'Heroes' Morphs into a Stronger Show

Heroes is the type of show that loves to up the ante. It started out with a so-so pilot, but soon cranked out some stellar hours that had us all hooked. But, that wasn't good enough because the critics still weren't convinced. No problem. Heroes comes back from the holiday-imposed hiatus and hits us with some outright awesome outings that culminated in last week's stellar look at the mysterious HRG and last night's incredible final episode until April. So many shocking moments, so many awesome revelations and an ending that will keep me guessing until this glorious show returns. I was dying to know what Missy Perigrym's power was going to be. I could only imagine what creative idea the writers were going to come up with next, but I never imagined that she would be able to morph into other people. It's so ingenious. It's just too bad that she's using it for the wrong team. First, she morphs into Simone in order to save Isaac from an extended stay at the local prison. Then, she becomes HRG's wife long enough to get the incriminating evidence she needs to get him in trouble with his company -- a bunch of people that you don't want on your case. Speaking of which, Linderman wants to offer Nathan the world. The only problem, we know that the strings attached are too much to bare. The question is, why does Linderman want to see Nathan's political career succeed? And more importantly, how does he know about his power? This all tracks back to the assertion that Linderman is somehow connected to these heroes.

Meanwhile, Claire found out that she and Peter can never date after stumbling upon her grandmother. Why does Mrs. Petrelli know The Haitian?? We know that she's connected to Linderman through her husband. Hmmm... Elsewhere, Isaac painted his own murder and Peter began to witness his as Sylar kicked his powers into high gear. I was shocked when Mohinder revealed that he had discovered that he was working with Sylar and not a hero. I really thought he shot him. Too bad. Now, Peter's life is in jeopardy and Mohinder's hangs in the balance (literally) until the end of April! The insanity!

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The 'Race' Hits a Fishy Roadblock

I thought we would try something different for this week's episode of The Amazing Race. If it works, I'll continue to do it for the remainder of the season. So, instead of a reaction post the next day, I'm going to type as the show airs -- stream-of-conscience style. Faulkner, I am not, so we'll see how this works out. Without further adieu, here's last night's trial run...

We're less than a minute in, and Rob and Amber are already annoying me. When are they going to get eliminated?? Never, I know. Oh and Rob, I could "care LESS" about your obsession with the other teams.

Wow, the producers are really working Phil's pronunciation skills with all of these destinations! Poor guy is still trying to master spa.

Danielle gets the Captain Obvious award of the night for pointing out that she's a girl and Eric's a guy. Congrats Danielle, you got it in record time, too, since we're 6 minutes into the show!

Sweet!!! We're only 11 minutes in and there's already airport drama! I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that this little interteam strategy of working together to get the best flight is going to blow up in someone's face. Can't wait!

Told you! Looks like Uchenna and Joyce were only able to help Team Guido.

OMG! The airport drama just got even better! Eric actually pulled off a sneaky maneuver and got he and Danielle on the earlier flight! Oh, and Charla and Mirna are being their usual crazy selves with everyone else. Why are these two on the Race again?!

I can't be the only one who just laughed out loud when Danielle said that Team Guido looked like psychos! Cut to one of them giving a maniacal look while stroking his chin. Now, there's the Team Guido I know and loathe!

Something is definitely fishy about this Roadblock! (Sorry, I had to do it!) It's sooooo perfect for Danielle, or rather, for the rest of us watching her freak out. She's definitely floundering. Ha, I crack myself up. But wait! Eric just got an ingenious idea! She needs to use her boobs! Thank god he is here to make everything better.

Oooh! Team Guide just messed up! I know because we got that slow-mo TAR trademark that means a team messed up. He didn't read the entire clue from the bottom of the tank. Drama!! I can't wait to see how this plays out.

Meanwhile, Mirna is floundering too! And now they're in last place. Awesome!

Rob and Amber have done rafting before, and she almost died. Oh, and the guide just told them that if they do fall in, not to panic. So what, they're supposed to just kiss their sorry arse goodbye?? I can't wait for this Detour!

So, Team Guido didn't get screwed by their clue mishap (thanks to Mirna), but it seems that the blondes just did. They made the fatal TAR mistake of stumbling upon a challenge without finding the preceding clue. Now, there are some sorry arses we can kiss goodbye!

Oh look, we're heading to the next Pit Stop and Rob/Amber are in first place. Shocking. Oh, and now they just finished in first -- AGAIN!! They're frickin' 3 for 3. It's time for their next prize. Please say spa, please say spa, please say spa -- Nope! A home gym instead. I'm really starting to get disappointed in the lack of spa prizes this season. So far, there has only been one. I'm beginning to miss Phil's cute pronunciation.

Girls, your car not starting is the least of your worries right now. Nevermind, looks like it was driver error. Wait until you find out that you missed a clue!!

Holy river rafting, Batman! Teri just fell out of the raft. Remember Teri, whatever you do, don't panic!! Phew! The magical TAR commercial break just saved her. She's holding onto the raft and proclaiming how fun it was to fall out. Tragedy, luckily, avoided.

I can't believe CBS just reminded all of us of how they helped Rob and Amber get on that plane during season 7!

Here it comes, the moment of truth for the blondes. Phil has his sad face on. The blondes -- their confused one. Ooooh, Phil didn't tell them which clue they missed. Tricky! No problem, though, because the girls made it back to the Pit Stop before anyone else did, so they're still in fourth.

Where the crap are Charla/Mirna and Team Guido?? Maybe this means that one of them will be eliminated. Oh here they are, still lost. Nothing new this leg. It's looking more and more like one of them is going. I really hope it's the cousins. Damn, they finished the river first, but they can't find their keys!! Sweet! Double damn, they finished in 8th. This means that David/Mary are last and eliminated. Bummer.

Were you bummed to see David/Mary go home? Leave me a comment with your thoughts. Also, let me know what you think about the new TAR format. The pictures in this edition are courtesy of cbs.com.


