Welcome back. This week's television didn't have any real standouts like last week, but several shows were much better this time around. I grade this week a B, up from a C last week. The nominated show was Revolution, 2.10, picked by a random number generator. If you would like to nominate another show, please fill in the box at the bottom of the article. I'd love to sample some of your favorites and please add your comments below. What awards would you give the shows you watched last week?


Overall Awards:



I was going to save this for next week's column but with its ratings I'm not sure how long it will last to be honest. This is the story of 3 brothers with distinct personalities who live on the same Army base. Basically a version of the Bad News Bears, soldier style, Enlisted combines real laughs with good brother bonding. I am a sucker for a comedy that combines heart with snark and this one fulfills. It's such a shame its placement guaranteed failure in the ratings because I could see this show just getting better with age. Enlisted airs on Fridays at 8:30 C on FOX.




Neal has pulled off some great cons before, but turning the tables on Rebecca after being gutpunched by her deception was a nice way to even the score.  I particularly adored the interactions between Mozzie and Neal this episode, one thing that this season has emphasized.  I did think that Rebecca should have been a little smarter and Peter more sympathetic but overall the episode had good pacing and nice twists.  I can't wait for Rebecca to break out of jail and hopefully come back next season.




No question the best action of the week was the two manticores going after each other in the VFW bar. It was so awesome, I wish Nick and Hank had been delayed for a few minutes to give us more of the fight. Kudos to everyone involved. It rivaled Bamford's work on Arrow




You can't truly appreciate this scene without knowing the history between Diane and Kate. Diane was Pete's first wife; Kate is his third. For most of the season, Diane has found Kate lacking in every area. So when Kate curses at her bratty kids, you'd expect her to come in full barrels blazing. In fact, that's exactly what her kids think she was doing. Gesticulating like a psycho, Diane tells Kate she's proud of her for sticking to her guns and laughs about the cursing. She then makes Kate gesticulate like she's angry too as Kate thanks Diane for supporting her. The kids buy it and instantly they have more respect for Kate. It's a great scene and one that makes me sad that there might not be a season 2 for this great show.



One of the few things I really did not like in 3A was the demise of Mystery Motorcycle Chick in the season 3 premiere. I thought it was an incredible waste of a potentially great character. I kept thinking she was going to return but as 3A ended, I gave up hope. Imagine my surprise when she returned to rescue Derek and Peter. Woo hoo! I am ecstatic that not only is she back, but it seems like she is going to play a role in the mytharc as well. Welcome back MMC! I look forward to getting to know you.



Taking place in three parts, Murray's showdown with the video store clerk over late fees was hilarious. Anyone who ever lived in the Blockbuster years can totally relate. Hopefully the clerk will appear in future episodes as well. I love how this also incorporated the show's signature heart, when Murray allows the video clerk to win so that Adam can get his movies.


Nominated Show:


I let a random number generator choose the nominated show for me this week and it chose an interesting one. I watched all of Revolution season 1 until a live grenade in Rachel's hand didn't kill her. I knew then all the Mathesons (Rachel, Charlie, and Miles) were destined to stick around and continue to be "throw something at the TV" irksome so I dropped the show. I have heard how the show has vastly improved since season 1 but I hadn't tried it because I didn't have time and I never jump into a serialized story mid-season. This is a first for me and I have very little clue of what is going on. Aaron is apparently far more important than last season, which can only be a good thing. Some nanokid has super powers to fry people with his brain, Monroe is suddenly not the craziest evil who ever lived, the guy from 7th Heaven is apparently patriarch of the Douche Family, and everyone looks dour. That last one refreshingly hasn't changed. Neither has Charlie being the martyr. DouchePat: "I don't get it. After all I've done, why aren't you angry? You haven't even raised your voice."

In the end, I am glad that I watched this episode. I have no idea if the rest of the episodes are this much fun, but only a few people managed to annoy me this time. Charlie is much improved from the brief glimpse I saw of her and I love this Connor kid. May he shoot all of the Mexican trio. They've brought back characters I liked (Grace, Lady Macbeth Neville) and made those I didn't better (Charlie, Neville, even Jason maybe). I love that Monroe is still as bat guano crazy as ever. He's just hiding it better. I'm still rooting for all Mathesons to die, especially Rachel, but this episode was much improved compared to last season. I don't have time to go back and watch the other episodes right now, but this one makes my "to watch" list for the summer. Here's hoping I can have faith in Kripke again. Until then, I'm starting the Lady Macbeth for President campaign. She would kill all the other republics, create martial law, and fulfill her destiny. Go forth you evil woman and conquer.

Grade: B+
Ranking: 4-

Me at the Episode's Start - Aaron: "What the hell is going on? Why here? What does any of this mean?"
The "Say What?" Award - Rachel is with her brother-in-law / Charlie is working with the guy who killed her brother
The "Wow, You're Not Dead" Award - Jason lives. Hmm, I figured he would be cliffhanger fodder.
MVP - Lady Macbeth Neville/Doyle, but maybe just because she was my favorite character in season 1
The "Shut Up" Award - Rachel. Like you haven't killed people and doomed the world as well, you hypocrite.
Biggest Shock - Charlie's all grown-up and killing people willing
Least Surprising Twist - Conner's all grown up and running the neighborhood mob
Best Moment - a guy sings "Sweet Home Alabama" in Spanish
Best Reason to Fast Forward - Rachel, Miles, and Monroe sniping
Best Quotes: Monroe
Monroe: "Well congratulations. You've made it to Mexico. Go enjoy the Mexican dream."
Monroe: "Well by that logic, Charlie's going to grow up and end the world."


Weekly Shows:


When you realize that this episode was supposed to be the second one, it makes a whole lot more sense. I'm still not sure why they decided to push this one back but my guess, it has something to do with sexbots, which this one doesn't have. Frankly both of these episode were not up to Almost Human's usual standards.

Grade: B-

Coolest Technology - Invisible Paper
Worst Slogan - Things Can Always be Worse (anger management)
Best Twist - Kennex kills Paul's MX
Best Nickname - Bullet catcher (what Kennex calls the MX)
Best Reason to Watch - cool new technology
Most in Need of Subtitles - Dorian
Funniest Moment - Kennex threatens to shoot Dorian unless Rudy turns his singing off, Dorian looks shocked, and Kennex mouths, "Just kidding."
Saddest Part of the Future - pens are old-fashioned
Best Exchange - Stahl gives Kennex an energy chew and Kennex writes on paper for her with a pen
Best Quote - Dorian: "Hey Mr. Friendly, how was Anger class 101." Kennex: "You call me that again and I swear I'll stick my boot right in your face." Dorian: "Ah, clearly it went well."



This episode was a great way to set up the two-part finale. I love that Jenny and Abbie each got to shine and Ichabod in skinny jeans was both hilarious and a nod to many fans' biggest complaint. By far the best part though was Jenny facing off against the patriots and Macey possessed. This episode started with high octane and just kept getting more and more intense. Plus we got Corbin back! Nothing tops that.

Grade - B+

Best Scene - Jenny gets Ichabod and Abbie away from the Patriots, double guns at the ready
Best aww moment - Corbin holds Jenny after the exorcism / Irving and family hug / Jenny and Abbie hug
Best Cameo - Corbin
Freakiest - Demon Macey
Least Stealthy Duo - Abbie and Ichabod trying to steal the lamp
Best reason to fast forward - the scene with the patriots until Jenny shows up to kick butt
Best Interaction - Abbie and Jenny / Irving and Macey
Best Turn of a Phrase - Ichabod: "By the fetid stench still emanating from the pages.."
Biggest Question - How was Washington's Bible buried with Ichabod more than 20 years after he died?
Best Quote - Ichabod: "One sign of the impending apocalypse is surely skinny jeans."



This episode was not the intense ride that the midseason premiere was but it still contained some great character interactions and gave important roles to both Lydia and Isaac. It also introduced a new character and set up the likely Big Bad in the ending. However it was the surprise return of Mystery Motorcycle Chick that really rocked my world. That and her involvement in whatever Derek and Peter are up to.

Grade: B

Best Scene - Lydia pep talks Stiles into saving her from the trap
Weirdest Twist - glowing firefly demon people
MVP - tie - Scott, Lydia, and Isaac for best pep talks
Most Intense - Allison dreams she's on an autopsy table surrounded by PsychoAunt and weredoctors
Best Acting - Stiles panic attacks when he cannot read in history class
Best Interaction - Stiles and Scott
The "I Need a Hero" Award - Kira is hunted by werecoyote until Scott pushes over some lockers to save her
Best Action - Mystery Motorcycle Chick takes on the FauxFratellis with a thousand bullets
Best Hashtag - #WhatsUpWithTheScarf
The Katy Perry Award - Alpha Twins. Scott: "I thought you guys were going to teach me to roar?"
Most in Need of Revoking the Conceal and Carry Laws - Allison, who almost shoots Isaac this time
Biggest Worry - That all the complications Scott, Allison, and Stiles have from being sacrifices are now over
Best Quotes - Sheriff: "Well that makes sense…in a Chinese folktale."
Peter: "I don't want to make it sound like we don't appreciate your hospitality, but do you think it would be possible to put that on ice? Maybe something for my hand - extra large Band-Aid, perhaps some antibiotic ointment?"



This episode was somewhat tame for a midseason premiere. Red took revenge on half a dozen people and Lizzie got back into an old case, but nothing that packed a huge punch. I did love the twist of the serial killer targeting abusers. They did a great job of making no one sympathetic in this episode.

Grade - B

Best Scene - Red threatens to shoot Agent Mojtabai unless he transfers $5 million by the time Red finishes re-assembling his Colt
Most Interesting Psycho - Karl Hoffman
Least Sympathetic Victim - Abusive mother
Most Disgusting - Torture
Best Quote - Malik: "Do the words 'advanced interrogation' not mean anything to you?"




This one wasn’t as good as the pilot but it did manage to kill a main plot thread…maybe. Yeah, probably not. I smell a future plot twist. I'm still liking Riley but it's Nelson who is really growing on me.

Grade - C

Best Scene - Dr. Cassidy and Nelson take the bombs out of the corpse
Most Terrifying Technology - Edible C4
Most Effective - Riley emotionally blackmails Gabriel into helping stop the terrorists
Best Action - elevator fight
Best Twist - Amelia is involved in the terrorist case they are working and she's the bomb
Best Snark - Nelson
Most Melodramatic - Gabriel and Amelia
Best Quote - Riley: "We call this proximity overlook." Gabriel: "Yeah well the rest of the world calls it stalking."



This was a fairly standard episode of SHIELD. I was glad to see Fitz and Simmons in their element and it ended with one heck of a twist about Skye. Mostly though, I learned that May and Coulson need more scenes together.

Grade - B-

Best Interaction - Coulson and May
The "Are You Kidding Me?" Award - A student turns into a block of ice in the middle of FitzSimmons' lecture
Best Action - May and Quinn
Best Twist - flying car / Skye is the O84 (object of unknown origin)
Least Surprising Twist - Donny and Seth created the device themselves
Most Ludicrous - InstaDawn - either the machine creates daylight or hours passed while Coulson talked with Skye / storm flips one car but the truck the two kids are in is fine
Most Dramatic - trying to revive the kid in the storm
Best Threat - Coulson says he'll shoot Quinn out of the sky but he counters that he works for the clairvoyant
Best Snark - Fitz vs. Ward
Best Quote - Coulson: "They changed my memories. Who's to say they didn't change more?" May: "I say. I know you Phil and I knew you before. You know I'd be the first to go down that road if I thought it led somewhere. Do you believe me at least? Do you?" Coulson: "Yes." May: "Good."



This was a tale of two episodes. The part with Murray and Adam was great. Beverly on the other hand was more obnoxious than usual, which as the title attests was the point. However, it went a little too far for me so that I no longer felt sympathetic to her character. The Goldbergs walks that fine line between obnoxious and funny pretty well usually. This one went over the top.

Grade: C+

Best Scene - Barry's anti-mom speech
Funniest Moment - Beverly "beat boxes" the word "win"
Least Fond 80's Memory - video late fees
Best Interaction - Erica and Pops / Murray and the video store clerk
Best Flashback - Erica the world dominator
Best Speech - Barry's anti-mom speech
Best awww moment - Adam hugs Murray after Murray gets him his own video store card
Best Dedication - In Loving Memory of the Video Store (1980-2013)
Best Quote - Barry: "What's that weird smell?" Beverly: "That's the smell of clean. You're free to start reversing the process now."



Grade - B+ (A for Kate and Diane scenes)

Best Scene - Diane and Kate mock fight for the kids but really Diane completely supports Kate
MVP - Diane
Funniest Moment - Meg does hand signals / Pete and Jackie say, "Shut up" at the same time
Best Interactions - Diane and Kate
Worst Interactions - Pete and Jackie
Biggest Shock - Pete writes legal erotica
Best Reaction - Kate curses out Hillary and Warren
Best Quote - Hillary: "Oh but…but then I can't tweet. What if something happens? How are people supposed to know how I feel about it?"



