Republic of Doyle: Episode 2, and Avatar

Although I still don't totally buy into some aspects of The Republic of Doyle (certain relationships, for example, due to a continuing shortage of chemistry), I am of the opinion that episode two was a definite improvement on episode one. Yessir, I was right there with it this week until the moment when Jake and Mal met up with Bill to deliver the news that his girlfriend (who was, in reality, not his girlfriend but his daughter) was found dead. Bill's response killed it for me. All the suspension of disbelief and the building of momentum during the convoluted plot (and I mean that in a good, "you kept me guessing" sort of way) was shot down in that split second. Incidentally, the moment when Victor's son stated that Emma had died after he hit her the one time was also horrible for me. Not convincing AT ALL. In addition, I am wondering when whatever happened at the end of the last episode is going to be addressed. Episode one ended when Constable Bennett was on Jake's doorstep letting her hair down and raising her hand to knock. The only mention of that incident in episode two was when she alluded to having seen Jake and Nikki together "the other night" or "a couple of nights ago" or something like that, and Jake is totally oblivious to her dig. Anyway, the show delivered enough to bring me back again next week, loyal Newfoundlander that I am.

On a completely unrelated note, I saw somewhere online the other day (MSN maybe?) that a faction of society has decided that Avatar is racist. What? Really? Come on, people! I mean, how disturbed would you have to be to read into that storyline and convince yourself that it is promoting racism? It must be absolutely exhausting to be continuously driven to find new excuses to be angry and bitter...