You know, it just occurred to me that Danielle’s name may just be an inside, just-for-the-writer’s joke about Danielle travelling (or rather, not travelling) tonight on a plane.
And one other thought: With this episode, we’re just about a third of the way through what will probably be the final season of the show. What’re your thoughts? Liking it? Hoping it goes another season? Just hoping this one has a solid ending?
Episode 4
Damages Season 3, Ep 4 at The Onion AV Club
In our opening moments, we get a shot of Danielle lying in her hospital bed. We then move to Patty and Tom, who talk about her status: In another 15 minutes, she would have been dead, the cops believe that Joe was taking her to the hospital, and she won’t be able to talk to Patty and Tom for a week.
Which is too late.
Five Months Later: The detectives talk about the fact that Tom drowned. Patty doesn’t know that Tom is dead, even though it was his car that hit her car. So they decide to tell her Tom is dead.
Now: Ellen is at work. Patty walks through, and she asks a co-worker why Patty is there. The co-worker fills her in.
Patty talks to Ellen’s boss. She wants a week to use Danielle against Tobin. She gets a day to talk to Tobin about Danielle.
Winstone talks to Joe in a park. He reminds Joe that Tobin is getting sentenced this week. Then he’s going to prison and never coming out again. Joe doesn’t want to talk to Tobin, even though Tobin wants to talk to Joe. Joe confirms that the money is still coming at a later time, and says he doesn’t need anything else from Tobin.
Winstone also asks if Joe needs to get back into rehab. Joe says he’s fine.
Ellen talks to her sister, Carrie, about the check Ellen wrote her. She cancelled it. She confronts Carrie about the drugs, and Carrie says they must belong to her ex. Carrie gets mad and leaves.
Tobin, the doctor, and Winstone talk. The doc says Danielle is going to be fine, then leaves. Tobin asks if Joe is drinking again, and Winstone avoids the topic. Tobin thinks they need to make alternate arrangements.
Winstone talks to a woman about Joe, and how he used to vanish for weeks during his drinking days. The woman says her people will follow Joe, and gives Winstone an untraceable cell phone to call her in the future.
Michael and Patty meet for lunch. She wanted him to know about the divorce. He already knew, Phil told him. Phil helped him get a job, working in stocks, on an entry level. Patty is quite clearly shocked, though she plays it close to the vest.
Michael also says that he and Jill are over now. Michael pays the bill.
Five Months Later: The detective tells Patty that Tom is dead. She wants to know what happened. So does the detective. She says the last time she talked to Tom, something was “wrong.”
Now: Winstone tells Tobin that Patty wants to talk to him. He also tells Tobin there’s “no real news” on Joe. Tobin decides to talk to Patty, just to get another day of freedom.
At Michael’s apartment, we learn that everything Michael told Patty was a lie. He has no job, he’s trying to paint, Jill is supporting them, and she’s pregnant.
Ellen’s boss tells Ellen that he wants her to sit in on the Tobin interview. Ellen says okay.
Joe talks to his wife, and tells her about Danielle. He says “there’s a way out of this.”
Joe has dinner with his wife. He tells her Joe is drinking again. She says he started drinking because of Tobin not paying attention to him.
Joe talks to his son, Kevin. They talk Tobin.
The dudes spying on Joe report to Winstone that Joe hasn’t been drinking.
Ellen and Ellen’s boss, Gates, go to Tobin’s interview. With Patty, and Tom, and Tobin. Tobin says he called Danielle on Thanksgiving night. He says Danielle was a pathetic old man’s indiscretion.
He tells a story wherein he calls Danielle on Thanksgiving to tell her to bring his heart pills.
He also says he tried to ship her out of the country to avoid bringing any more shame to his family.
Patty pokes and prods with mean words to find out where the hidden money is. Tobin says there is none. Then the interview ends.
Gates and Ellen talk. Ellen knows Patty was looking for a weak link, and that Danielle is it. She tells Gates to let Patty take the lead, because Patty will get something out of Danielle.
Joe’s stalkers call Winstone and say Joe is in the city and drinking. Winstone tells Tobin. Tobin says, “I’ve made my decision.”
Five Months Later: The detective grills Patty about Tom and the Tobin case. She relates a harried phone conversation she had with him.
After the talk with Patty, Tom answers a knock at his door. We don’t get to see who’s there.
Now: Tobin calls Patty at home. And he tells her that Joe didn’t want to see him on his last night of freedom. And some other things, though it doesn’t appear to be important.
