I’m sure she was counting on a return gig to SNL this weekend to parody last night’s debate, but I don’t think Palin gave her anything to work with. A lot of people tuned in expecting a meltdown or a freeze-up of some sort, and they got neither. She didn’t even need to poll the audience or phone a friend.
Sure, Palin was full of talking points and references to Wasilla, but she held her own. So did Biden, who stuck to the gameplan and directed his attacks at the top of the ticket, with scant reference to Palin. Of course, Palin has no real record to attack, whereas both Biden and McCain have long-standing records that could be mined for material. Her somewhat light arsenal of experience showed by her repeated returns to the same well, whereas Biden could access 35 years of political experience, including visits to Darfur, for example. Palin’s folksy style is a little irritating after a while, though. I know they want her to play it up, but we’re supposed to take her seriously as a potential replacement for Dick Cheney. It’s hard to take her seriously.
On the whole, it was an entertaining debate that people will forget in about seven days.
A surprising turn of events on Survivor: Gabon. The weak team got it’s shit together and won a couple of challenges. At least we got to meet the other team in greater detail at tribal council. For example, where did that dimwit in the back row come from? I think her name is Jill and she came off like a total ditz. Selective editing, perhaps, but she said what she said, though I’m not sure exactly what that was. Maybe she needed a lifeline. Phone a friend? Their quandary over who to oust was an interesting one. Ace is certainly someone they should all be afraid of, but I think they rightly decided that now was not the time to evict one of their strongest players. He does play around, though, doesn’t he? Doing half gains and twists on the water slide, for example, pointless and risky showing off. Sugar was a revelation, though. Besides her choice in allying with Ace, she seems like a smart cookie. She reminds me of Cyndi Lauper.
I caught up on some taped shows from earlier in the week. The Unit had one of its best episodes ever. They crammed a lot of story into that 42 minutes. The women showed their moxie, especially Bob’s wife, the president proved to be one smart and resourceful cookie (think Harrison Ford in Air Force One, and the new addition to the team could expand the story possibilities to no end. The showdown between Mack and his cuckolder simmers. I’m looking forward to an exciting season.
Without a Trace had some interesting moments, but it wasn’t at all as billed, an episode told from the point of view of the victim. There were a few scenes from her point of view, but certainly not the whole show. I think they could write Jack out of the series to no great disadvantage. I like what they’re doing with the new mommy, with her nanny cam. She goes from killing a bad guy one moment to rocking her baby the next.
Private Practice is the first show I watch to address the ramifications of the mortgage collapse, and they did it in an interesting way. The show is a bit edgier than its progenitor, with some complex moral issues concerning their cases and less frivolous interactions between the characters. Sure, there’s lots of drama, but it seems to be played straighter than on Grey’s Anatomy.
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