By Cristina
Ok so since we are a couple of weeks behind I figured I should first give a quick recap of what happened on the last episodes, since it was all, you know, “important stuff.”
Previously on Jericho: the city celebrates Halloween almost as though nothing has happened. It appears that although their food supply is dwindling there is an over-abundance of candy corns! Hoorah! We meet Jonah who is Mitchell’s boss, Emily’s estranged dad, and father to Chris, the guy who got shot because of Skeet’s flakiness. Can this whole plot just get swallowed by a whale and die already. Anderson, one of the apocalyptic horseman, returns to inform everyone that New York City did not get hit but DC definitely did. This sends Mimi into a wicked shame spiral but in the end she and Stanley have a moment and eat wheat thins, the panacea for all heartache. Rod’s story begins to piece together a bit more as we find out that he and Darcy had actually been separated because, no surprise, he’s a workaholic. Since he seemed to know about the impending bombs he went and yanked his family from DC and took Darcy with him. Gracie continues to be a heartless bitch. Jonah’s henchmen break Mitchell out of jail. Papa Smurf stops breathing, dies, and then comes back to life minus working organs. He has 12 hours to live unless the boys can find some special meds that they ran out of in Jericho. Skeet and Eric head out to some place called “Rogue River” which is all very Oregon Trail to me, and the pianos of hope play strong as Skeet and Eric embark on their journey. But before they leave Heather takes this opportunity to lay a hot steamy one of Skeet. The tension builds, as does my tolerance for alcohol! Will the boys be able to forge the Rogue River!?!
Scene opens on an empty highway and the timeline tells us that it is 1 month after the bomb. Bomb? What bomb? I thought this show was all about emotions and love and foo foo la la? The Brothers Green are driving hella fast through Kansas but instead of corn there are just a lot of dead bodies. Eric decides that right now is the perfect time to have a little heart to heart or H2H if you will. He wants to know where Skeet has been all of these years, but Skeet is a man of many secrets. Skeet lashes out and basically tells Eric that he needs to stop using the past as an excuse for not moving on in the future, i.e. get out of your loveless marriage you loser. Eric gets really defensive but Skeet reminds him that “life is short” and we should carpe diem and shit. Skeet, you are so wise.
Back in town Anderson is suspicious and wants to do a background check on all of the families who moved into town right before the explosion, and by all of the families he means Rod’s. Anderson needs to stop drinking the Haterade for reals.
At The House of Lies Darcy is busy baking a pie in their makeshift oven that Rod has rigged. It’s moment’s like this when I really wonder what the writers are thinking. Would I be baking a pie in the face of nuclear holocaust? I think not! RAGE! Darcy reminds the kids that under that web of deceit their dad is a pretty cool guy. For a moment there you believe that she might even still have some feelings for him. Hot spy sex?! This tender moment is interrupted by a surprise visit from Anderson and Fat Jimmy. Rod invites them into his living room for a chat, but Fat Jimmy stays behind to have some pie. Seriously Jimmy, put down the fork!
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Comments (12)
OMFG I cannot believe you made a reference to the Cutting Edge! TOE PICK! Seriously the use of that phrase alone gets you my vote.
1 of 12 | Posted by Kettering
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Posted on November 15, 2006 9:39 PM
Oh yeah, and also, I love the nickname Mohinder Lite. So true.
2 of 12 | Posted by Kettering
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Posted on November 15, 2006 9:41 PM
why is it that all these shows seem to be following LOSTS lead. Theres some absurd convoluted story line that isn't really the story line, and you have to plow through week after week to even have half an idea as to whats going on.
thanks for the short version.
Ice for everyone !!!
3 of 12 | Posted by mrbwood2you
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Posted on November 15, 2006 10:40 PM
wait. I wasn't finished. there was a bomb...when?.
good recap.
4 of 12 | Posted by mrbwood2you
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Posted on November 15, 2006 10:46 PM
this recap is awesome! so funny! my favorite line: "wheat thins, the panacea for all heartache." you may be the only person to make that comparison, like, ever. (unless it is a reference that i am too dumb to catch? but i don't think so.) also, classic reference to the best early-90's show ever! the jessie spano caffeine pill freakout is unforgettable...
5 of 12 | Posted by kelly
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Posted on November 16, 2006 1:46 AM
Not bad.
TOE PICK!
6 of 12 | Posted by CrazyTrain
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Posted on November 16, 2006 11:42 AM
so many good references! but you still kept the plot understandeable. Nice job.
7 of 12 | Posted by mexshecan
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Posted on November 16, 2006 1:10 PM
this is for sers one of the funniest recaps i have read. any recapper who references 'the cutting edge' truly has their finger on the pulse of pop culture. this recapper has the potential to inspire people to watch this crappy show just in order to understand the awesome recaps. totes hilar!
8 of 12 | Posted by thetorta
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Posted on November 16, 2006 2:58 PM
Apparently you didn't get the memo about calling Skeet by his character name. It's very distracting and not conducive to the recap. No vote for you!
9 of 12 | Posted by Vixen
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Posted on November 16, 2006 3:34 PM
Awesome recap, bravo!
10 of 12 | Posted by Zharak
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Posted on November 17, 2006 10:46 AM
This was an awesome recap. I don't know anyone else who can weave this many (semi)obscure pop references into a recap AND make an awful show like Jericho bearable. You get my vote.
11 of 12 | Posted by Organchito
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Posted on November 18, 2006 10:34 AM
H2H cracked me up. please don't be mad if i "borrow" that.
great review of a really crap show.
12 of 12 | Posted by ludobbs
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Posted on November 20, 2006 1:55 PM