"Seriously, you idiots haven't figured this out your now? It all started when we blew up the time pigs -The time master's. Now, history's all screwed up, and it's up to us to unscrew it up. But half the time we screw things up even worse, so don't call us heroes; we're something else. We're legends! Who writes this crop, anyway?!". Mick Rory, February 7, 2017 (Christmas Day).
I spit my coffe. Tears in my eyes. I broke the replay button. And I though last week's Legion intro was the best. But seriously, who wrote this? Sums up both the show and Mick. Can we just have Mick do the intro from now on, pleeeeease? He's the perfect mix between crampy and crazy. Gotta love the guy.
This was one fun as episode. So odd to have a Christmas episode in February, though. But hey, this is so Legends, isn't it? It was beyond amazing. Jax is so badass and Ray running from the rat was hilarious. And Sara needs to stop dying. She's Kenny. Jefferson be like: "oh no, Rip killed Sara. You bastards".
When Rip was searching for the Spear of Destiny, did I just see the Helmet of Fate?
Legends is killing it this season. Perfectly crazy. This show's drugs.
Let's give it up for tonight's MVP: ARTHUR DARVILL. He fucking killed it tonight. I don't want old Rip back. He's a fantastic villain. My goodness, why am I always attracted to bad guys? Where has he been all my life? I need Evil Rip. He's just awesome. He felt so threatening. As cunning as he was back in S1, he's a real menace now. And he's totally unafraid of dying. That is how you portrait an evil presence. One of my favourite characters. What a phenomenal acting.
The quotes were amazing:
"I bet you couldn't even find your own as with two hands and a flashlight". "Save Rory. That was implied".
"Hitler ruins everything"
"In fact, I learnt a new word from my private, KABOOM!"
Not to forget Stein's "Dammit Jefferson, I'm a physicist, not a doctor".
Every time Washington said Martha I had BvS flashbacks.
I love this show. KABOOM!
Another amazing episode. Gun control policy was certainly not an issue that I expected to see Arrow tackle. This show keeps surprising me. Another solid episode and we finally learn about Renee's backstory. And they handled it perfectly. I loved that there was no wining side. And Curtis and Felicity made one of the best points this episode: you can disagree politically without being disagreeable. Bravo. I felt like instead of gun control what we really need in this show is bow and arrow control, lol.
Oliver Queen saving the day and not the Green Arrow was perfect. I was looking forward to seeing him behaving as the Mayor. His speech at the end was lovely and that scene trying to stop Edlund was absolutely amazing. Very well written and acted. Stephen Amell nailed it. What an acting! That "I owe it to them, not you", damn it Ollie, fucking mic drop. He's a killer public speaker.
I loved seeing Vigilante again, despite gun control. He's a pleasure to watch and he saying that he carried a better weapon was so fun. I guess at this point we can all agree: arrow 1 - guns 0.
I said it last week, I've been looking forward to learn about Renee's backstory. And even though it was tragic (which I expected it to be) it was lovely. Seeing him become Wild Dog, his origin story and why he wears that outfit was amazing. That costume means protecting people and not letting anyone die again. Believable and natural. His backstory certainly flesh out his character and makes the audience emotionally invested. And I definitely am: "Let's get your daughter back", dammit, there are freaking ninjas cutting onions in my room.
When I saw Ollie pointing a gun I felt weird like, man, that's not your jam, pick an arrow, it's scarier. It was nice to see Thea back. Her comment was just epic: "the dragon lady" and Adrian Chase laughing in the background.
This season's approaching S1 in quality. Where's Prometheus? Is he just a thing that lives in the lore? I want him back, but the ep was great
Yes. The writers finally remembered that the Danvers sisters are the emotional core of this show.
I hate that they keep making Kara sad. She deserves all the happiness in the world. So does Alex. But why does one of them being giddy and in love mean that the other is lonely? That's so not fair because then Alex ends up looking like a bad guy, which is not the case at all. I'm glad they at least had that scene at Kara's apartment at the end of the episode.
