All right, so instead of doing recaps, I have decided to do show notes. Here it is for this week's Criminl Minds, 'The Big Wheel'. 4/29/09.

~This guy is either the UNSUb or is getting whacked.

~Okay. UNSUB.

~Hey, look, Garcia is traveling! Awesome!

~He wants help. That's different.

~Camera glasses. I want some!

~OCD. Of course.

~Chick, you're getting whacked because you are smart.

~Different, but not.

~Profile: Victimology- Blonde, white, early to mid 30's. Extreme OCD, well-versed in camera technology and probably works in the industry. Polite and pays in cash (Don't they all...) Kills because of OCD.

~I love Garcia. "Not a good date. Too stabby."

~Dude, that kid looks familiar... Don't they all.

~When a grown-up tells you to tell no one, it's a clue he's a creeper. Especially when he won't step on the cracks. CREEPER!

~Dave, lol.

~He's touching his beautiful face! It looks awkward. But I want to touch it, too.

~Derek is so sweet with kids... So sweet in general.. Why can't he be real, and mine?????!!!!!

~UNSUB vs. Gangster. Best. Fight. Ever.

~Plastic wrap to bandage a bullet wound... Right.

~Oh, he's blind. I totally missed that memo.

~Oh my Gosh he stole the kid!!!!

~Wow. The FBI. (For real. That's pretty cool. I mean, the FBI doesn't just come to everyone's house...)

~Wow. This UNSUB is like, deep-ish. CREEPER!!!

~No, kid!!! You do NOT wish he killed you!!

~She called him 'Honey'. I'll take that.

~Oh, Prentiss. We all love Garcia. You three ladies are the shizz.

~"A ferris wheel is a circle." Good job, Derek.

~That bullet is coming back to bite him, I think.

~Chase him on the ferris wheel. Hmmm.

~Wow. An UNSUB with feelings that aren't completely psychopathic and creepy?

~"It's me, Derek. It's okay." AWWW!!!!!

~I am loving the connection Derek has made with this kid!!! AWWWWW!!!!!

~And Morgan says the quote. *Drools*

.... Next week .....
Car as murder weapon... OMG HOTCH!!!!


With love,
Bryn

Don't Worry, We Didn't Disappear...

You may be wondering where Bryn and I (Mila) have been the past few weeks. Well...we've been pretty busy. Along with all our writing (www.fanfiction.net/~missmila and www.fanfiction.net/~brynelizabeth as well as www.fictionpress.com/~hollietrust and www.fictionpress.com/~brynelizabeth) we have Swim Practice and school work. But we will continue these recaps eventually.

Note: For all those Eleventh Hour fans that wish to see another season of the show, please check out:
www.cbs.com/forum/posts/list/46315.com
A friend of ours on fanfiction.com brought this Campaign to keep Eleventh Hour to my attention, and I really think she's doing an amazing job.

More later!

I (Bryn) watched a simply amazing episode of Criminal Minds tonight. It was a repeat, the Season 2 finale, actually, and it was very intense, and very sad. I am not going to recap it, but this is the Wikipedia short summary: "When the elusive serial killer, Frank shows up at Gideon's apartment and kills his friend and takes Gideon's list of people he's saved, Gideon must find Frank before Frank hurts anyone else. Frank refuses to stop until he has his girlfriend, Jane back. The team must find Jane as well as the young girl Frank has kidnapped. Meanwhile, Hotchner faces scrutiny from his superiors and may lose his position at the BAU."

I enjoyed this episode a lot, especially because it made me cry and scream at parts. But, I think that my favorite part was at the end, where Hotch was talking about his team. This is what he said:
"My team? Let me tell you about my team: Agent Morgan fought to protect his identity from the very people who could save him. Why? Because trust has to be earned, and there are very few people he truly trusts. Reid's intellect is a shield which protects him from his emotions, and at the moment his shield is under repair. Prentiss over-compensates because she doesn't yet feel she's a part of the team; she needn't worry. Everyday Agent Jareau fields dozens of requests for our team, and every night she goes home hoping she has made the right choices. Garcia fills her office with figurines and color, to remind herself to smile as the horror fills her screens... And Agent Gideon in many ways is damned by his profound knowledge of others, which is why he shares so little of himself, yet he pours his heart into every case we handle. I stand by my actions, and I stand by my team, and if you think that you can find a better person for the job, then good luck. "

I absolutely love Hotch, which is actually our twitter status.

