So they make Cassie tough by having her stay in the future while the machine is being rebuilt. She has to survive in tough conditions and because of that, she's gone from someone with a moral compass and a lot of compassion to someone who is more morally grey and wants to do what's needed to get the job done. I don't see it as a bad arc for the character because it definitely adds more depth to her character, it's just that the writing is questionable. I really liked Cassie in the first season, it's just a shame that we're kinda getting the 'shitty storyline for the main female' trope for her, now. I think if they would've kept her and Cole apart for longer or at least shown more of that time apart, it would've felt more natural than just having that dialogue and quick montage back in the beginning of the season.
We've established that both Cole and Cassie are the two most main characters at this point, why not splurge some time into them more at first and then jump into the central storyline? It feels kinda same-old with Cole having just to go back and forth between years, but for Cassie this is quite new. She's really the only thing keeping it fresh at the moment, if not for Jennifer's involvement with the overall plot.
Ashley's flashcards scene is HANDS DOWN one of the best in this series so far! Just 'cos i'm sure we'd all love the timestamp for it, it's from 2:15:13 - 2:33:51 :~)
wow... an INCREDIBLE episode. didn't think the thriller bark arc would be anything more than just some spooky adventures with a bunch of fights, but this? took me by so much surprise. i underestimated this arc bc it's honestly had more of my all time favourite episodes so far than any other.
What a sweet little tie-in with one of the Straw Hats' first adventures, Laboon! Love that they brought it in, shows they can definitely do a little bit of continuity properly.
Jumped into this one because of Sabrina, Keiynan and Jordan. While the overall plot is terribly cliche and predictable, it was a cute, fun little movie to watch. Soundtrack is awesome and choreography is pretty damn good, too.
why does the dragon look like a giant chicken tho :joy:
The moment Brody looks directly into the camera in his polygraph because he knows Carrie's there... YIKES !
AMAZING episode, though not exactly a 10/10 from me as I'm left feeling a little unsatisfied with Debbie and Wendy's characters.
Debbie's always challenged Holden in some way, but their getting back together all of a sudden was jarring - it didn't make sense, not without any telling or context as to how it happened, they sort of just... Are around each other again, for some reason.
Wendy's character did a sort of 180 these last 2 episodes, which is a shame, because she's a brilliant addition to the team. I'll admit, the putting out the tuna thing was great, but lead to nowhere ( or perhaps there was symbolism behind it, but I certainly didn't pick up on it ).
The ending scene is exactly what a crime drama / thriller should be all about, and I'm absolutely floored at the phenomenal acting.
I'll admit that I started this mostly because I miss seeing Anna Torv on my screen... But this show is spectacularly good! It's nuanced, though in a way that doesn't overdo the thriller aspect of the storytelling. I love that the storyline's sink into the depths of the minds of these criminals is more subtly implied with the corresponding actions and behaviour. It's also great to see out main character's micro worlds changing along with the new type of work they've got themselves into.
The most commendable thing I find is that the pacing of each episode isn't rushed, but they aren't dragging it out - they're showing us, giving us analyses, introducing us to all the characters relevant to the cases, but still have time to show us what Ford, Tench and Carr are like outside of the workplace...
After all this, I totally understand why this show has so many good reviews!
I can only imagine how hard working back-to-back nursing shifts can be, but honestly? I kind of blame Jessica for getting herself into that mess.
Irresponsible behaviour, if the road had more traffic when she was on it, there would have been many more casualties. That being said, I'm definitely not dismissing the fact that she was clearly over-worked and exhausted, but she knew what she was doing as soon as she decided to get into the car.
Awesome episode, but the constant flickering of lights for the last 10 minutes of the episode gave me a bit of a headache.
Sean looks a little like Logan Lerman with this transformation!
Really daring, really out-there episode. For the writers to build Wesley into this very calm and calculating person, his demise definitely seemed very out of character. I'm disappointed about his demise - found him to be a much more interesting character than Fisk. Could have been interesting if Matt and Team DD took down Fisk only for Fisk's right hand man to step in for the next season...
