SURVIVOR

So since I was in Vegas for a few days last week AND had the flu at the beginning of this week, I missed posting a recap of last week's episode. Gary got kicked out. Okay, on to this week.

The group comes back from tribal council, after everything went down with Gary (FINALLY) calling Judd out on lying about where to find the small immunity idol, and no one talks about it. I thought for sure fur would fly. I guess before when things were talked about it was Judd running his big mouth, so he wasn't going to again, run his big mouth I mean.

Later, we get an idea of what the group does all day, cartwheels. Judd's actually not half bad. He must have been really frakin' fat before, because he's still a big guy and I'm sure he's lost a bunch of weight. Speaking of weight, Danni does a cartwheel and I finally know what a dancing skeleton looks like. I mean really, I'm scared for her. Her body's going to start eating her flesh pretty soon. I'm seriously afraid she's going to break a bone or something. She does start to think more about strategy, now that Gary's gone she's next up. She's sure the alliance of Rafe, Stephanie, Judd and Cindy will break down at some point. I'm thinking it will too since all four of them can't win the million.

They all go to the reward challenge and Jeff tells them that they'll each get five hundred dollars. It's a Survivor auction where each person will have a chance to bid on an item. Two people can also pool their money together and share something. The twist is they won't know how many items there are and sometimes, what exactly they're bidding on. First up is a plate of beef jerky. Danni, thank God, bids on it and wins. Cindy then wins a plate of chocolate cookies and a glass of milk. Next up is a mystery plate. Stephanie and Judd pool their money together, but so does Danni and Rafe. Luckily Danni and Rafe win. On the plate is a giant Philly cheesesteak. Judd and Stephanie were bummed they didn't get it. Haha. Lydia then outbids everyone for a mosquito net. Danni purchased a clue. This is something that she had to hang on to until the next immunity challenge. Jeff said that it would give her the advantage. Yeah, cause she needs it.

Finally, Jeff reveales the last item. Everyone's loved ones appeares from around the corner. Judd's wife, Rafe's mother, Stephanie's boyfriend (yawn), Lydia's brother, Cindy's twin sister Mindy, yes Cindy and Mindy. and Danni's brother. Everyone cries and cries when they see their loved one. Everyone starts counting up their money and most people know they are out of it, like Cindy, so she gives her money to Judd. In one of the most asshole moves this season, Stephanie asks LYDIA for money and dumbass Lydia gives it to her. This isn't strategy Lydia, it's called being a pushover! Man that Stephanie has some nerve. She makes fun of Lydia, gets pissed at Lydia on the last episode because Lydia played the game and knocked Stephanie out quickly in the reward challenge and then asks Lydia for money. I hate that bitch. Judd has the most money and wins the night with his wife. His wife would come to camp with him for the night. On the bonus side, Judd gets to pick two more survivors whose loved ones would come to the camp as well. For the three people he didn't choose, they will have to go to the old campsite and spend the night. He chooses Cindy, which made sense because she gave him the money to win, and then he chose Stephanie who wins EVERYTHING and doesn't deserve it because she has the worst sportsmanship ever! Not only that, Rafe was sitting next to Judd crying for his mother, and we learn that Lydia hadn't seen her brother in 2 years! But instead, he has to pick someone who's his "buddy". Oh stupid Judd.

Everyone goes back to their respective camps and the loved ones get to experience what Judd, Cindy and Stephanie has to go through. They were impressed with the survivors. Yeah, must be hard to sit around and do cartwheels and gather fire wood. None of these three survivors are my favorite, so I really don't give a rat's behind about them. They do talk to their loved ones about strategy, and how it'll be either Danni or Lydia next. Not if Danni can help it. She uses her time with Rafe and Lydia to lure Rafe towards the light. She tells him that if he votes with her, he'll be able to trust her to tell him if, down the line, if he's about to be voted out. I'll tell you this much, I'd trust Danni a whole hell of a lot more then I'd trust Judd or Stephanie. The next morning the other survivors comes back and are able to spend time with the others' loved ones before they leave. After the family members leave it's strategy time. Lydia sits down next to Judd and Danni and makes a play. I really don't understand what she's saying, or why she would even go to Judd, but she talks to him about the strongest players and how he should want to get rid of them. Stephanie sees this.