The midseason premiere of Arrow came back fairly limp, but a big improvement over last season's midseason premiere. The villain was lame and there was far more filler than most episodes, but Laurel soared for the first time in…well, ever. The island also had some intense scenes and we made progress on Roy's origin story. For the majority of the time Team Arrow was completely noxious, but in the end even they came around.

Grade: C

Best Scene - Laurel finds out Blood locked up his mom in a psych ward to keep her from telling everyone that he killed his dad
Worst Shot - anyone who is aiming at Oliver
Best Awww Moment - tie - Slade gives Oliver Shado's hood / Oliver says that Felicity and Diggle are his partners not his employees
Best Reaction - Oliver looks hurt when Moira calls Verdant his hobby
MVP - Laurel for following her instincts even in face of others'
Best Snark - Quentin
Best Moment - Oliver's skate shoes as he uses the motorcycle for cover from the bomber's charge
Best Action - Slade chokes Oliver
Most Intriguing - Blood
Best Reason to Fast Forward - Anything Team Arrow until the very end
Best Quote - Quentin: "What's with the mask?" Oliver: "A gift from a friend." Quentin: "You've got friends?"



The kid is safe and so am I, from watching any further. Goodbye Detective Douche. Good luck to you all.

Grade: D
Ranking: 2-



This is not a show I expected to like but I ended up marathoning the whole thing in a week. The midseason premiere was primarily to set up this part of the season and was slightly less funny than usual, but Lennox was the best she's ever been.

Grade: B-

Best Scene - Lennox plays angel on the shoulder with Mel
Most Awkward - Melissa, Joe, and Austin meeting
MVP - Lennox
Best Innuendo - Game of Thrones
Funniest Gift - top quality, nonstick sauté pan
The Foundation of Civilization - olive oil, onions, and garlic
Most Clueless - Austin
Funniest Speech - Lennox's tombstone speech
Best Meta - Austin: "Somebody say something. It feels like we have been standing here for 6 months."
Best Quote - Joe: "So you know when I move out things are going to be a little different around here." Ryder: "It'll be hell. We'll starve. It will end in cannibalism." Joe: "You're all skin and bones, man. You'll be the last one to go."



-And Community is officially back. No other show could make a half hour of characters sitting around a table so interesting. I love how they build characterization by having the characters admit all their less than noble deeds. However what really makes this episode is the great way they have decided to send Troy off.

Grade: B

Best Scene - Both times when they all start talking over each other
Best Manipulator - Pierce
Best Character Moment - when they are all confessing their sins before being asked more questions
Best Aww Moment - Pierce says something nice about them all after death
Grossest - Pierce leaves his sperm to everyone
Best Twist - Troy leaves to fulfill Pierce's wishes and to get millions of dollars
Best Reason to Exit - Troy has to sail Pierce's boat around the world
Character that should return in the final season - Mr. Stone
The "I'm Sniffling Already" Award - Troy and Abed together: "Troy and Abed are in mourning." So am I, guys. So am I.
Best Quote - Jeff: "I'm speechless." Annie: "Somebody say something. Abed?" Abed: "Cool. Cool, cool, cool." Clinician: "That's a lie."



Grade: B+

Best Scene - Mozzie has Neal eat on the floor to hide from Rebecca
Best Con - Neal (last week it was Rebecca; this week the table was turned)
The "Say What" Award - Rebecca, who was so smart this whole season, fell for a lame trick because she was in love - are you kidding me? Really writers?
Best Action - Rebecca beats up feds and a taxi driver while on the run
The "Shut Up, Peter" Award - Neal deserves a lot of what he gets but a homicidal girlfriend is not one of them
Funniest - Moz meditates to remember the Musconi code
Best Quotes - Moz: "Should I be brushing up on my Proust?"
Peter: "Look at it this way. The next lucky woman who comes along is going to seem like a million bucks." Neal: "Either that or every relationship after this is going to seem really boring." Peter: "Well there's a lot of room between really boring and someone taking a shot at you."



This episode of Grimm was especially bleak and I spent the whole time hoping there would be a twist, but no. Gang rape it was. On the plus side though, we had the epic manticore fight and the introduction of Rosalee's mom and sister. Rosalee and Monroe make everything better.

Grade: C+

MVP - Monroe
Best Reason to Watch - Rosalee, Monroe, and manticore fight
Best Use of Music - big band for the dance class
Most Intriguing New Character - tie - Adalind's baby and Rosalee's sister
Best Moment - Monroe helps Rosalee push the doorbell
Best Threat - DeEtta to Monroe about treating Rosalee well
Best Reaction - Monroe swinging his glass when Rosalee talks about partying mid fight with DeEtta
Best Wesen - manticore (definitely best of this season and probably the best of them all)
Best Twist - Colonel gets himself killed so they can prosecute Head Psycho for murder and get justice for Frankie
Best Quote - Monroe: "You and your mom and your sister, you share a history of love and pain, and…and that's just family. There are no easy solutions."



Grade: B

Best Scene - Randy cries over the plot of Toy Story and the Pixar lamp
MVP - Randy
Funniest - Randy cries over the plot of Toy Story and the Pixar lamp
Best New Addition - Private Ruiz, the guy no one remembers
Funniest Montage - all the troop getting ready to take the marksmanship test
Funniest Interaction - Randy and Derrick
Least Funny Interaction - Pete and Perez
Best Catchphrase - Cody: "Boom. You've been praised."
Best Quote - Randy: "Well stop granting my wishes, evil genie. Stop it." Derrick: "Evil Genie, I'd watch that show." Bwah! So would I, Derrick."



Grade - B+

Best Scene - Hatake tells Alan about the super virus cure-all
Best Reason to Watch - it's still the creepiest, most intriguing sci fi show on TV
Most Warped - the cheesy 70's music in the title card sequence
The "Saying It Doesn't Make It True" Award - Julia: "Get it together, Jules. You don't get sick."
The "So he might be a bad guy, but that doesn't make him wrong" Award - Daniel shoots Dr. Sulemani
Biggest Question - How much is Hatake still hiding?
Most Suspicious - Belleseros convinces Boyle not to tell anyone about the virus growing
The "Don't You Ever Tire of Being Wrong" Award - Alan seriously, leave the psycho ones where they are.
Most Melodramatic - Julia spreads black goo on her lab coat then takes it off, part of the infected
Best Cameo - frozen monkey graveyard
Creepiest Moment - the virus replicates instantly
The "Are You Kidding Me?" Award - tie - Boyle doesn't tell Alan about the monkey virus / Belleseros kills the com
Worst Sales Pitch - The cure-all defeats any virus but there's a 75% chance it will kill you

Well there's good news and bad news. The good news is this finale rocked! Talk about a mind twist. The bad news is we are now officially in hiatus and man is it going to be loooooong. To help keep the hellatus blues away, this time a double episode means double the votes. Yep, you can choose 2 options this time. Enjoy and don't forget to comment away. Comments chase hiatus frustration away. Until the fall season...happy voting!

Last week in TV, the comedies were the big winners as well as Sleepy Hollow's finale. What I loved about these comedies is that their best moments were actually the drama. Between saying goodbye to Troy on Community and Randy's speech about soldiers on Enlisted, last week's comedies out drama'ed the dramas and showed us why laughs with a heart is the best combination. Don't forget to comment on your favorites and awards below and if you have a show you'd like to nominate, please fill out the box at the bottom of the article. Thanks and may you have a happy TV watching week.


Overall Awards:




Before recommending this show, I have to warn everyone to go into it knowing that every single character will make the exact wrong choice for their job title. To be frank, Helix makes the CDC look as incompetent as The Following made the Feds. However, if you go into it for the horror/sci fi thrills and jumps, Helix works well. There hasn't been one episode when I wasn't grossed out, although admittedly my gross reflex is set lower than most, and jumped in my chair. All characters have the required emotional baggage with the main leads having been together before she slept with his brother and Junior CDC suffering from a medical condition. Those can be fast forwarded. Helix works best in the mystery and producing one bizarre visual you just can't forget per episode - frozen monkey graveyard, anyone? The show won't be winning any awards soon, but it is a fun way to spend an hour. Definitely worthy of a summer to-watch list at the minimum. Plus, I have it from a writer that the main story questions will be answered in the first 13 episodes while new questions are raised. That's my favorite kind of TV storytelling.




The only other episode that was even in contention this week was Community, but Bad Blood gets the win for having the very best twist in TV in years. SPOILER ALERT - go watch this episode NOW if you haven't already. Now. Everything about the season finale worked from the opening humor of Ichabod learning about re-enactors and finally finding an outlet for buying his preferred clothes to the jaw-dropping, eye-bugging pronouncement that Henry is War AND Jeremy. I haven't heard of one person who saw both coming in the entire fandom, and yet it still makes sense throughout the context of the other episodes. Well played Sleepy Hollow writers, well played! Kudos also to the casting department for getting John Noble to play Henry. The nuances and shift from him pretending to be a concerned friend to psycho kid with a 2 century old grudge was magnificent. Then to leave everyone incapacitated? Let's just say that hellatus is already too long and I can't wait for season 2 to start. This finale is this year's Sacrifice (Arrow) and one of the best I've ever seen.



In any other week, this would have been the best episode. Community works best when it focuses on its characters instead of gimmicks and high concept episodes (see Basic Intergluteal Numistics for an example of a concept episode that failed miserably) so I expected Troy's big farewell to be a winner. It succeeded on all levels with a bizarre twist that could only work in this show. It's no secret that Troy and Abed are my favorite pairing in the group and to see Abed trying so hard to keep Troy around through the guise of a game was spot-on to his character. Who hasn't played Hot Lava as a kid? Of course with Abed the whole thing is taken to another level and I love how Troy willingly follows Abed into their typical madness. The fact that the entire campus plays along was a nice nod to the paintball episodes as well. However it is the heart of the ending that raises this episode into the top 5 rank for me. As Abed realizes that he has to let Troy go and jumps into the lava, Terminator-style, it is Britta to the rescue. An unlikely savior after being so relentlessly annoying all episode, she helps both Troy and Abed say goodbye by inventing their clones. It's a touching moment that few comedies allow and the show is that much better for it. Have there been funnier Community episodes? Of course, but there are few that have as much heart and that is just as crucial as laughs in a comedy for me. I will miss you Troy, but you left on an A+ episode. Besides, if Troy 2.0 can talk to LeVar Burton, I'm sure he can sail around the world in one year and be back for season six. And the movie.



Randy: "I thought the most important thing was hanging out with my brother. Pete's the strongest soldier I know, but every once in awhile even the strongest soldiers will go through some stuff. Right now he may not want us there with him, but we're going to be there for him.

In one instant Randy not only goes from overbearing and obnoxious to fully supportive, but delivers a stirring speech about standing by soldiers when they come home. It's a nice reminder that not all scars and physical and even the toughest people need support. Well done, Enlisted. Perhaps Randy can head to Portland and give Juliette some pointers.




Usually The Goldbergs wins this one hands down but Grimm takes the win this week. After leaving at a particularly tense cliffhanger, Grimm left its fans waiting for a conclusion after the Olympics with 2 end cards. The first had the requisite "to be continued" but it was followed with this. Brilliant!




This was especially tough because Aimee Mann's version of Come Sail Away by Styx also made its scene on Community. In the end it goes to Goldbergs because I danced, er swayed, to it at my 8th grade formal. Ah the memories. Plus I really can't stand that Styx song. Now Renegade on the other hand….




Sleepy Hollow overdoes this every week, but lately I have been seeing it crop up in almost every other drama I watch. Shows have a previously in the beginning and then feel the need to add in clips from previous episodes, or even worse, clips that happened minutes before as if they think the audience is stupid or hasn't been paying attention. Despite the popular saying, people aren't that stupid.  If they have paid attention, it gets annoying. If they haven't, then there is a bigger underlying problem that needs to be fixed.


Nominated Show: 


Note - Technically the nominated show was episode 1.03, but my OCD likes to go chronological whenever possible so this review/grade is for the first 3 episodes with all episode awards coming from the third.

I didn't know anything about Vikings going in except for my limited knowledge through social studies classes. Given it airs on the History Channel, I looked for more historical accuracy than most shows and I am proud to say that these folks are actually "pre-washing machine and indoor plumbing" dirty. The show racks up violence points right from the beginning, giving viewers an idea of how much gore to expect. If you're good with the opening scene, you should be fine for the rest of these episodes. While murder and rape are treated causally here, it doesn't feel as much gratuitous as showing the realities of the age. It was a violent time and the show certainly doesn't shy away from that. Nor does it shy away from sex, although it doesn't have the nudity you'd find on pay channels. They do invite a priest for a threesome though. So there's that.

