Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Hart of Dixie Season 2 Premiere Synopsis

Last season, we bear witness to the wedding of the year... called of by George Tucker. Zoe runs along to the sunset with Wade. And the town of Bluebell was wrecked by a big storm.

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The premiere episode opens with Zoe who wakes up beside Wade in bed. George calls her in the cel early in the morning, and a confused Zoe gets up. She ignores George's call, gets dressed and runs along to Lavon's house.


She wakes Lavon in his room as she just needed to tell someone about her previous night's encounter. Lavon was surprised that Zoe finally hooked up with Wade. Zoe asks for his advice on which guy to choose. Lavon's advice, tell both George of her night with Wade, and tell Wade about George knocking at her door the night he called off his wedding with Lemon.

George comes in to Lavon's house in the hopes of talking to Zoe. He finds her in his kitchen having breakfast and was shocked to see him there. Wade walks in on them talking about his called-off wedding and appears to have no clue as he say he was "hands full" that night. Wade then tips George about being with Zoe. George gets the shock of his life after putting two and two together, learning that Zoe and Wade spent the night together. Zoe then explains that since she thought George is off to ride the sunset now with Lemon, she tries moving on with the help of our friendly hot neighbor, Wade. Having developed feelings now for both, she asks George for some time to think.

Zoe admits to Wade about George calling his wedding with Lemon to be with her. She also confesses that the night they were together, it was him who knocked on her door to profess his love for her. Zoe tells Wade that she felt a connection with him that night and she needs time to think, now that she's confused with her feelings. Wade, being an ass that he truly is, wouldn't admit his feelings, and tells Zoe that maybe it was just his A+ sex performance that's talking and insults Zoe as a B/B-.


Lemon wakes up becoming all Miss Independent and thinks of what to do next after getting dumped by George Tucker. Being Lemon, of course, she wouldn't wanna be seen as a pitiful damsel so she comes out to town appearing as if nothing happened. She then decides to move out of her father's home. Unfortunately, she have to get Brick to co-sign because she has no source of income. Her next step: getting a job.


Now that their local celebs George and Lemon called off their wedding, the town couldn't stop talking about it and making Zoe Hart the town's most famous home wrecker. Since she's besties with Lavon, his career too, in politics may be affected. At first, Lavon thinks that his 98.7% popularity at Bluebell, courtesy of his football career would make sure of his win for re-election. However, due to their "Zoe-Gate" scandal, his numbers may plummet.


At work, Zoe also feels the ramifications of the Zoe-Gate scandal. An old patient insists on not getting checked by Zoe, and would rather get medical attention from Brick. To his disappointment, Brick isn't at work yet. Zoe, though, finds a friend on her patient's granddaughter, Ruby. She gets to talk to her over coffee about her very public love life and gives her an advice. George comes in to talk to her in private.

Now that they're finally alone, George Tucker pours his heart out to Zoe. He owns up to the fact that he made her wait for quite some time, and that if she chooses Wade, it would totally be his fault. George assures her that he and Lemon are really over--forever. He tells Zoe that he's the girl of his dreams. He may have hurt Lemon and did things that he never imagined he could, but it's either that or regret living the rest of his life wondering what it would be without her.

Brick comes in unexpected and sees George and Zoe together. Furious, he blames Zoe for his daughter's called off wedding. George tries to defend her, but Brick doesn't wanna hear a word from him. Brick then leaves, advising Zoe she has a patient. Before George leaves, he assures her that she can get past this and choose him over Wade.


While the town cleans up after the storm, Lemon cozily sits down a bench checking for job ads. She sees Ruby and they talk about her wedding fiasco. Being a divorcee, she advices for her to focus on what she really want--a Plan B. Unfortunately for Lemon, she has no Plan B, nor a career to focuson, having no real job experience.


At the Rammer Jammer, Wade makes fun of her Zoe-Gate scandal. He jokes about cutting down on her fries so she can run faster when the people comes out to get her with their pitch forks and such. Zoe, irritated, asks him to stop being a jerk and just tell her how he feels. Wade, being himself (never tells what he really feels), just tells her that he thinks they'll just continue what they did last time. He tells her that he has no intention of being Zoe's boyfriend and gets back to work.


Lemon comes home to her dad who's too busy packing up all the wedding gifts they are to return to Lemon and George's guests. He asks Lemon if she's okay (duh?!). She blames her father about her having no Plan B. That he did not encourage her to become anything other than a wife. And now that she's 30 and realizes that she hasn't been independent since, she rethinks her life without no plan whatsoever after George.


Zoe prepares for dinner with her new girl friend, Ruby and boy, was Lavon surprised! Ruby comes in and he was so shocked, he spills wine onto Zoe. Turns out, Ruby and Lavon dated back in high school.


Meanwhile, George brings Wade a six-pack as peace offering. Being friends since childhood, he tells him that no matter who Zoe picks, George thinks that they still have to be solid no matter what. He also tells that he has strong feelings for Zoe and he's not backing down. All the bromance talk halted when Wade notices a crazy-looking Lemon Breeland walking towards Zoe's home, with a cake knife.


Lemon knocks on Zoe's with knife on hand and scares Zoe. Turns out, she's not meaning to kill Zoe. She just came to her because her chest hurts and she can't breathe. She thinks she's having a heart attack. However, she doesn't want her to call Brick because she feels she's been coddled for all her life and would rather spent her last moments on Earth with Zoe... Weird, I know!

