How Sue Sees It

Kurt: It's my dad. He's the most important thing in the world to me. I love him...and I'm afraid that I might be losing him because of my... sexuality.

Sue: Your sexuality? How old are you, sixteen? Have you even kissed a boy?

Kurt: No.

Sue: Have you ever kissed a girl?

Kurt: No.

Sue: Well, then how could you possibly know what you like? You see that's the problem with your generation. You're obssessed with labels. So you like Showtunes, doesn't mean you're gay! It just means you're awful. You know there's only one person in this world you can tell you what you are...

Kurt: Me.

Sue: No, me, Sue Sylvester. And she hasn't quite made her mind about you.

[From Glee S01E18 "Laryngitis"]

...and this is how Sue sees it.

Glee "Mysteries": Mike, Quinn and Mercedes

A lot has been said about  Glee's writing in Season 2--its quality, the lack of consistency and the lack of character development of non-major characters. But in Season 3, the writers tried to go back to the basics to make it click. Unfortunately, they did so by literally copying off Season 1. I would go into that some other time.

Today, I will write about the mistakes of  Glee's Season 3. These mistakes are not just little faults that have no bearing in the story (ex. during the "Run the World (Girls)" number, Kurt and Santana kept changing positions; Santana's changing hairstyle in the "Stayin' Alive" performance in "Saturday Night Gleever"). These mistakes--okay let's call them mysteries to make it less painful--are fundamental faults that touch on the basic details/structure of the story, or the lousy attempt to keep one.


1. What is Mike's real full name?

Principal Figgins refers to Mike as Michael Chang Jr. twice--while talking to Mike and his dad in "Asian F" (S03E03) and during the graduation ceremony in "Goodbye" (S03E22). But in "Props" (S03E20), Tina called Mike "Michael Robert Chang" when they were text-fighting. What astounds me more is that both "Asian F" and "Props" were written by Ian Brennan. I can only imagine what would happen if Glee writers wrote How I Met Your Mother.

Even Mike is confused.

2. Where did Quinn go?

In "Saturday Night Glee-ver" Mr. Schue and Coach Sue organized a dance-off despite the fact that Quinn recently got into an accident which paralyzed her legs. In one scene she was right there between Tina and Santana...

There she is!

but in the succeeding scenes, where everyone is shown dancing, she was gone...

There she is not.

Yes, Quinn might've been uncomfortable with the dance-off and chose to leave but the writers should have had the decency to show her go out of the room or, maybe, explain her absence in the succeeding dialogues. But nothing was said. It was as if she wasn't there in the first place. Which leads me to the 2nd option... which is re-shoot the first scene without Quinn in it; then, there would be no obvious need for an explanation. Assumptions could be made. She may have been in therapy with Joe or purposely skipped glee club practice because of the dance-off. But with conflicting scenes showing that she was and wasn't present, it just doesn't make any sense.


3. Where did Mercedes go?

On senior's ditch day, she arrived at the park with the rest of the club sans Blaine (who was with his brother Cooper) and Quartie (who were at a skating park for the differently-abled). She even got off the bus in front of everyone else....

Mercedes leading the charge.

Then, during the all important rollercoaster ride where every gleek wanted to see who sat with whom... she's gone! Sam sat with Puck and Rory was left alone to sit with a stranger.

Mercedes left?

Amber Riley may have a phobia for rollercoaster rides but, again, the writers could have not made her go at all like they did with Blaine and Quartie. Yes, Mercedes not going may result to the need for further explanations but, for me at least, it's better than make her disappear and hope no one will notice.

Glee writers should give their viewers more credit than this. They can't keep making writing or editing slip-ups and hope that no one will notice. Because someone does. Or worse, we all do. Gleeks are a different, more passionate kind of fans. We watch and re-watch every episode; we memorize the songs by heart; we criticize the show for its faults; we praise it for the good things (Nene Leakes as Coach Roz!); we ship our own pairings religiously, to the point of seeing things we want to see (ex. Faberry); we write our own versions of the stories when things don't go the way we want it go (read: fanfiction)...and so on. The point is, Gleeks are addicted committed to the show intensely and the writers, I think, owe us--considering the bad storylines they constantly come up with--the decency to keep these little details right. This is one of the reasons that make How I Met Your Mother awesome. Sadly, it's one of the reasons why Glee fail.

