We already know that the market for romantic comedies in Hollywood is somewhat saturated, but when it comes to independent romantic comedies there is something that still manages to captivate me about them. Perhaps the fact that they are smaller productions make them more honest and that "indie feeling" in the air seems to make them more realistic. What If is one of those cases.
Wallace just come out of a relationship completely heartbroken. It is not on his intention to fall in love quickly, but at a party he knows the cousin of his best friend, a girl called Chantry and they immediately create a bound between them. The chemistry between the two was absolutely spontaneous but at the end of the night Chantry says that she has a boyfriend.
Although the formula has been used countless times, and the more predictable that the story may be, the plot is well structured, the characters are quite nice and the humor is very intelligent with a lot of charm to the mix. The use of visual animation on the film is very interesting considering that Chantry works in animation, we see all different figures that illustrate the situations in which the characters are in that specific time of the film. The use of indie rock soundtrack goes really well and fits perfectly the atmosphere.
Daniel Radcliffe is increasingly moving away from the role of the famous wizard, Harry Potter. When the saga ended I had my doubts, such a remarkable role in the career of an actor can be something worrying, but what is certain is that Radcliffe has proven to be a good actor and can do other styles. Here in the lead role, he is able to make us believe every attitude and feeling of his character. For his first romcom he did very well. Zoe Kazan is absolutely lovely, a very cute and awkward performance that touches the heart. The chemistry existing between the two actors is remarkable. The supporting cast, Adam Driver, just to name one, were also pretty great.
Despite all the predictability that the story may have, when What If comes to the end it will leave you with a huge smile on your face. Delightful.
Not a bad but the ending with Grodd! Such an awesome show!!
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I really have no idea how to rate this...
This was so confusing!!
That time jump was CRAZY!!
They went through almost a YEAR!!
MEREDITH WAS PREGNANT!!
AND THAT FUNERAL WAS LIKE 2 MINUTES THING??
Mer is doing almost the same thing her mother did.
I really... really don't like Dan, they're trying to make look like he's the perfect guy for Callie with the same things she went through with Arizona, like make her the bad person or something??
Why Callie got to spend Christmas with Sofia but NOT Arizona??
So NO MORE CALZONA??? That's it?? You CAN'T TAKE ALL THE COUPLES AWAY FROM US!!
NO MERDER?? NO CALZONA?? JAPRIL SUFER!! This is stressfull!!!
Jackson & April break my heart a little and April scared me a lot. Why Owen leads people to war? Although, thanks to Arizona I could understand why she leaves.
I like the scenes of Ben & Bailey, they're really cute and it's been awhile since we saw them like that.
I love Alex & Maggie friendship. So cute & cool.
Jo was so good in this episode. I missed Steph.
Mama Avery & Webber are TOO CUTE!! Finally they got engaged!! Was about damn time!!!
Amelia was SO GOOD in this episode. That momment when she cries & Owen was with her, was so AMAZING.
I'm not so excited about next episode, I still gonna watch this show, but they need to get those ideas clear so I can understand and follow them.
I've just started watching this show and I've been loving it. But I have something I've got to say about this episode: I don't know if I have the right, for I'm a person who truly believes in respecting other people's art, but, as a brazilian, I feel very ofended. And we do not feel hurt that easily. This brazilian references were RIDICULOUS! The portuguese spoken in the episode was portuguese from Portugal; NOBODY here talks like that! Actually it was kinda hard for me to understand what that clearly non-brazilian people were saying. That girl whom Amy kissed, god... I can't say based on her looks, but she looked more European than Brazilian. A taned European. You know, we're not all taned. We do come in many shapes AND colors, but we're not all taned or THAT taned. What about that part Amy says the girl turned her into a oompa-loompa? What's the story here? We're also fake taned? Jeez! Also, we speak PORTUGUESE, not fucking spanish! That irritates me so much. A bunch of "Holas" in the walls was seriously disrespecting. I don't understand the point of this episode, really. If the writers wanted to celebrate Brazil, than they really should've done some research on it. Or if they were just talking about someone else's country randomly, they could've, at very least, picked some country they did know a little bit more about the culture. This entire Brazilian-themed part were ridiculous. I had a hard time trying to concentrate on story. (Ps: I get about the Carnaval, churrasco and stuff. I do not feel ofended by it, since it's really part of our culture and, somehow, part of how we're seen in the world) I'll just try and forget this huge failure and continue on loving this adorable show.