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Lilly Gets a Reflective 'Case'

It's the little things on my favorite shows that make me happy, and tonight's episode of Cold Case was loaded with them. It was nice to have the feeling that Lilly was behind the wheel on this case, and she even got a little bit of a personal connect. Perhaps, she has been a little too harsh on her mother all of these years. Sure, she was drunk more than sober, had men in and out of her bedroom, and is responsible for young Lilly's beat down (and god knows what else) as she was making an alcohol run for her in the middle of the night, BUT we're all pretty sure that she loves her like any mother should. The closing shot with the old photo sorta proved it, but it also revealed a little more (and foreshadowed an upcoming story line -- more on that later). I love my girl Lil, but she's really bad about only recalling the bad stuff. The only memories we've gotten about her mother have been negative. In fact, back in season 1, Lil told Scotty, "there were no good times." Cut to the closing moments of that same episode, and we see an old home movie of a young Lilly making snow angels with her mother. Both are laughing and then they embrace. Now three seasons later, we see that Lil carries a small, hidden photo of her mother hugging her as a baby. So, maybe it wasn't all drunken nights, hangovers, and one-night stands. I'm not saying that Ellen Rush is/was Mother of the Year, but she might not have been the monster all the time that Lil makes her out to be. And maybe, just maybe, she loved her daughter more than her careless actions led Lil to believe (toy stores be damned).


OK, so there was a case tonight too, and it was an exceptional one! This was another one of those jump up and down cheering episodes for me. The case was very emotional, the killer was believable and the ending was touching (thanks to Carly Simon's beautiful rendition of "You Are My Sunshine"). My heart ached for Hilary and all of the other "unwed mothers" at the home. I was in the dark during the entire story, so the end result was quite surprising for me. It wasn't as if Karen didn't have a history of assaulting other girls (with a rock no less), but I wasn't fully aware of her level of crazy until the last flashback. You take a girl who is already unstable, force her to give up her child (whom she has become attached to), and mix in raging hormones and another young mother making her escape with her own child and you get a sad, tragic scene in the woods behind the home. I don't know what was more upsetting -- the murder or the revelation at the end that Lil had found Karen's son whom she had been searching for online for years, but she isn't going to be with now because she's going to jail. Just tragic all around. Lilly's interrogation felt very real, and I liked the way she allowed herself to strip down her own emotions to be as vulnerable as her suspect. No one walked away from this case unscathed -- including myself. Well played Cold Case, well played. You move to 14-2 on the season.

For those who love some good scoop, I have some tonight. For those who don't, read no further. Remember how I alluded to some foreshadowing from tonight's episode? Well, that foreshadowing was Lilly's personal reflection on her relationship with her mother while investigating Hilary's murder. We know things were sorta patched up between the two for now last season. Well hold onto your hats, because Ellen Rush (and Meredith Baxter) are making a return visit to Cold Case later this season. And from what I hear, expect to see the old Ellen instead of the new AA-going one. Things are about to get more complicated for Lil. According to early reports, Ellen is scheduled to appear in an episode entitled "Torn" that will serve as the 21st episode of the season.

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Weekend Primetime Pass

A look at what PTR is watching this weekend

Cold Case (Sunday 9 p.m. CBS) - "The Good-Bye Room." When an adopted woman comes to Lilly with information that her birth mother was murdered the day after she was born, the cold case team enters the world of unwed mothers and the maternity homes where they were hidden during the 1950s and 60s.

The Amazing Race (Sunday 8 p.m. CBS) - "I'm Sorry I'm Wearing A Bathing Suit. It Is Very Weird, I Know." At the Pit Stop, one Team's joy turns to shock when Phil tells them that they did not get one of their clues. Plus, one team member watches helplessly as his/her teammate falls into the rapids during a white water rafting challenge.

Without a Trace (Sunday 10 p.m. CBS) - "Without You." When Elena's daughter, Sofie, is abducted from home by a knife-wielding thug who overtook her babysitter, Jack quickly dispatches Danny and Martin to find her. Mark Moses ("Desperate Housewives") guest stars as Rob Darcy, the husband of a missing tourist.


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Hurley Once was 'Lost,' but Now is Found

Lost revisited the complicated past of the lovable Hurley last night. Here's what Turtlemama and I have to say:

Turtlemama says: Well this week’s Lost was a little uhhhhhh…..:snore:…oh, uh, um…yeah, where was I? Kate and Sawyer returned to the camp with questions of “Where’s Jack?” and answers of “Still over there.” And that was it. No one asked anything further. Hugo found a car and with help he got it running and drove it around a field for a while…whee. Kate set out to find The Others’ camp and was met by Locke and Sayid at the French Woman’s camp; all to instill French Woman’s help in getting to The Others’ camp. That was about the most exciting highlight of last night’s
episode.

Hugo’s backstory was interesting, as all of the backstories have been. And watching the survivors have a little fun with the van was nice. The scene with Sawyer teaching Jin the American phrases that women want to hear was great. But other than that it was a snooze-fest of boring over at the Lost island. Give me back Jack and The Others, at least they’re intriguing…..

Anyone seen my cookies and milk?


TVFan says: Last night's outing felt once again like a season 1 episode, but this time, the show came up short. Why? Because it was OK for Lost to give us character-heavy episodes devoid of any answers during the first season, but the same formula doesn't work for me now that we're 3/4 of the way through the third one. Nonetheless, I liked Hurley's discovery that he makes his own luck versus the belief that he is cursed. I'm just not so sure that he isn't cursed, but at least he has a new way of looking at life and it's all thanks to a broken down Dharma VW van. After "driving" it down a steep hill with Charlie in toe, Hurley found out that the hope he was searching for was hidden inside his fear of this curse. The lesson wasn't lost on Charlie, either, who is dealing with Desmond's revelation that he is going to die. Meanwhile, Kate tracked down a trigger-happy Rousseau to help her rescue Jack. And apparently, Sayid and Locke know where to find him because of the light that came off of Eko's stick at his burial. So to review, Jack's lost with the Others, Hurley is found, and I'm just as confused as ever!

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'Friday Night' Craziness

I'm sure there are worse things than having Buddy Garrity crash on your couch for a few days (for instance, having him crash on your couch permanently), but after he watches your game tapes, usurps your bathroom, and goes all CSI on your notepad to find out that you were meeting with a college about a job, it would be difficult to think of anything. Buddy's the sort of guy that you can handle in small does only, so I can't imagine how annoyed Coach Taylor and his family must have been for the few days that he played roomie. When he finally left, the depth of his preoccupation with Panther football became all too apparent. Instead of worrying about his marriage (because "Pam will forgive" him), he chose to concern himself with whether or not Eric was going to take a job that he hadn't been offered. It was shocking, but sad at the same time. Like Coach said, Buddy buries his head in football. Personally, I'm hoping that Pam doesn't take his cocky rear back, but I have a feeling that she will.

