Posted by Dustin on 10.24.2013 at 2:15 pm

So it’s been a few weeks since I blogged about “Nashville.” After the premier there were some good episodes, and some snoozers. These are just my general thoughts on the major storylines.

I’ve really actually felt bad for Juliette lately. Her tour is falling apart, and the new guy at Edgehill is all about the new young artists and isn’t supporting her or her desire to get away from the tween market. I loved that when Maddy called her after the blow-out with her parents, that Juliette called Rayna and didn’t use Maddy or the Deacon secret to somehow hurt her. I really felt bad for her in this last episode when she overheard some guy talking to Rayna about how much it sucks that her big come-back had to happen on the same night they were forced to pander to that “flash in the pan” Juliette.

Deacon’s new relationship with his lawyer is boring the crap out of me. I do like that Scarlett is finally pushing him back into music. He can’t seem to play the guitar, but he can still write music. I’m sure he will undergo some radical operation to get his hand back to normal. Meanwhile Scarlett is finding life at the new Edgehill not what she was expecting or prepared for. I see her being dropped as some kind of punishment for Rayna given what Rayna did in the last episode.

Avery pushed Gunnar not to let closet case Will record his song for Edgehill, saying Gunnar should do it himself. This caused a rift between Will and Gunnar. Will is now dating Juliette’s “American Idol Winner” nemesis that Edgehill is promoting as the new Juliette Barnes. I suspect Will will be forced out of the closet pretty soon.

Avery recruited Scarlett’s childhood friend, who has moved to Nashville, and along with Gunnar they worked on music together. It looks like they are possibly going to become the next Lady Antebellum? Avery seems to have ulterior motives though. He could see Gunnar and the girl were into one another, and indeed they hooked up. I think he sees this as his ticket to getting Gunnar out of the way so he can get Scarlett back.

Rumors began to leak about Rayna’s voice and that she had lost it. She was working with a coach, but it seemed fear more than anything was keeping her from seeing if she still had a voice. At a Grand Ole Opry event where she was asked invite Juliette to join, Rayna was pushed into singing for the audience there and watching at home on TV. She found her voice though, and can sing.

Bolstered by her performance, and a talk with Lamar earlier, she told the new president of Edgehill that she was done with his label and will be buying out her contract. Lamar agreed to give her the money to start her own label.

Unfortunately Rayna opened her mouth too soon. After Tandy handed over evidence to the FBI to punish her father for what she believes was his part in her mom’s death, Lamar was arrested and all his assets frozen. She visited him in jail, apparently ready to tell him what she did. He however thinks it was Teddy! He vowed to crush Teddy. Hey, I can get on board with that plan. I do hope we get the truth about what happened to their mom though. Did Lamar really do something to cause her death?

Posted by Dustin on 10.22.2013 at 10:53 pm

So I had to watch the latest episode TWICE, because the first time I just got so bored and stopped paying attention. Of course the fact that I had a butt-load of work to do that night didn’t help. However they really need to get off this damn island! It’s killing the show at this point. At least that’s my opinion.

Tinkerbell was furious to learn that Emma and Company had no way off the island. She said she would only help them if they secured a way off the island for themselves and her. I’m sure there was more to the squabbling between them all, but even on the second watch, I was so damn bored!

Neil was reunited with his father, and the two teamed up to get Henry away from Pan. We did learn a few more clues about Rumple and Pan, in between seeing the past and how Neil/Bae ended up in Neverland to begin with. They played on the Pied Piper of Hamlin, having Pan being the piper. Rumple claimed he and Pan go way back, that they knew each other when he was a child. Hmmmm, is Pan his brother perhaps? Neil and Rumple did manage to save Henry, and magically poison Pan, but not before Pan told Neil about the prophecy. Oh and the fact that nobody leaves this island without his permission. Rumple swore to Neil that he had no intention of hurting Henry, but Neil didn’t believe him and ditched his dad to take off with Henry.

I’m sure other stuff happened, but like I said, I was so bored I couldn’t pay attention, even watching the show twice! PLEASE get the hell off this damn island!

Spoilers below for the next episode . . . .

HOOK TAKES A DYING DAVID ON A JOURNEY TO FIND A MAP THAT COULD LEAD THEM OFF NEVERLAND, AND IN THE FAIRY TALE LAND OF THE PAST, HOOK AND HIS BROTHER SAIL TO AN UNCHARTED LAND TO FIND A POWERFUL HEALING PLANT, ON ABC’S “ONCE UPON A TIME”

“Good Form” – With the deadly Dreamshade coursing through David’s body and close to death, Hook takes him on one last journey to find a sextant that could help them decipher a map that would lead them off Neverland. Meanwhile, in the Fairy Tale Land that was, Killian Jones – aka Hook – and his brother, Captain Liam, sail off under orders of the King to find a powerful indigenous plant on an uncharted land that could help heal any injury, on “Once Upon a Time,” SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Guest starring are Robbie Kay as Pan, Skyler Gisondo as Devin, Bernard Curry as Liam, Parker Croft as Felix and Jordan Schartner as sailor.

