What a full of twists episode! this season keeps on surprising me. At least we got some information about why the hell the other bus metas were even created in the first place. That final twist was excellent. I wonder how many other actors will play DeVoe. I guess that one could be Dibny and the other Barry.
I'm so happy Barry finally got out of jail and the look on Marlize's face the minute "DeVoe" came into the courthouse was perfect. Seeing Dibny impersonating DeVoe just made me realize one thing, why the hell didn't they use HR's face changing de ice before? It's basically the same thing. I'm glad Barry's out now but I'm not entirely sure that someone impersonating someone else is really legal, as Barry said, but hey, at least he's free.
I love Amunet. Although she can be really irritating at some times, she always manages to me laugh. "I don't pay me enough for this", lol. I still don't get why they let her do what she wants whenever she wants and they always let her escape, though.
It was great to see the bus metas again, and by the bus metas I mean Becky, basically. To my eyes, neither of the other actors are as great as Becky's so it makes sense that they got rid of them and let Becky live. Kilgore was really getting on my nerves. But poor Becky, she showed up her colours and ended up dead. I really wanted to see her again and, maybe be appearing every once in a while, bot joining team Flash but giving them a helping hand. She's would be one of the funniest superhero ever. Can you just imagine what it'd be like when she appears to take down a villain? Speaking of, the prison scene was hilarious, as everything surrounding her.
As always, Cisco was magnificent. "Let's go visit Dr. Hallway, come on", lol. I loved that they mocked hallway talks.
Dibny: "How do you undo this?"
Cisco: "Control Z?"
I'm getting a bit tired of Dibny having the same problem over and over again, even when he appeared to have it handled in previous episodes. I loved his shape-shifting abilities, though. I read Neil Sandiland's name at the beginning but I thought it would be a flashback. Guess who was wrong? I'm so happy to see the original DeVoe again. He's delightful at playing him and I hope he sticks around for quite a bit. Marlize's actress is just so good. Now I wonder what the writers have planned for her. At this point it seems like she's about to betray her husband. I'm so excited to see what happens to her character. She's early not on board with the enlightenment anymore and she's being drugged just for DeVoe to keep her shut up. That was so unexpected.
DeVoe's character has definitely gone to a point of no return. What an unexpected turn of events! He went from loving husband to murdering cold-blooded killer psychopath capable of the very worst to keep his enlightment going.
At first I thought his plan was really thought out up to the point of making others do your dirty work so that you could just sit there with everyone exploding around you. However, he's little by little losing his humanity, and that's why Marlize's changing her mind. Killing metas that you have created because you need their powers is one thing because you're following a plan. However, killing the warden was not crossing the line. DeVoe just killed him because he wanted to, not because he had to.
I don't really understand DeVoe's true intentions besides absolute power corrupts absolutely. He's a really smart guy, and knowledge equals power and once you get a taste of it, there's no going back. I think Marlize thought her husband had good intentions and that power was the only way to achieve his goal, but after getting that much power he completely forgot about his intentions.
A man who holds that much power, even with the best intention can't resist the urge to play God.
I loved the jail bresk. It's a bliss to see Barry being so smart and not using his powers. I love when he acts all CSI-y.
Now that we know that DeVoe needs the bus metas' powers for something, I just hope Dibny doesn't die. He has grown on me a lot since he first appeared on the show. By the way, warden Wolfe's actor must've had so much fun playing Dibny in that bar scene. That was hilarious.
Overall, amazing episode, crazy twisted ending, female DeVoe and long wait til the show's back. Making everyone show up their true colors was an incredibly well-thought idea.
The stakes were pretty high after last season and I was actually expecting a bit more. That said, I liked it, though. It was a rocking start, especially the first scene. The fights were amazing and thecharacters improved. I'm glad that they finally realized how to use Curtis. In fact, he was actually enjoyable and I love his T-Spheres. Btw, is there something they can't do?
I'm digging the new suits. Rene's new getup is totally sick, and so is Dinah's despite her not wearing fishnets, lol.
After seeing everyone was ok after 5 months I got a bit angry because it seemed like the explosion had so consequences rather than Samantha's dead and William's trauma, but I'm actually glad they all left the island with a scar. Dog's suffering from PTSD or has nerve damage, Quentin killed his own fake daughter and is full of guilt, They'd comatose, Felicity is not yet back with Oliver and that William kid has a hell of a psychological trauma. There's not enough therapy in the world to fix how fucked up William's head is. Poor kid. And all because of the badman. When I saw the promo I swear I heard Batman. Those scenes with William are going to be rough. You can see how broken Ollie is in his eyes. The Oliver-William subplot might be one of the best parts of Season 6. But Raisa is the real MVP. So happy to see her again.
One of the most solid parts was Black Siren. Katie Cassidy makes a phenomenal villain. I'm digging the Dinah/Laurel/Quentin plot so far. I loved Dinah. She's stepping up the game. To my eyes, she didn't seems as a simple member of Team Arrow.
I've just finished watching this movie in the cinema (3 hours before this comment).
I liked the movie mainly because of the ethical issues that it raises around its theme (despite some things are unfortunately already happening nowadays).
Emma and Hanks played very well their roles but, for example, Hanks' character Eamon Bailey wasn't that Forrest Gump which allowed Hanks to show us what he does best.
The character Ty could have been so much more explored too...
So, in the end, I felt like the movie was too short... not in time, but in exploring such a powerful and important ethical topic about the present and future of full social interaction or "transparency" as they called.
I think this movie should have at least one sequel showing what could happen after the end scene, now that everybody is "transparent", for example.
If it has a sequel I'll be sure to come back here and give it an 8 instead of a 7.
It may seem too high of a rate for some people, and if it wasn't for Emma Watson and Tom Hanks I wouldn't probably be so impatient to go watch it in the day after the release date, but as I said... I loved the theme!