Now it's time for the immunity challenge. Basically there's an octagonal shaped stage like thing (it's actually six sided but I don't know the name of a six sided thing). Each survivor starts in the corners. It's kinda of like a Sorry! board. Anyway, each time the person takes a step, they have to first turn the tile over. They keep turning it over until they have no more room to move without stepping on a red tile. Then they're out. Danni opens the envelope she won the day before at reward and it's the ability to switch places with anyone. I'd personally pick Probst, but whateva. The game begins and people basically just start flipping tiles over. Of course poor dim Lydia is one of the first to be taken out. At some point Danni says that she wants to use her switch and switches with Stephanie. Of course, what does Stephanie do? Pout like a little bitch. Are we surprised? No. Finally everyone gets eliminated except for guess who? Stephanie and Danni. And thank the Gods of Kobol, Stephanie gets out. Go Danni!

Now the question is who will get eliminated. All money's on Lydia being the next to go. Right? Right? Well, Stephanie pulls Danni aside and asks her about the conversation she witnessed earlier between Lydia and Judd. Danni says that Judd was talking about taking out the strongest players. I mean he sorta was. He was doing more of the listening, but still. Stephanie notes that while Judd has been caught in more than one lie, Danni hasn't lied yet. Until now. Danni convinces Rafe and Stephanie that Judd is going to vote them out. Poor Rafe, for as good as a player he is, sometimes doesn't make the best decisions on who to vote out (or does he?), and doesn't know what to do.

Finally at tribal council we get a look at the jury. Jamie and Bobby Jon have both shaved and look clean. Gary on the other hand looks like he's still in the bush with the rest of them. Jeff asks the group about what's happened in the past few days. The best part of the night comes when Judd talks about how the game isn't personal. He goes on a rant and lets everybody know that to play like they're sad to see someone go is a bunch of bull. He claims that everyone wants people to go, and that's the game. Of course, when Jeff calls his name as the next person voted out, he gets bitter. SCUMBAGS he yells more than once. Yeah scumbag, that's what I was thinkin'.

TRAILERS

Okay, so I know this blog is more about television, but I'm a movie freak. I watch them on tv, buy DVDs, go out to them, rent them, get Neflix, everything. I think to incoportate my other love into this, each week, on Fridays, I'm going to list what I think are worthy trailers that you all should check out. This isn't saying the movie is any good, just the trailer. This week we have...

Superman Returns
http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/supermanreturnsqt1.html

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dean Man's Chest
http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/piratesofthecaribbeandeadmanschestqt1.html

Hoodwinked
http://www.apple.com/trailers/weinstein/hoodwinked/

Underworld- Evolution
http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/underworldevolution/

Munich
http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/munich/

King Kong
http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/king_kong/

Transamerica
http://www.apple.com/trailers/weinstein/transamerica/

Aeon Flux
http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=mf_header&id=1808551930

Brokeback Mountain
http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=mf_header&id=1808403312

LOST website

Okay, for those of you who are into LOST, and really, who isn't, you've gotta check out this website...

http://www.4815162342.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3377

GREAT theory on what's going on on the island. I think the guys who write this show are creative, inventive, and just amazing writers. I was lucky enough to sit in on a panel they did this past summer when they spoke about the show. For those of you interested, they said that from their perspective they know the very beginning of the story (obviously) and they know the end. It's everything else in the middle they sorta make up as they go along. So basically they can do the show for another ten years, or end it this year, not that we'd want that! Enjoy the website and a feel free to throw out any ideas you may have about how/why our group is stuck on the island.

