It's that time of the year - new television season has started! Mr. Y and I are very excited. Here are some early impressions:
1) How I Met Your Mother. This is the last season, and they started off with a bang. I love the first week where they showed Ted and the Mother together a year after Robin's and Barney's wedding. Cristin Milioti and Josh Radnor had the perfect chemistry, and you can see how these two belong together. The creators have warned viewers that it will be rocky during the wedding weekend, and we still don't know what Ted is planning to do about the locket, but it's nice to know that there is a happy ending.
2) Castle. My favorite part of the first two episodes is when Castle told Beckett that he didn't propose because he wanted to keep Kate in New York, but because he was committed to figuring it out. It was a nice moment. It is also fun to see Beckett out of her element a bit in Washington, D.C., since she was always so together in New York. I hope that they will go back to New York soon, because I miss the interplay between Castle, Beckett, Esposito, Ryan, and Lanie.
3) Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The only new show we are adding to our DVR list for now. So far so good - the show has really shown us a lot of action, and the cast is entertaining enough. My favorite is Ming-Na. I can't believe she is 49 years old - she looks amazing and is totally believable as a kick-ass agent. It's also great that they kept the humor from the movies in the show.
4) The Big Bang Theory. I've said it before and I will say it again - how does Leonard put up with Sheldon? He is such an annoying roommate, even if it can be funny sometimes. Most of the time it's just annoying. The best part of the first two episodes was when Howard and Raj started feeling each other's chests up after Howard accidentally obtained large doses of estrogen. Bernadette's silent reaction was priceless.
5) New Girl. I love how Jess's and Nick's relationship is not all smooth sailing, but they kept the sweetness and the romance. Poor Winston is still stuck with the C-plot, but the story about him trying to kill his girlfriend's cat was hilarious, especially since he ended up being very attached to it. I don't really like the subplot about Schmidt dating Cece and Elizabeth at the same time, but at least they didn't drag it out too long.
6) Glee. As fun as the Beatles are, the death of Cory Monteith hangs heavily over the show. I don't think I can properly judge this season until after the tribute episode.
