I don't know but he was slimy. Reminded me of the crooked sheriff from Flashback.

I'm so excited that Bryce is back! (On Chuck)

Me too! This should be painful and fun.

The last page of Omar's recap of last week's Smallville - hilarious.

sumi, I browsed that recap yesterday, and I'm glad Omar is still hilarious. I love his Smallville recaps.

Well, I haven't read the whole damn thing but the last page:

And as a bonus, here's a special excerpt from Zor-El on Inside the Actor's Studio, in case you missed it:

James Lipton: As you probably know, I always ask my guests to answer the 10 interview questions originated by Bernard Pivot.
Zor-El: He sounds like a wonderful and dramatic Earthling. It is a shame I will have to kill him.
James Lipton: Yes. Let us begin. What is your favorite word?
Zor-El: SCIENCE!
James Lipton: What is your least favorite word?
Zor-El: Jor-El!
James Lipton: What turns you on?
Zor-El: The thought of the universe bowing before me as I rule with a strong, yet fully realized and dramatic idiom. Also, my brother's hot wife.
James Lipton: What turns you off?
Zor-El: Weakness. Overacting. My know-it-all brother.
James Lipton: What sound or noise do you love?
Zor-El: The sound of one hand clapping my brother in the face over and over, saying, "Why are you hitting yourself? Jor-El? Why do you keep hitting yourself?"
James Lipton: What sound or noise do you hate?
Zor-El: A theatre full of booing patrons. Fuck you all!
James Lipton: What is your favorite curse word?
Zor-El: NARDS!
James Lipton: What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
Zor-El: I think I would have been a very good chef if this scientist and acting thing hadn't worked out. Thank goodness it did, right?
James Lipton: What profession would you not like to attempt?
Zor-El: Theatre critic. Really, where do they get the nerve? I would like to see them all killed, specifically, when I destroy the Earth's people. "So insufferably over the top he may as well be twirling a moustache in an old silent film?" Well, fuck you very much, Ben Brantley!
James Lipton: If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
Zor-El: SCIENCE!
James Lipton: I have to tell you this has been the strangest episode we've ever filmed.
Zor-El: Ah, James, you old scallywag, the pleasure was all mine.
James Lipton: It absolutely was.
Zor-El: I shall have to be killing you now.
James Lipton: That doesn't sound so bad right now.

I don't suppose there's any hope that the writers' strike will induce Fox to air the unaired Drive episodes? (Considering that a saw an ad for what seems to be a mother and daughter beauty contest "reality" show, I'm guessing not.)

I don't suppose there's any hope that the writers' strike will induce Fox to air the unaired Drive episodes? (Considering that a saw an ad for what seems to be a mother and daughter beauty contest "reality" show, I'm guessing not.)

Probably not because of the incompleteness. I was harboring a vague hope they might do the full run of THE INSIDE since it actually has an ending of sorts. Doubtful at best, though.

I think Dan's done some nice bright things--getting his wife to believe in the pilot episode was pretty much a cincher for me. I can watch with her frustrated, but if they'd kept her disbelieving I couldn't keep up.

Whoever's pulling the strings didn't have to leave him enough time to go off book. Why, then, should he not? I mean, if he's done what's to be done, he'd have gone back to now.

I also don't understand how Livia knew the scope of what he was there for.

But I missed some of the time travel cues, so it's possible I didn't have my A game in play.

When Dan realized that the progress he'd made with his brother had been undone, my heart broke.

And I think this was the first ep where Jack's jerky attitude really highlighted how much he cares about his brother. Rather than hearing him say "I care about you and this is why I'm invading your personal finances and privacy" I actually saw it, which was lovely. And then with the heartbreaking. And then the PROMO!!!!

*ahem*

I'm not a parent, and avoid children as much as possible, so my opinion of Zack's storyline may be off. I get that kid's act out when things are wacky at home, but the way the school, and even Kate, were dealing with him seemed off. The whole school suspension thing was wack to me, especially for a kid so young. It seemed more like "we don't want your devil child sullying our school image".

But I also say "yay" to Zack for socking that kid in the nose when even Kate knows he steals toys from all the other kids. (It's not like she encouraged him to do it like a certain Winchester boy I know).

I'm iffy on Zack myself. I deleted the ep off TiVo without watching the promo--what's up for next week.

And, yeah, I think Jack came off well this week, but sadly that doesn't stop him from messing Dan's shit up majorly.

Dan just has to work out how to set up a proof like the one he did with Katie--but one that sticks this time.