I am incredibly grateful to Game of Thrones for this adventure I have found myself sucked into for some years now. I am grateful for all the emotions it brought me since day one, bitter and sweet alike. I am grateful for all the laughs, all the tears, all the jokes and gags, every single bit of it, I really am grateful and appreciative of it all. It's been just... wonderful.
That said, I am feeling robbed and betrayed right about now. This ending is arguably one of the worst series finales in the history of television and trust me I realize how bold of a statement that is. The terrible violations the characters have suffered this season, the lack of proper resolution to many of the plots and narratives developed over seasons worth of buildup, the seeking of shock value at the expense of quality writing... that and much much more solidified this as an absolute disappointment of a finale, as opposed to the marvel wrap it could've given this cultural phenomenon.
This episode does have its positives, as always the score, acting and cinematography are perfectly performed but I just do not think it's nearly enough to compensate for how lackluster the writing has been, as much as I wish they did. Oh well, sad as it may be, I'll just hold on to the good stuff and hope that GRRM's book, once finished, will tackle the ending in a more coherent, more respectful and more meaningful way. It's been real y'all...
P.S: I'll leave this here lest some people jump me again. This comment is a representation of my own personal opinion, I am entitled to one just as all of you are. If you enjoyed this season and felt this finale delivered what you were looking for then more power to you mate, but that doesn't nullify my opinion nor does it make yours any valid. If you want to discuss or challenge my views, I'd be more than happy to engage you on that basis but if all you have to offer are petty remarks then please keep them to yourself.
No. No. I refuse to believe this.
I'm not crying, not yet. But I have this horrible, cold, twisting sensation in my stomach that usually means I'm nervous. Right now it means that my worst nightmares have come true.
I can't say that I didn't expect Root to die, but I didn't expect it to happen before the series finale, and even then, my silly, naive heart still hoped against all hope that she'd miraculously survive.
Root died protecting Harold, fighting for a cause she believed in. She transcended death and became The Machine's voice. They couldn't have possibly come up with a more fitting end for her character, but that doesn't mean I'm the tiniest bit okay with her dying. I feel sick, to be honest. I can't breathe. I don't know how to process this. Is this what heartbreak feels like? It sucks. It sucks so badly.
It's no secret that I loved Root. I absolutely adored her. She was one of my favorite characters of all time, and her journey from an antagonist to a hero was nothing short of extraordinary. I feel like a part of me died with her, and I don't think I'll ever get it back.
I can't focus because my feelings are overwhelming me. It was a brilliant episode. Great action, great Harold speech in that interrogation room, great Root/Shaw scenes... I need to scream into my pillow. Root just got Shaw back! It's not fair!
How am I supposed to live after this?
Everything hurts, and nothing matters anymore.
I think I need a hug.
Melissa Benoist is just unbelievable. It seems that whatever the writers throw at her, she pulls it off with ease.
This show has definitely improved since the pilot and this episode was great. Right now, Supergirl is probably my favorite superhero TV show, next to The Flash and Agents of SHIELD, mostly because of the characters and some great character dynamics. Kara/Alex, Alex/J'onn and Kara/Cat are all wonderful relationships and there were some nice emotional scenes in this episode for each one of them. Kara's speech at the end of the episode was super touching and beautiful.
The only thing I really dislike about this show is the awkward trainwreck of a relationship between Kara and James. No matter what the writers do to convince me that these two are crazy in love with each other, there's just nothing there. No spark, no chemistry, no romantic tension, no genuine affection. Even their friendship seems forced. Maybe it's because James is the most boring character on the show. He's dull, he has zero personality and the fact that he's being reduced to a love interest doesn't help him at all. Sometimes I think that he could be replaced by a lifeless piece of wood and I honestly wouldn't notice. Every other character brings something to the table. James is just... there.
throws an Emmy at Chyler Leigh's head because somehow she manages to outdo herself every week and it's ridiculous
I didn't expect Supergirl to do a horror episode, but they actually kinda pulled it off. The scenes at the research station were sufficiently creepy. And the parasite looked really good.
Drunk Kara was absolutely adorable and hilarious.
The Guardian is fine. I liked James and Winn's interactions in this episode. Kudos to Jeremy Jordan for his angry speech at the DEO. It was amazing. And the idea to lace the suit with lead so Kara can't see inside it was pretty brilliant.
Is something going to happen to J'onn because of White Martian blood?
Well, Mon-El is dead. I mean, not really, but I can't say I'd miss his pasty annoying ass.
Now, let's get to the more emotional and less comprehensible part of this review:
Alex came out to Kara, and of course there had to be a misunderstanding, but that scene at Kara's apartment was beautiful. Everything about it was perfect, from the soft music and the warm lighting to all the acting choices. Alex talking about Maggie and calling her beautiful was just so pure and cute and it made me want to bite my hand off. You know the feeling. Don't lie to me.
AND THEN ALEX KISSED MAGGIE! I had to pause the episode and calm my racing heart. I was so excited and happy that I felt like I was about to explode. But underneath all that there was a nasty little gremlin sitting in my stomach, whispering "Maggie's gonna reject her", so I hesitated for a good minute before hitting play.
And guess what?
The gremlin was fucking right and I hate life.
Don't get me wrong. I want Alex and Maggie's relationship to develop slowly. And Maggie had a good reason for not wanting to get involved with a baby gay who's just starting to figure herself out. The calm, reasonable part of me knows that. But the far more vocal, far less logical part wants them to get together immediately.
Alex's heartbreak destroyed me. Holy shit. My poor baby. I'm sobbing because of her. The way she choked and stuttered and could barely talk... so real and completely devastating.
Geez, this episode was a rollercoaster. I have so many thoughts and I’m not sure if I can express all of them properly, but I’ll try.
First of all, Mon-El is not bad, but he’s not particularly interesting either. I really hope he and Kara will stay friends and nothing more. His scenes with Winn were pretty great, though. And hungover Winn is absolutely hilarious.
Something about Lena Luthor’s accent has been bothering me since the season premiere, and I finally got around to looking up Katie McGrath. She’s Irish, as it turns out. My ears weren’t deceiving me. By the way, is Lena evil? Does she know Kara is Supergirl? Something about their conversation and the way she stared after Kara seemed shady. Frankly, I don’t care if she’s one of the good guys or a villain. I’m fine with either.
