«Oh, and there are angels by the way. They don’t have wings and live in clouds. They wear nurse’s uniforms and work hard to pay the rent on their houses. Some work for charities because they can’t look the other way. Some have four legs and bark. But whatever they look like, they all save lives. Sometimes you bump into them. Like Lisa. And Stan. And you - And you marry them. I know that Lisa and Stan aren’t angels now. But they were. If you want to be an angel, you’ve got to do it when you’re alive. Be good. Do good things. Introduce a lonely woman to a nice man. You’re my angel, Tony».
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«E comunque gli angeli esistono. Non hanno le ali, non vivono sulle nuvole. Indossano divise da infermiere, lavorano sodo per pagare l’affitto di casa. Alcuni lo fanno per beneficienza, perché è nella loro natura. Alcuni hanno quattro zampe e abbaiano. Ma a prescindere dal loro aspetto, salvano tutti delle vite. A volte ti capita di incontrarli. Come.. Lisa.
E Stan. E tu.. tu ci convoli a nozze. So che Lisa e Stan non sono angeli ora. Ma lo erano. Se vuoi essere un angelo devi farlo quando sei in vita. Sii buono. Fai buone azioni. Un angelo presenta una donna sola a un brav’uomo. Tu sei il mio angelo, Tony».
Have you heard the joke about the cat, the black hole, and a glass of milk? No? Me neither, but I'm looking forward to the punchline.
Warning: Spoilers and rambling, borderline insane speculation below.
Yep, still very much invested in this show. Still speculating about lots of things, particularly about who, between Campion and Paul, is Remus and who is Romulus (considering the show title and the placement of Mother's nipples... symbolic of her being the Capitoline wolf and mother of the aforementioned "twins"). Also, how exactly does the serpent/Ouroboros tie in... that it seems to be a benign positive beginning right now is clear, but will it eventually become the bringer of the end... will it become Apophis? How? Also, what killed the scientists? Does it live within the acid ocean? Is it also a serpent? Will it and Mother's child mirror the relationship between Campion and Paul/Romulus and Remus... Is the android creature Father is reviving one of the dangerous old world serpent worshippers we saw in Mother's vision when she was giving birth?
Speculative science fiction... it writes itself, lol (nod to Ursula K. Le Guin)... nah, it's fun to guess at what everything means, but that can only last for so long before you lose most of your audience. That punchline and clarity better come quick.
Finally something actually happened after they dragged the season for absolutely nothing.
After four mediocre episodes in a row with three of them being filler, this episode is decent enough. Those previous episodes serve no actual purpose other than waiting for the plot to trigger itself by that call.
The dialogues in this episode could be better and so could the way the scenes are cut, especially for the first half. People seem too eager to join The Mando in his quest for the sake of moving the story. However the last 5-10 the minutes is quite watchable with enough tense. The brute killing in the last scene seems to suggest they're going with the "evil Empire" cliche, but I wish they could do better than that next episode.
It seems like the story just started to be set in motion and we will be left with more questions as Season 1 ends, which unfortunately seems to be Disney+ business model: just make cute Baby Yoda stuff for moms and Star Wars reference for dads, figure things out later in Season 2.
On positive notes, it's nice that they attempt to do more world-building like shocktroopers having signature tattoo, each Imperial province having their own insignia, and the Imperial warlord trying to convince people that the world is better with colonialism.
Compared to previous episodes, this episode is not bad, but still dumbly written.
As usual, a supposedly professional team of mercenaries turns out to be incompetent just-for-laugh bollocks, as shown by one person destroying a droid for fun in a ship they know are extremely guarded by, well, droid's connectivity. And no one seems to be troubled with that. Apparently recklessness and naivety are traits commonly shared by supposedly 'fighters' in this show - we've seen people ranging from bounty hunters, ex-rebel shock trooper, and even the Mando himself, who consistently failed to notice obvious traps (eps 5), wasted their time for overly convoluted plans (eps 4), or simply appeared to took the same marksmanship class as stormtroopers (eps 3 & 5).
