BONES: ‘The Couple In The Cave’

We at Give Me My Remote would like to begin this week’s BONES recap by wishing a hearty congratulations to Emily Deschanel on her recent marriage to actor David Hornsby whom we know from another one of our favorite Thursday shows, IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA! It’s great to see such a happy couple. Conversely, in this episode of BONES, we saw a different couple… who is doomed forever. And by that, I mean Booth and his new girlfriend, Hannah. Ey yo! I kid, I kid. Of course I mean the victims. I’ll be honest with you, this episode was the first hour of the show which I’ve ever been GLAD to see end. Not because I didn’t love it, because I did. It’s more because it just hurt so badly. But I think it’s a ‘good’ hurt that we must endure for the sake of our beloved Temperance Brennan and Seeley Booth. And we need to talk about it — just as we’ve faithfully discussed BONES here at GMMR for the past two and half years — so, let’s begin.
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BONES Season Premiere: Let’s Discuss ‘The Mastodon in the Room’

Let me ask you this, BONES fans – if we’d known that all the pain we were going to feel about Brennan going to Maluku would result in her using a shovel to kick some butt, we would have been a LOT happier last spring, right?

I’m going to go ahead and assume you are as happy as I am to have BONES back on TV. There is much to discuss, so we’d best take to the ground like fleas and get to it!

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WAREHOUSE 13 Season Finale Recap: Reset

Syfy best be getting around to announcing a season three of WAREHOUSE 13, and I mean soon.

This show has just gotten better and better as season with each episode and last night’s finale was the culmination of a fantastic season. It incorporated the three things the show needs to remain strong: heart, guts, intuition.

When we left off last week, Pete and Myka were in Egypt and had solved the three challenges posed by the rising Warehouse 2. The two were betrayed by HG who stunned them and escaped.

As “Reset” began, it wasn’t too surprising to see that Myka was the most upset about Helena’s actions.  But as Pete says, being mad and all is fine, but it doesn’t exactly get them out of the currently collapsing Warehouse 2, does it?

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13 Things to Know for the Warehouse 13 Finale and Beyond

We’ve got some scoop for you, WAREHOUSE 13 fans!

As those of us who have been watching know, Artie and Pete have worked together more this season and created some very funny moments.

So it’s no surprise that when Eddie McClintock (Pete) and Saul Rubinek (Artie) chatted with us to give out the goods on what we can expect in the season two finale of WAREHOUSE 13 (airing tonight at 9 PM EST), there was a lot of witty banter.

Read below to find out where Pete and Myka will be when the finale begins, what it’s like behind the scenes, whether or not HG will be back in season three and more. And we’re breaking it down Warehouse style, giving you 13 things you need to know!

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WAREHOUSE 13: Buried

Whoa! The penultimate episode of Season Two of Warehouse 13 did NOT disappoint, did it? We had intrigue, betrayal, romance, death and a previously below-ground Warehouse 2. The case is unlike anything the team has ever faced, or as Pete said, “So, like always then.”

In the romance department, the episode begins with Pete talking with Kelly about their future. I had forgotten that the team’s ruse in the town was as an IRS warehouse, and it’s clear that Kelly doesn’t exactly buy that ruse as a good reason for them not to move in together. Claudia, Myka, and Helena give him a hard time about it, finally getting him to admit that he loves Kelly.

You all know I’m in favor of Pete and Kelly, but what I really want are more Pete and Mrs. Frederic scenes. They make me laugh every single time and this week was no exception.

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Do Your Part to ‘Stand Up to Cancer’ – Tonight!

Tonight, stars from TV, movies, sports and music will join together and lend their collective voices to a cause that seems to be one of the unfortunate common threads that connects us all — cancer.

For one hour we can forget about Twitter wars, ratings struggles and commercials. It’s a chance to see some of our favorite performers in a different setting and for a good cause.

Stand Up To Cancer is an initiative created to accelerate groundbreaking cancer research that will get new therapies to patients quickly and save lives. SU2C’s goal is to bring together the best and the brightest in the cancer community, encouraging collaboration instead of competition.

Tonight’s one hour, commercial-free telecast, hosted by Katie Couric, Brian Williams and Diane Sawyer, will help to raise money to find a cure for cancer.