While Zoe deals with Lemon, Lavon is stuck with Ruby, catching up on things. They recall their past and for not calling back after leaving for college. Lavon, getting uncomfortable says he'd check on Zoe, and Ruby leaves.

The guys tell Lavon that Zoe's at home with a knife-weilding Lemon Breeland. Little do they know, Lemon is having panic attacks and Zoe hands her Valium. She wouldn't accept it as she seems sure it was heart attack. Zoe explains to her that her vital signs are okay. She won't take it because if she does, she thinks she'll just prove everyone how much of a mess she is at the moment. Zoe convinces her to take the pill and promises she won't say a word to anyone.


Brick is finally trying to work on his love life after years of being a single man. He calls Emily, George's aunt and they go out on a date. Things took an insane turn when Tom approaches him after the sheriff informs them about Lemon taking Zoe hostage. And the whole of Bluebell rushes in to watch.

Outside Zoe's house at the plantation, the girls have no idea that everyone's going nuts about the "hostage taking". Wade and George tries to get in and save Zoe and ends up in a fight, for all Bluebell to see.

Inside, Lemon confides to Zoe about her life with George for 15 years and because of that, she has no Plan B in life. Unlike her, Zoe has a career. Something Lemon thinks she needs, now that she has nothing left after the wedding debacle. Zoe tells her that she may have a career, but that doesn't mean she's in no mess. The whole town thinks she's a home wrecker and she has only one friend. She also confesses about having sex with Wade, to Lemon's surprise. Zoe tells Lemon that her panic attack is just her body's way of saying that she has to take baby steps for change.

As they walk out, the girls find the whole town and the sheriff arrests Lemon. Zoe defends her that it was all a misunderstanding. She explains that she's not been taken hostage and is just hanging out with Lemon. She returns the cake knife to Sheila Whitaker.


Dash Dewitt, still curious about the Lemon-George break up, asks why then was the wedding called of at the last minute. George was about to own up to all the fiasco when Lemon steps in, telling everyone that it was no one's fault. At the end of the day, it was just not meant to be. Sheriff Bill asks Wade and George to make up, and Lemon thanks Zoe for saving her. Lemon admits that she still hates Zoe, and will hate her til her dying days, but she can freely date George if she wants. And that nothing that Zoe nor George can do that will break her.


Zoe meets George and apologizes to him. He thinks she may have picked Wade but Zoe tells him that she picked neither of them. She explains that it would be best to date other people first, since she has never been in a real relationship and George has never even dated. That if one day, the stars will aligned, and George is single and has finally healed of his heart ache, then maybe they can be together.



Lemon eats breakfast at the Rammer Jammer and meets Brick there. She didn't came home that night and tells her father she stayed with Annabeth at that time. She's determined to get a job and finally stand alone. Brick tries to talk her out of it but Lemon tells him no. She loves him but she has to get off under his wings or she'll suffocate. Wade then offers her a job at the Rammer Jammer. Lemon refuses to be a waitress, but Wade advises her that it would be a good way to show Bluebell that she's determined to start over. She takes the job.

Lavon and Ruby finally talks about their fizzled relationship from way back. He apologizes her for not properly breaking up with her. She accepts his apology and thanks him. Lavon learns that Ruby will be staying in Bluebell after all.

Zoe passes by Wade's on her way home and tells him that things aren't going to work out with him and George. Wade thinks that she chose him and an irritated Zoe tells him that she didn't pick anyone. Wade provokes her with his comment on her B- performance in bed. With all the tension, the two ended up in bed together... again.

Mommy Issues and Nana Jane's First Big O - The New Normal Synopsis


Shania finally crosses stuff off her California Dreams Bucket List. The guys are trying to help out Goldie make Shania feel a bit less tense after they find out last episode that the court is ordering them to move back to Ohio. Bryan and David pretty much oblige upon seeing how happy Shania is, after all the custody drama her dad just bombed in on her mom. Bryan and David offers to help out as they got Goldie a good family lawyer to represent them in the custody case. Unfortunately, as much as Bryan wants Goldie to stay, David reminds him that David's mom is coming (cue eye roll from Bryan).

Goldie learns that like her, Bryan is not in good terms with the MIL as well. She thought it was just a straight thing, until Bryan tells her of her MIL issues and Goldie concludes that it's actually a universal nightmare. David defends his mom, saying that Bryan may have been exaggerating as his mom is amazing. So he invites Goldie to stay with them for dinner. He plans on telling his mother about the baby and decides that they'd introduce her too.


Meanwhile, Nana Jane is drowning her sorrows away at a bar, drinking chardonnay. She meets a man whom she finds a connection with and he buys her a drink. They talked and later on does the nasty in her hotel room.


David and Bryan meets with Frances, David's mom, and they introduce her to Goldie. She finds out that she's gonna be a grandma by a surrogate and welcomes Goldie into the family. She immediately asks who's sperm it is and finds relief upon knowing it was David's and not Bryan's sperm.

That night, they had a fight about David's mom. Bryan feels terrible about Frances' attitude towards him, and David being blind how awful she treats Bryan. David thinks that they have to stop their "contest" and work things out.


