The Borgias 201 Review- Sibling Rivalry

Juan- "A cleric prays. He doesn't fight."

Cesare- "Well this cleric does both."

It may not have had as much pomp and circumstance, or as much energy, as the first season premiere, but "The Borgia Bull" may have been a more promising beginning for The Borgias.

The second season premiere set up a number of new situations, and began to develop in more depth the important relationships we got to know over the course of the first season.

Jeremy Irons may be the name used in promoting the series, but Francois Arnaud proved to be the star of the show throughout last season and in this year's opener. His Cesare Borgia is all kinds of engaging, a master of deception with a number of intriguing relationships.

The way that Cesare and Lucrezia act together is interesting for all the wrong reasons. I mean, they are a bit too close for brother and sister, right? The way he is treated by his father continues raise questions about where their relationship may lead in the future.

To read the rest of my review of last night's season two premiere of The Borgias, head over to TV Fanatic.

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American Idol Top 8- Brackensick to My Stomach

Scores...

Fantasy Idol

Larry
Phillip Phillips: Safe (+15)
Skylar Laine: Safe (+15)
Erika Van Pelt
Adam Brock
Brielle Von Hugel
Top 8: +30, Team Total: 104

Rizzo
Jessica Sanchez: Safe (+15)
Shannon Magrane
Elise Testone: Bottom 3 (-7), Safe (+15)
Aaron Marcellus
Johnny Keyser
Top 8: +23, Team Total: 95

Jack
Deandre Brackensick: Eliminated (-14)
Baylie Brown
Joshua Ladet: Safe (+15)
Chelsea Sorrell
Creighton Fraker
Top 8: +1, Team Total: 60

Tyson
Heejun Han
Hollie Cavanaugh: Bottom 3 (-7), Safe (+15)
Jeremy Rosado
Hallie Day
Chase Likens
Top 8: +8, Team Total: 58

Me
Colton Dixon: Safe (+15)
Reed Grimm
Eben Franckewitz
Haley Johnson
Jen Hirsh
Top 8: +15, Team Total: 55

30 Rock 616 Review- Liz-Daddy Issues

Tracy- "You're still here! You didn't go to the store for milk and heroin and then never come back."

To all comedy writers out there, contrast is funny. Sure, it was aided by the hilarity of his love for the half father/half boss that was Liz Lemon, but an on the ball, eager-to-succeed Tracy Jordan was good for nothing but laughs in "Nothing Left to Lose."

We are used to the Tracy that purposefully wants to screw up, or the one that is too lazy to leave his dressing room to get to rehearsal. On this week's 30 Rock, the star of TGS was finished memorizing his lines before LL-Dad even got to the set, worked out a perfect Jimmy Fallon impression and began writing a comedy sketch based on political commentary.

The change of pace for Tracy was welcomed, and I have no doubt that his return to form in the next episode will also make regular Tracy funnier than before. Tracy's increased level work ethic was brought about because of Liz, and her new scent that was reminiscent of TJ's absentee father.

How great were those "I want to please you" moments from Tracy? No matter what clearly not clever nickname he used for his boss/father hybrid - Liz Dad, Smell or the ever popular LL Dad Liz Dad - I laughed every time. His childhood exuberance was only matched by the return of Dr. Spaceman!

To read the rest of my review of last night's 30 Rock, head over to TV Fanatic.

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Survivor Week 8- Girls Rule?

I'm comin' for ya Larry.  If Kat and Tarzan make it further in this game than Jay and Chelsea, we should all give up watching.  Jay still has some catching up to do in order to stay out of the Developmental League next year, but he still has two Survivors left, so anything can happen at this point.

Meanwhile, Mags is passing Tippy and coming for Marsh down in the D League.  There is a lot of good competition this season.

Champions League

Larry

Michael +7:  Reward (+4), Votes (-28)= -17
Kat +21: W8 (+29)= +50
Jonas +9
Tarzan +79: Votes (-8), W8 (+29)= +100

Last Week +116: Team Total= +142

Me

Jay +38: Immunity (+20), W8 (+29)= +87
Chelsea -21: W8 (+29)= +8
Monica -5
Colton +25

Last Week +37: Team Total= +115

Jack

Troyzan +98: W8 (+29)= +127
Christina +22: Reward (+4), Votes (-8), W8 (+29)= +47
Kourtney -45
Bill -45

Last Week +30: Team Total= +84

Jaydon

Matt -100
Kim +5: Reward (+4), W8 (+29)= +38
Alicia +86: W8 (+29)= +115
Nina -24

Last Week -33: Team Total= +29




Free Agents
Leif +92: Reward (+4), W8 (+29)= +125
Sabrina +115: Reward (+4), W8 (+29)= +148

Developmental League

Marsh

Jay: Immunity (+20), W8 (+29)= +49
Chelsea: W8 (+29)= +29
Bill
Christina: Reward (+4), Votes (-8), W8 (+29)= +25

Week 8= +103, Team Total= +417

Mags

Matt
Kim: Reward (+4), W8 (+29)= +33
Alicia: W8 (+29)= +29
Tarzan: Votes (-8), W8 (+29)= +21

Week 8= +83, Team Total= +364

Tippy

Troyzan: W8 (+29)= +29
Kat: W8 (+29)= +29
Colton
Monica

Week 8= +58, Team Total= +343



Rizzo

Michael: Reward (+4), Votes (-28)= -24
Jonas
Kourtney
Nina

Week 8= -24, Team Total= +49

Free Agents
Leif: Reward (+4), W8 (+29)= +33
Sabrina: Reward (+4), W8 (+29)= +33

One Tree Hill Series Finale Review- There Is Only One...