The cast of characters are the real draw. They are impressively full-fledged even in such short a time. Lagertha, Ragnar's wife, was a Shield Maiden before they married, which pretty much makes her Buffy. She can definitely take care of herself. Rollo, Ragnar's brother, is the hothead mischief maker who not-so-secretly lusts after Lagertha. Yep, even in the 6th century, there's a freaking love triangle. His temper and rashness tend to cause chaos wherever he goes. Floki, the boat builder, is just insane, period. I think he's channeling his inner Barty Crouch, Jr. with all that tongue flickering. Still, the real pull of Vikings so far is the political turmoil between the main character, Ragnar, and Earl Haraldson, the chieftain to whom Ragnar owes his allegiance. Complete with his own Lady Macbeth, the earl seems to fear losing power the most and he takes Ragnar's insistence to go west to plunder instead of east as a personal attack on that power. Instead of pulling together to find riches, they walk a tightrope dance of political volleys with neither winning. When Ragnar returns from the west with riches plundered from a monastery, the earl cannot condemn him for treason in front of the cheering people, although he'd like to. Instead, he tries to bankrupt Ragnar by claiming all the treasure for himself. Smart money says he tries to take the family farm next.

With an intriguing storyline and characters that feel fleshed out, Vikings is a good pick for anyone who likes their historical dramas with a little more accuracy and a whole lot more blood. Ragnar is strangely sympathetic for someone who murders unarmed people for a living. His dreams for a better life and inquisitive mind are universal, making it easy to engage with the character. I may not see all the episodes before the new season starts in February, but Vikings definitely makes the summer to-watch list. With only 9 episodes already aired, that's a pretty quick marathon for those who do want to catch-up. Vikings season 2 premieres on the History Channel on February 27 at 10/9 C.


Grade: B
Ranking: 2+


Best Moment - Ragnar invites Lagertha to join the raid in England

Best Scene - Ragnar returns home with the treasure and is called to give account to the earl

Best Quote - Lagertha: "If any harm befalls my children, I will tear the lungs out of your body, priest."

Best Reason to Watch - many of the characters are smart and cunning, which is a rare TV commodity these days

Worst Non-Surprise - Earl Haraldson has the kid from Ragnar's village killed

The "Thank You, I Think" Award - When Ragnar comes home, his wife Lagertha says, "I missed your smell and your body."

The "I'm the King of the World" Award - Floki
-Admit it. You also thought DiCaprio when Floki joyously climbs the serpent boat head.


Weekly Shows:


Grade: C+ / A++ (truly epic finale)

MVP - John Noble
-He had me believing right up until he healed his own hand and the demons popped out. Then he blew my mind again at the end. Love the subtleties and can't wait to rewatch in the knowledge of who he really is. For the first time I look at Henry and see someone other than Walter.

Best Reason to Watch - all the twists and electrified pace

Best Quote / Best Awww Moment - Jenny: "I have more than faith. I'm a mental patient with a gun. If you're not back by sunset, I will come hunt you down."
-At first the Mills sisters' issues annoyed me, but the writers have done a great job making this one of the highlights of the show. I love how they still bicker like siblings do, but the underlying concern and protection are always present on both sides.

Best Toss-Off Info - Ichabod dated Betsy Ross

Character who will have the Easiest Post-Finale Recovery - Jenny
-She's not dead, you hear me. No one who can snark that well, kick butt, and hold a weapon like Jenny goes out in a measly car crash. My theory is she is the one who gets Ichabod out in the season 2 premiere.

Character who will have the Hardest Post-Finale Recovery - Irving
-Yeah Katrina's kidnapped by her headless ex-boyfriend and Abbie's in Purgatory, but Irving is living in the real world. That's always trickier than the supernatural. How he recovers from confessing to double murder without either the entire world knowing about Moloch or a prison break is one of the biggest mysteries for season 2.

Most Bizarre - Zombie George Washington
-We all know Sleepy Hollow plays in its own Wall of Weird but this is the pinnacle so far. The Father of Our Country was resurrected so he could sneak back info on Purgatory to a guy who's been dead for 20 years for him to use 2 centuries later to stop the Apocalypse. They are smoking the good stuff in the Sleepy Hollow writers' room. I have no idea how they can take the most out-of-there ideas on paper and translate them into TV success. Man, I love this show!

Best Solution to a Fan Issue - Ichabod buys clothes from the re-enactor

Best Continuity - Siri vs. Yolanda
-Oh Ichabod, we all miss Yolanda.

Best Visuals - Purgatory
-Compared to other Purgatory's I've seen, Sleepy Hollow is tops. There is something there to wig out anyone. My personal creepfest was the worm humans crawling out of the ground. The neon dollhouse in the middle of such starkness was another eye-popping visual.



Grade: B+

Best Scene - Argent walks in on Isaac and Allison stripping and questions her penchant for werewolves
-Sex on Teen Wolf always squicks me out to be honest. I am way too old to be watching teens get it on so not only did Argent spare me this scene, but he did so in a way that made me laugh. More Argent please!

Best Reason to Watch / Best Awww Moment - sleuthing duo / Stiles encourages Lydia to believe in herself
-Stiles and Lydia are awesome together. I love how they use their combined brains to solve most Team Pack problems. Basically I love how they are both being allowed to be smart these days.

Best Quote - Aiden: "When everyone we screwed over finds out we don't have a pack anymore, what do you think's going to happen? We're dead on our own." Ethan: "That's still better than being back in high school."

Best Moment Off Screen - Isaac electrocuted by Allison's windows / Argent yelling about werewolves / Isaac attacked by demons

Best Twist - Kira turns the electricity back on Wacky Bomber in a supernatural light show
-We all knew Kira was something. After bringing up her mom's longstanding Beacon Hills family history in the painful dinner scene, it was a given. Still this was a dramatic and intriguing way to show Scott that the supernatural surrounds him, even his love life. Can't wait until Kira tries to explain the light show to Team Pack.

Funniest - Coach, always Coach
-I'm so glad he's back and getting pranked. I don't feel for Coach, but his irritation leads to uncontrollable laughing. How can you not roar with gems like this: Coach: "A man's house is supposed to be his castle. Mine's a freaking omelet." He drags Stiles by his ear and snarks at Kira's volume control. Plus, Greenberg got him a present. Awww. Coach is awesome.

The FacePalm Award - Stiles pulls the fire alarm and STAYS there
-Oh Stiles, the idea is to pull and then walk quickly to the nearest mass of teens to blend in. You don't stick around beaming at your accomplishment. You deserve to be caught. Oh and Beacon Hills may be the only place where pulling the fire alarm is considered a school detention crime instead of a police misdemeanor.

Best Small Moment - Mama McCall tells Scott she didn't change her name back after the divorce because it is Scott's name too. I adore this conversation even if it was a small filler scene.

The "You REALLY Need an Educational Consultant" Award - Has no one in Beacon Hills ever heard of lockdown. If you ever would put lockdown into practice, it would be when a kid-killing bomber was hanging around. Plus, no one would let kids leave the building even if the alarm was pulled unless they actually smelled smoke and they wouldn't be leaving at 3 anyway. Lockdown stays until the danger passes, even if it goes beyond the school hour. Please Teen Wolf, let me be your educational consultant.

The "It WILL Come Back to Haunt You" Award - Derek gives Peter Talia's claws.
-I don't know how but it will.



Grade: C

While the villain of the week is smart and interesting, the episode itself was pretty blah. I have no idea why we are spending so much time on Tom. If he really is a threat, stop dragging it out and get some traction. If he's not, stop wasting my time. This is the kind of storytelling that made me put Blacklist on hiatus the first time.

Recapitations - black headed lady remember being blonde 20 seconds earlier

Best Scene - Trettel kills her psycho husband

Best Quote - Red: "Just out of curiosity, what number am I on your speed dial?" Liz: "7." Red: "Who's 6?" Liz: "Chinese takeout."

Biggest Mystery - Who is Lucy Brooks (28)? / Why is Tom so interesting to Red and whomever?

Strangest scene - baby shower

Most Melodramatic - Annie Trettel gets shot

The "Are You Kidding Me?" Award - Liz says they can't kill a psycho holding people hostage if they get the shot because he can give them information they want

Sub-plot More Interesting than the Case - Malik is the mole but that can't be the whole story.



As an avid Teen Wolf and Independence Day fan, I actually already saw this episode. Something messes with our hero's mind and he starts taking aim at his friends. Hello Allison under the nematon's influence. The big scary problem is taken down by a computer virus uploaded into an unsuspecting enemy. Thanks David Levinson. I thought that having Mei Chen wake up in the pilot was rushing things and the kind of typical thinking likely to cause problems later. Add a requisite psychotic personality, since heaven forbid the other side be normal with opposite goals, toss her into the third episode, and suddenly I'm wondering if Intelligence has enough storyline to last even 13 episodes. It's got one more episode and then I drop it.

Grade: C-

Best Quote - Gabriel: "Get out of my head, you crazy b**."

Best Technology - Contact lens flash drive

Coolest Twist - Gabriel finds out Mei Chen is awake through his rendering

The "Welcome Back" Award - Amos

Best Interaction - Nelson and Jameson

The "Oh, Give Me a Break" Award - Mei Chen wants to use the chip to elevate cyber sex and spawn a generation of evil psycho babies.



Another great episode with just the right combination of heart and laughs.

Grade: B+

Best Scene - Beverly teaches Adam how to dance

Best Quote - Beverly: "Have fun, baby." VO: "Normally we don't say, 'I love you' in our family. Luckily for me, my mom could read lips."

Best Moment - Murray teaches Barry how to take the top off a bottle without a bottle opener

Biggest Awww Moment - Erica gets misty over the scrapbook Beverly made for her / Pops reassures Murray he's not like his dad

Funniest Moment - Beverly won't leave the dance so they shut out the lights



Grade: B-

Best Scene - Hilary checks on Diane after telling her to leave

Best Quote - Pete: "Where’s Bert?' Jackie: "I lost him but don't worry. I replaced him with an old Asian man that I keep in a box."
Kate: "What's a bag hole? Are you okay? Is this a stroke?"

Best Meta - Canadian penny and Shania Twain CD, a nod to the actress' Canadian roots

Best Aww Moment - Kate gets misty over Warren's first kiss

Creepiest Memento - Pete's box of his kids' baby teeth

Most Embarrassing Parent - Kate tries to talk up Warren but ends up sounding like a pedophile



Arrow is on a southbound train right now, heading to Funky Town. Ever since they came back from hiatus (minus the Flash episodes, since State vs. Queen), the writing has been off and the plot lines ludicrous. Last week the glimmer of hope was that Laurel was remarkably improved in her investigative role. This week she's more a mess than ever. Team Arrow, which used to be the best part, has gotten toxic. Roy's storyline is interesting but not parceled out in odds and bits so it doesn't have much flow. Thea has zero to do, while Quentin and Diggle seem to come in to say a few pithy words and leave. And Felicity, oh my funny, intelligent Felicity, what have they done to you? You've been technologically incompetent for the last two episodes and relegated to the female love interest the entire season. You're basically Laurel in season 1. The beginning of the season, minus the Felicity fiasco, was amazing. Please get back whoever was making it work then and let's reverse this trend.

Grade: D

Best Scene - Oliver tells Roy he will train him

MVP - Sin
-Every scene she was in was a vast improvement over the others

Best Quote - Arrow (in deep, serious voice): "What color are your shoes?"

Most Ludicrous - Laurel's 50 second withdrawal symptoms
-This beats out all the other competition, and there was lots of competition.

Best Way to Watch the Episode - view it as a comedy

Best Reason to Fast Forward - anything that happened on the island



Grade: B-

Best Scene - Mel fixes Joe eggs to be a supportive girlfriend and he eats them, shells and all.

Best Quote - Lennox: "Mel and Joe are in love. Their souls are entwined forever." Ryder: "Yeah, you've been watching way too much Twilight."

Funniest - Melissa kisses Joe and then shuts the door in his face

Best Reaction - Ryder doesn't know that Joe and Mel are Skyping and thinks Mel is hallucinating/pretending Joe

Verbal Recapitation - Joe recaps the last episode




Grade: A++

Best Scene - Abed lets go to let Troy go / Troy says goodbye and sails off with LeVar Burton

Best Quote - tie -
Abed: "By the way, when I cloned you, I had to patch some missing parts of your DNA with genes from a homing pigeon. You may notice side effects like a compulsion to come back."

Abed: "I don't think the lava's here because you're leaving. I think it's here because I won't let go. Sorry. Bye."

Best Alliance - Hickey and Britta / Jeff and Annie

Best Hangout - Shirley Island

Best Strategy - Popcorn oil

Best Showdown - Troy and Abed's bubble vs. Hickey's contraption

Best Pacing - After Abed's surprisingly emotional sacrifice to fake lava, Troy's translator won't shut off. Nice comedy break in the drama.

Best Moment - Troy falls back into the hot lava to be cloned too

Best Twist - LeVar Burton is assigned to travel with Troy, because Pierce is evil that way




Grade: B

Best Scene - Mozzie takes over babysitting for Teddy after running off the babysitter

Best Quote - Neal: "Motherhood's made you kind of bada**." Diana: "I was always a bada**."

Best Return - Diana, how I have missed you!

