Castle: The Human Factor (5x23)

I don't know what it is, but this episode just didn't do much for me. It might have been the extreme political bent involved. The subject of drone strikes is a rather sensitive one, and here it was played for laughs, or as a completely ridiculous and fantastical thing. But it's not. I mean, yeah, I don't think the government is going to be dropping drones on civilian cars any day soon, but the reality of these bombs in a lot of people's lives was virtually ignored here.

The reveal of the murderer was not handled very well either. Sean, the victim's son, was acting sketchy from the minute he was introduced, but they had to go through a few other obligatory suspects before pinning him with the crime. Esposito and Ryan basically got no role this week, and Alexis and Martha were completely absent.

We also have this fancy new character coming in to the mix and messing up their investigation with the government's hush-hush agenda. I liked him at first, but then I realized that I've seen this character before a dozen times. He is charming, he is a bit abrasive, but he's good at what he does. He's also connected to really powerful people, and at the end of the episode he offers Beckett a job working for the attorney general. 

The Big Bang Theory: The Love Spell Potential (6x23)

This may be the first time that I have seen this show handle a serious issue well. They've tried it a few times in the past, but in my opinion, the episodes with some more weight to them fail to balance the humor with the serious topic. Here, we finally have it done right. Not only with one storyline, but with two. Let's take a look:

The guys are all geared up to play a game of Dungeons and Dragons while the girls go to Vegas. However, when Lucy says she's free to hang out, Raj leaves. Meanwhile, the girls come back due to a mishap in the airport, and they decide to play D&D with the guys.

A relatively simple setup, sure. But it made for some great comedic moments and some great serious ones as well. I'll start with Raj and Lucy.

Lucy isn't the most interesting of characters. She basically plays the girl version of Raj, which is actually pretty boring in terms of a couple setup. However, in this episode we saw their relationship explored in a real way. Lucy tells Raj that she wants to try doing things that scare her, but when Raj tries to help her send back substandard food at the restaurant, she escapes out the window of the bathroom to get away from the date.

Elemenatary: The Woman/Heroine (1x23/24)

So... ahem... Elementary. Let's have a talk for a moment about how awesome you are. How above-and-beyond you are. Because in all honesty, I am blown away.

Obviously, I'm about so spoil something huge, so if by some miracle you haven't seen the episodes and you remain unspoiled, you're going to want to avert your eyes now.

Irene. Adler. Is. Moriarty.

I know, right? Like, what the hell! But it was brilliant. It worked far better than I ever could have expected it to. It was a gripping plot development and so heartbreaking to see how this played out for Sherlock.

I think one of my favorite parts of this whole episode was the subtlety of Natalie Dormer's acting. I can't put my finger on it exactly, but during the flashback scenes with Sherlock and Irene, I just knew there was something slightly off about their relationship. I saw how polarizing it was - when Irene is in his life, Sherlock can think of nothing else. This seems unhealthy, even for him, and it was so strange to perceive their relationship as a unhealthy romance from the start.

Smash: The Transfer (2x15)

I'm going to take this episode by its different plot threads, although that will be difficult considering how much they all overlap. Actually, that may be something to praise about the episode as a whole: all of the story lines wove together in such a way as to make each character's fates important to the other characters. That is sometimes hard to do in such a large ensemble cast, but I think it was admirably done here.

So, first off, we've got this Houston-Levitt tribute night, planned by Eileen. It's going to be a show honoring the famous duo, but sadly they have broken up. Julia is far too concerned with Hit List, and Eileen is worried that it looks bad for Julia to be spending so much time with the competition. Tom is hurt, too, when Julia doesn't want to sing with him. Tom directs quite the show, and Julia turns up at the last minute to sing with him. It's all very touching, and it means that Julia and Tom are okay again, at least as friends, if not as partners.

It turns out, a lot of this is part of a publicity gimmick, cleverly manipulated by Eileen. She leaks information to the press that Julia and Tom are splitting up, and then pretends to be very upset by the news getting out. Then, when Tom and Julia do come together to perform, it turns into a farewell concert, which ends up selling tickets for Bombshell. I really liked this plot thread, because it wasn't just more of the same. Instead, it showed us that Eileen is actually quite clever. It also gave us the emotional weight of Julia and Tom's formal goodbye to one another.

The Mentalist: Red and Itchy (5x21)

Well. What a fantastic episode. I was so surprised by how much I enjoyed watching this. The Mentalist is often something of a mindless distraction for me - I'll play an episode while I'm folding laundry or checking emails or something. But this one grabbed my attention from the start and wouldn't let go.

The premise itself is what had me hooked. A long time ago, we learned that J.J. LaRoche had something mysterious hidden in a Tupperware container, and now it's come back to become the focus of an episode. We also have Brenda Shettrick become the focus, and we finally get her sneaky, conniving, evil ways out into the open.

Due, once again, to time constraints, I'm going to be brief about this episode. What was so good about this was how it tied back to earlier parts of the show while still feeling fresh. The trick that they pulled on Brenda was classic, and it was so fun to see her grow more and more panicked as things advanced. I noticed that Cho didn't have much of a role in this one, but even he was totally onboard with the... unorthodox... way of catching Brenda.

Modern Family: My Hero (4x22)

Great episode. Great. The end.

Or maybe I should write a bit about why it was great. But not for very long, because my life is very busy at the moment. This show brought together all of our different family groups, which I always love seeing. It had a few funny premises and found a way to weave them all together in one location, thus giving an extremely busy episode that didn't feel too crowded.

So, on the level of plot, Mitch and Cam run into Mitch's ex (his only serious boyfriend before Cam), named Teddy. He invites them to a roller-rink fundraiser. Cam is completely okay and not at all jealous, until he sees that Mitch's whole family is also invited, and that they all still hang out with Teddy on a pretty regular basis. Cam is jealous - not of Mitch's relationship with Teddy, but of the family's relationship.

Meanwhile, Manny and Luke are supposed to write essays about their hero, selecting among members of their family. Manny is having a hard time finding anyone worthy of writing of, while Luke is worried that his dad will be upset that he wrote about Claire.

Once Upon a Time: And Straight On 'til Morning (2x22)

I gotta say, I wasn't actually thrilled with this finale. The buildup was excellent, but the payoff felt... strange. However, there were a lot of good things going on in it. Oddly enough, my disappointment is really only coming from one element of the episode, and while ordinarily I wouldn't let one thing sway me from the whole, it was a pretty big thing.

