, is really good for her. As she put it, he’s everything every other man in her life hasn’t been, a complete opposite of them all. Of course from the previews we know Luc texts her and could cause problems. He’s also expected to return at some point. A love triangle for Sarah perhaps?

Robert decided to drop out of politics all together, just as Kitty decided to jump in. This whole episode and story made me bang my head. After all this time Robert finally decides to give up? He almost lost his life, his marriage, etc . . . and now he decides to give up? Then Kitty wants in after all her bitching to Robert about how he almost lost his life, their marriage, etc. . . . Then the piece de resistance was Robert saying run for his seat in Senate. Ahhhhhh! Can this even work in TV-land, cause in the real world it would be too bizarre.

Finally Kevin and Scotty got the surrogate knocked up, so to speak. They are just waiting to see if any of the embryos take. I just have a feeling between Kevin being so neurotic and the surrogate being so . . . mmmm . . . not very responsible? Well this thing is going to need a miracle to work!

Posted by Dustin on 01.17.2010 at 9:19 pm

Spoilers for “Brothers and Sisters,” “Ugly Betty,” “Grey’s” and “Practice.” Highlights include Kitty running for office? A fire at the “Ugly Betty” family home! Derek takes over as temporary Chief! Another child tragedy case on “Practice.”

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Posted by Dustin on 01.04.2010 at 7:01 pm

“Brothers and Sisters” came back last night and the show pretty much centered on Kitty’s collapse at the wedding, which in fact kept it from being finished. That will definitely be future drama between Justin and Rebecca me thinks!

Holly scored more points with me when she was the one to realize (with some video camera help) that Ryan sabotaged the wine. She confronted him, and he prepared to run like the rat he is.

Of course we couldn’t have Ryan run and finally be done with this failure of a character. Nooooo, we had to pull him back in and start his possible redemption. Kitty needed a bone marrow transplant and of course nobody but Ryan was a match. In the end Ryan showed up, thanks to some muscling from Robert’s men.

Nora and Ryan had a talk about what he did to the wine, Ojai and his anger towards William. Ryan hated William still, but at the same time didn’t want some kid (Kitty’s son) growing up without his mother either (like he did). I have to say, Nora was a lot calmer than I would have been, but then she did need him to save Kitty. Kudos to Nora for pointing out they were not William, and they had done nothing but be warm and welcoming to him. I really hope this is the end of Ryan trying to sabotage the company, because I have loathed that storyline. If the Walkers keep him working there though . . . well I guess they get what’s coming to them!

The big shock was Robert dropping out of the race for governor. Didn’t see that one coming at all. I was sure he’d simply run as an independent. I’m still not ruling that out though.

The humor in this episode was provided by old diaries Kitty asked Sarah to throw away as they involved her in a scandalous affair with a very important Washington D.C. politician when she was still young and naive. Of course they never named him. Grrrrrr! They only referred to him as the silver fox, and said that it wasn’t Clinton.