Author: Shane

Heroes Season 3 Episode 14

Volume 3 Villains ended in December with Heroes Season 3 Episode 13.

Tonight is the start of Volume 4 Fugitives.

Nathan’s on the TV talking about his meteoric rise in such a short time. As Tracy’s watching the show, some guys dressed like ninjas break in with guns to taser her. They want Petrelli to know they got the first one.

Hiro’s got a lair now, and he hopes to get Ando to wear spandex and ride a motorcycle. He can track Ando’s position anywhere on the planet with a GPS implant. Ando takes off on the motorcycle, but he’s not wearing the spandex.

Peter’s a paramedic now, and a guy dies on the scene. He thinks he should have been stronger.

Angela is working on getting Claire into school. They want her to have a normal life, but she doesn’t believe that’s possible as long as Sylar’s still out there. Despite the fact that they found dental remains at Primatech, Claire doesn’t buy it and thinks Sylar is out there and killing, while HRG covers it all up.

Speaking of the devil, Sylar’s in a shop talking to Martin Gray, who 27 years ago went out to the store and never came back. Sylar says he’s his son and has some questions for him.

Daphne is using her speed in order to get finished with her job by 10 in the morning. Matt wants her to live a normal life like he’s trying to do.

Nathan doesn’t want Claire getting in the way when they take down Peter and Parkman, which Claire overhears by listening on the other line.

Martin tries to fake his way through this, but Sylar doesn’t believe a word. He wants to know who he really is. Martin was given Sylar by a man who needed money, his brother, who will presumably be paid a visit next.

One of Peter’s co-workers is afraid of Nathan because his family is from Iran.

Claire calls Peter to warn him about his mom and brother. So his reaction is to go see his mom. He gets in a cab where he finds Suresh is his driver. Suresh is trying to just be normal. Everybody’s under the radar, with the exception of Nathan. Mohinder would be completely fine with the government stepping in and trying to remove the threat of people with abilities, by whatever means necessary. As Peter hops out of the cab, the next customer has a gun. He leads him toward the men with the guns who got Tracy. Suresh may be surrounded, but ripping the door off the cab and using it as both a shield and a weapon proves effective. He runs and eventually meets up with HRG, who drives him a little way before tasering him himself.

Peter arrives at the house and finds Nathan, who says it’s all him and he’s doing what’s necessary. Despite the hostile tone of the meeting, Nathan asks for them to have dinner together, and Peter agrees. Nathan wants to know what Peter can do these days but doesn’t get an answer.

Usutu, the African painter, is there to see Parkman (only not really). This illusion tells him this is the calling to be a prophet. He can’t live a normal life because he’s not normal.

To Hiro’s dismay, Ando s using his Ando-cycle to pick up chicks at a strip club. When he hears Hiro getting roughed up and captured on the other end, though, he gets his game face on.

Parkman’s drawing is interrupted by a knock on the door. It’s Claire. They look at the drawings to try to figure them out. They’re of them, right now. When she asks what’s on his neck, he gets tasered. Excellent ability to see into the future 30 seconds. Claire is now surrounded.

Nathan wants Peter to tell him he’s with him, but Peter wants to fight him with every breath he has. So then he gets captured, too.

Sylar arrives to an empty home to look for Mr. Gray. The multiple taser blasts that ensue don’t slow him down any, and he breaks free. He wants one of the men, Agent Daniel Simmons, to tell him who sent him to the trap. With no answer, he just kills him.

Once he figures out Hiro’s not overly difficult password, Ando is now able to track Hiro because he, too, has a GPS inserted in himself.

They don’t have Sylar, but they do have Claire, who hates Nathan. But he gives her a free pass to go away and tells her to just forget everything she’s just seen. She takes that as an invitation to kick the guy driving her in the back of his head so she can hop on the plane that’s carrying the others. Once onboard, she frees and wakes everybody up. Peter takes care of the men who were supposed to be guarding the captives. Then she tells the men flying the plane, including copilot HRG, that they’re going to make an unexpected landing. Peter seems to have picked up a new power, the ability to freeze, which accidentally destroys part of the plane and gives them no choice but to land in a hurry. Peter attempts to hold on, but what he’s holding rips from the plane. Suresh reaches for Peter’s hand, and the start of the new volume ends as his grip begins to slip.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another recap of Heroes Season 3 episode 15 Trust and Blood, which airs Monday at 9/8c on NBC.