Miss Martian is a White Martian! I’m having an aneurysm! I didn’t see that one coming at all. What an awesome plot twist. I really enjoyed the relationship between her and J’onn in this episode and I can’t wait to see what will happen when J’onn finds out who she really is.
"- I offered to merge with her in the Martian way.
- But you guys just met."
I literally had to pause the episode because I was laughing too hard. Oh, Kara.
Dichen Lachman is always a win. Dichen Lachman playing a villain in a red dress with sick tattoos? Double win. I hope we’ll see Roulette again at some point.
Alex „Fight Me” Danvers, the same Alex Danvers who throws herself at aliens twice her size without hesitation, stutters and gets flustered when a pretty girl compliments her. What an awkward baby gay. I love her so much.
Why did Maggie take Alex’s hand? Don’t tell me it was for the mission because there was no need for them to hold hands. I’m pretty sure the writers only threw that in to give me (and Alex) a heart attack.
Of course Maggie has a girlfriend who conveniently showed up when Alex was trying to ask Maggie out. I hate it when they do that. We all know that the girlfriend is just a plot device created for the sole purpose of keeping Alex pining for Maggie for a little longer. They did basically the same thing with Kara, James and Lucy last season, except Lucy ended up actually getting some character development and being relevant to the plot. I’m willing to bet it won’t be the case here.
Shoutout to Chyler Leigh for her phenomenal work. She did an amazing job of showing Alex’s inner turmoil, sadness and disappointment with just her facial expressions as she watched Maggie leave. It was stunning to watch.
You know what the sad thing is? I didn't appreciate Laurel enough when she was on the show. This episode only reminded me what a big hole she left when she died. And damn, it made me emotional.
I actually love the "characters are in a simulation and start to realize that something's not right" storyline. This was really well-done.
I wondered where the newbies were during last night's episode. I'm not that fond of them, but I'm glad they included them here, if only for the sake of continuity.
Kara and Barry's high five in the middle of a fight was just the cutest thing ever. This is one of my favorite relationships in the Arrowverse. They are absolutely adorable together.
Holy cow, that spaceship looked freaking amazing. And I'm happy that the Waverider and Nate made an appearance. I guess we'll see everyone in the Legends part of the crossover. Maybe we'll finally get some actual alien ass-kicking.
Oh, and how could I forget? This is the 100th episode of Arrow! Congrats! It hasn't always been smooth sailing, but I'm still happy for the show. It was great to see all the characters we've lost along the way and remember how much Arrow has changed since the pilot. Some of the changes have been for the better. Some for the worse. But all in all, I still enjoy the show and episodes like this remind me why I fell in love with it in the first place.
Evil Katie Cassidy with black lipstick, dressed in leather? Sign me the hell up! I loved her!
My poor baby Caitlin. I'm glad she's back with the team. She, Barry and Cisco had a really nice moment with the group hug. The original trio of nerds back together, as it should be.
"This is the part where I play stupid and you explain the science."
That's it. That's the show in a nutshell.
A lot of good lines in this episode. Very quotable.
"- I didn't know you cared, Detective.
- Yes, you did."
That was a nice spin on the clichéd "I don't" response. Joe is a gift to this world.
I love how Cisco and Harry are BFFs now. Their relationship is super fun to watch.
Barry and Iris are adorable. I didn't really like the idea of those two together in season 1. I thought that their childhood-friends dynamic with the boy inevitably falling in love with the girl was kind of unoriginal and boring. Now I'm starting to like them. I still wouldn't mind Barry and Caitlin together, though. Grant Gustin is a magical actor who has chemistry with everyone.
I wish I could get my hands on Zoom right now. Damn, leave Barry alone! That puppy of a person has been through enough. He deserves some happiness for once.
If all doppelgangers are mirror reflections of each other, does this mean that 90% of the population on Earth 2 are left-handed?
You know who I love? Alex Danvers. Any episode where she gets her own scenes is a good episode in my book. Which is kind of sad, actually - she's a main character after all, arguably the most important one after Kara, and yet practically all of her storylines revolve around her sister. The showrunners promised that we would get to know Alex more this season and see more of her personal life, so I'm waiting for that. And I'm really happy that they acknowledged Alex's problems with Clark because she's right. 12-year-old Kara was willing to take care of baby Kal, but Clark, who was a grown-ass man when her pod landed, immediately dropped his cousin off at the Danvers family's doorstep like a stray puppy. Alex has dedicated her whole life to Kara while Clark has been flying around, showing up once in a blue moon. What's up with that, by the way? It took him like 5 seconds to get from National City to Metropolis. Can't they hang out for dinner every Saturday or something? Why do they see each other so rarely?
It was fun to have Superman on the show. I really liked the way Tyler Hoechlin portrayed him.
Clark and Kara are adorable dorky dorks and I love them.
My favorite scene in this episode was the one where Cat told Kara she was leaving. I genuinely cried. I love Cat Grant and the show won't be the same without her. She'll return at some point, of course, but she'll probably never be a main character again, which sucks. Just like Kara, I don't like change, and I will miss Queen of All Media deeply.
Winn is absolutely hilarious. His reaction to Clark and J'onn arguing was the same as mine. And Star Wars references are always great.
Project Cadmus is super shady. I mean, I already knew that, but damn. They're much better villains than Non.
James is the boss, which is... actually good in my opinion? And it makes sense? Give him his own storylines outside of being Kara's (former) love interest. It'll be good for both of them.
Update 9/22/16: This was the episode Tatiana used as her Emmy submission and won with.
So my fave ship from Season 1 is finally reunited. Propane (Rachel x Windows), how I've missed thee. Never part again.
And, of course, if something is given, something has to be taken away, so apparently this is goodbye to my dear Beth. I have to say that this season's Beth arc was easily one of my favorite things that has happened on this show. It gave this show the much needed boost it needed after last season's Castor debacle. Sarah seeing Beth again while on the bridge near the train station broke me. When Beth said "We need you." I almost lost it.
The main two questions I need answered now are: Where the hell is Helena? I can understand why she left, but that doesn't explain why we haven't seen her. The woman is pregnant with twins and I need to know she's okay. And of course, is Delphine alive or not? It's been 7 episodes since she was shot and all we know is that Krystal saw someone pick her up and she was still alive at that time. If she is alive, I bet she shows up in the last seconds of the season finale or Cosima gets some phone call from her at the end of the episode.
