Okay a minor tweaking again. This time my top 10 will be in order of awesomeness.
10. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles- After about a month of seriously bad episodes, the show got itself back on track with a cool episode that mixed a bit of fantasy (happiness with Charley and the dog) with a whole lot of untrusting behavior. Add to that, the mythology forwarding revelation that another A.I exists, a shoot out and Cameron tearing a fence in half and you have the return of Terminator. It is a welcome return, but is it too late?
9. Scrubs- I always like it when the inner voices are people other than the main folks. This week the interns got the inner voices and Jett Jackson gets the win. The main story was kind of cool, I guess, but mostly I liked hearing the thoughts of the interns. I honestly believe this show could survive with the new batch of people, but am kind of glad it will not be. My favorite intern is the tough girl. She cracks me up with her awful bedside manner.
8. Chuck- Chuck is on its game these days! The mythology gets broader and the action gets awesomer! Chuck was messaged by the mysterious Orion who may be able to help Chuck get the thing out of his and allow him to live a normal life again. The big reveal was that the Government does not want the thing out of Chuck's head!! Chuck has become too important and they want him to figure out how to be a real spy! A lot of people liked the B plot but for me, this was all about A plot and A plot freaking ruled. There was even a fist fight and a gun fight and Casey awesomeness. Sarah needs to stand up for Chuck, dammit!
7. How I met your Mother- This show is at its best when it mixes an A plot of semi reality and a B plot of total absurdity. This week's B plot was the ultimate is absurdity. Robin once had sex with a celebrity in a weird position that can be found on Canadiansexacts.org. the names of the sex acts are hilarious and the website, which is up and semi-running is super hilarious. Oh HIMYM, you slay me with your Canada jokes and your dirty sex talk. Plus, anytime Robin is talking about sex is good in my book.
6. Grey's Anatomy- I think we had to have the goofy ghost sex plot to get here. And here is a good place to be. Everyone is getting the chance to act and do some awesome work. The opening was frightening and the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder plot is actually turning out to be good for the show. I find that soldier stories often feel heavy handed, but this is totally working for me. Kevin McKidd rules and I hope he sticks around for a very long time. Also, McDreamy's non-proposal was excellent in the realm of the show. I mean proposing in an elevator! Perfect!
5. Reaper- This show gets the award for most interesting mythology forwarding. First, the Devil has another son. Second, the Devil is considering grooming Sam to rule with him instead of the other son. Third, Sam's dad is not actually dead, well sort of. He looked kind of zombieish. This episode really moved things forward, while staying true to the comedy aspect, as Ben tries to figure out sex with his demon girlfriend. I really enjoyed the realization that the three friends do not really have the kind of skills needed to do the things they find ways to do. It provided a very winking moment.
4. Lost- I was a bit underwhelmed this week, minus two things. First, Sayid drugged. Sayid is always such a cool cool customer underplaying every moment and watching him high as a kite was entertaining, especially because he could still say the creepy guy used exactly the right dosage. I liked him going all John Locke and predicting death for everyone. Then, of course, the cliffhanger. I know that it will be undone by the magic of the Island because it cannot happen, but how awesome and tragic was it to see it happen. I was not sure Sayid really had it in him. I kind of like this first season throwback episode of a straight flashback, or flash forward because of the time switching. Eh, whatever!
3. Dollhouse- Joss finally found a way to throw some comedy into this show. I do not think the show needs it to survive, but after last week's craziness, it was nice to see. Also, we got more back story and an idea of how Dollhouse gets new dolls. Topher and the big boss lady on a strange drug trip highlighted the comedy and Eliza Dushku in thigh high socks and a pink pleated skirt highlighted, well Eliza Dushku's hotness. I like that the show is building on the momentum of last week's game changer and it remains pretty interesting. Plus, it gave everyone a chance to do something totally different. I like that every time the show came back from commercial break we started in a flashback to figure out what exactly happened, but mostly I liked that Joss brought the funny.
2. Supernatural- Like Dollhouse, Supernatural brought the funny this week. This is consistently one of the best shows on television because, like Buffy before it, the supernatural aspect lends itself to pretty much anything they want to do. Last week was so dramatic and intense, I liked having a week of funny. The brothers appear to be in an alternate reality where they do not know each other and are corporate dweebs. There were tons of in jokes and old school Supernatural brother things to make this episode fun. Plus, the Ghost Facers (Supernatural's version of ghost hunters) were back bringing some seriously funny moments as they teach the brothers how to kill a ghost. The episode was super bright and a very interesting departure. Plus, the two guys once again show a great deal of range in acting.
1. 24- Jack did something I have not really seen him do much of in 7 seasons. He changed his plan to go back and save someone. Jack is the ultimate believer in sacrificing a little to save a lot, but I think 7 days of watching people die finally go to him. Keifer played the moment with brilliance and it led to a super kick ass gun fight, which is ultimately what matters. This episode really caught me by surprise, especially the final 10 minutes. Jack may have made the ultimate sacrifice to save humanity and it might have just backfired on him. A good guy captured, Jack coughing and the bay guys got the weapons. I cannot wait to see what comes next!
I did not include Friday Night Lights this week because I wanted to single something out of the show and give it a space alone:
Zach Gilford- Zach plays Matt Saracen on this show. He is phenomenal. He is 26 but plays a high school senior very realistically. His character has a dad in Iraq, a mom who until recently was non existent and he lives with his grandmother. His grandmother suffers from Alzheimer's and Matt takes care of her. He just lost the starting QB job as well. Every week he breaks my heart. He is soft spoken, but commands attention on screen. The kid, like so many on the show, has the goods to be something big and I am definitely keeping my eye on him. You really should be watching this show!
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