Sheldon Gets Laid

Big Bang Theory, S06E14

Sheldon and Kripke had to work on a proposal together, and Sheldon was distraught when he noticed that Kripke's work was better than his.  Howard and Raj bought figures that were supposed to look like them, but the delivered products waere worse than they expected.  To correct it, they purchased a 3-D printer together that upset Bernadette.

What I liked most about Sheldon's story was that it just involved Kripke.  Besides the way that he talks, he's sort of the coolest of the guy's coworkers (besides that one girl who was dating Leonard at one time) and I enjoy his appearance.  He usually comes around as one of the guys' antagonist, but I end up liking him because he's got this air of confidence about him that you don't see in Leonard, Raj, and Howard.  So when he is put up against Sheldon, who's also teeming with confidence, it makes a pretty funny situation.  I wasn't surprised that Sheldon thought that working with Kripke would just slow him down, but I was surprised that Sheldon could admit to anyone that Kripke's work was above his own.  I feel like either Sheldon's sort of growing as a person that he could admit that or the devastation of losing intellectually to Kripke had put Sheldon in such a pitiful state that he couldn't bend reality to suit his own needs (as he usually does).  I'm going more towards the latter, especially since Sheldon lied about the reasons his work wasn't up to par lately.

The best thing about Sheldon being in despair was when Leonard and Penny came home to find him listening to "The Imperial March" with a blanket over his head.  If that wasn't funny enough, Leonard described the music as a warning of Sheldon's unhappiness that would lead to him destroying the planet.  I couldn't blame him for wanting to avoid Sheldon completely than do as Penny had suggested and talk to him.  But if they had just run away, we wouldn't have gotten to see Sheldon looking like a villian from Star Wars.  His overly dramatic reaction to problems sometimes end up being pretty great.

When Sheldon was explaining to Kripke about him getting laid and such, it was painful to listen to Sheldon describe what he was doing to Amy.  He might as well read from a textbook the mechanics of sex than the awkward and unnatural lies he was telling Kripke.  But it was hilarious how interested Kripke was and how excited he got to hear Sheldon "brag" about him and Amy.  He even gave Sheldon dap, to which Sheldon confusedly just grasped Kripke's fist in response.  Never did I imagine that Sheldon would get to boast about his sexual conquests, even made-up ones, to anyone.

It was interesting also that Sheldon admitted that the possibility of him becoming physical with Amy existed.  Penny was nearly squealing with excitement to hear that.  I didn't think Sheldon was lying about that (because he's the worst liar ever), but I'll believe that when I see it.  I could see Sheldon giving it a try, like he did letting Amy hug him, but I don't think he'll be able to go through with it to the end.  Speaking of that hug, I liked that Sheldon compared it to a boa constrictor but he still didn't want Amy to stop hugging him.  That was kind of cute.  At least he can always count on her hugs the next time he's ever that down again.  Sheldon might one day grow to actually love hugs (from Amy maybe).

In Howard and Raj's story, I sort of could identify with their love of figures.  I have a bit of an obsession with that myself and if I were into action figures, I might be tempted to waste money like that on a personalized one (though $500 is way to steep for me).  The money aside, I'd probably be wary of anything I have to buy like that off the internet because anyone with enough experience shopping knows that it's like playing roulette.  Of course, Howard and Raj ended up with horrible-looking figures (bordering on a little racist).  It wouldn't have been much of a story if they hadn't.  Still, I would have been so pissed to get a figure that made me look like another race or doubled the size of my nose.  I would have raised hell to the manufacturers, regardless if sales were final.  For something like that as expensive as it was, accepting shoddy work is unacceptable.  But I guess that's why they went ahead and bought that 3-D printer.

I didn't remember at first that Bernadette actually makes a good bit of money.  I suppose it's because I tend to forget what her job is, and she's classy enough to not flaunt it.  Apparently Howard's not too proud to flaunt his sugar mama and buy big ticket items without her consent.  He was lucky that Bernadette didn't kick his ass for that stunt.  But I have to say that the printer was kind of cool.  I couldn't see that machine being worth the money personally, but it would be fun to make different items from it (something a little more creative than a whistle).

I liked this episode, mainly because Sheldon was plagued by Kripke's better ideas for their proposal, while Kripke was cheering for Sheldon because of all the imaginary sex he was getting.  I sort of hope that Kripke spreads those lies around enough that it gets to Amy.  She might not be bedding Sheldon any time soon, but with him pretending he's doing it, she's gotta be at least one step closer to that being a reality.  Howard pushed it too far when making Bernadette his personal piggy bank.  I think from now on he'll be missing a lot of lunches for Pokemon and the like purchases.

Just Do It--Don't Talk!

Family Guy, S11E11

Peter and the guys had a wild night of drinking that led to Quagmire accidentally getting married to a prostitute.  At first, Quagmire tried to make their marriage work, so that he wouldn't have to lose everything in a divorce, but he changed his mind when Charmese thought he was gay.  However, she wouldn't consent on a divorce unless Quagmire proved that he was really into men.