Best Response - Neal is utterly unimpressed by the algorithm

The "Say What?" Award - Neal and Peter box up the evidence for Rebecca's trial without using gloves. What happens if the defense want to refute or retest something? Urgh.

Best Bromance Moment - Neal slides wigs across the conference room table while Peter catches them in evidence bags.

Biggest Fan Pandering - crotch shot as Neal is unzipping his pants

Most Ludicrous - Diana allows Neal to steal a crucial piece of evidence that a DA will have to explain in trial

Funniest - Mozzie reads to Theo from a book called Lunarcy. Conspiracist literature for newborns. Who knew?

Least Surprising Twist - Rebecca escapes




Grade: B (A for Monroe and Rosalee story line, C for Wesen of the week)

Best Scene - Monroe proposes to Rosalee via a cuckoo clock

Most Smarmy - Viktor
-This guys just oozes up to no good.

Most Disgusting - bloody scalp remnants in the motel tub / scalp coat

Most Apt User Name - Mama Grimm = bheadr

The "Snicker" Award - The Ampersand
-The fancy restaurant where Monroe takes Rosalee before proposing is named after punctuation.

Funniest - Monroe's phone call to his parents

Recapitation - Note Renard left for Adalind, Nick takes away Adalind's powers




Grade: A-

Best Scene - Randy gets why Pete wants to be alone and respects that

Best Awww Moment - The quiet house warming party

Funniest - seminars about things that scare the soldiers' families

Best Non-Verbal Communication - Derrick stirs the pot and it tastes good

Best Reference - Fortress of Solitude / Backdraft

Biggest Perk for Reviewing an Army Show - everyone wears a name tag on their clothing




This wasn't the most exciting episode of Helix, but we did start getting answers. Of course those answers came with 10 times more questions. While the disease is still the focus, I think the biggest mystery right now is Julia. My theory - she was the only successful test subject of whatever they were doing. Somehow her memory was scrubbed about being there before and Hatake manufactured this outbreak to make sure that Julia came back. Hence, Peter's being invited to join the team. Perhaps ArmyPlumber is also a previous test subject. Either way, he knows far more than he's saying. I will never forgive him for killing off my favorite character, but his sorrowful reaction beforehand has me suspicious.

Grade: B-

The "Liar, Liar Pants on Fire" Award - Everyone

The "Can't You Die Faster" Award: Peter dies but not until he tells Alan he screwed his wife repeatedly

Most Anvilicious: Dr. Eigem: "That's easy for you to say. You're not the one with a deadly disease."

Most Disturbing - close up of the guys bone breaking

Best Reason to Fast Forward - back story

Biggest Mystery - What's up with Julia's initials being on the wall?

Best Non-Shock - Hatake shoots the guys holding the base hostage at the oxygen scrubbers

Best Shock - Hatake controls the virus zombies

The "Noooooo!!!!" Award - ArmyPlumber kills VetLady, my favorite character

A weekly feature highlighting the best quotes on TV this past week.

Welcome to Quote of the Week. I'm subbing in for Bradley and thought I would do something a little different. Today the quotes will come from the SpoilerTV staff as always, but it also includes response from Twitter. I've also added a poll. Don't forget to add your favorites in the comments. I'd love to hear all the great quotes we've missed.

Note - People who nominated the quote are in parentheses after the quote.


American Horror Story

Fiona: "You took my power the minute I gave birth to you." (Dark UFO)

Madison: "Either crown me or kiss my ass." (Dark UFO)

Fiona: "What is this?! KNOTTY PINE?!?!" (Max Conte)

Cordelia: "Careful girls, it's not a game" (Sharon Seymour)

Cordelia: "You were my mother. You were my true mother. Just as you promised you would be." (Sharon Seymour)



Arrow

Roy: "Does this group have a name? Like Team Arrow or something?" Oliver: "We don't call ourselves that." Felicity: "I do, occasionally." Oliver: "Stop." (Bradley Adams)

Thea: "Are you near the club?" Oliver: (leaning back in his chair and looking at the club above him) "I'm pretty close." (Bradley Adams)

Oliver: "You hacked into a prison system network?" Felicity: "Is that judgment I'm hearing?" Oliver: "Pride." (Daniel van der Veer)


Beauty and the Beast

Vincent: "You wanna know what happened to 'The Old Vincent'? He was deceived and hurt by almost everyone in your family tree." (Virginia Fontana)

Vincent: "You turned the lights off." Catherine: "You didn't leave." (Virginia Fontana)





The Big Bang Theory

Penny: "Aww, guys, this is really sad. And in a different way than it was 20 minutes ago." (Christian Haga)



The Blacklist 

Red: "You talk too much." (Blacklist Podcast)


Elementary

Gaye: "I'm Gaye." Holmes: "I'm not." (Steven Salyer)



Enlisted 

Pete: "This is the play that got me to state.""Arson almost got me to state.""That's state prison." (Katelynn)

Derrick: "Too bad you don't still have that half shirt you used to wear to practice in high school." Pete: "Still got it, still fits." Derrick: "It would fit a pregnant woman. It's a half shirt." (Dahne)

Pam the Announcer: "That takes us to the 2 minute warning with the Marines leading the Army, 119 to zero. So on a day when everybody is a winner, you can't help but feel that is a lie." (Dahne)


The Following 

Joe: "I am inevitable." (Bradley Adams and Sharon Seymour)


Nashville

Liam McGuinnis: "Inside every nice person I've ever met, there's always this angry damaged soul who's fighting tooth & nail to keep that side hidden." (TV Trev)



The Originals 

Marcel to Klaus: "You're in a good mood. You should visit Mystic Falls more often." (Virginia Fontana)

Klaus: Not long ago, you all united against me. You failed. Since then, in my benevolence, I have wiped the slate clean, yet it seems clear you think that I am the one who needs to earn your respect, your loyalty. You are mistaken. It is you who must prove yourselves to me. Our community is under attack. I require soldiers. I need warriors. Not cowards. Each of you has a decision to make. You either fight alongside me, or you leave. Now." (Virginia Fontana)


Teen Wolf 

Scott: "You didn't steal these did you?" Stiles: "No, I just cloned them using a RFID emulator." Scott: "Is that worse than stealing?" Stiles: "Smarter." (Dahne)

DoucheDad: "That's one hell of a deduction there Stiles." Sheriff: "Yeah. What can I say? I take after my Pops. He's in law enforcement." (Dahne)


The Tomorrow People 

Peter: "So peaceful, so perfect." Stephen: "So dead." (Bradley Adams)

Stephen: "But when I forced his hand..." Cara: "Wait, what do you mean, forced his hand?" Stephen: "Um... I might have accidentally shoved him off a cliff." (Bradley Adams)



White Collar

Neal: "It's the Mona Lisa of gems. Every museum and collector in the world will want it." Peter: "How much is it worth?" Neal: "$60 million or the life of a paranoid bald man." (Dahne)

Neal: "Check your pocket. Check it. Ah, nothing says, 'I love you' like a brick." (Dahne)

Welcome to Last Week in TV, where I mini-review and give out episode awards to everything I've watched this week. One highlight for me is the nominated show. This is where readers nominate a show I am not already watching and I check it out. This week I was really lucky because The Musketeers was a blast! If you would like to nominate a show, please fill out the short form at the end of the article. Also don't forget to hand out your own episode awards in the comments. I know there were great things on TV that I missed this week.


Overall Awards:


Best Episode of the Week - Enlisted - 
Brothers & Sisters

Comedies need to do two things in order for me to enjoy them. They have to make me laugh and they have to make me care about the characters, in other words have heart. This year two comedies have been doing that on a consistent basis, The Goldbergs and Enlisted. Enlisted gets the ultimate award this week, even over the White Collar finale, because not only did I laugh throughout even in the rewatch, but it explored a serious topic with a lot of heart and warmth. In this episode, Randy is touched by the "coming home" videos of soldiers and misses the fact that his dad died before he could experience one himself. So he arranges one for Derrick's girlfriend's son. I love how Enlisted can be a comedy that takes place on a military base, but never comes off as making fun of servicemen and women. It treats them and the issues they face with the respect they are due, and yet still makes it hilarious. The comedy of this episode relied on a particularly bad 80's clothing flashback, worse flag football playing, and possibly the scariest cat on TV. Plus it had cameos from Pam Oliver, truly spectacular with the snark, and Superman himself, Brandon Routh. If you haven't tried Enlisted, I would highly suggest this episode. It's the best yet, and a good example of what you can expect on a weekly basis.



Best Action - The Musketeers - Pilot - 
The Musketeers take on Gaudet's troops

Sword action, gun fire, and overwhelming odds against the heroes - what's not to love? Add in a son's vengeance for his father's murder and you've got a classic, movie style action sequence. Plus the woman saves the day. Everything about this scene had me cheering and wanting it to continue.  If you are an action fan, check this show out.



Most Quotable - White Collar - 
Diamond Exchange

I had over 2 typed pages of quotes from White Collar this week, making it by far the most quotable. Always excelling in snarky quips, White Collar also nailed the heartfelt drama this week with some big monologues and interactions. Putting Mozzie in danger always brings out the best in Neal, while actively rooting for Neal brings out the best in Peter. Here are some of my favorites in no particular order:

1. Neal: "Ah, nothing says, 'I love you' like a brick."
2. Peter: "Truth serum?" Moz: "I could be under its influence right now." Peter: "Break any laws recently?" Moz: "Absolutely none." Peter: "Definitely not truth serum."
3. Peter: "Peter Burke, FBI. This is my associate, Neal Caffrey. This is my…Mozzie."
4. Neal: "We may have to drag him to a hospital, kicking and screaming if need be." Peter: "He says he's feeling fine." Neal: "Moz insisted on coming. That's his choice, but understand, I look at him as more than a resource."
5. Moz: "Stay calm? I'm hours away from palming Saint Peter a twenty to get past the gate. Calm is not an option."
6. Peter: "I called Elizabeth. She's going to be at the hospital with you. You're not going to be alone, understand?"
7. Neal: "It's the Mona Lisa of gems. Every museum and collector in the world will want it." Peter: "How much is it worth?" Neal: "$60 million or the life of a paranoid bald man."
8. Rebecca: "I love how good you are." Neal: "I hate how good you are."
9. Moz: "A diamond is not meant to be under bulletproof glass with a bunch of tourists in Bermuda shorts gawking at it."
10. Neal: "So the game was rigged?" Peter: "No, this isn't a game." Neal: "Everything is."


Best Music - The Crazy Ones - Simon was Here - She Blinded Me with Science / One is the Loneliest Number

-I love a good song-to-scene and this episode had two. The montage with Simon, the creative advertiser, and Colin, the data crunching analyzer, going through their process to create the best print ad was enhanced by the old 80's tune, especially with Colin's high-tech headgear and virtual bulletin board swiping. Then to top it off with Sydney's date with the cat to One is the Loneliest Number, bwaahhh! Whoever was scoring this one should get a bonus.


Most Ludicrous - Arrow - Tremors - 
Moira for Mayor

Moira is the public scapegoat for trying to kill an entire group of people. She was complicit in a plot that murdered over 500 people for simply living in the poor part of town. It is class warfare at its most nefarious. She should not be able to step outside her door without armed guard, much less be traipsing around the Glades and campaigning. For a show that swore it would be grounded in realism, this is the most fantastical thing that has ever occurred. Forget catching arrows midair. This plotline shows that there are absolutely zero consequences in the Arrow universe, and therefore lessens any dramatic tension there might be for future storylines. It is beyond absurd.



Nominated Show:

The Musketeers - 1.01 - Friends and Enemies (Pilot)

The Musketeers had me at the snarky sword fight. It's that simple. I love a great sword fight and action sequences of all kinds, and The Musketeers has that in spades. It also has an abundance of humor, equally important. The story thus far seems to be following the typical overall plot, which makes for a comfortable entry into the series, and the pace moves at a good clip. Still I am unsure how long they can keep the Cardinal vs. King storyline going, especially since the Cardinal is played by Peter Capaldi, the next Doctor Who. I am actually more interested in seeing where the story goes now that it will have to sharply deviate from the source material as it will have far more surprises. This one goes on my weekly watch list. Can't wait to catch up with the second episode. If you like fast-paced plotting and great action, I highly recommend this pilot.

Grade: A-
Ranking: 5


Best Scene - Aramis and Porthos "question" Dujon / Constance plays distraction

Best Quote - D'Artagnan: "Prepare to fight. One of us dies here." Aramis: "Now that's the way to make an entrance."

Best Reason to Watch - Sword Fighting

MVP - Constance - she is practical, witty, and can wield a gun

Funniest - Porthos brings a fork to a sword fight. En garde indeed.

The "Missed Opportunity" Award - D'Artagnan doesn't say, "You killed my father. Prepare to die."

The "Oh France, You are in Trouble" Award - The idiot king believes that a murderer would give his real name and then let someone loose to tell others before killing people. I fear for you, France.

