Hump Day

I'll be somewhat brief in my rundowns of last night's TV programming.

America's Next Top Model: Thanks goodness Monique is gone. She is a despicable person. She wasn't even that sick (great editing to show Danielle, the winner from last cycle, who was in a hospital bed, hooked up to an IV, yet still able to climb on top of an elephant for her photo shoot). I think Monique was looking for sympathy to detract from her poor performance in the previous challenges. Jaeda impresses me more and more each week - she's actually shown some improvement. I'm rooting for her to win!

Though I didn't watch Dancing with the Stars, I heard that Vivica got the boot. Too bad, since there are definitely worse dancers on that show - Jerry Springer, anyone. But it seems that Viv got a bit cocky and too sure of her "solid" fan base. That's a turnoff, so I'm not surprised she didn't get the votes.

Lost was back to doing what it always does...making me confused and feel, well...lost. This show always raises 20 questions for every one question it only partially answers. The opening scene in the suburban subdivision make me double and triple check to make sure I had the TV on the right station and wasn't watching NBC instead. It was such a dramatic switch from the beach and jungle backdrop we've come to associate with the show. It was shocking to see the plane crash from the perspective of the Others. Had they been expecting that to happen, because "Ben" was all to eager and ready with instructions to dispense infiltrators to pose as plane crash victims. It's almost as if he was plotting and waiting for the plane to come down. Juliet is an enigma - she's an Other for sure, but is she good or bad, or with the Others, is there no good or bad, only bad? I was LOL when Ben locked the door on her when Jack opened the floodgates. Juliet and Ben don't seem to get along, and I'm wondering what happened to cause the rift. I don't know how I feel about Kate and Sawyer - I guess opposites do attract because they're an unlikely pair. I know Kate would prefer to be with Jack, but he's emotionally unavailable. Sigh...why is it always the cute ones? I can't wait to see what the other "planies" have been up to and how they're dealing with the kidnapping of Jack, Kate and Sawyer.

I hope Spike Lee got a check since The Nine is a blatant rip-off of Inside Man. The similarities are too clear-cut to ignore. I need to watch this pilot episode again because I felt like I was falling behind at every turn. As far as what happened inside that bank, I can't wrap my head around it yet. Though I'm sure it must have been horrible. What would make Franny turn into a slut? Why is Lizzie all of a sudden unsure about telling her boyfriend that she's pregnant? Why was Felicia visiting one of the bank robbers in jail? The 60 second introductions of the characters before they head to the bank were too brief to establish more than a name and occupation. You can tell that they've changed from when they entered the bank, but since I didn't really know them before, I don't know to what extent they've changed. I would have liked more setup, seeing more of the characters in action in the hours leading up to going to the bank, as well as watching the robbers plan their heist. I can already tell that if you miss even one episode, you'll be so out of the loop. I'm going to make an effort, because I'm definitely intrigued about what happened during those 52 hours inside the bank.

I didn't watch the reunion episode of Project Runway. I saw bits and pieces of Kidnapped. I can't believe the parents were having a party while their son is still missing, but finally we saw some emotion from Ellie. Was that the first time she cried since Leo went missing?