Brett, you are right on point as usual!

Yes, I agree after watching CSI for the last 7 years we have have very high expectations of forensics. What bothers me is the INCONSISTENCY with the way they treat the forensics. If you'll remember back to the first time we saw Scanlon, he admonished Allison for not putting on booties and gloves BEFORE entering the crime scene. They do not always hold to that - sometimes they have the booties, sometimes not, sometimes they have the gloves sometimes not. You'd think they would have found some more evidence at that crime scene or at the others.

Why did they have to make Scanlon such a butt head in this ep? He did give in after first adamently saying no which is typical Scanlon, he's just not always such a butt head about it - especially avoiding her phone calls the night before. If you look at it this way, if he kept listening to Allison and was the one to break the case, he would have been the hero. Di Novi has been having a bad influence on him - all her talk about image - I don't really think Scanlon would think about his image as long as he thought he was right. Just like when his sister was murdered, although everyone else insisted it was murder/suicide, he kept at it, even though it was having a detrimental effect on his career.

OK, a technical issue here if Devalos position is an elected position, how can this Van Dyck just step into it without an election? He was proclaiming himself the "New DA". I would think he would be interim DA until a special election could be held or something like that. Maybe that's what the new eps will bring in the fall - Devalos running against Van Dyck to get his old job back in an election.

Joe is out of a job - a lawsuit against his company - if he can find someone to file it - will not be a quick financial fix - it can take years. The company might choose to throw some money at Joe to make the lawsuit go away, although they would be just as likely to try to keep it in the courts for years since their pockets are much deeper than Joe's. Of course, any publicity surrounding that lawsuit would be a turn off to potential employers.

It appears Allison is out of a job as well. Even if through the magic of TV and the amnesia they think we have when they re-write things to suit themselves, even if Devalos is back in office, it seems it would be difficult to have Allison assume her previous position.

What was up with the previews showing Debra being chased by a masked man and Allison firing a gun? None of those things happened in a dream or in real time???? I thought it was rather abrupt the way they just matter-of-factly showed Joe looking at a newspaper headline announcing Debra's (PD) death. I need to go back and watch the ep - or really the arc of eps - again to see if I missed something that would make more sense, but I thought it was rather abrupt. I did like the way Allison handed the evidence to Scanlon and then turned her back and said, "you can thank me later" as she walked out! Would have been nice for her to have called a press conference just then to explain how she solved the crime!

I kind of like the idea of Allison, Joe and the kids moving to Texas to work with Captain Push! It would be nice to have Scanlon there, too, sans Di Novi, he could find himself a real woman in Texas! (I'll apply!)

I'll miss you over the summer, Brett!

Let's not all think NBC won't end up changing the schedule like they did this year - after all, look at what is on their schedule - surely several of those shows will tank pretty quickly and they will need something to replace them - let's hope we will see new Medium season 4 before January.

Well thank god the 3-episode miniseries formerly known as Medium is over. Don't get me wrong, I did enjoy it, but it was not your usual Medium.

Is Allison now going to be more like the real Allison DuBois, self-confident and public about her abilities? Will she start her own business and make buckets of money so Joe does not have to have a job? Maybe she will start a detective agency with Devalos and Scanlon. Fun!

And it turns out if Medium is running opposite DH, it does not disturb my other show, Brothers and Sisters, after all. I am less bothered.

@The Star Thrower: I hate to confess, but I am still in the dark ages - I figure I can manage with a fine VCR (except mine is now dying slowly), a DVD-player (also going the way of Kaput) and the internet. I think being a broke student means TIVO might be on my 10-year list, not in my near future, but thanks for the recommendation; maybe I'll squeeze it in as a self-present for passing my boards.

@Heather and Brett: I actually thought the evidence was going to be that Paxton's DNA from hair or semen or something was going to be found on Pamela, giving the trio a sneaking suspicion that it couldn't just be a coincidence that Paxton knew Pamela. The cellphone worked as well, albeit more psychically, less scientifically. The cellphone does it more snap! less dragged out, but at the expense of making the police look a tad incompetent.

Brett, I have to apologize. I confused myself, and had the two crime scenes mismatched in my head. I was also talking about the Pamela crime scene... but had forgotten that it had happened days before. But I was also talking about the PD crime scene. I do think it's a bit ridiculous that they hadn't already somewhat processed the scene, in which case they would have found the cell phone--her body was removed, so clearly they had been there and done SOMETHING.

Anyway, in my head, where the Pamela crime scene had apparently only happened the night before, the time it took for forensics to be gathered and tested seemed to be a plausible reason for the police to not have identified Paxton as the killer. But since that was just in my head, I digress. :p

And another note to TOM, who's worried about seeing "Medium" put up against "Desperate Housewives". I wouldn't worry too much... with the user poll I just saw on 'Housewives', the viewing public (admittedly not a scientific sample) feels like that show is long past its prime. Based on those numbers, I'd be surprised if it makes another full season. "Medium" is a far fresher offering.

I do agree that moving it around is dangerous business for any show though... even loyal fans will have trouble finding it again, especially after such a long wait, but it's better than putting it up against football. Those fans can *always* find what they're looking for.

A note to la-di-dah, who's upset that she has other shows to watch on Sundays... that's exactly what TiVo was invented for dear! Join the 21st century and record it for a more convenient time!

I've just recently gotten into this show, which actually is a surprise. Usually, it's the kind of show I'd pounce on, but I've been so disenchanted with the "Big Three" offerings that I've watched very little network TV since better things (read: reruns of shows I missed the first time around, and even ones I didn't) came along on cable.

That being said, I love it! It's a wonderful show, with teasing tidbits of things to come liberally scattered thru the episodes. I love Allison's character, and what I especially like about her is that she isn't your average size 0 representation of the "average woman". She's slim but she has real hips and her collarbones aren't sharp enough to slice & dice her husband, also a wonderful character.

My only regret is that I didn't jump in sooner. The consolation is that I'll be able to wait out the next 8 months watching what I missed on "Lifetime" which plays the show on Saturdays at 11 PM (Eastern Time). I'll actually be able to catch up while I wait.

The family is the reason I like this show. I feel like they present a very normal family life. The kids fight. The parents have stuggles over getting meals on the table and who's picking the kids up from school. Joe and Allison argue over how to raise their kids. All in all the family is a typical family other than the dreams. Plue Joe is one of the best characters on tv if you ask me. He handles a very odd situation very well. I'm so glad they did more with his character this season.

Medium isn't one of my favorite shows but it's a solid show and you know it when you sit down to watch it. It will be interesting to see how this all falls into place next season.

I wish they'd move this show back to monday at 10:00 which was the perfect time slot for it. I love the show but haven't watched it at all this season because NBC stupidly put it up against my favorite show "Lost". I hope they show this season in reruns this summer so I can catch up.