Quick TV thoughts, no really, they ARE quick! (Go me!) ...

Law & Order (No spoilers) - FABULOUS season-opener. Really, just kick-ass. I love this show so much. So, so, so much. And while I miss Jesse L. Martin, I've always loved Anthony Anderson and he's doing great. Just great, great season opener. And the last line was AWESOME!!! (I wouldn't be surprised if they did dub two versions of it, though. Still awesome.)

TheAmazing Race (No spoilers) - I enjoy this, of course, simply because it IS The Amazing Race, but other than liking Toni/Dallas, I don't really care about any team, so I don't really care who wins. I just know that I don't want the Frats or Sarah/Terrence to win. And while I do like Toni/Dallas (I know you love 'em, Gerrie), I don't like *like* them. I dunno, it's been the least I'm-involved-in-emotionally TAR ever. Oh well. I still do enjoy it.

( Cold Case )

( How I Met Your Mother )

( Terminator )

( Prison Break )

( DwtS )

The Mentalist (No spoilers) - Good show; it's not earth-shattering, it's not obsessive; it's not appointment television, it's just good and enjoyable. Same as usual.

( Eli Stone )

I can't believe I stayed up despite my exhaustion and building headache in the hopes that the general awesomeness of Eli Stone would make up for her suckiness. FAIL. She was even more annoying and sucktastic than usual. I have never liked her, ever, in any role I've ever seen her in. She sucks, she sucks, she sucks, she sucks. Can't act, can't sing, can't dance. And she has one of THE most annoying speaking voices I've ever heard. GAH! GTFO my show, you untalented individual.

Oh, and go and eat a hamburger while you're at it.

I haven't read any definitive spoilers either way, but I just have this sad feeling that they *are* completely dropping the Maggie/Eli romance on Eli Stone. After all, he saved her fiance in the season finale, so that changes that aspect of history meaning that his vision of the two of them married with the baby (see icon!) might never happen. And that will suck! I DO love the show, but I really love Eli and Maggie. Damnit.

I hope I'm wrong, but I fear that I'm not. I understand nothing happening right away (what with her being engaged and all), I get that Eli will probably date other women and such (the promos with Katie Holmes (::shudder::) make that clear enough), and that Maggie will still have the fiance situation. But, but, but ... I hope we get hints, signs that Maggie and Eli are still the OTP of the show because I ♥ them so. I'll still watch the show if it's as good as it was last season, but a big spark of the joy I feel in it will be gone. Ah well, at least the way last season ended, I can just buy the first season DVD and it's fairly self-contained with the future vision giving me Eli/Maggie OTP.

Still, sigh, I hope I'm wrong, I really, really do.

Due to a lot of comments about how much ABC loves the show, the fact that they've gotten solid ratings with only reruns for a lead-in (other than the Sunday airing, which had its best ratings), I'm pretty confident it will be back next season. (Unless it does badly tonight, but I don't think it will.)

Also, I was quite pleased that my comcast DVR had the description of the episode beginning with "the First season finale ..." Sounds good to me.

( So thoughts behind the cut (including a quick rundown on the last episode) )

I love this show. I just love it. Man, that ending ... almost made me tear up (probably would have had my cat not being so frickin' annoying!!!!!!!).

Quick spoiler for tonight's episode ( behind the cut )

( Oh, and Survivor )

I swear this feels like Veronica Mars all over again. Sigh.

( Spoilers for tonight's 'Eli Stone' behind the cut. )This one, Life and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles continue to make my primetime, non-reality TV viewing a happy place.

And adding to that happiness ... I am catching up on Prison Break because ( Spoiler behind the cut for next season. )

I only watched this because I found the commercials for it intriguing enough. My thoughts ... ( behind the cut. )