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[3pipeproblem]

nicalamity I will do that summary for you, and I did miss you! Although I didn't realize you weren't on until afterwards. All that 24 swallowed my soul.



Fantastic episode. I'd just watched the 10th episode from last season of TP, and there was no difference in quality. The show's improved so damn much since the first ep. Anyway...

I couldn't get my head around why Alan was representing skillet man (excuse me, Bernie). Well, obviously he'd been hired by him, but I don't see why Alan was almost immediately on his side and so convinced that he was a good person. To me, Bernie seemed nice enough, and I could see the good, kind person thing, but there was also something slightly out of whack--and you'd think Alan would've noticed that. Alan spends his first few minutes with Bernie humoring him, I think, but then he's really on his side, and that would make sense if Bernie'd made some sort of desperate plea, but he didn't, aside from his mention of her verbal abuse. Maybe it's a case of editing, again.

Or maybe Alan was projecting. I always wonder about his relationship with his parents, because there are so many episodes where he condemns someone's parental unit (Victim's Rights, Equal Justice, the one where he brought the judge's mother into the courtroom) and it never seems to be an entirely logical thing to do. Not that Alan is Mr. Logic, but usually his judgments have some basis in reason. Maybe it has to do with Paul and Victoria? Frankly, I wonder if the show's writers even remember that arc. (Heh, but they're bringing back Catherine Piper, so they must.) Anyway. I don't have a conclusion to draw here, other than he really doesn't like (bad) parents and it's not just because they're authority figures.

Oh! And Alan's completely random medical knowledge was so very amusing. I always had him pegged as the sort of person who remembers utterly useless information he happens to have read. Next week looks good, too.

And the requisite Alan-Denny awww here.

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[matsujo9.livejournal.com]

Dammit. I completely missed it. I even looked for it, but I think there was some local thing on instead.

[3pipeproblem.livejournal.com]

Noooooooo. Can you download it? It was really funny. Even Lori had her moments.

[matsujo9.livejournal.com]

*wails* I don't think so!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_redcorvette/]

I think they just get so much better every episode. I love Shirley so much, I should probably marry her. haha I loved Alan's face after she called him a self-loathing narcissistic with a dwarf fetish. Haven't seen that one in awhile!

And about the parent-projecting thing, don't forget also, there was an episode of TP where he went skeet shooting with Denny and Denny was saying "Osama, pull", "Saddam, pull", "Kerry, pull." Then it's Alan's turn and he goes, "Mother, pull." He misses and Denny looks at him. He says, "I only meant to scare her." LOL

I really enjoyed this show.. but also, I think him representing Bernie was a little out in left field, even for Alan. I enjoyed the look of almost fainting when the "dead body" gasp for air though.


Next week looks fantastic. I think Alan was almost whining in the preview. Very ticked.

[3pipeproblem.livejournal.com]

Hahahaha, that was great. There was an instant of surprise, then you could tell he was trying to formulate a response, then it just lapsed into amusement. He'll probably annoy the crap out of her, if for no other reason than the fact that he likes her.

He was not whining! He was upset! (And man, he must feel like a jackass after giving that speech.) I wonder who else Bernie killed, and with what.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_redcorvette/]

Haha yes! The lips almost formed a word for a minute there and then he just settled into amusement. I'm sure he'll amuse the hell out of her. Finally, a female smirk in the office! The writers made me very very happy with that one.

He was SO whining! ;) His pitch is a testament to that! I loved that, "And after that speech I gave you!" I know. Wouldn't it be a gas if he used a skillet again? I love the actor who plays Bernie, he cracks me up. And we've got Betty White coming on.. this should be great.

[3pipeproblem.livejournal.com]

God, only Alan. "You committed murder! I'm going to whine at you."