Saturday, March 1, 2025

March 1st Weekly TV Thoughts

Tracker – That’s a rare episode with some good collateral damage along the way.  Yes, I get that not everyone is going to survive these situations, but usually they do.  Still, it was an overall good episode.  I figured something like that was going on, but it was nice when it was confirmed.  And it was nice to see the sheriff wasn’t corrupt.

Suits LA – That was a pretty rough start.  It took me half the episode to figure out who all the characters are.  I think I have it down now, but I’m not sure.  Granted, it’s been a long time since I watched the pilot of Suits, but I felt like it was a better pilot than that.  But I’m intrigued enough to watch more and see how it goes for the next couple of episodes, at least.  Mostly, it’s the murder case with Marshall from Alias.  The personal infighting?  I’m already over that.

Poppa’s House – That was actually a fun episode.  Okay, so it was ridiculous with how neither saw what the other was doing, but it was still lots of fun.  I’m wondering why they didn’t have the wife in it for more.  Seemed kind of crazy.  And what was the point of the cameo?

Rescue: HI Surf – I keep expecting the rescues to take up more of the show than they do.  Instead, they are a blip in the soap opera time.  You’d think I’d stop expecting that.  Liked what they did with Em in this one.  Interesting to see if her mom is back next week or not.  Curious where they are going with the housing storyline.

Night Court – Both storylines had the potential to be great.  Both had some pretty fun and funny moments.  And both fizzled out by the end.

Deal or No Deal Island – As soon as the one person point out they were due for someone to not beat the banker, I figured she was going to lose.  As much as I usually don’t like Parvarti, she really was in a no-win situation.  And it was the rest of the group’s fault since they made that deal as to who was on the bottom.  They were trying to get the family and it backfired on them.

Shifting Gears – I definitely could have done without that subplot.  That was full cringe.  But I was excited to finally have Jenna Elfman show up (I’d heard about her casting weeks ago).  Nice to see her in something again.  Looking forward to more since she’s supposed to be a recurring character.  Got to be soon since I don’t think they have much of this season left.

Survivor – I was really hoping for the woman who found the idol to be blindsided.  I kind of liked the woman who was voted out, and I’d like to see a more laid back approach work.  At least at the beginning of a season.

Wild Cards – Lots of Rear Window storylines in my mysteries in the last few months.  I liked their take on it, especially since they had two mysteries going.  Both were good, and I liked them switching up the partners.  That added some fun to things.

The Challenge – As soon as they started talking about how tight the two were outside the game, I knew there would be a betrayal.  The editing on these shows is so predictable.  Sorry to see Devon go since he’s one of the few people I really knew in the house.  Be interesting to see how the star is determined.  I’m guessing whoever wins the next game, but we’ll find out.