IN MEMORIAM

To all those we lost recently in the last two television seasons...

My husband, my soul mate, the only man in this world that I would ever feel safe with in any situation. I don't know where you are Jack. The last time I saw you was over satellite, you were running away. I'll miss the way you torture suspects and the way you yell "Damnit Chloe!" Your show inspired a nation and, in my humble opinion, is one of the reasons we have a black president, so, thanks. I'll always love you, maybe I'll see you in a TV movie at some point.

Sawyer, you died, at some point, we think. You may have died on the plane, or later in life but came to the afterlife looking like your normal fine self, we're not really sure. All I'm sure about is that I miss you, and your friends, but not Kate, she annoyed me.

Peter Petrelli, I think I miss you most of all. Not because I love you the most, but because you had the most potential that your writers just pissed away. You started out being sweet and goody goody but then your powers got confused, you could fly, you could absorb other powers, you couldn't. I'm not sure how your story ended because I stopped caring or watching. I'm sorry about that, maybe I'll watch you on Blu Ray. Maybe not.

For the ladies and gents who like ladies. Number Six. Your fine ass was just in Baltar's head but we all miss you. You finally got your man in the end, we think. Unlike some people, I think you had a brilliant ending and I was sad to see you go. Although, you're probably still around.

Jim. You had a crazy ghost seeing wife but you were always there to support her. Except when you died and then came back in that other guy's body. That was strange but also really romantic. Even though your show was for people slight older then I claim to be, I still enjoyed it. I hope you and Melinda are doing well and she's not annoying you too much.

Mark, your snarky comments and harassment of Betty, although completely inappropriate, were entirely hilarious. I'll miss your wit, and your old boss is the only reason I'm watching that dumbass show Desperate Housewives, except maybe of course, Eva Longoria. Anyway, you're missed, you cute little thing you.

Michael. I'm sorry to say I didn't see what happened to you. I've been meaning to, but something is holding me back. I mean, to see your tattooed self just one more time would be amazing. I miss your whispery voice and your always sweaty face.

GREY'S IS GGGOOODDDD

Is it just me or is Grey's AMAZING this season? The last episode of last season, with the shooting in the hospital, was just about the most amazing two hours of Grey's EVER. I'm using a lot of caps in this recap. Haha, get it, cap, recap. Yeah, I'm lame. So just a quick reminder to anyone who didn't watch the finale, Reed was killed (who cares), Alex was shot, Owen was shot, Meredith had a miscarriage, Derek was shot, Cristina saved his life and the big oafy intern died. It was amazing. There were moment of genius. Cristina's hands in Derek's chest as the gunman held the gun to her head and Meredith pleading for his life "Shoot me. Dr. Webber, I'm the closest thing he has to a daughter, Lexie Grey is my sister and the man on the table, I'm his wife, so shoot me." Ugh, just writing that makes me sad and happy and everything a good show should make you feel. Oh, and then when he shoots Owen and Derek is still alive and Meredith is in shock and Cristina yells, "I save your guy, you save mine!". Tears! Oh, and then when Cristina is having all those problems and Meredith tells her "Derek is the love of my life but you're my soul mate". OMG I love this show. Okay, one more time, when Cristina left Owen the day after they got married because she freaked out in the O.R. and she and Meredith were talking about her marriage and Meredith was convincing her to give it another try and she agreed and then Owen showed up and gave her this amazingly romantic and wonderful speech and Meredith says, "Nice speech, but I fixed her right before you walked in."

The first episodes back have been so good. Not as amazing as the finale, but seriously, how can you beat a crazy gunman shooting surgeons? Ya can't, it was just great. Anyway, Meredith had a miscarriage and at first wasn't telling Derek about it, but Derek was driving around going a hundred miles an hour and getting arrested so she finally told him. April, the intern that unknowingly got Derek shot, whose best friend was killed (Reed) and who Meredith went through her miscarriage and craziness with, moved in to her house. And for some reason Avery is there as well, which I'm not sure that was ever answered, but do I care? He's like, amazingly amazingly handsome. In the last episode he flirted with Teddy who at first was falling for it but then totally rejected him. She needs to use him as a sexual rebound. That's what I'd do.

