Last night, I had a dream that Patrick Dempsey was involved in an undercover operation with the people that live across the street from me. Unfortunately, I blew his cover when he came out of the house and I casually said, "Hey Patrick!"
Clearly, I watch entirely too many cop dramas on T.V.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Friday, September 16, 2011
Rookie Blue: "God's Good Grace" (Season Finale Part 2)
Here is part 2 of the “Rookie Blue” season two finale. If you haven’t read PART 1-Be sure and read that FIRST as you’ll need to understand that episode in order to understand this one.
* The episode opens with Andy reciting the Oath of Honor to Traci in an empty locker room. Andy is beside herself with worry and guilt as Traci tries to comfort her.
* We are then taken back “36 hours earlier” the group is at The Penny singing karaoke when Andy gets a call and she says she’s on her way…
* We are then greeted with Andy at Sam’s UC apartment and she’s telling him about karaoke night asking him what he would sing. After some thought, he says, “Stuck in the middle with you” (LOL!) then “No, ‘love the one you’re with’” (Awwwwww!!!!!!!) Andy says, “How about ‘All by Myself”?” “No you’re not!” Sam says (Awwwww!!!!!) Andy then asks Sam, “Do you ever wish we were normal?” Sam: "What you mean? We are normal.” Andy: "you know what I mean.” Sam: "Andy, If I could ask you to stay, I would.” Andy: "So ask me to stay, you know I’ll go home in the morning…” Sam rolls over, looks at her, and finally whispers, “Stay.”
* I’d started to worry I had missed the above conversation, as it had been in the summer promo (none of the scene…Just the dialogue) and I’d been wracking my brain to figure out what episode it had been on and HOW I could have missed it. Was relieved when I saw that I had not missed it! And loved the “Spider-Man” type kiss at the end of that scene!
* Next Andy is getting reamed by Boyd who is telling her she got made she put Sam in this situation! The rest of the team is getting the details and being shown a surveillance video of Brennan showing up at J’D’s” and saying he would like to go see JD’s boat and why not take just one car. JD agrees and off they go. This was not a planned visit to Sam has no cover team. The wire was disconnected and Sam hasn’t been heard from. All are dismissed to get to work on finding Sam.
* This is also when Luke finds out “Candice” is Andy and that she and Sam have been seeing each other. JEALOUS LUKE!
* A new rookie is also introduced.
* Next we see Sam…Tied to a chair, head covered with a black pillow case, and Brennan watching him struggle to get the pillow case to come off. Brennan finally takes it off and we see a bloody Sam with a gag on his mouth. He quickly looks around to get his bearings. As Sam continues to try and figure things out, Brennan talks about his wife and that would have done anything for her and still would.
* The rookies (new one included) take an accident report to Luke that looks to be incomplete. No statements, no witnesses, no reconstruction report. Luke says it’s sloppy paperwork but it happens and then finally says if they are that worried to talk to the officer that filed the report. Andy and Gail head out to do just that.
* Meanwhile, Brennan takes pity on “JD” and removes the gag saying that it must really dry out his mouth. “JD” asks where “Candice” is and Brennan assures him, he dropped her off downtown.
* Question here, Why would Sam think Brennan has Andy? He had no idea that Brennan picked her up. I’m thinking something got edited out, because that question didn’t make sense to me.
* JD asks Brennan what he’s doing and Brennan says he’s looking for answers to questions he has. “What makes you think I have the answers?” JD asks… “God’s good grace…” Brennan replies. Seems that boat has been property of the police for well over a year after someone got caught selling drugs out of it…. “Right….Officer?” Brennan asks with a creepy smile.
* So, in actuality, it was SAM that blew his own cover! When he mentioned “God’s Good Grace” as being the name of “JD’s" boat in the previous episode, Brennan knew THEN! Andy didn’t blow it, SAM DID!
* Sam knows then, he’s been made. And he asks what is he doing there. Brennan wants to know what happens to his family and why the accident report was faked and holds said report in front of Sam’s face. Sam honestly has no idea what he’s talking about…Brennan doesn’t buy it, flips Sam back on the floor and proceeds to water board him!
* Now, let me just stop here for a second….Usually this is the part where a stunt man would step in and do the scene. Not the case here. Ben Bass (the actor who plays Sam) was REALLY water boarded during this scene! NOTHING about it was fake. Real water, REAL choking….It was REAL. And he did it TWICE…The first time blindfolded and with a rag (how it is usually done) but the director said that one was too horrific to show on T.V. I get knots in my stomach hearing that because seeing the version that DID make it on TV was pretty darn horrific. No blindfold, but Ben is still tied up, still choking, and it goes on for what feels like FOREVER (I eventually couldn’t take it anymore and had to mute my T.V. until the scene was over) . I’m shocked at how long he was able to tolerate it! That’s an Emmy moment right there! Ben was AMAZING! (To see an interview in which Ben talks about these scenes, CLICK HERE)
* Next scene we see Andy and Gail talking to the officer that filed the accident report. She says the accient looked weird to her, they had mechanics come in, reconstruction guys, and two witnesses that saw someone around the car before it crashed. Even got the lisence number…It was all in the report. Then some detective showed up. Handed the report back to her and it had been scrubbed. No notes, different mechanic, and told her to sign off. She starts to leave saying she’s going to give them a copy of her notes. She saved them, knowing this day would come. Andy asks if she knows the name of the detective that made it go away. Her reply….Donavan Boyd!
