This past week was an improvement over the previous week. Chuck, with its great writing and use of characters, had its best episode of the season so far. It also helped that Jeff and Lester were absent this week (I know, I know, most fans love Jeffster; I prefer the spy stuff). Parenthood maintained its high quality. Stargate: Universe improved. Glee, for a change, had a coherent story, good character development, better songs than its had recently, and a lack of the over-rated Sue Sylvester interference. It went from bottom two for three weeks in a row to number four this week.
The middle of the pack shuffled around a little this week with Hawaii Five-0 faltering a little but Cougar Town being a little better than usual. No Ordinary Family has potential -- I think -- but it still fails to really impress me. I'm beginning to lose my patience with The Event and Undercovers. The Event seems to be trying too hard to be a deep conspiracy and mythology show, but it's missing the mark a bit. Undercovers has the opposite problem in that it could use a little conspiracy or mythology because its procedural, mission-of-the-week format seems stale when compared to Chuck's already developed storyline. But, shows need time to develop, so I'm not saying I'm giving up on any of these shows quite yet.
Caprica is starting to feel just as dark and depressing as Battlestar Galactica, if not worse. And, with virtually every character being edgy, corrupt, troubled, or misguided, I'm having trouble finding a protagonist I can really invest in. Sanctuary opened its third season with the conclusion of last season's bizarre and disappointing two-part season finale about a giant sea spider named Big Bertha creating islands and causing a tidal wave in the Indian Ocean. I can't believe they spent three hours on that story, but I'm glad they can finally move on to something else which will hopefully be better.
I totally forgot to include the South Park season premiere from the previous week, but it wasn't great. This past week though it made fun of Jersey Shore which managed to feel funny and relevant even though I've never watched a second of Jersey Shore (and would never want to).
Week of October 10 - 14
01. (A-) Chuck (s4 ep04)
02. (B+) Parenthood (s2 ep05)
03. (B+) Stargate: Universe (s2 ep03)
04. (B+) Glee (s2 ep04)
05. (B) Fringe (s3 ep04)
06. (B) Cougar Town (s2 ep04)
07. (B) South Park (s14 ep09)
08. (B) House (s7 ep04)
09. (tie) (B) Survivor (s21 ep05)
09. (tie) (B) Mythbusters (s8 ep14)
11. (B-) Hawaii Five-0 (s1 ep04)
12. (B-) No Ordinary Family (s1 ep03)
13. (B-) Caprica (s2 ep02)
14. (B-) Undercovers (s1 ep04)
15. (C+) The Event (s1 ep04)
16. (C) Sanctuary (s3 ep 01)
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