Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip has hit such an amazing stride lately. All of my initial complaints against this series are now gone. Even my hatred of the character of Harriet (Sarah Paulson) has turned to the ability to just laugh at her misguided idiocy.
"The Christmas Show", which aired this past Monday, brought things full circle when Matt said to Danny "You were right you know, we do live here now," recalling what Danny had said to him in the pilot. This was right after Danny professed his love for Jordan in one of the best mini speeches I've ever heard:
"I've been married twice before and I'm a recovering cocaine addict. And I know that's no woman's dream of a man or of a father, nonetheless I believe I'm falling in love with you. If you want to run I understand, but you better get a good head start because I'm coming for you Jordan. You should go ahead and chew that sandwich."
If the show were cancelled tomorrow, I'd be sad of course, but ultimately okay with it as overall from start to finish this has been a great run of episodes. "The Christmas Show" made a solid bookend to the pilot.
The good news is that "The Christmas Show" will be rebroadcast on December 18th, giving everyone another chance to see the best episode of the season thus far. The bad news is that the ratings for the initial airing were down 14 percent from the season average. Come on folks, give this show a chance.
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