I know you're probably fed up with my hate for Mon-El, but I just can't with this dude. It's so fucked up that Kara says that she doesn't have feelings for him, but of course, if a woman says "no", it doesn't really mean "no", right? (Spoiler alert: yes, it fucking does.) What kind of message does this storyline send to young girls? Oh, and it's curious how those feelings didn't manifest until Kara was in a vulnerable place and felt alienated by her friends. Makes you think, huh?
I love M'gann. She deserved this episode. I really hope she'll be back soon, leading a White Martian rebellion or something. And her relationship with J'onn is absolutely touching and amazing.
Jeremy Jordan makes a scary good psychopath. So does Chyler Leigh. It freaked me out a little bit.
This was an awesome episode. Very surprising and intense, and it put a severely underappreciated character in the spotlight. Next week we're getting the same thing with Lena Luthor. I can't wait.
"You're making fun of my name when your first name is..." Goddammit. Just tell it already. It's totally driving me crazy. I guess it has to be something like Patty Patterson or anything stupid. But I need to know!!!
Overall, the episode was good. I usually enjoy the RichDotCom episodes and this didn't disappoint. I loved that Rich and Boston weren't so annoying this time and didn't just mess up with them all the time. I loved seeing Weller with Rich a on their own and not with Jane messing around. Plus, Weller pretending to be Rich's gay prostitute was funny as hell. His dance scene was one of the most natural and balievablethings on the show. And I cracked up every time he said "honey".
Moreover, Roman backstop was great. I certainly didn't expect the episode to be tied to the main plot ever since RichDotCom episodes go away from it. And knowing that it was Roman the one who killed Taylor Shaw's mother was very interesting. My only concern has go do with the accident. I mean, a car gets hit in the middle of the street and no one sees it? No one runs to help? I wonder what would happen when Weller discovers that it was Roman the one who killed her.
On the side of characters whose storyline is just rubbish, here comes Reade. What the hell's wrong? Making him addicted to cocaine and sleeping with random girls who have at least three lines and they disappear, bufff. Just like Zapata, she was addicted to gambling so now they make him addicted to coke. They just do their own things.
All in all, it was a funny episode, which added to the main plot as well as foreshadowing something that would happen.
After this episode one thing's clear: Patterson's name has to be the most ridiculous shit I've ever come across. Two seasons to find it out. I feel like this season ends up with a close up of Patterson saying "My name is..." then the screen fades to black and we all go mad. Next season: "The nameless woman: A mystery". I totally see it
[7.0/10] Perfectly solid episode. We essentially got three stories in the episode, and none of them were great, but each of them was solid.
The best of them was Coulson’s interactions with Agnes, the woman who was unwittingly the model for Aida. The writing is pretty heavy-handed about it, but learning more about her, and how much of Radcliffe’s efforts toward artificial life extension were meant to save her, give Radcliffe (as Mrs. Bloom noted) a Mr. Freeze quality. One of the things I’ve appreciated about Radcliffe as an antagonist since they introduced him is that he’s not a completely bad guy. He aims to preserve life, and he has clear goals that conflict with those of our heroes, even if he pursues them in harsh or unethical ways. There’s a grayness to his morality which is rare in a show when villains tend to be of the mustache-twirling variety.
It also offers a nice showcase for Mallory Jansen, who gets to be a real human being and not just an android. It’s a testament to her abilities as an actress that Agnes scans as someone entirely different and distinct from Aida. The sympathy, strength, and for lack of a better term, humanity of this woman living out her last days cuts a clear contrast between her and an automaton who is just beginning to feel human emotions like jealousy and longing. Agnes’s choice to go with Radcliffe and dive into his Matrix-like “Framework” represents the desperation of someone who doesn’t know what’s left for her.