Posted by Dustin on 10.21.2013 at 10:53 pm

I need to watch the latest episode over again before a write-up. But the good news is, we know who Joanna’s shapeshifting stalker is. It’s Max Hedrom?

Spoilers for the next several shows!

A FEW GOOD TALISMEN – October 27
Joanna’s attorney prepares for her murder trial. Ingrid re-evaluates her relationship with Adam. Penelope seeks Freya’s help in repairing the rift between Dash and Killian. Wendy tries to gather ingredients for a spell.

ELECTRIC AVENUE – November 3rd
Ingrid finds a unique way to mourn for Adam. Joanna and Harrison take their friendship to the next level. Freya meets Dash’s ex fiancée Elyse when she returns to deal with some unfinished business.

PETENTIA NOCTIS- November 10th
Freya makes a startling discovery at Fair Haven while Ingrid has flashbacks to one of her past lives.

UNBURIED – November 17th
No information yet.

SNAKE EYES – November 24th
No information yet.

Posted by Dustin on 10.21.2013 at 10:48 pm

So normally if the show doesn’t manage to advance any of the stories, I at least like the cases on the show. This wasn’t one of those times. The cases were boring a sin, but fortunately the storylines got advanced.

An attempt of a clients life via a gunshot sent Grayson running into Jane’s office to check on her. It’s clear he still has feelings for her, but his new girlfriend is too blind to notice and too wrapped up in a romantic getaway they are taking.

The gunshot also seemed to force a reconciliation between Stacey and Jane, and even Owen and Jane seemed to put their relationship to rest when he expressed how glad he was that she was okay.

Now let’s get this Jane and Grayson storyline on the fast track!

Spoilers for the final two episodes below!

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Guess Who’s Coming – October 27th
Jane represents Deb’s mother in a case involving sex solicitation. Owen sends Grayson on a field trip to Wyoming. Stacy is humiliated at a yoga class.

Jane’s Secret is Revealed – SEASON FINALE – November 3
Jane offers to represent an Amish farmer in a life or death legal case against a big oil company. Grayson helps a dominatrix try to collect a debt from one of her clients. When Grayson and Jane finally reveal their feelings for each other, they’re interrupted by a visitor who threatens to reveal everything.

Guest Stars: Faith Prince (Elaine Bingum), Natalie Hall (Brittney), Doug Savant (Jakob Yordy), Rebecca Mader (Robin Lowry), Tom Nowicki (Geoff Hensley), Nancy Grace (Herself), Jon Michael Davis (Tripp Osgood), Kenny Alfonso (Joe Cummings), Nico Evers-Swindell (Zack Trent), Barrett Carnahan (Isaac Yordy), Gregalan Williams (Judge Warren Libby).

Posted by Dustin on 10.20.2013 at 9:15 pm

It’s been since the premier since I wrote about “Parenthood,” so this is more just my thoughts on the various story lines.

First up, we finally saw Adam and Crosby back at work at the Luncheonette. I worried they might be forgetting about that place. Adam, never happy, found a way to up their game after a conversation with Mr. Ray. He now wants to become a label and produce artists, not just record them. Crosby tried to set him straight. Yeah, it was really odd to see Crosby be right and the voice of reason, which Adam didn’t seem to be interesting in listening too. Oh lord, I hope he doesn’t bet the house on this plan!

Christina’s assistant in this mayoral race is getting on my nerves, as well as Adam’s. Now she seems to be rubbing Christina the wrong way. She’s out for a win no matter what, even if it means selling Christina’s ideas out. I wouldn’t be shocked if we learned she was a mole for Bob Little.

Sarah held her opinion on Amber and Ryan’s wedding as long as she could. When he refused to invite his family, it set up red flags and they argued. As much as she disagreed with her mom, who she felt was projecting her own issues onto her, she too couldn’t overlook the red flags. She pressed Ryan, who admitted his dad was dead and not everyone comes from a close rosy family like hers. From the previews it looks like we learn some of Ryan’s deep dark secrets about his mom and step-father next week.

