TV Talk: Week in Review ’14 – ’15 #7

Reviews for Fall TV Shows & Specials Which Aired
October 12, 2014 – October 18, 2014

* New series in CAPS
* Reviews May Contain Spoilers


Note: I will not be reviewing Talking Dead or Comic Book Men.

Once Upon a Time (ABC) – Episode 4.03 “Rocky Road”

First, Dairy Queen! Ha! That was hilarious. Second, Emma used her power! Go, Emma! Long time, no see. Third, I don’t know why it didn’t faze me until now just how perfect Scott Michael Foster (Greek) is as Kristoff. He’s perfect. Fourth, memory loss is getting old on this show. Really old. C’mon! I get how it actually works quite well in this story line but still. Agh!

Fifth, Elsa and Anna’s Aunt is the snow queen?! What! What! What! So who is their mother? They can’t leave us hanging like that. I need to know now more than ever who their mother is! Nice that they went the Aunt route and not the predictable, mom route. I don’t know what’s more shocking though, the snow queen’s relation to the girls or that Anna may have trapped Elsa before!

Finally, what is the snow queen’s relation to Emma? I am terrible at guessing things so I am super curious to know what everyone else thinks. Also, this is off topic but is anyone else ready for Emma to get a new jacket?

The Walking Dead (AMC) – Episode 5.01 “No Sanctuary”

Be sure to read my recap/review of the season five premiere over at OMFGTV!

Resurrection (ABC) – Episode 2.03 “Multiple”

Great episode! What was the deal with the cop who was hiding his resurrected brother? I’m sure he had bittersweet feelings about his brother being back but his brother was a jerk! It’s not easy to stand up to a bully, especially a brother who is blackmailing you, and they might be grown adults but clearly haven’t worked through some things. Still, I root for the cop to take a stand. Is it wrong that he killed his brother who was technically already dead? Is the cop going to kill his older brother every time he returns? Why not hand him over to the FBI or whoever wanted the resurrected before and move (even if it means downsizing) while he’s at it to avoid interacting with him? I think moving would be less stressful and detrimental than staying.

Meanwhile, Bellamy is trying get his body but can only gain access to it if and when he helps out Donna Murphy’s character and gets some serious intel on the happenings of the town. Which brings me to the fact that yes, this resurrection may have happened before and yes, they may have indeed been murders. But now that the bones have been confiscated by Donna’s people…will we ever find out who the murderer is? It seems like it’s someone we already know? Perhaps Henry? Ah. I don’t know, I’m just guessing, terribly. What do you think?

Photo Credit: ABC

GOTHAM (FOX) – Episode 1.04 “Arkham”

So, aside from getting to see the one and only Arkham Asylum, there was nothing particularly noteworthy about this week’s episode. Gordon’s love life was questionable. Fish Mooney was up to no good, as usual. This time recruiting a female weapon. And the Penguin returned to Gotham, momentarily freaking Gordon out. Even though the episode as a whole wasn’t as memorable as I would have liked all around, it’s definitely a necessary piece to the puzzle as the show builds up to what is sure to be a crazy 22 episode season, previously 16 episode season. Congratulations on the full season pick up! Excited for more Gotham coming our way!

SCORPION (CBS) – Episode 1.04 “Shorthanded”

This case of the week leads the team to a Vegas casino…right before it gets taken hostage for a short moment. My favorite part? When the team had to figure out how the criminals escaped and end up in dire need to escape themselves. Which led to zip lining! Sylvester had his high pressure moment in a previous episode and now most of the others had theirs. Rightfully so. It looked terrifying! So, aside from a handful of high stress and comical moments, there wasn’t really anything in this episode that made it stand out.

The Blacklist (NBC) – Episode 2.04 “Dr. Linus Creel”

“Go get it boy!” *laughs* “City dog.” – Red

When innocent citizens begin to go on killing sprees, mind control comes into play and the FBI has quite a case on their hands. Liz steps up to the plate and goes farther than any one of us would ever go to take down the guy, Dr. Linus Creel, who is responsible for it all. Go, Liz! On the Red front, he’s busy trying to get Naomi & her husband to leave town & never come back so that he can protect them. The lengths Red will go! Wow! I really enjoyed this episode.

