MYOS

This! +1000!!! :) Peter and Ramona become an official couple, Alicia runs for president as a divorced mother with a boyfriend (in season 8 or something). The kitchen debate was a nice touch, and with real people rather than moderators. The multiple perspectives on the riot were great, as well as Nora's discussion with Eli. I love Eli's daughter, I hope she sticks around. I don't think Alicia will win this time, but there'll be another run, and she'll win that one. I don't know if I want her to win right away, especially since she doesn't seem to have much of a platform and this episode is the first time ever she tried to articulate why she's running - thanks to Diane. I was extremely glad someone (well, Diane), called Alicia on deciding to run dfor SA right after creating a new firm AND while her partner was being sued. I like fiery Alicia but that "you wouldn't say that if I were a man"... that can be true, but not here: ANY name partner that creates a firm then decides to run for office, basically leaving the firm to fend for itself, would have to be called on his/her behavior. And while it's true the "why are you running" is asked in a certain way to women (often implying "why aren't you giving up?") rather than men ("we know you have legitimate reasons, let us know what they are"...) I think Alicia needs to work through the question seriously. Finally, I like Finn because he's a good guy, I see him as friends to Alicia and I think it's nice there's no insta-love but a friendship, first. Johnny? I don't know, we don't know enough, but a relationship with a handler would be all kinds of wrong. Most of all I hope they don't create a new triangle between Alicia, Johnny the handler, and Finn the good guy. JM representing Alicia realizing she'd talked just like Peter (it means nothing, etc.) was excellent. I think that this episode is a watershed moment for Alicia, that will have ripple effects in upcoming episodes.

I really didn't like the last scene. First, it wasn't a parking garage, because the cars were parked head to toe. Second, Alicia, when happy, will kiss any random guy standing there? Are we supposed to be blindsided she liked him, not Finn, or is this just "Alicia IS able of spur-of-the-moment, rash, stupid actions that don't mean anything"? I thought I'd never say that but I actually like Finn (as a friend or romantic partner, whatever, but I like him). Beside this, I really liked the episode. It was so intense and stressful I had to pause at times. It was strange because I almost didn't want them to cut to the debate... but I liked those debate scenes (including Eli and JOhnny fighting, and the "bodywoman" 's turning this and that way, embarassed to be witnessing the fight). I didn't like the silly prof who was high (WHO'd hired him as a stand-in prudy, seriously??? - writers, Was that a jab at UChicago? Because that's a really, really good university with plenty of political science specialists who'd all have been hirable by these campaigns.... - But a 16th century lit prof when you have these specialists? WTH?? Who made that call?) even though the scenes were sort of funny. Not as funny as they were meant to be, I suspect. However, the debate scene with Finn then with Peter were great. Alicia can be good. Until now though she's been lukewarm about this campaign. And Peter did ask "why are you running"... She needs to work on that question. Right now I think Alicia will lose though. I don't think CBS will let that happen but they're sure doing it right for us to see a loss as possible/likely/logical. But the best part was all these friends Cary has, and he doesn't even know he does. Kalinda is getting herself into terrible danger for him - if that's not love... Now I'm no longer worried about Cary, I'm worried about Kalinda!