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Post by tipou on Mar 13, 2009 2:48:07 GMT
****SPOILERS.... BUT I CAN REVEAL THAT RUFUS IS SEXY AS HELL, WHICH IS NOT A SPOILER....*****************
random thoughts at 10: 45
has there been a more ridiculous episode of EH so far? i say no.
how come the perfume isnt named "rufus in a bottle"?
what would dr. hood do with his hands until the end of the episode if all his pockets were magically sewn up during this commercial?
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Post by tipou on Mar 13, 2009 3:06:08 GMT
**** SPOILERS *** BUT THIS EPISODE IS SPOILED TO THE CORE, SO... *****
ok so i was wrong about the glasses. marley's sister was just auditioning in case the lead part in "ugly betty" becomes available. she thought that a pair of silly glasses and the worst skirt ever sewn together might do the trick.
but i was right about the guy who needed a shave. but somehow i dont take pride in it.
the last five minutes really looked like a comedy, or at least a spoof. didn't you love how the models kept on strutting on the catwalk even as the police invaded the premices and as the audience kept attacking them and each other? the show must go on, girl!
will the dior house sue jerry bruckheimer for using their trade name in such a fiasco?
did you notice , at the beginning, how conspicuous were the CSI jackets? yeah. like the CSI franchises badly need publicity on Eleventh Hour.
stunning image of rufus leaning on a wall between two giant pictures of models in the agent's office. if someone would post this cap, i would certainly send them chocolate.
all in all, wasn't it a good thing that tonite, ER seriously challenged EH? it means that fewer people saw this sorry episode, so we have less explaining to do tomorrow about why exactly we watch this show.
rueful, please, do post the link to that sarcasm goddess' review of the show when it somes up. that will be something to read, i am sure.
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Post by rueful on Mar 13, 2009 3:13:24 GMT
ROFLMAO! We don't need to go elsewhere for sarcastic recaps, as long as we have you, Tip! You make many hilarious and excellent points.
Edited to add: Ha, Tip, cross-posting about recaps. I like yours just fine!
This is the one point you make that I disagree with--I think the "writers" wrote this episode specifically to address this point. Now everyone who saw it will understand that Rufus's pheromones draw us chemically and we cannot help ourselves until he comes to us personally with his magic smoke spray version of an antidote. Which, by the way, proves that the story line in the Games thread, in which rabid fangirlies have taken over the writers' room, is not just a fantasy.
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Post by tipou on Mar 13, 2009 3:22:00 GMT
Which, by the way, proves that the story line in the Games thread, in which rabid fangirlies have taken over the writers' room, is not just a fantasy. ROTFL !!!  |
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Post by ambra on Mar 13, 2009 3:54:09 GMT
Not sure I'm even going to get to see this ep, but as I said last week, judging from the previews, I wasn't expecting much. The local cbs affliate here showed basketball during primetime; usually, that means the "primetime" programs are delayed until 2am or some other ungodly hour but since I get home about that time, maybe I'll get to see "CSI" and EH, even though it sounds like I'm going to be screaming at the tv "Why? Why do you insist on teasing us with great episodes like "Subway" only to follow it with this!"
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Post by rueful on Mar 13, 2009 3:59:16 GMT
SPOILERS AHEAD!!
You are right, Tip, bad puns about perfume aside, this episode stunk to high heaven. I think it has replaced Electro as my least favorite, despite (1) Rufus looking fantastic and (2) his explanation of the effect of pheromones, which we all know he must have written himself after a secret visit to these boards.
Suspension of disbelief complaints: First of all, they made that leap to blaming the perfume pretty quick, even if it turned out to be right. They find a recently opened box in the model's apt and immediately that becomes chemical suspect number 1. What if she had just opened a new tube of toothpaste before the murderous attack?
Second, would a chemical analysis really be able to separate 600+ ingredients that quickly and easily? If so, wouldn't Burger King have trotted out a competitor to McDonald's Big Mac secret sauce a long time ago?
Third, would the NYPD really provide a portable GPS and dogs to track Ugly Gretchen around the city? Don't they have parking tickets to issue or some other vital business to attend to?
Fourth, I don't even know what to say about the magic smoke spray antidote. We need a shaking head smiley.
Fifth, all the ridiculous stuff Tipou already pointed out above.
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Post by rueful on Mar 13, 2009 5:43:31 GMT
MORE SPOILERS
Answering myself (since I love the sound of my own voice) to say, in line with Tipou's complaint about the models who kept on trucking while the men around them went nuts, what was with all the bystanders who watched the model being murdered at the beginning by the security guy? Granted, at first they may not have understood what was going on, but after several shouts of, "Hey, he's really hurting her," are we to believe that no one in that crowd would try to break it up--not even the other security guards? Instead they helpfully waited until he laid her out so artistically on the catwalk and then jumped up to grab him.
