Daily Archives: August 6, 2008

Television

Eureka: Bad to the Drone

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It is great to see Eureka back. We are quickly caught up on what happened last season and then we jump right into the new season. Henry is in jail, GD is in hot water and Carter is not happy that Zoe wants a job at Cafe Diem. Jo and Zane are still together and Allison is contemplating the proposal she got from Nathan. The only person that I missed hearing about was Taggart. I certainly hope he is still around.

I only watched this the other night on Hulu because Sci-Fi on our cable is screwed up and the screen jumps. Thank goodness for Hulu.com. And I am a week behind on my Eureka watching. I’ll have to watch last night’s episode soon.

There was a twofold crisis this week. First GD has been eating up money like crazy so the government has sent in a corporate “Fixer” this woman is going to make things run more efficiently. However we see at the end that she may have her own agenda as well. Looks like the “Fixer” will be around for a while.

The other crisis was a rogue drone that has become way too smart. There is a guy at GD who makes drones and has for years. His drones always fail because of the restrictions that are placed on them for the testing parameters. His wife had had enough so she modified a drone to be a “super” drone. That drone, “Martha” became self aware and also a petulant teenager. So of course the drone bonds with Zoe.

In the end Carter, Stark, Allison and even Fargo band together to save the day. It is also a show of strength and solidarity against “The Fixer”. Also at the end Carter plays some chess with Henry (in prison) and Henry says something that is a bit foreboding about some things cannot be forgiven. He still holds a deep grudge against Carter.

It looks like the season is going to be a good one and I look forward to more episodes.

Review, Television

Psych: Daredevils

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Again, late with this one but spoilers anyway.

The show opened with a flashback to 1987 where Shaun is preparing to ride his bike over a ramp and another kid. Henry grabs him at the last minute. It makes sense that Shaun like daredevils and daredevils are his heroes. It totally fits his persona.

The episode was a pretty good one with most of the focus on the case that Shaun and Gus were working. They stumbled upon that case because of a daredevil named Dutch the Clutch who was played by the guy who plays Frank Laupidus on Lost. It was great seeing him on another show but funny that I could see the Laupidus character being a little like Dutch, they dressed the same and everything.

Shawn and Gus go to see Dutch Perform. Shaun spots a leaking gas line as Dutch goes through a ring of fire and concludes that someone is trying to murder Dutch. The guys then try and get into Dutch’s inner circle. They befriend Dutch’s son.

A couple of red herrings are thrown at us in the form of Dutch’s son and one of the guys on the crew but eventually Shaun finds the real mastermind behind the sabotage.

I personally am enjoying seeing a more grown up Shaun. It makes the character more believable and easier to identify with. I think that his approach to Dutch and what dutch was trying to do was very spot on. It showed real maturity on Shaun’s part.

Another storyline that is happening is the one on the Police side. Lassiter is having women troubles and Juliette is charged with finding him a date. This leads to a funny exchange with a hooker. I think we need some more episodes where Lassiter and Juliette are featured more prominently and not just peripheral.

Also if you ever wondered about the pineapple in every episode here are some theories.