Castle (ABC) – Episode 7.03 “Clear & Present Danger”

Another forgettable episode of TV this week. Sunday night TV was phenomenal but most of Monday night’s TV was pretty bland. I lost interest in this week’s Castle half way in and decided to pick up a book instead. Didn’t finish this episode and I don’t plan on it.

The Voice (NBC) – Episode 7.07 & 7.08 “The Battles Premiere”

The battle round has begun! Joining the coaches for the battle round: Gavin Rossdale joined his wife, Gwen, Stevie Nicks came aboard Team Adam, Alicia Keys joined Pharrell, and Little Big Town helped mentor Team Blake. Performing against each other on Team Pharrell were Maiya Sykes and Elyjuh Rene singing Alicia Keys’s “If I Ain’t Got You.” Both are talented but I wasn’t moved by Maiya so I was rooting for Elyjuh. I love the way that Elyjuh makes every song his own. And his tone is beautiful. I’m so happy he made it through this round! Then, Griffin and Luke Wade performed “Maybe I’m Amazed” which is not really a song I like seeing other people perform. It just doesn’t do anything for me in the way that the original does. You know? So while the performance was slightly entertaining, I didn’t find either voice to be a standout. Anyway, Pharrell chose Luke while Blake and Gwen fought over stealing Griffin and Blake won…as expected.

On the second night of the premiere, Pharrell paired Taylor Phelan with Jordy and Taylor was without a doubt, one of my favorites during the blind auditions. I don’t remember Jordy during the blind auditions but his voice is fantastic! I can totally hear him on the radio. But I love Taylor! Ah, man. This one was just beyond. It was my favorite performance from night two of the battle premiere. It was super tough for Pharrell I’m sure but Taylor won this round! Woo! I really wanted someone to steal Jordy but no takers. Hopefully this is far from the last we’ll see/hear from Jordy.

Next up? Chris Jameson and Jonathan Wyndham were two standouts from Team Adam in the blind auditions so I was bummed to see them battling against each other. But when they performed a Bruno Mars number… from the moment Chris opened his mouth, Jonathan didn’t stand a chance! Alessandra and Joe were up on night two. They sang a Rihanna song but even before they performed, again, it was no question that Alessandra would win.

Jean Kelley and Sugar Jones were definite favorites for me on Team Gwen so to see these two pitted against each other made me so, so sad! There really needed to be steal this time around. And I am so, so, so glad that there was! Sugar Jones has such a powerful voice and Jean has such a powerful story and bringing those two out, making sure that their stage presence and timing for this song (“Survivor” by Destiny’s Child) were on point was a challenge and seeing everything come together made for such a very exciting battle to see! This was easily my favorite battle to watch of the premiere. Wow. Gwen kept Sugar. Adam and Pharrell fought over Jean and Jean ended up choosing Pharrell. Woot! I cannot wait to see what he does for her! Amanda Lee Peers and Taylor John Williams were next up from Team Gwen to battle it out. Both were stand outs in the blind auditions so this was a battle worth anticipating. I think this song was perfect for Amanda Lee but Taylor’s voice is magical and really there’s no competition here so it was great to see Taylor win this battle.

Gwen paired Menlik Zergabachew with Troy Ritchie. I was a big fan of Troy during the blind auditions but I know how much Gwen loves Menlik and his style, so this was a toss up. Surprisngly, Gwen chose Troy! Yes! Also, does Troy remind anyone of Adam Chanler-Berat (Next to Normal musical)? Anyway, Menlik wasn’t left hanging. Adam and Pharrell were ready to steal him and Menlik chose Pharrell. No shocker there! Again, very excited to see what Pharrell does.

Lastly, Team Blake! Craig Wayne Boyd (whom I don’t remember in the blind auditions) went against James David Carter singing “Wave On Wave.” Both of them had great voices but I think I took James more seriously and I hate to say this but because he just looked like a regular Joe whereas Craig was like too much of a showman and that turned me off. I was happy to see James win. And something tells me Craig, who was stolen by Gwen, will be just fine no matter how far he continues to go in this competition.