PS Was it just me who had some serious doubts about how they were gonna pull this show off before it started airing last year? I'm HOOKED!

THE AMAZING (sorta) RACE

Look, I've heard some criticism of the whole family size edition of this show. I really don't mind it, the show I mean. Do I miss the crazy cab drivers, language barriers, and the teams racing to get on flights? Of course I do. Would I rather be watching that? Yes. But, all that said, it's still the best reality show on TV, fast paced, inventive, fun, it's all of that.

The show starts out with the teams driving to a Salt Lake City high school (shout out to my SLC boys). The Linzes leave at around 12:30amish with the Bransens and Godlewskis hot on their trail. Once there they bunk in their campers and sleep through the night. Unfortunately they stack up again, leaving every 10 minutes starting at 6am. This allows for the Weavers to catch up, since they didn't leave the pit stop until after 5am. They get there and in true Weaver style, try to "psyche" the other team out by acting like wild crazy people. They even confront the Linzes and ask them about wasting the yeild the episode before. These people really are crazy.

Anyway, they all take off and assemble their hot air balloons. The Linz and Bransen balloons swipe each other in what looked like a close call. I've never been in a hot air balloon so I'm not sure. Looked pretty scary though. When the Weavers finally land they miss the target and end up on the side of the hill. I was hoping their balloon would tumble over but the pilot was in there with them and he didn't need to be punished for their sins.

Then they, get this, DRIVE to the next detour. I mean really, I'm sure these people are so done with driving. Luckily it seems they split up the driving, except in camp Godlewski. The only desperate housewife I really know is Christine. The reason I know Christine, or "Chrissy", is because her sisters treat her like crap. Throughout the entire show, as she tries to help, they just tell her to shut up, yell at her, and finally push her to tears. Granted, she does have a very annoying voice, and she would probably grate my nerves as well, but they all do. They are just so mean to poor old Chrissy. She tries to stand up for herself but three against one doesn't help matters.

When they get to the detour they have to decide whether to "spike it" or "steam it". Ha, these names are great. In "spike it" the teams must build twenty feet of railway the old fashioned way. Not sure how they do it now, but I can't imagine it's that much different. I'm thinkin' the Linzes will cruise threw this but sometimes they're not the best at deciding which tasks to do, so I get worried, that is, until everyone else but the Weavers pick the same thing. The Weavers have to run coal back and forth in a barrel until they unload four hundred pounds of the stuff. Everyone is covered in soot and dirty from this task, and I gotta tell you, seeing good ol' Nick Linz covered in the stuff is not a bad thing. Anyway, I digress. The Weavers finish pretty quickly and are able to go into third place, followed only by the Godlewskis who are of course, yelling at Chrissy who's trying her best to help out. They finally finish and rush off.

The teams must now find a sculpture in the middle of the salt flats. Man, they really had an opportunity here to do something cool on these flats, like wind surfing or something. Instead they make it to a sculpture that the Bransens accurately describe as looking like hemorrhoids. From there they must then make it to a camp site. First at the site are the frakin' Weavers. I mean seriously. Last time they were stuck in the hills, this time they're flying. Then the Bransens arrived and by this point I started to worry about my Linzes. The Godlewskis got there and of course missed the turn off and had to turn around in the road. Chrissy got out and tried to give directions. Finally a passerby stopped and helped the ladies out. I will refrain from any dumb blonde jokes at this time, as to not offend anyone, namely my mother.

Finally the Linzes arrive last to the camp site and get their spot leaving the next morning. Apparently there was another production error and a dumbass cameraman drained the car battery again. This is the second time this as happened. I guess since the majority of their time is spent in a car this season there's more of that, it just pisses me off. If I remember correctly in seasons past, if there was an error in production the team wasn't penalized. The team was given the amount of time they lost from the error. In discussing it with fellow fans our only thought here is that they don't do this unless it really makes a difference in the game. Who knows.

