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On 5/25/2024 11:20 AM, Alfie Robertson Alfie Robertson wrote:
> In article <UBI20240525@dont-email.me>, weberm@polaris.net wrote:
> 
>> I watched:
>>
>> THE UNXPLAINED:
>> "Mysterious Earth".
>>
>> THE UNXPLAINED:
>> "Venus: Earth's Evil Twin".
>>
>> What did you watch?
> 
> Night Court - "The Best Dan" - 03/26/2024 (08:00PM - 08:30PM) (Tuesday)
> : Roz finds herself in court after her wedding venue falls through,
> prompting Abby to offer up the courthouse for the big day. Dan strikes
> up a connection with a wedding guest who has ties to his past, only to
> realize that his reputation precedes him. Abby and Jake set rules to
> keep their relationship casual. Gurgs suspects foul play and enlists
> Olivia, Wyatt and Flobert to investigate.
> 
> The guy playing Jake looks kinda familiar to me.


He's been in a bunch of stuff and was a regular on Veronica Mars and 2 
Broke Girls.


> 
> I liked the courtroom wedding, too, that was lovely :). Dan and Roz are
> a lot of fun together indeed. Dan's memories about his history with
> Christine were touching, too.
> 
> Abby and Jake are cute. I feel Jake has a bit of a resemblance to her
> fiance from the first season in some ways, but they do have a fun
> chemistry and play off each other well. I'm glad they're planning to
> get a litlte more serious.
> 
> Wyatt's ranting about his divorce was funny. And sad. But mostly funny
> :p.
> 
> And ooh, yes, that ending indeed! Would be interested to see where
> they'd go with that in a season three.
> 
> 9-1-1 - "Ashes, Ashes" - The 118 are presented with the Medal of Valor
> for their work on the cruise ship rescue. Hen and Karen encounter an
> unforeseen hurdle in their foster care journey. Eddie's emotional
> affair develops further.
> 
> So the thing is, that was a pretty good hour of television. But it just
> didn't feel like 9-1-1.
> 
> First of all, too relentlessly depressing. What really attracted me to
> this show in the first place over all the host of other
> firefighter/medical shows on television was the lighter tone, the great
> comedy punctuated by the profound and dramatic moments, which were made
> all the better by the juxtaposition. It wasn't a soap opera about the
> character's lives with their jobs as just a backdrop.
> 
> Second, absolutely no 9-1-1 calls this episode (unless you count the
> stupid slo-mo perfunctory fire set to, once again, a poor musical
> choice that had no impact, which I don't). Where are the 9-1-1 calls?
> 
> The acting was great as always.
> 
> The Eddie story wasn't actually as bad as I feared two episodes ago
> when this stupid plot started. And yes, I still think it's a stupid
> plot. It's completely rewriting history to try to make Shannon the love
> of Eddie's life as if they had some kind of epic saga going on. But
> really, this was about the best I could hope for — it turning into a
> way for Eddie to say goodbye — once we had Buck meet her and knew for
> sure she did, indeed, look exactly like Shannon and wasn't just some
> kind of delusion Eddie was having. But I feel like 9-1-1 of old
> wouldn't have gone for the cheap drama of having Marisol and especially
> Christopher walk in on them. Ugh. Not looking forward to where this now
> has to go next. That moment would have been right at home on a daytime
> soap.
> 
> Apparently in the rewriting department we also seem to be conveniently
> forgetting that Bobby has special blood needed to save thousands of
> children, which is why he really decided he wasn't allowed to commit
> suicide after saving 148 people. So he accepted he was going to have to
> live and made himself a life and chose to live it, instead of just
> exist. I know mental health isn't linear, but just like with Eddie's
> plot, this feels like we're moving backwards with the character. Bobby
> better not damn well retire — or die of a heart attack (though I don't
> think he will). Honestly, the only person I'd really be worried about
> them killing off is Tommy, since Buck seems to actually be happy, and
> the show doesn't seem to want any of the characters to carve out even a
> moment of happiness. Though one more dead "love-of-my-life" and I think
> I might scream.
> 
> Hated Hen's plot. Hated it. The evil, delusional, omnipotent politician
> story is completely off the rails for this show and seems like cheap
> drama, again. It was proven that Hen was not responsible for her son's
> death after the car crash and the mother would know it. And if she's
> not a deranged psycho, this plot just doesn't happen. Too soap opera by
> far and once again it seems entirely off-brand for 9-1-1. The last time
> Hen and Karen lost an adoption (another plot retread, hmmm) it was
> because the mother got herself together and wanted the child back.
> Heartbreaking, but also completely realistic. Not this far-fetched
> revenge nonsense.
> 

I think I missed how that woman was even in a position to mess with the 
adoption since she had a clear bias.

And listing everyone who ever had a bad outcome to someone who works in 
the emergency medical field was just ridiculous.  Of course patients 
will sometimes die.  That's hardly suspicious.  And has zero to do with 
her competence to care for the child.


> I liked that Buck confronted Eddie, but even that conversation seemed a
> little off, just like Athena and Bobby.
> 
> I think Amir is going to end up being a misdirect as we contemplate who
> set the fire (though it was so thorough that it sure looked like
> someone certainly did). I wonder if it's going to tie back to Harry and
> his seeming acting out from the beginning of the season (not that he
> set the fire, but that he's gotten into some trouble that caused
> someone else to).
> 
> I'm disappointed in this season so far, and I think the reason is that
> ABC seems to have turned this show into just another primetime drama.

It hadn't occurred to me this was ABC's doing.  But they may be behind 
the drop in quality.  Not that the show was every that high in quality 
to begin with, but this season season does seem to have extra nonsense.

> But there's a reason I don't watch most of those. I think the writers
> and all of the other powers that be need to watch some back episodes
> and get back in touch with what made this show unique and special so
> they can start over next season.
> 
> I can't say there are many episodes this season that I would enjoy
> rewatching. Many more episodes like this, which was too deep a dive
> into the drama pool without enough comedy and action to balance it out
> and I don't know how long I'll stick around. They've got some of the
> best characters on television with one of the most talented casts. I
> hope they can right the ship.
>