Elsewhere, Riggins has a new friend (and I'm not just referring to the little squirt he was coaching), Lyla is jealous of Jason's tattoo artist (I'm not even sure what to say about this), Smash's relationship with Waverly just got a bit more complicated thanks to her decision to go off her meds, and Tyra once again had to play mother to her mother. How scary was that scene where her mom fell into the glass table?? Tyra continues to impress me with her inner conflict of playing the mother and the kid at the same time. Oh, and there was also the small matter at the end of the episode where TMU called and offered Coach the job! I think we can safely assume that he isn't going to take it, but I'm on the edge of my seat waiting to see how this plays out.

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Why Didn't SVU Go To Philadelphia?

By Trublu
PTR Staff Writer

NBC Recap

Elliot: She does her job, and when it’s done, she goes home.

Right there is the indication that it’s going to be one heck of an episode. Have you met your partner? Elliot is being questioned, by whom or for what we don’t know. It’s probably safe to assume, though, that he and/or Olivia have gotten into some kind of trouble. That’s a constant in the SVU world. Trouble = evaluation. The writers did a good job with this one, injecting different parts of the conversation throughout the episode, enough that we get the general idea that something has definitely happened between Elliot and Olivia, but not too much so that we know what is happening before the very end of the episode. Of course when Cragen drops the big bombshell at the end, the conversation seems entirely too obvious. But more on that later.

Olivia is in New Jersey at her brother’s house. New Jersey… I’m guessing that isn’t Philadelphia, huh? In fact, we don’t see, hear, or get an inkling that the detectives might be thinking about Philly. So, what was the connection? Every episode title of every show ever written has something to do with the content of the episode in some way, shape, or form. So why get us all excited about Philly if we’re not going?

The fact that Olivia is at her brother’s house pretty much makes up for that, though. Elliot is somehow there too, for “backup”. Now, why would Olivia need backup to visit her brother? Because, of course, Jersey PD is there too. What a coincidence.

Off to the actual SVU storyline, we’ve got a case of a male being raped, apparently the third in a string of attacks. We don’t see this storyline often enough. Actually, not since “Ridicule” (the episode where Diane Neal played the perp and not the ADA) have we seen a case like this, and while it’s extremely important to the storyline that the case be one of those rare male rape cases that happens to come in, I wish the writers would have utilized the idea in at least one other episode, since this one was primarily focused on Benson. That tiny grievance aside, however, I was stunned at the pure genius that is actually in this storyline.

It’s no mistake that the writers chose to work with male victims instead of female ones in this episode. Everything that Olivia knows is going to be challenged this episode, her family ties, her competence as a detective, and so no decent writer could possibly resist the urge to throw just one more wrench in the gears. Further more, it’s important that this episode’s perp chose male victims. Since he was abused by males in prison, (the theory is) that is why he turned around and abused the very same people he was abused by. It all ties back in to the theory that the tendency to be a rapist is something that can be passed on genetically, or it can be learned. The perp seems to reinforce the school of thought that being violent is something that can be learned, which is what Benson would rather believe. As Dr. Huang said, “identification with the suppressor.” Simon, however, seems to support the theory that genetics may have something to do with the tendencies.

Olivia has a great scene in the car with Elliot when she pretty much breaks down; alas for E/O fans, not in his lap, sorry. At this point she is definitely thinking that the phrase “like father like son” may be true, and she’s also afraid that the science of the matter may easily accommodate “like father like daughter.” It’s a popular idea in fan fiction that Olivia would have a problem with passing on her DNA for this reason: what if she is predispositioned toward violence? Olivia reveals, however, that she’s lonesome, and is tired of being alone. She thought she had a shot of being part of a family with Simon, but with the possibility of him being a rapist, that chance has been pretty much disappeared.

A quick lesson for new drivers like myself: Don’t ever do what Olivia did. Talking on your cell phone while driving is not safe to do, but being on the radio at the same time? That has to be in the detective’s manual somewhere… and look what happened! The perps got away. Negative effects, readers, negative effects. The scene did serve its purpose though: we definitely got the point that Olivia was distracted. Cragen knew that Olivia and Elliot were lying through their teeth when they claimed the directions weren’t transmitted/received clearly, so he has Techy Morales bring up the tapes! I didn’t know they recorded that stuff, but in any case: busted.

They end up catching the perps anyway, and Fin of course says the perfect thing:

Fin: Maybe these bozos don’t have good gaydar.

Best. Line. Ever. Or so I thought, until we got this one:

Olivia: What’s your name?
Perp: I hate you bitch.
Olivia: That has a nice ring to it.

And back to Olivia TV, and the most disappointing revelation of the entire episode: Olivia’s father is dead. Oh, man, I was so hoping for confrontation. I needed that to happen. Unless Simon is lying, which is possible, considering he’s lied about everything else. He and Olivia were having a good night of strawberry ice cream, Captain Crunch and Dukes of Hazard when he had to go and ruin it all by raping one of the women that he stalked. And didn’t he try and use Olivia as an alibi. Olivia, even though she knows with her head that he’s guilty, still tries to believe that he’s innocent. Even tries to pin it on Captain Millfield of Jersey PD (played by the lovely Kim Delany, by the way) but to no avail. Simon is guilty… and proves it by skipping bail. Smart man.

Back to the actual case again. (I know this is confusing, bear with me. This is actually how the episode ran, all back and forth like.)

Casey: (to perp) We want to use your case to build support for President Bush’s Prison Rape Prevention Act.
Huang: We’re giving these tapes to Dateline so America can learn all about the time that you suffered in prison.

I admit that for a second I thought they were serious, but almost instantly I burst into a kind of mechanical laughter. Brilliance in a bottle is what that was. Unethical, sure, but brilliant. The guy fell for it too, which made it even better. At least he is actually benefiting from the deal.

And fittingly, they end with the evaluation. Which we learn from Cragen, at the very end, is because he believes that Benson and Stabler simply may not be worth the risks of keeping together anymore. Why he send them to Dr. Hendrix, I’m not sure, since of Olivia’s personal history with her. But evaluate them she does. (A yay for Mary Stuart Masterson anyway, she always rocks as Dr. Hendrix.) And the ruling? Of course they’re too emotionally attached to each other. We knew that. But she warns Cragen that if he separates them, he’ll be losing the best team of detectives he will ever have. Decisions, decisions. We know that Benson and Stabler have at least two more years to work it out!

