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...

Movie Night

We went to see New Moon tonight and it was sold out. Instead we took in A Christmas Carol. It was my first experience with 3D and it was enjoyable. I'm glad I don't do drugs because I was thinking if someone came to one of these stoned it probably wouldn't go down well...then again there are probably millions of people who do just that everyday...I'm just the type of person who would be freaking out instead of being awed by the heightened coolness.

Since the lady in front of us was rather scented, we hurried to switch seats while she was taking her daughter to the washroom before the movie began to lessen the embarrassment factor. The irony is that she came back and sat behind us with a bunch of her friends who had showed up. Sigh. Let the suffering begin. However, I was lucky because she sat furthest from me and I just had sniffles, a sore throat, congestion and some coughing. The teens behind us, on the other hand, drove my partner crazy with all their texting and talking.

At the end of the movie I was going to take a picture of us in our goofy glasses but we got kicked out of the theatre because the guy cleaning up was all stressed out about the people waiting outside the building to come in for the next round of shows. He was rather rude about it though and there was no need of that.

On another note, we moved some stuff today and I did some cleaning at the new apartment but we still have tons to go. Bit by bit it is all trickling down there...good thing we have some time to complete the move instead of having to do it all in one day!

And one last tidbit: my family threw a surprise congratulatory bash in response to my parents surprise wedding and I missed it. These are the times when it sucks to be away from home.