In the city, Joe walks down the street and buys some booze in a liquor store.
Winstone also walks down a street, then sees himself on a display of TVs in a window. He looks at himself. He makes faces at himself.
A man follows Joe. Joe sees a couple of newspapers with his dad on the cover. He pours his booze into the street, and throws the bottle in the trash.
The stalker calls Winstone and says Joe might be turning over a new leaf.
Tobin’s doctor comes to visit him. Tobin says he’s ready. The doctor hands him something.
Tobin puts a few drops of something into his tea. He pulls out a manila envelope and sets it on the desk. He drinks the tea.
Ellen goes to see Patty at her apartment. They talk about each other’s families. Viciously. Ellen asks about the Tobin case.
Patty says she just wants Ellen’s company. Ellen needs to “let go of work.”
At his home, Tobin is dead. Joe picks up the manila envelope, and pulls something out of it.
Five Months Later: The detective tells Patty to stay available for the next few days. She says that Tom was like family.
At some point around the same time frame: Patty has a phone call where she says, “I told you to stop!”
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Because You’ve Always Felt You had the Great American [Blank] Inside You…
If you’ve always wanted to write a movie, or a play, or a comic book, but didn’t want to put a bunch of money into special writing software… you’ll love this place:
Celtx
What is it? Well, they call it an all-in-one media pre-production system, but really, it’s a place to start writing down those ideas you’ve always had.
So hit Download, grab yourself a copy, and streeetch out that imagination of yours.
Celtx
What is it? Well, they call it an all-in-one media pre-production system, but really, it’s a place to start writing down those ideas you’ve always had.
So hit Download, grab yourself a copy, and streeetch out that imagination of yours.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Cold Case: Bombers
I had two strong thoughts about “Bombers” in general, outside of the plot.
Well, okay, I had three.
First: Wow, was this ever a continuity-heavy episode. For a show that really allows you to catch it from week to week without too much digging into the past, present, and future of the show, this one had an impressive number of plotlines that didn’t rotate around the center mystery. For the first time, I had to scramble around online, looking for information about the other characters.
I’m not saying it’s a bad thing. I love continuity, and adore characters that grow and change. But after two episodes of A plot and minor B plot, this episode just had a lot going on.
Including, as it turns out, the implication that that the main character on “Cold Case” might have done something very, very bad.
Second: I’d love to sit in the writer’s room at the start of each season of “Case,” as they struggle to come up with ideas that haven’t been done before. At first blush, the idea of graffiti tagging seems like a bit of a reach, but it was such an interesting choice for a story universe that I kind of wished it had been a two-parter.
Third: I can’t tell you how happy I was to see Rick Gonzalez taking the role of Tut. If you’ve never seen him before, he did hilarious work as the character of Ben on the TV show “Reaper.” To my mind, “Reaper” was a show that never quite found its footing, but Rick made the show worth watching most of the time.
As for this episode? Well, with all the subplots going on at once, it almost felt a little short to me. The last couple of episodes, we’ve had… what, four or five suspects? This time, we wound up with three, and I honestly felt like it could have used at least one extra twist.
(I think this is mostly because the killer just seemed way, way too obvious to me. And since I’m generally bad at sussing out mysteries, I figured it had to be really easy for other people. Your mileage may vary.)
I will say, however, that I’m very interested to see where the subplots end up. There are at least two major subplots to resolve before the end of the season, and I’m terribly curious to see where they both go. And perhaps the most important thing this week wasn’t “Whodunnit?” but, “I bet you’re going to come back to find out what the implications of that final short are.”
Well, okay, I had three.
First: Wow, was this ever a continuity-heavy episode. For a show that really allows you to catch it from week to week without too much digging into the past, present, and future of the show, this one had an impressive number of plotlines that didn’t rotate around the center mystery. For the first time, I had to scramble around online, looking for information about the other characters.
I’m not saying it’s a bad thing. I love continuity, and adore characters that grow and change. But after two episodes of A plot and minor B plot, this episode just had a lot going on.
Including, as it turns out, the implication that that the main character on “Cold Case” might have done something very, very bad.
Second: I’d love to sit in the writer’s room at the start of each season of “Case,” as they struggle to come up with ideas that haven’t been done before. At first blush, the idea of graffiti tagging seems like a bit of a reach, but it was such an interesting choice for a story universe that I kind of wished it had been a two-parter.