The biggest shock about Quagmire being married isn't who he married because let's face it--him marrying a prostitute doesn't sound below the quality of life he's lived so far.  It's just weird to see him married at all.  This was true when he had that fiancee in another episode who was too crazy for Quagmire.  At least this time Quagmire was involved with a woman who didn't seem so bad, despite her profession.  I mean, she was mostly just a sight to look at.  She did refuse to divorce him unless he had sex with a man in front of her, but since Quagmire was playing her in the first place, I couldn't see her as being psycho.  She probably never intended to let it get as far as it did.

I was surprised that Peter agreed to do that for Quagmire.  He's a really good friend, even though Peter seemed sort of into it more than he was letting on.  I can't forget that he said he had been "full sail" way before he and Quagmire got into the room.  Raises an eyebrow, but not such much that I'll probably remember it by the time the next episode comes out.

More than not wanting to see Peter and Quagmire actually get it on, I just wanted them to stop narrating what they were doing and "feeling."  They made it so much more uncomfortable to watch when they were saying such unnatural things.  And when they were barfing back and forth in each others' mouths--one of the grossest parts of the story.  It definitely beat when Charmese spit on Chris' face (yuck!)

There were a few jokes that I liked in this episode.  The first was a cutaway when Peter was comparing them sticking out at Harvard to a black guy in Sweden.  Unexpectedly when they started saying "Blackin sippin," I was laughing.  It was such bad fake Swedish that it couldn't be anything else but humorous.  It almost makes me want to say that next time I see a black guy sipping from a cup.

Next, I liked when Peter was confused about Beowulf:

[Peter] Hey, was Beowulf a Teen Wolf sequel with Scott Baio? 

[Joe] No.

[Peter] Then I just totally failed that Medieval Lit midterm.

I don't know why, but any kind of joke about Beowulf that you can make is funny to me.  I guess because since high school, I've always thought that title and story were strange to me.

The last joke I liked was a parody of It's A Wonderful Life:

[Girl] Look, Daddy. Teacher says every time a bell rings, some gay guy’s gonna have sex with another gay guy. 
[Father] We’re gonna pull you out of that school.

I'd like to know what school it is that says things like that to their students.  Sounds like a bizarre place.


This was a good episode.  I wouldn't mind watching it again, except I don't really want to listen to Quagmire and Peter talk about what they're going to do to each other in bed.  If they had just been a little quieter it might have been more tolerable to watch (although, I doubt they would show Quagmire screwing Peter for real).  There were enough jokes throughout that it was generally funny, and the story itself about Quagmire was interesting enough that I wasn't entirely so concerned about laughing every few minutes.

Try To Help, Get Zip Tied

The Mindy Project, S01E07

 Mindy tried to help her neighbor and friend Sophia make a smarter decision about going on birth control and having sex with her boyfriend.  Danny had to deal with a complaint about lewd behavior in the office. 

At first I really liked that Sophia and Mindy seem to have a nice bond, as if they were sisters or something.  However, the moment that Mindy tried to get too involved in Sophia's decision about sex, Sophia became a bit of a pain.  I get that no teenage wants an adult to tell them what to do about having sex, but I felt like Sophia was being a little too mean-spirited when Mindy was both trying to help her consider the weight of her first sexual experience and doing her a favor at all by possibly supplying her with birth control in the first place.  The latter was done without parental consent, so Mindy could have gotten in more trouble when helping her.  Mindy got way too involved, but at the same time, it was Sophia who went to her in the first place.  She couldn't have possibly thought that she could just ask Mindy for the pills and Mindy would have just threw some at her with no thought.

My least favorite part was when Sophia got the chance to question Josh, and Josh showed that he was no better of a boyfriend than Sophia's guy.  In fact, he wasn't really thinking of a future with Mindy at all.  It wasn't so fair to put him on the spot when Mindy and he had only been dating for a little while, but still.  I didn't like Josh too much there.  I mean, I felt like he could have worded his uncertainty about Mindy in a better way.  I'm still far from being his fan, and I don't think the two of them have forever on their horizon.

It was kinda funny that Mindy got restrained at the school for handing out condoms.  I'm thinking that's more of a no-no because she was unauthorized and parents would complain.  But seriously, what the hell is the harm?  It wasn't like she was pimping out the girls or something!  Geez!  I felt that they didn't need to zip tie her up!  Extreme!  But Mindy was dancing on the line of creepy being at the school and doing what she was doing in the first place.  She really should have just stayed at work (and did the job she seems to be able to not do at will--must be nice to be a partner).  It's amazing how Mindy can look like a criminal so many times when she's not exactly trying to do anything illegal.

