3 big finales you probably missed

As most of you know this was a big week for TV. Most shows had their season finales. While I don't follow all TV shows I do like to watch season finales to see what big episodes are happening. This brought me to one show I do follow but rarely blog about and two shows that I don't follow closely but had HUGE season finales. Let's go through them shall we?

CASTLE
Wowie people. Now as most of you know I am a die hard NCIS fan but after seeing both finales this took my vote on the episode of the week poll. I mean I only began watching Castle because basically I'm in love with Nathan Fillion. The acting of pretty much everyone else kinda stunk. But then, something changed. Maybe I changed - oops - I mean I began to have a new appreciation for the show and many of it's characters. Stana Katic grew on me as did her hair. In the beginning she had some of the WORST hair styles I have ever seen but finally in season three it looks good. But the point is that the UST (unresolved sexual tension for the newbies) was really REALLY good. So this episode was monumental.

Background - We have Beckett's mother's murder that is at the heart of the show. Castle originally opened it back up for Beckett. Then she found out more and more leading to an epic kiss between the two.

Then this episode comes. People involved in the case are being killed off. Castle confronts Beckett and tells her to walk away, that the people she loves don't want her to die. He mentions her boyfriend Josh and her Dad. Then Beckett asks about Castle? What about him. He simply puts it that he doesn't want her to die because he's her partner and friend. Beckett questions if that is all. "I don't know what we are! We kiss and we don't talk about it. We almost die frozen in each others arms and we don't talk about it so no I have no Idea what we are!" Whew! I need a break from this amazingness! She sends him away telling her they are over. Ok so long story short their chief is involved in her mother's murder and the head bad guys go to kill him off. Castle protects Beckett pulling her away from the blood battle awaiting. At the funeral Beckett is giving her speech when she is shot point blank from far away. Castle runs to her and whispers that he loves her. Fade. to. black. Obviously she's not dead but from spoilers we know she was not wearing a vest, it was not set up, and it was very near to the heart. Intense baby!

BONES
I don't know if any of you know or care about bones in any way shape or form but if you know the initial story read on.

I'll keep this short and sweet. Bones and Booth are supposed to be together. This has been known from season 1 episode 1. But there has been a long rocky road. Their first kiss was under mistletoe in season three. Well no actually. On the season finale of season of season 5 we find out they actually kissed the first case they were on then had a huge blowout that threw them apart. Then Booth confessed his feelings for Bones in that same episode but Bones shoots him down. So he got a lovely girlfriend. Hannah - aka - the devil. Ok no she was very nice but the devil still. Then in Season 6 episode 9 Bones confesses her feelings for him but Booth shuts her down because he has Hannah. Bones cries and my heart shatters. Then in episode 13 Booth and Hannah break up because Hannah doesn't want marriage. Which brings us to the penultimate episode. A bunch of stuff happens in the middle but it doesn't really matter.

So one of the interns that works in the Smithsonian dies and it is taking a toll on everyone so Booth invites Bones to stay at his house. Just for safety ;) right. Well about 3am she comes in crying because of the intern dying and he holds her. Fade to black. We see nothing else. Until she comes talking to Angela. This was probably my favorite scene because Bones tells Angela that she climbed into bed with Booth right as Hodgins walks in. Angela screams at him to go away. He insists but Angela persists and he leaves. We never hear the conversation. So the finale.

Booth and Bones seem normal. The case involves a bowling alley so they have to go undercover as a couple. It is super cute. All is normal until . . . So Angela is pregnant and has her baby. After all the hugs and kisses Booth and Bones are walking home when Bones asks Booth how Angela and Hodgins are feeling. He says that it is exciting. They love eachother and it is a new venture. Then Brennan reveals that she is pregnant and Booth is the father! And that is it! Now many saw this coming because Emily Deschanel is pregnant in real life but it is still super exciting!!!! I was squeeling!

THE MENTALIST
Jane killed Red John. Yup it's true! Just like that. Ok well there is a little more to the story. So. The team knew that Red John had an accomplice and had 5 suspects. The head director, their personal director, Van Pelt's Fiance, I don't remember the other two but they were important people too They told each suspect that they had a witness hidden in a hotel room and they told each person a different floor so 205 305 405 505 and 605. Then they set up camera's in each of the rooms and waited. Eventually a person came in the room and she jumped and killed herself before they were able to catch her. But they knew the hotel room so they knew who it was. They set up the meet in a mall food court hoping Red John would also show. But. Here's the kicker. Right as the meet was supposed to happen Jane realizes something. The woman who came into the room had rope. She was going to swing down into the floor below and the room below was the room given to Van Pelt's fiance. AND the two were heading up to the location where the real witness was hidden right then.