So the next morning the teams get up and leave on their way to Wyoming to horse ranch. They have to pick a cowboy and then drive some cows. Apparently the Weaver girls are good at riding horses. They look like they were rode hard and put away wet themselves if you ask me. Sorry, I know that was wrong, but I really do want to slap those bitches. Just for their pure ignorance in believing they're all goody goody and that everyone is against them for no reason. Regardless, they can ride a mean horse, and blow threw that pretty fast. The only team that looks to have a problem are the Godlewskis. One of their horses just starts sprinting, it's pretty funny.

From there they all go to Yellowstone National Park and search for Old Faithful. They have to watch it go off and then they can leave. It's an hour and a half between bursts so if you miss it you have to wait that long until the next one. At this point I'm thinking my dear Linzes are never gonna make it there at the same time as the Weavers and might even be the only team left to watch it go off. Luckily, the Godlewskis miss it by less than ten minutes and the Linzes even see evil spawns of Satan and Rolly drive by. The next clue tells the teams to make their way to a ranch where they have to find Phil. The Bransens and Weavers realize that it'll be a foot race for first. The Bransen girls tell Wally they don't think they can beat Rolly, but they're confident they can beat the Weaver women. They must have seen them suckin' on the pack of Marlboro Reds earlier. The trucks stop at the ranch and they race for Phil. We see him sitting on one of the fences as the Bransens make it to the mat first. Back with the Linz and Godlewski race one of the cute boy Linzes suggests that something is amiss. He says that the clue just mentions "meeting" Phil and doesn't say anything about it being a pit stop. Sure enough, Phil informs the Bransens and Weavers that this leg is NOT over and hands them clues to continue on. Linda Weaver asks, "When is this gonna end?" Hopefuly for you, next week.

PRISON BREAK (SIKE, NOT REALLY)

Okay, this is just messed up. For the last few weeks all I've been hearin' about is this damn escape and how the "fall finale" was gonna be big. Finally, they were going to get out. What the hell??? I feel robbed. I have to say though, it was good to see that Abruzzi didn't die right away. What I've noticed in movies and most tv shows is that if the person doesn't die right away, most likely they won't die. Of course some shows like 24 (RIP Paul Raines) will have someone linger near death for awhile and then kill them off. This show could do that. I have a feeling though that maybe Abruzzi will come back to help our boys out. Of course with the 24 like day to day pace, it might not be possible (although Tony did come back after neck surgery a few seasons ago on 24, after mere hours) Okay, can you tell I'm excited for 24 to come back!?! JANUARY BABY!

Anyway, the show starts out with Abruzzi being airlifted out and the boys watching in horror as their ride out leaves on a stretcher. T-Bag mentions that now there are six. C-Note points out, that since Linc got put in the SHU, they're now five. Micheal assures him that they're not leaving without his bro. Michael begs Pope to see Lincoln before his execution, but Pope says that's not possible. You can see the torment in Pope's eyes. He really is a nice guy. Have you noticed that Michael hasn't been working on the Taj Mahal thing lately?

Michael tells the group that the plans to leave that night have to be put on hold. This doesn't sit well and they tell him that they're going no matter what. I guess I shouldn't be surprised at this bunch's stupidity, they are in jail. They do make the good point that the longer that hole is in there, the better the chances the COs will find it. C-Note actually respects Michael's loyalty to his brother.

Later, C-Notes gets on the phone and puts a rag over the receiver. Does that really work? Of course, it's not supposed to mask his voice, it's supposed to sound as if it's far, far away. Far away meaning, Iraq, hence the post cards he secured last episode. Apparently his wife and daughter think he's in Iraq, and not in Fox River. I guess the Mrs. doesn't read the postmark that's in the same state she's in. He tells her that he's being released, ahem, I mean put on leave, and is coming home. She's happy of course. Although, I think I'd be happier to learn my husband was in jail rather than over in Iraq, but whateva. After he speaks to her he talks to her brother who obviously knows exactly where he is. C-Note asks him about what car he's driving and wondering how many people it'll fit.