Why do I even compare?


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You may want to see my other posts about Glee (yes there's more than one!):

Quintet 3: GLEE-king Out
Things I Missed From Glee's Season 1 (Part 1)
Things I Missed From Glee's Season 1 (Part 2)
Things I Missed From Glee's Season 1 (Part 3)
McKinley High School in a Decade
15 Glee Club Truths
Final(e) Thoughts: GLEE-duation
Who Wore It Better: Kurt vs Santana
Kurt's 25 (Head) Dresses [Updated, now 26]

Kurt's 27 (Head) Dresses [Updated]

Because of the countless times I have watched and re-watched Glee's Season 3 for no logical reason at all, I was able to notice (one can't help it really) Kurt's many hats (or headdresses?). I never knew there can be that many kinds of hats.

I am not a fashion-forward person so I did my best to screencap all his hats (and headdresses) and let you, dear reader, educate me on the names of these fabulous, sometimes too creative, head wear.


Hat #1 - Kurt starts the season off with a witch's hat. Wicked.

(S03E01) "The Purple Piano Project"

Hat #2 - Then moves on to stretch his hat-wearing powers by wearing this outrageous but looks well-made... Shakespearean(?) hat.

(S03E02) "I Am Unicorn"

Hat #3 - A leather beret that Kurt wore twice.

(S03E03) "Asian F" and (S03E17) "Dance with Somebody"

Hat #4 - I have no idea what it is called but it looks so cute.

(S03E03) "Asian F"

Hat #5 - A weaved hat(?) Kurt (or Glee designers) must like this hat so much he wore it twice.

(S03E04) "Pot O' Gold" and (S03E20) "Props"

Hat #6 - A beret that is non-leather?

(S03E04) "Pot O' Gold"

Hat #7 - This is the Whatthefuckisthat?! Hat. Haha

(S03E06) "Mash Off"

Hat #8 - This is the most outrageous one I've seen on him so far.

(S03E06) "Mash Off"

Hat #9 - A jockey's hat, which he, fortunately, wore sparingly.

(S03E06) "Mash Off"

Hat #10 - He wore this sporty headband for the dodgeball game against the Trouble Tones and during gym class while eavesdropping on the boys.

(S03E06) "Mash Off" and (S03E09) "Extraordinary Merry Christmas"

Hat #11 - He highlighted his campaign by wearing a unicorn hat.

(S03E06) "Mash Off"

Hat #12 - A normal brown hat. Too bad this was the picture I could come up with.

(S03E07) "I Kissed A Girl"

Hat #13 - A beret again. He never gets tired of berets.

(S03E08) "Hold on to Sixteen"

Hat #14 - What would he wear on Christmas season... of course, a Christmas headband!

(S03E09) "Extraordinary Merry Christmas"

Hat #15 - A sailor's hat. Cute.

(S03E02) "I Am Unicorn" and (S03E10) "Yes/No"

Hat #16 - A winter hat of some sort.

(S03E10) "Yes/No"

Hat #17 - I don't know what it's called but it's the same as Santana's from Season 2.

(S03E11) "Michael"

Hat #18 - This shiny (leather?) cap that makes him look like a drag queen. Sorry Kurt.

(S03E15) "Big Brother"

Hat #19 - He wore this patriotic headband for glee club booty camp.

(S03E15) "Big Brother"

Hat #20 - He wore a patchy(?) beret in glee club while listening to Brittany and her prom theme.

(S03E19) "Prom-asaurus"

Hat #21 - A magician's hat!

(S03E19) "Prom-asaurus"

Hat #22 - Another hat I don't know what's called but it looks good on Kurt.