Excellent scenes for Lena this episode, although I'm not too keen on the experiments she's holding, despite empathising with her agenda. I wish Adam could have lived, he had an interesting dynamic - much more than what Lena currently shares "romantically" with James.
A couple of questions: Why and how was Supergirl so unsupervised this episode? How do people not recognise Ben Lockwood's voice and connect him to Agent Liberty? How does Adam not recognise Lena, since she's supposed to be kind of a globally famous person?
There was hardly any Alex ( or Brainy and Nia ) in this episode, which was a bit of a shame - they're the ones that really knit in the episodes together for me. I wish they'd keep to giving somewhat equal screentime towards all their characters... Which also brings me to the point that this show's called Supergirl, but Kara seems to be a lesser character - in this episode, at least.
Also... We haven't seen Russian!Kara in a while... Wonder what she's up to?
So it took Momonuske about 23 episodes to make those clouds and Luffy over 76 episodes to finally defeat Kaido... God, I hope this arc comes to a close very, very soon. With all the dilly-dallying, there were much more enjoyable fights going on.
"I mean, look at it out there. Looks like a Renaissance painting portraying masculine melancholy." :joy:
Damn, you know Nate's been charging up his evil powers 'cos his hair's now fully grey lmao.
Not too bad overall for a second season, but the first is still better, imo. More solid, focused more on the soccer / sport aspect of the show while developing their characters through the scenes between matches. I liked that about the first season, 'cos it felt more original-and otherwise the show feels more of just like your standard drama show, with a bit of the sports sprinkled in there, which this season was definitely leaning towards, especially during the middle. I honestly still don't understand the Beard After Hours episode, and I don't think I ever will.
Not bad for a pilot episode, but it's... Meh. There seems to be nothing going on for the plot except the hint of a murder from the present day events. Most of the main characters are unlikeable and unrelatable, and even cringey. Classic newlyweds where one of them is from a rich family, two mean girls whose only personality trait are being mean... Nothing new. Good set-up but they're so one-dimensional and too stereotypical right now. I'll give it a few more episodes, hoping it picks up from here.
There was a battle in this ep, and Thor wasn't in it ???
this was super messy, but bel and vinder? omg i've had them for one episode and if anything were to happen to them, i'd k word all the writers and then myself :weary::ok_hand:
Started to like this show only for it to overly sexualise the girls and then encourage this creepy behaviour on the guys... I get that this was back in 2007 and it's an anime, but I don't care - worst ep so far. I hate it. Totally unnecessary.
Ooh, an ending to a 1P episode that was actually kinda spicy... :eyes: :ok_hand:
Hoyt: [ I mean, I don't care what nobody says if I met a nice vampire girl, I'd be proud to have her on my arm. ] Does Bill know anybody my age?
next scene, Jessica walks in
Oh, well that's not subtle at all... :joy: Keen to see that dynamic if it ever happens!
... And we finally get to meet Jessica! I've been watching for more Deborah content and am excited to see where her character goes from here :eyes:
Hate to be that person, but Casey was off pitch and didn't sing a high C... He was so close, off by a tone! :sob:
"Can I offer you like a nice egg in this trying time?" :joy:
Love that Nami helped big time in winning that battle! I feel like she's always been a bit of an underdog because she doesn't have physical strength like Luffy or Zoro, but her wits are definitely the best part about her character.
Loved this ep, but found it very out of character for Penelope to be having her shoes on, especially when she's laying on the new couch!
"What on God's flat Earth is going on?!" :joy:
The final joust of the tournament was HILARIOUS. Couldn't stop laughing :joy::clap:
Only 3/4 of the way through this episode while I type this... I do like the premise of the show, but it's... Very typical CW-network writing. Too much of this family drama and not enough actual action going on within the episode. Makes me wonder what this could've been if it were picked up on another network. I'm pretty much just watching it for Lindsey and Odette at this point.