As far as Danny's story went, it was okay.  I knew that it was Betsy who had written that complaint.  It was cute when Danny had Morgan in his office and he kept talking about the dogs he kept at the office.  I really like him for some reason.  He has this boyish charm.  Anyway, Danny was being so inappropriate in the way he was trying to up Betsy's confidence.  I can't believe he complimented her so much on her physical traits.  I really hope that doesn't end up blowing in his face anytime soon.

Oh, yeah.  I also loved how much Ben loved Mindy.  She made a fast friend of him and it was adorable, although it is very weird.  But not nearly as weird as that slime all the kids were playing with.  Kids are so strange.

This episode was okay.  It was hard to watch Mindy going around a high school as if her presence there was normal.  I don't think she should ever skip work again.  I'm not any closer to loving Josh, even though I know he's making an effort with Mindy.  I just don't have much faith in his commitment to her, and I doubt that will ever change.  Danny is sort of useless when it comes to handling people.  Although I like he is a bit of a mess himself and Mindy is surely not alone in that department.

George Gets The Best Review Ever

Suburgatory, S02E04

Dallas was going around town telling everyone how magnificent George was in bed, but they hadn't even gotten past kissing yet.  Dalia ditched her friends for the companionship for her new Singaporean stepmother, and the Ks were looked after by Lisa.  Tessa tried to get Dalia to be herself again when she noticed how she was spiraling into desperation.

I thought maybe Dallas had learned her lesson from their first date, but I guess it's just in her nature to want to make things dramatic and magical, not matter what it is.  I had to just laugh when she brought George to the bedroom and she was hanging in the air and all these crazy light work was going off.  It was like he was in some kind of strip club.  The gospel choir was another funny addition to their first attempt at sex.  But for all this show, Dallas fizzled out with a fake orgasm and praise of a night that was over before it started.  I was really surprised that she kept doing this to him, as if she had no confidence that he could perform, nor wanted him.  It was so bizarre.  Then I wondered why the hell she was bragging about the sex so much when he hadn't gotten to do a damn thing.  I liked this situation just because I didn't expect it.  They have such good chemistry, I thought she would be happy to jump his bones.  But it took a talking before they got to bed for real, and even then Dallas wasn't wowed.  Haha.  George was lucky she already pumped him up before actually trying him out.

The funniest part of this episode was when Dallas and George were at the Chinese restaurant about to tell Tessa and Dalia the news about them:

[George] We have a-a little announce to make.

[Waitress] No coupon tonight.  Everything full price.

[George] That's fine.

[Waitress] Price doesn't include gratuity.

[George] O-Ok.  Why....why is she directing this at me?

[Dallas] Sorry, George, Shun Ju can be a little--

[Waitress] You want extra pancake, you pay.

[George] I don't even know if we're getting moo shu.

 I was dying with laughter at how crazy aggressive she was being, like George had stolen something.  That must be something that happens to him often in Chatswin because he just has the face of a cheap or non-paying customer.

Another interesting thing that happened at that table was that Tessa found that she was interested in what was happening to Dalia.  I wasn't shocked that she went out of her way to make sure Dalia was okay, but I did think she was being overly nice to Dalia.  I like that Tessa can help her out even if Dalia isn't grateful.  I mean, that's the beauty of their relationship--they are sworn enemies, but they tend to give each other advice whether the other wants it or not.  I love that they're not friends, but still manage to look out for each other when times are rough.  Dalia didn't look bad with black hair, but she certainly didn't look good as Evan's companion.  Although Tessa was told in a wonderfully Dalia way to get "the h out of her r," it's great that she dyed Dalia's hair back to blonde.  And returned her lackeys to her side.

Speaking of the Ks, I was laughing when they almost got into the "molest-y" van and were given to Lisa to be watched over.  Instead of them being like abandoned puppies, I was hoping that they might turn into 3 creepy versions of Lisa, but no such luck.  That would have been so good for her to be the leader of a group for once.  But I guess she just doesn't know how to use people like Dalia does.  You have to have those skills from birth.

Two more things I wanted to point out.  One, Mr. Wolfe looked so creepy with those blue contacts in.  Eww!  No!   Two, Wan-er's character didn't make sense to me because they speak English in Singapore.  I don't know why she would only be speaking Chinese (save when she said "bye").  Also, since they said that Wan-er is a flight attendant, I would think that they would require she speak some English.  I don't know.  It was very odd to me.

This was a good episode.  George got to feel like an undeserving rock star, and Tessa acted like Dalia's friend when Dalia felt like she had no one else (except Evan--ugh).  I'm looking forward to them getting back to normal where they are messing up each other's lives, rather than making them better.  And it was nice to have a little focus on Dalia for a change.  I get a little disappointed when she's only in the episode for about 2 lines (she's one of the best in this show)!

