About Last Night: Wednesday

Glee: Chooch

Let me start out by saying that I was one of almost 11 million viewers who tuned in last night to watch the season finale of Glee. It was the highest rated season finale for a new show & was also it’s highest ratings without an “American Idol” lead-in. It wasn’t the highest rated show of the evening though, that went to ABC’s NBA Finals, but it was close.

Is it just me, or does this show seem like it’s been on longer than just it’s 1st season. Let’s see, it started last May, for the immensely promoted “sneak peek”, just in time for “sweeps week”. Instant hit! Then we were left anticipating it’s return all summer with huge promos to keep us interested. It returned in time for the November sweeps. Leave it to FOX to cash in on the big ratings numbers. Then it was gone again. We were left to wonder if we’d ever see it again. And then it returns!… just i time for another May sweeps week….how conveniant. I don’t know about you, but I feel like I’ve watched three seasons, not one.

Ok… let’s get to the finale. I loved it. It had everything I’d hoped for… great songs, a little drama, lots of snarky Sue comments to Will: “… your hair looks like a briar patch. I keep expecting racist animated Disney characters to pop up and start singing songs about living on the bayou.” & they tied up most of their storylines. New Directions was finally headed to “Regionals” & everyone was ready, confident that they were gonna win… that is until Sue walked up to Will as he was hanging up posters and announced “See you on Saturday.” Yes Sue was a judge & even Friggs couldn’t stop it from happening. His hands were tied.

Off to Regionals & new Directions first song was awesome. the Journey medley of “Anyway You Want It”, “Lovin’ Touchin’ Squeezin’ &”Don’t Stop Believin’ “had the audience on their feet. This is when we get the scene of Rachel & Finn together backstage, waiting to go out. She gigles all adoringly, “Break a leg”. He looks at her, smitten…”I love you.” Awwww….

Another great moment is when Quinn happens upon her mother backstage. Visably shocked at the sight of her, Mom tries to explain. She apologizes for being a ‘bitch’ & proclaims that she kicked dear old dad out of the house. Now she’s here to help with the baby. Cue Labor Pains! While rival glee club, Vocal Adrenaline, performs to “Bohemian Rhapsody”, we watch as Quinn is rushed to the hospital & has her baby. “Puck, you suck Puck, you suck Puck, you suck”. The singing & dancing on stage is in perfect sync with the birth of baby Beth… another Awwwww!

Rachel has got to try & fix her mommy issues so we see her trying to get mom to join up with Will as co-director of their glee club. Nope, mom wants none of that. all she wants is “a house, a garden & a dog”. Then she ends up adopting baby Beth & leaving her own daughter out in the cold. WTF? Baby Beth is a far cry from a dog. It really made no sense to me, how about you?

Back at Regionals…. Olivia Newton John & Josh Brolin are back & this time they are celebrity judges with Sue & some other “local’ celebrity. They discuss the vote & Olivia clearly hates the New Direction, insulting them & Sue: “You have alot in common with those kids, underachievers with delusions of grandeur.” Ouch! In the end, New Directions doesn’t win, not even coming in 2nd place. Everyone is so sad, most of all Will. He knows it’s the end of Glee club.The kids rally though & sing “To Sir With Love” to Will, making him & everyone in the viewing audience cry like crazy. Sue is standing in the shadows & her heart “grew three sizes that day”. We all knew she’s voted for New Directions but we got a flash-back to the moment she did just that.

As Will is packing up the last of glee stuff, Sue comes in & informs him his glee club has one more year. It’s because he’s “good teacher”. When he tries to shake her hand, she refuses, “I’ve seen that car you drive. I don’t want to catch poor.”

The season ends with a rendition of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” to a ukulele & Will singing to his students. It’s our final Awwww moment as the kids all connect in a final bond of faith in each other. Sweet… Cue Tears!

Happy Sober Bday! Let’s drink!

Losing it with Jillian: Bluzgirl

Last night was another high-larious episode of Losing it with Jilliandroid (Thanks, Robinez!) as she attempts to keep up with the Jones family! Okay, maybe not hilarious, but we can find humor in anything, can’t we? That is why we are sick and twisted. And happy. Jilliandroid travels to Cambridge, MA to hang out with the Jones family. Question: Is Jilliandroid afraid to fly? Last week she was in Wilmington and now she’s in Cambridge, which according to my handy, dandy map is less than 30 miles away. Jilliandroid–show some effort–you could have walked there, for F sakes…

The Jones family consists of Mom, Debra, daughter, Isabella (Izzy), and son, Jordan. Deb’s husband passed away 5 1/2 years ago and after that, the family went to the toilet, chocolate muffin in hand, naturally. Deb is scared of everything–doctors, cleaning, working out, conditioner…but apparently not big, bad Jillian because she’s been called in to take charge!

Jilliandroid’s goal this week was to get past Deb’s fears, infuse healthy choices (including a healthy home environment–yikes–that was scary), and open up the lines of communication. And does she succeed? Well, NBC may have made some bad choices in the past, but they’re not going to air this if she failed miserably. Good job, Jillandroid + Jones! Next week, maybe Jillian will go somewhere 40 miles away or is there just one area in MA that needs the most help???

Last night was another high-larious episode of Losing it with Jilliandroid (Thanks, Robinez!) as she attempts to keep up with the Jones family! Okay, maybe not hilarious, but we can find humor in anything, can’t we? That is why we are sick and twisted. And happy. Jilliandroid travels to Cambridge, MA to hang out with the Jones family. Question: Is Jilliandroid afraid to fly? Last week she was in Wilmington and now she’s in Cambridge, which according to my handy, dandy map is less than 30 miles away. Jilliandroid–show some effort–you could have walked there, for F sakes…

The Jones family consists of Mom, Debra, daughter, Isabella (Izzy), and son, Jordan. Deb’s husband passed away 5 1/2 years ago and after that, the family went to the toilet, chocolate muffin in hand, naturally. Deb is scared of everything–doctors, cleaning, working out, conditioner…but apparently not big, bad Jillian because she’s been called in to take charge!

