By John Keegan and Gregg Wright
As expected, "Eureka" takes a step back and delivers the first experiment-gone-wrong-of-the-week (EGWOTW?) of the season. And alongside it, the episode mixes in a bit of light drama surrounding the Astraeus crew's difficulties with settling back into the real world, including the beginnings of Fargo's recovery from Holly's death. I can't remember if it's always been this way, but I like that the standard operating procedure for "Eureka" is to explore the characters' current mental states during the downtime from the myth-arc episodes. Even if it doesn't always work as well as it should, the intent behind the idea is greatly appreciated.
As expected, "Eureka" takes a step back and delivers the first experiment-gone-wrong-of-the-week (EGWOTW?) of the season. And alongside it, the episode mixes in a bit of light drama surrounding the Astraeus crew's difficulties with settling back into the real world, including the beginnings of Fargo's recovery from Holly's death. I can't remember if it's always been this way, but I like that the standard operating procedure for "Eureka" is to explore the characters' current mental states during the downtime from the myth-arc episodes. Even if it doesn't always work as well as it should, the intent behind the idea is greatly appreciated.
For various reasons, I got behind on "Touch", but part of it was the simple fact that it has fallen very far towards the bottom of my priority list. The underlying "message" of this show is just a bit too facile for my liking, and I don't like it when writers modify real information or fake significance to prove a point. Especially when they know it's a point that many will accept without any level of critical thinking.
The latest contestant to leave American Idol was 18 year old Skylar Laine. The country singer, who is currently working on her nursing degree, made it to the Top 5 before being voted off, and will be joining the other Idols on tour this summer.
After a string of solid episodes, I can't help but think that Jordan slipped back into some bad habits with this one. It wasn't terrible, by any means, but it felt a bit overwrought when events culminated in bloodshed. It's also possible that the shift in directors had something to do with it, but whatever it was, it was noticeable.
This felt like a callback to the earliest episodes of the series, when the stories were more blatantly inspired by classic fairy tales. The "Cinderella" vibe was palpable from the very start, especially once the gorgeous Lucinda stepped into the room. Immediately the stakes were established: why wouldn't Arnold do anything to keep a lovely and frisky young woman like that happy?
First off, a little introduction for those that haven't read my reviews for the previous season of "Sherlock". I'll get no points for originality for saying this, but I consider myself to be a pretty big fan of Sherlock Holmes. In particularly, I have a deep appreciation for the original stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle himself, as well as some of the later adaptations. I greatly enjoyed the first Guy Ritchie film for what it was (sadly, I have yet to see the sequel, which I hope to remedy soon), though many fans thought it took too many liberties with the source material.
I may have said something similar in a previous review, but if there's one thing that "Game of Thrones" does exceptionally well, it's creating that sense of a downward spiral; that things are about to go from bad to worse. This is true as a description of the entire show, but it's also especially true in individual scenes, such as this episode's opening scene, in which Theon captures Winterfell. If anything could be called a point of no return for Theon, this would have to be it. Even if there is to be some sort of redemptive arc, there's only so much that something like that could accomplish.
Recently Syfy premiered the fifth season of its hit series, Eureka. Unfortunately, it is to be the last; however, both fans, and the series lead, Colin Ferguson, are hopeful that it will be back in some capacity. The actor recently talked to Jamie Ruby of SciFi Vision in an exclusive interview about the upcoming season and his hopes for the future.
Fans of "Supernatural" got a boost before this episode with the announcement of an impending eighth season. Not that this turn of events is particularly shocking at this point, but who ever thought that the show fans had to fight to keep on the air in the early days would make it eight seasons?
As the first part of a massive season finale, it's a bit difficult to evaluate this in isolation. There are plenty of items that will likely see resolution in the finale proper, and might even spill over into the beginning of the fifth and final season. Even so, I think it's possible to look at this episode alone and still come away with a number of highlights.