That’s what connects her thematically to Mace, and also to Shockley, and provides the thread that ties these three stories together. Mace is wondering what his role is, what good he is to anyone, with the knowledge that each use of his cobbled-together super solider serum might be his last. He doesn’t have his strength so he’s not as much help in the field. The episode bends over backwards to show how Quake and the rest of the team don’t exactly need him to help solve mysteries. And he doesn’t seem content to be a “mascot.”
The football metaphors lay it all on a little thick, but in lieu of being able to contribute in the ways he has before, Mace goes for the heroic sacrifice. He turns on his serum and suffers the consequences so that his compatriots can get away. There’s a nobility in that, even if it essentially turns him into a hostage. But there’s an irony that someone pretending to be an Inhuman, who is desperately trying to help them, is struggling to figure out how to be of service while someone who hates Inhumans, finds out he really is one, and is struggling to destroy them.
The reveal that Shockley is himself an Inhuman is an ironic twist that has symbolic resonance for those who offer prejudice but are compensating for their own feelings or heritage that they find shameful. On a pure text level, the notion of a guy who can explode and piece himself back together is pretty cool, and creates a nice puzzle for our scientists to solve. He makes for several interesting setpieces, and again, provides an interesting thematic part of the episode when he still pledges his loyalty to “The Superior.” Quake trying to exhaust his exploding abilities, while Fitz and Simmons roll up with a Ghostbusters containment unit is a nice resolution to boot.
Of course, apart from the fireworks, much of the episode is spent digging into the psyche of Coulson, with him trying to act more calmly while still holding out hope that he can save May. I like Clark Gregg, but he’s always had trouble with this sort of material, and it doesn’t really land with the emotional urgency it needs to.
Still, while this episode delivered more backstory and reveals in the android-focused arc from this year, it did well to create those thematic ties between Agnes, Mace, and Shockley. It’s three different people, with three different motivations, all trying to find their place when they realize that the way they defined themselves is quickly coming to an end. Who knows if the latter two will end up in “The Framework” as well.
(Oh, and Senator Nadir is dead. The most amusing part of the episode is how Daisy wasn’t shedding any tears for the demise of a woman who tried to kill them.)
I would like to take a moment to applaud Mallory Jansen for her stellar work. It was so weird hearing her real Australian accent because her American one is so good. So was her British accent on Galavant, for that matter. But the way she plays Aida is just incredible. There is something unnervingly non-human about her, which is exactly what I would expect from an android. It was especially visible in this episode, where she also played Agnes, an actual human being. You could see how Aida's eyes were just a tiny bit emptier, her facial expressions a little more artificial. And her obvious yet subtle resentment of Agnes. It was mindblowing.
I think it's super creepy how Radcliffe modeled Aida after his ex. And Aida's obvious jealousy of him makes me really uncomfortable. By the way, how did such a stunning, young woman as Agnes fall in love with such an old geezer? I know love is blind and all, but come on.
The Inhuman dude regenerating after blowing himself up was disgusting. I mean, I guess it's a cool power, but is it really worth it if you are basically blown to pieces every single time?
The Superior has Mace now. Boy, he's in for a big surprise when the Inhuman Director turns out to be not so Inhuman.
I was expecting Radcliffe to come up with some kind of immortality serum. Instead, he builds a fucking simulation? Is that really the best the Darkhold had to offer? I don't want to live inside a computer for the rest of eternity, thank you very much.
Agents Sam and Billy Koenig! We haven't seen them in forever! And a bunch of Star Wars references right at the beginning. They always make my nerdy heart so happy.
I'm dying at Sam's comment about people writing Quake fanfiction. It's so funny when they break the fourth wall. And shipping Daisy with Black Widow? I honestly can't tell you what I'm thinking right now. But boy, if I wasn't gay before...
Fitz's father has been a pretty big mystery since the beginning of the show. The only thing we really knew about him was that he left when Fitz was a kid. I've always had a weird feeling that someday he would turn out to be important to the plot. And look at that, I was right.