I definitely recommend you to watch The Circle, but don't go too critic about it. Just enjoy it and think "what if it was my turn to be transparent?"... when it comes to us it's always different and that's the point the movie does explore well!
Cheers!
AWESOME! Absolutely amazing episode! You just gotta love this show. And the more episodes I watch the more I love it. One of the best episodes this season. It's was amazing to see the other side of Barry. It's fascinating to see that this is the hero Barry was supposed to be, this light-hearted, happy and amazing guy he was when his parents were alive. Seeing Barry that happy and being as adorkable as ever melted my heart.
It was so interesting to see the hero Barry was supposed to be before Eobard ducked everything up. He was certainly an easy-going guy. I guess this is as closest as we'll see Barry in his original timeliness when he became the Flash in 2020.
"Cause a.d Effect" otherwise known as the transition between "Run,Barry, run" got to "Don't remember Barry, don't remember".
Lets go by parts, like Jack the Ripper. So so Savitar (btw, is it Savitarry or Barritar?) is a time remnant that future Barry creates in order to go to the past kill Iris go like crazy and become Savitar. An infinite loop and a helluva paradox. That first scene was absolutely amazing. Love that quote "See that's the thing about time travel Barry, the more you do it, the less the rules apply to you". That's got to be the writers' "Speedforce, I ain't gonna explain shit". Or, modifying it "See that's the thing about writing episodes of The Flash, the more seasons you write, the less the logic applies to the storyline", lol. Anyways, seeing Savitar's suit kicking ass on its own was freaking amazing. Yeah, we all knew your suit was cooler, no need to boast.
The Thea/Robert stuff was making me too emotional. Robert was the only normal part she had on her life and it just vanished when she discovered he was an accidental killer. Love her line btw "are you okay?" "no, but once you find out Malcom Merlyn's your biological father, you can pretty much handle anything", lol. And her "no wonder I ended up a monster". Seem liked Thea's only purpose this episode was to watch videos about Robert.
Paul Blackthorne is a freaking treasure. He called Rene "Hoss". I love this show. This is a better love story than Twilight. Their dynamic on the show is one of my favourite parts each episode. That scene when Rene was stalling and finding excuses not to go to the hearing was beautiful. Their bond is so strong. And I loved Quentin on his speech. In the middle of a sentence he uttered "look at me", which made it look so real. Such a powerful image. The episode was all about parenthood and I felt Quentin just wanted to say "take care of Zoe. I had two daughters and they both died, multiple times. Don't let it go away".
If there's one thing I've loved this season is the acting. Everyone has been on point. In my own opinion, the best acting in the whole 5 seasons, especially Rick González, Paul Blackthorne and Josh Segarra. They add so much to the show.
I'm so sad Rene wasn't there, but I suspect it's got something to do with Chase, as if he kidnapped him. I'll be really disappointed if he hadn't simolyshowed up. I wonder what the writers will do with Little-Dog's custody. Maybe they'll let Lance have her as a daughter, because that shit would be good.
"You spent your entire life trying to honor the legacy of someone who was ashamed of you", Jesus fudge Oliver. That was savage. This has to be the most ruthless speech Oliver has ever given to anyone. Emotionally breaking. So Chase also has daddy issues. But don't worry, he just doesn't care. Looks like Oliver was 10 steps ahead there, a pity he was walking into an immediate trap afterwards. He seriously thought he didn't know? Chase is like Google he can find anything anywhere and in just a few seconds. Are you really so naive that you haven't even thought he would've already detective'd it all?
Overall, pretty solid episode, action packaged and a very good way of exploring Ollie's backstop with his father, which turns out to be crucial if Adrian Chase is added to the mix. Tying up this season with season 1 is the perfect circle to end this five year adventure. This is the end of the beginning and the beginning of the end.
I loved the island scenes. And I'm so happy that they finally showed up how that arrow ended up in the balaclava. The score of season 1 is that scene gave the goosebumps. Loved Anatoly and Oliver's interactions: "In 48 hours" "Da, 2 days". I laughed so hard at that one. Although flashbacks made me sad. "You'll always be my brother, Oliver" they're no longer brothers
I loved this quote in particular: "Why'd he say I had to sit tight?" "because he knows you" "oh". Damn, Rene has grown so much on me.
Honestly, Chase getting caught and that turning out to be part of a bigger plan was absolutely amazing. Two more episodes to go and my favourite psycho is still 10 steps ahead. I'm so gonna miss Josh Segarra next season.
This dude Chase is like fuckin Jigsaw. I love the attorney's description "The man is terrifying and smart". So true man, so true.
Two episodes to go and I don't even know how hyped I am. This season has been over the top. So awesome. I can't wait for Malcolm, Nyssa,Captain Boomerang, Yao Fei and Slade to come down to play.
"William?"
"My name is Matthew"
"But it used to be William, right, before your mom left Central City?"
"You know my mom?"
"Actually, I knew your father, and he knew mine"
RUN, WILLIAM... RUN
I loved that final scene. I've actually had Adrian Chase starvation from a couple of weeks now and I loved seeing him again, although it was scary and reedy as hell, but he always has, hasn't it? So I don't care. The scarier, the better. But he's evil incarnate. Not only did he torture Oliver psychologically but he also locked Oliver and Felicity in the bunker making us relive all the Olicity pain. He's the evilest evil that ever eviled. Torturing Oliver wasn't enough, now Chase tortures the fans with Olicity, lol. I certainly looked like there's a possibility of them getting together in the future and I wouldn't mind it if it's well-written. Personal relationships and out-of-the-office life is ok Superheros also have a personal life to juggle with and that's half of the fun of it. The writers screwed it all up with Olicity but there could be done right. Don't get me wrong, I prefer things as they are right now but if it's structured and it makes sense, I wouldn't mind. The salmon ladder scene showed how much chemistry they have together.
