1. "Grey's Anatomy." Last week's flashback episode was a welcome change of pace, and aside from the bad hairdos, gave us a fun look inside some characters we hardly get to see. I loved Callie's stage fright, despite the fact that I didn't quite buy that Derek would make her do it when he knew she didn't want to. I liked, though, that we got to see a surgery that clearly happened off screen, but during the run of the show. I did like that Joe surfaced, though I still want to know whatever happened to the baby adoption storyline from season 3? 4? Whenever that was.
I do like Sarah Paulson, a whole lot, but I just didn't buy her as Ellis. She's too small and blonde, and looks nothing like a young Kate Burton.
2. "Life Unexpected." Yes, really. I love this show, despite it's increasing silliness. As if the pilot, with all of it's pretty orphans wasn't silly enough, it just manages to get sillier. But I'm really enjoying it.
3. "Being Erica." This show is also awesome. Erica Strange has a magical therapist, who is able to send her back in time so she can relive the past, knowing what she knows now. She uses this to not only change the trajectory of some her relationships, but also to learn from her mistakes and start fixing things in the present. It's the kind of magical power we all wish we had, and Erica is just relatable enough to strike a chord. For extra intrigue this season, she has found a kindred spirit in the local bartender, who also travels in time, but is unwilling to talk about it.
4. "American Idol." Normally, I hate this show. But I look in on it from time to time, and wanted to see whether Ellen would be any good or not. It turns out, this show still takes itself way too seriously, but that kid who sang "Heaven" was pretty damn good.
5. Speaking of which, why is a Bryan Adams power ballad suddenly turning up everywhere? Brandi Carlile and her band released a self produced EP for Valentine's Day, called XOBC. It includes 3 new songs, including one called "Love Songs," which she played at some her live shows a few years back, and I was glad to see it resurface. She also covers "All You Need is Love", where all four band members scream "LOVE!" into the mic at the same time. And yes, she covers "Heaven" as well. It's an acoustic cover of an 80's pop ballad, and it's very sweet. But I have to say, I liked it better when the twins and the Fighting Machinists covered it at their show at the Tractor, and kind of cranked it arena-rock style.
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