Lilly Rush hates musicals people! I mean, really hates them. This was problematic last night on Cold Case, of course, since her case du jour revolved around one. What does she have against them anyway? I'm not sure, but whatever it is, she feels quite strongly about it. Just see her expression in this first screen capture from last night's episode to confirm her obvious hatred of everything show tunes. Her loving detective family felt it only fair that they torment her at the bar by serenading her with said show tunes. I have to say whatever the reason for Lil's loathing of musicals, it made for one of the best scenes of the season. I was laughing hysterically at this scene in the bar. Oh, and Vera as Danny Zuko? Priceless! 
Wouldn't you love to get your hands on the old home movie of that? I love how this show always manages to surprise us. I would have pegged Vera as the musical hater, not Lilly. Is Lilly just a stick in the mud, and thus, her hatred of musicals stems from that and nothing more? Going back to Vera, I liked the subtle hint at his pending divorce when the gang was betting on who killed Dennis. I was disappointed that the only singing we got from Tracie Thoms (Kat Miller) was a brief line in passing that Lilly abruptly stopped. I'm telling you, the girl HATES musicals and all things associated with them. In addition to leading to the hysterical ending scene at the bar, Lil's hatred set up some funny scenes that lended a lighter side to a usual heavy show.
Unlike our girl Lil, I enjoy musicals, so watching the fictional cast of the 2002 Philly production of Cabaret was quite a treat. Dennis was one of those undeniably likable characters. He was a cabby making his stage dreams come true with a lead role in the famous musical. Even when we thought he was going to leave his fiancee for his selfish co-star, we found out that he realized that Nora was nothing more than a distraction and he was finally ready to commit to Gloria. His message in the program was really sweet, and I was glad Gloria got to see it. Writer Andrea Newman has written several episodes this season, and in every one, she has done an excellent job of creating plenty of viable suspects. Most of the cast and crew on Cabaret were plausible killers. They all had fitting motives, but 
Lyle was just a bit crazier than the others. Sure, director Rafe embellished his relationship with his agent and even lied about said agent's visit on opening night, and Nora turned into a psycho selfish beyotch when she thought that this agent was going to pick only one of them to sign and then wanted Clinton to scare Dennis enough that he'd mess up, but these two were sane when compared to Lyle. Not only was he harboring some serious feelings for Nora, but he was also harboring some serious resentment. Seems that the musical director really wanted to be on stage in Dennis' place. And there was the small matter of him being completely insane under his cool demeanor. Lilly got to the bottom of it when she painfully pointed out that people don't clap for the musical director. I just love the way she finds these suspects' psycho button and pushes it. Speaking of Lil, she seemed more like herself again last night. I'm definitely enjoying having her back even if it is probably only short-lived (SPOILER ALERT) since her mother rolls into town next week (END SPOILER ALERT).
Just when I thought that Bree had turned a corner with her alcohol problems, she winds up passed out in the picture to your left. I know she wants Peter, but drinking herself unconscious in a bar is probably not the best way to go about it. It was especially disheartening because she had been so happy earlier when Lynette clearly took her side at the deposition. I actually think that Bree and Peter would make an interesting couple, but I understand Peter's hesitation. Meanwhile, Gaby and Carlos left the hospital with their new baby. How funny was that car seat scene? Gaby's instant connection to the newborn surprised me, but I don't think that will last forever (and previews seem to indicate that it won't as well). I think these two are going to have a rough road ahead of them now that we know the baby has a father. Speaking of a rough road ahead, the Susan/Karl/Edie triangle just got more complicated. Karl still has feelings for Susan. He really can't marry Edie under those circumstances because it's terribly unfair to Edie. What a tangled web this show weaves!About Last Night...CBS won the first hour of the night with Cold Case, followed by the second hour of ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (which had more total viewers) and NBC's The West Wing. At 9, ABC took over with Desperate Housewives, followed by a second episode of CBS' Cold Case (r) and NBC's Law & Order: CI (r). The final hour of the night went to ABC's Grey's Anatomy, which once again had more viewers than its lead-in, followed by CBS' CSI: NY (r) and NBC's Crossing Jordan (r). For more on last night's ratings, visit Zap2it.
~Primetime Pass~
@8 p.m. - NBC airs back-to-back episodes of Deal or No Deal. Over on Fox, we learn what caused Michael to devise his complicated plan.
@9 p.m - Andy cancels his first Internet date to lend emotional support to Nina on the WB's Everwood. CBS airs the NCAA Basketball tournament championship. Over on Fox, NASCAR driver Carl Edwards guest stars as a Homeland Security executive on 24.
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*Musician Kid Rock will appear in an upcoming episode of CBS' CSI: NY per csifiles.com. He'll play an integral part in the investigation of the murder of a limo driver. He'll share scenes with Mac (Gary Sinise) and even make the suspect list. Look for Kid Rock's appearance on CSI: NY in the May 3rd episode on CBS.
*And finally, it's TV on DVD Monday! Look for the sixth season of Dawson's Creek to hit store shelves tomorrow along with The A-Team (season 4), Full House (season 3), Knight Rider (season 4) and Magnum P.I. (season 4). To see the complete list of tomorrow's releases, visit tvshowsondvd.com.
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2 comments:
I was pretty disappointed when Tracie Thoms didn't sing. I waited the whole episode. I guess it was just a rumor.
Desperate Housewives was great last night! Quite entertaining. I read in TV Guide about the reality show on Bravo with real desperate housewives. It's supposed to be even better than the fictional DH.
Wow... so she really HATES them? I thought she just "wasn't into them". But hate??? Must associate something pretty strong to them, I guess.
Interesting and discordant. She hates musicals, but she climbs on the back of McRay's bike into the sunset, just like ANY old romantic musical. So what DOES the girl do with her spare time anyway??
Maybe her hate of musicals is as strong, prejudiced and w/o fundament as my hate for leading ladies and their relationships. LoL.
For the record, I seriously don't think I'm a Lilly ho anymore.
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