Oddly, for a ship supposedly to be extremely secure, barely any droids patrol the ship. Even when the ship was on full emergency alert. The droids conveniently only appear as distraction as the plot needs it; for a heist/rescue episode, this leaves no stake on breaching the ship at all.
Speaking of stake, the characters also consistently make questionable decisions. Despite knowing they are limited on time, they just waste it for squabbling between themselves, hunting for each other down to the last of it, instead of focusing on running away from the ship.
But the worst offender is our titular character.
The Mando turns out to be a Disneyfied, Sunday morning, family-friendly bounty hunter, as he refuses to hurt people from New Republic but oddly has no qualms killing/hurting people who happen to be on the side of other factions (stormtroopers, bandits, fellow professionals, or even just a person who happens to have a huge debt - eps. 1).
It appears that the "hunting" in bounty hunting is only legitimate, as long as it doesn't involve one of the "good guys". Good guys according to who? No in-universe explanation is given except that according to Disney, New Republic must be the good guys. This show seems to be the opposite of Star Wars: The Old Republic (the online game, not the single player RPG): where the game aligns bounty hunter in the "evil" faction just because Boba Fett worked for the Empire, this show aligns bounty hunter in the "good" faction just because Mando is the protagonist.
The Mando also always consistently failed to realize that leaving Baby Yoda alone always means a bad thing. I mean, this is his damn third time doing that.
That being said, the action is quite well-done. The Twi'lek girl is choreographed nicely. The Mando has some cool action with his gears. The ending has some tense, though the last order from Ran feels a bit cheap. Unfortunately, those still can't save the episode from its below-average screen writing.
That's my show! what an amazing, creepy, emotional and disturbing episode. It was good, except that ending. It like an episode from season 2. very Kripke-like. That creepy beginning gave me the jeebes. i liked that it didn't start with the "hey, i've found a case".
Was it me or were the boys' roles reversed? Dean was totally wrote off. It can be understood given the Mary situation, but he disappearing for the last half of the episode, wtf? He knew that they let Magda die and he is suprisingly OK with it, he even says they are good people. Dean would never do that. And then Sam acted as Dean saying "God didn't kill her, you did". I get this is a difficult time for him, I mean heartbreak's a bitch, but Dean was totally wrote off, although on purpose. At the end of the episode I was just waiting for him to appear, like he always does, but he didn't. it was like their roles were reversed this week, maybe because being who Dean really is reminds him of Mary? He disliking rock music, being wrong in a case, not turning up at the farm when he knew Sam was in trouble, all those are things Dean will never do. I mean, the fact that he doesn't like Vince and that Sam does could emphasise the differnt tastes in music, but all in all, it was weird. Maybe Vince is a crappy rock star after all. I liked cranky Dean, but not this way. He knew this was gonna happen since the very beginning but he doesn't deserve this. He's always taken care of his family and asked for nothing in return. And now Mary's gone again, right in the face.
The family's acting was spot on, especially Magda and her mother. The ending however was so sad but, what the he'll, they let a psykid go that easy? She killed people, she's been idk, 4-5 years locked up, tortured and they let her go just like that? I thought she was gonna kill someone at the end, I didn't expect Mr Ketch to kill her.
Anyways, pretty decent episode. Let's see how it all is handled with the Mary subplot.
What in the actual f*ck.
I'm a reasonable man, I realize I've been crapping on D&D even more than usual this season but I really do have to give them props for doing exactly what they set out to do. They hoped to subvert our expectations and they did just wonderfully in that regards.
We expected all of that buildup over the years to actually amount to something that at the very least passes for a presentable series finale but instead, we got an incoherent, steaming pile of shit. Expectations subverted!
We expected all of that character development to actually result in a beautiful pay-off that respects the journey of self-discovery each and every one of our beloved characters went through to get to where they are now but instead, we got a painful, disrespectful cycle of character regression. Expectations subverted!
