The Big Bang Theory: The Troll Manifestation (8x14)

Okay... I have to admit, this episode actually amused me! This show never blows me away, but this episode actually had me chuckling a little bit.

Leonard has an epiphany about his research. He shares it with Sheldon, who loves the idea and immediately helps Leonard with it. The two of them write a paper and post it online to see what others think. Overwhelmingly, everybody thinks the paper is really innovative and original. Then, one anonymous person writes a mean message. Sheldon responds, feeding the troll, and the anonymous person keeps tearing Leonard and Sheldon down. Eventually, the troll actually video calls Sheldon, who is scared to answer. The two of them then decide to stand up for themselves, and they call the troll back. Turns out, it's Stephen Hawking! He thought their paper was very good, but he just wanted to mess with them.

First of all, I liked the fact that Leonard and Sheldon were a team here. There are lots of episodes that show one or both of them being annoyed with the other, or just in general they tend to tear each other down a lot. In this episode, they presented a united front, and I appreciated that. I was especially fond of the way that Leonard was nervous to share his idea with Sheldon, because he obviously respects Sheldon's intellect. Sheldon's support meant a lot to him. There was a funny recurring joke where Sheldon and Leonard called each other "Mr. Innovative" and "Mr. Original" or whatever else the online comments were saying about them. Howard would join in, and look to Raj to finish the improv, but Raj had nothing. So, that made me smile. Also, I do like it when Stephen Hawking comes on this show. I mean, I know it's probably beneath his dignity or whatever, but I'm a sucker for stupid celebrity cameos when they're done right.

Grey's Anatomy: The Bed's Too Big Without You (11x10)

I really, really liked one plot thread in this episode in particular. The whole thing was pretty good, but there was one part that I just adored above the rest. Let's get started!

Meredith is having trouble on her own. She misses Derek and Cristina, and finds that she cannot sleep well when she's alone. At work, she is getting ready to remove a tumor from a woman's abdomen. When she gets in there, she discovers that the tumor has grown to a truly alarming size, and that her original plan for getting it out won't work. She calls in Maggie and Bailey to help her. Meredith has the idea to use her 3-D printer to print out the tumor and therefore be able to truly understand it in its entirety. That way, she'll know how to get it out. After waiting for hours for the tumor to print, they have a working model. Everybody comes together to try and figure out how to remove the tumor. While Meredith, Maggie, and Bailey are still discussing the right approach, their patient starts bleeding and they have to go in and do the surgery. Although it's hard work, the three of them together are able to work out the puzzle and save the woman's life. That night, Meredith calls Maggie and talks with her, both of them happy to be filling up the loneliness with a friendly presence.

Meanwhile, April and Jackson get a test done to find out how badly their baby is going to be sick. Basically, there are two possible outcomes. If it's Type 3, it'll be hard, but their baby can live. If it's Type 2, the baby likely won't live very long after birth. Jackson admits that he'd want to terminate the pregnancy if it is Type 2, but April wants to keep her son no matter what. April's mother comes into town and takes April to church, saying that she'll find comfort there. As April's mother and Jackson fight about what's best for April, she finally explodes at both of them, telling them that neither of them are helping. At the very end, we see Arizona and Dr. Herman come in to give April and Jackson the results of the test.

The Mentalist: Nothing Gold Can Stay (7x10)

Okay... so, they did a good job with the scenario, but the scenario itself just pisses me off. I'm just... ugh. Let's do the plot first and then I'll explain what I mean.

So, three robbers steal thousands of dollars and end up hurting people in the process. The team tries to track down the robbers. While canvasing, Cho and Vega find two of the criminals in a diner. During a confrontation, one of the robbers gets shot, but so does Vega. Cho holds her as they wait for the ambulance. Everybody rushes to the hospital, but Vega doesn't make it. Everybody is distraught, especially Wylie, who had just asked Vega out on a date, and Cho, who was with her when she died.

Abbott and the others are all determined to get revenge and track down the guys who killed her. Technically, they aren't allowed to work Vega's case, but the guy in charge seems okay with letting them take the reins. They canvas different drug stores, looking for one of the robbers to show up and buy bandages, because one of the other criminals got shot in the altercation. The bad guys realize that they're being tailed, and they take a hostage and end up holing up in a house with an old woman and her nephew. The three robbers are inside - two brothers, one of them injured, and another guy.