I love that no one knows exactly how many Koenings are at SHIELD. It's a hilarious running gag.
I fully support Jemma and Mack being the Co-Captains of the Leopold Fitz Defense Squad.
I've never been so relieved about two characters getting cockblocked before they could kiss. Honestly, this whole storyline with LMD May can choke.
L.T. Koenig is a woman! What a delightful surprise!
I don't know much about espionage, but playing a game of Hot Potato with one of the most powerful objects in the world? That doesn't seem very safe, does it? Do those Agents even know how to agent?
I'll never be over the way Fitz says "Jemma". It's like music to my ears.
Jemma finally figured out what's going on with May! Where's my champagne?
Oh, so they want to kill Coulson. Well, I'm pretty sure that if Loki couldn't kill him - at least not enough for him to stay dead - then a bunch of guys in a submarine won't succeed either.
Pretty solid episode. I love the Black Canary character and Laurel was amazing. But I feel bad for Katie Kassidy, working that hard for four years, about to be the female hero and they threw her character to the trash. Dinah this episode was everything that the BC is, and this should've been the story Katie Kassidy got since the beginning. Dinah Drake totally felt like the BC from the comics. She did an amazing job, she can fight, she has the canary cry and above all, she's well written. I'm not a fan of what they did to Laurel, but Dinah's pretty awesome. They shouldn't have fucked Laurel.
The MVP was THE BURGER. The disgust on Ollie's face was hilarious. I love this non-addition to the plot devices. These are the ones that make us relate to the characters. And that 3 patty, oh boy, now I relate to Rene on a spiritual level. That's character development, lol. Plus, they should've had Wild Dog eating a Hot Dog instead.
And why miss the opportunity to open a Big Belly Burger franchise. The same with SPN's Biggerson's. I would fly over there just to have one.
I loved Curtis and Wild Dog chemistry together. He certainly surprised me with his nom-outburst when Curtis called him nutcase. They balance each other and I love it. Wild Dog is growing. I want an ep focused on him/his family.
Badass Ollie's back. He did some cool stuff. That chopper scene was badass as hell. Just standing there not giving a fuck while being dizzy. Man, you're cool.
And Talia Al Ghul. I like her character so far, even more if she's brings badass Oliver S1/2 back. That "something else" and his first suit gave me the goosies. She knows way too much. My gut tells me she trained Prometheus because Ollie lost his way.
My thoughts when I saw that other hacker: oh no, now there's two of them.
Great episode but I need more Adrian Chase: the most badass Vigilante/DA I've ever seen. And the Diggle subplot had a satisfying resolution. The fight scene in Russia was superb. God I miss good old Ollie!
The flashbacks in this episode were some of the best ones in years. We learned the origins of Oliver's costume, his weapon of choice and the opening monologue of the show. Talia is an awesome character. She's Nyssa half-sister or something, right?
I like how the metahumans' powers are connected to what they were doing when the particle accelerator exploded. It does raise some questions, though. What if someone was throwing up when the dark matter hit them? Would they be able to, I don't know, defeat their enemies with radioactive vomit?
I liked Felicity's storyline. It was kind of hilarious to see a hacktivist groupie geek out over meeting her hero. I wonder what Felicity's going to do with all the information she has now. I also enjoy her relationship with Rory. But I can't believe that a young kid like him doesn't know what "IRL" means.
Oliver and the recruits are becoming quite a good team. Rene is a lot more likeable now than he was at the beginning of the season.
Dinah? Freaking Dinah? I'm not crying, you're crying. No one can ever replace Laurel, but Dinah made a hell of a first impression. I already like her.
5.9/10. What an underwhelming introduction to a character who's been so well built in his absence. Diamondback is a character who has loomed large in this show through mention and innuendo, but when we finally see him make an appearance, it turns out he looks like a cosplay version of Blade with a little Punisher mixed in, spouting generic Biblical mumbo jumbo and only posing a threat to Luke because he has magic bullets.
