Love Is In the Air

Ah, spring. When a young man’s fancy turns to love. And apparently so do the networks. The jolt of romance from the pilot episode of the new Cupid – how adorable were the Irish man and the reporter?!? – left me grinning. Which is good, because the Trevor/Claire dynamic isn’t working for me just yet. Yet, I find myself looking forward to the next episode for some good old fashioned romance.

Cupid isn’t the only show winning hearts and stealing kisses. On Chuck, the relationship between Chuck and Sarah is deepening and growing to the point that by the time Sarah caressed Chuck’s face at the end of last week’s episode, I was so invested in the two of them that I cheered for what to a new viewer might seem like a simple touch. It wasn’t simple, dear new viewer. Oh no, that was the culmination of more than 18 months of Chuck slowly breaking down Sarah’s walls. It can only get better from here.

Then I watched Bones and saw a completely different kind of love as Cam reconnected with her sort of ex-step-daughter (it’s complicated). The yearning for that mother-daughter relationship from the both of them was so poignant, so powerful, that I had tears in my eyes at the end of the episode.

Speaking of sweet, Friday’s episode fo Dollhouse brought us Sierra and Victor coming together, albeit briefly, as Victor’s desire to protect Sierra allowed her to trust him enough for a stolen kiss. Dr. Saunders might believe that the two of them have achieved closure and won’t pursue each other further, back in their Doll state, but I have my doubts on that score.

Love conquers all, right? Or at least stirs things up as we head toward our season finales.