Oh No, Bernadette Didn't!

Big Bang Theory, S06E09

 Sheldon and Howard began a war over territory and possessions when Howard was assigned Sheldon's unused parking space.  Amy and Bernadette also began to fight, both wanting to stick up for their men.

I knew there would be trouble once Sheldon made it known that Howard was occupying his old parking spot.  While I was thinking about Sheldon and his most famous territorial stake, his spot on the couch, I was delighted to see Howard sitting at said spot completely naked.  This was not just a funny response to Sheldon taking his Iron Man helmet, but a rightful one.  I mean, Sheldon was sort of being a bully.  I'm sure in Sheldon world it looked like Howard was coming along and taking things that were his, but the rest of the world would have to agree that Sheldon taking Howard's things is pretty childish (and a little illegal).  But then again, Howard playing along with his childish games makes him just as much a child.  I don't blame Howard, though--you gotta beat Sheldon at his own game or Sheldon will own your ass forever.  I was less surprised that Howard had to give up his parking space before Sheldon would allow him there than I was that Sheldon retaliated at one point by sitting naked in Howard's car.  Wow.  Somehow it was grosser than Howard on the couch.  I guess it's because I would never expect a germaphobe like Sheldon to sit his naked ass on anything that was disinfected first.

The boys' battle was pretty good, but it had nothing on the residual fight between Amy and Bernadette.  You could sense that a storm was brewing between them, but I still had hope that they would be mature enough not to let their emotions get in the way.  However, once one of them suggested that their man wasn't worth as much as the other, the cat fight began!  The best thing was how vicious Bernadette got, which I loved because she wasn't about to let someone talk trash about Howard.  Not only did she have Amy's car towed, she admitted to scratching it as well with not an ounce of shame.  But Bernadette really took out her claws when she told Amy the following:

Gosh, Amy, I'm sensing a little hostility.  Is it maybe because like Sheldon's work your sex life is also theoretical?

Wow!  That had my jaw dropping that was such a good burn.  Amy may have gotten a jab in suggesting that Howard and his mother were so close that it was like he wanted to be back in her womb, but Bernadette really brought the heat and could have unabashedly snapped her fingers after bringing up Sheldon and Amy's sex life.  If I was Penny at that moment, I would have been like, "It's over--just bow out, Amy."

Penny got a bruised nose out of the fight, even though she was just in the middle.  I think that's more of a hazard of being friends with someone who carries a can of change in her purse rather than the fight, really.  Amy's nutty and obviously not afraid to swing her heavy purse if you push her far enough.  I feel a little bad for Penny.  It was hard for them to stop fighting even after Penny had gotten hurt in the crossfire.  Penny should probably rethink the advantages of having the two around.

I liked this episode a lot, but I would have liked to see Raj doing something better than arguing about zombies and mummies.  It is cute that he keeps bringing up that topic, but come on.  It could have been funny to see him help Howard get back at Sheldon or something.  Although, maybe Raj is too smart to get involved in that pointless squabble (he's learned his lesson sharing an office with Sheldon).

Sheldon at least pretended to be the bigger man, and that's all we can ask of him, so it was a great ending.  Penny got the raw deal being neutral in Amy and Bernadette's fight, but she probably got off easy because making an enemy of Bernadette is obviously not something you do lightly.  I'd love to see Bernadette tell someone how it is again.  That sort of thing is almost as good as watching Sheldon getting his just desserts.

Let's Get Roger Locked Up

American Dad, S08E01

After hearing Hayley singing at his attic lounge, Roger became dangerously obsessed with Hayley.  Stan wanted to buy a new car, but couldn't find anyone to pay him at least 15,000 dollars for his old car.

I just have to say that Roger is so insane.  Like, it's weird to be saying that after everything else he's done, but when he was targeting Hayley he outdid himself a little.  First of all, he shot her and still showed up in her hospital room to bring her the disgusting gift of Christina Aguilera's larynx, which he played like a kazoo!  Eww!  Then he proceeded to knock out Hayley and kidnap her.  It was really gross watching him cuddle up on her with no clothes (though he usually is naked when he's himself).  It just looked like he was humping her, although Roger has mentioned that he has no genitals (but how does he have all that sex?).  Well, I didn't think it would get much worse from there until he decided to take Jeff's skin.  Ugh...  Seeing him in Jeff's skin was so gross!  Roger really needs to go to a place for the criminally insane.  I often think that he will end up killing them all one day (like he tried to do in a different episode in a sort of spoof of that movie Alien or whatever).

 The side story where Stan was stubbornly trying to sell his car wasn't funny until the very end of it where the lady was trying to escape the lion and crashed the car.  It was sick, but in a funny way, how the lion pounced and attacked her while they were both on fire until they both burned into ash.  That's not how I expected Stan to get over his car not being worth what he wished it to be at all.  I'm thankful for that story even though it wasn't hilarious just to distract me from how creepy Roger was.

I liked this episode even though it was disturbing.  It's interesting that Roger can get even more insane than he already is and all it takes is for him to fall in love.  I'm glad, though, that he got over Hayley in the end (when it was sort of far too late by that time).  I also think it was great that they started their season with a story about Roger because whether it's funny or creepy, it's still much better than stories about the other characters.  I can't wait to see what horrible things Roger is going to do the rest of this season!

A Cancer Scare Bonds Them All In Song

New Girl, S01E15

I never thought I would like a story this much that dealt with a character possibly dying.  I feel like they had a great balance between their usual funny tempo without completely ignoring the seriousness of Nick's almost cancer.  Underneath the characters' clumsy and amusing pre-mourning antics, we got to some deeper issues about the characters, such as Nick's refusal to actually live.  Jess pointed out that his life is a bit wasted if he doesn't try to do some of things he wants in life.

