: I don’t have time to do a regular recap of this episode, so I’m just going to post a few thoughts about it. 2×16 was the Season 2 finale, and was called “Lesser Evil”. In it, Michael learned some new things about Victor, got rid of the nuisance that was Carla, and finally met “Management”. This was a solid way to exit S2, and provided a decent setup for Season 3.
– I liked that Michael and Victor started working together to expose Carla. It’s just too bad that the partnership had to end as quickly as it began. I’m surprised Mike teared up when he had to shoot Victor. It was the only play in that situation, as Victor said. It seems as though Michael is not cut out for that sort of thing, which is bad news for a spy, right?
– Thank goodness Fiona finally got a chance to shoot Carla! That was a long time coming. I didn’t exactly hate the character, but it just seemed that the writers were dragging out her involvement unnecessarily. She wasn’t really doing anything except preventing Mike from doing stuff he wanted to do. She was just a drag!
– I loved Madeline’s line about blending in with all the other 60+ women in Miami! Yes, indeed. If you can pick her out from that white-haired crowd, more power to you!
– How cool (albeit unrealistic) was it for Mike to jump out of the helicopter right into the ocean?? And he looked like he was a good 3-5 miles off shore. That’s quite a swim, especially when decked out in an Armani suit. Yikes.
– Well, now we know why none of Mike’s enemies ever came after him. Management was protecting him! Let’s see what kind sticky situations he gets into next season without any bigwigs watching his back. Somehow, I think Mike, Fiona, and Sam will manage just fine on their own…!
(Plot summary (with possible spoilers): Skeeter Bronson (played by Adam Sandler) is an underachieving hotel handyman. As a child, he helped run his father’s motel, and loved every minute of it. But the motel was eventually bought out by millionaire business mogul Mr. Nottingham (Richard Griffiths), who built a massive luxury hotel on the grounds. As part of the deal, Nottingham agreed to let Skeeter run the place someday, but he didn’t keep up his end of the bargain. Skeeter is sticking around in the hopes that something will eventually change — despite the fact that Nottingham’s future son-in-law Kendall (Guy Pearce) is slated to take over.
While most guys probably know that jewelry is a great gift for almost any occasion, few of them actually know how to pick out appropriate pieces. As a woman, there are few things worse than having to wear a hideous bracelet or ring just because your man bought it for your birthday. Sure, we’re taught that it’s the thought that counts, but let’s be real here. No one can truly appreciate ugly jewelry!
Plot summary (with spoilers): Margaret Tate (played by Sandra Bullock) is a take-no-prisoners editor at a major New York City publishing house. She’s the kind of boss who inspires frantic text messages amongst her underlings to let each other know that she’s coming and that she’s on the warpath. Her assistant, aspiring writer Andrew Paxton (Ryan Reynolds) appears to be the only one that can deal successfully with Margaret. But that means anticipating her every order and catering to her every whim — something that clearly bugs him. Of course, there’s an ulterior motive here. Andrew puts up with Margaret’s crap in the hopes of being promoted to full editor someday and of having his own manuscript published.
Entourage 6×03 — “One Car, Two Car, Red Car, Blue Car”: I actually thought this was a pretty solid episode overall. I can’t tell if that’s because the first two eps of Season 3 were totally crappy, or if this latest was really a good effort. But it finally felt that something is happening on the show — even if none of it really involves Vince yet.
After just one week at the top of the box office, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was knocked out of first place by a surprising competitor: the 3-D animated kids film G-Force. Hollywood insiders didn’t expect much out of G-Force, which stars the voice talents of Nicolas Cage, Bill Nighy, and Penelope Cruz, nor did critics give it much of a chance (it has just a 20% “fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes. But audiences shelled out $32.2 million over the weekend to see the Mission Impossible-styled flick.
Moonlighting 4×10 — “Tracks of My Tears”: Finally, a decent Moonlighting episode in Season 4!! Although “Tracks of My Tears” again failed to feature a case, at least Maddie is back in L.A., and she and David had a substantial scene together. And it sure didn’t take them long to start bickering again, did it? That was a wonderful scene and reminded me exactly why Moonlighting was so successful in its earlier years.
I’m always late to get in on a hot trend. Just look at my last post, where it says I finally got an iPhone, a full two years after the initial release. This doesn’t only apply to tech products, either. I was late jumping on the Harry Potter bandwagon as well, and didn’t begin reading the series until the fourth book was released in 2000. But I ended up loving those books, and bought subsequent titles as soon as they were available — in paperback.