Since night two was one hour instead of two, we didn’t get to see a handful of battles but by the looks of it, we didn’t miss too much. So. Not really disappointed there. Tuesday night at 9 o’clock is a busy hour anyway on TV. The less two hour episodes, the better. I’m just glad Rebekah from Team Adam won her battle.

VERONICA MARS: PLAY IT AGAIN, DICK (CW Seed) – Episode 1.05

It’s the first day of shooting Private Dick and Jason approaches Ryan about his crappy supporting role. Jason backs out but decides not to let something this petty be the end all…only when he returns to the set, he finds that Ryan has replaced him with Robert Buckley. Ha! It was fun getting to see filming of two scenes from Private Dick, one of which included Francis, Percy, and other Veronica Mars favorites. Also, is “Hear no Weevil, see no Weevil” one of the best lines of this web series? I think so.

Photo Credit: ABC/Kelsey McNeal

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC)
Episode 2.04 “I Will Face My Enemy”

May kicked butt in this episode! The she was knocked out and her identity was temporarily stolen and her role in Shield momentarily compromised. My heart broke when Phil poured his heart out to May, asking her to be the one to take him out when the time came and take over Shield. Ah! But soon after, he tested May and made sure she was indeed May. Smart move since she wasn’t! Which led to the best fight scene so far this season! May vs. Impostor May. That was exhilarating! But back to Phil for a moment. It seems his brain is still out of sorts and things are not getting any better. So what will May do in the end? Will Coulson die for good this time? Or will she indeed save him and send him to a faraway place where no one will ever find him like she plans?

19 Kids & Counting (TLC) – Episodes 14.11 “Wedding Countdown!”

It’s the final countdown until the big wedding! Jill and Derick needed some furniture for their home though so they went to an auction to get some good deals. I can’t say that I’d get a used mattress but aside from that, this is a pretty good idea for buying used and saving the difference. After this, we see the family helping them move the furniture in, Josh and Anna coming to town for the wedding and picking out a car (loaned) for Jill and Derick’s wedding getaway car, and the girls getting their nails done for the big day. Michelle talking about nails and wraps and nail art reminded me of me and how clueless I am (which is hilarious considering I have gotten my nails done enough times to know these things and still don’t).

New Girl (FOX) – Episode 4.05 “Landline”

“Schmidt, your dry cleaning company called, your socks are ready!” – Nick

When a building being built next door causes their building to have bad cell reception, Jess has the idea to bring in a landline phone. In 2014. About ten years after everyone actively used them. Cue the funny! I loved the “Where do you put your music?” line! That was too perfect. Absolute perfection. Everything about this storyline rocked. This is actually the first episode of season four that I laughed continuously. The funny was definitely brought.

All sorts of memories come up when it comes to us using landlines, one of which being nosy people. Winston being coy when Nick asked him about a Judy…so incredibly funny! Nick playing secretary for everyone was truly one of the most hilarious things I’ve seen on this show. He was so genuinely excited about this new task that he brought upon or accepted himself. Ha ha.

At school, Coach is dating numerous women on staff at Jess’s school, one of which is played by Angela Kinsey (The Office) so that was fun to see. Jess, as the vice principal, has to set boundaries… and lead by example – which is easy until a new gorgeous British teacher makes his way to the school. I hope this isn’t the last we see of him! What do you think?

The Mindy Project (FOX) – Episode 3.05 “The Devil Wears Lands’ End”

So Mindy decides she must bond with the hospital director played by guest star, Niecy Nash after she creates a scene at a meeting. She takes her out for a girl’s night out only Nash’s character thinks that it’s more than that! Things spiral out of control from there. It’s quite funny.

Meanwhile, Peter takes Jeremy to Dartmouth’s beer pong competition where none other than Shonda Rhimes is the competition! It was so exciting to see Shonda in front of the screen instead of behind the scenes but aside from that, this story line was kind of awkward given Peter doesn’t even like Jeremy very much given the girlfriend ordeal. What did you think of this episode?

