The Oxford English Dictionary just added the word Pop Candy to the next printing. Defined as “information that is not relevant but is hugely interesting on a surface level”. Finally. A motto I can live by.
On that note – here’s all the non-relevant but interesting (to me) information that’s been churning around in my head – SPOILERS AHEAD!
- Breaking Bad is breaking me down. Did you see last night’s episode, Dead Freight? They went there. They did it. What I thought was going to be a lighter episode about an old-fashioned bank heist – designed by Jesse so no witnesses would have to die - led to one of the most disturbing scenes in the whole series. They killed a kid. In the last 60 seconds of the episode – they killed a boy. It happened so fast – seemed so unconnected – and then all the pieces from the opening scene fit. The newest member of their crew, a ginger who looked like he couldn’t harm a fly, Todd – did the deed in a flash. Jesse was the only one who cried out. Walt just stood there and watched quietly. Holy Shit. All the other things about the episode – Hank’s office being bugged by Walt, Jesse’s obvious crush on Lydia, Walt, Jr using his middle name Flynn, the funny/anxious train robbery – all forgotten. The show just went down a dead end street – which I guess is the point, since this is the last season. There is no turning back now – no redemption. Walt, Mike, Todd and even poor Jesse have to go down. Hard.
- The Real Housewives of New York. Oh stop smirking – I have to watch this crap to get images of dead kids out of my head! I’ve been with this series since they began – I’ve been there when Jill and Bethany had it out, through all of the Ramona’coasters fueled on booze – even when Kelly went crazy, again, on a tropical island and started popping jelly beans. Those were good times. But Aviva and her fake leg chronicles (I told you there were spoilers ahead) , LuAnn and her pretend pregnancy issues and that other chick whose name I can’t even remember. I dunno. I’m bored. Sonja has gone off the deep end – she’s a caricature now – and not in an entertaining way. They are all pandering to some sort of post show career they hope to have. The only episode that was slightly fun was the one with Aviva’s ridiculous father. Can’t dentures be ordered to fit your mouth? It’s not one size fits all right?
- The Wendy Williams Show. Where have you been all my life? Sassy, funny, corny – and so NYC (ok, bridge and tunnel but still) I’m not sure how it translates around the country (is it even on around the country?) – but man it’s awesome. I told a friend that I just started watching and she said,”uh huh” and hung up the phone. Brain candy people. Or maybe just candy. Sticky, gooey, rots-your-teeth candy. Bring it!
If I had a TV in my kitchen I could watch even more of this crap. Sigh.