Jane consults David, being an OB-Gyn, about her problems in her nether region. She confesses about having sex with a man. He explains that what she felt that night is an--wait for it--orgasm. Yes, she just had her first one after all those years. She's 39, by the way. Oh snap!


At the park, they have a picnic-slash-Shania's-quincinera, and introduces Frances to everyone. She meets Goldie's family--Shania and Nana Jane and starts to enjoy the company of Shania and Goldie. David talks about Jane her previous consult. He assures her that what she's feeling is normal and that she should embrace it.

Jane doesn't wanna talk with David about it because he's male and because he's gay. David then respects her request and suggests she still talks to someone about it. He offers his mom to talk to her about it. He thinks that would help since they're almost the same age and she'd know what she's going through. That night, Nana Jane brings her cougar on.

After the deed, Jane was so pumped she thought of going out with the guy she met at the bar. Unfortunately, he tells her that he just wanted to bang her. It's not his intention to go out and date her, leaving Jane sad and broken in her hotel room.


At home, Bryan and Frances think of working out their differences. They talked at the kitchen when things have gone awry. Bryan speaks out his issues with her. Frances was so furious, she brought out Bryan's mommy issues on the plate and leaves.

Over dinner, Frances cooks Wild Pacific Salmon with Wasabi Creme Fresh for Shania's "authentic California cuisine" item on her bucket list. Frances says she'll give the best, and most flavorful part to her son, and places it on Bryan's plate. The couple was surprised with her gesture, making Bryan feel special and happy about making good with the MIL. Unfortunately, Shania ingested a fair amount of wasabi that she threw up.

Jane comes in and tells Frances about her advice blowing up in her face--and well, the wasabi hurting Shania's stomach. To her defense, Goldie butts in and tells her that Shania is living her life and so should she. That she made a bucket list of things to do and fearlessly did all of it without hesitation--something neither Goldie nor Nana Jane has ever done. That it made Goldie not regret the things she has done in the past--only the things that she never got to do.


Jane took Goldie's word and went back to the hotel. She approached the guy she slept with at the bar and interrupted his flirting with another cougar at the bar, saying that he missed his daughter's first birthday. Pretty clever revenge, if you ask me! And then she thanks him for teaching her to start her life all over. She leaves with a new boy toy, to the guy's shock.


Back at home, David tells Bryan that his mom is now on her way to Napa. Bryan admits that what Frances did at dinner made him feel special. Although, he can't guarantee being best friends with her anytime soon. David leaves for bed and Bryan calls his estranged mom.


Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Switched At Birth Synopsis - The Declaration of Independence

A new rival's in town. Bay and Zarra's piece is being tagged by "Smak". Zarra feels so annoyed and declares some kind of war on him/her. Bay searches his work on the internet and learns that they're not the only one pissed by hitting their piece. Turns out he/she has hit many tags that he's pissed more than enough people in the area. Zarra thinks of busting "Smak" and outs him to everyone else he tagged, as a revenge for hitting their street art. Unfortunately, Bay can't go, telling Zarra about her issues at home.


Daphne is having a hard time juggling her life at school and work. She also tells Emmett about her situation with her crush. Emmett sees Jeff and remembers him doing the walk of shame out of their place.


Bay gets mad about her parents rummaging through her stuff since the tagging incident at the car wash. John and Katherine thinks that Bay is doing this to cope with her break up with Emmett. She fesses up that she's been doing this way before she met him--two years. Her parents went ballistic and makes her decide for herself, being a person of integrity. It would now depend on her if she still continue her street art, jeopardizing her future in case she gets caught, or stop tagging and find another way to express herself through art.


An open house event is coming up on Carlton. Daphne, with the help of Travis, her friend employed at the car wash, preps for it. Melody tells Daphne about her admirer, Travis. She admits that he only volunteered because he knew Daphne will be there. Daphne tells Melody that she only likes him as a friend and is attracted to someone else. She tells Melody that she might not approve of him though, because he's a hearing guy. Melody tells her that she's now rethinking her position about the dating hearing guys. Daphne unknowingly confides to Melody of her crush, not knowing that they are both attracted to the same person. Melody, tells her that she should let Jeff know of Daphne's feelings toward him.

Jeff finds Daphne taking a break from the kitchen and notices her on her phone, thinking he's texting her boyfriend. She tells him she has no boyfriend and is just checking their competition in the area. At first he thinks she's trying to apply for a new job there but she explains it and she invites him if he would wanna come with her to see what their rival bistro has in store. He says yes, to Daphne's delight.


John, at the carwash, plays Toby's music. Toby hears it and asks John if he could stop playing it and that he feels uncomfortable. Inside his office, as he turns the music off, he notices Travis working extra hard, past his shift. He sends him home, wondering why the sudden boost of energy and work enthusiasm.

John asks Melody, who's at their house, talking to Kathryn about the school event. He asks her about Travis as he seem to never like leaving work and would much rather stay at the carwash. Melody tells them of his story, his past, his family. She tells them that Travis could be lonely considering the fact that no one in his family signs.

