House 6×15 — “Private Lives”: Though parts of this episode were pretty good, I thought as a whole it was kinda dumb. The POTW case was boring (I barely even watched while she was on) and I’m not at all interested in House finding his biological father. Also, does every single episode have to contain jokes about pr.0n and mast.ur.bation (sorry, trying to thwart the bots)? That is getting very old. I liked the Chase stuff (I’m not overwhelmingly attracted to him, but I can see why many women would be) and thought the Wilson pr.0n flick appearance was completely random and weird. The funniest punchline to come out of that thread was the huge banner at the end of the ep that Cuddy nonchalantly asked someone to remove!

Castle 2×16 — “The Mistress Always Spanks Twice”: I thought this episode was ok, but maybe a little to cutesy for my taste. I usually look forward to the Castle/Beckett banter, but this time around it felt pretty forced — probably because the subject matter made the jokes far too easy/predictable. I have to admit that I didn’t see the roommate twist coming, though I probably should have. After all, the episode title usually doesn’t give away the answer, so by that “logic” alone it couldn’t have been the dominatrix! Loved Ryan and his girlfriend, especially because we got to see what Ryan really thinks of the crew when they’re not jokingly putting each other down. Aww!

Lost 6×07 — “Dr. Linus”: While I liked the alternate universe stuff well enough, I can’t help but getting impatient here. Where is all this going? Once again, we were treated to a patented Lost episode, where nothing much happened until the final few minutes. Why is Widmore coming in a sub? I forgot why he is interested in the island. What’s he gonna do when he gets there, kill everyone else and resume control of his precious piece of land?

I do have to say that I thought the dynamite scene between Richard and Jack was great. I usually don’t like anything involving Jack, but that was tense. And it showed that he has finally stopped trying to analyze every little thing. He took a leap of faith for once — believing that Jacob’s touch prevents him from being killed — and he was right. I wonder how that will change him going forward?

Criminal Minds 5×17 — “A Solitary Man”: I didn’t like this episode very much. The unsub and his motive were uninteresting to me, and there wasn’t much of an investigation either. I did enjoy seeing Gabrielle Carteris in her guest star appearance. In particular, I loved her shout-out to 90210, when she said to her daughter (on the show), “I was in high school once too, ya know.” The daughter’s response? “Yeah, like 50 years ago!” Ouch.

Lost 6×05 — “Lighthouse”: Meh, this episode was a mixed bag for me. Once again, I found the off island stuff more compelling, but some of the island stuff was a bit more interesting this time around. I usually hate episodes that heavily feature Jack because I think the character is insufferable. However, he wasn’t as bad this time — in the alternate universe, at any rate. He seemed to really care about his son(!) and made a concerted effort not to be like his own boozing jackass of a dad. Gotta give him credit for that — especially after the vision we saw in the very first flash-forward where a drunk, pill-poppin’ Jack told Kate they were never supposed to leave the island. Remember that???

Hurley has never been one of my favorite characters either, so between him and Jack being on the screen so much, I was this close to turning the damn thing off. Yeah, he’s funny at times, but his “Dude” shtick got old a long time ago. Also, whenever I look at him I can’t help but wonder why he hasn’t lost any weight. I know the island has food stores and whatnot, but still… you’d think that being stranded on a deserted island that’s not even on any world maps would serve as a pretty effective fat burner, right? Not in Hurley’s case.

At any rate, the lighthouse was kinda cool, as it showed us how Jacob was able to watch all the candidates for all those years. But of course dumbass Jack had to smash it to bits before anyone else had a chance to look at it and understand what it does. What was the point of his temper tantrum? The damage (i.e. Jacob watching his childhood house) had been done long ago. Idiot.

Oh, and is it just me or does anyone else agree that this season has been decidedly short on answers thus far? It doesn’t seem like any of the mysteries are being revealed at all — and time continues to run out on the series. Dare I hope that there’s a legitimate reason for all the island happenings? Please don’t tell me the whole point is just to find the next guardian of a deserted frickin’ island!!!!

House 6×14 — “5 to 9″: I was kinda torn about this episode. On the one hand, it was nice to break from the regular POTW formula for a change and it was pretty cool to see all the things that Cuddy has to deal with during her day. On the other hand… her day isn’t all that exciting, LOL. I mean, the kind of crises she deals with could happen in any office (or high school), so it didn’t necessarily feel unique at all. We all have those kinds of shitty days at work, ya know? I’m sure that’s not what her life is like all the time — except maybe for being called “bitch”. She seemed perfectly immune to that, as though it has happened so often that it doesn’t even register anymore. Poor Cuddy! So… I guess I’m glad to have had one episode about her, but if I never see another one, I’d be ok with it.

