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nbc_mediumFeb. 5 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) - "Will the Real Fred Rovick Please Stand Up?" - A perplexed Allison must figure out why she keeps seeing the face of one man in the faces of other people in her daily life, including that of her husband, Joe. Also, Ariel makes an interesting acquaintance while babysitting a challenging young boy, on MEDIUM, Friday, on the CBS Television Network. Diedrich Bader ("Batman: The Brave and the Bold," "The Drew Carey Show") Guest Stars as Fred Rovick, the Man Whose Face Allison Keeps Seeing in Other People
Medium's episode, via two weeks ago (almost, I think), "Will the Real Fred Rovick Please Stand Up", has once again dazzled and surprised, only this time with a little more humor in its approach, as opposed to the very angsty road they've been treading. The beginning of the episode, which I missed a bit of due to my local news station informing me on the most epic-blizzard/snow storm headed in my direction (which I prayed would not knock out my satellite connection whilst I was recording the episode), was rather dull; A young woman married to an old man (for his millions, obviously) whose recently overcome a supposed battle with Prostate Cancer, dumps the old guy down the stairs and then bludgeons him over the head with a vase, killing him finally when the tumble fails to do the trick. Sufficed to say, it felt like a very open and shut case and the Fred Character with no place in it's cliched plot at all.
I knew Allison would end up seeing this strange man's face superimposed over the faces of absolute strangers and people she knew, but I never knew how it would tie in with the case she was working on. The first time she encounters this man, I figured he would be the starting point of all this mess, then I paused and wondered if there was the face of another man behind the "Fred" she met in the parking lot. And then from there, he starts showing up all over the place, with Allison under the impression he's stalking her through any means (including Posing as a woman). Allison's reaction to Fred!Joe in the bed with her was a mixture of hilarious and intense, I so didn't want her to stab her husband for noting looking as he should've. Bridgette's "I don't care if you and daddy are fighting, you can't hurt him!" (or something in that wording) made me laugh so hard.
The little bit of information concerning Joe and Allison's wedding (and the conception of Ariel) was a nice touch in Joe's attempt to convince Allison that he was indeed Joe and not Fred; I like that the writers are giving out more background information on their characters now. Watching Diedrich Bader portray all these random characters throughout the episode, was hilariously disturbing, especially whenever he showed up as a woman. He got Jake Weber and David Cubitt's mannerisms down to a "T" though, I'll give him that much.
I really didn't understand how his "elusive" character had to do with anything until the man Scanlon arrested revealed that he'd been scammed by a Identity thief via "Your Voting District has changed" E-mail sent all over to various people, that he opened. Then when I thought everything would be wrapped up in a nice little bow, I totally got fooled by the Joe impostor at the bank, all too happy to see Jake Weber's face again.
Overall, the conclusion to this particular storyline was most satisfying one; The murderous widow gets swindled by her lover, the Identity thief, thus assuming the role of the "Fred Rovick" afflicted victim and Joe and Allison have some great implied sex =D. Drinks all 'round!
Ariel's storyline with the dead mascot torturing his girlfriend's therapist through her son was probably one of the more interesting Ariel storylines of the season since, maybe, the second episode. I kept wondering how she was going to get rid of the fiendish Mister Teefers given that he could appear to the little boy at any time he wanted (especially once she concluded her business with the family), but she fooled him good with purchasing a Beaver Costume of her own and impersonating him and telling the little boy not to trust (and ignore) his "evil twin" which lacked a little red ribbon that wrapped around her wrist. Sofia just seemed to emulate Patricia Arquette's Allison so perfectly in that scene, especially when she just left "Mister Teefers" in the dark in the living room.
Overall, this was a great episode. I can't wait for the next episode, whenever that is (I hope its this week).
Medium's episode, via two weeks ago (almost, I think), "Will the Real Fred Rovick Please Stand Up", has once again dazzled and surprised, only this time with a little more humor in its approach, as opposed to the very angsty road they've been treading. The beginning of the episode, which I missed a bit of due to my local news station informing me on the most epic-blizzard/snow storm headed in my direction (which I prayed would not knock out my satellite connection whilst I was recording the episode), was rather dull; A young woman married to an old man (for his millions, obviously) whose recently overcome a supposed battle with Prostate Cancer, dumps the old guy down the stairs and then bludgeons him over the head with a vase, killing him finally when the tumble fails to do the trick. Sufficed to say, it felt like a very open and shut case and the Fred Character with no place in it's cliched plot at all.
I knew Allison would end up seeing this strange man's face superimposed over the faces of absolute strangers and people she knew, but I never knew how it would tie in with the case she was working on. The first time she encounters this man, I figured he would be the starting point of all this mess, then I paused and wondered if there was the face of another man behind the "Fred" she met in the parking lot. And then from there, he starts showing up all over the place, with Allison under the impression he's stalking her through any means (including Posing as a woman). Allison's reaction to Fred!Joe in the bed with her was a mixture of hilarious and intense, I so didn't want her to stab her husband for noting looking as he should've. Bridgette's "I don't care if you and daddy are fighting, you can't hurt him!" (or something in that wording) made me laugh so hard.
The little bit of information concerning Joe and Allison's wedding (and the conception of Ariel) was a nice touch in Joe's attempt to convince Allison that he was indeed Joe and not Fred; I like that the writers are giving out more background information on their characters now. Watching Diedrich Bader portray all these random characters throughout the episode, was hilariously disturbing, especially whenever he showed up as a woman. He got Jake Weber and David Cubitt's mannerisms down to a "T" though, I'll give him that much.
I really didn't understand how his "elusive" character had to do with anything until the man Scanlon arrested revealed that he'd been scammed by a Identity thief via "Your Voting District has changed" E-mail sent all over to various people, that he opened. Then when I thought everything would be wrapped up in a nice little bow, I totally got fooled by the Joe impostor at the bank, all too happy to see Jake Weber's face again.
Overall, the conclusion to this particular storyline was most satisfying one; The murderous widow gets swindled by her lover, the Identity thief, thus assuming the role of the "Fred Rovick" afflicted victim and Joe and Allison have some great implied sex =D. Drinks all 'round!
Ariel's storyline with the dead mascot torturing his girlfriend's therapist through her son was probably one of the more interesting Ariel storylines of the season since, maybe, the second episode. I kept wondering how she was going to get rid of the fiendish Mister Teefers given that he could appear to the little boy at any time he wanted (especially once she concluded her business with the family), but she fooled him good with purchasing a Beaver Costume of her own and impersonating him and telling the little boy not to trust (and ignore) his "evil twin" which lacked a little red ribbon that wrapped around her wrist. Sofia just seemed to emulate Patricia Arquette's Allison so perfectly in that scene, especially when she just left "Mister Teefers" in the dark in the living room.
Overall, this was a great episode. I can't wait for the next episode, whenever that is (I hope its this week).