(S03E20) "Props"

Hat #23 - He and his fellow glee club members had to wear a welder's(?) mask for the sparkly number that Sue wanted them to perform for Nationals--although he likes to not use it as a mask even if he's using that welding machine.

(S03E20) "Props"

Hat #24 - Yes, he wears a normal cap, too. But it looks so un-Kurt, so to speak, that this normal cap looks so ghetto on him. And, the orange pants?!

(S03E21) "Nationals"

Hat #25 - Kurt capped off the season with a cap I am willing to wear anytime: a graduation cap.

(S03E22) "Goodbye"

I rarely post about hairstyles, clothes or hats but I liked doing this one only for the thrill of watching each episode and playing "Spot the Hat" with myself.

As I screencapped Kurt's hats I also noticed that the entire glee club is fond of hats, namely Quinn, Mike, Santana and Brittany (mostly, when they're not in Cheerios uniform), and even Mercedes. Maybe I'll post them soon... after midterm exams.

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[Updated]

Hat #26 - I almost missed Kurt's khaki boy scout-ish hat because it had a split second (well, 30 seconds max) of exposure. Kurt wore it while the seniors were waiting for Puck's Geography test results to come out.

(S03E22) "Goodbye"

Now I only need 1 more hat to make it 27.....did I miss anything?


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It turns out I did miss a 27th hat.

Hat #27 - Police cap. Kurt wore this for his role in the "Westwide Story" where he played a police officer.

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You may want to see my other posts about Glee (yes there's more than one!):

Quintet 3: GLEE-king Out
Things I Missed From Glee's Season 1 (Part 1)
Things I Missed From Glee's Season 1 (Part 2)
Things I Missed From Glee's Season 1 (Part 3)
McKinley High School in a Decade
15 Glee Club Truths
Final(e) Thoughts: GLEE-duation
Who Wore It Better: Kurt vs Santana

Who Wore It Better?: Kurt vs Santana

Glee is my guilty pleasure. I admit that now. Like alcoholics or sex addicts (or shopaholics?), it was hard for me to admit this. I always pride myself for liking things that are: (a) really funny, (b) nerdy, (c) classy, (d) culture-y (forgive me for the term) or (e) not mainstream. All of which are not Glee.

Even if it has a storyline lacking continuity and depth, I continue to watch the show because: (a) the songs are good, (b) of Brittana and (c) some fanfictions I read slightly use canon stuff so I need to at least familiarize myself with the details. After watching and re-watching episodes from Season 3, whenever I want to waste away my time and not study, I noticed two things about Kurt Hummel that I haven't noticed before:

1. Kurt likes hats (or any kind of headwear[?]) the way Blaine is fond of bowties and loafers.

2. Kurt has worn a hat similar to what Santana wore in Season 2. Is this kind of hat a gay thing? Is there even such a thing?

I am currently writing about #1 and will post that soon. For now I will focus on #2, and ask the question, who wore this hat (or headwear? I don't even know what it's called. Can someone please educate me?) better...

KURT...

Kurt wore his on the episode "Michael" (S03E11) doing the Michael Jackson Wanna Be Startin' Something performance.

or

SANTANA?

Santana wore hers extensively on the episode "Original Song" (S02E16).

Verdict: Although I am not an expert on hats (or headwear?) and I liked the color of Kurt's hat (gray) better, I think it looks better on Santana. Maybe I should ask my friend malcolmfabness what she thinks.