I'm certainly gonna miss Josh Segarra when the season is over. He can be your best friend one moment and pull out the world's scarier and creepy villain the next, and doing it smoothly so that you don't even see it coming. That's definitely the kind of villain I love and the one I want to see. I can't believe that those last 20 seconds we saw Chase were probably more enjoyable than the rest.
I wanted an episode based on Prometheus origin story. That would be so sick. Instead of having Curtis talking so much, they should give us more Chase and just stop writing bad drama. I love Rene. He's the best. "I'm sensing a lot of marital drama" was downright funny.
Legends, a gift that never stops giving. Bring the firefighters, Legends is ON FIRE! Once again, the episode made no sense at all but I'm addicted to this shit and it's not getting any better. I know the episode is called Doomworld but I'm not giving up on the term Thawnepoint. And travelling back in time to fix this reality makes no sense at all because they would rewrite this reality, not fix it. Unless, they only rewrote their histories.
I laughed more times that I can count. The episode is so quotable and there were lots of hilarious meta moments. "That's the thing about Sara Lance, she never stays dead for long". Ray's "Do you know how many toilets I have cleaned? So many", had me lol. And Rip's "First, I'm going to vomit. Then? Let's do this".
"If Thawne made this world to punish us, how are your mom's sandwiches so good?", rotflmao. For the record, I'm preparing a sandwich right now.
And the beginning, Felicity being a Vigilante followed by snapping her neck, man, have they listened to the fandom. For some awkward reason seeing her dead made me smile.
And Amaya! Damn, I know she's gonna be back soon but holy shot, I didn't expect that. In Flash we had killer Frost a d in Legends we had her killed by frost (too soon to be making cold puns?)
So Thawne saved polar bears? Dude, he solved global warming. He's got my vote. And Nate just wanted to change it back? It really makes me think, now who's the villain. He always wanted to be the hero. I've got a weak spot for this guy. Look at his face when Nate said he's a genius. At least he has better security at STAR Labs.
I get this is payback for Stein for lecturing Jax all this time. Plus, Jax is such an intimidating boss.
Nate Heywood's first episode throwback was fantastic. I loved Mick' love look the minute he saw him. And Snart's only purpose that scene: sit there and look pretty.
Good episode this one. Little by little it's starting to look like season 1. I've said it before but I really like Roman and Jane's relationship. it just seems so pure. There's one thing I don't like about this show and it has to do with the fact that they don't even try to hide something to the audience. it was so obvious Borden was the mole in the FBI and now it's so obvious that Patterson has a microchip or whatever it's they put into her brain. They don't even try to hide it. Migraines? Seriously? Why don't you just say it already? We all know something's wrong, you don't need to be that obvious. Anyways, poor Patterson, she can't catch a break. Her first boyfriend dies, he appears as ghost and almost kills her, then, her new boyfriend uses her, brings her to Sheppard and he tries to kill her. Earjacking is not her only problem. And, apparently, no one wants to call her by her name. Poor Patterson. She really needs a vacation.
And that new psychologist? I really love her interaction with Roman and I like her as a character so far, but I don't trust her. God knows what Nas and her have been doing in the past. I also liked Jane's interaction with Keaton. I've been looking forward to their confrontation since Weller knew what he did to her but somehow it felt a little bit off. I thought it would get harder.
I don't like Zapata and Reade's drama. I'm not digging it. And that blonde woman at the bar seems suspicious. She probably will have something to do in next episodes. I don't know why, but it looked a bit random.
And one question, why the hell didn't they got in their cars and followed the truck full of basketball bombs instead of staying standing there watching it go? it was a bit unbelievable.
And that Connor guy, now I'm thinking who that Connor guy in the mid season finale was? Why didn't they look for the security footage? or why didn't they try to locate the call with one of Patterson's crazy algorithms?
I hope the season keeps on this rhythm.
I just......... wow.
Okay so, Danvers sisters are the ultimate baes, let me just say that first before I talk about anything else. All of their scenes kill me but especially that last scene. Chyler better win an Emmy for this. The crying and breaking down it was just ... wow amaze.
And so much kudos to the writers for Alex's entire storyline. I've seen so many coming out scenes in my life but this is the first time that I actually, genuinely, see myself, my story. I also didn't figure it out until I was older (almost 18) and hearing Alex talk about repressed memories, this is honestly the first time I see anyone talk about it on TV and it was huge part of my own experience.
Kara being the supportive sister was the cutest thing :') I wish I had someone like that in my life when I was struggling with my feelings.
And then there's Maggie. That entire part of the story in which she, now very mature and confident gay woman, doesn't want to be with a confused baby gay, no matter how much she likes her, is so Realistic™. Like, the only way that relationship could've ended would be one hell of a mess. But instead, we'll get to see Alex come to terms with her identity before she starts anything with Maggie. And Maggie was so supportive and such a great mentor and a friend :3
And I'm ready for angst and slow burn before we get to fluff, I'm so ready for all of this.
ALSO, I'm really curious to see how Kara is going to be around Maggie now. She's generally a cute puppy, a forgiving person, but this woman hurt her sister and I don't think Kara is going to let that slide. I can't wait to see what happens.
This episode wasn't as good as
the second episode but this was
definitely better than the first episode.
This one was so
Interesting and well thoughtout
especially using the first two
Phase 1 movies as a base to launch this
Alternate reality story off of.
Hank really?.....hank, well that
was an anticlimax,
I was hoping for something
much much more,
What makes me laugh is the Marvel
Fandom came out with this idea
way back in 2019 with
"Avengers EndGame" we we're all
Saying including myself why
Scott (Ant-Man) didn't do this
to "Thanos" go up his ass,or Mouth or
In his ear/nose and take him out
from the inside.
So personally I felt like I'd already seen
this story from all the long talks about
this concept back in the day with the
Marvel Fandom, (come on writers
you've got to give us better than
something we've already
dreamed of).
