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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Far Beyond the Stars (1998)
Tribute to the soul of a writer.
It's so easy to watch a show and think of the actors and the parts they play, and this episode gives them much to relish. But it should serve as a reminder that the ideas are conceived in the minds and hearts of writers.
Once Upon a Time: Wish You Were Here (2016)
Chewing the scenery!
Seems the actors had a chance to just show up and break through walls due to the what the heck let's fill time with silliness script.
Grimm: Blind Love (2017)
A Midsummer's Day Dream and a little bit more!
The most Shakespearean episode, this Midsummer's Night Dream with a Grimm twist was, as Monroe said, "So much fun". We watched what fools these Vesen and mortals be as our favorite characters spouted Shakespeare's love lines. With a little bit of The Ransom of Red Chief thrown in for good measure! And the Motown mirror romance Hank had with himself proved that he had rhythm but no blues.
Boston Legal: Son of the Defender (2007)
The Golden Age to the rescue
Season 3 has been disappointing compared to the story and character development of seasons one and two. So grabbing content from the Golden Age of Television is both a new high and a new low.
The Blacklist: The Major (No. 75) (2015)
A Clip Show with "The Show Up Til Now" exposition
Exposition is the bane of writers. And especially in television, you want to show not tell but sometimes you just have to do it. So, if you have watched every episode you can probably skip this one. But you will miss John Finn as the voice of reason, a characterization which he has perfected. We are shown Tom Keen's origin story, but I'm betting it gets recapped in other episodes so you will learn about it.
The German scenario provided entertaining action and fun macho posturing.
Dembe steps up and challenges Red to do the right thing. That caught me by surprise and it added a whole new level to him.
Christmas Eve (1947)
Sweet hope for the holidays
Aunt Matilda and her fortunes are in jeopardy from her nephew Phillip who has supposedly been managing her money for years. Matilda's generosity has her at risk of being declared mentally incompetent. She convinces the judge to wait until Christmas Eve so that her 3 adopted sons can return and take over.
We see each of the sons in a situation which puts him in a bad light. Michael is a bit of a playboy/aspiring gigolo with a determined girlfriend who won't let him get away no matter what. Mario, playing by George Raft, is the George Raft version of Humphrey Bogart's Rick set in South America instead of Casablanca. His encounter with a Nazi costs him the lady he wanted in his life. And Jonathan, rides into town on the train, not a horse. He gets caught up in a baby selling deal but comes out ahead with 3 babies and a great new girlfriend.
As Christmas Eve ticks away Phillip is sure they won't show. The judge is about to give up on waiting when one by one they make their entrance.
Supernatural: Defending Your Life (2011)
Can't Defend this Episode.
I'd have to nominate this for the most contrived episode ever. Somebody should feel guilty for writing it. Jensen played his angst well but the story left him without much action. Did enjoy seeing the clips of Jo. Alona did a competent job of testifying and showing up to execute the guilty. I liked Mia,who could have been a stereotype bimbo barmaid, but Emilie made her a real person. I thought Faran did an awesome sarcastic judge. Nice to see him play something other than cop or terrorist. Ending was too fast a wrap-up.
If you want to see the concept of guilt having no real value, I recommend the final episode of Forever Knight. I don't think I've ever heard a better monologue on guilt than the one LaCroix has in Last Knight.