Suits

Suits, a new USA Network series starring Gabriel Macht (Because I Said So) and Patrick J. Adams.

Gabriel Macht plays Harvey Specter, a hotshot undefeated lawyer and senior partner at the Pearson Hardman firm takes on a talented and smart new associate Mike Ross played by Patrick J. Adams.

I am seriously loving this new series. The episode airs Thursday nights at 10 pm.

The episodes are cleverly written, full of wit, sarcasm and charm.

Currently, it’s six episodes in and will run until the season finale to be aired on September 8, 2011.

Really hoping it’ll come back really soon for a 22 episode Season 2. :)

Glee Superbowl Episode

How awesome was this episode or what??

I thought it was funny. Karovsky (am I spelling this correctly?) was so cute while dancing and who knew he could move!?!

Rachel was funny looking, looking all too eager about playing football. Sue was hilarious.

Mike Chang was so adorable being so concerned about Tina.

And…

Finn and Quinn kissed?? Now that’s a cliffhanger. :)

Aw man. If only I had screenshots…

Oh, and it was kind of a nice surprise to hear the Philippines mentioned again in Glee (referring to the Dancing Inmates’ performance of “Thriller”).

Loved, loved this episode of Glee.

(and I wonder who else has noticed that this is the first time I’ve blogged about an episode since I got a job? :) )

 

Vacation Leave!

I am so happy to be blogging again. I’m on first mandatory leave since I started working for my new company. I get another one and a half days off after the Christmas. After that, I’ll have to work really hard because the team and I will be doing the year-end reports. That’ll probably take up the whole night.

Hmm…what else has been going on with me? Nothing much. I’ve still been watching my favorite shows. So let’s have a little run-down:

Gossip Girl – Hmm.. Yes, Juliet Sharp was really annoying but she did have a reason. But I’m not saying that it’s a good enough reason to try and destroy Serena. Oh, and who didn’t love the little twist about Lily van der Woodsen? Turns out she was the reason why Ben Sharp (now we find out that he’s Serena’s teacher at the boarding school) is in prison. Sneaky bitch. Plus the fact that she’s trying to sell Bass Industries as quietly as possible. She deserves whatever’s coming to her. By the way, I’m still not loving the Dan and Serena pair. I’d prefer that Serena be with Nate. Oh wait, maybe we’ll see Nate mature a little. Then we can see that pairing happen.

The Vampire Diaries – Very nice cliffhanger. We won’t see a new episode until January. I just have to say Michael Trevino’s acting here was very much on target. I could see the pain he was undergoing. The pain in the transformation scenes weren’t forced. Caroline and Tyler…there may be something there worth exploring. Let’s see who she chooses.. Matt or Tyler. Elena and Stefan together again…Yes! Damon and Rose are not good together. I think Damon needs someone as badass as he is.

Glee – I hope Charice shows up soon. I hope Kurt moves back to New Directions with Darren Criss’ character. I hope Rachel and Finn work out their issues soon and get back together. And wasn’t that a tear-jerking scene near the end of their Christmas episode? Artie walking! Yay!

Burn Notice – I’ve finally finished Season 3. Onward to Season 4.

Family Guy – I’m hoping to watch the latest episode tonight, if not tomorrow.

White Collar – almost done! I’m about to watch the second to the last episode of Season 2. Can’t wait for Season 3 to start.

Spartacus – I’ve just started to watch this. There might be some potential here. I’ve noticed that it’s like “300” on TV. I wish great health towards the actor who plays Spartacus and hope that he overcomes his cancer.

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Okay, for non-TV related events:

I got myself the latest iPod touch after months of indecision between the iPod touch and the Blackberry Bold 9700. I had the iPhone 4 in mind but figured that since it’s a 2-in-1 gadget and should I lose it, I’ll be losing not one, but two things: my phone and my music player.

My next goal is the Blackberry Bold 9700. I’m saving that for my birthday.

Yes, I know I posted earlier that I’ll be getting the BB 9700 but because of Globe Telecom’s LOUSY CUSTOMER SERVICE, I’ve decided to wait. More on Globe’s bad customer service as soon as they get my issue resolved.

