Bryn's Top Five Shows

I can't even explain how hard this is for me to rank them.

1. Bones
I have to rank this one first because I've followed the show for a while. I've always loved the banter and unique crime-solving techniques.

2. Criminal Minds
I have also seen most of this series. The characters are some of my favorites on television, I love the profiling. Maybe this is because I want to be a profiler... Maybe because Shemar Moore is freaking hot. Gosh, this is so close to #1 it's ridonkulous.

3. In Plain Sight
I just tuned into this now, during Season 2, but I love it. The characters are amazing and their job is unique. I can't get enough of sarcastic heroines.

4. CSI: NY
It beats the other CSIs by a mile. The city is great, the characters are awesome, cases and storylines are unique, writing is awesome and the acting is some of the best on television.

5. Fringe
A new show, but I am hooked. This show is obsessive. I. Want. More. Answers. Now. Okay? Anyway, I love the characters and the cases. Very unique and enthralling.

Bryn's Season Ratings

So, I'm too lazy to do reviews for whole seasons, but I am rating them and have little comments explaining my ratings. Agree? Disagree? Hit us up.

House Season 5- 7 out of 10
House is not my favorite show, and I was not particularly impressed this season, except for the Chameron and Huddy. Mostly the Chameron.

CSI: Miami Season 7- 9 out of 10
It got a little boring, but the cases were pretty good and I am thouroughly enjoying the E/C and their storylines. And Super!Horatio always makes me laugh.

NCIS Season 6- 10 out of 10
This was an awesome season. I loved the TIVA especially, and all the character development we got. The storylines were awesome.

Fringe Season 1- 11 out of 10
This series has started epically. I am fully involved in in the "cult" now. Great characters, great storylines... I can't wait to see what next season brings.

Criminal Minds Season 4- 10 out of 10
This is one of my top five shows, and boy, did it deliver this season. Awesome character development, unforgettable cases, and a cliffhanger that would make me kill to see next season.

CSI: NY Season 5- 9 1/2 out of 10
I would have given it a 10 had my favorite character not died. This season offered great writing, acting, and directing. I enjoyed all the storylines and character development immensely, and the acting was ah-mazing. Another of my top five. Cant wait for next season!

Bones Season 5- 10 out of 10
Awesome B/B, which is the most important thing for me. Great cases, great writing, and great acting. The ending storyline was fabulous and has left me wanting more. In my top five.

There you go for the seasons I watched every (or close to every) episode of.

I have one more blog post for the night- my top five shows.

Bryn's Season Finale Reviews and Ratings

All right, it's time I stop being lazy and actually post these lovahly reviews. These will go in order by day. Spoilers to follow. Duh.

House- Epic failure. I was confused and then found out I was ripped off. I loved the wedding, though, and caring Chase. Chameron is my ship, man.
4 out of 10- 3 of those points were awarded for the ah-mazing Chameron

CSI: Miami- Kind of anti-climactic, but okay, I guess. I was happy to see Yelina again, but I almost wanted a Horatio/Yelina/Julia love triangle. And I think Calleigh is scarred for life. WE MUST FIND ERIC!!!
8 out of 10- Interesting and a nice cliffhanger.

NCIS- Can you say EPIC? Ay. Dios. Mio. Ah-mazing events, ah-mazing dialouge, ah-mazing character interaction... Sure, the opposite of what I wanted to happen as a conclusion happened, but reactions were way appropriate. Ah-mazing TIVA.
11 out of 10- Sweet and sad and EPIC!!

Fringe- I understand, yet I have so many questions... But it was awesome! It was well-written and the perfect ending to the season... OMG William Bell!
9 out of 10- So many doors closed, so many opened...

Criminal Minds- Two hours was awesome. The first part was gross, but the episode was ah-mazingly written. It was very sad, though. I LOVED it. But HOTCH!!! No! He is NOT ALLOWED to be shot!!!
11 out of 10- Well-written, great characterization... EPIC. But NO!!! Hotch!!! I cannot wait until next season...