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You may want to see my other posts about Glee (yes there's more than one!):

Things I Missed From Glee's Season 1 (Part 1)
Things I Missed From Glee's Season 1 (Part 2)
Things I Missed From Glee's Season 1 (Part 3)
McKinley High School in a Decade
15 Glee Club Truths
Final(e) Thoughts: GLEE-duation
Quintet 3: GLEE-king Out

Pacita-derecho

ang pagtingin ko sa buhay ay maihahalintulad ko sa pagpili ko ng masasakyang bus sa EDSA pauwi ng Laguna.

kadalasan, masugid kong hinihintay ang mga bus na pa-Pacita. yung Skyway-derecho, ika nga. kahit madalang ang pagdaan ng mga bus na derecho ng Pacita sa EDSA, matiyaga akong naghihintay. hangga't maari hindi ko sinasakyan yung mga bus pa-Pacita na dumadaan pa sa Alabang, kahit mas marami sila. mas mapapatagal pa kasi ang biyahe ko.

pero minsan, kapag naiinip na ako sa matagal na paghihintay ng Pacita-derecho na bus, di ko maiwasang maisip na sumakay sa mga bus na Pacita-Alabang. di bale nang matagalan sa biyahe wag lang matagalan sa paghihintay sa isang lugar. nakakaburyo din kasi ang maghintay.

minsan, sumakay ako sa isang bus na Pacita-Alabang. mas matagal ang biyahe ng mga bus na ito. sinubukan kong aliwin ang sarili ko sa pamamagitan ng pagtingin sa mga dinadaanang lugar at mga tao. iniisip ko rin na mabuti na itong nakakakita ako ng ibang tanawin kaysa sa naiinip akong maghintay sa EDSA at mapilitang langhapin ang samu't-saring usok ng lungsod.

bagaman naaliw ako sa bus na Pacita-Alabang, hindi pa rin mawala sa isip ko na nagsasayang lang ako ng oras. wala naman akong pakay sa Alabang. hindi ako dito patungo. hindi ako dito nakatira. hindi ito ang gusto kong puntahan. hindi ko maiwasang magsisi sa huli. sinayang mo ang oras, lagi kong sita sa sarili ko. kaya naman bihirang mangyari na sumakay ako sa bus na Pacita-Alabang.

kadalasan, sa pagpili ng bus na sasakyan--at sa buhay na rin--mas pinipili ko ang derecho, ang mas lohikal na daan--ang Pacita-derecho. matagal ang paghihintay pero sulit naman. kaya naman, hanggang ngayon, yung mga bus na Pacita-derecho pa rin ang masugid kong hinihintay. gaano man kadalang ang pagdaan nito.

Lawyered!: Barney and a Latin maxim

I started the Lawyered! series because of my fascination with Marshall Eriksen of How I Met Your Mother. I was a freshman law student then and I wanted to make studying the law seem cooler than it actually is. I started by listing the Top Reasons Why You Should a Law Student. To this day, this blog post remains to be my most viewed entry, with _ views to this date. It was so well-shared, Internet-wise, that I even met someone for the first time who said to me, "You were the one who made that 'Why Date a Law Student' List right?" That was one of the best days of my life. (I know, so conceited, please forgive me.)

But I didn't want the Lawyered! series to revolve around making being a law student cool. I wanted to make the law relate-able to other people who're neither studying nor practicing it. I wanted to relate it to things I love (TV series, mostly) to, sort of, popularize it and make it understandable to laymen.

So far, I have tried to explain the following:

1. The right to travel using former Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Lily Aldrin-Eriksen

2. The plain view doctrine as an exception to the search warrant rule using White Collar

3. The formula used by the Philippines for computing the votes needed for a party-list to win a seat (or at most 3 seats) in the House of Representatives using my below-average Math skills


I admit I have been remiss in my (self-imposed) duty to popularize the law by writing more posts under the Lawyered! series. I will remedy that--well sort of--by illustrating how the Latin maxim: Nullum crimen nulla poena sine lege (in English: There is no crime if there is no law punishing it) was applied by Barney Stinson.

Crimes* are considered crimes because they prohibited by law. Although crimes can either be mala in se (prohibited because of their nature) or mala prohibitum (prohibited because of a law), their prohibition must still be provided in a statute because our legal system is governed, mainly, by civil law--in contrast to the US' common law system.

Parricide is considered a crime because of its nature but such prohibition is still manifested in Article 246 of the Revised Penal Code:

Art. 246. Parricide. — Any person who shall kill his father, mother, or child, whether legitimate or illegitimate, or any of his ascendants, or descendants, or his spouse, shall be guilty of parricide and shall be punished by the penalty of reclusion perpetua to death.

