I love Mitsuki, but uh... I'm gonna need her to stop poking the bear. How they can think this is a good idea is beyond me.
what they did to murphy in this episode is awful. and what happened to charlotte makes me so sad. the adults in her life failed her and sent her and a bunch of other kids to the ground to manage themselves while also dealing with trauma, either from being locked up and threatened to be floated or watching others being floated.
this episode makes the show feel more realistic because of the tragedy and difficult decisions the characters faced. and characters processing the consequences of their bad decisions, even though they didn't realize what their decisions would cause.
I find it absolutely hilarious that the big complaint about this episode is that a computer is experiencing emotions or thinks it is experiencing emotions and that's just too far for some people lol.
We live in a world where advanced AI is not outside of our reach. We have the beginnings of humanoid robots expressing emotion and AI programs trained to express themselves using human emotions. The idea that 1,000 years from now computers wouldn't be far better at this is absolutely absurd. It's no more 'impossible' than invisible shields or the magical walls in the brig that somehow maintain atmosphere and are near indestructible (or warp speed or a mycelium network lol this is all fiction.)
I think all in all this was decent for a filler episode. We checked in with how Book is doing after, well, the anomaly destroyed everything a few episodes ago. We touched bases with Gray (who, after not having a physical body for a long time) is now making friends with the computer. Those interactions seemed a little odd/forced to me.
The interactions between Stammets and Book were wholesome. After Stammets has been struggling with Tarka the past few episodes (and also with working well in a team) it seems he's trying to make extra efforts. Seeing some of this between Stammets and Book added another layer to the show and even though Book gave some skeptical expressions in response, this seems like the set up to what could potentially be a great friendship (collaboratively for Stammets and socially/emotionally for Book.) Especially after everything that he's lost, finding a home and a family on Discovery seems possible and I hope the show goes that way.
I was more than a little surprised that the other members of the crew didn't fight to stay with Michael when they were all facing imminent doom as the ship dissolved. This felt very out of character for some of the major supporting characters of the show (like Saru, Rhys, Owo, and Keyla.) AND ESPECIALLY BOOK?!?! What? They all refused to allow her to fly the Discovery into the future because they didn't want her to be alone so they went with her, knowing it could mean death, but a dissolving ship going through a plasma barrier (generating massive heat and basically turning the ship into an Easy Bake) is too much?
My only complaint is that it seems that whoever wrote this episode didn't know the characters they were writing about. It's very unlikely there was only one EVA suit but if that were the case then it should have been mentioned in the show at least.
Ok the main character needs to come back right now. This is starting to feel like they didn't give us enough information before so they made her go away so they had a reason to spend the last five episodes going unnecessarily into detail about everyone else.
Really hoping that the next episode isn't another side quest into another character's life and we can get Gaal back. They've made the Hari murder a mystery and haven't done much to explain or further the plot after getting me hooked on that plotline and now I'm starting to lose interest in the series altogether.
this was a strange episode and i have so many questions. why did john send the boys? didn't he previously say he didn't want them around the demon? did he just change his mind all of a sudden? how does meg know who john's friends are? why can't john just call everyone and warn them? group text? snapchat? little heads up would be nice, just sayin'
nothing about this episode made much sense, but it was still entertaining as always watching sam and dean kick some ass.
Forgive my lack of acting skills but how the hell does Jared play doe-eyed perfect bby Sam and also evil, soulless, villain Sam? He goes from golden retriever to hellhound real fast lol.
There seem to be a lot of trolls continuing to leave nasty comments throughout these episodes about the writers, the lgbt+ representation, choice of pronouns for some characters, or general comments of how much the show sucks... yet they've still continued watching the show for several seasons despite how much they claim to hate it. Personally I don't have time to waste watching four seasons of a show I don't enjoy.. just something to take into consideration when reading such overwhelmingly negative comments.
As for my own opinions, this was a great episode. Burnham seems to still be coming into her station and struggling with her past but with each challenge she faces she's becoming stronger in her conviction and that seems to be reminding her of who she was. And who she still is despite everything she's lost.
This episode was a good mirror for that, with rescuing unfairly punished criminals and standing up for the rights of other people who might have also forgotten who they were. Felix was a great comparison and reminder of who Burnham used to be. He knew who he was and was ready to accept the punishment that he thought that he deserved, just like Burnham at the beginning of season 1. It was a good reminder. And though their stories ended up very different it's clear that Burnham understood him and related to him in a very personal way.
Still really looking forward to the rest of the season and how things play out between Stammets and Tarka.
We're starting to get into 'The 100' strange new world territory. It feels like the script writers exhausted their initial ideas and now it's just basically anything goes.
Not saying I hate it. Obviously I'm still watching it - but season 3 is very very different from seasons 1 and 2 so far.
Sonequa is amazing, as usual, but this episode was lackluster in comparison to the rest of the season so far. Partially because we have very little to no context on why Adira is so important. Taking a foray at the very beginning of a season to explore an emotional story with a character we literally just met, while we're still trying to come to terms with the end of the previous season and what that means for our characters this season, was a poor move. Despite the episode being emotional I still struggled to connect with Adira's character because I didn't know her. There was little character development before this point so the story didn't hit as hard as it probably could have.
Looking forward to the rest of the season but I hope that the plot starts to make more sense/become more tied into the rest of the series.
This show is starting to get so many negative reviews and they all seem to be from book purists, ie. people expecting the show to be exactly as the books were.
Realistically that is impossible. Any series or movie that has ever tried to follow a book exactly has failed. It is an impossible feat to replicate a written masterpiece exactly as it is and turn it into a cinematic masterpiece. The mediums are far too different and the method through which the audience experiences events is vastly different.
