Linda Hamilton, Morgan Fairchild, and Robert Englund all in one episode. Someone remind me how this show is constantly on the bubble?
I should have expected that Jeff’s Aisle of Terror would come into play later in the episode. But I was indeed surprised when it did and just laughed my head off when Freddy Kreuger was frightened of babies in costume.
Not a whole lot of laughs in this episode, but good progression of the mom storyline. I was pretty surprised that it was Sarah and the CIA grabbing Momma B there at the end–I thought it was going to turn out that Volkoff had discovered her secret.
I like to see the Mom storyline progressing. There is, however, a limit to the number of “is-she-good-or-is-she-bad” fakeouts I can tolerate. I hope they land on one or the other soon, and stay there.
Some good stuff: Casey and Morgan developing an actual working relationship. Sarah in that white dress. Chuck finding the will to function even while in the grip of terror; great character moment there.
Englund’s character being truly frightened by the Aisle of Terror was a bit much to buy, even for this show. (Though maybe that’s why it’s called the “Buy More”.)
And poor Ellie. She keeps getting jerked around emotionally. Chuck should not have told her ahead of time that their mother was coming to dinner. He should know by now that these things seldom work out.
Things appear to have changed a little bit. The show didn’t just get a back-nine order, it got a back-eleven order for a super-sized 24-episode season.
Although I love her to death (she’s the reason I jumped the House ship this season), I believe Hamilton has some serious CGI work being done to her face.