Least Surprising Twist - Cardinal Richelieu kills Adele for sleeping with Aramis and Dujon for his knowledge



Weekly Shows:

Teen Wolf - 3.16 - Illuminated

After the intensity of the previous episodes, this one went much slower, mostly to highlight the music. Probably not the best choice. Still the creepy factor has been enhanced this time around and each of the characters appears to have an active role in the mytharc. I'm looking forward to crossing that one off the wish list.

Grade: B-

Best Scene - werewolf vs. demon shadow fight in which a demon pulls a sword out of its shadow body

Best Quote -
1. DoucheDad: "That's one hell of a deduction there Stiles." Sheriff: "Yeah. What can I say? I take after my Pops. He's in law enforcement."
2. Stiles: "Now I'll text you if anyone comes out, but Scott, if you get caught I can't help you. Okay, my dad's under investigation for impeachment 'cause of your dad, so if anything happens, I will run and leave you both for dead."

Funniest Moment - Derek scares off some trick-or-treaters and feels pretty proud of himself

Best Reaction - Isaac thinks twice about confronting the Shadow Demon / Sheriff tries not to laugh when the teens purposely confuse Douche Dad

The "I Don't Get It" Award - Why would someone automatically think Kira was supernatural instead of that she used a super cool filter?

The "Campaign for Beacon Hills Police Fund" Award - Apparently police in Beacon Hills still use floppy discs. Time for a bond issue to revamp their technology. Or someone needs to clean out their desk every decade.

Biggest Mystery - What does Sheriff know about DoucheDad and was Stiles just bluffing? / Why does Argent have the demon maks?

Continuity Question - Shouldn't all that black light also be picking up the massive blood stains covering Derek's loft from battles past?"


Blacklist - 1.13 - The Cyprus Agency

As someone whose family has gone through the adoption process, I found the case of the week to be fascinating if a bit on the nose for Elizabeth's personal saga. However the pacing was slow, Lizzie and Tom are painful to watch, and the search for the mole is far less interesting than it should be to me. As always the acting was superb and is the best thing about The Blacklist.

Grade: C+

Best Scene - Red confronts Diane

Second Best Scene - Elizabeth interviews Michael Shaw, who talks about perfect children

Best Quote - Red: "You talk too much." Diane: "You can't shoot me." Red: "Why not? You're not one of the good days and as of today, you're utterly worthless to the bad guys."

Biggest Shock - Red kills Diane

Character that Needs to Come Back - Russell

Best Use of Song - Sundown by Gordon Lightfoot

Most Intriguing - What happened to Red's family and got him to change alliance?



Intelligence - 1.04 - Secrets of the Secret Service

Another typical Intelligence episode. The spy stuff was resolved too easily but the character interactions are top notch.

Grade: C+

Best Scene - Lillian finds out that the President has put the CIA in the loop to keep Gabriel under control

Best Action - Plane fight

Best Quote - Gabriel: "Half these guys are Syrian secret police. Pretty hostile room, sir." Finnegan: "You want hostile? Go to a DNC fundraiser."

Best Twist - the CIA "journalists" were not a twist nor the kill order; no one bothered to tell Lillian is

Most Ludicrous: The top secret Syrian jail system can't see a limo pulling up to its facilities. Huh?

Best Moment - Nelson's indignation at Gabriel thinking he cannot disable the alarm



Arrow - 2.12 - Tremors

This episode was much better than last week. We got Walter and Present Day Sara back, which is always a positive. Tommy's picture got a cameo. Plus, Oliver and Roy working together is now off my wish list. Add in the reveal and this episode was on its way to a B+ grade until two things happened. First they brought back the earthquake machine and made it lame. If they could just throw an exploding arrow at it, then they should have armed Quentin the first time. It now colors how I see the machine in Sacrifice as well, so I'm calling foul. However the utter ridiculousness of Moira running for Mayor knocked this episode down an entire letter grade.

Grade: C+

Best Scene - Sara returns (woo hoo!!!)

Best Quote - Felicity: "Iron Heights is better at keeping secrets than they are at keeping prisoners."

Best Reason to Watch - Oliver and Roy working together

Best Moment - Picture of Tommy in Merlyn Mansion

Best Aww Moment - Thea and Walter hug - I love these two together. Always have.

Biggest Shock - Oliver reveals himself to Roy

Most Disgusting - Bronze Tiger's new bunkmate pulls claws from his arms

Biggest Disappointment - The Lances are a drag again

Best pep talk - Oliver to Roy about keeping control to save Thea and to Slade to keep him from blowing up the freighter

The "Nooo, Don't Go Down the Rabbit Hole" Award - Moira is pulling Walter into some shady business with the whole doctor promise. Walter must stay respectable. He's one of the last ones.


Melissa and Joey - 3.19 - The New Day

This episode was less funny than usual to me, possibly because of the urine-themed humor. Also Joe moving out of the house and Mel's conflicting standards wore a little thin. Since both seem to be resolved, I look forward to things improving.

Grade: C-

Best Scene - Mel and Joe have to keep from getting caught by his employer

Funniest - Lennox's reaction to hearing Ryder on TV

Best Quote - Joe: "Mel, across the street in the Buchwald house, we like to refer to the children as high spirited or…um, undermedicated."



TBBT - 7.14 - The Convention Conundrum

One of my favorite things about TBBT is its ability to work in big name stars as themselves. In this episode, it was all James Earl Jones. The montage of his and Sheldon's night on the town made me chortle.

Grade: B

Best Scene - James Earl Jones geeks out about Star Wars

Funniest Scene - The guys trying to get tickets to Comic Con

Best Cameo - Carrie Fisher

Best Moment - James Earl Jones and Sheldon karaoke

Best Quote - Penny: "That's a whole lot of weird before coffee."


Crazy Ones - 1.14 - Simon Roberts was Here

This is one of my favorite episodes of The Crazy Ones. I love how we got a better glimpse at Simon and Sydney's characters, plus the episode was filled with heart. Also, the cat can-can was one of the funniest things I've seen this year.

Grade: B+

Best/Funniest Scene - the cat can-can

Best Moment - Simon gets arrested for graffiti

Best Awww Moment - Zach and Andrew try to cheer up Simon by tagging his billboard

Best Interaction - Sydney and the cat

Best Reason to Watch - Lauren cooing about how the cat will eat her if she dies

Best Quote - Simon: "Some things in life aren't quantifiable. The future is one of them."


Elementary - 2.14 - Dead Clade Walking

Dinosaurs rarely do anything for me and I just saw this episode on White Collar. However it was the overemphasis on Sherlock's immersion into Randy's love life that really stalled the episode for me. I get what they were going for and I love the idea of opening Sherlock up for character growth. Still I don't know enough about Randy to care and while the first couple of text interruptions were funny, it did get old fast.

Grade: C

Best Quote - Sherlock: "How on earth did you make a career dealing with addicts?"

Best Reason to Watch - Joan's deductive reasoning

Best Alias - Bucky Wonderstick

Best Moment - Watson pulls a sliver of the case file out of Sherlock's mouth

Biggest Creeper - Sherlock, who's still leaving things in Watson's bed like a cat bringing dead mice

The "Only Sherlock" Headshake Award - Sherlock carries a sign that says, "This is a fraudulent dimetrodon." Ha!

Best Reaction - Watson after Sherlock volunteers to do some trepanning on her skull


Community - 5.06 - Analysis of Cork-Based Networking

Hickey continues to be a real asset for Community. In fact the other subplots this week had me wishing he'd have more screentime. I did like the parallelism of Chang emotionally the group into the "Bear Down" theme and them all doing the same to Annie with "Fat Dog." Britta got zero sympathy from me, but that may be clouded by my affiliation with SpoilerTV.

Grade: B-

Best Scene - Hickey puts up the board regardless of the red tape and Annie jumps a custodian while the rest of the study group backs her up.

Funniest - Annie yelling, "EVERYTHING!!!" at the IT lady

MVP - Hickey

Best Cameo - Robert Patrick
-In an episode with several stellar cameos, I am giving this one to the T-1000. His smarmy, power hungry parking executive made me laugh.

The "If It's Already Aired, It's No Longer a Spoiler" Award - Britta is upset with Abed because he tells her a main character dies in a Game of Thrones-ish TV show, but she's 2 seasons behind. Not a spoiler then.

Best Reason to Watch - the continued pattern of mixing up the character interaction

Best Reference - the movie Labyrinth, which means different things to Hickey and the dean


White Collar - 5.13 - Diamond Exchange

As my favorite character on White Collar, any episode that focuses on Mozzie is a winner for me. In fact, this was one of my favorite episodes right until the midway point. I loved the idea of Peter, Neal, and Moz trying to figure out the treasure hunt, using clues and their own unique skills. The way that all the characters, including Diana and Jones, were fighting for Mozzie as reminded me of what a great team they all are together. Getting some June time was the icing on the cake. Then came the capture of Rebecca. I know I wasn't the only one who expected her to jump. For her to be so tamely captured after leading them all on a merry chase was a big letdown. Rebecca has been portrayed as far too clever for what they gave her. Here's hoping she escapes soon to wreak havoc again. From that point on, it seemed like they were wrapping up storylines for a series finale instead of a season one. The Burkes packed, Mozzie drank wine, and Neal celebrated his impending freedom. Then boom, cliffhanger with very little build up. Frankly it felt like the writers thought this was the end and then USA Network called them with a season 6. I wish they had let the Rebecca interplay last the entire episode with more clue solving and repairing of the Peter and Neal relationship.

Grade: A- for a regular episode; B- for a season finale

Best Scene - Elizabeth yells at the doctor to force her to give Mozzie the antidote / Peter tells Neal he will soon be free

Best Reason to Watch - Neal is protective of Mozzie

Second Best Reason to Watch - everyone works together in their own way to save Mozzie

Best Awww Moment - Peter and Neal hug after Peter says he put in for Neal's freedom

Best Screencap - Neal holds the diamond up in the light

The "Say What?" Award - They captured Rebecca far too easily. She should never go down without a fight.


Enlisted - 1.04 - Brothers & Sisters

Grade: A

Best Scene - Pete and Derrick show Randy the video of when his dad came home

Funniest Scene - football quarterback montage

Best Awww Moment - the team all cries when Sam is reunited with his Superman dad

Best Moment - all the cast crying about soldier coming home videos /Chubowski takes out the medic on his way to score a touchdown

Best Reason to Watch - the brothers
-It is all about the heart combined with the laughs.

Best Physical Comedy: Randy the parachute

Best Throwback to the 80's: Pete's half shirt nonsense

Best Reaction - Pete to Cheesecake / the team's reaction to Pete's football talk



Helix - 1.05 - The White Room

Helix continues its quest to always creep you out and leave you going, "Huh?"

Grade: B-

Best Scene - Frozen doctor heads complete with Arctic fighting

Best Quote - Jaye: "Is it possible you were here when you were younger?" Julia: "Yeah I must have forgotten all of those family vacations to the Arctic Circle."

Biggest Mistake - torching the frozen monkey graveyard
-Now we cannot revisit the horror that is them every week. Plus they started screaming, which completely wigged me out. What kind of virus keeps you alive in those temperatures? Will we have half burned monkey graveyard next week? Blech. Please no.

MVP - Good Son Guard (aka Daniel Aerov)

Worst Medical Treatment Ever - imagining baked goods to decrease pain

Best Rivalry - Balleseros vs. Aerov

Most Disgusting (as in I almost threw up disgusting) - the rat coming out of dead Doreen's mouth

Plan Most Likely to Backfire - Keeping an infected doctor in your room / Following a killer into the Arctic with no weapons against a superior opponent

The Resurrection Award - Peter just will not die






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Previously - Kira glowed in flash light, Stiles wrote the message for Barrow about Kira, demon shadow ninjas attacked the supernatural kids and tattooed them, while Argent had previous experience with them.

In a surprise move, Teen Wolf begins on a flashback told by a beat-up Argent to Allison, Scott, and Isaac. Argent was 18 when his very douchey dad, Grandpa Evil, sent him to a gun deal with Japanese mobsters called Yakuza. During the buy, the demon shadow ninjas appeared and started killing everyone, trying to get to the kumicho (boss). It may be the bloodiest cold open in Teen Wolf history. After slaughtering the kumicho, a Yakuza soldier called Katashi and Argent were able to hold them off long enough to escape. Argent shot one in the mask, shattering it, which revealed only darkness underneath. Hence why Argent has the broken mask. Argent: "I've known for awhile that Katashi was in the country. I spent yesterday trying to track him down." Isaac: "Doesn't look like he wanted to be found." Argent: "Not particularly, no." Yeah I'd say since you could barely walk through your own front door, Argent. He shows the teens the mask, which he plans to use to reintroduce himself to Katashi. Meanwhile Kira sneaks home in the wee hours of morning and has her own flashbacks to Scott driving her home. They stop to talk werewolves, and Kira asks to see Scott's werewolf face. Because it's totally not a secret or anything, Scott decides the perfect place to show her is in broad daylight next to a busy road. Are you kidding me? Why not create a Vimeo and tweet to all your friends, Scott? There is a reason "secret identity" starts with the word secret. Since it's a school day and they've already ditched at least 12 days in the first two months, Scott heads to Beacon Hills High. As he rides in, he's flanked by the Alpha Twins, who refuse to let him out of their sight - all day and all night. Congrats Melissa, you've inherited 2 more teen werewolves for a couple of days. Scott: "Is this about being in my pack?" Aiden: "This is about you being the target of demonic ninjas." Ethan: "You mean the demonic ninjas that pulled swords out of their chests and completely kicked our a**?" Aiden: "Yeah, those demonic ninjas." Bwaaahhh!!! I'm loving the Alpha Twins tonight.