I knew the gang was tight and all, but last night I really learned how much they cared about their own.  I wasn't surprised that Jess leaped at the chance to help Nick against his will since she has a tendency to be "helpful" regardless of what others tell her.  However, I didn't know Winston and Schmidt would go into emotional overdrive as well.  This was best expressed by the "Sad Song" Winston started singing and playing on the piano.  He was joined by Schmidt's rapping and later Cece added some beats as well (I think she was the best, but Schmidt was the funniest).

Thanks to Jess getting "real" Nick is convinced he needs to jump into the ocean before he dies.  Before that happens, I love when Nick adamantly tells Jess that she is not speaking at his funeral because of her horrible Daniel Boone joke and her obsession with trying to cheer everyone up.  

There were so many great moments and lines in this episode that it's hard for me to chose which to mention.  At the top by far is when Schmidt plants a lovely "Fredo Kiss" onto Nick.  I just didn't know how much he loved Nick.  Yet I don't feel like Schmidt kissing him is out of place in the least bit.  It was almost a moment of "finally," which is strange.  Did I feel like Schmidt would be doing this one day?

Schmidt also brought a joke from another episode to full circle when Winston suggested that Nick's naked jump in the ocean might be Schmidt's only opportunity to see his penis.  Schmidt runs off in no time after hearing that.  It's no question whether Schmidt likes girls, but if he did have to romantically love a man, I think he would go for Nick in a heartbeat.

I loved it when everyone was on the beach, after Nick had calmed down from his freakout about the cold and the impending death.  He looked at Jess and told her he liked her a lot!  Aww!  And that he is glad that Jess is around.  I was anxiously awaiting a drunken kiss, but Nick seemed aware of himself enough not to do anything stupid like that.  However, I feel like they were a little more chummy after that moment, and we can only hope to see it grow before they are dating!  Yay, Nick and Jess!

Other great moment in this episode included when Jess started a chain reaction of crying among Nick's friends, Nick asking why no one was helping him after his back went out from Jess' tackle, and Winston's raggedy-ass car.  I have to elaborate more on how ridiculous it was that he was driving it through a Schmidt line:  

You shouldn't call 'em keys.  It's a paperclip that you start the car with.

Before the episode ends, we get one more kiss between Nick and Schmidt after the good news of no cancer, and Winston is forced to leave his car behind (literally) and think about a new one.  It was sweet that everyone joined together to pay for his ultrasound and good that the growth on his thyroid wasn't anything life threatening.  Even though they managed to be hilarious through this episode, I couldn't imagine they could continue to be as funny if Nick's days were numbered.

I don't have any complaints about this episode at all.  It was good in showing how significant the relationship between Nick, Schmidt, Winston, and Jess is.  As much as I love a good comedy, I like a good show about friendships.  There are few things I enjoy more than watching friends who, as crazy and mismatched as they may be, really come together when shit hits the fan.  

Tanjoubi Omedetou, Archer!

This week's Archer was about the car he got for his birthday.  Well, it wasn't a bounty-hunting story, so I was happy enough.

I was surprised anyone even bothered to celebrate his day.  He's the king of assholes, but maybe he'd be so pissy and whiney about it that they figured it was easier to acknowledge his birth, rather than ignore it.  I almost thought Archer was going to be nice to Woodhouse for a change when he made him a special birthday breakfast.  Unfortunately, Archer went right back to being ungrateful after Woodhouse dropped confetti on top of the meal.  Oops...

So Mallory gets Archer an incredible car for his birthday.  Now wait a minute--isn't ISIS broke right now?  Where did that money come from?  No one brought it up in the episode, so I guess it was plausible that she could afford it.  Mallory warns him not to let it get stolen, but of course, it gets stolen as soon as Archer parks it.  He goes to Lana for help, and Pam and Cyril get involved too.  They plan to get information about his car by going to the Yakuza-run car races that Pam frequents.  Well, it's not that easy.  Not just because Archer thinks he can just go in there guns-a-blazing and get answers, but also because they don't steal cars like Archer's.  Oops again.

They get out alive, thanks to Pam's driving and some luck.  But Mallory shows up and lets Archer know that she was the one who stole his car to teach him a lesson.  This is the same lesson she taught him when Archer was a child and thought he had lost his bike she had given him.  Upon learning the truth, Archer seems to check out mentally and walks away from the group, singing to himself.  Wow.  We can hate Archer all we want, but Mallory does have a pretty big hand in creating that narcissistic, drunk bastard.  I felt bad for him, actually.  Mallory seemed like she beat him when he was younger for losing a bike she stole!  And she never returned it!  Geez, lady...  Good thing Archer is an only child (as far as we know).

Oh, and gotta love George Takei.  That gave that episode a little extra kick.  I generally like anything that has to do with Japanese people or culture.  I especially liked that Pam's racing nickname was "Shiro Kabucha," or the "White Pumpkin."  She thought it meant the "White Shadow."  With stuff like Google Translate at our fingertips, there's no need to be so ignorant of such things.  Come on.  But it was good for a laugh.

I'd enjoy George Takei's character coming back to get Pam one day.  That'd be cool.  Mallory shot at him, but we didn't actually see him die, so it's possible.  This is the 3rd Adam Reed show I've watched, so with him, you never know how the overall storyline will go.  Just going to have to see what happens next week.