The trigger. All of Greg and Tamara's plot was leading up to this epic trigger business. Storybrooke was going to be wiped off the map! There's some bigger organization fighting to eradicate magic from this world, and our two annoying villains aren't afraid to die for their cause. And then... two seconds of Emma and Regina "working together" is enough to stop it? Really? What kind of payoff is that? Why was the trigger made up to be this end-all device if it was so easily conquered? I'm having difficulties deciding what I think of all this, because I find myself much more interested by the new conflict (that of Henry being taken to Neverland) than I ever was with Tamara and Greg. But the issue still stands - I guess this becomes more an issue with the whole season than with this one episode... why couldn't more of the focus have been on this evil-Peter-Pan business? Now that it is the focus, I feel totally cheated that I haven't had more time to let it all sink in.

The Vampire Diaries: She's Come Undone (4x21)

I don't have a lot of time, so I'll be keeping this review very brief. Basically, this episode kicked some ass. I think it was extremely powerful and important to the overall story. I will, however, start with a few weaknesses, because of course nothing is perfect...

So, Bonnie. I know I've mentioned this a few times before, but her character has made very little sense this past season. I'm not sure what her game is. It was strange to see her making deals with Katherine and hiding things from her friends. She wants to drop the veil, apparently, and that seems to be what Silas wants as well, but yet Bonnie is clearly hiding something from Silas.

And speaking of Silas, he's still a rather weak villain. I don't find him intimidating at the end, when he emerges from the shadows in Caroline's house. However, I was properly scared of him for the first time when he was pretending to be Klaus - then Matt - then Klaus again, in order to scare Caroline. So... he's a mixed bag for me. I'm reserving judgment.

But, the rest of the episode was great. Damon and Stefan are truly ruthless as they try to save Elena, resorting to extreme measures such as burning her, and even getting Katherine to try and torture some sense into her. The sunlight scene was a high point in the episode - the emotions on Stefan's face showed how conflicted he was about hurting her, and Damon's callousness was clearly all an act. Elena is truly insane without her humanity- she actually lets herself catch on fire to prove that since she's the girl they love, they'd never let anything really bad happen to her.

Grey's Anatomy: Perfect Storm (9x24)

When it comes to Grey's Anatomy, I've come to expect ridiculously dramatic finales. Finales so dramatic that if you described the plot to someone who didn't watch the show, they'd probably laugh. What makes a show like this work is that the acting and attention paid to the writing makes us invested in these people and their stories, no matter how over the top those stories might be.

I'm happy to report that the Season Nine finale fits the bill to a tee.

On the level of plot, the overarching theme to the episode was the storm. The power is out, people are trying to do surgeries in the dark, things are running out of batteries... as I mentioned in my review of the last episode, it's silly that there's a storm like this in Seattle, since it's not actually possible, but it does create a great atmosphere for drama.

So. A lot of stuff it going on in this episode, as you would expect. What I liked about this finale more than some of the others that I've seen is that it actually focused on medicine. The problems caused by the storm forced the doctors to become creative with how they did their surgeries and cared for their patients. It forced these very intelligent characters to push the limits of their intelligence and use innovative techniques.

Grey's Anatomy: Readiness Is All (9x23)

Let's go thread by thread!

The big one for me, of course, was Jo and Alex. I really adore what they are doing with these two characters, in that our expectations are being subverted. When we see Jo at the beginning with a black eye, we assume that her boyfriend, Jason, is just a complete ass who hit her all because she didn't tell him she was a foster child. Later, we find out that he did grab her, but she did a number on him before he ever hit her. It doesn't change how wrong it was for Jason to hit Jo, but it does add this whole new level to what happened: Jo is not a hapless victim, but rather an active participant in a mutually abusive moment.

The best moments here were obviously seeing Alex's concern for Jo, especially the scene at the end when she asks him why he would do that for her (killing Jason) and he says "shut up, why wouldn't I?" I also liked seeing Meredith and Christina being concerned for him, and Meredith's lecture to Jo: "I like you, but I love Alex." In all, it was stressful to watch Jo and Alex under that much pressure, but there was a happy-ish ending and I can't wait to see the two of them in the finale.

Then we have Arizona and Lauren... there's not really much to say about this one other than that they had sex. They flirted a lot the whole episode, and then at the end they had sex. Poor Callie was innocently setting up cots for her and her wife, and Arizona was nowhere to be found. I'm seriously pissed at Arizona right now, and I think the only way this will be justified to me is if Arizona and Callie have a real talk about the problems in their relationship.

Doctor Who: The Name of the Doctor (7x13)

So, before I start this review I feel I need to make a blanket statement about my feelings on Moffat-era Doctor Who. The guy is a fairly brilliant writer, as evidenced by his work in other things, in particular Sherlock. And some of my favorite Doctor Who episodes of all time, such as “Blink,” “The Silence in the Library,” etc. etc. were written by him. So, clearly, he’s a good writer. Great, even.

One of the biggest complaints I’ve heard about these past few seasons is that Moffat basically fancies himself a god – he seems to have no problem with being the one to encompass the entire history of the Doctor in his story – he’s in charge of the 50^th, and you just know it’s going to be huge… with 50 years of history, a lot of people feel that Moffat is disrespecting a lot of the writers or show-runners that have come before him by incorporating their work into his own, changing timelines, and so on.

Well.. yeah. I do think that Moffat is a bit full of himself. I would have been seriously annoyed if the Doctor’s name had been revealed in this finale, but luckily it didn’t go that route. That being said, I think Moffat makes some pretty extreme choices trying to pull this show into the public view and into something that will seriously impress the world for years to come. Sometimes, these risks fall flat, and other times they’re great.

Elementary: Risk Management (1x22)

This episode was full of tension and seemed like a wonderful build to what I already know will be an amazing final few episodes.

The case-of-the-week element was virtually nonexistent there, since the case that Sherlock was working on was all funneled through a drive for more information on Moriarty. Sherlock and Joan hardly cared about the actual case, but only wanted to know how to  get closer to the truth.

I'm only going to speak briefly about this one, mostly because I know that the end of the season has already aired and I'd like to catch up at some point. In all honesty, I think this episode was perfect for what it was trying to be: a buildup.

As such, it really only works as the first act to a three-act structure that will be continued in the last two episodes. It makes it a bit difficult for me to review it independently. However, as a first act, it was awesome!

