Medium Episode 4.03 “To Have and To Hold” Open Mic
Well, it may be awhile before we can say this again, which makes it especially important to enjoy tonight - welcome to another open mic for a new Medium episode. We’ve been trying to figure out why it is going on hiatus after tonight until February 19th when the season just started. Thanks to Betty for gently breaking the news to me that the Super Bowl is on Sunday, so that isn’t the reason. (Yes, I’m blushing profusely. I try to avoid football talk, but the family is planning a big Super Bowl party, so no idea how I got it soo wrong.) Dawn’s hoping they are just trying to spread out the season. What do you guys think?
Well, enough with worrying about future episodes. Tonight is “To Have and To Hold” and promises to be an episode with some new challenges - like can Allison perform on command to save Joe’s chances of a new job?
I’ve got an assortment of hot wings from the local place, a nice plate of veggies, baked tortilla chips and low fat dip for everyone who is dieting (Congrats on your progress, by the way) and an open bar because I couldn’t decide which drinks went with wings and veggies.
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94 opinions for Medium Episode 4.03 “To Have and To Hold” Open Mic
Dawn
Jan 21, 2008 at 6:26 pm
Oooh, hot wings and veggies! Sounds great! That sounds like margarita night to me. And maybe appropriate since we may not see any new eps for a little while. I’m all for that.
Katelyn, are you sure about the 19th? That’s a Tuesday. I was hoping that the rumors about Medium being moved again were false, but I guess not. Darnit!! And darn NBC again for screwing with this show! I guess the 19th is when they run out of L&O:SVU eps, which means when it comes back, Medium is homeless again! Darn that Ben Silverman!!
Anyway, this ep looks great! I can’t wait to see what happens when Joe backs Al into a corner. That’s not a good place to put Allison Dubois, lol! Should be fun. See ya then!
Holly
Jan 21, 2008 at 7:20 pm
Wow, first Monday, then Wednesday, and now a Tuesday. And it was originally suppose to be on Sundays this season! Now all we have to do is work in Thursday and Friday (they don’t show new shows on Saturdays) and Medium will have been placed on every night of the week! I’m glad Medium’s getting a change to see the scenery, but I would rather them just stay in one place, but what do I know?
Now what will I look forward to? I sent in a couple of e-mails to the folks at NBC, but I know that didn’t go any good. It never does, because I’m sure they’re thinking, what does this girl know? She thinks it’s a good thing to keep a show in one place. She must be crazy!
Well, I guess there’s still tonight’s episode, which looks great! What will Allison do? Will she be successful? Will Joe finally get a job? And will we see some more of some characters who have performed magic disappearing acts? I hope so. I guess we’ll find out in 40 minutes.
Dawn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:01 pm
Springtime in Paris and she’s got a headache?
That’s gotta suck!
Dawn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:02 pm
I don’t know what to tell you. I don’t think ‘em up!
Lol!
Katelyn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:04 pm
Dawn,
That’s what TV guide is saying. Maybe they have the date wrong? It could happen.
Katelyn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:06 pm
Mommy,
I don’t like doing flash cards with Ariel.
Dawn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:07 pm
Let’s hope so, Katelyn.
Dawn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:08 pm
Poor Joe. I hope he gets this job. I hate job interviews.
Katelyn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:09 pm
Well, I’m a big believer in my wife.
Good answer, huh?
Katelyn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:10 pm
Eat, drink, maybe be merry.
Dawn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:10 pm
I don’t blame Allison for being hesitant. I probably would be if I were her too.
Dawn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:12 pm
Lol! What look?
A typical husband.
Yep, that’s the one.
Katelyn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:12 pm
Yup, that’s the one.
Good thing men cannot die from a look alone, huh?
Lena
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:15 pm
Greetings Ladies,
I’ll take a brandy on the rocks. It’s my favorite wintertime beverage.
Ha Melissa is the corkscrew newlywed!!!!
Dawn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:15 pm
Uh-oh. That’s not good!
She’s the chick with the corkscrew.
Katelyn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:16 pm
How do you fit that into the cocktail party chatter. “Oh, by the way, you were just asking about any premonitions, wedding disasters and whatnot? Well, your daughter stabs her husband in the hand with a corkscrew on the honeymoon. These canapes are divine!”
Tom
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:16 pm
Hi everyone,
Just wanted to tell you the first 15 minutes flew, what a great episode so far.
See ya later
Dawn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:17 pm
Hi, Lena,
No, that’s probably not going to bode well for Joe’s job potential.