Crossing a street is not prohibited by its nature. It is only prohibited because there is a local ordinance saying that crossing a street on a place not designated as a the proper place to cross the street.

Without Article 246, parricide, although considered wrong in almost all cultures, will be unpunished by the State. Without the said local ordinance, jaywalking will be considered simply as crossing a street.

In How I Met Your Mother's episode "Magician's Code" (S07E23), Barney was apprehended by casino security guards because he rode a motorcycle, which was displayed as the jackpot price for a specified slot machine, on the casino floor to help his friend Marshall get to New York to witness the birth of his first-born.

The alleged offense

When Barney was interrogated on why the casino guards shouldn't rat him out to the police, he argued:

Go ahead call them [the authorities]. But first can you show me the rule that says you can't drive a motorcycle on the casino floor?

Barney lawyered the sh** out of the guards. All those years being friends with Marshall paid off.

The guards weren't able to show him a rule that prohibited motorcycles on the casino floor because there is no rule. He was set free. The guards let Barney go unpunished because riding a motorcycle is, in itself, not prohibited. It will only be prohibited if it is prohibited in certain premises by rules or regulations, which are lacking in this instance.

Nullum crimen nulla poene sine lege. There is no crime when there is no law punishing it.

To extend this discussion further, Barney was not punished even if the casino authorities put up a sign that says "NO MOTORCYCLES ON THE CASINO FLOOR" after he committed said act because the application of the law is not retroactive. To make Barney liable for an act which was considered prohibited after he committed it is to commit injustice to him. A person's conduct is to be guided by existing rules. One is not expected to calculate his actions based on the probability that said act will be considered prohibited in the future.

Nullum crimen nulla poene sine lege.

Lawyered!


*A crime prohibited in the Revised Penal Code is called a felony while a crime prohibited in special laws is called an offense.

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You may want to read other posts from the Lawyered! series:

Lawyered!: The Law-down
Lawyered!: Top Reasons Why You Should Date A Law Student
Lawyered!: Do the Math
Lawyered!: PGMA is Lily
Lawyered!: Plain view doctrine and White Collar

Final(e) Thoughts: Less Desperate Housewives

A lot of the TV shows I'm following (or used to follow) will have big endings this season. Since I am big fan of TV shows, making lists and making my opinions known (all for posterity's sake), I will write about various TV shows' season finales, and what I think about them. 



Today I will write about Desperate Housewives' two-episode season finale titled "Give Me the Blame" and "Finishing the Hat".

Housewives play poker, too.

Why This Ending is Big:

1. I missed most of Desperate Housewives. I am a big Gabrielle-Carlos fan so I stopped watching when Gabrielle left Carlos and married that white-haired hunky guy. It's nice to watch my fourth favorite couple--after Barney and Robin, Chuck and Sarah, and Brittany and Santana--together for one last time.

Carlos: Gabby! There you are.
Gabby: Yup, just sitting here on the porch, reading the old... sports section.
Carlos: You hate sports and reading.
Gabby: But I love you and you love sports. So I've started to uh, really get into it.
Carlos: Really. What's your favorite basketball team?
Gabby: The... Turtles.

2. It is the series finale. When I read that the show's current season, Season 8, was going to be its last, I knew I had to watch it. Much like the connection I had with House, I felt that Desperate Housewives (brace yourself because this will sound sappy) is special. Despite its acquired monotony and draggy-ness, I just have to watch it for one last time. I had to know what will happen to the women of Wisteria Lane. Will they be like House and Wilson, spending the rest of their lives (or what's left of it) with each other? Will they be like Chuck and Sarah, whose future although uncertain looks promising?