Over all, almost everything I wanted the episode to be. Olivia’s journey with this is definitely just starting, and I’m definitely looking forward to seeing where it goes. While I’m disappointed that Olivia’s father is apparently dead, there’s definitely a lot more about family that Olivia has to explore. We’ll have to wait a little while to find out exactly what happens, though. No new episodes for a couple weeks due to March Madness.

'Veronica' Teams Up with Killer Results

Bravo Veronica Mars, for fixing the mistakes that happened during this season's first mystery arc. The dean's murder went much more smoothly, and the resolution was low-key and perfect last night. I had that sinking feeling all episode that Tim was the mastermind behind the murder. He had read Veronica's perfect murder paper, and he had access to everything that Landry had access to, but I couldn't figure out why he would kill the dean and frame Landry. Enter a rather terse recorded phone conversation between his mentor and Pepperdine regarding Tim's application, and you have the perfect motive to accompany the (notso) perfect crime. It's too bad that Tim got cocky and got Veronica involved in the case because, otherwise, he was getting away with it. Even though the "dean's" parting message, "Goodbye cruel world," was a bit generic, Tim had to know that it would set off a serious alarm for Veronica considering that she had just written it in her perfect murder paper. I just loved the irony that Tim framed his professor in order to get him back for the harsh reference he gave him, but his own cockiness sunk him in the end proving that Landry may not have been underselling his pupil. And it must have killed him that his biggest foil, whom he also thought he could fool and that's why he got her involved, is the one who uncovered his plot. It was Veronica at her best!


So, Sheriff Lamb is really dead. I realized this last week, but I was just hoping that I was wrong (for more on Lamb's death, check out Michael Muhney's interview with TVGuide.com's Mike Ausiello). I'm seriously going to miss his hilarious banter with Veronica and their nemesis-style relationship. Moving on (only because I must), Keith, rather Sheriff Mars, is the new lawman in town and that means that Veronica has even more access to the things that she shouldn't be sneaking into (and a free pass at red lights, but no siren). Of course, her sneaking is what uncovered the truth since she doesn't have to follow pesky laws that require things like warrants and prohibit breaking and entering. Unfortunately, there's nothing to protect her from her ex dating her friend. The scene where Logan asked her if he could ask out Parker broke my heart a little. It couldn't have been easy for Veronica either, but she was a real sport about it. I just wish that I could be the same about this hiatus until April! This show is too good to leave my TV radar for the next month or so.

In related news, TVGuide.com has an interview with Kristen Bell on the hiatus, the new format when the show returns this spring (self-contained mysteries instead of an overarching one) and her new movie Fifty Pills. Check it out HERE.

If you missed last night's excellent hour ("Papa's Cabin"), watch it for free at cwtv.com or download it for $1.99 from iTunes. All of the pictures in this edition are courtesy of vm-caps.com.


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Tuesday's Primetime Pass

A look at what PTR is watching tonight

MUST WATCH PROGRAM OF THE NIGHT:
Veronica Mars (9 p.m. The CW) - "Papa's Cabin." VERONICA CATCHES A ROBBER AND KEITH MAKES AN ARPublish PostREST - Veronica (Kristen Bell) catches Tim Foyle (guest star James Jordan), breaking into Mars Investigations. Meanwhile, Keith (Enrico Colantoni) questions Mindy O'Dell (guest star Jamie Ray Newman), and makes an arrest. Later, Wallace (Percy Daggs III) notices Logan (Jason Dohring) and Parker (Julie Gonzalo) enjoying a nice lunch together. In a related notes, it seems that Lamb is dead as a doornail afterall (Why??!! Why??!!). Check out actor Michael Muhney's interview with TVGuide.com's Mike Ausiello for more.

Gilmore Girls (8 p.m. The CW) - "Will You be My Lorelei Gilmore?" While she is in the midst of planning Lane's (Keiko Agena) baby shower, Rory (Alexis Bledel) gets a long-awaited call from The New York Times offering her an informational interview. Lorelai (Lauren Graham) takes over the shower-planning duties, and finds herself brokering peace between Lane and Mrs. Kim (Emily Kuroda) over how Lane plans to raise her twins. Logan (Matt Czuchry) finally admits his business disaster to Rory and announces that he is flying to Las Vegas to blow off steam with his old college pals Colin and Finn.

Law & Order: SVU (10 p.m. NBC) - "Philadelphia." When Detective Benson (Mariska Hargitay) investigates a rape case outside her jurisdiction, she finds herself being questioned by local Police Captain Julia Millfield (guest star Kim Delaney) and although she gets some answers, some are difficult to accept. Benson also needs to discuss with police psychologist Dr. Rebecca Hendrix (guest star Mary Stuart Masterson) about some of her actions that have led to tensions with Detective Stabler (Chris Meloni).

About Last Night...
BIGGEST RATINGS WINNERS: Deal or No Deal, Prison Break, Heroes, CSI: Miami, and CBS comedies. NBC's new drama The Black Donnolly's finished with a so-so showing for its premiere.

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'Heroes' Gives us Some Answers

Except for the very beginning of this series, I never really thought that HRG was bad, but then again, I never really thought that he was a paper salesman either. Does he always make the right choices? Not necessarily, but he does make them for the right reasons and he always seemed to exist in that murky gray area that makes characters so fascinating. Well, last night that murky-ness got a lot clearer for the man who was facing the serious possibility of losing his only daughter to the company that he has lied and skirted the line of morality for in order to protect their secret. I'm not exactly sure what that secret is, although, we do know that his employer kidnaps the heroes, implants them with some sort of chip (tracking device?), and then lets them go. Too bad they weren't planning to do the same with Claire because HRG had to take a bullet (non-life threatening) in order to make his daughter's absence look like a kidnapping of a different kind. And to think that Claire was so ready to drop her father for her shallow, heart-in-the-wrong-place real one, Nathan Petrelli. If she only knew!

Claire's father isn't the only daddy keeping a secret. In the night's most shocking reveal, it seems that Hiro's father is connected to the heroes and the "paper company's" monitoring of them. This gives us a little more insight into why his father was so adamant about Hiro returning to Japan and getting back to his job. The night's second most shocking answer came when we learned that the invisible man used to work with HRG. This explains their mutual reactions when they saw each other a couple of weeks back, and now we know why HRG thought he was dead. Elsewhere, I'm very interested to see how Missy Peregrym's character fits into all of this because I think last night's glimpse was meant to undermine her importance (a sure sign that she's going to become integral in the future). One thing is sure for now, with nuclear man behind glass, Peter should be able to sleep a little easier.

