November 14th's Weekly TV Thoughts

Weakest Link – The athletes did pretty well.  I think if they hadn’t banked as often, they would have done even better.  Shawn sure did crash once she started missing questions.  I bet the nerves are what did her in.  Just an observation, not a criticism in any way because I’m sure I would have done the same thing.

Dancing with the Stars – That was a shocking elimination.  I mean, I get it.  I’m not sure who should be going at this point.  Everything is stepping up their game, as you can see by how close the scores are.  And, maybe that’s who should have gone – someone from the bottom.  But the scores are just so completely close!  Meanwhile, I loved the fact they got the artists in for the dance-off rounds.  And how wonderful was that first one, with how they were interacting?

Survivor – I didn’t pick up on what that pairs might mean during the teaser for last week.  I kind of like that twist.  And I kind of don’t.  It would be very interesting to see how the vote would have gone without the pairs.  What a crazy tribal.  Voted out by one vote because of the idol and shot in the dark hitting.  (Okay, it would have been a tie without the shot in the dark.)  I feel very badly for them but it was epic to watch.

The Amazing Race – Double U-Turns two legs in a row?  That’s a bit harsh.  I feel like the teams could have been more upset this week than they were last week, but they seemed to take it more in stride.  I think Matt and Michele would have made it through again if they hadn’t gotten lost at the beginning of the leg.  With them out, the rest of the season is going to be much more interesting because they were the clear front runners.

Mistletoe Murders – A part of me wasn’t surprised by that ending.  I mean, if you are going to have a twist ending, there weren’t too many other options.  I did like the ending, however.  And, I wanted more on what was going on with Emily this last year.  We got it.  I’m very curious how that is going to play out over the rest of the season.

The Traitors – I thought Joe might escape, but in the end, they got him.  I love the fact that Victor is so cocky now, but he is wrong on who he is suspecting.  That challenge wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be when he first started talking about the dark.  But are they on to the traitors?  The edit is always so misleading, so it’s hard to know for sure.

Special Forces: The World’s Toughest Test – I don’t think I realized that they would potentially kick people out at this stage.  Especially since they don’t really cut people earlier in the season.  I certainly get why those people were cut.  And, since Candance was the main reason I was watching, I’m so happy she made it to the end and won.  Way to go!

Happy’s Place – Best episode of the season for me so far.  Lots of great laughs, and I loved how the storylines converged.  I honestly wasn’t expecting that.  Will this play into Steve’s character going forward?  I hope so, but without losing the laughs he brings.

Newlyweds – That was the best episode so far.  And you’ll notice, they kept the younger characters to a minimum.  The chemistry with the three older characters is where the best comedy is.

The Rainmaker – I’m up to date on this show, having binged the first season and a half in the last three weeks or so.  Granted, it’s only 15 episodes, but still.  Wow!  I’m definitely hooked.  And that’s despite the flashback opening I hate so much starting this episode.  At least they didn’t leave us hanging on who the victim was there until late in the episode.  And that ending.  Yikes!  I’m not seeing how either storyline is going to be resolved, and that’s a great thing since we’ve still got half the season to go.  I am enjoying the ride so much.