Right now, what I’m doing is blogging while I get my iPod software updated to 4.2. And based on my internet speed, the counter says that I still have 3 hours to go. So what I’ll probably do is be busy with downloading the album covers and filling in the missing data from my iTunes music.

Anyone can recommend a better ISP?

What else? I’m enjoying my work so far. My new team mates have been great so far. Charls will be joining us next year and I’m looking forward to it.

Hopefully I’ll be able to get my parents a great Christmas gift soon. I’ll probably do some Christmas shopping tomorrow after work. I really don’t want to do some shopping after the 15th, the day being a payday for most people. It’ll be traffic hell, for sure.

That’s it!

 

 

Review: TV: Pretty Little Liars

So I’ve been pretty busy at work and I’ve been having a hard time with my downloads and streaming so that I have no choice but to stick to cable and free TV. I stumbled onto “Pretty Little Liars” over at the ETC channel. I got a little intrigued and was able to stream Episodes 2 and 3.

And so I think “Pretty Little Liars” is like “Desperate Housewives” for high school people. And I’m thinking it might be trying to be “Twin Peaks” of this generation.

Anyway, so far I’m a little bored. Storyline is pretty formulaic. But I’m still giving it a chance. It might grow on me like “Hellcats” did.

That’s it!

TV Episode Catch Up

Okay.. let’s see…

Gossip Girl’s “Juliet Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” was a great friendship episode. Made viewers realize that it was and it still is all about the fearsome and awesome foursome of the Upper East Side – Serena, Blair, Chuck and Nate. The epic take down of Juliet was a great, great scene. And the haters will always try but won’t succeed. I’m really looking forward to seeing what Little J, Vanessa and Juliet will cook up in order to try and take down the awesome foursome of the Upper East Side.

And btw, Vanessa Abrams needs to GTFO if she’s also hell-bent on destroying Serena. I don’t get why she would want to do it. It was Dan who screwed with her. She should be taking down Dan. Oh well, she IS a hater and I guess it was inevitable to see her cook up something against Serena and Blair.

For Hellcats… Marti and Dan should stop with the longing looks and just either get together or move on. Personally, I’d like to see Dan with Savannah. He brings out her wild side and she tames him a bit. Good combo, if you ask me.

Glee left me bored with their “Rocky Horror” episode but left me astounded with their “Never Been Kissed” episode. I gasped twice. First was when Kurt was kissed. Second was when Mr. Schuester kissed Shannon Beiste. Darren Criss performing “Teenage Dream” was great. And I just learned that Darren is half-Filipino and half-Irish. Pretty cool.

The Vampire Diaries had two great consecutive episodes with “Rose” and “Katerina”. We finally saw Katherine’s past and found out that she had a child prior to becoming a vampire. We finally saw how she was turned: she had Rose’s blood in her system and then she killed herself. When she woke up, she and Rose got into a tussle and Katherine got to feed on an elderly woman.

In “Katerina”, we find out that Elijah is able to compel other vampires. I wonder how that’s possible.

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I know I haven’t been able to do much blogging lately. It’s because I work now and I barely have time to blog because I still have to stream the episodes I wanted to blog about. Further explanation at a later time.

Hugs.

 

On Juliet Sharp and Michael Weston

Burn Notice is one of the non-high school TV shows I watch. I just love how Michael Weston, Fiona and Sam help out people with their spy-savvy techniques.

They’re so FN cool.

Michael is the ex-spy who desperately wants his job back.

Fiona is the explosives expert.

Sam is the all-around guy.

All three are experts in surveillance.

Anyway, I really would love it if Michael, Fiona and Sam could help me out right now. But seeing that they’re fictional characters, I’d settle for one of their counterparts.

In other things…

I think Juliet Sharp and Ben may have been related to Pete, the guy who overdosed while with Serena and Georgina. I mean why else would anyone want to take revenge on the “powerful people” of the Upper East Side, right?

I still can’t move on from that last scene in “War of the Roses”. Chuck and Blair together again. I have a feeling they’ll still undergo a challenge before being able to really get back together again. For now, I think they’re being friends with benefits.

 

The Week In Review

So, let’s see…

November 1 – I went to work while people who work in non-BPO environments were on holiday leave. Work was okay. I wasn’t bored.

November 2 – I still went to work and was almost late. Nothing exciting here. Tried to download/stream the latest episode of Gossip Girl but couldn’t.