This season is jockeying back and forth with Season 1 in the favorite season department. Actually, I think when the season is over, I'm going to watch Season 1 and Season 4 back to back.
This might actually be my favorite episode of the season so far. I loved everything about it.
Mon-El's storyline provided some pretty hilarious moments, but there was also an important lesson for Kara in there. Just please, don't let anything romantic happen between these two. I'm starting to like their weird brother/sister dynamic.
James is finally getting his own storyline! It's about damn time. I'm glad that he has Winn helping him.
The villains were fine. Whatever. It's not like we're ever going to see them again.
Lena Luthor had some good scenes in this episode. She was totally flirting with Kara. Fight me on this. Showing up at CatCo? Biting her lip while talking to Kara? Coming to Kara's apartment? (How did she even get her address?) It was amazing. I also liked Lena and Winn working together to stop the bad guys. Lena being a casual badass is what I'm here for.
Of course Project Cadmus lady is Lena's mom. Because if someone out there hates aliens, it just has to be a Luthor. I know I said I'd be fine with Lena turning out to be evil, but now I really want her to be better than her shitty family and choose a different path.
We got some nice bonding between Kara and Alex! I adore these two. They're so wonderful together. And Alex had a punk rock phase! It's canon!
So Alex didn't realize she was gay. Huh. I thought she knew and she simply decided not to tell anyone, but the way the writers chose to deal with it on the show is actually a lot better. I feel like they handled her coming out storyline exceptionally well. That scene at the end was freaking spectacular: so real, raw and powerful. I'm losing my mind over it. I can't believe it's real. I would like to thank not only God but also Jesus for blessing me with this beautiful character arc. Chyler Leigh is a goddamn revelation. Her acting is so nuanced. And I'm obsessed with "Way down we go" by Kaleo. Any scene is better with this song in the background. That's just science. I don't make the rules.
Oh, and I knew Maggie's girlfriend wouldn't stick around for long, but I didn't expect them to get rid of her this fast. It has to be some kind of a record.
You did it "The 100", you did it.
You left us last week with a bait-and-switch bisexuality storyline that possibly and probably hinted towards actual dynamical characterization, only to have those hopes dashed and smashed and scattered to the winds, and then you pulled an almost complete 180 to make everything meaningful and interesting again.
How many times will I continue to fall for this?
Infinitely, if not 100, at least, I'd pre-suppose.
So, last week was basically the worst possible episode imaginable. Everything that was built-up and worked towards was all but obliterated with random acts of blindness as each and every character seemed to forget all notions of sanity and reason, leaving everything at face value.
We even learn that allllllll the bone marrow transplant army mountain dudes, except the crazy Son King under the Mountain and his right-hand generic brutish white-dude-stooge were killed in Clarke's Gambit... which honestly just made it more incoherent as to why Lexa surrendered.
Personally, I'm starting to question the saliency of the feminism in this racistly-depicted matriarchal warrior society, and perhaps Lexa's appointment is a post-apocalyptical role of blame funneling.
In a society of warriors, you can have a small, fancy lady queen, so long as we can all blame her for all our problems.
Point-in-fact, the PCP super-heroin drugging that generates the "Reapers". It's a persistence of the "Mountain Men" society of war-ready American (or, AMERICAN) descendents objectifying the external, the others in society, to be their blood property, while also building a subset of warrior-warring people-pets who maintain the "order" and delineation.
Perhaps -- as is most explicable and rational in the face of the irrationality of events -- Lexa's surrender was an ingrained notion of inferiority to the "Mountain Men", which Clarke entirely failed to recognize.
This, I could understand. It'd be deeply horrifying, but it'd be far more understandable.
And as this episode showed in a near-completely brutalistic manner, Clarke jumps to action out of worry, even without rationale or reason. Not only did she save (some of) her people, but she ended-up doing exactly what she wanted to prevent ... she painfully and horrifically obliterated the "Mountain Men", women, and children. She even all-but-line-of-sight-directly killed Jasper's girlfriend, who spent the last 12 episodes consistently saving and supporting every single one of Clarke's people ... even sacrificing her own friends and family for the righteousness of the cause of anti-blood-slavery.
Yet, what is just soooooo infuriating, but weirdly so exemplified, is this persistent delusion of exclusion that Clarke has for her nearest and dearest.
Finn objectively went entirely insane. He had a Nazi-ish massacre of a couple dozen of people under his belt, all based on noticing Clarke's dad's watch. A flimsier rationale could not be designed. Especially not for everything that happened, with Finn's twelve dozen "oops! my finger slipped" insane and persistent reactions as he kept gunning-down person after person, for absolutely and entirely no reason. And then it took three episodes for Clarke to finally mercy-kill him to spare him from a public flaying (a.k.a., a fully conscious separation of his body from his skin).
The frustration is consistently in the pacing and tone. There is absolutely no distinction between the rampaging idiotic murder of dozens of "Grounders", and the absolutely, entirely boring courtship of emotional reticence between Raven and Engineer McGentleman Scruff, Esq..
Clarke will kill a dad to revenge against -- not even coerce, just fully and irrationally and irreconcilably pre-revenge -- a son, then subject dozens of ostensibly innocent men, women, and children to excruciating and inescapable radiation poisoning, and then apparently reconnect with the mother who sent her to prison and orchestrated her own husband's murder for political maintenance, in the span of all but 20 seconds.
I mean ... hormones and the moon are real things, but like, come on, you guys. Seriously, I mean, come on. Is anyone really this entirely cynical and callous and unstable?!
I mean, even I am entirely subservient to blessed Selenic Sovereign ... but come on ... take a beat. Have a thought. Think about what you're doing, for like, I dunno, 3 seconds, instead of 1. Let's start there at least and see how it feels.
You are literally living in a post-nuclear society ... let's not consistently revert to the nuclear option ... no matter how much we miss our mum.
I, too, would enjoy a hug now and then, particularly in the most trying of times ... but you get a pillow or two, you squeeze 'em and put one between your legs, and you go to sleep and see how you feel in the morning.
Doesn't that sound far more manageable and tolerable than the latest mass-murder of the moment?
Cra'y cra'y, for days.
Anyways, of course Jaha then like tosses dudes to the "Tremors"/"Dune" lake leeches so he and Murphy can follow the drone to the island of lost dreams, where it turns out that there is a playboy bachelor billionaire lighthouse ... fuck you, "The 100", for exploiting my weakness!!!
