The Unfiltered Ramblings of a DVR Addict

It’s been pretty quiet around here since the birth of my son and my new job starting up, but as on next Monday, May 3rd JoeOnTheTube.com will be back full time in all it’s glory.  See you Monday!

What seemed for some reason like a never-ending season, it has finally come to a close. All of the designers I really liked (Jesse, Amy, Jonathan) were sent packing weeks ago.  So who did we end up with?

Mila, the woman who has driven me crazy all season as she recreates the same color-blocked geometric look every week.

Emilio, the man who once sent THIS down the runway and also the one who is so damn cocky it is disgusting. I don’t care if he is talented. His attitude has me against him.

How could you possibly win Project Runway after making that?!? Ugh.

And lastly, Seth Aaron, the man whose outfits are wild and colorful and but well-made. He is also so sweet, which at this point is why I am rooting for him. He has confidence mixed with humility, rather than a cockiness that would put other designers down.

The runway show, with guest judge Faith Hill, was awesome. I loved all the collections, even Mila’s. Everything was innovative and well-made.

The judges had kind words for everyone when talking to them and their MOTR models. While SA and Mila are getting complimented, the camera shoots to Emilio who looks beyond disgusted. If this guy wins, this is officially the worst season of this show. He is not personable at all. Mila’s line was great, but she could never win against either of these two.

And who is our winner? I couldn’t be happier and even let out a “YES!” when the announced it and he broke into tears. So cute.

He was adorable with his family and I am SO GLAD that he won. He was absolutely the most deserving in several ways.

On the Reunion, it showed that SA was nice because they didn’t ask him any questions. Meanwhile a bitter Emilio quested Nina how he didn’t win? Nina’s face was the same as mine. Really, you’re really asking this? Maya was weird for leaving. Jay was a big you-know-what when he was arguing with a model and told her she had bad teeth and thick legs. Really Jay? And as always, Anthony was as funny as ever. While I wasn’t thoroughly impressed with the season, I am more than pleased with the outcome. Congrats to Seth Aaron and I can’t wait to see more of his work!

“We live not according to reason, but according to fashion.”

And two are left standing.

In Damages season finale fashion, this episode ties up the story, but leaves a few lose ends. It seems that the continuation of this series is decided on a yearly basis, so we don’t know at this time if it will continue. There are rumors that this is the last season. If you want FX to know how much you wish to see the series continue there is a petition at this site: http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/bring-back-damages-for-season-4.html

In this episode, “The Next One Goes in Your Throat”, the story lines come together.
So as to not ruin the ending for anyone who has not watched it, I will only touch on some of the mysteries that are solved. Leave comments for discussions, and I will add more later in the week when everyone has watched the finale.

Wes comes back into town at Ellen’s (Rose Bryne) request. He explains to Ellen what happened with David.

Marilyn (Lily Tomlin) and Joe (Campbell Scott) have a heart to heart that causes Joe to start drinking again and
throwing his mother out.

Jill has the audacity to flaunt her defiance in Patty Hewes‘(Glen Close) face. That is like waving a red cape in front of a raging bull. Jill takes a hit for it later.

Tom (Tate Donovan), Patty, and Ellen make a deal with Winstone. The DA grants him immunity for the proof that will put the Tobins in jail. Lenny (Martin Short) is to bring the envelope that Louis Tobin left the night he died and a bag of money to Tom. Ellen is to pick up the money in the Honda with the Statue of Liberty on the dash, and take it all to Patty.  Patty doesn’t really trust Winstone, and Winstone doesn’t really trust Tom. In the end, Patty tries to stop the deal.

Winstone steals Ellen’s handbag then puts it back in her car. Barry (Michael Laurence), the homeless man, sees this and steals the bag from the car. I have to say that even though it was during a serious scene, I almost laughed out loud when Tom saw Barry with the handbag. I will discuss this more later.

Wes threatens to kill Frobisher (Ted Danson), but makes a surprise move that will solve two murders.

As we know from prior foreshadowing, Tom is stabbed, but actually dies from drowning. Tom does not drown in the river. All I can say at this point is that while I am sure there is no good way to drown, this was a distasteful ending for Tom. Then again, that is how his murderer rolls.

Patty did see who was driving the Honda that hit her.  Detective Huntley does not get this information.

Later in the week, we will discuss what happened to Lenny, the Tobins, and the hit and run driver.