I get why the reason Thor died with a single arrow is because at that time he was on earth and not worthy he was made mortal,
just good old fashion flesh and blood just like in the movie Thor 1 so this was very believable
that he was taken out with a single arrow to the heart. That being said this wasn't that bad of an episode till the end but it certainly was better than episode 1 but nowhere in the league of episode 2 which is the best so far.
I can handle Kate locking up Alice...except for the fact that she knows her captors will not provide the care that should be afforded to all human beings....
*Soap-boxing aside (I moved that paragraph to the end), I agree with Anthony in so far as recognizing the actress playing Alice, and the writers, have woven a great deal more depth into Alice's character. That was helped by seeing Beth played out, but also the acting in this episode.
*Oh, snap! That really applies to the entire United States prison system, not just a fictional mental hospital where they dose patients with psychosis-inducing gas. Which is worse...torturing someone with, "Fear Toxin," or locking them in solitary confinement where they don't even have a window to show if it's night or day, and mental health professionals only knock on the door once a month asking, "are you doing okay?" and then writing down the answer?
That awkward moment when the villains are more united than the actual heroes, loo. I spent all these episodes trying to figure out how all these villains would fit this season and a team-up is just enough to get me hookes. Arrow has never had to face a group of villains and that's something to get me excited.
The episode didn't have the punch a mid-season finale needs to have and it certainly didn't get me as glued to the screen as the rest of the Arrowverse shows did, but it was entertaining. In fact, it just had a "meh" after taste. But there were good things to come out of it.
It was way too obvious for me that Rene was gonna testify against Oliver. If anything, this season is all about family relationships and the father-son bond. It's obvioust that Rene, who just wants her kid back, would do something that desperate if he risks losing his daughter. Btw, that agent Watson is an son of a gun! Threatening to take someone's kid away from them it's despicable to say the least. I agree with Rene, what he did was desperate but who wouldn't have done the same thing in his position?
Oliver built up the team and he destroyed it. He did get a little bit overparanoid, but I can get why. If trust's bonds are broken, let's pack up and go our separate ways. I hope Dinah, Rene and Curtis make their own team together. That should be fun to watch. But is Rene also going to be fired and banned from City Hall? Is he gonna testify despite what happened? That ending scene with Zoey was so lovely but his words to her, something along the lines of "I won't let anyone else split us up" were kind of premonitory.
When Anatoly, Vigilante And Richard Dragon appeared alongside Black Siren, Cayden James and what's-his-name guy, I was waiting for agent Watson to appear any time soon. No kidding.
Good episode. Not the best one, but entertaining. I'm glad they are keeping Diggle as the GA for more than one episode.
I was expecting a Diggle opening monologue. "His name is John Diggle and he is the Green Arrow" was cool. I laughed my ass off at "Someone's going to find out that the Green Arrow isn't shooting any arrows". Well, and he's suddenly black and taller. Btw, Green Diggle getting his own weapon was great. And tennis balls. Yes!
Green Diggle is not gonna last long but I'm glad he's getting some character development. I like Oliver as the Mayor. So, though I want Ollie to go back being the GA, I'd like to see more of him as the actual Mayor. I'm also glad Ollie acknowledged Dig has a son. For a sec last week I though he forgot.
The ending was great. Nerve damage doesn't disappear that easy. I knew Dig was up to something but really, drugs? Dig violated his "never do drugs" oath. Weird stuff. I hope this is the way to introduce Richard Dragon. Could he be the guy who supplies Dig's dealer? That drug is gonna fuck Dig over so badly.
I liked the introduction of William and Ollie behaving as a father but using him just to bring Olicity back brings me bad memories. Btw, Jack Moore is such a good actor. We all knew Olicity was coming back and even though I don't want the Felicity Season 4 drama all over again, if the writers write her character properly I wouldn't mind it.
Action was apot-on, as it was the cinematography. The fight scene shot from inside the limo was outstanding. The shoots were amazing. One of the best I remember.
Dinah just used her canary cry to propel Dig onto another building. Stupidly cool.
I get nervous every time Dinah and Dig are together. I feel like they are about to kiss.
Dig's "You have terrible taste in music" cracked me up. Agent Watson's "Only an idiot of the the highest order would be fooled by someone else running around in that hood" while looking at Quentin was hilarious.
I don't expect this show to be the best thing on television. Still, there are limits to how much over-the-top angst and dysfunction and plain ol' stupidity my low expectations can handle. Ivy's reason for avoiding Linus? Stupid. Camille's 5,483rd week of being a bitch to everyone and being shocked to find herself alone? Stupid. Seriously, what did Scagliotti do to tick off the writers to the point where they're constantly making her character so unlikable? Sure, I get it. She had a tough childhood. I could understand if she never got out of that hole, but she did...and now she's doing everything she can to jump back into that hole every single week. And not in different ways, but by being an uber bitch every single week. Consistently. Relentlessly. Completely. It's actually beyond stupid. And Fisher agreeing not to arrest the guy at the end in front of his kid? Almost as stupid as Cameron suggesting it in the first place. Again, I understand where Cameron is coming from, but he's smart enough to instantly come up with a way to handle things better than they were handled when he was the kid in that scenario. Oh, well. On the bright side, the writers don't give us outings like this one every week, but they seem to come far more often than they should.
All Hail the King - 7/10
If Marvel has anything going for them currently (and they have many things going for them currently), it’s that they have a solid plan. Nobody needs to worry about their plan. They certainly don’t. Perhaps we worried back in the day, pre-Avengers, but now we can safely assume that we’ll continue to get quality programming each summer. They’re so far ahead of the game they now have a TV show on a major network that incorporates themes from their MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe). With all these goings on in the world of Marvel, including rumors and news of future motion pictures and possible other spinoff material, it’s not hard to let a little thing such as All Hail the King slip through the cracks.
