Wednesday, December 13, 2017

TV this week

Last night was even sweeter when it came to LGBT representation. Fresh Off The Boat had Eddie and friends helping Nicole to get a date with a girl barista. The kids were so silly and over-caffeinated, but well-meaning, and it's good that Eddie is able to be friendly with his ex-girlfriend. Meanwhile on Brooklyn Nine Nine, Jake helped Rosa come out as bisexual to her parents, who did not take the news well. Rosa's dad later apologized, but said the mom needed more time, so Jake organized a game night with her work family to cheer Rosa up. Holt even hugged her and congratulated her; they've come so far from early days when Rosa dated Holt's nephew Marcus and didn't want to discuss the relationship.

As for other TV this week, Lucifer's finale was disappointing. They finally revealed Pierce's true identity as the biblical Cain, and I remain unimpressed. I knew he was shady all long. Why did the show ever try to pretend Pierce wasn't the bad guy who made all the files on Lucifer? Why push Ella's huge crush on him, and the fake-ass chemistry with Chloe? The whole technicality of the Sinnerman being some accomplice for Cain is a cheap bait and switch. Plus no one has explained how two human beings were able to restore Lucifer's wings, or take his devil face, or why they wanted Lucifer to kill the Sinnerman. What a shitty episode to start the fall hiatus on.

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