That said, I'm liking Liam so much better this season. I'm even sympathizing with him. Nice haircut too. ;)
I'm glad they killed Bradley. I didn't even remember the girl was still alive...
Sometimes, I just wished they killed Norman as well, but if that happened there would be no show. Still, that guy really pisses me off sometimes. I mean, it's not his fault, he's crazy, but he really pisses me off. When he began dating Emma, he started treating her in a really weird way, like they weren't even friends, much less lovers. Luckily, she found Dylan. He's certainly better boyfriend material than Norman and I think she really deserves someone like him (I really liked Dylan's evolution since the beginning of the show). Btw, hope the transplant works out. They can't take her out of the show.
Bradley's death was enlightening. I always thought "his mom" only convinced him to kill the girls, but turns out it's actually "her" who kills them. That was interesting.
Also, I like to see that Norma is finally realizing how dangerous Norman can become and that she's finally doing something about it. It was about time. Still, she doesn't understand that her too close relationship with him it's what's causing this. Well, that and the fact that he has a natural tendency for lunacy (I mean, Norma said his father was crazy too; I assume she meant crazy like disturbed, just as Norman, and some psychiatric conditions are inheritable so I guess Norman got it from his father). Back to Norma, I love those scenes where she is actually worried, kind of lost, not knowing what to do anymore. It's more interesting than when she's in some random bar kissing some random guy who's old enough to be her son. And Farmiga's acting is so on point in those scenes...
It was a good season. There were some weak plots, like Norman and Emma's relationship and Bradley's return, but Dylemma, Bradley's death and Norma's worry (in the last episodes) makes up for that. Hope Dylemma is endgame, and hope they give a better development to Norman's situation next season, like they did in the last episodes, because in the beginning he was really pissing me off.
I went to see Limitless at the theatre back in 2011 and I knew that it was going to pass on tv so I decided to watch it again. I pretty much remembered everything but there were a few elements that I didn't recall well. I have to say that like in the first watch I had a great time!
The concept is very cool, a pill that allow your brain to work in a super scale. You become a super intelligent person, it's like you have mental powers and you are capable of doing anything, your abilities are limitless.
The camera work and some of the effects are great and perfectly suits the surreal atmosphere of this film about the drug that will revolutionize the world.
Throughout the film the story is very unpredictable and full of suspense but there's also some plot wholes but when you put everything together, the good things about it overcome the bad.
The performances are great, nothing knew to say about the great Robert De Niro but is Bradley Cooper who really shines in this film with an amazing performance. It was with this role that I started to look at him in a different way, the way that I look at him today. An actor that is capable of doing more complicated roles than the usual comedies or ordinary romantic comedies.
Overall, Limitless is super entertaining and it's definitely a fun ride!
Wow!!! Talk about an awkward dinner!
First off, Ellen Pompeo rocked this episode! I like that Meredith was behaving like a lady towards Penny in the beginning and only blew off when she found out about the transfer (which honestly would make any person loose their cool). Her acting showing the conflicts was perfect!!!
Alex showed once again why he is a true friend, noticing from the beginning that something was wrong with Meredith, just points off because when she did try to tell him what was going on, he interrupted her by saying that Penny was amazing.
Amelia is too egotistical and annoying with her "me, me, me" attitude. Yeah, I felt sorry for her when she found out about Penny at the dinner table, but everything after that was just pathetic, specially trying to make it seem like everybody revolves around and for her. LOVED seeing Meredith yell at her and say some truths!
