Worst. Finale. Ever.
Why? Why? Why do I keep doing this to myself? I honestly have no idea why I put faith in this show. Maybe it's because I absolutely adored season 1, got attached to the characters, loved how the plot developed and felt honestly satisfied with it. I kept watching season 2. I was disappointed and confused, probably that confusion led to pure disappointment. The show was really getting on my nerves sometimes but I kept watching because when I start something I need to finish it. Despite everything, I enjoyed some episodes of the second half of season 2 (Thanks you Caleb for that!). The ending wasn't the one I expected, but I thoroughly enjoyed it (not very difficult if you consider that doing it even worse was really hard). And I thought, well, at least the show ended like that, leaving a sweet-ish taste in my mouth. Then I realized season 3 was planned and that it would have fewer episodes. I admit that I was tricked by this. I thought that in this season they would clear Alex's name and close every storyline once and for all. And here I am, feeling disappointed yet again. I don't even know why I even tried it in the first place.
This season was, by far the worst. One thing is that you crushed what Quantico used to be, but to really avoid character development? What was the point of it all? If you create complex characters and introduce new ones, let's just, I don't know, develop them in a way that we actually care and worry about them. However, this season was all like "hey, meet this new character. Do you like him/her? No? Look at all the cool stuff they do. Not yet? Ok, let's kill him/her. Do you care now? No? Whatever. Let's move on to the next illogical thing".
Quantico made a huge problem back in season 2 and that's that the show (still named Quantico, by the way) was in fact, taken away from Quantico. I absolutely fell in love with the show because it had just one big bad and I kept trying to guess who it was. It had a plot, you know. It made sense in general and it wasn't just one weird mission after another completely disconnected from each other. Every episode this season has been a whodunit and there are a lot of shows like that out there who are far more interesting than this.
I lost my shit when I saw that Ryan married Shelby. Seriously? How the hell did that even happen? Ryan left with Alex in the plane. They were supposed to live a happy life out there. TOGETHER. Why did the writers bothered to give us a compelling couple for two seasons just to break it all up in order to force an awkward love triangle? And don't get me started on the pregnancy stuff. I wonder what the idea behind it was, because it was stupid and made no damn sense. So, Alex is pregnant...and she lost the baby. Jeez, even that was predictable. The whole Andrea and Isabella was plain boring. I didn't care about them, not in the slightest. I didn't know who they were and they were stupid enough to run agaist danger and put themselves in the line of fire when they were exactly told not to do so.
Also, there's something that has been bothering me for a long time now. Why does no one recognize Alex? I'm not even talking about knowing who she is but like, what she actually did. They basically exposed the president and he killed himself because of that. They spread secrets to everyone and worked with the enemy. Alex was literally found guilty and thought of as a terrorist, and more importantly, that freaking hair!!! You can't go under the radar with that hair, lol. And Alex was supposed to be "dead"? I think the writers don't even care anymore. It's like they don't watch they own show. That or each of them writes a different line and then they put it all together, as if it were a school project. Shelby told a guy to get rid of his phone only to tell him a couple of minutes later that why did he do that. In another episode Alex run away from a shooting in the highway with a bike and two convenient helmets who were there just in case. Moreover, in that scene, no one panicked and all of them stayed in their cars.
The episodes in general were way too predictable. I didn't find myself surprised, not even once. The only episode that I sort of liked was the one in which they were all in the house trying to protect their families. And it was predictable af. I don't know if I'm becoming a sleuth or if the writers have very little imagination. There was a scene that I absolutely adored and that was when Celene (I think) was killed by Jocelyn. That scene was intense. I couldn't believe they just killed her like that. I remember that the previous episode she felt that she didn't belong in the team and I remember thinking "well, at least she's gonna do something next episode". Silly me. She got killed afterwards. How's that for character development? Killing her that soon just made her character useless. It only made the Indian nerd (forgot his name) to quit, only to join them afterwards just to conveniently save Owen's life.
I really hope there's no season 4. I read online that there was some criticizing to the show and to Pryanka Chopra and that she apologized for it. I don't really know the details of it, so I don't want to put my foot on it and assume things that are not. But it really says it all. The only real thing I enjoyed was Alex speaking Italian and Harry. Harry is the best thing that happened to season 2. I'll never get tired of his accent. I just wish they hadn't had Simon killed off. I really enjoyed him and was sad that he died.