Photo Credit: Jordin Althaus / FOX

Arrow (The CW) – Episode 3.02 “Sara”

Oliver jumps into work mode after finding out that Sara has died and Laurel played the “my dad is the Captain of the police dept, so let me through” card to get further clues, trying to find out who killed her sister. Go, Laurel!

We also got a flashback from five years ago when Oliver was in China and Tommy was this close to finding out that Oliver was alive and well. What! I can’t believe he was faced with that but I shouldn’t be surprised. The people Oliver comes in contact with are ruthless.

Then, that ending! Yikes! Malcolm is grooming Thea to become…nothing good from what anyone of us can guess. What if Laurel does step into Sara’s role and later this season it’s Laurel vs. Thea? Whoa! How crazy would THAT be?! So what did you think of tonight’s episode?

Modern Family (ABC) – Episode 6.04 “Marco Polo”

Great episode! I loved the overall theme of what it means to be there for the people you love, what it means to be selfless. It was executed so well! But really, this show pretty much always hits the mark so that was no surprise.

First, Claire, Phil, and the kids were off to a nearby hotel for a night while their mold issue at the house was being taken care of and you’ll never guess who couldn’t hang! Even funnier is Phil’s reaction. Ha! But it’s not all laughs as the kids come to a realization and it will tug at your heart, what they do next!

Second, Jay and Gloria find out that Manny has a girlfriend. His first! Only she breaks his heart. And you’ll be surprised by how Gloria handles this entire situation! I was not expecting her to take such a backseat but the lady knows when to pull back. She does. Finally, Cam wants Mitchell to support him at his games only to find out that Mitchell is bad luck! Ha! I love it when Cam and Mitchell don’t come outright and say things, it makes for such hilarious comedic moments! Ah, man. Absolutely hilarious. It’s scary how relatable this episode was tonight. But that’s what makes it so funny. It gives us a moment to laugh at our ridiculousness and try again!

BLACK-ISH (ABC) – Episode 1.04 “Crazy Mom”

“You are a praise junkie!” – Rainbow

This show keeps it so real! I love that it dives into all of the issues families face everyday. One of those issues? Credit. Dre trying to get credit and have his back scratched for things he ought to be doing in the first place was hysterical! We can all relate! If you’re not the one rolling your eyes and grumbling about the person who is a complete lazy butt, then you are that lazy butt who needs to be congratulated when you do ONE or TWO tasks and step up to the plate momentarily in that little thing called responsibility.

Dre handing out cupcakes at the school made me laugh harder than I ever thought I could. And then, Rainbow, with so much free time, didn’t know what to do with herself and tried to hang out with her children who all dismissed her! Oh my goodness, I sure got a good laugh out of this week’s episode.

“The problem is, you’re trying to be a mom and you’re being all crazy with it. Yelling at teachers for teaching! Forks and spoons all willy nilly!” – Pops

Back to Dre, he’s on quite a high after the cupcake love from the kids at school and thinks that that’s how things will be all of the time when he does stuff. He finds out the hard way that THAT is SO not the case. He gets a very small taste of the fact that when you actually are consistently responsible, you almost never get acknowledged because it just becomes expected from you as the good person you (supposed?) to be… which is also quite unhealthy as the opposite because never being acknowledged is quite damaging to the spirit.

Everybody wants to be acknowledged, it’s simply finding the right balance of acknowledgement (so people don’t get a big head and do stay on track) and accepting the fact that sometimes, you will be the unsung hero and that’s okay too because you know you put it in the work. Anyway, great episode! Probably one of my favorites!

RED BAND SOCIETY (FOX)
Episode 1.05
“So Tell Me What You Want, What You Really, Really Want”

This week, we got some Charlie backstory through flashbacks from the night of the car accident with his dad which led up to the present day when Charlie is about to be transferred due to his mother finding out about his estranged father visiting. I don’t know what Nurse Jackson is up to but her blood switcheroo may keep Charlie right where he’s at. Yeah?