Ugh, ok, I guess now I have to tolerate this story, though of course I can help but be bored with the stupidity that is a semi-sentient fancy-lady-hologram AI who speaks in abstract illuminati riddles and wants to continue to build this story as a pre-cursor to "The Matrix".
I mean ... sure, technically there's nothing else like this on TV, but also, novelty is not intellect nor entertainment, inherently.
I do like to contend though that Jaha suffered massive oxygen deprivation in his last few hours on the space station, and that explains why he's behaving like he is, because he is quite literally -- and non-mockingly -- brain-damaged. That would just be so wonderful, and would really clear a lot of things up, in terms of characterization.
And that's the thing, "The 100", you got me, I'll watch you next season, I will, and I would even, with much trepidation, recommend you to others to watch. You are definitely no "Hawaii Five-0", but you are assuredly some kind of deformed subversion.
Your pacing is horrific, your tone is consistently insane, and your narrative is like "What if only cynical, idiotic assholes survived the nuclear annihilation of humanity ... what would they do if we stick them all in the same room?".
Not to smash a tofu (vegan for "beat a dead horse"), but It's the nuclear fallout and only 2/3rds of the characters in your show are familiar with CPR and basic First Aid. Reflect on "Donnie Darko" for a hot second and revel in the insanity of "The Knick", antiseptics revolutionized modern society. The 1899 may have well been the middle ages, if not Ancient Egypt (-2999) compared to 1999, because of the societal and technological and medical advances. Never have we ever experienced such revolution to the fabric of our basic cultural and societal reality besides the notions of portable food storage (anti-spoilage) and persistent anti-bacterials.
Focus on that you sexy teen adults. I mean, come on. Have a conversation ... once. Just once. Please.
I love that the dude from "Lost"/"Scandal" is the very first person in the very last possible moment to suggest bone marrow donations. Like, you just went through some insane wars and murders and crazy power struggles, and no one ever thought to just have a fucking blood drive, instead of some kind of ghettoized Reganomic CIA insane doping regimen of creating cannabilistic soldier pets to harvest and dispose of these sanguine people-shaped sacks clambering all around the place.
Insane.
But I'll keeping watching.
So insane.
It's Supergirl day, so you know what that means: it's time for yet another mess of a review!
I didn't understand why everyone was so excited about Lynda Carter playing the President, but hey, Google's your friend. I'm not American, so a lot of references - like the fact that she played Wonder Woman on a TV show in the 70's - go over my head. I love learning things like that. It shows how much effort and thought goes into creating the series.
Kara's excitement over meeting the President was adorable. What a precious ray of sunshine.
Mon-El will be Kara's new love interest, won't he? God damn it.
Lena Luthor is freaking beautiful. Just... Jesus Christ. But that device she invented? Yup, I'm with Kara on that one. Burn it.
The President is an alien! The bartender is a Martian! My head is spinning! So many plot twists and they're all sick!
And now, let's talk about Maggie Sawyer for a second, shall we? Do you hear that sound? It's me. Yelling excitedly because I've been waiting for this since Floriana Lima's casting was announced like 4 months ago.
Maggie Sawyer is everything I wanted her to be: badass, smart, witty, funny and all-around amazing. Hell yes. I already love her.
Last summer, one of the people in charge of the CW/DC universe said that one of the main characters on one of the four shows would be coming out this season. And in this episode we got Alex Danvers looking at Maggie with what can only be described as Heart Eyes. Alex Danvers, the only main character on Supergirl who's never been shown to have a love interest of the opposite gender (although some people shipped her with the human equivalent of toxic radioactive waste Trashwell Lord, but come on).
"- What, you got a hot date?
- Actually, I do."
Cut to Alex staring after Maggie with a little smile on her face, letting out a thoughtful "hmmm".
I rest my case.
tl;dr: this show is awesome, Maggie and Alex are probably going to make out at some point and I feel so alive.
I'm just going to start off by listing the 3 shittiest things that He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named did in this episode, okay? By the way, please enlighten me, how does a dude who does multiple shitty things per episode even stand a chance with Kara, let alone actually get together with her?
Calling Kara helping people as Supergirl "little superhero-ing".
Immediately disregarding Kara's wishes and telling everyone about their relationship.
Ignoring what Kara said (again) and trying to brush it off (again).
I just don't get it. A part of me thinks, or hopes, that the writers are doing this on purpose to show what a toxic relationship looks like and how not to treat your significant other, but let's be real, that's probably not it. They actually seem to think that this shit is cute and romantic. And it makes me sick.
Sure, Man-Hell was right about Jeremiah. But contrary to popular belief, the end doesn't justify the means. He could have proved his point without being an asshole. But I guess that's just how he rolls, right? And we're supposed to let it slide because... he's conventionally attractive?
Honestly, fuck this guy.
Alex's confrontation with Jeremiah was a powerful moment and Chyler Leigh once again brought her A-game.
How long will I have to scream into the void about Maggie's lack of screentime before someone finally hears me? I can't believe the showrunners think I'm more interested in What's-His-Face than in this amazing woman, who:
is simultaneously an absolute badass and the softest human being I have ever seen (those dimples, man, Jesus Christ, what a bae)
was outed to her parents and kicked out of the house at 14
is such a good detective that she figured out Kara's secret by herself
is a good, pure, unproblematic fave who deserves better.
I have no dignity left anymore, I will literally beg if I have to. I'll sell my soul if that's what it takes to get her a proper storyline. Sure, the family dinner thing was cute, and the way she comforted Alex was wonderful. Maggie Sawyer is a kind, supportive girlfriend who listens to Alex and is always there for her, and the way they keep trying to draw parallels between Sanvers and Karamel lowkey makes me want to die. They're not similar! At all! Not in a million years! One is based on mutual love, respect and support, and the other is an abusive garbage fire. I'm starting a campaign. Let Maggie Sawyer deck Fuckboy in the face 2017.
And another thing: I guess Karamel can be all over each other, make out, wake up in bed naked after obviously having sex, but God forbid Maggie and Alex do anything more than kiss for exactly 1.5 seconds. No, I'm not bitter, why do you ask?
Does Cadmus want to send all aliens back into space? Hey, here's a thought: maybe they can use that big-ass ship to launch Mayo-El into the Phantom Zone? Pretty please?
Okay, those worm implant things are gross as hell. My whole face is itching right now. But how come Sarah didn't feel it earlier? In the previous episode the guy could feel it moving in his cheek and the one in Sarah's jaw looks pretty big.
