What you should and should not do

I should be writing about the election night coverage.
I should be depressed out of my mind that the time is running out and there is so much to do.
I should dedicate my every waking moment (I get to spend without kids) to organizing, controlling, screaming and shouting.
But no!
Instead I am genuinely happy about the fact that summer is finally over and my favourite TV-shows are back on screen.

First of all "Nashville" with fabulous Connie Britton. I became quite a fan of country music thanks to the first season of this show. I was under the impression of country music being a boring and ridiculous ji-ha for men too stupid to wear anything but boots and cowboy hats, but ... I could not have been more far from the truth. Country music - especially the early stages of it - is captivating and deep and brings out emotions like no other genre. This is me exaggerating again, but I can not help it. Think of Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline or even Kris Kristofferson ... listening to their songs have made me revaluate some things. Seriously.
Of course "Nashville" is not that deep. And the main reason I watch this show, apart from the music and Connie Britton, is a pure lust after Michiel Huisman  - a dutch actor who came to my radar while playing Sonny in Treme. He is just so damn attractive and so spot on for this role. Too bad they don't give him as much air-time as I would like e. g 43 minutes per series. Just kidding.

photo via screenrant.com

Ok, moving on.

I also started with ABC's other hits that have reached season 3 - "Scandal" and "Revenge" and I am experiencing the same problem as at the beginning of last season. After having such strong season finales they both just fell flat in my eyes. "Revenge" does not make any sense - the characters are blurry and not in a good way and the events are just piled together for the sake of it. Maybe it has something to do with its new showrunner Sunil Nayar and his desire to "Go back to basics". We'll see.

"Scandal" disappointed me by being so weakly constructed. Kerry Washington is as sharp as ever, but the storylines just don't add up. They feel so forced and unnatural - maybe it is done on purpose? I have faith on Shonda Rhimes, she is a very clever woman who gets the viewers on the hook, one way or another.

I also tried to watch ABC's new thing "Betrayal", but - excuse my French - it was just boring as hell. Stuart Townsend and Hannah Ware's lips are the best part of it, but it is not enough to keep me interested. As picky as I am. Joke.

@Revenge S2 finale really delivered

Not until recently I was almost giving up on ABC's Revenge. After a very powerful first season it kind of a fall flat in my eyes when storylines started to blur together and different conspiracy theories emerged in crazy speed and variety.
But I suffered it out and the season finale did not disappoint me. I was maybe hoping to see Victoria more involved with everything, but I guess she deserves a little break after a busy season, right? I definitely did not expect Declan to be crossing over to join Amanda and leave Jack blinded by lost and hate. By the way - where is little Carl when Jack is searching Graysons' house and planning his revenge? No nanny has been introduced and I am seriously worried about that baby. Kidding. He is probably written off productions payroll and returns in S3 as an adult. (Like they do in Bold&Beautiful).

Framing Nolan as Initative ... that must have been the shocker of the hour. Although after seeing the combo of Trusk-Padma-Camera I suspected it will come and bite someone's (Nolan's) ass.

So, I am looking forward to season 3 and I keep my fingers crossed that dead will remain dead. As much as I loved FauxAmanda and Declan, it would be too much to start with these 2 again.