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Eliot Fricks Out!

This week's episode of Scrubs kept the laughs coming for the entire half hour. Not that this is anything new for this hilarious comedy, but it did seem like there were a few extra laughs thrown in for good measure. I laughed so hard at the bird gang that had taken up residence on JD's parked scooter, Turk's unfortunate accident with the ceiling fan, JD's continued SUI/DUI saga, Janitor's side burns, Turk's geeky glasses and the resulting scene that had JD thinking that there was "a new black resident" in medicine, "The World's Longest Shhhhhhhhhhhh!," Kelso's vacation (complete with a crispy tan and braided hair), Eliot's freak-out over not using coasters, and Keith's party in his room. There were also some great quotes, so here's a look at this week's best, funniest and all around awesome lines in this week's edition of the Scrubies.

The Scrubies
"Good morning reasons why I drink." Dr. Cox to his residents

"You can live in separate states, but if you're doing the nasty before you get married, your ass is gonna burn." Laverne to Eliot

"It looks like tiny hamsters died all over your face." JD to Janitor after seeing his new spotty sideburns

"Oh my god!! How hard is it for you to use a frickin' coaster you frickin' frickety frick??!! Eliot to Keith

"As I went to ask Anne out and felt the familiar lightheadedness I get before a poo faint, (pauses) all better, I thought about the deals we sometimes make." JD (narration)

"Damn trannies got me in my sleep!" Dr. Kelso after returning from his trip with a full head of braids

That's this week's edition of the Scrubies. If you have a line that you would like to nominate for a Scrubie, drop me a comment and I'll publish it in a future edition. As always, if you would like to discuss this week's Scrubs episode, leave me a comment with your thoughts. If you missed this hilarious outing, check it out on iTunes.


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The Others Keep Jack 'Lost'

ABC promised us that Lost would answer three big questions last night. So, did it? Here's what Turtlemama and I have to say:

Turtlemama says: I’ve watched a lot of TV in my lifetime, so much that I really don’t want to think about how many years of my life have gone into staring at the boob tube. I like television. I mean, I really like to watch good shows. A good show should draw in its viewers, hook them, give them mental teeth -- something to hold onto. A good show intertwines storylines so that the viewers really care about the characters. Viewers care enough to tune in each and every week to check in on their beloved characters and watch the whole story unfold. When a good show goes into hiatus during the summer, your viewers should be thinking about it, chewing it over and waiting for its return.

Lost did that at first. Lost was the show that, even though it was a little far-fetched we wanted more, we craved more, and the writers didn’t let us down. Then this season happened and now I’m wondering why my mental teeth are chewing on this light, waxy substance that was once Lost.

We started out with a show that was full of promise, like watching your little brother ride a bike. You just know that when he figures out how to ride that sucker life will be so much fun! Oh the adventures you can go on! Then you watch him fumble around for about ten minutes, still excited to watch him get it and take off….then an hour later you’re in the house hoping that he’ll either give up or get it already ‘cause you want your afternoon cookies.

And that’s where the Lost viewers are; we’re still watching Lost teeter on with the storylines that have no end. We don’t have any answers, the story is dredging along and I think I heard a dude in back yell out last night “Oh just drown yourself already so I don’t have to watch this crap every week, would ya!?”

Last week we got the teaser of “Three of the biggest questions WILL BE ANSWERED!” Ok, ummmm did I miss the answers? Was I sneezing at the time? Or did I yawn too loudly? We found out that The Others don’t live on the island…ok, great, I think. We found out that the kids aren’t dead, they’re just uhhh somewhere else, yeah see..it’s answered! And the last one….we found out that the Lost writers can’t give decent answers. Oh, that wasn’t in the storyline was it?

Although, we did have that MAJOR burning question that I know was the talk of the water cooler in offices around America …Where did Jack’s tattoos come from? How did they get there? What do they mean? Yeah, I was so worried about his arm art…I’m so glad I found out in an hour long story that left me with even MORE questions!!

I think it’s time that Lost either put up or shut up…Learn to ride the damn thing or go inside and get cookies…I’m bored.


TVFan says: This one felt more like the Lost episodes of the past that made this show so good. It was short on concrete answers (nothing new), but it had a strong focus on the characters -- strong enough to make me overlook the continued confusion and posing more questions than answers problem that we once again found. Apparently, The Others live on one island, and work on another. And you thought that your commute was a beyotch! The island they live on has homes with back yards and bookclubs. They have a "sheriff," and a courtroom complete with a judicial process (which can be overturned by Ben). Oh yeah, and they took the kids to "give them a better life." Now, I don't know about you, but I still have no frakkin' clue about what the H-E-Double Hockey sticks is going on! And Jack's flashback, while interesting, served to show us how his tattoo came about and what it means (He walks among us, but he is not one of us -- story of Jack's life). Of course, he also gave his trust to a woman who used it against him, so I think it's only logical to wonder if Juliet will do the same. I still haven't decided whether she's someone worth having his trust. She seems genuine, but she also seems like she's secretly scheming with the rest of The Others (as Ben alluded to when he said that she was one of them) to trick Jack into doing all of the things that they need him to do. I'm not convinced that the whispering between her and Ben was him telling her that she could go home if she saved his life. We'll just have to stay tuned to see if Jack gets burned once again.

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The Kids are Alright on 'Lights'

I was pretty sure that Matt and Julie weren't going to go through with it last night on Friday Night Lights, but I just wasn't sure how it was going to play out. After all, she was pretty determined, or at least she thought she was until she was in the actual situation. I know one thing; Coach Taylor has nothing to worry about when it comes to his QB #1. Matt is a good kid, and very respectful. I just loved the way he told Julie that he loved her before she got out of the car and walked into her house several hours late. Speaking of which, this was another display of Connie Britton's amazing talent. Since I'm not a parent myself, it's difficult for me to relate to a parent's concern for their child's virginity, but Britton made me feel it in that scene where she confronted Julie. The funniest scene of the night happened when Julie told Matt that her mom knew, and he became instantly concerned that she was going to tell Coach. This, of course, is reason #407 why you shouldn't date your coach's daughter (dropping her off several hours late when her parents are already convinced that you're off taking away her innocence would be #408).

