I've got a bone to pick with a couple of my television shows:
They're not moving.
The story doesn't seem to really be going anywhere. It's just a lot of side story lines.
That's right, How I Met Your Mother. I'm talking to you.
Now, I haven't seen last night's episode yet, but this season has been within TWO DAYS. That's not an exaggeration. It's still the weekend of Barney and Robin's wedding, but each episode has only been a few hours later past the las episode. Nothing is happening. Nothing is moving the over arching story-line. At first it was no biggie. It was entertaining. Now, I'm just tired of waiting. That's why I haven't thrown a fit to see the last one yet.
And then there's Once Upon a Time, which hasn't been as bad, but... They're still on the island. They're still looking for Henry. They're still fighting among themselves.
The character's have moved on a bit.
I mean, they did find Neal/Bae. He wasn't dead, yay. Hook and Neal are now in a heated love triangle with Emma, and they're not hiding it. David got a fatal poison, then Hook helped him cure it, now he can never leave the island. Regina left the Charmings for Rumple to find Henry. Ariel's giving us some insight into Storybrook...
Don't get me wrong, I'm enjoying it. I just don't want the whole season to be about getting Henry back. There's no movement. We want Storybrook! I miss the Enchanted Forest, too.
Come on, shows. I love you for a reason. Give me some movement!
The shows are returning, and I barely know what to do with myself! I'd forgotten how difficult it was too keep up with so many shows, but somehow, I'm getting by just fine...
Anywhoo! Here's what's going on in all my shows. Recaps, theories, rage. But as always...
How I Met Your Mother
So, we're five episodes in, and they are moving painstakingly slow. The episodes are all taking place the weekend of Barney and Robin's wedding. They're at a hotel and each episode we get a countdown of how many hours until the wedding, but we're all waiting for it to happen already, right?
Lilly has met the future Mrs. Mosby on a train to the wedding, but after they get off the train, we don't see her again(in current time, at least). Lilly's miserable without Marshall and the baby(he's on route to the wedding in a Hummer with a stranger) and has not only resorted to Marshpillow again, but has hired one of the bartenders to make sure she never doesn't have a drink in her hand.
Ted is going through a crisis being at the wedding of one of his best friends and his other friend who he still has on and off feelings about. (Although, thankfully, they're not spending too much energy on his unrequited feelings.) I used to be soooo Team Ted & Robin (Tobin? Red?), but they've changed so much, I just want him to get over her. Which he could...if the writers would let him meet the mother already! They did have a little future scene between the two of them in which we see happy Ted with Wife, but still.
Barney knows about the awkward handholding between Ted and Robin in the rain, but after getting back at him by making him do lots of ridiculous "Best Man" jobs, replacing him with who Barney calls the Karate Kid, and an awkward handholding of their own, they're BFFs again.
We continue to watch and wait for the mother to enter the scene...
Once Upon a Time
Our heroes have tracked dear Henry to wonderland to rescue him from the evil Peter Pan.
(I don't get it either.)
Rumple has gone off on his own, deciding to find Henry his own way, but he seems to be going a little off track. He's seeing apparitions of Belle and having flashbacks due to a doll one of the lost boys gave him. Once again, we see the power of magic calling to him, and pushing him towards doing the wrong thing. Is it his cowardice? His obsession with power? I don't know, but without Belle around, he could be losing his humanity...again. He already killed Tamara.
Charming, Snow, Emma, Regina, and Captain Eyeliner, are trekking through the forest to find Pan. Peter is taunting Emma by showing up and providing "help" in the form of a map that will only show the way once Emma admits who she "truly is." After a pointless session of admitting to the empty parchment that she was the "savior," nothing happened, and Regina resorts to magic, placing a tracking spell of the parchment.
Of course the villainous Pan sees that coming, and makes it lead them into an ambush. Pan calls it a warning and peaces out. No one dies, but Charming gets scratched by an arrow flying by him, one laced with poison. Deadly poison.
After a tisk with mom and dad, Emma admits to Snow, and to herself, that she still feels like a lost abandoned orphan, even if she's found her parents....aaaand the map shows up. *tears from everyone*
Let's go! #savehenry
Glee
Where do I begin? First we have Klaine back together, and the big proposal, and Rachel got Fanny, and Beatles music everywhere...!
Then we have the tribute episode.
I am not lying when I say I sobbed through it. Those actors were not acting in this episode. They we mourning a friend and colleague as their characters were also mourning a friend.
Ryan Murphy told USA Today
"I've never seen a crew that can't continue shooting because they've left the room sobbing. It was very hard."
The sendoff was great. They didn't get into why, he died, but as Kurt said in the episode, they focused on how he lived.
If you're a fan and haven't watched it, do. It's worth the tears.
I dread the word. A hiatus is a thing all TV show fans hate, whether it be a week or two of no new episodes, or the break between one season and another. Regardless, they suck. And most of us have been right in the middle of a bunch right now. Luckily, the seasons will begin soon and we can get back to our shows.
These are some of the shows I'm looking forward to watching/blogging about and a little recap on what we saw last...
Sundays
Once Upon a Time - So, Henry had just be taken away by the evil humans into the portal in the water, everyone thinks Neil/Bae is dead, Rumple left Belle behind to find his grandson while keeping her and the town safe because he wants to BE A BETTER MAN and finally take care of his family, Captain Eyeliner, Evil Regal, and the Charmings climbed aboard the Jolly Roger to follow the evils to Neverland to take on Peter Pan. Oh, and I hear a little mermaid is making her way to Storybrook's shores...
Mondays
How I Met Your Mother - We know who the mother is now...or what she looks like at least. I'm not as interested in her story as I am in the gang getting into their usual shenanigans. And I truly find Barney and Robin's relationship wonderful and awkward.
Thursdays
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland *NEW* I don't even know what to say, but if Once Upon a Time is good, then I'm sure this spin off will be, too. Bring it on.
Glee - BLAINE HAD A RINGBOX BEHIND HIS BACK. It's the last thing we see. Seriously!? But there is the whole thing with the death of Cory Monteith. Terrible, terrible thing. I'm very curious how they are going to write that into the show. And the whole Demi Lovato joining the cast for a spin. We shall see, eh?
The Big Bang Theory - I love intelligent comedy. Let's see, we left off with Leonard leaving for a big science-y voyage again. Penny and Leonard are back together, Sheldon and Amy are...whatever they are. Oh! And Raj can talk to girls now. Let the hilarity ensue!
Then you have the shows that we still have a while to wait on.
Game of Thrones - March. Man, that show is so messed up. Pain, I'm telling you. We'll talk closer to premiere time...
Doctor Who - November...which I have to wait until after airing and watch it online later... JOHN HURT. What? I don't even understand where he's supposed to fit in the timeline. Clara...meh. I'm not a total fan of the show being all about the Companion since Moffat took over, but I can handle her a lot better than Amy... And I KNOW Matt Smith isn't quite done yet, but PETER CAPALDI.
That's right, How I Met Your Mother. I'm talking to you.
They're still on the island. They're still looking for Henry. They're still fighting among themselves.
