You know how I said the season 5 finale was kind of lame? This was better, but far from totally satisfying. I know a few decades is nothing when you have an eternity to look forward to, but it still sucks that Chloe had to be a single mother. It's not fair to her. I cried so much when Deckerstar were saying goodbye (a really messy, snotty cry). All the little callbacks like Chloe playing that simple melody on the piano were so sweet and Lauren and Tom really did a breathtaking job. But still, it didn't have to be this way. I think it would've been much better if Lucifer had chosen to commute to Hell and still be in Rory's life, and that moment had created an alternate timeline - so that Rory from the original timeline still arrived to fullfil her purpose, but everything from that point on was different. IMO that would've been much better than the time loop idea. When it comes to time travel, you can pretty much get away with any bullshit explanation anyway. Everyone else ended up in a really good place, so at least that was nice. Maze and Eve kicking ass and taking names together, Charlie sprouting wings... I liked all of that. Also they really got Tricia Helfer to come back without giving her any dialogue lmao.
I will miss this show. Even though I feel like it had run its course and there weren't any stories left to tell, I'm still a little sad to see it go. It wasn't a perfect show, but it had some great moments, especially when it rose above the case of the week stuff and focused more on the celestial side of things and the relationships between the characters. It had such an interesting, diverse and lovable bunch of characters who all changed and grew in organic ways. The humor was always top notch, but the show also had some genuine emotion and a lot of heart. All in all, I will remember Lucifer fondly.
EDIT: After giving myself some time to fully digest this season and this final episode, I realized that there is something deeply messed up about a show that has always been about free will - Lucifer choosing to stay on Earth, Amenadiel choosing humanity, Chloe choosing to love Lucifer (remember how big of a deal the "does she only have feelings for me because she's a gift from God?" debacle was?), Maze choosing to develop human emotions and form connections with people, Eve choosing her own path after literally being made for someone else - not giving its leads any choice in the end and forcing them to follow a predetermined path. Again, the alternate timeline idea was right there and it would've reaffirmed the show's message that you make your own fate.
[7.7/10] I was so pleasantly surprised by this! I didn’t really know what to expect, with this being Marvel Studios’ first foray into animation and the high concept premise of the show. But I really enjoyed what we got.
For a while, I expected that this was really just going to be the plot of Captain America: The First Avenger except with Peggy slotted in rather than Steve. And that would still have been perfectly fun! Watching this show hit the same beats of that film, except with small but significant difference thanks to Captain Carter being in the role rather than Steve Rogers would have been worthwhile on its own.
For one thing, I like how this episode, as Agent Carter did, focuses on how even with her accomplsuhments, Peggy faces discrimination because of her gender. Of all the people for the MCU to bring back, it’s funny that it’s Bradley Whitford’s returning from the all-but forgotten Agent Carter one-shot. But he makes sense as someone who always thought too little of Peggy, stepping into a leadership role after Col. Phillips is shot, and creating an internal impediment.
To the same end, I like how the episode flips the dynamic with Peggy and Steve, but tshowing how they still understood one another and would bond with one another, even if their situations were changed. The two still falling in love, only to have Peggy making the heroic civilization-saving sacrifice play instead, is still heart-rending, and a nice sign that even as major things change, some things stay the same.
But I also liked the places where this episode goes off the reservation! Howard Stark building a proto-Iron Man suit for Steve Rogers called “The Hydra Stomper”? Yes please! Captain Carter saving Bucky, thereby avoiding the Winter Soldier situation (at least with him)? Hell yes. Her finding the tesseract and bringing it back to the good guys on an early mission? Awesome!
The further along the plot of First Avenger that this episode gets, the more it diverges and makes its own rules and own story, and I really appreciated that. Her team’s attack on Red Skull’s stronghold made for a rolokcing conclusion. I don’t know who Red Skull’s “champion” was. (Hive? A Chithuri?) But watching Peggy fight a giant squid monster while the Howling Commandos rescue Steve made for a killer conclusion.
I was especially impressed by the fight sequences here. I have to admit that I had some reticence about the cell-shaded graphics. In truth, the vocal tracks didn’t always sink perfectly. But the action was surprisingly fluid and well-staged. The show uses the freedom of animation to add greater flow to Captain Carter’s badassery, and some of the combat has a more impressionsitic style that makes it top tier MCU fisticuffs. Even the use of lighting and color in these fights stand out. Going into What If...? my biggest concern was the visuals, but they came through like gangbusters.
Overall, this was an exciting start to this new show and raised my expectations for What If...? to be more than a shiny lark, and instead be a meaningful exploration of what these changes in the path might look like.
[8.4/10] We live in the finite. Everyone reading this has a limited amount of time on this plane of existence. Maybe you believe there’s an eternal paradise waiting on the other end. Maybe you believe in reincarnation. Maybe you believe that we’re simply waves whose essence is returned to the fabric of the universe. Whatever you believe, almost all of us can agree that whatever we have here, our fragile world and fragile bodies, are not built to last.
That is both terrifying and maddening: terrifying because, like Janet, none of us truly knows what’s on the other side, and maddening because there is so much to do and see and experience even in this finite world, and given how few bearimies we have on this mortal coil, most of us will only have the chance to sample a tiny fraction of it.
So The Good Place gives us a fantasy. It’s not a traditional one, of endless bliss or perpetual pleasure or unbridled success. Instead, it imagines an afterlife where there’s time enough to become unquestionably fulfilled, to accomplish all that we could ever want, to step into the bounds of the next life or the next phase of existence or even oblivion at peace. The finale to Michael Schur’s last show, Parks and Recreation, felt like a dose of wish fulfillment, but with this ending, The Good Place blows it out of the water.
Each of our heroes receives the ultimate send-off. By definition, nearly all of them have found ultimate satisfaction, a sense of peacefulness in their existence that makes them okay to leave it, having connected with their loved ones, improved themselves, and accomplished all that they wanted to. If “One Last Ride” seemed to give the denizens of Pawnee everything they’d ever wanted, “Whenever You’re Ready” makes that approach to a series finale nigh-literal for the residents of The Good Place.
And yet, there’s a sense of melancholy to it all, if only because every person who emerges from paradise at peace and ready to leave, has to say goodbye to people who love them. Most folks take it in stride, with little more than an “oh dip” or an “aw shoot”, but there’s still something sad about people who leave loved ones behind, and whom the audience has come to know and love, bidding what is, for all intents and purposes, a final farewell.
But The Good Place finds ways to make that transcendent joy for each of our heroes feel real. Jason...completes a perfect game of Madden (controlling Blake Bortles, no less). He gets loving send-offs from his father and best friend. He enjoys one last routine with his dance crew. He inadvertently lives the life of a monk while trying to find the necklace he made for Janet. It is the combination of the idiotic, the sweet, and the unexpectedly profound, which has characterized Jason.
Tahani learns every skill she dreamed of mastering (including learning wood-working from Ron Swanson and/or Nick Offerman!). She connects with her sister and develops a loving relationship with her parents. And when it’s time to go, she realizes she has more worlds left to conquer and becomes an architect, a fitting destination for someone who was always so good at designing and creating events for the people she cares about. Hers is one of the few stories that continues, and it fits her.