Speaking of pathetic, Jo gets worst with every episode, insecure about her relationship with Alex, always trying to compete for attention with Meredith and playing the "nobody likes me" card... please Mary Sue, go away! And the only thing that actually made her bearable was her friendship with Stephie, which she also managed to ruin. She is jealous, and always trying to be better by using emotional blackmail and pout faces... Stephie showed that she really is a better doctor, who didn't need a sob story to achieve great things at work. LOVED when she said the truths to Jo, and stood up for herself.
Didn't like Owen here either, that commenting about preferring Cristina dead than leaving him was very OOC and crude.
Arizona was hilarious drunk.... I'm like Bailey, I like drunk Arizona... and also that she seems to be moving on from her relationship with Callie (they were awesome once, but not anymore).
Now about Penny... I really felt sorry for her, because she was a resident and not an attending... she did want to ask for a MRI and got blocked off by a superior, so it wasn't her fault! And even if it was, every single doctor on Earth has made one mistake or another at one point in their career, and they learn from it, which is exactly what she is trying to do. It's like April said, she also lost a patient in a mistake, and that doesn't make them bad people. Penny even wanted to leave several times once she got there, and people kept insisting she stayed, so she did what she could to avert the situation. I like that in the end it seems like Meredith understood that... of course she isn't going to be best friends with her, but she is also not gonna be the one to deny Penny the chance to learn how to not make the same mistake again.
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.
Good episode that one. Lots of things to comment on. I love coincidences and casualities and seeing Barry in Dr Wells wheelchair was incredible. Not to say seeing Harry Wells in the Reverse Flash suit (I have to confess that I got excited). I love the way Tom Cavanagh plays his roles, absolutely different to one another, but brilliant. He is amazing. Indeed, Cisco training Harry to be Wells was hillarious, even when he asked him to say that famous sentence. It was cool to see their different reactions to that sentence (Cisco's expression was like holy crap! whereas Wells was like wtf). The Wells dynamic is gold! When Cisco said "give me Your best Wells" I couldn't laugh more. The same happened when he said "up the creep factor". That one was pure gold. And seeing Wells back in the Reverse Flash suit was wow, pretty haunting. Even the way he talked to Grodd made me think that he is still hiding something. I love seeing a bit of the Wells we all knew.
Besides, as Barry spends most of the episode on the wheelchair, we get to know more of the dynamic Cisco-Wells, which is something I've been eaiting for since Harry appeared at STAR labs.
This episode was not only about Grodd, but also about Barry's fears and trauma, which I liked a lot. I still think that Zoom is Barry's dad and, until someone tells me the opposite (which I wish, otherwise it will disappoint me to know it from the very first episodes) I will think the same. And come on, he appears just after Zoom, too obvious to tjink that Henry csn be Zoom. Anyway, seeing Henry back is so great. He shouldn't have left so soon and the way he did.
I love what the scriptwriter do in The Flash, those film references! That ending reminded me so much to the Rise of the Planet of the Apes, but with giant ones. Moreover, Caitlin's clothes and the fact that Grodd keeps her locked in a huge building...absolutely amazing.
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!!
Amazing!!! This is what we have been waiting for! Amazing episode this one and probably the best of the season so far. Thea, Roy, Felicity, Malcolm, Nyssa, Shado... lots of plots going on but very well connected. I somehow knew he was Felicity's father from the first moment I saw him. I wonder why did he come back now. And Thea. It seems she is the one that is on that grave, but I don't buy it. Her bloodlust has nothing to do with Dahrk so, anyway, let's see what happens. It all seems that Ollie is capable of everything to save Thea but hey, killing Malcolm. No way. He is not gonna die because he is the one who will bring Vandal Savage back to life in LoT. So, I guess Nyssa wants him dead, but as Malcolm knows that being Ra's al Ghul is more important than Thea's life, he will fight Ollie back. I have the feelimg that Ollie is going to fake Malcolm's death. He cannot die. Another possibility, not very likely, is that Malcolm rejects being Ra's al Ghul (not likely). or that he wants to bring Savage's immortality to Thea. Anyway, I Wonder why don't they bring Constantine back like, come on, he made Sara a whole, so why couldn't he do the same to Thea. This would have been a great scene, when Nyssa told him to kill Malcolm in return for the Lotus. Ollie should have said ok, and what if I call Constantime to fix her? That would have been fun. I mean, I have the feeling that Constantine should be back to try to fix her. Malcolm cannot die. He simply can't. he is in LoT so what?