November 3 – Experienced overtime at the office. Worked 4 more hours than usual. Tried to go home before 9 PM so I could catch Glee. Found out that there was no new episode of Glee. Tried to stream Gossip Girl’s “War of the Roses” again.

November 4 – Had lunch with Charls. Claimed my DKNY giveaway from Nuffnang. Spent time with my good friend Rolls. Had a great time catching up. Watched “War of the Roses”. That whole peace treaty thing with Blair and Chuck? So great. Serena falling into old patterns, what else is new? And then the ending scene with Chuck and Blair making out? Epic. Then downloaded Hellcats’ “Back of A Car”. The whole Marti losing her virginity to Dan and Savannah finding out about it the night she decides to give up her virginity to Dan is major friend drama. The kind of drama I’ve been waiting for the show to produce since it came out.

November 5 – Went to work. Went to Glorietta for my NBI clearance renewal. Thankfully, I was done in a few minutes. Grabbed some take-out from Wendy’s. Hailed a cab to go back to work. Chatted with Charls. Talked to my boss Helen about Charls. And then, we had a freakin’ fire drill. We had to go down using the stairs ALL THE WAY from the 24th floor! Then we had to “wait out” the fire by more than an hour so I to extend an hour more at work just to compensate for the hour missed. Not that my boss required it of me. There were just some reports that needed to be done by Monday. Downloaded The Vampire Diaries’ “Rose”. Great, great episode. And there were two sweet Elena and Damon moments. Now, don’t get me wrong. I’m a big Stefan-Elena fan. But the moment Damon said “I love you” to Elena…I don’t know. I wish they’d get together for at least a season and then Elena goes back to Stefan. :)

And that’s how my week went. Oh, and somewhere along the week, I found out that Blake Lively and Penn Badgley broke up after three years of dating. Apparently, it’s because Penn wasn’t ready to put a ring on it.

 

The Vampire Diaries: Plan B

I felt so sorry for Stefan when he cried in this episode.

Yes, Elena and Stefan break up for real this time. They broke up because Katherine had found out that Elena and Stefan were fake fighting and really didn’t break up. Katherine made Jenna stab herself after telling Elena that she had compelled Jenna to spy on her and Stefan. Oh, and Jenna’s going to live.

Damon was feeling pretty guilty too for provoking Katherine’s wrath after Stefan warned him not to. Damon called Katherine using Mason’s cell phone. He told her that he killed Mason and actually regretting feeling celebratory soon after Katherine told him that she had a “Plan B and C and, well, you know how the alphabet goes”. After that phone call, above paragraph happened.

Caroline compelled her mom.

Bonnie helped in this episode. Elena had saved Stefan’s life while they (Caroline, Stefan, Elena and Bonnie) were looking for the moon stone. Incidentally, the moon stone apparently unleashes magical powers so Mason wouldn’t become a werewolf anymore. But that’s according to the now-dead Mason.

And for the cliff-hanger, we see that Katherine is with Matt, compelling him to go after Tyler and not stop until Tyler kills him.

This was such a great episode. I almost felt tearful during the whole break up scene and Damon looked so guilty thinking that he caused the break up. Like if he hadn’t gloated to Katherine, Katherine wouldn’t have known that Mason is dead and wouldn’t have compelled Jenna to stab herself.

Paul Wesley was really great in the break up scene. Special kudos to him. I didn’t know he could act like that. Usually the series just makes him be moody and sad all the time. In this specific scene, it was great because you really could feel Stefan’s pain, but at the same time, like he was trying to choke back sobs, albeit unsuccessfully, trying to be strong for him and Elena.

Oh, and another touching scene? The whole mother-daughter thing between Liz and Caroline. Caroline was telling Liz about her (mis)adventures with Stefan, Elena and Bonnie. Liz had praised her for being a strong and confident woman and told her that she didn’t have to compel her and that she would keep everyone’s secret. Caroline agreed that her mom trusts her but her mom doesn’t trust everyone else. And this is when Caroline compels her into thinking that she got the flu, Caroline made her really salty soup, they bickered and that she has a daughter who really loves her no matter what.

Anyway, I don’t want Matt to die. I hope he doesn’t.