So Jane calls Lisbon who of course doesn't answer. Finally she does right as she opens the door to Van Pelt and her fiance. Jane tells her and she turns around and gets shot. But she has a vest of course, still she's down. Fiance is holding a gun to Van Pelt and Lisbon throws a pillow at him then Van Pelt shoots and kills her own fiance. But this isn't over yet. So Lisbon is talking to Jane on the phone and Jane has her push redial on the Fiance's cell phone. A man sitting right next to Jane's table answers with a creepy voice and just says "Oh well you win some you lose some." This guy mind you is played by Bradley Whitford. He plays Carmen's dad on Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants AND Josh on The West Wing! What the heck right? So Jane goes over and asks him who he is and he responds, "I have many names but I'm most known as Red John." He has a gun on Jane. They talk and Red John says he thinks he is done killing and it is time to find a new way to give back. Jane promises to kill him no matter what. Red John stands up and starts to walk away. Jane begs him to stop with tears in his eyes. He asks how he knows he is really Red John. "Your wife smelled clean. You're daughter like sweat and strawberries and cream." I guess it was a children's shampoo. Jane is facing him then we hear 4 shots. The place goes insane people running everywhere. Red John falls to the ground. Jane simply calls for the check and sits down drinking tea. The cops come and Jane, still smiling, puts his hands on his head and that's it! THAT'S IT! Red John is dead, Jane's going to jail. What the heck!!!! I can't believe it! I'm freaking out! What will happen next season. Oh well.

So there are three epic finales that I loved. Post anymore that you saw and loved!

Melissa's Find

So this is an episode of How I Met Your Mother that has an awesome clip in it. You should all go watch it. Go to 17:50 in the episode.

NCIS: Season Finale

Well folks we are officially in Haitus. I'm a little depressed. I mean you look forward to the season finale and then it comes and you don't know what to do with your life. Get a job? Take up knitting? Aw well.

So Pyramid. I wouldn't call this the most intense episode ever but I will say it was fun. I thought the last episode was more eventful. This however had its moments. I think Ziva's going soft on me. I mean really hon? You walk into a room and don't prepare yourself for combat? The mossad assassin has left the building. Oh well made for some sweet tension. I think my favorite was when Tony was all freaking out and EJ was all "we're all worried" and then Tony was like "It's worse for some of us" and then EJ gives him that look of death! It was awesome! I was like "Yo EJ (cuz I'm black now) this brother is taken!" Other than that there wasn't a ton of Tiva action so we'll move on.

So the P2P killer is a deady. It took a lot of work and I don't even blame him for being a murderer. Ok well I do because he did murder but you know who I blame? Kort. It seems like this always leads to Kort. He killed Jasper Shepherd, he tried to blow up Dinozzo and now he trained a serial killer. I hate that man. I was hoping he'd die but I only got one eye out of it. You know who else I was hoping would die? EJ. I know it's terrible but I really hate her. I thought she'd be dead at the beginning. Then I thought she'd be dead wrapped in the seranwrap but no. Darn these writers and their morals.

The Secretary of the Navy evil? Wow I couldn't have ever seen that coming. Him being EJ's uncle was even bigger. Alas he is gone now and there is a knew boss. One that is in cahoots with Dinozzo. I won't lie when I first saw Dinozzo enter that room I thought he was taking a position in Rota Spain. But it's worse. He is supposed to track one agent who is selling secrets and from the look on his face it is someone very important. 1st guess, Ziva. So in "undercover" work Tony will have to get close to Ziva. Not. Good. Well good just not under the right circumstances. Ziva's got trust issues up the wazoo. This is not going to help. Well I guess we've got three months to mull it over. Other than that stupid CI-Ray is still working with Kort in something that has to do with Tel aviv. I'm worried.

From Emily Landeen I bid you people farewell on the NCIS front until September.

New Fall Series

I know that there won't be time to watch them all but here are some TV series that looked interesting to me. Take a look and tell me what you think.

Grimm



Terra Nova (Produced by Steven Spielberg)



New Girl



Alcatraz (it's JJ Abrams, I know but he also did Star Trek)



Napoleon Dynamite (I probably won't watch it but mormon culture insists that I put this up)




Awake (That main guy is Lucius Malfoy, he does a good American Accent)



Falling Skies

Smash - Preview

Alright team I have two things to say.
1) Looks better than Glee which isn't saying much
2) Is the Last Five Years playing in anyone else's head right now

"I'm up every morning at six
And standing in line
With two hundred girls
Who are younger and thinner than me
Who have already been to the gym"

Here's hoping this pans out better than glee!

NCIS: Hey, We're Gonna Get Him

Well if any of you tuned in on NCIS on this fine night I'm sure you keyed in my squeeling but in case you forgot . . . Whaaaaaaaaaa! Oh my goodness gracious. Ok we'll get to the main event but let's talk, first, about the episode overall shall we.