My poor baby Cosima missing Delphine. I'm so sad for her, she's such a sweet ray of sunshine but she's been through so much. I just want her to be happy...
Helena's having twins! Finally we're getting something nice and positive instead of constant suffering! She was so excited when she found out. And Donny's a real treasure. So kind and supportive and genuinely happy for Helena. I feel a little sorry for Alison, though. This whole situation must be difficult for her, especially since she's the one who wanted to have a family and struggled with her inability to get pregnant.
Felix looking for his biological parents will be an interesting storyline. It's nice that they adressed the fact that S and Sarah are basically related and that Felix might feel left out because of that.
The scenes where the story switched between Sarah and Beth were the highlight of the episode for me. They were very cool visually and I like that we finally got to learn more about Beth, since Sarah witnessing her suicide was what set the events in motion in the first place.
New favorite episode this season. Hands down.
Alex going rogue and just beating the shit out of Cadmus people was so good to watch. I loved every second of it. And don't you dare tell me that she did it for the wrong reasons. Alex Danvers is the biggest Slytherin to ever Slytherin. At the end of the day, family comes first. That's just who she is. And it doesn't make her a bad person or a bad agent.
Maggie was on my screen for more than 20 seconds! Merry fucking Christmas to me! She's apparently gotten much better at pool, too. And she wanted an actual flash grenade for winning? What a dorky badass. I'd die for her.
"- I wish I had what you two have.
- Go away, Brian."
Am I still laughing? Yes. Yes, I am.
Also, Alex is Maggie's "ride or die". They are such a good team, working together seamlessly, kicking ass and supporting each other through everything. My little gay heart can't handle Sanvers. And Alex would definitely make an excellent arm candy.
Look at that, Kara had her own storyline! And a moral dilemma! And it was about journalism! So much yes. I'm super mad about her getting fired, though. Snapper had better hire her back soon. Remember when working at CatCo was an integral part of Kara's storyline and she said she couldn't be Supergirl without her job keeping her grounded? Good times.
Kara biting her lip while talking to Lena? Supergirl saving Lena and carrying her in her arms? I'm not saying it's gay, but it's so gay. And it's also an interesting, healthy, respectful relationship. Do the writers really think we'd rather see Karamel happen than Supercorp?
"Maybe being Supergirl and having you is enough."
Okay, here's the plan: we go home, we vomit. Then we book the next flight to Vancouver, get into the writers' room and ask them what the fuck they're doing. They should ask themselves "What would Cat Grant say about this?". Because she would definitely disapprove.
But yeah, aside from that one garbage moment this episode was awesome. And that scene between Kara and Alex when they were trying to stop the alien ship was raw and epic, and absolutely, utterly spectacular. This is the kind of content that we should get every week.
THE CROSSOVER IS HERE!
This was amazing. Oh my God. So many great things happened in this episode. I'm still trying to wrap my head around it all. Maybe it's because it's 5 AM here right now and I'm severely sleep deprived, but let's face it, I couldn't possibly go to school without watching Supergirl first.
And it was so, so worth it this week!
Medusa was not only a serious threat, but it also gave the writers a chance to get almost everyone involved in it, which resulted in a very focused episode. You could really feel that there was a lot at stake there. The scene where the missile exploded and J'onn prepared to be reunited with his wife was fantastic. I think I held my breath for like a minute because it was so intense.
I'm so glad that Lena is not evil. I'll be honest, she actually scared me for a minute there. I loved the way she outsmarted her mother. I'm sure we haven't seen the last of Lillian Luthor, but hey, maybe they can have some peace before her next anti-alien scheme.
Kara facing disappointment regarding her parents was a good storyline too. My beautiful alien puppy. She continues to amaze me. She's the hero we all deserve.
Mon-El kisses Kara
"Fuck this shit I'm out" plays in the background as I jump out of my chair and through the window
Yeah, I'm not even going to talk about this.
J'onn is green again! Woohoo!
It's always nice to see Eliza. And the way she said "My beautiful Alexandra" made my heart melt.
Can Alex get drunk every Thanksgiving? I find it hilarious.
Alex and Maggie are in lesbians with each other! There are legit tears of happiness in my eyes. Maggie getting injured and realizing her feelings for Alex is such a classic fanfiction trope. I absolutely love it. You can bet that I'm going to watch that scene at Alex's apartment at least 50 times, until I've memorized every breath, every word and every facial expression.
Barry and Cisco in the house! I've been waiting for this! The next 3 days are going to be epic!
I was looking forward to this when discovering the synopsis and wasn't disappointed at all. Quite the contrary, I was even pleasantly surprised by this pilot.
Not a fan of the rather young cast but I've seen much worse and guess I can deal with it on the long run.
I'd say the premise was set a bit fast but on the other hand it didn't drag the episode.
Somehow it feels a bit like the TV series Forever (fantastic series, btw) just in a lighthearted format, plus a zombie instead of an immortal. Comedy is rather subtle here but very well used.
The only issue I have is the morgue sidekick or boss of Liv, Ravi. He's just too laid back about this zombie thing and too willing to cover her up and send her off to do police work, risking her cover. While I appreciate a non dragging establishing of characters, some more background about Liv and Ravi would have been necessary to make it more believable here. But that is nitpicking.
Also, Rose McIver looks really hot as a zombie but not nearly as hot as a human. Or maybe I'm just into zombiegirls. shrug
Sidenote: The cover for this show here on trakt looks awful with the "main" characters posting in front of a white screen. Looks absurd and not fitting of the tone the first episode set.
This whole episode was perfection. Except for 2 things:
Kara/White Bread bullshit
Yet another edition of "Where's Maggie, you know, the main character NCPD Detective Maggie Sawyer and why is Man-Hell on my screen instead of her?" Seriously, though. She only had like 5 minutes of screentime in this ep. This is bullshit.
I love Lena Luthor. And goddamn, her relationship with Kara is amazing. That feeling when two female characters basically fulfill every classic romantic trope (obvious Romeo and Juliet vibes because of the Super/Luthor conflict, Kara saving Lena more than once, Lena calling Kara her hero, Lena looking mortified when Supergirl gets hurt in front of her, Kara believing in Lena against all odds, Lena sending a million flowers to Kara's office, the list goes on) and look like they're about 2 seconds away from making out every time they share a scene, but heteronormativity exists and you know they'll forever remain strictly in the realm of subtext and fanfiction. That feeling sucks and I'm bitter.
