What do you know, two good episodes of the show back to back. They dealt with a plot thread they left hanging months ago. And it really feels like they are building toward something.
It all starts with a proposal. Read More »No Ordinary Family 1-16: No Ordinary Proposal
Okay, so you know how I’ve been complaining about how this show isn’t really moving forward, how they take baby steps forward and then ignore them the next week? Well, that definitely changed tonight. Holy cow was that a great episode!
We do start with one of my least favorite storytelling techniques. It’s night, and Stephanie is coming home from work. She walks in the door to find Jim lying on the floor dead.
And we flash back 12 hours to the start of the story. You know, I’ve never found a case where we truly needed that flash back to get engrossed in the story. But lots of people seem to think it needs to be done. Heck, they used to do it on Alias all the time, and I still loved that show.
But moving on…Read More »No Ordinary Family 1-15: No Ordinary Powell
This is a hard episode to recap. I feel like something significant happened tonight. But, frankly, I’m a little hesitant to hope that’s the case since they seem to follow up on things so slowly if at all in this show.
So let’s start with the kids. Read More »No Ordinary Family 1-14: No Ordinary Double Standard
Feeling trapped? Okay, so I’m not either, but the Powells managed to find themselves in three different lock down type situations. (Okay, so I’m stretching here with the kids. Just work with me.)
After an opening scene where the family is too busy for breakfast, they agree to eat dinner together that night and go on their ways. Who knew what an eventful day each of them would have.Read More »No Ordinary Family 1-13: No Ordinary Detention
I’d been hearing rumors that Lost‘s Rebecca Mader was joining the cast of No Ordinary Family, and tonight was the night. She is going to make for an interesting character, that’s for sure. Unfortunately, the quality of the episodes seems to be slipping, and tonight was no exception.
Before we really get going, let’s resolve last week’s cliffhanger. Read More »No Ordinary Family 1-12: No Ordinary Brother
We’re barely into the new year, and already lots of shows are starting up with new episodes. I’m not going to lie; I’m enough of a TV addict I kind of like it. Tonight was No Ordinary Family’s first new episode of the new year. I enjoyed it, but it was pretty predictable.Read More »No Ordinary Family 1-11: No Ordinary Friends
I could tell all along we were building toward a break, and checking the schedule just confirmed it. This was our last new episode of No Ordinary Family until next year. You’d better believe I know where I will be when it resumes.Read More »No Ordinary Family 1-10: No Ordinary Sidekick
For the first time, we had two A stories in tonight’s episode, with just a little bit thrown in related to the ongoing story of the season. Both were rather predictable, but they were better than last week’s.
Jim and Stephanie are celebrating their 18th anniversary just as a serial arsonist hits town. Read More »No Ordinary Family 1-9: No Ordinary Anniversary