At school, Emmett confides to Bay about Daphne's crush and his mom hooking up. He tells her the irony of it all as Melody firmly opposes back then about deaf people dating hearing ones. Bay assumes that Daphne has no idea about Emmett's mom and Chef Jeff hooking up, thus confiding to her on this secret. He says yes and asks for her opinion. Bay tells him that since it's just a crush, it might probably die down soon, so it's best he just keep mum on Daphne about his mother's relationship to Jeff.

Bay asks Emmett if she could borrow his camera so she can take pictures of her job at the bus yard. He asks her if he could come with. Bay refuses and makes it clear to Emmett that things are still the same with them--breakups and heart ache--nothing more and she leaves.


Meanwhile, Daphne and Jeff goes out and they almost kiss. Daphne hesitates, looks away and leaves. Later that night, he has dinner with Melody at Maize. She asks him to come over, but he calls for a rain check as he'll be working late that night.

Daphne tells Bay about what happened and she discourages her from a possible relationship with Jeff. Bay tells Daphne about Melody and Jeff. She confronts Emmett about it the next day. He admits about his mother and Jeff's sexual affair and Melody suddenly comes over clueless. Daphne, with disgust, leaves.

At the open house, Jeff learns from Melody that Daphne studies at Carlton. Daphne sees Jeff and gets jealous. When Melody stepped out, she took the opportunity and talks to Jeff.  But before she gets to him, Travis comes over for a quick chat. She comes over to Jeff, Travis in tow, to make him jealous. She was pretty disappointed about his (non) reaction, as well as sending a mixed signal to Travis that he asks her on a date.

Melody notices that there's something wrong with Daphne. She approaches her to ask about it and she replies that Daphne doesn't want her dating her boss. Regina comes over to check in them and Daphne confronts her mom if she's aware of it. Regina says yes, resulting to an angry Daphne. Melody and Regina are puzzled with her reaction. Regina realizes that Daphne is jealous and she tries to avoid the talk by using her non-signing as an excuse and walks out.

Regina, still with no progress with the injured hand and Kathryn thinks of bringing her to John's doctor so she gets well soon as she notice that her injury hinders her from signing, making it hard for her to communicate with Daphne.

Kathryn, thinking that maybe Regina hasn't seen Dr. Fuller is because of financial constraints, approaches Regina to offer her help on money. Regina was pissed and insulted that she orders Kathryn to stop.


Back to Bay, she finds a way (thanks to Toby) to get out and hang with Zarra. They stake out, waiting for "Smak" to come out. While waiting, they talk about their family--or lack thereof, in Zarra's case. Bay finds out that Zarra lives in an abandoned trailer park by the grave yard. Later on, "Smak" comes in and Zarra confronts him. Bay took some photos and Zarra gets into a fight with him and wards him off with a paint scraper.


John and Kathryn worry about Travis and his parents. They discuss about convincing his parents to learn to sign so he won't feel lonely. John approaches Travis and finds out that his parents aren't coming and later notices that he likes Daphne.

After the open house, John offers to drive Travis home, but Travis has other plans. He tells John that he'll take Daphne out to go bowling. John approves and trust him to be a perfect gentleman while he's out with his daughter.

Kathryn bumps into Emmett and everything went awkward. Kathryn, just finding out from Toby (last episode) what happened between Bay and Emmett as well as Toby and Simone, could help but feel indifference towards Emmett. She leaves Emmett alone, with him suspecting that she may have already know the situation.

Daphne leaves Carlton by herself to go back to Maize. She forgets about her date with Travis, having preoccupied with thoughts of Jeff and Melody, and their love triangle. Travis was left at school waiting for her. John sees him and again offers to drive him home. Travis refuses once more and John suddenly had an idea.

Since his own kids won't wanna hang out with him anymore, John finds company with Travis. He invites him to go to the batting cages.


At home, Regina is getting worried and sees Kathryn in their kitchen. She asks her if she may have any idea on when Daphne will be home. The two mothers talk and Regina apologizes to her sudden outburst on Kathryn earlier. She thinks that she's losing touch with Daphne and may have taken her frustration out on Kathryn. Kathryn understands and apologizes as well, thinking she may have over-stepped.

Kathryn confides on Regina about Bay's street painting. Regina was shocked about her child's illegal shenanigans. Bay comes home and walks in on her moms. She admits to them of where she was and what she did earlier that night. She says she's tired of lying and also tells them that she's not gonna stop either, suprising her moms.


Daphne confronts Jeff at the kitchen about what's going on between them. He tells her that the reason why he's avoiding her now is because she's in high school, making it illegal for them to have a relationship. The episode ends with Daphne telling her feelings to Jeff and they kiss.

The Gunk In The Garage - Bones S08E03 Recap

A man is being followed at the basement parking of a building. He walks toward his car, when he notice a cup of Ultra Gulp on his car's roof. He reaches for it, and his car explodes, him incinerated in an instant. Blowing up his bits to smithereens.


Bones and Booth argue in the car about which stroller to get for Christine. Brennan gets a call regarding the explosion. Caroline Julian rings Booth as well, however, not about the explosion at the hotel. He then drops Bones at the crime scene instead as he gets back to FBI headquarters to talk to her.

At the scene, they see the bomb explosion and finds his body parts scattered all over the third level of the parking area. The whole team tries to gather as much of his bits as possible for proper identification, brings it to the lab.