* I KNEW I hated Boyd for a reason….Now I hate him with a special kind of hate!
* Back at the station, Boyd is nervous. He sees Traci with the case file of Brennan’s late wife and yanks it away from her.
* The rookies fill Luke in on what they know including Boyd faking the report.
* Meanwhile Sam’s water boarding continues. When he can, Sam swears that report is the only thing he ever saw. Brennan wonders how a cop deep undercover could be given the same report by his handler (Boyd) as Brennan has. Sam: “Same guy who gave me a boat, keys, and a high profile drug raid. Believe me he’s not my favorite person right now!”
* Luke is now questioning Boyd who’s denying everything. Telling Andy this is HER fault and he hopes she was worth it.
* Meanwhile, the rookies find out that Brennan has a place under his late wives name and that could possibly be where Sam is being held (this new rookie is proving to be VERY smart and useful)! They proceed to run out and tell Noelle and Oliver that they have a lead and all of them proceed to head to that location with TONS of back up….
* Sam’s still being tortured and proceeds to tell Brennan “You’re gonna kill me anyway so before that happen let’s get really clear about who the bad guy is here…” then proceeds to list all of the people Brennan has tortured and killed. This doesn’t make Brennan happy, he whacks him on the knee with a hammer (OUCH!) and slaps him so hard he knocks the chair over and goes into the other room. Sam moves is ham just a bit and notices the chair arm is lose so he yanks and is able to begin untying his wrists (GO SAM GO!)
* After a horribly long commercial break, we see Brennan come back into the room loading his gun, he looks up, notices Sam is gone, and then is struck in the head with a shovel. A fight scene (which is totally executed by the two actors themselves, with the exception of one shot) ensues.
* Sam has the upper hand at one point then gets put into a chokehold by Brennan.
* At the very same time Sam is fighting for his life, backup has arrived outside. Oliver sternly tells Andy she’s NOT coming in. So, Andy is left outside with the new rookie telling him (in a chilling monotone voice what the team is doing inside. She can’t see it, but she knows it by heart. And as she talks, the officers are making each move she describes in the house busting door by door as Brennan hears them and is slowly choking Sam to death.
* FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY Oliver busts in just in time to demand Brennan let Sam go! He does. Sam catches his breath and stands.
* Next officers lead Brennan out right past Andy and he smirks at her.
* Sam comes out…Stops in front of Andy as she takes in his beaten and bloody appearance. It looks as though he wants to say something but instead walks to the waiting police car leaving Andy stunned.
* Back at the station…We see Andy and Frank walk into Frank’s office and shut the door….
* Sam is in the locker room showered and gingerly putting on a fresh shirt with his hand in a brace. Boyd walks in looking for Sam. Sam waits a beat before letting Boyd know he’s in there. Boyd is happy that Sam is back and safe. Says that Brennan is in interrogation with Jerry. Sam wonders why Boyd isn’t in there seeing as Brennan was his “big fish…” Boyd: "Figured I’d let Jerry have it. He’s earned it." Sam: "Oh…” *SLAMS locker door gives Boyd an icy stare* The stare letting Boyd know Sam is aware that Boyd is the one that faked the report and caused all of this and that he KNEW all of this when he sent Sam into the UC op. Boyd: "Don’t’ start with me because you and that rookie….” Sam: *Stepping closer to Boyd* “Her name is officer McNally, and two years on the job she’s already ten times the cop you’ll ever be…..” Stunned look from Boyd as Sam continues to look him in the eye. Sam: "You’re done." And walks away…Boyd calls to him but Sam keeps on walking….
* Sam then observes Jerry questioning Brennan from behind the two way mirror. Jerry says they have someone in custody (A biker that sold drugs and Boyd was the informant) and the case of his wife and daughter has officially been reopened. Jerry says he’ll wait for Brennan’s lawyer and then get started. Brennan tells Jerry to “tell your guy I’m sorry, he’s a stand up guy…” Jerry looks in the mirror knowing Sam is watching.
* Frank comes in and Sam knows he wants to say something. Sam: “Frank, it’s me…Come on, talk to me…” Frank: "I know. The fact that it’s you makes this so much harder….”
* Next we see Andy in street clothes hanging up her uniform and walking out of the station. As she’s walking down the sidewalk we see Sam drive up next to her and roll down the passenger window. “Hey…” he gets her attention…
* Andy slowly walks to the truck looking like she can’t quite believe her eyes…Sam: “What happened?” Andy: “Got suspended. You?" Sam: "I got yelled at….THEN I got suspended.” Andy: “Sam…” she trails off looking like she wants to apologize and cry at the same time. Sam stares at her for a second before smiling a little. Sam: "wanna try being normal together…?” Andy: "How are we gonna do that?" Sam: "I dunno….I have no idea." He smiles. And we see Andy give a smile hint of a smile as well…..And that is the scene that wraps up season two!