Talk about being between a rock and a hard place, but Al is.
Dawn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:19 pm
Lol, Katelyn!
That would make some interesting party chitchat, wouldn’t it?
Hi, Tom! Yeah, you’re right about the first few minutes.
Luke
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:19 pm
Wow, I actually made it.
So far; this episode I feel has taken a drastic change. For some reason, it doesn’t feel like the other episodes in last season, somethings different.
I’ve enjoyed it though, none the less. Typical Allison and typical Joe. I just wish Allison would loosen up a bit sometimes. She’s obviously insecure about her position and what people think of her, and I feel it too. That’s what I love about this show. :) We can connect too it!
Katelyn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:19 pm
She’s not in Paris. She’s nowhere near a corkscrew.
Katelyn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:21 pm
I was trying to help my deadbeat husband get a job.
Dawn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:21 pm
Just trying to help my deadbeat husband get a job.
Lol!
Katelyn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:21 pm
Isn’t that every one of your minimum requirements for friendship?
Katelyn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:22 pm
Bingo. You just met every one of my minimum requirements for friendship.
They’re so cute.
Lena
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:23 pm
OOOhhh he quotes Shakespeare!
Oh my goodness, they’re making love.
Now the corkscrew newlyweds…BOOO
Dawn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Girlfriend has some serious anger issues. She’s vicious!
Katelyn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Yeah, I’m starting to sense that. Paris was a bad idea. Maybe I should have gone with the cabin.
This guy is given to understatement, huh?
Dawn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:25 pm
I’m so glad that Joe and Allison are close again. It was so sad last season not seeing them do things like make love.
Katelyn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:25 pm
That was so every kid that answers an important phone call.
Dawn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Poor Allison. What a tough spot to be in.
Katelyn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:28 pm
Wow, Joe, nothing like a bit of pressure with that, “If we ever hope to send our three girls to college you better damn well find her.”
Dawn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:28 pm
Joe did not just tell her that if they wanted to send their kids to college that she had to find the missing girl!
He’s NOT helping matters at all!
Lena
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:30 pm
Now there is an ULTIMATUM.
I loved his delivery as usual…
Luke
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:31 pm
Ahahaha. That line just killed me and my mom.
I wonder what her dreams are starting too show. Anyone got any clues? He talked about the cabin; perhaps she’s there since it’s her favourite spot right? What’d the guy mean, “We’ll overcome this” or whatever? He looks kind of aggressive. And what’d the daughter mean when she said she knew it wouldn’t work?
Katelyn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:31 pm
You know, what they need to do when it gets closer to the college years is get a job teaching classes at the local college. Usually free tuition for the kids is a benefit. Then, he doesn’t need to be putting pressure on poor Allison.
Katelyn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:34 pm
I don’t know if you noticed, but Mr. Henley hates those trees.
Lena
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:37 pm
The ex is creepy. Obviously creepy.
Luke
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:37 pm
Of course the daughter didn’t just ‘run away’ but kidnapped. I was expecting a DB.
Katelyn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:37 pm
That is not good.
Dawn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:38 pm
That ain’t good! That doesn’t bode well for Melissa. Or for Joe’s job chances.
Dawn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:39 pm
Anybody wanna bet that the ex disappears next?
Lena
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:39 pm
Just what I thought. Kidnapped to Paris!
Now what?!
Katelyn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:43 pm
This was supposed to be so simple. Dream the dream. Find the girl. Get the job.
Dawn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:44 pm
Why doesn’t Allison just tell them about Paris?
Lena
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:45 pm
Now I recognize Peter as the dad on Family Matters.
Katelyn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:45 pm
Wave bye-bye to the job, Joe.
Dawn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:46 pm
This is all very weird. What is going on?
Uh-oh, Joe’s “boss” is not happy. Things are going from bad to worse for Joe.
Katelyn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:48 pm
See that? Someone had a day worse than ours.
Dawn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:49 pm
I think Allison’s spilling her guts to the devil.
Katelyn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:50 pm
Yeah, I think so, too.
Dawn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:51 pm
I KNEW IT!!!
It’s him!
Katelyn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:51 pm
Ahh, I do believe that Paris scene was not years ago, after all.
Luke
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:51 pm
Here’s what me and mom came up with. Well, we can see that the corkscrew incident was recent now. I suspect if it didn’t happen that exact way this time, it happened similar. Then when he said it was torn down, blah blah blah, I believe I came up with the idea he made a set to replicate his paris suite. Think it adds up? I don’t know!