Sucre and Michael talk about the escape. He says that if the other guys go then the guards will tear the place apart leading it back to their cell. It's clear that Sucre wants to go with them tonight. He tells Michael that Linc is gonna die, and that it's the worst way to go. He doesn't blame him for wanting to save his bro though. Michael fidgets with a tattoo on his bicep and thinks a moment. He says, "okay" and asks Sucre for a razor. I swear, this prison is the most lax prison I've ever seen. Not that I've seen a lot, but hey I watch Discovery Channel. Anyway, he sterilizes the razor and then cuts into the bicep tattoo. He pulls out a small back object which we soon realize is a pill. He then has the priest come in and pray with him. He asks the priest to give a rosary to Linc. The priest does that and inside is the pill with the note, "Eat 8:10".

Dr. Sara is cleaning up Michael's bicep and he thanks her for being so nice and wonders if things would be different in another life. I mean, he's only got five years, they can hook up afterwards right? She thinks this sounds a bit like he's saying goodbye. I think it sounds like that too. After Michael leaves a janitor comes around and eyes the grate in the floor, the one Michael is gonna be coming through later. I get a bit worried at this point, but then he walks away, so I'm thinking, oh good, he's dumb.

Meanwhile, in the real world, Nick tells Veronica that one of his friends in the courts will help them. If they get evidence that Lincoln is innocent the friend will see to it that the papers get filed quickly. Veronica suggests they go to the media. Nick thinks this is a bad move, that plenty of people are still looking for them. V thinks it's this or nothing, that they've tried everything else, which is true. Not sure why they didn't try the media before this. Anyway, V goes to the prison and is spotted by a few bad agents, Michelle Forbes being one of them. I like her playing a bitchy hard ass, she's good at it (see Battlestar Galactica season 2). So V finds a news truck and the reporter doesn't care that she is the lawyer for the guy they're standing out there trying to report on. The producer overhears her and steps in. They go live and Veronica starts spouting off. I'm sure if I was watching I'd feel confused because she's really not telling them much, just that Linc is innocent, but they don't really have any proof. I was also hoping that she'd tell them about the conspiracy going on with the Vice President, but she didn't say any of that. She goes in and visits Linc. She tells him that she has a lead and that someone is going to talk, then they kiss. I'm glad they kissed but it really didn't do it for me, I want to see Michael kiss Dr. Sara already! After V leaves she goes to meet Hale.

Unfortunately for Hale Kellerman is on to his deceipt and shows up to his house. I mean, what does he expect really? He's not answering his phone and he's not where he's supposed to be. It bugs me a bit because he could have his wife go stay at a hotel, but instead he has her pack up the house and wait for him to come back. He knows how dangerous these people are, but he just leaves her at the house. Stupid. Kellerman is all nice to the wife, but notices the house is mostly packed. She tries to tell him they're just going to the Bahamas, but because he's not a dumbass, he realizes that something else is going on. Anyway, we're left wondering if he killed the wife as Veronica meets with Hale in a dark alley (never a good sign) and he tells her that he's written down all the people involved in the conspiracy. He says that he knows Lincoln didn't kill Terrance Steadman. How does he know that you might ask... because Terrance Steadman is still ALIVE!. Yeah, big twist! Before he can give V the envelope with the names in it, a car shows up. V does a bad job at losing a tail I'll tell you that much. Hale makes her hide real fast before Kellerman gets out of the car. Kellerman questions Hale who plays dumb. I mean, come on, you're in a dark alley with two cars and he's not to suspect anything? He glosses over wondering where Veronica is when he takes the envelope from Hale. He reads the names and is furious to find his own on it. Hale begs for his wife's life and it doesn't seem like Kellerman has killed her. He's so angry with Hale that he shoots him as Veronica looks on from behind a dumpster or some other cliched place.