Ian Somerhalder, was, as usual, very charming as Damon. Nina Dobrev plays both Elena and Katherine superbly. A viewer, even if it’s his first time to watch the series, would instantly recognize which one is which. I wonder how she does it?

I’m so looking forward to the next episode, entitled “Masquerade”.

Oldies But Goodies Pinoy TV Ads

Because today is a Wednesday and again, I have nothing else to post, I’ve decided to revisit the past.

Since graduating from college, I’ve always wanted to become a copywriter. I wanted to be the one to think up of cool TV/print commercials. I wanted to be in the Creatives Department. Now this “dream” came true and I got to be a copywriter for a little less than a year. But, life got in the way and now I’m an analyst, a position that couldn’t be farther from the Creatives.

Oh, and by the way, totally off-topic but I just want it out there that right now I am craving for some burritos from Army/Navy and onion rings from Brothers Burger.

On with the program:

San Miguel Beer Siboom TVC

RJ Ledesma in Royal Tru Orange TVC

Alice Dixson in “I Can Feel It”

Close Up

And, an ad for Dragon Katol, Lamok siguradong “te-poke”

I’ll definitely do a part two of this post.

TV: Glee: Duets

So who didn’t love “Duets”? I mean, seriously.

Noticeable, of course, was the absence of Puck, more than the absences of Emma, Sue and Beiste in this episode.

I loved Rachel and Finn’s version of “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” but loved “River Deep, Mountain High” more by Santana and Mercedes. I was almost left speechless marveling at Santana’s voice and wondering why she didn’t sing more songs in Season 1.

Artie almost looked scared of Brittany before she carried him out of the wheelchair and onto the bed.

Artie: Is this the part where you take my virginity?

Brittany: Before we duet, we do it.

Funny.

Great number by Mike and Tina. A fitting song too, though I can’t help but think that Harry might’ve faked not being able to sing as well. But then again, it was just really great to “hear” him perform and not just see him do his stuff. I’m just really happy that he was finally able to get his “break-out” role. :)

Great chemistry, I think, for Sam and Quinn. Loved their date scene. That’s right. A gentleman always pays for the first date. 

Felt really sad Brittany. The scene where she’s pushing a meatball with her nose like on Disney’s “The Lady and the Tramp” was so…poignant.

All in all, the episode tackled sexuality (Brittany/Santana, Artie/Brittany and Kurt/Sam but not so much) and all the other stuff teens go through.

Great episode come back from “Grilled Cheesus”. I’m looking forward to the next episode. It’s supposed to be a theme episode in time for Halloween. I hope it’s good.

 

 

Harry Shum Jr. & Jenna Ushkowitz Duets Teaser

Here’s the video:

 

Don’t be fooled by the cover. It’s Harry and Jenna who talk mainly about this teaser.

I can’t wait to see Harry perform, in as what Heather says, his break-out role.

The Vampire Diaries: Kill Or Be Killed

Loved the scene wherein Stefan was feeding on Elena’s blood.

All it takes is a couple of drops of human blood every day to make him stronger and be able defeat Katherine.

Super major surprise: Mason wants the moon stone so he can give it to Katherine. They make out after Mason gives the moon stone to her.

So the bigger question is: After giving the moon stone to the Lockwoods in 1864, why does she want it back now?

Unfortunately, we won’t know more until October 21st.

Oh well.

 

 

TV: Glee: Grilled Cheesus

Didn’t like this episode.

I thought it was trying to be “deep” but I don’t think it translates. To me, at least.

I was uncomfortable the whole time. I particularly wasn’t happy about Finn praying to a “Grilled Cheesus”. There’s just something wrong there.

Yes, I am a Christian. And no, I’m not the type to ram my faith down anyone’s throat. I can’t exactly express why and how but “Grilled Cheesus” offended me a bit.

The singing wasn’t as great and MAY BE the worst ever since the show began.

But that’s just my honest and humble opinion.

 

The Vampire Diaries: Memory Lane

I’ll just sum up this episode.

Damon, Alaric, Jenna and Mason get together at the Gilbert House. Elena and Caroline are there too. Of course we know that Damon, Alaric and Elena have a motive for the party. Damon keeps cracking dog and wolf related jokes and references. Funniest dialogue for me:

Jenna: Mason was a catch. He had girls lining up.