Julia and Joel’s problems just keep mounting it seems. They disagree over how to deal with Victor. Julia is trying to give him some time to learn to read better, and now Zeke is helping, but it doesn’t look good. Joel is being stubborn with holding him back, and now they are fighting over how Julia does things at home. Now that he’s back to work, he wants to have authority over the stay-at-home mom stuff too because he did it for so long. Sorry buddy! From previews it looks like there are problems to come with a female employee/co-worker of Joel’s and possibly an improper relationship. Poor Julia! Joel used to be one of my favorites, now he’s just coming off like an ass.

The storyline with Drew is as boring as Hattie’s storylines were. Too bad we couldn’t send him to college and not see him like Hattie! Drew is crushing on a girl and trying to impress her so badly. Since they failed to make Drew gay, my guess is his crush will turn out to be a lesbian. I mean hello, Joanie Mitchell?

Posted by Dustin on 10.18.2013 at 12:26 pm

So I’ve watched both episodes of “OUAT: Wonderland” and I’m just not sure about this one. While the fusion of many fairytales works on “Once,” here I’m just having problems swallowing it. The mixing of “Aladdin” and “Alice in Wonderland” just feels off, and that’s saying a lot given “Alice” is a weird story to begin with.

If you haven’t seen it, the quick summary is that Alice went to wonderland as a little girl, and nobody believed her. She was treated by doctors for being crazy. As an adult she made her way back to prove everyone wrong, met and fell in love with a genie, who then later is lost to her. Currently both the Red Queen and Jafar are after the Genie. Jafar caught the Genie, but the Red Queen has his bottle. Alice is desperate to just find both to get back her love.

Yeah . . . it’s even weird typing it out. I think my biggest problem is the story feels more like something that belongs in Aladdin’s world if anything. I’m sure at some point they will take us to Agrahbah.

Posted by Dustin on 10.16.2013 at 11:34 pm

So tonight was the second episode of “Horror Story” and it was great. I can already tell this season may just be the best one yet if they keep it up. We got some answers, but as usual are left with more questions.

So in this episode we learned the girl who was burned, Misty Day (Lily Rabe) is very much alive and living in a swamp shack. She’s addicted to Stevie Nicks too, even dresses like her and calls her the “white witch.”

After almost being busted by the cops for what happened with the bus and the kid in the hospital, Madison and Zoe headed to the morgue to bring Kyle back to life with a stolen resurrection spell. Unfortunately the boys were in pieces, so they played Dr. Frank’n’furter and selected the best parts to build the perfect boyfriend, using Kyle’s head. The spell didn’t seem to work, and Madison fled leaving Zoe alone when the mortician showed up. However somehow Misty was drawn to her. She saved Zoe and brought Kyle back and then took them both to her shack. She never knew another witch other than Stevie. The two seem to compliment one another’s powers, life and death. Nothing good will probably come from this friendship. Misty offered to take care of Kyle and heal him until Zoe could return.

Fiona was still on her quest for youth and learned more of Lalaurie’s backstory. Marie Laveau not only killed her family, but gave her an immortality potion and not a love spell. This was punishment for Lalaurie’s crimes against her slaves and Marie’s lover. She then sealed her in a box and then buried her, after hanging her entire family.

Fiona went to Laveau’s modern day hair salon to get this secret from her, but Laveau wasn’t giving it up. Yup Angela Bassett is Marie Laveau, still alive after all these years. There is bad blood between the African voodoo practitioners and the European descended witches. Laveau says it was Tituba way back in Salem who gave the white girls the power, and it seems the white witches are all descended from the Salem witches. Well this is a huge stretch, since there were witches in Europe too. But whatever. Fiona of course doesn’t see it that way at all. She said she has something Laveau wants, she’d be in touch later on. Marie Laveau later reveals her lover that Lalaurie tortured is still alive too, and she wants to find Lalaurie and get revenge again.

We learned that Cordilla, Fiona’s daughter, is having trouble conceiving. Modern medicine wasn’t working. Her husband convinced her to use magic to help them conceive, though she warned them it was dark magic, like playing life and death. Yup, nothing good will come of this either. That kid is gunna be trouble. I can’t figure out if her husband is a witch too though? Or he just knows what she is?

My favorite part of the show was Queenie’s backstory. She is descended from Tituba’s line. You know that’s gunna be a problem and that she’ll probably team up with Marie Laveau at some point. I loved when she looked at Madison and said “Bitch I will eat you!”

Posted by Dustin on 10.16.2013 at 2:29 pm

So the latest episode dealt with Ingrid, Wendy and Joanna working to save Freya from the painting and her old lover. Joanna couldn’t do much from jail, but an immortal lawyer managed to help get make bail (along with a stash of magical money she put in place years ago). He was not a witch, but had other clients her were who worked their magic to get Joanna out. So now we have immortals who aren’t witches too? I wonder what else is out there.