Here is another quote I loved, a Reid/JJ quote. It refers to the episode 'Revelations'.

JJ: [to Reid] No matter what happens this time, we don't split up, clear?
Reid: Crystal clear!


Well, that moved me a little bit, and I just wanted to share it with you all.

Eleventh Hour Season Finale 4/2...were we wrong?

***Slight Spoilers Below***

Usually Bryn and I aren’t ones to change our minds once they’re set, but the season finale of Eleventh Hour (“Medea”) may cause us to do just that.

Cheers to yesterday’s episode of Eleventh Hour, which was pretty much amazing. We had a great story line and the character interaction was a step up from what it usually is.
In the episode, our beloved Special Agent, Rachel Young, got kidnapped, and it was up to Hood to find her. While this episode didn’t focus that much on the science aspect of the show, we did have some cute Rachel/Hood moments. One of those was when Hood found Rachel at the Diner, and he was holding her up and supporting her. Another was in the car on the way to the hospital, one while Rachel was in surgery, and the next with Rachel in the hospital bed and the conversation between the two.

I suppose now the question is whether or not we’ll watch Season 2 or not. The truth is…I don’t know. I think ‘yes’. There is a good chance we’ll tune in to next Season 2, if my mom lets me stay up two nights a week, lol.

I still, however, stand by what I said about the character development and such. The finale was above the usual standard, and that sheds a hopeful light on the show.

Do any of you have thoughts on the episode? We’d love to hear from you…
~Mila

*Some of you may have wondered where our weekly recaps for some of these shows are. Well, Bryn and I decided to really start doing this next week. This week we had things going on, and we missed parts of some of the episodes. Next week will be better…

Castle Recap

Castle Recap “Hell Hath No Fury” 3/30/09
This week Detective Kate Beckett (along with author Richard Castle) investigated the murder of a congressman, Jeff Horn, which took place in the middle of election week. Horn was found shot in the head and rolled up in a rug; the design of which was custom made for the hotels of a Mr. Calvin Creason. Calvin Creason is shown to be a very pompous, arrogant rich man who was out partying the night before. However, he insists that he does NOT have motive to kill the congressman, because he knew for a fact that Horn was not going to win the election. The investigation then turned to a Mr. Frank Nesbit. Horn’s opponent during the election. Nesbit hired a Private Investigator to dig up the dirt on Horn, wanting to have leverage over the man. The findings themselves were shocking. Horn was having an affair with a woman. One who…offered her services to men. Nesbit never released the pictures to the public, and claimed that if he did now, the congressman’s wife would receive even more sympathy, which wouldn’t be good for him since she was taking her husbands place in the election. The investigation turns to the P.I, and our duo figures out that Kirby (P.I) realized that he could make money off of Horn by blackmailing him with the photos, so he asked for 250,000 dollars which he was to receive the day of the murder. However, it turns out that Laurie knew of the affair after all. The end of the case, however, is one that confused me. I’m not sure whether Laurie Horn was the murderer (or had a part to play in the murder), or what the story with Nesbit (who got arrested) is. If anyone can clear that up, please do so.
During all this, Castle’s latest book is being released. According to Martha Rogers (a.k.a Mother), the book isn’t selling too well, and the reviews aren’t great. However, in a nice little family moment, Alexis (the daughter) shows him a very positive review and tells her dad that she’s proud of him.
There were many little Castle/Beckett moments in this episode. One was in the car scene when Castle was telling her what attributes of hers his character will have. Some mentioned were that the character will be smart, good at her job…and he also mentioned slutty. The other good C/B moment is when Beckett comes to Castle’s book reading in a very nice dress. We find out her “alter ego” is Nikki Heat (she protests to the name).
I love the fun, flirty banter between these two main characters, as well as the sense of family with Alexis and Martha. The relationship between Beckett and her unofficial “team” members is also great. And it all makes for good TV.
If I made any mistakes, please tell me and I will make the necessary corrections.
Here is a brief summary of next week’s episode (thanks to Wikipedia), “A Chill Goes Through Her Veins”, which you can catch at Monday at 10 on ABC: A woman found frozen at a construction site leads Beckett and Castle to reopen a cold case. The probe into the victim's past stirs up unpleasant memories for Beckett, which provides Castle with new book material.
Until later,
~Mila