Stand Up To Cancer will air at 8PM EST & PST / 7PM CT on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Discovery Health, E!, G4, HBO, HBO Latino, MLB Network, Showtime, The Style Network and TV One and streaming on over 30 websites.

Donations to SU2C can be made via telephone during the show, anytime online at www.su2c.org or Text STAND to 40202 to give $10 now. 100% of the funds received from the public go to research.

As someone who has lost friends and relatives to cancer, and who continually feels the need to stand up and fight for those friends and relatives STILL fighting their valiant battles against it, I’m drawn to this type of event.

Cancer is no respecter of persons. It doesn’t play favorites or choose its victims based on wealth or popularity. We’d be hard pressed to find someone we know who has NOT been affected by cancer in some way. And it’s that sort of human condition that makes it all so personal. And that is why it’s important for networks, musicians, writers, actors, bloggers, fans, all of us to join together as a united front and say, “We’re standing up”.

So even if you’ll be sitting at home on Friday night, I hope you’ll choose to StandUp2Cancer.

For a list of stars slated to appear, keep reading…
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WAREHOUSE 13: Where and When

Carole King’s first hit. Mrs. F in her younger, ‘scarier’ years. Oh to have been around in 1961.

This week’s WAREHOUSE 13 was more pleasing than I anticipated. After last week’s promo, I was expecting the time-travel theme to be really cheesy, but Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly and the rest of the team really pulled it off quite well.

The warehouse team was joined by Rebecca, who season one fans might remember as the retired agent who warned Myka to leave the warehouse before it became all consuming. We know that Myka didn’t exactly heed her advice, but it was still nice to see Rebecca back in a slightly more optimistic frame of mind.

This week’s adventure took us back to 1961 and gave us a glimpse into quite the horrific event. A handful of young and beautiful women were stabbed and then turned into glass. The weapon of choice was a rogue artifact and Pete and Myka went on the hunt for it.

If you’ve got to go back in time, it’s always convenient to have H.G. Wells on your team. No? Helena rigged up one of her old time machines and allowed Pete and Myka to return to 1961 fora mere 22 hours and 19 minutes. During that time the two were able to take the form of Rebecca and her former co-agent/love interest, Jack.

While Pete was intent of saving the lives of the women killed in 1961, Myka was concerned with the negative impact altering events might have on the future.

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WAREHOUSE 13 Recap: Vendetta

Can you believe we’re already three quarters of our way through season two? It’s time for Syfy to step up and order a season three!

While we are waiting for the pickup announcement,  let’s discuss last night’s episode, “Vendetta”!

Daniel Dickenson, Pete and Myka’s former Secret Service boss, receives a surprise visit from someone wielding what appears to be a chain-link artifact. When the chain is pulled taut, Dickenson suffers great pain before he falls to the ground and dies. The unidentifiable intruder and murdered accessed top secret government files. What is the intruder searching for? The files of Team Warehouse, of course!

Back at the Warehouse, the team is enjoying a rare light moment, teasing each other about everything from bowling scores, to crushes and even Sesame Street themed ringtones. But things take a turn toward the somber when Pete receives a call from Kate Logan (Tia Carrere) who informs him of Dickenson’s death. It’s the same call Artie is getting on his machine.

Upon arrival in D.C., Kate briefs the team and all are shocked when Artie admits that Dickenson’s death is his fault.

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DROP DEAD Diva Season Finale Recap: Bad Girls & Freeze the Day

Hey DROP DEAD DIVA fans! How did you like this exciting season finale?

Show creator Josh Berman created quite a buzz when he tweeted that the last five minutes would be shocking, and they certainly were. Let’s get right to it!

In, “Bad Girls,” Claire Harrison, of our fave law firm Harrison and Parker, arrives, asking for help in a divorce against her husband. Parker is pleased to see her, which sets Kim on edge.

Jane and Grayson team up to represent Abbey Tilden, a high school student who is suing fellow classmate, Madison Thomas, after a racy photo of Abbey is posted on Madison’s blog. Jane and Grayson are determined to bring this “Mean Girl” down.

Things get a bit complicated when Jane figures out that Abbey took the photo of herself and sexted it to her (now ex) boyfriend. Jane figures the only way to win is if she can get other students to testify to Madison’s bullying. But when all of the witnesses calls in “sick”, Jane and Grayson lose that case.