Nevermind the small universe problems. Oh, so Diamondback is Luke's brother. The fact that he's someone that Luke knows from his past, who just so happened to become a big mob boss who can lean on the biggest players of Harlem is already pretty convenient, but that reveal just takes the cake.
The only real highlight of the episode is Mariah and Shades cleaning up after the mess at the Harlem Paradise last episode, and making the waitress from the first episode their patsy. As I've said before, I really wish this was the Mariah show, because her performance and her character far outstrip Luke's at every turn. The realization that she's sinking into the muck now that she's bloodied her hands, and is ready to become the vicious half of the equation now that her cousin is out of the picture and she's been stripped of her respectable position is a captivating turn from her. And Shades's clear admiration and attraction to her through all of this is the most interesting he's been so far as well.
Of course we get more of Misty Knight trying to be a detective, with her skills being much more told about than seen. She's still in the "she gets results, damnit!" category of cops, and I just can't get invested in the character. Her realizing that something is up seems pretty obvious, and doesn't paint her as the intuitive cop the show seems to want to make her out to be.
Clare doing some medical work to figure out why Luke is so impenetrable and why the drilling bullets are so hard to get out works a little better. It's nice to get a modicum of technobabble to try to account for these things, and create an explanation for why Luke continues to get weaker.
To the same end, his fight with Diamondback was a little all over the place. The timelime for all of this got really fuzzy and convoluted quickly. And the bad guy taunting the good guy in the beautiful setting while he waits for an ambush is a huge cliche that this episode didn't really pull off. On the one hand, Luke getting to him by smashing the balcony support, and Diamondback getting the better of him by focusing all his attention on Luke's bullet-wound is somewhat clever, but the escapes and moment-to-moment logic of their fight and search for one another was close to incoherent.
Again, setting up Diamondback as some impossible chessmaster who's been keeping tabs on Luke for ages feels implausible. It at least requires a really strong explanation for why he didn't move earlier (I guess to sic him on Diamondback and try to fill the power vacuum or something?) And the whole sibling element, with the implied shared history, requires a great deal of unpacking to not make it feel like a horribly contrived, soap opera reveal as well. This one was a slog, with plot twists that made me groan, and that's not a good sign as the show introduces the villain set to presumably carry us through the finale.
This was an excellent episode of The Flash. It's been a tough season for Barry and company. Suffering the fallout of Flashpoint for 9 episodes, The Flash has been at its most angsty and, thus, worst. Julian has done little to add anything but a minor annoyance to the proceedings. But, the season's 9th episode (landing before Holiday break) ended on a quintessentially Flash note, both in the sense of joyous victory and in the sense of that momentary victory plagued by the specter of time travel nonsense. This episode carries on the best of the preceding episode and mitigates the worst. The various plotlines are really satisfying, whether it's the relationship between Cisco and Wells, Barry and Iris, Barry and Wally, or Caitlin and Julian. The interactions between Caitlin and Julian in particular show enormous potential for Julian's resuscitation into a fun and interesting cast member. I'm appreciative of every moment a superhero show can quickly resolve the tension that gets built on the premise of a hidden truth. These revelations rarely have the desired payoff and are more frustrating than fascinating (see: Flashpoint). Flash does its work here by moving quickly through potentially troubling plotlines and uses them to, rather than create unnecessary conflict, bring the team closer together to combat a unique threat. Isn't that The Flash at its best?
Solid episode. The next four months are gonna be wild. That intro: I am the only one fast enough to save her. Conclusion: Iris is screwed. Barry, even motorcycles are faster than you. This episode made H.R. more likeable. he's definitely the master of one liners. And man, that look H.R. gave when he learnt the STAR Labs Museum closes in the future, I felt bad, poor guy. I wanna go to that museum so badly.
