Ms Carolyn
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First of all, don't flame me. I enjoyed the episode. It was fun. That said, without further adieu, let me offer Ms. Carolyn's Inner Cynic's Mini-Review.
It was definitely great to see Bill (William Sadler) again, and he did his usual fine job. Likewise, Nick (Wechsler) was in fine form -- the Valentis were definitely the highlight of this episode. I enjoyed their bonding over the fish. The subsequent bickering, and Jim's rush to tell Kyle as much of the good stuff as he could when he thought he might be disappearing forever was wonderful. Excellent work by William Sadler! (Doesn't it make you want to run right out and put a William Sadler mouse pad on your desk? Sure it does!) Likewise, Kyle's, "Buddha forgive me, but I'm going to kick your ass!" was truly priceless.
As far as the rest of it was concerned -- I wasn't so much disappointed with the overall plot -- I had a lot of fun watching it, in that B-serial kind of way. I did have some questions about the direction and and the quality of acting by the majority of the cast. Katey, whom I usually like, seemed to be on cold meds. I'm hoping she WAS on cold meds, and will be back to her old self next ep. Jason, who emotes nicely but incoherently, needs someone to take him by his cute little cheeks (on his FACE, you nasty-minded people!), look him straight in the eyes and say, "E-NUN-CI-ATE! PLEASE!" The rest of the cast I'll leave alone, abiding by Thumper's Maxim. Although they may have just looked at the script and decided it was time to camp it up or die. Some did both!
The episode had some wonderfully witty one-liners. But lord, was it CHEEZY, or what??? I admit I enjoyed it, but it was definitely in a "guilty pleasure" kind of way. It reminded me a bit of "Spock's Brain" -- any old-time Trekkers out there will need no further explanation. :-D The rest of you --go rent it. Or catch the re-run on the SciFi Channel. I think you'll see the resemblance.
Favorite Bytes:
The "green glowing evil alien probe". How on earth did they get that past the censors?? LOL!
Maria's line to Liz, "that's just TOO Kathy Lee."
Maria's dumping a small pharmacy into the bathtub with Courtney -- including Pamprin.
The fishing scene. The look on Jim's face as he watched his "feast fit for a king" swim happily away.
Every minute Jim and Kyle were on screen together. Golden!
The bit at the end, where Valenti comes in and is being all warm and fuzzy with Alex, while Alex looks like he's wondering if the men in the white suits should be called.
Overall episode grade (on the ROSWELL curve): B. Like I said, I liked it. Truly!
Alas, poor Courtney, we hardly knew ye ... (and so much for that lucrative sponsorship deal with Lubriderm)
Next Week: The Pod Squad Meets the Punk Rockers From Hell? Stay tuned ...
Ms. Carolyn
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First of all, don't flame me. I enjoyed the episode. It was fun. That said, without further adieu, let me offer Ms. Carolyn's Inner Cynic's Mini-Review.
It was definitely great to see Bill (William Sadler) again, and he did his usual fine job. Likewise, Nick (Wechsler) was in fine form -- the Valentis were definitely the highlight of this episode. I enjoyed their bonding over the fish. The subsequent bickering, and Jim's rush to tell Kyle as much of the good stuff as he could when he thought he might be disappearing forever was wonderful. Excellent work by William Sadler! (Doesn't it make you want to run right out and put a William Sadler mouse pad on your desk? Sure it does!
) Likewise, Kyle's, "Buddha forgive me, but I'm going to kick your ass!" was truly priceless.As far as the rest of it was concerned -- I wasn't so much disappointed with the overall plot -- I had a lot of fun watching it, in that B-serial kind of way. I did have some questions about the direction and and the quality of acting by the majority of the cast. Katey, whom I usually like, seemed to be on cold meds. I'm hoping she WAS on cold meds, and will be back to her old self next ep. Jason, who emotes nicely but incoherently, needs someone to take him by his cute little cheeks (on his FACE, you nasty-minded people!), look him straight in the eyes and say, "E-NUN-CI-ATE! PLEASE!" The rest of the cast I'll leave alone, abiding by Thumper's Maxim. Although they may have just looked at the script and decided it was time to camp it up or die. Some did both!
The episode had some wonderfully witty one-liners. But lord, was it CHEEZY, or what??? I admit I enjoyed it, but it was definitely in a "guilty pleasure" kind of way. It reminded me a bit of "Spock's Brain" -- any old-time Trekkers out there will need no further explanation. :-D The rest of you --go rent it. Or catch the re-run on the SciFi Channel. I think you'll see the resemblance.
Favorite Bytes:
The "green glowing evil alien probe". How on earth did they get that past the censors?? LOL!
Maria's line to Liz, "that's just TOO Kathy Lee."
Maria's dumping a small pharmacy into the bathtub with Courtney -- including Pamprin.
The fishing scene. The look on Jim's face as he watched his "feast fit for a king" swim happily away.
Every minute Jim and Kyle were on screen together. Golden!
The bit at the end, where Valenti comes in and is being all warm and fuzzy with Alex, while Alex looks like he's wondering if the men in the white suits should be called.
Overall episode grade (on the ROSWELL curve): B. Like I said, I liked it. Truly!
Alas, poor Courtney, we hardly knew ye ... (and so much for that lucrative sponsorship deal with Lubriderm)
Next Week: The Pod Squad Meets the Punk Rockers From Hell? Stay tuned ...
Ms. Carolyn