I used to think that Tyra was a waste of a character, but the writers have done an excellent job of fleshing her out lately. She's now one of my favorites on a show packed with beautifully layered, intriguing characters. She's always there for the people she cares about no matter what trouble they find themselves in. Her mother, who wouldn't know a healthy relationship if it hit on the head, slept with the married Buddy Garrity, and now the entire town knows about it thanks to her outburst outside the church. Of course, this was a good thing for Julie to see since it so clearly demonstrated the hurt that her mother spoke of, but it was devastating for Buddy's wife, kids, and Tyra. And then there's Tim's messed up relationship with his loser of a father. Nothing is ever easy on Friday Night Lights, but that's what makes this show so damn good (well, that and Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, the writing, etc., etc.).

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SVU Finds Several Needles in Several Haystacks

By Trublu

PTR Staff Writer

NBC Recap

Haystack, as in, needle in a. That is what this episode certainly was characterized by, a search for a perp in a haystack. Charades in this episode went horribly wrong, with a mother discovering that her baby is missing. What is different about this episode, though, is that she immediately fingered somebody for the crime, her ex-husband (predictably). At least he has priors so that the interrogation will be interesting. When we get an interrogation. When the police finally catch up with him, we get a high speed chase.

I really liked this scene, actually, when Elliot jumped into the river after the bag because he thought the baby was in it. I had a tingly moment. The kid, however, is not in the bag; instead Elliot finds cocaine. (Not as heroic, saving a bag of cocaine, but oh well.)

Probably complimented by the previews pitting Laura against the world, I was starting to think at this point that Laura was involved in the disappearance of her son. The movie attendant saw a stroller with a plastic cover (not the baby) and the babysitter doesn’t see the baby the entire time he was there, doesn’t it sound odd? Cragen agrees with me about two seconds later, and Elliot is starting to think so too.

Cragen: Well, if it isn’t Cindy Marino, the poor man’s Heraldo.

Have I ever mentioned how much I hate SVU-land journalists? They’re always sleazebags. Journalist dude that tried to get Olivia to play “The Gross Fantasy Game” with him and then stole her case file, and that other journalist dude that almost got Olivia arrested. Marino is no different. When Elliot disclosed that they found Kendall’s sonogram in the garbage among the toys (stupid move, by the way) Marino took an exclusive interview with Laura and ultimately caused her to lose it and commit suicide.

Warner: It’s not blood. Strained peaches.
Elliot: You have a gizmo to test for baby food?

It’s time for another “The More You Know” session with M.E. Warner, and I’m positive that every viewer shouted “WHAT?” at their television screens by the end of the explanation. Brief recap though: Warner wants to use Kendall’s DNA and run only a few of his genes through the database rather than trying to get a match on all 46 chromosomes. So, there could be tons of matches (since she’d be running things like combinations of brown hair, brown eyes, and right handedness, things that millions of people have in common genetically). Let the perp in the haystack search begin.

I do love how Techy Morales argued against this, though. Dude is arguing that this violates people’s civil liberties… and yet just last week he was illegally hacking into a company’s computer system. Roll them eyes, Casey, roll them eyes.

Kendall being found at a fire station momentarily takes the heat off the search, but the fact that Patty delivered himself right to their doorstep afterwards is priceless. He drops Kendall off at the fire station after Laura dies because he knows he’ll get parental rights anyway. Either the smartest or the dumbest criminal, ever. It would have taken Elliot and Casey probably weeks to whittle down the seven siblings to just one suspect.

Loved Elliot’s attempt to keep Patty and Kendall at the 1-6 (Elliot: Do you have a car seat? Can’t let you leave without one.). Even better was Casey’s removal of Kendall through ACS on totally un-provable charges. (While Garret saw Laura’s bruises and Laura claimed that Patty beat her, there was no way to prove it with Laura dead.)

Runner: Elliot?
Elliot: Yeah, can I help you?
Runner: You’ve been served.
Elliot: Can you believe this Casey?
Runner: Casey Novak?
Casey: Yeah?
Runner: Cool! You just saved me a trip downtown!
*Casey purses her lips and makes the coolest face ever as she gets served. I fall out of my chair.*

So Elliot and Casey are both being sued. For $10 million. On a cop’s and ADA’s salaries, I doubt they can even afford to think about that amount of money. Of course, to the rescue… Judge Elizabeth Donnelly! (The viewer still not knowing how she became a judge in the first place.)

Donnelly: According to the suit, you conspired with Detective Stabler to deprive Patty of his civil and constitutional rights.
Casey: No! *Best answer ever!*
Donnelly: Pity, this guy sounds like a douche bag.

I never thought I would get to write that phrase in a review. Ever. *Bows down to Donnelly.*

Also something I thought I would never see, Elliot and Casey and Donnelly all sitting at the defense’s table.

Besides Donnelly kicking some major butt, I was extremely overwhelmed to hear the numbers, as fictional as they may be. Stabler apparently has a 97% closure rate: incredible for his line of work. And Novak, a 71% conviction rate? It’s insane! Forty one percent national conviction rate… somehow I fear that it may be the real number. Imagine, only 41%.

I guess they are helped in part, though, by idiots like Patty who flash evidence on the stand. Like the sonogram that was in the trash. I wonder how he got that…Even so, Casey still had to lie to get him to take a deal and give up his custody rights. But hey, she lied in the sake of justice, right? *My turn to roll my eyes.*

And perhaps the most crucial moment of the episode: Olivia gave Warner a sample to test with the sibling identification process she used with the Kendall’s earlier. And guess what? She has a brother! I literally whooped at this development. Got some angry phone calls from the neighbors, hearing all the racket I made during this episode. But finally! I have a feeling we will know exactly who Olivia’s father is by the end of this plotline, and about time too. They almost spilled it in season two, but I guess the head honcho decided we weren’t ready. Good choice, too. This confrontation will be so much sweeter now, six seasons and a lot of angst later.

The place names of the two episodes definitely signal toward a road trip. I have a feeling that Olivia is heading to Philly next week! The city of brotherly love… the writers so did that on purpose. I cannot wait to see this episode because not only is it personal, but it’ll challenge every single thing that Olivia stands for. Does she stand by her rapist brother? He has to be (violent) the chance for the writers to address the “inheritance” of violent behaviors is too good here for the writers to pass up. They did address it in a previous episode (suitably called “Inheritance,” 3.08), but the chance to connect it to Olivia and her fear of inheriting her past is gold. Or, does she stand by the victims, as she always has? She is a victim in every sense of the word. Pass the remote for this one, and set your VCRs as well!