We expected the final season of this show to keep us at the edge of our seats with thrilling writing that didn't subvert our expectations for the sake of subverting our expectations via low-quality shock value-seeking writing, but to introduce plot twists that make sense within the overall narrative of the story but instead, we got CW-level predictable, cringe material. Expectations subverted!
I get it. I really do. GRRM let them down by not getting the books ready in time and so they had to improvise away from his influence, but this? This? For a long while, Game of Thrones lived up to the slogan of its parent network, it wasn't just TV, it was something different, something unique and now to have to see it come to this... it's nothing short of disappointing.
On the bright side though, at least this episode didn't suck completely. The acting, score and cinematography were all on point, so I guess it's nice that I didn't walk out of it having appreciated absolutely nothing about it.
So why do I even bother anymore? I honestly could not tell you, though it's probably a mixture of masochism and a faint sliver of hope that they won't flush our collective investment into this series down the drain by the end of it, just one more episode dammit.
[7.7/10] Given the dearth of LGBTQ characters in major mainstream works, I feel like there’s a tendency for fans to ship any two people of the same sex who shows the slightest bit of friendship or affection for one another. That makes me hesitant to suggest what I’m about to suggest for fear of falling into that trap, but here goes anyway -- Danny has better chemistry with Davos than he’s ever had with Colleen.
In fact, I think there’s a fair read of the final scene of this episode, where Davos sees Danny embracing Colleen in the rain like in so many romcoms, as Davos walking away upset that his crush is with someone else. But whether you consider it a bug or a feature (and I consider it the latter), what’s interesting is that the episode works equally well with and without that subtext.
If you choose to read it without that element, Davos still has one of the better motivated (and better-acted) presences in this show in just a couple of quick episodes. He is pulled in two directions, because he is clearly fiercely loyal to Danny (his “I won’t leave you” while Danny’s getting stitched up by Claire evidences that), but he’s also jealous and resentful of him. That makes his reactions to Danny and to the new life he’s scratched out for himself in New York layered in a way that really only Ward Meachum’s have been on the show so far.
On the one hand, Davos admits that he feels a little usurped by Danny, that he believed becoming the iron fist was his birthright and the fact that the monks chose Danny instead of him still eats at him. And, to add insult to injury, Danny abandoned his post, and set his duties aside. Danny has the thing Davos wanted most in the world, a thing that was denied him, and seems to be walking away from it, shirking his responsibilities. It’s the sort of thing that would bother anyone, and Sacha Dhawan conveys the restrained frustrations of his character well.
But on the other hand, Davos feels betrayed at a more personal level. When he tells Claire that he treated Danny like a brother and that he nevertheless just left without saying a word, you can see it emanating from a more personal sort of hurt, the type that believed they had a friendship that could not be disregarded so easily. That friendship is given texture by all of Danny’s previous fond recollections of the hijinx the pair would go together, and that adds depth to the conflict between the two friends when Davos questions Danny leaving Kunlun and asks what appeal this world holds for him.
And yet, it can also be taken a step further, that Davos is not simply hurt as a friend and brother in arms, but as someone who has romantic feelings for Danny that may not have been reciprocated or ever even acknowledged. I’ll admit this may be a stretch on my part, and perhaps I’m taking the completely dead romance the show has tried to sell between Danny and Colleen, in this episode especially, seeing Finn Jones have a modicum of chemistry with someone on this otherwise anodyne show, and concluding that by comparison, his concordance with Davos must be love. But either way, there’s clear affection, whether filial or something more, between the two of them, that creates interesting and conflicting motivations for the pair.
I’m as shocked to say it as anyone, but this also gives a really interesting answer to the question of why Danny left Kunlun. For a while, the assumed answer was a pragmatic one -- to find out what happened to his parents, but we also get an emotional one here. Danny, understandably, felt “empty” after what happened to him and his parents, and he thought that becoming the iron fist, reaching the pinnacle of the cultural collective he was brought into, would fill that in his life.