Third: I can’t tell you how happy I was to see Rick Gonzalez taking the role of Tut. If you’ve never seen him before, he did hilarious work as the character of Ben on the TV show “Reaper.” To my mind, “Reaper” was a show that never quite found its footing, but Rick made the show worth watching most of the time.
As for this episode? Well, with all the subplots going on at once, it almost felt a little short to me. The last couple of episodes, we’ve had… what, four or five suspects? This time, we wound up with three, and I honestly felt like it could have used at least one extra twist.
(I think this is mostly because the killer just seemed way, way too obvious to me. And since I’m generally bad at sussing out mysteries, I figured it had to be really easy for other people. Your mileage may vary.)
I will say, however, that I’m very interested to see where the subplots end up. There are at least two major subplots to resolve before the end of the season, and I’m terribly curious to see where they both go. And perhaps the most important thing this week wasn’t “Whodunnit?” but, “I bet you’re going to come back to find out what the implications of that final short are.”
For When You’re Tired of the Internet
Had your fill of the ‘net? Ready to call it a day on the World Wide Web?
Prepared to exit the Information Superhighway?
Click here!
And Stay UnConnected.
Prepared to exit the Information Superhighway?
Click here!
And Stay UnConnected.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Follow the Olympic Torch
It’s just a click away: The Torch
And don’t forget to check out the opening ceremonies on NBCOlympics.com.
And don’t forget to check out the opening ceremonies on NBCOlympics.com.
Impress Your Valentine’s Day Date
Check out the fascinating origins of Valentine’s Day and its many accoutrements… including those little hearts with the sayings on them. (Did you know you can submit phrases for those things? And that they’ve been around since Lincoln was president?)
Who Knew: Valentine’s Day
Online Bonus: More Valentine’s Day!
Who Knew: Valentine’s Day
Online Bonus: More Valentine’s Day!
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Celebrity Replay: Summer Glau
On the delight! web site, we keep a complete collection of our celebrity interviews online and available for perusal in our Celebrity Replay section.
In this wonderful little slice of history, Summer Glau has just wrapped up the first season of her Terminator TV show, and she talks about creating her character and what it takes to take on a movie franchise on the small screen.
Summer Glau in delight!
It’s a nice look at the work she’s done outside the worlds created by Joss Whedon – if you’re a fan of her work, you’ll definitely find it worth a look.
In this wonderful little slice of history, Summer Glau has just wrapped up the first season of her Terminator TV show, and she talks about creating her character and what it takes to take on a movie franchise on the small screen.
Summer Glau in delight!
It’s a nice look at the work she’s done outside the worlds created by Joss Whedon – if you’re a fan of her work, you’ll definitely find it worth a look.
You Wanna?
Without a doubt, SoYouWanna.com is one of my very favorite Web sites.
Why?
A quick story.
In 2002, I was planning on traveling to Australia to see the first movie I wrote projected on the big screen with the director, producer, and some of the stars.
The only problem was, I didn’t know anyone who had ever flown to Australia. So I booked my ticket, a couple of months went by, and then I found this site, which includes:
So You Wanna Plan a Trip to Australia?
(Note: The page I used back in the day now links to an ehow.com article. What can I say? Things change on the Internet.)
At any rate, I read through every page, and I discovered, to my shock, that a trip to Australia requires special paperwork. Paperwork I had not filed.
So I found the paperwork, filled it out, and had a safe and happy and uninterrupted flight.
Since then, I’ve gone back in search of information on cheap flights, used cars, and even learned a thing or two about becoming a paparazzi.
If you’re looking for interesting information, or just plain love to learn things, this site will keep you busy for weeks.
Why?
A quick story.
In 2002, I was planning on traveling to Australia to see the first movie I wrote projected on the big screen with the director, producer, and some of the stars.
The only problem was, I didn’t know anyone who had ever flown to Australia. So I booked my ticket, a couple of months went by, and then I found this site, which includes:
So You Wanna Plan a Trip to Australia?
(Note: The page I used back in the day now links to an ehow.com article. What can I say? Things change on the Internet.)
At any rate, I read through every page, and I discovered, to my shock, that a trip to Australia requires special paperwork. Paperwork I had not filed.
So I found the paperwork, filled it out, and had a safe and happy and uninterrupted flight.
Since then, I’ve gone back in search of information on cheap flights, used cars, and even learned a thing or two about becoming a paparazzi.
