… And I’m back.

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Tests are done. I’m back home, though nowhere near unpacked. And I spent all of last night catching up on television that I missed during the week. For most shows I’m going to do quick blurb rundowns before getting back to the big reviews this week. Let’s do this in alphabetical order.

30 Rock “Cooter”

This was by far the strongest post-strike episode. It’s pretty painful, then, that this was the season finale. What hit the perfect note for me was the evolution of Jack and Liz’s friendship. The parade of voice mails that Jack listened to were heartbreaking and hilarious at the same time. Liz’s pregnancy scare was pretty good, if only because we had another chance to see Dennis, who in small doses is amazing. Jack had the best storyline of anyone in the episode. There were a number of hilarious gags the occurred at the Homeland Security office. Everything from the ceiling leak, the candle under the lampshade, the lack of pens, and the subsequent box of pen caps was just continually topping itself. Kenneth’s attempt to go to Beijing was the low point of the episode. I never really found the whole page conflict to be that interesting. Though the story was somewhat saved by Jenna, who has been all but absent in the second half of the season.

Battlestar Galactica “Faith”

Thankfully, the mutiny situation was dealt with fairly quickly. They made it to the basestar and Starbuck was able to speak to the hybrid. I was afraid, after seeing this scene in the previews, that it was going to be held until the final five minutes of the show. It was great that the prophesy was deciphered so quickly, normally it’ll take characters forever to figure that kind of stuff out. Roslin slowly becoming more spiritual, and in doing so is beginning to think that Baltar may be on to something. I really want to see how this plays out in Roslin’s belief that she is the dying leader. Clearly if someone else can offer spiritual leadership, it undercuts her own prophesized position

Gossip Girl “All About My Brother”

This was an incredibly strong episode and it makes me excited for what is going to come. Serena is falling back into old habits, Jenny is on outs, and Eric is gay. Georgina is here to for a while and things are going to be exploding very soon. Just please let’s not even think about Rufus’ snore-inducing pursuit of Lily. Plus it is going to take a deft touch to make Serena killing someone into a believable story.

Lost “Cabin Fever”

John Locke is the savior of the island. He has been all his life, except he is the last person to realize it. Move the island?! What we had here was the ultimate plot mover. Everything is now set up for the explosive three-hour season finale that begins on Thursday. The question that I can’t help but ask, what is going to happen to Desmond? It doesn’t appear that he gets off the island and he seems unwilling to leave the ship, so it seems like something big is going to happen.

Medium “Being Joey Carmichael”

Again, the mystery was underwhelming. Though a great turn by Miguel Ferrer as the eventual killer. The sparks were provided by Kelly Preston and her inappropriate fixation on Joe. It looks like he is going to be leaving his dream job because of some inappropriate behavior. Which will add just the right amount of tension back to the DuBois marriage. Just after things were getting back to normal following Joe losing his job.

The Office “Job Fair”

A ho-hum episode. It had some good moments and some bad ones. Jim getting the sale was one of the lower moments of the episode. The job fair was the main attraction and it was worth it. It was ridiculous without being over the top. And now we only have one episode left. The big question is what is going to happen with Jim. He’s been put on warning about a job that he doesn’t like. He fought for it this episode but will he continue to? Pam was told that for graphic design she has to go to New York or Philadelphia. Could they be setting up the couple moving to New York as Jim takes Ryan’s job as he spirals out of control?

The Paper “Deadline Duel”

Amanda is becoming quite the sympathetic character. Alex has taken charge and everyone is shocked to see Amanda taking it. Adam’s trip to High School Musical on Ice was great, and I’m pretty sure that the synchronized dance number between him and the cast finally answered anyone’s lingering questions about his sexual orientation.

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