Downton Abbey: I can’t help but get caught up in the grandeur that is this series, even as I am starting to see that as one of the series’ biggest weaknesses. The visuals are both lovely and intense, especially down in the trenches, and the house still hums like a living organism. Yet the series feels too idealized in some ways to be relatable– the romances are too epic, the good souls of Sybil, Robert and William are too good.
The Good Wife: If Diane is getting all hot and bothered over a chance encounter with an Aussie process server, I think its time she gets a man in her life. The subtle overtures that Kalinda is making towards Alicia are nice, but Alicia needs to just let go her anger with Kalinda. Eli is becoming a bull in the china shop that is Lockhart-Gardner, and its time that we got him back on the campaign trail somehow.
Monday
Padam Padam: As far as I know, this is a twenty-episode drama, and I wish it were only sixteen. Ji Na’s indecisiveness about Kang Chil is getting dragged out far too long, and her small turn around at the end of this episode might be too little too late. I just wish Kang Chil could get over her and we could move on with the other plots. But talk about a cliffhanger ending, especially after seeing Kook Soo’s vision!
Tuesday
Padam Padam: Something needs to be said about some of the songs on this show’s soundtrack. While the series is normally scored beautifully, there are a few k-pop songs that show up at least once an episode that make me want to shove a pencil into my ear. In this episode, in the scene in which Kook Soo directly chooses to support Kang Chil’s relationship and the possibly deadly consequences, the heartfelt emotions displayed were outright undermined and made completely cheesy by the horrid song selection. Can we just get rid of them entirely?
Parenthood: I was a little uncomfortable with the new turn in the relationship between Julia and her baby momma. At least the daddy has signed the adoption papers finally, so maybe this awkwardness can go away. Courtney Ford has a tendency to go over the top with the roles that I’ve seen her in (Dexter, True Blood), but she was actually believable as the neurotic perfectionist cellist. I love Sarah and Mark’s relationship, and I love how it’s possibly growing into a new family. And that magazine cover with Adam was absolutely adorkable.
Thursday
Parks and Recreation: Train Wreck Ben is the greatest thing since Train Wreck Anne. Nothing like watching a pretty level person have a complete mental breakdown on screen. But for the record? I’d eat at the ‘Low-Cal Calzone Zone.’ This week’s episode was a fun outing. I love how the campaign gets our team out of the office and into the public, especially since it is the world of Pawnee that makes this show so rich. That event at the ice skating rink was physically paining me it was so awkward, but I laughed throughout. And Champion? He’s no Lil’ Sebastian, but he’s still pretty cute.
Project Runway All-Stars: Kara Janx’s “off the cajones” is my new official catchphrase. As in, “This week’s Parks and Recreation was off the CAJONES!” While I anticipate that Blonde Barbie host is going to be as lifeless as she is now throughout the season, I like the new judges and Joanna Coles more. They may not be as funny as their predecessors, but their criticisms are spot on. But for a couture challenge, the designers needed way more than one day. I blame the lack of time and not the talent for the offenses against fashion on the runway this week.
30 Rock: A rather uneven outing for the season premiere. The pop culture satire was spot on (On Shayna, the pitchy but winning contestant on America’s Kidz Got Singing, Jack says: “Did you know both her mothers are serial killers? That’s America”), and I like what I saw of Jack and Jenna’s character. However, the Kenneth Rapture storyline was unoriginal and not all that funny, and Liz’s dance team past came out of nowhere. Still, I think I’m with this show for the season.
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