Jane has an idea to use the brother's injury to throw a wedge between the other two robbers. They say they won't get a doctor to help unless they turn themselves over. Later, Jane purposefully feeds false information to the news so that the robbers will hear conflicting information, making it seem like one of them is dealing with the cops behind the other's back. This plan works, as the robbers start turning against each other. However, they lash out and hurt one of the hostages, which causes Cho to think they should storm the place and take these men out.

Modern Family: Rash Decisions (6x13)

Some cute stuff! Nothing that really stood out all that much, but all in all, an okay episode.

It looks like little Joe has a rash, and it might be Stella. In order to see if Joe is allergic to her, they have to separate the two for a while. Jay gives Stella to Cam and Mitchell for a while. He's worried that Cam is spoiling Stella, and he doesn't want Stella to think Cam loves him more. Joe's rash clears up, so it looks like it is in fact an allergy to the dog. Jay sadly says goodbye to Stella, while Cam secretly rejoices in his new pet. However, later we find out that Joe is allergic to Gloria's face cream, not the dog, and Stella gets to come back! Lily is relieved, because she didn't care much for Stella.

Jay's love for Stella is a good recurring theme on this show, but this plot thread wasn't anything too outstanding. I don't think they utilized the comedic potential as well as they could have. He could have been a lot funnier when he was saying goodbye to Stella, and they could have done more with the Larry the Cat/Stella the Dog conflict. However, the fact that Manny turned out to be allergic to Stella was really funny - Jay didn't care at all, and brought the dog back anyway!

Mitchell does some freelance work at the closet company, and he decides that he'll pretend to be laid back and easy going at this job. At his regular office, he's known for being neurotic and always yelling at everybody to be clean. Claire, on the other hand, is still having problems making friends with her co-workers. They all see her as a manager, but not as a friend. Claire is supposed to talk to one girl in the office about dressing more appropriately, and in fact has a long list of things she's supposed to say to the employees. She doesn't want to be the lady to dole out all the criticisms, because she thinks it will make everybody like her even less. Mitchell, who's been having fun making friends with everybody, steps in and saves Claire the trouble by listing all of the complaints himself.

Suits: Respect (4x12)

Oh my God. Thank you, universe, for this influx of the bromance. Last week was a little light on the Harvey/Mike material, but this week was just... gosh. I'm a happy camper. Let's take a look at the plot first, though.

Stephen Macht is back as Professor Gerard, the man who nearly discovered Mike's secret last season. He wants Harvey's help on a case - he is being accused of accepting a bribe - but Harvey doesn't want to take the case up. Mike yells at Harvey for letting his personal grudge get in the way of doing his job, and Harvey decides to take the case after all. Gerard got the $25,000 playing back room poker, and it's up to Harvey and Mike to figure out how to get him off on the charges without revealing the alibi. They manage to find a way to use the TSA - the opposing council wants to turn this into a case of national security to mess with them, so Harvey decides to use that to make Gerard testify under seal. That way, the judge will know about Gerard's gambling, know he's innocent of the crime he's being charged with, and Harvard Law will never find out about the gambling and fire Gerard.

There's a snag in this plan, though. As Mike preps Gerard for taking the stand, he notices a hole in his story - he is inconsistent about his winning hand in the poker game. Mike tells Harvey that Gerard is lying. At first Harvey doesn't want to believe it, but eventually he does, confronting Gerard and learning the truth. He accepted the $25,000 as a bribe for changing a student's grade. Harvey confesses to Mike that the reason he doesn't care about winning this case for Gerard is that he always thought Gerard was better than the rest of them, and actually had a sense of ethics. He's disappointed to find out Gerard is just as corrupt as the rest of them. Mike does come up with a plan to save Gerard, though.

Parks and Recreation: Donna & Joe (7x07)

Awww! Donna and Joe! I'm so happy for the two of them. Also, we finally saw the triplets! Thank goodness! Let's take a look at what happened.

Donna's wedding day has arrived. April is the maid of honor, and Craig is the wedding planner. The Meagle family is crazy, so April and Andy spend most of the wedding and reception trying to keep all of the Meagles from yelling at each other and causing drama. Donna says that she misses the drama a little bit, so April lets Donna's estranged brother come in and cause a scene. Donna is grateful.

