Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Mid-Week This N That

It’s been a while since I’ve done a ‘This n That’ ramble.

That’s what you get this week instead of an actual Rizzoli and Isles review – considering that, for once, I actually considered the episode to be quite “ho hum.” So I figured that I’ll actually ramble about a few different things.  Killing a bunch of birds with one stone, if you will. No, don’t arrest me for bird homicide. I’ll just blame it on Jane.

So, let's talk R&I, The Fosters, Cedar Cove and more. 

First things first.

Rizzoli and Isles – I’m actually glad that after a couple of heavy episodes, they decided to lighten things up again. On the flip side, I’m wondering if all of the slapstick comedy combined wasn’t a bit too much over the top. There was Poor Jane’s Really Bad, No Good, Very Horrible Day, combined with Frostie (Frost/Frankie) obsessing over Ms Newbie Officer’s cute ass, and blowing up the car radios with the EMP gun. I wouldn’t mind a re-appearance by Sister Bitcher with the ruler and a slap to both of their heads for all of that. Maybe it’s just because the laughs were mainly at Jane’s expense, and I don’t like people picking on my Det. McBadass.

Speaking of Frostie and the drooling – if they’re going to have them drool over a female cop, please, PLEASE let them bring Riley back soon. Revolution killed off Daniella’s character, Nora, so she should be available for the 2nd half of the season, right? Pretty please?

I’m a bit disappointed that we didn’t get more lovely Angela/Korsak scenes, like the one at Maura’s house. I think the show needed a bit more of that – mature adult behavior. Although, the scene that Maura taped with Jane taking down Leroy’s information and being serious and caring was very sweet. I wonder if that means Maura actually has a youtube account, since she posted it.

On the subject of youtube – what’s up with the annoying product placements on this show? How many times did they mention Stevia for the coffee? We even had that one before in the episode where we were introduced to Korsak’s ex, Melody.

Speaking of Korsak, I love episodes like these where we get some nice Jane/Korsak moments. We had a few of them this time around.

Then there’s Jane with all of the plumbing problems in her apartment condo. Seriously, how many times have we been reminded that she’s the daughter of a plumber? And what about Tommy? He’s the son of a plumber, wouldn’t either of the two have a clue of how to fix it or what to check for? And why doesn’t Jane just camp out at Casa Isles until it gets fixed? She’s there all the time anyway, you’d think it’s about time she moves in so they don’t need to come up with feeble excuses for her to be there. By the way, didn’t that “water” in Jane’s sink look a lot like blood? I thought maybe there was a dead body somewhere in the apartment condo. And while we’re talking about the condo – that really looked like a horrible fake turtle tortoise in the container.

Did anyone else notice that Maura has continued with her lawless ways? She admitted to Jane that she was double parked. Really, Maura, your mob DNA is showing through. Jane should call for an intervention. I guess it’s more of Maura being around her LLBFF for so long than the mob DNA.

I found it interesting that Jane was the only one who didn’t duck when Leroy fired his shotgun on the steps. My eyebrows raised a bit when Maura followed Jane up to the steps while talking Leroy into giving up his rifle. I guess they both realized that Leroy wasn’t a threat. I like how they came back with that situation at the end, Jane subtly asking Leroy if he still had blanks in his rifle.

I think Maura’s getting a bit braver in situations too, and I like it. Last week, she stood up to Cavanaugh while talking him out of shooting Paddy. I had been annoyed at how they had always portrayed Maura as a bit timid, afraid and emotional in those types of situations (Hoyt, Dennis, jail, etc) I like when she stands up for herself. Those self defense lessons (and being around a badass detective with a gun) have paid off. I would just love to see one time where it’s Maura who rescues Jane.

I loved how Korsak got excited about all of the things he was finding in Leroy’s basement. The Flowbee, the 8-tracks. Nobody had better be dissing those 8-tracks! I’ve still got a bunch of them, and maybe even one of the 8-track players that work. There’s nothing more hilarious than listening to an 8-track when it clicks to a new program in the middle of a song.