More Flashbacks, More Fairies

True Blood, S05E03

Tara tried to seek help from Sam, wanting to avoid Lafayette and Sookie.  Andy began to question about Debbie's disappearance, and Sookie had to come clean to Alcide.  Eric and Bill were saved from execution, but were tested by an Authority councilor to see if they could be trusted.  Pam continued to remember how she came to be Eric's child.  Jason encountered the teacher who taught him how to have sex and realized that sex didn't comfort him like it used to.  Jessica realized that Jason wanted more than a physical relationship and assured him that she could be a friend who was also a woman.

If there was some way I could feel sorry for Tara having to adjust to being a vampire, which she hated, and trying to resist harming innocent people, I would do it.  But she is just so damn annoying!  Tara took a bullet for Sookie, and Sookie had someone she disliked help save her life in return.  When Tara takes the moment to stop freaking out over her new found hunger and abilities, maybe she'll see that people loved her enough to not want to be visiting her grave every day. Perhaps if Pam gets annoyed enough she might take Tara under her wing and settle her ass down.  Pam, at least, is a pretty cool and collected vampire and would make a good role model for Tara.

However, she did lose it when Sookie was bothering her about Tara when Eric had been missing for days.  Sookie was lucky that she didn't get her neck bitten off, pestering her about an act that she and Lafayette made her do.  But I was surprised that Sookie was able to control her fairy powers enough to retaliate against Pam and send her flying.  Damn!  I almost wished that the fight had escalated.  Sometimes Sookie pushes her damn luck.  I know that she doesn't have full control over those powers just yet, so she should be a little more careful about attacking vampires who would gladly see her dead.

I suppose what I liked best about this episode was Pam's 1905 flashback when Eric came to her establishment.  He wanted to have Pam, but she refused him unless he would take care of the vampires who were draining some of her girls dry.  It turned out these vampires were none other than Bill and Lorena!  That wasn't interesting to me until I realized this was the first time that Bill and Eric met.  Bill was still quite the greenhorn vampire who seemed to have nothing but contempt for Eric.  But Eric recognized Bill's talent, I suppose, and was gracious enough to let Lorena and Bill (who glared at Eric instead of apologizing) go without any bloodshed.  Classy.  And it adds upon the relationship between Bill and Eric which has been horrible until recently.  I wonder when it was that they met each other again (possibly when Eric became sheriff?).  I also wonder what it was about Pam that Eric felt strongly enough not to let her die, but take her on as his child.  I dunno.  Eric can't be that compassionate.

Oh, there was a random fairy who appeared.  He was fairly good-looking (as fairies are supposed to be) and reminded me that the fairies who have been on the show so far annoy me with their average looks.  But I was worried that Jessica following the fairy was going to get her killed or something.  I've read the books and I can't get over at how vicious and sadistic fairies were (though I don't think they are as bad in the TV version).  Still, I think the fact they are still floating around town is going to have some kind of dangerous consequences down the road.  Hopefully in an interesting way, not a stupid way.

I was none too surprised that Alcide didn't accept Sookie's confession too well.  Any guy with some sense would think that Sookie wasn't a very good friend.  However, just because I like Alcide, I hope that he forgives her.  She will surely need his help to keep the Pelts off her back.  Once they find out that Sookie is the one who murdered their daughter, they'll be an addition to the list of people who will want to kill her (the foremost being Russell once he gets back on his feet).

Jason also surprised me by visiting his past when he had sex with his former teacher (again), but then realized that sex being the highpoint of his life and worth didn't fulfill him anymore (if it ever truly did).  I was really happy to see that he resisted Jessica and wished to be treated like a human not a sex robot.  It was even better when Jessica wasn't so horny to not listen to his feelings and offered to lend him her ear like a real friend.  I guess she really is serious about Jason after all.  I was worried that she was all talk and might lose interest in him if he wasn't getting naked for her.  There is hope for those two yet.

I think overall this episode wasn't that exciting, possibly because nothing really happened.  Bill and Eric were still stuck on Authority grounds, Tara was still being a bitchy newborn vampire, and Arlene was no closer to finding out what was going on with Terry than she was before.  Truly, if there wasn't a Pam flashback and Jason's revelation that sex wouldn't whitewash all his problems, I would have been pretty bored.  Next time, I'd like to see Pam have a bigger role (that wasn't in a flashback) and find out what's going on with these fairies in town.  Hopefully, Russell won't make a move any time soon because I'm not quite ready for him to come in and cause havoc just yet.  That's either going to be really great or really terrible.

The Women Step Up (Or Step Down)

Mad Men, S05E11

Don worked on his presentation for Jaguar and learned that Megan's acting career may make her absent from the home.  Pete proposed that Joan exchange sexual favors with one of the men from Jaguar to secure their position with the account.  Peggy decided that she should take meetings with other advertising firms in order to keeping her career going.

Although it was nice to see Don connect with his work again, I found myself less excited about SCDP getting Jaguar the more that I saw Don and the others scrambling for a good pitch that involved a mistress.  I was prepared to see them get absolutely nowhere until Michael came along with a very good idea.  Before he brought the idea to Don, they exchanged some funny lines:

[Michael] I know I'm not a manager, but it's very hard to get things done with you in another room.
[Don] Well, I obviously have the opposite feeling.