Eleventh Hour is one of the shows that Bryn and I (Mila) obviously follow. We love the show and its freaky science dynamic as well as our favorite new character, Felix Lee. However, the show lacks in the whole character-development department, and character interaction is limited. Don't get us wrong, we love Hood and his queer mannerisms, and Rachel with her tough FBI Agent facade...but at the end of the season, all we know is that Hood's wife (Maggie) died, Hood has a sister and a nephew...and that Felix's mom has a Yorkie. That's about it.

What's our point, you may ask?

Well, this Thursday at 10 o'clock on CBS is the season finale of Eleventh Hour, titled "Medea". This is the episode description according to titantvguide.com: Dr. Hood is the only one who believes a psychotic woman's claims that an FBI official stole her baby and is keeping her medicated as part of a cover-up.

Sounds pretty interesting. Anyway, after that the show will come back for Season 2 (Date Unknown) on it's new day, Sundays at 10. However, Bryn and will not join the other viewers for Season 2. One reason for this is because we have to be in bed at 9 for Bryn, and 10 for me. And I have ONE night to stay up, which I am using for Castle on Mondays. And the other reason is, of course, the lack of character development.

One thing I do like about this show is the consistency. You can start watching the show at any time in the season and know what's going on, and understand who's who.

We wish the show the best of luck on its season finale, and on all its upcoming seasons. We honestly hope it does well, and if we hear that it's getting good, we'll tune back in.

Please know that we aren't trying to discourage anyone from watching the show. The show in itself is amazing. We just have to make time for other things.

Criminal Minds Recap 3/25/09 'House on Fire'

The team travels to Royal, Tennesee to investigate a series of arsons which have escalalated into killing, the death toll being at thirty-one killed in a movie theatre hours before the BAU arrives. To keep the investigation from turning into a witch hunt, Garcia is responsible for finding the link between the victims and finding suspects without raising suspicions. Garcia, who likes to see only the good in people, is horrified to find the things people are hiding. The third fire destroys a bar and kills only five people, but is found to be the most important fire because the victims were chained inside. Eventually, the investigation leads to a Tommy Wheeler, who disappeared after the town turns its back on him because of the realtionship he had with his sister, Tina, who's fiancee was killed in the bar fire. Tina has gone missing and the team finds pictures of Tommy hidden among her things, as well as an invitation to a Spring Fling dance years ago that her and Tommy had attended together. This is where Tommy has taken his sister, trying to convince her that they are soul mates and belong together. Although he threatens to burn the whole town down, the team talks Tommy into letting his sister go and he is arrested. The episode ends with a touching scene between Hotch and Garcia, who was afraid the former would be angry with her for 'digging'. Hotch tells her she did a great job and even called her 'Penelope'.

This epsisode finally gave us a treat of Morgan/Garcia, which has been seriously lacking lately. He called her "Miss Smart and Sexy" and she replied with, "Cupcake, you know how much I love you and our witty banter, but..." He also listened to her rant and said "I'm sorry, Sweetheart," when he had to give her bad news. There was also one other scene in which he called her "baby". Hopefully this will bring us closer to what the old days were like, with constant pet names and fun flirting.

All in all, a great episode. Next week is a repeat, and the next new episode will air April 9th.

~Bryn Elizabeth