Psych, Call the Midwife, White Collar

[osprey_archer]

I finished Psych! Nothing in season 8 really earned that finale, and I'm pretty sure that Shawn and Juliet's marriage will fall apart after five years or so (and this is assuming they ever get beyond engaged to married) when Juliet realizes that she actually doesn't want to spent the rest of her life with an incorrigible manchild -

But, at the same time, I did like the episode: it was a fitting send-off for the show. Shawn the incorrigible manchild might not be a good match for, well, anyone really, but as a character I love him, and I'm glad they didn't pull out a last minute reformation for him. It wouldn't have been very convincing.

So of course Shawn completely chokes when it comes to saying goodbye to Gus and sends him a goodbye video instead (SHAWN, YOU FAILBOAT). And I love that Gus left his job and followed Shawn to San Francisco (even if it took him twelve tries. I LOVE YOU GUS), because while that's clearly the best ending, actually doing it would be a real stretch for Gus, so I wasn't at all sure that the show would go there.

I'm also alllmost done with season 3 of Call the Midwife - one more episode to go! - and I am mentioning this mostly because if it turns out in episode 8 (or indeed in season 4) that Patsy is a lesbian, I want proof that I totally called it beforehand. Mostly because of her vague and slightly flustered "he's not my type" speech to Trixie when Trixie thought Patsy was trying to steal Trixie's not-quite-boyfriend. Too much of some things and not enough of others, hmm?

(Also I was so relieved when Trixie confronted Patsy about it, because I had grim gray visions of this misunderstanding becoming a whole big Thing, and UGH, DO NOT WANT. And then the show didn't go there after all, so hooray!)

I also tried the first episode of White Collar, but it didn't really click for me, mostly because I found Neal kind of annoying. Seriously, dude, you've got to let your girlfriend go.

And then Peter decided that the way to figure out what Elizabeth might like for their anniversary was to abuse his FBI powers to get access to her credit card and eBay records. DUDE. You're supposed to be the good guy! With a sense of boundaries! DID IT OCCUR TO YOU TO ASK HER.

So I probably won't be continuing with that (which is kind of a relief, honestly: there are so many shows to watch.)

Comments

[evelyn-b.livejournal.com]

Does Shawn stay an incorrigible manchild for eight whole seasons?? I saw and sort of liked the first couple episodes of Psych long ago and have to figure out whether I actually want to watch the rest of it. But I don't know if I want to root for a character who spends that much time not growing up.

I liked White Collar for a while, but it got to be too much of the same thing, so I let it go.

[osprey-archer.livejournal.com]

He does. I was trying to think if I could say there was maybe some incremental character growth, but no, there isn't really. Psych is a great show if you like the character dynamics, because there are seasons upon seasons of that dynamic, but terrible if you want actual progression.

[entwashian.livejournal.com]

Hahahahaha, yeah, if you're that annoyed with White Collar already, definitely don't watch more.

[osprey-archer.livejournal.com]

Sometimes I've found shows less annoying as I go on! I found Castle super annoying at the beginning of Castle, say.

But I feel like the problems with Neal are sort of baked into the show's premise, and I've heard that the show gets stuck in a sort of holding pattern with him and Peter, too. So I'll just give the thing a miss.

[goldjadeocean.livejournal.com]

Oh dang, I thought that meant there was more Call the Midwife out. I'm hoping we get to actually see her being a lesbian, instead of making veiled references.

I adore Patsy in all her ungainly stiff-upper-lip glory.

[osprey-archer.livejournal.com]

Episode 8 felt so much like a series finale to me that I checked to make sure the show wasn't over for good, and there will be more...

...next year. Ugh, waiting! But still. Maybe we'll get lesbian Patsy then!

[goldjadeocean.livejournal.com]

But! It's the BBC, there's always the Christmas episode to tide us over.