Only he finds that when he achieves what he set out to do that it isn’t as fulfilling as he’d hoped. He sits around at the gates of Kunlun stacking rocks and seeming like his duty is a tedious and hollow one. Seeing the bird flying free as a sign is kind of cheesy, but it still speaks to a relatable notion of having done what you set out to do, and yet it not fixing the deeper-seeded problems within. It adds a human dimension to Danny’s struggle that’s been lost in the usual orphan backstory and generic kung fu material.
We also get more hints that the Monks of Kunlun are not exactly sterling examples. It’s appropriate that Danny is expected to go into a cave to face trials to reach the next level of his training, because there’s a real Jedi vibe to all of his. Danny and Davos have been trained to suppress their anger and other strong emotions – such sentiment is not appropriate for a weapon – and yet it’s still there, haunting Danny and blocking his chi.
There is a sense, brought forward in an occasionally dull but generally good conversation with Claire, that Danny never really processed what happened with him and his parents, and those difficult emotions are still affecting him, even if he doesn’t acknowledge it. There are connections he has to this world that he just can’t shake using his Kunlun discipline.
Unfortunately, one of those connections is Colleen. The whole tortured “how could you lie to me?” angst between them is pretty awful, especially because we know they’ll inevitably overcome it and team up to help one another. Without good performances or writing in the overwrought scenes between the two of them, it just feels like a perfunctory bit of squabbling without any emotional punch.
And to add insult to injury, we get more Bakuto here, who plays the angry cult leader with all the charisma of worn hockey puck. There’s a common theme to this episode, with both Danny and Colleen realizing that the organizations that trained them may be less than noble, but since we just got introduced to this sect of The Hand and Colleen’s connection to it, her half of the proceedings have no weight.
The only bit of real intrigue is that we learn Bakuto’s sect is doing the same blood draining stuff that The Hand was doing in Daredevil Season 2. Otherwise, it’s more nonsensical, shoehorned in antagonist stuff that detracts from the better-than-usual things “Lead” pulls off here (including giving Claire more to do and showing off her sarcastic edge).
Much of that comes down to Danny and Davos, and whether you’d like to think of them as symbolizing an unrealized crush or simply brothers in arms, their connection has a force that’s been missing on the Danny side of this show (the Meachum side continues apace with some good if brief and kind of creepy, Joy-Harold material), and instantly adds a new dimension to Danny’s return to New York City.
This season of Arrow was pretty fucking awesome overall. I enjoyed it more than Season 5, almost reaching Season 2 levels of excitement. I loved it!
I only had ONE problem with it, and that is the way the separation of the group was handled. I liked the separation itself, I think it shakes things up and changes the relationship dynamic, which makes it interesting... but I don't like the reasons they came up with to justify such changes. It's ridiculous that Oliver is made out to be this terrible leader and the whole argument with Diggle was terrible, even him doesn't seem to know why he is upset.
Honestly though, that doesn't really affect the season in my mind, especially seeing the payoff on these last episodes, with everybody worried about Oliver getting caught. Oliver's "farewell tour" made it pretty clear that he turned himself in to clear the others - and the public reveal finally came (but unlike Iron Man, Oliver was taken straight to jail). Really curious about how they will deal with this next season, especially seeing as every time a season starts with Oliver not being an active vigilante, it doesn't take long until he suits up again. Going to be trickier this time.
I enjoyed watching the relationship of Earth-2 Laurel and Quentin all season. These actors work so well together, and Katie Cassidy is extremely good in the doppleganger business. Quentin's death sucks, but it didn't really hit me that hard, I guess because I half expected it due to the spoilery news that came up some time ago about Paul Blackthorne leaving the show. Plus, let's face it, things happen in that hospital - I think Sara has grounds to sue.