The most hilarious part of this episode is when Maura was interviewing Leroy, and having Jane in her ear. See, Maura, payback’s a bitch! A great reversal and lovely call back to the episode with the crazy knife-wielding ex girlfriend with the wedding album.

As for the “Mean Detective Jane” video - I wonder if they uploaded the video of Jane shooting herself, with the title of “Badass Detective Jane” would they think twice about teasing her? Especially the other detectives in the bullpen.

The whole scene in the yoga room, with the ‘vibrating’ theme was probably the best scene of the episode, followed by Jane’s baby announcement: Angela: “Hi Honey.”  Jane: “oh, yeah. I’m pregnant. Don’t I have to have sex to be pregnant?” Ha! But didn’t we hear Maura tell Jane she’s given her 1200 sex? Oh, wait. “secs” as in seconds? Well, that’s not nearly as cute as the way I originally heard it in my head.

And let’s talk about the new rap duo – I think I’d call them J-Rizz & Dr Death.

Looking at next week’s promo, we see Jane using crutches. I guess this is where Angie broke/sprained her ankle. I find it interesting how they write in ‘real life’ problems that the actors have into the characters. It reminds me of the Stargate SG-1 episode where Michael Shanks had appendicitis and the episode had to be re-written to accommodate him being in the infirmary instead of being on the mission with the rest of the team.

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Let’s switch gears and talk about a real tv lesbian couple with a very dysfunctional family.

I’m talking about my newest obsession – The Fosters on ABC Family. While most of the show’s fandom is gushing over the teenie-boppers (Brandon/Callie/Wyatt, Jesus, Mariana, Talya, etc), I’m gonna gush about the grown-ups. That would be Stef & Lena, and the occasional non-annoying-ex appearance from Mike.

So, we’ve got Stef, who was previously married to Mike Foster. Both are cops. They have a son, Brandon. They divorced when Brandon was five and Stef met Lena Adams, and the two now have been together for 10 years. Stef & Lena fost-adopted twins Jesus & Mariana years ago.  Now, they’ve taken in Callie and her brother, Jude into foster care. (in the Foster house, how eye-rolling is that?)

Anyway, in the aftermath of Stef being shot in this week’s episode, we get the long-awaited proposal of marriage, so that means a wedding for next Monday, which is already the mid-season finale. It’s great to hear that the show has been picked up for more episodes, which will be the 2nd part of season 1 (not season 2 as some people have said).

I see in the promo pics that we get to meet both Lena and Stef’s parents in the next episode. We have already met Lena’s mother, Dana, (Played by Lorraine Toussaint) and in the pics I see Annie Potts, who I’m guessing is Stef’s mother. It’ll be great to see the reunion with the two Any Day Now ladies. I miss that show. I hope they have some good interaction.

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(pics from spoilertv.com)

Moving on – another show I’ve started watching is Cedar Cove on Hallmark. My main reason for watching was Stargate SG-1 alum, Teryl Rothery. Even though she wasn’t in the pilot episode, she was featured quite a bit more in episode two. It’s great to see her with a bigger role. I also noticed a few other SG-1 alums, including Gary Chalk (who was Col. Chekov) and Ian Tracey (he was in the “prometheus” episode, but I know him more as Adam Worth on Sanctuary – a show I really, really miss.) And then there’s Andie MacDowell as the main character. (I always like her), and Dylan Neal (whom I’ve seen in a number of shows – including Rizzoli and Isles – but mainly in Blood Ties, with Christina Cox.)

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I’m still semi-watching Under the Dome, but it’s kind of getting a bit boring, with people fighting against each other and no one, except for maybe Linda, being good. Everyone else seems to have a bit of evilness to them.

Another show that I’ve watched a handful of episodes of is Orange is the New Black. I consider it a tame female version of Oz, a show in which I loved. I think OITNB needs a few more recognizable faces in order for me to keep watching, as I’m starting to find the show a bit ‘blah’.

On a final note: I was sad to hear of the passing of actress Eileen Brennan. She will forever be in my heart as Captain Lewis from the movie, Private Benjamin. The scene where Capt. Lewis is in the shower and gets herself covered in blue dye is such a classic. RIP Eileen. 
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