Suits

I tend to approach legal dramas with extreme caution as they generally become political, obsessed with who’s hooking up with who, or overtly preachy. This one is a breath of fresh air, a completely character-driven show that focuses much more on the people involved instead of getting bogged down in technical legalese. This is the world of corporate law and high finance in New York and Harvey Specter is the best of the best. A suave, charismatic and diabolically clever attorney who is equally stunned and fascinated when a young man accidentally stumbles into a job interview while transporting a suitcase full of weed forced on him by his skeevy roommate. Mike Ross, a brilliant erstwhile law student with an eidetic memory, has had an interesting career path. Kicked out of college for selling test answers, he now works as a bike messenger. Harvey is so impressed by Mike that he hires him on the spot, despite the deficit of official credentials. Hiding this fact from others is a continuing theme through the series and serves as an ever present Sword of Damocles hanging over Mike’s head. There’s a wide range of characters at the law firm like Donna, Harvey’s uncannily prescient secretary, and Louis Litt, a somewhat unpleasant junior partner with a highly suspicious mind and a grudge against the whole world. The stories evolve organically and are often side-splittingly funny, full of elegant banter and witty repartee. I’ve got to give credit to the wardrobe department as most everyone, particularly Donna and powerful name partner Jessica Pearson, look like they just stepped off the classiest fashion runway in the world. Always inventive, never boring and highly entertaining, I absolutely love this show and have been thoroughly invested since the very first episode. I care deeply for the beautifully rounded characters, which in my opinion is a hallmark of truly great television. – BETHANY

Evidently the fashion world is paying attention to this TV show, with many sites dedicated to either the men’s titular suits or the ladies runway-ready wardrobes, or in some cases both.  Check out this blog about the girls and their incredible clothes:  http://thestitcherati.com/crafts/sewing/fashion-inspiration-the-women-of-suits/

Jessica Pearson is definitely a fashion icon.  Here are a few of some of her more memorable looks.

But Jessica isn’t the only one dressed to the nines.  Observe Donna, below.

Donna, Harvey’s Executive Assistant

This picture cracked me up, so I had to include it.  It makes everyone look like brooding psychopaths, except Rachel in the middle, who just appears lost.

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Universal Cable

 

Winter’s Tale

Once I got over my disappointment that this wasn’t in any way connected to Shakespeare’s play, I absolutely loved Winter’s Tale. It’s a gorgeous romantic and inspiring story underpinned by the classic good vs evil paradigm. Russell Crowe and Will Smith went totally against type and played villainous characters with panache and eerie stillness, and Jessica Brown Findlay steals the show as doomed beauty Beverly Penn. Every time I thought I had figured out where the story was going, the writers surprised me by veering in a totally unexpected direction. I understand the screenplay is based on a much loved and exponentially more complex book which I have yet to read and many fans are upset by how little the movie has in common with its source material. However, judged solely on its own merits, this is an incredible story that celebrates each and every unique human soul along with some rather profound observations about human nature and the purpose of the universe. “I’ll tell you something that should chill your blood. Now matter how far we tip the scales our way, no matter how many of them we turn dark, nothing seems to break their capacity for hope. They pass it back and forth like the flu at a preschool fair. We’re losing, Lucifer. One bright star at a time, we’re losing.” I guess even bad guys gripe with one another around the metaphorical water cooler. My favorite visual element has to be the White Horse (anybody know where I can get one?) – those spectacular ethereal wings! I was moved by this beautiful and enchantingly thoughtful film, an uplifting and meaningful fairy tale that will restore your faith and inspire you to hope. Immensely satisfying! [I have since read the book, which I loved, and there is little resemblance to the movie. However, I love them both equally. The movie is an impression vaguely related to just one of the story lines in the book, but as long as you don’t expect the two to be similar, you can enjoy them both.] – BETHANY

For more on Winter’s Tale, visit http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1837709/?ref_=nv_sr_1

A dreamy scene utilizing some subtle but spectacular special effects.

Beverly Penn and Peter Lake at a dance in the Coheeries.  I don’t care for the haircut they gave Peter’s character, but everything else is gorgeous.

Did Peter steal the horse or did the horse steal Peter?

Why yes, I do sound like the Lucky Charms leprechaun but I’m still plenty scary.