Back at the big house two guys show up in an Escalade outside of the prison. These are C-Notes guys. They pull over right next to the prison (not too bright I guess) and lift up the hood as if the gorgeous new Cadillac just broke down. Two not so dumb guards walk up and tell them to move on. Realizing I hope that now these guards can not only identify them, give a description of the getaway car even before they have the fugitives with them, and can probably arrest them, they leave. Yeah, good plan C-Note. Back to the guys who go back to work in the guard's room. Michael says that they're leaving that night at 9pm. Unfortunately PI ends at 5pm. Michael, being the smart ass he is, breaks open a water pipe. They convince Bellick that they need to get the water cleaned up that night, since mold will set it. Bellick says that they have to stay there all night if need be. Silly Bellick. Back with Linc, he eats the pill and starts convulsing. The guards rush him to the infirmary and they think it's food poisoning. Meanwhile the guys go down the hole and make their way to the large room and climb up the rope until they're right underneath the infirmary. Unfortunately for them, that inept janitor from earlier had noticed the holes in the pipe and replaced it with a nice new titanium pipe. There's no ways these boys are getting through it. Lincoln comes out of his convulsions long enough to realize the guys are below him trying to get the pipe out. You can hear the desperation in Michael's voice when he realizes Linc is right above them and he can't get to him. Linc tries from his side to loosen the pipe but nothing works. A guard walks by the room where our guys are but they're able to hide so he doesn't see them. Michael looks at the guys and says that they aren't getting out tonight. Unfortunately while they were trying to get the pipe off they dropped something metal and the guard turns back around heads their way. That was it. YES DEAR READER, THAT WAS IT! No escape. Seriously, WTF? Thank goodness we won't have to wait until May to see what happens but we will have to wait until March in what will be the best pairing since LOST and ALIAS when they pair Prison Break with 24 on Monday nights starting March 13th.

GREY'S ANATOMY

So, I really can't say enough good stuff about this show. I'm sure they'll be a time when the show bores me, or when a particular episode just isn't that great, but it hasn't happened yet. Yeah, some of the episodes are better than others, but none of them are bad. I mean, anything after the stupidity of Desperate Housewives is a blessing. This recap isn't gonna be as long as the others because I ended up watching this in bed as my temperature continued to rise throughout the night. Honestly I think my body was rejecting Desperate Housewives which caused me to get the flu.
Anyway, this one starts out with a bunch of people gettin' it on. Meredith and some random guy, McDreamy and his bitch, Christina and Burke, and Alex and Izzie. Unfortunately for Izzie, Alex doesn't work right, if you know what I mean. When Izzie is talking to George later (the only one who hasn't gotten any since the STD he got from that nurse) we get the sense that she's extremely frustrated. Someone who isn't frustrated it Addison. She's just had some great sex with McDreamy. Another reason why we hate her.
Well, later, Meredith wakes up with the random guy and basically kicks him out, it's great. Izzie and George see him running off, making a joke of all the guys she's been hooking up with. You go girl. At Burke's place Christina wakes up and calls Meredith and tells her where she is. As she's making her coffee she notices that he left her a key. This freaks her out since she's not sure she's ready for it. Later, she and Meredith are having a coffee outside and talking about it. Meredith's random guy, one night stand walks up, and unfortunately he has a priapism which is a permanent erection. Christina and Meredith try to sneak him in but Bailey catches them yelling for them to stop since she has a person growing inside her. Man this chick is hilarious. The random guy insists that he's not on any enhancers, even as they tell him about all the procedures they're going to be doing to his manhood to figure out why this is happening. Meredith's thoroughly embarrassed as everyone hears about him being there. Eventually McDreamy is consulted and is taken aback when he realizes that not only was Meredith with him the night before, but that they had just met. Finally the cause of the priapism is narrowed down to a tumor on his spine which McDreamy removes. The guy is fine, and asks Meredith to see her again. She tells him no, and that he deserves better.