We also follow Jordi as he takes the steps he needs to take to be emancipated, Dash as he goes on a surprise mission to make the red band crew smile, and Emma who is still mad at Leo for kissing Kara at the homecoming dance. Ooo! It seems Kara needs to make a choice of who she wants to be with before things get ugly. Another gripping episode full of so much heart and truly, what’s better than that? Gosh, I love this show.

American Horror Story: Freak Show (FX)
Episode 4.02 “Massacres and Matinees”

Thanks to the murders in town, a curfew is put in place, which is of course, not good for the circus. Still, some people come through which brings us to Jessica Lange, Angela Bassett, and Michael Chiklis who are perfection on this show. With the idea for a matinee, Chiklis’s character also brings trouble. Uh oh!

I can’t mention them all without dear Frances. Frances Conroy is divine. And wow! I was not expecting to see Patti LaBelle in an episode of American Horror Story! What a surprise! It makes me wonder what other guest stars and cameos are down the line this season. Anyway, Frances’s character, Gloria may not have made the smartest decision inviting a clown walking down the street home to cheer up her (bratty) son, Dandy. She led Dandy right down the road of destruction. Handed him his most evil desires on a platter. Basically, it doesn’t look good for anybody next week!

Photo Credit: The CW

The Vampire Diaries (The CW) – Episode 6.03 “Welcome to Paradise”

“You think my temper’s bad with her? I like her. You? Not so much.” – Damon

Stefan makes his way back home for revenge and the guys are taking care of a vampire hunter and there’s drama and all that good stuff – how do you feel about Caroline’s feelings for Stefan? – but really, I was so much more interested in two characters and only two characters this entire episode. It will probably be this way until they return to where they belong. If you guessed Bonnie and Damon, you are correct.

“I’m sorry I called you the most annoying person in the world! I hadn’t met him yet.” – Damon

Bonnie, the woman that she is, notices everything that’s happening around her and oblivious Damon. It isn’t until Damon stumbles upon someone named Ky in the supermarket that he is forced to believe what Bonnie has been saying for some time now… that someone else is there with them. And Ky is trying to kill Damon. Well.

Bonnie comes to the rescue. She may not have been able to spark any magic out of her all this time but Damon’s life being in danger sure sparked something. Turns out Kay did what he did to lure hem both since Bonnie’s magic is the key to getting them all out of this bizarre place. Uh huh. Truth or not…Caroline and Bonnie are the rocks this season and I can’t tell you how much I love that and I can’t wait to see what’s next.

The Biggest Loser (NBC) – Episode 16.06 “The Tailgate”

On the 10th Anniversary of The Biggest Loser, the show decided to make the contestants’s temptation an eating competition. Eat the most number of calories from food served at tailgating gatherings and win immunity at the next weigh in which will include a red line. Two things. One, does this red line just magically appear whenever the producers feel like it or something? Why not just keep the red line every week? Seriously. Two. I am so glad less than a handful of contestants had enough confidence in themselves to not give into the temptation. Good for them!

My biggest concern though? The number of episodes this season. This season could run to December or February. It’s unclear if this season will have as little as 12-13 episodes or as many as 19-21 episodes. My hope is that this show ends in December because I am going to be taking it off of my watch list after this season and I’d like for the season to end as soon as possible so I can at least finish out the season without it dragging on and on.

I just can’t get with this season, especially with what they’re doing even after the finale disaster of last year. The voting. One of the new trainers being almost a carbon copy of Jillian. And other things just have me itching to stop watching. I knew Loser wouldn’t be the same after last season’s finale, I just wasn’t ready to accept it because I knew it would be different good or different bad and unfortunately it’s not different good, which is what I was afraid of. Bob, separate from the production drama as much as possible, is all thats keeping me tuned in at this point.

Photo Credit: ABC

Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) – Episode 11.04 “Only Mama Knows”

Sparked by the revelation of Maggie being her sister, Meredith takes a day to research her mother by watching old videos and reading her journals. What she finds (much of which we see through flashbacks) reveals so much about not only how Maggie came about but how Ellis and Richard actually ended things.