We’ll have to wait until what looks like late June to see what Andy and Sam’s “normal” looks like as that is when season three will likely begin, it’s being filmed as I type!
In the meantime, I hope those of you that tuned in each week, enjoyed the show! And if you read any of my thoughts, I truly appreciate it and hope you enjoyed!
If you want to see the Andy and Sam scenes from this episode, CLICK HERE.
And I’d encourage you to watch the link I posted above in which Ben talks about the torture scenes in this episode. Ben gives some great insight!
As always, thanks for reading and feel free to share your thoughts!
* The episode opens with Andy reciting the Oath of Honor to Traci in an empty locker room. Andy is beside herself with worry and guilt as Traci tries to comfort her.
* We are then taken back “36 hours earlier” the group is at The Penny singing karaoke when Andy gets a call and she says she’s on her way…
* We are then greeted with Andy at Sam’s UC apartment and she’s telling him about karaoke night asking him what he would sing. After some thought, he says, “Stuck in the middle with you” (LOL!) then “No, ‘love the one you’re with’” (Awwwwww!!!!!!!) Andy says, “How about ‘All by Myself”?” “No you’re not!” Sam says (Awwwww!!!!!) Andy then asks Sam, “Do you ever wish we were normal?” Sam: "What you mean? We are normal.” Andy: "you know what I mean.” Sam: "Andy, If I could ask you to stay, I would.” Andy: "So ask me to stay, you know I’ll go home in the morning…” Sam rolls over, looks at her, and finally whispers, “Stay.”
* I’d started to worry I had missed the above conversation, as it had been in the summer promo (none of the scene…Just the dialogue) and I’d been wracking my brain to figure out what episode it had been on and HOW I could have missed it. Was relieved when I saw that I had not missed it! And loved the “Spider-Man” type kiss at the end of that scene!
* Next Andy is getting reamed by Boyd who is telling her she got made she put Sam in this situation! The rest of the team is getting the details and being shown a surveillance video of Brennan showing up at J’D’s” and saying he would like to go see JD’s boat and why not take just one car. JD agrees and off they go. This was not a planned visit to Sam has no cover team. The wire was disconnected and Sam hasn’t been heard from. All are dismissed to get to work on finding Sam.
* This is also when Luke finds out “Candice” is Andy and that she and Sam have been seeing each other. JEALOUS LUKE!
* A new rookie is also introduced.
* Next we see Sam…Tied to a chair, head covered with a black pillow case, and Brennan watching him struggle to get the pillow case to come off. Brennan finally takes it off and we see a bloody Sam with a gag on his mouth. He quickly looks around to get his bearings. As Sam continues to try and figure things out, Brennan talks about his wife and that would have done anything for her and still would.
* The rookies (new one included) take an accident report to Luke that looks to be incomplete. No statements, no witnesses, no reconstruction report. Luke says it’s sloppy paperwork but it happens and then finally says if they are that worried to talk to the officer that filed the report. Andy and Gail head out to do just that.
* Meanwhile, Brennan takes pity on “JD” and removes the gag saying that it must really dry out his mouth. “JD” asks where “Candice” is and Brennan assures him, he dropped her off downtown.
* Question here, Why would Sam think Brennan has Andy? He had no idea that Brennan picked her up. I’m thinking something got edited out, because that question didn’t make sense to me.
* JD asks Brennan what he’s doing and Brennan says he’s looking for answers to questions he has. “What makes you think I have the answers?” JD asks… “God’s good grace…” Brennan replies. Seems that boat has been property of the police for well over a year after someone got caught selling drugs out of it…. “Right….Officer?” Brennan asks with a creepy smile.
* So, in actuality, it was SAM that blew his own cover! When he mentioned “God’s Good Grace” as being the name of “JD’s" boat in the previous episode, Brennan knew THEN! Andy didn’t blow it, SAM DID!
* Sam knows then, he’s been made. And he asks what is he doing there. Brennan wants to know what happens to his family and why the accident report was faked and holds said report in front of Sam’s face. Sam honestly has no idea what he’s talking about…Brennan doesn’t buy it, flips Sam back on the floor and proceeds to water board him!