Do I ever hate Michael, but I love how he gets under Don's skin.  So far, they don't seem to have changed much in their relationship, although Michael seems like a creature of habit, so I suppose it's asking too much of him to suddenly change his tune and turn immediately into the next "Pete Campbell."  But I did notice that Michael still holds a grudge against Megan, which was obvious when he remarked that she was free to come and go as she pleased in their office.  Granted, I thought Megan's visit was odd too (turns out it was for some "confidence-building" sex), but I was still annoyed that Michael was so focused on what she was doing (and I suppose what Don was doing).  I sort of wonder if Michael will ever get to directly address his problems about Megan (without pissing off Don in the process).

I have some problems with Megan.  I don't think she should be so quick to judge Don's level of support.  Ever since she started chasing her dream, she's been more and more unpleasant as a wife.  She is rightfully frustrated that her acting career isn't taking off, but I'd wish she'd stop taking it out on Don like he's trying to sabotage her.  They haven't been married that long and knowing that your wife would suddenly (she failed to mention the length and distance of her future acting commitment) be gone for work should make a husband unhappy.  True, Don often takes trips from time to time, but he couldn't be gone for more than a few days at most.  She's being ridiculous.  If she were more honest about what she was doing (I'm sure that Don would at least feign interest), they wouldn't have to fight about it.  I sort of want to see her fail because she's being a little bit like a brat, but on the other hand I'd like her to succeed a little so she can stop bitching and get off Don's back.  I'm really starting to get sick of her.

However, no one made me more sick and angry (although Peggy did come a close second) than fucking Pete Campbell in this episode.  He will literally do anything--anything to get a damn car dealership for their firm.  And maybe it was up to him to push for that (because the rest of the partners sure aren't working their asses off to bring in strong clients), but he had no right to pull Joan into it like she was just a piece of furniture at the office he could just pawn off like it was freaking Craigslist.  What the fuck!  I wanted to choke him when he brought up the idea of her sleeping with Herb to get them the Jaguar account, but he did it in such a passive way as if he was appalled at the idea.  He's such a piece of trash!  He tried to make it seem like her sacrifice would be noble or queen-like, when it was just an easy way for him to win without having to get his own hands dirty.  What if Herb had wanted a piece of Pete?  Would he have given up his body to get the account?  Fuck no!  To ask Joan is to say that he didn't value her very much at all.

To make it worse, Pete didn't give up when Joan clearly told him no.  When she told him he couldn't afford to pay her to do that, it didn't mean that he needed to bring all the partners together to discuss paying her a big sum to "take one for the team."  I was disappointed in all of them, except Don (who turned down the idea and left like a boss), for not turning a deaf ear to Pete's idea.  Well, I guess at heart they are all pigs.  Lane tried a bit to talk Joan out of it, but I wonder if he didn't just want her to decline so he wouldn't have to find more money that he didn't have?  I hate that Pete thought that Don's opinion didn't matter and just did what he wanted.  In my eyes he is an enemy of women.

Now, of course, Joan could have turned down the offer, and I hoped she would, but when Don came to tell her that they didn't need her to do that and he was against it, I had a feeling she still would.  After all, Joan had gone to Pete and asked for partnership in the firm if she did.  And fucking Pete was not going to have a chance to haggle her price--that was it.  Financially speaking, that was a brilliant thing to ask, especially when she deserves such a position and she's a single mother now.  However, I was disappointed that Joan did it.  I know she'll regret it (if she doesn't already).  Plus, I had no idea she had already done it when Don had come to see her.  He was just a little too late!  Fucking Pete!!  I wonder if Joan thought she might as well do it if all of the partners (even Roger and Don) were thinking it was a good things for her to do.  It makes me angrier that Don didn't have a chance to fight against Pete.  Joan is a partner (yay), but her promotion is bittersweet.  After that beautiful episode with she and Don last time, I wonder if they will have such a good relationship now?

Peggy, after seeing herself on the other side of the Jaguar account (where the men were rewarded with lobster lunches) and having money thrown in her face for wanting to go to Paris for an account she saved with her on-the-spot creativity, listened to Freddy's advice to find employment elsewhere.  I just wish she had picked a different time to do this!  I think Peggy probably does deserve better with her talents and the ambitions she holds, but after everything else that happened I don't know if she could have picked a worse time to stab Don if she had tried.  I was so prepared for Don to yell at her for moving on (especially when he had lost his wife at the firm not too long ago), but he wasn't a jerk about it at all.  I couldn't help but tear up when he grabbed her hand and wouldn't let go until Peggy pulled away.  It broke my heart to see him like that when he just got Jaguar on shady terms and then found out his most loyal copywriter was calling it quits on him.  Kudos for Peggy as a woman for wanting to rise higher, but fuck her for hurting Don.  I can't help but want her to be miserable at her new place of employment (couldn't she found another great place that wasn't SCDP's rival??).  Let her go reach for the sky, but I want her to have to suffer twice as hard now that she's not with Don anymore.  It was probably a matter of time until Peggy left, but I still can't help but hate her.  Maybe one day, when Don doesn't give a damn about her absence anymore, maybe then I'll forgive her.