Castle 2×15 — “Suicide Squeeze”: This was probably my least favorite Castle episode of the entire series. There was far too much time focused on the murder — which certainly isn’t this show’s strength. If I wanted a straight-up procedural, I’d tune into Law & Order or something. Castle is supposed to be about witty banter and the interaction of the main players, not the crime itself. Oh, well… I guess every series is entitled to a few duds during the season!

Lost 6×03 — “What Kate Does”: Is Lost the only TV show on the planet that is continually allowed to be boring and s-l-o-w for the first 58 minutes, and then pull out a twist at the end just in time to “redeem” itself? I’m sorry, maybe I don’t pay enough attention to what’s happening, but I cannot understand why this show gets so much praise from viewers and critics. In reading through some message boards, I see people referring to this or that minor character who appeared for two episodes in an earlier season and now appears again at the LAX scenes, and I’m just like, “Who?” Are these cameos really supposed to be that big a deal???? I really don’t get it.

What I did like about this ep was how we’re continuing to see that maybe the barriers between the different timelines aren’t very solid — as Ben hinted at before. Last week we saw Jack kinda/sorta remember Desmond on the plane. This week it was Kate who looked at Jack in a way that makes it seem like she recognizes him from somewhere. Those are the things I’m interested in, not the stupid reincarnations (Sayid, Locke, Claire… three bodies have been taken over? Really???) or trying to figure out which character popped up for 10 seconds in Season 2.

Criminal Minds 5×15 — “Public Enemy”: The killings were particularly gory in this one, weren’t they? The investigation was ok, but I always hope for a bit more character development than was shown here. Oh, I guess JJ bonding inappropriately with the soldier’s widow could be read as character development, but I mean beyond that. BTW, did anyone else think the killer looked like a young Steve Buscemi???

House 6×12 — “Remorse”: This episode wasn’t as good as the last one, but it was still interesting. I actually liked the POTW stuff more than the personal stuff going on with House and his old school buddy, which was a change. Usually House himself is the biggest draw for me, but I wasn’t interested in yet another example of how he’s changing — only not enough to fess up about his feelings for Cuddy. Is this going to come up in every single ep?

So now that Cameron is gone, I guess it’s up to Thirteen to become the meddling, moralistic preacher of the team. WTF? That was totally out of line how she tried to tell the husband that the wife was cheating on him. No real doctor would ever get involved in a one-time patient’s life like that. It’s not as though Thirteen was this guy’s longtime family physician, right? She’s just part of their lives for a few days. And what’s with Thirteen and Foreman playing nice at the end of the ep? Please tell me that’s just so they can work together without tension. The last thing I want is for their “relationship” to resume!

Castle 2×14 — “The Third Man”: After a so-so ep last week, Castle was back with a vengeance this time around! I have to say that The Third Man is probably my favorite of the series thus far! It was great! The case itself was interesting, and all the stuff between Castle and Beckett was simply perfect. From Beckett’s initial reaction to the newspaper article to her realization that she needs a date to the way their dates played out in the same restaurant to how Beckett and Castle ended up walking out arm in arm for burgers… perfection!! They are officially my favorite couple-to-be on television! I love this show !

Bones 5×13 — “The Dentist in the Ditch”: This was a decent episode. I actually thought the mystery was interesting for once — despite the writer’s attempts to make sure we all know that even big, strong, manly men can be homosexuals. These guys were football players, Marines, firemen, etc. Yes, of course anyone can be a homosexual. Did we really need to be told that so explicitly?

Back to the ep. At first I thought the ex-boyfriend might have done it to cash in on the cheap term life insurance policy they’d been paying off, but then Booth pointed out that no, the guy wouldn’t have been entitled to those benefits anyway. I then thought it might have been the husband of the dental hygienist, going off in a jealous rage or something. But since we never met the guy that theory was out the window. I didn’t pick the contractor — but I guess the explanation made sense.

I hated the personal stuff because Booth’s brother bothers me. Who cares about him anymore?? They probably just needed him there so Bones could see how she’s having a negative affect on Booth and then make her “I know what love is” speech. Barf.