The Bachelor 13 Episode 5

Four more women went home in The Bachelor 13 Episode 4. First, Nikki had to pack her bags following the awkward two-on-one date. Then, uninterested in keeping six women around, Jason decided to send an extra person packing, as Lauren, Megan, and Shannon did not receive roses.

The final five will be going to Seattle to meet Jason’s family. Jason arrives back in Seattle and stops to see Ty first.

Melissa gets the first one-on-one date. As Jason’s attempting to get ready for the date, Ty is being cranky and preventing him from leaving. The producers need to buy this kid a bucket of candy or something. After Melissa’s been waiting for a while, Jason calls her to tell her the plans have changed. It’s going to be just a casual date instead, but it does mean she’ll get to spend a typical night with Jason. He’s not ready for any of the girls to meet Ty yet (apparently, waiting for the very next visit to Seattle instead will allow him to be ready), but he does let her have a peek at him while he’s sleeping. They talk about a visit to her hometown. She doesn’t bring guys home usually but will make an exception because there’s something special there (and she’s being forced to).

Stephanie, Jillian, and Molly get the group date. They go on a cruise around Seattle, including the Sleepless in Seattle house. Stephanie is happy they’ve taken it slowly because that’s how a love that’s gonna last should be. She gets to talk to her daughter once in a while, and she really enjoyed the date where Sophia got to come out. They all get to go to the local radio station with Jackie and Bender, where Jason is brought on the air to answer some questions, though the girls are in a sound proof room (but the two girls sitting at home get to listen). Jason says the most amazing date was with Stephanie when her daughter came for her birthday. He says that Molly is the best kisser. As a test, they’re going to blindfold him and make him kiss them, and he gets them all right, impressive considering how many women he’s been making out with lately. Stephanie and Jillian love his eyes, while Molly most likes his smile. Then the girls have to answer what it’s like when the lights go out. Molly likes lingerie, Jillian likes fun, and Stephanie wants to make sure the guy is taken care of.

They return to the hotel for dinner, where all the women seem to get along really well. Jason takes Jillian aside because he notices something different in her eyes. She’s been stressed out because there are other girls involved, and she thinks that maybe her expectations are too high but not unrealistic. Molly gets some alone time next and takes a walk outside. She wants to make sure that her family approves because they didn’t like her ex.

Naomi gets the second one-on-one date. They hop in a seaplane to get a different type of tour of Seattle. Stephanie says that Naomi’s not on the same maturity level as everybody else. After the plane lands, they head to a sporting goods store to climb a rock wall, which she calls the perfect date for her. Jason says that he’s really changed due to his experience with DeAnna (6 whole months earlier). Naomi has been very independent of her family because she feels like she got ditched, but she’s getting closer to her mom as she gets older. The other girls believe that Jason and Naomi are in the friendzone.

The next morning, Jason comes to see the girls because he fears that Jillian could break his heart. They go have a chat, and she acknowledges that she has strong feelings for him as well and is not just there for an adventure. He suggests that she should just put herself first and forget about all the other girls.

Jason is wondering whether Melissa can actually be that perfect for him. He knows Stephanie is very giving. Molly’s connection with her family is important. Everything is easy with Naomi, though it’s developing slowly.

At the rose ceremony, Jason’s still got questions. He wants to talk with Naomi now. This makes Molly panic and think she will be sent home. Naomi says she loves the family life and would be fine with sometimes just staying at home and eating popcorn and watching a movie.

Roses
Jillian
Melissa
Molly
Naomi

Stephanie has been eliminated. Jason calls her the most amazing person he’s ever met… but the spark just isn’t there. The other girls cry as she leaves, but she doesn’t seem overly surprised by her elimination. He hopes to have her in his life forever as a friend. Stephanie expects to go to Heaven one day and see her husband again.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Bachelor 13 Episode 6, which airs Monday at 8/7c on ABC.

Hell’s Kitchen 5 Episode 1

Chef Ramsay is back for season 5 with a new cast of cooks vying for the top prize. The 16 Hell’s Kitchen 5 contestants are:

Andrea
30
Line cook
Reading, PA

Ben Walanka
26
Executive sous chef
Chicago, IL

Carol Scott
30
Sous chef
Knoxville, TN

Charlie McCain
24
Prep chef
Las Vegas, NV

Coi
22
Caf cook
Austin, TX

Colleen Cleek
41
Cooking school instructor
Papillion, NE

Danny Veltri
23
Executive chef
Edgewater, FL

Giovanni
37
Executive chef
Destin, FL

J Maxwell
32
Food court chef
Clifton Park, NY

Ji-Hyun Cha
33
Private caterer
Palisades Park, NJ

LA
23
Line cook
Las Vegas, NV

Lacey D’Angelo
24
Corporate buffet cook
Charlotte, NC

Paula Dasilva
28
Executive sous chef
Coconut Creek, FL

Robert
29
Sous chef
Quogue, NY

Seth Levine
27
Private party chef
New York, NY

Wil Kocol
27
Quality-control chef
Elgin, IL

Immediately after being selected, the teams get right to work preparing their signature dishes.

