I have agonized, and will stubbornly continue to, through this mess of a show which features NO, I repeat, NO likable characters. Ellie (played disappointingly by Breaking bad alum Anna Gunn) is clearly not cut out to be a detective in any way shape or form. Her partner Carver, is as stale and out of touch with humanity as an old loaf of bread. He's like a manically depressed, less entertaining Sheldon Cooper sans the bazzinga. The deceased child's' parents behavior and acting skills change on a week to week basis for no reason at all. And just when you are starting to like and appreciate Nolte's Pseudo-pedophile whale watcher, just when the character is starting to get a hint of depth, of course, he offs himself. I don't know exactly where the story is heading, but the guilt is being spotlighted mostly in the hands of the priest (cliché'), the father's work assistant (angry, cliché'), and the detective's own young son. For those who haven't figured it out yet, the kid ran away and ditched his bike. Based on his behavior at the funeral, I'm sure of that. So, in all likelihood, the killer will be none of those characters and will actually end up being somebody stupid and ancillary like the grandma. (You heard it here first.) I'm preparing for an end of Lost kind of stupidity with this ending, and I'll be very surprised if the payoff exceeds my expectations. This is because the whole thing feels like a waste of time, and even though my OCD prevents me from simply tuning out, (I have too much time invested) I will slog my way through the last three hours, none-the-less, with barf bag in hand, waiting to be disappointed some more, and lamenting the hours wasted on this drivel, no better than any individual episode of Law and Order, just agonizingly longer.
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They don't get much better than this
30 March 2009
Warning: Spoilers
The battle lines of science versus religion are crossed in this episode which features the voices of just about every main character in the Star Trek : The Next Generation television series. Every gag seems to work, even the old ones (think Cool WHip), and the drive-in scene is especially hilarious and true to life. When Michael Dorn asks if they have a McDLT, a sandwich that went out of production in 1990, I lose it. Early on you are warned by Peter that this is a "Meg" episode, but her journey from being bedridden to brainwashed yet again holds up well juxtaposed against the hilarity of Stewie's kidnapping. It all comes together when we learn what the universe is, and are treated to yet another absurd live-action ending. Thank you Seth MacFarlane.
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