Show: Revenge

Episode: Season 1, Episode 15 - Chaos

Aired: Monday 8:30pm, May 28^th 2012

Channel: Seven

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Madeleine Stowe gave a stunning performance, she had me getting a bit misty as she ran towards that body and tried helplessly to wake what she thought was her son. She was completely captivating and I loved her final words to Daniel; even in a crisis she can think quickly on her feet about what needs to be done. She will be the hardest person for Emily to take down.

I was confused about how Tyler ended up able to do all these things when he should have been locked up and heavily medicated but I was willing to push that question aside as it was just so fun to have Tyler back again. He really is one of my favourite villains of the year. And on a different note, can I just say how hypocritical Daniel is? He was willing to condemn Emily for ‘only marrying him for his name’ but the whole reason he got the idea to propose in the first place was because his mother needed his shares of the company – which he would only gain if he was thirty or married.

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Show: Suburgatory

Episode: Season 1, Episode 18 – Down Time

Aired: Sunday 8:30pm, 27^th May 2012

Channel: Go!

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Ryan amazes me, mostly because I know he’s exactly the kind of character and person I normally would despise but Parker Young and the writers manage to make him likeable. He’s shown there is more to him than just a body, even if he is incredibly dumb. I felt like they edged on ruining his moment with Tessa with the groping at the end but managed to save it with the thank you card bit. Young has fantastic facial expressions he brings to the character, like the one pictured above, and I think the writers probably owe him a lot for what he adds to Ryan.

Yakult (portrayed by Alaska) was fantastic as always, especially when she ate Dalia’s spring roll, but she may have to move over for a new Royce pet. Yes, Noah somehow thought a Kangaroo Jack was a much better idea for a suburban mansion home than the Hangover monkey. I don’t know if it’s even legal to keep kangaroos as house pets or where Noah found one at such short notice but I’m sure keeping a wild animal inside will lead to lots of fun escapades.

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Show: Lost Girl

Episode: Season 2, Episode 14 – Midnight Lamp

Aired: Thursday 9:30pm, May 24^th 2012

Channel: SCI FI (125)

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This episode we were back to the monster of the week style rather than a true meta plot episode – proved by the fact that we never learned the information so desperately needed from the Djinn. So close after Barometz. Trick. Pressure I wasn’t expecting anything more, but Ryan and the mix up with the lamp succeeded in making this a fun, adventure-filled episode, reminiscent of the best of season one. I missed Kenzi and I hope she’ll be back soon, but at least Ryan was there for all those awesome one-liners.

And can I just say… finally a Dark Fae who’s a little bit more ambiguous; he isn’t evil like Vex and the Morrigan, he just doesn’t really like playing by the rules, making him perfect for Bo. I don’t think I’ve laughed so hard at a new character since I first laid eyes on Kenzi. And that build up of sexual tension between the two was just fantastic and highly enjoyable to watch. I’m interested to see what other toys this Loki might have for us, considering how much fun Bo’s bracelet and the invincibility belt were.

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Show: Community

Episode: Season 3, Episode 11 – Urban Matrimony and the Sandwich Arts

Aired: Thursday 8:00pm, May 24^th 2012

Channel: Go!

Recap

*SPOILERS – THIS ARTICLE MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS FOR THIS EPISODE AND PREVIOUS EPISODES OF COMMUNITY.*

With the coffee shop in Greendale’s cafeteria closing, Shirley imagines opening her own sandwich shop in the space. Pierce has been expanding Hawthorne industries by investing in new products (like wireless racism) and apparently a new outfit. Britta suggests Shirley start her own business with Pierce’s investments. Andre uses a flash mob to propose to Shirley again and she says yes. Britta is upset about the wedding as she thinks marriage is a way to enforce antiquated gender roles. Jeff doesn’t like weddings either but claims it’s because life is too short to spend with one person. But they both put aside their feelings for Shirley’s happiness. Shirley’s organises for the wedding to be in three days in the Study Room. She asks Jeff to give a toast and asks the rest of them to act normal. Pierce tells Shirley his plans for the advancement of their sandwich shop idea but Shirley says she can’t do it anymore with all the wedding preparations.

Troy and Abed are offended that Shirley has asked them to be normal, so in retaliation, they plot to turn up to the wedding as the two most normal people ever. They decide to purge all the weirdness from their systems by participating in a 24 hour weird-down in the Dreamatorium; by the wedding all their urges to be weird will be gone. They crabwalk home. Britta pushes Shirley to start her business and offers to plan her wedding for her. After a solid two minutes of Shirley laughing and a minute of silence when she realises Britta’s serious, Shirley agrees on the condition that Annie helps Britta. Shirley struggles to work with Pierce and is about to walk out when Pierce confesses Hawthorne Wipes fired him. Shirley agrees to pitch the sandwich shop to the Dean if Pierce agrees to do it her way.

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Show: Game of Thrones

Episode: Season 2, Episode 7 – A Man Without Honor

Aired: Tuesday 8:30pm, 22^nd May 2012

Channel: Showcase

Recap

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If you’re having as much trouble as I am keeping up with the characters, this might help you.