While working on the victim's remains, Hodgins find a shard of a propylene plastic, an Ultra Gulp. Hodgins suggest that this may have been used to disguise the bomb that killed the victim. Cam finds a wire and metal fragments in the victim's liver, narrowing down the list of explosive devices that may have possibly killed the vic, and hands it over to Hodgins as well to examine.


Booth returns to his office and sees Caroline at the elevators. He tells her that he's coming with Sweets to the hotel (crime scene) to work on the investigation. Caroline insists that they talk, as the situation is very urgent. Seeley, however, demands that he comes with Sweets as FBI protocol. Julian then calls on a random agent, FBI Special Agent Olivia Sparling (guest star Danielle Panabaker), to come with Sweets instead, taking Booth's place, so they won't have to be held responsible for not following the protocol.

Julian then hands Booth a letter from his boss stating that he'll be in Caroline Julian's supervision until further notice. So Julian declares to Booth that he'll be speaking at the Quarterly Budget Review to justify his department's expenses. As it turns out, they have the highest cost per conviction in the country. Booth refuses to do it, but has no choice upon hearing that a promotion and a raise will be at stake.

Booth discusses with Brennan his future of having a probable desk job at the FBI--and a raise, upon promotion. He tells her that he has to consider it because of Christine and Parker. Their talk was interrupted when Booth sees Sweets coming in the office and he asks about the investigation. He tells him about what happened with his new partner and their quick trip to the crime scene when Angela called. She tells Sweets that she has already ID'd the victim. Sweets then informs Booth and Brennan about it and says goodbye to them. Brennan notices that although he is off the case, Booth seems to be much more interested in it than in his assignment to justify their expenses at the budget review.

Sweets and Agent Sparling arrive at the hotel and talks to the one of the hotel employees. Sweets asks for the security tapes, but the employee refuses. Sparling immediately suspects that he may have something to do with the bombing, considering that he was able to afford a Breitling watch and a pair of Prada shoes at his measly salary. He insists to not say a word and that they get a warrant first before he gives them the tapes. Persistent, Agent Sparling arrests him and tells him that he can just call his lawyer while he's under FBI custody and cuffs him.

The two drives to Bethesda to speak with the victim's wife, informing her of her husband's death. However, her husband comes home and they find out that he's not the victim (obviously!).


After learning that their victim is not the one they just ID'd, they re-examined the skull and Bones notices an anomaly on it. Angela makes the adjustment and finds out that the victim has an identical twin, therefore causing the mistake at the Jeffersonian.

The victim's twin, Robert Carlson, has just found out of his sibling. He explains that he was adopted.
He asks about his brother and Sweets suggest that he may actually be the key into identifying his brother. Sweets thinks that being identical twins, Carlson may have the same views, needs and compulsion based on his characteristics. Sparling is skeptic.

Sweets and Sparling comes to Angela's office and shown the two the narrowed down list of people to find so they can identify the victim. Sparling finds out that Sweets' observation and the data that they have (based on the twin) helped very much in finding who the victim is. She is then convinced that Sweets is remarkable in profiling.

After finding out who the victim is, Dr. Sweets and Agent Sparling heads to the vic's home. While on the way, Sparling has this vibe that Sweets may have been working on his "psychological mojo" on her. He outright dismisses it as she suddenly feels apologetic for underestimating him, being dismissive and being condescending to him. She complements him on how incredible he was in narrowing down the victim pool.

Tracking down Jerry Langela's (the victim) wife, they announce to her the death of her spouse and asks who may have possibly wanted to kill him. They interrogate her of her whereabouts at the time of his death and she tells them of her court-ordered community service, stemming from a road rage. They also ask her of his history with a bookie and finds out he had a gambling problem, and that the person who assaulted him back then is now in jail. Sweets warn her of not leaving town, as she becomes a person of interest on her husband's violent death.


Meanwhile at the lab, Hodgins uses a military apparatus to replicate the explosion so they can re-create the effects that may have had on the victim as well as re-create the bomb, therefore tracking down the bomber. Cam finds out about this and learns about how Hodgins was able to acquire the shock tube. She immediately disapproved of its usage. However, with Bones' testimony, Cam realizes that this may be crucial in solving their case, therefore giving in.

Angela is able to find out where the explosives came from. Bones and Hodgins go to the production facility. They learn that someone broke into the facility a few days prior to the crime and stole a few stuff that were taken. They ask for a list of people who had access at the warehouse where the breaking in happened and they find out that the list was already given to FBI's explosives team who were also on the case.

Angela was able to find the victim in the security camera footage tapes sent by the hotel. They find out that the twins were in the same hotel at the same time, finding out that Carlson must have lied on his alibi.

They bring him over for questioning once more. He tells them that he may have lied about him being at the hotel at the time of his brother's death, but swears that he knows nothing about his twin at that time. He learns that his twin brother was in the symposium at the hotel and that they share the same things--even taste in women. Sweets asks how much he paid for the self-actualization group and he tells them that he's about to give them all that he owns and move to their community in Colorado.


Cam and Bones find more evidence at the blast. They see hair strands and Cam thinks that this may either be a witness or may actually be the bomber. Their call was cut short as Booth calls Cam Saroyan. Bones then tells her that while she's out to help Booth, she'll go check the junction box where the hair strand was found and look for more clues.