'Veronica' Solves the Crime, Does the Time

Sheriff Lamb's not dead, right? Right??!! Either I'm in denial, or this show is just trying to trick me because I know they would never kill off Sheriff Lamb. Taking denial out of it, something seemed fishy with that phone call claiming Lamb's death, but I can't imagine why he would want or need people to think he died. But they wouldn't kill off Lamb, right?!! To make matters even worse, Veronica Mars has its second mystery conclusion next week and then we're stuck with The Pussycat Dolls until it returns. TV is so unfair! Anyway, last night's look at life on the inside courtesy of Veronica and Lamb, was hysterical. I love how they do things just to get on each other's nerves, and hence Veronica's extended stay at the Neptune Jail. Not that she was completely innocent (of Operation Peanut Allergy, sure), she continued to help Josh by getting him the fake ID he needed to access his father's coin collection and to get him across the border to Mexico (shades of Duncan). Of course, Josh was innocent. His father staged his own death in order to leave his family insurance money. Money they would have been denied had he died from his terminal illness. Josh wasn't about to let his family lose the money by revealing his father's suicide, so he took off to make himself look guilty for his father's "murder." OK, so maybe Veronica wasn't innocent, but she did do the right thing.

Meanwhile, Mindy O'Dell and Dr. Laundry are looking less and less innocent by the episode. Sure, the timeline shift takes Mindy's car away from the dean's office at the time of the shooting, but both of them continue to lie about the events of the night of his murder. Why haven't they come clean about Cyrus showing up at the hotel room to confront them? It's still too suspicious for me. And then, Weevil finds Dr. Laundry's clothes hidden in the furnace?! I know, I know it's all a little too obvious, but something is definitely not right here. Something is also not right about Parker and Logan having the hots for each other. Sure, they're just talking now, but it appears to be leading somewhere bad very soon. Parker has to know the rule that you don't date your friends' exes unless they're onboard with it, and Veronica did not look too onboard with it. The Valentine's scavenger hunt was great, though. It was a cute way to incorporate some of the other characters into the episode without having it feel forced. So, next week all is revealed (including the true fate of Sheriff Lamb, hopefully), and I can only imagine that the body count will get higher.

If you missed last night's excellent hour ("Mars, Bars"), watch it for free at cwtv.com or download it for $1.99 from iTunes. All of the pictures in this edition are courtesy of cwtv.com.


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Wednesday's News & Notes

~Primetime Pass~
(a look at what PTR is watching tonight)

Friday Night Lights (8 p.m. NBC) - "I Think We Should Have Sex." Julie (Aimee Teegarden) drops a bomb on an unsuspecting Matt (Zach Gilford) when she says shes ready to have sex for the first time. Tami (Connie Britton) stumbles upon the plan, which, needless to say, doesnt go over too well with her. Meanwhile, Tim's (Taylor Kitsch) relationship with his father takes a turn for the worse. Drama builds when a hurtful secret is embarrassingly revealed and a family's future hangs in the balance.

Lost (10 p.m. ABC) - Stranger in a Strange Land." A power play ensues between Jack and The Others as Juliets future hangs in the balance. Meanwhile, Kate, Sawyer and Karl continue on their journey away from Alcatraz.




Medium (10 p.m. NBC) - "Second Opinion." After a dream, Allison (Emmy winner Patricia Arquette) faces a horrible question -- What would you do if you learned that your 2 year-old daughter was going to die of leukemia in 20 years? Meanwhile, Scanlon (David Cubitt) investigates a friends sudden death.


Also tonight, Jericho returns (8 p.m. CBS) with an intriguing hour that explores what was going on in the lives of the characters 36 hours prior to the bombs going off. Dying to know where Jake was and what he was doing? Was he in jail, the military, or somewhere else? Or perhaps, you want to know the truth behind Robert's encrypted messages and extensive knowledge on the attacks. You'll get an inside look at the answers to these questions in tonight's strong "Winter Premiere."

QUICK CUTS
*NBC is doing a little schedule shifting now that the second half of the season is in full swing. Crossing Jordan will move from Sundays to Wednesdays at 9 p.m., while Deal or No Deal will move to Sundays at 9 p.m., and The Apprentice will shift to Sundays at 10 p.m. beginning the week of March 4th. [Source]

*CBS appears to have another hit on its hands according to its recent press release. Midseason comedy Rules of Engagement held its "#1 Comedy of the Season in 18-49 year olds" crown. The show also held onto 85% of its lead-in Two and a Half Men's audience.

*And finally, ABC is ready to go Dancing with the Stars. The network announced the next set of celebrity contestants to take to the dance floor when the show returns March 19th. Here's the list courtesy of TVGuide.com:
Laila Ali, the daughter of the legendary boxer Muhammad Ali
Country music star Billy Ray Cyrus
Paul McCartney's soon-to-be ex, Heather Mills
Former NBA star Clyde Drexler
'N Sync alum Joey Fatone
Miss USA-turned-GSN hostess Shandi Finnessey
Entertainment reporter Leeza Gibbons
Former supermodel Paulina Porizkova
Ian Ziering
Sopranos alum/Sirius Satellite Radio host Vincent Pastore
Olympic speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno


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Tuesday's Primetime Pass

A look at what PTR is watching tonight

Veronica Mars (9 p.m. The CW) - "Mars, Bars." Without any evidence to hold her, Sheriff Lamb (Michael Muhney) releases Veronica (Kristen Bello) from jail. Josh (guest star Jonathan Chase), makes contact with Veronica and insists that he is being framed for his father's murder and, though Veronica has sympathy for him, she doesn't know if she believes him. Keith (Enrico Colantoni) learns that the coach's wife, Kathleen Barry (guest star Tracey Needham), hired Vinnie Van Lowe (guest star Ken Marino, "Reno 911") to find out if her husband was having an affair. Meanwhile, Logan (Jason Dohring) joins Mac (Tina Majorino) and Parker (Julie Gonzalo) on a Valentine's Day scavenger hunt.

Gilmore Girls (8 p.m. The CW) - "I'm a Kayak, Hear Me Roar." At a Friday night dinner, Lorelai (Lauren Graham) works up the courage to tell her parents about the break-up of her marriage, but is derailed by their argument over the healthy meals and no-alcohol policy Emily (Kelly Bishop) has instituted to help Richard (Edward Herrmann) recover from his heart attack. Lorelai enlists Sookie (Melissa McCarthy) to bring Richard healthy but delicious meals, then helps Emily organize Richard's business affairs. Rory (Alexis Bledel) attends an awkward birthday dinner for Logan (Matt Czuchry) with Mitchum Huntzberger (guest star Gregg Henry), who asks her to help him steer Logan in the right direction.