Basically, this is one of the best examples of continuity and how to do it right and planning and planting seeds and waiting for the right time to make that story bloom. As a writer and as a viewer, I am in awe of how Shonda and the writers executed this story line, more on that here.

Yes, I’ve said before that I’m not a huge fan of Maggie and that’s true. I love the Ellis-Richard love child story line but that on top of Mer having Lexie (and Molly) as siblings too is overkill at this point. I know people remarry and have kids and I know people cheat and have kids and that having all of these kids is totally plausible. As a viewer though, I admit I am tired and no longer moved by this kind of drama so it’s hard for me to root for, say, Maggie.

But I respect the groundwork of this story line and only wish that it had come sooner than season eleven. Because so many of us always thought about a love child between the two. Why wait SO incredibly long? Regardless, the hug between Derek and Maggie was so beautiful! And Meredith finally coming around to Maggie at the end. Yes. It’s about time. That short period of tug of war was so painful. So. Long story short. As much as I have been conflicted, what an absolutely fantastic episode. Talk about bringing things full circle.

Scandal (ABC) – Episode 4.04 “The Bleep”

“You are not Olivia, you will never be Olivia…” – Cyrus

Olivia does Fitz a favor, getting Fitz’s daughter, Karen out of a party she slipped away from the secret service to get to only to find out that she now has a job thanks to Karen’s sex tape! Watching the gladiators try to narrow down the people Karen slept with? No words. Talk about a scandal! And then the greedy parents who didn’t want to hand over the sex tape without over $2 million. WHAT. I can understand taking advantage of the opportunity and asking for some money but millions? Wow. And then asking for more right before the agreement was going to be set? Yeah, exploitation is right, Olivia! She set them straight. So glad she did.

Hiding the truth from Momma Mellie? Gosh! That was hilarious and sad all at the same time. Funny how as soon as she saw Olivia in the halls, she knew something was going down and something wasn’t right. Man oh man. Well, this was Karen’s one free pass. She used it well. But the girl is grieving the loss of her brother. It was only a matter of time before she broke. So sad.

Meanwhile, Rowan is trying to get rid of Jake. Oop! And Olivia tells Fitz that she went away with Jake. Oooo! And finally, a secret service agent tells Rowan that Jake gave him the order to kill Fitz’s son. Okay, I seriously cannot wait to see how all of these developments continue to play out. Talk about scandalous. Truly living up to the show’s name in every line, in every scene of this show. So good! Ah!

GRACEPOINT (FOX) – Episode 3

Problems. One. If you were investigating a death by a body of water, wouldn’t one of the first things that would pop into your head be the possibility of the evidence being swept away or at bay? Why are we at episode three and Ellie is just now saying this?

Two. Why was Mark texting a friend asking him to be his alibi? Why would you send that over a text message? How stupid is that! Why is he asking for an alibi for the night of his son’s murder? Whatever you were doing (typical affair by the way) isn’t as terrible as your son dying. Just tell everyone where you were at! Face up to your seedy ways and either fix or end your marriage. You were going to have to face that sooner or later whether your son’s life was lost or not. Real talk.

And then when he returned home and his daughter confronted him about being arrested…guess what he said? “Ah, just a little mix up.” What?! Just a little mix up? Ha! I cannot. Trying to make something so heavy so lighthearted. A little mix up. Wow.

Three. Why is Ellie more concerned about the town if Mark happens to be the killer than the Solano family? Get a grip. The town is important, yes, but this is your best friend’s family. You should be doing everything in your power to go through whatever motions need to be gone through while investigating and cooperate so you can get past the possibility of any family members being suspects and dig deeper. I can understand trying to play all sides to see if Carver will come around and not point all fingers at Mark but one minute with Carver and even I can see that’s not going to happen.