Meanwhile, Booth is having a hard time working on his own assignment, that's why he calls for Cam. He asks if she can do it for him as the budget review team is already waiting for him. So she obliges to help Booth with the presentation.


Sweets suspect that if Carlson is ready to give up everything, his wife may have been so pissed that she would want him dead. And so, he calls her in for interrogation. Sweets and Sparling question Carlson's wife. They find out that she withdrew 20 grand from her account and have seen on her hard drive evidence of her trying to find a contract killer, therefore pinning her to the crime. She admits that she did it because her husband was about to screw her with all that they have just to join the self-actualization group. Unfortunately, the killer she hired killed the wrong guy. She also admits that she hasn't paid the killer the other half of the payment because her husband is still alive. And that she'll pay him once her husband gets killed that day.

Sweets tells Booth about the hired killer and Booth suddenly dropped his presentation to the budget review team to help track down Robert Carlson, and possibly the hired killer. He hands Cam his presentation and leaves.

Booth looks for the killer and gives him the description of the killer. Brennan, while talking on the phone with Booth, realizes that the killer is the guy at the demolition company. Booth spots him as he is about to kill Carlson. They used Sweets as a decoy to retrieve the bomb and shoot the killer. Unfortunately, Sweets was also shot, unintentionally by Sparling. Sweets admits to Sparling that amidst the tension, he likes Sparling. He tells her that he's seeing someone, reason why he didn't gave in to his feelings toward her. Sparling, amidst Sweets admission of his feelings and his relationship, she kisses him.


Caroline tells Booth how the presentation went with the budget review and that their budget will be increased. Since Booth wasn't the one who did the presentation, he won't get the promotion.

He discusses it to Bones over dinner and she confesses that she didn't want him to get the promotion because that means they won't be together on assignment anymore. However, she feels bad that he didn't get the job. Booth then admits that he doesn't want the job either, being a "man of action".

The scene ends with the couple discussing about Brennan buying Christine and Booth stuff, with Booth finally giving in to her idea.


The Pre-Nup - How I Met Your Mother S08E02 Synopsis



Kids, in the summer of 2012, everyone's in love--Barney and Quinn, Ted and Victoria, Robin and Nick, and Lily, Marshall with new baby Marvin. Seems like everyone's in a state of bliss... until October, "The Autumn of Breakups". Arthur Hobbs forces Barney to let Quinn sign a prenup before marrying her. Barney doesn't want one because he thinks she's a great girl and that he trusts her. Hobbs tells him that he once thought of the same thing with his ex that led him to losing everything after the divorce, just because he trusted her and married her sans prenup.


Quinn was shocked about signing a prenup. Upon reading the ridiculous terms in the agreement, she was so disappointed and tells the girls--Lily and Robin of her grievances. They got her back after hearing the contents of the prenup. The guys--Marshall, Ted and Nick discusses with Barney his crazy prenup, but Barney convinces them and the guys see his point.


That night, the couples talks about it in bed. The guys use Barney's prenup as an excuse for them to complain about their partners, causing one of them to break up the next day. The girls share their common issues with the guys and Quinn suddenly thinks of an idea.

She approaches Barney and tells him she's finally on board with the whole prenup thing. However, she's got pretty crazy stuff to insert on the contract as well (with the ladies' help). The men comes in to back up Barney, while reviewing Quinn's prenup stipulations. Everyone then pitches in their provisions on Barney and Quinn's prenup, causing a riot. Hobbs mediates the situation, fixing each couple's issues. However, Barney and Quinn's relationship is the only pair that didn't survive, all because they have no trust in each other. Thus, becoming the first "Autumn of Breakups" casualty.


Thomas Lennon returns as Klaus, Victoria's ex-fiancee-turned-Ted's-roommate in this episode.
Michael Trucco reprises his role as Nick, Robin's boyfriend. Becki Newton and Ashley Williams also return as Quinn and Victoria, respectively.

It is seen later on that Barney and Robin are about to marry. Hobbs suggests a prenup once more, but Barney refuses without hesitation this time. Ted, Victoria and Klaus (and his ferret) remained roomies.


**It was announced that this episode will be Becki Newton's last appearance on How I Met Your Mother.

Good Luck, Bad Luck - Two Broke Girls Synopsis "And The Pearl Necklace"

Last season, the girls stalked Martha Stewart at the Met Gala to impress her of Max's home made cupcakes. Max has been waiting for Martha Stewart's call since the gala and has been anxious ever since. She tries calling her office, pretending to be Michelle Obama, Mick Jagger, Alicia Keys and STEVE JOBS, just so she can talk to her. Caroline confiscates Max's phone so she can stop dialling her. Turns out, Martha's the first person to have appreciated her cupcakes. Caroline assures Max that with or without Martha, they're still gonna make it because of Max's talents and Caroline's vision, gut feeling and her lucky pearls.


Caroline's pearl necklace suddenly snaps, causing a frenzy at home. Some of the pearls got into the cupcake batter. As they scamper on the floor to retrieve the pearls, Chestnut comes in and licks the batter, probably eating some of the pearls. Caroline thinks that her luck is starting to turn for the worse because of it.


Caroline feels naked and has lost her identity without her pearls. Max tells her that it's not luck that makes them but work. She's planning to drop in at Martha's place to send her cup cakes and convince her to put them on her show. Han comes in to show drop a bomb on them, telling them that Sprinkles Cupcakes will be putting up a cupcake ATM in almost everywhere, screwing them out of their cupcake dreams.