Lexie and Alex broke up and Sloane was pining after her but then when Derek's sister came into town he realized he shouldn't wait around for Lexie, but Lexie was ready by then and caught Sloane and Baby Shephard hooking up. Speaking of babies, cute baby doc Arizona moved in with Callie after their big break up and get back together last season finale. Unfortunately, Cristina and her HUSBAND Owen still live there. But don't worry, after some very loud lady sex Cristina and Owen decided to move.

Cristina's been freaking out in the O.R. and they wanted to pull her from the program but Derek said "If she goes, I go" which was another one of those amazing Derek moments. He took her under his wing and tried to coax her back into the O.R. but she just couldn't do it. Owen tried to get her back in the episode before and she wound up on the floor in a ball. And then this past episode Bailey tried to get her in as well and she wouldn't go. I thought Derek had made progress though because he did take her down to the morgue and had her perform the same surgery she did on him, just so she knows she still has it, and it seemed like she did.

Now Meredith has a hostile uterus and she and April are tighter. Lexie was a little jealous of that until Meredith finally told her that April was there during her miscarriage and has made them closer. Poor Lexie, she doesn't have Alex, Sloane and Meredith is treating April sisterly. But in all fairness, Lexie went cray cray after the shooting, so I'm not sure how much I'd trust her either.

The cases on the last few episodes have been fine, but it's not really about the cases. The cases make them realize things, but the actual cases aren't that interesting. Yeah, the girl who swallowed a condom at her bachlorette party so her fiance was upset was kinda funny. Oh, and there was this guy who had this weird disease where he looked like a tree. Lexie almost threw up on the guy a few times, and really, I don't blame her. I was eating dinner during that part and had to stop. Derek's sister (he has like 5) came to visit and told him that she wanted to hear how he was since he didn't call after he was shot. Come to find out, Baby Shephard was just five when she and Derek witnessed their father shot at the store he owned. So Derek was trying to shelter her. It was a sweet moment, and made me lust after Derek even more.

Also, stuff has happened with Teddy, but I hate her, so I'm not going to tell you.

Like I said at the beginning, this season of Grey's is turning out to be amazing. Hopefully it stays really good.

THE AMAZING RACE

So, we're well into the new season of The Race, and have already been to Africa. I think they need to keep that as an early episode so we can have as many people cry or comment on the state of the country they're in, coming from the rich, white America. Wow, didn't realize I'd get on a soap box so early in today's post.

This is the first season that I actually like all the teams. The only team still left that may make me hate them is the tattoo couple. He was such a dick to her last episode, at the school in Africa, but, he redeemed himself a bit when he told us, later, that he was being a dick and he hated that he acted that way. Okay, you get once, and then you're dead to me.

Kinda in love with Harry Potter and his cute friend

In the last episode the singing sorta gay guys from Princeton (I just had to look that up to see if it was spelled right. Hello irony) came in first, which I loved, because I kinda love them. When they get their clue at the start they are instructed to get on a flight to the Arctic Circle. I don't know if that's supposed to be capitalized, but it looked right to capitalize it. They're going to Sweden, visiting the Ice Hotel where they'll find their next clue. There are so many things about those last two sentences that I wouldn't do. All teams are given the same flight out, but aren't obligated to take that, i.e., there's a better flight, lets see what team was smart enough to figure it out.

Surprise!

While in the cab the Asian father/son (duh) figure out to call ahead, using the cabby's cell phone, and find a faster flight out. They find a flight that gets them into Sweden two hours ahead of everyone else. Let's see who fraks up their lead. When father/son (Kevin and Michael) get to the airport they tell father/daughter Gary and Mallory about the earlier flight and get them on board. At first I thought this was idiotic but then realized it was actually genius. If something goes wrong and they miss their connection, which is quite possible, then they still have a team they're trying to beat and not get eliminated.

Doctors Nat and Kat (the dumbest team name ever) decide to try and find an earlier flight as well and just as they discover it, HSN girls Brooke and Claire walk in, so they have to share. Connor and Jonathan (IVY League) finally figure out what's going on when parent/child teams are in the corner laughing their asses off and try and book the same flight, but by now it's closed. Once at their connection there's a moment we think Kevin and Michael won't make it, but they do, and they all arrive two hours before everyone else.

