The Best Guest Stars Every Single Week Award: Drop Dead Diva (Episode 106: Second Chances)
(by Intern Lily)
On this week’s episode of Drop Dead Diva, Jane has to yet again deal with a case that magically mirrors her own life. The ridiculously sexy Jorja Fox guest stars as Jane’s client, Marianne Neely, who is convicted with murder. Twenty years ago she unknowingly drove a getaway car for her boyfriend who, in a panic, shot and killed a man in a convenient store. She since changed her identity to run from the law and now as a nurse, volunteer, and incredibly good citizen, the law has finally caught up with her as she faces life in prison. She hid her past life from her husband and children just as Jane is hiding her past life as Deb from Grayson. Meanwhile, Jane’s assistant Terri provides comic relief (as only Margaret Cho can do) by playing the “scorned assistant” card after another woman comes looking for a job as Jane’s assistant. Terri thinks that Jane is trying to replace her when really it is Jane’s boss who doesn’t approve of Terri and who set up the interview to replace her. In the end everything works out—Marianne receives a sentence of community service, Terri keeps her job, and even Jane’s best friend Stacy and guardian angel Fred finally go on a date. Maybe next week Jane will finally tell Grayson the truth.
The Highly Sexualized Youngsters Award: Toddlers & Tiaras
(by Laneia)
It’s hard to talk about this show without accidentally making fun of little girls and/or their families, and I’m not here to make fun of anyone. I would, however, like to point out a few things I noticed that you may or may not find interesting. First of all, Morghan [7 yrs, Utah *cough*] seemed to be the most sexualized young lady of the three. Also of note is the fact that her mother acted as sole choreographer of a dance routine that was only missing a pole. Victoria [6 yrs] is a black girl whose mother spray-tanned her. In her defense, Victoria was fierce. It seemed like she was approaching the pageant from the standpoint of an entertainer? And not, um, a stripper? I’m ending my statement sentences with question marks! I am clearly frazzled! But wait — strippers are also entertainers and sex/sex appeal is part of practically everything we do! Which’s fine, I guess? But maybe it’s not? I mean, when you’re seven years old maybe it’s not fine?! Aaah feelings/questions!
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I liked the sense of mother/daughter bonding coming from Elexis [7 yrs] and her mom. It really felt like they enjoyed this, as a unit. It was nice. The unique spelling and pronunciation of Elexis’s name forced us, almost Tourette’s style, to repeat her name several times after it had been spoken on the teevee. Eeelexis! I challenge you to not say it! Right now, in your cubicle! Eeelexis!
In closing I’d just like to say that I’m so so glad I don’t have a daughter.
The Tinkerbell Award for Excellence in Television Programming: Intervention
(by Tinkerbell)
hello autostraddle this is tinkerbell and tonight on Intervention we saw what happens to people who do heroin, like the Brothers of Sebastian & Marcel. They talk with their eyes barely open and they do depressing things to friends & family. Then they go to treatment in Utah and then they relapse.
They have done the heroin for 2.5 years which involves lighting tin foil on fire. I Tinkerbell use tin foil to wrap presents for my boifriend littlefoot. They say it’s the greatest high they’ve ever felt but when they are high they do not look like the greatest. Examples of people who do look the greatest actually include Rocky, Mr. T or Kelly Clarkson, who is gay not gay.
They wear ski caps the whole time. Once Sebastian was good at soccer and had lots of chicks, but no chickens, and he was only 14. He says about his Dad, “I saw how that like hurt him and stuff and so I was like, whatever.” Then he went to rehab and then came back and was clean for a little bit until then Marcel made them have drugs. Now they are drug dealers making $1,000 a day but doing $600 a day of heroin, which means at least there are no backalley blow jobs happening which I would have to close my eyes for.
And then Sesbastian tells his mother to “go in your corner and just do whatever.” At the intervention they both agree to go but then at the end it says they both drop out and are now “doing Xanax,” which is not heroin I would like to add.
The moral of the story is that if you have a brother, you should kill him before he tries to kill you. Thank you Autostraddle love Tinkerbell.
I once again ran out of time so my extremely exciting discussions on Summer Heights High and Party Down will have to wait. Also coming soon: Carlytron’s Awards for New Fall Shows!
