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If We Controlled Your Remote… 12/18/16

Posted on December 18, 2016 by and

Have you ever been at a loss as to what to watch? Too many shows to pick from? We’re here to give you our opinions on what we feel is worth watching. Check it out and then let us know in the comments below what you’re choosing for tonight!

Kyle’s Choice

Tonight, the first season of USA Network’s crime drama Eyewitness comes to a close. Last week, things got really tense – Lukas survived being shot but was in a coma. Ryan tried to poison Lukas’s IV bag in order to finally silence him, but Lukas was moved to another room before the bag was attached. Ryan was also surprised to learn that Philip, Helen’s foster son, was another witness to his murders. Meanwhile, Philip recognized Ryan at a gas station and alerted Helen (though neither was aware that he is the FBI agent she has been working with). Things went into high alert at the hospital, and Helen called Ryan to help protect the boys. However, shortly afterwards she finally had her Keyser Söze moment – in Ryan’s glove compartment she found the cologne worn by the killer, and in the backseat she saw the hat and glasses Philip said the killer was wearing. Her heart sank as she realized that she had just told the killer exactly where the boys were hiding.

I have thoroughly enjoyed this first season of Eyewitness. The series has a very unique look and feel. Each of the characters has his or her own interesting storyline, complete with character flaws and personal demons to overcome. And the central relationship between Philip and Lukas is one that is not regularly seen on TV. At the same time, we’ve also been getting this really tense cat-and-mouse game with Ryan always being two steps ahead of Helen and ready to kill her if she learns too much. I found myself yelling at the screen, hoping for Helen to realize what was really going on with Ryan. She had just been handing him all the evidence and details on the case. I was thrilled to finally see her wake up at the end of last week’s episode. But is it too late? Will she be able to stop him before he gets to the boys? Also, assuming his son survives, how will Bo react to Lukas’s relationship with Philip? And how will Tony take the news that his idol is the killer they had been looking for?

On tonight’s finale, “Mother’s Day,” Helen learns the identity of the killer and races to find Philip and Lukas, who are missing.

Catch the finale tonight on USA Network at 10/9c.

I’ll also be watching/recording Madam Secretary and The Librarians.
 
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If We Controlled Your Remote… 11/27/16

Posted on November 27, 2016 by

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Jenny’s Choice

ncisla1127smallLast week’s NCIS: LA was a big one for Callen. A woman (Mary Reynolds / Katerina Polunin) was poisoned, and the team was notified by Artem Fedor that he’d been hired to do it but had been called off, so he knew she’d been killed. The woman was indeed poisoned by the Russians. She wasn’t dead yet, but they knew it wouldn’t be long. What they found out was the woman was originally from Russia and had been brought to the US years ago by none other than Callen’s father, Garrison, who apparently has been in contact with Arkady (whether for all this time or just for a while, I don’t know…). Arkady let him know about the woman, and Callen’s father came to the hospital to protect her. He got there in time to shoot one of the two bad guys who’d come to make sure she was dead, but he was found over the dead guy’s body, which meant Callen and Sam had to bring him in for questioning.

In the end, Callen’s father turned out to be the good guy in all of it, of course, even putting his life on the line to save the woman’s daughter, Alex, when the bad guys kidnapped her, looking for the money they believed the woman had taken that would lead back to their guy in charge in Russia (head of the Russian “Secret Service”). And Garrison finally told Callen…Alex was his daughter (Callen’s half-sister), and her child his grandson (Callen’s nephew). Callen admitted that he still hadn’t forgiven his father, but they’re beginning to come to some sort of peace. Maybe now they can stay in touch! Callen has some family now, which is awesome.

We also saw Kensi spending some downtime with Callen and Sam, which was fun. She’s walking now, albeit not as fast as usual, and she’s still having a lot of problems with her left hand/fingers. But Deeks is still right there by her side, and as he showed her by getting her to clasp his hand, there’s still hope.

On tonight’s episode, “Sirens,” after an unknown female assailant kills two men disguised as Sherriff’s deputies in front of Callen’s home, the NCIS team gets a new lead in the ongoing mole investigation. Also, Nell visits a prison to interview an inmate withholding information on the department’s leak. Plus, Kensi has to deal with both her mother and Deeks’s during her recovery. Pamela Reed (Roberta Deeks), Laura Harring (Julia Feldman), & Adam Bartley (Carl Brown) guest star.

To see what the team learns about the mole tonight, tune in to CBS at 8:30/7:30c (but record extra long in case of football overruns!)

I’ll also be watching/DVRing Guy’s Grocery Games, The Librarians, Holiday Baking Championship, & Clash of the Grandmas.