Theon gathers horses and hounds to hunt the young Stark boys. Osha worries they don’t have enough food and even Hodor will tire and they’ll have to rest; they can’t outrun hounds forever. Bran doesn’t want to ask anyone for help for fear Theon will torture them in order to find him and Rickon. Snow is embarrassed by his morning glory and Ygritte realises he’s a virgin. They argue about who rightfully owns the land in the North, he argues he has the blood of the first men in his veins and she tells him he should join Mance then. Tywin finds that the dart that killed Ser Lorch was dipped in wolfsbane, ruling out everyday assassins. They have hanged twenty men already but are yet to catch the real culprit. Tywin believes Ser Lorch died during an attempt on Tywin’s own life by outlaw rebels (because Lannisters assume everything’s about them). In retaliation, believing the surrounding villages are hiding these rebels, Tywin orders all the villages and farms burned to teach them what it means to support his enemies.

Tywin orders Arya to eat his meal, assuming she’s been underfed her whole life, she corrects him - she eats a lot, she just doesn’t grow. He tells her this will be his last war, win or lose, although he’s not lost before. He recounts the story of Harrenhal for her, how it would have been able to hold against a million men attacking from land, but an attack from dragons from the air meant Harren and all his sons roasted. Arya reminds him it wasn’t just Aegon Targaryen, but his sisters too, who rode the dragons. Visenya, with her sword Dark Sister, is a personal heroine of Arya’s. Tywin accuses her of being noble born because she said my lord instead of the common m’lord. She justifies this by claiming her mother served a noble woman and taught her to speak properly.

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Show: Once Upon a Time

Episode: Season 1, Episode 2 – The Thing You Love Most

Aired: Tuesday 7:30pm, 22^nd May 2012

Channel: Seven

Recap

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The people of Storybrooke are shocked to see the town clock has started moving again. Regina searches through the book of fairytales and finds the last pages have been ripped out. She asks Henry but he won’t let anything slip. Regina isn’t happy to realise that time has started again and, catching sight of Emma’s car, she realises her nemesis hasn’t left town yet. She offers Emma a basket of apples to eat on the way home but Emma informs her she’s sticking around. In the fairytale world we get to see where the Evil Queen transported to after her appearance at the wedding. Her Magic Mirror isn’t happy to hear she’ll be returning to retrieve a curse from Maleficent, Sleeping Beauty’s adversary. When Regina asks for the curse back, Maleficent suggests Regina go back to the person who gave the curse to her and ask them for another one. Regina threatens Maleficent’s pet unicorn and reminds Maleficent that love is weakness. Regina spares Maleficent’s life though, as Maleficent is her only friend. Maleficent warns Regina the curse is too dark, even for her.

The Evil Queen calls together all the fairytale villains as she needs a lock of hair from the darkest of souls to stop the happy endings. Then she takes the heart from her childhood steed and tries to unleash havoc, but it doesn’t work. In the real world, the man in the mirror is a journalist (Sydney) and he’s digging up dirt on Emma for Regina. Emma is in the cafe when someone sends her a hot chocolate with cinnamon on it, she thinks it’s the Sheriff flirting with her but it turns out to be Henry. Henry gives their mission a code name - Operation Cobra - to throw people off the scent. Henry reminds Emma that she’s the only person who can stop the curse. He hands Emma the pages from the end of the book, ordering her not to let Regina see the pages because while she doesn’t know who Emma is, they have the advantage. Emma discovers that Henry believes Mary Margaret is Snow White and Emma asks Mary Margaret where she can find Henry’s therapist. Emma asks Archie about the book and he says labelling Henry crazy isn’t healthy for him. He explains the book is the language Henry uses to deal with his complex emotions. Archie gives her Henry’s file to read over, but as soon as Emma’s gone he call Regina.

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Show: Revenge

Episode: Season 1, Episode 14 - Perception

Aired: Monday 8:30pm, May 21^st 2012

Channel: Seven

Recap

*SPOILERS – THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THIS EPISODE AND PREVIOUS EPISODES OF REVENGE. CATCH UP ON EPISODES OF REVENGE HERE*

For the sake of my sanity and yours, I will keep the real Amanda Clarke as Emily and whenever you see Amanda it refers to the real Emily Thorne. Confused yet? Let’s get started.

The invitations for the Fire and Ice Ball, announcing Daniel and Emily’s engagement, have been mailed out. Emily burns the video of David admitting Charlotte is his daughter onto a DVD. Emily is back to ignoring her conscience, i.e. Nolan. He calls to ask what happened to the ‘pressing pause’ plan and Emily updates him on Victoria’s rape story. Emily decides that one way or another Charlotte is going to find out about who her father is and Emily wants it to be her way. Nolan has a flat screen TV delivered to Jack, to watch while he recovers. Jack asks if Nolan knows where Amanda is - he wants to find her and tell her what happened to him wasn’t her fault - but Nolan orders him to rest. Jack discovers the remaining tape under his bed (an interview with Amanda Clarke).

