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Even though Ephram may have missed Reid's well concealed signs of trouble on Everwood, the rest of us watched helplessly as he sunk deeper and deeper over the course of the last several episodes. His expulsion from med school was only the straw that broke the proverbial camel's back. Despite his happy go lucky facade, Reid was troubled by his performance in school and the pressure that he put on himself. He wanted to be a doctor so he could help people like his bipolar brother. In fact, he hadn't considered doing anything else with his life, so when he began to fall behind, he kept telling himself that he would catch up. Before he knew it, he was past the point of catching up and his adviser was telling him that some people just aren't meant to go to med school. It was a harsh wake-up call, and one that Reid wasn't willing to accept. The only problem was that he couldn't catch up, and he had a pivotal exam approaching, so he figured he could use a cheat sheet to pass the exam, stay in school and catch up over break. This compromise of his character left Reid feeling like he didn't know who he was anymore, and getting caught and expelled only made it worse. Fast forward to last night. Ephram found him unconscious on the bathroom floor with an empty bottle of pills lying next to him. Luckily for Reid (and Ephram), he's going to be OK - physically anyway. Ephram took the entire experience a lot harder than I think even he expected. Bright and Amy were very shaken up as well. The experience did allow Ephram to finally come clean with Amy about how he asked Reid not to date Amy. The whole thing left Ephram feeling a little guilty because he figured if he hadn't asked Reid to do that then he would have had Amy to lean on during his rough patch. He also felt that he should have picked up on the signs, but Reid set him straight as soon as he woke up. I think their talk helped Ephram, but he was still feeling a little guilty so he headed to New York to visit Kyle and help him get settled in.


Meanwhile, things were not going so well for Hannah and Bright either. Hannah was torn between feeling completely hurt and completely angry. Rose came to her rescue with a decorative pillow. She had Hannah take out her aggression by hitting the pillow until she finally collapsed into Rose's arms sobbing. Bright wasn't faring much better, especially after his plan to surprise Hannah with a necklace (which was intended for his mother) failed. He turned to his father for comfort and wound up literally crying on his shoulder. The best advice edge goes to Rose, though, because she told Hannah that before she goes running back to Bright she must decide if she can forgive him. If she can't and she runs back to him, then she'll spend the duration of their relationship resenting him. For the time being, Hannah feels that she can't forgive Bright. Time will tell how this pans out. Elsewhere, Nina and Andy got a little closer than usual after Sam came down with a case of head lice while Jake was out of town. It seems all of Jake's traveling is hard on Nina and it has made her realize that she's in love with two men: Jake and Andy. Again Nina, you have to stop doing this to Andy. You get his hopes up, and as soon as Jake blows back into town and starts talking about putting you first and maybe even getting married, you're right back in his arms. It just isn't fair to Andy. The ending moments of this show are usually some of the most poignant and last night didn't disappoint. Hannah called her mom to talk, Reid held his mom's hand as he lied in the hospital bed and Amy dropped Ephram off at the bus station. The two exchanged a cute "Call me" gesture as Ephram walked off and boarded the bus. The closing shot showed a pensive Amy watching as the bus drove off. I LOVE having my old Amy back and I love having the privilege of watching such a quality show every week. If you would like to help the show get another season, click on over to Save Everwood Now to learn how you can help.


What was great about casting Kelsey Grammer as "Death" on Medium last night (other than the fact that he serves as one of the show's executive producers) is the fact that he is so unassuming. The man was the lovable, if not slightly neurotic, Frasier Crane! This is why you never knew whether you should fear "Death" or call in and let him analyze you over the radio. Of course, "Death" turned out to be a sleazy life insurance salesman. He manifested as "Death" in Allison's dreams because he was buying people's life insurance policies and cashing in when they died early (which was thanks to the not-so-good doctor and his watered down drugs). The only part that left me confused was why Death/sleazy insurance salesman killed the doctor. They had a lucrative scheme going on, so why bring it to a close? I am still a bit foggy on why they had the standing reservation at the hotel as well. I think I'm missing something. If anyone knows the answer to either of these questions, please leave me a comment. I do know that I'll be showering a little more carefully now that I know that 47% of accidental deaths happen in the home and 60% of those result from a fall in the bathtub. The insurance salesman was always fast to point that out, wasn't he? LOVED that Scanlon had to drive Allison everywhere because she was too afraid to drive after her near-death experience at that intersection. He was a bit grouchy last night and very skeptical of Allison's intuition so I can only assume (hope) that he and the deputy mayor didn't work out. Bummer, except for the part where's it's not (and by part, I mean all of it). The episode ended on an interesting note as Allison dreamed that Grammer's character died from, what can only be called the definition of irony, a fall in the bathtub. Yes, it seems Frasier Crane has left the building.