Law & Order: SVU (10 p.m. NBC) - "Haystack." In a "ripped-from-the-headlines" episode, overzealous reporter Cindy Marino (guest star Kali Rocha, Grey's Anatomy) accuses new mother Laura Kozowloski (guest star Ashley Williams) on national television of kidnapping and trying to kill her baby. That's the last straw for the despondent woman, who promptly commits suicide. Although everyone is under suspicion, including the mother and her ex-husband, the case takes an unusual emotional toll on Detective Stabler (Chris Meloni).

About Last Night...
BIGGEST RATINGS WINNERS: Deal or No Deal, Prison Break, Heroes, CSI: Miami, and CBS comedies

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'Race' Kicks Off Another Season

So, I was pretty psyched about this All-Star edition of The Amazing Race last night. That excitement dissipated when Rob and Amber first appeared and easily out-did themselves on the annoyance scale. So, congrats to them on that crowning achievement. And if having them on the show wasn't annoying enough, they had to go and win the first leg and a trip to a ski resort and spa (or spaaar if you're Phil -- which furthers my theory that the producers put these resort and spa prizes in just to hear him say it). You know what, though? I would have been OK with all of this -- annoyed, but OK -- but then my favorite team of all-time gets eliminated first! Nooooooooooo JonVito and Jill!! I was crushed the first time you came in last, totally bummed to learn that you're not still together, and then devastated when your exploration into whether you should try to be more than friends again (you sooo should) was abruptly cut short by some bad directions and a South entrance. For the love of Phil, why couldn't this happen to Rob and Amber??!! Why??!! You just know they'll make it to the final three, and by that time, my annoyance will grow into complete hatred. It's bad enough when you're the most despised team in the group, but when that group includes the deplorable Team Guido (who, call me crazy, I rather enjoyed last night), you're really bad! Here's PTR's quick rundown of all of the all-star teams and their first leg of the Race.

Kevin/Drew - So glad I rented TAR Season 1 over the summer because I'm not sure that this team is going to stick around for too long, and they're a hoot. Loved how one called the other out on calling Ecuador, Peru.

Oswald/Danny - New to me, but I like this team.

JobVito/Jill - Sob, sob.

Uchenna/Joyce - I'm not sure how I feel about a team that has previously won, running the race again.

David/Mary - There aren't enough words to express my happiness over their return.

Charla/Mirna - I could have done without seeing them again.

Rob/Amber - Ugh!

Teri/Ian - Glad to have them back.

Eric/Danielle - A match made in reality TV heaven.

Team Guido - Surprisingly flying under the radar so far, but that could change on a dime. I'm keeping my eye on them. I mean, they landed in fifth and seemed happy about it. Who is this team, and what did they do with the real Team Guido??

Dustin/Candace - Is it wrong that I'm glad these two are back? I can't even begin to understand my love/hate relationship with this team.

As with everything on the Race, the results came down to a mixture of luck and skill. Unfortunately for my fave team ever, luck wasn't on their side. Were you as bummed to see JonVito/Jill go home? Leave me a comment with your thoughts. The pictures in this edition are courtesy of cbs.com.


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An Explosive 'Case'

If you were able to ignore the obvious war parallels, tonight's episode of Cold Case was pretty good. I'm just not a fan of my favorite shows getting political, especially when the murder has very little to do with the political topic dujour. Jack and Sara died because they wanted to go to the police and confess to a murder they were involved in 10 years before, and the other participants did not. And when I say "other participants," I really mean Johanna, who refused to return to her humble New Jersey roots by allowing everything she had worked for fall to pieces around her as her husband and friend poured heir hearts out to the local authorities. Desperate times, I suppose, and we all know that people will resort to all kinds of things once desperation takes over. Still, I had a hard time seeing Johanna as anything other than a cold - hearted beyotch. Not only does she kill her husband and friend to protect her comfy Main Line life, but she then assumes her dead friend's identity and carries on her fairytale future without thinking twice about it. In fact, she pleaded with Lilly not to arrest her in front of everyone at her daughter's basketball game. On second thought, she wasn't a cold-hearted beyotch, just an immensely weak individual.


I'm a sucker for a good twist, and this one had a whammy. All along, I kept noticing little things that seemed off, but I just dismissed them (out of sight, out of mind if you will). Then when all was revealed and we learned that Sara had died in the blast and Johanna was pretending to be her, everything began to make sense. The writer made a point early on in the episode to tell us that Sara and Johanna resembled each other and were even confused for one another, Sara would never have landed herself a beautiful mansion on the Main Line complete with all the "capitalist," rich trappings (that was so Johanna) because she was against all of that, and the intimate conversation between Johanna and Porter that "Sara" seemed to know in such detail all stuck out at the time. And yet, I didn't figure it out until the fingerprint reveal -- not even the orchid remark turned on the light bulb. I watch so many of these crime shows that everything old is new again for me, so I'm always thrilled when one manages to pull the wool over my eyes. That, Stillman's cute grandson story line (complete with his juice box breakdown and Kat's help), and Louis' "Lookin' good" comment to Lil were enough for me to move Cold Case to 13-2 on the season.


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Sunday's Primetime Pass

A look at what PTR is watching tonight

Cold Case (Sunday 9 p.m. CBS) - "Blood on the Tracks." When an accidental fire is found to have been caused by a bomb, Lilly and the team re-open the 1981 case involving the murder of a yuppie couple. Original songs by multiple Grammy Award winner and living legend Bob Dylan will be featured throughout the episode.

The Amazing Race (Sunday 8 p.m. CBS) - "I Told You Less Martinis And More Cardio." 11th Season Premiere!!! Eleven former teams return to compete in a Race around the world. The race begins in Miami, Fla. when Teams begin jockeying for available flights to the first destination, Quito, Ecuador. Once there, Teams climb to an elevation of 11,040 feet during a four-hour ride through the rugged terrain of the Andes Mountain en route to their first Detour. The All-Stars' physical stamina is tested immediately as Teams struggle to complete the Detour that will require several Racers to get up close and personal with one hundred wild horses. .

Without a Trace (Sunday 10 p.m. CBS) - "Desert Springs." Jack and the team search for a water plant foreman who disappears hours after his life is threatened by a long-time employee who became enraged when the young foreman laid him off. John Aylward ("ER") guest stars as the father of the missing foreman.


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