Scott protests, saying the demon shadow ninjas (DSNs) are only active at night, so there's nothing to worry about until then. The Alpha Twins err on the side of caution, proving they absorbed some planning skills as alphas. Ethan: "Since this is our first experience with demonic ninjas, we're thinking we should probably play it safe." Aiden: "All day." Scott: "And all night." Scott reluctantly agrees, but says he needs to talk to Stiles first, alone. The twins protest but Scott pulls the "true alpha" card, making me groan, eye roll, and deep sigh all at the same time, and I'm still doing better than Stiles, who is mid-freak out. He goes to show Scott his "Kira target" handwriting but it's been erased. This freaks him out. I think they have awesome custodians at Beacon Hills High and need a technology grant to get SmartBoards. Neither Stiles nor I can explain the missing key to the science closet though. He had it last night. Or did he? Scott never saw it so unless Caitlin can confirm, the logical conclusion is that Stiles is still going crazy. Poor baby. His final proof is an article describing the bomb Barrow made, which contained the exact same material Stiles used in Coach's birthday prank. Let's pause to admire the awesomeness of the Teen Wolf writing staff for making that one-off comedy scene into something much greater. Kudos! Flo, the continuity fairy, is impressed. Scott recaps the crazy Stiles spouts and it does sound ridiculous. Still, this is Beacon Hills. Scott: "I don't want to sound like I'm trying to tell you that you're wrong but I don't think you're trying to kill people either." Stiles: "It was here. It was all here." Scott: "Dude, are you feeling okay? You're looking really tired." Stiles: "Yeah I'm fine. I just haven't been sleeping really." Scott: "Why don't you go home? Take a sick day or something." Ah, now Scott suggests truancy too. Good to know.

Back at the Argents, the Katashi problem looms large. How do you get in touch with a wise mafia hermit? Argent: "He's a paranoid recluse who barely steps outside the gates of his estate." He does have one weakness though, antique guns. Good thing Argent has those to spare. He already put the word out on a 17th century French flintlock dueling pistol. Can you get those on E-Bay? Argent hopes to get a meeting. Allison: "You're not going alone." Isaac: "Well if she's going, I'm going." Argent: "To be honest, I don't feel good about bringing either one of you." I wouldn't either. The last time you three worked together, you walked around a hospital for 30 minutes doing nothing. Still, it's Scott's life on the line so they all saddle up. Isaac: "Alright, let's go see if a paranoid Yakuza wants to put another gun in his collection." Scott, however, thinks that it might be Kira they are after much to the bewilderment of the Alpha Twins. Since Lydia is MIA this episode, it falls to them to be clueless because no one tells them what's happening. (Missed you, Lydia.) But even the alpha twins are more in the loop than Douche Dad, who complains on the phone about no one liking him and whose laptop took a picture of Scott and Kira breaking in last night. Oops, busted! Technological tattletales, bah!

None of this matters though because Stiles goes to see Melissa at the hospital in the best scene of the episode. He asks to see his doctor, but sadly he's out of town. When Stiles looks crushed at the news, Melissa realizes something is really wrong. Melissa: "Stiles, are you alright?" Stiles: "I don't…I don't know. I guess…I guess not really." Melissa: "Alright kiddo, alright come with me. It's okay." Awww, she called him kiddo! Stiles lists his symptoms which include blackouts, sleepwalking, and anxiety. Melissa: "Panic attacks?" Stiles: "Yeah, a couple. Oh and I temporarily lost the ability to read, but that might have had more to do with this giant magic tree. You know the whole human sacrifice thing." Melissa: "I recall something vaguely about that, yes." Well, one question answered. The parents do know their kids died to save them. Bet that was a hard conversation. Melissa asks how much he's been sleeping and he answers 8 hours total in three days. In another interesting visual shot, Stiles counts his fingers to be sure. It seems to be a theme in 3B. Melissa: "Been feeling irritable?" Stiles: "Yeah, possibly to the point of homicide." (You and me both, Stiles. This snow has to go.) Melissa: "Inability to focus?" Stiles: "No, the Adderol is not working."
Melissa: "Impulsive behavior?" Stiles: "More than my usual? Hard to tell." Ha! The trials of a severe ADHD kid. Melissa says she knows what's wrong. "Do you trust me?" Stiles: "When you're not holding a needle." Aww and ha! I love how strong the relationship between these two has gotten over the years. Melissa gives Stiles midazolam. Stiles: "Why did you give me a sedative?" Melissa: "Because you Stiles, are one profoundly sleep deprived young man. You need rest. You need it now. Lie down." Stiles: "Okay…okay, how long does it take to…oh, not long at all." She pulls the covers over him and Stiles grabs her hand. After she strokes his forehead, Stiles murmurs, "Thanks mom." And my heart breaks! Deep sigh. As Melissa looks over him tenderly, I am reminded why I love this show. The great character interactions and heart combined with loads of action make Teen Wolf must-see TV. Phenomenal scene!

Sadly, other things are afoot so I can't savor it. Argent, Allison, and Isaac get bad news that Katashi isn't coming to the meeting. Isaac: "Well he's a paranoid recluse. Shouldn't you be a little less surprised?" Ha, so true. Argent says it's Plan B time, which I instantly dread given how poorly Plan B has gone in the past. In the oddest scene EVER, some random bom chicka bow wow music plays as the camera pans to a slo-mo shot of the trunk popping open. With all that spectacle I expected at least a tiger to jump out. Nope, more alpha werewolves shadowing Scott as the scene turns to Beacon Hills High once more. Nice of Scott and the twins to uphold the typical 50% attendance rate, while Isaac and Allison meet mobsters and Stiles takes a nap. Why is it such a big deal to keep them in high school again? It's not like they're ever there. Anyway, Scott ditches the twins after Kira does some fancy motorcycle tinkering a la Allison in Unleashed. Hopefully Allison and Kira will bond over their felonious skills in the future. Speaking of, Allison and Argent strategize until Isaac interrupts, dressed in a suit. Isaac: "Guys, this isn't…this isn't going to work. I look ridiculous. I mean I look like I just stepped out of the last period of a Catholic prep school." Hmm, I have a different definition of ridiculous, Isaac. Allison pulls him aside for a pep talk. "Go in there with confidence and all they'll see is a boyish-looking man." Isaac: "Or a stupid teenager pretending to be a man. I don't want to get my head blown off by a bunch of Japanese fingerless mobsters." Bwah! Since the pep talk didn't work, it's kissing and public groping to inspire confidence. Urgh! In front of your dad? All that should inspire is a shotgun. And brain bleach. Still, Isaac struts in with the biggest sunglasses this side of the 70's, ready to deal. Ha! My laughing turns to sniffling as Melissa looks in on a sleeping Stiles. These two are awesome tonight. A quick check on his chart sends her off to Claudia Stilinski's files. She had the same symptoms before she died. Uh oh! I have no idea what this means but it cannot be good. Stiles WILL NOT DIE! You understand me show. Not happening!

As Isaac faces Katashi's right hand thug, who desperately needs a manicure, Scott and Kira prepare his home for the incoming demon ninja invasion. It's comprised mostly of locking doors and shutting windows. If I lived in Beacon Hills, my windows would be nailed shut, not wide open when no one was home, but I'm paranoid. Kira is as skeptical as I am. Scott reassures her that the ever-absent Deaton created a foolproof plan. Kira: "You had a vet put in your alarm?" Bwah! Scott: "Yeah sort of, but I can't arm it. Only my mom can." Oh that should inspire a lot of confidence, Scott. While they wait, they debate who the target is and Kira breaks out a fairytale book to exposit the kitsune. Apparently they can create fire or lightning by rubbing its tails together. Kira: "I don't have any tails." Ha! Only in Teen Wolf is this not assumed. Kira and Scott cute back and forth, being adorable. Kira: "Are you sure that's a good idea? You know foxes and wolves don't really get along." Scott: "That's just a drawing in a children's book." Over in the Warehouse of Gun Posturing, Isaac unveils his own tale of dueling brothers with input from Clawed Thug. Apparently, Katashi filled him in on the gun's history too. They offer Isaac $150,000 and to stall for time, Isaac says he needs to count it. Clawed Thug is not impressed. I'm too busy laughing to care. Who brings a dollar bill counter to a meeting? Clawed Thug shares the real gun story, involving werewolves and family honor. Isaac: "Well that is certainly better than the version that I heard." Agreed. Isaac tries to skedaddle but no dice. Luckily Argent and Allison find Katashi at that precise moment and Allison disarms him with a chain whip. Let that sink in for a moment. Bounce a loaded gun all over the floor. Sure, why not? Argent, you're lucky no one got shot. Isaac: "Guys, they have a werewolf too." Who doesn't these days? Argent: "All I want to do is talk." Katashi: "Taking out my security is not what I would call a good conversation starter." Ha! I like him already.

Back at Scott's boudoir, he leans in to kiss Kira but is interrupted by DoucheDad letting himself in. Seriously Melissa, change those locks. This feels like the lyrics to I Will Survive. Since Douche Dad's required to have terrible timing, he demands answers to why they broke in just as the sun sets. Welcome to the nightmare! Scott and DD debate his role in Scott's life as well as proper deadbeat dad protocol. Scott: "Go, get a warrant." DD: "I don't need a warrant. I'm your father." Scott: "No, you're a gene donor." Ouch, but true! Melissa, heretofore known as Den Mother (thanks Lilith), walks in on yet another tense McCall family argument. Please die Agent McCall. Amazingly a demon shadow ninja arrives to fulfill that wish, or at least stab him. Nice one! Sadly he can't finish the job because Derek literally slides into the fight. Best Entrance Ever! It's demon ninjas vs. werewolves part 2, but this time the wolves take a decisive lead. As the Alpha twins crash through a window to join the party, they all toss the DSNs out of the house. Melissa breaks a bottle of mountain ash, which considerately forms a straight line in front of the door. How convenient. Kira touches the supernatural force field, causing a spark but for now they are in a holding pattern. Good time for a chat. Scott: "Where the hell did you come from?" Derek: "From following you." Scott: "For how long?" Derek: "All day." Bwah! Now that's how you do surveillance, alpha twins. Melissa interrupts to say DoucheDad is bleeding out and won't make it until morning. They decide not to call Sheriff for fear that he might get hurt too. I second that decision. It's win-win.

Since nothing but staring is happening at Scott's, it's time for answers. Argent shows Katashi the broken mask and they reminisce. I'm too busy calculating that Argent and I are the same age. No wonder I like him. Katashi calls the demon shadow ninjas Oni, which is shorter but less cool, and says they cannot be stopped, way less cool. Katashi: "The Oni are a force of nature. You don't fight a tsunami. You endure it, and you hope that you're not destroyed in its path." He explains that the tattoo the Oni left on everyone simply means they are NOT the one the Oni are looking for. Hate to see what they do to the one they DO want. Katashi: "The Oni are looking for one who is no longer themselves." Argent: "What do you mean no longer themselves?" Katashi: "Possessed by a dark spirit." Ah great, break out the exorcism, salt, and holy water. Perhaps a nice devil's trap. The Winchesters can show you how. Katashi exposits 13 kinds of kitsune but only one matters, the nogitsune. Katashi: "Nogitsune draws its power from pain and tragedy, strife and chaos." In other words, it's evil. In order to get their money's worth from the actor portraying TeenArgent, it's back to flashbacks. Katashi wasn't planning to make a stand when Argent shot the demon mask. He planned to flee. By stalling the demons, Argent saved Katashi's honor and for that he owes him. As they prepare to leave, Katashi gives Argent one more piece of advice. "I will tell you one thing however. If there is a nogitsune among you, let the Oni destroy it even if it is your own daughter." Yikes! That's ominous.