Even after the 45 minutes of interviews and clips highlighting the best moments of all nine seasons, the aptly titled "One Tree Hill" took us all down memory lane once again with callbacks to moments, locations, and characters of the past in last-ever episode of this classic drama.

Everything wrapped up in a tight little bow in the series finale of One Tree Hill, and I'm perfectly fine with that. It is certainly better than the adverse, where the audience is left in the balance, not having any idea what is going to happen to the characters it fell in love with.

That definitely wasn't the case with this ending, as we know exactly what Brooke, Nathan, Haley, Mouth, and the rest of the gang will be up to for the rest of their adult lives.  They will be living out the happy and the sad moments in this town... this place that they still look at ever so fondly.

Things have come full circle on One Tree Hill. It all began with a majority of these characters living in this town as kids. Those that have stuck around are now grown, and have kids of their own. The difference – and one of the best takeaways from the series in general – is that they have all learned from not only their own mistakes, but the mistakes of their parents.

To read the rest of my review of last night's One Tree Hill series finale, head over to TV Fanatic.

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One Tree Hill- Most Memorable Moments (Part 3)

With the One Tree Hill series finale just around the corner, we're looking back at some of our favorite moments from the teen drama that bridged the gap between iconic hits like Beverly Hills, 90210 and modern day winners, such as The Vampire Diaries.

Leading up to this evening emotional farewell, TV Fanatic has been counting down the nine moments from nine seasons of One Tree Hill that will stay with us for as long as Naley stays together.

Read the three entries below, add your favorites in the Comments, watch this evening's two-hour event and then return to TV Fanatic for a full review. Bring a Kleenex or two dozen.

3. Dan Scott's redemption and death.

It all went down only a couple of weeks ago, but Dan Scott's redemption and final goodbye was one of the most emotional moments in the history of the series. The man that was responsible for so much pain and heartache for the characters on One Tree Hill was finally able to make up for all of that by going on an action movie-like rampage in order to save Nathan from the clutches of crazy European mobsters. Dan Scott might have been the biggest stud of all time in that moment, and it led to an extremely sad goodbye in the very next episode. His friends and family were able to forgive him for all the terrible things he did, and Dan went to heaven as Keith's plus one.

To read the rest of my final stroll down One Tree Hill memory lane, head over to TV Fanatic.

The Voice Top 24 Results (Part 1)- Sometimes, It Doesn't Work Out

Blake- "You're all gonna be country artists. That's one thing I forgot to tell you."

Now THAT is how you do a results show! The Voice's first live elimination episode was jam packed with performances and quick results, unlike anything I've seen on American Idol or The X Factor.

It was quick. It was to the point. It may have had on glaringly obvious mistake by America and the coaches, but I will take an entertaining hour over results that make me happy any day of the week and twice on Tuesdays.

After a quick recap of Monday night and a performance by Gym Class Heroes, we got right to the results. Three members of Team Blake and three from Team Xtina were voted through to the next round by America. Who were the lucky contestants?

Team Blake
Erin Willett, Jermaine Paul, and RaeLynn

If you read my review of last night's The Voice, you know I'm already upset. The majority of America might not know what they're doing in leaving Charlotte Sometimes off of this list, but at least the majority of TV Fanatics (50.6%) had the smarts to choose her as the best from Team Blake.

To read the rest of my rundown of last night's The Voice results, head over to TV Fanatic.

Justified 312 Review- I Love It When A Plan Almost Comes Together

Arlo- "You're gonna bench me while Dickie Bennett sits out there eating all our pretzels?"

It may have seemed like Ellstin Limehouse was too busy cutting up pigs to know what was going on in Kentucky recently, and it definitely seemed like his right hand man Errol had decided to rise up against the boss last week, but "Coalition" proved that it was all part of the good butcher's master plan.

Given how many temporary alliances came together and fell apart over the course of the hour, this episode of Justified should have been titled the plural, "Coalitions."

Dickie and Errol were seemingly teamed up, who then joined with Boyd to rob the bank. Boyd, meanwhile, was also aligned with Wynn Duffy to take out Quarles. Duffy was already siding with Quarles and Theo Tonin, and Quarles also made a deal with Limehouse.

Everyone was scrapping to get their share of Mags's and/or Tonin's money, and nearly everyone failed. The most intriguing coalition of them all, though, had to be Raylan Givens and Ellstin Limehouse teaming up to get rid of Dickie and keep Mags' money in a safe place.

To read the rest of my review of last night's Justified, head over to TV Fanatic.

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