Watching an entire season of a series can be taxing at times if it doesn't quite impress every week. But then there's that one episode that reminds you why you tune in religiously.
Gossip Girl’s “Seventeen Candles”: From the opening scene of Blair in confession to the moment Chuck reluctantly poured his bleeding heart out to her on the balcony, I was slowly being swayed into falling in love with high society scandal.
K-Ville’s “Melissa”: Many of Katrina’s tragedies include missing persons—the worst of which involve children who became orphans or were accidentally adopted. In this episode, a guy is reunited with his daughter and the most beautiful part was the last scene when the little girl asks, "Why aren't you in heaven?" and her dad says, "God sent me back for you." When he starts crying, she says, "You're still wet from the [Katrina] rain." To think that children everywhere tremble at the sound of rain and equate all moisture with the affects of the storm is both beautifully poetic and painfully sad.
Grey's Anatomy’s “Crash into me”: Even though this two-parter was unnecessarily separated, the medics suspended upside down in the crashed ambulance were the best guest stars of their season. The heartstrings were more like ripped out than tugged on.
Heroes’ “Cautionary Tales”: Although this season may have overflowed with action and secrets, the one revealed truth that I found the most intriguing was that Elle had been turned into what she is by her own father. It not only shows the wickedness that lies in the older generation or the state of mind that a girl like her must be trapped in, but also foreshadows so much more to come.
Bones’ “The Santa in the Slush”: Temperance finally kisses Booth—even if it was under the mistletoe and practically at gunpoint.
Chuck’s “Chuck Versus The Nemesis”: Bryce returns and stirs up some emotions, but the highlight of the episode is the turmoil between Morgan and Anna, and the immediate store evacuation on Black Friday initiated by the safe word: "Pineapple."
Life’s “Fill it up”: Charlie’s determined trek throughout the city, making amends and uncovering the truth behind his conviction was the best episode of the season. He was no longer stuck in limbo with his Zen-like behavior, but resolute and unstoppable. It was a Charlie we sense used to exist and plans to exist once this is all over, which is comforting for us, but not so much for the bad guys in his future.
Samantha, who? “The Break Up”: In this episode, she had sex for the “first” time and single-handedly amplified the terror that is the clingy girlfriend, giving stalkers everywhere pointers on how to leap over the edge of reason.
Dirty Sexy Money “The Nutcracker”: Jeremy is the youngest male in the Darling clan and completely oblivious to how the world actually functions. But when he gets schooled by Nick’s wife Lisa on how to be his self instead of what he thinks women want him to be, he takes that as a sign of flirtation and kisses her. They have more of a connection than any other couple on this show—except, of course, for Patrick and Carmelita.
Cavemen "Nick Get Job": Andy tries to be friendly to a fellow building tennant while he's in the laundry room, but she runs away frightened. So he proceeds to spend the entire episode trying to prove he's a good cave guy and not the horrible monster his people are portrayed to be. It's sort of the equivalent of a white person tugging their purse closer on the train or crossing the street at night when a crowd of minorities is walking towards them. Only difference is the minorities wouldn't trick her into opening her apartment door, press her against a wall, cover her mouth so she couldn't scream, and have their mom explain that they're actually good kids.
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