Also at the wedding, Tom tells Ron that he really likes Lucy, and that he "would marry her tomorrow." When Ron repeats this to Lucy, she is understandably freaked out. Tom tells Ron to make it better, but Ron makes it worse. Lucy thinks that Tom is going too fast, but then Ron eventually smooths things over and tells them that they should be honest with each other about how they feel. Tom says that he's all in with Lucy, but he doesn't want to rush her. Looks like things are going to be okay between them.

Ben and Leslie take the night off from the kids, staying in a hotel after the rehearsal dinner. They leave the kids with a very frazzled nanny. Jen Barkley shows up and says that Ben should run for the House of Representatives. Ben isn't sure, so Leslie decides to help him with his decision. First, he'll pretend that he's decided to run, and act like he's campaigning for the day. The next day, he'll act like he's decided not to run, and see how that feels. While Ben is at the rehearsal dinner, he gets quite drunk, and enjoys himself a little bit too much with his shmoozing of the wedding guests. Leslie also has a lot to drink.

Supernatural: About a Boy (10x12)

I'm distinctly torn about this episode, because on the one hand - oh my GOD this was adorable. But on the other hand? I'm not convinced that they used this scenario to its full potential. Let's go over what happened.

Sam is worried about Dean, because he's locked himself in the bunker and refuses to do anything but research about the Mark. Sam finally convinces him to work a case. They show up in a town where people have been disappearing. Dean flirts with a girl named Tina in a bar, while Sam scopes out the neighborhood looking for clues. When Tina leaves the bar, Dean hears her scream and goes to investigate. Both Tina and Dean are taken.

When Dean wakes up, he's in a basement, and he's fourteen years old. Tina has also been de-aged. There's a mean, gruff looking man as their prison-guard, and Tina distracts him so that Dean can escape and come back with help. Dean goes to Sam, who is of course shocked that Dean has been de-aged.

The two of them go back to free Tina and figure out what's going on - they know it's a witch, and that they need to find a way to defeat her. However, Dean points out that since he's de-aged, he doesn't have the Mark of Cain any more. Maybe he should stay young in order to solve that problem. Sam is skeptical, but Dean does have a point.

Castle: I, Witness (7x13)

I didn't like this episode. I'm saying it upfront. And since I didn't like it, but it didn't, like, piss me off or anything, I probably won't be very verbose about it. Let's just jump in.

So, Castle gets a case that involves working with an old acquaintance of his from high school. She is worried that her husband is cheating on her. Castle takes the case, even though he feels it's beneath him. He finds out that the husband is indeed cheating, but when he goes over to give the pictures to his client, he finds her dead body being dragged out of the house! Castle tries to chase down the car that's taking her away, but ends up clubbed over the head for his trouble. He wakes up later, and the investigation begins.

Castle is convinced that his client's husband murdered her. The evidence isn't there at first, but slowly things start to look more and more suspicious. At one point Castle thinks that maybe the victim never died at all (they haven't found her body), but then the body does turn up, and there's DNA evidence of her husband under her fingernails. When they go to arrest the husband, though, they find that he has hanged himself.

Castle is uneasy with this, because he doesn't believe that this man would kill himself. Turns out, he was right - in the end, we discover that it was the lawyer representing the Whitfields who killed both of them. She was doing it out of revenge for the death of Mr. Whitfield's first wife, who was the lawyer's sorority sister.

Elementary: The One That Got Away (3x12)

Oh my God I cried. I literally, literally cried. I rarely cry when watching TV, and I've certainly never gotten this emotional over this show before, but my goodness. This was depressing. Let's just jump in, shall we?

Joan and Sherlock talk about Del Gruner, wondering if he could possibly be Kitty's rapist. Del calls Joan and fires her, which is certainly suspicious. The NYPD tries to question Del, connecting him to the scene of Kitty's rape, and questioning him about his broken fingers. However, Del has excuses for all of the coincidences, and the case doesn't go anywhere. Sherlock and Joan start looking into other potential victims of Del's, trying to find a way to conclusively connect him to some of the cases.

They come across a woman named Tabitha Laird, who seems to be suspiciously connected to Del in some way. Joan goes to a charity gala and taunts Del about what she suspects, and Del gets especially angry when Tabitha comes over. Something is clearly going on with this woman. Sherlock puts it together - Tabitha Laird's son was adopted. He's the biological child of Del Gruner and one of his victims. If they can prove the biological connection, Del will be caught for sure.