Beginning with the Thor DVD release, Marvel began releasing special “One-Shots” (or short films) as special features with each subsequent release. 4 major releases later, on the Thor: The Dark World DVD/Blu-Ray, comes the fifth and (by my count) longest Marvel One-Shot, All Hail the King, which continues the story of actor Trevor Slattery who infamously portrayed The Mandarin and is now in prison. Ben Kingsley does an excellent job recapturing the magic of the actor Trevor, who’s now in prison and has quite a (literally) tough fan base.
Many MCU fans were not particularly happy to find out the Mandarin was a fake portrayed by actor Trevor Slattery in Iron Man 3 (the ultimate troll), but have no fear. The true Mandarin and his organization is out there, and visits with Trevor in prison. Little was he aware that they were an actual force to be reckoned with or that the Mandarin was an actual figure, but they make it painfully clear (again, literally).
While All Hail the King does raise some serious intrigue within the world of Iron Man and the MCU as a whole, it only just grabs your attention, and is, like many One-Shots, just a tease and can be easily overlooked. Despite Trevor’s charm, it’s not perfect, and any longer would have been far too much. There is a great cameo with actor Sam Rockwell who played foe Justin Hammer in Iron Man 2 during the credit sequence. This is certainly worth the wait and is a decent laugh.
I can feel the whole season being a big fat "Dammit Barry!"
The episode was a whole mess, especially the beginning and those weird paradoxes. I'm not even going to gestured on that and just state the basics (basically because I don't have enough space to comment on all of them). The whole Speedforce prison, for starters is insane. If Iris lives, Savitar is never born, therefore Barry doesn't ask Tracy for help to build it. Therefore, it doesn't exist once Savitar is erased from existence. So Barry doesn't need to go.
Has anyone else questioned why it took hours for the time paradox to catch up with Savitar when in Season 1 The Reverse Flash just disappeared instantly right after Eddie shot himself? And if the answer is Speedforce, you might as well save it. What happened with Savitar is exactly what happens in Legends, when it takes time for time for fold upon itself, but St least be consistent with your own show.
And what happened to Cisco while he was kidnapped? Did he suddenly forget he can create breaches as he pleases? I guess he just stayed there to build that Speedforce skeleton key and to help Caitlin. And how are they going to explain Barry's absence. He just went to the Himalayas, to find himself. And after messing up with time and fucking it over and over again, he doesn't get hell while in prison. I swear attain moment the Speedforce is just Barry's messed up conscience.
Despite being a mess, the episode had its moments, especially the shot where Barry hijscks Savitar's suit. I've got to admit it, its LEDs turn red was awesome, but his voice was still the same. And then he shatters it, it was kinda awesome.
The highlight of the episode included all the people not named Felicity. Action was on point, Diggle/Lyla's troubles were handled pretty good. It's so good to see Diggle in these situations and his character development. I kind of side with Lyla. I mean, it's not the same as getting criminals in Argus' prison in Lian Yu but man, Dig works for a killer and has killed too, don't get so pissed off because Lyla does illegal stuff too. One of the funniest parts was Felicity talking about how they were gonna break into ARGUS while Lyla was standing there.
I love the bromance with Rene and Lance. Do they have a ship name? WildHoss, HossDog? I didn't expect his scenes with his daughter to hit me as hard as they did. It was so touching. Great acting there. Rick González does his character justice. I thought it was impossible but episode after episode I'm digging Rene even more. Every piece of dialogue with Lance is golden. "What have I told you about calling me 'Hoss'?" - "Don't" -"Right". And "He's Quentin Lance, daddy's friend, but I call him Hoss" -"Thank you, Hoss".
I wonder why they didn't show us Caden's face. Is he Vigilante? I just wonder. A dangerous guy was held in a fucking storage unit. Seriously? Isn't that made of cheap metal?
Though next week's episode is about Ollie and Felicity locked up in a room, I'm pretty hyped. It looks so intense.
When I heard the "it's a Felicity centered episode" I was totally down. But overall, I'm pleasently but how good it was. I'm pretty sure that EMP was set by Helix. Like Ollie said, it doesn't look feel like Chase. That said, the ending was great. Relationship drama aside, no one realized the call was coming from inside the house.
The beginning of the episode was amazing. That Arcade scene was bloody perfect. Game over. They knew he was inside and yet they came in. I guess they didn't get the core of the 10 steps ahead speech. For a sec, I thought he was gonna be there saying "Ah ah, you didn't say the magic word". Chase's a computer programmer now? No wonders he takes his job very seriously. I love that he's in the wind, laying low so he can plan his next move to fuck Ollie. "Hey Oliver, I'm 10 steps ahead of you and I'm not even in the episode". I just love the guy.
Let's talk about today's new piece of tech and Felicity's stupidity. So that guy created a "biometric tracker that could recognize a heartbeat, powerful to scan anywhere in the world". Fucking seriously? The feasibility to find someone view heartbeat is on principle, questionable. But finding out Chase's location view heartbeat would imply accessing a database containing records of Chase's unique cardiac rhythm. It's just stupid. Yet Felicity listens to whatever bullshit Alena tells her. If she says they can find Chase by analyzing the noise he makes while eating she'll be down that road, no questions asked.
And yet, Felicity has no clue of what's going on. Alena clearly said that her connection to the GA was a liability, yet she takes the drive and plugs it directly into the liar's computer. Are you asking for trouble, girl? 'cause that's how you do it. I'm even surprised that Oliver even allowed Felicity to come in. Which leads me to my initial assumption that Chase is working with Helix.
This was a pretty strong episode. Yeah, Maggie wasn't there and Alex only showed up for a moment, and I love them both so much, but I'm glad that Kara had so much storyline. And Mon-El only appeared in like two scenes, which is a win in my book.