Chidi doesn't have the same sort of list of boxes checked that leads him to the realization that he has nothing more to do. Sure, he’s read all of the difficult books out there and seemingly refined the new afterlife system (with help from the council) to where it’s running smoothly, almost on automatic. But his realization is more from a state of being happy with where everything is, with what he’s experienced.
He has dinner with his best friend and Eleanor’s best friends and has so many times. He’s spent endless blissful days with the love of his (after)life staring at the sunset. His mom kissed Eleanor and left lipstick on her cheek, which Eleanor’s mom wiped off. I love that. I love that it’s something more ineffable for Chidi, a sense of the world in balance from all the bonds he’s forged rather than a list of things he’s done. And I love that he felt that readiness to move on for a long time, but didn’t for Eleanor’s sake.
Look, we’re at the end of the series, and I’m still not 100% on board with Eleanor/Chidi, which is a flaw. But I want to like it. I like the idea of it. And I especially like the idea of someone being at peace, but sacrificing the need to take the next step for the sake of someone they love. The saddest part of this episode is Eleanor doing everything she can to show Chidi that there’s more to do, only to accept that the moral rule in this situation says that her equal and opposite love means letting him go. Chidi’s departure is hard, but his gifts to Eleanor are warm, and almost justify this half-formed love story that’s driven so much of the show.
Unfortunately, no matter how much peace he finds, Michael cannot walk through the door that leads to whatever comes next. So instead, he gets the thing he always wanted -- to become human, or as Eleanor puts it, a real boy. Ted Danson plays the giddiness of this to the hilt, his excitement at doing simple human things, the symbolism of him learning to play a guitar on earth, on taking pleasure in all the mundane annoyances and simple fun and things we meat-sacks take for granted. Each day of humanity is a new discovery for Michael, and there’s something invigorating about that, something heightened by his own delight at not knowing what happens next in the most human of ways.
The one character who gets the least indication of a next step is Janet. We learn that she is Dr. Manhattan, experiencing all of time at once. We see her accept Jason’s passing, hug our departing protagonists, and take steps to make herself just a touch more human to make her time with Jason a little more right. But hers is a story of persistence, of continued growth, in a way that we don’t really have for anyone else.
Along the way, the show checks in with scads of minor characters to wrap things up. We see the other test subjects having made it into The Good Place (or still being tested). We see Doug Forcett deciding to party hard now that he’s in Heaven. We see Shawn secretly enjoy the new status quo, and Vicky go deep into her new role, and The Judge...get into podcasts! As much as this show tries to get the big things right for all of its major characters, it also takes time to wrap up the little things and try not to leave any loose threads from four seasons of drop-ins across the various planes of existence.
That just leaves Eleanor. She takes the longest of any of the soul squad to be ready. She tries, becoming okay with Chidi’s absence. She overcomes her fear of being alone. But most importantly, she does what she’s come to do best -- help people better herself. There’s self-recognition in the way her final great act, the thing that makes her okay with leaving this plane and entering another, is seeing herself in Mindy St. Clair and trying to save her. The story of The Good Place is one of both self-improvement and the drive to help others do the same. Saving Mindy, caring about her, allows Eleanor to do both in one fell swoop.
So she too walks through the door, beautifully rendered as the bend between two trees in a bucolic setting. Her essence scatters through the universe, with one little brilliant speck of her wave, crashing back into Michael’s hands, reminding him of his dear friend, and inspiring him to pass on that love and sincerity back into the world. It is, as trite as it sounds, both an end and a beginning, something circular that returns the good deeds our protagonists have done, the good people they have become, into some type of cycle that helps make the rest of this place a little better.
Moments end. Lives end. T.V. shows end. The Good Place has its cake and eats it too, returning to and twisting key moments like Michael welcoming Eleanor to the afterlife, while cutting an irrevocable path from here through the crash of the wave. It embraces the way that the finite gives our existence a certain type of meaning, whether we have a million bearimies to experience the joys and wonders of the universe, or less than a hundred years to see and do and feel whatever we can. And it sends Team Cockroach home happy, wherever and whatever their new “home” may be.
In that, The Good Place is a marvel, not just because it told a story of ever-changing afterlife shenanigans, not just because it tried to tackle the crux of moral philosophy through an off-the-wall network sitcom, but because it ended a successful show, after only four seasons, by sending each of them into another phase of existence and made it meaningful. There’s a million things to do with our limited time on this planet, but watching The Good Place was an uplifting, amusing, challenging, and above all worthwhile use of those dwindling minutes, even if we’ll never have as many as Eleanor or Chidi, Michael or Tahani, Janet or Jason, or any of the other souls lucky enough to be able to choose how much eternity is enough.
I don't know why some people are shocked at the ending. It’s basically the plot line of Crime and Punishment (the allusions to the book were given frequently). Joe isn’t punished in the sense of being in prison, and even though he’s technically free, now he is stuck with a girl just like him and a baby on the way when he would rather be with a “normal” girl he can manipulate and control. He is trapped and it’s a Gone Girl-esque ending. He even compared his new home with Love to a Siberian prison.
It was so funny watching Joe judge Love for all the shitty things she’s done. Like she was somehow worse. His murder sprees are not repulsive to him because he did them and he felt justified. That logic does not extend to others, just him. It’s a perfect mirror for showing just how delusional Joe is. The series isn’t about how he finds love. It’s about how Joe is a predator, using love as a way to convince himself he’s doing things for the right reasons. The whole point of Joe's character is that he will never be satisfied. It’s in his nature to crave what he can’t have. That’s why I thought the ending was perfect. Of course he is already interested in his “normal” neighbor. He is going to start fantasizing about her to escape his “tortured existence”.
Totally saw the Love twist coming from a thousand miles away. She was always coming on strong. Her killing Delilah was super predictable too. I actually liked that they made her psycho because Joe somewhat got a taste of his own medicine.
Overall, I enjoyed this season, but:
I’m a little disappointed in the lack of creativity. Season 2 had a lot of similar storylines to the first one: Love is the new Beck, Ellie - the new Paco.
Realism isn't necessary in fiction but some of the plot holes were annoying. How did Candace know exactly which storage unit was Joe’s? How could Forty turn on Joe so fast? Officer Fincher thought Joe could have been the murderer because of some expensive headphones but has done absolutely nothing about it. Joe reconstructing the glass box in the storage container was a bit of a stretch for me. This whole season, while entertaining, is completely unrealistic. It requires all characters to be morons and the hugest of coincidences to happen at every turn.
I was incredibly disappointed absolutely nothing from Joe's old life came back (other than Candace). He moved to a new city and changed his name - poof all his problems are solved? What happened to the PI the Salingers hired?
Candace's character had potential. They hyped her up in the first season so I thought she would do something but no, she didn't have an actual plan and was outmatched at every turn.
Was it the writers intention to insert cringy millenial jargon into every possible piece of dialogue? Really went too far compared to last season. And all the "woke" dialogue was so cringe, boring and trite.