I don't blame Lena for being kind of torn in this episode. Lillian played the mommy card very well. Katie McGrath and Brenda Strong are both awesome and they created a super interesting dynamic between the two characters.
I firmly believe that Lena is good. I need her to be good, otherwise Kara will be so disappointed. Get away from me with the staring-sinisterly-at-the-chessboard thing, writers. I don't accept it.
Baby Lena was so cute! What a beautiful genius baby. I want to adopt her.
Kara finally has her friends back. This is the kind of content that I watch this show for! It's good and pure, and Kara is a precious cinnamon roll. I just want her to be happy, have a good support system, be surrounded by people who love and care about her, and have a lifetime supply of potstickers. Is that too much to ask?
Also, shoutout to J'onn for being the most wonderful, supportive, telepathic Space Dad in the history of everything.
Thank you, Mr. Next-Episode's-Bad-Guy for saving us, at least temporarily, from the true villain this season: the forced romance between our amazing heroine and the "arrogant dude-bro" (Kara was spot-on, I actually cackled when she said it) who steals all of her screentime. Just burn this shitshow of a ship. Please. I'm so tired of white men being prioritized over everyone else, including the freaking main character. And is it just me, or did Kara seem awfully miserable in that last scene? Compare the way she looks at Mon-Ewww to the way Alex "Heart Eyes, Motherfucker" Danvers looks at Maggie. They couldn't be more different.
Probably one of my favourite episodes this season. Partly because James was only there for 5 seconds and he wasn't even himself. Why, oh, why did Kara save him?
Maxwell Lord is annoying as hell. Another villain with a tragic backstory that ultimately doesn't justify all the shit he's done. I still haven't forgotten that you created Red Kryptonite, dude. You made Kara cry. I don't like you.
Cat Grant talking about Harrison Ford was one of the best moments in this episode. I liked her speech on the balcony - yes, it was cheesy, as is the whole show, but it was a good kind of cheesiness. Family-friendly, heartwarming cheesiness. But if the writers are really trying to convince me that this brilliant journalist doesn't know that Kara and Supergirl are the same person, then I don't believe them for a second. It makes no sense for Cat not to know. She's too smart for that.
Kara and Alex fighting? Jesus Christ, my heart. I think I might actually die next week. Their relationship is definitely my favourite on the show and watching them trying to kill each other will be super painful. I'm not ready.
Why does Non have a British accent? All the other Kryptonians we've seen so far sound very much American. Why does the bad guy always have to be British?
It seems that Supergirl has figured out how to balance all aspects of a superhero TV show. Action, drama, humor, suspense - this episode had it all and I'm really excited about the season finale. It's hard to believe how much the show has changed and improved since the Pilot. Now I'll have to build a shrine and offer a sacrifice to the Dark Lord and his minions in hell because I really want a second season and CBS is taking its sweet time announcing the renewal, which makes me extremely nervous.
Easily one of the best episodes so far, I loved every second of it. I'm very pleased at how they are dealing with time-space travel so far, it feels like they are truly exploring all possibilities and using interesting ideas - this week part of the team got stuck in the past for two years until the rest returned, and as it turns out, your personality can be lost if you're out of your time during an extended period.
Personally, I had this crazy theory that Vandal Savage himself was Chronos, pursuing Rip's team while they pursued another version of himself... but in the end it was Rory! Quite a shocking reveal, I didn't see it coming at all, though I did think Rory was still alive somewhere. Just the fact that Dominic Purcell is still on the show is something to be happy about, we will see if Rory can be reformed. (Also, interesting that the Vanishing Point was mentioned again, hopefully we get to see it at some point)
It was good to see Ra's al Ghul (and Nanda Parbat) again. Even though Arrow's season 3 was not that great, I did like Matt Nable as Ra's. With Talia being introduced, I can't help but wonder if she'll return as an adult, although it could have been just a nod towards the comics.
Penny was a resident. Like Jo and Stephanie and Ben. She was learning. She was a student. She had people above her, attendings, who should have known better. The attending who decided to ignore her and not order a CT, the neuro attending that was out at dinner and took too long to get there. They should have known better. It shouldn't be on her, she shouldn't be 'the person who killed Derek' she didn't stick a scalpel in his brain, she didn't shoot him in the heart. She TRIED to fight for him, and the people who should have been fighting for him too didn't care enough to put the effort in. And what would have happened if she'd have fought harder? Would she have been fired? Suspended? Derek still would have died. Would that make you happy? Because she tried harder? Or was she supposed to beat up her attending and do the brain surgery herself without the neurosurgeon's help? Save Derek and save the day all alone? Because that's just downright impossible.
Yknow, tonight on twitter I saw people asking if the actress who plays Penny has an account, Jerrika Hinton - Stephanie - said they told her not to get one. I can only imagine the messages she would have been getting if she had one, and lets be honest, most of them would be death threats.
Kara saying "You have changed" to Mon-El after he did one remotely decent thing was bullshit. You know, my alcoholic stepfather used to make my mom breakfast too. Didn't stop him from getting drunk and beating her up every other weekend. That's just the thing about toxic relationships: it's not all bad. Why do you think people keep coming back to their abusive partners?
We finally got to see the alien President again. Took them long enough. It's hard for me to tell if she's good or bad. She certainly had a sinister vibe at the end of the episode.
Man, Mon-El's mother is a stone cold bitch. I knew immediately that she was going to kill her husband. I'm excited to see her wreak havoc upon the Earth. Just imagine how awesome a team-up between her and Lillian Luthor would be. They both hate Supergirl, so why not?
"I'm not here to judge you for things that happened in the past, I am here to help you heal."
Alex and Maggie's relationship is so good and healthy. I want to cry. Maggie is the softest soft to ever soft, and Alex is wonderfully gentle and supportive. I mean, I'm uncomfortable that they made Maggie a cheater (as if there weren't enough unnecessary hate for her character in the fandom already), but I still love her to the death and I will protect her at all costs. I hope we'll see more of her dealing with the repressed trauma of being rejected by her parents. And I hope Alex will be by her side through all of it.
And we're going on another break. Sigh.
And here it is. The epic conclusion.
