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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 14722" data-attributes="member: 23">LET THEM EAT PRETZELSStakeouts are the order of the day, as the two women try to take in a wealthy Middle Eastern playboy, Moqtadi who was in a hit and run that hospitalised an elderly man and is now claiming refuge in a building that is owned by his country. The cat and mouse game is interesting enough, but it&#039;s the small moments that really make this work. There are some themed gags running through the episode: Mary Beth&#039;s dislike of the coffee she is served is one. The pretzel vendor&#039;s series of bad jokes is another. Harv&#039;s mother Muriel is staying and Mary Beth keeps getting met with sympathy from others even though she insists she is happy with the situation. Muriel&#039;s visit feels like generic episodic fare, with Mary Beth feeling threatened when Muriel takes over cooking and does it better than she does. There&#039;s a nice moment between the two women late in the episode, where Mary Beth shows empathy and encourages her into some activities to occupy her time. The stakeout itself again shows the tedium of police work. Mary Beth and Chris play cards. Mary Beth takes a nap while Chris watches the building through binoculars. They talk and eat pretzels (commenting that stakeouts are fattening). I wasn&#039;t fond of some of the stereotypical music that was used for much of the episode, which seemed a little too obvious and slightly patronising. There&#039;s a double ended payoff to the storyline. First the injustice as it&#039;s revealed that Moqtadi will just receive a small fine ($100) and warning with no arrest. Then a kind of twist as the women - armed with this knowledge before Moqtadi finds out - visit him and under threat of arrest, they bluff him into covering his victim&#039;s hospital bills AND a holiday to recover along with a donation to charity. It was enjoyable to see the leads using this kind of wile, but it also felt a little unrealistic.&nbsp; So a good enough episode, but there was nothing really strong or groundbreaking that made this one pop. Sometimes the ordinary is riveting, and sometimes it&#039;s just ordinary. This one leaned towards the latter for me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 14722, member: 23"] [B][I]LET THEM EAT PRETZELS[/I][/B] Stakeouts are the order of the day, as the two women try to take in a wealthy Middle Eastern playboy, Moqtadi who was in a hit and run that hospitalised an elderly man and is now claiming refuge in a building that is owned by his country. The cat and mouse game is interesting enough, but it's the small moments that really make this work. There are some themed gags running through the episode: Mary Beth's dislike of the coffee she is served is one. The pretzel vendor's series of bad jokes is another. Harv's mother Muriel is staying and Mary Beth keeps getting met with sympathy from others even though she insists she is happy with the situation. Muriel's visit feels like generic episodic fare, with Mary Beth feeling threatened when Muriel takes over cooking and does it better than she does. There's a nice moment between the two women late in the episode, where Mary Beth shows empathy and encourages her into some activities to occupy her time. The stakeout itself again shows the tedium of police work. Mary Beth and Chris play cards. Mary Beth takes a nap while Chris watches the building through binoculars. They talk and eat pretzels (commenting that stakeouts are fattening). I wasn't fond of some of the stereotypical music that was used for much of the episode, which seemed a little too obvious and slightly patronising. There's a double ended payoff to the storyline. First the injustice as it's revealed that Moqtadi will just receive a small fine ($100) and warning with no arrest. Then a kind of twist as the women - armed with this knowledge before Moqtadi finds out - visit him and under threat of arrest, they bluff him into covering his victim's hospital bills AND a holiday to recover along with a donation to charity. It was enjoyable to see the leads using this kind of wile, but it also felt a little unrealistic. So a good enough episode, but there was nothing really strong or groundbreaking that made this one pop. Sometimes the ordinary is riveting, and sometimes it's just ordinary. This one leaned towards the latter for me. [/QUOTE]

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