Carol
Dish: Caramelized onions.
Discussion with Chef Ramsay: she began cooking professionally at age 25.
Critique: Flavor is spot on.

Wil
Dish: Rabbit cooked two ways.
Discussion with Chef Ramsay: His pride pin.
Critique: Great flavor, 0 for presentation.

Ji
Dish: Miso sake Chilean seabass
Discussion with Chef Ramsay: Has been cooking about 4 years.
Critique: Looks like she’s been cooking for 15 years.

Robert
Dish: Potato and white truffle wrapped Chilean seabass.
Discussion with Chef Ramsay: Doesn’t do small portions.
Critique: Bass cooked nicely, but sauce is disgusting. The dish is clumsy, like him.

Lacey
Dish: Chicken and blackberries
Critique: You serve, they eat, then they vomit.

Danny
Dish: mahi gone bananas
Critique: Looks like you’ve gone slightly bananas. Hideous.

Giovanni is called the only executive chef in America who can’t cook rice. Charlie is told his meal is a joke. L.A. is told her dish is terrible, and J gets an F.

Colleen
Dish: Smoked chicken enchiladas
Discussion with Chef Ramsay: After pronouncing her name repeatedly because Chef Ramsay is too slow to get it, she says she’s not a trained chef but teaches chefs to cook.
Critique: Spits it out.

Oh, and Colleen wants Chef Ramsay to know she teaches manners, too.

Andrea is told the flavor is spot on. Coi is told her dish is delicious and perfectly cooked. Paula cooked beautifully.

Seth
Dish: Lamb chops on a bed of ratatouille
Critique: Spits it out. Worst dish he’s ever tasted.

Ben
Dish: peking duck breast
Critique: Nice, attractive, tastes good, by far the best on the men’s team (which isn’t saying a lot).

Based on the signature dishes, Chef Ramsay calls this the best group they’ve ever had, although the women clearly dominated the men.

The chefs are prepping for the grand reopening. They have 10 hours from 8am to get ready.

Lacey says she wants to watch the others before doing anything because she doesn’t have line experience. It’s not long before she’s whining and saying she quits. This is before the first dinner service even begins. The women are over her already.

The guys think Seth is useless.

After having a smoke and pouting for a while, Lacey returns to her team and remains as useless as she had been previously.

The women are team Saffron. Not all of them are happy with this choice. The men are the Blues Brothers.

Chef Ramsay asks for two volunteers. Carol and Giovanni volunteer… and are made waiters. Charlie is made to shave his freaky beard.

Coi begins yelling a bunch of words that aren’t entirely clear since they’re mostly bleeped out. She’s not happy with Lacey.

Both teams give off their first impression with their waiters. Giovanni’s first trick is to figure out what’s actually on the menu. Carol seems to be doing okay, though.

Lacey continues to struggle in the red kitchen, apparently not knowing how to turn the gas on in her oven. Colleen has decided to change Chef Ramsay’s recipe for one of the dishes.

Then the power goes out. No food is coming out of either kitchen, so Carol starts handing out wine. It takes about 20 minutes for the power to be restored.

Danny’s got a big mouth and realizes it.

Giovanni’s still clueless as a waiter. He doesn’t remember what the customers ordered.

Colleen says she’s okay with taking criticism because she’s a lot older than most of the people there. This is a good thing because she’s screwing up everything.

Ramsay has a nickname for Seth: Forest (as in Forest Gump).

Wil’s struggling to keep up and needs assistance from everybody on the garnish.

As if they weren’t having enough trouble already, all of the customers walk out. Having to make a decision about who won, Chef Ramsay must base it on the service in the dining room. 88% of the people rated Carol above average. Giovanni, on the other hand, was rated below average by 90%. So the men have lost and need to nominate two team members.

Danny nominates Wil, who is okay with that and nominates himself. Seth and Giovanni are the other two names that are mentioned.