Han announces to everyone that he's going to digitize the diner, changing the whole system at work. Max and Earl are not pretty pleased about it and tells Han about it. However, Han is adamant because he wants to take his diner to "the future".


Oleg hands Sophie a gift and she sees a pair of toothbrushes in it. She was a bit confused and thought it's for sex, until he declares that he'll be leaving it at her place, thinking they are already exclusive. Sophie laughs about it, assuming it was a joke. Oleg was pretty pissed about it.

Oleg calls a prettier and sexier version of Sophie. A Polish woman comes in and a jealous Sophie immediately stops her from coming in any further inside the diner. She threatens her to stay away from Oleg, scaring her away. Caroline tells Sophie to just admit to Oleg of her feelings. She says that she doesn't have feelings for him. It's just that from where she's from, she doesn't throw ANYTHING away.


The girls go to Martha's and notice at the lobby that the cupcake ATMs are now starting to spread out. Caroline was so bummed upon seeing how enticingly cute it looks like, that Max thought of messing it up with a can of spray paint. Caroline stops her.

At the lobby of Martha's office, the girls explain to the receptionist how they met Martha. The receptionist sarcastically answers them, thinking that the girls may just be pretending to have met her and she wouldn't let them in. Max tells her then the story on how they cornered her in the ladies room so she can taste Max's cupcake and her speech about their "entrepreneurial drive". The receptionist was convinced that she'd send the cupcakes to Martha for them. Caroline hands her one of their cupcakes. Unfortunately, she bites on one of the pearls that dropped on the cupcake batter and they got kicked out of Martha's office instead. Caroline's too bummed, she sprayed on paint to the cupcake ATM.

Outside, Max spots Martha Stewart, whose about to step into her car. She rushes towards her with her cupcakes, but gets hit by a cab. She's fine, but the cupcakes aren't.




Han tries to teach them how to use the order system touchpad but Earl is not too keen on technology, while Max doesn't really wanna use it. At the end of a work night, Han comes in to let them know that he'll be starting to use the order system touchpad. Suddenly, the power's out. Earl says it might be good luck. Speaking of luck, Max hands Caroline her the pearls from her snapped necklace. Caroline admits that the reason why she thinks those pearls have been a good luck charm to her is because she was wearing it the day they met.

The episode ends with Caroline getting a message from Martha Stewart saying, "Haven't forgotten about you girls. --Martha Stewart"


Total money: $877 dollars (from last week's $727).


Quotes:

Sophie: (Laughing so hard) Exclusive, oh my gosh! Oh come on, stop it before I gha--ooohh... It happened. I split my spanx.

Han: (checking the extension cord, full of plugs) O, this thing has been plugged more than the Kardashian sisters.

Caroline: (noticing the cupcake ATM) Oh no! I was hoping it'd be ugly, but it's pink and really cute. It's like a gay R2D2... well, a gayer R2D2.

Woman: Oh? And who are you?
Sophie: I'm the last person you will see before you learn how to walk again... Stay away from Oleg or I'll pull your intestines out through your nose and give them to her to wear as new necklace.

Monday, October 1, 2012

Broken - Once Upon a Time Season 2 Premiere Recap

Now that Emma has broken the Storybrooke curse, and that everyone is starting to remember their lives, does this mean it's all over?

I'm afraid not, kids. We're just getting started.


Season 2 of Once Upon a Time starts with a mysterious man in New York gets a post card from Storybrooke with the message "Broken". Wonder who he is and what he's up to?

Anyhoos, in Fairy Tale World, Julian Morris (Wren; Pretty Little Liars) guest stars as Prince Phillip, coming to Sleeping Beauty's rescue. Aurora (Sarah Bolger) wakes up to see Phillip at her side and is thrilled to find him after ages of deep slumber. He comes with a masked warrior, who was later revealed to be Mulan (Jamie Chung). The love fest gets interrupted when they were attacked by wraith, a soul-sucking demon. As Phillip fights the wraith, he unknowingly gets marked by its talisman, therefore having him cursed. He finds out afterwards as he sees a mark on his hand.


While setting up camp, Phillip leaves Aurora and Mulan so he can save them from the wraith as he realizes that it's following him due to the talisman's mark. He walks away from Aurora telling her that he'll be back in a five minutes to get some firewood. She has no idea he's leaving for good.

It has been a while and he hasn't been back since he said he'll be off to get some wood. Mulan becomes aware that Phillip may have been cursed by the talisman and decides to come after him. Aurora insists on coming with her, but she refuses thinking that she'll just slow her down. So Mulan leaves Aurora in the forest alone. Aurora follows her after finding a horse and Mulan tells he to go. Aurora realizes that Mulan is in love with Phillip. Mulan denies it.


Back at Storybrooke, an angry mob storms to Regina's home, with the intention of killing her. David (Prince Charming) and Mary Margaret (Snow White) tries to stop them, with the help of Emma, Archie Hopper (Jiminy Cricket), and the dwarves.