If you’re looking for interesting information, or just plain love to learn things, this site will keep you busy for weeks.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Where’s Cesar?
Can’t get enough Cesar Millan? Hop online and learn more about Cesar, his work, and his foundation:
Cesar’s Facebook Page: Info about Cesar, and daily thoughts on dogs.
Cesar’s Twitter: Daily thoughts on dogs.
Cesar’s UK Tour: Cesar is headed to the land of fish and chips… and dogs.
Daddy’s Facebook Page: Become a fan of Daddy, Cesar’s number one pup. Read his story online at delight!
The Cesar and Ilusion Millan Foundation: Their mission - To create and deliver community humane education programs and promote animal welfare by supporting the rescue, rehabilitation, and rehoming of abused and abandoned dogs.
Cesar’s Way – A Web site that covers just about everything Cesar, including this list of Frequently Asked Questions. (On being bitten: “It comes with the job!”)
Cesar’s YouTube Channel: Snippets of episodes of The Dog Whisperer – and more!
The Dog Whisperer on the National Geographic Site
Cesar’s Facebook Page: Info about Cesar, and daily thoughts on dogs.
Cesar’s Twitter: Daily thoughts on dogs.
Cesar’s UK Tour: Cesar is headed to the land of fish and chips… and dogs.
Daddy’s Facebook Page: Become a fan of Daddy, Cesar’s number one pup. Read his story online at delight!
The Cesar and Ilusion Millan Foundation: Their mission - To create and deliver community humane education programs and promote animal welfare by supporting the rescue, rehabilitation, and rehoming of abused and abandoned dogs.
Cesar’s Way – A Web site that covers just about everything Cesar, including this list of Frequently Asked Questions. (On being bitten: “It comes with the job!”)
Cesar’s YouTube Channel: Snippets of episodes of The Dog Whisperer – and more!
The Dog Whisperer on the National Geographic Site
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Filling out this short surveys not only gives you a chance to win, it gives us a chance to learn what kind of TV shows and Web sites you love – and helps us to plan future issues around reader favorites.
First, read the online version of delight! magazine. Then, click the link below to take a short survey. You could win a $250 gift card.
$250 Shopping Spree Gift Card
Filling out this short surveys not only gives you a chance to win, it gives us a chance to learn what kind of TV shows and Web sites you love – and helps us to plan future issues around reader favorites.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Damages Season 3, Episode 3
Before we get into what’s happening this week with Patty and Crew, let’s talk a little bit about the show itself.
It’s the ratings. They aren’t good.
At this point, I’m not sure if anything can be done about that, and more to the point, I’m not sure that FX is going to try. If you look around, you’ll see that while Season 1 of Damages is on Hulu, season 2 isn’t. The DVD set of season 2 came out a mere week before the new series hit, which probably wasn’t enough time for the curious to catch up and follow along.
And then there’s a slight feeling of, “We have to let people on the bus!” with this season.
One of the things I really loved about season 2 was its sense of scope. It had a big story going on, yes, but it also carried the story of season 1 with it, along with all the shading and surprises and things that still needed to be revealed.
The only problem was, it wasn’t a good on-ramp for people who didn’t already know the show.
And so the ratings slipped, and I’m guessing someone, somewhere, said, “We need to right this ship!”
Which leads us to season 3. A season that mostly just forgets about everything that came before. Yeah, we’ve got the divorce story as a carryover from last season, but it doesn’t really require any prior knowledge to understand what happened. Phil cheated, and now they’re in court.
There’s still quite a bit of season left to go, so things might yet change… but I kind of doubt it. So for better or worse, we’ve got Ellen and Patty in different offices, and maybe a little something with Tom.
I’m not saying I’m not liking it. I am. But I miss all that could have been. Especially the Wes angle. Something really interesting could have happened there…
(Please, leave a comment if you’ve got thoughts of your own. I’d love to hear ‘em.)
Episode 3
Season 3, Episode Three on The Onion AV Club
We pick right up from last week, with Joe hitting Danielle. He goes to call 911, only a driver shows up to take Danielle to the airport. International flight. Joe explains that the flight was “for him” and that someone was supposed to cancel it.
The driver leaves, Joe opts NOT to call 911, and takes the body into the house.
Credits!
Patty and Tom talk about trying to find Danielle before she leaves the country.
Ellen tells a coworker that she’s having dinner with her parents, her sister, and her new niece. But not her sister’s husband.