I feel like this finale wasted time telling us things inconsequential to the story, in detriment of going deeper into more interesting matters. Introducing Lacuna as a whole new layer to the story was totally unnecessary.All that sidetracking only to tell us that after murdering his entire cluster, Whispers is creating mindless "zombies" because he's afraid of dying? That could have been done differently and in a less disconnected way.
Wolfgang's mom also being his sister. What was even the point?
I'd have liked more scenes about Rajan, the Detective dude and Will's cop friend coming to terms with the existence of a whole different species of human beings.
Also, Kala suddenly being in love with her husband, and him being totally cool with the fact that all the while she's kinda been cheating on him with Wolfgang. That deserved a deeper look and at least an honest conversation. Like Dani, Lito and Hernando's relationship had.
The more interesting parts about this show have always been the relationships, and the human and emotional elements. The BPO global conspiracy was just a plot device to push the story forward and give our characters a common enemy. But this final episode concentrated too much on tying up those loose ends, and giving us explanations on how Angelica and Jonas tied into it all, and sacrificed that human part that's what makes this show unique and compelling.
I enjoyed it, because even when it's not at its greatest, the show is still really good. But, at the same time, I'm convinced it could have been a lot better. I'm sad to see it end.
"I mean do you know how many girls I've slept with? Like a lot. Classifies me as a player or something and my best friends used to think I was the fucking best. Hannah, she sleeps with one guy. She has a crush on another guy, being me. And she kisses a third, being you. And it's whatever, it's all fine, right? All of a sudden, she's a slut? All of a sudden, you don't know who she is? You're a dumbass."
I didn't expect that speech from Justin. I just want to slowly clap it out. Well said.
All in all I find the sudden relationship between Zach and Hannah really, well, sudden, but not necessarily unrealistic. Maybe I'm a bit biased though because I do like Zach (even though he's not perfect and I really hope he'll go against Bryce and Monty soon), and I think Zach and Hannah were really cute together.
They're definitely a better fit than Clay and Hannah. Maybe it's because Clay's so young or maybe Hannah's his real first love, but he simply admired her too much. He put her on a pedestal and viewed her as this perfect, innocent, flawless human being. Even Hannah's mother said that Clay thought she was perfect. And now he sees that she did have other people in her life, that she liked other boys and that he wasn't her saving knight in shining armor.
And I don't find it unrealistic that she freaked out when Clay was getting close to her. Flashbacks and panic doesn't appear when it's convenient. Maybe she was fine with Zach, but then she felt betrayed by him and it just hit her when she got close to Clay.
[7.9/10] A superb end to a superb season. So much Season 2 of this show has been about showing change and growth for the better in our heroes at the same time the world was constantly changing around them, whether that meant teaming up with Michael, leaving The (Fake) Good Place behind, or sneaking their way into The Judge's chambers.
And in the finale, the show tries to test out whether that change was real. There's complex moral theories at play here, but the most basic are a few ideas: that a person can become good with just "the right push" like the one Michael tries to give Eleanor in saving her from that row of shopping carts; that good is not something you do because you expect a reward but because of who you are; and that morality, and by extension being good, is something inextricably tied to others, to "what we owe each other," an idea that brings Eleanor and Chidi together in the mortal realm at the end of this season just like it brought them together in The (Fake) Good Place in the beginning.
All the while, there's a lot of strong writing and character work. Using the eye-opening shot for Eleanor to montage her rise and fall during the course of a year back on Earth is a smart tack. The idea of old-timey stock tickers, with Michael and Janet reviewing, to indicate how our heroes are doing back in the moral realm is amusing. And there's plenty of great laughs like Eleanor using the term "diagonal word belt" to mean "sash" or the bar (tended by Ted Danson, who was experience from Cheers) being called "Sting's Desert Rose."
It's a testament to the creativity the show has shown all season, one where it's been constantly willing to smash the status quo and dive headlong into some new adventure. Now that adventure is seeing whether our four favorite humans can take what they've internalized from their time in the afterlife, the potential they've shown, and turn it into real change back where they started. It's another exciting turn, one that promises to continue to follow the moral trajectory of these four individuals, and their unlikely guardian angels helping them navigate what it is, and what it means, to be good.
Holy shit! That ending! All the baddies are working together! My mouth is still hanging open, I was so thoroughly shocked.
I'm firmly on Oliver's side on this one. Rene deeply betrayed him, Oliver was gracious enough to give him a second chance (understanding where he was coming from, being a dad now too and all that) , and Rene decided to throw it away. I would have kicked him off my team, too.
And I feel like Dinah and Curtis are totally overreacting. Was it cool of OG Team Arrow to spy on them? No. But, I mean, c'mon! Oliver had just learned that because someone really close to him was gonna blab, he was facing almost certain prison time (and a really long one at that), leaving his kid basically an orphan (I don't think the possibility of Felicity legally adopting William has been brought up, or ever will be for that matter). How can they not understand Oliver needing to know who on the team had betrayed him? I so get it. Especially after everything that happened with Evelyn. And I know I'm supposed to be upset that the team is broken up, but if I'm being honest, I'm glad we're back to the original team. Oliver, his girl wednesday, and their biggest shipper ever, Mr. John Diggle. It's gonna be tough for them to face an assembly of super villains, but it's nothing they haven't faced and defeated before! I miss Rory. I wish they would bring him back.
And onto happier things... THE WEDDING RECEPTION!!!!! Ah, it was wonderful. And their first dance being to "At Last"? Ha! Loved it! So fitting! At last, indeed. We, the Olicity shippers, have been waiting for this moment since that first time when 'Mr Queen' met a certain pen-chewing (it was red!) IT girl, prone to babbling spells and couldn't help instinctively smiling at her when she gave him an 'oh, really?' head tilt when he (very baldy) tried to lie to her about his bullet ridden computer not working cause he spilled a latte on it. I smiled like a dork the entire time they were on screen during the reception. I couldn't help it! I still can't believe they're actually married now! I laughed when the Ivy Town couple showed up, I laughed when Thea grumbled about only John having been invited to her brother's wedding, I laughed to basically every sentence that came out of Donna Smoak's mouth (I love that woman!). And Quentin giving Oliver his watch? It was so darn sweet! I awwed out loud. It's crazy how far those two have come, from Quentin deeply hating Oliver's guts, to now considering him almost a son. My heart is filled with joy.
I totally called the double wedding thing! And I actually loved it. Everyone's vows were really sweet. And I also think that closing the will-they-won't-they part of Oliver and Felicity's relationship will be good for both the show and the shippers. Less stupid drama.
I had to pause the episode for a few minutes when the Professor died because I was bawling too hard. It was so devastating. And Jax letting him go was so painful... I couldn't stop crying. Rest in peace, Martin. I do hope they will bring Victor Garber back eventually, but this was a beautiful send-off for his character.
I wish Barry had killed Eobard. I'm sick of him. But it was a fun contrast to see Oliver just shoot his doppelganger straight in the chest without hesitation. Get wrecked, Nazi. Same goes for Overgirl. Good fucking riddance.