This was probably my favorite part of the crossover. The Flash part was a bit too rushed for my liking, and the Arrow part focused more on celebrating the 100th episode than the alien invasion. But this one? This one had it all. We got plenty of fight scenes and ass-kicking, but there were also some wonderful emotional moments.
I liked Stein's daughter drama. There was a lot of it in this episode, maybe a little too much, but it's an interesting storyline, even though I saw it coming a mile away as soon as Stein started having those visions of Lily. It's still good, though, and I'm looking forward to seeing how it's going to affect the future episodes of Legends.
Oliver's reasons for benching Kara were dumb as fuck. I firmly believe that that scene exists only because they couldn't include Melissa in most of the episode because of a scheduling conflict or some shit.
The Dominators really didn't put up much of a fight, did they? They just ran right back to their ships as soon as that bomb was destroyed. By the way, I totally forgot that Firestorm could transform things. I'm not entirely sure why they couldn't just have Kara throw the bomb back into space (come on, we all know she could easily have done that), but I guess it's because they wanted every hero to have their moment in the spotlight.
Holy shit, Kara and Felicity are similar. I can't believe I've never thought about it before. And Ray's comment about Kara looking like his cousin was a fun little reference for all the Superman fans out there.
I'm glad that Barry and Cisco are on good terms again. And Cisco and Felicity geeking out aboard the Waverider were adorable.
It's so cool that Kara can travel between dimensions now. It's sure as hell going to come in handy next year when the CW needs another bump in the ratings!
I love group hugs! Especially when it's between grumpy Oliver and two precious rays of sunshine Kara and Barry.
Kara is freaking scary when she wants to be. Damn. Never mess with this alien puppy. She'll drag you so hard you'll never get back up, and she'll do it with a smile on her face.
That little conversation between Sara and Oliver at the end of the episode was such a lovely, underrated moment. It really did start with the two of them. I've never looked at it like that.
Overall, this was an insanely satisfying crossover. I enjoyed it a lot, even though it made me feel dizzy at times, with all these characters running around, forcing me to pause the episode and do a mental count of who's who and which show they're on. I'm still bitter that Kara was the only Supergirl character to appear - Winn would've fit right in with the Geek Squad, and I wanted to see Alex and Sara kick some ass together. Maybe Digg losing his shit over J'onn being a Green Martian. Whatever. This was still fun, and who knows? Maybe next year's crossover will take place on Earth-38?
What an awesome mid-season!!! Let's hope Arrow's is similar Tomorrow night. Snart, Weather Wizard, The Trickster, Wally West, Zoom. Everyone was on top of the game. The Rogues gallery in action. I Wonder how Wally's in the show is going to be dealt. I mean, is he a speedster as in the comics or is he just a normal guy?
What to say about the Trickster! He is absolitely insane ("You'll like to roast some chesnuts"). Amazing.
And Iris. Awesome interpretation. I love that scene with Barry telling him that she has a brother (got goose bumps). Finally, Iris has found the place she belongs too. Candice Patton's acting was amazing. She really get emocional out There. It all felt very real.
Now, my dear Wells. I kind of knew that he was going to help Zoom,but not because he hates Barry, but because he wants to free her daughter. So,in a way, that was not so surprising. What I did not expect was that Zoom wants Barry to get faster and therefore, get his power to be faster. This was a Big surprise. What I don't get is the reason why Zoom wants to be faster. He is the fastest speedster Alive, so why on Earth does he want that? Perhaps because he wants to go back in time and fix something and Barry is the only one fast Enough? Very unlikely but let's see what the future holds.
The beginning of the episode was awesome. Wells running from Zoom, why wouldn't he?
Another thing was Barry's speech to Wells. Incredibly emotional. Addressing to someone who killed Your mother and so on and being able to forgive him, wow. amazing.
I really enjoyed this week's episode. The trickster is awesome and how can't you listen to his voice and don't think it's the Joker? Awesome. As well as Weather Wizard and Patty's story. When Barry encouraged her not to kill Mardon, it was the perfect moment to Tell her hey Patty,I' actually the Flash. sooner or later, he'll do it.
Anyway, I enjoyed this episode so much, even though the Man in the Yellow Suit was dope. Waiting for next episode.
Merry Christmas!!
There are two things that bugged me in this episode:
Rose, the actor for Liv, seems to have issues staying serious while acting. You see her smiling several times when she says her lines and it gets cut shortly after. At minute 3, when she turns back to the corpse for example.
Or the significant amount of scenes where she generally seems too lively. This was the opposite in episode 1. While there she said at the end she can step her game up, she's still undead. Even if she eats the brain of an artist who's upbeat and she behaved like that even before she did.
The second thing is the zombie make-up. From scene to scene it sometimes looks very unevenly applied, especially around the eyes and you can see it when Liv raises her eyebrows.
Other than that I loved it. The "lesson" at the end was great. The chemistry between Ravi and Liv felt much more natural. The introduction of the second zombie was better than I expected.
But I must admit, that I do understand if people don't like this show. It's - at least so far - nowhere near an action/suspense driven show, it seems to be one of those lesson at the end of each episode type of shows. These tend to be less good received overall.
This episode gets bonus points for a female character being protective of a male character as well as the male objectification through a female without any kind of specific buildup or social comment on it as if it is natural. Something that is usually not done in our oh so equality centered society/media but frowned upon when it is vice versa.
I go on, the sixth episode of this show has to be the most predictable writing scheme ever: 1x06 Enter Reverse Flash, 2x06 Enter Zoom, 3x06 Enter Savitar.
Another thing that is too obvious to be true is the fact that Julian was missing, not answering his phone, not going to work and with his mysterious girlfriend. Maybe he's Alchemy? One of his henchmen? Too obvious. Although last season it was the same, a new guy appears and immediately he's the bad guy
And what happened to Wally at the end? Unclear. He asking Barry why didn't he tell him he was a speedster in Flashpoint was absolutely ridiculous. Wally, you idiot, you all agreed that you didn't want to know about your previous life, you dumbass. However, I have to agree with Wally in one thing. Someone tells me now that I can have powers and become more than just a simple human and I'll take my chance. No doubt. Wally's little meltdown time was funny though: "Oh come on dad, Barry can screw up the timeline and I can't? Why dad? I want to screw things up too".
Can't wait to see what happens after that cliffhanger and Killer Frost. And we're just getting started!
