About Last Night…THE WALKING DEAD, THE X FACTOR, DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, and More

When did Sunday night television get so crazy? Between all of the shows I watched last night, it was nearly 7 hours of programming. What a way to kick off the week, right?

So what ended up on my TiVo?

THE X FACTOR‘s “Judges’ Homes” round lasted too long as far as I’m concerned: so far, we’re at four hours of performances and we don’t even know which acts made it through! As much as I love THE X FACTOR, this has felt like THE VOICE’s “battle round” — interesting in theory, but drawn out too long. With that being said, Melanie and Rachel were amazing, plus I was surprised by how well the judges-formed Intensity meshed together.

My goodness, it was not a good week to be a kid on the THE WALKING DEAD. Poor Carl was accidentally (?) shot and Sophia is MIA after getting chased into the woods by two zombies. Oh, and the gutting of the zombie to make sure he hadn’t eaten Sophia…wow. That was smart and one of the most disgusting things I’ve seen on TV in a bit.

I still love DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, but man, Lynette is just painful. As much as I adore both actors, Tom and Lynette have needed this break for a while, but it’s really bringing out the worst in her. I wasn’t surprised that she tracked down Tom’s new squeeze, but the way she used Penny and dismissed her daughter when she realized what was going on felt rough. Yes, you’re going through a hard time, Lynette, but think of your kids!

I mentioned this last night on Twitter, but PAN AM just isn’t doing it for me. It’s so gorgeous and I do love the era, but something just hasn’t clicked for me. We’re four episodes in and while I remember a few of the characters’ names, I still don’t find myself caring what happens to them.

It feels weird to be thankful for a show being good, but that’s where I’m at with HOMELAND. It’s the best straight-up drama of the season and I’m loving the shades of gray the show lives in. As to where we’re at now, I don’t know if I want to believe Carrie or Scott Brody. On the one hand, Carrie seriously needs the win, especially after her informant was killed. But at the same time, after all Scott went through, I’d like to believe he’s just frakked up in trying to readjust to his new (old) life. Anyone else torn, too?

The only show I didn’t get to finish last night was DEXTER. Sorry, Dex.

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