Burke dumped Cristina? George failed his exam? Callie was named Chief Intern? Callie? Am I supposed to like her now or something? 'Cause I don't. I really don't. In fact, I hate her. I hate the way that she spoke to Izzie at the wedding. She knew what she was getting when she married George. She knew that he didn't love her, but she married him anyway because she wanted to. And she ruined him. It is her fault that he didn't pass his exam because she made him dark and twisty. I hate her for that too.
So, what did I like about the season finale? I liked that Bailey was so wonderful to George. I like that Richard may get back together with his wife. I like that Derek was named Chief of Surgery, but I don't know if I like that he apparently didn't take it. Maybe I do, I don't know. I actually like that Derek put some responsibility on Meredith because he was completely right.
I am not completely looking forward to the new season. Meredith is dark and twisty enough - the damn writers don't have to shove her half-sister in her face. I don't want to see Callie have any importance. I'm anti-Callie. I used to think that George should do the right thing, but I'm over that. I want George to dump Callie, not have a baby with her. The baby would be pushy and make bad decisions and that would just stress out George more. Actually, what I want to happen is that next season Bailey sue the hospital because she was passed over for Chief Intern because she has a baby. Then, she'll win, Callie will resign in disgrace, and Richard will learn an important lesson on how to treat women. That's what I want.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Sad ... So Sad
I can't believe it's over. My dear friends, Lorelai and Rory, have left the air and I don't know what I'll do without them. I was certain that the last episode would be bad. Maybe I believed that because I haven't wanted this to happen and I felt that if the last episode was bad, it would prove me right. Didn't happen, though. The last episode was charming.
Luke's gesture in planning the party was almost as heartwarming as his perseverence in making sure that it would happen. Rory's first job on the campaign trail suits her perfectly and the way that Lorelai and her parents interacted was more than I could have imagined. The ending was perfect too - where better for the series to end than the diner where they spent some of their best times?
As much as I like things that end in perfect, nice, happy ways, I guess that I can be satisfied with the ending of the love stories. Luke and Lorelai are friends or together or whatever and Rory and Logan are over. I will always hold out hope for a spin-off in which Rory and Logan somehow get back together, though. Maybe when the campaign trail reaches California they reconnect, then Rory returns after her job to work in San Fran.
This really is the end of an era - there is no other show on tv that is so witty and charming. The characters on Gilmore Girls are timeless and while that will prove to be a negative as these actors try to pursue other roles, it means that the lessons they have taught me and the jokes that have amused me will stay in my heart forever. Goodbye, Stars Hollow. You'll be sorely missed.
Luke's gesture in planning the party was almost as heartwarming as his perseverence in making sure that it would happen. Rory's first job on the campaign trail suits her perfectly and the way that Lorelai and her parents interacted was more than I could have imagined. The ending was perfect too - where better for the series to end than the diner where they spent some of their best times?
As much as I like things that end in perfect, nice, happy ways, I guess that I can be satisfied with the ending of the love stories. Luke and Lorelai are friends or together or whatever and Rory and Logan are over. I will always hold out hope for a spin-off in which Rory and Logan somehow get back together, though. Maybe when the campaign trail reaches California they reconnect, then Rory returns after her job to work in San Fran.
This really is the end of an era - there is no other show on tv that is so witty and charming. The characters on Gilmore Girls are timeless and while that will prove to be a negative as these actors try to pursue other roles, it means that the lessons they have taught me and the jokes that have amused me will stay in my heart forever. Goodbye, Stars Hollow. You'll be sorely missed.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Monks on MTV
On the current season of the Real World/Road Rules Challenge (I think it's another Inferno, technically), they recently had a challenge that was predictably weird and gross with the typical gratuitous semi-nudity thrown in. In this one, each team had to carry a crapload of grapes to a big stomping thing (I'm sure that there's an actual name for those things, but you know what I mean - it's made out of wood and has a spigot for the juice to come out after you stomp it) then jump in and crush the grapes. As the grape juice ran out of the spigot, team members had to put the juice in their mouth, and then run over to a jar and spit out the juice. The team with the most juice in jars at the end would win. This all took place while contestants wore a "uniform" of spandex boy shorts bathing suits for the men and bikinis for the girls (well, you wouldn't want their clothes getting in the way of the grape crushing, right?) The whole thing was disgusting - people of questionable cleanliness using their entire bodies to crush grapes into juice that mixed with dirt and the hay from the floor that was then held in the mouths of teammates. Yuck, but without stunts like that, what would these challenge shows be?