So who will replace Peggy?  She is an impossible person to replace, I think.  After all, she was the supervisor in the copywriting department, and someone that Don trusted well enough to delegate important decisions to.  If another person like Michael is coming to the firm, I don't think I can take it.  I don't even know how Don can take it.  He's going to be overrun with Michael's incessant chatter with Peggy gone.  We'll probably be seeing him hanging himself soon enough.  I freaking would.

They are surely not holding back this season!  The drama keeps building up and and up until I just think that some of these characters are going to crumble underneath it all.  Of course, I'm mostly concerned with how this all affects Don more than anyone else.  If there is justice in this show Pete will get his for the lousy thing he has done in this episode.  I will never forget his scheming, even if he does something like save Don's life.  Right now he can freaking die and I wouldn't be bothered.  I hope that Joan at least makes herself more of an asset now that she's a partner and does her best to show she's worth much more than what she gave away for Jaguar.  Peggy, on the other hand, can suck it.  Maybe she'll soar now that she's free from Don's wing, and maybe she'll plummet to the ground.  Either way, as long as she's not smiling as much as she was when she got on that elevator to leave, I'll be happier she left.

Travis Gets Too Much Information

Cougar Town, S03E12

The battle for who's sexier revealed some harsh truths about Laurie and Ellie's own sexuality, which Travis unwillingly had to console them about.  Grayson was living at Jules' house while his house was being repaired for hurricane damage, and he and Jules began to project past problems with their ex-spouses on each other.     Bobby and Jules also had a contest to see who could keep their white shirt stain-free the longest.

The only thing I liked about Ellie and Laurie's story was that they were so open about their sexual activities with Travis.  It was funny watching him suffer through his crush talk about how she got her freak on and his mom's best friend talk about the degree in which she got naked during intercourse.  And Ellie just wouldn't stop telling Travis, even when she promised to after he agreed to help her make Andy more sexually satisfied.  It's just really sad that Travis is the best person they could find to help them with sex problems when he isn't exactly an expert himself.

The issues that Grayson and Jules were going through were a little interesting, but the only thing I really liked about their situation was that their therapist warned them they would treat each other like their exes, but neither of them listened to her.  Then in the end, they denied that she ever said it and questioned her credentials.  When the therapist broke a vase in frustration, it made me wish she had thrown it at them.  She seems a little unbalanced herself (though I'm not sure it's not just from dealing with Jules all the time), so perhaps the next time "Julson" wastes her advice, she'll get a little revenge on them.  I think they may need therapy beaten into them because talking seems to do nothing.

I think that the white T-shirt challenge was one of the better contests they've had on this show, but it still wasn't that amusing.  Nor was it surprising when Grayson ended the challenge by tripping and spilling wine onto Jules' shirt.  Just when she finally gave him permission to drink wine on the couch, he blew it by making her lose and staining the couch.  But when you look at the random messes Bobby has made around the house (foremost the mustard on the ceiling), I think I would cut him some slack.

There were two episodes shown this week, but this one was the weaker of the two for me.  There wasn't much to laugh about, but there was a lot to criticize concerning the characters.  It was nice to see that it isn't impossible for Jules and Grayson to live together and see Travis wanting to blow his brains out from all the juicy details he was getting from Laurie and Ellie.  If only they had stepped up that latter part more would this have probably been a funnier episode for me.

How Not To Get Rid Of A Man In A Wheelchair

The Cleveland Show, S03E19

Cleveland's suspicions that Donna was cheating on him turned out to be about half right.  She was trying to secretly let down her ex-boyfriend Maurice who had been in Iraq and thought he and Donna were still a couple.  After seeing that Maurice was in a wheelchair, Cleveland helped her lie until Maurice proposed to her.  Maurice stayed at their house, punishing them for their deceit by being a general nuisance.  They tried to appease him by giving him a parade in his honor, but it wasn't until Cleveland punched Maurice and treated him like a normal guy that Maurice forgave them and left.  Junior pretended to be Christian to win a girl's affection and had to compete with Hunter, another boy doing the same thing.  When they unintentionally sang about their deceit in front of Vanessa she was attracted to their "bad boy" ways and wanted to have sex with them both, to their horror.  Junior was saved from losing his virginity by a fire that Hunter started.

I think that Donna has had lots of opportunities to cheat on Cleveland, so the idea of her suddenly sending her husband off to have one now didn't make sense, so I couldn't agree with Cleveland's friends that her buttering him up with ham was to distract him from her cheating.  Cleveland, too, found it hard to believe that Donna was having an affair, but he had to go with what a typical man would think:

Then again, what kind of man would I be if I didn't automatically think the worst about a woman?