Conrad’s father arrives in the Hamptons per Victoria’s request. He warns Conrad that a hostile divorce could have a negative impact on the company’s image. Emily hears the message Jack leaves for Amanda about the tape and Nolan offers to get the tape back for Emily. The Graysons hold a photo shoot for the engagement. Victoria offers an olive branch to Charlotte, offering to take her and Declan out for lunch. Daniel prompts his mother to tell Charlotte the truth but Victoria worries Charlotte’s too unstable. We get a flashback to the first time Emily saw Daniel (far before he remembers seeing her for the first time) at a bar quoting William Blake to an unimpressed college girl and moaning about how hard it is to live up to expectations.

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Director: Miguel Gomes

Starring: Teresa Madruga, Laura Soveral, Ana Moreira

In an apartment in Lisbon, Pilar (Madruga) lives next door to an erratic old woman, Aurora (Soveral), and her harsh but patient maid, Santa (Isabel Cardoso). Aurora falls ill and requests they find a man, Gian Luca Ventura, who neither Santa nor Pilar knew existed. When they find him, Ventura tells them a story about Aurora’s past – a tale of forbidden romance set in exotic and dangerous Africa.

I was surprised how funny and warm the film is, despite the story being quite dark at times. While it’s not exactly a comedy, I found myself laughing throughout the film and I wasn’t left feeling heavy or worrying about the characters after the credits rolled. I appreciated that, even though the tone shifts slightly at the climax, it doesn’t jar and each part flows smoothly.

Gomes has a talent at creating believable, well fleshed-out characters to the point where you feel as if you may be watching someone’s home videos. He perfectly captures moments and the dialogue he does use is completely natural.

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Show: Suburgatory

Episode: Season 1, Episode 17 – Independence Day

Aired: Sunday 8:30pm, 20^th May 2012

Channel: Go!

Recap

*SPOILERS – THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THIS EPISODE AND PREVIOUS EPISODES OF SUBURGATORY. CATCH UP ON SUBURGATORY EPISODES HERE*

Seeking support in her new business venture, Dallas invites her old sorority sisters (except one because she’s a backstabbing bitch) to come stay with her so they can attend the Crystal store opening. Tessa is tired of waiting for George to pick her up, especially now she has her licence. Tessa asks for her own car so she can be independent. George reminds her independent people pay for their own things so Tessa decides to get a job. Noah’s advice is if George wants to know more about Tessa, he should talk to Tessa’s teachers. Tessa asks Dallas for a job working in her crystal store, explaining she wants to be a strong independent woman like Dallas. Dallas takes her on, giving Tessa a store uniform and a generous wage.

George meets Mr Wolfe to check in about Tessa but Mr Wolfe assures George he has nothing to worry about. As George is leaving though, he catches sight of Tessa’s ‘Mom’ poem and realises there might actually be something that’s seriously upsetting Tessa. Dallas is enjoying her time with her sorority sisters, opening up to them about the divorce when the uninvited backstabbing bitch, Tulsa, arrives. They start a petty competition for attention and sympathy from the other sisters - Tulsa winning with a deceased husband. George worries about what he’ll do if Tessa wants to see her mum. Meanwhile, desperate for her own wheels, Tessa drags Lisa to East Chatswin to see a guy about a scooter ad on Craig’s List. George meets with Tessa’s grandmother, Helen, asking if either she or Alex (Tessa’s mother) is even curious about Tessa. He asks how he can contact Alex and Helen answers he gave up that right when he fought for sole custody.

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Show: Lost Girl

Episode: Season 2, Episode 13 – Barometz. Trick. Pressure

Aired: Thursday 9:30pm, May 17^th 2012

Channel: SCI FI (125)

Recap

*SPOILERS – THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THIS EPISODE AND PREVIOUS EPISODES OF LOST GIRL*

Bo lends her car to Lauren and Nadia so they can get away for a few days, just the two of them. Bo is furious when Lauren updates her about recommitting herself to the Ash. It’s all based on him saving Nadia and Bo’s unable to tell Lauren that she saved Nadia not Lachlan. Somewhere a man who works at the Celtic museum insults his wife’s cooking and she bashes him over the head with a frypan; which isn’t a bizarre occurrence, until she shape shifts into his likeness. Bo decides she’s going to punish Lachlan for tricking Lauren into servitude and betraying Bo’s trust. Bo realises Kenzi is head over heels in love (and what pretty heels they are) and gives her the day off to go on a date with Nate. Dyson and Ciara are packing up their house ready for the movers and he confirms this is what he wants.

Bo tells Trick of her plan to fight Lachlan but Trick postpones that activity as he has another mission that needs her attention. The Blood Moon is upon them and, on these rare occasions, Trick has the ability to go into a trance and divine the future. It could be dangerous for him but he thinks it’s a necessary risk as this is likely their only chance to see what the Big Bad is that’s coming their way. To make it less dangerous, he needs the Kingmoor Ring, which possesses the ability to staunch bleeding. He’s already payed someone, a shifter named Teague, to steal it from the Celtic museum but now Teague wants more money. Trick doesn’t have time to renegotiate because he needs to collect a hallucinogen, Barometz (a plant sheep) for the trance. He gives her the gold that he promised Teague originally, and he asks her to use her talents to get him to accept the price.

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