tvthatdoesntsuck

REVIEW FOR

SUPERNATURAL
Season Four
Episode Six
“Yellow Fever”
Written by Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin
Directed by Philip Sgriccia

It says a lot about a show when the weakest episode of its current season is this good.  It’s not as funny as last week’s episode, not as emotionally poignant as the first four episodes, nor is it as scary as Supernatural’s best spookers.  It doesn’t really even touch on the major arc of the season that much, other than hinting at what Dean feels about Sam.  The first half of it dragged a little bit… but, in watching it, I realized that even the parts that were a bit slower were among the best television I’ve seen this week.  The Dean/Sam banter is witty, and the mystery of the week goes from meh to fantastic about halfway through.  I’ve noticed the writers struggling for a while to get around the “Oh, there’s a ghost?  Just burn the body!” problem they’ve had, which led to a lack of ghost-centric episodes, and I think the twist they put on that here was great.  Overall, not the best episode, but still very entertaining.  What was the best, though?  The episode ends with an outtake of Jensen Ackles lip-synching “Eye of the Tiger.”  That was funny as all hell.

7/10

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REVIEW FOR

THE OFFICE
Season Five
Episode Four
“Crime Aid”
Written by Charlie Grandy
Directed by Jennifer Celotta

As Michael and Holly take their relationship to the next level, Jim deals with the impact Pam’s stay in New York is having on their relationship.  Also, the office gets robbed, which leads Michael to come up with the brilliant plan of hosting an auction of worthless goods and/or services to get some of the money back.  It’s an entertaining episode, and really pushes the characters stories forward nicely.  The absence of the Jim/Pam dynamic is starting to bring the season down a bit, but on the other hand, their increasingly stilted relationship is creating a really tense dramatic effect, especially in comparison to Michael/Holly.  Overall, this—like most of the season, other than the fantastic premiere—was a funny, but average episode.

7/10

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