Mid Season TV review
Once again, instead of studying and doing my research project, i shall verily procrastinate and instead go off-topic. Given that we are in the middle of the TV season (US Tv season, that is. Watching Singaporean TV dramas qualifies as a cruel and unusual punishment), i present to you the mid season TV review. Sadly, because the good shows seem to get canned in the first season (Firefly, Jack & Bobby) i am only actively watching 3 TV series. Note: This is a Mid Season Review, and my opinions of the season may change after the whole season has ended.
Smallville Season 5
After the Disaster that was Season 4, Season 5 seems to be a huge improvement. Although nowhere near the peak of Season 3, the episodes thus far have been decent, and the recent christmas episode titled Lexmas was quite possibly the best Smallville episode in a very, very long time. Still i was quite disappointed that the episode after Lexmas did not build on its momentum and return to average levels. Overall Grade : B
Lost Season 2
In Season 1, Lost cruised with consistently solid episodes, until the last few episodes of the season, where it suddenly amped up the stakes and finished with an exhilarating finale. The first few episodes of Season 2 start with a bang, with each episode trying to outdo the previous. Although the past few episodes have sort of returned to normal pacing, Lost maintains its compelling edge and remains one of the few bastions of quality scriptwriting on TV, in the sea of increasingly bad reality TV. Overall Grade: A
Desperate Housewives Season 2
Still as darkly funny as ever, the lives of the women of Wisteria Lane continue to intrigue us. Having said that, some of the plotlines, espicially the subplot felt forced and Season 2, while continually solid seems a tad weaker than Season 1. Still, one of my favourite scenes is the prison bickering between Gabrielle and Carlos over several episodes, and their verbal cut-and-thrust is more deadly and exciting than an actual duel. Overall Grade: B+