Plunder was ok, I guess. but breaking out of jail and immediately stealing some diamonds, yeah, the plan wasn't terribly well thought out but hey, that's his jam. And wow, that gun. it certainly looks like the gun H.R. has in the future. I guess you can't have Wells with a non-futuristic gun. but why didn't he shoot Savitar? maybe they're letting Iris die? It felt so weird. But I guess after this episode the motorcycle is going to be the evil speedster in season 4. How come a motorcycle is faster than Wally? Well, speedforce, I ain't gonna explain shit. And Wally's little dance when Plunder was in the motorbike. Awesome. I lost my shit when I saw The Flash and Kid Flash together. Damn, I certainly needed that. And those headlines: "Joe honored at City Hall", I don't know why but it doesn't sound like a good thing. And "Killer Frost still at large", well Julian, I guess your snowflake necklace doesn't work that well. What about another pair of handcuffs so that poor Caitlin doesn't go full of Frost with you.
And that house warming was lovely. And now The Flash has a pet turtle. Barry getting really exited about his new turtle has to be the best part of the episode. McSnurtle the Turtle. nothing else to say. A reptile is the perfect present Inca house warming. And Joe giving Iris a photo from when they were kids was weird. They're brothers/friends/couple. don't you think it's weird Joe? 'cause it is.
Besides the turtle, the star of the ep was H.R. Normal people are asked by the host to speak but H.R. asks himself to.
And that at the end was Gipsy! hype everyone.
I have a question. How the hell was Barry able to afford that huge-ass loft? Did he rob a fucking bank or something?
I wish they would stop going back and forth on Caitlin's powers. In the Christmas episode, she could control them just fine. Now, she's struggling again. Come on, guys. That is just lazy writing.
I love H.R. The Cisco hologram and the pirate accent made me laugh so hard. I also adore his and Cisco's relationship. It's such a good brOTP.
Julian is a part of the team! I admit, I didn't like him very much at first, but he's kind of grown on me.
I'm glad that Barry told the team the truth about what he saw in the future. Lying to the people closest to you never works out well.
That scene in the time vault was absolutely heartbreaking. I cried a little bit. I swear, if they touch one hair on Iris' head, I will fly to Vancouver and personally kick the writers' asses. I don't give a shit. Nobody is killing anybody on my ship.
"- I got you guys a plant. That's like a standard housewarming gift, right?
-Not on my Earth. On my Earth, we get reptiles."
Well, shit. I want to live on H.R.'s Earth. Barry was so adorably happy when he got McSnurtle the turtle. By the way, why would you want to change such a dope name?
8.2/10. Last week, I talked about how at times Agents of Shield seems content not to be especially meaningful, but to at least be good fun. I stand by that assessment, but I forget that every now and again, it pulls off this surprisingly deep material that makes me remember there is something other than light entertainment to be gleaned from his continually up-and-down program.
Granted, I am a sucker for stories involving androids. From Data on Star Trek: The Next Generation to the outstanding Battlestar Galactica (whose robo-whodunnits AoS is borrowing here), the notion of the extent to which a machine can be the equivalent of a human being, and the attendant questions of what makes us who we are beyond our flesh and blood, are endlessly fascinating to me.
“Wake Up” (a title with shades of Abre Los Ojos and even Futurama’s “The Sting”) doesn’t get that far into these questions, but it gets far enough to pique my interest and deliver an unexpectedly heady and impactful episode that doesn’t skimp on the action, intrigue, or spycraft in the process.
A lot of that begins and ends with Ming-Na Wen. I’ve sung her praises in this space before, but it bears repeating. Her performance as the steely but emotionally complex Melinda May allows the character to rise above bad material and really run with good material. She (sort of) pulls double duty here, playing both the flesh and blood may and her android (technically gynoid) copy.
The most striking and emotionally-strong part of the episode has little to do with those philosophical questions about sentience and identity. It centers on May’s induced coma fantasies and how she copes and finds peace in her own mind. The look at the last couple of episodes from her perspective is an enjoyable POV-shifting take on these events, and bits like her quickly realizing the relaxing spa isn’t what it seems feels true to the smarts of the character.
