Monsters, Moon Landings and Frowns – Things That Didn’t Suck This Week

by Kona Gallagher

Obviously, the big news in TV this week was the return of Lost. They’re back at LAX! No they’re not! Juliet’s alive! No she’s not! It was all very confusing, but there was one smoky moment that stood out for me. In other TV news, Modern Family got pixilated, the study group on Community finally acknowledged the growing sexual tension, and NBC’s Thursday night was quite musical. Here are some of the things that didn’t suck this week:

John Locke is a Dot-Matrix printer on Lost.

Wait, that’s not right. John Locke is actually the smoke monster! Except, it’s not John Locke, it’s the Man in Black. Right? Right? I’m so bad at Lost that I don’t even know. However, what I do know is that Ol’ Smokey laying waste to an entire room full of people was pretty bad ass.

A moon landing on Modern Family

Because I am four years old, when Jay and Cameron had their awkward run-in while in the locker room, I started giggling uncontrollably and squeaking, “They touched butts, they touched butts!” But seriously: are “moon landings” and splashdowns” real things?

The study group on Community wants to jump each other’s bones.

This was my favorite part of this week’s episode: each look is funnier than the last, plus it serves as a nice callback to previous episodes. Personally, I’m rooting for Troy and Shirley.

Vaughn likes Annie’s nose on Community

Vaughn is back, and this time he’s singing to the new object of his affection, Annie. The part about Eskimos in his mouth is kind of creepy, but it’s creepy in the kind of way that an 18-year-old girl would love.

30 Rock doesn’t want you to go to sleep with a frown in your pocket

I really like the fact that Liz’s and Kenneth’s mothers both sang them the same song when they were little. Sometimes it’s the little things that connect us in life.

Dunder-Mifflin is a part of Sabre on The Office

I’m much happier to have this song stuck in my head, then the ubiquitous Miley Cyrus original, “Party in the U.S.A.” God, I hate that song.