Next episode will be like travelling back in time to Arrow first and secomd Seasons. Fights and Ollie vs Ra's al Ghul. I physically can't wait for next week's episode. I simply cannot. I'm so excited to see how all of this develops.
Great Season so far!!!! Hope it continues like that
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.
9.5/10. Pretty stellar, from the non-linear editing to intersperse the guys and the girls, to the heart-to-heart between Robin and Victoria that cut through the hostility, to Ted and Victoria resolving her fellowship in a way that felt very real. One of the great things about this show is that as ridiculous and cartoonish as it gets sometimes, (and in the early seasons when it gets the balance right, that's a feature not a bug), it grounds its best stories and relationships in emotional truth. Robin's dislike for Victoria gets a little broad, but then they have a very real moment where they open up to each other and have an honest, self-reflective conversation about feminism and romance and work that feels true-to-life, and the episode nails the pivot.
At the same time, while a romantic partner having to go overseas for a job at the height of a relationship feels like something of a cliche sitcom conflict (see also: Ross and Emily on Friends), the way the show depicts Ted and Victoria struggling with the decision has the ring of truth to it even in the midst of pet store tailors and cake-covered wedding dresses. Those moments, and the chemistry between Ted and Victoria, ground amidst its broader elements, and give it the power to amuse without feeling like empty calories. It's an impressive balancing act.
(Oh, and on rewatch, I find that I'm not only so much Team Victoria with the way she bonds with the group and seems so good natured, but I may even feel like she's too good for Ted.)
8.5/10. I kind of hated Ted after this episode when I watched it originally. The way he blatantly cheated on his girlfriend, and lied about it to boot, just chapped my hide. But in retrospect, I feel compelled to go a little easier on him, and I think it makes me like the episode more because of it. For one thing, Future Ted emphasizes that this was a dumb and wrong thing to do, and that he regrets it immensely, and that takes some of the sting away from it. Sure, it's still a stupid, kind of awful thing to do, but having the character acknowledge that in some way, shape, or form, and be legitimately remorseful about it helps.
And, as my wife pointed out when we watched the episode, while Robin has a right to be upset for being lied to, she also invited Ted over with a pretty clear intent (or at least a recklessness) for something to happen between the two of them, knowing full well that Ted was attached. Maybe that should just make me dislike Robin more, but it at least levels the playing field a bit.
And being a little older and (hopefully) wiser than when I first watched the episode, there's something true about it that makes the episode enhanced rather than hurt by the character flaws. People do make stupid decisions that they don't fully think through. Or, in Ted's case, that they do think through (with the conversation with Victoria being a great device to do accomplish that), but act impulsively anyway. The advice from Marshall and Lily underscores the fact that the show gets that, and even if what Ted did was shitty, it's also human, and he has to face the consequences. To work in laughs in that setup and make the awkwardness and poorly considered nature of the whole thing so salient is an accomplishment, and the episode is all the better for it.
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.
That final scene, where an exhilarated Ted finds a crestfallen Marshall, is one of the most brilliant moments in the whole show. The contrast of triumph of tragedy, of a new relationship just beginning and an old one falling apart, as friends comfort one another in the rain is a striking juxtaposition, and "This Modern Love" in the background, while a little on-the-nose, is the perfect accompaniment.
