I loved this week's The Closer. They really brought all of the threads together in this episode: the budget problems, the homeland security training, the problem of Fritz helping Brenda, and Brenda's health problems. It all blended together so nicely.

I also love Provenza more and more with each episode. I really didn't like him in the first season, but I adore him now.

The car thing was also very funny. I'm always surprised at how much this show can make me laugh.

I'll have to catch up on The Closer tomorrow, I'm looking forward to it.

Has anyone been watching Hotel Babylon on BBCA? It's very fluffy but fun fluff.

I watched the first two - the first because they repeated it before the second - which had ASH.

I've been watching it off and on (probably more on, now that my cable box is working). I pretty much agree. I'm waiting for the shit to hit the fan wrt housekeeping lady, much more so than criminal! past!

I imagine no one, including me, is still watching Damages? I finally figured out where Glenn Close's apartment is supposed to be (where Lucy runs out looking bloody in the premiere). I was just walking by it just now-- it's very close to my apartment. I was about to say to Bob Bob, "hey, that's a location that keeps turning up in Damages" when he was reading a sign across from the building and said "hey, they're filming Damages here tonight" and as we walked past after dinner tonight, they had parked all the trailers and everything.

I have no idea why I told that anecdote. Anyway, it's on 17th street.

I'm still watching Damages. I'm not understanding how they're doing a season 2 with a completely different cast.

New case? Patty gets pissed and fires everyone?

Entirely different cast? Doesn't that mean no Patty?

The Closer: ::nodding:: the zipped up sweatjacket was such a tip off, and then twice? yeah. I was annoyed by the poison oak though. Verisimilitude, people! [link] It was developed FOR firefighters, then made its way to the general population. There is no way the firefighters wouldn't have had Tecnu in the truck. It can be applied post-exposure. If not, she would have/could have taken a shower back at HQ. Plus, the itching would be SO much worse than depicted, but, artistic license.

I'm Tivo'ing Damages and haven't watched any.

Is anyone else watching Lili Taylor in Lifetime's State of Mind? I mean, Lili Taylor! Amy Bloom! It keeps putting me to sleep, though. Can't they be snappy AND earnest?

I like it. Not love, but I do like it.