Television

SouthLAnd has a wonderful way of making even the most seemingly obscure plotlines fit in an overarching theme seamlessly, and this week is no exception. Each set of partners chose to spend time with subjects that others may have chosen to walk right past; but that's what cops are there for, and at its core, SouthLAnd is a show about cops.

HBO's new drama, Luck is definitely leaving a lot to be desired by those who are fans of their more violent and edgy programming like The Sopranos or it's knockoff Boardwalk Empire, but as I always say, one would be a fool to show doubt in HBO's dramas. They always start slow and dense because there are usually so many characters and actions that will force the characters from all the different corners of the show's setting to finally meet. One character's decision usually affects what happens to two or three other, seemingly uninvolved characters.

In this week’s Shameless episode, “Father’s Day,” the Gallagher’s once again prove themselves to be the most dysfunctional and at the same token, functional family around. "Father's Day" opens with a few people on a boat discovering Karen’s father, Eddie in the ocean.

In this week's, The Challenge: Battle of the Exes episode “What’s Love Got To Do With It?” the episode begins with 12 teams left battling for $300,000.

At the house each “couple” is discussing their past relationships with one another. Wes decides that he wants to get the “ball back” in his relationship with Mandi. Naomi believes that Leroy still has unsaid feelings for her.