S05E07-related stories
Posted May 20th 2009 12:28AM by Jonathan Toomey
Filed under: OpEd, Rescue Me, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free

(S05E07) "Yeah ... my wife always has a problem when she's surrounded by douchebags." - Tommy
As much as I've enjoyed the renewed focus on 9/11 that Rescue Me has delved into this season, you have to admit that it has taken away from the other big part of this show: the Gavin family. Tommy's relatives have always been a huge part of what makes this show so great, especially his immediate family. We haven't really seen all that much Gavin family interaction since Connor was killed, but it seems the narrative has finally reached a point where that tragedy is far enough in the past that it's safe once again to put Tommy and Janet in the same room with booze and a bed. Thank god.
Continue reading Rescue Me: Play
Posted Feb 26th 2009 7:41AM by Jonathan Toomey
Filed under: OpEd, Lost, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S05E07) "I remember dying." - Locke
I was really excited for this episode. However, and it wasn't bad, but it turns out that the whole mystery surrounding John's alter ego Jeremy Bentham wasn't much of a mystery after all. The entire hour played out as a laundry list of confirmations - things that we either kind-of-sort-of knew based on past episodes or things that most avid fans of Lost assumed to be true anyway. If anything, it was a nice pat of the back because it's always a good feeling to think every now and then, "Hey, I do get this show!"
Continue reading Lost: The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham
Posted Nov 7th 2008 8:25AM by Jonathan Toomey
Filed under: OpEd, Grey's Anatomy, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free

(S05E07) "It's like a bouquet... of corpses!" - Izzie
You know, for a guy that died, Denny Duquette somehow manages to get more screen-time on Grey's Anatomy than most of the characters who are still living. Seriously, it must be incredibly frustrating to be a minor character on this show and know that two or three times a season, some dead guy who most fans are sick of will get more time in front of the camera than you will.
Continue reading Grey's Anatomy: Rise Up
Posted Mar 10th 2008 1:24PM by Jonathan Toomey
Filed under: OpEd, Animation, Adult Swim, Episode Reviews

(S05E07) "You seen my fingers?" - Carl
Right from the beginning, I was ready to hate this episode. But I just couldn't. At first, it seemed so corny and felt like a rip-off of Chucky merged with a bad R.L. Stine novel. But the character of The Dummy (despite his limited vocabulary) was hilarious and the decision to knock on every horror movie cliché imaginable was well done too. It's always great when a show like ATHF branches out and tries to do something different like mocking an entire genre in ten minutes.
Continue reading Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Dummy Love
Posted Feb 17th 2008 10:01PM by Jonathan Toomey
Filed under: OpEd, The Wire, Episode Reviews

(S05E07) "They don't teach it in law school." - Pearlman
McNulty finally got his wish. After weeks of lies, Carcetti caved to the potential implications of a serial killer running amuck. For a man with aspirations to run for governor of Maryland, that can't happen. So Jimmy's case finally became a true red ball and the floodgates opened. Not even McNulty could have expected the insanity that came along with the department's complete cooperation. As it stands right now, McNulty can have anything or anyone he wants. While he and Lester had been feverishly awaiting this moment, it quickly turned into exactly what they didn't need.
Continue reading The Wire: Took
Posted Dec 12th 2007 7:42AM by Jonathan Toomey
Filed under: OpEd, Nip/Tuck, Episode Reviews

(S05E07) "The Celtics are good again!" - Dr. Joshua Lee
Yes. Yes they are. Besides the fact that I'm a huge Boston fan and absolutely loved that line, this was a fantastic episode to boot. Honestly, it might be the best of the season thus far. We're actually half way through the chunk of completed episodes (14 were wrapped before the strike hit) and it looks like this season is finally going somewhere. Up until now, it's been a lot of "we're in LA, so let's take advantage of that" plots. But now, we're seeing some real serious stuff take root. And by serious, I mean old men who have been abducted by aliens.
Continue reading Nip/Tuck: Dr. Joshua Lee
Posted Nov 7th 2006 7:04AM by Jonathan Toomey
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, CBS, OpEd, CSI: Miami
(S05E07) This show is so bad and that's why I love it. It's a full hour of garbage every week and I can't help but watch it. I love that about CSI: Miami.
So imagine my surprise after this episode. It was actually so bad, that it was, well... bad. First episode all season that I didn't like and I've got a whole laundry list of reasons that began with the very first scene. Underground car racing? Really? Haven't we had enough of this Fast and the Furious junk? Sure the first film wasn't that bad, although I liked it better the first time I saw it when it was called Point Break. Second one wasn't necessary, then they went to Tokyo, and now it's invading my beloved CSI: Miami. Damn you Vin Diesel.
Continue reading CSI: Miami - High Octane