What's with all the hate towards the doctor throughout the series? It was first thought that he's been using Jessica's mom to kill people, but it turned out to be completely untrue and related to her own anger issues. He saved the lives of Jessica and her mom, then made huge progress on making her mom look normal again. He appeared to be genuinely in love with the mom. He cared for her despite her history of murder and violence, and he sedated her so she wouldn't keep attacking people. More often, he just talked to her and it calmed her down.
The real villain was Trish. She held the doctor at gunpoint, attacked Jessica's sidekick, completely disregarded Jessica's and her mom's plans to help the doctor, all just so she could be as strong as Jessica. She was completely out of her mind, simply because of her jealousy. It wasn't a sudden rush that could be explained by drug withdrawal.
What does Jessica do about it all? She blames the doctor and sees Trish as the victim. No wonder he cracked under the pressure and killed himself. He didn't deserve it. Trish would have, and it will be a total mess if Jessica starts bonding with her again in later episodes.
Very accurate in its portrayal of the USSR and believable in its depiction of desperation, the series looks really promising. I enjoyed the episode more than most of the series I've been watching lately.
I've been watching Nadeem closely from the start. The actor and his character are great additions to the show.
Aubrey Plaza's acting has been something special since the first episodes of season 1.
Jessica's mom was right about Trish being the issue. Carl spent years caring for Jessica's mom, doing his best to prevent violence, never doing anything harmful to anyone. Then Trish shows her true colors and ruins everything for Jessica, her mom and Carl, just because she's a selfish bitch (even more so than her mom). Nevertheless, in this episode Trish is made to look like a helpless victim yet again. Jessica defends her, calls her a sister and her only family, disregards her actions having led to the suicide of Carl and to the reasonable anger of Jessica's mom as simply acting stupid. There's no way I can side with Jessica anymore or feel any sympathy for Trish. Consequences aside, it's her mom that appears to have been the most reasonable in all this.
It was a brilliant idea on the side of the creators of the show to use a seemingly known character and franchise as a platform to talk about people from the Middle East or other poor regions, and what drives them to seek refuge. It's highly unlikely that any of the potential viewers would have been interested enough to look for documentaries on this matter, so this type of forced exposure can be very educational. Just like the Turkish man said, geography is destiny. Some people just happen to have been born in a country where they have nothing, and it's not their fault, while others, such as those who live in the West, have access to everything. And then this Western privilege of having never lived in truly harsh conditions allows for xenophobia, making the immigrants who are looking for a better life have to face hardship yet again.
P.S. Since the first episode I'm really impressed by the actor behind Greer.
The past few episodes have been completely lacking logic. Driven by jealousy, Trish takes a gun, locks up Malcolm, ruins Jessica's plans to help Alisa who's not been violent at all lately? Jessica reacts by blaming Carl and making him kill himself, then comforts Trish and calls her "family". Alisa reasonably lashes out, sees the right target in Trish? Jess saves her. Trish kills Alisa for no reason? Jessica just lets her go and then casually talks to her.
The middle of the season was great. I even thought it was better than the awesome season 1. Then the whole Trish thing started happening, completely ruining one of my most favorite series of all time. I'll probably watch season 3 if it comes out, but I will not be waiting for it. I hope the upcoming season of Luke Cage isn't as disappointing.
I have a better title for this episode: "Canaries and handshakes".
Seeing more of Misty is a joy. She was my favorite in season 1 and continues to be it now. The conversation at the end was something I could relate to, and it was what pushed me to give the episode an 8 rather than a 7.
The scene following Nia's sister being transphobic was everything. In reality, it would be impossible for most people to fully relate to a trans person, but the way Supergirl did it made me tear up.