Some rather obvious symbolism

Photos courtesy of Village Roadshow Pictures, Weed Road Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures and Roadshow Entertainment

Selfie

I knew absolutely nothing about the premise of this show when I watched the pilot but soon discovered it was one of the best new sitcoms of the season. Naturally because it was so good, I was sure it would be cancelled and sure enough, I was right. But even though there is only a single season, Selfie is well worth your time. The plot is a fresh and modern twist on My Fair Lady, which is itself based on the ancient Greek story of Pygmalion. Karen Gillan is perhaps best known to American audiences as Amy Pond of Doctor Who, but I found myself doing a double take at her superlative performance as Eliza Dooley, a New York socialite obsessed with her following on social media. She absolutely nails the part, doing perhaps the best American accent I’ve seen a Brit do since Hugh Laurie on House. John Cho gets a chance to flex his comedic muscles as Henry Higgs, a far cry from his creepy role on Sleepy Hollow and the brash Sulu in the Star Trek reboot franchise. He’s an uptight ad executive, stiff and proper to a fault, who takes on fellow employee Miss Dooley as a sort of project. She’s become aware of some flaws in her character and begs Henry to help “re-brand” her. The writing is quite brilliant, the characters well drawn and the dialogue frankly hilarious. With just enough substance to keep it from being trite while still being hugely entertaining, I instantly fell in love with the show and am deeply disappointed it won’t get a chance to develop any further. – BETHANY

For more on this great show that never really had a chance, visit: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3549044/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Eliza Dooley (Karen Gillan) is practically surgically attached to her cell phone, constantly posting on social media to document her entire existence.

                                           Is this work appropriate attire?

Eliza in Henry Higgs’ office (John Cho)

Charmonique, the less than helpful receptionist for KinderKare Pharmaceuticals (Da’Vine Joy Randolph).

Henry, teaching Eliza to appreciate the finer things in life.  (Those tights are killing me!)

Well it’s been five minutes, so it’s time to post another selfie.

Henry escorts a more appropriately styled Eliza to a posh event.

Photos courtesy of Piece of Pie Productions, Warner Bros. Television and ABC.

Jane the Virgin

Following in the hugely successful footsteps of Ugly Betty and Devious Maids, this latest adaptation of the telenovela-inspired dramedy for American audiences is unbelievably entertaining. Meet Jane, a religious young woman determined to remain a virgin until she marries, but in a bizarre twist, she is accidentally inseminated at the doctor’s office. If you’re expecting a serious exploration of, well, anything, you’ll be bitterly disappointed because the unabashedly ludicrous premise is whipped into a frothy confection of ridiculously over-the-top people living a plot that is, er, inconceivable to say the least. There’s a snarkily omniscient narrator, exaggerated characters that are more send-ups than anything else, and lots of incongruous confluences that can only happen in TV-land. That being said, I absolutely fell in love with all the shrewd but deliciously funny hilarity and like any self-respecting telenovela, this is dangerously addictive. Hidden under the silly veneer, I found some unexpected depth but like a choose-your-own-adventure book, the viewer has control over how much they wish to read into the story. I particularly like Jane’s complicated relationship with her mother and the seamless way English and Spanish are casually interchangeable in the dialogue, although the latter makes me feel somewhat inadequate as I have to rely on the subtitles to know what’s being said. The plot is so complicated that unless you start from the very first episode, you’ll never quite understand what’s going on, so don’t think you can drop in on this show mid-season. Oddly enough, this reminds me a little bit of Ally McBeal, in that it brings characters’ thoughts and emotions to life visually, along with the snarky narrator’s comments about the situations which adds an extra layer of interest to what is already a vastly entertaining show. I’ll admit to being totally hooked and while this may not be much of an intellectual challenge, I’m enjoying every single delightfully fluffy bit of it.  The CW has wisely renewed Jane the Virgin for a second season so we can find out what wildly unlikely thing will happen next.- BETHANY

For more on this telenovela cheese fest (in the best possible sense!), visit: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3566726/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Jane ( Gina Rodriguez) learning she’s pregnant along with her mother, Xiomara (Andrea Nevedo).  Those are some very “un-mom” shorts!