Now to Patty’s past, in May of 1972, Patty was getting ready to graduate from law school and was pregnant with a child whose father was the “only man she ever loved.”
She is told to go on bed rest, yet takes a long walk into the countryside. (Later Patty says, “We want to do good, but get backed into a corner and make unforgivable mistakes.”) She ends up at a barn owned by Julian Decker. Is this Julian Decker’s (Keith Carradine) father? Patty goes into labor and has a stillborn daughter named Julia. Coincidence? Has Patty just been acting like she does not know Julian Decker or is he her true love and the father of her dead daughter? Hopefully there will be a season four and this storyline will continue.

This season ends with Patty and Ellen on the dock at Patty’s lake place. Patty asks Ellen what she will do next. Ellen says she will quit law, go to work at a new firm, or work for Patty. Then Ellen asks Patty, “Is it worth it?”

Patty doesn’t answer and Ellen leaves.

Please don’t leave us forever, Patty and Ellen.

If you want a crash course in poor parenting, this season of Damages is the one for you.  First we have Patty Hewes (Glen Close) kicking her son out, threatening, and then buying off his expectant girlfriend. Next, we have Ellen Parsons (Rose Bryne) discovering that her mother almost put her up for adoption because things were so bad between her parents. Then we have Marilyn Tobin (Lily Tomlin) manipulating her own son to kill his daughter and her granddaughter. Last but not least we have Leonard Winstone’s (Martin Short) creepy father (Irving Kaskoff]) blackmailing his own son. We also know from prior season’s that Patty’s father was abusive. Some memory with that horse and the hole in the barn makes her physically ill. Is the man in her dreams her father. My theory is that it is her father and Uncle Pete kills him, because he is abusing Patty.

With the death of Tessa Marchetti the Tobin case has come to a stand still. However, the judge gives Hewes/Shayes and Associates more time. He does have bad news for Patty Hewes (Glen Close) and Tom Shayes (Tom Donovan). He has received information about Tom’s involvement with the Tobins. Don’t think he just came by this information randomly!

Tom turns in his resignation for the sake of the case and the firm.  Tom’s personal and professional life seems to be unraveling. Still we have seen that when Tom leaves the firm things are not always as they seem.  Tom, also, searches the internet for a used Honda. The one that pops up has a Statue of Liberty dash ornament. Is that what we have been seeing in the car and not the bookend?

Curtis Gates (Ben Shenkman) does not fire Ellen Parsons (Rose Bryne) thanks to Patty Hewes. Patty declares that they must tear the Tobin’s apart in order to find the money.

Josh Restin (Matt Davis) gets information from a female policewoman about Leonard Winston’s father. Josh does his research and finds out about Lenny’s past and his secrets. He gives this information to Ellen who takes it Patty.

The plan to tear the Tobins apart begins with Ellen taking the information about Winstone to Joe Tobin (Campbell Scott). Joe tells Lenny not to come near the family again. Winstone agrees to help Tom by restoring his finances and his reputation for immunity. Winstone’s father (Bill Raymond) withdraws the laundered money from the African Foundation under the guise of being Stuart Zenick. Lenny brings the money to Tom. Tom gives the money to Ellen. Ellen takes the money to Patty. Wow,  could use a flow chart!

Enter the homeless man (Michael Laurence ), who seems concerned about Tom seeing Leonard Winstone. What has he seen that makes him so worried about Tom meeting with Lenny?

Last but not least, Terry Brooks meets with Patty to get more details on the Arthur Frobisher (Ted Danson) character. He tells her that Frobisher was working with a policeman and implied he had someone killed. Patty laughs it off to Brooks, but goes to Curtis Gates and Ellen with the information. Gates shows Ellen a photograph of the policeman. Ellen sees Wes (Timothy Olyphant) in the photograph also.

Just a few thoughts:

Joe Tobin seems to be enjoying his new power. He is making some enemies quickly, though. He has insulted and threatened Zedeck, dismissed Winstone, used his sister (I believe), but is still a pawn to his mother.

It looks like Tom, Ellen, and Patty are all still working together. So, who kills Tom?
What is thrown from the bridge? Tom? Evidence? Can anyone with better eyesight tell?

We know Wes helped Ellen and Patty last season, what part will he play, if any, this season? (after all, he has his own show now)

Does Jill honestly think she can outwit Patty?

One more episode? It should be a collision of characters.