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Friday, April 13, 2012

Community (Season 3-Episode 15)

After the flying blankets and pillows in the epic fight, Troy and Abed are back to being best friends. And they left nothing to imagination in the very first scene, in what could be best called a 'best friend handshake'.
There is a carnival coming to Greendale and Britta reveals that she has a former boyfriend who works with one carnival. The group has a few laughs at Britta’s expense when they find out the name of this guy- Blade!
Now Britta is still attracted to Blade and she turns to Annie for help. Annie has to make sure that Britta doesn’t come into any contact with her ex. Britta’s phone is confiscated and hidden. In a refrigerator, no less.
Jeff is curious as to what could be so special about Blade that Britta cannot let him go. He takes Shirley with him to the carnival to check out for himself. And after a lot of duck-shooting and inquiring, Jeff finally finds out what he needed.
Meanwhile, Pierce is looking to find a best friend and he crosses paths with Chang. Both spend some good time together, but the friendship ends prematurely.
After meeting with Blade, Jeff goes to find Britta and sets her straight about the whole affair. It all ends well enough for everyone. Except Pierce, maybe.
Oh, and the ‘air conditioning repair school’ guy was back. This time, he had the Dean try and talk Troy into joining the repair school. Of course the suggestion was dismissed.

Grey’s Anatomy (Season 8-Episode 19)

The main focus is on Owen and Christina. They both are staying at home, trying to deal with Owen’s startling revelation in episode 18. Christina is adamant that Owen tell her every little detail about his cheating episode. Owen is just as keen to avoid it as he knows it’s only hurting Christina. It is a painful day for them. And sadly ends with Owen walking out of the house with his things.
At the hospital, Mark Sloane is the acting Chief of Surgery. And he is taking on the role very seriously. Very! Seeking perfection in every detail, Mark is not proving to be a very popular chief among his peers.
Speaking of chiefs, the former chief, Richard, ignores one of Mark’s orders and goes ahead with his intuition to save a patient’s life.
Callie and Arizona arrange a ladies’ night out for Teddy. Bailey bails out after making plans with Ben. Yet, at the end all the four ladies end up spending the night together, with movies, food and drinks.
Needless to say, Meredith is quite upset about the whole Christina situation. Derek encourages her to talk to her but Meredith doesn’t think it’s a good idea. However, listening to her patient for the day convinces her otherwise and she calls her friend. Turns out to be the right move.
Studying for the boards is still highest on the residents’ priority list. They are doing some pretty desperate things. And one of these involves poor Lexie and her photographic memory. While Meredith has been declared ready for the boards by Callie. She decides to help out her fellow residents, and even Christina turns up for studying with the bunch.

Young Adult

I wonder why I sat through the whole of it! Simply put, not a movie I enjoyed. The story was so predictable from the very beginning. The script was dull and lacked spontaneity or any hint of imagination.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

How I Met Your Mother (Season 7-Episode 20)

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Well, the creators of the show had assured the fans that Ted will meet the mother of his children finally in the eighth season. The 20th episode has ruled out all possibilities of a backtrack on the creators’ parts as we see Ted holding his baby girl in 2015. So, the wait really is going to be over next season.
The episode centered on the guys, Ted, Marshall and Barney, who have got together to watch the Star Wars Trilogy every three years since 2000. Well, it had only been Ted and Marshall at the start as they were still in college and hadn’t met Barney yet. Anyway, from 2000 onwards, they got together every three years to watch the trilogy and imagine how their lives would be changed till the next trilogy viewing. Needless to say, they were always disappointed by what really transpired during that time.
It was funny to see what went on inside the heads of the three, all the dreams they had for themselves but which never materialized. But the present Star Wars Trilogy gathering in 2012 turned to be quite a change from the usual. Barney, for once, no longer imagines himself as going out with a new girl every time. Rather, he imagines himself with Quinn for a long time into the future. And Ted has lost all hopes of finding his true soul mate and imagines himself alone and depressed after three years. We, of course, know otherwise.