Marshall and Lily are the backbone of this show. I have to admit, even as a fan, I get a little tired of the romantic comedy tropes that always seem in play with Ted. His scene with Robin is nice enough, if a bit overwrought. And his rain dance is a nice thematic way to show his devotion and goofiness. But his and Robin's kiss isn't nearly as affecting as Marshall and Lily's in the middle of their fight. They're such a strong couple, and having them go through real, believable problems in the midst of their palpable, obvious love for one another feels both real and heartbreaking. Contrasting that, with the more romcom-esque victory for Ted and Robin was a canny way take some of the edge off of Ted's tropery, and take away some of the sting of Marshall's despair. Superlative work.
8.5/10. The best part of this one is Lily and Marshall's conversation at the end, which feels very real and earnest and heartbreaking for the way that both of them are open wounds at this point. There's an undercurrent of real emotion even amidst the more outsized gags on the show, and it's a formula that really works for HIMYM.
As for the main stories, it was a nice way to integrate Lily back into the show, even if it feels a little quick, but the necessities of sitcom status quo demand it, so I'm willing to go along with it. I have less disdain for Lily this go-round, if only because the idea that she wanted to find herself a bit doesn't seem as crazy as Ted makes it out to be, even if she handled it poorly. Still, the ending with her and Marshall seems to take that into account, which makes it work.
And the Barney and Marshall storyline is mostly a chance for silly fun. I think I remember the ultimate twist to all this (unless I'm thinking of something else) which colored my view of the proceedings a bit, but it's still fun to see Barney pumping up Marshall's confidence only to swoop in and steal the spoils of war.
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.
Wow. This week's episode was both brilliant and terrific. Zoom is absolutely scary and when he said "You can't lock up the darkness" he scared the hell out of me. Teddy Sears was good at portraying Jay, but as Zoom/Hunter, he is absolutely terrific. I enjoyed his performamce a lot. Hunter's backstory is absolutely amazing and now we know why Zoom is the way he is. I enjoyed the role and importancethat family plays in the episode. Just imagine that Barry could have been Zoom if he hadn't lived With Joe and Iris. It's devastating.
But first things first, the fact that after witnessing the murder of his mother with 11 he became a serial killer is pretty much fascinating. Besides, the fact that he is not only a sociopath but that There are traces of humanity left in him is what makes him an amazing villain.
However, even though the episode was good, the events that occured were a means to an end. Barry's choices in this episodes are quite stupid. Zoom is gonna die one way or another, why opening up the breaches to E-1 so that he can come back in and terrorize Your World and threaten Your loved ones? They should have never opened the breach. NEVER. Looked at what happened. And that bargain atthe end, come on, is it really necessary to keep Your deal with a homicide maniac when he has released Wally? That was stupid, precisely because now Barry cannot save Cait and God knows what the hell is he gonma do to her in E-2, even though she seems to be his weakness.
Zoom is amazing but come on, seeing him There sitting with Team flash talking about his plan and how he killed himself was weird.
And this episodes does raise a lot of questions? Shouldn't Hunter/Zoom be dead by now if he killed his time remnant? That's what happened with Eobard when Eddie killed himself, anyway. However, he's Alive, what brings us back to the "you can't lock up the darkness" thing. What if Zoom has split personality due to V6? Therefore, the iron-masked guy would be Jay Garrick, or a version
I take ir back now. The Iron-masked guy has to be a kind of versión of Jay Garrick. Otherwise, why on Earth would the iron-masked guy tapped the name of a guy who does not even exist (Jay Garrick)? It makes no sense.
Besides, this has to be the only explanation to why Zoom is not dead. Moreover, the Jay we saw when he was killed was not even Zoom yet, so Zoom should be dead. Otherwise, it makes no sense because if there's no other explanatiom left, the timeline is not consistent and it gets weirder and weirder. I love time travel and paradoxes but, unless There's another explanation, Zoom should be dead.
Anyhoo, I loved Zoom's dialogue with Joe: Why the charade? to give people hope detegtive. Hope? so I can rip it away from them. That delovery was absolutely awesome. I enjoyed every single minute of it.