Because that line was funny, I couldn't get mad about Cleveland listening to his friends and accusing Donna.  He did a horrible job of tailing her, and later when he knew the truth and Maurice showed up, he did a horrible job of lying.  In fact, he had to make sure that he didn't forget the name he made up for himself, "Cleveson."  That terrible name did set up for some good jokes by his friends, however:

[Tim] Wow, I am so embarrassed.  I’ve been calling Cleveson, “Cleveland” for years.
[Lester] And I didn’t know he was married to his sister.  I approve.

I don't know which of their comments is stupider, but I liked that they were sucked into the lie better than Cleveland was himself (who forgot his own fake name).

I only felt bad for Maurice when he first found out about the lies and had a very pathetic and weepy exit out of the room, where he fell and had to eventually crawl.  However, I was glad that Cleveland got pissed at him and punched him.  Donna and Cleveland are bad people, but there was no reason they needed to be continually punished when they had already apologized.  I really liked Cleveland's statement about this:

We only lied to spare your feelings, and we apologized.  So either forgive us or don't. But stop being a dick.

True dat!  This story made a good point about people who walk on eggshells around people with disabilities.  We're all essentially people, so no one should be able to get a free card to be a jerk.  I'll admit it's hard not to be extra nice and forgiving to someone who can't function the same as yourself, but when someone is being an unnecessary dick, you need to be able to call them on it, regardless of what kind of person they are.

Junior's story wasn't that great.  I guess it's because it's not the first time that he has fallen for a beautiful girl that he ultimately won't get (I just assume).  I thought the song that the mission team choir had some clever lyrics, although the tune wasn't particularly pleasing.  I admired how they had a song that praised Jesus and God by using social media terms and technological trends like texting that teenagers would be interested in.  Because of that, I was less annoyed that I had endure another Seth MacFarlane world song (not to say that The Simpsons has come out with a good song in any recent years).  I also like Darren Criss' voice ever since I watched Glee (but have given up on since their last terrible Christmas special), so it couldn't be too angry about it.  Junior started singing too, to my dismay, but I liked that while he was having his moment, you could see Roger in the stained glass.  Nice touch.  When he stopped singing, I wondered to myself if he had done it out loud, and Junior immediately said the same thing to himself.  That was funnier than him being dumb enough to sing about a girl he liked right in front of her.

Junior and Hunter's duet about their plans to fight each other for Vanessa was cute (though I still didn't care for the lyrics) and funny just because it was stupid.  It was the stupidest when they continued to sing until Vanessa showed up and they had to be honest with her.  I didn't think that she would be so turned on by their deceit.  I was going to be happy for them that they got the girl they wanted after all, but the two were turned off by her sexual aggression.  I forgot that Junior wasn't ready for that yet (according to the episode with his teenage wife whom he couldn't sleep with) and Hunter seemed to be the same.  It was just funny to see two teenage boys crapping their pants because they girl they were after wanted to jump their bones--any other typical boy their age would have acted like they won the lottery.  I mean, Vanessa was a little intimidating, but for those two, that might have been the opportunity of a lifetime.  In the end, I'm glad that Junior got out of it and that he and Hunter went from being enemies to being friends.  I mean, they have a lot in common (both think it's a good idea to lie about their faith in order to date someone), so friendship seems like a more feasible conclusion than the two getting lucky with a girl.

This week we had a double-dose of this show, but I think the episode that preceded it was better than this one.  It lost points for having songs (even with Darren Criss' beautiful voice) and failing to utilize Rallo very much. After seeing that episode where Rallo was shining, it was hard to be satisfied when he only popped out for a random line or two.  I seriously think if they made it "The Rallo Show," it would be an even better show now that Cleveland isn't as half funny as he used to be on Family Guy.

Ray Takes A Wife And I Take A Nap

Archer, S03E06

I was happy this week to see that Ray was no longer confined to his wheelchair, and it was going to be an episode centered around him.  I was disappointed that I did not enjoy the story as much as I thought I would.  Not only was the story set in Ray's hometown in Virgina, but his brother Randy was voiced by 30 Rock's Jack McBrayer.  Somehow the focus became Randy and his wife wanting to sleep around with Carol (Ray's fake wife) and Archer, respectively, and less about the sheriff of the town out to get Ray's drug "farming" brother.  I was hoping for more about Ray's background or him getting harassed further by the sheriff.  However, the sheriff had a small role, and Ray and Randy's squabble didn't get that intense.  Dang.  What was the point of showing his brother in the first place?

When things start to pick up action-wise after everyone is so distracted trying to have sex, the shoot-off with the sheriff is cut short after Randy admits that he lied about the reasons why the sheriff was after him.  Dunno how I feel about that "twist."  The only thing that I really liked about this scene was that Archer pointed out a potentially dirty joke that I wouldn't have noticed without him:

[Ray] Easy, don't shoot!  I'm coming out!