* Now, let me just stop here for a second….Usually this is the part where a stunt man would step in and do the scene. Not the case here. Ben Bass (the actor who plays Sam) was REALLY water boarded during this scene! NOTHING about it was fake. Real water, REAL choking….It was REAL. And he did it TWICE…The first time blindfolded and with a rag (how it is usually done) but the director said that one was too horrific to show on T.V. I get knots in my stomach hearing that because seeing the version that DID make it on TV was pretty darn horrific. No blindfold, but Ben is still tied up, still choking, and it goes on for what feels like FOREVER (I eventually couldn’t take it anymore and had to mute my T.V. until the scene was over) . I’m shocked at how long he was able to tolerate it! That’s an Emmy moment right there! Ben was AMAZING! (To see an interview in which Ben talks about these scenes, CLICK HERE)
* Next scene we see Andy and Gail talking to the officer that filed the accident report. She says the accient looked weird to her, they had mechanics come in, reconstruction guys, and two witnesses that saw someone around the car before it crashed. Even got the lisence number…It was all in the report. Then some detective showed up. Handed the report back to her and it had been scrubbed. No notes, different mechanic, and told her to sign off. She starts to leave saying she’s going to give them a copy of her notes. She saved them, knowing this day would come. Andy asks if she knows the name of the detective that made it go away. Her reply….Donavan Boyd!
* I KNEW I hated Boyd for a reason….Now I hate him with a special kind of hate!
* Back at the station, Boyd is nervous. He sees Traci with the case file of Brennan’s late wife and yanks it away from her.
* The rookies fill Luke in on what they know including Boyd faking the report.
* Meanwhile Sam’s water boarding continues. When he can, Sam swears that report is the only thing he ever saw. Brennan wonders how a cop deep undercover could be given the same report by his handler (Boyd) as Brennan has. Sam: “Same guy who gave me a boat, keys, and a high profile drug raid. Believe me he’s not my favorite person right now!”
* Luke is now questioning Boyd who’s denying everything. Telling Andy this is HER fault and he hopes she was worth it.
* Meanwhile, the rookies find out that Brennan has a place under his late wives name and that could possibly be where Sam is being held (this new rookie is proving to be VERY smart and useful)! They proceed to run out and tell Noelle and Oliver that they have a lead and all of them proceed to head to that location with TONS of back up….
* Sam’s still being tortured and proceeds to tell Brennan “You’re gonna kill me anyway so before that happen let’s get really clear about who the bad guy is here…” then proceeds to list all of the people Brennan has tortured and killed. This doesn’t make Brennan happy, he whacks him on the knee with a hammer (OUCH!) and slaps him so hard he knocks the chair over and goes into the other room. Sam moves is ham just a bit and notices the chair arm is lose so he yanks and is able to begin untying his wrists (GO SAM GO!)
* After a horribly long commercial break, we see Brennan come back into the room loading his gun, he looks up, notices Sam is gone, and then is struck in the head with a shovel. A fight scene (which is totally executed by the two actors themselves, with the exception of one shot) ensues.
* Sam has the upper hand at one point then gets put into a chokehold by Brennan.
* At the very same time Sam is fighting for his life, backup has arrived outside. Oliver sternly tells Andy she’s NOT coming in. So, Andy is left outside with the new rookie telling him (in a chilling monotone voice what the team is doing inside. She can’t see it, but she knows it by heart. And as she talks, the officers are making each move she describes in the house busting door by door as Brennan hears them and is slowly choking Sam to death.
* FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY Oliver busts in just in time to demand Brennan let Sam go! He does. Sam catches his breath and stands.
* Next officers lead Brennan out right past Andy and he smirks at her.
* Sam comes out…Stops in front of Andy as she takes in his beaten and bloody appearance. It looks as though he wants to say something but instead walks to the waiting police car leaving Andy stunned.
* Back at the station…We see Andy and Frank walk into Frank’s office and shut the door….
* Sam is in the locker room showered and gingerly putting on a fresh shirt with his hand in a brace. Boyd walks in looking for Sam. Sam waits a beat before letting Boyd know he’s in there. Boyd is happy that Sam is back and safe. Says that Brennan is in interrogation with Jerry. Sam wonders why Boyd isn’t in there seeing as Brennan was his “big fish…” Boyd: "Figured I’d let Jerry have it. He’s earned it." Sam: "Oh…” *SLAMS locker door gives Boyd an icy stare* The stare letting Boyd know Sam is aware that Boyd is the one that faked the report and caused all of this and that he KNEW all of this when he sent Sam into the UC op. Boyd: "Don’t’ start with me because you and that rookie….” Sam: *Stepping closer to Boyd* “Her name is officer McNally, and two years on the job she’s already ten times the cop you’ll ever be…..” Stunned look from Boyd as Sam continues to look him in the eye. Sam: "You’re done." And walks away…Boyd calls to him but Sam keeps on walking….
* Sam then observes Jerry questioning Brennan from behind the two way mirror. Jerry says they have someone in custody (A biker that sold drugs and Boyd was the informant) and the case of his wife and daughter has officially been reopened. Jerry says he’ll wait for Brennan’s lawyer and then get started. Brennan tells Jerry to “tell your guy I’m sorry, he’s a stand up guy…” Jerry looks in the mirror knowing Sam is watching.
* Frank comes in and Sam knows he wants to say something. Sam: “Frank, it’s me…Come on, talk to me…” Frank: "I know. The fact that it’s you makes this so much harder….”