But Barry's decision of giving his speed to Zoom was stupid. Now Barry has no speed although eventually, he will get it back.
Anyway, even though I expected a bit more after such long break, the episode was pretty amazing and touchy. I liked every single minute of it and I can't wait for next week and to discover who the hell the Man in the iron-masked is. Hope it makes much more sense than Zoom convincing his remnant to get killed. Besides, who the hell will accept to be killed in order to get a plan done?
Let's wait til' next week to find out.
I love the Flash!!!
What can you say? It's the "Let's Go To The Mall" episode. It combines a legitimate relationship story with Ted and Robin (where Ted is a little insufferable and Robin is a little unreasonable), with the goofy weirdness of the Slap Bet, and culminates in one of the strangest, funniest, and most memorable bits in the series's history. Ted & Robin's story gets a little too exaggerated at times. Ted is kind of a jerk for telling the secret and should have been far more honest and direct with Robin. But then Robin does get on a big high horse about Ted asking if she's married (a less than crazy assurance to seek, even if she didn't want to explain the mall situation) and then lying to him about it. But even if the resolution's a little too tidy, there's a sweetness to it and it can enjoy the halo effect of the ensuing pop song.
The Slap Bet, on the other hand, is pure delight, from Barney's overconfidence, to Marshall's weepiness after getting slapped, to Lily's megalomania but concomitant sense of honor as the Slap Bet Commissioner. I had forgotten how much the episode leans into the idea that Robin's secret is a past career in adult films, but the entire slap bet subplot is one of those trademark, genuine-feeling games among friends that helped HIMYM stand out from the crowd among hangout sitcoms, and it would be the gift that kept on giving.
What an episode!!! Grant Gustin is an incredible actor. He was absolutely amazing in this episode. Besides, when he was quoting that sad and lovely book and Nora just checking he was saying everything. And when they both said at the same time: love you. It was so touching. And when Nora said "run, Barry, run". that one line. Amazing!
I thought this episode was going to be more focused on Zoom. However, it wasn't. Teo episodes left and the mistery still remains. Who Is the Man in the Iron mask? I've been on a New Theory these past weeks. Hope it is very susprising.
The speedforce in this episode was trippy, really trippy. And one question. the speedforce is fast right? I mean, If they are the source of speedster's powers, why are they always sat? Just thought.
Cisco. Nothing to add. He is amazing, as always, but his interaction with Iris was extremely funny and the way they tried to explain what happened to Barry when he was struck by lightning reminded me when I try to explain what the Flash Is all about, making a mess as I go on. Cisco's reference to izombie was great, and pretty funny. When Barry was back and Cisco said "I'm glad you are back, cause we afe about to die" was hillarious. I was very glad at the end of the episode when Iris and Barry didn't Kiss. Honestly, I thought they were about to, but they didn't and it was great.
Did anyone else notice what Henry said? I'm not going anywhere. Sounded pretty much like he is about to die.
Anyway, an amazing episode this one. Trippy, lovely, funny and compelling. Drop some tears actually. Grant Gustin is amazing and that lovely book...Very touching.
Lookimg forward to watching next episode. Can't wait. And next week we got Black Siren. Lovely seeing Laurel back after her death on Arrow.
This is so stressful and unnecessary.
Why do they have to choose??
Callie & Arizona are their friends.
BOTH are Sofia's mothers.
I don't get this stupid storyline.
Callie is blind, she doesn't see how this would affect not only Arizona but Sofia's life too.
And the saddest thing she is doing this for Penny?? Losing everything she earned??
Arizona is freaking out!! It wasn't nice to yell at Penny but I get she's scared and the fact that she is the woman who's making her little girl to move across the country makes things worse.
Why Callie has more rights over Sofia than Arizona??
Why Meredith and Owen agrees to testify for Callie??
DON'T PICK A SIDE!!
Meredith, you are in the same situation as Arizona. Zola is legally your doughet like Sofia is to Arizona.
I tough she will see that.
Alex was the only sane one.
April was mean and I get it too.
