Let’s get one thing out of the way right off the bat: the scene in the elevator with the man eating the bacon egg and cheese sandwich was the creepiest thing I’ve ever seen. If that pig squealed when he took a bite one more time, I was going to have to turn the whole thing off.
Allison had all sorts of meaty issues this week, including the lamb chops screaming at her from the freezer, which, I imagine, would turn anyone off of meat — regardless of whose birthday it is. So poor Joe got veggie lasagna for his birthday instead of his annual lamb. He seemed to take it pretty hard too. He was way more bitter about that than the fact that his six-year-old daughter has turned into a klepto overnight.
Speaking of which, it was really nice to see Marie have another storyline this week. She’s been noticeably absent for most of the season, but she’s had a couple of big episodes recently. The storyline itself was nice, if not the most compelling thing in the world. I do find it interesting that one of the ways in which her gift manifests itself is that toys talk to her.
Sure, she also had the burglar alarm talk to her, but it was actually the ghost of her dead neighbor. As far as I know, these toys aren’t inhabited by anyone who has passed, so it really makes you wonder exactly who’s telling her that they used to belong to her dad.
The murder storyline was compelling, but completely disgusting (in a good way). Nobody wants to think of their remains being eaten by livestock, but it’s kind of difficult not to see a little bit of your own toe in that slop. Here’s where I feel like they had a missed opportunity though. Granted, the episode was pretty jam-packed, but since the entire thing was about animal cruelty and where your food comes from, it would have been nice to have some sort of fallout from the fact that your bacon is now made with toes.
Dude. When I buy eggs, I make sure to by the ones that are from vegetarian-fed hens, because otherwise those chickens are eating each other, and that’s insane. If I were to buy bacon, I would definitely prefer the “people-free” option. Full disclosure: I’m already a vegetarian, but for all you meat eaters out there, wouldn’t you want to know if the pig that has been turned into your pork chops ate a few people on the way to your dinner table?
I do find it interesting that Allison didn’t have any lasting scars from her anthropomorphic dreams, but I suppose that’s the way these things go. What about you? Would seeing a pig crying for his mommy turn you off pork, or would it just make you hungry for a BLT?
Clacked by Kona Gallagher 
on May 15, 2010 @ 21:07 EST5EDT
Well, after the scene with Barney screaming for his mother – I had just about had it. I stuck with it and, thankfully, that part of the show was basically over. I did like how they handled mom saying there was nothing to be afraid of, that they lived and then died and it wasn’t angry or accusatory.
As a meat lover, I hate that the US doesn’t treat their animals as well as other countries. When I pass a semi-truck full of animals, I always slow down and thank them for their sacrifice. In short, I know where my meat comes from. That said, I have a thing with sad and crying animals and I could bawl my way through it, so putting that story on the Medium card was difficult for me.
And, other than the adorable piggy, that storyline kind of stunk. Marie’s was much better. I like knowing that Joe’s toys found him after all those years. Yes, I also give inanimate objects personalities and lives. Sue me.
Not my favorite of the year, for sure. But next week’s finale certainly looks interesting!