[Archer] Haha.  Phrasing.

 That must have been the only time I laughed, except I might have when Ray admitted to having a Miss Piggy diary that would have revealed his homosexuality.  His brother had been spared reading it, thanks to their father burning it.

Archer and Carol were free from police persecution by pretending to be hostages, but it was unclear to me at first why Ray, who had clearly been shooting at them, wasn't handcuffed like his brother.  When the sheriff comes on to Ray in a not so subtle, but surprising manner, it was no longer a question.  That twist might have been funnier if the sheriff had more screen time.  All we had to go upon, really, was Ray's word that he had been an asshole as a kid.  Meh.

I'm not sure what is going this season that I'm not enjoying it as much as I have previous ones.  I think perhaps it's because they don't have any significant adventures.  I'm not sure.  But if things keep going in this direction, I don't think that I need to keep this show in my primary section for much longer.

Get It!

Finally we got to see another Suburgatory last Wednesday.  Now at its 13th episode, I can say that this show is working its way into my favorites from this fall.  However, there is little following for this show among the people that I know.  Again, you have a really rich cast of characters, but you also have a lot of interesting stories that, unlike a lot of shows that I watch, make me want to re-watch episodes.  It's a great feel-good show that also makes you laugh along the ride as you reach the "lesson" of the episode.  Last time, the lesson, I suppose, was that you shouldn't rush into sex with someone that you don't feel a real connection with.

George, being the concerned dad that he is, cannot get over finding the XL condoms in Tessa's room (which were left behind by Lisa in her Love Box).  Somehow he thinks the solution to getting h8s daughter distracted from sex is to surprise her with a little game night with her friends.  I'm not sure how George convinced Malik and Lisa to come to his house without a guarantee that Tessa would be there, but I suppose that deep, manly voice of him can command some level of trust that he knows what he is doing.  I thought it was funny that Lisa and Malik don't try too hard to leave after they figure out Tessa won't be joining them.  It was good for the audience, though, because those two and George make an excellent recipe for an awkward conversation pie.  My favorite line from their little game night was when Malik fist bumps Scott and says "Get it!" and George freaks out a bit:

What was that?  What did you just tell him to get?

As Malik was saying that line to Scott, I thought to myself that sounded bad, but I didn't expect George to comment like that--love it.  His character does not disappoint!  Later, Lisa informs George of this virginity calculator where one can determine when you will first do the deed using random information like your height and hair length.  This was not just another testament to the fact that Lisa is such a wonderfully deluded girl (she was so excited about having soda which she is denied at home!), but also gave us an opportunity to see a side of Malik that might have been previously unknown.  Malik tells us that his virginity will be lost at 60, but he is willing to wait and suggestively stares at Lisa.  I thought this was my imagination until Lisa tells Tessa later that she thinks Malik hit on her that night.  All right!  They would make a good couple, but I bet Lisa will be a bit resistive.  It's not like anyone else is knocking on her door--go for it Lisa!  Get it!!

I'm sad that Tessa and Scott broke up in this episode, but with his constant discussion of Africa and his proposal of sex with a little tent and a goat in his backyard, he was destined to get the boot.  I liked that she had something that Dalia wanted for once.  I wanted to see them fight more!  Well, with Dalia being such a vapid bitch, I'm sure another thing will come up where Tessa can get the upper hand.  I will say that Dalia is such a likeable teenage mean whore.  Most of the time these girls are just nasty demons, but Dalia is more ignorant than she is intentionally vicious, so you kinda have to love her.  And she is so stoned-faced, you gotta laugh. 

Another character you think you would hate, but you can't is Dalia's mother, Dallas.  She seems like a superficial, money-grubbing housewife, but she's a sweetheart.  And kudos to her for realizing that she's too good for her cheating husband.  Granted that Dallas and George definitely have something going on there, but she's at least not actively trying to sleep with him yet.  While she danced in her heels on the floor her two-timing husband won't let her walk on, we could see how powerful of a woman Dallas was.  I thought for one second, though, that Dalia was going to show emotion when she thought her parents were getting divorced, but good ol' Dalia stayed true to form when she bragged to her friends about all the double things she would enjoy once her parents were split.  Dalia, too, deserves a round of applause for being a materialistic girl, detached from worrisome matters like family ties.

Lastly, I just want to say how George's thunderous voice makes the majority of what he says sound hilarious!  I couldn't help but chuckle at him simply saying the words "ladies' glasses" and "bifocals" as if he were saying the most ridiculous words ever.  I could listen to him talk all day.

ABC better not cancel this lovely show!  It has everything I'm looking for.  Next time I hope that we get to see more development in the Malik-Lisa relationship and another situation that leads Tessa to battle Dalia.  Oh, and can we get Rex Lee's character in the next one?  I've loved him since Entourage, and he is a delight in Suburgatory.  I'm eagerly waiting by the TV!