Prison or something. Officer Toby walks up to the front desk and shiftily hands the lady something from Lieutenant Tanner. He hangs around, though, after he's completed this task so I'm not sure if we're supposed to understand that Tanner didn't really send him or that he's horrible at dropping papers off. (S: It was the weirdest. Why is the acting direction always "make this mundane task as disconcerting as possible"?)(J: Maybe he's just been in this show so long he doesn't know how to NOT do it that way.)
I am back, babyyyyyyyyyy.
I also want to preface this by saying that as of now, I am on season 2 episode 5 of The OC. While last time I posted I hadn’t seen any of it, so I’d say I’m making a solid effort here folks. And once again, the "previously on" was v helpful but in the opposite way because I don’t know who half of these people are. ALSO, CHRIS PRATT????? I was so oblivious, y’all.
I also want to preface this by saying that as of now, I am on season 2 episode 5 of The OC. While last time I posted I hadn’t seen any of it, so I’d say I’m making a solid effort here folks. And once again, the "previously on" was v helpful but in the opposite way because I don’t know who half of these people are. ALSO, CHRIS PRATT????? I was so oblivious, y’all.
The episode begins with Tom lying awake in bed at 5 am. He receives a phone call that it's time.
In the Oval, the Admiral is going over plans to bomb the compound where Nassar is. He assures Tom that they only hit what they target so a nearby village should be safe. Seth comes in because he was summoned, but only so that they don't tell him anything so that he's not lying to the press. Seth mentions that it would be weird if the President wasn't at the medal ceremony for the first responders, especially as there's no VP to fill in.
In the Oval, the Admiral is going over plans to bomb the compound where Nassar is. He assures Tom that they only hit what they target so a nearby village should be safe. Seth comes in because he was summoned, but only so that they don't tell him anything so that he's not lying to the press. Seth mentions that it would be weird if the President wasn't at the medal ceremony for the first responders, especially as there's no VP to fill in.
t's senior ski trip time! And therefore one of the Snark Ladies' favourite episodes of this often terrible but weirdly endearing show. We open with Gretchen dropping Pacey and Joey off at school, and informing them that senior ski trip is usually batshit crazy - on her class trip, someone got pregnant, someone got arrested, and someone's hair caught on fire. Joey gets "SAVE ME NOW" face. Pacey promises to watch out for her hair. As they turn to go, Gretchen pulls Joey aside and suggests she give Dawson a call over the weekend.
Previously: Supergirl moved to the CW and met saw her cousin. — The Last Children of Krypton Catherine: After a previously where we’re reminded that Superman is in town and Kara...
Telegraphed Middle Eastern Location. Things are dusty. A man runs up a narrow staircase into a dusty room where he grabs a laptop and a phone and uses them to securely connect. He nervously types as quickly as he can, as more men are now running up the narrow staircase. We see that part of Nervous Man's message is that Nassar's, the guy who sent America the IT WAS ME message last episode, location has been confirmed.
Our dear recapper just can’t even with this show anymore, so this week’s “previously on” song has him switching it up and giving us a recap of Gunsmoke.
I hear ya, recapper guy. Extremist alien-baby was tough to stomach.
Marines: Do we say that each new recap song is our favorite, because no really. THIS ONE is my favorite. 1- because of the way he starts off trying to recap in uncertain terms, 2- because I AM THAT STRESSED OUT TOO, 3- lol Gunsmoke, and 4- the doctor taking a pulse and shaking his head. Amazing.
I hear ya, recapper guy. Extremist alien-baby was tough to stomach.
Marines: Do we say that each new recap song is our favorite, because no really. THIS ONE is my favorite. 1- because of the way he starts off trying to recap in uncertain terms, 2- because I AM THAT STRESSED OUT TOO, 3- lol Gunsmoke, and 4- the doctor taking a pulse and shaking his head. Amazing.
Hello and welcome to the second season! We really appreciate those of you that have stuck with us this far!
Marines: I like this grand announcement as if we didn't finish season one last week. But, like, yeah. Welcome back!
Catherine: How are you guys? It's been SO long...
Marines: I like this grand announcement as if we didn't finish season one last week. But, like, yeah. Welcome back!
Catherine: How are you guys? It's been SO long...
Welcome back, dear readers. Hopefully this episode will bring us way less emotional abuse!
Leery's Worst Restaurant Name. Gail is upset because Gretchen in taking personal calls at work, instead of doing her job and getting more wine.
Kirsti: I've had bosses crack the sads at me for even touching my phone at work, so the idea of Gretchen taking personal calls (ON THE WORK LANDLINE NO LESS!) is baffling to me.
Leery's Worst Restaurant Name. Gail is upset because Gretchen in taking personal calls at work, instead of doing her job and getting more wine.
Kirsti: I've had bosses crack the sads at me for even touching my phone at work, so the idea of Gretchen taking personal calls (ON THE WORK LANDLINE NO LESS!) is baffling to me.
Dani: We begin at the site of the Capitol explosion, where a survivor has been found in the rubble. Hannah (Maggie Q) rushes over, obviously hoping it’s the guy she’s been brooding over for the last two episodes, but it’s not. Poor Maggie Q. I wish the writers would give her something to do other than have reactions to stuff.
Samantha: It's unbelievable wasted potential. I should not keep forgetting that Maggie Q is in this show.
Samantha: It's unbelievable wasted potential. I should not keep forgetting that Maggie Q is in this show.
The episode begins with Laurel watching a short, anti-war film commissioned by Luke’s PAC. It’s overly melodramatic, plus it blames the One Percent/Wall Street for trying to start the war, since they’ll profit the most from it. Luke tells Laurel to make notes on how to improve it and then give her feedback to the guy who made the film, because that won’t be awkward at all.
Upstairs, Red is commending Jules (the car-ramming, ambulance-diverting founder of the One Wayers) on the excellent work she’s done.
Upstairs, Red is commending Jules (the car-ramming, ambulance-diverting founder of the One Wayers) on the excellent work she’s done.
Today, Supergirl season 2 premieres. It's not that we were so slow and so late that the new season is lapping us, it's that we wanted to celebrate the new season with last season's finale.
Yeah.
Samantha: That sounds like something we would do. We're so considerate.
Catherine: This is correct. We planned this.
Yeah.
Samantha: That sounds like something we would do. We're so considerate.
Catherine: This is correct. We planned this.
Previously: The Snark Ladies have decided to tell you a little bit about what they think of this Fall season’s new TV shows. Below is the next bunch of shows...
Alright so we decided to do something a little different and split up the last two episodes of Season 1 so we can open up the discussion more and make something more interesting for you guys to read.
Lol. Just kidding. We literally had to do this because we've now put off recapping the end of the season for A FULL YEAR and the new season is starting in a few days. Splitting these episodes up and taking less of each one was the only way for us to get through the last two vast wastelands of boringness that is this show.
Lol. Just kidding. We literally had to do this because we've now put off recapping the end of the season for A FULL YEAR and the new season is starting in a few days. Splitting these episodes up and taking less of each one was the only way for us to get through the last two vast wastelands of boringness that is this show.
And so we enter the weird sort-of season. I honestly can't remember the entire story behind why there was this series of specials instead of a whole season, but I think it had something to do with David Tennant being cast as Hamlet in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production and it being far more successful than they'd planned??? Or something?
Whatever the reason, in 2009, there was no actual season.
Whatever the reason, in 2009, there was no actual season.