However, they can't find Del. Turns out, Kitty has him. Earlier, Kitty had told Sherlock she was leaving to go back to London, but she actually stayed around. She kidnaps Del and brings him to a warehouse. She has him tied up and is planning on torturing and killing him. Sherlock knew that Kitty never really left New York, due to a tracking device on her phone. He finds Kitty and talks to her. He tells her that she saved him, and that they will always be friends, no matter what Kitty decides to do with Del. Kitty doesn't kill Del, but she does burn his face off and leave him for the police to find. This time, she really does leave New York, calling Sherlock from the airport to say goodbye.

The Vampire Diaries: Prayer for the Dying (6x12)

Noooooooooooooooo. Well, this is not going to be good. Let's just say that. As is often the case with this show, the plot is just the tiniest bit convoluted, so let's just jump right in and try to get all the details, shall we?

Caroline is startled to find Colin, the cancer patient she fed her blood to, show up at her doorstep. Very quickly, Stefan discovers that Colin is a vampire, meaning that he died after Caroline fed him her blood. Sadly, he is in immense pain, as the cancer continues to plague him even in his vampiric state. Caroline is horrified, because this means the same thing is likely to happen to her mother. Jo runs some tests, and everybody waits anxiously to see what can be done.

Damon, particularly distressed about Liz, kills Colin to put him out of his misery. He also finds time to talk to Elena about their relationship. He's eager to pick up where they left off, but Elena says she needs to start over and make new memories.

Meanwhile, Liv and Luke's 22nd birthday has arrived, which means that they're ready to merge. Tyler is resistant, obviously, and Liv and Luke have also decided not to go through with it. Their dad takes them out for a birthday meal, and they propose to him that they hold off on the merge for a little bit, and wait for Jo to get stronger so she can merge with Kai. Their father doesn't think that's going to work, and Tyler, desperate for some insurance, goes to get Kai.
 

Grey's Anatomy: Where Do We Go From Here (11x09)

Hoooookay then. Things are very dramatic right now. Which I guess is always the case with this show, but still. Let's just take a look-see.

The main medical plot of this episode involves a woman who causes a multiple-car accident by driving her car off of a bridge. Her kids were in the car with her. Everybody scrambles to help the victims, but this particular medical case affects many of the doctors personally, as well. Eventually, Meredith discovers that the woman had a tumor on her pancreas which caused her erratic behavior and confusion. She did not mean to hurt herself or her children.

April and Jackson have just found out about their unborn child's terrible disease. Jackson doesn't think April should be working, but she disagrees. She needs to feel useful, like she can do something to help people. She gets mad when Owen and Jackson pull April out of an OR because they feel like she's not emotionally stable. Later, she blows up, furious that a mother could drive her kids over a bridge and nearly kill them. April and Jackson talk about what to do, and April, weeping, tells Jackson that their baby is a boy.

Bailey and Alex, meanwhile, are working on two kids who were in another car in the accident. The older kid was driving, even though he's clearly not old enough yet. As he gets wheeled off for surgery, the younger kid refuses to tell Bailey who their parents are. Bailey eventually gets the kid to talk, and the parents are called. Bailey confesses to Alex that she's worried about being there for her own kids - she has been so busy at the hospital that she's not even aware of what's going on with Tuck. Apparently he recently stole a candy bar, and Ben was the one to deal with it. Alex and Jo, inspired by the car-thievery, talk about their own delinquent pasts.

The Big Bang Theory: The Anxiety Optimization (8x13)

Okay. Cute. Nothing outstanding, but cute. I hate that there's never anything exciting in this show anymore. I hate that when an episode doesn't out-and-out offend me, I have to be grateful. But in any case... let's take a look.

Sheldon is trying to come up with a way to research proton decay and get to a breakthrough. At first, he tries to block out all distractions and make himself comfortable. This does not yield any results. He sees Penny doing a workout routine, and Penny says that her hatred for the routine is what motivates her. Sheldon decides that maybe he'll get more work done if he is being held in a state of agitation. He tells the guys to bug him, which they enjoy doing. He also asks Amy to help track his brain activity to help find the ideal level of agitation. Eventually, however, Sheldon starts to go off the rails. He's hallucinating and refusing to get any sleep. Amy gets angry at him when he refuses to stop working during their date night, and she kicks him out of her apartment. Leonard and Penny are able to get him to bed and asleep with a rendition of "Soft Kitty."