Lena
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:51 pm
Dawn is right. He’s got the mark of the corkscrew!
Katelyn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:52 pm
Luke,
That makes sense. He specializes in recreating stuff, after all.
Dawn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:53 pm
Anybody else think that “Untraceable” movie looks pretty good?
I think it will be. Diane Lane is good. She just finished filming a movie with Patricia Arquette’s husband.
Katelyn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:54 pm
Poor Allison. She can’t even come in the door without Lee acting like she has cooties.
Lena
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:54 pm
What’s up big Scan!
Help a lady out dude!
Katelyn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:55 pm
Dawn,
I think it is tooo scary for me. The commercials made me want to bite my nails!
Dawn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:55 pm
Luke is right. He set up the fake hotel room to keep her in.
Katelyn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:56 pm
Uh, Allison, how can you not tell what he’s saying. Go call in a bomb threat.
Dawn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:56 pm
Is he telling her to call in a fake bomb threat?
Katelyn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:57 pm
That was so cool seeing Lee walk around the corner like Godzilla.
Dawn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:57 pm
I knew that guy was trouble.
Katelyn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:58 pm
Oh, no. Aerodytek bought him out. That just bites.
Dawn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:58 pm
Darn, after all that, the guy sold the company to Joe’s old company!
Katelyn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:59 pm
Typical kid reaction to the deadly PDA by parents.
Dawn
Jan 21, 2008 at 8:59 pm
That was too funny! Ariel was covering Marie’s eyes. Lol!
Mommy and Daddy are getting frisky, haha!
Katelyn
Jan 21, 2008 at 9:00 pm
And we’ll be back in four looong weeks. If you are watching from a later time zone, it should be safe to start reading here.
Lena
Jan 21, 2008 at 9:00 pm
Great ending!!!
I wish Joe could tickle me. I love to be tickled…
Okay! no more brandy, time to go home.
See you guys later- have a great week.
Dawn
Jan 21, 2008 at 9:01 pm
Katelyn, did you notice that the preview said that all new Medium would return on Monday in four weeks? Maybe that means they’ll keep it on Monday. I hope so anyway.
Tom
Jan 21, 2008 at 9:01 pm
Why does the timestamp show 9 PM on your last message Katelyn?
Luke
Jan 21, 2008 at 9:01 pm
Yay! I was able too piece the puzzle together. That’s so cool. I just didn’t think he held her captive. I expected her too be dead, until I noticed the time.
Untraceable does look good. Except I felt the trailer on youtube revealed too much. They took out parts for the one on TV, probably because of everyone noticing the trailer revealing basically the whole story.
What movie I really want to see is The Eye. That one looks really good, and I’d like too see Jessica Alba break from her usual genres. She has too much a childish face in my opinion too do horror films. Though I’m hoping for a good outcome for the movie.
Katelyn
Jan 21, 2008 at 9:01 pm
Yes, I did and I certainly hope so. Monday nights are right for me and for most other Medium fans.
Katelyn
Jan 21, 2008 at 9:03 pm
Tom,
I never changed the time zone from when Sheila was the blogger, so it is set for California, still.
Tom
Jan 21, 2008 at 9:03 pm
When it was 5 minutes to go, I had the feeling it was going to be continued, but like the first episode, they tied everything up in the last 5 minutes. Very good show
Luke
Jan 21, 2008 at 9:05 pm
I hate how Allison can have dreams that follow up to the exact moment someone dies, yet she can’t have a dream about the future of her family. I guess that’s the rule about having psychic powers. You can see everyone else’s future but your own. :(
Dawn
Jan 21, 2008 at 9:07 pm
Anyone else notice how the last few episodes just seem to fly by, and you don’t see the ending coming until it’s there?
These last few eps have been fantastic! And they’re over too fast. Darnit! Now that’s a great hour of television.
alexandra
Jan 21, 2008 at 9:13 pm
does anyone know the name of the song or artist played during all of the hotel room scenes? it’s driving my husband nuts!
Dawn De Poorter
Jan 21, 2008 at 9:34 pm
LLLLLMAO!!! YOU GUYS CRACKED ME UP…. THATS WAS FUNNY.. THANKS FOR THE LAUGH . I WAS MISERABLE IN WHOLE WEEKEND. YES I WATCHED THE SHOW. IT WAS GOOD… WHEN PATRICIA WAS WEARING NAVY BLUE TOP THAT MADE HER LOOK SHE IS PREGGY. BUT AT FIRST I THOUGHT SHE COULD BE PREGGY OR GAINED SOME WEIGHT. I COULDNT TELL. GOSH I HATE THAT KIND OF CLOTHES! IT TRICK MY EYES.
