Crossing Jordan Season Finale - arrggghhh!!!
Ok, not really. Just have to keep reminding myself that was the "black moment" last night! (Won't give details in case some people haven't watched it yet). Well, ok -

SPOILER ALERT

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For those who did watch CJ last night - it was masterful storytelling. I got sucked in, really believing Woody would accept Jordan's declaration of love for what it was. But can you blame him for doubting her? Thinking maybe she said it JUST to keep him positive before surgery? OTOH, I still wanted to yell at him to think really hard about what he was doing. He just about died and life really is so short, it's not worth holding grudges or pushing away someone who loves you. Cause you gotta know that deep down he KNOWS Jordan loves him. But they don't call most season finales "cliffhangers" for nothing!

It's interesting, cause here in Canada we actually see double doses of Jill Hennessey on weeknights. One Bravo we get old L&O (now at the part where she's the ADA) and on A&E we get repeats of CJ. Even on L&O her character had an edge, but what I discovered I like so much about CJ is that Jordan has grown and changed over the series, still battling demons from her past. She's a great heroine - appealing yet also annoying, tough yet really vulnerable. And Woody is an amazing hero. I liked Jerry O'Connell on Sliders (something we really have to find on DVD), but think he's really come into his own over the last couple of seasons on CJ.

It's interesting, cause normally I don't like when shows keep obvious love interests apart, but just as with Scully and Mulder, the strained relationship between Woody and Jordan to me seems believable - they're so clearly attracted to each other, but each has baggage that's keep them apart.

So last night, when Jordan went in to see Woody after his surgery I held my breath, part of me so sure he'd tell her he loved her too yet part of me knowing this part of their story arc isn't quite yet over. And cried when he rejected her. Cried for him because it must have been so hard to say no to what he'd wanted and cried for her because it took almost losing Woody to force those words from her, only to have them thrown right back. Lots of "if onlys", that's for sure.

Other than that, I evaluated another 10 or so scenes over the weekend. Saturday afternoon my brother in law arrived so we spent time with him, went to see Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (pretty cool), then out for dinner (Cambodian - yum). Up super early Sunday morning to get Jack to the airport for his flight home. I played with lots of different quizzes yesterday morning, weeded the front bed, evaluated more scenes then finally had to give in and go for a walk or risk falling asleep (no, the ms isn't THAT boring, but I hadn't slept well Friday or Saturday nights). My dh had returned from his motorcyle ride (a group one that saw him out of the house before 8 am) by the time I got back from my walk, so I didn't get back to my ms till after he'd gone to bed (he's still on the early shift). Am making steady progress - yay!!

Teresa