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| THIS ISSUE: The Voice, Scorpion, Bates Motel, Dancing With the Stars, Jane the Virgin |
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| The Voice Coaches Pay Tribute to Prince |
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| NBC |
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 BECAUSE: The Voice had its standout performance moments on Monday night -- take a few minutes for Laith Al-Saadi's "Make It Rain" cover, why don't you -- but in a rare moment of totally unbiased commentary from the red-chairs-at-large, the coaches took a few moments at the top of the show to pay tribute to the late Prince. Pharrell and Adam Levine spoke at length about his impact, with the latter saying, "He did things his way. Always. 'Til the end." Right on. |
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| Scorpion |
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| CBS |
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| WHAT HAPPENED: We're with Dr. Toby on that big Happy shocker inScorpion's season finale -- we did not see that coming. Okay, let's start at the very beginning: Dr. Tobias Curtis has been through a lot this season. As EW recapper Justin Kirkland notes, Scorpion has expanded far beyond being just Walter's story and, "After a season of near-death and silly jokes, it's Toby who has risen up to commit to Happy, give up his gambling, and buy an engagement ring for her." And with that ascension comes, y'know, another kidnapping at the hands of a madman just before Toby was going to propose on Monday's episode. But Toby actually survives Mark Collins' attempt to use him as leverage for a little brain freezin' technology to seek out his happy ending; he officially proposes to Happy and... she turns him down because she's ALREADY MARRIED. |
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| WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING: Mic drop -- what. is. happening?! And yes, Walter has his own drama going down in the finale, letting Paige skedaddle off with Armstrong before deciding -- oh, wait -- he actually loves her, but we just have to talk this Toby thing out some more. Luckily, EW spoke with the man himself, Eddie Kaye Thomas, who was feeling thankful for the little things: "Well, the nice thing about being kidnapped is that you don't have to run around too much when you're tied to a chair." But on the topic of Toby and Happy's future, Thomas was noticeably vague, saying he's excited to see how the season finale's fallout plays out in the season 3 premiere "because what happened with Toby and Happy has big ramifications." And that's regarding a character who's nearly frozen to death, been oxygen-deprived, kidnapped, and had acid inches from his face... so yeah, when he says this is going to be a big deal, we're inclined to believe him. |
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| Dancing With the Stars |
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| ABC |
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| WHAT HAPPENED: Question: If a Boyz II Men member dances to an 'NSYNC song, does it open up a portal to another dimension where '90s teens go to thrive? Unclear, but Wanyá Morris definitely brought us to another worlddancing to "Bye Bye Bye" as a part of DWTS' "famous dances" theme on Monday night. Wanyá's jazz routine scored him a 29/30, putting him at the top of the leader board, with Paige VanZant coming up just behind him for her entirely groovy Austin Powers number with partner Mark Ballas, whose Austin Powers was almost too spot-on. Of course it's Week 6 of this quest for the coveted Mirror Ball, which means that in between the dances, it was time for a new slew of injuries -- and though Jodie Sweetin and Kim Fields recovered to bust their ankles (and throw Keo into tables) another day, Doug Flutie could not survive Monday's elimination. May we all eat decades-old Flutie Flakes in his honor. |
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| WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING: If you feel like we've missed something,you're right. Where is the normally effusive praise for fan fave Nyle DiMarco? Well, season 22's model contestant slipped down the leader board a bit on Monday and Yahoo TV might have an explanation: "Shrouding Nyle's noggin in neon green prosthetics might have been one of the worst visual crimes inDWTS history, but it did force us to evaluate his mediocre movement instead of his amazingly beautiful face." In addition to a broken frame and poor timing, Len called Nyle out for saying Val was his main competition, as opposed to the other stars. But don't worry, Nyle is still a sweetheart, and Yahoo TV has his back on this one too: "This was just the America's Next Top Model winner's natural confidence shining through, with a little help from the Tyra Banks Ego Beams drilled into him last week." You keep doin' you, Nyle... preferably with your face out. |
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| Bates Motel |
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| A&E |
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| WHAT HAPPENED: As EW recapper Andrea Towers opens her recap, "We all knew the good times couldn't last." Not on Bates Motel, anyway. We all know where this is headed -- sure, it's been nice to see Norman make a little progress at Pineview Institute, but as soon as he pieced together that newspaper clip declaring Sheriff Romero as Norma's husband, the race toward Psycho's Norman Bates was back on. After finding out that his mother got married without telling him, Norman becomes convinced that he has to get out of Pineview, and rather than proceeding with the good work he was doing with Dr. Edwards, begins focusing all of his energy on being discharged (and his paper mache dog, obvi). Norman assures Julian, "I know how to make the world see me as normal," which is good for his cause considering that in reality, he's having visions of his mother and her fiancé having sex. But the broken boy is right -- he gives Dr. Edwards and Norma a performance that floats so seamlessly between honest and manipulative, emotional and plotting, that they agree to discharge him from Pineview... |
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| WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING: And back to the famous steps of the Bates Motel. It doesn't matter that we know what's coming; thanks to Freddie Highmore, Vera Farmiga, and perfectly foreboding visual flare, the journey ofBates Motel is just as frightening as its endpoint. Vulture points out the striking overhead visual at the top of Monday's episode that goes from Dr. Edwards and Norman in session at Pineview to Norma and Alex having sex in their bedroom, making it seem almost as if they're in neighboring rooms: "They're not, of course, but the show is foreshadowing how this relationship will dictate the last three episodes of the season, while also illustrating how Norman is intrinsically tied to his mother." From this, Vulture concludes that, "It's beginning to look like this truly bizarre love triangle will be the season's endgame," a thought that's as terrifying as it is exciting -- a true Bates Motelspecialty. |
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| One More Thing... |
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