‘Tron out!
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omg 3 episodes of True Blood left—**biting finger nails** How is going to cliff hang? I don’t think I can wait until next summer! GAH! Will have to be sated by Food Network shows and last season of LOST, Heroes, DollHouse. Maybe? idk
i do not know what i will do once it ends. i guess glee and dollhouse and like 157 other new fall shows will take its place and then i will become an insomniac.
HAUS OF DOLL FTW
e-e-e-e-e-e-ecstasy
i can’t wait to hear about summer heights high!
Me too! I’m very much looking forward to the SHH discussion, I have a lot of feelings about Ja’ime.
I had too many feelings to have time to adequately express them all this week, so I’m aiming for next week.
Lafayette is my number one feeling. I want maryann to go away already! or ya know…die.
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summer heights high is probably one of the funniest things i’ve ever seen. cant wait!
<3 <3 lafayette!
I’m liking the ‘jump to’ thing, while missing the last few weeks of nurse jackie i was afraid I’d accidently read something haha – i love that show, and apparently its the only show my mom actually sits down and watches (which says alot- cuz she has no free time haha), she even rewatched them w. me – and my mom pointed out tht the whole scene with the iphone & the guy being dead, – that that is an example of how goood the writing on that show is – is this comment making sense im so tired , i don’t want to wait til next summer for it to come back!
i spoke too soon, the “jump to” links don’t seem to be working
OMG Nurse Jackie! OMG Weeds! Why is Showtime so insistent on making me feel very WTF? after every show they air?
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Sidenote: I loved that you used LOLOMGWTFBBQ as it has been my favorite internet acronym since early 2007.
srsly, showtime is killing it.
i dont even remember who started LOLOMGWTFBBQ anymore but i <3 it.
i definitely teared up during sookie and jason’s sibling bonding scene, even though anna paquin’s performance tried to prevent me from doing so at every moment. i think i said “what the hell is this” more times than ever this episode, mostly during bill and sookie’s scenes. i tripleheart lafayette – i actually think he might be so awesome he’s ABOVE maryann’s manipulation. in which case it’s all going to be okay and maryann will be gone soon. with help from vampires, but not godric, *bloodtear*.
i totally agree about lafayette being above maryann’s manipulation due to his excessive awesomeness! IT’S VERY EXCITING!!
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*bloodtear* > *tear*
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#1: Love *bloodtear*, BCW. Brilliant. I like to make references to this show whenever possible. Case in point: I met a guy I will have to be working with once a month, and he was so intense and fierce and beautiful and mesmerizing, I left the meeting with him and said to my boss, “That guy was totally trying to Glamour us!”
#2: I. need. to. watch. Nurse. Jackie. DVD I guess?
#3: I watch T&T and I say in my head over and over, “God I hope my girl wants to play sports”, as well as, “I will never live in the midwest”. (no offense to the MW)
#4: Intervention was so sad. The scariest high to see has always been the heroine high for me. It’s one of the highs I have never experienced first hand, never wanted to even, but this ep should seal the deal for anyone thinking of experimenting. Those parents were such enablers…
***If you love mental illness as much as you love drug addiction (and as much as I love mental illness!) then I hope that you watch Hoarders after Intervention from now on. Holy. Lord. FASCINATING AND DISTURBING ALL AT ONCE.
#5: True Blood is the only show I am addicted to right now, but addiction is not a strong enough word! You got everything perfect, Laneia. Great recap! The Godric moment was so touching, the Jason/Sookie moment on the bed, not so much for me. I am waiting on the books from the library right now, cuz I hear they are way better than the show (but I wont give up on the show).
Did you hear that Evan Rachael Wood will be on next season? She starts at the end of this season and plays some Queen? Exciting or no?
In response to number 2: YES. Please watch Nurse Jackie. [If you don’t want to wait for it to come out on dvd, I can point you in the right direction. Just let me know!]
i can’t wait for evan rachael wood to start! she plays a lesbian vampire queen! shriek!
I’M ABOUT TO IMPOSE A SERIOUS *NO SPOILERS* RULE!!
hey the lesbian vampire queen thing is 1) public knowledge and 2) all i know, so no worries there!