Eeep. (AKA Hello Sweeps!)
I think I kind of hate November sweeps. Everything is just so. damn. good. There are cliffhangers all over the place. And even all the previews look fantastic. It's just gooey, wonderful, heart-attack-inducing TV overload.
Tonight definitely proved that with a solid two hours of excellent TV, thanks to Prison Break and Heroes.
There were some great lines in tonight's Prison Break - Michael's explanation of why he broke his brother out of prison ("My brother got me a catcher's mitt for my 14th birthday - I owed him.") and Kellerman's snide introduction to Sara before he commenced with the torturing ("Hello, my name is not Lance, and I am not an addict.") Less cool was T-Bag pulling off his reattached hand to get away from the police - eeeew. And shouldn't he have bled to death by now? It's seeming more and more implausible that he's still alive...
My favorite moment of the episode had to be Sucre busting in and saving Michael. Their friendship is just so awesome. And while I'm a litte skeptical of Linc and Michael's dad (especially after Michael recognized him), and worried about LJ being sent off with a strange woman, I can't wait to see where this storyline is going.
Heroes gave us a bit more insight into Claire's dad and Eden - seems like maybe they're not SO evil after all, although they're definitely treading gray area. And we found out exactly when Sylar is supposed to go after Claire - meaning next week, I think, is the big "Save the Cheerleader - Save the World" episode. Excuse me while I freak out.
Meanwhile, Hiro made a new friend - a sweet Texas waitress with some secret powers of her own. Unfortunately, Sylar showed up to slice her head open, which proved too much for Hiro, who decided to try that whole time-bending thing to save her. Since he didn't show back up in the present like he was supposed to, it's kind of unclear whether that went well. Even though we certainly don't need any new characters, I almost wish he would save her - she and Hiro were supercute together. Sigh.
Over in India, Mohinder did a whole bunch of confusing stuff, and had some freaky dreams, and found out he had a sister. Not sure where his story is going, but I get the feeling there's a big point (and Mohinder's pretty cute) so I'll bear with the confusion to find out what's up.
If there wasn't a week of exciting TV ahead (Veronica Mars and Bones look especially good this week), I think I would be going crazy waiting for next Monday.
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