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Rapid Recaps & TV Web-bits From Last Week (Mar. 7 - 13, 2010)

Abe Fried-Tanzer - March 14, 2010

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Each week TV Tango takes you around the dial and across the web so you can read recaps of the hottest programs and catch up on the biggest and best TV-related lists, news stories & fun sites/links from the previous week.

 

   
   
   
   
   


Rapid Recaps From Last Week

Chuck – "Chuck Versus the Beard" (3/8/2010)    

A new company arrives to potentially purchase the Buy More, and Big Mike organizes everyone in an effort to make them look presentable. Morgan accidentally learns that the company is actually a front for operatives from the Ring searching for Charles Carmichael, and Chuck tries to find a way to protect Morgan and the Buy More. Awesome has trouble escaping from spy life and considers a permanent solution.  

 

24 – "Day 8: 2:00AM – 3:00AM" (3/8/2010)

  

In order to get the suicide bomber to stop his attack, Jack has his mother brought in to speak with him. He confesses that his contact within President Hassan’s administration is in fact Tarin, and the Hassans try desperately to contact and warn their daughter. Returning to CTU, Dana finds herself demoted and her troubles very much alive when Kevin’s parole officer calls her and tells her he needs to interview her immediately.  

 

Damages – "You Haven’t Replaced Me" (3/8/2010)

  

Tom tracks Danielle’s daughter to a bank where she receives her paychecks, and comes up against a number of brick walls in his attempt to extract information. Ellen brings crucial information about the Tobin case straight to Patty, and at the same time devises a way to make Alex look bad and force her to apologize to Patty to demonstrate that she’s capable of getting to Patty. Joe has another meeting with Mr. Zedeck.  

 

NCIS: Los Angeles – "Full Throttle" (3/9/2010)

  

A marine is killed in the middle of an illegal street race when his car explodes, and the team sifts through his many competitors and contacts to find the perpetrator. Sam and Callen argue over the best driving routes in Los Angeles, and Hetty enrolls Callen in comedy traffic school. To ensure that they can catch the culprit once they locate him, Hetty makes some enhancements to Sam’s car.  

 

The Good Wife – "Fleas" (3/9/2010)

  

In the middle of working out a joint case, Alicia finds herself and her firm representing another firm charged with causing the death of a witness. To uncover the whole story, Alicia talks to a notorious drug dealer represented by the other firm. Will butts heads with a judge that refuses to rule definitively on any of his objections. Peter finds condoms in Alicia’s drawer and an anonymous Twitter user causes problems for the Florrick family.  

 

Human Target – "Salvage & Reclamation" (3/9/2010)

  

Chance heads to a military base in South America to rescue a prisoner who has information about where a large sum of money is hidden. His partnership with an old contact turns sour when she reveals herself to be less than loyal, and Chance must rely on his own wits to safely escape the country with his package in tow. Winston and Guerrero struggle to get to Chance’s location without much help from anyone.  

 

Modern Family – "Truth Be Told" (3/10/2010)

  

When Phil meets up with an old girlfriend, Claire suspects that his former flame may have less than noble intentions, and when she comes to the house, a flabbergasted Phil is surprised to learn that she’s not that off base. Mitchell realizes that he’s not happy having to work long hours and weekends when he could be spending time at home with Lily. Jay’s attempt to lift Manny’s spirits results in the cover-up of an accidental animal death.  

 

The Office – "St. Patrick’s Day" (3/11/2010)

  

Jo spends her last day at Dunder-Mifflin and quickly becomes unpopular when she keeps everyone at the office late on St. Patrick’s Day. Michael questions his friendship with Jo and whether he should stand up to her. After pitching an idea to Jo, Darryl gets his own office. Andy’s first date with Erin doesn’t quite go as planned. Jim returns to work and fights against Dwight’s desire to utilize his desk to create a Mega Desk.  

 

30 Rock – "Future Husband" (3/11/2010)

  

Following her root canal, Liz pieces together clues to find the man she stored in her phone as Future Husband, but is disappointed to learn that they have little in common. Jack becomes worried when Avery reports major happenings with GE that he’s unaware of and frantically tires to locate Geiss. Jenna copes with Tracy’s immediate success on Broadway and steps in to teach him how to become a real actor.  

 

Caprica – "The Imperfections of Memory" (3/12/2010)

 

Joseph explores the virtual world in an effort to locate Tamara but his unfamiliarity with his surroundings results in Heracles being booted from the game and Joseph in need of a new guide. Sister Clarice gets closer to Amanda, who is having visions of her dead brother. Daniel struggles to hold onto his position at the company and his team while Zoe figures out a way to help get her Cylon body out of the lab.  

 

 

TV Web-bits From Last Week

 

Abe Fried-Tanzer is a student at New York University majoring in cinema studies and journalism. He makes it his priority each year to see every Oscar-nominated film and watch every new television pilot, and writes reviews and awards predictions on his personal movie and TV blogs.