WE ARE TAKING 4 WEEKS BREAK UNTIL THEY ARE RETURN TO NBC.. I CANT WAIT TO SEE THE EPSOIDE ABOUT THE LITTLE DEAF GIRL THAT ALLISON HAS TO DEAL WITH. .
BY THE WAY WHEN IS THE SUPERBOWL SUNDAY? AND WHICH TEAMS ARE ON SUPERBOWL? I CANT WAIT FOR FOOTBALL SEASON TO BE OVER…
WELL… ITS GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU ALL AGAIN. HAVE GOOD WEEK
DAWN DE POORTER
Dorothy
Jan 21, 2008 at 10:51 pm
Hey All,
Like usual, I missed the conversation first hand, but I was with you in spirit watching the show way out here on the lonely west coast! I loved tonight’s episode. However, I thought some parts were a little predictable, which doesn’t change how much I enjoyed it, though. I knew as soon as I saw the ex’s hands in gloves that the corkscrew incident had been recent. I was surprised that he built the Paris set. That was pretty good.
Poor Joe! All that and he still doesn’t get the job. Oh, by the way, it was so refreshing to have someone admire Allison and finally verbalize the fact that she had been right all along (last season) and no one even acknowledged that. Yay wife lady!
I think one of my favorite parts was seeing the way Lee walked around that corner of the Paris set to save the day. Hubba hubba, and I’m not usually the one drooling over him. I wonder what the father of the missing girl thought of Allison then. Would he apologize?
Why in the world are we waiting for four weeks? Is it because of the Super Bowl? What a drag. Why does this show always seem to get the boot? Oh well, it’s going to be a long four weeks. Anyhoo, until then, take care everyone.
Dorothy
Jan 21, 2008 at 11:05 pm
I just looked at the episode list on the tvguide website, and they said that Medium will continiue on the 19th of Feb (Dawn and Holly mentioned it earlier). However, if you look at the dates to all the previous episodes so far this season, they’re all a day off. They all say Tuesday when we know that they were on Monday. We were there, right? So, is that just a silly mistake made by whoever is in charge of updating the site? Perhaps Medium will return to Monday afterall. They didn’t say it would change in the teaser after tonight’s show, so I think the tvguide just screwed up. I hope. But that’s odd, doncha think?
nansee
Jan 22, 2008 at 3:44 am
I just read everyone’s posts–thank you!
I liked this ep, but the thing with the flashing of the ex-husband’s gloves was a bit obvious and annoying. Otherwise, I liked all of the guest actors. Great casting.
My favorite scene was, of course, the one with Allison and Lee on the staircaise. Very cute. She doesn’t even realize how loyal he is.
And are they really going to subject us to extended reality shows for four weeks? I guess if it makes the bucks they have to do it, but I won’t be watching any of it.
Allen
Jan 22, 2008 at 8:23 am
The name of the song in the dream sequences is “I’m not in love” by 10cc. It was driving me crazy as well!
Dawn
Jan 22, 2008 at 10:21 am
GREAT NEWS, guys!! Medium scored 10.07 million viewers last night, with a 3.4/9 in the 18-49 demographic! Which is even better than last week (though only by a fraction), and better than anything it has scored since December of 2006. This is really good news for the show, and we can only hope that it will continue to grow and improve when it returns in February. Everything else will still be in reruns then, so it shouldn’t have any real competition (hopefully). These are fantastic numbers for a show in its fourth season. I just hope it continues to fare as well.
Dawn
Jan 22, 2008 at 11:38 am
Just wanted to add this too. We’ve all been wondering why NBC is holding back Medium for four weeks, and maybe moving it (at least according to the NY Times and TVGuide) but according to zap2it and the Futon Critic, the decision to hold it back is, as I suspected, to stretch out the season, and to fill the February sweeps schedule. And according to both of those sites, it is scheduled to return on Monday, February 18th, not the 19th as reported by TVGuide (they’re always wrong about Medium anyway). So yaaaaay, it looks like NBC isn’t moving Medium to a new night after all!
