Thursday, November 18, 2010

Moments of the week (so far):


Weeds: Oh, Weeds...what a long, strange trip it's been. Jenji Kohan's season finales always make me glad I stuck with this show after a few weak seasons, and Monday was no exception. Silas and Shane's goodbye -- expletives and all -- was inevitable after a season of Silas trying to separate from the family, but no less emotional in spite of the fair warning. And it was an acknowledgement on Silas' part that even though he and Shane have been through such crazy things, he still believes that they can turn out okay. This season has been a fantastic showcase of Hunter Parrish's considerable talent, and he just did me in with this: "Enough with this I don't care, I've seen it all, I'm dead inside; you're not," he tells Shane, "and you're gonna miss me. Choose not to be a dick." As for Andy, he finally leveled with Nancy instead of just acting as the comic relief. Nancy can't believe Andy let Silas stay in Dearborn, and Andy says -- finally allowing that he, like us, believes Silas is better off without her -- "I can't believe you can't understand why."

Glee: I never thought I'd say this, but Gwenyth Paltrow singing Cee-Lo's "Forget You" was hands-down one of the best Glee moments to date. Wow, wow, wow. Hollywood's go-to serious actress as a hip-but-ditzy sub teacher who can sing, and it worked? Glee, just when I thought I was out...

90210: Huge props to this show for keeping Teddy's storyline realistic -- they are not rushing his "coming out" in the slightest. On Monday, Teddy went to a gay bar, but left when a guy tried to hit on him. He's freaked out, and it's real. Another nice touch is the character of Ian, who is gay without the classic TV-friendly flamboyance, and plays understanding and frustrated all at once.

How I Met Your Mother: Nicole Scherzinger's perfect "Oh, didn't see you there!" smile as Robin Sparkles' partner-in-crime.

Modern Family: NO CONTEST -- Phil and the girls crying in the car.

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