The case was pretty simple: Moriarty tells Sherlock to investigate the death of a man, and that once he does, Moriarty will reveal more information to him. We get all sorts of twisty plot elements, such as a tracked cellphone, and dead sisters, and plots for revenge, all of which were passably interesting, but it wasn't really where the focus of the episode was.

The Office: Finale (9x24/25)

And so it ends. You know, I dedicated a lot of my life to The Office, and I can't say I regret it. Yeah, there have been some missteps in the later season, but this finale reminded me why it's a show I always want to come back to when I'm in need of a pick-me-up. This finale, if judged by an impartial critic trying to analyze what qualifies as "good" television, is not the best. But I think the point is that no one watching The Office is partial about it anymore. Nine years is a long time to grow attached to something, and as a young woman, a good portion of my teen years were spent knowing and loving these characters. The finale, while faulty in a few aspects, was still exactly what the show needed for a proper sendoff.

Here's why it worked: it was really sad to see all of the members of the office moving on and doing new things, but it was so satisfying. If we know that these characters have moved forward and are finding new ways to be happy in life, we can move forward as well. Nobody is stuck in a rut, so we don't feel like we're leaving any of these characters with unresolved plot points (that being said, the resolution of some of these plot points was a bit sloppy and/or unnecessarily sentimental, but I'll get to that in a minute.)

The most important thing was that this episode knew that it was okay to be sappy as all hell. What are we supposed to expect from the finale to a nine year long sitcom that got its humor from examining the different relationships between people?

The Office: A.A.R.M. (9x22/23)

I actually had this whole review written and then I lost it, which is beyond annoying, so you'll have to apologize for my brevity. I'm not writing all of that again.

The biggest compliment I have for this episode was that each of the plot lines were intertwined. Everything came together very nicely and it felt like the perfect penultimate episode for such a long running sitcom. Briefly, here were the main plot threads:

Jim messes with Dwight, having him select himself for the assistant to the assistant to the regional manager, effectively making him a subordinate of his own subordinate. There were funny trials as Jim and Dwight tried to find the right person for the position, and it was a great callback to earlier seasons when Jim's pranks were a big part of the show.

Doctor Who: Nightmare in Silver (7x12)

I have a lot of feelings about this episode, because to be perfectly honest there were a lot of big things about it that made little to no sense, but there was also the Doctor playing a game of chess against himself so somehow it seems like the positives outweigh the negatives. For my fan-girl brain, anyway. But if I turn on my critic brain and try to examine this episode a bit more closely, I do have some critiques.

To start with, I am really happy that they decided to do an episode with Angie and Artie. I think they're adorable and they really bring out this complex side of Clara's character. However, that being said, was it just me or did they act really strangely for little kids? They were disappointed when they first showed up at their destination. And yeah, I know they were promised a cool carnival thing, but they think they're standing on the freakin' moon and they're complaining about it. I guess it just seemed like a really dissatisfying way to start off an episode. If the companions are underwhelmed, then are we supposed to be as well?

But, I'm happy to report that things picked up very quickly from there. I always like underdog stories, and this one was just that. The entire crew was there as a punishment, the park was closed down, and everything was basically deserted. It was the perfect place for a surprising threat, so it made sense why the Doctor didn't seem too worried at the beginning, and didn't bother to have Clara take the kids home as he started to investigate. I was shouting at the Doctor through the screen, though, because I obviously knew the Cybermen were about to mess everything up... GET THOSE CHILDREN OUT OF HERE!

Supernatural: Sacrifice (8x23)

Just so you know, this review is mainly going to be me giving a ton of praise to each of the actors in this thing, because Holy Chuck, I'm impressed. I want to go through each of these actors/characters and give a really close look at why they deserve awards for their performances in this episode.

But first I want to comment on two other things: the story, and the writing. You may be thinking that these are the same thing, but they're really not. The story was absolutely astounding, but it was also the dialogue - the way in which that story was told that made this episode so amazing. Putting that script in the hands of these talented actors made for one of the most gripping hours of television I have ever experienced. This is going down in the books as an episode of Supernatural that I will come back to watch again and again.

I'd also like to say that I waited until the morning after I watched this to write the review, to let it all sink in. When I tried to write it last night, I just kept slamming the keyboard and writing fan-girlish things all over the place, and I decided to wait and see if this episode actually held up once the initial excitement wore off.

How I Met Your Mother: Something New (8x24)

Okay. Yeah. I thought this one was pretty good. It didn't really feel like a finale, though. I really thought the end of season eight was going to be Barney and Robin's wedding, and I seriously hope that the start of season nine gives us a cool wedding episode, because sitcoms usually do great stuff with weddings. But, even if it isn't exactly what I might have wanted in a finale, it still had a lot of good stuff going for it.

Let's break it down. I'll start with the stupidest part of the episode so I can just get it the hell out of the way. Ted takes Lily to his finished house, but she discovers that he intends to sell it and move to Chicago. Why, you might ask? Because apparently he is still in love with Robin and once she and Barney are married he just needs to get out of the way. Okay, no. I need to sit down and have a talk with the writers of this show. Because I am so beyond fed up with this idea that Ted is still pining after Robin for all these years. I don't know about you, but if I were Ted's wife and I was poking my head around the corner to hear my husband tell our kids this story, I'd be pretty concerned about Ted's clear obsession over Robin. I mean, for real? He's still in love with her? Hmph.

Despite the fact that I hate that premise and want to punch the writers in the face because of it, there were some really well written lines. The way that Ted describes how he feels about Robin was actually really heartbreaking. He says he would literally do anything to make her smile, and that "that's just a really suck-y way to feel about your best friend's fiance." It's actually a pretty good point, and I really did feel for Ted at this moment, even though I think it's annoying that they keep dragging out this Robin thing.

Smash: The Phenomenon (2x14)

I might be crying right now. Maybe a bit. I swear, I actually have a certain level of respect for Smash right now that I didn't really think was possible. I'd like to start by saying that I think the idea of killing off Kyle is a a bad one. Just, as an overall idea, it's bad. Kyle was really one of the only characters who had any likability or charm in this whole show, and I think it's a good thing Smash isn't getting another season, because I don't know how they'd do any more without him as a moral compass.

That being said, as I watched this episode I really started to get the sense that the writers and creators had planned this death from the very beginning. Everything was set up so perfectly, and even if the death itself seemed to come out of nowhere and be a really cheap way to create drama, the fallout from it was so perfect that I have to assume they knew this was coming all along. What do I mean by a perfect fallout? Well, let's take a look at some of the specifics of the episode.