She already lost a kid but Arizona is trying to help them, but is so complicated.
Steph and Kyle were cute together.
Is sad that is over.
Omelia!! Finally!! You guys deserve yo be happy.
Ben & Bailey are so strong characters and stubborn as hell too.
Next week well see how this goes.
9.25/10. Contrasting Robin contemplating saying "I love you" for the first time with her sister contemplating having sex for the first time was a clever way to address both issue and play them off of one another. The parallels are cute without feeling forced, which is a difficult balancing act. It's moments like these where there's a real sweetness and, dare I say, wisdom to Ted that balances out his more grating qualities, and makes you understand what the foundation of he and Robin's relationship is. It's a neat trick to have the two stories dovetail the way they do, and I forget how deft the show could be in the threading the emotional needle of its stories like this.
Plus, Marshall and Lily arguing about whether Scooter playing in the shallow end counted was the perfect comedy side dish, featuring the gang's usual colorful metaphors and a chance to add some more levity the proceedings, not that the uniformly funny flashbacks to everyone's first time didn't serve that function as well. A charming episode of the show that used the structure of its various stories to move each of them along, both in terms of plot and character development.
What an episode!!! when you think this show can't get any better, it gets. It was so exciting, compelling and mentally confussing. It doesn't feel like a show anymore. It feels like a 42 minutes movie. I can't wait to see how it all ends. very emotional ending. I knew Henry was going to die the minute he said he wasn't going anywhere, but I didn't expect Zoom to kill him in Barry's home in front of him. Zoom, you bastard!!!! One minute you love him, the next you hate him. I love hating him. Zoom is fucked now. But he wants to use Barry. He does nothing without a reason. He wants Barry to reize both are the same person, but why? What does he want? I think they are going to time travel or that Zoom is gonna use Barry to provoke Earth 2 armageddon. Besides, that scene with Zoom and Barry was awesome. Especially, when Zoom destroyed Barry's hopes with that "while you're playing the good little boy, I'll be busy winning". Perfectly acted.
So, Reverse Flash killed Barry's mother and Zoom killed Barry's dad. Evil speedsters on the show love killing Barry's family. They should create a spin off.
Black Siren cracks me up. She's better in one episode than in 2 Seasons of Arrow. And Zoom, he is so fucking awesome.
Now Barry, fight tbe bastard. End him in that Death race. I just need to know who is the Man in the Iron mask, what afe Zoom's plans, what the hell is that thingy Zoom and Barry run towards and how this madness is gonna end. I wish it was Tuesday already.
Best show ever!!!
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?
7.7/10. This episode is a lot like "Lucky Penny" from two episodes ago in terms of structure, where it has an overarching frame story with a cute gimmick that allows it to look back on some past adventures from the gang. The idea of the FIero breaking down and the group looking back at various fun times had in relation to the car was a nice conceit, and the thing that elevates the episode above "Lucky Penny" is that those scenes were a lot more enjoyable. Marshall's story about how he earned the car is a little cheesy, but there's at least a sense of whimsy to it. Marshall and Ted's college road trip was the meatiest of the stories told, and told a tidy-but-amusing little tale about how two dissimilar guys became best friends. Robin and Lily's story about the exploding thai food and Barney's story about learning to drive were each much slighter, but also both very funny (with lots of great non-linear jokes like Marshall's cigars) so it worked. And the message about the end of moving forward and making new adventures as the gang looks to the future was a little cornball, but just sweet enough through Marshall's boyish semi-innocence for the idea to land.
I really enjoyed this one. Barney being at his most Barney-esque and messing up Marshall's bachelor party was one of those "why do they still hang out with this guy?" moments in the show. But then the reveal at the end, with Barney's speech and gesture to Lily not only shows a depth to the character beyond the usual Looney Tune Lothario routine, redeems much of his bad behavior, leads to a sweet moment of co-best manhood, but it makes his caddish behavior earlier in the episode work as a way to build the conflict and contrast up to that point to make the reveal all the more meaningful. In short, in justifies the time the episode devotes to showing Barney being repugnant for much of the episode, and explains his jerkish behavior earlier this season where he kept stealing Marshall's dates to boot! It was well-constructed, and had a number of good laughs (the wink exchange for one) to keep things moving.