Luke Cage himself is out of focus this season, but this doesn't make the show any less great. Step by step we have been learning the story of Mariah, seeing Bushmaster as this villain driven by some grief from the past, as he mercilessly kills people. In this episode the tides are turned. There's much more of Bushmaster's story revealed, while Mariah is now the one mercilessly killing and having no respect for life, so we can see that Bushmaster was right at the very beginning, when he talked about it running in the family. The annoying repetition of "Mariah Stokes" makes perfect sense now. The actors behind both of the villains are amazing, especially Mariah. The looks she gives, the speeches she makes, the emotions she shows, including the mental instability. There's talent everywhere, and Misty too got time to shine again. The "stone-cold guy Shades" role was not really fitting for the actor behind it, so this episode emphasized on that, making him vulnerable just like the character he played in Sons of Anarchy, resulting in a much more suitable role. Even Mariah noted these sides of him.
I watch a lot of series, usually multiple episodes each day. I haven't read any of the Mortal Instruments books, but I watched the movie and it was alright. This and the show getting the best drama series GLAAD award were the things that got me to give it a try.
The first few episodes weren't a total blast, but then it quickly became one of my favorite shows of all time. I look forward to each new episode and then never get disappointed. There are some emotional moments that make me tear up, the characters are all quite unique and pretty much spotless in their looks, plus a dark world of vampires, werewolves, elves and magi can get my attention.
I'm not a fan of the basic "guy gets the girl" kind of stories but despite the expected plot line where the girl bats her eyes and the guy acts all cool, it is yet to put me off in this case. Maybe it's that there are multiple more plot lines in the show, or that the characters are likable. The show doesn't shy away from sexualizing them, but yet again, rather than feeling forced and over-the-top, it serves more as a reflection of our world.
As before, I really liked most of the episode but the show was back to the idea that Muslim terrorists resort to what they do because of how they've been treated. I agree that racism is very real and Muslim immigrants in particular have been more of a target of it in Europe as of late, they have a reason to be angry about it, and let's assume I would even be convinced by the idea pushed by the series. How exactly would it help? I'm against racism and have been all my adult life, I've never treated any immigrant or person with darker skin differently from anyone else, I don't see Islam as inferior to Christianity, but it's not like the terrorists would single me out and warn me if I happened to be in a place that's to be bombed. We need tolerance, total equality and credible personal stories, but preaching it through the eyes of a vengeful terrorist that would gas hundreds of civilians leads nowhere.
Apart from the training scene and the last Simon scene, I really can't say the episode was good. I'm a huge fan of the series but these new episodes are nothing but mediocre.
I almost hated the episode as I watched the first scenes that appeared to be politically motivated and implying that American soldiers just shoot people from drones for no reason, but then the later scenes and use of the drone were in contrast with that, providing a different perspective. Overall, I think the show does a good job at portraying multiple sides of each issue or aspect of culture, and it appears to be the core of it.
Definitely an improvement upon the previous episode. A bit more depth to Shades, Misty being as brilliantly charismatic as in season 1, Luke beating up a guy to great tunes, things starting to unravel.
Remarkable visuals and superb acting by the villain (Brainiac). The story was intriguing, the episode was not boring at all and the acting by the other actors was also decent. Of all the comics-based series, this is one of the few left that I really want to continue watching.
Before the first season was out, I liked Ruby Rose cast as Batwoman because of her fun role in Orange is the New Black and her being part of the LGBTQ community. Watching the actual season, I felt she was the weakest link of the show, while her American accent was unconvincing. That season mostly relied on the great acting of Alice, although over time I did get used to Ruby as Kate and enjoyed some of her parts.
I was disappointed by the announcement of Ruby no longer being part of the show, as the future of the series was uncertain, and changing the actress behind the title character was a huge risk.
I've never heard of Javicia Leslie before, so the news of her being the new Batwoman caused me to start looking her up. She seemed to be a good actress (although even mediocre could work better than Ruby - sorry about it!), she was experienced in martial arts (ready to kick ass!), and she was part of the LGBTQ community. Seeing the amount of dislikes for the season two trailer and the prevalent bigotry in the comments even further cemented her casting being the right decision.
The first episode did not disappoint. Just as in real life, a queer woman of color, she is an underdog in the series, contrasting with the wealthy lives of Bruce Wayne and Kate Kane. Superheroes are meant to empower and there is no better way to do it than to have them represent the most vulnerable and oppressed. I can't wait to see more of Javicia!