Jilliandroid’s goal this week was to get past Deb’s fears, infuse healthy choices (including a healthy home environment–yikes–that was scary), and open up the lines of communication. And does she succeed? Well, NBC may have made some bad choices in the past, but they’re not going to air this if she failed miserably. Good job, Jillandroid + Jones! Next week, maybe Jillian will go somewhere 40 miles away or is there just one area in MA that needs the most help???

Pretty Little Liars: Chooch

I usually don’t watch ABC Family. Let’s face it, I’m not quite what they want for their demographics. They like to cater to the young teenage girls. They say “family” but they don’t mean it. Anyhow, I read about “Pretty Little Liars” when I was doing a TV Patrol & it looked interesting enough, so I tuned in last night.

The 4 girls the show revolved around, Aria, Spencer, Hanna & Ella, are beautiful. Even though they were supposed to be 16, they looked like they were pushing 20. Aria’s dad is Hillary Swank’s ex, Chad Lowe. He has a secret & it’s not that his wife wanted to be a boy. Seems everyone has secrets. I get it….geared for the tweens. It’s a lot like ABCF’s big ratings grabber, “The Secret Life of an American Teenager”, in that respect.

What got me was the premise. It starts out with 5 girls, at age 15, having a sort of sleep-over outside. When they wake in the morning, one of them, Allison, is gone. The last thing we hear her say is, “Friends share secrets, that’s what keeps us close.” It shifts to one year later & the 4 remaining girls have all split up. Allison was never found & it’s the anniversary of her disappearance. Throughout the show they each get either a text, e-mail or hand written note, all signed by “A”. The messages have secrets each girl doesn’t want to get out & only Allison would know about.

There’s lots of other stuff going on too, like Aria’s having an affair with her English teacher, Hanna is a shoplifter, Spencer is kissing on the new girl who’s moved into Allison’s house & Ella is always stealing her older sister’s boyfriends. Typical 16 yr. old stuff, right? The catch is… they find Allison’s body. It was hidden under the gazebo in her own back yard. The new owners were demolishing it & what do you know… there’s Allison. As the 4 girls stand together outside, after the funeral, they all get a text at the same time & it says, “I’m still here bitches & I know everything. A” Oh one more thing to add to the mystery. Allison had some sort of situation with a girl named Jenna. We are never told what it was that happened between them, but they were NOT friends. Jenna shows up at the funeral & she’s “dun dun dun” BLIND! WTF? I will watch again, if for no other reason, to find out how long they can string this story out. Seems to me it should wrap up in a few episodes, not become a series. But what do I know… right?

The City: Hypnotoad

It’s fashion week! And for some reason, Kelly trusts Roxy with like, actual work at a fashion show and junk. And the sad thing? Roxy pretty much does a decent job. I know! Meanwhile, Whit goes over to Maybelline to show them her clothing line. Which is great, since Maybelline . . . makes makeup . . .

Also, for those of us who are big fans of seeing Olivia get some sort of comeuppance (not including the hushed tones of Joe Zee when he’s “scolding” her), she not only does not get an interview with her “good friend” Marc Jacob, but she totally oversleeps for the Badgley Mischka show! I know! So who’s able to fill in for her? British Louise, who will totally win you over this week because she’s so darn likable! And British Louise also has a weird connection to Whit, but it’s so randomly juicy that I’m going to save it for the recap. And Erin finally goes above Joe Zee’s head to talk to Robbie about how much Olivia sucks, and you guys? It’s pretty dang awesome. I don’t want to oversell it, but it’s better than 10 Superbowls and 3 Oscars combined!

The Hills: Hypnotoad

Everyone goes out for drinks and then there’s drama. The end. But seriously, there are two shooting locations for this show: Bars and boutiques. Am I right, or am I right? Oy. So, it’s Steph’s birthday party, and what better place to have a party for someone who’s in A.A. than at a bar? Makes sense to me. In bizarro world! But of course, since this is The Hills, there has to be some bitchery involved, and since this is season 6, that bitchery comes in the form of Kristin. She flips the eff out when McKaela shows up at the party with Allie, who apparently “broke into” Brody’s house to get back a ring. Her precious, her precious . . . So of course Kristin yells at Allie, who yells back at her, and poor McKaela is like, McStuck there again in the McMiddle. Then Brody yells at McKaela, and then he leaves immediately with Kristin, and Happy Birthday Stephanie!

Cabrera’s back from his tour, and Audrina’s all, You should be able to do what you want to do on tour with whoever you want. Basically to make herself feel less guilty about hopping on Justin Bobby’s hog and riding it all night long. Also, riding on his motorcycle would be cool too. Hey-oh! Then Audrina shows up at Justin Bobby’s bike shop and tells him that she and Cabrera fight all the time (ummmm sure). I never thought I’d say this, but Cabrera’s too smart for a girl like Audrina. Doorstops are too smart for a girl like Audrina.

To wrap things up in tonight’s ep, Kristin, in Full-On-Complete-Beyotch Mode, meets McKaela for a drink. And basically tells her that a.) she’s an idiot for being friends with someone like Allie, b.) whenever Brody complimented her and told her how pretty and nice she was, all he wanted was to get in her pants, and c.) everyone in L.A. will take advantage of her because she’s so nice. Which doesn’t make me want to slap the bitch out of Kristin, repeatedly. Like, at all. I have no desire to do that. At all. Never. Certainly not in every single episode. Not at all.