Supernatural 403: In the Beginning

That's young Jeffrey Dean Morgan to the left, and Matt Cohen, who plays young John Winchester, to the right. Not too bad. In fact, young Jeffrey Dean looks a bit like Dean.

As much as I felt for the young Winchesters and the Campbell family, I wished the show would tread the path less taken. Young Mary sealed the deal with the yellow-eyed demon for the life of John, who was killed by the demon only moments before. This bargain-for-life deal has been done in this show so many times before that I was hoping for something more intricate. But, everything must have its precedent, and so we begin at (possibly) the first such deal made in the Winchester family.

This was an emotional episode, and I felt as Dean did when he returned to the future; I was really disappointed that he couldn't change anything, and that his parents weren't alive. I suppose I will have to watch Season 2's "What Is and What Should Never Be" for my fix of the near-perfect Winchester life.

Heroes 304: I Am Become Death

Being a Heroes watcher but not avid follower & theorist, I am having a lot of difficulty keeping track of the various futures. At least all of us who thought the woman in the paintings resembled Daphne were correct, and some watchmakers/watch repairers out there are pretty psyched.

As for Sylar, sweet Sylar, I have one word for "Gabriel" kissing his dog: ROFL. I suppose there was no way to keep the bad boy a villain forever, because he is pretty much unstoppable. He had to have survived the Costa Mesa explosion if Claire did, but I'm not sure we're returning to that future again.

I have a suggestion for Peter. Since he can absorb anyone's powers, why doesn't he just (1) absorb, (2) cut open his own head, (3) look into a mirror and figure things out, and then (4) heal himself. That way he can satisfy his hunger into learning how things work, plus not hurt anyone. If he wants to understand more than just powers, I can't help him there, but what more does he really need? He can read minds. He can dissect his own brain. If he's still hungry, he should lick the brain of a McDonald's "cook."

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The Office 501: Weight Loss

Special salute to the McCrary/McGuire twins, fat Elvis, the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, Big Momma, Jabba the Hutt, and pig.

Good to have y'all back, and yes, y'all are beautiful!

Supernatural 402: Are You There God? It's Me, Dean Winchester

I, for one, am happy that vengeful ghosts like to talk the protagonists ears off before going for the heart like Mola Ram. We sure got to hear some juicy stuff; for example, Meg's background, and perhaps a rape accusation?

Meg: You know what really pisses me off, Sam? You saw how I suffered for months. I thought you must have learned something. I thought I died for something.

Sam: Meg--

Meg: But what you're doing with that demon, Ruby . . . [a "knowing" nod] How many innocent bodies has Ruby burned through for kicks? How many girls just like me? And you don't send her back to hell? You're a monster!

This is pretty open to interpretation, but I think Sam has indeed been sleeping with Ruby, and Meg is reminding him to think about that other girl in Ruby's body. I guess time will tell.

Time will also tell if, when rewatching this episode a year or two later, I will laugh at "$5 gallon o' gas Apocalypse." Oh, Dean.

America's Next Top Model 1105

Who Wore It Better?
And what did NY Fashion readers think about the designs themselves?


Uncredited Jeremy Scott model or McKey? Did Jeremy modify the blindfold idea, or was it the other way 'round? He did steal the curtain idea, though, from Scarlett O'Hara.
44% find this look fabulous.


Analeigh's definitely got the healthier proportions.
88% find this look fabulous.


When Jeremy dissed how Samantha pulled up his dress, I thought he could have avoided the problem by making the dress more like a dress and not a shirt.
73% find this look fabulous.


I'd say hello, Riddler, except Jeremy has a dress even more Riddler.
32% find this look fabulous.


Money and Time? What is this, Dark Side of the Moon?
55% find this look fabulous.


Hands down Sheena.
76% find this look fabulous.


Only the hardiest of people can pull off this dress, so kudos to both.
45% find this look fabulous.


To think Joslyn was only rewarded with a one-dimensional Kira Plastinina shoot.
55% find this look fabulous.


Why didn't ANTM release an official runway photo of Clark? Shafted!
46% find this look fabulous.


I was right that Hannah would leave before Isis, but just barely.
64% find this look fabulous.


Even without a full frontal shot, I know Isis rocked this better. I hope she works out her insecurities and that we see more of her in the future.
35% find this look fabulous.

Heroes 303: One of Us, One of Them

The myriad characters that inhabit this world are not all interesting; some are downright annoying--like Daphne. French fries are more French than that girl. But without all these characters, how can the writers ensure that as little happens as possible in each episode?

Nice, though, to see Jamie Hector, aka Knox, aka Marlo Stanfield from The Wire. Having absorbed the realism of The Wire, I was unable to watch certain shows that I started right after, such as Veronica Mars (Veronica was such a user and yet remained popular, despite her declarations to the contrary) and Prison Break (I was told this was a great show if you can suspend your disbelief, but I just wasn't able to). Speaking of Veronica Mars, I don't mind seeing more of Elle, though I guess there's no more Weevil/Jesse to see.

Sylar is still the main attraction. I wish the writers would stop humming "It's a Small World" and make everyone related. And Sylar's "hunger"--some powers just seem a bit unnecessary given the ones he already has. Does he need a sonic boom voice when he can effect the same strength with telekinesis? Perhaps if he's bound but not gagged. He has forgotten about some of his abilities, too, or perhaps he's on the road to recovering some still. We don't see him using his super-hearing ability or his paint-the-future ability.

Painting the future was always one of the shittier abilities, not necessarily in a story sense but in an imagine-if-I-had-a-power sense, but now we have discovered an even shittier one--being able to paint the future of only Parkman. And since when does this finished product . . .



require this startup . . .



? Where are my beautiful black blots in the final painting? We need to see more care in the production of this once-interesting show.