First Lily, now Alana! Why does The 4400 insist on eliminating all of my favorite characters??!! OK, OK, so maybe we haven't seen the last of Alana and I'm just getting a little ahead of myself, but the ending of last night's episode left me a little blue. Before Lily died in the premiere, I used to root for her and Richard. They were my favorite couple, but I had to move on and choose a new one to champion. Enter Alana and Thomas (don't you love the fact that she calls him this?), who were a very close second in the favorite 4400 couple race after that magnificent episode last season where the two met. So, things have been moving along smoothly so far this season, and I've been on the sidelines cheering them on just as strongly as I did Richard and Lily. And then, the writers go and take them away too! I really hope that we follow Alana in Canada (if that's where she really goes) because I'm going to sorely miss her character if we don't. It bugged a little bit that they decided to "write her out" with that weird storyline. Alana decided to tip off Gary Navarro because she wanted to help Thomas? Either she's lying or the writers couldn't come up with something better because that plot device wreaks of suspicion.
In other 4400 happenings, Isabelle is beginning to full-fledge freak me out! I used to think she was cute in a totally naive, innocent way. Then, she turned a little freaky with her "I can't die" status. Freaky soon turned to scary as she used her powers against her own father, but I relented a bit because she seemed to genuinely feel bad for doing so. I cut the kid a break, figuring that she didn't fully understand her abilities yet. But that all changed the following week when she turned into a homicidal maniac! OK, so she technically didn't kill all those people (she used their powers against them), but it became apparent that Isabelle wasn't playing around anymore. Now, she has gone all Fatal Attraction on Shawn! Glenn Close has nothing on Isabelle, though, because she didn't have any special powers or the 
inability to die. I was so afraid that Is (can I call her that without experiencing her wrath? Guess we'll find out!) was going to do something horrible to Nicki (whom by the way, it was nice to see back on the show). Shawn did the smart thing, but really, did he have any other option?? And this is random, but does anyone else think that Tom and Diana have the best partner/BFF relationship ever? They have each other's backs no matter what goes down, and I love that about them. Tom "killed himself" just so he could go to the future to bring back Maia for Diana, and he made a deal with the Future to kill Isabelle in order to save Maia! What a guy! 
Now Diana, who is unaware of Tom's Kill Isabelle deal, voluntarily goes along with his crazy plot to spring Alana and capture Gary Navarro. It gets better because she also participates in his plan to get Gary back from Dennis Ryland, who has become all sorts of crazy and is now working in the private sector. In any event, I seriously (heart) these two and their awesome partnership. Best line of the night: "Nice workin' with you again, Dennis." You go Tom! As usual, all of the pictures in this edition are from the show's official site, which includes blogs, character profiles and much, much more!QUICK CUTS
*It's time for that annual tradition that has become a staple of our summer: Press Tour Diaries!!! That's right, TVGuide.com's Mike Ausiello (of "Ask Ausiello" fame) is at it again with his hilarious diary entries on the Television Critics Association's Summer Press Tour. What is the TCA Summer Press Tour? It's an annual event that allows the nets to formally introduce you to their new shows and stars as well as reacquaint you with their older ones. Basically, it's a TV fan's biggest dream come true, and Ausiello allows us all to live vicariously through his daily experiences at the tour in Los Angeles. Today, he shares his experience at today's highly anticipated CW session (President Dawn Ostroff continues to defend her decision to cancel Everwood, Ausiello brings up the Ferris wheel campaign, we learn that Gilmore Girls will premiere September 26th and Veronica Mars will begin its third season on October 3rd plus much more) as well as this weekend's 2-day CBS event (The net is worried about megahit CSI facing off with Grey's Anatomy on Thursday nights, a CSI cast member gets snarky about another CSI, James Woods spreads his knowledge and a whole lot more. Read about each session HERE and HERE). There's more scoop in those diaries than I have room to print, so click on over to Ausiello's main page and read the latest from the Summer Press Tour!*Actress Camryn Manheim is joining the cast of CBS' Ghost Whisperer. She'll play Melinda's (Jennifer Love Hewitt) new sidekick, since she lost her original one (Aisha Tyler) last season. In other casting news, actress Nona Gaye will replace the departing Courtney B. Vance as the A.D.A. on NBC's Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Vance had been with CI since its inception in 2001.
*CBS is releasing the identities of the contestants for the upcoming 10th edition of The Amazing Race. This season marks the first time that the show is including 12 teams instead of the usual 11. Among the teams in this edition is the first Indian-American team (husband and wife from Windermere, FL), former co-captains of the University of South Carolina cheerleading squad/best friends (from Columbia, SC), two best friends who also happen to be Muslims (from Cleveland, OH), two Iron Man competitors (Laguna Beach and Trabuco Canyon, CA) and two Miss USA contestants/best friends (from Riverside, CA and New York, NY). This season the teams will visit Kuwait, Mongolia and Hanoi, Vietnam along their 30-day, 40,000 mile journey. The Amazing Race will air on Sunday nights at 8 p.m. this fall.
*And finally, it's TV on DVD Monday! Look for the second season of HBO's Carnivale to land on store shelves tomorrow along with The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. (complete series), The Incredible Hulk (season 1), The Pretender (season 4) and That's So Raven (vol. 4). To see a list of all of tomorrow's releases, visit tvshowsondvd.com.
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2 comments:
Yes! Tom and Diana do have an awesome partnership! Like you said, they always have each other's backs no matter the risks involved. Question: Any word on whether they are bringing Kyle back? I sure hope so.
I fell asleep during the Closer. Who killed the "paparazzo" and why?
Kyle will not be returning. From what I've heard, it was a similar situation to Laura Allen's (Lily).
As far as The Closer goes, I'll discuss all of that in the regular edition later today. So, stay tuned...
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