Chloe's Commentary
Season 8 Analysis
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Critical Condition - Well...what an opener!  Who really thought that Bud was going to die?  Anyways, here are my thoughts on the season premiere of JAG (which is in it's 8th season...^_^).  I loved all the shippery moments in this ep.  The whole undie scene was hilarious.  I loved Harm's comeback of "Yeah, well I could help you do that too...." What really had me cracking up was how he solved Mac's problem of her books...I bust out laughing so hard...I was also eating at that time so it made it even harder.  Them fighting over who should be disobeying orders was hilarious as well.  I loved the way how they comforted each other throughout this ep.  Now the whole situation with Bud is unbelievable (especially the part where AJ just stared at the corner of the room and then said "Daddy come home".  Granted it was a very touching scene, it just wasn't very believable, at least not to me.  Overall, it was a pretty good first ep, I'm hoping that the shippery scenes that were in this ep continue throughout the scene.  That would be awesome.  Anyways, that's it for now.  Hopefully I'll have the time with classes going, to write a little about each episode throughout the scene, so check back next week. Happy viewing!  [8]
    

Promised Land
- It's me again.  I'm trying to be really diligent in keeping this as updated as much as possible with the different episodes (bear with me - I'm a graduate student).  So, I liked the episode, it wasn't one of the best but it wasn't one of the worst.  I loved the Bud scenes, Patrick is a great actor and he's dealing with his role this season very well.  Very touching scene with Big Bud too.  I also loved the shipper scenes in this ep, the ideas, the finishing of the other's sentences and then the sharing of noodles (not dinner as was stated on ET but good enough).  I loved the scene where they finished each other's sentences, very cute.  The main plot line with the Marine was okay, I was thrilled with the A storyline but everything else made it bearable.  Singer makes me sick with the whole religion thing and I'm glad she's going off to the Seahawk and obviously so is Turner.  Anyways, here goes another week of waiting for the next ep.  Enjoy your week!   [6]

Family Business
- Ok - so here's what I think abou this eppy.  I think the storyline was better than last week's but it was VERY PREDICTABLE.  When is Mac ever going to win a case against Harm, other than Harm relenting that his client is guilty or that he's wrong.  I swear I have never seen Mac win a case on pure "lawyering" skills.  Granted I know that Harm is the main guy but still Mac is a main character as well.  They should have both winning an equal number of cases.  Anyways enuff of my griping on that subject.  I know it prolly won't change anytime soon.  Overall, Bud scenes were phenomenal.  I loved the Big Bud/Bud/Mikey scene. Very touching.  I thought that Mac's vision was great too. Very funny.  BTW, Sergei was acting bratty in this episode - I didn't like him very much in this ep.  Singer leaving for the Seahawk was funny as well. If DPB actually wants to put Sergei and Singer together, I'll just gag ^_^.  It's just bizarre.  Have fun reading! [6]

Dangerous Game - I liked this episode.  I especially like the fact that Mac WON!....granted the guy felt he was guilty and was going to resign from SEALS, but even Harm admitted the fact that maybe the guy is SEAL material.  I kept thinking throughout the episode that Harm would find a way to make the guy sound as guilty as possible.  I'm happy that DPB decided to let Mac win this one.  About Tracy Manetti, I don't really know if I like her yet....she's not as annoying as Singer was but you never know (she could be a spy).  Meredith - ok - is it just me or is she getting to be annoying - she provides great comic relief.  Don't get me wrong, the scene with her and Harm in the air was hilarious.  But her and AJ need to talk it out or something.  Another cute scene was when the Admiral asked Harm if he had named his biplane after Col. Mackenzie....I laughed at that too.  Overall the case was compelling and interesting with Bud have emotional scenes as well. [8]

In Thin Air - What an episode!  I loved it.  Courtroom drama, great plotline.  Good acting overall by everyone! I laughed out loud when Harm stated that he was fired.  Granted he did share some info with Mac on the case when he wasn't suppose to, I really don't know how Sturgis could tell whether or not Harm was just having a casual conversation with Mac - not divulging some deep dark secret about the case.  Everything obviously worked out again.  I was very amused when they - as in Harm and Mac - solved the case by finding the truth in two totally different ways.  It was nice to see that Mac can be as smart as Harm and is good at investigative skills.  I'm glad to see that everything worked out relatively well for Bud and Harriet at the end as well. [9]

Offensive Action - It was a very interesting episode.  I wasn't really thrilled with the plotline although there was definitely an interesting twist at the end.  I really didn't understand what everyone's infatuation with O'Neil not having encounters for the past three years.  Obviously people can't say that and be telling the truth.  The whole conversation between Harm and Mac was very interesting.... I didn't really like Harm's comment to Mac about her past "affairs."  Didn't think he would be so insensitive as to bring it up again.  Didn't he have something with Kate Pike??!!  Anyways, the whole interaction between Tiner and the Admiral was hilarious, simply amusing with the remote controller.  Meredith is getting a little too weird for my taste, either have AJ tell her to tone it down, or break up.  BTW, Tracey Manetti, still too soon to figure her out, but I'm heading towards the dislike her part rather than like her. Guess we'll have to see. [6]

Need to Know - Overall, not a bad episode. The plotline was good, the CIA woman was stupid, but obviously that's to be expected since we weren't suppose to like her.  Webb was awesome - I so guessed that it was him with the tape.  The reaction of Harm to having a television was hilarious.  Mac was duly surprised as well.  The Bud plotline was good but it was kind of distracting to the overall story.  I would have like more interaction between Harm, Mac, and Sturgis but I know that this was a serious episode so that probably would have distracted as well. I'm definitely looking forward to next week's episode though.  Until then....... [7]
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