First of all, we have Derek and Karen's "almost" night together. I am so freakin' happy that these two did not have sex. There was no reason for it to happen and I really don't see them together that way. I still think Ivy is the only girl for Derek, and I think Derek is starting to see it too, even if Ivy doesn't agree.

Once Upon a Time: Second Star to the Right (2x21)

Yes! Thank you! A good episode. I was so happy, you have no idea. After the last few weeks, I was getting nervous about how this show was going to pull off its finale, but my fears have been appeased. I'm very excited to see the ending.

So, on the plot level, things were pretty basic. Regina has been kidnapped by Greg and Tamara. Greg is trying to torture information about his father out of Regina, but she won't give in. They also steal the trigger from her (the one that will blow Storybrooke off the map).

Meanwhile, Emma, Henry, David, and Mary Margaret discover that Regina is missing. Emma still thinks it's Tamara, but when she tries to investigate, Neal catches her again. The two of them go looking along the beach. Mary Margaret and David go to Rumple, who gives them magic that will help them find Regina. Mary Margaret and David meet up with Emma and Neal, as they have all discovered where they think Regina is.

Mary Margaret and David find Regina, but Greg gets away. Neal and Emma have a run in with Tamara. Emma is temporarily incapacitated, and Neal gets shot. Tamara opens a portal and runs off, and Neal tragically falls into the portal, but not before he and Emma can exchange the long awaited "I love you."

Grey's Anatomy: Do You Believe in Magic (9x22)

Okay, this show is just constantly finding new ways to drive me crazy. I mean that in a good way, in that I never know what they're going to throw at me next, and it's always dramatic and it's always intense. I'll go through the different plot threads this week, starting with...

Arizona and Lauren. Okay, what the Hell. No. I disapprove. It sucks because Jessica Capshaw (Arizona) is such an amazing actress that I immediately sensed Arizona's connection with this Lauren woman, and I actually think it's pretty hot. But... but Callie! Callie and Arizona are my favorite couple on this entire show. They have been through so much, and I just can't understand why we would want a wrench thrown in that. The cute-meet between Arizona and Lauren was great, though. It was just so depressing to see their flirtatious behavior. The only thing that will justify/save this plot development for me is if they tie it in with some PTSD or insecurity about her missing limb or something. Like, if she's having trouble in her marriage because of her other issues, then an affair would make sense. Otherwise, it just makes Arizona seem like a bad person.

Then there's Derek and Brooks' case this week, which was hilarious. Basically a little girl needs brain surgery, and the frazzled parents are having a hard time controlling the little brother. Brooks gets smacked in the face by the little boy when she tries to play with him, and the payoff is basically that Derek tells the little boy that he gave his sister superpowers, so he better watch out. Hilariously, Brooks leads down and says: "He put a vampire in her head. I'd watch out, kid." The little boy looked so scared! It was hilarious. On a more serious note, it looks like Brooks isn't nearly as passionate about Neurosurgery as Shane is, and I wonder how that's going to play out in the future.

Supernatural: Clip Show (8x22)

So, when I watch TV, I have my computer with me and I take notes as I watch so that I can better write these reviews. When I finished this episode, the last note I wrote as the screen faded to black was "I'm dying. I'm dead. Goodbye." I literally wrote that in my notes. And you know what, it's a pretty accurate description of how I'm feeling right now. This episode just about killed me. So many feelings are coursing through me that I feel like I may explode if I don't get to watch the finale right this minute.

I should probably try to coherently review the episode, though, huh? If only for the sake of sorting through my feelings. I'll start with the plot.

Oh my God, Crowley. I want to kill you myself. I cannot believe how depressing it was to see characters from the past start getting killed off. Tommy Collins! He was from the second episode of the first season, and I remembered him fondly. (Do you think they named him after the Rent character Tom Collins, or is that just a coincidence?) It was so depressing to lose these people, especially Sarah, of course. I'm going to talk a lot more about her in a minute. Crowley's villain speech was one of the best speeches I have heard ever. On television, in film, in real life. It was seriously epic. The way he continued to be a sass master while being more genuinely terrifying than he's ever been before... I had chills the entire time he was talking.

Modern Family: Career Day (4x21)

In this episode, there were two plot threads that worked really well, and one that had some pretty major annoyances for me. Let's take them one at a a time.

Jay talks about how he used to want to write spy thrillers, but that life got in the way. Gloria, a bit insulted about being called a distraction, facilitates a day off from work for Jay so he can try and write. Turns out, he has no motivation. Luckily, Manny steps in and begins writing. However, when Gloria reads the story, she pokes holes in it, continuing to insult it until Manny finally admits that it's his in the process of angrily defending it.

This thread was my favorite one in the episode. It had a lot of jokes, and I love the Jay and Manny bonding. Some of my favorite moments from this thread: Gloria asking Jay why he hasn't written the story, and Jay saying that he's been too busy. She replies: "You had a three hour nap on Saturday." Jay: "I was tired!" Gloria: "From what? Your two hour nap on Sunday?" I also loved Manny defending his work, and then at the end he does a voice-over of one of the lines that Gloria said was too long, and Jay responds with: "She's nuts, that's fantastic!" It was funny to see Jay fail with his dream, and funny to see Manny try and step in. The plot had nothing too substantial going for it, but it was nice and fun.

Doctor Who: The Crimson Horror (7x11)

This episode had a lot of fantastic things going for it. It had a few missteps here and there, but it was basically just a good, solid, normal episode of Doctor Who, in that it didn't try to do anything too extraordinary, and it delivered an interesting story with a lot of clever moments. I found myself engaged in the story and the characters, and curious as to how it would all work out.

That being said, I'll start with the weakest elements for me. The twist at the end is basically that there's a weird parasite thing living on Mrs.Gillyflower's chest, and it's been controlling/influencing her this whole time. It sort of came out of nowhere and felt rather unnecessary. I would have been much happier had Gillyflower been working by herself. She was a menacing enough villain on her own, and I loved the idea that the enemy in this episode wasn't alien, but rather prehistoric. The physical manifestation in the form of the worm thing was really strange.

Another weak point was Strax. It makes me really sad to say that, because I think he's hilarious every other time I've seen him. But in this episode, he was entirely relegated to a comic relief role, and he got this weird sidekick in the form of a kid named Thomas Thomas, and I didn't really get it. It almost felt like they were trying to set up a spinoff, which by the way I'm totally fine with, but it came off as very strange here.