All I can say is that if you've read the books, be prepared for the series to be very different. If you're a fan of the books, there are liberties that have been taken with the series you are not going to like, but that does not make the series bad purely based on those differences. Try to approach the series from a new perspective.
Ok, moving on to specific thoughts on this episode, I'm starting to get confused again. Last episode it felt like things were starting to clear up. Details on Gaals backstory were helping stitch all of the time skips together into a more complete tapestry, but this episode was like an asteroid blowing it all apart again.
I'm still really intrigued by Gaal's plotline and where that's going to go. Didn't see the whole 'I can feel the future' thing coming but I guess they have to explain it somehow and with the rest of the history of this world as a backdrop, it doesn't seem as far-fetched as you might think.
I'm also getting a bit more invested into the Terminus story. I really like Salvor and I'm starting to like Phara. She's a little sharp but there's a lot of potential for character development if the screenplay is written well enough.
There's something about this show that has me feeling a bit off. It doesn't feel cohesive enough. It's almost like taking three separate shows that are mildly related, mixing the episodes up in a bag, and randomly playing them back to back. The plot isn't linear AND we have time jumps AND inconsistent narration which is making it confusing for me to understand what's going on and stay invested in the show enough to keep coming back week after week.
I will probably finish out the season and decide from there. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that all of these storylines will intersect soon and in a grand enough way to excuse all of this confusion at the beginning, but at this point it doesn't feel like that's going to happen.
Cinematically this is a great show, but I'm not sold on the plot just yet.
This episode was important because it reinforces a lot of what we already know about Glenn. He's self-less in the face of death and danger and will always put his own neck out there to help someone else. We saw this in season 1, episode 1 and we're seeing in this episode that, despite everything he's been through and everything that has changed, he's still that same person.
Great episode.
"Crystal I would looove to have the sex with you."
Haha, gets me every time!
Why is everyone acting like there aren't aliens running around? Playing music, lighting candles, laughing... in an evacuation zone. Feels like it's only a matter of time before these kids get killed.
Really enjoyed this episode. I'm not too much of a fan of the kids. It's really gone downhill in my opinion since Caspar entered that coma, but I loved the new twist on the aliens. This is the first real bit of terror since season one and I'm hoping it will continue in that vein. I wanna see some aliens destroying shit.
I really love episodes with Mitsuki. I'm so intrigued by her storyline and her abilities to communicate with the aliens.
This was a pretty good premier for season 2. We're introduced to some new possibilities about the aliens and I have more questions than ever. I'm really hoping this season answers some of those questions and reveals how some of these storylines are connected.
lol pirate trainees? i need a spinoff with every single detail.
this show is so ridiculous you just have to love it.
man, the burden that was placed on dean at such a young age... the mindset of having to look after his brother and being responsible for him... he was basically forced to parent his younger brother while he was still a child himself. hunting and taking care of people is all he's ever known.
there are some iconic moments in this episode, like the spoon scene and the first meeting with the ghostfacers (who reappear again and again in future episodes,) but other than that everything about this episode was mediocre.
on the other hand, watching them take photos with old flip phones and sam's slightly more advanced blackberry brings back memories haha!
this is easily one of my favorite episodes of the show. there's something about the idea of magic and reapers that really makes this episode ominous. i have to be happy dean was healed but at the same time i'm firmly with the boys in wanting to stop this shenanery.
as a side note, i miss geeky research sam so much.
The relationship between the Cleons has changed so much post-dna-scramble. I can’t help but feel some satisfaction watching everything fall apart around them.
This was a pretty good premier. A bit slow, but a strong set-up for the rest of the season.
What a tragedy. I loved Alex but this episode makes him out to be such an ass. How am I supposed to like this guy after what he's doing to Jo? Knowing what she's been through, basically divorcing her by letter, getting back with Izzie for the kids? He outright said if it was just about Izzie or Jo he'd choose Jo. That's not right for Izzie either! What a dick!
They could have made him exit in literally any other way without tossing the legacy of his character into a dumpster fire.
Pretty funny episode. A little disappointed though because the team with the ballerina wasn't shown on the bull. I went back 3-4 times on hulu to make sure but it wasn't there.
Really excited to see what the new team can do though. They must be pretty good to be joining this late in the season.
This episode has been one train wreck after another after another. Wow.
Such a great first episode. The filmography on this is really great. It's hard to talk about this as a drama series when it's based on such tragic real-life events. So many major disasters happening back to back to back, it's no wonder it caused so much damage.
Great episode. They deserved that win. The duck looked so good!
ok hold on... a few episodes ago they were all breaking up at the same time and now they're all proposing at the same time??? what is going on??
this medical drama needs more medical drama.
i'm starting to get a little bit confused with all the back and forth on these couples. i couldn't care less about meredith and derek but denny's death is possibly the biggest tragedy of this whole show. that one devastated me.
well... that was unnecessary.
this must've been the episode of breakups because it feels like everyone suffered. i can't believe they're going through with the iggy/martin split though. it's so refreshing to see a long-term queer married couple on tv who are still happy and in love with each other. i was prepared for them to mess with everyone else but them. they need to pull through.
the only person who made it to the end of this episode with some good news might be floyd.
i'm praying for the day they finally get rid of fuentes but at this point it better be pretty epic. her being walked out in cuffs would have been a fitting end.
Hell yeah Lauren, go get the girl!
I'm always a little wary of new medical dramas because they tend to be repeats of the same drama, but man his reaction to the nurses sh*t talking him gives me hope!
