Magic Bullet and Scrubs and Dwangela, Oh My!

I fell asleep last night as soon as “Lost” was over… and woke up at 6am with all my clothes on, the lights on, and a commercial for “The Magic Bullet” playing on TV.  If you haven’t seen the infomercial for this wondrous kitchen appliance, you are totally missing out. It’s like a Super Infomercial…It has characters, plot developments, and sassy hosts that engage in witty repartee. This morning was probably the 56th time I’ve seen it, and every time I find something new to enjoy. I think my new dream in life is to make infomercials. And my second new dream is to create an Academy Awards equivalent for infomercials. And my third new dream to win “Best Infomercial”. And my forth dream is probably to end racism. But I digress. Anyway, I’ve had a couple people tell me that the Magic Bullet is actually a giant piece of crap. But that’s OK. At least they still have a kick-ass infomercial.

So Thursday night TV. I’ll give a quick breakdown of my initial reactions (and then I have a 20 page and a 10 page paper due Tuesday…so I should probably get started on those? I’m Ron Burgendy?) I loved Scrubs. I thought it was a solid episode, despite a few continuity problems (um… Kelso left the hospital like 3 weeks ago, Bill Lawrence. What the frak?). The sets were awesome, the acting (especially by John C. McGinley) was great, and the actual plot was the right balance of silly and serious (At its finest, “Scrubs” can mix silly and serious like no other show on television). I admit to getting a little choked up with that last shot of the “maiden” having her happily ever after and Cox telling Jordan, “Let’s just say… that’s the way I’m telling it”. The music that accompanied that scene was also great. And as for JD and Elliot? Well, if this was the series finale I’d be disappointed, but seeing as how the show’s moving to ABC next year (and thank God, because I’m not sure I could bear to watch NBC shit on it anymore), I’m reserving judgement.

Oh, “The Office”. What shall I do with you? I don’t think I laughed once before the first commercial break, and I remember my roommate and I wondering when “The Office” became “The Office: We Hate Jim and Pam”. Thankfully, the second part of the episode was better…not good enough to make it one of my favorites, but there were some great moments, like when Creed declared “Pumpkin’s out!” (I seriously love Creed), Jim and Pam kissed (I swooned a little, I’ll admit it), and when Dwight and Angela were alone in the office together. In fact, I think my favorite parts of this episode were the subtle, quiet scenes between Dwight and Angela. One of the things I miss most about the “Dwangela” romance is that we got to see a whole different side of Dwight K. Shrute: a more sensitive, emotional, heart-felt side of our favorite Assistant to theRegional Manager. While I wouldn’t trade Dwight’s “work” personality for a million Shrute Bucks (or 10 million Stanley Nickles), I miss seeing Dwight smile as Angela opens her Valentine’s Day gift (“And my animal deserves a lot of loving”) or when he told Angela at Phyllis’s wedding that she looked “as lovely as the Queen of England” (or later in the episode when they slow danced outside the reception hall). However delightfully quirky these two might be, there’s no doubt in my mind that Dwight and Angela go together like Angelina Jolie and the Third World. I hope this week was foreshadowing of a reunion for these two… I mean, come on- when Dwight sneezed and Angela said “bless you”, I’m pretty sure that was the writer’s way of telling us they’re meant to be.

And as for “Lost”… well I can’t quite wrap my brain around what happened just yet. Maybe Jill will want to talk about this episode. I’m off to write my papers… and to try to move the island. Thank for the advice, Jack’s not-quite-so-dead daddy:)

Also, a new Battlestar Galactica tonight! Big decisions ahead for Roslin and Starbuck!

-Jennie