* Next we see Andy in street clothes hanging up her uniform and walking out of the station. As she’s walking down the sidewalk we see Sam drive up next to her and roll down the passenger window. “Hey…” he gets her attention…
* Andy slowly walks to the truck looking like she can’t quite believe her eyes…Sam: “What happened?” Andy: “Got suspended. You?" Sam: "I got yelled at….THEN I got suspended.” Andy: “Sam…” she trails off looking like she wants to apologize and cry at the same time. Sam stares at her for a second before smiling a little. Sam: "wanna try being normal together…?” Andy: "How are we gonna do that?" Sam: "I dunno….I have no idea." He smiles. And we see Andy give a smile hint of a smile as well…..And that is the scene that wraps up season two!
We’ll have to wait until what looks like late June to see what Andy and Sam’s “normal” looks like as that is when season three will likely begin, it’s being filmed as I type!
In the meantime, I hope those of you that tuned in each week, enjoyed the show! And if you read any of my thoughts, I truly appreciate it and hope you enjoyed!
If you want to see the Andy and Sam scenes from this episode, CLICK HERE.
And I’d encourage you to watch the link I posted above in which Ben talks about the torture scenes in this episode. Ben gives some great insight!
As always, thanks for reading and feel free to share your thoughts!
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Rookie Blue: "On The Double" (Season Finale Part 1)
SO sorry for the delay in getting this up (even if I’m the only one that reads them…If there’s anyone else that happens to read them as well, I really do apologize for the delay). A LOT happens in the final two episodes and most of what happens in this one has to be understood in order to understand the second episode so I was A LOT more descriptive than I usually am. I had to watch the episode as I was writing this up, to make sure I included everything I needed to. I wasn’t just blogging off the top of my head like normal so it took a lot more time than usual. Thanks for your patience!
I'm breaking up the two episodes into two separate entries.... Hope it makes it easier for everyone reading.
* That opening scene was adorable! Andy fishing around under the covers nearly kicking Sam in the face as he asks, "What ARE you doin'?” Andy explains she's putting on her shirt because she fears the cameras are on. Sam pulls the cover off her head and assures her all cameras and wires are off. "Prove it." quips Andy. With a smirk, Sam gets out of bed, turns and thanks to some strategically placed furniture, we get the idea...He's got NO clothes on. "Happy?" he asks Andy..." Very!" is the response.
* We then find out that Sam is the one that called Andy, Sam says it's safer that way, the less Andy knows about what he's doing, the better. He then tells Andy to forget she ever met Brennan (the guy that beat her at pool last episode) that he's no joke! Andy promises.
* Later, as Andy and Sam dress we find out that Andy took the day off to take care of her mortgage. Andy asks Sam if he wants to come with her. Sam wishes he could but he needs to turn the camera's back on so Boyd doesn't get nervous that something is wrong. He tells Andy he'll miss her. (Awwwwww!!!!) Then we hear a beating on the door. It's Brennan with coffee. He gives Andy a helpless look as he rushes for the door, and Andy looks for a place to hide.
* Brennan is now looking around “JD’s” apartment. Sam sneaks a glance around himself wondering WHERE Andy might be. Comments on “JD’s” “Moby Dick” book (nice shout out to season one…Loved it). Brennan says he’s there to make sure “JD’s” knows the ground rules and says he heard “JD” could get just about anything anybody wanted and Brennan is curious about how he does it. “God’s Good Grace” is “JD’s” reply. Brennan is stumped as to what that means. “It’s the name of my boat, docked at the harbor front.” Brennan nods. He then spots “Candice’s” boot and asks when he gets to meet her….Cue Andy (Candice) coming out of the bathroom playing the part well. Brennan leaves shortly after & Andy freaks out wanting to leave. Sam tells her she has to stay for at least 15 minutes to makes sure Brennan is really gone. Andy asks if 15 minutes is even enough. Sam looks back at the door, back at her and with a nervous laugh says, “maybe 20…” and pulls her toward the bed…. I love how Sam almost blew his entire op right there simply because he just can’t get enough of her…It’s so dangerous, but SO adorable!!!
* Later, we see Andy leaving Sam UC apartment…She can’t wipe the smile off her face. Brennan pulls up and offers “Candice” a ride. She tries to decline but he’s persistent and she eventually she gets in. (I’m screaming at my T.V. at this point “Stupid move, Andy. STUPID STUPID move!” “Candice” and Brennan chat a bit about “JD” and what a big sports fan he is. After driving for awhile, “Candice” gets nervous thinking Brennan was going to drop her off. He says they’re going somewhere else first. And at this point, I’m thinking she’s going to be taken somewhere, beaten (or worse) and left.
* Brennan takes her to the marina and tells her that he likes her, that “JD” is “garbage wrapped in skin” (something about me really loved how descriptive that line was). He gives “Candice” money for a hotel and tells her he doesn’t want to see her at “JD’s” tonight then leaves.
* Next Andy is at the station doing research on Jamie Brennan and finds that he is the prime suspect in six murder cases, three of which died from torture. She gasps at the horrible images attached with the reports and tells Tracie Jamie was going to see Sam (aka JD) tonight and had told her to stay away. Andy says she has to tell Frank she and Sam are involved and his cover might have blown.