Ingrid, not knowing what to do, used a resurrection spell on Wendy. Wendy scolded her, saying she would have come back as is, and with that particular spell she will cost the life of someone she loves at some point. The previews seemed to hint it would be Ingrid herself, though I wonder if it might be Jason George’s character. There is definite bad blood between these two, going back to a life where Wendy accidentally got Ingrid killed. We don’t know that whole story yet, but something tells me this latest snafu will add to the tension.

Freya managed to escape the painting on her own, only to learn from her sister that they are in fact witches. Unfortunately just as she escaped, so did her ex-fiance it seems. We did learn he seems to be a witch as well.

The shapeshifting witch is still watching over them. By the end of the show she made a mark in a tree and turned it dark and black. Not sure yet what that’s about.

Posted by Dustin on 10.15.2013 at 4:07 pm

First, I was really glad to see Jane finally make partner in the firm. After all these years, I think it was long over due. With that said, that’s about the only thing I’ve liked with the past two new episodes, aside from the court stories/cases.

This relationship between Stacy and Owen is just silly. Bring back Fred for Stacy. I don’t want to see Owen alone mind you, but he chose not to forgive Jane and move on. I wish Jane would have told Stacy it wasn’t okay to get knocked up with Owen’s kid, that she should find someone else. Actually the idea of Stacy suddenly wanting to be a mom also annoyed me.

The Grayson and Jane story needs to pick up. If we are left with another cliff-hanger and they don’t bring the show back, I will be really upset. The previews show a gunshot in the office, I’m hoping that will make Jane and Grayson both come to their senses.

Posted by Dustin on 10.14.2013 at 2:23 pm

So I was really surprised by where they went on the latest “Once Upon A Time.” I did not see that ending coming at all!

In Fairytale Land past, Regina had just married, or was about to marry, the King. She was still morning her true love, and still upset at Snow for ruining her life. Tinkerbell showed up and promised to help her find true love. She stole pixie dust from The Blue Fairy and used it to lead Regina to her soul mate. Regina was too much of a coward to meet him, all we know is he had a lion tattoo on his arm. She lied to Tinkerbell and told her that she was wrong, that the man was horrible, and that she a terrible fairy. Tink then got stripped of her wings by the Blue Fairy and turned into a mortal for being a bad fairy.

In Fairytale Land present, Mulan and Robin helped Neil get to Nevernever Land. They had to use Robin’s son to call forth Pan’s shadow, which would take him to Nevernever Land. However Neil ended up catching a ride, not the kid. Robin asked Mulan to join his band of merry men, but she said she had to see someone first. She had to come clean about her feelings and see what would happen. She then went to see Aurora. Aurora offered to get Phillip for her, but Mulan said it was Aurora she had come to see. Before she could say anything, Aurora told her that she and Phillip are expecting a child. Mulan hugged her, tears in her eyes, and then told her she was joining Robin Hood’s merry men. When we later saw her shake Robin’s hand, we saw the tattoo of the lion.

In Nevernever Land, Hook proposed finding and using Tinkerbell to get into Pan’s camp, as Pan trusts her. Regina however had a past with her and didn’t want to trust her. Emma figured out Regina had somehow wronged Tinkerbell, who later kidnapped Regina to kill her. Regina ripped her own heart out and handed it to her, telling her to do it, but warned her then she’d end up with a heart as black as her own. The two had girl talk and seemed to mend fences. Later Tinkerbell agreed to help them get into Pan’s camp. She also told Regina by not going to see the man the spell lead her too, she not only ruined her life, but his as well.

Meanwhile Pan continued to seduce Henry, showing him the drawing of the chosen boy, telling him that his mother was not the savior that he was. He felt Henry was the one to bring Magic back into the world. By the end of the episode Neil was dropped on the island and welcomed home by one of Pan’s boys.

I can’t figure Pan out. Is he good? Is he bad? He seemed genuinely good in this episode, wanting only to bring Magic back to the world. However he obviously has a motive we don’t know of yet. Hook already warned Emma and the others that Pan is the worst foe he ever faced. Then there is the link between Pan and Rumple that we haven’t explored yet. Maybe Rumple, as a child, spent time in Neverland?

Tinkerbell telling Regina that she ruined her life and the mans . . . I’m assuming this is because Robin ended up involved with Rumple, as did she? Also that he’s suffered much heartache with losing Marianne. I did immediately guess the man would be Robin Hood from the tattoo that obviously represented Richard the Lionhearted.

I NEVER saw the twist with Mulan coming. I always thought it was Phillip she loved, not Aurora. I didn’t even think Mulan knew Aurora. She pledged herself to help Phillip because he saved her life I thought? Now I want to go back to last season to review their storyline!