I was fascinated by the first season but the start of season 2 wasn't great. There was no story development. Vince was just looking for his brother the whole episode while briefly checking on other things Hopefully it gets better.
The new place is visually refreshing. The actress behind Suzanne keeps playing her role really well but the episode should have given more screen time to the other characters too.
Most of the episode was quite boring. Nothing noteworthy was happening. An entertaining character got killed behind the scenes. Near the end it was beginning to shine but stopped abruptly because of the run time. Thankfully, this isn't a movie so the next episodes can still pick up on it.
Let's make Gotham our little bitch.
I don't think I knew about Leslie Jones until this episode of RDR. Having watched every main and untucked episode since season 1, I'm convinced she was the best guest judge to date. So full of life, genuine excitement, encouragement and useful advice!
I listened to Motley Crue for years. I know all their songs and all the main parts of their history. I watched their gigs in full, I read Nikki Sixx' Heroin Diaries, listened to Vince Neil's solo stuff, as well as everything by Sixx AM.
This movie had been in the works for many years, then it was suddenly around the corner, at a time when I had listened to Crue songs so many times that they were not on my playlist anymore.
I knew the actor behind Vince Neil from The Punisher where he played a mentally disturbed soldier, nothing like Vince, so I didn't think he'd do well. I haven't watched a single episode of Game of Thrones but I knew the actor behind Mick Mars from Inhumans, so I had no idea what to expect from him.
Now that the above is out of the way, I can say that the movie did a great job at being true to the band's history and everything about Motley Crue. The looks of the band members were accurate and their personalities were recognizable. Even the small details like Nikki's Thunderbird at the band's practice, or Tommy's constant use of words like "babe" and "dude" were there as well. Mick's endless grumpiness was also perfectly displayed by the actor.
The movie was a total blast of joy from the start to about the middle of it. I'd rate it 9 or 10 for that. Then the pacing changed completely, as if it were from an absolutely different director. The turning point was the death of Razzle, which sadly felt disrespectful to the real person because of his brief appearance in the movie, making his death almost feel like nothing rather than the actual loss of a unique individual and musician whose life was taken by the actions a careless drunk. The following events weren't given enough attention either. It's like the people behind the movie excel at projecting the moods of fun and debauchery, but they fall short of projecting the weight of sadness or desperation, because the second part involved so much loss but it could not be felt - what we got then was a number of almost boring and uneventful scenes. The ending was great but extremely short.
A pretty mediocre episode of this season up to the ending where Killer Frost makes a comeback! Even the look alone really suits the actress. The voice effect and a change in the usual personality can really make her shine.
I like Constantine much better than Amaya or Nate. He's charismatic and unique. Zari has been a pretty good addition to the show as well, so the current cast is one of the best in my eyes.
How does revolving a show around a pregnancy and caring for a baby can do it any good? It's just a lot of wasted screen time and trashed characters, like Lorna who was probably the best part of the first season. There were also good classic references to racism and such in season 1 but no sense of direction in this season so far. I'm not rating the episode poorly, because some of the cast are still great but I expected much more from The Gifted.
It wasn't one of the filler episodes, more was happening, but the episode still had nothing new to offer. It's like I was watching the first season of The Walking Dead again, only with multiple less charismatic characters and different dialogue.
The ending made no sense to me. Why would Luke Cage suddenly be about keeping crime out of the backyard but not stopping it, or acting like a ruler rather than the humble man he's been throughout the series, now appearing all arrogant rather than forgiving? It was a complete transformation just within one episode.
I don't know why the Marvel series on Netflix have the worst kind of endings and quick transformations of good into bad this year. Think of Jessica Jones and Trish there, as well as the ending. I would easily have named this season of Cage one of the best of Netflix' Marvel series, had this episode put Tilda as the queen of Paradise and left Luke alone. We would still wonder what her approach is to be, as we would about the future of Shades and Bushmaster.
The interrogation, the further development of Shades' character, the action. One of the best episodes so far.