* Once Andy does reveal the truth, Frank is BEYOND furious. He gets called out and Andy soon finds out that something has happened to Sam’s wire and everyone is trying to figure out what’s going on. Sam asks for Traci’s keys and hurries out.
* Once at Sam’s UC apartment, Andy is greeted by a blood trail leading down the steps and a ransacked and bloodied apartment. Andy panics and screams for Sam…Boyd shouts for her to get out of there…NOW and she is forced out by Jerry as she continues to scream Sam’s name, and with that, the first hour comes to a close….
I hope this all made sense. Like I said, I tried to be as descriptive as possible so you could follow what was going on, as it will be important to know to follow the next episode. I HOPE to have the second episode up tomorrow night late. Since we don’t have any new episodes now, it’s the PERFECT excuse for me to watch again as I write up all the details like I did for this one! Thanks again for hanging in there with me!
If you're interested in seeing the Sam and Andy scenes from this episode, CLICK HERE
I'm breaking up the two episodes into two separate entries.... Hope it makes it easier for everyone reading.
* That opening scene was adorable! Andy fishing around under the covers nearly kicking Sam in the face as he asks, "What ARE you doin'?” Andy explains she's putting on her shirt because she fears the cameras are on. Sam pulls the cover off her head and assures her all cameras and wires are off. "Prove it." quips Andy. With a smirk, Sam gets out of bed, turns and thanks to some strategically placed furniture, we get the idea...He's got NO clothes on. "Happy?" he asks Andy..." Very!" is the response.
* We then find out that Sam is the one that called Andy, Sam says it's safer that way, the less Andy knows about what he's doing, the better. He then tells Andy to forget she ever met Brennan (the guy that beat her at pool last episode) that he's no joke! Andy promises.
* Later, as Andy and Sam dress we find out that Andy took the day off to take care of her mortgage. Andy asks Sam if he wants to come with her. Sam wishes he could but he needs to turn the camera's back on so Boyd doesn't get nervous that something is wrong. He tells Andy he'll miss her. (Awwwwww!!!!) Then we hear a beating on the door. It's Brennan with coffee. He gives Andy a helpless look as he rushes for the door, and Andy looks for a place to hide.
* Brennan is now looking around “JD’s” apartment. Sam sneaks a glance around himself wondering WHERE Andy might be. Comments on “JD’s” “Moby Dick” book (nice shout out to season one…Loved it). Brennan says he’s there to make sure “JD’s” knows the ground rules and says he heard “JD” could get just about anything anybody wanted and Brennan is curious about how he does it. “God’s Good Grace” is “JD’s” reply. Brennan is stumped as to what that means. “It’s the name of my boat, docked at the harbor front.” Brennan nods. He then spots “Candice’s” boot and asks when he gets to meet her….Cue Andy (Candice) coming out of the bathroom playing the part well. Brennan leaves shortly after & Andy freaks out wanting to leave. Sam tells her she has to stay for at least 15 minutes to makes sure Brennan is really gone. Andy asks if 15 minutes is even enough. Sam looks back at the door, back at her and with a nervous laugh says, “maybe 20…” and pulls her toward the bed…. I love how Sam almost blew his entire op right there simply because he just can’t get enough of her…It’s so dangerous, but SO adorable!!!
* Later, we see Andy leaving Sam UC apartment…She can’t wipe the smile off her face. Brennan pulls up and offers “Candice” a ride. She tries to decline but he’s persistent and she eventually she gets in. (I’m screaming at my T.V. at this point “Stupid move, Andy. STUPID STUPID move!” “Candice” and Brennan chat a bit about “JD” and what a big sports fan he is. After driving for awhile, “Candice” gets nervous thinking Brennan was going to drop her off. He says they’re going somewhere else first. And at this point, I’m thinking she’s going to be taken somewhere, beaten (or worse) and left.
* Brennan takes her to the marina and tells her that he likes her, that “JD” is “garbage wrapped in skin” (something about me really loved how descriptive that line was). He gives “Candice” money for a hotel and tells her he doesn’t want to see her at “JD’s” tonight then leaves.
* Next Andy is at the station doing research on Jamie Brennan and finds that he is the prime suspect in six murder cases, three of which died from torture. She gasps at the horrible images attached with the reports and tells Tracie Jamie was going to see Sam (aka JD) tonight and had told her to stay away. Andy says she has to tell Frank she and Sam are involved and his cover might have blown.
* Once Andy does reveal the truth, Frank is BEYOND furious. He gets called out and Andy soon finds out that something has happened to Sam’s wire and everyone is trying to figure out what’s going on. Sam asks for Traci’s keys and hurries out.
* Once at Sam’s UC apartment, Andy is greeted by a blood trail leading down the steps and a ransacked and bloodied apartment. Andy panics and screams for Sam…Boyd shouts for her to get out of there…NOW and she is forced out by Jerry as she continues to scream Sam’s name, and with that, the first hour comes to a close….