Last but not least, while Laurel screaming at Diaz and essentially "saving him" sucks... it creates a situation where even though this guy lost his empire and the heroes basically "won", he is not dead or incarcerated and very likely will return with a vengeance. I like this and would love it if he was the big bad again next season, making his arc huge. Diaz was a very cool, intimidating villain despite only being a crime boss - I find this fits Arrow quite well. It does seem weird that he can hold his own against Oliver - I was thinking that maybe there's more to him we don't know (like those mythical assassins he mentioned?) but they made a deal of showing that his thing is boxing. There's certainly more to expand on that character with the writers leaving that door open.
Wow. Just wow. One of the most touching episodes of the series so far and one of the best ones. Fatherhood. I swear the parent-child drama gets me every time. I really appreciate the writers for this episode. These deep episodes that can as well be lived in real life are those that I like the most. You could say that superhero shows are those that you see to escape from the darker truths of life, to laugh and enjoy. But I certainly love that they put the focus on truths and life matters that are sometimes avoided in real life. While it is true that Maggie's story was incredibly sad, I'm playing the devil's advocate here. His father's reasons were incredibly plausible. however, his conclusions were terribly wrong. What I don't get is the "I was afraid you'd have a hard life so I made it harder". terrible. I'm certain the political aspect of it could've been handled better but I loved how Maggie stood for herself and got some closure. However, Maggie not wanting kids is gonna ruin their relationship. with all this focus, I don't forsee a happy future for them.
The Mars plot was outstanding. Any episode with J'onn J'onzz is a good episode for me but this one was the cherry on the top. That Chevy was just badass and he listens to Britney. I loved the departure scene like "get in loser. we're going to Mars". One of my favourite scenes was when J'onn's dad recognized him. Gutwrenching. Getting his dad back to his life...Lovely. Btw, Kara driving that Chevy in Mars while listening to Britney Spears being all sassy and quoting Bugs freaking Bunny was the best thing ever! That ligheardteness was needed.
Every emotion felt real, the CGI was great and that staff was brilliant. The action was so cool and J'onn's backstory is too precious.
Amazing and heartbreaking episode overall. it felt like I was watching a whole another show. what annoyed me a bit was that every white Martian took a human form even if they haven't ever seen one. Can't wait for next week!
what a way to start off the season. The cinematography and music were amazing. And thus far it has been but tonight's episode was beyond. The shot of Kara lifting that submarine gave me BvS vibes in terms of scenery. It really looked like movie shots. The visual quality improved a lot since the previous years.
And was I the only one who noticed that Lena's accent was all over the place? She even changed it throughout a sentence I didn't notice this last year. She was amazing nonetheless. That little heart she sent to Kara was so sweet. She basically bought a big-ass company just to work with her best friend.
The Alex/Kara scene in her apartment was absolutely brilliant. Melissa and Chyler were outstanding that scene, not to mention the "Kara Danvers is my favourite person. she saved me more times than Supergirl ever could. So just think about that while you're trying to get rid of her", amazing delivery. And that Alex/Jonn scene at the end. Just wow. "stop, don't cry. If you cry, I'm gonna cry and then everyone here is gonna know that we actually can cry". I'm so happy she asked Jonn to walk her down the aile. I nominate Jonn to father of the year.
Although Kara embracing her Kryptonian heritage rather than her human frontcover would be an interesting angle to follow, I don't wanna she that sunshine being that sad. She's basically going through Oliver's motions in season 1, isn't she?
And that Edge guy is the new Maxwell Lord.
Anyways, amazing way to start the season. I loved that they showed Kara's dark side, but I hope she gets over it. Mon-El has just been a guy you dated for 4 months, Alex is your sister, don't let her out because of that.
Arrow awesomeness. The episode felt so S1-S2 like. I love this brutal dark Arrow. I'm gonna miss Slade so damn much. Flashbacks helped to fill the gaps and get a better understanding of Slade's motivations. Once again, Manu proved that he's the best Slade Wilson ever. This guy is a legend and deserves his own show.
