Ringer...

[shadowkat]

Yes, I'm still watching Ringer...what? it's entertaining in its own way. Also a lot less soapy this week than last week...more,
I want to say low budget pulpy noir romance novel? But that's not quite right. It reminds me of something...



Damn. The Momster called it last week - when she said over the phone, it was probably Siobhan who had Gemma killed. After all we still don't know who Siobhan is working with and who is calling her and keeping her informed. (I'm guessing it's sponsor #2 (Charlie), otherwise known as Billy from Y&R (which the Momster also figured out). ) I admittedly hoped it would be Henry - who is so enamored of Siobhan, he covered up the crime. Which says something about Henry. For a while I wondered if Siobet had done it. Then remembered, uh no, she can't be in two places at the same time. No her sis, Siobhan hired a guy to do it instead - probably the one with the cell phone. But is this the same one that's been keeping tabs on everything? Or is there someone else who is doing that?

*Question is - why did Bridget deliberately implicate herself? As a means of clearing Henry? Or an unconscious attempt to reveal her secret?

*The other question is why did Siobhan kill Gemma? Because she wanted Bridget to keep up the ruse? Still don't understand not quite sure what Siobhan is up to. I know it's about Revenge (because SMG told me that in interview more than anything else) and I assume it entails taking down her hubby and her sis. But what did poor Henry do to Siobhan to deserve this? (Not sure I'd be that forgiving of Siobhan if I were Henry. And boy does Siobhan seem wicked in Henry's flashbacks.)


And...I'm rooting for the FBI guy. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to be rooting for the FBI guy or not. But I am. There it is.
Oh and Logan from Veronica Mars popped up as a nice "teacher" to comfort whiny teenage stepdaughter. He's a bit old for a love interest, but you never know. Very cliche sub-plot, whiny teen step-daughter. I kept thinking the Principal was a nit-wit. Obviously Tessa did this - Tessa has a record for doing this, even Logan the teacher knew that. It was obvious. And of course the other kids would support Tessa, I mean come on. If I were the Principal - I would have brought the parents in for both kids and kept both for detention. Made them work on a community project together. [Wait...didn't that happen with Buffy and Sheila or Buffy and Cordy? And wasn't that Principal Snyder? Geeze, Snyder had more sense than I gave him credit for. Or maybe that was just the writing...shows like this make me miss Buffy and Veronica Mars for that matter.] But no...this is about Daddy and Teen Daughter dealing with their trust issues, and teen daughter bonding with new teacher. Not sure how this links up with Bridget/Siobhan, but I'm sure we'll find out. [And it's saying something that for the life of me I can't remember whiny teen daughter's name. Not quite sure what. Tessa who appears for five minutes? Yes. But not whiny Teen daughter. I do remember sponsor - Charlie and teacher - Mr. C (mostly because both begin with a C, and the teacher's name makes me think of Happy Days. It helps to have these connections to remember names.)]

Feeling awfully sorry for Malcolm. Poor guy can't catch a break. Nor can the actor - who has spent most of the series being tortured.

Is it insane that I'm half-hoping they'll cast James Marsters as some banker rival of Andrew's, maybe his older brother, from North England, that bitchy Siobhan hooks up with in Paris, and they have wicked I hate you sex for five episodes? Yeah, insane. But oddly, I can see them doing that...except for the fact that I have the oddest impression* that the two actors despise each other and there is no way in hell Gellar would agree to casting Marsters in her show or Marsters would audition for it.
Sad. They had great chemistry, possibly because they despised each other.

*I got this impression from Whedon's commentary on Wild at Heart, and then again later in a Sharon Ozborn interview, where he turned over cards of him kissing Buffy so he didn't have to look at them, and a couple of Marster's Q&A's where he slips up. Yes, I know, there are some things you really don't want to know about the people entertaining you or are better off not knowing.

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Or a better actress. I can't put my finger on it - but it's as if she's trying too hard. You can really see the difference in the school scenes where she is acting opposite Tessa who is playing a similar role.

And thanks...I thought it was Juliet but could not remember.

As an aside, why do these shows feel the need to put in the teen subplot?
Neither Revenge nor Ringer need it - it feels off in both series.