I was happy to see Ray, Nate, Amaya and Zari. I was afraid they wouldn't use them at all in this crossover, which would've been a waste. Oh, and I'm glad Dig showed up too.
This crossover ended too quickly. It was so much fun! I hope they keep this 4-hour, 2-night format next year. It worked extremely well here.
This keeps on improving. What an action-packed episode! The relationship drama in the Arrow one was totally worth it! So many great moments. The ending was just so damn sad. I knew it was coming but still. The quality of this episode felt movie-like. Character interaction was great and what can I say about Snart? He's just amazing.
I missed Wentworth Miller so damn much. His cheesy one-liners are still great. "I hate fire", that was a great dramatic entrance.
Seeing Melissa Benoist acting was a pleasure. Definitely, one of my favourite parts. It was impressive. I was looking forward to it since last episode but it surpassed my expectations completely. I was glued to the screen during that scene. She did a tremendous job at playing both characters that well.
"You are a better son than I could have ever hoped for. And no lenght of time or distance will ever change that". That was just beautiful. It filled my heart with warm feelings.
The music when Reverse Flash appeared in the wheelchair. The feels. God, I love to see Tom Cavanagh playing Reverse Flash. He's so menacing. It's the way he says things that I really missed "I'm gonna crack you open like a walnut". I loved that line.
I'm all for girlpower and strong women but there's no way in hell Iris and Felicity disarmed those soldiers and beat them up that easily. Not believable at all. Iris to Kara "Come with me if you wanna live". Honestly, I love this quote but sorry, in that moment it just felt stupid.
Seeing Harry and Cisco together is something I'll never get tired of. They have great chemistry together. They should get a flat together. And of course their cells are wall against wall, lol. I loved how angry Dinah looked like "I'm surrounded by kids".
Seeing Winn was a pleasant surprise. I loved the way he played the character. He was kind of a dick but I loved his scenes. "Look, fingerless gloves". Gotta love Sara. She might just have spent way too much time around Mick. It was such a Rory thing to say.
Nazi Quentin Lance was impressive. He was scary as hell and he played it very well. In a weird way it even seemed fitting. The accent was amazing and the way the "r" slipt was great. Personally, he was one of the most convincing doppelgangers. No matter the earth, he'll always be a cop.
"These poor strangely dressed individuals", says the guy with a fur hooded jacket and futuristic glasses. I laughed so hard at that one.
Barry's impression of Snart was perfect. And his remark "that is terrible advice. I always have a plan, down to the second, so nothing goes wrong". I loved that.
"I fought your cousin once. He was fast. I'm faster". Does this mean Superman exists on Earth-1? I know it's the Reverse Flash and that he could've travelled between worlds but I want to believe.
I laughed out loud when Sara said "that sounds like an oversimplification". She pulled an Ezra Miller in Justice League. That was so good.
Tommy Merlyn! I'll be damned. We haven't seen him in forever. Shame he had so little screentime.
If Hitler died in 1994, it means he was 105 years old at the time of his death. Geez. I guess it's true, only good die young.
Lots of funny moments in this one, like Barry's "Good thing we have a metric ton of smart people in this building... and Rory", Kara being grossed out that Overgirl and Dark Arrow are married (seriously though, eww), Supergirl and Flash waiting for Arrow to arrive (probably my favorite moment of the entire episode to be honest, especially Oliver's little grumpy "Just a quick reminder. Super speed? I don't have it."). And on the other end of the spectrum, we got plenty of nice emotional scenes too, especially the one between Jax and Stein (who's chopping onions in here?) and the one between Kara and Alex.
That fucker Eobard just won't die, will he? Where's he popping up next, National City?
Okay, who wants to bet that Felicity will change her mind by the end of the crossover? At this point i'm starting to think they'll do a double wedding kind of thing with Barry and Iris. Oh, and I appreciate that Felicity was wearing a green jacket and Iris was in a red sweater, reflecting their respective love interests' signature colors.
It was kind of hilarious and sad at the same time that the Arrow team appeared for 5 seconds and immediately got their asses kicked.
This crossover has been pretty awesome so far. I'm excited for tomorrow. Let's hope Kara flings her evil doppelganger into the Sun.
Great episode. Better than last week's. Humour was on point. The banter between Dibny and Barry is great, and we got some self-reflection moments to give Dibny character growth.
Council of Wells! my inner Rick and Morty fan screamed This has to be the greatest thing in the history of greatest things. Thee writers make this a yearly thing. Comedy gold.
Tom Cavanagh is a treasure. I'm in love with the man. Today the writers proved that a bunch of Wells can carry the show. I love his interactions with Cisco. The chemistry between these two is astonishing. "Sometimes, you're a wizard, Harry", lmao. The noise I made wasn't human. I love that the first thing that came to Harry's mind when Cisco said "your junk" was "you're welcome".
So we got a German Wells, a Matthew McConaughey-ish Wells and a Cyborg Wells. Don't forget the Gandalf Wells, lol. But no one seemed to like him. "Everything is meaningless so why did I buy this book?", lol. "I respect the fact that each one of your dramatic pause has two eyes".
"Why don't we get every DeVoe we can find and interrogate them?"
"Even the baby DeVoe?"
"Especially the baby DeVoe"
"Baby violence solves nothing", lmao.
God, I love Dibny so damn much. "The Mayor of the dictionary". He made me laugh maniacally. "The movie is full of lies!" lol. The actor is just perfect for the role. And his suit? So unflattering.
"You're the Flash. You could have saved him and stopped her". Amen! I felt like Dibdy spoke for all of us. He's probably the only character with common sense.
"This belongs in a museum!" and T-Rex appears! Steven Spielberg vibes intensify. "For the love of Jeff Goldblum, stop!" lol. I couldn't believe he said that.
That ending, though. I wasn't expecting that but if there's one thing I've learnt in this show is never to trust a man in a wheelchair.
At this point I'm thinking baby DeVoe is up to something. I'm looking forward to seeing the thinker playing mind games with Barry next episode.
I love kickass ladies more than anything, so I liked this episode. I do think the "#feminism" thing was kind of cringeworthy though. Like, girls teaming up and kicking ass was literally the focus of this episode, you don't have to tell us that it's feminist. We know. I'm a feminist myself and I'm 100% here for female empowerment, but the way they tried to bring attention to it every 5 seconds was grating. If you keep making a big deal out of powerful and capable women, it will never be seen as something normal and common (which, you know, it is). Instead, it will feel gimmick-y. Fortunately, this was probably a one-time thing and Caitlin and Iris will go back to being casual badasses in the next episode.
My favorite part was that Caitlin and Iris had so many scenes together. Seriously, I've been waiting for so long for their friendship to develop into something more than just work colleagues. This is the brOTP that we deserve.
Drunk Barry was so hilarious. My sweet boy, crying over Jack and Rose. But he's a scientist, he should know that just because the door was big enough for the two of them, it doesn't mean that it could hold both of them. There's this thing called buoyancy, you know. They totally could've taken turns though.
