Monday Night Tee Vee

[icepixie]

Warehouse13

Although it had a few more logic holes than usual, I liked the A plot well enough. It's always good to see Lindsay Wagner, I enjoy flustered, romantic Artie, and Claudia as his cheerleader is endlessly entertaining. Rene Auberjonois returning was an unexpected surprise. The B plot, though...what the hell was that? The net effect was to leave Steve thinking Pete and Myka are irresponsible jerks, which--unless they're planning an arc where he turns against the Warehouse team and perhaps joins up with whatever forces of evil Southern Sally works for because he thinks the inmates are running the asylum in South Dakota--seems pointless. Perhaps they explained the drunken juggling balls after the episode ended. Or something.

I can't really tell what they were trying to do with the whole Pete/Myka UST thing. Since it's the second time this season they've mentioned it, it appears they might have been seriously attempting to pursue it, but since both characters seemed to realize how flat it fell,* were they really just making fun of the cliche that partners of the opposite sex always fall into bed and/or in love?


* Myka more than Pete, admittedly; I've suspected since S1 that he has a bit of a crush on her that she does not return at all.






Rizzoli & Isles

Or, in which Jane gets territorial about her girlfriend, Maura enjoys making her jealous, and everyone winks very broadly at the fanbase at the end. And apparently there was a case too, but who cares about that. (For the record, I figured from the teaser that it was going to be someone in a sailor costume, and the moment we saw them passing out the drinks I knew the killer had to be tied into that somehow. If I can figure these things out...well, let's just be glad no one watches this show for the plots.)

Yeah, so, basically this episode served as example after example that Jane is completely in denial of her attraction to Maura, and Maura is just biding her time until Jane figures things out. I so wanted Maura to ask her if there was some ulterior motive for wanting to keep Maura away from Giovanni, because...yeah. That wasn't jealousy at all. Also, Maura bringing up sex at every available opportunity sure wasn't because she was interested in Giovanni or any other guy. Should've just said yes when Jane asked if you wanted to sleep with her, sweetie.

I would like to marry whoever made that last bit possible. :D

I object to Maura's characterization of her and Jane only seeing each other at work. Really? I've seen six episodes now, and...no, they see each other pretty much all the time. They went to brunch with Angie at the beginning of the episode, for crying out loud! Eh, whatever.

Frankie getting the guy with the car door because Jane told him to stay in the car, not to not go anyway, was heartwarming. Didn't Castle do something like that a couple years ago?

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[spockette.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Rizzoli & Isles is ridiculously predictable. I called it the first time we saw the CCTV footage of a guy in a sailor uniform getting out of an elevator with a suitcase - I remembered this (http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2010/12/vanishing-blonde-201012?currentPage=all) Vanity Fair article from last year about a similar case, and @JanetTamaro tweeted me in response that it was ripped off from that article inspired by that article. But frankly, I could care less - Rizzoli & Isles would be so much better if they devoted 5 minutes or less to crime-solving and had the rest just be Jane & Maura being awesome together.

Yeah, so, basically this episode served as example after example that Jane is completely in denial of her attraction to Maura, and Maura is just biding her time until Jane figures things out.

Word. Maura this episode was pretty much "Look, Jane, you're REALLY SLOW, and I have needs, so I'll just hook up with a random man...unless you have a problem with that?"

Should've just said yes when Jane asked if you wanted to sleep with her, sweetie.

Hah, yeah. But it makes me happy to remember that last week's episode established that Maura can actually lie now. So I like to think Maura thought "If I tell the truth and say that OF COURSE I WANT TO SLEEP WITH YOU WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN FOR THE LAST TWELVE EPISODES, ON MARS?, you will freak out because you are so far in the closet you're rooming with Aslan."

I object to Maura's characterization of her and Jane only seeing each other at work. Really? I've seen six episodes now, and...no, they see each other pretty much all the time. They went to brunch with Angie at the beginning of the episode, for crying out loud! Eh, whatever.

The only way that line made sense was if she meant "we'd never see each other, because if we didn't work together, we'd never have met", because, omg, they are with each other CONSTANTLY. But I suppose by their standards of 23 hours a day spent together, a few hours a day after work would be "never seeing each other". And how much did I love that Jane AND Maura were taking Angela to brunch? Maura is totally her new daughter-in-law. And considering Jane just outed herself and Maura to Angela's mechanic, I wonder how long it will be before Angela hears about it? *is not getting the urge to write fic, honest*

[singer-shaper.livejournal.com]

The B plot, though...what the hell was that? The net effect was to leave Steve thinking Pete and Myka are irresponsible jerks, which--unless they're planning an arc where he turns against the Warehouse team and perhaps joins up with whatever forces of evil Southern Sally works for because he thinks the inmates are running the asylum in South Dakota--seems pointless.

Not only that - Pete was seriously harassing Steve by baring his chest. I wonder if there's a new team of writers who think that Pete's a sexually aggressive jerk, 'cuz he's sure been acting like it lately.

were they really just making fun of the cliche that partners of the opposite sex always fall into bed and/or in love?

I'd like to think so. I agree about Pete having a small crush on Myka, but I don't think it's anything he'd really want to act on.

[amaresu]

I feel like they had to tell Steve eventually, if only to explain why he lost a day if nothing else. But possibly not until they got back to Leena's so she could be all calm and have cookies.

I worry that the writers are trying to make Myka/Pete a thing, but the actors fail at chemistry so I'm not overly concerned. I'm hoping it's a lampshade on that particular cliche.