As Argent gets answers, Aiden wants a few of his own. He has Kira touch the boundary again, and viola, secret's over. They know she's supernatural too. Aiden: "See that? She can't go through it either. So what are you?" Derek: "She's a kitsune, idiot. Use your eyes. You can see it all around her. The younger ones give off an aura. She just hasn't learned how to conceal it yet." Look at Derek rocking the knowledge. I love when they let him actually be competent. It's such a refreshing change. What isn't? Scott's love life halting the momentum, as we endure yet another conversation with Kira wondering if she's evil. Kira: "How are you so sure? How do you know I'm not the bad guy?" Scott: "I've seen the bad guys and you're not one of them." Let's find out she's a good guy and move on. It's not like they'd push for a villain spin-off. Meanwhile Derek dishes out some cold truths of his own. The alpha twins have a long haul to get his approval after murdering Boyd. They say they are there to protect Scott. Ethan: "We're trying to fight for him." Derek: "I'm sure you are. I'm sure you'd kill for him, but are you willing to die for him?" Um, why would they? This isn't a fall on your sword mentality, which is a refreshing twist from most genre shows. I'm all for strength in numbers. Not so much for cannon fodder. Well, except DoucheDad. He can stay on the front line, especially since he decides this is a great time to talk to Scott. He hints at the real reason he came back and I'm hoping it isn't supernatural. There's enough of that already. Melissa: "As usual your timing sucks. You're not talking to him, not like this so you stay awake and we are going to get you out of here as fast as we can." Well played, Mama McCall. You told him to both screw himself and keep living.

Tired of waiting, the Oni look for barrier weaknesses, finally getting a sword through. Ethan: "Guys, we have a problem." Yep. Good thing Allison calls, although her advice is to let the Oni tattoo them. Derek: "Scott, you're going to have to do something." Scott: "Don't do anything." Aiden: "Is he serious?" Ha! That was my response too. The Oni enter, Scott and Kira clasp hands, and they bravely face them together. As Scott falls to his knees, the alpha twins try to help but Derek stops them in a nice moment of trust. One check later and we can safely assume neither are nogitsune. Thankfully, we can now end that discussion. The Oni disappear; the crisis is averted, making it an ideal time for Stiles to wake from his nap. He walks down an empty hospital hallway, yelling for Melissa. It has all the hallmarks of a 3B nightmare, so my pulse accelerates. No way that wing should be empty. Perhaps it's because everyone is treating DoucheDad. Scott goes to find Stiles, but the Oni find him first. That happens when you randomly wander buildings at night, Stiles. Surrounded by 3 Oni, one reaches out for Stiles…who grabs the demon shadow ninja's hand. Whoa, those are some reflexes! His eyes are cold as he reaches inside the Oni's chest and pulls out…a lightning bug! Say what? Why are lightning bugs portents of doom of this show? What's next? Kittens. But I digress since DarkStiles totally annihilates these Oni without breaking a sweat. It's creepy and doesn't bode well for Stiles' future. Is he the nogitsune? Is it another nightmare? How come Stiles destroys these Oni, but the kumicho in the flashbacks was impaled by them? Why is Stiles the only one still affected by the nematon and what in the world does it have to do with his mother? All these questions have to wait because Scott walks in and snaps Stiles out of his trance. Scott: "Stiles, you okay?" Stiles: "Yeah, fine. What's been going on?" As they leave, a lightning bug dies on the floor and I fondly curse the Teen Wolf writers for keeping me in suspense for another week.

Sliverfinger was an episode full of exposition in order to establish the new mythology, however it rarely felt like it dragged in the first watch. It is a bit slower in the 3rd rewatch, but it keeps packing a punch. The scenes with Melissa were brilliant. They have really given her some great stuff to work with this season and I hope they continue it. The reveal that Stiles may be the nogitsune still has me reeling. I have learned not to take every twist and cliffhanger at face value on Teen Wolf, but there is great storytelling opportunity if they pursue this. I would love to see Dylan O'Brien meet the acting challenge of playing dual roles. Where do you think the story is heading? What would you like to see happen for the rest of the season. For me, if they are pursuing making a Dark Stiles storyline, I would like it to last for most of the season. This is one of those plots you can't rush, so to have it resolved in 2 episodes like the nematon aftereffects would be pointless. I look forward to the pack having to figure out what is going on with Stiles and then rescue him. Specifically I hope that Lydia figures it out and Scott rescues him, in a reversal of Motel California. All in all, this was a good building episode and I can't wait to see where it goes from here.


Grade: B+


Best Scene - Melissa takes care of Stiles, helping him sleep, and he calls her, "Mom" in his delirium

Best Moment - Derek keeps alpha twins from interfering with the Oni

Best Awww Moment - Stiles clutches Melissa's hand as she pulls the covers over him


Best Reaction - Mama McCall to Stiles calling her, "Mom."

MVP - Melissa

Best Character Interaction - Melissa and Stiles

Most Bloody Opener - Demon ninjas strike down everybody, well except Argent and Wise Hermit

Biggest Question - What the heck is going on with Stiles the Lightning Bug Killer and what does it have to do with his dead mom?

The "Oh Please" Award - Scott hints that as a True Alpha he has grand powers like being all-knowing that other alphas don't. The only thing worse would be if it were true.

The "Secret Talent" Award - Kira disables the Alpha Twins' bikes. She and Allison have more than Scott in common.

Most Interesting Visual Shot - Stiles counting his fingers

The "Why Bother" Award - Plan B never works on any genre show. Just skip to Plan E (Wing It) and save yourself some time.

The "Time to Bring Back the Vocabulary Lessons" Award - Isaac needs a refresher on what the word ridiculous means.

The "This is the Big Bad?" Award - dead lightning bug

The "Déjà vu" Award - Melissa walks in on a tough conversation between Scott and his dad. "Be your own anchor," guys.

Best Entrance - Derek slides right into the fight at Scott's house

Best Magic Trick - the mountain ash goes down in a straight line once thrown


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my livingroom will never be the same - who's gonna clean up this mess?!?! #teenwolf@MTVteenwolf
— Melissa Ponzio (@MelissaPonzio1) February 4, 2014

i think we all know this house does not have the supernatural ability to heal itself...so...#teenwolf@MTVteenwolf
— Melissa Ponzio (@MelissaPonzio1) February 4, 2014

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being my usual cryptic self. #teenwolfpic.twitter.com/u2UQjPOhkF
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If @daniel_sharman was really wearing Argent's suit he'd be rocking a pair of ankle swingers. #TeenWolf
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My roommate just turned off all the lights as if she was going to bed. Girl, #TeenWolf is on. What are you thinking.
— Sophia M. Porter (@sophiamporter) February 4, 2014

and then Chris Argent shot Isaac Lahey #TeenWolf
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"Do you know why I'm missing this finger?" Um because youre Peter Pettigrew? Idk???? #TeenWolf
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I’M NOT READY FOR NEXT WEEK KEEP CALM AND PROTECT STILES #TeenWolf#StilesStilinski#DarkStilespic.twitter.com/U7IzUqOXgm
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Piece of advice for Jeff Davis: if #Stiles dies, you lose all your viewers. #TeenWolf
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Episode of the Week - The Crazy Ones



Best Scene - Teen Wolf - Silverfinger 
Melissa takes care of Stiles, helping him sleep, and he calls her, "Mom" in his delirium

The Teen Wolf parents are the best on TV right now, and Melissa has embraced the whole pack, werewolf and human.  What makes this scene so poignant is that Stiles feels like he is literally going crazy.  He's so out of his element and Melissa does everything a mom would in the situation.  From tucking him in and palming his forehead to going to check on him later.  When Stiles, in his delirium, mistakes her for his own dead mother, it hits hard.  Was there anyone out there who didn't want Melissa to just adopt him on the spot?  Great acting by Dylan O'Brien and Melissa Ponzio.  Nothing else on TV came even close to the emotional punch of this scene.


Best Quote - Enlisted - 1.05 - Rear D Day - Pete:  "You've got to embrace the suck."


Best Entrance - SHIELD - T.R.A.C.K.S.  -  May stabs the man about to shoot Coulson and Ward

There were a lot of great entrances this week.  Derek slid into the action at Scott's home (TeenWolf), Nyssa descended on an overgrown scarf (Arrow), and Anana looked like a yeti before punching Sergio out (Helix), but May gets my vote.  First off there was far too little May in the episode before she took out the Italian diplomat.  Secondly, she took care of the shady politician before we had to deal with him for long.  Thanks May.  However, the real reason she gets the best entrance is because she is beaten and bloody, but so matter of fact about her return.  It's like they should have expected her to just appear and so life continues.



Best Action - Arrow - Heir to the Demon - Nyssa vs. Oliver

Arrow does kick butt females very well, and Nyssa was no exception.  She was well trained by her father, as seen when her bow and arrow fight with Olvier changes to hand-to-hand combat.  I adore Arrow's action scenes and this one was even better than most.  Her ability to change mid-fight shows her to be a very worthy opponent.  I cannot wait until she comes back.







Nominated Show:  Black Sails - 1.01 - Pilot

Best Scene - Gates asks Guthrie for money





Weekly Shows:


Almost Human took a huge leap forward in having a mytharc this episode.  With the introduction of John Larroquette as the cybernetics scientist nursing a huge grudge, they have a potential Big Bad.  It helps that Dorian somewhat looked at him like a father and Rudy, as a hero.  Having personal stakes in the villain usually makes the story more compelling.  Plus, Dr. Vaughn is smart.  Here's hoping it isn't too little, too late for the series, which keeps getting better.



























Idea That Surprisingly Worked - Watson and Sherlock working separate cases.  Too bad the cases were not very interesting in their own right.


Enlisted - 1.05 - Rear D Day

This episode is another example of Enlisted tackling tough subjects with a lot of humor and heart.  If you are not watching this show, you really need to.  In this one we see the role of gender in the military and the difficulties of family life when a parent is deployed.  Both are handled with great laughs.  Plus we all need to remember to embrace the suck sometimes.



Screencaps by Gotta Watch It, Screencapped.net, Enlisted on FOX, EDNA, Geek Nation, Entertainment Outlook, SpoilerTV, Comics Bulletin, Happy Nice Time People, Paste Magazine, Serietivu, Zap to It, Awesome DL, One of the Exact Sciences, Really Late Reviews, and Twitter.

Shameless Plus - Don't forget to check out Lilith and my new Teen Wolf podcast called Welcome to Beacon Hills. You can now find us on iTunes. The first one is about twice as long as the rest will be. Also, add your comments about Monday's episode so we can add them to podcast tonight.

One of my jobs for the Welcome to Beacon Hills, our new Teen Wolf podcast, is to come up with the best tweets I saw for an episode. I've come to find that this job is going to be harder than I thought because of all of the great tweets. In fact, I favorited more than 100 in 2 days. How the heck am I supposed to limit that to 5?!?! Thus comes this article. Basically it is me choosing the best from my favorites in hopes that it will make choosing 5 easier. Think of it as a podcast teaser. I hope you enjoy it.


Cast/crew/official people - I also loved Holland and the Carver twins doing a lose your mind three-tweet!

THAT HUG #TeenWolf
— TEEN WOLF (@MTVteenwolf) February 11, 2014

This is why I love #TeenWolf😂 pic.twitter.com/u9vB6YruzV
— Sarah Yvonne Hudson (@SarahYvonneHuds) February 11, 2014

@MTV@MTVteenwolf@MelissaPonzio1 they had to pick a night when I can't watch it to start liking #PapaMcCall?! Can't handle the love!
— Matthew Del Negro (@MatthewDelNegro) February 11, 2014

Hope he's got Obamacare... Those damn MRI things are expensive. #universalhealthcare
— Charlie Carver (@Charlie_Carver) February 11, 2014

I'll tell you everything I know about foxfire. It requires 5 days of antibiotics. And boy, does it burn.
— Charlie Carver (@Charlie_Carver) February 11, 2014

in advance of tonights #TeenWolf...here are some *hugs*hugs*hugs*...you're gonna need them. @MTVteenwolf
— Melissa Ponzio (@MelissaPonzio1) February 11, 2014

Fan Favorites -

I figured out what everyone has and no one can lose! It's a negative opinion about commercial breaks. #TeenWolf
— Morgan Evans (@totallymorgan) February 11, 2014

It's not the characters on the show going insane it is the people watching the show that are going insane #TeenWolf#pain#insane
— Kaia Marie (@Kaiamj) February 11, 2014

Two things: 1. #TeenWolf is 10x better than you think it is. 2. It is 100x better than it has any right being...
— Nick Ward (@ward_nicholas) February 12, 2014

can I have my heart back now #TeenWolf or do you want to jump up and down on it some more?
— Obhave Tobsatisdy (@thejessbeast) February 12, 2014

Good news: There's finally someone my age on @MTVteenwolf. Bad? news: It's Roscoe the Jeep. #TeenWolf
— Sarah (@Randomerican) February 11, 2014

"It's the coldest night of the year, it's gonna be in the 20s" Midwest: "Silly Californians" haha #TeenWolf
— Ana Temblador (@MsAnnie26) February 11, 2014

Reviews:

@MTVteenwolf i miss season 1 Stiles, but glad show gave @dylanobrien an opportunity to flex his acting muscles he's doing a fantastic job
— Ray (@rexaurus89) February 12, 2014

Everytime i think it cant get better, #TeenWolf proves me wrong.
— Ugr Tprkl (@ltCatscratch) February 12, 2014

I have no idea what the endgame for this plot line is but the pieces are fascinating. #TeenWolf
— Marisa S. (@Sproutless) February 12, 2014

I remember when #TeenWolf was fun and not more anxiety-inducing than homeland
— exasperated fangirl (@okelay) February 12, 2014