The Slade-Joe stuff was fantastic. hñJoe is a godamn psychopath! I love him! He slit someone's throat when he was what, 12-13 years old? And how devastated Slade looked after that. I got a bit nostalgic with the flashbacks. Seeing Shado again was lovely, even if she was only as a Mirakuru-driven ghost. Slade's slowly descent into madness was so well done. It was great to know how he spent those years after Lian Yu. The bamboo sticks scene with Oliver will always be one of my favourites and seeing it again while he trained Joe was a great touch. I'm expecting William to get targeted by Joe any time soon.
"Oliver Queen is alive". Not gonna lie. Laughed harder than I care to admit. I missed that line so damn much, lol.
Seeing Oliver straight up murdering like 12 dudes just made me realize how much I need him to go back to the field. While in last episode Slade was particularly brutal, it was Ollie's time in this one and he delivered. He went full on John Wick. I need Slade and Oliver going on beast mode. Nonstop slaughter. Btw, I loved the shadow on Ollie's eye in the "eye for an eye" scene. Another bamboozle made in Slade. Classic.
On the bright side, Slade's plotting wasn't wrapped up so there's a chance we get to see him. Plus Grant! That got me so excited.
I was so so excited for Richard Dragon. He got little to do but I loved his presence. He sold it to me with that villainous voice. That and his mannerisms sold it for me. I love Kirk's performance. He reminded me of Chase in his chat with Dig.
I'm glad John finally told them and it was nice that everyone supported him. I really loved the ending shot of Dig's hand trembling over the GA suit.
Taken 4: Slade Wilson Edition. Manu Bennett gives me life. He's goddamn perfect as Deathstroke. Holy shit, that hallway scene! Speechless. Best. Fight. Ever. That slaughter fest a la John Wick. Really loved the gun-sword combo. Words can't begin to describe how I'm feeling right now. More like uncomprehensible noises while I jump around my room.
"When the Jackals took my son they didn't count on who his father was". That delivery. I loved it. "Don't make this man angry", well, too late. That deadly rampage is what I need. I will watch a whole hour of Slade murdering people. He needs to be given a spin-off. Manu Bennett is a pleasure to watch.
"I ask you just to trust me on this one, kid". Boy, did I miss this! The chemistry between these two. I got goosebumps. Just like old times: the mentor and the student. Team Lian Yu. I could feel the tension. Mirakuru or not Slade slaughtered his mother, but at the same time, Oliver acknowledged the Slade he met on the island.
Despite being anticlimactic, the Vigilante subplot was extreme compelling. I wasn't expecting him to reveal his identity so easily but now Dinah has an arc of her own. Her reactions were on point and sold the story perfectly. Props to Juliana. She's awesome. Btw, she suited up I like 15 seconds. There're a lot of characters on the show and it's easy to leave them in the background but now everyone has an arc of their own. Way to go.
I love agent Watson. She's the most competent and qualified detective this show has ever had. She's breathing on their necks.
Of course the plot thickens. As soon as Nylander appeared I knew Joe was the boss. I kind of feel bad I didn't realize it sooner. After all, like father like son. Btw, next episode looks insane. I need more Slade in my life. Those flashbacks were on point. I loved that they showed us how Slade was as a father. Amazing episode.
I liked it better when the four DC shows aired on four different nights, but whatever. I guess the people at the CW wanted to boost the ratings by airing Legends after The Flash.
I can't believe that they made an episode about the Legends trying to convince George Lucas to become a movie director. That is so wild. I love it. And there were so many awesome references to Star Wars, like "You're our only hope" and the trash compactor.
Rip forgot who he is and to be honest, I hope he won't remember anytime soon. I like the team as it is.
Every now and again I randomly remember that Arthur Darvill played Rory Williams on Doctor Who. Apparently, he was destined to play characters travelling through time and space on a ship.
It was such a small moment, but I love the trope of a super intense scene with people running or fighting cutting to a shot of someone riding in an elevator with soft music in the background. It always makes me laugh, no matter how many times I've seen it.
"- I have an idea.
- So this would be a new milestone for you then."
Professor Stein went in and took no prisoners, huh? How did Mick manage to recover from such a savage burn?