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WAREHOUSE 13 Recap: Merge with Caution

Hey, WAREHOUSE 13 pals! This episode starts out with a bang, or really a crash, as Pete and Myka are on the trail of a window-breaking, fast running, jewelry thief. Pete grabs his backpack, but neither of them can actually grab the thief. Inside the bag is a bronze griffin (half lion, half eagle). Myka tells us that historically in Greek mythology, they were used to protect treasure. Since it appears to be an artifact now, Pete and Myka are happy. Case closed, right? Pete tells Myka she can now go to her high school reunion to see her old friends, IF she has old friends, that is.

She assures him that she does, sort of, or at least, people she tutored. So they place the griffin into an artifact bag. But just as they are doing so, it reacts; its eyes go yellow. Then Myka and Pete’s do the same.

No harm, no foul, though, right? Yeah, they’d LIKE to think so.

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DROP DEAD DIVA: Good Grief

Hey, Drop Dead Diva fans! It’s hard to believe that season two is almost over, but it’s true. There is a lot to talk about this Jane-centric episode, Good Grief. We’ve got a clown and former Bachelor Jake Pavelka. For those of you keeping score at home, it’s actually two DIFFERENT clowns. Don’t believe me? Read on; let’s discuss.

Weren’t the Jane vs. Jane dream sequences really creative? It’s fun to see how the writers can continue the thread of tension between Old Jane and New Jane. New or old, our Jane is presented with an interesting case when Evan, a man in full clown costume is her first appointment. She reads over his file and talks with him about his termination from a reputable corporation. He worked there for many years, but in recent months began wearing the clown suit, shoes, wig and make-up. Jane gains compassion when she asks Evan why he took bereavement leave before his wardrobe change, and he admits that his wife died. Almost as shocking is when Grayson volunteers to be her second chair, stating, “He lost his wife; I might have some insights.”

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WAREHOUSE 13: For the Team

Love is in the air at the warehouse! Pete and Kelly! Artie and Vanessa! Myka and…HG Wells? Okay, okay, that last one’s a stretch, but you’ve got to admit that this episode felt different than any other episode we’ve seen.

The case took the passenger seat to the driving force of relationships, both romantic and friendly. Additionally, we saw more development in the ongoing thread of tension that both Pete and Myka have been facing: Will working at the warehouse ruin their chances of a happy, “normal” life?  Pete had more time to contemplate it as he assisted Artie with his annual appendectomy, while Myka was busy trying to determine if Helena was trustworthy. Oh, and also Claudia had her first mission. Let’s discuss!

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DROP DEAD DIVA: Will & Grayson

Hey, hey, Drop Dead Diva fans! Lots to talk about this episode. So much intrigue.

DID Jane have an affair with Todd? Would she find the missing evidence? Would Grayson win his case against Vanessa’s ex-fiance’s company? Would Fred actually be able to nail Stacy an acting job, therefore increasing his chances to…well, you know! There’s a lot to discuss, so let’s get to it!

New Jane finds herself in a predicament when accepting an honor from the local police department, a woman accuses her (or Old Jane, really), of having an affair with her husband, Todd. Jane is sure she never could have done anything like that, new or old, but it’s up to her to figure out the truth. With Stacy and Teri’s help, she sets out to clear her name. I liked that idea that New Jane had to stand up for Old Jane. She travels to the hotel where the incriminating photos were taken and gets copies of her receipts. There she is given a set of prescription sunglasses and a lead to where Todd might be. She finds him and confesses she suffered memory loss. In a nice moment of vulnerability, she asks Todd to tell her everything that happened between them. Once he reveals that she was helping defend him against theft charges in his police department, Jane realizes she needs to find the evidence that supports him.

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WAREHOUSE 13: Around The Bend

I don’t know about all of you, but after last week’s preview, I was really looking forward to this episode. Warehouse 13 is best when it aligns the artifacts and casework with good character development. As much as these Season Two episodes have made me laugh, there is still that underlying thread that some of us here on GIVE ME MY REMOTE talked about last season where the writers need to make sure that the characters don’t look too much like goofballs dropped in the middle of nowhere on accident. Pete and Myka ARE (were) top agents after all, and being assigned to the warehouse was a promotion. Not that it’s been a cake walk, as Pete tells his old flame, Kate Logan, played by the gorgeous Tia Carrere.