With what's happened so far during #TeenWolf I'm almost positive I'm going to be the one to die at the end of the season.
— Sharon Follmer (@sharonfollmer) February 12, 2014

What the hell just happened? I don't understand...I still don't understand!! #TeenWolf
— Britishized (@MeliLdn) February 12, 2014

See, I want to start the latest season of #TeenWolf but I don't want my life to spiral out of control just yet.
— Soffy Wispa (@OneAndOnly_Soph) February 11, 2014

3B is definitely far better than 3A, so far. #TeenWolf#whatashow
— Sinead :) (@GiggleMeTimbers) February 11, 2014

Remember when teen wolf was sweet and had crappy effects and the worse thing was peter #TeenWolf
— Tom Hiddleston (@tomhiddleston69) February 11, 2014

Pretty sure #TeenWolf emotional hangovers are real things. I think I need bed rest until next Moonday.
— Arr.Emm.Tea. (@rachellemow) February 11, 2014

Jeff Davis i love u but could u pls stop acting like a satan #teenwolf
— adenozynotrifosforan (@JustPaulina) February 11, 2014

TEEN WOLF WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A DUMB SHOW ABOUT WEREWOLVES. I WAS TRICKED. I AM IN TOO DEEP. THERE IS NO ESCAPE #TeenWolf
— Adam Crisslinchester (@abnormallyadam) February 11, 2014

teen wolf is one of those shows u gotta focus 100% or else when u blink there are 3 people missing, 7 people dead, and a new enemy #TeenWolf
— Sarah (@sarahthebeards) February 11, 2014

When you think you know what's going on, another crazy thing happens 😱 #TeenWolf
— Jose (@Jose_kb24) February 11, 2014

I WISH WE GOT TO SEE THE TALIA/DEREK SCENE. Her comforting her son and making it all better HE NEEDED THAT FOR SO LONG ='[ #TeenWolf
— Nikkie (@DivergentMisfit) February 11, 2014

but but but... this was supposed to be a stupid show about werewolves, I didnt sign up for this trauma! #TeenWolf
— Dana Leuffen (@DLeu) February 11, 2014

@sammie_goods everyone has it, but no one can lose it: the pain that @MTVteenwolf causes. #teenwolf
— Kelsey Rodkey (@KMRodkey) February 11, 2014

TEEN WOLF! So many 'whaaaa?!' moments in this episode. Actually, only 'whaaaa?!' moments this episode. #whatsgoingon#TeenWolf
— Andrea Westaway (@awestaway) February 11, 2014

Watch the first episode of #TeenWolf, then thank me later . Goodnight.
— Alexis Ryan (@AyyolexG) February 11, 2014

This is just getting out of hand. Jeff has too much power. He must be stopped. #TeenWolf
— DeeWhiteowl (@DeeWhiteowl) February 11, 2014

For me, the biggest and most disturbing revelation in tonight’s #TeenWolf is that nogitsune or not, Stiles is dying.
— Zac Walker (@zakkorama) February 11, 2014

seriously jeff if you wanted half the population of teenage girls to die you could have just shot us. it would be less painful #TeenWolf
— The Alpha (@Teenwolf_lifee) February 11, 2014

This is probably the moment I regret watching this episode in complete darkness #wtfwasthatthing#TeenWolf
— Kavita Gandhi (@kgandhi27) February 11, 2014

Holy shit, the tag line for 3B definitely should've stayed #ThisMightHurt#TeenWolf😐
— Kavita Gandhi (@kgandhi27) February 11, 2014

Stiles. That's it that's my tweet. #TeenWolf
— Loveliness Larry (@LovelinessLarry) February 11, 2014

Jeff Davis seems like such a nice guy for someone who likes to RIP OUR HEARTS OUT EVERY WEEK #wolfwatch#TeenWolf
— rebecca rae ✌ (@HarbourAngel18) February 11, 2014

"The plot thickens..." doesn't quite cover what the hell is happening in this episode. #TeenWolf
— Sophia M. Porter (@sophiamporter) February 11, 2014

@MelissaPonzio1 saves the day. Love for @MatthewDelNegro grows. Respect for @dylanobrien's acting increases in a 30 sec clip. #TeenWolf
— Eric N. Edgecomb (@NorthSourWolf) February 11, 2014

Snark:

Yes. Put the boy with ADHD in a machine where he has to stay still 45min-1hr. Excellent idea. #TeenWolf#Riddled
— Madi Crafton (@Madi_Kay) February 12, 2014

How is there always so much available parking at BeaconHillsHospital? #TeenWolf
— Jessica (@JessicaLaLady) February 12, 2014

It's the coldest night of the year. And Lydia has no pants on. Good job #TeenWolf#Riddled
— Madi Crafton (@Madi_Kay) February 12, 2014

Holy shit, did Agent McSpermDonor actually do something nice for once? Or will it be "Surprise! I'm still a douche!"? #TeenWolf
— Marisa S. (@Sproutless) February 12, 2014

How come all of the families of the girls Scott is interested in turn out to be people wanting to kill his friends? #TeenWolf
— Dewa (@DewaZafar) February 12, 2014

At this point, are we just shoehorning Derek into the show? #TeenWolf
— Marisa S. (@Sproutless) February 12, 2014

That was a really weird dramatic push in for "I don't know."#teenwolf
— Cryslewis (@cryslewis) February 12, 2014

#teenwolf Lydia I get we need to do the suspense thing but yeah nobody else can hear what you hear.
— awk for awkward (@quieropastel) February 12, 2014

Stiles is freezing to death in an unknown location and Aiden just wants to get laid. #TeenWolf
— Brinkley Sharpe (@brinkleytown) February 11, 2014

Chemical Signals? Derek Hale teaches trualpha Scott McCall science. New headcanon of bio major Derek established #TeenWolf
— Brinkley Sharpe (@brinkleytown) February 11, 2014

Derek i love you, but who let you walk up in a high school without a visitors pass? Your kinda a sketchy dude Kinda questionable #TeenWolf
— Hannah McMahon (@hmcmahon13) February 11, 2014

3 minutes 30 seconds for a boy to take his shirt off. No records broken. #TeenWolf
— Amelia C. Gormley (@ACGormley) February 11, 2014

If it is "the coldest night of the year" why is everyone wearing light jackets and shirts? #TeenWolf
— Mahalet (@Mahalet_AWOL) February 11, 2014

"its the coldest night of the year. its gonna get into THE TWENTIES" HAHAHAHAHAHA oh sweetie #TeenWolf
— erin (@eringildoo) February 11, 2014

I need a translator for the mummy. #TeenWolf#IsThatEnglish
— Allie Carrick (@AllieCarrick) February 11, 2014

I can't even deal right now. Teen Wolf is literally killing me. And apparently Stiles too #teenwolf
— Melissa Bunnell (@Kittentopia) February 11, 2014

The fact that @DylanOBrien is wearing jammies through this whole ordeal is adding to my discomfort level. #TeenWolf#WhoAreWe
— Andy Swift (@AndySwift) February 11, 2014

Links/Pictures:

Stiles and Scott crying over the thought of losing each other. #TeenWolfpic.twitter.com/1sVP18v2de
— Shadow. (@AbbyObrien_) February 11, 2014

Me preparing to watch #teenwolf every monday lol pic.twitter.com/Ea5iewZGRt
— Emma (@StilinskisWolf) February 11, 2014

The moment that literally had #TeenWolf fans crying last night. 😭💔 pic.twitter.com/8wN7c3AX8l
— Taylor Graziola (@taylortourette) February 12, 2014

If your heart didnt break right then and there…. then I am judging you #TeenWolf#Bromancepic.twitter.com/D6mjQimr00
— Emily (@emilyyystyless) February 11, 2014

“@HoechlinArmy: Me after tonights episode of #TeenWolf: pic.twitter.com/LZBhtcSN16” me after every teen wolf episode tbh
— ☾ (@adolescentwolfs) February 11, 2014

My face when I realized Stiles is actually a bad guy now... #TEENWOLF"pic.twitter.com/S2JNUfZmRd”
— L!Z (@elizas413) February 11, 2014

"I'll do something"#teenwolfhttp://t.co/PsgoPpaxfE
— Wolfling (@wolfling) February 11, 2014

*Throws self off cliff* #TeenWolfpic.twitter.com/JHgIJ5gZjc
— ѕтυᴘεɴᴅoυѕ ʀιᴘᴘεʀ (@stelenagasms) February 11, 2014

Me after tonight's episode #TeenWolfpic.twitter.com/KAxgSltpxr
— Teen Wolf (@obrienfeels_) February 11, 2014

Jeff Davis had me like @MTVteenwolf#TeenWolfpic.twitter.com/DJJMkApW0I
— Jaimee Dellipoali (@jaimeex_19) February 12, 2014

New Convert Alert:

I just started watching it but now I can't understand why I didn't start sooner #teenwolf
— cameron roberts (@cameron13131313) February 11, 2014

So after seeing how much everyone is talking about #TeenWolf, I've finally started to watch it. I friggin love Stiles! @dylanobrien
— Izzi ✌ (@Izzi_Sjogren) February 11, 2014

I have officially become addicted to #TeenWolf It's happened.
— Jessica-Robyn (@Reading_Robyn) February 11, 2014

Spoilers:

@Ornyadams Greenburgh better save Coach if someone else doesn't. Coach can't die! #TeenWolf
— Stacey Conklin (@jamesmaslow208) February 12, 2014

This legit made me laugh! The straw genius. VINE: "COACH! 😭😭😭 Orny Adams #ornyadams"@mtvteenwolf#teenwolfhttps://t.co/41zYEdEKBe
— Orny Adams (@Ornyadams) February 11, 2014

Truer Words:

Stay safe out there kids. Tumblr can be a dark and scary place. #wolfwatch#TeenWolf
— Hannah Nelson (@hellokitty491) February 11, 2014

A weekly feature highlighting the best quotes on TV this past week.

Hi and welcome to Quote of the Week. I am subbing in for Bradley again, so I've added a poll at the end. Due to the Olympics, there was less original programming on TV this week so I added 2 favorites each from most of the shows I watched. What fabulous quotes did I miss this week?

Note - People who nominated the quote are in parentheses after the quote.



Almost Human

1) Julian Wallenberg: "When you're surrounded by perfect things, you appreciate the beauty in flaws." (Darth Locke)

2) Agent Reynolds: "Would you consider yourself a romantic?" John Kennex: "What are you saying?"
Agent Reynolds: Just through events and faith that maybe someday you might meet the person that you're supposed to be with. Because if that's the way you look at things, then maybe that type of thinking might have prevented you from seeing something you might not have seen, if you didn't want it to happen SO badly." (Darth Locke)

3) Kennex: "Protect, serve, cover." (Dahne)

4) McGinnis: "If I get any heat for this, I'm saying you threatened me." Kennex: "You're in luck. They'll believe that. You're the best." McGinnis: "Yeah, tell a friend." (Dahne)



Banshee

1) Brock: "Is it just me, or does it seem like every scum bag with an automatic weapon comes to Banshee to shoot you?" (Sandi wich)

2) Siobhan: “I dunno if anyone ever changes really, but we can evolve, right? I mean, that’s what we’re trying to do isn't it, just become become better versions of ourselves?” (Sandi wich)






Helix

1) Constance: "A brave fool is still a fool." (Dahne)

2) Julia: "Alive, healthy, possibly going crazy, all of the above?" Hatake: "This is wonderful." Julia: "Yeah, except for the crazy part. I could do without that." (Dahne)







Intelligence

1) Nelson: "She's a Disney villain." (Dahne)

2) Nelson: "Don't be so smug. She called you a prototype." (Dahne)




Melissa & Joey

1) Ryder: "So are you extra girl weird or just average girl weird?" (Dahne)

2) Mel: "Someone will ask him about an issue and he'll try his best to hold it in, but in the end…" Lennox: "He'll blow like a volcano." Mel: "Big time and the verbal lava will destroy the tiny town of Me-ville." (Dahne)







The Musketeers

1) Aramis: "Marsac's spirit died in that forest in Savoy five years ago, it just took this long for his body to catch up. (Sandi wich)

2) The Cardinal: "I appreciate a melodrama as much as the next man, but an explanation might clarify things" (Sandi wich)

4) D'Artagnan: "If this gets me hanged, I'm going to take it very personally." (Dahne)

5) Cardinal: "Honor, there's no word in the language more likely to cause stupidity and inconvenience." (Dahne)




Teen Wolf

1) Derek: “You think Stiles, skinny, defenceless Stiles, is the Nogitsune, the powerful dark spirit?!" (Melissa Cavallo)

2) Aiden: "Don't ask. It gets more confusing when you ask." (Dahne)

3) Stiles: "You know what they're looking for, right? It's called frontotemporal dementia. Areas of your brain start to shrink. It's what my mother had. It's the only form of dementia that can hit teenagers, and there's no cure." Scott: "Stiles, if you have it we'll do something. I'll do something." (Dahne)