Tag: a very traumatic holiday

Supergirl S02 E08 – Someone called the police!

Hello friends! It's Thanksgiving here on Supergirl, and the episode opens with Kara using her laser vision to cook a turkey. Weird, but also what I'd probably do too. Jimmy and Winn have an annoying conversation about who should be the one to tell Kara that Jimmy is Guardian. To be clear, they are having this argument in Kara's living room. To be even clearer, they are having this argument in the living room of the girl who has super hearing. But whatever.

Pretty Little Liars S05 E13 – Just A-ing around.

I love a good holiday episode. This one starts with the girls walking outside on a picturesque Hollywood Christmas set, otherwise known as a street in Rosewood. Spencer says that since she's out on bail for murder she's not really vibing Christmas. Fair. Her and Toby agreed to just surprise each other with gestures. Hannah confuses gestures with jesters and I love her. They decide to write wishes down on paper snowflakes for a wish tree. Hannah sadz that the last time she was here she was with Mona. This throws us into a brief flashback that I feel comfortable calling an Ali-back just because Hannah is looking very Ali here. Mona and Hannah giggle and declare themselves bffs.

Dawson’s Creek S04 E09 – Have Yourself a Snobby Little Christmas

Lights up on Leery Manor as Dawson and a girl that COULD BE JOEY are in his room watching movies. Only just kidding, it's totally Gretchen. And the movie they're watching is one of Mr. Brooks'. Dawson laments that he wants to hate Mr. Brooks' work (wonder what it's like to want to hate something that badly, hmmm blonde spider?) but then goes on to call it a 'heartbreaking work of staggering genius' and I'm throwing up too hard to wonder if it's hyperbole.

The OC S04 E08 – Pizza Prostitution

Seth and Ryan are at a gas station while Seth is simultaneously washing bugs off his windshield and being interrogated by Ryan.
Ryan is asking what's going on and Seth snarks that it's New Year's Eve and they're on their way to Las Vegas. Ryan's all like, "I know," but I'm like silly Ryan, that wasn't for you! That was for us, your loyal viewers. Good exposition, show!
Apparently what Ryan was really asking was why the girls are acting so strange. Seth kinda verbally shrugs and Ryan says he thinks that he's lying.

The OC S04 E07 – Chrismu-COMA.

Alright, guys. I feel like we're in the home stretch here and I'm going to try and crank out these last 9 recaps as quickly as possible because it's time. It's time to finish The OC and say goodbye.
So, here we go.
Ryan is in the kitchen enjoying his morning coffee, when Kirsten comes in and tries to casually ask if he's going to invite anyone to Christmas Eve dinner. Ryan isn't sure because if he invites Taylor, that seems pretty serious. Kirsten lightly laughs at him and says they make their own rules at Christmukkah.

Pretty Little Liars S05 E12 – Thanksgiving murder

It's Thanksgiving Day and Aria, Hanna and Emily are sadly standing outside of a house. There are police cars everywhere and some police tape is blocking off the entrance to the house. Ezra is there too, but I try to ignore him as much as possible.
Jessica: A good piece of advice for all of us.

The OC S04 E03 – Crazy Eyebrow Man to the Rescue!

Orange County is pretty! That's how we open before settling in on the Cohen home, where Kirsten exposits that Ryan hasn’t spoken to them in days. Sandy says he’s not worried about Ryan not talking to the two of them, but he is concerned that Ryan’s still ignoring Seth.
Meanwhile, Ryan’s on the phone with Julie, who’s pouting about Sandy and Kirsten uninviting her from Thanksgiving. Kirsten and Sandy are discussing this as well, and Sandy says sending their kids on a murder mission knocks you off the guest list.

Doctor Who S04 E00 – Hark the herald angels kill

We start where we left off - with the Titanic crashing into the TARDIS. After his "What?"s, the Doctor fiddles with something on the console panel, and the TARDIS is pulled off the ship. The hole in the side magically fixes itself, and the TARDIS vworp vworps onto the Titanic. The Doctor dusts himself off and heads off to explore. It's all very Downton Abbey, with a piped orchestral version of Jingle Bells. There are also creepy animatronic angels standing around. Because, you know, we haven't had enough angel related trauma already on this show. (M: I just want to blink freely.)

Supergirl S01 E04 – No points for effort.

This episode, a Thanksgiving episode, was supposed to air next week but because of the similarity between the Paris attacks and the content of this week's episode, CBS apparently switched the order. This happens occasionally and I consider it a credit to the shows writing if it's actually noticeable that the episodes are out of order. Usually it's not.
I don't normally like to refer to someone's face as 'messed up' but this episode opens on an alien with a face that's totally messed up.

The OC S03 E15 – Pre-movie reunion

Just a couple disclaimers for anyone who doesn't read the comments: I have been looking forward approximately forever for Willa Holland, because Thea Queen, and was so excited to get to her episodes that I kinda sorta wanted her to destroy the core four's world. THAT SHE DID MY FRIENDS. So I may be just a bit biased on rooting for Kaitlin's terrible decisions. Second - because she is not /technically/ part of the main cast yet, I'm totally calling her Young Thea.

The OC S03 E10 – Convoluted fundraising

I should confess right now that I haven’t been keeping up with the OC recaps at all, so I have absolutely no idea what’s happening on the show at the moment. I thought I had watched all of Season 3 when it first aired, but there were people in the previouslies that I didn’t recognise at all, so I’m going to have to just wing it.
From the title I know that this is a Chrismukkah episode, but we open with a bunch of shots of a very sunny OC which just seems wrong to me, typing this just after Christmas while wrapped in a blanket watching the snow fall outside.

Supernatural S04 E07 – Crossover weirdness

We open two days before Halloween with people setting up their front gardens and shit. IDEK, you guys. Australia doesn't do Halloween. It's kind of hard when it's spring and everything's green and leafy, and it doesn't get dark until 8pm...
Marines: You guys are missing the point then, which is mainly: CANDY.
K: Yeah, but like, just go to the supermarket and buy it yourself. Then you don't have to talk to people. Or dress up.

Doctor Who S03 E00 – Snowy genocide

Space. We pan around to the Earth, then do a dramatic zoom - with heavy brass accompaniment - into a church somewhere in London. The ginger bride from the end of Doomsday stands at the head of the aisle. The organ starts up, and it's incredibly confusing because the music is Mendelssohn's Wedding March, which is traditionally considered a recessional, not a processional. #musicnerdproblems
ANYWAY. The groom turns around, they grin at each other, and Ginger Bride makes her way down the aisle. Half way down the aisle, she starts to glow. Like, literally. She's full of glowy gold light. Then she screams and disappears into a glow cloud thing.