throws an Emmy at Chyler Leigh's head because somehow she manages to outdo herself every week and it's ridiculous
I didn't expect Supergirl to do a horror episode, but they actually kinda pulled it off. The scenes at the research station were sufficiently creepy. And the parasite looked really good.
Drunk Kara was absolutely adorable and hilarious.
The Guardian is fine. I liked James and Winn's interactions in this episode. Kudos to Jeremy Jordan for his angry speech at the DEO. It was amazing. And the idea to lace the suit with lead so Kara can't see inside it was pretty brilliant.
Is something going to happen to J'onn because of White Martian blood?
Well, Mon-El is dead. I mean, not really, but I can't say I'd miss his pasty annoying ass.
Now, let's get to the more emotional and less comprehensible part of this review:
Alex came out to Kara, and of course there had to be a misunderstanding, but that scene at Kara's apartment was beautiful. Everything about it was perfect, from the soft music and the warm lighting to all the acting choices. Alex talking about Maggie and calling her beautiful was just so pure and cute and it made me want to bite my hand off. You know the feeling. Don't lie to me.
AND THEN ALEX KISSED MAGGIE! I had to pause the episode and calm my racing heart. I was so excited and happy that I felt like I was about to explode. But underneath all that there was a nasty little gremlin sitting in my stomach, whispering "Maggie's gonna reject her", so I hesitated for a good minute before hitting play.
And guess what?
The gremlin was fucking right and I hate life.
Don't get me wrong. I want Alex and Maggie's relationship to develop slowly. And Maggie had a good reason for not wanting to get involved with a baby gay who's just starting to figure herself out. The calm, reasonable part of me knows that. But the far more vocal, far less logical part wants them to get together immediately.
Alex's heartbreak destroyed me. Holy shit. My poor baby. I'm sobbing because of her. The way she choked and stuttered and could barely talk... so real and completely devastating.
Alex' coming out was so pure/real and important fml. Yes straight ppl this is how you develop a gay character. That storyline is real as fuck IT HAPPENS IN THE FUCKING REAL LIFE so get over the "the writers just want to please the gays or can the writers stop writing stories that have nothing to do with their sexual preference?". We need/deserve this rep. And finally, i'm so glad the writers pulled this off i'm really looking forward to see maggie falling for alex ahhhhh fuck
I've been looking forward to this, and it didn't disappoint. Kevin Smith should direct more episodes: cool and emotional.
"Oh my God, Julian is Dr Alchemy. What a surprise" said nobody, ever. I guess Malfoy never changes. That was the worse kept secret ever. Although I guess he's not doing it consciously or maybe someone's forcing his hand, or split personatity. I hope there's something else. I love the scene between Caitlin and Barry. It got me at the edge of my seat. I really love Barry and Cisco's brotherly relationship and I refuse to see them fighting like this. It breaks my heart to see the funny Cisco turned into a depressed character. And finally Barry came to his senses and admitted what we all shouted in last year's finale "why didn't I follow you inside the house?"
I loved badass Killer Frost scenes. And her powers are more impressive than her earth-2 doppelganger, like the cold breath. I laughed so loud when she kidnapped Julian only to have him Google some shit up. I get she did it because he saw her, but anyways, it was fun to watch. And Julian made Barry quit CSI, although I guess he will soon be hired again. Honestly, Barry did one of the things I've been looking forward for someone to do since the second episode: punch Julian right in the face. "This lab is your life", well Iris, we've seen Barry more time out of his lab than inside, so I guess that's not his life, although that's where it all started.
And wtf, every single speedster is now faster than Barry? he's got to be the slowest speedster alive. I'm still waiting for the hell of a pep talk Barry will eventually need to defeat Savitar. By the way, that first scene with Savitar dragging Barry around and taking him through the speedforce was awesome.
Now that Wally has powers I hope he stops whinning about everything. it annoys me, although I get his point. I liked his reaction, though. It made me laugh.
And now, let's get into the crossover. I can't be more exited for the superhero team-up!
Killer Frost is so cool! she has some great powers, that combined with Caitlin's brain and her knowledge on speedsters' biochemistry it makes for a formidable villain. Of course I don't want our dear Cait to go fully evil, but I hope we get to see her still struggling trying to control her powers/evil side.
"My name is Barry Allen and I hope to be the fastest man alive. To the outside world I'm no longer an ordinary forensic scientist, but secretly, with the help of my friends whose lives I screwed up, I feel bad and argue a lot. After quiting my job and helping Caitlin Snow, I ran back to Star Labs, only to find things weren't as I screwed them. I brought new Flashes to my world, and I'm the only one slow enough to let them. I am Screwed"
Okay, raise your hand if you were surprised by the fact that Julian is Alchemy.
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Yeah, I didn't think so. It was one of the most obvious reveals ever.
Savitar is super cool. Special effects were out of control in this episode.
I honestly laughed at Iris telling Barry that the CSI lab is his life. We hardly ever see him there. I think he'll be fine.