Damon: Really? Huh… I always pegged you for a lone wolf.

Mason: Well I’m sure I wasn’t half the lady killer you were.

Elena got worried about Stefan because he wasn’t returning her calls. That is because Stefan was busy torturing Katherine. Or at least he thought he was. Turns out Katherine has been sipping vervain for the last 145 years and it doesn’t affect her at all, except if you put it directly on her skin. Katherine told Stefan about her side of the story of what happened in 1864. It is revealed that she didn’t need saving and that she really did come back because she loved Stefan. It’s also revealed that before

Caroline offered to drive Elena to the Salvatore house but kept delaying Elena.

Elena and Stefan stage a fight and made sure Caroline and Damon heard the fight. They later met at Elena’s room to make up.

And here’s a preview of the next episode “Kill or Be Killed”:

America’s Next Top Model Cycle 15

I used to love the show “America’s Next Top Model” but I think it’s declining in quality.

My favorite top model winners are Yoanna House and Naima Mora. And I wonder where they are now.

In fact, where are the other Top Model winners now? I guess the show isn’t exactly living up to it’s name since it’s not exactly producing top models even after 14 cycles.

TV: Glee: Britney/Brittany

Loving the new episode of Glee entitled “Britney/Brittany”. Here’s an episode that showcases the talents of the Glee cast, but mostly those of Heather Morris.

• We find out that Brittany’s full name is Brittany Susan Pierce, making her Brittany S. Pierce. Get it? :)
• Artie, Rachel and Brittany have bad teeth. Brittany’s excuse was she thought that Dr. Pepper was a dentist.
• Can Heather dance or what? She can’t sing as well, but she dances so well! I mean we all knew that she was a dancer for Beyonce’s Single Ladies and her being a dancer was the reason she got hired on Glee. But I bet no one expected her to be this good.
• Santana was funny coming on to Carl, played by John Stamos. I’m looking forward to a William and Carl sing off.
• “Slave For You” was sung better by Britney Spears but danced better by Heather Morris.
• Great performance by Brittany and Santana for “Me Against The Music”. Naya Rivera sings better than Heather. But Heather dances better than Naya.
• IMHO, Rachel Berry RUINED “Baby, One More Time”. She got the look, just not the right sound.
• Artie did a great version of “Stronger”. I really didn’t expect a guy to cover “Stronger” but it worked out pretty great.
• New Directions did a great job on an acapella version of Toxic.

This episode certainly gave Heather Morris/Brittany S. Pierce the spotlight. She was funnier than ever! I noticed Naya/Santana got more lines too.

I loved the fact that Britney played herself and did not appear as a substitute teacher or a nanny or whatever.

There were great Rachel and Finn moments too. My favorite was when Finn walked away from Santana and Brittany to hold hands with Rachel.

And we discover that Rachel can be a conniving bitch. She asked Quinn to check if Finn wanted to get back with Quinn. I’m not sure if Quinn was pretending to be sad that Finn chose Rachel over her. But I kinda got the feeling that though she was a bit sad, she really didn’t care. I thought it was out of Quinn’s character given her sharp resolve in not choosing anyone from Finn and Puck. But that was way nice of her to do that for Rachel.

So far, I think Harry’s the only one left to showcase his talent in a big way. Oh wait, no. We haven’t had a Santana episode yet. And I think “Grilled Cheesus” is gonna be Kurt-centric. So I really look forward to some episodes that’ll be Mike-centric and Santana-centric. Would love to get to know more of the cast and see what they can really do.

Oh, btw, a little bird told me that Charice Pempengco aka Sunshine Corazon will be back for the fourth episode. How true? I don’t know how reliable this bird this. We’ll know soon enough.

And here’s the preview for Glee Season 2 Episode 3 entitled “Grilled Cheesus”. I think this one is gonna be a tear-jerker.

TV: Gossip Girl : The Undergraduates

Blair and Serena were genius in this one!