Winstone goes on a date with Tobin’s wife’s hairdresser. First, he’s concerned that the flight getting Danielle out of the country has been delayed. Then he gets a call from Joe.
Ellen and Patty bump into each other outside of Ellen’s work. Patty thanks Ellen for the name. Ellen says she has to get to her dinner.
Tom calls his wife and says he’s sorry he’s running late for dinner/telling his in-laws they lost all their money. He’s trying to track down Danielle.
At Danielle’s house, Danielle wakes up. She’s not dead. She asks what time it is. Joe asks if she has someplace to be. Winstone shows up, and he and Joe decide to send Danielle out of the country.
Patty talks to Ellen’s boss, and gives him Danielle’s name. He says he can’t detain her without cause.
At Ellen’s dinner, Ellen holds her niece. Ellen’s sister asks about Wes. They broke up “a few months back.”
Turns out Ellen’s sister’s husband isn’t there because he’s “bowling.”
Tom and Patty talk about the fact that they still haven’t found Danielle.
Danielle, Winstone and Joe talk about the whole “leaving the country” thing. She says she needs a doctor. If he says she’s all right, she’ll leave.
Joe goes out to his car and has some booze. So he gets to see Tom come up to Danielle’s door, knock, and then go hunting around the outside of the house looking for her. Tom spots a broken taillight on Joe’s car, and goes to write down the license plate number.
An elderly neighbor asks if Tom needs help, and confirms that Danielle lives in the house.
Tom calls Patty and leaves a message that he can’t find Danielle, and he heads to his dinner.
And then here comes the elderly neighbor. Turns out he’s the doctor who is going to check out Danielle.
The doctor says she probably has a concussion, and possibly a broken rib. The doctor says she can fly, unless she slurs her speech or gets more nauseous.
Patty brings in her bald-headed dude.
Patty calls Winstone and says she knows about Danielle. Patty threatens to release information about Danielle to the press.
Elsewhere in the house, Danielle calls “someone” on the phone and leaves a message.
At the DA’s office, the guy who interviewed Danielle about the Tobin case now has a voice mail.
At Ellen’s dinner, her sister is crying and mom is comforting while Ellen dries the dishes.
Joe and Danielle talk. She was actually seeing Joe at one point. A year before Joe went to rehab, Danielle started an affair with Tobin. There’s more talk, but it’s deliberately vague.
Winstone goes to see Patty. She hands him a press release. He says he doesn’t know who Danielle is. They verbally spar.
Joe calls the doctor. Her nose is bleeding and she’s slurring her words. The doctor tells Joe that if Danielle gets on a plane, she’ll die.
Danielle’s phone rings. It’s Chris, from the DA’s office. Joe hangs up.
Ellen’s boss is not pleased.
Danielle asks what the doctor said, and Joe says it’s nothing to worry about.
Tom finally gets to dinner with his in-laws and wife. He looks at the water glasses, and goes to make a call. He remembers he saw a water glass, and realizes that Danielle and Company were still in the house.
Ellen asks her sister what’s going on with her husband. He left her, three weeks earlier, and she’s getting money from mom and dad. And also, she’s moving back in with mom and dad. Dad doesn’t know yet.
Ellen’s sister asks Ellen to stay, so they can tell dad together.
Joe drives Danielle to the airport. She’s having some serious mental slips.
Tom tells his in-laws what happened to all their money.
At Ellen’s parent’s house, Ellen’s sister gets chewed out by dad for being a slob. Ellen decides to stay the night.
Joe calls Winstone and says he’s ten minutes from the airport.
Patty calls Ellen’s boss and says they have cause to arrest Joe and Danielle. He’s driving with a broken taillight.
A cop pulls Joe over. Joe said he was going to the hospital. The cop calls for an ambulance.
Patty goes to the airport and talks to Winstone. Winstone says he doesn’t know who Danielle is. Patty says that she now knows for sure that Winstone is helping Tobin hide something.
Ellen heads upstairs to locate something to sleep in, and discovers a crack pipe. And crack. She goes back downstairs, where everyone is watching home movies.
Ellen calls Patty and asks if Patty found her witness.
Hey! No flashbacks or flash-forwards! Interesting.
It’s the ratings. They aren’t good.
At this point, I’m not sure if anything can be done about that, and more to the point, I’m not sure that FX is going to try. If you look around, you’ll see that while Season 1 of Damages is on Hulu, season 2 isn’t. The DVD set of season 2 came out a mere week before the new series hit, which probably wasn’t enough time for the curious to catch up and follow along.