My Thoughts on Desperate Housewives:

1. I watched Desperate Housewives at a time when Studio 23 was my only source of regular American TV programming. I remember getting into Dawson's Creek (who didn't?!), 7th Heaven, Thieves, which starred John Stamos and Melissa George, and no one else but me seem to remember (or have watched), and Early Chronicle, where the guy gets the newspaper a day early and spends his day trying to (and succeeding) prevent one (or more) accidents reported in the newspaper from happening.  It was one of my first loves, so to speak.

2. Desperate Housewives appealed to me because it was a story about friends and family. All 4 women who played the housewives of Wisteria Lane (Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, Eva Longoria) are great actresses, and their chemistry despite the constant bickering rumors are equally as great.

3. But, I admit, stories get old and I get bored. I stopped watching it when I skipped-watched (FYI: It's when you watch the first 2 and last 2 episodes of a season) Season 5 (I think) and still got the story, more or less. More importantly, I was not excited to know about the whys and hows--and even the whats--in the gaps in the story I didn't get. It all seemed endless (the girls killing people--most of the time, obliviously--left and right) and became tiring. I had 2 options: (a) Stop watching the show and wait til it gets better or (b) Stop watching it altogether. I obviously chose the latter.


My Thoughts on "Give Me the Blame" and "Finishing the Hat":

1. The two-episode season finale dealt with the past, present and future.

1.a. The first part dealt with the past and the present.

1.a.1 The problems: Bree is in trial for the murder of Gabrielle's stepfather who was really killed by Carlos. Lynette and Tom are on the brink of divorce. Susan has decided to move out of Wisteria Lane but hasn't told her friends yet. Their old neighbor Karen, who I've heard of just now, is dying.

Karen McCluskey

1.a.2 The solution: Karen admits to killing Gabrielle's stepfather with a candlestick. Bree goes free, which Karen's husband, Roy, inspires Tom to say the things needed to be said while he still can; thus, leading to a reunion with Lynette.

1.b The second part dealt with the present and the future. See #4 below.

2. What better way to highlight the past, present and future but to use TV's most used tools for furthering stories: birth and death. The birth of Susan's grandchild and the death of the girls' well-loved neighbor, Karen, served as perfect tools to make the whole story come full circle.

Birth and Death. Beginning and End.

3. There is one golden rule when making the series finale for a TV show: You have to invite the show's former characters and make Season 1 references. The former characters should make an appearance in the last episode, regardless of how they appear and how briefly they do so. Desperate Housewives followed this rule and brought everyone back.

At least I know who Martha Huber, Mike Delfino,  John Rowland the gardener were.

3.1 It was shown how Mary Alice Young moved in Wisteria Lane, confronted by a nosy Martha Huber.

3.2 Mike Delfino, Susan's deceased husband, was mentioned countless of times and even made an appearance as he watched Susan as she drove around Wisteria Lane for one last time.

3.3 Gabrielle's philandering with the gardener, John Rowland, and Carlos' wooing style was both used by Gabrielle and Carlos against each other to prove a point.

3.4 The return of Katherine, who I don't recognize, and the return the ghosts of Wisteria Lane saved the episode around 10 minutes of flashback because seeing the characters made us do the flashbacks in our own minds.

4. In the end, Desperate Housewives is a story of how Wisteria Lane's 4 most desperate housewives became...less desperate.

4.1 Susan met the love of her life and although she lost him their memories together is enough to last her a lifetime.

Susan elated at the birth of her grandchild.

4.2 Lynette becomes a wife, a mother, a CEO and a grandmother.

Lynette reunited with her husband.

4.3 Bree becomes a member of the Kentucky State Legislature.

Bree gets elected to public office.

4.4 Gabrielle has a show on Home Shopping Network and "argued happily ever after" with Carlos (and their 2 daughters) in California.

Gabby and Carlos argued happily ever after.

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You may want to read other Final(e) Thoughts:

How I Met Your Mother Season 7
Chuck Season 5
Glee Season 3 
The Big Bang Theory Season 5
Community Season 3
House Season 8

QNBS: Pushing Daisies

I started the Quest for the Next Best Series to find a replacement for Chuck. Ten TV shows and eleven reviews later, I decided to watch Once Upon A Time. But having the opportunity to criticize anything in a justified manner is so addicting that I have decided to continue my Quest for the Next Best Series. I will not rename it because I don't have enough creativity to think of a new one.