Haha I had you going for a second there didn't I. Yea right. We're starting with the main scene. An elevator. Two people stand. Tony. and. Ziva. One crying. I know who you are thinking, Tony. You're wrong. Ziva is crying. I'm going to do what my dear sister Melissa did once upon a time and give you the play by play in screenshots.

Ziva: There is always another monster.


Tony: Yup (He looks at her)


Ziva: I mean we pursue them but we just keep making targets of ourselves.

Tony: Better us than someone who didn't sign up for it.

Ziva: I don't think I can take anymore

Tony pulls Ziva in and holds her


Tony: Hey, We're gonna get him K?



Tony strokes her face and then moves in just a tad then then . . .






Oh well I love group hugs.






Somethings coming here folks. Ok BUT to the rest of the episode. The P2P killer has struck again. This time he went after an NCIS agent. From the get go Gibbs is talking to Franks but no one else is so one can assume that Franks is dead. We follow the case and find out the P2P killer is a man named Jonas Cobb (yes I did think of Jane Cobb) and that he was an experiment went wrong. He is killing people and the CIA specifically Trent Kort is to blame. I hate that man. Here's hoping that CIRay is to blame too.

Franks comes back on Gibbs' orders and brings back Vance files. Franks is in bad condition. He's coughing smoking and drinking. The man is old. He's talking to Gibbs from the dead man's seat the whole time. Finally Franks goes outside and sees the P2P killer. Franks fights him one last time before dying, stabbed in the throat. Gibbs is taking it hard but they realize that all these people are leading to one person: EJ. They call her but the killer takes down her team and the last thing we see is a gun against her head. Here's hoping she's dead.

Well that is the episode. But wait. Promo time.
Check it out here or here is my synopsis:
Ziva is captured. Tony is going to save her. Will she die? No. Will she quit on NCIS after being saved? Perhaps. Then again is that bad? No rule #12 :) In any case she'll be back next season so I'm happy with whatevs.

The Good, The Bad, and The Chang

Ok I will be the first to say that I cannot wait for Community Season 2 to come to DVD for the commentaries because this Episode was EPIC!!!!! I will also say that if Community doesn't get nominated for an Emmy this year then the TV industry as we know it has hit an all time low. Ok now that I have gotten that out lets get started on how awesome Community was this week. Here are all of the classic Western motifs from this episode
Annie eating beans
Abed pulling a gun from under his Poncho (not to mention the fact that he was dressed as Clint Eastwood)
Deputized people
Pierces Saloon, complete with dancers
Pierce dressed in a black hat and trench coat (Silverado)
Eating in the Governor's mansion complete with Hispanic servant
A gun fight
A priest with a gun (Shirley)
The Weird guy siding with whatever side he wants (Think the Mummy)
I'm sure that there were more so please post them in the comments.

Anyways there were also classic community Paintball moments (slow-mo)

There were also Lost References (Network TV Handsome)

All in all they did not let me down in the least and Community is the most creative show on Television and gets my vote for best TV show of the week. I still haven't watched Big Bang Theory but I think that it is safe to say that.

NCIS: I'm not really a fan of the Orange

Wow. That is all I have to say. Ok it's not but I think this episode was my favorite of the season! I mean did you guys see it!!? It was really really good! Let's talk logistics first then go into the story.

Tony's hair was PERFECT! I mean I went back to season 1 and I was so surprised on how well they did! Then their was the clothes! Love the clothes. I think newer viewers of NCIS think of Tony as the good looking, suit wearing, goof off. Then we see Tony, wearing tube socks and sweatshirts and leather jackets. I loved it! And then Gibbs! Loved Gibbs. Loved how short his hair was and the brown on the sides. They really nailed these characters' past. Now let's talk story.

We had two separate cases. One Homicide, one P2P. They were connected really well. I liked seeing Gibbs and Tony interact in both stories. In the past story you can see that everything Tony does is a test. Gibbs is always watching. I think Gibbs saw it in him at the very beginning but the breaking point was when Tony confronted his partner about being a dirty cop. To Gibbs this was a bigger deal than arresting him. Good man that Gibbs. In the present story it was interesting because we know what the relationship is between Gibbs and Tony is. Gibbs is ticked at Tony for breaking rule number 12. For Gibbs to work this case with Tony had to be hard. There is even one point when Gibbs checks if Tony is ok. This couldn't be easy. It'll be interesting to see what happens from here.

On the Tiva front there wasn't a lot going on. Some looks when Tony mentions EJ and Ziva wondering how Tony is handling all this but no legitimate conversations. I do wonder who Tony's past fiance was? I mean besides Jessica Alba ;).

Well all in all great episode. I just loved all the past stuff with Gibbs and his divorce lawyer, partner who I would guess have died (it's been a while since season 1), Tony and his looks (or lack there of), and of course the preview for next week (Kort with a missing eye).

What did you love or hate!? Hit the comments!