And then there’s a slight feeling of, “We have to let people on the bus!” with this season.
One of the things I really loved about season 2 was its sense of scope. It had a big story going on, yes, but it also carried the story of season 1 with it, along with all the shading and surprises and things that still needed to be revealed.
The only problem was, it wasn’t a good on-ramp for people who didn’t already know the show.
And so the ratings slipped, and I’m guessing someone, somewhere, said, “We need to right this ship!”
Which leads us to season 3. A season that mostly just forgets about everything that came before. Yeah, we’ve got the divorce story as a carryover from last season, but it doesn’t really require any prior knowledge to understand what happened. Phil cheated, and now they’re in court.
There’s still quite a bit of season left to go, so things might yet change… but I kind of doubt it. So for better or worse, we’ve got Ellen and Patty in different offices, and maybe a little something with Tom.
I’m not saying I’m not liking it. I am. But I miss all that could have been. Especially the Wes angle. Something really interesting could have happened there…
(Please, leave a comment if you’ve got thoughts of your own. I’d love to hear ‘em.)
Episode 3
Season 3, Episode Three on The Onion AV Club
We pick right up from last week, with Joe hitting Danielle. He goes to call 911, only a driver shows up to take Danielle to the airport. International flight. Joe explains that the flight was “for him” and that someone was supposed to cancel it.
The driver leaves, Joe opts NOT to call 911, and takes the body into the house.
Credits!
Patty and Tom talk about trying to find Danielle before she leaves the country.
Ellen tells a coworker that she’s having dinner with her parents, her sister, and her new niece. But not her sister’s husband.
Winstone goes on a date with Tobin’s wife’s hairdresser. First, he’s concerned that the flight getting Danielle out of the country has been delayed. Then he gets a call from Joe.
Ellen and Patty bump into each other outside of Ellen’s work. Patty thanks Ellen for the name. Ellen says she has to get to her dinner.
Tom calls his wife and says he’s sorry he’s running late for dinner/telling his in-laws they lost all their money. He’s trying to track down Danielle.
At Danielle’s house, Danielle wakes up. She’s not dead. She asks what time it is. Joe asks if she has someplace to be. Winstone shows up, and he and Joe decide to send Danielle out of the country.
Patty talks to Ellen’s boss, and gives him Danielle’s name. He says he can’t detain her without cause.
At Ellen’s dinner, Ellen holds her niece. Ellen’s sister asks about Wes. They broke up “a few months back.”
Turns out Ellen’s sister’s husband isn’t there because he’s “bowling.”
Tom and Patty talk about the fact that they still haven’t found Danielle.
Danielle, Winstone and Joe talk about the whole “leaving the country” thing. She says she needs a doctor. If he says she’s all right, she’ll leave.
Joe goes out to his car and has some booze. So he gets to see Tom come up to Danielle’s door, knock, and then go hunting around the outside of the house looking for her. Tom spots a broken taillight on Joe’s car, and goes to write down the license plate number.
An elderly neighbor asks if Tom needs help, and confirms that Danielle lives in the house.
Tom calls Patty and leaves a message that he can’t find Danielle, and he heads to his dinner.
And then here comes the elderly neighbor. Turns out he’s the doctor who is going to check out Danielle.
The doctor says she probably has a concussion, and possibly a broken rib. The doctor says she can fly, unless she slurs her speech or gets more nauseous.
Patty brings in her bald-headed dude.
Patty calls Winstone and says she knows about Danielle. Patty threatens to release information about Danielle to the press.
Elsewhere in the house, Danielle calls “someone” on the phone and leaves a message.
At the DA’s office, the guy who interviewed Danielle about the Tobin case now has a voice mail.
At Ellen’s dinner, her sister is crying and mom is comforting while Ellen dries the dishes.
Joe and Danielle talk. She was actually seeing Joe at one point. A year before Joe went to rehab, Danielle started an affair with Tobin. There’s more talk, but it’s deliberately vague.
Winstone goes to see Patty. She hands him a press release. He says he doesn’t know who Danielle is. They verbally spar.
Joe calls the doctor. Her nose is bleeding and she’s slurring her words. The doctor tells Joe that if Danielle gets on a plane, she’ll die.
Danielle’s phone rings. It’s Chris, from the DA’s office. Joe hangs up.