Anyway, now that I've finished my duty with this show I really hope the writers get the idea and that they stop destroying it and dragging it. The first season was almost perfect, the second one was confusing, the third one is a loss of time.
I'm not the one who is really critical with a show or an episode because I always try to find the positives about everything. I'm like that. And I also hate spending my time writing a "review" (sort of) saying how horrible this season was and how little sense it made plot-wise. But the writers aren't giving me enough options to say, hey, it wasn't the best but it was worth it. I went from loving Ryan to not like him; I still don't understand how Shelby graduated at Quantico; I still don't get why they killed off Simon; where were Nimah and her sister? Is Miranda still around? It really felt like a-whole-nother show with the same characters as in season 1.
So there's that. I can't remember when was the last time that I wanted a show just to get cancelled for so long. It probably has never happened to me before but gosh, this thing was hideous. It honestly felt as if the writers took the heart of the story in season 1 just to rip it and throw it back to a dead body which only stands on his feet because we somehow still love those characters.
And also, I hope it's not just me but that intro just made it all worse. The first time I saw it I couldn't believe my eyes. That was hideous. I sometimes wonder what the writers were thinking while doing this. It honestly worries me if they think this was good.
Anyway, sorry for the babbling but I somehow needed to take it out of my chest. I'd watch Quantico Season 1 on repeat any time instead of another episode of this. I've never felt more disappointed with a show in my life.
Congratulations to Kim Rhodes. I never thought it was possible but she really made me hate her character.
Every single time she appeared on acne I just wanted to punch her in the face. Her actions make no damn sense. She claims to want to restructure the team in order to make it better but instead she's dismantling it with stupid reasons such as "This needs to be done faster. If I do something that endangers someone and the killer is put down its your fault because it takes long for the process to work". Or my favourite " Rossi spends too much time with his family. That shows how little he cares about his job". That's just pathetic.
The case was interesting, though. A bit easier to solve but it served it's purpose. Reed's behaviour was weird and pretty reckless but that was the writers' way to bring Emily back just in time for the bad news to come.
I loved how each one of the members rolled their eyes like saying "Can you believe her?". You could feel their emotions and how eager were they to punch her in the face. The only thing Barnes wants is to get a better job. She has good contacts and everyone does what she says. I can't believe that someone agreed with her in saying that the case was the team's fault.
I think we all know this isn't going to be the end of the team and theyretmakinv it way too easy for us to hate Barnes with all we've got, but I don't see the point of the witch hunt. Yeah, they've made some mistakes but Barnes isn't holding on to them. She's giving stupid ideas to make a name for herself by hurting others.
I love Kim Rhodes and every character that she plays. This gotta be the only exception. Never would I've thought I'd hate Zack and Cody's mom so much.
Hell yes! This episode is everything I hoped Smallville could be and it is glorious. I loved this episode from it's great script to it's wonderful acting - Tom Welling knocked it out of the park, I will speak more about that later but Shawn Ashmore was also killer in this episode.
So let's get started on why this episode was fantastic.
First of all many of the issues the Smallville has in general were not present in this episode. It had well rounded character moments for each character which were considered and developed their story. No random occurrences to include them in the episode then never spoken of again, I am looking at you Lana and your numerous spontaneous fans, anyone else gonna be obsessed with you so you can appear in the episode? It also didn't suffer from the typical rushed ending, due to the small time frame of episodes the ending always feels abrupt and the decisions of final characters to ensure conclusion seem random, I am looking at you Amy Adams from the cravings episode, so what? You just saw your reflection and thought, stuff it I'll just kill myself? Insert confused emoji here. One problem I did have with the episode was the actual power transference, Clark is a alien one who has capabilities due to the gravity of earth and being exposed to a 'young' sun. Even if they have taken licence and Clark's abilities are not from the environment, they are most certainly due to the whole alien thing! How can a human gain his powers? He has them cause he is an alien, not a super powered human. I just don't understand who they could be transferable. But that is a very minor point.
