Oh, the horror!

I must be losing it because I forgot to set my recorder today. Imagine my horror when I returned home and saw it wasn't taping. Luckily most of the shows I watch on Mondays can be seen online. Gotta love technology ... sometimes.

"Trauma" (NBC, 9:00): It's Halloween in San Francisco and injuries abound! There's chemical burns on a teen prankster, a kid hit by a car while trick-or-treating, and a nightclub fire. Turn on the sirens!

Most of the show focused on Boone and Tyler. Pause it: I'm amazed at the way they carry on normal conversations as they are walking up to all that blood and guts. The EMTs are divided into districts for the Halloween debauchery and these two get sent to the gay district, Castro. Boone is obviously uncomfortable with all the drag queens and openly gay men, so I knew they had to be setting it up to reveal Tyler is gay. After three years of riding together Boone admits he suspected (it was the sideburns), but he never asked. I hope this doesn't completely ruin their camaraderie. They are my favorite set of EMTs so it would be a shame to see Boone ask for another partner over this.

The rest of the show was a little mundane considering the heavy topic between Boone and Tyler. Rabbit continues to surprise me with his soft nature around children. And I won't be surprised when he and intern Diana hit the sheets. Rabbit also taught me something interesting. Halloween may be the night of bizarre injuries but Christmas is the day of domestic violence calls.

Amidst all the chaos there were some funny lines:
Partygoer seeking help for an injured friend: "Help! Sarah Palin's all messed up!" Tyler: "You're preaching to the choir. I don't know how I'm going to fix Sarah Palin."
Marissa to Rabbit, after being assigned an ambulance with broken windows: "It looks like 'Pimp My Ride - The Chris Brown Edition.'"

"Jon & Kate Plus 8: You ask, Kate answers" (TLC, 9:00): Kate responds to viewer questions. We've heard it all before, but there were some surprises. Here is a sampling.

• On what happened to the dogs: She ask Jon to return them to the breeders because she admittedly couldn't meet their needs.
• On how much sleep she gets: Roughly 4 or 5 hours a night. I get the same amount of sleep as a woman with 8 children. Scary.
• Hired help: A full-time babysitter, a girl that helps at night, a house cleaner and a yard crew. It's all about keeping the kids safe, but I'm sure not having to do your own dishes is an added bonus.
• On remarrying: She doesn't want to get married again but doesn't want to be alone either. "Maybe when I'm 73 and a half," she says.
• Money for the kids: There is a healthy (and untouchable) amount set aside for their education.
• Career goals: She says she wants to be on television or be the voice of a cartoon character in a movie. How about you've already become a caricature of yourself, Mrs. Gosselin. For the love of all that's holy, wrap up your 15 minutes and head back to obscurity.

TLC obviously favors Kate or they wouldn't keep giving her these hour-long specials. Next week she sits down for an interview with an NBC reporter. Can I get some "Kate Plus 8 Minus Screen Time?"