I was very tired last e'en and did not watch any of "my" regular shows, committing them to the DVR cache instead. I was in bed by 9:30 p.m.
That said, I did, earlier in the evening, watch things already on the DVR cache, including Sunday night's "Desperate Housewives" and "Eli Stone."
"Desperate Housewives/Eli Stone" SPOILAGE
"Desperate Housewives" has never lived up to its wicked promise of sheer bitchery among its stars, but it has been entertaining nevertheless, and I welcomed this new episode very much. I wish I had a feeling that Nathan Fillion was going to be used more often, but I fear that isn't going to be the case. We don't even see Andrew any more, but that might be because Bree and family are still living with Susan. I very much enjoyed Lynette's desire to find "meaning" by going with Lynette to her church, and the ensuing fun of Lynette's unorthodox approach to the pastor's sermon. I don't want to see Lynette become a sudden "convert" and holy roller, but you just never know any more.
"Eli Stone" is one of those shows that always takes me by surprise. I say this because I'm never quite sure I want to watch it, but every time I do I find myself totally immersed in whatever is going on and find myself thoroughly enjoying it. I feel that way about "Grey's Anatomy", too. I never "want" to watch it, but I always enjoy it when I do.
Sunday's episode had me feeling a bit sad for Eli because no matter how many times anyone "predicts" earthquakes in San Francisco, the fact is that "yes", there will be one some day, but "no", they cannot be predicted and it's impossible for any government entity (city, county, state, federal) to react upon a "prediction." In today's news, I learned that a group of scientists have predicted that California will have a major earthquake in the next 30 years. Well...DUH!
I very much loved it that the head of the law firm revealed his admiration for Stone in the board meeting and told each of the partners why they, too, should embrace him and his causes. Katy Sagal's total bitch of a character is a wondrous thing to behold! I found the show quite emotionally involving this week because of the realistic reactions of various people to Eli's "living will" preparations and that incredible finale where the fiction of story telling took me out of reality. It's nice to see writers take a leap beyond reality, and it was spot-on, IMO.
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