Okay, I really wanted to like this episode, mainly because Jacqueline's character development is such a feminist statement. Unfortunately, the entire subplot with Titus as a Geisha is......argh. The way they dealt with this subplot is very one-sided and unfair. This episode comes off as pandering to the anti-SJW/anti-PC crowd. They could have at least give the PC crowd a much fairer portrayal. Like pointing out more realistic reasons why they're offended by Titus' portrayal of a Geisha in the first place like how doing a yellowface can actually be harmful to the way how people perceive Asians. Not because they're offended cause they're offended, like how they were portrayed in the show. With this, it gives a much fairer discussion on the still talked about political correctness vs. comedy debate. But nope, it's very clear what kind of bias Tina Fey has in regards to this topic.
In regards to this debate. Full-on political correctness is bad. I believe jokes on very taboo subjects has to at least be clever and does not come off as making fun of the oppressed. Like in regards to making a rape joke that makes a rapist the butt of the joke rather than the rape victims. Of course, that subplot is in response to the whitewashing of Jacqueline since the actress who is playing her is white. Honestly, I am okay with Jacqueline's character being an Native American despite being played by an actress who is white because it's ironic, gives a plot twist that Jacqueline is not actually white and also delivers a sad massage about how many PoC had to make themselves white to be feel worthy. Honestly, with this kind of story, I wouldn't buy an accurate Native American actor playing Jacqueline. Let me be clear that whitewashing in general is awful. This is just an exemption because this particular part is executed well in my opinion.
6.5/10. Something is still missing this season, and it's hard to put my finger on. Something's just a little less compelling this time around, I can't decide whether it's Peggy, Jarvis, and Howard's supporting cast, or the acting being a little more exaggerated, or the mystery being a bit less intriguing, but either way there's not as much punch in Season 2 so far.
The bright spots were threefold. First, the comedy is still a highlight, and the comedic timing shared by Hayley Atwell, James D'Arcy, and Dominic Cooper is always impeccable. From Peggy and Jarvis scooting out of a shot, to Peggy taunting Howard like a dog with his drink, to Howard and Jarvis playing professor, there's a lightness and humor the main trio's interactions that always put a smile on my face.
The second is the action and espionage sequences. Peggy skulking around the Arena Club (which has a name now) after Howard's rouse was a fun set piece that showcased Peggy's abilities as a spook, and had a bit of humor as well. Similarly, Peggy's run in with Mr. Hunt was a fun little sequence that built of her punching bag frustrations earlier in the scenes.
The third, and most surprising is Jack Thompson's storyline. The show isn't exactly subtle about setting up a moral dilemma for him, where he's drawn to be the company man and earn praise but also feels guilt about not doing the right thing. But Peggy's accusation that it's in his nature to ignore ugly truths and expect praise, and his clear hurt from it sets up an interesting emotional obstacle for him, and mixing him up with the arena club is a nice way to push that idea forward.
But it wasn't all roses in "Better Angels". The Wilkes romance continues to feel somewhat forced. Hayley Atwell, pro that she is, is doing everything she can to sell the pair's connection, but there's a lack of chemistry between her and the less-adept Reggie Austin, and the on-the-nose writing does neither of them any favors in the effort. Similarly, Whitney Frost does a little too much scenery chewing for my tastes. Her fake crying for her husband was fairly broad, and there's just not much of a twist to her. Even the end game with her director seemed contrived, with his scumbag quality seemingly dropped in out of nowhere to make what happens more palatable. Even the Arena Club business feels more convoluted that last season's mystery.
There was still a decent amount to enjoy here, but the weaker elements of the season, namely the mystery, the bad guy, and the love interest, detract from the fun and talent of the main three, and even an unexpectedly interesting turn from Agent Thompson can't counterbalance it.
Really enjoyed this week's episode. I can't wait to see the seond part of the crossover. However, it was a bit messy episode and it had too much things to handle: Vandal Savage, hawkman, Hawkgirl, Wells's being shot, Jay Garrick again, Velocity 6, Malcolm is back, Damien Darhk having fun and so on. Vandal Savage looks like a good villain, no meta but with Dark magic inside. I like it, but he lacks explanation. All we know is that he just wants to kill Kendra and Carter because he will be more powerful. Anyway, I hope it is explained in Arrow's episode. Another thing is what happened to Wells. Ok he is shot by Patty and saved by Garrick (way too obvious I think) but I did not know what to do. I mean, you see him being shot and so on but then you go back to Star City again, and so you don't have a moment to worry about whether he will survive or not. Way too obvious Jay was going to save his lofe but the fight Jay Garrick-Wells does not help. Another thing I Wonder is what the hell is Jay Garrick doing in Central City? I mean, he disappears and appears and that's all. Besides, when Jay was going to take the bullet out of Wells' chest he did it the same way Wells killed Cisco. But what can I say, I love so much this new Dr Wells.
I really enjoyed seeing Damian Darhk having so much fun. He makes his character enjoyable to watch. And what about Kendra reencarnating into Pricess Ciara. Absolutely amzing. I enjoyed it too much. And that ending, when Ollie discovers he has a son, or at least he suspects it. Perhaps he is angry because he was playing with a Flash toy (just kidding).
Anyway, a good episode this week. Too many things to handle but a really good and funny episode. It good to see everybody around and working for the same goal. I just Wonder why the arrow thing gets better when it appears in a Flash episode? Perhaps because I love the Flash very much, but Arrow gets better if Flash is near.
This was a rollercoaster. Wow. It's hard to believe that they managed to squeeze so many plot twists and reveals into one episode.
I loved Caitlin's storyline. The one we got two weeks ago with her mom was so badly written it was laughable, but her interactions with Cisco and the rest of the team in this episode were pretty good. Cisco and Caitlin are my beautiful nerd babies and I will protect them at all costs.
I fully understand where Wally is coming from and you can hardly blame him for wanting to have powers. We'll see what will happen to him when he emerges from this weird cocoon thing.
Why do I have a feeling that Cecile's daughter will turn out to be important?
Shade was cool. It's kind of a pity that they wasted him as a decoy.
Julian is shady as fuck. There's definitely something going on with him, but I'm not sure what yet. I don't think he's Alchemy, that would be too obvious. Then again, Flash isn't exactly the most subtle show in the world, so it's possible.
Savitar looks absolutely sick, but I have no clue who he is or where he came from. Yes, I could look it up, but for me discovering what's going on along with the characters is part of the fun, so I'll just wait until they explain it on the show.