Christina of course is still buggin' about Burke's key. She insists that he knows nothing about her. He tells her how she likes her coffee, what knife she likes to use in surgery, everything that warrants a good relationship. To show him he really doesn't know her, she takes him to her apartment. Apparently she's not home much and when she is home, she doesn't clean. The place is a mess, clothes everywhere. She asks if this is what he really wants. Later we find them in a post coital huddle on the floor. I guess he didn't care.

Meanwhile, Izzie's working with Addison on a case of a woman who's pregnant with quintuplets. The babies have already gone 32 weeks which in quint time I guess is good. The woman wants to hold off a bit more. Unfortunately three of the babies are in trouble and need the other doctors. Burke and McDreamy are called in to consult. Izzie tries to talk to Alex about his issue earlier. They even start hooking up in the sex room. (seriously, I hope they change the sheets in that room) Izzie's pager beeps and she has to go.

Later, Alex is working on a patient with STD nurse. It's Booger from Revenge of the Nerds! I love that guy. He has some deficiency that's creating him to be extra thirsty all of the time. It gets so bad that they turn off the water in his room and they catch him drinking the water out of the toilet. That's just nasty, even for Booger. Alex orders some meds to be pushed (I totally sound like a doctor, right?) but unfortunately gives the wrong dosage. Booger starts convulsing and McDreamy comes in and realizes Alex's mistake. Alex of course is upset and goes into the sex room to sulk. Unfortunately STD nurse follows to console him. At this point I know what's going to happen. Not just because I saw it in the preview but because I know Alex. Alex, like most of the Grey's characters are flawed, and round, and real, and that's why I love it so much. In his frustration of not passing the boards, of not being able to perform with Izzie (I think because he's in love with her), and almost just killing a guy, he kisses STD nurse. Of course it's at this moment that the quints mom goes into labor. All available doctors are called. Izzie thinks she knows where Alex is and goes to the on call, I mean sex, room. She opens the door and finds Alex half naked on top of STD nurse. She pulls herself together and tells him that the quints lady is in labor.

Everyone comes together and as the quints are born, each intern taking their own baby. Of course Alex looks over at Izzie, wanting to talk to her. Man, I love this show.

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES

I have to say, I am happy about the stories finally feeling like they're moving along. What I'm not happy with is the continued stupidity of Susan, the selfishness of Gabrielle, and the manipulativeness ( I know that's not a word) of Lynette. You'd think she'd start to realize that her manipulations always backfire (remember the mouse a few weeks back, and the kids getting kidnapped last week?)

Speaking of Lynette, she's finally had it with her boss Nina, and after a typical tongue lashing meeting, Lynette stands up for herself and her people. Unfortunately her people don't back her up and she looks like an ass to Nina. Fortunately though, Lynette comes back to the office later that night and finds Nina and the receptionist, Stu, gettin' busy in her office. I find this interesting since last time she was getting some ass she was nice to her colleagues. Anyway, Nina sees Lynette watching them and is embarrassed. Not embarrassed enough to stop, but embarrassed none the less. The next morning Lynette approaches her about it and says that all she wants in return for her silence is for Nina to be nice. Nina agrees, until she decides to fire Stu instead, therefore taking Lynette's leverage away. Seriously, this woman is a bitch. Lynette then starts her manipulation and has Stu over for tea. Stu's not really the sharpest tool in the shed, and Lynette hints that he should think about suing (of course she doesn't mean for real, just to scare Nina to give him his job back. I mean, what would you rather have, a million dollar law suit or your receptionist job back?) When Lynette goes back into work she finds out that people are getting fired, including Nina. The bossman tells her that Stu is suing them for millions, and that she's now being promoted to Nina's position. In fact, lots of people are being fired because of this, the company may even go under. Lynette feels even worse when Nina tells her how much she actually does for the office, mainly keeping it afloat because the bossman is a jackass. Doesn't Lynette feel stupid now? I sure do hope so.