And while not nearly as serious, the Lily/Robin bridal shower story was perfectly done comedy. I'll admit, I'm a sucker for double entendres, but this was a great exercise in comedy from panic, with Robin's frantic schemes to avoid being outed as the giver of the vibrator getting sillier and sillier (I love the misunderstood psychic conversation), the stakes getting comically puritan (old ladies, children, and nuns), and most of all the resolution that shows the group of older women as mature and sex-positive as the twenty-somethings who were fretting over the gift. So many laughs and fun little character moments.
Altogether, it's a recipe for a superb episode.
I have to admit, I wasn't on board with this one either at first. Robin trying to get Lily to eat so that she can fit into her dress seems like such a sitcom cliche type of story, and Robin's drill sergeant routine didn't do much for me in the comedy department either.
Ted and Marshall's story in the episode about Ted trying to come up with a story from Marshall and Lily's past to use in his best man's speech was a little better, with the peeks back at the group's history being amusing as usual, and the imagine spot about the boring night Marshall and Lily got back together having some comedic juice to it as well.
And then Barney's training to be on The Price Is Right seems like one of those standard goofy Barney schemes. His encyclopedic knowledge of the prices of household items, his practicing his run down to the contestants' booths, was all standard broad comedy from the most cartoonish member of the gang.
But then it all comes together so perfectly. The reveal that Marshall and Lily were sneaking out so that they could curl up with one another was sweet in and of itself, but the way it connected with Lily being too stressed without Marshall to gain any weight, and the fact that it turned into being Ted's best man speech was some perfect storytelling economy, and does convey a great deal about how, almost exaggeratedly close Marshall and Lily are.
And then Barney's actual appearance on The Price Is Right was hilarious, but also touching. The story that he believed Bob Barker was his dad helps add a bit of pathos to a character who can be pretty obnoxious. The hint of sadness to Barney makes him a little more palatable and relatable in his womanizing. The moment where he tries to show Bob his graduation pictures during a game on the show was great, and the end point where he simply congratulates Bob on a 35-year run, and explains that after believing something for so long, it would be hard for "Bob" to have to come to terms with something other than that truth gives more shading to the character in a way that brings him down to earth.
All-in-all, it's an episode that stumbles a little bit out of the gate, but nails the landing so damn well that it makes everything that came before seem better by association.
One of the seminal episodes of the show that brings so much together. The easiest and slightest story is Barney discovering that the words "it's for the bride" are a kind of superpower that make people at weddings jump at your ever command. It's a solid comedic throughline for the character, and it works to a tee.
But the main event is the massive logistical pain that is a wedding and all that can go wrong. Lily trying to keep her calm, and then losing her cool after almost anything that could go wrong does go wrong for a wedding that had already spiraled away from what she and Marshall wanted was well-observed in its take on the insanity and panic of these types of occasions.
At the same time, Marshall's horrific haircut, and the array of poor choices he and the rest of the gang made in trying to cover it up was a hoot. And the end of it, "we thought of Indian headdress before we thought of hat" was the perfect tag to the storyline.
Then, in the end, it all comes together in a beautiful ceremony that is, conveniently, just the five main characters. And it doubles down on the important thing in a wedding, the celebration of two people's love for one another. The vows from both Marshall and Lily reveal the affection and connection between them, as well as their shared sense of goofiness, that makes it all better and let's them have the wedding they want before the wedding they don't. It's one of the sweetest, most romantic moments on the show (and Barney's breakdown while performing the ceremony is kind of adorable in its own right), and works well as the affirmation of the kind of relationship the show has depicted Marshall and Lily as sharing for some time now.
(Plus, the tag's "please don't" call back was the icing on the cake!)
