Jude's Thursday Dish

I'm trying to get to this first thing this morning, because I have a full day ahead.  So, on to Dish!

1. SO sad about Natasha Richardson!  John and I said the same thing last night that now Liam Neeson reminds us of his sad widower character in "Love Actually".  I'm not really familiar with a lot of her work except of course, one of my favorite Disney remakes: "The Parent Trap" which she was great in.  I was reading up on her last night and she had a fabulous career as a stage actress too.  Anyway, it just makes me sad that she was so young and her boys are only 12 and 13-ish.

2. I don't know what to make of "American Idol".  It's driving me crazy.  It's feeling like a relative you can't stand, but you can't get rid of.  Of course I'll keep watching.  One thing that drives me crazy, the contestants are so SASSY this season.  Did the producers tell them to talk back more and defend their performances? Either way, it's SO annoying.  Just take your criticism and shut up.  When Ryan asks you your opinion, then answer.  And the judges.  UGH! Simon and Paula.  Get a room already!  Anyway, as much as I liked Alexis Grace's voice, she came off as kind of b----y.  She always acted like she was above everything and I got SO sick of Kara telling her to "dirty" it up.  She did the right thing on Tuesday and I agree with Paula (who surprisingly seems to be the only spot-on judge this season) that she needed to show her vulnerability.  But, her personality didn't pull her through and let's face it, we all know this show has turned into a big personality contest.  So, we've got our top 10 and I have to say, I'm digging Adam Lambert. His performance WAS weird, but he reminds me of all the artists I loved in the 80's.  And whether the judges liked it or not, he was really smart to just turn his country song into his unique style.  I think it's weird there are 7 guys and 3 girls left.  Michael or Scott should go next. I don't like Lil as much as everyone else, but Katie would kill me.  She LOVES Lil.  Danny Gokey has a great voice, but I have a hard time watching him after this (I love EW's Idolatry -- you should add it to your favs): http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid3887239001/bclid3343000001/bctid15404465001

3. I adore "The Office" as much as anyone.  But I have to say, since I've been watching since mid-season 1, it's been getting a little old.  Last Thursday was a HUGE breath of fresh air.  That episode was classic.  I especially loved this part:

4. On Saturday night, we doubled with our friends, Marcy and Brandon.  After dinner, we went to the dollar movie (which is now $1.75 on weekends, guess I can't really call it that).  Our two choices were "Marley and Me" and "Valkyrie".  What a dilemma.  I HATE Tom Cruise, but I didn't want to see a dog die (thanks to my drama) even more.  So, we went to "Valkyrie" (shout out to Melinda and Bruce who were there too!).  It took a few minutes to get past 1.) putting all of Tom Cruise's shenanigans behind me and 2.) why did everyone speak in whatever accent they wanted to?  But, then I was able to delve into the movie.  It was a good film, but I have to say, I was SO bored.  There was just no suspense for me.  Obviously, they didn't assassinate Hitler. Obviously, people who failed at assassinating Hitler would be tried for treason and killed.  If that's a spoiler for you, then sorry... you need a history lesson!  I know there should have been suspense in HOW they got to that point and I guess there was, but for some reason (probably I was tired) it just didn't grab me.  Everyone else seemed to really enjoy it though, so I think I'm in the minority.  A probable good $1 movie show or rental if you're into that kind of thing.

And now LOSTapooloza!

As always, if you haven't watched the show last night, go away!

I love this new Sawyer.  I loved the old Sawyer too, but this new, take charge, Winston Churchill inspired Sawyer is awesome!  It's SO not going to last, but I'll enjoy it while I can.  So before I got to overthinking who that baby was (that's what LOST has done to me, makes me overthink every show now even when there's nothing to look for - conspiracies in "American Idol" anyone?), my first thought was the baby was Ethan.  Juliet's face when she found out was classic.  It mixed sadness (for her friend) and shock (knowing what Ethan's fate would be).  

The show itself was just wryly funny.  Here are castaways dropping in all over and poor LaFleur trying to figure out what to do with them.  I loved Jin's instant reaction to hearing that Sun was there and trying to find the plane.  And there was this part that unless you're a LOST Fangirl like me, you wouldn't have known about.  I recognized that weird glasses guy's name (the one that was paranoid and getting into Jin's face about the Swan) and did a little research.  This is what I found out thanks to Eonline. Way back in the day, we learned that before Desmond shared "the hatch" with Inman (Inman that's soldier guy that was with Sayid then later we saw with Desmond), Inman shared the hatch with Radzinsky.  Who's Radzinsky?  For a long time, all we knew about Radzinsky was that he eventually shot himself in the head and became that smear on the ceiling of the Swan.  But in last night's ep back to 1977, we learned that Radzinsky designed the Swan station hatch in the first place.  We'll obviously get more on that guy in the future.

How trippy was that Sun, Frank and Christian scene?  Totally confused.  And before that, LOVED how Sun is a new bad a-- and took out Ben.  I was hoping she was the one that did it.  And speaking of Ben, it was a great reveal to Sayid to see the young, pubsecent Ben (man, that kid is creepy).  I think that's what the preview is alluding to when Sayid says: "I know why I'm here" or whatever.  He thinks he's back to kill young Ben.  I think he'll wreck havoc on the village,  blowing things up, and that's what will lead Sawyer to get pissed, head butt him, and leave him on his own.  It will ruin Sawyer's security and that's all he wants.

More coming up: spoilers say that there are 2 deaths this season.  I have no idea who they are and I don't want to know.  But it's still driving me crazy and I can't help but speculate.  One is major-ish and the other is major.  Major-ish think Miles, Faraday, Frank, Penny.  Major - well, everyone else is major.  I really doubt it's Locke, Jack, Sawyer, Kate or Ben.  But, I'm worried for Sayid, Hurley, Jin, Sun and Juliet.  Any thoughts on who you think it would be?

That's it for this week!