In probably the most implausible moment yet on this show, Carlos is paroled early. How long has he been in prison? I've calculated it and I'm thinking it's been at the most two months. TWO MONTHS! On an eight year sentence. This is just stupid. I kinda don't even want to talk about them anymore. But I will. The reason for his parole is that he's found God. And by God I mean a sexy nun named Sister Mary Margaret. Gabrielle is instantly jealous and accuses Carlos of having feelings for SMM. Carlos starts going to church every day and is constantly around SMM. Gabby has SMM over for dinner and I guess to make her realize that Carlos is unchangeable. Lord, I really don't know. I do know that in the middle of their dinner Carlos decides to give the church his car. Not really sure what they're gonna do with it, but Gabs is furious, until she gets him up into the bedroom alone and seduces him. I guess they have a quickie because the next time pour SMM sees Gabby she's in a short silk robe and tells her that Carlos is sleeping. Okay, seriously, he couldn't come down for two minutes to say he was sorry or goodbye, or whatever? This isn't just rude it's pretty offensive. As Gabby ushers SMM out, she tells her that she and Carlos need time alone as a couple and SMM tells her no. She, very astutely I'd say, tells Gabby that Carlos's time in jail (however short it was) was all Gabby's fault, and that her materialistic nature caused all of this. ADT (about damn time)! Then the nun gets a bit ghetto and tells Gabby to bring it on. It was great.

Meanwhile, Susan goes to see dear old Dad and in true Susan form, she applies for a job at the feed store. I mean really, what the hell. He realizes she's up to no good but misinterprets her eagerness to hang out with him as his wife setting him up. He sorta hits on her which makes her blurt out that she's his daughter. Of course this makes him have a heart attack. Later, at the hospital, we learn that he's sorta an ass. He's cheated on his wife numerous times, and when Susan tells him she wants some sort of relationship with him, he tells her no. He pushes her to leave quickly, because he doesn't want his wife seeing her. Unfortunately the wife comes in and Susan covers for him, saying that she was his guardian angle, and that she was the one who found him and called 911. There's so much they can do with this storyline and I think it's wasted on dimwitted Susan.

The best story of the night was probably with Bree and psycho George. As she's giving a dinner party George shows up on her front lawn ala John Cusack in Say Anything, singing to her from a loud speaker. She insists that he leave and when he refuses, she does what any housewife would do. She gets out her shotgun and shoots the speaker off the top of the car. Man, she's got some good aim. The next day George happens to ride by her on his bike and she again tells him to stop stalking her. She goes to visit Dr. Goldfarb who's amazingly alive from being pushed off of the bridge by George. They talk a bit (she must be paying good money to have a session while he's still layed up in the hospital) and he mentions his assailant was riding a blue bike. Observant Bree remembers that early, that was the same color bike George was riding. Later, as George walks home, he sees police at his house. He immediately calls Bree and she tells him to get help. At a hotel later, Bree is doing some sort of fundraiser. George has checked himself into the same hotel and bribes a bellhop to give Bree a note and then call him when she's on her way up. The note says that he's taken some pills and for her to come up right away. Unfortunately for George, Bree calls the police and before she can tell them what's going on, he tells her that they've found evidence that George killed Rex. Bree is shocked and goes up in the elevator. George has already taken the pills and Bree watches as he fades in and out. He wants her to call an ambulance for him and she says that she will, as soon as he admits to killing Rex. He admits to it, and says that he only did what she wanted him to do. She sits there and he passes out for a moment. When he wakes up a second later he asks her to call an ambulance. She lies and says that she did. He passed out again and she walks out of the room. Haha, sucker.

I'VE HAD THE FLU...

So I haven't been able to update. I'm gonna try and do a lot of it either tonight and tomorrow. I'll have updates on PRISON BREAK--- they lied to us! SURVIVOR, LOST, DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, and GREY'S ANATOMY. Maybe a few more.