CSI: NY- No! No! NO!!! Jess was my favorite and Flack/Angell was the best shp ever. Ugh. Uncool. Flack was so sad... Eddie Cahill did a fabulous job. I loved the SMacked, and both epsiodes were incredibly well-written... I cried my eyes out. And the ending? Rawr.
8 out of 10- Because Jess DIED and Flack's broken heart broke mine... Yet it was ah-mazing... Next season needs to hurry up and get here.

Bones- Another epic failure. it was funny and interesting, but I was sooo confused... we were totally ripped off. As far as season finales go, it was a great idea. As far as post-brain tumor episodes go? Yikes. It was cute, but what happened to the spoiler that they would ACTUALLY be together? And he was in a coma? And asked "Who are you?" (I know what that's about, actually... I may post spoilers later). And it ended there? No, okay? No.
7 out of 10- Cute but weird.

Psych- This aired forever ago, but I figure that while I'm at the whole season finale review... Anyway, it was a cool case and I loved Frantic!Shawn. The ending made me fabulously happy and yet disappointed. Baby, it is now time for some serious Shules! Bring on next season!
9 out of 10- It would have gotten a 10 had Shawn made the right choice at the very end.

So... There you are, as far as season fianles go... At least the finales I watched. Season ratings to follow. And perhaps spoilers. Whatcha think?
~Brynnie Boo!

Eleventh Hour News

A few posts back Bryn and I talked about the Eleventh Hour season finale, and how we hoped to see the show back on air. Sadly though, CBS dropped the show. I am however hopeful that we will see more of Rachel and Hood because of the adamant attempts a friend of mine on fanfiction.net is a part of. They are trying to get other networks to pick the show up.
Known best as her screen name, luvinx has been a part of a series of efforts to try and have cable and non-cable networks to pick up Eleventh Hour.
Now, I know that there are skeptics out there who don’t believe that common people’s attempts to make a change will be listened to, but luvinx proves quite the opposite. She told me that they’ve had kind responses from networks. Some say they can’t pick the show up, but they direct them to other people who may be able to help.
If you are interested in seeing this show back on the air, check out her attempts on http://forum.planet-hood.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=52. If you can help in any way, I urge you to do so. Maybe you can be a part of bringing this show back!

Note: I just wanted to add as a little disclaimer that I am not advertising anything by saying the above. And I haven’t become part of the campaign to save the show, but I believe in its cause. I am just amazed by the persistence of these Eleventh Hour followers.

Mila's Season Finale Reviews

Okay, so I had to re-do my finale’s list since I was missing some shows. This is the updated and revised version.
SPOILERS FOLLOW!

Cheers to Dollhouse, Castle, and NCIS for having amazing and well rounded season finales. Later I’ll go into all the finales with a little more detail, but these three stood out and had a mix of all the great things readers wanted to see.
Jeers…well, none here. While some of the finales haven’t exactly been what we expected, they were good.
Now, by air day, my views on the season finales:

MONDAY:
House -
Wow, an amazing episode! Very shocking. I loved the case (left brain vs. right brain was very entertaining), and the interaction between our characters was awesome (especially that lovely wedding, and a caring Chase). I was disappointed that everything from the previous episode was a hallucination, but it made for one heck of a story line. I thought the ending was appropriate.
Bottom Line: Next season is bound to be good…I, for one, can’t wait.
Castle -
Ah-mazing! Wonderful character insight, awesome familial interactions, and a cliffhanger that leaves you wanting more.
Bottom line: Can’t wait for season two, which HAS BEEN confirmed. This is one of my cheers for the week.
CSI: Miami -
A typical Miami episode to be honest. I was glad to see Yelina, but there was no Yelina/Horatio in the episode. A twist with Eric and his roots…Horatio with his gun…A fair finale that left Calleigh crying and Eric missing.
Bottom Line: Not exactly on the edge of my seat, but I have one question: Will Horatio save the day…once again?