In this episode, Pete and Myka are visiting a British museum that includes some cool treasures and a walking stick known to cause earthquakes. Later on in the episode, the walking stick comes into play several times, but in a way we’ve never seen before on this show. But first, when Pete and Myka see it about to be swiped from the museum, they take action. Pete is surprised outside of the building when Mrs. Frederic approaches him and insists that he let the perpetrator escape and lie about it.

We can see that lying doesn’t sit well with Pete, and that’s a good thing.

He and Myka are called back to the warehouse immediately, where they (along with Claudia and Artie) are surprised by a visit from Valda, a Regent. What I loved about this part was that I really had no idea if Valda was there because he really was concerned about their work as agents, or if it was just a ploy to get them riled up. And I was constantly trying to read Pete’s body language and Artie’s reactions to see if they were in on it or more or less shocked than anyone else. And what about Mrs. F? Was she working on behalf of the Regents? Perhaps sacrificing Pete for the sake of the cause? Yes, yes, Warehouse 13 fans, this episode certainly brought the intrigue!

It didn’t slow down at all when Pete had a secret mission from Mrs. Frederic. I liked that she reinforced what he said about not keeping secrets from his team. And even though he’d been a prime player so far in the episode, I was surprised to see Valda as Pete’s first mark.

One thing I loved was that when Myka was suspicious of Pete, her mind automatically went to alcohol. Not that I want her to think Pete is drinking or anything; I was just glad in that moment that she didn’t intrinsically think that he was lying to her about the case. And holla, Eddie McClintock’s acting during the ‘intervention’; He was great this entire episode, but that particular scene was awesome. Heck to the yes!

Intrigue doesn’t even begin to describe the intensity of the middle minutes of this episode. I just didn’t have a good feeling about Kate Logan, especially when she had that suspicious ‘decaf’ with Pete, and he followed her back to her bed. But I never could have imagined Myka interrupting them, followed by a foot chase, a sniper-hit and then Myka walking into Kate’s office. Please tell me I am not the only one who was blown away by all of that! And that was just the beginning of the plot twist.

Even 45 minutes into this thing, I wasn’t 100% convinced that Pete was really affected by the artifact (the telegraph machine from the British museum) and was going insane with linear mirage visions. So please forgive my slight dissatisfaction with the ending of the episode. I really don’t want to take anything from it, because I think it was one of the best of the series, but didn’t it feel a little like it was too tightly wrapped up at the end? It was too much of a jolt to just be back at the warehouse, making jokes, right?

Not that I didn’t laugh, several times during this episode, in fact. Pete and Myka still share that brother/sister vibe, and it was very touching to see how she was affected by his affliction. His interactions with Mrs. F were hilarious. And I liked the writer’s move to have Pete not only be affected by an artifact (the telegraph) but to also be the one inflicting an artifact (the earthquake inducing walking stick). But what I loved most was that throughout it all, Pete’s motivation, despite his altered reality, was centered on keeping his team safe. Likewise, they worked very hard to help him get back to the Pete we all know and love.

What did you think of this episode? It’s hard to believe, but we are just about halfway done with this season of Warehouse 13. Say it ain’t so, right? I’m hoping we hear about a season three pick up very soon. Till then, make some noise and be heard in the comments below!

WAREHOUSE 13: 13.1

Hey Warehouse 13 fans! Two random thoughts to start off this discussion.

(1) D you think it might be possible to lock Justin Bieber in the warehouse for a few decades? Not to harm him or anything; just preserve him for, um, OTHER generations to appreciate. We’ve had enough of him…really

(2) Wasn’t this a great episode? During the opening credits, I realized that we were about to finally get a quality warehouse-centered storyline, something that I’ve really missed.

Before we get going, are any of you EUREKA fans? I’ve been meaning to check that series out, so I’m interested in hearing from the Give Me My Remote faithful on whether it’s worth my time. I’m sure you were excited to see Douglas Fargo (Neil Grayston) from Eureka.

Doug is there to just update the warehouse’s outdated computer system, but once he disarms the original OS, everything in the warehouse shuts down. The new OS was supposed to immediately fire on all cylinders, but the only thing that did rise up and work were these red-eyed sensor things. It was fun to see the entire team work together on this case, beginning with Artie explaining how the old operating system was created by Hugo Miller (played by the extraordinary Rene Auberjonois), a former ornery agent who retired many years back. Pete and Myka convince Artie to let them drive the two hours it takes to find him and try to bring him back.

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