Betty
Jan 22, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Hey guys, I was with you in spirit last night and actually got to watch the show live - traded nights with someone - good show. Gotta love Scanlon! Was surprised that he still acts like she is persona non grata at teh station, but I loved the way he hinted that if a fire, bomb threat, or some other potentially hazardous situation, that he was just going to HAPPEN TO BE in the area in, oh, say, 1 hour and 15, and he would be OBLIGATED to go and help them team search - Gotta love him for that! I’m so surprised we actually got to see him in this ep at all! Very pleased actually because it was already so late in the ep, I thought we wouldn’t see him at all. I hope Allison found a pay phone or has a pre-paid cell phone to call in the info so she doesn’t get busted for the call.
I love the fact that Mr Boss’ Wife was so supportive and defensive of Allison. That sucks for Joe that they sold the company.
Ariel - “There are no hints in math”.
I am bummed that we have to wait, not two weeks, but FOUR WHOLE WEEKS for another episode.
This guy is a real sicko! Recreating a hotel room and a view of Paris to hold his ex-wife captive - that is EXTREME!
I still can’t believe that Joe is that light of a sleeper that every time Allison lets out any kind of gasp, he is awake and asking questions. Most men sleep so soundly, unless an earthquake knocks them out of bed, they wouldn’t notice!
OK, that guy had THREE private detectives on this and they couldn’t find anything? I’d ask for a refund!
OK, I made some homemade chili - there’s plenty - come on over and we can watch the first three eps of this season so far and talk amongst ourselves about what we think will happen next. Anybody want to bring some fritos and beer?
Betty
Jan 22, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Oops, stuck in the spam filter - HELP Katelyn - get me outta here!!!!!!
To Dawn D or anyone else who wanted this info, the Super Bowl is Sunday, February 3. I know it will be the New England Patriots and I think the New York Giants. The actual game never starts until about 5 to 6 PM so they get it in prime time for ratings - they charge BIG, BIG bucks for ads on the Super Bowl.
DAWN DE POORTER
Jan 22, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Aww Thanks Betty I appreciate it. I sure will keep eye open for the SuperBowl Sunday.
pray for me I hope I will find a Editor asap. Have a great week.
Mauro
Jan 22, 2008 at 8:46 pm
What was the name of the music that was playing on tonights episode of Medium when Allison was dreaming.?
Name of artist?
Dawn
Jan 22, 2008 at 11:21 pm
Just thought I’d share this with you all. I mentioned above about Medium’s ratings for this episode. Well, here’s the official press release from NBC about Medium’s ratings for the night. After a year of the fans begging them to put Medium back on Mondays, now they’re crowing about it like it was all their brilliant idea. Typical, lol! I thought Medium would do well when they brought it back, especially against repeats, but I think it’s surprising everyone with how well it’s doing. It’s doing way better than it did last season (particularly after Lost returned) and it’s posting some of its highest numbers since season 2. Looks very promising.
At 10 p.m. ET, “Medium” (3.4/9 in 18-49, 10.1 million viewers overall) won its time period in adults 18-49 and other key measures. The 3.4 rating for “Medium” marks NBC’s top rating in this time period since the opening night of the 2007-08 season (September 24, 2007) and the 10.1 million viewer tally is NBC’s top result in this slot by that measure in more than seven months (since June 18, 2007). “Medium” was up by 48 percent in 18-49 rating versus NBC’s season average in this time period prior to “Medium” (3.4 vs. 2.3).
This was the highest-rated episode of “Medium” in adults 18-49 in nearly a year (since Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007) and in total viewers it was the “most-watched” episode of the series since Monday, May 8, 2006.
Maybe now NBC will stay smart and leave it on Mondays, especially when they bring back Heroes (if they bring back Heroes). Here’s the link to the full press release.
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20080122nbc01
Nate
Jan 28, 2008 at 1:00 am
“What was the name of the music that was playing on tonights episode of Medium when Allison was dreaming.?
Name of artist?”
It’s “I’m not in love” by 10CC
Rachel
Jan 31, 2008 at 10:45 pm
Finally watched the ep on the ol’ DVR; was good! Loved all the elements of this one, very tense and lots of interaction with Allison and Joe and the girls. And just when you tought Lee was a no-show, there he is! And so cutely and slyly insinuating a false fire alarm! Go Lee! And to the rescue no less, stomping through the streets of fake Paris! Loved it! Allison is somewhat vindicated, but still not able to help Joe land the job. Poor folks, but they’re still in love and pulling through together. It’s gonna be a short season, dragged out for dramatic effect, but it looks to be a good one.
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