I will adopt the original QNBS method for judging a show. 1. A friend recommends a TV show or I see an interesting review, or hear a sarcastic rant about it in the Internet. 2. I watch two episodes. 3. Write down what I think, Pros-Cons style.

I will add a one-liner (or maybe more) at the end of each QNBS review called The Verdict, which will serve as my verdict, my opinion, on whether you should or shouldn't watch the show.


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Many series exist in TV world but today I will write about Pushing Daisies.

Plot: A pie-maker who can bring dead people back to life with a touch (but dead again after the second touch) chooses to not touch (for the 2nd time) his childhood sweetheart who was killed for golden monkeys, and lives with his choice's consequences. It's like Midas touch but with life.


PROS:

1. Good writing. I put this as the show's number 1 Pro because I love witty statements and metaphors masked as smart-ass one-liners or meaningless babble. I loved the writing so much that each Pro will be listed with a line from the show's pilot episode, "Pie-lette" (a wordplay on Pilot, I guess).

I don;t know what Ned's pie place's name wordplays on, though.

2. "Dying is a good enough excuse as any to start living." Some shows use deaths as means to the end  but I liked that Pushing Daisies used deaths as means to a beginning. Promising plot.

Digby, the dog who has--not 9 but--2 lives, the most for any dog.

3. "No one has called me Chuck since you." Ned and Chuck's chemistry is wonderful. Lee Pace and Anna Friel work well on-screen as childhood sweethearts reunited by the other's murder. I also like that the writers didn't overplay (at least in the first episode) the whole I-can't-touch-you-because-you'll-be-dead spiel which made it romantic without being too cheesy, which the writers of The Big Bang Theory did perfectly with Leonard, Penny and Schroedinger's cat.

Chuck's alive!

4. "Listen to you, judgy judge." Ned and Emerson's chemistry was necessary to make the show effective. Yes, granted Lee Pace and Chi McBride are not as good as Danny Pudi and Donald Glover but they're not as worse as the guys from The Brothers Solomon.

The best duos are always a black guy and a white guy.

5. "This is pushing your luck. Well, luck pushed me first." It is a comedy--a little dark and sarcastic at that. I find things really funny if: (a) it is a reference to parodies something else, (b) it features deadpan rumor, (c) it's not supposed to be funny but it is, and (d) it is not trying too hard that it hurts my eyes to watch it. Pushing Daisies has the right amount of funny to be interesting.

6. "Didn't I kill you?" It has suspense, too--or at least the first episode has. I expect the whole reward thing that Ned and Emerson engage in (and I'm suspecting Chuck will join in, too) will generate enough
suspense for each episode.

7. "I wish I can give you an emotional Heimlich." It even has romance! Refer to Ned and Chuck's chemistry 'discussion' above.

Only under this circumstance does holding one's own hand look not pathetic but sweet.

8. "You can't just touch somebody and be done with it." The plot plus everything else I mentioned above is enough to make me interested. Interested enough to watch it again.

9. It has only 22 episodes! Although each episode lasted around 39 minutes long--a bit too long for my 21 minutes per show average--all the other Pros entertained me enough to not notice, or at least don't lose sleep over, the fact that it is 39 minutes long. Since it is a rule of the universe that all things I love must come to an end, Pushing Daisies shall end, too. Its end will come in season 2, episode 13. Knowing the end is foreseeable (and in Pushing Daisies' case, definite) is somewhat comforting.

10. For some reason, Pushing Daisies reminded me of Jeux d'enfants, and I love that movie.


CON:

None. I loved this show too much it only took one episode to inspire elicit ten Pros and no Con from me.


THE VERDICT: Pushing Daisies is promising enough that I can make an exception to my 21 minutes per episode rule...21 more times.

This screen cap is so pretty I just have to put it somewhere.

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