**REMINDER**

**THE MARS FINALE AIRS TONIGHT!!!

On an excitement scale of 1-10, I'm about an 11. How about you? The Veronica Mars finale airs tonight, and we're finally going to learn who crashed the bus and killed everyone on board! We all have our theories and suspects, but we'll know for sure after tonight's 1-hour finale. TVGuide.com has a new interview with Rob Thomas and in it, he discusses Veronica's STD, Weevil's tattoos and what he has planned for next season (HINT: look for three shorter mysteries that will run uninterrupted!). Click over to that site's Insider column for more. Just in case you weren't pumped up enough, I have this glowing review of the finale from Zap2it's TV Gal, who watched an advanced copy of tonight's episode. Here's what she has to say about it:

I've seen this Tuesday's season finale (9 p.m. on UPN) and it is fantastic. I mean fantastic like I couldn't sleep after I watched it since it was so simultaneously disturbing and adrenaline inducing. Now I wouldn't dare to ruin all the surprises that are jam-packed into the finale. But I will tell you this: I think you'll love Logan even more at the end of the hour (in fact I may have to leave Bill Buchanan to run away with him), Kristen Bell deserves an Emmy nomination, the culprit is perfectly plausible yet still totally shocking and the final moments will leave you breathless for next season.

With a glowing review like that, how can you not want to watch this episode tonight? Just in case you need to catch up on the season or get a little refresher, you can click over to Marsinvestigations.net. To get even more pumped up about tonight's BIG episode, you can check out DuckyXDale's exclusive interview with Tessa Thompson, who plays Jackie on the show.


You can also check out the opening scene at upn.com. And finally, as promised here are the remaining three pictures from the finale (courtesy of Warner Bros./UPN).



About Last Night...NBC won the first hour of the night with Deal or No Deal, followed by Fox's Prison Break and CBS comedies King of Queens and How I Met Your Mother. At 9, CBS finished in first with comedies Two and a Half Men and Old Christine, followed by Fox's 24 and the second hour of ABC's special David Blaine: Drowned Alive. The WB's Everwood came in fifth in front of the UPN comedies. The final hour of the night went to CBS' CSI: Miami, followed by NBC's Medium and ABC's What About Brian. For more on last night's ratings, visit Zap2it.

~Primetime Pass~
@8 p.m. - The final 4 contestants perform the hits of Elvis on Fox's American Idol. Over on the WB, Gilmore Girls wraps up its 6th season with an ultimatum, a goodbye and of course, a surprise.

@9 p.m. - Veronica finds herself in grave danger after learning who crashed the bus in the season finale of UPN's Veronica Mars (Again, you can watch the opening scene HERE). Over on NBC, Dr. Cox returns to work and JD reflects on the last five years on Scrubs. Fox's House finds the team attempting to save the lives of a mother and her newborn child.

@10 p.m. - The police are brought into family abuse allegations when a woman believes her young son was molested by her husband on NBC's Law & Order: SVU. Over on ABC, an ambitious but back-stabbing lawyer (Parker Posey) joins the firm on Boston Legal.

FINALES TONIGHT!!!
Gilmore Girls (8 p.m. the WB) - 6th season finale
Veronica Mars (9 p.m. UPN) - 2nd season finale (see special VM finale section above)
The Search for the Funniest Mom in America (9 p.m. Nick at Night) - 2nd season finale
The Real Housewives of Orange County (10 p.m. Bravo) - 1st season finale
8th & Ocean (10:30 p.m. MTV) - 1st season finale

To see what else you can catch on television tonight with customized listings for your area (via Zap2it), visit the TV Listings area of PassTheRemote.net.



QUICK CUTS

*You can now catch two of television's most popular superheroes on Apple's iTunes. Episodes of 24 and Buffy the Vampire Slayer are now available for purchase on the popular music download program. Fox and some of its corporate subsidiaries are the latest to jump on the iTunes bandwagon, expanding iTunes' total TV show library to more than 90 shows. In addition to 24 and Buffy, you can also get episodes of The Shield, Prison Break, Lost in Space and Firefly beginning today. As usual, each episode will set you back $1.99.

*And finally, E! Online's SOS campaign results are in, and most of you want to see One Tree Hill get saved over Veronica Mars, Everwood, What About Brian and Supernatural. Close to a million TV fans voted in Kristin Veitch's 5th annual Save One Show campaign and 44% of you chose the teen soap. Mars, which nabbed the second place spot, got 32% of your votes with Supernatural in third with 14% of the vote and Everwood (7%) and What About Brian (3%) filling out the fourth and fifth spots, respectively. As the winner of the campaign, Hill will get a care package sent on its behalf to new CW president Dawn Ostroff pleading its case for a spot on the new network this fall. The CW makes its fall schedule announcement next Thursday, May 18th.

To get more of today's biggest TV news and headlines, visit the TV News section at PassTheRemote.Net.


That's all for today. Be sure to tune in tomorrow for the first of the special finale blowout editions of Pass the Remote. I'll have screen caps, reaction, thoughts and much more on tonight's all-important Veronica Mars finale in a special early edition of Pass the Remote. Then, be sure to come back in the afternoon for the regular edition featuring an extended Scrubs section (with a special Super-Sized edition of the Scrubies) and all the latest television news! Yup, you're getting a special 2 for 1 Wednesday this week courtesy of the first BIG finale of the season! Don't miss all the excitement tomorrow on Pass the Remote!

To get more television coverage, including a complete archive of the best of Pass the Remote and a photo gallery featuring pictures from the set of Veronica Mars, click on over to PassTheRemote.net.



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