I hope this all made sense. Like I said, I tried to be as descriptive as possible so you could follow what was going on, as it will be important to know to follow the next episode. I HOPE to have the second episode up tomorrow night late. Since we don’t have any new episodes now, it’s the PERFECT excuse for me to watch again as I write up all the details like I did for this one! Thanks again for hanging in there with me!
If you're interested in seeing the Sam and Andy scenes from this episode, CLICK HERE
Monday, September 12, 2011
Music Monday
Here's what I recommend this week:
"We've All Got To Be Going Somewhere by Jay Malinowski
By the way, in case anyone is wondering, I'm still working on getting my thoughts down for the final two episodes of the second season for "Rookie Blue." Lots of things to cover for each episode, but I'm working on it!
"We've All Got To Be Going Somewhere by Jay Malinowski
By the way, in case anyone is wondering, I'm still working on getting my thoughts down for the final two episodes of the second season for "Rookie Blue." Lots of things to cover for each episode, but I'm working on it!
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Ten Years Later: I Remember.
I remember..... where I was that day. I had just gotten to my dorm. Like usual, I set my breakfast down on my desk, turned on the "Today Show" as I set about making sure I was prepared for a speech I had to give that morning. Matt and Katie kept me company in the background as I went over my notes.
I remember.....I got up and walked over to my fridge and had opened it and bent down to grab a Dr. Pepper when I heard the words, "We have breaking news that a plane has crashed into the World Trade Center...." I stood up, thinking I MUST have heard wrong. And then pictures started popping up on screen of a smoke filled NYC. I stood there frozen. The door to my refrigerator wide open and a Dr. Pepper in my hand. This couldn't be real, could it? No idea how long I stood glued to my kitchen floor with cold air still escaping from my fridge, but eventually I snapped out of it long enough to close it, and sit down at my desk turning up the volume, and watched in horror as news reports came pouring in with horrific images to accompany them. I remember gasping as I watched the second plane hit, and thinking, "How much worse can it get?" My answer came shortly after when the buildings collapsed.
I remember.....My speech was forgotten. Getting ready for that seemed so incredibly inconsequential compared to what was going on. I looked at the clock and noticed that I'd been glued to the T.V. for close to an hour and it was well past time for me to leave for class. I gathered up my stuff, made sure I had my phone with me and hurried out the door....The T.V. was still on.
I remember.....Getting to the Dan Rather building and barely being able to get to my class because people were gathered outside an office glued to a T.V. seeing everything unfold.
I remember.....Two girls in my class had relatives working in NYC and they were beside themselves.
I remember.....Getting up and numbly giving my speech. What usually made me a nervous wreck was something I just did on that day....I didn't care HOW I did either, all of us were on auto-pilot (you could tell from the dazed look everyone that got up to gave a speech had on their face. We all just wanted out of there).
I remember...... leaving that class and going directly to my second (and final) class of the day....It was canceled.
I remember....Heading straight to the LSC and looking to see which line was shortest (pizza). I grabbed one, paid, and headed back to my dorm as quickly as I could get there.
I remember..... that being one of the few days I didn't make my usual trip to the library to study.
I remember....My T.V. and more nightmarish images of that day still blaring as I unlocked my door and went inside. It wasn't a dream, it was a nightmare and people were living it.
I remember.....America changed forever that day, WE ALL changed forever that day.
I remember. I have never forgotten.
My thoughts and prayers are with those that lost loved ones ten years ago, and that ache every day because of it. May God continue to comfort those who mourn, and protect those who serve. God bless America!
I remember.....I got up and walked over to my fridge and had opened it and bent down to grab a Dr. Pepper when I heard the words, "We have breaking news that a plane has crashed into the World Trade Center...." I stood up, thinking I MUST have heard wrong. And then pictures started popping up on screen of a smoke filled NYC. I stood there frozen. The door to my refrigerator wide open and a Dr. Pepper in my hand. This couldn't be real, could it? No idea how long I stood glued to my kitchen floor with cold air still escaping from my fridge, but eventually I snapped out of it long enough to close it, and sit down at my desk turning up the volume, and watched in horror as news reports came pouring in with horrific images to accompany them. I remember gasping as I watched the second plane hit, and thinking, "How much worse can it get?" My answer came shortly after when the buildings collapsed.
I remember.....My speech was forgotten. Getting ready for that seemed so incredibly inconsequential compared to what was going on. I looked at the clock and noticed that I'd been glued to the T.V. for close to an hour and it was well past time for me to leave for class. I gathered up my stuff, made sure I had my phone with me and hurried out the door....The T.V. was still on.
I remember.....Getting to the Dan Rather building and barely being able to get to my class because people were gathered outside an office glued to a T.V. seeing everything unfold.
I remember.....Two girls in my class had relatives working in NYC and they were beside themselves.