Next up Clark freaking Kent. This episode is Clark lovability at it's peak. Everything which make him so endearing and genuine is two fold in this episode. If you can look me in the eye and tell me that basketball scene did not make you smile then you are a cold, cold person. He was absolutely stellar, from his confusion at pain, to his excitement for normality and his struggle with his changing identity Tom Welling presents a Clark Kent like we have never seen him before, utterly, stupidly human.
Other story elements were very well done as well. All of Lex's moments in this episode did not feel like discourses from the main arch rather integral and interesting in their own right. Also the loss of a certain British someone is certainly not upsetting me.
Lana and Clarke were freaking magnificent, from the emotional necklace borrowing scene to the touching return. Ugh, those two need to stop they are making me jealous.
Also I think this needs it's own mention, the dialogue was witty and wonderful. "Why don't we go out to the carpark and you can hit me with your car," oh my gosh that had me snickering.
All in all this episode is everything I want from Smallville, present more quality content like this and I will be one happy viewer.
I love October. You can practically hear all of my favorite shows coming back from hiatus.
This was a really good episode. Like, really good. Thankfully, Superman didn't overshadow Supergirl at all. I'd been worried that that might happen - the media had been massively overhyping his appearance on the show before the season started, but he didn't steal Kara's spotlight, for which I'm grateful. Tyler and Melissa work so well together. It was a pleasure to watch their characters interact.
Lena Luthor seems pretty cool. I hope to see more of her soon.
Cat Grant is absolutely fantastic. I love her. What a shame that Calista is no longer a series regular. Kara and Cat's relationship is a delight to watch.
Kara and James didn't even last one episode, which is hilarious. Honestly, I'm glad. Let Kara focus on herself before you put her in a relationship.
We also got yet another British villain, the first glimpse of Project Cadmus and Alex Danvers kicking some bad guy ass (hell yeah!).
After a pretty shaky start and some serious improvement in season 1, Supergirl is now a well-balanced superhero show and also one of my personal favorites. And boy, am I glad that they moved it to the CW. To be honest, I didn't know what to think when I heard the news back in May, but it worked out extremely well. The pacing and the flow of the episode were significantly better than what we'd got used to in season 1. The dialogues were better. The editing was better. The atmosphere was better. Supergirl has always been charming, colorful and fun, and now all these qualities seem to have been amplified somehow. If this episode was any indication of how the rest of the season is going to look like, we're in for a treat. And I couldn't be more excited.
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?
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.
I love how every week, they try to beat you over the head with the obviousness of someone's motive to kill Scotty. This week they go with Alison, who is now basically being blackmailed into investing with Scotty. They're being so heavy handed with the kid being Cole's at this point, I feel like they'll swerve it and have it be George, the naked guy from the commune. Alison went through a long stretch as a pretty likable character, but she is regressing into some annoying habits here, specifically being unwilling to commit to ANYTHING (the classes, actually having the baby daddy discussion with multiple people) and utilizing sex for seemingly unhealthy reasons.
Best part of this episode was Dominic West absolutely crushing the therapy session scene. This is an trope that tends to get carted out super often on these premium dramas (thank the Sopranos, I guess), but West took a cliched plot device and chewed the hell out of the scene to the point that it didn't bother me at all. Noah looked self-aware for once, which is something that he has never been up to this point. He still has that crippling martyr complex, which has made him the most unlikable of the central characters.
It's so refreshing to see things from a different perspective. I believe it's even more interesting now that we see the version of a real couple with their real struggles instead of the versions of lovebirds. I paid attention to everything I could knowing how things can change from one's perspective. Helen's a really dark one. Noah's still playing hero on his head, as when he was so worried about his son's stomachache (in Helen's version it wasn't even commented) and when he shows up to the mediation meeting with a nosebleed (in Helen's version he was just fine). A few other things are interesting and differ a bit more than they usually do (as when Helen goes to the police station bringing Noah a good lawyer and when on Helen's version both Noah and the mediator sit in front of her - and the camera shots intend to show how confronted and alone she is in this).
It was definitely one of the show's best episodes so far. MUCH MORE MATURE than season one. Much darker as well. I'm really hoping next week we get to see Allison's Vs. Cole's version! For those thinking you can't really tell a long story about an affair, that was a good slap in the face.