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.
Artemis, you little traitorous bastard. I knew there was something wrong with her. That explains why Prometheus didn't kill her in the train and how easy it was for her to cut him in the arm. I never cared a lot about her character, but now I'm intrigued. What is she all up to? Is she still blaming Ollie for her parent's death? Is Prometheus her brother? Or is she just trying to trick him? I know it's impossible but this Prometheus plan seems taken from the "Malcolm Merlin textbook to killing and framing others". That's his kind of strategy.
Vigilante was cool, though. It's pretty obvious he's Adrian Chase. I'm now wondering whether Vigilante has something to do with Prometheus. I mean, is it him too or is he under his orders. He didn't even hurt Evelyn. Perhaps Prometheus told Vigilante not to hurt her because she's his double agent.
I simply love Thea and Quentin scenes together, very emotional. Their father-daughter relationship is so real that gives me goosebumps. My heart breaks every time he mentions Laurel. All he's been through. He lost his daughters, and now that little b**** and his Prometheus partner frames him. Stop hurting Quentin.
And the references to season one. That "twitch, and I open your throat" had me on internal combustion. They mentioning Slade and his bamboo sticks brought good memories. Even more since we know he's coming back for the crossover. I hope it's not a flashback, but Slade in the flesh. Our prayers have been heard. Quentin and Thea mentioning Moira and Laurel was a nice touch considering the crossover too.
Overall, it was a good episode, full of action and fight scenes, although some of them were weird, like Curtis'. Why does he get beaten every episode anyways? He's kinda annoying. Wild Dog is growing on me.
I so enjoyed Felicity's "hanging around out" joke. It made me giggle. I also enjoyed how everyone ignored her.
Now, let's just wait for the amazing crossover. I can't wait to see Slade back again. That's good times!
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.
Okay, this was actually... pretty good? My expectations for this show have been so low for such a long time, but this episode, as well as the previous one, pleasantly surprised me. Maybe there is hope for Arrow after all.
I don't really care about the new team, at least not yet, and I would sell my soul to get Laurel back, but Ragman was very cool. The Bratva flashbacks are a lot better than last season's crap, and Diggle's storyline is interesting too. The fight scenes were pretty great.
The scene in which Thea offers Quentin a job was heartfelt and emotional.
I don't hate Felicity as a character, and I don't really dislike Olicity either. The only thing I truly despise is the unnecessary drama that the writers kept throwing their way in seasons 3 and 4 instead of focusing on the actual superhero stuff. Seeing Felicity's new boyfriend - who is just painfully bland, by the way - made me want to roll my eyes. You can just feel Oliver's manpain and all the angst that we'll have to suffer through when he finds out about Detective Boring Dude. I mean, you can say what you want about Olicity, but the truth is, if they had just gotten married last season, we would've been spared a lot of nonsensical bullshit and maybe season 4 would've been more bearable. Let's hope the showrunners don't lose their way again and stop turning this show into some crappy rom-com. I really want this season to be good.
Well, here's hoping Barry finally learns not to mess with the damn timeline. Also, apparently not one episode can go by without him explaining time-travelling stuff while drawing lines on a board.
Alchemy looks like poor man's Nazgul, but he's sufficiently creepy and powerful. He'll probably be a pretty compelling villain once we learn more about him.
Can Barry and Iris please stop being so darn cute?
Caitlin has her Killer Frost powers! Does this mean she's going to sport white hair and a tacky leather outift like her Earth-2 counterpart? Or talk like she went to Leonard Snart's school of unnecessarily drawing out words? I sincerely hope not. Maybe she could put on a blue dress and belt out "Let It Go" in the musical crossover with Supergirl? Because I'd be okay with that.
I hated seeing Cisco sad, but I'm glad he and Barry made up at the end of the episode. His gauntlets were pretty sick too.
Oh, and it seems that Draco Malfoy changed his name and moved to Central City to be a metahuman expert? I guess things didn't work out for him in the Wizarding World.