Also, did Felicity really say "The Incredible Hulk"? Are they allowed to name-drop Marvel heroes?
Simply amazing! I love the humour this season. It was a non-drama, full-on joke well-directed episode. This is the second episode directed by Tom Cavanagh and I absolutely loved it. It was so fun to watch. I laughed all the way through. I'm so happy the lightheardtiness that made this show so good is back.
Ralph Dibny aka The Elongated Man was awesome. He's an amazing character. The actor was on point. He was a weird mixture between Jim Carrey and David Tennant. I laughed my ass off with his reactions, especially the "I I've the Flash and now I'm gonna have to hate the Flash", lol. He staying as a recurring character is simply fantastic.
Danny freaking Trejo. He killed the role. How can he say "Josh" and be intimidating? "I don't know where people go when they die", lol. He was so great this episode. The scene that made me laugh like a maniac was when he was declaring his hatred for plastoids while seeing Ralph on a monitor scratching his balls. Btw, the CGI was hilarious in every way possible and so well done. He sneezing his face off immediately followed by Joe puking, lol. That scene was gold. I haven't laughed that hard in a while. Cisco and Wells' scenes together are what I live for. Wells telling him heart date his daughter was fantastic.
Aaaand, DeVoe namedropping. thinker intensifies. I'm so exited with the new villain this season. Speedsters being villains got tiresome after season 2 and I'm glad this season is different. I'm really looking forward to seeing how this plays out and how that name affects the team. This is a marvellous way to develop a villain.
I also loved that we got to see Barry being Barry and not just zooming in and out being the Flash. I'd like to see more of his CSI skills.
Cisco grabs a machete. Wells: "Too much". Lol, the meta level. I laughed more than you can imagine.
"This facility is poorly warded". Truer words were never spoken. They couldn't break into Joe's house but STAR Labs? Easy peasy.
[8.6/10] I’ve probably heard/talked/thought about the Trolley Problem a hundred times. It’s one of those bits that just comes up again and again and again if you have even the slightest interest in philosophy as a thumbnail sketch of the ethical problems that’s supposed to confront. And one of the great things about The Good Place is the way it takes those classic philosophical ideas and puts them into practice in loony, out there ways.
But I’ve never seen it actually mean so much. I don’t think of The Good Place as a particularly sentimental show. It has its sweet moments in plenty of places, and I should know better than for a Michael Schur-run show not to tug at your heartstrings now and then. But man, I was not prepared for Michael’s sacrifice play as his solution to the Trolley Problem. It’s a beautiful confluence of plot, character development, and sentiment. It gets Eleanor to the Judge; it helps truly prove Michael’s growth as a person, and it both makes you happy and sad to see the risk that he puts himself through for another soul.
That doesn’t detract from how hilarious this episode is though. So many great bits. Tahani’s American imitation and ability to roleplay a hotdog-based torture demon is a kick. Jason’s idiocy is at peak hilariousness here (like his confusing about apples versus origins and whether you eat their “clothes”). Good Janet trying to hard to be Bad Janet is a comic treat. The bits we here about Mindy St. Clair and Derek getting it on via windchimes are the weird sort of funny. And all the example of low-grade crappy tortures and behaviors are mostly easy gags, but each amusing.
The bigger storylines are strong too. Chidi being unwilling to lie because he’s a Kantian, and then being talked into moral particularism is another good bit of character growth (in the form of a free-reading Eleanor) that moves the plot by having Chidi do his best to fit in with the bro demons (including a delightfully douchey Dax Shepard) to maintain their cover. Michael trying to preserve the same ruse leads to some great tension. And hell, even Jason’s seemingly throwaway molotov cocktail bit actually comes in handy (with a hilarious "JORTLES!" capper).
Overall, it’s one of the most elegant episode of The Good Place so far, where comedy followed character, character followed plot, and plot followed sentiment, all in one beautiful bit of television parsimony.
[7.8/10] Man, the new season has been on its game. One of the best parts of the show in Season 2 has been the way it’s gone behind the curtain of Michael and the rest of the bad place crew. After nearly the entire first season played it straight, there’s still a certain thrill to seeing things from Michael’s perspective and the disorganization and unrest going on behind the scenes.
There’s also a great Groundhog Day quality to the episode as Michael performs reboot after reboot and gets different variations on the same results. (The one where Eleanor overhears him explaining his scheme into the dictaphone is particularly funny.) The quick cuts between different attempts and scenes from different versions of the plan have a real “Paradigms of Human Memory” vibe from Community that is really fun, and Michael’s exhaustion and frustration is palpable. (The moment where Jason figures it out rather than Eleanor and Michael is just beside himself is fantastic.)
It’s not just Michael that’s getting fed up though, as his employees are equally restless, to the point that Vicky (formerly real Eleanor) stages a strike with various demands from the rank and file. It’s great seeing the randos like Glen discussing how to old torture methods work just fine, and feeling annoying at Michael’s attempts at innovation. It adds a new obstacle to the equation of the show, and even creates a reason for Michael to change the status quo and try to team up with his torturees at the end.
I also really enjoyed the interlude back at Marcy’s in the medium place. Marcy has evolved into a very funny character, and her desultory way of sifting through the revelations and planning from Eleanor that she’s witnessed a dozen times by now is a funny beat. I’m still not really on board with the show playing the Eleanor/Chidi romance angle. I don’t think they really work as a couple, both in terms of how the characters are written and their lack of romantic chemistry, but it at least adds an interesting wrinkle to things. And Eleanor deciding that the only way to break the cycle is to confront him and make him admit he’s losing is an intriguing direction as well.
Overall, the new season has come out of the gate in a pretty stellar fashion, with both this and the hour-long premiere burning through plot points in entertaining, propulsive fashion and bringing the comedy game too.
[8.7/10] I’m not sure I’ve seen a show re-pilot so successfully before. The way this episode told and retold all the events of Version 2 of The (Faux) Good Place from so many different perspectives was masterful, and helped give us continuing insight into how each of the characters work.
I was particularly impressed at the branching narrative of the episode, which took care to use the same basic events to springboard from one character’s story to another, and reveal their inner “themness” even when pointed in a different direction.
It’s particularly neat how Michael calculated to make each new situation even more miserable than they were in the last simulation. Eleanor has to give speeches and face the guilt of being crowned (well, sashed) as “best person.” Indecisive Chidi has to deal with the incredible difficulty of choosing his soulmate, and then has to deal with the fomo and regret of likely ending up with the wrong person. Tahani has to deal with difficulties that are frivolous, but nevertheless bother her, making her upset about things she shouldn’t be upset about like the size of her house or the height of her soulmate or the having to wear cargo shorts, and torturing her even further because she can’t reasonably complain about them. And Jason, who enjoys being able to be his real self in his “bud hole” has to live with a complimentary baby sitter there to ensure he lives the quiet life.
It reveals Michael’s, and the show’s, great understanding of these characters, knowing exactly how to twist the screws on them in creative ways that really seize on the things that will truly bother them.
