This is a gorgeous movie. There is no villain or external force to fight. It is about a girl who had a very happy childhood learning to deal with loneliness and accepting other negative emotions like sadness. She is learning how to balance all the little pieces of herself (what separates children from adults). The movie shows little kids how you are dealing with stuff on the inside affects how you deal with stuff on the outside.
The movie is very visually stunning. The story telling, however, not so much. It seems to be at a loss of how to give the background information - there are memory recollections, lines about the past, and just plain old scene jumps. They threw all of the background information together with a weak plot; it ended up being a jumbled mess.
I appreciated that the movie was trying to build on the original story, however, I really don't feel as if there was anything original in this adaptation.
I loved all of the references to the original works and past episodes. I think that the implementation, however, was a little rough. It didn't focus on telling one thing, but many fractured things, which took away from the storytelling. In fact, it was like the episode itself was suffering from a drug induced state, not just one of the characters. While it was still a good episode, but it wasn't the same quality as the normal season's episodes.
Great episode. Fitz at the end was adorable! "Can I still come out and hang with you guys?" Too bad they didn't show the ridiculous thing to do with the electric hair dryer. :) While May's background scenes were predictable, it was still heart breaking to know that destroyed the one thing she wanted to save everyone. She acted like such a different person before. I loved the dinner scene on many levels - finding out Raina's power, the creepiness of Cal, down to the table's visual appeal. I also liked how Skye's mom didn't wait forever to tell her. Anyways, it was a fantastic episode.
Awesome episode, but dangit! I wish that Harvey and Louis would get along for more than 5 minutes. Amy Acker did a fantastic job in her role as Louis's sister. Harvey's background scenes with his therapist really flushes out and explains his character. While I think that Jack will be back as a season bad guy, it was awesome to see a more human side in this episode. Kudos to Mike with the sneaky emails thing. Well played, Mike, well played.
While I am not really a fan of the Cinderella story line, the movie was visually stunning and had (mostly) great acting. I liked it more than the 1950's Disney movie.
It was really awesome to see Louis grow as a character. I want more Donna and Gretchen scenes. :)
The wedding scene was beautiful, but I am over the writers overshadowing other characters for the Page/Walter drama and relationship. If Toby and Happy were getting married, shouldn't the episode have really focused on them? Page and Walter could wait an episode -- I mean it has already been 3 seasons.
One of the best New Girl episodes ever. Filled with heart and some laughs. Loved the crepe flip scene -- I wonder how many times it took to get that shot. :)
I think that the romance triangle brings the show down and is destroying Felicity's character. Ray has always been a romantic plot device. I hope with the ATOM hero storyline, we will see more character growth into a genuine hero. Besides that, the episode was great. I wasn't expecting the last 10 minutes or so at all.
They did a great job at surprising us with an alternate universe. I thought for sure it was time-travel.
I am really tired of drone episodes. That being said, I liked this episode much more than the pilot. Jane is still kinda whiny and constantly repeats "But I don't know who I am", but she felt a little bit more real this episode. If Jane really is Taylor, then they would have uncovered more in the first two episodes than all of season 1 The Blacklist or Lost. I love that the mystery is slowly being revealed right from the get-go.
The secondary characters (other agents) are taking a larger role - I hope that this continues. Series are always better when secondary characters are distinct and well-thought out. Anyways, I look forward to next weeks.
Good episode, but the series is missing something. I feel like there needs to be another main cast member or something. Maybe we just need a better picture of the overall plot...
A good start. I will definitely give it a few more episodes. Happy to see Tim DeKay back on my screen.
Does anyone else hope that Jimmy actually did the bad stuff they say he did? I just don't want it to be the mid-season reveal that he was set up or took the blame for someone else.
Does anyone else think it is weird Ravi was so interested in the visions Liv saw of him?
I loved the action in this episode. Skye's fight scene was just as good as seeing May's or Bobbi's previous fight scenes. Add in some one-liners and this was a great episode. :)
The episode was fair - but I really don't think that Felicity and Ray added much to the episode. Poor Cisco at the end.
Wish there was more Hardison in the episode.
The episode was like a love letter to Allison/Crystal Reed. I really appreciate the call backs to all the characters. They seemed to leave quite a few character's lives up for debate. I wish they would be more definite with killing off characters. I think it would make the characters more important.
There should also be more of a response to all of the students and potentially TV stations seeing werewolves attack people -- maybe we will see more of this in season 6?
So I thought that the entire episode was awesome -- with one exception that just kinda ruined the whole thing. Mike admitted to the jury that he was a fraud. Really? WTF?
I feel like you really have to have seen Heroes before watching Heroes Reborn. They just kinda throw you in there and you either pick up on the background or you are really confused. I think that Reborn is making the same mistake as Heroes by having too many characters with too many story lines. Although, if the story lines start converging, it could really clean up nicely.
Jessica is still hilarious. :)
While the rogue thing has been overplayed, this episode was intense and action packed. It definitely keeps you on the edge of your seat. A great start to the season. I hope that the quality is a good indicator for the rest of the season.
Maybe it was seeing Bradley James and Ryan Hansen on my screen again, but this episode was the best yet.
This episode laid the groundwork for a potentially awesome 2nd half of season 2. The cinematography added new camera speeds and angles, making the episode feel a little more put together. The acting seemed better overall than in season 1. Van Spring does a fantastic job as Valentine (as always) and the younger cast members are feeling more natural and showing a wider depth of emotions. With the several new baddies introduced in this episode, I am looking forward to 2x12. :)
They crammed too much into this episode. It really should have been two or three episodes. I could do without all of the romance drama. But overall, I liked what the episode did for the series and I look forward to next weeks.
The episode was OK. I could live without all of the romance drama. Wendy was OK - but it will be more interesting to meet who programmed her. The real highlight of the episode was learning more about 3. It really humanized him.
If Eddie just decided not to have kids, this entire thing could have been avoided.
Loved the references to Jay and Hawkgirl.
The demon looked awesome. Poor Ithuriel.