Elementary: A Landmark Story (1x21)

I'm glad that this episode was larger-mythology based, because I think that this is where this show can really shine. The set-up this week was really intriguing, and there were some great character building moments that I'm excited to see continue. 

Basically, what happens is that Moran wants to talk to Sherlock, and he tells him about Moriarty's next move. Sherlock finds another person working for Moriarty and ends up getting closer to him than ever before. At the end, we actually get a phone call from Moriarty to Sherlock!

This plot is basically an Act 1 of sorts, leading up to what I hope will be an epically awesome confrontation with Moriarty in the near future. I don't actually have a lot to say about this one because it kept such a tight focus and it knew exactly what it needed to accomplish.

The evolution of Sherlock's character has been so interesting to watch, and it seemed to really culminate in this episode as he promised Joan that he would not treat Moriarty in the same way that he treated Moran earlier. Joan is at first unconvinced, as well she should be, but Sherlock tells her that things are different now: "Quite frankly I'm surprised you have to ask. When I pursued Moran, my entire life I had made one meaningful connection and that was with Irene Adler... the thing that's different about me, empirically speaking, is you."

The Big Bang Theory: The Proton Resurgence (6x22)

I had a lot of fun watching this episode! My biggest complaint was simply that it didn't connect the two story lines at all. It's not a big deal, but there was no interaction between the Penny, Leonard, and Sheldon plot and the Raj, Howard, and Bernadette plot. I would have liked to see just a hint of a connection, such as Howard calling to ask Leonard's advice about the missing dog, or something. But I'll look at each section separately, and examine their pros and cons.

Sheldon and Leonard remember back to their childhood and their favorite TV show, starring a scientist called "Professor Proton." Apparently he's still for hire, so the two boys decide to pay him to come hang out with them, basically. Penny tags along with them as well. When Professor Proton shows up, he's being played by Bob Newhart, which is hilarious and awesome. It turns out that Professor Proton, real name Arthur, is fed up and discouraged with his life as a scientist that nobody respects. Sheldon tells him about how much his show meant to him as a kid, and Arthur is happy to hear that his work influenced Sheldon and so many others. His pace maker starts to malfunction so they have to take him to the hospital, but he's okay in the end.

There were so many jokes that I loved from this section of the episode. I loved it when Sheldon kept Leonard awake because he was so excited to meet Professor Proton, until finally Leonard just gets up and hits Sheldon.

The Office: Livin' the Dream (9x21)

So this was a double episode, which means roughly 42 minutes of material instead of the usual 21. I really liked this episode, but unfortunately due to time constraints I'm only going to write a bit about it.

The biggest plot going on in this episode was Andy's back-and-forth decisions about whether to leave and pursue acting or not. As I've mentioned in previous reviews, Andy hasn't really been interesting to me lately, but I did think that this episode had some good things about it. David Wallace shows up to fire him, but Andy quits before he can get to it. He wants to be an actor, but everyone basically tells him he won't be able to succeed.  He decides he wants to be a salesman again, but then after some thought he decides not to abandon his dream so he tries to get fired again by pooping on Wallace's car. Some of the advice that Andy was being given about how he shouldn't leave was slightly amusing, but there was nothing too special. I think my favorite was Erin's blunt admission that she was worried Andy would end up homeless and maybe even starve.

Once Upon a Time: The Evil Queen (2x20)

There were things abut this episode that I actually liked a lot. It was miles ahead of the last two episodes, but do you know what? It still wasn't great. And I'll give you one big reason for it. Ready?

There was no point to the Evil Queen back story plot. It was just another example of Regina trying to kill Snow, and Snow being all sweet and helping people, and Snow letting Regina get away with her life again, and it added nothing to our understanding of either character, nor did it push the plot forward in any meaningful way. There was literally only one part of the flashback storyline that I enjoyed, and that was when Rumple asked Regina to stop trading with King George's kingdom because he needs them to be broke. That was fantastic. Yet another example of a throw-away line having huge consequences if you actually think about it for a moment.

Overall, the fairytale land story had no purpose in terms of characterization or plot. But then there's the Storybrooke plot, which did.

Castle: Still (5x22)

I don't think I've ever had so much fun watching a clip show. And it wasn't really a clip show, was it? At first I thought it was going to be, but in reality they didn't spend all that much time playing us clips of old stuff. There was a full story and a lot of new material. It was sort of a combo between a clip show and a new episode, and I for one thought it was great.

The premise is simple: Beckett steps on a sensor plate and if she takes her foot off, a bomb is going to go off. Castle stays with her to keep her distracted while they try and disarm the bomb. Turns out, there's a timer, and the bomb squad cannot find a way to disarm it. Castle refuses to leave, however, and the two of them come up with the correct password to disarm it at the very last second. It's unrealistic and cheesy, and it's the second time that this show has done a disarm-the-bomb-just-before-it-goes-off episode, but it works pretty great.

Alexis and Martha weren't in the episode at all this week, and Javi, Ryan and Bates all have fairly secondary roles as they scramble to figure out how to save Beckett. They did a good job displaying their panic and their drive. There was one moment from Bates that was absolutely fantastic, but I'll get to that when I get to the end of the episode.

Supernatural: The Great Escapist (8x21)

I have so many feelings right now. This episode... it just... my darling Castiel... in so much pain... I feel like I'm going to be rambling a lot as I write this, and for that I apologize.

So, plot-wise this episode kicked some ass. It brought everything forward with big leaps and bounds, and it's setting up the end of the season wonderfully. I've seen promos so I know that Crowley has a lot to do with the third trial, but I'm just excited to know what it is: curing a demon. This is going to be intense! I hope Sammy can pull it off!

Basically, the episode started for Sam and Dean with them believing that Kevin was dead. Their reactions were amazingly sad, but thank goodness Kevin's not really gone. Without Kevin, the Winchesters hunt down Metatron to ask about the third trial. Metatron manages to save Kevin from Crowley and crew, and thus the boys are reunited with their prophet. Meanwhile, Cas has been on the run from Naomi. She catches up with him, though, but before she can do much, Crowley steps in and with the help of a traitor angel, takes Cas away. He then pulls the angel tablet out of Cas' stomach which was seriously gross, and then Cas gets away and ends up in the middle of the road, severely injured. The episode ended with the Winchesters finding him.

