Manic Monday: Fall Season is Here!

To prepare for the fall season (since I don’t have cable anymore), I decided to put the premiere dates of all the shows I watch in my phone’s calendar. But all this did was make me realize I watch so, so, so, so much TV. 

Here’s the list of shows you can be sure to read about here on this blog:

Sunday: The Good Wife, (Breaking Bad and Dexter are almost over forever!)

Monday: How I Met Your Mother

Tuesday: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, and Pretty Little Liars (I think this will be on Tuesdays?)

Wednesday: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and Modern Family

Thursday: Grey’s Anatomy, Parenthood, Parks and Recreation, and The Vampire Diaries

Friday: Legend of Korra 

That’s ELEVEN shows, people. Not including those I might watch if I hear good reviews, summer shows, and those I watch on Netflix. I think I have a problem. 

Also, can we talk about Mad Men being split in two? I don’t want the show to end either people, but this is just a step too far.

Watch Wednesday: Breaking Bad, Dexter and Pretty Little Liars

Spoilers for all three shows!

Each of these shows has had a big shocking turning point in the episodes for the week, so I will be discussing them in my post today! I know, Pretty Little Liars on the same list as the other two? I’m allowed to enjoy a guilty pleasure show, and I’m easily obsessive over television shows. I just have to know who killed Ali, and who A really is. Don’t judge until you at least watch the pilot. 

I’ll start with Breaking Bad, “Confessions” 

Poor manipulated Jesse finally gets a choice.

Breaking Bad this past Sunday made me incredibly proud of Jesse Pinkman. He deserved to know the truth about Walter, and he was able to discover it on his own. The man was so manipulated by Walt, I wasn’t sure he could ever get out of the abusive relationship. 

Unlike Skyler, who seems to have turned her abusive relationship with Walt back into one of equality. At least, that’s what I’m hoping is happening. I’m concerned about her continuing to stand by her man. I just do not trust Walt, or his decisions and I don’t understand why she still does. I understand love, but does Heisenberg really love? 

My theory with Breaking Bad is that Skyler gives up on him and that is why he is alone in the flash-forwards. OR hey, maybe Skyler has become the one in charge? She’s been smarter than him the whole time so I wouldn’t be surprised. 

Now for Dexter, “Make Your Own Kind of Music” 

I'm surprised he doesn't think JAMIE is his mom.

I’ve had a feeling we would find out who the Brain Surgeon actually was before the series end. The writers of Dexter always clue us in a few episodes early. However, I had assumed it would be Vogel’s husband, not son. But I also thought Oliver killed his girlfriend, silly me didn’t connect the two. 

But what shocked me the most in this episode was simply Dexter’s stupidity. The theme of this season is that Dexter being in two worlds is messing him up. But come on, Dex. He obviously saw you standing outside the window of the restaurant. He’s a smart guy. Dexter is too used to dealing with idiots. 

My theory for Dexter’s end died with Zachary. I was thinking that Dexter would teach him his ways and then be able to move on and have an actual life with Harrison. He cannot be a killer and a father. Every time he mentions how important Harrison is to him, I get annoyed. He abandons Harrison all the time. I want the show to end with him realizing that and realizing that Vogel got it wrong; he has emotions and he can love. He can give up killing as long as he knows someone is stopping the serial killers who get through the cracks. Which I wanted to be Zach, but that theory died…

Lastly and sort of least, the Pretty Little Liars finale “Now You See Me, Now You Don’t”

Logically explain the body or Ali better be a ghost.

EZRA. You creepy, teenage-girl-loving poetry snob. First off, I have to say, as much as Ezra is a creep, I like him with Aria WAY more than Jake. I hate all men on this show though. Expect for Caleb. Sorry Toby-lovers. Dude is not cute, and he has been incredibly stupid this past season. I understand mommy issues, but the boy should know the ways of A as well as the girls and he has continued to let A play him.

Moving on: the debate is whether Ezra follows his ex-girlfriend around or Ezra is Team A? I don’t like those odds, personally. Let’s say Ezra is just upset that A is still a threat. Then that means he is stalker. He followed Aria all the way to another city. I have to say, that’s not all that shocking considering he is in love with a girl that is his STUDENT. Now let’s say Ezra is Team A and I’m much more intrigued. That raises so many questions and it answers the ultimate question about Ezra from the pilot episode. The dude is actually a creep who likes teenage girls. 

My theories? I almost refuse to have any anymore. Too much, too complicated, too many variables. Basically I just think that the girls should bar themselves up in their rooms until college. 

Hope you enjoyed my summer watch list. It will continue next week sans PLL. Leave questions and comments! 

I don't care if it hurts
I want to have control
I want a perfect body
I want a perfect soul
I want you to notice when I'm not around
You're so fucking special
I wish I was special

But I'm a creep
I'm a weirdo
What the hell I'm doing here?
I don't belong here

Murder Monday: Dear A, Just Kill the Pretty Little Liars Already

Don’t get me wrong, I indulge in all the Pretty Little Liars ridiculousness. I will probably continue to until they either kill off my favorite characters, or finally end the show but I’m getting tired of A. 

This is because I do not understand A’s motivation. When A was Mona, I understood that Mona felt hurt by the Liars and wanted revenge/bitch is crazy. But honestly, the effort she went to was insane to me. So much so that in real life, that girl would never get out of Radley. This new A is even crazier. Red Coat A is off the charts in trying to hurt and torture these girls. So I do not get it. What the hell makes this okay? And why haven’t you just murdered them? They’ve been tortured enough; it’s time to end it. 

The only theory of who A is that makes sense to me is that A is Ali’s evil and/or crazy twin sister. I think this girl broke out of Radley to kill her sister. I think that the twin is probably justified because her sister seems like a genuine bitch, “My name is Ali and I don’t breathe until Mommy gives me what I want.” Then maybe evil twin decides to torture the Liars because she is jealous that her sister had friends when she couldn’t?

This isn’t enough motivation for me. None of the theories I have heard are. I’ve heard theories that say Melissa is A. But wouldn’t she ONLY torture Spencer? What did the other girls do to her? Nothing except be friends with Spencer. 

I understand that overall the motivation is that A is crazy. I got that from Mona’s storyline. She’s crazy so she wants to torture these girls. But “crazy” isn’t a motivation. It’s their motivation that makes them crazy, not the other way around. For example, every villain in Batman is mentally ill because they have something in their mind telling them that what they are doing is correct and justified. So far, it seems that A’s only motivation is that he/she is in fact insane and full of hate. There hasn’t been enough to prove why. 

I want the show to end. Or change gears. Can we know who A is, even if the Liars don’t? Or can we know who killed Ali but not know who A is? I guess I want answers rather than more questions, and all I’ve been given in this show is answers that lead to more questions and more complications. 

So A, please stop torturing these girls and just murder them already. You’ve been dragging it out for way too long. 

Previous entries on PLL:

Theory Talk Tuesday: Pretty Little Liars Season 4 Tonight

Trash Talk Tuesday: Season one of Pretty Little Liars