Con, Steal, Love

Today, we start off this post with possibly the best line to come out of Canadian television since Wanda said “Prepositions are fun” on Corner Gas.
DES: Jake, you're treating me like a human being, it's really weirding me out!
And let's not forget the signature flappy-Des arms that happened when he said it.

Also, did anyone else notice that Des' shirts were more mature in this episode? Less failed-preppy sweater vests, more borderline cool baseball shirts. Perhaps coming face to face with his Dad has made our boy feel more grown up? Time will tell...

Oh! And let's not forget when Jake off-handedly referred to Des with such casualness as: My weird assistant Des. LOVE!

Finn sure has come a long way from hawking video players in exchange for sketchy information under the cover of shipyards, hasn't he?

Let's discuss Annabelle's constant seduction thing. She turns on the sultry voice and the Disney eyes-of-honesty and takes a few tentative steps toward the man she's manipulating in that moment, with the tilty head and they believe her and would lick poop from her fingertips. It even works on Jake, who sees her do this, like, eight times. Men (or rather, man, since only one is reading this) weigh in. Is it that easy?

And another thing: Mal was so obviously set up. The gun in the glove-box, her asking him to hand it to her while wearing gloves herself. Those Doyles, they're intrinsically a trusting lot, which is, of course, why we love them. That and their chiseled features and fashion sense. But it's more than that. Sometimes, they come off as oblivious and stupid almost and it's always in an out of character kind of way. They only act seriously dumb when the season is about to come to an end. So, what's with that?

In my opinion, this episode had way to many plotlines happening. There was the Jake and Annabelle and the violin plotline and there was the Kathleen/Evil Graham Abbey plotline and there was the Evil Graham Abbey/Tinny plotline and there was the Mal/jail/set up for murder plotline. For a one hour-ish episode, that's a lot of really big plotlines and I'm not sure they all got enough attention for any single one of them to be satisfying. It's strange, though. It's like the writers are good at moments, at lines, at the immediate. But when it comes to arc and cohesion and a clear, concise plot line, they kinda suck. No, not suck, but they do fall a bit short. Like they get to the end of the season and go: Shit, yo, we have to tie up ALL THESE THINGS. Better get on that in these last three episodes, and let's make the final one epic, shall we?

And to conclude: a recipe for hash. Why? Because Rose ignored Mal when he said he already ate and I think it's funny.

Rose's Leftover Sunday Dinner Hash

Vegetable oil
1 pepper, chopped (the colour of your choice. I think green taste like soap, but if that's your fav, go for it)
1 onion, chopped
3 medium potatoes, peeled, cooked, and sliced
1 cup diced leftover roast (beef, pork, what-have-you, but I wouldn't recommend fish)
Garlic, salt, and pepper to taste
¼ cup grated cheese (my favourite is sharp old cheddar, but anything gratable will do)

Saute the pepper and onions together in the oil. Add the potatoes. Add the roast. Season to taste. Add the cheese and make it all melty. Eat it. Say yum.