Wil has been nominated for his performance on the garnish. Seth has been nominated for not caring about being there. They believe Wil has the heart to be there. Robert claims he’s willing to go up there in place of Wil, if only Wil didn’t nominate himself.

Chef Ramsay has chosen to eliminate Wil. He doesn’t think Wil has the will to succeed.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Hell’s Kitchen Season 5 Episode 2, which airs Thursday at 9/8c on Fox.

American Idol Season 8 Episode 7

Last night American Idol 8 Episode 6 delivered… not much again. We saw a lot of somewhat competent singers who probably won’t advance much further. Anyway, David Osmond, Frankie Jordan, Megan Corkrey, Austin Sisneros, Taylor Vaifanua, and Rose Flack all made it to Hollywood.

Tonight is the end of the auditions with the last chances for contestants to get to Hollywood. The first stop is New York.

Adeola Adegoke claims she quit her job to be here. She sings And I Am Telling You by Jennifer Hudson. I think we all know she didn’t really quit her job, but Simon agrees to speak to her boss.

For some reason, the next stop is San Juan, Puerto Rico. The plan is apparently to hop back and forth between the two.

Jorge Nunez sings My Way, and while it leaves question about how he’ll sound singing in English, he sounds pretty good in Spanish. In English, he sings What a Wonderful World… still nice but with a thick accident. The judges let him through to Hollywood.

Jessika Baier is from Michigan. I’m pretty sure they have auditions in the US, but anyway she’s in San Juan. She sings I Surrender by Celine Dion. The judges surrender.

Melinda Camille wants to uplift humanity to be part of the shifting universe, preferably without clothing. She sings Feeling Good. She’s okay and advances despite the creepy story.

Female rocker Jackie Tohn has been playing guitar and singing for years. She sings I’m Yours by Jason Mraz. I don’t get it. Simon asks for a second song, and she obliges. Better but still iffy. Still, enough to get through to the next round.

Joel Contreras is known as the crazy rocker, aka a waste of time. He’s quite excited by being told no.

Nick Mitchell (aka Norman Gentle) continues the wasting of time. The judges let him get a chair so he can hang out for a while and be on the screen for two minutes longer than anybody with actual talent. Paula says yes. Kara says yes. Simon says categorically no. Randy says yes. Isn’t this like a singing competition?

Then we hear about three sentences from people who actually deserve to go to Hollywood. No need for us to learn anything about them apparently.

Monique Garcia Torres brought her kid brother Cristopher with her. She sings You Can’t Hurry Love by the Supremes. Christopher does not approve and asks her to reconsider. After she’s done, Simon asks what the second song is. I Turn to You by Christina Aguilera is next, and it sounds better. Randy and Kara don’t think she’s ready, but Paula and Simon give her another shot. If she didn’t have her brother with her, she probably wouldn’t have made it.

Alexis Cohen was thrown out last year and had to be bleeped a lot. It’s a kinder, gentler Alexis. Let’s wait until she gets rejected. She sings Madonna’s Like a Prayer. The judges say she’s gotten worse, so she gets back to her old self. Please don’t show this chick when she comes back next year.

Patricia Lewis Roman sings I Wanna Dance with Somebody by Whitney Houston. Simon says it’s not good enough and a crazy song choice. They give her 30 seconds to change their minds, so she goes with a slower song. Randy says yes to one more chance. Paula says no, but she’s going to Hollywood.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another recap of American Idol Season 8 episode 8, which airs Tuesday at 8/7c on Fox.

Lost Season 5 Episode 3

As those who remained on the island continue to go through their time loop, Ben was working on rounding up those who got off so that he could get them back there in Lost Season 5 Episode 2.

Charlotte has had some dizziness and double vision. So when’s Dan going to tell her what’s wrong? They and Miles arrive to a rigged explosion and a bunch of people with guns.

Although he realizes he sounds insane, Desmond still plans to go to Oxford.

Meanwhile, Juliet, Locke, and Sawyer are being distracted by some people they are holding hostage. Juliet says they know how to speak Latin because they’re others.

As they’re being escorted to the camp, Miles walks over a fresh grave, four US soldiers dead less than a month. The woman leading them calls for Richard, who assumes they’ve come back for their bomb.

Desmond arrives at Oxford to try to find Daniel’s mother. He’s told there is no record of her or her son. He goes snooping on his own, which he probably should have started off doing in the first place. The room is covered in sheets, but he does find a picture of Dan on the floor. He runs into a guy who tells him they’re covering up what happened and don’t want anyone to know about what Daniel was doing there.