Once in Sweden they head to the dumbest place on Earth, er, the Ice Hotel, for their next clue. Since Michael and Kevin came in last the last leg, they have a Speed Bump. What I've come to realize is that the Speed Bump is either slight difficult or completely lame. In this one, they have to sit on the dumbest chair on Earth, made of ice, for ten minutes. So essentially, this Speed Bump means nothing. They do it, and I have to say, it looks very uncomfortable, but they get out of there extremely quickly. In fact, because of their speed and know how, they actually get to the next place first. It's some lodge that has dog sleds. I love dogs and sleds and I kinda like the idea sledding with dogs, but dogs aren't supposed to be slaves. I mean nothing is supposed to be a slave, except maybe horses and even that I'm a little touchy about. The team member has to grab flags on their way through a trail and give it to some dude. This whole trip to Sweden is sorta odd because all of the things they have to do are Eskimo-esque and I really thought they were in Sweden. Maybe I need an education about Sweden. Phil?

This picture is not a segway, but is oddly relevant.

Everybody but Mallory does it in the first try, but she gets it done and they race off again. It's about this time that the other set of teams finally make it in. So, we can assume that all of this up until then takes about 2 hours. Good to know. I mean, not really, but I just figured that out and thought I'd share it. It's a race to the dumb hotel and then they all get their clue. I realize, with the exception of Jill and Thomas that this is the dumbass group. Tattoo couple, Jock couple (Chad and Stephanie), and then the volleyball players who if you held a gun to my head I would not have remembered they were on this race. The Princeton guys are there but we know what they say about Princeton guys, right? Haha, I have no idea.

Until I saw this picture I had no idea what she looked like. Um.

Anyway, Jill and Thomas get behind on their way to the Roadblock and when they get there they start walking the wrong way and lose valuable time. Jill, wisely, thinks that maybe they might have to use the Express Pass at some point. For those of you who don't remember, Jill and Thomas arrived first at the first leg and got the pass. They're able to skip any task, using that. I have a crush on Thomas so I hope they use it because I don't know if they realize how far behind they really are.

Just about now the first set of teams show up to the Detour. This Detour is to sled down steep and slick hill on a bike-like thing or build a tent thing with bed and a small fire pit inside. Oh, in the sled one you have to make it down in under a minute and 58 seconds. Kevin decides for their team to do the tent because he doesn't see his dad being very physical. Personally I would think Michael would be able to do this because it's just sitting down and turning. Everybody else tries to go down the slope and falls. It's hilarious and looks very dangerous, which makes it even more hilarious. Everybody in this group finishes, after doing it at least a few times.

Kevin and Michael gave up their top spot, which would have been AWESOME since they were last and had a Speed Bump. The Docs end up in first place, dad/daughter in second and HSN in third, and Kevin and Michael in fourth, which, coming from last, isn't bad at all..

Wisely, when Jill and Thomas get there, knowing their last, they hand their Express Pass to the tent builder guy and breeze into 5th place. That was very smart of them to do that, they would have lost. Although, maybe not. All four remaining teams try going down the hill and the only couple that make it are Nick and Vicki, the tattoo/snowboarding/motorcycle couple who do it with their eyes closed. I was really hoping it worked out since I was scared for Vicki's life and sanity if she fell, and not because of the ice or the drop off of the mountain. They check in sixth.

Unfortunately Chad and Stephanie are having a hard time doing it. Um, the slide down the hill. Um, going down the slope. Ah, you know what I mean. After a few tries Stephanie is too scared and wants to give up. Chad is visible upset but not as steroid crazy as he was earlier in the race. They start on the tent and the other teams, IVY League and Volleyball both decide to switch as well. Chad and Stephanie are obviously happy since they thought they were last.

Tricky editing makes us think it's a close race between Volleyball (still, who are they?) and IVY League, even though IVY hadn't even gotten their fire built when Volleyball left. So, alas, on the day of their graduation from Princeton, the IVY's are knocked out. I'm sad, I thought they were adorable.