A Haunting 'Medium' and Playing Catch Up with 'Veronica' and the 'Housewives!'

Well, we had another enthralling episode of Medium last night! Allison's creepy hit-and-run dream was a clue, not a future event. It was a clue to a previous case where a 15 year old girl died in the exact matter shown in her dream. At first, I was a little confused as to how Allison's dream fit in with the woman who killed herself and believed her house was haunted. Apparently, it was not the haunted house that caused the woman to shoot herself, but the guilt of what she and her husband had done a year before. After celebrating her birthday with a few drinks, the two drove down the same street as the one in Allison's dream, and also keeping with her dream, a dog ran into the street, followed closely by a young girl. The husband didn't see her in time, and ran into her. He then sped off, afraid that his drinks with dinner would land him in a jail cell. So now, everything tied together nicely. After the wife killed herself, her ghost made sure her husband also paid for what he had done to the 15 year old. It was one of the more tragic episodes of this show. On the family front, Ariel had a vision of what she thought was her new friend dying in a hospital bed in what seemed to be slightly in the future. After her other visions came true, Ariel was upset because she feared that this one would come to fruition as well. Allison tried to reassure her by telling her that these visions aren't always correct. Turns out, it was Ariel's new friend's cousin that she saw and not her friend. One of the best themes of this show is the constant reminder that having these types of visions isn't necessarily a gift. Ariel's struggle last night with what to do with the information she had seen reinforced this idea. Another solid episode from this show.

Since I was off most of last week, I wasn't here to discuss last week's shows with you. I don't have time to recap my thoughts on all of them, so I wanted to take a moment and play catch up with two great episodes from two fantastic shows. First up, last week's Veronica Mars. This episode served to further the overarching season long plots and it added more mystery and suspense. We got a bigger glimpse at that letter that Duncan pulled out of Meg's vent, but the ending scene left us wondering just what it said and why it was so important. Duncan was dreaming about Meg and Veronica, but his dream about Veronica was negative. Meanwhile, Veronica gets herself into some big trouble with the Fighting Fitzpatricks and Logan comes to her rescue. After realizing she's safe, she cries in Logan's SUV because of what happened and the fact that Logan carries a gun. She tells him through her tears that he's going to get himself killed. Does Veronica still have feelings for Logan? Does Duncan still have feelings for Meg? Did Veronica choose Duncan simply because he was the "safe" choice? Is it all leading up to a Veronica/Duncan break up? You never can tell on this show, which is why its so fresh and original. I know I sound like a broken record, but this was another excellent episode.

Continuing with the catching up theme, and on to Desperate Housewives, which had stumbled out of the gate this season, but has feverishly made up for it the last few weeks. Sunday's episode was the best so far this season in my opinion. It had just the right mix of humor, satire, heart and darkness. It also set up an awesome storyline between Gabby, Carlos and Sister Mary Bernard. The writers have finally given Susan an interesting storyline with plenty to do. Her scenes at the feed store were hysterical. I loved her quick thinking in the hospital room, and her whispering in her father's ear that she's not giving up. Lynette's work scenes were hysterical as well, and I loved the fact that she made a huge mess out of everything. From what Nina said, it sounds like she has just inherited a huge responsibility that she is not going to want. Edie was her usual sarcastic self. And then there was the big shocker with the Bree storyline. I know I've been saying that I wish George would leave the show because I just despise the character, but I have a confession. Since Bree discovered his true nature and started despising him as much as I do, I was enjoying the George storyline. Now, I'm a bit sorry he's gone. I guess it's a classic case of be careful what you wish for, however, the manner in which he died was classic. Bree found out about what he did to Rex, but instead of admitting what he did, George denied it as Bree let him lie there and die from the overdose of pills he took to win some sympathy from Bree. I love the irony of George the pharmacist killing himself by taking too many pills. Awesome work by Marcia Cross in this scene! Now, onto my new favorite storyline on this show. As if Carlos's decision to live a virtuous life through the help of Sister Mary Bernard wasn't funny enough, they went and set up a hysterical plot between Gabby and said nun. I really can't wait to see how this develops.

About Last Night... ABC started out the evening on top with Wife Swap (football on the West Coast), followed by CBS comedies King of Queens and How I Met Your Mother and NBC's Surface. At 9, ABC continued to dominate the night with Monday Night Football, followed by CBS comedies Two and a Half Men and Out of Practice and NBC's Las Vegas. The final hour of the night went to football on ABC, followed by CSI: Miami on CBS and Medium on NBC. For more on last night's ratings, visit Zap2it.

~Primetime Pass~
@8 p.m. - A girl's decomposed remains are found in a refrigerator forcing Brennan to square off against her former mentor and lover on Fox's Bones. Over on CBS, McGee is accused of killing an undercover cop on NCIS.

@9 p.m. - Two teams collide midair during a hot air balloon ride on CBS's The Amazing Race. Over on Fox, a patient's death prompts an investigation into whether Chase or House may have caused it on House. Mark-Paul Gosselaar joins the cast of ABC's Commander In Chief tonight.

@10 p.m. - The detectives investigate three children who were kidnapped in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and discover an even greater threat when they encounter Anthrax on NBC's Law & Order: SVU. Over on ABC, Barbara Walters interviews The Ten Most Fascinating People of 2005, including Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx and Kanye West.

@11 p.m. - For those who like to stay up late, TNT is airing season 1 of Cold Case every Tuesday night in this slot. Tonight's episode is a stand-out of not only the first season, but the entire series. Lilly receives a call from a man claiming to have killed his grandmother and buried her in the basement in 1989, but all is not what it seems. Just when you think this episode is going to go down the stalker/female cop route, it takes a turn and surprises you. The ending of this one is extremely well done and it has an Emmy worthy performance by star Kathryn Morris.


QUICK CUTS

*Bad news for two new shows. Fox is canceling Reunion after it struggled to find an audience in a tough, competitive Thursday slot. The show lost viewers after returning from Fox's baseball hiatus, and fell to fifth behind timeslot rival Everwood on the WB. Fox has not said whether or not it will wrap up the central mystery on the show. Also getting a pink slip is ABC's Hot Properties. The network decided not to pick up any additional episodes of the freshman comedy. The show is expected to run through December with the original 13 episodes ABC ordered. And finally, CBS is now confirming the end of Threshold according to CNN.

*The Simple Life finally has a home for its fourth season. The reality show starring Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton will air on E! next year. The feuding stars will not shoot scenes together, instead they will each take turns filling in as a housewife with a different family each episode. The family will then decide which of the two did a better job. The new season will air sometime next spring. E! also picked up the rights to air the previous seasons in reruns.

*And finally, some great news for CBS's Cold Case. The crime drama scored its largest audience ever the other night with more than 19 million viewers according to the preliminary Nielsen data. The show also had its best performance this season in the 18-49 year old category. The episode landed in first place in its timeslot, beating ABC's powerhouse reality tear-jerker Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.

That's all for today. Be sure to tune in tomorrow for thoughts on The Amazing Race! Plus, all the latest television news!