Since Emma has finally broken the curse, Regina thought that magic is already back in Storybrooke. She tries to fight off the people by performing magic on them. However, she fails and realizes she's still powerless. So the mob tries to gang up to kill her. She was saved, just in time, by David and Snow. The two stops them by telling them that her death won't provide them answers to whatever it is that's about to happen. They suggested that they lock her up in the sheriff's office at the meantime while figuring things out.


Rumplestiltskin aka Mr. Gold finds out what happened to Belle in the past 28 years that she was gone. She tells Gold that she was abducted by Regina, causing Gold to be furious. Belle, knowing how vindictive Gold is, pleads for Gold to promise that he will not kill Regina. Gold, being the man that he is, goes to the sheriff's office to find Regina. He marks her with the wraith's talisman and later on summons the wraith.

Emma sends her son to go with Ruby (Red Riding Hood), while they find Mr. Gold. Still overwhelmed, she tried to dodge Mary Margaret's offer to have a talk. Snow is very much persistent and pleads for them to talk. She can't help but think that Emma is not happy with their reunion. Emma explains that the fact that she was sent away by her parents, causing her to live alone for 28 years, made her feel awkward upon their reunion. To their defense, Snow tells her that they did that to give her the best chance in life, having to avoid the curse. Emma rebuts that although she may have avoided Regina's curse, she still would rather choose that than live a life alone as an orphan for 28 years.


Emma and her parents find Gold in his shop to confront him. He answers her questions and tells them that the purple haze they saw earlier is magic coming back to Storybrooke. All of a sudden, an explosion of some sort happens outside. Gold tells them that it's his gift to them... and will "take care" of Regina. Emma leaves with her parents, but not without warning Gold that they're not yet done. He replies, warning her back, "Oh I know. You still owe me a favor." (Uh-ooooh!)

Belle heard all the conversation and comes out to speak to Gold. She told him that he broke his promise and lied to her. To his defense, Gold replies that he did not broke his word about killing Regina (he's really good at loopholes!). She was so disappointed on how he toys with words, just like he does with people. She walks out from Gold and as she opens the door, he apologizes to Belle. She does not accept it and storms out of his shop in tears.

Upon her return, Belle comes walks in to a sad Mr. Gold. He tells her that Regina lives and that the wraith is gone. She notices Belle's chipped cup. He asks Belle to leave because even though they live some place else now, he is still the monster that is Rumplestiltskin. She says that it IS the reason that she wanted to stay.


The wraith has finally found Regina in her cell to suck her soul. David tries to stop it with a chair, but to no avail, as it threw David against the wall. Snow fights it off with a lighter and a spray, scaring it off. Regina tells them what that is and tells them that the wraith will never stop until it devours its prey--Regina.

Having promised Henry that they won't let Regina die, Emma tells her father (whether he likes it or not) that they will protect Regina until they find a way to defeat it. Regina suggests that they'd send it somewhere it cannot kill anyone. So Regina retrieves Jefferson's (Mad Hatter) magical hat to have the wraith transported to a different world through the portal, banishing it to oblivion.

The wraith comes into the mayor's office to find Regina, Emma, Snow and Charming, ready for battle. While they try to stall the wraith, Regina prepares the hat/portal but it won't work. Regina tells Emma that it will not work because there is no magic. As Emma holds Regina, the hat begins to spin (yes, she is THE magic), sucking the wraith. Unfortunately, the wraith held onto Emma, sucking her into the portal as well. Snow, afraid of losing her child again, jumps in to save Emma and she gets into the portal to. When David is about to jump in, the portal closes, leaving him with Regina.


David is furious, blaming Regina for the loss of his newly reunited family. He threatens to kill her as Regina regains her powers back. Henry comes in the nick of time and he sees Regina about to kill David, his grandfather. Henry asks for Emma and Snow. Regina explains to him what happened and says she's sorry. He tells her that she's not sorry, that she really is the evil queen and that he never wants to see her again. Regina tells him that she is not evil and that she loves him. Henry then challenges Regina to prove him of her love--to get Mary Margaret and Emma back. Until then, she has to leave Henry and the rest of Storybrooke alone. She asks Henry where he'd go then, and David interrupts to declare that Henry's going to stay with him, being his grandfather.

The two came to stay at Snow and Emma's home. David tells Henry that he has faith that Emma and Mary Margaret are still alive. He assures him that he will find them, like he always will.


In Fairy Tale World, they find Phillip and Mulan tells him that to stop the wraith from taking him, she will sacrifice herself so she'd be marked, therefore making it follow her instead. He bids her goodbye and the wraith sucks Phillip's soul, leaving them in tears.

As they lay Phillip's body in the castle Aurora and Phillip are suppose to live in upon marriage, Mulan hands Aurora the talisman and explains to Aurora how much things has changed in their land. That while she was asleep, Regina has cast a curse on their land, ripping everyone from their land except for them. For some unknown reason, they were spared from her spell. She then goes on that for 28 years, they were frozen in time. Phillip and Mulan then were able to resume their search for Aurora, when the time finally started again (upon Emma's arrival in Storybrooke). Those who were left in Fairy Tale Land, they found a safe haven. Mulan tells Aurora that they must go there as soon as they can.

Their talk was interrupted by a noise. Mulan comes toward the noise to find Emma and Snow lying under a pile of debris. Mulan declares that Emma and Snow's coming has something to do with the wraith and the prince's death.