This is a nonfiction piece about what I focus on in television through different moments I remember in different episodes of a few explored shows. Stayed tuned later this week to read the rest!
I remember the episode of "The Walking Dead" when Rick shoots a seven-year-old in the face. Granted, she was a zombie, but there was something about her bathrobe and slippers that made me excited for the rest of the show.
I remember the episode of "Supernatural" when Sam is standing outside of Dean’s house when he escaped Hell in the season 5 finale. They took a beautiful ending and are still squeezing seasons out of it. I really need to catch up to season 11.
I remember the episode of "The 100" when Bellamy walks out of the Drop Ship with a teenage girl both without shirts (she had a sports bra on). At the time, I wasn’t worried about the 23-year-old character sleeping with an underaged teenager. I found the gun tucked into his pants and pointing at a very particular spot too distracting.
I remember that same episode when Clarke asks Bellamy if he has a gun. With a simple flash of abs and that ever so poorly placed gun still capture my attention to this day.
I remember the episode when we get to see almost everything of Bellamy as he was stung up by his ankles at Mount Weather. Even upside down and being drained of blood, he was perfectly flexed.
I remember the episode of "The Walking Dead" when Rick had a shower scene. He had one back in season one, but this one was when he shaved the beard. That was the most striking part of the scene for me.
I remember the episode when Carol told Daryl to take a shower. He never did, and I felt jilted for the second time in the show’s running. The fan favorite and he’s seen as a dirty animal trapped by society and looking for a way out.
I remember the episode of "The Vampire Diaries" when Tyler was just a stock character of the hot asshole of a jock. I remember not really caring if he was killed at any point.
I remember the episode when he became more real when he activated his werewolf curse. He got a much better story arch after that, and he needed to be protected at all costs.
I then remember the episode when he showed up for the first time in two seasons of one or two episode stints only for Damon to kill him for plot convenience. I rant about it still to this day, and the show completed itself a few months ago.
I remember the episode of "Supernatural" when Sam and Dean called each other “jerk” and “bitch” respectively. Though I have four years on my sister, we say it in reverse given our reversed tropes. She could kick my ass, no matter how long I stay in school.
I remember the episode when Dean gets put on The Rack in Hell for saving Sam’s life. He had thick hooks pulling at his skin in a way that made me think of Frank from "Hellraiser." I wonder if that was why Eric Kripke went for that particular effect.
To Be Continued...