Meanwhile, Howard plays a game with everyone called "Emily or Cinnamon." He says a quote that he heard Raj saying, and everybody has to guess whether he was talking to his girlfriend Emily or his dog Cinnamon. Raj is not amused by the game, as it comes across like he loves his dog more than his girlfriend. Emily appears at the end of the episode to say that she thinks Raj' sensitive side is really sexy. However, when she kisses him, she is disturbed to find dog hair in his mouth.

Parenthood: May God Bless and Keep You Always (6x13)

Tears forever more. I'm not kidding. My God. I re-watched the montage-y part at the end like four times, because I'm a masochist apparently. Wow. Now that is how to end a show. Let's just take a little look-see at what happens in this episode, shall we?

Sarah gets ready to marry Hank, rushing to get the wedding planning done in a week. Hank goes and asks Zeek for his blessing, and Zeek gives it. Zeek later talks to Sarah and the two of them discuss Hank, and how he's going to be good for Sarah. Zeek also says that Sarah is his favorite. Hank asks Drew to be his best man, and Drew agrees.

Meanwhile, Amber is getting more and more stressed about her new role as a mother, given her living situation and her financial strife. Crosby certainly doesn't make things better when he tells Amber that the Luncheonette is closing down. Adam and Crosby are on the outs, as Crosby is really upset at Adam, and Adam is trying to remind Crosby that they are brothers, even if they aren't business partners anymore. When Crosby sees how happy Adam is working with the kids at Chamber's Academy, some of the tension between them thaws. At the wedding, Zeek encourages Crosby to keep the Luncheonette going by himself, and when Crosby tells Adam about it, Adam thinks it's a great idea and wishes him luck. Crosby asks Amber if she wants to be "the new Crosby," now that Crosby is going to be "the new Adam."

Julia and Joel get a surprise call from Victor's social worker. It looks like Victor's birth-mother has just given birth to a little girl, and the mother wanted to give Julia and Joel a chance to adopt her. Julia and Joel initially decide that they can't, because they don't want to throw another curve-ball to the kids, but at the wedding they reconsider and decide to adopt her.

The Mentalist: Copper Bullet (7x09)

I apologize for my forthcoming brevity, but I'm going to have to power through this one rather quickly.

In this episode, we wrap up the story with Abbott, Bill Peterson, his wife, and the Rio Bravo incident. Basically, Peterson has a terrible grudge against Abbott because of the events of "Green Light" and he's ready to turn Abbott in for killing a man so many years before. Peterson actually goes to the site, has the grave dug up, and retrieves the bullets that Abbott used to kill the man. So, it's a race against the clock as Jane and the others attempt to find something incriminating on Peterson to stop him from turning in the evidence that will ruin Abbott's career and stop his wife from getting her big promotion.

Very quickly, everybody on the team gets involved. Cho wants to help, as do Wylie and Vega. At first, Cho tries to stop Vega from getting involved, but she insists. The plan is this: break into Peterson's house and find the money he has been hoarding there. They know he has illegal funds from somewhere because of his lifestyle and his income. They figure he's probably skimming money from drug raids and keeping it stored in his house.

Cho, Lisbon, and Jane all break into the house and look for the hidden money. Meanwhile, Vega is keeping eyes on Peterson. Peterson thinks that he's met with some people who can help him turn in evidence against Abbott, but in reality it's some of Jane's carny friends, helping him out. As Peterson gets ready to come home, Vega has to stall him by crashing into his car.

Suits: Enough is Enough (4x11)

Wow. Louis you are such a jerk. Some of this stuff was pretty dramatic and horrible on his part. There's actually quite a lot going on in this episode. I'm going to try and get all the details in.

Jessica calls Harvey back to the firm late at night, where Louis triumphantly declares that he is now name partner. Jessica tells Louis not to tell everybody right away - she needs to find a way to sell it to the other senior partners. However, Louis goes ahead and blabs it to Katrina, who is excited to come and work for Louis again. He also tells Robert Zane. Zane tells Harvey that he still owes him a favor, even though he didn't hire Louis. Why? Well, Robert Zane knows something fishy is going on, since Louis got hired back after quitting in disgrace. He'll blab that something isn't right, unless Harvey does him a favor.