Left to right:  Rafael Solano, owner of the hotel Marbella and Jane’s un-intentional baby daddy (Justin Baldoni); Alba, Jane’s grandmother (Ivonne Coll); Jane; Xiomara, Jane’s mother; and Jane’s fiancé, Detective Michael Cordero, Jr. (Brett Dier).

Jane’s job at the hotel Marbella is, er, interesting.

Muy caliente!

An extremely awkward trio.  On the left is Luisa Alver née Solano (Yara Martinez), the doctor who accidentally inseminated Jane with her brother Rafael’s sperm.  Center is Emilio Solano, Luisa and Rafael’s father.  On the right, is Rose Solano (Bridget Regan), Emilio’s wife.  Luisa is having an affair with her stepmother Rose.

Petra Solano (Yael Grobglas), Rafael’s wife and professional man-eater.

                                   Rogelio de la Vega (Jaime Camil), a narcissistic but well meaning telenovela star and also Jane’s biological father.

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Castle

Castle is a comedic take on crime noir dramas, with shades of the buddy cop show that thankfully never descends to fatuous slapstick. Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion), a successful mystery writer, initially helps the NYPD chase down a copycat killer modeling crimes on his books but finds he enjoys being a real sleuth so much, gets permanently attached to the unit by means of a friendship with the mayor. His bulletproof vest says Writer rather than Police and he promptly starts a whole new series based on the beautiful but complicated Detective Kate Beckett (Stana Katic). With his rather extreme out of the box thinking and quips by the dozen, Castle certainly manages to ruffle feathers. But he’s just so darned charming and glib with a Peter Pan complex and vivid imagination, and although he tends to speculate wildly about cases, he does speak fluent ‘murder’ and applies principles of writing a good narrative to solving crimes.

The collaboration between author and detective produces dramatic results and Castle becomes a fixture at the police precinct. The show is pure fun, peppered with authentic personalities and relationships. There’s some serious romantic tension between Beckett and Castle, and the writers beautifully capture various other characters like Richard’s mother (Susan Sullivan), a diva of an actress with a good heart, and his conscientious and well-behaved daughter, Alexis (Molly C. Quinn). With fast paced action, rapidly moving investigations and subplots, the rollicking adventurous tone belies the rather gruesome task of investigating homicides. Alternately deadly serious and downright hilarious, Castle is always richly entertaining. The show doesn’t take itself too seriously, as evidenced by the occasionally altered credits tailored to match a particular episode and the result is pretty much the perfect TV show, perfectly balancing intellectual smarts with understated comedic genius. I’ve absolutely loved all the seasons to date (7 thus far) and hope it continues for decades to come. – BETHANY

For more on this brilliant show, stop by the Internet Movie Database

A photo of Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion) for one of his books.

                                       So where did he get this?  It’s not like there’s a huge market for custom-made bulletproof vests.  Is there?

Detective Kate Beckett (Stana Katic) in one of her many, many different hairstyles.

Beckett is annoyed at Castle for basing a book character on her named Nikki Heat.  I’d be annoyed too – what a name rife with innuendo!

Castle has a wonderful relationship with his well-adjusted daughter, Alexis (Molly C. Quinn), a rarity in TV shows and movies.

Detectives Ryan (Seamus Dever) and Esposito (Jon Huertas).

Working a case with the whiteboard.

After finding a falcon feather on a body, Castle launches into a wild theory while ME Dr. Lanie Parish (Tamala Jones) and Beckett listen with resigned skepticism.  Episode “Murder Most Fowl”. *groan*

In episode “The Wrong Stuff” Castle and Beckett investigate when someone is murdered inside a NASA-style experiment.

Murder at a sci-fi convention.  Castle’s response?  “Shiny!”

Not so shiny, running into your teenage daughter in a very skimpy costume.

Noir themed episode “The Blue Butterfly”.

Esposito and Ryan in episode “That 70s Show”.

Infiltrating a Western “Cowboy Experience” ranch.

Castle‘s homage to classic film Rear Window.

It’s probably best not to ask.  Detective Ryan and ME Lanie.

                               Castle’s mother, Martha Rogers (Susan Sullivan) never misses an opportunity to make a dramatic sartorial statement.  Seen here hamming it up in “That 70’s Episode”.

This show looks like a riot on set.  Here are some bloopers from season 1.  No spoilers, I promise!

