February 8th's Weekly TV Thoughts

Poppa’s House – That was just all kinds of awkward, and not in the fun way.  I did appreciate Jr. standing up for his wife and family, something I feel he doesn’t do enough.  But that was about it.

Rescue: HI Surf – So now that one love triangle has ended we’ve got another one?  Great.  Not surprised that Cap isn’t retiring.  They could have wrapped that up a few episodes ago.  The storm fizzling was a bit anti-climatic.  But it worked budget wise, I’m sure.  And it was a nice twist on one of these types of shows for the disaster to not happen.

Night Court – While it was a little uneven, there  were some scenes in both storylines that were pretty funny.  I enjoy the scenes with cases in the court the most.  I wish we got a bit more of those.  But the stuff with Dan was the best part.

Deal or No Deal Island – I do not get Dr. Will at all.  He seems out to make sure everyone hates him.  What is the point?  In fact, how was he “proving” the entire weasel thing.  I just don’t get that at all.  I did like he strategy with the numbers, that was fun.  But wow, he’s a jerk.

Shifting Gears – I was smiling through most of that and I laughed pretty hard a couple of times.  Plus it was much more touching than I was expecting.  I really appreciated where it went.  I’m sure I know where the romance is going to go, but I like that they left the door opened, at least for now.

Wild Cards – Oh, how I missed this show.  Yes, the premise is stretched way too thin.  I do not care in the slightest.  It’s fun, and I was happy to reconnect with the characters.  Very interesting to see where they are going to go, although I’m feeling like Max working on a new con with her dad is already a recycled storyline.

The Challenge: All Stars – I wouldn’t have minded the rain keeping me from dangling over the side of a building.  I completely get why people would be so freaked out by that challenge.  I hate heights as well.  I’ll be curious to see how the eliminations go since they’ve got teams with pretty uneven physical advantages.  But tonight’s seemed like it was fair to both teams.

Happy’s Place – I really liked this one.  Wasn’t sure how I’d feel with the mother showing up.  No, we didn’t really get much of the backstory they were talking about at the beginning, but I loved the emotional growth we did get.  Along with plenty of laughs.