The surprising part of the episode was when three members of the "Good Guys" team refused to participate because they refused to wear the uniform. Timmy, Alton, and Ace all sat back and caused their team to lose because they wouldn't be subjected to that sort of objectification. Puh-leeze! Was it a ridiculous requirement for the challenge? Of course it was, but let's consider for a moment what we're talking about and what these boys signed up for. You're on an MTV reality show, kids - give me a break! Don't whine about what's asked of you when you make a career of performing your shenanigans for the 18-24 demographic.
The surprising part of the episode was when three members of the "Good Guys" team refused to participate because they refused to wear the uniform. Timmy, Alton, and Ace all sat back and caused their team to lose because they wouldn't be subjected to that sort of objectification. Puh-leeze! Was it a ridiculous requirement for the challenge? Of course it was, but let's consider for a moment what we're talking about and what these boys signed up for. You're on an MTV reality show, kids - give me a break! Don't whine about what's asked of you when you make a career of performing your shenanigans for the 18-24 demographic.
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Is This Really the End?
Somebody needs to tell me that there is going to be a Gilmore Girls spin-off in which Rory has a fabulous adult life. I need to hear this because it is going to be the only way that I won't be completely devastated by what happened on the show tonight. You see, I love it when things on tv get wrapped up in nice, tidy, happy packages. This is part of the reason that I love tv - my life never gets wrapped up in a nice, tidy, happy package. I rely on my beloved television characters to achieve what I cannot. Right now, though, Rory seems to be ending Gilmore Girls with a big, gaping lack of closure with Logan.
Last week, Logan asked Lorelai for her permission to ask Rory to marry him in an endearing, traditional, generally un-Logan way that caused my heart to flutter. I know that Gilmore Girls is ending and this gesture gave me hope for a fairy tale ending to the series. Tonight, at the cocktail party thrown by Richard and Emily in honor of Rory's graduation, Logan popped the proverbial question. In a very public and very awkward moment, Rory responded by asking him to step outside with her to talk. She was blindsided, which was understandable, and she needed time to think. Of course she did. The proposal involved moving to California, and of course Rory would need to mull this over and discuss it with her mom. This conflict moved the episode along ... it created suspense that made me want to watch more ... it provided tension in between Lorelai and her parents ... and finally when Rory walked across Yale's lawn to talk to Logan, I was so, so ready for the warm and fuzzy. I was sorely disappointed when instead of getting engaged, they broke up. They broke up!
I suppose that as a woman, I should applaud Rory for knowing when she needs to strike out on her own and that I should be mad at Logan for forcing her into an all or nothing. I just can't muster those feelings, though. I don't want this to be real life. I want the fantasy. I want the fairy tale. I want Rory and Logan happy together forever. The good girl and the reformed bad boy - these two getting together could give me tons of false hope for my own future. Instead, Rory did what was probably the responsible thing. This is why I need a spin-off. I can't be okay with Rory just riding off into the opportunity-filled sunset.
Last week, Logan asked Lorelai for her permission to ask Rory to marry him in an endearing, traditional, generally un-Logan way that caused my heart to flutter. I know that Gilmore Girls is ending and this gesture gave me hope for a fairy tale ending to the series. Tonight, at the cocktail party thrown by Richard and Emily in honor of Rory's graduation, Logan popped the proverbial question. In a very public and very awkward moment, Rory responded by asking him to step outside with her to talk. She was blindsided, which was understandable, and she needed time to think. Of course she did. The proposal involved moving to California, and of course Rory would need to mull this over and discuss it with her mom. This conflict moved the episode along ... it created suspense that made me want to watch more ... it provided tension in between Lorelai and her parents ... and finally when Rory walked across Yale's lawn to talk to Logan, I was so, so ready for the warm and fuzzy. I was sorely disappointed when instead of getting engaged, they broke up. They broke up!
