TV Review: Eureka 4.07 “Stoned”

Warning: Spoilers below the cut!  Eureka 4.07 “Stoned”   Plot: With Zoe’s visit to Eureka people start petrifying.   Viewing Commentary: Zoe back from college on break.Directed by Joe Morton. (Henry)Sheesh! You could feed an army with that monotonous cinnamon roll.Jo and Zoe- spa day plans.Holoskype.Zoe has a new guy. Maybe.Carter asks Allison on a date. Dinner in this case.Problems at the construction site of Jo’s new house.“You’re house is getting more action than either of us.” “I try not to think about it.”Flashcrete.Dojo. Firing range. Jo’s house is going to be a nice set up.So someone’s checking up on...

TV Review: Eureka 4.06 “Momstrosity”

Warning: Spoilers under the cut!Eureka 4.06 “Momstrosity”Plot: The artificial intelligences in Eureka begin to behave strangely.Viewing Commentary:• Why “Momstrocity”?• So Fargo, Grant, Kevin, and Carter are fleeing from Tiny. Interesting.• Jo gets spied on by pervy robot. (EMO). Apparently the robot is Kevin’s assigned school project.• Toaster. (BSG Reference #1)• Sheriff Andy arrives and plugs into GS mainframe via S.A.R.A.H.• Carter and the gang going camping, offers to take Kevin for some “guy time”.• “Fargo, this was my job five minutes ago.”• Should I be surprised that no one walking the halls of GD considers it odd (if not a...

TV Review: Eureka 4.05 “Crossing Over”

Beware: spoilers below the cut! Eureka 4.05 “Crossing Over” Plot: While a visiting VIP from Warehouse 13 is in Eureka objects start appearing mysteriously. Viewing Commentary (in no particular order): Claudia’s (from Warehouse 13) opening line is a bit jarring and out of character if you ask me. It seemed a little too forced, to the point of making the character a caricature of itself.Grant trying to stop smoking. Or as it really is: everyone else trying to force himself to quit. I guy loving his cigarettes that much isn’t going to care.I find it amusing Grant liked 70’s music so much. I’m...

TV Review: Eureka 4.04 “The Story of O2”

Beware! Spoilers below the cut.Eureka 4.04 “The Story of 02”Plot: Space week in Eureka while Carter visits Zoe.Viewing points:• Space week in Eureka is serious business.• Henry’s wife is getting out of town.• Carter eager to see Zoe, but nervous she may have changed given the differences seen in Zane and Kevin.• “No, Mom. I decided to use duct tape and bubblegum.” Heh.You’d be surprised what you can do with duct tape and bubblegum, actually.• Astronautics. Kevin’s a kid after my own heart.• Of course Eureka has to have an annual race around the moon. • I’m amused at the...