At this point I'm almost convinced that Lena knows about Kara being Supergirl. This whole "What's your Kryptonite?" shit is unbelievable. Lena's a smart cookie, I wouldn't be surprised if she figured it out by herself, especially since Kara's not exactly that subtle when it comes to hiding her identity. Anyone remember "I flew here... on a bus."? Because I do. And it still makes me cackle.
(Also, the couch scene? GAY.)
Look at that, the writers remembered that James exists! I really like his friendship with Winn, and their scenes with Lyra were funny. It kind of balanced the more serious stuff that happened in the episode.
I thought it was a pretty clever twist that the CFO was the real bad guy. It was also fun to see Rahul Kohli. I like him a lot on iZombie.
Snapper hired Kara back! Thank Rao! This whole blogging thing wasn't good for her and I'm glad it's over. He has great timing too. With Calista confirmed to return for the final two episodes of the season, I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of Cat's wrath if she came back and found out that her favorite employee had been fired. Heads would roll.
What does Queen Bitch want to do with Lena? What could she possibly need from a human that she doesn't already have on her giant ship? And why choose Lena of all people? Unless she wants her to seduce Kara and get her to dump Mon-El, this doesn't make sense to me at all.
I'm mad at they killing Eobard but I guess after breaking time itself he'll eventually come back. I need my weekly dose of Eobard. I'm hoping they do a Legion of Doom spin off. Bye for now, until the Flash season finale where he'll probably appear. Mr Thawne was the MVP of season 2 for me and Mick too. I didn't want him dead. He's my favourite villain and after all, I just wanted him to succeed attesting his life back. And I wanted to see him more. It's just a pleasure to watch him.
I guess now the Legends can't call Barry off for fucking up the timeline. I wonder what Lucifer Morningstar would think about having his hometown infested with dinosaurs and the Big Ben.
My beautiful little Englishman leaving the team is something I didn't expect. Am I mad at it? Hells yeah! I guess he'll not be gone for too long. And he leaving came out of nowhere. He's still a valuable asset to the team and his knowledge of time comes in handy. Plus, it'd be a shame of the let go Arthur Darvill. He'll be back sometime soon. He's the only one with expertise to know how to fix this shit. But I feel like he left the team to start his own bakery. He's gonna be the new presenter of the Great British Bake Off. "My name is Rip Hunter and I'm the greatest baker alive (in this timeline at least)".
"Guys, I think we broke time" dinosaurs roaring in the distance next to futuristic buildings Yeah, Sara, you broke it, you buy it. Next season is gonna go full on Primeval. I hope they get a pet dinosaur and Ray calls it Gertrude. Maybe he can tame them and they're all smart dinosaurs.
I guess after all Rex Tyler was right. I guess next season that Tyler arc will be settled. I mean, it's Rory the one who has to tell Rex to go and tell the Legends not to go to 1942 in the first place.
When they crashed at the end, for a sec there I though it was National City. After fucking up the year 2017, I'm totally ready to see Ollie riding a T-Rex and shooting arrows in the meantime to stop a bank robbery.
[8.1/10] Agents of Shield has been on fire since it came back from its midseason break, and when I try to parse out why, I keep coming back to one thing -- AoS is finally, consistently fun. Sure, there’s still dramatic stakes to the proceedings, whether it’s racism/xenophobia allegories with anti-Inhuman sentiment, or people like Mace being tortured, or notions of the dangers of unchecked technological advancement in the wrong hand. But on the other side of it, there’s amusing quips, pop culture references, and a sense of adventure that the show is just now getting right on a regular basis.
The chief exemplar of that is the flashback to Coulson and May’s adventure “Some Time Ago” when they were retrieving and 0-8-4 from a Russian stronghold. There is a playful banter between them that, while a bit much at times, leavens the proceedings considerably. For one thing, it’s a nice heads up that this is pre-Bahrain given how jovial and amiably combative May is. There’s an attention to detail and character that shows it’s not just the change in hairstyle that lets us know this was May before the incident that changed her.
At the same time, the back-and-forth between her and Coulson, while a bit over the top at times, shows a side of Coulson that feels a little more unfinished, a little less duty-focused than the Coulson of today. Seeing these two veterans when they were still a little wet behind the ears, flirting and playing things a little fast and loose adds a cheerful bent to the rough and tumble stuff that happens later, which makes the show enjoyable even as it’s not very deep. (And there’s some pretty dark dramatic irony when Coulson tells May he hopes her relationship with Andrew Garner ends badly.)
But it also ties nicely into the adventures in the present. Coulson’s devotion to recovering both Mace and May, his commitment to not leaving a fellow Shield agent behind, is informed by May’s own rescue of him back in the Long Long Ago, when she didn’t have to. More than just giving us backstory on why the dull-as-dishwater Superior has a beef with Coulson, those flashbacks give color to Coulson’s motivation in the here and now, which is the kind of tie that makes an episode feel like a unified whole and not just a bunch of random occurrences stitched together.
Through the flashback, we learn that The Superior’s grudge with Coulson stems from that mission, where his SVR unit was tortured and killed for losing the 0-8-4. He blames Coulson for that, and as we already knew, attributes all the supernatural happenings over the last decade or so to him. As I said before, it’s a nicely meta way to deal with the Coulson character, but The Superior himself is just such a bad, generic villain that his presence as an antagonist weakens the storyline. You can only be, as Mack notes, a Bond villain spouting evil monologues for so long before it gets tiresome.
Thankfully, Coulson’s response is also fairly meta and saves the encounter, which is otherwise filled with that sort of baloney. He basically gives the “for me, it was Tuesday” speech to The Superior. There’s a lot of self-awareness and genre savviness here, winks to the audience that Coulson realizes he’s the hero and that means he comes out on top. But the way he’s dismissive of The Superior, confident in his own people and believing it what he does is energizing for the audience. Sure, there’s some winking involved, but it feels like the viewer is in on it, which again, is fun.
