Well, I guess this episode was better than most of last season, but I still wasn't really feeling it. I guess I've gotten sick of these ladies and their myriad of secrets. I mean, is it wrong that I wish Edie had actually offed herself? At least now she's back to being the villain and we aren't expected to sympathize with her. I still largely despise Gabby. Susan's antics feel tired to me now. And Lynette has cancer, which is not very entertaining for anybody.
I still like Bree though. And Andrew. Their conversation brought about my favorite line of the episode, when Bree argued that admitting her daughter was a teen mother would put them on the slippery slope toward becoming white trash:
Bree: "We might as well sit on the porch and play banjos!"
Orson and Bree's bit with the "trick BBQ fork" was funny too. It would have been funnier if it hadn't been in the promos.
There wasn't a whole lot that captured my attention or imagination in this episode. That may partially be due to the fact that while I was watching, I was working of my first task for the Dunder Mifflin Infinity online game (we Watch With Kristin message board people finally got ourselves a branch after weeks of hard work!).
The new lady and her mystery aren't doing much for me yet.
I think it's weird that Mike wants a kid, seeing as he already has a kid (Zach Young) that he doesn't seem to ever talk to.
Am I asking too much to request that we have to witness no further scenes of Susan at the gynecologist's office?
Premiere Rating: 5 / 10
Brothers and Sisters:
Hmm, well this episode was okay. A lot of it felt awfully familiar. The Walkers are still pretty entertaining though.
I didn't like the webcam narration scenes that opened and closed the episode. Snooze. And I don't like that they're trying to make us think that Justin was killed in the war. Clearly the B&S people are not going to kill off Justin--and if they were, they'd surely save it for Sweeps. Come on, this isn't the first time I've ever turned on a TV set...
I was happy, however, that the episode included one of those huge scenes where everyone in the family is drinking and yelling at each other and spilling each other's secrets. This one was a doozy, with everyone getting particularly belligerent while waiting for a table at a Mexican restaurant:
- Kevin: "He's going to dump me for Shiva or a lifeguard or something."
- I especially enjoyed Uncle Saul telling Kevin to just shut up.
- Nora: "So maybe if you all could move your drunken asses, my family and I can sit down and eat a damn burrito."
Premiere Rating: 6.5 / 10
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