Last night’s movie on Lifetime Movie Network was interesting. First, I thoroughly enjoyed the performances by Jill Scott and Nicole Beharie. They both gave strong, honest, sometimes raw portrayals of a broken mother-daughter relationship.

Sometimes Shay (Nicole’s character) grated on my nerves, but I also can’t imagine growing up with an alcoholic mother who left me all alone for a week to hold up with some guy. The fear she felt as a child had to be unreal, so I can sympathize, but we didn’t learn this until mid-way or later, so listening to her bitchiness in the very beginning was difficult. I pretty much had to grit my teeth and bear it because I knew there had to be a reason or else this awesome-appearing story wouldn’t have been told.

I’m assuming the book got this point across better. They always do.

The only other “problem” was the ending. It was too quick. Another movie issue, I’m sure.

All-in-all though, it was good and definitely worth watching.

Poor, poor girl!

Okay, I had a moment of tenderness, a moment when I thought of how sad it all was for her, her sister, the baby and her friends. Was there more than one?

And now I’m over it.

Ding, ding, Stacy is dead. Whoo hoo!

Yes, her plunge was sad but I won’t miss her nasally voice at all. I’m hoping Kim will move on too, even if she stays on the show, she needs to hook up with someone other than Clint. He really needs to be back with Vicki. Charlie’s a mess.

Anyway, as much as Gigi and Rex make me sick with their stupid decisions, I am hoping they will reconcile. Kick Schuyler to the curb. And I think Gigi would make a great mom for Sierra, but I’d understand if Oliver wants custody–although it would still be better if maybe Gigi took care of her. Not because Oliver’s gay, but because he’s a single cop and doesn’t have time to BE there for a baby. That’s just what I’d want as the baby’s aunt. But either household would be fine.

I’m just thrilled Stacy is GONE!

It feels like it’s been ages since I’ve posted. Luckily it was only a week. A week of tooth pain. Ugh! I’m all fixed and feeling fine (but God, do I hate dentists) and figured I’d just give a quick run-down of what I remember and loved. I’ll get back to my regularly scheduled programs next week.

Lost:

Normally I wouldn’t comment about this rather confusing show. Even when I pay attention I seem to miss stuff, but I am a little sad to know this is its last season. Yes, I didn’t watch last season AT ALL, but it just feels like a good friend is leaving. Aww!

Criminal Minds:

Why is JJ so standoffish? It’s in almost every episode and I don’t get it. If anything, because she’s not a profiler, I’d think she’d be warmer than the rest. But I have a very hard time liking her.

Private Practice:

I hate teen pregnancy stories. They make me want to scream–which I do, at my television, if I happen to catch a glimpse of one. The one thing I find interesting about it in this show is that it’s not focused on the teen and her cutesy ideas of being a 15 year old mom. This show the agony Naomi is going through. I do appreciate that, because if, God forbid, my daughter said she was pregnant, I know at the very beginning, I’d be screaming, crying and acting a fool too.

One Life To Live:

First, ewwwwww to Mitch Lawrence and his way of wanting to have an heir and Yay to this being the end of Stacy’s reign of skankdom. Yes, I’ve read the spoilers, and I’m very much looking forward to this week–minus the nauseating Adriana and Natalie-my-husband-died-a-few-months-ago-and-I’m-still-in-love-with-my-ex. Couldn’t Natalie be with Stacy when she goes under?

Come on, that has to be where Grey’s Anatomy writers are headed. Tonight she yelled at, semi-apologized and side-stepped with the new, cute anesthesiologist from the Mercy West merger. Now that she’s divorced (is it final yet?), they can finally give her a little sumin sumin in the four walls of the hospital. Not that the Nazi would get it on IN the hospital, no on-call rooms or elevators for this little diva, but a romance for Bailey is very exciting.

She’s the only one who hasn’t had one, right? Yeah, Chief Webber too, but we still saw his marriage to Adelle, and according to spoilers, we’ll be seeing some of his past romance with Meredith’s mom in the episode next week. Can’t wait for that.

I watched the season finale this morning, and I’m thrilled Mz. Berry won.

Woo hoo!

She does seem a bit emotional and jealous, but it could be how they edited it. Plus, how do you fall in love with a guy and not expect to become envious of the time he spends with other women before you have a real commitment with him? She was my favorite because she’s older, more mature and seemed more down-to-earth than the younger girls.

I know it’s television and all, but I am hoping they last for some time. He looked like he truly felt she was more than just a girlfriend but a soulmate.