Lost

Sawyer's a cop? Yabuhwuh? It didn't appear he was any longer a con man in his flash sideways but I sure didn't expect cop. It certainly makes when he saw Kate's handcuffs in the elevator at the airport much more curious. I guess he didn't turn her in because he didn't want anyone to know where he was. And am I the only one that thought of Spider-man when Kate smashed his car? He didn't stop her when he had the chance so his car got smashed? Could have been worse, Kate could have killed his Uncle Ben.

This whole flash-sideways thing is so odd, I can't wait until it's explained. I thought at first that each character's life changed from the point Jacob initially touched them, Jack is touched when he's older so his life is pretty much the same just with a son but Sawyer's is radically different because Jacob touched him at a much earlier age. However, I don't think I can make that theory work because of Hurley, his life is very different but Jacob doesn't come to him until after they Oceanic six are already rescued. So, quite frankly I don't know what the heck is going on.

Probably the most interesting part of tonight's episode was fake Locke's conversation with Kate on the beach. He reveals that he had a mother who was crazy like Claire. To be honest I had never even considered that the smoke monster started off human. How did he change into something that can go back and forth between a human body and a black cloud? Who was his mother? The first one I thought of was Rousseau but I don't think the time frames work out, not the time means anything on this show. He could be Aaron for all we know.

Also we see that Charles Widmore has made it to the island and preparing defenses against the smoke monster in the form of pylons like the ones the Others used to keep him out. Sawyer is captured and makes a deal with Widmore to deliver fake Locke to him then goes back and tells Locke what happened. This felt like a test of trust for Sawyer that Locke was giving him and Sawyer passed, although Sawyer makes it clear that he's on his own side and will do what's in his own best interest.

As good as this episode was I think the thing that got me most excited was the previews for next week's episode. We finally get to learn about the mysterious Richard and his back story. That should be a good one!

What did you think of tonight's episode? Leave a comment.

Parks and Recreation

There are some shows I watch because they are really good and I look forward to them every week and then there are shows like Parks and Recreation. If it wasn't on between Community and The Office I'm sure I would never watch it but I do have to admit it has gotten better over the 2 years it has been on.

Tonight's episode featured Leslie's (Amy Poehler) quest to rid the local Golf course of the dreaded Fairway Frank, a possum that has terrorized golfers and bitten the Mayor's dog. One possum was captured but they couldn't be sure it was the actual possum that bit the Mayor's dog so that get into what is really the heart of the show which is Leslie caring waaaaay to much about her job. She was told to get the possum that bit Hizzoner's dog and if she wasn't sure she had the right one she wasn't going to let it be put down, never mind the fact that it was still a filthy rodent and a danger to the other people on the course. She keeps the animal safe at the cost of a badly needed political favor that could be used to get her beloved park project off the ground.

This show certainly isn't the funniest show on TV or even on NBC Thursday nights but it is watchable and has its moments. I'd give it a 5 on a scale of 1 to 10.

Community

I'm not sure that there is a funnier show on TV than Community. Every week this comedy delivers the laughs and makes us care about the characters.

This week was no different as we saw Pierce (Chevy Chase) invite his daughter to family day at the college, only it turns out she is just his step-daughter from a marriage long over and she doesn't really like him. Pierce enlists the aid of Jeff (Joel McHale) to talk him up and tell his daughter what a great guy he is but Jeff just ends up sleeping with her but not before he finds out that she is grifting 25 thousand dollars from Pierce.

In the end there is a tender moment as Jeff breaks the news to Pierce and Jeff makes the case that Pierce is lucky because he has such great friends at school although if you consider the people you go to community college with as your family you probably have made some mistakes in your life! This show always finds a way to balance laughter with some pretty emotional moments that really draw you in to the character's lives and it delivered again with this episode.