What's the favor, you might ask? Zane needs Harvey to convince a competing law firm to back off. The lawyer on the case is Scottie. Harvey asks her for this favor, and tells her that if she doesn't back off, the truth about Mike Ross might come out. Scottie agrees to do it, but she's not happy.

Jeff Malone is also suspicious of Louis' new status. He tells Jessica that he wants the truth. After some stalling, Jessica tells Jeff something to get him off her back. She says that Louis found out that Jessica had covered up Daniel Hardman's fraudulent actions, and that Louis used it as leverage to become name partner. Jeff buys the story, and tells Jessica that he'll keep her secret.
 

Supernatural: There's No Place Like Home (10x11)

Charlie!! CHARLIE! Charlie Charlie Charlie! Or should I say Celeste? Okay - I'm clearly excited about Charlie. But what about the rest of the episode? Let's dive in.

As Sam and Dean are searching for info on Mark of Cain, Sam comes across a disturbing video of Charlie beating somebody up. They both want to give her the benefit of the doubt - it's possible that she's just hunting something. However, they feel the need to go track her down. They find Charlie by talking to the victims of her torturing, and discovering who her next target is likely to be. It looks like Charlie is tracking down people connected to her parents' deaths.

They do find Charlie - and she seems pretty darn evil. She is able to fight Dean and get away. At this point, another Charlie pulls up in a car, her old chipper self. What's going on? Well, Charlie fills us in: in Oz, there was a great battle for Emerald City, and the good guys were losing. She made a deal with the Wizard to save the city. To do so, she needed to unleash her true darkness using a special key to open the soul. Apparently this was meant literally, and now there are two Charlies: Dark!Charlie and Good!Charlie.

Dean is sent to go keep an eye on Dark!Charlie to stop her from hurting the man who hit her parents in a drunk driving accident. Unfortunately, Dean fails - he believes Dark!Charlie when she says that she just wants to make this guy look at her and understand everything he had taken from her. Dean is fooled into letting her enter the room with the guy, but Charlie quickly closes and locks the door, kills the man, and then jumps out the window. She gets away in the Impala.

Parks and Recreation: Save JJ's (7x06)

Okay. Following the whole deal about data mining in the last episode, Gryzzl is determined to push ahead and buy the Newport land. They increase their bid. Leslie and the others had a plan to try and get Gryzzl to buy half the land and donate the rest, but they are too late - the Newports accept the $125 million offer.

Leslie and the others all go to JJ's Diner to commiserate over the loss of their goal. Turns out, JJ's is closing down. The lease on the location was purchased by Dennis Feinstein. Andy, posing as Johnathan Karate (Johnny Karate's serious older brother), tries to talk to Dennis about the deal, while Leslie, Ron, etc. host a rally to try and save JJ's. All is for naught, however. Dennis is determined to tear JJ's down.

The next idea is to move JJ's to a new location - in the old, rundown part of Pawnee where Andy and April are moving. The owner of JJ's says that it will never work to have his restaurant in this area, because there is no real commercial activity and he wouldn't be able to sustain his business.

Suddenly, all of these different problems coalesce into one single solution. Leslie and the others convince Gryzzl that they should build their new headquarters in this rundown area, because they would save tons of money on buildings and plumbing, etc. That would turn the area into a thriving capitalist spot, which would make it a viable location for JJ's Diner. At the same time, Leslie convinces Gryzzl to donate the Newport land to the National Parks Department, in order to get back public approval in Pawnee, after their bad decisions with data mining.

Parks and Recreation: Gryzzlbox (7x05)

I'm just going to get started.

Leslie and Ben despair of finding any way to beat Gryzzl. They think they've found an answer when they find out that Gryzzl has been "data mining," aka looking through their personal information. People all over Pawnee start getting personalized "Gryzzlboxes" sent to their doors with presents meant especially for them. Donna is horrified to find out what Gryzzl has been up to, so she abandons their side of the debate and joins Leslie and Ben. Ron, however, says that he doesn't care what Gryzzl gets up to, because he does not mess in the affairs of private corporations, he just builds their buildings.