Wally was so happy and excited when they were testing his speed. It was adorable.
Oh, Caitlin. My beautiful baby. I really hope that they will find a way to get her powers under ontrol. I'm glad that the team didn't turn their backs on her.
Barry's confrontation with Killer Frost was such an amazing scene. It was so intense and I was on the edge of my seat the entire time, even though I knew that there was no way they were going to kill Barry. Still, it definitely stood out to me.
I love Barry and Cisco's relationship. I don't want to see either of them sad. Just please, make up and be happy.
Nice Game of Thrones reference there, Cisco!
We're getting the crossover next week and I couldn't be more excited! I love big superhero team-ups!
When I need a guilty pleasure to watch, this is it. However it's sad that MacGyver is considered a success but better new shows like Exorcist, Timeless, No Tomorrow and Frequency aren't.
So, they're trying to turn captain Barnes into "The Judge"? because I'd be okay with that. I mean, that storyline sort of fits with his character.
So pissed about what happened to Isabella..
Barnes carried weight of this episode on his shoulders. I liked it.
One month hiatus? For fucks sake. Why? I'm guessing Doctor Strange will influence the upcoming story line quite a bit (same as Winter Soldier in S1) and they're just giving us time to watch it. But still. One fucking month.
But at least we saw Johnny fucking Blaze. So that's cool.
7.1/10. I don't know if these episodes are improving slightly, or it's just the usual acclimation/Stockholm syndrome of Agents of Shield. The fact that there was basically one unifying operation helped here, with a lot of excitement and opportunity for character moments throughout the prison and the episode, even if several of them were hamfisted.
For instance, the show is in full-on "hinting at May and Coulson" mode now with May telling Phil that he was the thing she saw when she had her near-death experience. The lack of subtelty hurts it, but I've always thought the pair had chemistry so it's nice to see them paying it off. In the same vein, Daisy trying to take on the raging prisoners by herself, locking out Coulson and May, is another part of her lone wolf death wish story, and as tedious as that's gotten, I at least appreciate May calling her out on it.
We also get a kind of nonsensical scene of Mack and Robbie fighting ghosts. Why Mack tries at all in that fight is beyond me, but apparently he has a cure, so his inability to fight them at least doesn't do any permanent damage to him. And it leads to more generic Ghost Rider-on-ghost battles with a conveniently placed chain and some more exposition dumps about what happened to Robbie before we met him with the "Fifth Street Locos." There's a sort of labored point of him giving up on escorting his uncle in the prison break because he just can't help giving into vengeance, and it's another fairly cliched character beat.
Lastly, there's Simmons getting anxious about her weekly lie detector test (where's Patton Oswalt?!) and locking horns with Director Mace a bit. I've liked Mace on the show, as he brings a unique energy to it, and seeing him bring out both the smile and the steel with Simmons, and have her use the (psuedo-science of) micro-expressions to show that he's hiding and lying about things too is a nice touch. The public reveal that he's an inhuman should have some interesting fallout, and with two talented performers these segments of the episode were generally good, but it's hard to be too excited about where any of this is heading.
Overall, it's the most passable and thus best episode of the season, with a solid premise that kept the story moving, and some nice character moments with a minimum of cheesy action dialogue.
That scene where the prisoners run scared and lock themselves back up when they see ghost rider... priceless.
First of all: YAAAAAAS, Jemma Simmons, my queen. Standing up to the Director like that and low-key blackmailing him? What an icon. What a badass.
So this week we got Agents of SHIELD: Prison Break edition! It was a perfectly entertaining, fast-paced, action-packed episode with just enough twists and turns to keep me on the edge of my seat. The special effects were great, as always.
I find it hard to believe that some of SHIELD's finest teamed up with a rogue Inhuman and a guy whose body is literally on fire sometimes and the Director didn't know anything about it. Like??? There was a plane and a quinjet involved? How is it possible that no one noticed?
I think it's safe to say that the May/Coulson romance is happening. "I saw you, Phil."? That is a line straight out of every cheesy fanfic ever written. I love it! Give me more!
Can FitzSimmons not fight, please? I just want these two to be happy. They deserve it.
It's absolutely hilarious to me that the book that contains infinite knowledge has its title written on the cover in big, sparkly letters. You'd think that whoever created it would've made it look more unassuming, but no. Here it is, Darkhold, ancient and powerful, looking like a 10-year-old's diary.
I'm glad that May said all those things to Daisy. If anyone can talk some sense into that girl, it's Melinda May.
Oh, and Daisy's eye make-up was out of control in this episode. Did she read Bucky Barnes' Begginers' Guide to Looking Like a Racoon?
