Hannibal "Buffet Froid"
Having just binged the fourth season of Arrested Development a few days before, Hannibal featuring a story about face-blindness had a more comical effect than intended. Beyond that, I'm still trying to figure out Hannibal's (the character) endgame with Will. He obviously wants to keep him thinking he is insane, presumably because he thinks Will is the only one who can figure him out. It's all one big game for the good Dr. Lector and I'm curious to see how much longer he can play so fast and loose before it catches up to him.
Mad Men "A Tale of Two Cities"
Finally, we are getting back to the things that interest me the most in the show, the office and what's going on there. That's not to say I hate the personal stories of homelife and family, but, like preferring vanilla over chocolate, I'm most interested by what is going on at Sterling, Cooper, & Partners, as it is called now. That office is in disarray and the nomenclature issue is only the surface of it.
Burn Notice "New Deal"
So begins the final season. I think the single most frustrating thing about the show has been that it has grown beyond the initial concept but it still has the same opening credits. By that, I mean it has been fighting between being procedural and evolving to the point that it has gotten hopelessly convoluted. For example, who actually burned Michael? There's been so many leads over the years, I don't even remember who it ended up being. This first episode sets things up interestingly. The time jump feels way bigger than 9 months, but it is interesting to see how things have changed and not changed. Fi has moved on. Madeline is getting custody of her grandchild. But, they are all still friends. That, mixed with Michael taking on an actual story arch is a nice change of pace. It looks like we will be back to the episodic adventures next week, but this most recent tweak to the formula (no contact with the gang, employing the cast of Heroes, etc.), I'm intrigued to see how this final season goes from here.
Hannibal "Roti"
Shit's getting crazy. There was not a lot of Hannibal this week but when he was there, he was used well. I'm impressed how well the show is keeping the audience genuinely confused when they want us to see things from Will's perspective. That guy is losing it. Much like Hugh Dancy's wife in Homeland, I'm wondering how they will pick the pieces of him back up for season 2, because I'm not seeing an out for how he has fallen apart so far. And, is it just me or is Eddie Izzard a perfect casting call as a guest star in this show?
Mad Men "Favors"
Bravo to those of you who correctly called that Bob Benson was "friends with Sal". I thought they'd already touched upon that kind of story so it wouldn't be something they'd return to, but I was wrong, indeed. And, as it turns out, that was only one noteworthy element of a fantastic episode. We got some great Pete and Peggy moments and a little more insight into Ted. The biggest event of all is, of course, Sally catching Don in the act. That's a pretty seismic moment in the series. He can't get rid of a kid (ok, he kind of already has, but you know what I mean). He can't run away from this the way he has in the past. I'm extremely curious to see how this plays out. I wanted another Sally episode this season and that's definitely what I got this week.
The Point of the Purge
Past Purges:
5/1-5/7 5/8-5/14 5/15/-5/18 5/19-5/24 5/25-5/29
4/4-4/7 4/8-4/9 4/10-4/16 4/17-4/21 4/22-4/30
3/13-3/15 3/16-3/19 3/20-3/26 3/27-3/31 4/1-4/3
2/22-2/26 2/27 2/28-3/3 3/4-3/7 3/8-3/12
2/5-2/8 2/9-2/11 2/12-2/18 2/19-2/20 2/21
1/17-1/18 1/19-1/21 1/22-1/23 1/24-1/29 1/30-2/4
12/16 12/17-12/21 ...12/22-1/7 1/8-1/9 1/10-1/16
11/25-11/28 11/29-11/30 12/1-12/5 12/6-12/8 12/9-12/15
10/28-11/3 11/4-11/10 11/11-11/16 11/17-11/20 11/21-11/24
9/22-9/28 9/29-10/4 10/6-10/12 10/13-10/19 10/20-10/27
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