Best death ever (if that’s really what it was)

After months of teasing, the extremely patient fans of Desperate Housewives were finally rewarded tonight.

The recycling of imagery from previous seasons for Edie Britt’s death was nothing short of brilliant. (Bookmark this post. It’s the only time I will ever [EVER] refer to this show as brilliant). Bree’s second strangling fake-out… Orson (almost) experiencing his second hit-and-run, this time from the other side… So good.

In case anyone out there is keeping score, Dave has lost two wives in car accidents now. I wonder if he scared his first wife out of the house, too?

And for the first time in the history of the series, I was genuinly impressed by Nicollette Sheridan’s acting. Too bad it may have been her final bow. Unless they decide to let her pick up the narration every now and then.

(You know they will).

When did Ghost Whisperer become cool?

…OK, maybe “cool” isn’t the right word, but there’s definitely something eerie about the quiet success of Jennifer Love Hewitt’s Friday night drama.

Before I begin my rant, I feel I should admit that I’ve never actually watched an episode of Ghost Whisperer. As a 21-year-old in college, my Friday nights are spent, well… not watching TV. I do record The Soup for the next morning, though.

And while I may not have tuned into last Friday’s new episode of Ghost Whisperer, according to the Nielsen Overnight Ratings, 11.11 million people did! It was the most-watched show on network TV for the night. Sure it’s the saddest night in prime time, but it’s still impressive.

Am I missing something? Is it possible that I’ve been mistakenly goofing on Ghost Whisperer all these years when I really should have been loving it? If I ever find time to breathe this semester, I might check it out and give it my real verdict.

(Sidenote: I really do need to give this a shot aftering finding out that Christine Baranski plays J. Love’s mother-in-law in the first season).

Housewives FAIL

The disconnected poorly-planned wide variety of story lines on Desperate Housewives are always soapy and ridiculous, but rarely do they have any connection to real world current events — until now.

Yes, the effects of our current economic apocalypse have begun to hit Wisteria Lane: Just look at Tom and Lynette who had to sell their pizzeria after seven years in business, and Susan who was actually forced to leave her house and get a “real job.”

But here’s my question:

Beginning this season, didn’t the show jump ahead five years? The goings-on in Fairview are technically taking place in 2014, so why are they just beginning to suffer financial woes? Was this merely the result of some absent-minded writers, or is it a grim prediction of the recession’s longevity? And more importantly, how did they survive the end of the Mayan calendar?!

Housewives… FAIL

Preview: CB gets Ugly

I’m still on vacation, but I thought I’d temporarily come out of hiding to remind you all to watch this Thursday’s Ugly Betty. Not only is it the last new episode airing before the show’s dreaded hiatus, but it also features the long-awaited appearance of Miz Christine Baranski.

As previously reported, CB will be playing Victoria Hartley, the mother of Betty’s new billionaire boyfriend, Matt. Of course this is blatant typecasting, but when you’ve got as much class as CB you just need to keep milking it.

TV.com has a clip from the episode of Betty and Victoria’s first interaction. Click here to check it out.

BRB

Hey [somethings]

I probably should have said this back on Thursday, but I won’t be posting for a bit. I’m in L.A. on spring break until Friday. (Even bloggers need a vacation).

Then New York until Tuesday for a conference (and awards — keep those fingers crossed).

Enjoy all of your spring breaks. Listen to “Poker Face” and “Right Round” and mean it.

This season’s American Idol scandal count: 1.5

Not counting Joanna Pacitti’s quiet exit from the show (and who is?), American Idol officially has its first real scandal of season 8!

Vote for the Worst posted photos of Top 12 contestant Adam Jonas Lambert engaging in some very un-Idol-like behavior, specifically dressing in drag and kissing “some dude.”

It’s probably too soon to say how this will affect him in the competition, but at this point I think anyone who was willing to look past his ridiculous hair is willing to look past just about anything.

In case you’ve never seen Adam in action, here’s his performance from last week, “Satisfaction.” She loves her high notes.

Thank you, slow-mo Sally

I just finished watching tonight’s two-hour Brothers & Sisters “movie” and I think I’m in love with this show again. It’s more over-the-top and melodramatic than it’s ever been, and yet still I want more. (Just look at Holly on the left. How can you deny the power of those crazy eyes?)

And even though the commercial lied and no one TECHNICALLY died (oh, oops, spoiler alert — sorry) it was still great watching the episode for all of the little things we learned:

Sometimes this show is predictable — weren’t we all expecting Ryan? — but that’s what I love about it. It’s a smart show, but it also lets us pat ourselves on the back every once in a while for putting the pieces together on our own. Next week looks even better: Tommy gets arrested for his shady dealings and Sally gets physical with his face — of course during a family dinner.