Big Bang Theory/Vampire Diaries/Grey's Anatomy/Private Practice/The Mentalist/Fringe

The Big Bang Theory – The Robotic Manipulation

     “Diggin’ the Shamy!”  Sheldon has a cyberspace girlfriend named Amy!

     I love any time Sheldon and Penny are in the car together.  Their scenes together are such a joy to watch, and adding Amy into the mix only made if more fun.  The callback to the check engine light in Penny’s car was perfect.  Penny’s chaperoning the date was unexpected and very funny.  Mayim Bialik was really perfect as Sheldon’s new friend Amy.

     Howard “borrowing” the robotic hand to unpack their dinner, give him a shoulder massage, and then him getting it stuck on his “junk” not once, but twice, really cracked me up.  When he was getting the massage I saw where it was headed, but didn’t expect it to get stuck!  Then he goes through the humiliation of going to the hospital and getting it removed, only to try it again…  only Howard. 

The Vampire Diaries – Bad Moon Rising

     I saw the title and was very hopeful this meant we would finally get some information about the Lockwoods, and maybe Tyler would be clued in to why he gets so easily enraged.  Glad that storyline is finally moving forward.  And shirtless/naked Uncle Mason was a definite bonus!  My question is this:  Mason, as a wolf, responded to Tyler’s command of “No” in the woods, when Mason was on Caroline.  Does that mean, based on the pack mentality of most canine animals, that Tyler is actually the Alpha of their pack/family?  That would be an interesting dynamic to see.

     I was happy to see Alaric back.  So, a werewolf bite is fatal to a vampire.  I find that really interesting, and even though I have read my share of books and seen my share of movies regarding vampires and werewolves, I don’t think I have ever heard this before.  I don’t know if it is a true legend or if it’s been made up by TVD writers, but either way, I find it really interesting, and a great twist.

    Carolyn made Matt break up with her, for his own good.  At first I wasn’t sure if it was just her heightened insecurity, but when she sat down after Matt walked away from her, I truly believe she knew exactly what she was doing.

     I really hope Elena isn’t truly done with being Damon’s friend.  They are so great together; the flirty, witty banter will be sorely missed if she is done with him.  I can’t imagine they will be kept apart for too long, especially with Katherine back in the picture next week.

Grey’s Anatomy – With You I’m Born Again

     Chief Webber’s dance in his office was one of the best things I have seen this show do in a while.  It was just evidence of his pure joy at being back in his office, and in his position as chief.  This show does tension, anxiety, and even humor very well, but this was a great example of the simple fun this show can do, even in the midst of recovery from tragedy. 

     I enjoyed seeing how each of the staff members dealt with their loss, fear, pain, and even the joy of having survived.  Everyone reacted differently, some were angry, some still scared, Bailey ran away, and then ended her relationship, Cristina and Owen decided to get married, Derek decided to start taking risks and thinking less.  Meredith needs to tell Derek the truth about the fact that she was pregnant and miscarried that day.  She won’t ever start to heal until she does.

Private Practice – Take Two

     Dell is gone, and Pete and Violet got married.  Addie and Sam seem to be headed into a relationship, and I just hope Addie tells Naomi ASAP.  I am glad Dink finally stood up to Naomi and started to take responsibility for Maya and Olivia.  That’s about all that happened that interested me this week, oh except, WTH happened to French Stewart?  I am hoping his look was makeup, and he isn’t really aging that badly.

The Mentalist – Red Sky at Night

     I love when Jane plays mind games with people he doesn’t really like.  There wasn’t really much in this episode to talk about, other than I had a pretty good idea that the step-father was behind the deaths fairly early on, I just wasn’t sure why.  I hope Jane does stop pulling away from the team, it’s always much better when they work as a unit, not when Jane is off doing his own thing.  I like their give and take, Jane using intuition, feelings, observations, while the team goes after the facts and evidence.

Fringe – Olivia

     Our poor Olivia has been drugged, or infused, into believing she is Fauxliva (not my creation, but the name I will use to refer to the Olivia from the other side).  I like seeing her kick ass, but I don’t want her to believe she is Fauxlivia.  I hope either she is playing them, and still knows she is Olivia, or that the cab driver helps her come back to herself at some point.

     The final scene between Fauxlivia and Pete made me unhappy, only because it should be Pete and Olivia having those scenes!  It’s going to be pretty hard to keep track of who’s who, and who knows what this season, but I think in the end it’s going to be worth it.  I think this season is going to be an interesting ride.