It’s also really interesting getting to see behind the curtain of the demigods/demons/whatever in charge of the torturing. The fact that Michael is on his last chance here, and risks “retirement” if he fails, creates stakes for him as a character too, and the fact that he tries to slip the fact that he failed under the rug in front of his boss produces a ticking time bomb that will no doubt go off halfway through the season.
It’s also fun seeing the “actors” struggle with their parts. Real Eleanor (whose real name, I think, is Vicky) being perturbed at how she’s been demoted in the narrative, going so far as to create a limp and a backstory is amusing. Details like the bearded guy being so interested in biting, or Eleanor’s “soulmate” constantly going to the gym, or other folks just not understanding why they can’t resort to regular torture gives Michael the beleaguered middle manager vibe trying to wrangle all his unruly employees, which is an amusing look. The overall comedy for the show even seems to have improved.
Plus, the episode is propelled by Eleanor’s discovery of her note and attempt to piece the mystery together. I have to say I’m impressed that the show didn’t use the note and the investigation to fuel the second season as a whole. But turning it into a quick turnaround case-solve for Eleanor just creates more possibilities going forward. Joss Whedon is known to have said “play your cards early, it makes you come up with more cards,” and with this sort of virtuoso episode, I’m excited to see what new cards The Good Place comes up with in its second season.
[8.5/10] I’m assuredly overrating this one because of the reveal, but to put it in Shyamalan terms, what a twist!
What’s great about the fact that our heroes are, and have been, in The Bad Place this whole time is that it recontextualizes everything we’ve seen in a reasonably believable way. Sitcoms are founded on conflict, and we, the audience at home, had every reason to believe the glitches in the system were just part and parcel of the usual sitcom necessity of having some conflict to motivate the action.
But “Michael’s Gambit” turns metatext into text, revealing that the character conflicts and frustrations that the main characters have been through is not merely an incidental result of some unexpected error, but rather a deliberate attempt from the architects (in some ways, a stand-in for the show’s writers) to make the characters torture one another.
It adds a creative spin on everything we’ve seen so far. (Though I do wonder if, on rewatch, everything holds up to scrutiny.) I particularly love the conclusion that despite the consequentialist good she did, Tahani’s efforts weren’t enough to get her into the real Good Place because her motives were corrupt, and that Chidi’s obsessive morality and indecision led to him hurting everyone close to him. That helps us to see these seemingly enlightened characters in a different light, which is what good writing does.
Some of the initial business where the gang is debating who should take the two slots to The Bad Place is a bit tedious, both because the logic used is pretty weak and it retreads some of the feeble love triangle stuff from before, but where it leads is outstanding.
I particularly love the idea that the Bad Place architects, and Michael in particular, are going out on a limb with this. The notion of finding new and creative ways to torture people, and trying to come up with a perfect vicious cycle with these four people completely redoes the show’s premise and gives it tons of interesting new places to go.
In addition, it provides a promising reset for Season 2. Eleanor’s own gambit is a clever one, and I’m excited to see how it all shakes out.
Overall, the laughs weren’t as strong as I might have liked, but this is a brilliant twist that I absolutely did not see coming, so the show gets points for a genuine surprise that makes me see the prior twelve episodes differently.
(And hey, let’s throw out some additional wild speculation while we’re at it. Maybe in this afterlife, people don’t get sent to hell to be punished necessarily, but to be given the chance to improve and earn themselves a place in Heaven. Each time, our heroes get the chance to be a little better and get a little closer to eternal reward. Granted, I totally whiffed on the twist here, so take my predictions with a grain of salt, but still, throwing it out there anyway!)
[7.7/10] I’ll say this for The Good Place. I like that they’re basically running through all the love triangle permutations now rather than dragging them out unnecessarily. I’ll admit, I don’t exactly buy the possibility of Fake Eleanor and Chidi together, or Fake Eleanor being in love with Chidi, but I do buy it as a spur of the moment feeling that, with some reflection, she realizes isn’t real. (I’m less sold on the idea that Tahani and Chidi aren’t soulmates, because that seems like a better possibility.)
Still, I’ll say this for that part of the story -- it leads to the best thing in the episode, namely Fake Eleanor and Tahani hanging out together. The two characters have a fun dynamic, and watching them check out a BBC sitcom or put in hair extensions or snark at Jason and Janet’s wedding is a treat.
Heck, I even liked the Jason and Janet shtick. There’s something about someone who’s a complete dolt “falling in love” with someone who’s barely sentient but nevertheless nice to him that is weird but oddly sweet. The pair’s vows, entrance music, and little dance together are all absolutely charming even if it’s a semi-bizarre bit.
The only part of the episode that didn’t really work for me is Chidi’s indecision. I like the approach, showing Chidi’s paralyzed by choice, but it’s done in such a cartoony, over the top way that it’s hard to be too invested in his growth over the course of the episode. That said, his best friend knowing him well enough to do a “fake wedding day” test, and Chidi literally being killed by his indecision is a decent bit.
Overall, lots of laughs and good energy to this one, particularly the funny and endearing Tahani/Fake Eleanor portions and the strange Jason/Janet stuff.
Hell yeah! Now that's what I'm talking about!
The Coulson/YoYo/Mack part of the episode was the less interesting one, so let's deal with it first: I liked the story of how YoYo discovered her powers and it was great to see her act as sort of a mentor for Flint. The team's reaction when Flint didn't know what tacos were was hilarious. Also, a dude named Flint has rock-based powers, which made me roll my eyes a little. Tess is dead, which is sad, but not exactly surprising. Grill, on the other hand, got exactly what he deserved. Overall, it wasn't bad, but the other storyline was on another level entirely.
And now, the good stuff: Fitz played Kasius like a fiddle. Iain proved once again what an amazing actor he is. But I can't believe he had the guts to call May "ancient has-been". I know it was part of the plan, but shit, that boy's getting bitch slapped so hard when they meet again.
Speaking of May, guess who's not dead! I can't wait to see her on the surface. Roaches have nothing on her. Plus, maybe she'll find those people the team's been trying to get in touch with.
RIP, Ben. It's a shame we only got two episodes with you.
Daisy Johnson strutting into the pit in a hooded cloak like the bad bitch she is made me squeal with glee. I would've liked to see more destruction (Kasius really thought some force field would stop her? Come on), but that moment at the end where she used her powers to lift herself off the ground? Talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique. What an absolute icon.
Jemma slashing Kasius' throat without even flinching was so incredibly satisfying and powerful. A woman getting to kill the man who enslaved her? I am here for it!
"- Here we go again.
- Us against the world."
Just... freaking kill me while you're at it, would you? You can't do that! You can't say stuff like that and expect me not to ship it! Come on!
Fitz: a beautiful proposal and a grand speech 70+ years in the making
Jemma: Yo, what up? Let's get hitched.
I'm happy for them, I really am. And what a relief that Fitz finally got over that idiotic "we're cursed" stuff. It was getting old real fast. And of course they bickered while hauling a half-unconcious Daisy and running from the Kree. Of course.
