Modern Family: Best Men (4x17)

This episode was a really mixed bag. Often times I'll notice that with Modern Family's several parallel families and plots, you'll get one or two good story-lines per episode, but rarely are they all simultaneously good. Let's take a look at this week's episode:

Jay/Gloria/Manny plot - Rather uninspired. I think we've seen quite enough of Manny showing his romantic side to women that he'll never have for whatever reason, and then being let down in the end. I think it's just about time to give that boy a real love interest, or a chance to succeed at something in his life. The fact that Gloria has big boobs is also a little overplayed here. Yeah. We know, honey. Now put them away.

Supernatural: Remember the Titans (8x16)

Opinions on this latest season of Supernatural have been decidedly split, and in my view that's totally fair. Thus far we've had a few great episodes, a few lackluster ones, and a few in between. I'm happy to report that "Remember the Titans" was a perfectly decent addition to this season. While it won't go down in history as anything special for the show, it did have some great moments.

The plot follows Shane, a man who dies every day and has no memory of his life beyond the past seven years. Turns out, this gentleman is Prometheus, Titan and enemy of Zeus. Shane's introduction to the episode was really great, what with the dying on the road, bird picking out his liver, and then his getting back up again.

When we get to the Winchester boys, however, the episode starts to feel a little phoned in. I've noticed a trend this season of starting us out with a summary of where things stand: Dean succinctly says that he wants a case because Kevin isn't done translating the tablet, Castiel is nowhere to be found, and Sam is acting suspiciously. Great. Thanks for the lazy writing that runs down a list of all of the show's characters. Maybe I'm being nit-picky, but I'd love some more creative introductions for our boys, instead of just more of the same.