Ellen’s boss is not pleased.
Danielle asks what the doctor said, and Joe says it’s nothing to worry about.
Tom finally gets to dinner with his in-laws and wife. He looks at the water glasses, and goes to make a call. He remembers he saw a water glass, and realizes that Danielle and Company were still in the house.
Ellen asks her sister what’s going on with her husband. He left her, three weeks earlier, and she’s getting money from mom and dad. And also, she’s moving back in with mom and dad. Dad doesn’t know yet.
Ellen’s sister asks Ellen to stay, so they can tell dad together.
Joe drives Danielle to the airport. She’s having some serious mental slips.
Tom tells his in-laws what happened to all their money.
At Ellen’s parent’s house, Ellen’s sister gets chewed out by dad for being a slob. Ellen decides to stay the night.
Joe calls Winstone and says he’s ten minutes from the airport.
Patty calls Ellen’s boss and says they have cause to arrest Joe and Danielle. He’s driving with a broken taillight.
A cop pulls Joe over. Joe said he was going to the hospital. The cop calls for an ambulance.
Patty goes to the airport and talks to Winstone. Winstone says he doesn’t know who Danielle is. Patty says that she now knows for sure that Winstone is helping Tobin hide something.
Ellen heads upstairs to locate something to sleep in, and discovers a crack pipe. And crack. She goes back downstairs, where everyone is watching home movies.
Ellen calls Patty and asks if Patty found her witness.
Hey! No flashbacks or flash-forwards! Interesting.
You’re Doing It All Wrong! Making Mashed Potatoes
The more time I spend at CHOW, the more I kind of love the place.
Here’s one in a series of You’re Doing It All Wrong! This one shows you how to make perfect mashed potatoes:
Here’s one in a series of You’re Doing It All Wrong! This one shows you how to make perfect mashed potatoes:
Monday, February 8, 2010
The Dog Whisperer: Emily and Nicky
One of the great things about shows on channels like National Geographic is that they know when they have a hit, and they run with it.
Currently on Friday nights, they’re running up to two hours worth of “The Dog Whisperer,” and they’ve even gone so far as to stick two early half-hour episodes together to make a full hour.
In this case, the episode(s) in question followed two different dogs, Emily and Nicky, who both showed aggression towards other dogs. Both were also in Millan’s “Red Zone,” – which is the point at which a dog “wants to kill another dog.”
I can see why these two stories were put together thematically, as they both emphasized some of the same lessons, came to some of the same conclusions, and followed similar story arcs. To wit.
First, we met the dogs. Both were aggressive towards other dogs, and in the Red Zone.
In both cases, Millan suggested a stay at his dog psychology center, in order to integrate the dogs with other dogs.
In both cases, things seemed pretty much okay when Millan was walking the dogs around, but they tended to fall apart when the original owners took hold of the dog’s leash.
And finally, after their stay, both dogs seemed much less aggressive, and the owners had a tearful moment as their dog came back.
But here’s what I learned:
Owners need to remember to be calm and assertive.
Dogs, in their turn, must learn to be calm and submissive.
Owners, in general, need to make sure their dog learns to integrate with other dogs as soon as possible.
What have you learned from The Dog Whisperer?
Currently on Friday nights, they’re running up to two hours worth of “The Dog Whisperer,” and they’ve even gone so far as to stick two early half-hour episodes together to make a full hour.
In this case, the episode(s) in question followed two different dogs, Emily and Nicky, who both showed aggression towards other dogs. Both were also in Millan’s “Red Zone,” – which is the point at which a dog “wants to kill another dog.”
I can see why these two stories were put together thematically, as they both emphasized some of the same lessons, came to some of the same conclusions, and followed similar story arcs. To wit.
First, we met the dogs. Both were aggressive towards other dogs, and in the Red Zone.
In both cases, Millan suggested a stay at his dog psychology center, in order to integrate the dogs with other dogs.
In both cases, things seemed pretty much okay when Millan was walking the dogs around, but they tended to fall apart when the original owners took hold of the dog’s leash.
And finally, after their stay, both dogs seemed much less aggressive, and the owners had a tearful moment as their dog came back.
But here’s what I learned:
Owners need to remember to be calm and assertive.
Dogs, in their turn, must learn to be calm and submissive.
Owners, in general, need to make sure their dog learns to integrate with other dogs as soon as possible.
What have you learned from The Dog Whisperer?
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