Miles thinks they’re all dead, but Dan tells them they just need to keep it together until there’s another flash. In 5 minutes… or 5000 years. Daniel tells Richard that they need to let him render the bomb inert so that everybody doesn’t die. Oh, and by the way, he’s in love with Charlotte.

One of the hostages says that the rest of their people are either captured or dead because “that idiot” (aka Sawyer) shouted out “Meet at the creek,” so they knew exactly where they were headed and sent another group to get them there. Juliet asks in a dead language to bring them to their camp. He agrees, so the other guy kills him and runs away. Locke doesn’t shoot him because he’s one of his people.

Desmond knocks on a door to speak with Theresa Spencer. She’s lying in a bed being looked after because of the experiments Daniel was doing. Her sister Abigail says they wouldn’t be able to afford this if not for Mr. Widmore, the guy who funded the research and is paying the bills.

Richard gave the people who arrived the option to leave peacefully, but they were not interested, so he was forced to kill them all.

Sawyer wants to go save Farraday, but Locke would rather go finish his conversation with Richard.

Dan arrives to attempt to disarm a hydrogen bomb, which he realizes is unsafe. He’s pretty sure the chick holding the gun on him won’t shoot him since rifle fire isn’t the wisest option when near an atomic weapon. He asks for lead or concrete to fill the crack, and he plans to bury the bomb because that will make it safe. The reason he knows this is because 50 years from now the island is still there. After a little time travel story, Sawyer runs in with his gun to get her to drop hers.

Desmond charges into Widmore’s office. He wants to know where he can find Daniel Farraday’s mother. Not surprisingly, Widmore knows exactly where to look. He gives him the address and suggests he and Penny go back to where they were hiding rather than getting deeper involved in this mess.

Locke goes to the camp looking for Richard, saying that Jacob sent him. The guy with the gun at the camp is named Charles Widmore.

Even though he’ll probably keep waking up with memories, Desmond tells Penny that her and his son Charlie are his life now, but she knows he’ll never forget it, so the family will be going with him.

Locke asks Richard how to get off the island. It’s 1954 now, meaning Locke will be born in two years. He suggests that Richard come visit him if he needs proof. Before he can get an answer to his question, the flash happens again.

Shortly after the flash, Charlotte collapses.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Lost Season 5 Episode 4 The Little Prince, which airs Wednesday at 9/8c on ABC.

American Idol Season 8 Episode 6

The search for lack of talent continued in American Idol 8 Episode 5, but Jacksonville did deliver Jasmine Murray, TK Hash, and Ann Marie Boskovich.

Tonight it’s Salt Lake City, Utah, where they met David Archuleta last year.

David Osmond, part of the family that was famous several decades ago, is up first. David was in a wheelchair a few years ago due to his battle with Multiple Sclerosis. He sings Something within Me by Take 6, and he does not disappoint despite the judges trying to make it suspenseful.

Tara Mathews needs to either get some sun or cover up. She believes that she has ESP, which she probably should have used before coming on this show. She sings One Day I’ll Fly Away from Moulin Rouge. As badly as could have been expected.

Chris Kirkham has brought a 300 pound man dressed up in a pink bunny suit. He attempts to sing Pretty Baby, but Simon is distracted by the bunny. So then he sings Ain’t No Mountain High Enough but only gets out a couple words.

Stay-at-home mom Frankie Jordan sings Amy Winehouse’s You Know I’m No Good. She gets through to Hollywood.

Megan Corkrey is also a young mom, but she is recently divorced. She sings Can’t Help Loving That Man of Mine and has a unique voice.

Austin Sisneros is class president. He sings When I Look to the Sky by Train, but the mixed reactions he gets convince him to sing It Takes a Village by Raffi. Despite not getting the song choices, the judges agree to give him another chance.

Taylor Vaifanua says her parents moved her back from Samoa because of her music. Anyway… she sings Joyful Joyful. Randy calls it one of the best vocals of the season.

Rose Flack lives with her best friend and her family after having lost her father and mother within the past couple years. She sings I Feel the Earth Move by Carol King. Paula wants her to work on the vocals, and Simon didn’t like the song choice. But the judges all love her.

Tomorrow night concludes the audition phase and the road to Hollywood, and hopefully there’s something more to offer than there was tonight.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another recap of American Idol Season 8 episode 7, which airs Thursday at 8/7c on Fox.