April 5th's Weekly TV Thoughts

Tracker – Nice to see a couple of characters come back.  And a decent episode.  Not too dark for me, and definitely not too weird.  I normally don’t like prison themed episodes, so the fact that I didn’t think this one went too dark really says something.  Like that the prisoners weren’t stupid enough to spill their guts to a stranger.  I was rolling my eyes that they would think they could get away with that.

Suits LA – I know the original show was never about the court room itself, but I’m still so shocked that we have the trial over with already.  I guess I’m used to most modern shows where it would last until the end of the season.  So where are we going next week?  Frankly, I feel like a lot of things were resolved, so I’m curious about that in everything, not just the murder trial, which has been the driving force of the series so far.

Poppa’s House – I thought this episode sounded promising from the previews, but the court scene went on way too long and wasn’t that funny at all.  I found the B story with the women to be much better than the A story about the record.

Rescue: HI Surf – We actually had one rescue that took up most of the episode.  And it felt anticlimactic to me.  Maybe that’s why we don’t have this as a normal part of the episodes.  I liked how they wrapped things up.  Yes, a bit of a cliffhanger with Will, but I’d be okay if the show didn’t come back.  Which means I will probably drop the show if it does come back.

Night Court – I was just thinking about those guest stars and wishing they’d bring them back before I started watching this episode.  Then I remembered why I didn’t like them.  As much as I love Julia Duffy from her Newhart days, I do not like what they have this character doing.  Do still like Ryan Hanson’s character.  The other storyline with the horse was pretty good, and there were some nice lines.

Wild Cards – Puns!  Okay, so they weren’t original, but they were still fun.  And I was impressed with the set up.  I’m not quite sure I bought her moving so long after death, but whatever, it was still a very fun way to get us into the mystery.

The Challenge – Honestly, I didn’t know who to root for in that competition.  I didn’t want the team that did so many eliminations to go home, but I was hoping the other team would get a star back.  The team that won is going to be tough to beat in the finals.  Glad they didn’t throw another twist at us.  It’s been obvious this is when the final was going to come all season.

Survivor – So close to getting rid of Sai.  But maybe she’ll take that as a warning and tone things down a little.  However, if we’ve seen anything from her (like at the beginning of the episode), she’ll lose it when they get back to camp.  Like the fact that so many were vulnerable.  I always prefer that to the small groups they sometime still have at this point in the season.

The Amazing Race – I’m surprised that the parents got so many votes.  They were number one.  They were good, but not that good.  And I was sorry it took them out.  Having the double U-Turn after the Driver’s Seat was a bit rough.  I appreciate them trying new things, but I prefer the race without the twists/gimmicks/whatever you want to call them.  And I sympathize with the guy who was fighting dehydration.  Been there just mildly, and it isn’t any fun at all.