However, just to say something nice, I thought the actors did the best they possibly could with the inane dialogue they were given. And I did love the laugh they all shared about the aphrodisiac suntan lotion.
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Mar 13, 2009 13:20:34 GMT
****GE2 dont read, spoilers**********************  Thanks, guys, for the spoiler warnings!  As you can tell, I couldn't resist sneaking a peek anyway! I'll go away again now..... |
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Post by pitzel on Mar 13, 2009 16:41:40 GMT
****SPOILERS.... Here's my take.
First this was a perfect opportunity for a Jerry Bruckheimer crossover. Being in NY they could have had a CSI NY character involved at the onset. I can't believe Mac Taylor would not have been involved. He runs the labs. And how was this characterized as a case for Dr. Hood when there were only two cases reported? Wouldn't the locals need more examples before they even contacted the FBI? The whole show was thrown together like a High School assignment.
On the upswing...at least we got to care about Gretchen's character and Marley's sister did a great job, however I think I would have seen the resemblance between the two actresses even if I didn't know Marley's sister was playing a role. Perhaps that is another reason they made her so dowdy.
I pretty much agree with everything said above in the thread. Rufus looked great as usual and his comedy is very tongue in cheek. I wonder if he ad libs some of his lines? I noticed they do not have the same writers each week and that may be the problem.
I really don't think CBS cares if EH succeeds. Bruckheimer already has a new show ready for cable this summer. His company may be spread too thin and EH is the loser. There wasn't even a promo for next week's episode after the show. I would like to see it continue next season, but they really need to revamp, and get regular writers. Since ER will be no more and Leno will have his show at ten, EH should fare better in the ratings.
We can only hope.
Respectably submitted,
Pitzel
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Post by dirtygirldiva on Mar 13, 2009 16:43:42 GMT
Oh Lord this episode sucked. Sorry but it did, bad.  Besides the fact that they have done this story line not too long ago when they did H2O, it was completely superficial and corny. While it is funny to say that Rufus gives off pheremones that make "normal" women go insane with desire...which of course is true...it doesn't make for good television. I mean serioulsy, and aphrodesiac in a suntan lotion that gets mixed with pheremones in a perfume that causes men to go batS**te crazy? Even to the point of becoming obssesed and killing women? My boss when I was working at a music store in high school wore Drukar all the time, drove me nuts he smelled so good. But I certainly didn't attack him in the back room.  I refuse to believe that every actor in this episode couldn't act. Just another example of writers not giving a damn about their job, their art and their reputation. It's maddening really to think that these "artists" could care so little about their final product. The only explanation I can think of is that they knew that George and Julianna would be back on ER last night, so they are saving their creative recourses for the next new episode. But that is probably just the optimist in me talking. And even if that IS the case, it still angers me. It would mean that besides being careless, the writers are also quitters, lacking any real drive or determination. Jerry needs to crack the whip on these idiots, seriously. If he doesn't, he is going to have a massive failure on his hands. Even Rufus couldn't save this one. Although everytime I saw him with his hands in his Pockets.....I thought of Tip....I know she was formulating scientific analysis as the show went on.  ;D I guess the only thing I liked was the dynamic between Marley and her sister. You could tell they were sisters it was kind of cute. Overall probably an episode I won't miss. |
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Post by dirtygirldiva on Mar 13, 2009 16:52:05 GMT
And Pitzel....spot on about the CSI crossover....would have been a good way to boost ratings....But they had to go an muck it up. Even got the CSI design on the jackets wrong. They should have said "Forensics" on the back...with a badge on the front....c'mon people!  |
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Post by rueful on Mar 13, 2009 19:22:38 GMT
Your point made me think of another thing--how come no women went crazy? If it's a chemical thing, wouldn't some women, gay or straight, be susceptible?
There's only one more new episode, and it's not on until Apr 2nd. In the meantime, there's a couple weeks of college basketball. The break might be the best thing--give them a couple of weeks to think about what they've done!
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Post by dirtygirldiva on Mar 13, 2009 20:42:25 GMT
naw...they'll sit with their thumbs up their butts and congratulate each other on being horrible...
basketball? gag me with a maggot...
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Post by rueful on Mar 13, 2009 21:25:11 GMT
WARNING: POSSIBLE SPOILER FOR THE FUTURE, NOT TO DO WITH ANY EPISODE THAT'S AIRED.
I spoilered this because I don't know what effect if any that would have on her future in the show, if it gets renewed. But the timing isn't good, because if it is renewed, they'll be filming in the summer and fall.
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Mar 13, 2009 21:32:12 GMT
***SPOILER****
But it does fit with that rumour about her leaving. Thanks for posting this, Rueful.
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As you can tell, I couldn't resist sneaking a peek anyway!
;D