How I Met Your Mother: Something Old (8x23)

This episode was strange, because I feel like I blinked and it was over. It felt shorter than a normal episode, and maybe that's because virtually nothing happened. Lily and Marshall pack some boxes. Barney plays laser tag with Robin's dad. Robin sits in the grass and digs. This episode is the penultimate one of the season, and I guess I just wanted more.

Basically, Lily and Marshall are preparing to go to Italy and they call in Ted to help them decide what should stay and what should go. There were some decently funny moments here, such as Ted's insistence that a fanny pack was not a fanny pack at all, but rather a "hands-free belt satchel." Also, Lily remarks that certain hand bags had sentimental value to her, and Marshall reminds her that she shoplifted them. Her response: "You get older, you have kids, you stop stealing, it's sad!" They also brought back in the idea of the Bermuda Triangle in front of their apartment, which I liked.

But besides a few amusing moments, this thread felt like a rehash of several other "nostalgia" story-lines we've seen in the past. Ted doesn't want to let go of the past, but then he learns that he should. Okay, I get it. We have done this so many times before, I'm getting really sick of it. With the news that there's going to be a ninth season, I'm really hoping that we meet the mother at the end of season eight properly, and actually get to know and love her in season nine. Otherwise, I'm not sure why this show is still going on.

Grey's Anatomy: Sleeping Monster (9x21)

This show. This show, man. You gotta love it. Constantly uppin' the angst and keeping me interested in several plot threads all at once. As always, I'll separate them out and talk about each in turn.

I'll start with the biggest: this week, Bailey got to do the voice-over that's usually reserved for Meredith, so we knew that her character was going to get the biggest piece of the pie. Basically, Jackson calls in the CDC to investigate the infection. Bailey's under a lot of stress since she's not allowed to see her patients. The doctors all want to support her, and many of them are angry with Jackson for calling in the CDC. I'm not, though. He totally made the right move, there. Everyone gave him a lot of crap for it, though, and I'm getting a bit tired of people bullying Jackson Avery. Just look into those eyes! How can you stay angry with him?

Anyways, Bailey is freaking out the whole episode, and the CDC people are asking her all these questions, and in the end it turns out that she does have the infection, but it was not her fault, but rather the gloves were faulty. You would think that she would be relieved, but three patients died of the infection and she feels totally abandoned by all her friends. Bailey has this dramatic speech at the end where she tells Webber that he's not the man she thought he was, since he didn't stand by her. This was excellent acting and excellent writing. It really amped up the drama and I'm excited to see what they do with Bailey's character from here.

The Mentalist: Red Velvet Cupcakes (5x20)

This episode is definitely one of my favorites from the season. The crime was simple and small, and the writers actually found a way to tie the case in with the personal lives of our beloved characters. Really, I think this is the rarely-discovered trick of procedural cop shows. Larger mythology episodes are important, but even episodes that are not about Red John need to somehow connect to the characters that the show follows, thus giving us emotional stakes in the results.

This week, we had a murdered woman who had been getting relationship advice from a radio personality called Buddy Hennings. At first, her husband was the prime suspect, but Jane figured out that Buddy Hennings has a foot fetish which then leads him to assume he's the killer (the victim's shoes were missing). In order to try and trap the guy, Rigsby and Van Pelt go under cover as a couple on the radio show.

The crime itself was basic but interesting - there was a twist at the end wherein Jane had correctly deduced that Buddy was having an affair with the victim, but he didn't realize that it had been Buddy's wife who had done the actual murder. This meant that Van Pelt was actually placed in a really dangerous situation and Jane didn't have the answers.

The Vampire Diaries: The Originals (4x20)

It's hard for me to review this episode because it's actually a backdoor pilot for a new show about the Original vampires. If I were reviewing it as a normal episode of The Vampire Diaries, I probably wouldn't give it very good marks, because it barely touched on the plot threads that I care about this season. If I look at it as a pilot for another show, then I think it holds up pretty good.

I'll start by very briefly touching on the stuff that happened in Mystic Falls. Stefan, Damon, and Elena were hardly in the episode at all. They just made a brief appearance at the beginning and end. It almost felt unnecessary to have them in there at all, although I understand why they wouldn't want to do an episode of this show without our three leads. However, for what they were I did like those brief scenes. Damon and Stefan are really upping the ante on the torture in order to bring the real Elena back. It's sort of sick, but then again everyone on this show is pretty sick.

But most of the episode focused on Klaus and his adventures in New Orleans. Here's the first awesome thing about this episode: New Orleans. What a great setting! Certainly more interesting than Mystic Falls could ever hope to be.

Smash: The Producers (2x13)

Smash has a problem. It is an over-dramatized mess. Most of the characters are uterally despicable people. So... the question is, WHY DO I KEEP WATCHING IT?! It's like crack! Or chocolate! Really, really, bad for you, but you keep coming back for more. I know that's not the most eloquent way to begin a review, but it's an accurate description of how I feel right now. Let's talk about this week's episode.

Bombshell is apparently doing awesome, and Ivy is busy promoting the hell out of it. Eileen and Agnes are going crazy trying to get Bombshell to sell enough to keep it open so it can be a contender for the Tony's. I'm normally not too interested in Eileen's storyline, but it wasn't too overbearing so it was fine this week. Also, apparently their promotions work, because they are selling more tickets by the end of the episode. Eileen also apparently has this nascent interest in Hit List, which I think is sort of weird, but I'll get to that whole part of the episode in a moment.

Ivy won't take Derek's phone calls, because she's pissed that he asked Karen out shortly before getting together with her. Nothing really happened this episode to further that plot, but I'm sure it will soon.

Parks and Recreation: Are You Better Off? (5x22)

This was a great finale. It set up a compelling conflict for next season and introduced some new twists into some established relationships. There were three story lines going on this week, each of which left some serious questions for next season, which I really enjoy.

First of all, we have Leslie. It's getting to be Founder's Day, and as they prepare their celebrations, a lot of the townsfolk begin complaining about the changes Leslie has made over this past year as councilwoman. In fact, it escalates so much that the town actually wants to recall Leslie, and she is so discouraged that she wonders if she should even fight it. The episode ended and we don't know how things are going to turn out for Leslie... but we know that she's going to fight for what she cares about! Favorite quotes: 

Leslie: "This feels strangely personal. Maybe it's because they're all standing up and saying how much they hate me! As a person!"