I remember.....Getting up and numbly giving my speech. What usually made me a nervous wreck was something I just did on that day....I didn't care HOW I did either, all of us were on auto-pilot (you could tell from the dazed look everyone that got up to gave a speech had on their face. We all just wanted out of there).
I remember...... leaving that class and going directly to my second (and final) class of the day....It was canceled.
I remember....Heading straight to the LSC and looking to see which line was shortest (pizza). I grabbed one, paid, and headed back to my dorm as quickly as I could get there.
I remember..... that being one of the few days I didn't make my usual trip to the library to study.
I remember....My T.V. and more nightmarish images of that day still blaring as I unlocked my door and went inside. It wasn't a dream, it was a nightmare and people were living it.
I remember.....America changed forever that day, WE ALL changed forever that day.
I remember. I have never forgotten.
My thoughts and prayers are with those that lost loved ones ten years ago, and that ache every day because of it. May God continue to comfort those who mourn, and protect those who serve. God bless America!
Monday, September 5, 2011
Music Monday!
Here's what I'm listening to constantly now:
"Ashes" by Andy Brown
The song played during the Sam and Andy scene last week. I bought it on Itunes, and now I can't stop listening to it! A beautiful song for a beautiful scene!
Happy Labor Day everybody!
"Ashes" by Andy Brown
The song played during the Sam and Andy scene last week. I bought it on Itunes, and now I can't stop listening to it! A beautiful song for a beautiful scene!
Happy Labor Day everybody!
Friday, September 2, 2011
Rookie Blue: "A Little Faith"
SQUEAL!!!!!!!!!!!! OH MY GOSH YOU GUYS!!!!!! Did you SEE that?? Did you SEEEEEEE that?!?!?! I could post an entry about how great it was and how much I enjoyed every bit of it, but my words are NOTHING compared to seeing it for yourselves!!
Pause the music and WATCH THIS!!!!!!!! (If you want to get to the best part quicker, Start at the 3:42 mark and then watch all the way to the end).
OH MY GOSH!!!!!! I'm STILL giddy and it's been hours!!!! So, I'm just gonna let the video say it all, because really.....What else is there to say? Kudos to Ben and Missy for doing such an AMAZING job! You made SO MANY fans happy!
And I just have to give a shout out and even MORE kudos to my texting buddy Diana. As I was sitting down to watch tonight, I turned on the T.V. two minutes before show time to find....FOOTBALL on my T.V. A quick search showed me that my show had indeed been pre-empted and would be showing at 2:07 Friday morning. This left Diana to watch live with no one to talk to during commercials. I was beside myself so she would send me her thoughts without actually telling me ANY of what she was seeing onscreen. I don't know HOW she managed to keep that ALL IMPORTANT scene a secret, but she did....Only texting "This sucks!!!!!!!" at the time that was happening (the fact that she couldn't tell me what was happening, NOT the actual scene itself). I tell ya, she deserves an Emmy and I adore her for keeping me sane AND not giving anything away in the process! Don't know HOW she did it, but Di, THANK YOU!! You rock! Needless to say I was texting her like mad when I finally got to watch this morning!
Another note: Next week two episodes are scheduled to air, the second episode being the season finale (if the President's speech doesn't force ANOTHER pre-emption). The episodes will be aired back to back and because I watch live, there's no way I can watch one, blog about it, and then watch the second one. Not sure how I'm going to work that out, if I'll do a separate entry for each episode or just combine them both into one entry. Thoughts and suggestions are welcome!
Pause the music and WATCH THIS!!!!!!!! (If you want to get to the best part quicker, Start at the 3:42 mark and then watch all the way to the end).
OH MY GOSH!!!!!! I'm STILL giddy and it's been hours!!!! So, I'm just gonna let the video say it all, because really.....What else is there to say? Kudos to Ben and Missy for doing such an AMAZING job! You made SO MANY fans happy!
And I just have to give a shout out and even MORE kudos to my texting buddy Diana. As I was sitting down to watch tonight, I turned on the T.V. two minutes before show time to find....FOOTBALL on my T.V. A quick search showed me that my show had indeed been pre-empted and would be showing at 2:07 Friday morning. This left Diana to watch live with no one to talk to during commercials. I was beside myself so she would send me her thoughts without actually telling me ANY of what she was seeing onscreen. I don't know HOW she managed to keep that ALL IMPORTANT scene a secret, but she did....Only texting "This sucks!!!!!!!" at the time that was happening (the fact that she couldn't tell me what was happening, NOT the actual scene itself). I tell ya, she deserves an Emmy and I adore her for keeping me sane AND not giving anything away in the process! Don't know HOW she did it, but Di, THANK YOU!! You rock! Needless to say I was texting her like mad when I finally got to watch this morning!
Another note: Next week two episodes are scheduled to air, the second episode being the season finale (if the President's speech doesn't force ANOTHER pre-emption). The episodes will be aired back to back and because I watch live, there's no way I can watch one, blog about it, and then watch the second one. Not sure how I'm going to work that out, if I'll do a separate entry for each episode or just combine them both into one entry. Thoughts and suggestions are welcome!
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