What an episode. This season is way better than the previous one and the Wild West episodes are the best, probably because I just love the old West. Jonah Hex is amazing as always, and what to say about Sara, she's just so badass that no one should mess with her. Now she used a whip. A freaking whip. Is there something she hasn't used? I loved that bar fight. And Turnbull, he was amazingly portrayed. I loved it. It was a bit weird that they found dwarf star alloy in there,but at least Ray will have his suit back. At least he will stop whinning now. three episodes were just too many. I'm enjoying too much the relationship between Ray and Nate. When he said "I think my horse is broken" I just fell off the chair.
and that last bit, "our friends in 2016 need our help". I'm so freaking exited for the crossover. I can't wait. Only one week left for this super team-up!!!
So glad Ray found some dwarf star. Three episodes of whaaa! I don't have a suit was too much.
"Our friends in 2016? They need our help."
Oh, man. I'm so freaking excited for this crossover. We just have to wait one more week!
I can't believe that I almost stopped watching this show halfway through season 1. I absolutely adore it now. Season 2 has been amazing so far.
I've said it before and I'll say it again: it wouldn't be an episode of Legends of Tomorrow without a bar fight. Sara fucking shit up with a whip was fantastic. I rewinded that moment like 12 times when I was watching the episode.
"This isn't my first rodeo." - Sara Lance at her second rodeo
I love her so freaking much. She could punch me in the face and I'd probably thank her.
Nate's suit is so dope!
The first Wild West episode was great (definitely one of the highlights of an otherwise uneven and messy season) and I had high hopes for this one. It didn't disappoint. It was hilarious, it was action-packed, it was just incredibly fun. I enjoyed every minute of it.
Goddamit, that cheap old trick ending the episode with a gunshot and the surprised faces of two characters fighting.
I hate myself for watching a show where Dolph Lundgren actually raises the bar on the acting front. I feel like I need to be drinking along with Quentin Lance.
That final twist felt a lot like the ending of 3x05, when we learn that Roy supposedly killed Sara. Except, well, for the fact that I don't buy this for a single second
No fucking way... there's no way he's actually Prometheus. Stop fucking with us
"My name is Quentin Lance. After five years drinking just whisky, I started a job with only one goal: to prevent Oliver Queen from killing my daughters. Today, I fight that war in two fronts. By day, I oversleep and work as deputy mayor. But by night, I am someone else. I am something else. I am Prometheus"
Legion of Doom, here we come. I just love Reverse Flash, he's the best villain. Maybe it's because of the actor who is doing such a good job. I don't care whether he's suited or not,he's just amazing. Eobard Thawne should have a spin-off. Seriously, he'd just awesome. That ending scene, though. Flash is f*ed now and Arrow is double f*ed. I loved how Darhk was so confused with future technology and Eobard is just like, yo me it has been invented for centuries. Now, next stop, Malcolm Merlin. I can't wait to see some flashbacks of Eobard's childhood and the way in which he and Darhk met. At that beginning, very CSI Miami. I was looking forward to seeing Darhk taking off his glasses and the well-known Yeaaaaah starting to play. Sad. But then Edward appeared and I was cool with it.
And what about Sara, she's just awesome, such a badass. Everytime she sees Damian Darhk I feel like she goes full on "My name is Sara Lance. You killed my sister. Prepare to die".
I think that's what Eobard does in his free time. I mean, when he's not making Barry revive over and over again his mother's death. Although everything he does is aimed at hurting Barry, so I guess it's now when the two of them start fighting.
All in all, this show is very inconsistent. They can't change history after an episode where they changed history. They killed the shogun and nothing happened. They made Einstein say his wife contributed to his discovery and it's fine. And now they can't? I laughed so loud when Sara told Vixen what was she going to do when she found Rex's killer, kill him? Seriously Sara, what do you want to do everytime Darhk appears? Hug it out? And I also laughed when she said that the speedster was faster than the Flash. How could she possibly know it anyways?
Mick and Sarah have been carrying the show for awile now. Looks like they are giving him the monumental task of making whats him name interesting. TBH it's probably what he needed from the start, an odd couple or foil pairing.
Usually "visit the slave era" episodes of TV shows are a trainwreck. This was actually one of the better episodes.
Every episode of this show is pretty messy, but this was a big step forward. For the first time they actually focused on the time period they were on, and used it as a cornerstone of the storytelling
Martin's fear of Zombies was so cute hahahahaha. I laughed my ass out.
I'm loving Mick more and more after each episode. That scene where he gave Ray the cold gun was heartwarming and sad at the same time. I miss Snart a lot :(
Honestly, the CW got their hands on this show and immediately fixed all it's problems. Thank you CW. Some decisions we questionable but understandable, but way to go!
Using the slaughter of the green martians as an alegory of the holocaust is a really interesting concept that I'd like to see develop even further. Comparing J'onn to a holocaust survivor is certainly in line with the personality of the character that we got to see on season 1. If Hollywood has proven something is that stories about holocaust survivors and WWII can be really poignant. I want to see a lot more of M'Gann as [spoiler] a kind of redeemed Nazi who rebelled against the concentration camps[spoiler]. This show always had a lot of potential to dive deep into issues of race, gender, immigration and discrimination, and so far it hasn't taken advantage of it. I really hope they play their cards well, because they've been dealt a pretty good hand