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[yendi]

Gilmore Girls, overall, was actually pretty good. But far from perfect, with way too much from the week before left unresolved, and some upcoming plotlines that look like they'll likely blow as much as they'll suck.

And is the WB contractually required to only show scenes from the final five minutes of an episode in their previews?

That said, there was, as always, some wonderful dialogue.

On the plus side, House was damned fine.

I'm really loving the slow build-up of chemistry between Cameron and Wilson. It's been nicely developing for a few weeks now, but this ratcheted it up a bit. I don't know if they'll actually go anywhere with it (given Cameron's nature), but it's a nice friendship to watch evolve (instead of the predictable Chase/Cameron pairing that was hinted at during the off-season). And House at the end, breaking into Stacy's psych eval, was creepy, while still being understandable. That said, I really wanted him to read a note that showed either her resignation letter, or a medical diagnosis saying she was dying due to a terminal case of being "just plain annoying."

I'm ashamed to say that Stacy probably got the line of the night -- "It's like watching Oscar Wilde and Noel Coward in the third grade." (likely misquoted, but the intent is there).

Comments

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

"Is there a light that goes on somewhere when I have food?"

[yendi]

That was the other great line.

[popfiend.livejournal.com]

That was my favorite line in the entire episode. The entire cafeteria scene was PURE GOLD!

[windswept.livejournal.com]

Green for food, yellow for beverages, and red for impure thoughts. That one burns out about every two weeks.

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

Loved that.

Wilson

[muse0fire.livejournal.com]

It seems like they're doing the thing with Wilson's character that they did on Law and Order with Lenny Briscoe - slowly but surely little character facts are coming out, and it's a nice slow build that adds a layer or two with each episode. Whereas with House and most of his crew, we got to know them pretty damn fast, with Wilson there's still a bit of mystery, but we're enjoying the occasional peeks.

Great show.

[stevietee.livejournal.com]

Amy wrote last night's episode, didn't she? Her dialogue (of course) is always the best.

[mycroftca.livejournal.com]

Not recalling the names of House's team, forestcats and I had a discussion, the gist of which is that the team aren't residents but doctors in their own right; the black gentleman is supposed to be a neurologist, but I have no clue what the specialties of the other two are...

[popfiend.livejournal.com]

I know Cameron is an immunologist, I can't remember Chase's specialty.

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

the black gentleman

Foreman.

[mycroftca.livejournal.com]

...OK, now that I'm educated in this fashion, who are the other two?

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

The chick is Cameron, and the floppy-haired Aussie is Chase.

[mycroftca.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[windswept.livejournal.com]

And House at the end, breaking into Stacy's psych eval, was creepy, while still being understandable.

Creepy and NOT understandable. It's the first time ever I've really disliked House. He went TOO FAR. This was not for the good of the patient. This was purely self-serving.

[yendi]

Not understandable, but as it happened at the very end, I'm figuring we'll get more on this.

[sainthuck.livejournal.com]

Personally, it ticked me off that Rory got rewarded for her asshat stalker behavior in the newspaper office - that dude was willing to give her a nice reference, very polite and all ... and she annoys him into giving her a job. Ugh. Little Miss Perfect is back.

That said, the reunion at the end, while rushed beyond all belief, was so sweet. I don't even wanna think about this Luke-has-a-kid thing yet...

I agree on Cameron/Wilson. I like Wilson's character more and more, as the one guy who really can stand up against House in most situations. Plus, he's reading a Baseball Abstract at the end! How dorky is that?

[yendi]

That plotline bothered me as well -- just refusing to give up is not enough reason to hire someone, especially when they're made it clear that money is a factor.

And yeah, the Baseball Abstract moment was great.

[jerel.livejournal.com]

No, you got the line right; and yes, it was the best line of the night. Although the stuff about the lights was great too.