What I did like? Beth locking it down after the agent assigned to watch her told her that Mark was arrested. As soon as her daughter started freaking out, she pulled her aside and told her to get a grip. From now on, it’s Beth and her and that’s the way it’s going to be now that Mark is a suspect and the police are getting down to work. Go, Beth! She’s not withholding in the sense that she’s making the case difficult for the cops, she is holding onto her peace. Because that’s all that’s left worth holding onto at this point.

On another note, I know people are comparing this to the original British show, Broadchurch, as expected. But since I haven’t seen that, all I can think about is how much more compelling The Killing is than this. Thoughts?

Parenthood (NBC) – Episode 6.04 “A Potpourri of Freaks”

This week, Hank tells his ex wife that Sarah is a part of his life and will be a part of their daughter’s. Go, Hank! Don’t let your ex rule your life when you’re in a healthy relationship with Sarah (even if I’m not a fan of you to begin with haha I still root for the right thing).

Then there’s Kristina who deals with a challenging student at school. Yikes. And Max may have a crush! Does this remind anybody of Manny and his first girlfriend over on Modern Family? I see another trend this TV season!

Now we’re almost halfway through the final season and is it just me or are Crosby and Jasmine not getting a ton of screen time? This week, they finally got quite a bit but it took four episodes and it was only and I use the word “only” lightly because it is a big deal though it was only in regards to Crosby getting into his motorcycle accident. Never mind the fact that there was no Amber. And when are going to see Haddie last this season?

Saving the most heartbreaking for last, Julia is ready to tell the kids that she’s not getting back together with Joel. Oh! They end up telling Sydney that they don’t know what the future holds for them which brings me to saying that I am SO interested in seeing where we leave these two when this show airs its series finale. I’ve said it before but I just can’t stop thinking about it every time this show is on. Anyway, another solid episode!

HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER (ABC)
Episode 1.04 “Let’s Get to Scooping”

Check out my recap and thoughts on the latest HTGAWM episode over at OMFGTV!

Haven (Syfy) – Episode 5.06 “The Old Switcheroo Part 2”

Nathan goes commando! Okay, but really, Nathan and Duke are still in each other’s bodies as well as Gloria and Dwight…and Dave and Vince. A sick love story between a husband, wife, and the husband’s brother is the cause behind this body switching trouble and it was exciting to finally get some backstory on this trouble. I say “finally” loosely as I’ve really enjoyed the pacing of the storytelling this season.

Nathan is still in quite a bit of trouble himself though, his body about to explode if Duke doesn’t release another trouble for him. Well, they get the bright idea to release a certain trouble out on Mara so that Audrey will come out. I didn’t realize they could so easily pick the trouble Nathan could release. Seems a little too convenient for me. Even though it didn’t exactly work in their favor…until it did at the end of the episode. Nice! Ahh! So now we have Audrey AND Mara! What! How is this going to work?! And by that I mean how long are we going to get Mara and Audrey sharing the small screen together? Gosh, that’s a TON of work for Emily Rose. We appreciate it, girl. Do your thing!

Z NATION (Syfy) – Episode 1.06 “Resurrection Z”

Garnett runs into a pre-zombies friend who is now running his own safe haven. The gang is let inside, once they hand over all of their weapons. Yikes! That’s never a good sign. Which leads to the unfortunate moment when his friend lets back in a group of kids who previously left, only to return from a cult to wreak havoc on the safe haven!

The zombie breakout happens right when Garnett and Warren are just getting started having their own fun so they were lucky to make it out alive! At least out of the bedroom. It was sad to see Garnett bite the dust but I was just glad it wasn’t Addy yet. Anyway, Murphy saved the crew from this crazy cult so it was just good that we only lost one person this week. I wonder how many will be left by the end of the season! They are dropping like flies!

Speaking of Murphy. Uh oh. The crew was having doubts about the vaccine working on him in the beginning of the episodes and now we see that the zombies aren’t even going after him. This means as much good as it does concern. Any theories for what will become of Murphy and how that will affect the future?

Premieres Next Week (October 19, 2014 – October 25, 2014)
The 100 (The CW) Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Grimm (NBC) Friday, October 24, 2014
CONSTANTINE (NBC) Friday, October 24, 2014