 

Photos courtesy of Beacon Pictures, Experimental Pictures, ABC Studios, Experimental Pictures, The Barry Schindel Company, Milmar Pictures and ABC (unless otherwise credited in clickable form)

Revenge

You know it’s a soap when you find it very difficult, if not impossible, to explain what’s happening to someone else. This one is soaked in skulduggery, civilian espionage, scheming, backstabbing, social climbing, double-crossing and of course, the quest for *thunderclap* Revenge! It is populated by beautiful and also gifted actors, like the great Madeleine Stowe playing Victoria Grayson, the ultimate Hamptons Society Queen with the ethics of a cobra. Emily Thorne, once upon a time named Amanda Clark, returns to the Hamptons to seek vengeance for her father, a man wrongly accused and convicted of a heinous act of terror. The real villains are the Graysons, along with a host of other people who played a part in David Clark’s demise. It’s a genuine, if slightly guilty pleasure watching Emily wield her red sharpie pen, slowly crossing off each person on her list of wrongdoers after spectacularly orchestrating their downfalls.

This is a potboiler extraordinaire with fabulous plot twists, totally unexpected revelations, and a goodly dollop of romantic intrigue. It wholeheartedly embraces soapy clichés like amnesia, long lost siblings, love triangles, car crashes, excesses of the obscenely rich, and murder most foul, while still managing to feel believable (quite a feat!). Excellent fashion design, gorgeous dresses, jewelery, sets and locations, this show is visually stunning as well. Each episode is beautifully framed by Emily’s voice, musing a philosophic observation about some aspect of life, setting the theme for each week’s story and providing a window into Emily’s soul. I’m completely absorbed in the story and look forward to each new episode. [The show ran for four highly successful seasons and was brought to an extremely satisfactory conclusion. I’ll miss it but I loved the ending!] – BETHANY

For more on this twisty-turny adventure, visit: the Internet Movie Database

(Click to see a much larger version)  From left to right:  Ashley Davenport (Ashley Madekwe), Jack Porter (Nick Wechsler), Declan Porter (Connor Paolo), Nolan Ross (Gabriel Mann), Emily Thorne (Emily VanCamp), Charlotte Grayson (Christa B. Allen), Victoria Grayson (Madeleine Stowe), Daniel Grayson (Josh Bowman) and Conrad Grayson (Henry Czerny).

                                   Emily Thorne, dressed to kill (possibly literally), with her signature penetrating gaze.

Emily is way more than just a pretty face.

Digging the hat, Emily!

                                 Victoria Grayson reigning over a Hamptons event.

Jack Porter, Emily’s childhood friend and one of the few people not on her hit list.  (Nick Wechsler)

                                                                Another friend-not-foe is tech genius Nolan Ross, always flamboyant and entertaining, who knows Emily’s secret and heartily supports her quest.

This is the expression women wear when exchanging barbed pleasantries with a social enemy.

Daniel Grayson, privileged heir to a business empire and Emily’s chosen mark.

Conrad Grayson – isn’t he just the picture of a shady and self-satisfied one percenter?  He also looks like the lamp is growing out of his head.

Pretty and spoiled Charlotte Grayson – do these people ever do anything besides wear expensive clothes to parties?

Evidently not – another party at Grayson manor.

Emily planning her next move, looking through the contents of the double infinity box.

Jack Porter aboard the boat named for his lost childhood friend.

Fashion is a huge element on Revenge and here’s your opportunity to buy stuff seen on the show:  Worn on TV,  Shop Your TV,  and many others to be found by simply Googling ‘Revenge’ and ‘Clothes’.  Just beware of spoilers!

 

 

Photos courtesy of The Page Fright Company/Mike Kelly Productions, Temple Hill Entertainment, ABC Studios and ABC (unless otherwise credited in clickable form)

Orange is the New Black

At the request of a friend, I decided to watch a few episodes in order to write a review, but once you start it’s like falling down a rabbit hole, and let me tell you, that hole is deep (I watched the entire first season in 2 days!). I can see why the show garnered such critical acclaim, but it is not for the faint of heart. It’s an unvarnished look into the realities of prison life, some of it sordid, sometimes surprisingly moving, emotionally wrenching, but always absolutely riveting. Appallingly foul language, explicit sexual material and human nature stripped raw, but with just enough moments of genuine laughter and heart to prevent it from being unbearably depressing. Believe it or not, there’s a sweetly romantic scene involving chewing tobacco. Full of carefully curated windows into the lives of the inmates, guards, and loved ones on the outside, it forces you to see them not as just fictional paper dolls, but as real people whose stories resonate with the viewer, whether you want them to or not. And Captain Janeway, how you’ve changed! Kate Mulgrew plays Red, the iron Russian chatelaine of the prison kitchen in a magnificent, charged performance.