My questions after this episode: how is the Lighthouse society going to function now without Kasius? Is his brother going to take over? What will happen to Sinara? And where's Enoch going? The surface, I assume? Does he have some other agenda that we don't know of?
Oh, it's so good to finally know what happened to Fitz. And I squealed with joy when I saw Hunter again. It's been so long! I've missed my dumb English son. It's absolutely hilarious to me that Fitz managed to communicate with him by insulting his favorite soccer team in a magazine. I guess it's canon that at some point in the past they decided it would be their emergency line of communication. It's so British. I'm a little disappointed Bobbi wasn't there as well, but I guess Adrianne is too busy these days working on The Orville. Good for her, she deserves it. I still miss Agent Morse though.
I'm not saying Fitz telling those military guys "They were abducted by aliens" should become a meme, but... oh wait, that's exactly what I'm saying.
I feel so bad for Polly. First she lost her husband because of his Terrigenesis, now her daughter is practically out of her reach as well. Also, I can't believe that they brought this seemingly random family from season 3 for this episode.
Enoch observing humanity for 30,000 years kind of reminds me of those creepy bald dudes on Fringe.
So if I understand correctly, Lance and Bobbi spent the rest of their lives knowing the world was going to end. Did they survive it? Did they die in the Lighthouse? Thinking about it breaks my heart.
That little Han/Leia moment with Fitz and Hunter made me cackle and warmed my heart at the same time. This is such an underappreciated brOTP.
I can't wait for the next episode. It's a shame that we have to wait two weeks for it. Oh well. Happy Holidays, I guess?
Hoooooly shit! Fitz? How the hell did he get there? And why does he want Daisy to fight to the death? So many questions!
Kasius makes my skin crawl. Not as much as Hive did in season 3, but he's still so fucking creepy and unnerving.
Mack getting violent with Gunner after he told Yo-Yo that he didn't want them to lose who they are was devastating. And the fact that he feels guilty about missing Framework Hope more than the real one... I have no words. I can't imagine what he's going through.
"No, this is the part where May breaks your face."
Oh, if only. But to be fair, the way Coulson trapped Deke in his room was pretty hilarious and incredibly satisfying.
What the fuck happened to May? I mean, there's no way she's dead, right? They wouldn't kill her off-screen. So what did the Kree with the murder balls do to her?
I like the mind-reading dude. I hope he and Daisy kick some major ass together.
Yup, Coulson is right, the Kree growing babies and selling them to the infertile human population is a nightmare straight out of a dystopian novel. Although to be honest I can't imagine why anyone would want to bring a child into such a horrible world, knowing that they'll spend their whole lives just fighting for survival. I know I wouldn't.
You know, my first thought after reading the synopsis of this episode was that we have been absolutely robbed. As much as I love Fitzsimmons, can you imagine how much more interesting, not to mention revolutionary, would Skimmons (or I guess BioQuake now?) be? Can you imagine space girlfriends Jemma and Daisy? Sigh. My heart aches for all the wonderful possibilities that will never come to be. And the worst part? There's not nearly enough fanfiction about this ship. When both canon AND fanon let you down, where are you supposed to go?
That aside, I guess there's a reason Deke's name is only one sound away from "dick". What a traitorous bastard.
"Quake, Destroyer of Worlds"
On one hand, hell yeah, my wife is powerful and you all should be afraid! On the other, fuck you. Daisy Johnson has done nothing wrong, ever, in her life. She already carries so much guilt on her shoulders, can they please stop adding more?
Poor Abby. I feel so bad for her. She'll just end up as a gladiator fighting for her life while rich people watch. That better life she dreamt of was nothing but a lie.
Jemma Simmons giving inspiring speeches about the stars? My heart!
So... are Phil and Melinda getting together anytime soon or nah? There are slowburns and then there are SLOWBURNS. It's been 4 years! Ya'll ain't getting any younger!
Who the hell managed to survive on the Earth's surface? And how is the team supposed to get down there? I need answers!
AMAZING! There're no words. My favourite episode so far. Holy crap, that Hell loop was brilliantly written. The episode went from confusing to holy shit that's fantastic in a heartbeat.
However, I feel kind of depress now and it sort of gave me the creeps. The worst thing is that Reese doesn't realize where he is and that he probably never will. Re-living their most painful moments on repeat and not being self-aware. I said it last season when that doctor poisoned Chloe but I'll say it again, I can't think of a worst way of being punished.
What a rollercoaster of emotions. I felt sad, happy, shocked, depressed then happy again, wth? I felt sorry for that poor guy and I definitely want to know more of the aftermath of his death for Linda.
Lucifer's face when Linda called him a friend. Lovely. I loved her scenes.
That Reese's board. Charlotte Richards: lover, sister, step-mom, WTF? Lmao.
"You're ex-husband? So we're tunnel buddies!", lol. I can't. Sometimes I can't with this show. And he said it so happily. It was hilarious.
My only complaint (not with this episode) is that they should start moving the pace along. We haven't had any further development since episode 1.
If there's one thing this episode told me is that we're our worst enemy. I really have no idea how I'm supposed to feel right now.
God, I love this show! What an episode: entertaining, funny as hell, bonding and sweet. And finally we got to see Luci doing something supernatural like getting shot and surviving. I've really missed this in last episodes.
"I thought since I'll never likely penetrate you, I'd commemorate the one time you penetrated me", lmao. That was absolutely brilliant.
I loved the flashbacks with Candy and how they just befriended so quickly. I loved the "Candy Morningstar" episode but knowing what happened in Las Vegas before just made me realized how meaningful that episode was.
The ending scene with everyone passed out in the penthouse was great. Btw, Dan's random and casual appearance with a drill was so good. He's a sweetheart. The bonding between Chloe and Luci is lovely. I loved the scene about lying when Chloe was in bed. It was great to see Lucifer being so honest. That hug at the end.
Chloe imitating Lucifer's accent was so good, lmao. "I'm Lucifer Morningstar. I can play the piano and I'm a fancy British man", lol.
We got Lucifer singing again! Nothing will ever top his version of Sinnerman but I loved it. Tom Ellis' voice is just glory.
Hamlet! And love, Will? Lol. I really really loved it. And that Hitler comment, that was great.
Ella's t-shirt! I want it! I loved to see her working with Lucifer on a case. Although her backstory in Vegas was kind of obvious to me, I did enjoy it. And what's up with the voices she hears? Does she have schizophrenia or something? It's definitely a red herring but what if those voices are addressing to a previous life? Or what if she's an angel and she doesn't realize? Let's see.
Anyways, enjoyable episode even though it wasn't connected to this season's plot.
Such an amazing episode.
Mad Max earns her name, Mike (briefly) outsmarts the shadow monster, Hopper finally opens up to Eleven and does everything to protect her, Eleven unleashes all her power, and Dustin keeps breaking the tension with just the right amount of comedic relief:
"Demodog…like demogorgon and dog…put together."
Then there's Steve. Can we talk about Steve for a minute? In season 1, he was a first-rate dick, and I was so mad when Nancy ended up with him at the end of the finale. This season, though, he totally redeemed himself by repeatedly putting himself in danger to protect others. In this episode he was beaten to a bloody pulp while protecting Lucas from Billy, and when he comes to, what does he do? He takes charge and leads the party again.
