June 14th's Weekly TV Thoughts

American Ninja Warrior – I’m never a big fan of their ad nights like this one, but this seemed to be extra forced to me.  Or maybe I was just extra grumpy.  We saw an impressive number of saves on the rolling logs.  With my lack of balance, I’m not sure how anyone survives those balance obstacles.  Tough to see a couple of favs go out early.  But some very inspiring runs as well.

Lego Masters – Not being the biggest fan of Wicked, I wasn’t sure how I was going to do with this theme.  But it was pretty impressive.  I agree that the team with the golden brick didn’t need to use it, but I get the worry about needing to.  If the sisters hadn’t had the issue with their power function, they might have.

The Librarians: The Next Chapter – I was expecting us to wind up in the graveyard, but not quite like that.  And I was laughing pretty hard at Vicrum’s reaction to the Eiffel Tower.  Decent moral, too.

The Quiz with Balls – I was happy to see teams do well.  With the way they set it up, it really could have been either team down to the end.  I would have done pretty well with the Tom Hanks category, too, although I would have had to guess on the song on.  Might have gotten it, but not completely sure.  Either way, it was nice to see someone win it all.  With all the correct answers, I was happy to see how things could play out since we don’t see that very often.

The Snake – Interesting show.  Yes, it’s got some serious Survivor vibes in the social aspect.  I think the animal stunts are going to make me cringe.  But I will be interested to see how the various aspects of the show play out going forward.  And I am rooting for the pastor to go.  Yes, I get it is a game.  But still, you shouldn’t be manipulating people in a game like this and claim to be a pastor.  Just rubs me the wrong way.

Destination X – Once again, someone trying to be helpful, and they wind up getting the person kicked off the bus.  And then she goes about lying?  That’s going to come back to bite her.  I’m wondering why she did because getting the advantage from someone is no big deal.  Or at least, I would have thought so.  Curious how having these two new reality TV veterans will play out.