The writing showcases an infinite spectrum of humanity and like the terracotta soldiers guarding the emperor’s tomb, every one drawn in precise detail but each totally unique. You might not like them all, but you’ve got to admire the craftsmanship. Enlightening and surprisingly profound, a real slice-of-life exposé that will leave you changed in some indefinable way. Acts of basic kindness and compassion abut petty cruelty and malicious tyranny, with the narrative pulling no punches. Orange is the New Black is a human petri dish dumped into a crucible but in spite of all the gritty darkness, there’s some deliciously twisted humor. “Between the Baptists and the addicts, I can’t find a peaceful place to meditate on love and acceptance, which my Buddhist faith requires.”  I couldn’t have put it better myself. – BETHANY

For more on this bizarre cocktail of humanity, visit: The Internet Movie Database

           Galina ‘Red’ Reznikov, played by Kate Mulgrew.

Tiffany ‘Pennsatucky’ Doggett (Taryn Manning), a pathological religious zealot.

It’s tough to be the new girl on the prison block.  Piper Chapman (Taylor Schilling) got locked up for a crime committed ten years prior, running drugs for her then-girlfriend Alex.

                                      Laura Prepon plays Alex Vause, who has the nerve to be locked up in the same prison as ex-girlfriend Piper.

Natasha Lyonne plays Nikki, a perpetually suspicious and stridently lesbian character.  She also played confused Megan in the lesbian coming-of-age movie But I’m a Cheerleader, which I have also reviewed.

Poussey Washington as played by Samira Wiley

                                   Uzo Aduba as Suzanne Warren, better known by the uncommonly accurate appellation ‘Crazy Eyes’.

                                 Big Boo (Lea DeLaria)

                                  Warden Sam Healy (Michael Harney), a man of deep conviction and a bit of an obsession with what he considers ‘deviant’ sexual behavior.

                                   “I have been here for less than two weeks. I’ve been starved out, felt up, teased, stalked, threatened and called Taylor Swift!”  Larry Bloom, Piper’s fiancé, listening with varying degrees of success. (Jason Biggs)

 

 

Warning:  This Gag reel is full of profanity, blatant sexual content and other rated R stuff.  Just so you know.

 

Photos courtesy of Lionsgate Television, Tilted Productions and Netflix (other image credits can be found by clicking on them)

 

Red Band Society

Red Band Society is a great show about a group of teenagers so ill they have to live in the hospital. It’s got heart, well drawn characters, excellent dialogue and just enough humor to lighten the otherwise depressing atmosphere. These are real people making the best of a horrible situation, some dealing with it better than others. There’s an interesting array of personalities in the hospital staff as well as the patients, including a boy in a coma who omnisciently narrates the proceedings. It’s a fascinating look at life in the hospital, with the inevitable human drama running alongside the medical goings on. I’m giving this show four stars, but it isn’t one I’ll continue to watch. This is because I personally spend way too much time in the hospital as a patient myself, and therefore the subject material hits a little too close to home for me. However, I highly recommend you give it a chance, even though it was cancelled after one season, and see if these characters can win you over. It’s sure to change your outlook on life and make you appreciate all the things you might otherwise take for granted. – BETHANY

For more on this heart-wrenching show, visit the Internet Movie Database

Scary Nurse, the new guy on the ward, Coma Kid, Mean Girl, Old Timer, the Anorexic, the Player and the Hot Doc.

        Left to right:Dash (Astro), Jordi (Nolan Sotillo), coma boy Charlie (Griffin Gluck) and Lee (Charlie Rowe).

Nurse Jackson (Octavia Spencer) trying (and most likely failing) to get some cooperation from erstwhile cheerleader and always mean girl Kara (Zoe Levin).

Wheelchair races!

