The TV Chick

Glee was finally back last night after a few weeks off due to the World Series. And I have to say, it wasn’t as triumphant of a return as I had hoped for. The last few episodes (so, really, all of the episodes in season three) have been fantastic. They had a nice balance of story and music and featured some great songs. This episode was very plot-heavy, but not in the best way. There was some good music, and I did enjoy the new leprechaun/foreign exchange student/”Glee Project” winner Rory Flanagan (played by Damian McGinty), but his whole arc felt very forced and I wish he had gotten more of a chance to show what he’s made of. That said, there were some good moments as well. But I think I am more looking forward to next week when two of McKinley’s own are going to lose their v card.

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E here, back for some more The Vampire Diaries…this time with “Ghost World.” I really enjoyed this episode because I simply love when past characters are brought back (from the dead).

We begin with Damon all chained up (as he should be…I mean, what? Never mind.) And stabbed. He thinks Stefan did it, but it wasn’t Stefan. It was a ghostly Mason who we can’t see (yet). Stefan does un-stabify him though (coined that phrase, like it?). But, he leaves him in the chains. Mason then opens the shades and suns him (he’d already taken his superhero ring off).

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It’s Halloween in Chance Harbor! Time to break out your witch costumes! I love a good Halloween themed episode of TV and this week’s episode of Secret Circle didn’t disappoint!

Poor Luke
We barely knew ye. Such pretty hair, yet so little talent as a witch hunter. I love a good death scene as much as the next person, and Luke’s was pretty awesome. Who doesn’t want to set a person on fire with their brain?! Award yourself one point if you saw Luke’s reveal as a witch hunter coming. I certainly didn’t! Back in Luke’s first episode (3? 4? I don’t remember which it was…) I expected him to pop up as a recurring love interest for Cassie, but I have to say I much prefer this version of events.

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Booze, witch hunters, and love written in the stars. Sounds like the perfect combination for an entertaining hour of television. Sadly, this week’s Secret Circle didn’t deliver.

Jake
Nick’s been dead for two days and we already have our newest circle member. Things sure do move fast in Chance Harbor. We all wondered after last week’s deadly episode what would happen to the circle without their sixth member. The answer? Nick’s more damaged, more attractive older brother. Can anyone else imagine executives at the CW discussing casting Jake versus casting Nick and saying, “Yes, we like the idea of Jake…but this time make him blonde?” Chris Zylka certainly fits into the CW mold.

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Hot damn guys, I love this show so much. Just when I think, yeah, The Vampire Diaries is awesome, it goes ahead and gets a little more awesome. And “Smells Like Teen Spirit” proved that 10 times over.

We start with Elena in bed (we start that way a lot, I sort of like it as a plot device). Alarm goes off early because school sucks, and they make you show up at a ridiculous time. She puts her makeup on her bite and greets Alaric in the hallway. Hey, look, now she’s doing some slayer training before school with Alaric as her teacher/watcher/inappropriate but awesome guardian. She does some moves, and Alaric tells her she’s not strong enough, but then gives her a ‘you can do it’ pep talk.

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Wow, I can honestly say I didn’t see that ending coming. What a bold choice to make in the 5th episode of a first season! If this is a sign of the kind of awesome twists and edge of our seats episodes that we can expect for the rest of the season then I’m 100% on board! Before I continue, let’s all take a moment to say a thank you to the TV gods over at the CW for giving Secret Circle a full season pickup.

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E back again for another episode of The Vampire Diaries – this time with “The Reckoning.” I love me a good reckoning.

We start with an empty school and some clanging. Oh, hey Matt. It’s just Matt lifting some weights in a dark room alone like a weirdo. He hears someone so he goes on an expedition like Lewis and Clark minus the Clark (he’s more of a Lewis). Dun Dun Dun…it’s just Elena and the rest of the gang setting some mousetraps in a classroom. It’s senior prank night so they’re getting their fun on Mystic Falls High Style. (Did this remind anyone else of how Buffy would try her darnedest to have a normal life amongst the madness?) Elena decides to go superglue Alaric’s desk chair, and she has a run in with Klaus. (This is why I love TVD – on most other shows we’d have to wait half the dang episode to get these crazy kids together).

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Does everyone remember when Vampire Diaries first started and it took a few episodes to start getting good? Well, I think Secret Circle overcame that hurdle tonight. Episode four, “Heather”, was AWESOME. Also, terrifying. Seriously, I had to cover my eyes for a good portion of the last third of the episode.

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E’s back again for some more Vampire Diaries with “Disturbing Behavior.” And boy howdy was there.

We start back in Chicago again with Klaus, Stefan, and Rebekah out for a Pretty Woman style shopping spree complete with champagne and Rebekah modeling her new duds for the boys. She complains about the skankitude level of woman’s cloths in the 21st century, and Klaus reminds her that she wore pants so modern ladies could wear skirts up to their pupik (in case you are not my Jewish grandmother reading this, pupik = bellybutton in Yiddish). Stefan looks outside the shop and Katherine is standing across the street and gives him this cool head nod to come over there that I couldn’t pull off in a thousand years.

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Tonight’s third episode of Secret Circle was certainly an improvement over last week! I’m going to split this review into two parts this week because I think there’s an aspect of the show that’s really working and another aspect that needs some work…

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