TUESDAY:
NCIS -
Now, NCIS being my favorite show, I’ll try to be unbiased. It was an absolutely amazing season finale that wasn’t what I expected at all. Character interaction was brilliant, and the ending was SHOCKING!
Bottom Line: NCIS better come back soon, but I have a feeling that fan fictions will be booming. This is one of my Cheers for the week.
Fringe -
Can you question the answer? - Because, Fringe totally can. Actually, there aren’t many answers on this show at all. An amazing episode with freaky science and William Bell. What more can you ask for?
Bottom Line: Some doors closer as many more open…except these doors are to parallel universes. I can’t WAIT for season two, which HAS BEEN confirmed.

WEDNESDAY:
Lie to Me -
A good finale as finales go. From the not-so-suicide bombers to Alec and Gillian separating (a few of us have been holding our breaths for this one), it had everything a finale should. Next season, which I’m pretty sure has been confirmed, is one I’m looking forward to.
Bottom Line: Left a lot of doors open…I’m excited to see how they’ll be closed.
Criminal Minds -
O.M.G. I cannot wait to see if the person who got shot will die. An amazing episode, and an even better finale. But all I’m saying is that the cliffhanger? It better not end how all of think it could end. That person has no right to die. And Hotch gave a great monologue at the end of the show.
Bottom Line: On-the-edge-of-my-seat type of episode. Next season better hurry.
CSI: New York -
Can you say, “OH MY GOD”? I can, and did during the two episodes that served as New York’s finale. It was BRILLIANT. Brilliantly sad. The first episode was FULL of SMacked, and the last professor scene was touching. And the second episode…man, I can’t BELIEVE Jess died! She was my favorite, and Flack must be devastated. And the LAST SCENE???
Bottom Line: Next season looks promising…let’s hope it stays strong, stronger than the other CSIs.

THURSDAY:
Bones -
An amazing episode as far as episodes go. As a season finale it was GREAT. As a post “Brain tumor episode” for us viewers…it was bad. On of those train wreck episodes were it’s amazing and horrible yet you can’t look away. I CANNOT believe they left it off there!
Bottom Line: I’ll be watching out for this one on the edge of my seat.
CSI -
I didn’t watch this one, and I’m not planning to. I just hope that this show starts coming up (because it’s a good show, but it started going downhill) , because it sure was better when Warrick was alive and when Sara was there.

FRIDAY:
Dollhouse:
An absolutely amazing finale. We learned A LOT about our characters…and that twist with Dr. Saunders…shoulda seen that one coming. Alpha was finally revealed, and we learned (confirmed, actually) where Echo’s loyalties lie.
Bottom Line: An amazing finale, next season has been confirmed I believe…and I’ll be watching it. This was one of my Cheers of the week.

If you have any opinions about these shows, leave a comment!

We Were Ripped Off, Man!

Mila and I were all excited about House, M.D. spoilers that spoke of two characters sleeping together. We were even more excited when the scene happened in the penultimate episode of the season.
However, we got jipped!
I was freakishly confused by the last part of the season finale, and then, our lovely history teacher (claps for Mrs. S), explained it to me.
House’s detox and the scene between him and Cuddy was a hallucination!
House insulted Cuddy about her daughter, and then she walked out. The rest of the episode was all a hallucination- Cuddy helping House detox, them sleeping together, and him finding her lipstick.
I am sad.
Bryn

We Has a Theory!

In the season finale of Fringe, Walter was at the grave of a Peter Bishop, who died at age seven. We also know that Walter often brings up memories of a sick, dying Peter that Peter himself does not remember.
When we first saw the grave, we thought that maybe Peter was a clone. But if he was cloned after the real Peter died, in 1985, Peter would only be twenty-three. Obviously, he is older.
Someone brought up that Olivia and William Bell were meeting in the Twin Towers, in the alternate reality, so we had a thought (that was basically confirmed by everyone in the Fringe fandom)…
Walter took Peter from the alternate reality.
Now, Mila has another theory. She says that the Observer saved Peter and Walter from the car crash. Well…what if the real Peter actually died then, but the Observer brought the other Peter and left him there instead. Eh?
Bryn