Let's skip the formalities and get right to the point: What kind of
a whacked story is this show trying to spring on us? How completely
bananas is it for Carly to tell Sonny that she slept with Jason? I
can't even begin to tell you. She just nonchalantly names Jason as
the possible father to her possible baby and what kills me is that
she did it with absolutely no regard for Jax - nor did she bother to
bring up the possibility that he could also be the father. Sometimes
I seriously wonder what nasty thoughts are in that woman's head. So
is Carly going to go running to Jax and protest, "Hey I had to say
something!" I have a feeling that is not going to happen. As
it is, Carly has just announced Jason's "impending daddydom" to his
face and that patented deer-in-the-headlights look of his is only
going to increase tenfold. If someone can come up with a fairly
reasonable explanation as to why Carly would tell such an
unbelievable lie, I'm all ears. I'd love to hear it. Protecting her
kids from Sonny? I can see that but it still doesn't excuse the
claim that she hit the sack with her best friend. What, does Jax no
longer register on the Richter scale? I can also see her telling
this whopper if she weren't married to Jax - but she is! That makes
it even more nutso.
It's outta my hands, I tell ya! I just watch this show. Really.
And speaking of impending arrivals, I'll just put this bluntly as
only I can. Oh wait, I've done this before and it seems to be
getting me nowhere, but I digress. Here it is again: Give Scrubs a
better story. This same tired argument they've been having is really
starting to wear thin. What was wrong with, oh I don't know, having
Robin show fear about giving birth as she herself is an HIV patient?
Right now, it seems that Robin's health is being swept into a corner
so we can be treated to more silly squabbles about Robin being too
stubborn to accept Patrick's change of heart and Patrick clearly
being in love with himself. The dynamics that actually surround this
couple are not being tapped into and I don't mean Patrick thinking
that Robin's mother Anna is hot or Mac determined to keep Patrick
away from Robin because he believed him to be a sexual deviant. And
I sure as hell don't mean snarling back and forth about what is
posted in each other's blogs. Can you say snoozeworthy? In plain
English: We can do better than this. Please try.
So in strolls Dr. Matt Hunter or whatever the hell his name is, and
he smacks right into Maxie so we viewers can get that obligatory
"Shelle reunited- OMG!" scene. So did I see stars, the galaxy and
the moons of Jupiter when these two were brought back together on
screen? To be perfectly honest, no. Did I even see even an ever so
slight spark? Um, not really. And Matt has been on the air
approximately six seconds and everyone in the hospital has declared
him full of himself and acting like he's God's gift to medicine. Me
thinks the show should've allowed us to form out own opinions of
this guy and not make the other characters do it for us. Yes, we
want to decide for ourselves if he is a Patrick-in-training but it
sure looks like he will be since he's going to keep swiping paws at
Maxie all the while taking notice of Elizabeth and then Lulu. Yep, sounds like
Patrick to me. And we needed another obnoxious doctor with an "I
love me" complex because...? I admit, I did kind of get a kick out
of Nikolas putting the upstart in his place and Maxie taking full
advantage of the opportunity to gloat but that's about all I've got.
If I were Elizabeth, I would consider taking notice of the new doc
for no other reason that the fact that Jason is about to get dragged
into Carly's latest hare-brained scheme. Sometimes I think it's way
past time for Liz to just tell Jason, "Oh God, never mind!"
Spinelli babbling about Claudia's possible interest in Jason within
earshot of Elizabeth only reaffirms my belief that Liz should bolt
for the nearest exit. It matters not that Jason shows no signs on
returning that interest. I guess what really bugs me is the
possibility that Jason will agree to act as the father of Carly's
baby but he can't seem to get his ducks in a row in order to stake
his claim to his real child, Jake. I mean, come on. How cheap of a
shot would that be for fans of Liz and Jason? I myself am not among
those fans but I'm also not a fan of the show's penchant for putting
the screws to a couple (any couple) just because they seem to enjoy
inflicting pain on us - and that is what this looks like to me.
There
are a few things on the show that I'm enjoying so it's not all bad.
As I mentioned last week, Claudia's concern for Spinelli is kind of
cute and I believe that it is genuine. She seems to like him a lot
and shows an almost motherly affection for him which I find
touching, especially for a character with a tough as nails exterior
like the one Claudia projects. See, I told you she was not all
threats and claws. Jason just thinks that Claudia is nothing but
ulterior motive and agendas, so when she says, "I like Spinelli,
he's a sweet kid," Jason doesn't buy it. But I bought it - hook, line
and sinker - because I really think she meant it. I also think we
may see even more good changes come over Claudia. She definitely
resents the fact that Anthony considers her insignificant but she
doesn't seem to let that get to her too much. The fact that she
refused to take out Jason on Anthony's orders is solid proof that
Claudia is starting to turn around a little.
Now
there are a few people whose dastardly personalities come in handy
at a time like this. Trust me, I've had my doubt about Jerry and his
involvement with Alexis, seeing as how he was once James Craig
and... insert laundry list of crimes here. I declared Jerry a menace
to society a long time ago and with no problem whatsoever, but this
past week, I realized that his James Craig persona does have it's
good points. Anthony made threats towards Christina and a
freaked-out Alexis told Jerry of this terrifying conversation. "I'll
take it from here," Jerry says, and that meant marching over to the
Z lair, grabbing Johnny and shoving a gun in his neck and telling
the Zacchara's that they had better rethink their plans and fast. In
other words, if any harm comes to Alexis or her girls, you fine
people will be combing the bottom of the nearest body of water
looking for Johnny. I must say, I almost appreciated Jerry's
actions. And this is the same guy that tried to gut and drown
Claudia. It's almost nice to know that Jerry will come through for
Alexis in a dangerous pinch. It also proves my point that Sonny
leaving the mob really was a pointless gesture because it certainly
didn't stop Anthony from threatening his daughter. What really threw
me off, however, was the fact that Anthony was so blithely stating
to everyone in the room that Alexis was a problem to be dealt with
and Ric could only stand there in shocked surprise. What did I tell
you Ric? Allowing yourself to be in Anthony's pocket would end up
costing you. Now what?