                                                              Almost insufferably cheerful and obviously unseasoned Nurse Brittany (Rebecca Rittenhouse).

 

 

 

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Wolfblood

Really an excellent British show that runs in America on the Disney channel. An adolescent girl named Maddy and her parents try to live a normal life while concealing the fact that every full moon they transform into wolves, which is particularly problematic as wolves have been hunted to to the brink of extinction in England. Maddy meets a new student at school named Rhydian and discovers he too is a “wolfblood”. Unable to explain to her friends why she and Rhydian are suddenly so close, their relationship is further threatened by Maddy’s friend Shannon’s obsession with proving the existence of a local legend.

It’s a simple enough plot definitely geared to a younger audience which is honestly quite a refreshing change from the dark, emotionally tortured and often over-sexed werewolves that seem to populate other TV shows and movies. Call it a supernatural coming-of-age story done in typical understated British fashion with a good dollop of dry humor. Not just for children, this show also appeals to adults who enjoy remembering when things were much less complicated, although at the time it seems like every little thing heralds the end of the world. I really enjoyed season 1 and with season 3 already running in the UK, I hope Disney decides to pick it up for season 2 in the US. Alternatively, Wolfblood is available to stream on Netflix and Hulu. – BETHANY

For more information on Wolfblood, visit the Internet Movie Database

                                  You gotta have howling at the moon!

OK, so the wolf effects aren’t that great.  At least they’re actual wolves, not some weird human/wolf mix.

Maddy and Rhydian – what, you didn’t recognize them?

Maddy and her overly curious friends, Tom Okinawe (Kedar Williams-Stirling) and Shannon Kelly (Louisa Connolly-Burnham).

                                 Resident mean girls Kay, Kara and Katrina.  Or simply the 3 Ks. (Shorelle Hepkin, Rachel Teate, and Gabrielle Green)

Maddy’s parents Emma (Angela Lonsdale) and Dan Smith (Marcus Garvey).

Maddy and Rhydian, (Aimee Kelly and Bobby Lockwood)

The easy camaraderie between wolfbloods.

 

 

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The Mysteries of Laura

Sparkling and vivacious, Debra Messing charms as detective Laura Diamond, a believable strong and resilient character who is immensely likeable and relatable. She’s smart, savvy, determined and very good at her job, while simultaneously being a somewhat single and necessarily highly unconventional mom to two hellions masquerading as little boys. Hardened criminals pale in contrast to these pint sized terrors! Laura struggles to juggle her children and associated child care drama, her job and a complicated relationship with her ex-husband, played by Josh Lucas, whose baby blues you might recognize from Sweet Home Alabama. The show strikes the perfect balance between the police procedural and the personal lives and relationships of the characters. With slick aerodynamic dialogue, witty banter and deliciously complicated whodunnits for the detectives to unravel, the writing embraces an infectious spirit of joie de vivre. It’s wicked fun, perfectly intertwining serious stuff along with the lighthearted shenanigans, making the titular mysteries not just about police cases. While undeniably hilarious, the humor is exquisitely nuanced and along with the character development, stems from a a place of honesty and realism. Laura Diamond is exactly the sort of person you’d love to have as a best friend, making The Mysteries of Laura astute, upbeat and entirely irresistible.  This is one of the few new shows to be renewed by NBC, so we can look forward to another season in the fall. – BETHANY

Check out IMDB.com for more information about The Mysteries of Laura

What a nice publicity shot.

Laura’s partner, Detective Billy Soto (Laz Alonso) and Detective Meredith Bose (Janina Gavankar).

        Uh oh, she’s got a toy gun and she’s not afraid to use it.  Don’t worry, this isn’t her service weapon …

Laura and Max Jenkins (Max Carnegie), the precinct’s unpaid ersatz intern.

Now this is how you look awesome while working undercover

Admit it, you’ve sung along with a great song in your car like this at least once.

    Laura’s ex husband Jake (Josh Lucas) who is now inconveniently her boss.

  The proper way to clean your little rascals when they get unspeakably dirty.

“I solved the mystery of looking great!”

Food Truck Tony (Neal Bledsoe).

 

 

Photos courtesy of Warner Bros. Television, Berlanti Productions, Kapital Entertainment, New Media Vision, Jeff Rake Productions and NBC