This was a really emotional episode with a lot of angst and sadness, and yet the thing that upset me the most was that baby Sara is baby John now. I'm not okay with this. Give Dig his adorable baby girl back right now.
I actually really liked this season premiere. The characters of this show are obviously not as seasoned as their Walking Dead counterparts, but their turmoil and confusion and slow fumbling development only add to enjoyment, imo. In the previous season Maddie was the sensible one, now I think they've handed the button to Travis. Alisha is the next level of idiot though, opening her gob and bragging about their super cool boat to a fucking stranger. I hope she'll be the one to suffer the consequences, but usually other people pay for someone else's mistakes. Also I'm really confused why water isn't an infection transmitter that too stats the fever and kill you. Come on, zombies clearly rot and bleed in it and therefore infect it, and people who swim under the surface definitely get it in their eyes. Obviously you need to suspend your disbelief with the entire concept of zombies because their existence (at least in the way they are portrayed here) is entirely disproved by logic, but both shows in this universe have a clear and established rule of how a zombie is able to kill you. It's obviously not the contact of their teeth with your flesh, but the effect of any organic matter belonging to them (in the case of a bite - saliva) getting into a living human' bloodstream. Considering that, the water should be infected and dangerous. That being said, walkers underwater is still kinda cool.
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
Two exciting episodes in a row! I almost didn't blink during it because I was so focused
I expected the Wolves to make an appearance in Alexandria, but I didn't think it would be so soon and quite that vicious. I was sure that a bunch of walkers had separated from the horde Rick and the others were leading away and found their way there. So imagine my surprise when that lady who was smoking just got hacked out of nowhere
AThe writers once again did a great job in one single episode making me change my mind again about a character... I mean, I was faithless regarding Rick in 5.15 and then in the season finale he actually made sense and I was back in the "Go Rick" band wagon. The same happened to Carol! I really liked that they showed her more human and actually feeling sorrow and a little bit of guilty about killing people... because I was already wishing her demise about her attitude of "let's just kill everybody" from season 5. Carol stole the whole episode, she was impressive, smart, strong and human.
I also think it was important to see Morgan going from "not killing anyone" to finally realize that it was necessary.... TBH he was annoying me when all hell was breaking loose and he was making angry faces about killing those guys, not to mention he did allow some of them to run away carrying a gun, so it's a no brainer that they'll come back and next time will be worst
I also like that they are slowly redeeming Gabriel? His apologies to Carl was good and I since they both interacted more at the church it felt right. I am hoping that he will learn some things with him. One that really needs to step up his game is Deanna's son... the guy was useless.
And I felt really sorry for Aaron when he found his backpack
I'm liking Jessie so far... I was afraid she would be a helpless damsel in distress and run to Rick's arms, so now that she is starting to fight I'm happy about her development.
Ohh another thing I want Eugene and Aaron's boyfriend (I forgot his name) to help out in the clinic with that new doctor
A promising start. There are a lot of haters, though, and I think many were expecting it to be The Walking Dead. It's like 90% The Walking Dead, yet the 10% of new style is objectionable to many.
There is a bit of artistic flare here. The original is artistic too, but in the sense of George Romero's "Dawn of the Dead" being artistic: bringing zombie films to a new level. The new series is more about feeling what the characters feel, especially when they see zombies for the first time. For example, the opening shot is upside down, so we feel the confusion of a druggy waking up.
The Walking Dead is filmed in 16mm, to give it that classic, zombie movie look. I haven't been able to find the specs on Fear the Walking Dead, but I'm guessing it's done with high quality HD video cameras.
The acting is criticized by many. The teen girl is often singled out. Personally, I wasn't taken out of the experience at any point. However, one advantage of a zombie series is that any bad actors are going to become zombie food. We might have to wait until next season, though, for the script writers to react to any bad acting.
The pilot was slow. But slow is not necessarily bad. Take Alien (1979), for example. I felt the pace was appropriate and built the tension. I'm looking forward to the next episode.
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.