Meanwhile, this season Nancy hooked up with with Jonathan "I hang out with my little brother because I have no friends" Byers because Murray Bauman claimed there was something between them. There was so much character development and relationship building this season, but the writers seemed to skip over Jonathan. He mostly just moped around and was almost as useless as Will, which made Nancy's attraction to him seem that much more forced. Hopefully next season Nancy will see the error of her ways or Steve will find someone better.
In the meantime, I'm officially on #TeamSteve.
A backup, a hug, a fight and a kiss
El is the cutest BADASS character ever
This episode was amazing and beautiful, if there's more than 10 stars I would give it more
First let's talk about Steve, he's amazing, he's brave and kind.. Did you see how he was genuinely care about these kids and puts himself in danger just to protect them.. I gotta say he became one of my favorite characters in the show
Also lets talk about the kid who plays Will, gosh!! That kid is sooo talented, I was genuinely feeling his pain, he's so amazing and I'm sure he has a bright future ahead of him
The 3 ways attack bit was also amazing, seeing all the characters attack at the same time from different places was gold writing from the show runners.. I liked how the kids took Steve with them while he was unconscious LMAO, and he was like f*** it lets go burn that sh*t.. I still thing that Nancy doesn't deserve Steve, he's too good for her
Anyway, I didn't like that bit with Dustin and his pet, it felt stupid, I mean they're monsters after all so I don't see how that monster can form such feelings for human, anyway he died at the end we saw him next to the chocolate bar
About El, her scene closing that gate was simply EPIC, I loved how she towards the end used both her hands to push the monster back, and by doing that she actually became more powerful, so now we know El with 2 raised hands are unstoppable
Last thing is the Snow Ball party, it was sad and hilarious seeing Dustin get rejected one by one LMAO, but then Nancy saved his a**, then we saw Mike sitting alone and I had a feeling that El gonna show up, and she did!! She was beautiful and cute.. I'm glad that she's finally with Mike and she feels happy
It was a great season but now we have to wait a long time from season 3 :(((
Wow. That ending scene was gold. Luci being mean and cruel to Amenadiel really felt as if he was torturing himself all over again. I have to give Tom Ellis credit for that. He's outstanding at playing a devilish Lucifer but those emotional scenes are as if he was inflicting pain on himself and that is showed in his body language. Tom Ellis' acting is so powerful. And I've got to say, seeing his Devilish side again was so good. He was angry and lost while telling his story about that soul in hell. Poor Devil.
The episode was great overall. Chloe and the Lieutenant have great chemistry together. I'm guessing they're gonna hook up some day soon. So she's special, ah, and the Lieutenant has never felt death to be so real, might he be an angel affected by Chloe? Maybe it's far fetched but that line got me thinking. Lt Pierce's look felt different in that hospital scene.
Amenadiel in the club was brilliant. "Teach me how to Lucifer" and "I know what a prostitute is!", we're golden. He was so funny. And Ella shipping the Lieutenant and Chloe was great. Maybe I'm overinfluenced by Smallville but the way Pierce took the bullet for her reminded me of how Clark Kent would've done it.
Lucifer getting annoyed by the wings was a great scene and so fitting. He's just projecting. Hilarious. The whole once evil, always evil was perfect.
Extra bonus for that slo-mo scene with Lucifer randomly riding a white horse while smoking, rotflmao. That was one for the books.
"Hugs, no drugs", "How to deal drugs", "Helping of his dickness". those lines...
This episode was so damn funny. I love it and can't wait for the next. That Pierce-chloe thing got be intrigued.
Going into this episode, I thought there was no way it would be satisfying. Turns out Teen Wolf still had one last trick left up its sleeve. I'm actually emotional. Stiles and Derek coming back made it feel like the good old days. There were some genuinely funny moments here thanks to them. I also liked the way this episode was framed as a story that Scott was telling Alec. That was an interesting choice. And Gerard finally got what he deserved, from his own daughter no less. I loved Kate way back when she was Allison's cool aunt, then kind of hated her, now I once again like her for tearing that old asshole to shreds. And Jennifer! I shipped her and Derek so fucking hard in season 3. Before she turned out to be a disgusting old hag, that is. Also, Scott and Malia were CUTE. And that last shot of the pack walking together felt like the perfect ending. Overall, much better than I expected.
Of course, it had its flaws as well: The Anuk-Ite was defeated way too quickly (although I half-expected them to kill it with a fucking mirror, so props to them for, you know, not doing that). And Monroe didn't die, which is a sin. But then again, I kind of like the implication that there are still more battles to fight and that our characters still have a mission that will last beyond the show.
To sum up: as far as series finales go, this wasn't half bad. It was the right moment for Teen Wolf to end. My memories of this show will be pretty good. Sure, they dropped characters like hot potatoes without explanation (anyone remember Isaac? Danny? Cora?), some storylines were weak, the lighting got progressively worse over the years (daylight? What is daylight?), season 4 was mostly forgettable, season 5 was messy as fuck (it seemed to me like they were trying to be super clever and dark and whatnot, but the final product was just incomprehensible and unsatisfying), season 6B was rushed and introduced a plethora of one-dimensional characters no one asked for that took the focus away from our pack. But even those seasons had their moments and for the most part, this show was entertaining with some good humor, suspense, action, a healthy dose of teenage romance and The Feels™, and a lovely cast of talented people whom I wish all the best and hope to see in new successful projects soon.
P.S. To the people who keep complaining about That Gay Shit™: this might be a shock to you, but gay people aren't something Hollywood made up. Gay people are real. We exist, we live our lives, fall in love, pay taxes, buy groceries, watch TV. If two guys kissing offends you so much, just skip the scene. No one's forcing you to watch. But somewhere out there is a teenage boy who will see Mason and Corey or Jackson and Ethan, and he will be thrilled. He will feel validated, he will know that there's nothing wrong with him, that he can have a happy life, no matter what his conservative Christian parents say. Those characters are for him, not for you. Don't worry, you'll still have your bajillion straight male leads. No one's taking them away from you.
Glad to see Lucifer is coming back! Love the show and love the characters but if there's one thing that's getting tiresome is the fact that the coming up as Lucifer to Chloe isn't happening. Those teasing are actually getting ridiculous. For one second I really thought "today's the day", but guess what? It wasn't. It's intriguing, though. So Lucifer's wings keep coming back no matter what you do to them. He hasn't got his devil face but still has superstrength. So, he isn't the devil anymore, is he? Maybe God gave him his wings back as redemption. Therefore, there has to be someone ruling Hell. Well, at least that's my understanding. Let's see how the story develops. I like Tom Welling's character. He was funny to watch. I'd love to see where the character leads.
So I guess now the Sinnerman will be the big bad this season. I'm the one who thought the whole desert thing was a flashback and got quite confused at the beginning. The whole kidnapping thing was weird, to say the least, but I feel like it brings a darker supernatural theme to the show and I love that they're exploring those dark edges.