What’s less fun is watching Mace get tortured. It doesn’t help that it gives us a greater dose of The Superior, spouting his generic bad guy “you aspire to be like filth” routine. But it serves two purposes. The first is that it gives Mace a nice moment of resisting and standing up for Shield. The dialogue is corny, but it’s still a fistpump moment and helps continue to redeem a character who seemed like a foil, if not an outright antagonist, in the early going. Second, it shows Aida slowly but surely beginning to develop an emotional component, that recoils at The Superior and disdains him even as she seems to be picking up sentiments from him. It’s the least pure fun of the episode, but it works for what the show’s trying to do, and with Mace in particular, speaks to an idealism and optimism that helps.
That same optimism is present in the Fitzsimmons part of the episode, where Fitz is questioning himself. Mack continues to be a bit of a technophobe, declaring to Fitz that whatever his intentions, things he’s helped create like Aida and The Framework have been used to hurt people, and he needs to be aware of that. But Simmons turns around and speaks of her paramour’s brilliance, and the idea that pushing forward is inevitably going to lead to some mistakes, but a commitment to fixing them, to continuing to try and do better, is what makes them who they are, and why they’re at Shield. Again, it’s a heartening affirmation of their role here.
Of course, it all comes together in a series of big fights and confrontations. Daisy getting to face down The Superior is enjoyable, though why she’s so willing to just roll out after stymying him but not securing him is odd. By the same token, Mack’s rescue of Mace is pretty badass, and the entire final sequence has a nice bit of tension to it.
As for the reveal that it was all part of the plan, and now the major players of Shield are all robots – it’s a pretty confusing reveal, and I’m curious, though not necessarily optimistic, about where they’re going with it. But it’s at least in keeping with this season’s breakneck pace of going through plot, which keeps everything humming.
It’s too much to say that Agents of Shield has, four seasons in, finally found its groove. But in this half-season in particular, it has provided a consistently entertaining hour of television on a weekly basis. And while it’s not necessarily straining for the gravitas and depth it’s fumbled for in the past, the result is a nimbler, and yes, more fun show that’s a bit of pulpy pleasure every week.
Wow. Even though the story was not followed as such, it was a fun episode. It was fun as hell. Just Cisco in the suit, gosh. It was pretty cool. I want a poster of all of them in their suits. I would be happy for life. And Iris and Wally team-up was nice. I loved Wells's reaction: "Dad's like my biggest fan now. He'll be cool with this" Joe: "He'll no, I ain't cool with this". I laughed more than I should. Some would say, he's the reverse. And Cisco: "The other Wells's were geniuses, you're not like them at all. In fact you're the reverse". Yeah, I've come to grow fond of HR. He's such a weirdo. I love him. And wtf, he puts mustard on his fries? Earth-19 is weird, man.
There's one thing I just don't get. She gives you (in the middle of the day) 24 hours to prepre, and you end up fighting in the middle of the night. Well, yeah, if you don't have an answer, it's speedforce bitches.
I love Julian being the voice of reason here and the way he talks it's so funny. He reminds me of me, when I cause those awkward and embarrassing situations. I also loved Cisco and Gipsy's little battle. Both were fantastic, especially when they were travelling through the multiverse. It was just so fanfreakingtastic. So awesome. And I enjoyed the flirting so much.
So now that Wally's the one to save Iris the into will be changed. Because, in all fairness, if Barry's the one to save Iris, she's totally screwed up.
And HR and Cisco are amazing together. I love that weird bromance. This show keeps on getting better and better and Julian playing with Legos made it for me. so now, instead of explaining things with drawings, they're using Legos instead. so funny
That reunion between Jeremiah and his daughters was so beautiful. I knew he was a Cadmus man but those bits of happiness, especially Alex were so, so beautiful that they had to be shattered. I got goosebumps when he hugged J'onn. Feelings. I agree with Mon-El about questioning someone who appears all of a sudden as a gift, but as everything, endings aren't wrapped in a bow.
Is there out there someone whom Chyler Leight does not have chemistry with? At this point, you have her talking to a rock and they will become my otp. That final scene with Alex pointing a gun to her her was so powerful and heartbreaking at the same time that I can't even...
One thing that bothers the hell out of me has to do with the message behind the couples this show. So apparently, it's perfect to show a relationship in which someone does not listen to the other, disregards each other's wishes and ignores earthing the other says. I mean, the way in which Mon-El confessed he and Kara were dating was funny, but the constant mood this season has been that.
That last scene broke my heart, especially Alex. Seeing the big sis unprotected always breaks me.
Btw, next episode looks absolutely fantastic. Alex kicking ass and being a badass. Can't wait to see it and if that weird-ass ship can please show Kara all the things that are wrong with being in love with Mon-El.
Oh boy, what an episode. Seriously, how can they develop such an amazing storyline? Alex is amazing, as always. Her discovery of her sexualidad was so so real and so very well portrayed that it actually brought tears to my eyes. Poor Alex, after all she's been through and Maggie just rejects her. I don't want their story to be rushed bit she was so devastated at the end and it was so real, so authentic that all I just wanted to say was come on Alex, you're not Alone, like Kara said. Chyler deserves a fucking Emmy. Seriously, she's too good. And those scenes in Kara's apartment were so well done. The way Alex cried at the end, how her voice broke, everything was just...to put it simple, wow. I said it before and I'll say it again, Chyler is such a discovery. She's just perfect and that ladies and gentlemen is called acting. Bringing such emotions, feelings, breakings and tears just give me the goosebumps.
overall, good episode. I don't know what will happen to John but I hope that white Martian bitch stops. And Mon-El going now to camus, buff, he was so annoying. And Jammy getting his own storyline, saying that this is who he is, come on man, you are just a photojournalist, stop pretending to be a hero. We all know how this is going to end.