Castle: The Squab and the Quail (5x21)

Okay, so I sort of liked this episode, but I was also getting really frustrated by it. I'll be brief, because in all honesty there was nothing all that stellar to comment on here. Basically, there's this super rich inventor philanthropist guy named Eric Vaughn, and a murder attempt was made on his life. So, Beckett is assigned to watch over him while they try to find the murderer. Vaughn flirts a ton with Beckett, who is rather flattered by this extremely important man's attentions.

The murder itself, like most murders on procedural shows, was nothing special. That being said, I wasn't bored by it or anything, which is usually a pretty good sign.There was a very reasonable twist at the end wherein for a moment, everyone thought Eric Vaughn was the bad guy, but it turned out to be someone else working for him.

Here was my primary problem: this Eric Vaughn guy? Too perfect. At first I thought it was an obvious setup and that he was going to be the villain. And then for a moment I was right. But then... I was wrong. It was just a fake-out. I'm fine with fake-outs, it's just that Vaughn was too perfect to be legitimately innocent.

Parks and Recreation: Swing Vote (5x21)

 As always with this show, I'll break it into its subplots and talk about them each individually.

Leslie and Ron: Ron wants to cut government funding for a put put golf course, and Leslie is furious because she thinks that the funding is necessary. Turns out, they need to fight for a swing vote to see whether the funding should be cut or not. That swing vote is... Councilman Jamm. They play some golf, and Ron wins Jamm's vote. Jamm tries to cut a deal with Leslie but she says no, so the funding gets cut due to Leslie's integrity, and she angrily declares that she will find a way to bring it back.

What did I like about this part of the episode? Well, all the Ron and Leslie stuff. These two have great comedic chemistry with one another, and it's always fun to see. Ron tells Leslie that she is "rage sweating" to which she replies that she's actually "rage glowing." Leslie was a sass master this week - I loved how frazzled she was getting when she backed herself into a corner - "I'll figure it out! Who cares?!" I liked their put put showdown, and how Leslie tries to distract Ron from a good put by listing things she knows will drive him crazy, including "Ayn Rand is a terrible writer!"

Doctor Who: Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (7x10)

I feel like I waited forever for this episode to happen. Ever since Season 6, when we got that awesome episode "The Doctor's Wife," I have been waiting for another episode that really explored the TARDIS. And... well... I don't know. I think this episode had a lot of good stuff going for it, but I just wanted... more!

Okay, so here was my idea. Tell me this wouldn't be awesome. What if this concept had been used for the 50th anniversary? It would be a small, contained episode focusing on old characters coming back, and there would be a good reason for it: something goes wrong with the TARDIS and time starts leaking. What if echoes of other characters and moments came back? And the walls between time started breaking down? And that's why David Tennant and Billie Piper are there? Okay, someone must write this fic.

I just felt like the time leaking idea was such a cool one, and then they only used it to replay clips from earlier within the same episode. What a waste! But that's not to say there weren't great things about this episode. I'll start with my two favorite elements:

Modern Family: Flip Flop (4x20)

This episode was nice because it tied together a lot of the characters in the same place. I always like when that happens. Rather than the usual three story lines, there were only two, since Cam and Mitch's story was the same as Phil, Claire, and family. I'll actually start with the other story line, though, which was...

Jay, Gloria, Manny. I absolutely adored this plot thread. Was it super original? No. But it was fantastic. Apparently Javier, Manny's dad, is getting married to a new love interest. But this girl, unlike all of the bimbos of the past, is actually well-read and nice, and she and Manny hit it off right away. The episode is basically Gloria feeling insecure about this new maternal presence in her son's life, until the end, when Trish announces that she can't join this family because she can't compete with someone as amazing as Gloria. Gloria, flattered by all the praise, hugs Trish and welcomes her officially to the family. 

Elementary: Dead Man's Switch (1x20)

I'm having a lot of feelings about Elementary right now. It's good. Much better than I expected. The acting is great, the character stuff is fantastic, and while the crime-of-the-week plots are rarely anything special, they aren't painfully bad either.

This week's crime is barely worth mentioning. There was a rapist, and a blackmailer, and a twist ending, an multiple suspects, an icky dead guy in a bathtub... all actually pretty standard fare for a crime procedural. There was nothing wrong with it, and there were enough things going on in the episode that I was never bored. I did like to see how this crime affected Sherlock, because he seemed to be particularly disgusted with the criminals due to the horrendous nature of their crime. This was very different than, say, BBC's version of the character, who looks at crimes as puzzles and nothing more. While of course I love Sherlock and I think it overall to be the superior show, I still enjoy this interpretation of a more compassionate Sherlock.

But now let's get in to the real meat of the episode.

Sherlock's one year sober anniversary is coming up, and he says he doesn't want his one year chip. Watson just thinks he's been an ass about it at first, as she offers to talk to him and he refuses. Alfredo, Sherlock's sponsor, is also pressing him for details about why he won't accept the chip. I really like Alfredo and I hope he remains an important character in the future. This is a show with a very small main cast, which I like, but sometimes I'm hungry for some variety, and Alfredo is interesting enough to give me that.

Parks and Recreation: Jerry's Retirement (5x20)

I had a lot of fun watching this episode. Due to time constraints I'm not going to delve too deep into it, but just overall I thought it was good. It's one of those episodes that probably won't be remembered particularly, but it had some great jokes and comedic situations.

So. Jerry is retiring, and Leslie realizes that she didn't plan anything to commemorate his career. She decides she has to make his dreams come true, and blows off a day off with Ben to give Jerry a proper send off. It doesn't go exactly as planned, however. Meanwhile, Tom is upset because he seems to be replacing Jerry as the person everyone makes fun of in the office. He tries to hire an intern to shift the attention off of him, but the intern ends up being super cool. In the end, Ron helps him by hiring Jerry for a few days here and there until they can find a replacement, thus sparing Tom the humiliation of being the new Jerry. In a parallel thread, Ann and Chris continue to plan their lives together and get ready to have a baby.

Let's break it down by plot thread.

Supernatural: Pac-Man Fever (8x20)

This episode offered everything I could have hoped for. I think it was the first episode this season that didn't focus exclusively on the larger mythology that I truly adored. In fact, this definitely gets my vote for favorite episode thus far, and I'm including "Goodbye Stranger" in that consideration. So... that should tell you something. The plot was compelling, but it wasn't the focus, nor should it have been. Instead, we got to dive deeper into Charlie Bradbury's character, and let me tell you, it did not disappoint.

