Recent excerpts from the TV Tracker blog. Talk back at uniontrib.com/tvtracker/.
“Supernatural”: Time Is on My Side
Perhaps a time will come when “Supernatural” fans will have to explore the moral ramifications of loving an episode in which one of our heroes almost loses an eye to an un-dead doctor armed with a melon baller. But for now, we will just revel in the fact that our show is back at almost full gory strength, Sammy Winchester still has both of his puppy-dog eyes, and the dreaded Bela is probably going to Hell. Where we can only hope melon ballers grow on trees. (May 9)
“American Idol”: Top 4
Can the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame sue for defamation of character? If it can, it should. Because what the “American Idol” final four did to some of rock's best-loved classics was criminal. And what David Cook did to “Hungry Like the Wolf” wasn't very nice, either.
From Cook's hideous lounge-lizard version of that Duran Duran throwaway (What's wrong, David? Wasn't “The Reflex” available?) to Jason Castro's unforgivable destruction of Bob Dylan's “Mr. Tambourine Man,” it was the kind of soul-challenged night that made you wonder if all your “Idol”-hating friends have been right all along. (May 6)
“Desperate Housewives”: Opening Doors
In other “Housewives” news, Carlos and Gabby's new boarder is a tattoo artist who is actually a drug dealer. Not the most inventive plot ever, but it is nice to see Justine Bateman again. Even if she was subjected to the most unflattering lighting since the Nixon-JFK debates. Maybe no one in Hollywood knows what to do with a face that actually moves.
Meanwhile, Susan's ex-husband, Karl, has brought his beautiful new wife to Lamaze class, where he throws his perfect life in Susan's face as she is eating a chimichanga. Which is rich, considering that scary-skinny Teri Hatcher looks like she can barely pick up a chimichanga, much less eat one. (May 5)