Leslie and Ben try to get proof about Gryzzl's data mining, but they find out that it's actually legal - Ben signed a contract with a loophole in it that allows Gryzzl to data mine, as they provide free wifi for the town. Uh oh! Leslie holds a town meeting, and learns to her surprise that the rest of the town is on her side. They are also angry at Gryzzl for the invasion of privacy. Leslie decides to go on TV to expose Gryzzl's bad behavior. In the end, Ron joins Leslie in wanting to bring Gryzzl down, because his son gets a Gryzzlbox, and Ron is horrified to discover that they know things about his child.

Meanwhile, Tom is upset because Lucy is off visiting her boyfriend. He decides to take on a new project - namely, becoming Andy's agent. He finds out that Andy only gets $100 a week for Johnny Karate, even though he created the show, acts in it, writes all of the stuff, and pretty much just does all the work. Tom wants to renegotiate Andy's contract for him. Andy only really cares about one thing: he wants to own the rights to the Johnny Karate character. At first it looks impossible, but Tom begs and pleads and gets Andy more money, plus the rights to the character. Lucy comes back and tells Tom that she went to visit her boyfriend in order to break up with him.

The Vampire Diaries: Woke Up With a Monster (6x11)

There wasn't any Damon and Stefan interaction in this episode, which makes me sad. But overall, the episode was pretty decent, which makes me happy! Let's dive in.

So. Kai has kidnapped Elena and taken her to the Grill. Elena is horrified by Kai's sociopathic behavior. It turns out that Kai wants to practice his magic on Elena to get ready for his merge with Jo. At one point, Kai takes Elena to the school, and performs all sorts of nasty, torturous spells on her. One of these spells has the unfortunate consequence of burning her ring off of her finger, so even if Elena could escape, she'd be without protection from the sun. She does manage to get a call to Damon to tell him that she's been kidnapped.

Meanwhile, at the Salvatore house, Jo is getting trained on her magic by Liv, who wants to help her get stronger before the next celestial event. Jo isn't very good though, and Liv worries that it might be hopeless. Luke doesn't even know what Liv is up to - he wants to do his duty and merge, and Liv knows he won't be happy to find her training Jo. Damon needs Liv's help to get Elena out of Kai's grasp, but Liv is worried that Kai will just kill her on sight. The idea is to use a cloaking spell to sneak in. Only one problem - Luke finds out and comes to snatch Liv away before she can help Damon save Elena.

It's Jo to the rescue! Jo says that she can help Damon sneak in. Alaric is hesitant, but Jo is determined. She manages to cloak them and get them into the school. They find Elena, but Jo has a lot more trouble cloaking three people instead of just two, and her magic wears out. Kai attacks! Damon throws a stake at Kai and it hits him, but it turns out that Kai used his magic to perform an illusion, and Damon actually hit Elena instead. Kai has Jo in his grasp and it looks like all is lost, but then Jeremy shows up with his trusty crossbow and takes Kai down. They now have him as their captive once again.

Elementary: The Illustrious Client (3x11)

Oh goodness. Now this is a two-part episode, right? They aren't going to fake me out again like they did with that AI episode, are they? Let's get straight to it.

Basically, Kitty's rapist is in the area, and Joan, Sherlock, and Kitty all desperately want to find this guy and get the whole thing taken care of. Joan was supposed to start her job at the insurance company, but she asks her boss if she can deal with the Kitty situation, so she gets a couple of days off. Sherlock isn't sure if Kitty should be involved in this case, given how personal it is for her, but Kitty insists.

I won't go into too many details, but basically they are able to find the place where this guy is keeping his victims. They rescue several girls, but they find the rapist's partner dead. They manage to track the man, Simon de Merville, to his sister, who says she doesn't know anything. Kitty later goes and confronts this sister, hurting her physically and intimidating her into giving up info. They are therefore able to track Simon to a boat where he has been staying. However, when they get to the boat, somebody has burned it up, and Simon de Merville's body is found inside.

Kitty doesn't think that this man is the one who hurt her, however. Sherlock tries to tell her that he knows how she feels - he's felt denial over his own substance addictions before, but he has now learned to realize that there's never going to be "closure" - it's just a part of his life now. Kitty says that Sherlock doesn't understand - somebody hurt her, while Sherlock hurt himself.