The plot is basic - people are turning up dead, and Charlie shows up with the details. Sam is too sick to hunt, but he wants to come along anyway, poor sick moose that he is. Charlie is unconscious due to dijin interference, and Dean uses African Dream Root to get into her head, where he discovers a video game. Apparently, this game is similar to the one that Charlie hacked and stole when she was younger, which has forced her to remain on the run. Dean discovers the truth about Charlie's mom - she's in a coma - and in order to get out of the video game's loop, Charlie has to let go of her fear of losing her mother. Eventually, she does, and the two wake up. Charlie leaves, but not before telling Dean she loves him and Sam that he'll pull through this, just like he's done everything else.

Let me break it down a bit further and discuss all of the things I really loved about this episode.

How I Met Your Mother: The Bro Mitzvah (8x22)

Okay... I didn't hate this episode. It had a lot of funny moments in it. What I mainly disliked was the overall premise, and that seems like a pretty big problem to me. I guess my issue was that I was never once fooled. I knew the whole thing was going to be a fake-out from the minute I saw the crappy hotel room that Marshall and Ted had gotten for Barney's bachelor party. It was a setup that I've seen before in this show and in others, and I guess I just wanted more from this show as we close in on the finale of the season.

I'll list all of the jokes/moments that I did like, because to be fair there were quite a few. Barney is describing what a night out with his mother will entail for the young couple. "I love Barney the most, no I love Barney the most!" To which Robin replies "I know, I might not even get a chance to talk!"

During the flashback scene with Quinn, she says "There's a good chance our engagement doesn't work out, isn't there?" Barney replies "Not now, honey."

The Big Bang Theory: The Closure Alternative (6x21)

I'm really glad that we got this episode of The Big Bang Theory. I've been pretty down on this show in recent weeks, and I think I needed an episode like this one to remind me why I watch in the first place. There were three subplots going on at the same time, as is often the case. For me, two of them really hit home runs in terms of creativity and humor. One of them was a little bit less impressive, but still not a total dud. Let's look at them each in turn:

Sheldon, upset that Alphas has been cancelled, freaks out and tries to reinstate it by calling the network and impersonating  different people. Amy takes this as an opportunity to discuss Sheldon's need for closure, and how she can help that using behavioral tests.This sparked a whole series of funny jokes, such as playing a game of tic-tac-toe but erasing it before it could end, or setting up dominoes and then packing them up before knocking them over. I liked this plot thread because it dealt with an actual mental condition and managed to make it funny without trivializing it. The ending was also humorous, as we see Sheldon go back and finish all the tasks after Amy is gone.

Castle: The Fast and the Furriest (5x20)

I found myself remarkably underwhelmed by this episode, so I won't say much about it. When I heard that Castle was going to do an episode about Bigfoot, I guess I expected a lot more.

The main plot concerned professional Bigfoot hunters and experts, and their plots to fake evidence about him. Of course, Castle believes in Bigfoot, and apparently so does Ryan. Some of the only humorous parts of the episode came from the divide between the two sides of the team. Castle and Ryan started espousing their knowledge about Bigfoot, while Beckett and Esposito rolled their eyes. Besides these humorous exchanges, there was really very little going on. The list of suspects were all pretty forgettable, and even the climax of the episode was not all that interesting. Beckett and Castle get trapped in a huge hole, which it turns out is a setup by one of the Bigfoot scientists. Said scientist actually shows up in a costume, but very quickly it is revealed that he is just a human in a suit. The scene managed to avoid both suspense and comedy.

The subplot was also weak. Castle finds that his food is disappearing, so he sets a trap. Turns out, it was Alexis, who gave her food allowance away to a friend who's trying a new charitable and green project. There were a few laughs here, such as the trap going off and covering Alexis with blue dye, and their banter about the Borrowers stealing Castle's food. However, there still wasn't much for me to enjoy.

Parks and Recreation: Article Two (5x19)

This is my favorite episode of Parks and Recreation that we've had in a long time. There were a lot of laughs in all three subplots, and there was a real opportunity for the characters to have time with people they don't normally get to play off of very much. For example, Ann and Ben got to bond this week, as did Ron and Chris. Let's look at the individual threads.

Leslie's plot: Apparently there is a Pawnee tradition wherein a person with the name of Ted is thrown into the lake, due to a line in the Pawnee charter where "tea" looks like "Ted." This was a hilarious example of Pawnee's quirky and insulting history, and it devolved into a realization that there are a lot of outdated laws on the books in Pawnee. Ted, the unfortunate victim of the ceremony, points out to Leslie that he can take Tom's car for 25 cents because of a law about "Indians" in the charter. He's also able to break an egg on Leslie's face because she's a woman raising her voice to a white landowning male. But, when Leslie tries to get rid of these archaic laws, she runs up against resistance from one of Pawnee's town weirdos: Garth.

The citizen filibuster was hilarious, as Garth ran down his proposed plot for the next installment of Star Wars. My favorite line from this part: "Luke Skywalker says 'Darth Vader was my father but Ben Kenobi was my master,' and he cuts Hannibal Lecter in half." I found myself really wanting to see this movie!

Doctor Who: Hide (7x09)

This episode was precious. It had a lot of adorable stuff going on. I only had one real complaint, but I'll get to that in a moment.The plot was good, I was properly spooked by a few of the "ghost" sightings, the side characters were interesting, and Clara and the Doctor got some great character moments as well.

So - the plot. The Doctor and Clara show up to a supposedly haunted house, where they meet up with Professor Alec Palmer and Psychic Emma Grayling. The Doctor seems to know all about them, and they believe at first that he's an official, due to the help of the psychic paper. I liked seeing that, since it hasn't been used much in the Matt Smith years to my knowledge.

Apparently, the area has been haunted as long as anyone can remember. As the Doctor and Clara go to investigate, the creepiness really increases. Clara asks who's making the loud thumping noise, and the Doctor says "I don't know, are you making it?" When the thumping commences, he runs over beside Clara, and the following exchange takes place: "Doctor. I may be a teeny tiny bit terrified. But I'm still a grown up." "Yes, and?" "There's no need to actually hold my hand." "Clara." "Yes?" "I'm not holding your hand!" It may have been cliche, but this moment genuinely frightened me! Of course this was only one out of several moments of excellent dialogue between the two of them. Their chemistry is amazing.