Episode Report Card Jacob Clifton: A+ | 88 USERS: B+ YOU GRADE IT The Privilege of Irony
By Jacob Clifton | Season 5 | Episode 11 | Aired on 01.05.2014
Now, it's rare that Alicia is anything more than mildly amused at the end of an episode -- usually it's some kind of existential horror -- so you know whatever happens next to close out the episode is going to be fucking brutal. And it is.
But still! Sweet hugs! Robyn Burdine! Rowby & Marshall, come back soon! For more hugs!
TRIBUNE
Eli: "Why do I feel like I'm about to be devoured?"
Anne: "Oh, Eli. You are hilarious. You know what else is hilarious? This anonymous tip we just got..."
Eli: "Reporters, you're all the same. Just comment on this tip, just the tip..."
Anne: "This one comes with video."
Eli: "Fine. Give it to me. I regret nothing."
Anne: "Okay because here is some video of the DNC stealing Peter's election."
Eli: "I have to go now, bye."
What? Who did that? Who had it? You want to say Will, because that's how I remember it happening -- that Will had the only option there -- but then doesn't that seem way too dark? Like, no-coming-back, die-at-end-of-season dark? I can't see that being the deal.
Therefore it must be Wendy Scott-Carr. My go-to. All roads lead to Wendy. All roads lead through a brambly darkness, up a hill to a graveyard, under a full moon, past a gargoyle that is coming to life, under a bridge where a troll lives, past a bunch of witches that all share one eyeball, down into a torch-lit underground passage, up through a basement of a haunted house, and then just two doors down you got: Wendy Scott-Carr. Bingo.
Eli makes it back to the office without barfing, and guess who's there? Marilyn Garbanza, still thinking she is the cause of his incoming myocardial infarction, wrapping herself around the babydaddy and his cravat, giggling romantically about how they're coming out with their relationship, and isn't that a load off Eli's shoulders, but he barely hears her because what is happening is so, so much worse than anything to which even Marilyn Garbanza could ever give birth.
NEXT WEEK
Victor Garber! Some kind of Bruce Springsteen tie-in that probably makes sense if you know who Bruce Springsteen is, because you are a hundred, because you watch CBS shows, but makes very little sense to me. Kalinda quote "tries to repair a damaged relationship," which you think is Jenna but long to be Alicia. And Will and Alicia once again lock horns, this time over a couple accused of smuggling drugs -- probably one's name will be "Felicia Schnorrick" and the other one's "Phil Schnardner" -- and there are multiple jury pools and whatever, we're maybe going to learn something about jurisprudence, its vagaries, etc. Oh, and possibly Cary gets a storyline? That would be nice. That would be real nice. Been missin' that kid something fierce.
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