Hmm…So let’s see if I remember the episode correctly. I think I just remember all the Blair and Serena parts because I dislike the Chuck-Eva and Dan-Vanessa parts. Call me biased, but here we go (oh, and these might not be in chronological order, sorry):

• Blair and Serena start their first day at Columbia together. Blair talks about the Hamilton House and how it is so exclusive that it makes “the Soho house look like a half-way house”. At the Hamilton House, we find Juliet as the key keeper and tells both girls that there is only one key left and only Blair is on the list. Serena makes a gracious exit and calls Dan. Fortunately, Dan says it’s a bad time to talk (having learned from Gossip Girl that Georgina is at St. Bart’s, and not at a spa). Blair approaches Serena and offers to not accept a key at Hamilton House but Serena insists. They hug and say goodbye. Serena sees Nate and tries to be friendly but Nate blows her off.
• Chuck takes Eva shopping. Chuck leaves and Eva is left alone in the store. She meets Blair and tries to make nice but Blair is Blair and she dishes out some mean things and hits the French girl’s self-esteem.
• Dan finds out that Milo isn’t his.
• Dan and Vanessa move in.
• Eric and Rufus are annoying. They forget that they live in the Bass apartment. Doesn’t it bother anyone else that Rufus gets to feel high and mighty while enjoying the space that Bart Bass owns? I’m beginning to see Rufus as a social climber. What does he do for a living anyway, aside from mooching off from Lily.
• Penelope is back and in one of my favorite scenes from the episode. I think  the scene is included in the promos. The one where Blair says that the standard has become low to let Penelope in? That’s a funny scene.
• Serena overhears a girl about getting a key to the Hamilton House. She asks this random girl to confirm. Random girl confirms she got a key. Serena confronts Juliet. Juliet says that Blair called the selection committee and had Serena removed because she didn’t want to share anything with Serena anymore.
• Serena and Blair stage a catfight. Yes, “stage” is the keyword because it’s all fake. Serena and Blair have shown remarkable loyalty towards each other and it is in moments like these that make me love them both so much. :) Anyway, Serena gets a key to the Hamilton after mom makes a few calls. Turns out Lily asked around the board members of Bass industries and it was confirmed that Serena has always been on the list. Oh and this was another favorite scene of mine.
• Juliet is publicly shamed yet Nate still likes her.

Points to ponder:

• Gossip Girl has a new feature: live streaming. Live streaming happened once in this episode and it was when Blair was regaling fellow members of the Hamilton House about dating a royal. Wasn’t anyone aware of the live streaming at the time? Is Gossip Girl a member of the Hamilton House?
• Who the hell is Juliet and who did she visit at prison and why the hell is she so hell bent on destroying Serena van der Woodsen? And how did she know about Pete?

I’m loving Gossip Girl with every episode. What did you guys think?

Btw, here’s the next episode preview:

The Tudors

Before starting this blog, I’ve already watched The Tudors Seasons 1 – 3. Sexy, sometimes funny, always intriguing and fascinating. I’ve become interested enough and read enough articles about the Tudors. Since the show “The Tudors” is TV drama, some liberties have been taken and some parts are historically inaccurate. Some parts are historically accurate and I think that’s what’s keeping me watching.

I’m done watching the first two episodes of Season 4. Here’s where Katherine Howard is Queen and the fifth wife of Henry. I find her to be fun-loving, immature, lacking of poise and grace befitting a queen. She is immature and is most hated by Lady Mary, Henry’s daughter from his first wife, Queen Catherine of Aragon.

I’m excited to see how the story plays out. So far, my favorite queens are:

• Queen Anne Boleyn – smart and cunning.
• Queen Jane Seymour – kindhearted

And I’m beginning to share Lady Mary’s sentiments about Queen Katherine. I’m becoming annoyed and I wonder what did Henry see in this immature woman?

Anyway, “The Tudors” is a must-see TV series for anyone who is interested in historical drama, like me. :)

Sometimes I wish they’d continue on to tackle the drama and the issues during Queen Mary’s time and the time during Queen Elizabeth I. I think that would be interesting since they’re still part of the Tudors. But I guess it’s not as intriguing as the life of Henry VIII and his six wives.

A year ago, I saw something interesting about how to remember the six wives of Henry and their respective fates. I don’t remember exactly how it goes but I think it was like:

Divorced – Beheaded – Died – Divorced – Beheaded – Survived.

Queen Katherine of Aragon was divorced by King Henry.

Queen Anne was beheaded because King Henry accused her of witchcraft.

