This week's Picks are a little slim. For some reason, Glee and Bones didn't have episodes this week, which I am a little miffed about. As a result, we've only got three on the chopping block this week, and of them, only one really fails. Here we go.
Caprica:
This week's Caprica had it's ups and downs. While the plot involving Zoe in New Cap City was, as always, the highlight of the episode, the rest of the plots seemed odd and disjointed. We have a lot of things happening in no really related way, which is making the whole series seem fragmented. Greystone 'murders' someone, and is in with the mob now, but I don't get how that relates at all to the STO movement. Overall, unless they start really flexing the writing muscles, I don't see how this can even be improved.
Caprica needs to get it's ducks in a row so that they're writing one plot line, not five.
Castle:
This week's Castle was amusing with a joking dig at medical procedurals and all the bed-hopping that goes on there. While the back-at-home plot of the week was fairly boring, it did manage to be heartwarming as ever. The 'criminals' in this case were amusing and really came alive. You almost couldn't help but be amused by their antics. This episode kept me smiling the whole time, and I approve of the episode in general.
House:
Speaking of medical procedurals, House seems like it's back in the swing of things with an episode that could have been incredibly procedural – the medical plot was as standard as they come – if not for the wacky hijinks that ensued when House started babysitting for Cuddy. Wilson shows up, and hilarity ensues. The entire episode is a simple foil for the running gag of Cuddy's daughter having swallowed a dime, and the entire thing is absolutely hysterical. From the outset, I knew that they'd hit a home run with the writing here, giving us an episode full of humor and laughs instead of the usual drama.
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