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If We Controlled Your Remote… 11/13/16

Posted on November 13, 2016 by and

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Kyle’s Choice

lastmanonearth1113smallThe Last Man on Earth continues to keep things fresh in its third season by constantly shaking things up. Last week, the group was on the move and came across an abandoned five-story self-sustaining office building with electricity, plumbing, and most importantly…frozen pizza. While most of the group was excited with their new location, it seemed like someone was trying to sabotage things to get them to leave. While Phil suspected it was the newest addition to the group, Lewis, Carol eventually came clean that it was her and that she had always pictured her and Phil living in a real house. So, in one of the building’s warehouse-like rooms, Phil built her a small playhouse for the two of them to live in. Meanwhile, Gail dropped out of the love triangle with Todd for Melissa, and Melissa dropped the bomb that she wanted to have Todd’s baby.

How long will the gang stay at this new location? Will Phil ever get along with Lewis? Will Todd take Melissa up on her offer, or is he also ready to bail on that relationship? How much longer does Erica have until her baby arrives? And will the group come across any new survivors? I’m really enjoying this series and always look forward to seeing what cliffhanger the next episode will bring.

On tonight’s episode, “The Open-Ended Nature of Unwitnessed Deaths,” Phil tries to make friends with Lewis by becoming interested in his life story. Meanwhile, Carol needs a favor from Gail; and Todd is concerned about Melissa’s mental health.

See if Phil and Lewis become friends tonight on FOX at 9:30/8:30c.

I’ll also be watching/recording Quantico, Madam Secretary, The Simpsons, Son of Zorn, Family Guy, The Walking Dead, Good Behavior, Eyewitness, and Westworld.
 
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If We Controlled Your Remote… 11/6/16

Posted on November 6, 2016 by

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Megan’s Choice

ncisla116smallI am finally caught up on this season of NCIS: LA, and I have to say that I am sorry I waited so long. What an entertaining season so far that has been filled with so many great character moments as well as interesting cases. Hetty is focused on finding out who the mole is, but the team as a whole is also very concerned with Kensi and her recovery.

Kensi is awake, but she is still experiencing paralysis in her hand and leg, which she is not dealing with remotely well. Deeks is trying to be sweet and supportive, but Kensi is angry at the situation and is starting to push Deeks away. I really hope that these two work it out and that Kensi is back to her place on the team as soon as possible. Although while Kensi has been in the hospital, Nell has been taking her place out in the field, which has brought out some of her fears and Eric’s. Last episode, Nell was thrown back when an explosion took place at a suspect’s home, and Eric couldn’t stop watching the footage. I loved the moment that he saw her well again and just how cute these two are together. Even though we don’t get to see a lot of their relationship play out on screen, I am quite pleased with how much more the writers are letting us see about them in general. This is a couple that I have been waiting for since the beginning, and I am so glad that we are finally getting to see snippets of their love. Now, as long as they fix the relationship between Kensi and Deeks, I will be overjoyed!

On tonight’s episode, “Crazy Train,” Callen goes undercover as a patient in a mental health hospital to search for an NSA agent who disappeared while tracking an ISIS cell trying to cross the Mexican border.

Find out just how far undercover Callen has to go tonight on CBS at 8:30/7:30c. (Be sure to set your PVRs accordingly, as 60 Minutes keeps running late and messing with the recording.)

I’ll also be watching Westworld, Holiday Baking Championship, and Elementary.

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If We Controlled Your Remote… 10/23/16

Posted on October 23, 2016 by and

Have you ever been at a loss as to what to watch? Too many shows to pick from? We’re here to give you our opinions on what we feel is worth watching. Check it out and then let us know in the comments below what you’re choosing for tonight!

Kyle’s Choice

thewalkingdead1023smallTonight, The Walking Dead returns to finally answer the question that’s on everyone’s minds… Who was at the receiving end of Lucille’s brutal blows?! As the sixth season came to an end, Negan and his Saviors had corralled Rick and the gang into a trap. Negan forced his captives to get on their knees in a line, and then he told them he was going to beat one of them to death with his barbed-wire covered baseball bat. As the season faded out we could hear the gruesome attack but it wasn’t revealed who the victim was. Which of the eleven—Glenn, Maggie, Daryl, Rick, Abraham, Carl, Michonne, Rosita, Sasha, Aaron, or Eugene—was brutally murdered?!

I was really upset when they left us hanging at the end of last season, but even at that point the writers didn’t know which character was going to get killed. And word is that in order to help prevent tonight’s huge reveal from getting spoiled, they actually filmed all 11 death scenes! I can’t wait for tonight’s episode, and I’m hoping one of my favorites isn’t the one whose brains Negan is wiping off of Lucille. I’m really interested to see the aftermath and how long the group will play by Negan’s rules before they ultimately revolt against him – and are hopefully more successful the second time around.

On tonight’s premiere, “The Day Will Come When You Won’t Be,” Negan’s actions will haunt the surviving members of Rick’s group forever.

To see who survives tonight, tune in to AMC at 9/8c.

I’ll also be watching/recording Quantico, Madam Secretary, Bob’s Burgers, The Simpsons, Son of Zorn, Family Guy, The Last Man on Earth, Worst Bakers in America, The Strain, Eyewitness, and Westworld.
 
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