Queen Jane died from childbirth. Henry claimed to love her the most and viewed her to be his true queen for being the only queen to give him a son.

Queen Anne of Cleves was criticized by King Henry for looking like a horse but loved her as his sister. He divorced her to marry Katherine Howard.

Queen Katherine had an affair and was beheaded.

Queen Catherine Parr nursed King Henry and was the only queen to survive him.

Interesting, isn’t it?

 

TV: The Vampire Diaries: Bad Moon Rising

Since this post is way too late and some readers here are done with Season 2 Episode 3 of The Vampire Diaries, let me just point out the highlights of this episode. The following may be spoilers for some who haven’t been able to watch yet.

• The episode opens with the Salvatore brothers and Elena in the Salvatore house. Alaric arrives and the three enlist his help in uncovering the Lockwood family mystery.
• Alaric, Damon and Elena go to Duke. Stefan is unable to go with them because he has to take care of Caroline.
• Bonnie casts a spell on ring so Caroline can be a day walker.
• Tyler follows Uncle Mason to an old property, talks to his mom about it and decides to hold a party in the area. Uncle Mason drives by and tells Tyler to move the party as soon as it gets dark.
• Caroline and Stefan hunt for bunnies and goes to Tyler’s party afterwards.
• Caroline compels Amy Bradley to flirt with other guys and not with Matt. Matt gets upset with Caroline.
• At Duke, we meet Isabel’s assistant, Vanessa, who tries to kill Elena but Damon puts himself in front of Elena and takes the arrow. Alaric, Damon and Elena explain to Vanessa the purpose of their visit.
• Vanessa tells them that a werewolf’s bite is dangerous to vampires.
• Elena warns Stefan and Stefan begins to look for Caroline.
• Caroline feeds on Matt.
• Werewolf Mason chases Caroline and Stefan. Werewolf Mason pounces on Caroline while they were distracted by Tyler. Stefan pushes Werewolf Mason away and Tyler shouts “No!” to the dog. Werewolf Mason runs away.
• Tyler discovers that Uncle Mason was the werewolf.
• After making Damon feel guilty, Elena gets a book from Damon about Katherine. We find out here that Katherine was originally from Europe with the real name Katerina Petrova. Damon asks Elena if he’s lost her forever. Elena thanks Damon for the book.
• Back at Elena’s house, Alaric and Jenna kiss.
• Elena asks Damon if he really knew that Jeremy was wearing a ring before snapping his head. Damon confesses that he didn’t know. Elena says that yes, he’s lost her forever. Damon said that she already knew the answer beforehand and says:

You and Katherine have a lot in common more than just your looks.

The episode ends the next morning when Katherine shows up in Caroline’s bedroom and tells Caroline not to be frightened because they’ll be having so much fun together.

Questions that I hope to be answered soon:

• How did Katherine get invited to Caroline’s house
• Did Mayor Lockwood turn into a wolf too?
• How is the alpha-male determined in the Lockwood werewolf family?
• What will Bonnie do once she finds out that Caroline attacked Matt?
• Who is Katerina Petrova?

Here’s a clip of the next episode:

TV: Hellcats: Beale St. After Dark

Finally! Some drama and intrigue into this initially boring show.

I won’t go into details much but here are some of the highlights:

• Savannah goes on a date with Dan. She’s a little tense and Lewis asks a waiter to send over some Hurricanes to help loosen up Savannah. She subsequently gets buzzed and loosens up a bit.
• Alice gets some HGH (human growth hormone) and some other drugs from the Lancer football quarterback player to help her wrist heal faster.
• Dan and Lewis get arrested.
• Marti asks for help from her law school teacher to free Dan and Lewis.
• Savannah kissed Lewis then throws up.
• Marti and fellow law student get an important project.

I just hope that the show will improve over the next few months. I’m really rooting for Ashley Tisdale here. I’ve loved her as Sharpay Evans in the High School Musical series. Sharpay and Savannah are so different from one another, though they do have one thing in common: they both have the passion to win. Only I don’t think Savannah is willing to play dirty unlike Sharpay.

Sometimes, I forget and I almost expect Savannah to snap her fingers and be cocky. But Savannah’s character is really nice. And seeing Ashley play a nice girl role is very refreshing to me and I like it.

Here’s the promo for Episode 4: