Sorry the Tuesday recaps got delayed. I had to do some errands after work on Tuesday and then some real work when I got home, and then my tendonitis was bothering me when it came time to write, so I had to hold off. But, lucky you, I now had time to get Monday’s recaps in here too now!
Sleepy Hollow
All right. I’m a little hooked.
The thing that happened to Abby and her sister in the woods all those years ago is happening again. But let’s back up a bit: In order to remain in foster care, Abby lied and said she didn’t see what Jenny saw that day. She knew they’d be thought crazy and didn’t want to go back into the foster system, or worse, get institutionalized. Because she didn’t back up her sister’s story, her sister was the one who ended up in the institution.
Now, the demon they saw is back. It went after one of Jenny’s shrinks, the man who found the girls in the woods all those years ago, and now it’s after Abby. After hearing Abby’s story, Crane suggests they go see a Indian to explain what she can do to fight the demon, or stop him.
Abby and Crane venture into a dreamland with some weird blue tea and scorpion venom in order to fight back the demon, Sandman, yes, like the fairy tale. Once Abby is able to own up to what she saw and admit she lied to save her skin, the Sandman becomes vulnerable and she’s able to destroy him and come back to the real world.
I really do love how quickly Crane is adapting to the modern world. Only because it’s part of the story that he was so intelligent and perceptive is it believable that he’s able to fit in with the new world more and more readily and quickly.
It astounds me that Abby is still so skeptical at times. Then again, Scully doubted right up until Mulder wasn’t there anymore, and then she took up his fight for him. So, yes, I like it. It’s got a spot on the roster. For now. And as long as the Hulu rights for it continue.
Just like this show, from my roster. 😀
The Blacklist
And the opposite. I can’t watch this anymore. It is too ridiculous to watch a show that underutilizes its best talent (Spader, Lennix) and plays up a character whose embodiment is barely off her training wheels. Yeah, the woman who plays Liz is not very good. I said it.
So, after a trip to Montreal and an Isabella Rossellini takedown, I can’t continue. Sorry NBC. I’ll stay with Hostages for Monday nights, as long as that continues getting better.
Agents of SHIELD
Stupid internet. They spoiled the Fury cameo by predicting it hours before the airtime. I could have withstood another five minutes with him, preferably not yelling at Coulson, but it was fun.
The team heads to Peru to sniff out an 0-8-7, something very dangerous because its properties and capabilities are unknown, sorta like in Thor when they find the hammer.
Coulson catches up with a woman he worked with in the field once upon a time. She plays like she’s interested in the same thing regarding the 087 object, but power-hungry people never settle for knowledge.
Long story short, Skye gets a mentor in Ward, and the team blows a hole in the fancy plane. Oops! Then Fury shows up and gets a little fury-ous with Coulson for putting a hole in such an expensive piece of equipment.
I can’t tell how much I love this show. It’s so glib and so action-packed, it’s everything you’d want in a Whedon show. Having such a scary budget helps. I am concerned it will have trouble living up to my super-high expectations over time. And, as a special bonus, Thor: The Dark World is coming out next month, so the exclusive looks at the movie during commercial breaks on AoS are pretty sweet.
New Girl
Schmidt comes clean, after a little push from Jess. Schmidt tells Nick he’s been seeing both Cece and Elizabeth, and though Nick doesn’t want to get involved, lying to Jess is unbearable for him. When she finds out, she demands Schmidt tell the truth, even if it will hurt her friend.
Both women are pissed that they were two-timed, but I have a feeling somebody will reach forgiveness in the somewhat near future.
Meanwhile, Winston is feeling a little left out of the couple thing, but he is in love with his new cat, so that’s something.
Trophy Wife
Kate tries to help out more with the kids by putting Bert to bed, but one accident follows another, and ends with her accidentally kicking a soccer ball into his nads. Jackie is super-hard on her, but Pete makes her realize that she was in the same position when they first got married, and he convinces her to give Kate a break.
Meanwhile, the twins spill salsa on the sofa, and once Diane discovers what happens, she makes them pay with innuendo and suggestion of the deed to urge the pair to confess.
Kids: Why can’t you punish us like a normal parent?
Diane: Normal parents don’t get results.
Week 2: still funny as hell. It’s definitely starting to feel sitcom-y, but not in a bad way necessarily. I knew Malin Akerman was funny, but to see her in this role, where she’s actually the star funny-person, she actually holds up really well.
She’s not completely the dumb blonde third wife to an older man, but she’s not a rocket scientist either. Learning how to parent while maintaining her marriage is going to be a fun ride.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
I really wish this didn’t conflict with Agents of SHIELD! It’s so funny, but I think the ratings are solid enough that it doesn’t need me tuning in to survive.
Jake is in a “slump”, or a “pmuls!” (that’s the opposite of slump, or slump spelled backwards). He has a number of unsolved cases and no leads on any of them. Captain to the rescue! Indulging in Jake’s superstition, he puts him on desk duty until Jake gets a glimmer of inspiration and finally closes one of his open cases, feeling like he’s got his groove back.
Meanwhile, Terry is trying to put together a dollhouse for his kids, but the instructions are too complicated. But, Boyle comes through and reconstructs it as a police dollhouse, since the princess paraphrenalia is destroyed when Terry loses it and destroys the house.
The girls try to recruit kids for one of the captain’s youth programs which helps at-risk kids avoid a life of crime. After both Diaz and Santiago fail to get through to the kids, Linetti steps in, with a little interpretive dance and a good line.
The interpretive dance scene, and Jake’s selfie with the captain may have been the best scenes in the entire ep. Go watch it.
Jake: Permission to take a selfie with the both of us.
Captain: Permission denied.
Jake: Too late!
Chicago Fire
Kelly finally gets around to asking the baby mama if it’s actually his baby. He gets slapped, but it gets her thinking, at least. She isn’t sure, but finally says it’s possible he’s not the dad. I’m thinking Shay’s math is on the level, and it couldn’t be Kelly’s. So, Kelly and Shay are roomies again! Yay to things almost changing and then actually staying the same!
Matt is in way over his head. The widow pleads guilty to get less time, so he’s stuck with her two boys for another year or two. The boys at the house are more than willing to help, but I have a feeling the bulk of the scary in loco parentis stuff is going to be squarely on Matt’s super brawny shoulders.
The house, on Kelly’s tip, is now under the impression the arsonist is a firefighter. There’s a snitch in the house, but we already knew that. And, Dawson’s new beau is up to something. Robbery? Judging by his estimation of the cash drawer at Molly’s, it seems likely, but perhaps he has something even more sinister in mind…
Mouch blows his first presentation at running for the union leader position, but I have a feeling he’ll step it up and cream the competition!
Up Next:
Now that Monday and Tuesday are done, Wednesday’s next! But, it’s going to have to wait another day because I’ve got another post for another blog to finish and my arm won’t hold up, nor will my Walking Dead circles under my eyes! I did watch Ironside instead of Nashville, so look for that recap, as well as the one for Back in the Game, and the finale of The Bridge.
But, Thursday night is all new! Jampacked into two and a half hours are The Millers on CBS, Grey’s, The Crazy Ones, The Michael J. Fox Show, Elementary, Parenthood, and the season premiere of Scandal!
PS: Sarah Michelle Gellar is FINALLY on Twitter! Follow her @realsmg right effing now, tweeps!
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