I suppose that as a woman, I should applaud Rory for knowing when she needs to strike out on her own and that I should be mad at Logan for forcing her into an all or nothing. I just can't muster those feelings, though. I don't want this to be real life. I want the fantasy. I want the fairy tale. I want Rory and Logan happy together forever. The good girl and the reformed bad boy - these two getting together could give me tons of false hope for my own future. Instead, Rory did what was probably the responsible thing. This is why I need a spin-off. I can't be okay with Rory just riding off into the opportunity-filled sunset.
Friday, May 4, 2007
The Things We Do For Love
Now, to be perfectly clear before I even start in on this, I LOVE The O.C. I love the characters, the setting, the soapy storylines and even the fact that they are a bunch of 30-year-old high school kids dealing with adult issues. I mean, of course I love it - I loved 90210 too, right? However, as I watched today, I just got annoyed by the scene because I know what it's done to love lives everywhere.
Today, an epic episode was replayed. It was the day that Seth Cohen finally took a stand in his non-relationship with Summer. You see, whether it was shame or fear, Summer didn't acknowledge Cohen in public at the beginning. They spent plenty of time behind closed doors shagging like crazy, but when they entered the world of the high school, Summer tried desperately to hold onto the status quo of looking down on Seth's emo geekiness. Seth went along with this for awhile - after all, he was gettin' some, right? After some wise words from Anna, though, he put an end to it by refusing to get jiggy with Summer until they went public.
In one of the greatest declarations of love of all times, Cohen jumps on top of the coffee cart at school and tells everyone that yes, he's emo and yes, he's a total dork, but that he's a dork that's dating Summer Roberts. The cool guys look on in horror while the gaggle of girls in cheerleading uniforms gaze at him with sappy smiles. There's a tense moment when Seth reaches his hand down to Summer, but of course she joins him and they kiss. Fabulous, right? Wrong.
See, this is the exact sort of thing that ruins love for the average joe. Watching this makes me want this. I start to dream of a grand gesture, an epic love, a perfect expression of love. The problem is that real life isn't Hollywood. There are no actual dragons to slay and those of us in the real world have to rely on the small things to recognize those that love us. The grand gestures of screens big and small set expectations that we just can't live up to and that make it hard for us to realize when we find the real thing. All it really means, though, is that we just can't be lazy - we have to work hard, put ourselves out there, and remember that the people around us don't have writers doing the work for them.
Today, an epic episode was replayed. It was the day that Seth Cohen finally took a stand in his non-relationship with Summer. You see, whether it was shame or fear, Summer didn't acknowledge Cohen in public at the beginning. They spent plenty of time behind closed doors shagging like crazy, but when they entered the world of the high school, Summer tried desperately to hold onto the status quo of looking down on Seth's emo geekiness. Seth went along with this for awhile - after all, he was gettin' some, right? After some wise words from Anna, though, he put an end to it by refusing to get jiggy with Summer until they went public.
In one of the greatest declarations of love of all times, Cohen jumps on top of the coffee cart at school and tells everyone that yes, he's emo and yes, he's a total dork, but that he's a dork that's dating Summer Roberts. The cool guys look on in horror while the gaggle of girls in cheerleading uniforms gaze at him with sappy smiles. There's a tense moment when Seth reaches his hand down to Summer, but of course she joins him and they kiss. Fabulous, right? Wrong.
See, this is the exact sort of thing that ruins love for the average joe. Watching this makes me want this. I start to dream of a grand gesture, an epic love, a perfect expression of love. The problem is that real life isn't Hollywood. There are no actual dragons to slay and those of us in the real world have to rely on the small things to recognize those that love us. The grand gestures of screens big and small set expectations that we just can't live up to and that make it hard for us to realize when we find the real thing. All it really means, though, is that we just can't be lazy - we have to work hard, put ourselves out there, and remember that the people around us don't have writers doing the work for them.
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