Swingtown: Get Down Tonight

August 16th, 2008 | Category: TV News

Roger and Susan finally had that moment. After eleven episodes, when he showed up in her kitchen and said what we’ve been waiting to take in him say — “I love you, Susan” — it was cathartic. To the tune of Carole King singing, “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?” Swingtown grabbed me by the throat and I was dying to see what would happen next. Only that was the end of the show.

I guess that’s a good thing, being on the edge of my seat, hungry for me. Of course the next episode is two weeks absent and probably the final of the show unless CBS deigns to bring

it back in 2009. Based on the level of interest I have and I’ve seen from readers, Swingtown has earned a moment season.

But I digress, let’s get back to Get Down Tonight. There was an terrible lot of getting down, including the kids. BJ and Ricky had a hot game of strip poker with Sam and her very mature cousin Lisa. Not surprisingly, Ricky was all bluff and ran for the hills when things got too advanced, while BJ showed again that he’s a real mensch (Yiddish for a quality person).

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