From Bill Harris of the Toronto Sun:
Female werewolves apparently have no respect for the sanctity of a men’s room.
“Not when you’re bloodthirsty and seeking revenge,†said Laura Vandervoort, who plays Elena Michaels – the world’s only female werewolf – in Bitten. Continue reading.Â
From Melissa Hank of o.canada.com:
Once Bitten, never shy. As played by Laura Vandervoort, female werewolf Elena Michaels is the fierce lead character in homegrown sci-fi series Bitten, returning for its second season this Saturday on Space.
Loosely based on author Kelley Armstrong’s Women of the Otherworld series, Bitten wrapped up its first season with an epic battle between Elena’s wolf pack and the mutts commissioned by insurgent Daniel Santos (Michael Luckett) and Malcolm Danvers (James McGowan). Continue reading.
Sunnyside, City – “Chain Gang”
A chain gang trudges through the streets of Sunnyside and Darryl (Kevin Vidal) decides to tempt fate by leaving town. Meanwhile, Jimmy (Rob Norman) discovers how good a friend Viola (Kathleen Phillips) really is, after he asks her to help kill him. Plus, the Meth Girls (Kathleen Phillips, Patrice Goodman, Alice Moran) embark on an unusual shopping spree.
The Nature of Things, CBC – “Kung Fu Meerkats”
At their home in the harsh Kalihari desert, Meerkats must work together or die. In order to find enough to eat and raise their pups, they must all collaborate. In a remarkable project spanning 20 years, scientists have begun to unravel the mysteries of these complex lives. They’ve discovered that meerkats have much to teach the rest of us about collaboration.
Doc Zone, CBC – “To the Rescue”
Go behind-the-scenes with the people who save lives when outdoor adventurers put themselves at risk. A documentary about Canada’s patchwork search and rescue system. Why is it sending out its own SOS call?
From Greg O’Brien of Cartt.ca:
Four Canadian broadcasters we talked to, none of whom wanted to go on the record against the CRTC chairman, believe the decision to ban simsub for the Super Bowl is a horrible one and is nothing less than the beginning of the end of simsub altogether – and has now thrown the entire Canadian rights market into panicky flux. “I don’t know how to do deals anymore,†said one broadcaster who spoke frankly about the decision on condition of anonymity. Continue reading.
“I’m dying. Please don’t tell my wife.”
Is it a doctor’s job to tell someone their significant other is dying against that patient’s wishes? Where do you draw the line from keeping your personal feelings and professional job from intersecting? Both issues were the highlight of Wednesday’s Saving Hope, with Zach in the middle of a man’s wishes to keep his wife in the dark about Stage 4 lung cancer.
Seeing how happy and in love the couple were–because it takes a real couple to camp in a yert together–it was only a matter of time before one of the two were diagnosed with something terrible. Turned out it was the husband, Mike, who Zach discovered was hiding a pretty bad cancer diagnosis in order to live out his last days as happily as possible. Unfortunately, hiding something like that can be pretty difficult when a guy passes out in the middle of a hospital foyer. The struggle was easy to comprehend, but I still found it ridiculously wrong of Zach to defy Mike’s wishes and bring his wife into his hospital room while Maggie was in the middle of draining his lungs. The move felt cowardly to me, like it was the easy way out of his tough spot, and it didn’t seem like anyone was giving Zach enough flack for the move. After finding out Zach went through a similar situation as a teenager with his dad I understood his decision more, but still didn’t agree with it. But hey, at least he was able to bring the Northern Lights to the couple in that adorable closing scene.
While Zach was hit with the feels, Alex and Charlie were given a patient with the most original storyline of the night. I didn’t understand what the problem with Travis was right away, other than the fact that he was yelling way too much for me to enjoy and was going to jail for some reason. Turned out I didn’t understand what was wrong with him because the issue was internal; he swallowed multiple packs of cocaine to try and smuggle and sell in jail, one of which ended up exploding after he fell. Normally I don’t have a real appreciation for the surgery shots, but seeing Alex pull the little baggies out of Travis’ stomach and seeing one rupture was pretty cool and not something I’ve ever seen on a medical drama before.
While Charlie aided Alex he was also getting to the bottom of his own mystery: the spirit of a guy convinced he knew Alex from somewhere. I really loved how he ended up being the taxi driver who was driving Alex and Charlie in the pilot episode (that’s some bad luck you’ve got there, buddy), but more so I loved that he was holding Alex’s wedding vows in his pocket the whole time–despite how farfetched it is he’s had them chilling in his pocket the whole time.
She’s been hinting it for the past few episodes, but seeing Alex have the flashback to them kissing and with the wedding vows popping back up, it’s more clear than ever that Alex is leaning towards Team Charlie, a team that appears to be just as interested in Alex. But naturally, it also appears that Joel is suddenly feeling much more confident about his feelings for Alex–so much so that he ended the night by buying a ring. For his sake I hope the ring has a return policy, because if he plans on proposing anytime soon I don’t think he’ll like the answer he gets.
Notes:
Saving Hope airs Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET on CTV.
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