I gave it now three episodes to see where they are going with this.
Terrible. Still too violent for a MacGyver, the story of this particular episode was very odd.
"Killing" a guy only temporarily for so long without any kind of brain damage (or bleeding out) as a result was stretching it too much for me. At least the "assholeness" of MacGyver was tuned down a bit these last two episodes.
But I still dislike Lucas Till as the new MacGyver, he's still too much of an I-can-do-everything guy.
However, there's no point in complaining every episode that this MacGyver is too violent or Till not really a fit for this role. Although, let it be mentioned that an attempt at a non-violent action show would set this apart from all the other action packed shows.
And please get rid of these stupid jumpcuts (the "sniper" incident, when they were driving away with the white car, wtf is that cutting for?) and the atrocius CG(I) gunfire.
Speaking of getting rid of, write Wilt out. He's such a misplaced character. I liked the actor in Rush Hour, really, and I think it'd be not bad to have him in this in a more serious and important role but definitely not as Wilt. I'm thinking of Simon Pegg's character in Mission Impossible for him.
The MacGyverness felt more natural this episode (remember the bowl of paperclips in episode 2? they go too far with this), as inaccurate and stupid some of it seemed. That's another plus.
There are too many better (action) shows airing that it feels difficult to specifically recommend this over the others.
The only thing that might keep me watching is Tristin Mays as Riley. She reminds me of a young Jessica Alba and with that I get reminded of Dark Angel that I loved to watch back then.
I’m late to the party, having known about this show since it first appeared on Netflix but just now getting around to watching. I’m enjoying it so far. A couple of thoughts and observations about this episode:
Prairie tells her story to her audience an hour at a time, and they sit and then try to puzzle out pieces of it together. The OA (the show) and its audience does the same.
We now know that Prairie’s NDE’s element was air (to Hap, she described wind as its prominent feature), and her creature was a bird. Homer’s was water - we saw the flooding urinals and the aquarium, and his creature was a fish. (The aquarium, incidentally, was shaped like their holding cells, and Prairie’s celestial room seems to be, as well, though it’s harder to discern). We didn’t really get to see much of Scott’s NDE but it appeared to start with fire. I’m guessing the final two will be earth and then aether (spirit), and the spirit will involve ethereal beings (angelic forms).
I have to go back and watch the final moment of each episode and pay more attention to the glowing ring. In this episode the one ring became two. I assume one for Prairie and one for Homer, and the glowing rings are actually halos.
In the scene where Hap is in his bed (and notices Prairie and Homer practicing their moves, via the monitor), I noticed that above his headboard their is a big art piece in the shape of a scaled snake/serpent. If the prisoners are angels, then it seems like the show is letting us know that Hap is the devil.
I can't quite tell if this show has turned the corner or just officially jumped the shark. On the one hand, it really feels as though the narrative presentation has become less chaotic and more nuanced, though I'll stipulate to that largely being the result of them resolving the marital crisis between Grace and Ben (hooray, I can actually tolerate Grace's screentime again, not because I especially like her character but because they weren't going to just write her out, so something had to give for me to keep watching new episodes) and the introduction of the Zeke character, who so far appears to be a much-needed check on the story's mythos getting completely lost in an inward-looking death spiral. However on the other hand, the writing staff seems to have absolutely no ability to advance the plot in a logical, measured manner without resorting to the kind of over-the-top gimmicks that we were treated to in the closing sequence of this episode.
I really want to like this show, it fills a gaping hole in my preference for stories that revolve around an "Unsolved Mysteries" plot device that has existed since Fringe was canceled. I have no problem with the suspension of disbelief when I get invested in a show, provided that the writers can deliver on interesting characters and an internally consistent universe in which to place them. The characters so far on this one are just barely passing muster, and I wouldn't have even given them that much credit if they hadn't introduced Zeke in the last couple episodes. Here's to hoping that the tacky pivot to a new zombie-esque quality to the phenomenon behind the time travel and the callings that we saw at the end of this episode isn't as bad of a sign as I suspect it is.
It was a pleasant surprise to see sense8 appear in my Up Next list after 13 months. There have been less than a handful of shows I've watched that ended before their time yet still aired a final wrap-up episodeto tie up some loose ends and give us, the fans, some closure. Investing time in a program we really like is not only an investment of time, but also of the relationships we've developed with the characters. I was sad to see this show end last year (pending yesterday's last episode). I always love the Wachowskis projects and have geen a fan of J. Michael Straczynski since Babylon 5. I think that this show was just too confusing for a lot of peope to follow - complicated, sophisticated, something to really think about, just the type of program that that I love, but then again I'm a lifelong SciFi and tech fan (as well as tech tester) and concepts that are thought provoking help expand minds, well at least those minds that understand and appreciate such intricacies (I'm just not saying this right, sounding maybe arrogant and belittling to others, however that is not my intent). sense8 will be missed.
The insanity corner of the Arrowverse is finally back!
What a joy to see Matt Ryan as John Constantine again. His name has been popping up in articles regarding possible new members of team Legends since the beginning and we finally got a taste of what it would be like. I'm gutted to see it's only one episode, though... if only they had done at least a two-parter, so that we could really see the banter with everyone else. Oh well, at least he got some quality time with Sara... and the cigarettes NBC denied him.
Also departing is Leo Snart. As much as I love Cold and just seeing Wentworth Miller again, I never felt like this version of the character was in the right place - I understand it is some sort of "last hurrah" for Miller, but there was really not much justification for him deciding to join the Waverider. The whole "about to be lobotomized" scene was too good.
I was wondering if the Darhk that showed up at Jitters was the same we have been dealing with this season so far (I mean, in the order of things, is he coming from fighting the Legends before, or some earlier point in time to save his daughter). He has to be the one from this season though, I imagine he saves his daughter knowing she grows up to assist him in the future.