But its her next two fantasies that really shows the deftness of both the performance and the writing in this episode. I have to admit, AoS suckered me in with the twist that May’s big escape from Radcliffe’s lab was all just a part of the simulation to keep her mind occupied and at peace while May-Bot does her work. It’s a cool reveal, and again, the fact that she requires the fight to be mentally occupied, but just keeps getting better at it to where even Radcliffe and Aida can hardly keep up, speaks to what we know about her characters in a natural way.
It’s the closer to this part of the episode, however, that really drives the weight of the episode home. Radcliffe’s conclusion that to truly soothe May, he needs to recreate the events of Bahrain, but have her succeed, that she’s been mentally relitigating that same fight over and over again, has a strange sort of Sisyphean pathos to it. The notion that May can only be at peace in a fantasy where she succeeds in a place that she failed in the real world is another twist that works at a plot level, but also at an emotional level, which makes it more than just a cool reveal.
The same goes for the adventures of Robo-May. The concept of a robot who believes that she is a human, who cares about the friends in the same way the real May does, to the point that she’s able to piece together her own flaws and track them down to the source, is a compelling one. The notion that she has these feelings and yet, when confronting Radcliffe, is hamstrung by her own programming, works as a narrative spark, but also has a great deal to say about the concept of free will. May can control what she does (at least mostly) but can’t control what she wants. That makes her seem trapped, dictated in her actions, but when you realize none of us can choose what we want, the big notions of what freedom and autonomy means are put in the crucible of this thought experiment.
And even apart from the heady sci-fi business, the episode does well. I’ve been a fan of the Mack and Yo-Yo pairing from day one (and Yo-Yo’s the best character the show’s added in ages) so a subplot about their relationship went over like gangbusters for me. Yo-Yo’s confident, clear-eyed, and quick-witted as always, and we learn a little more about where Mack came from and who he is in the process. It’s the kind of C-story that this show should do more of – giving us insight into the characters in a relatable and economical way.
Of course, the plot excitement of the episode works well too. The show is pretty cheesy about hinting at who the other life model decoy is, with lines like “this isn’t like you” or “I almost don’t believe those arms are real. Still, the mystery of who the other android is creates a nice air of mystery about the proceedings that keeps the audience playing a Battlestar Galactica-esque guessing game throughout.
The reveal that it’sRadcliffe came as a surprise to me, in a good way. Him creating a decoy of himself to keep himself safe makes sense, and his turning to Senator Nadir for help and protection fits with the mercenary qualities we’ve seen from him in the past. By the same token, the fact that Fitz isn’t nursing a crush on Aida (as the episode has been hinting for ages, including here) but was instead investigating this very thing, was as welcome and encourage a twist as I can imagine. (Though maybe it’s just the relief that they’re not doing a trite love triangle there.)
And last but not least, the friction between Coulson and Talbot, with the show again remembering its history, adds something to that dynamic as well. The dialogue about “always performing” with Daisy and Mace isn’t especially subtle, but the plot chugs along in terms of this group of people having to work together while Senator Nadir defames them in public and plots against them behind closed doors.
Overall, it’s an episode that manages to strike the right balance between cool, twist, and high-minded, which is tough to do on a show where you have to introduce comic book tech and battle scenes amid the thematic explorations and character development . Kudos to AoS for finding a way and giving one of its best characters and actors a chance to shine.
This episode fucked with my head. I'm having a hard time trying to figure out which events were real and which were only a simulation.
I'm always a sucker for a May-centric episode. All her fight scenes were awesome. But the ending made me tear up a bit. Radcliffe is such an asshole, playing with her head like that. I can't wait for her to wake up and kick his ass all the way back to Scotland.
I love Mack and Elena. I absolutely love them. Their height difference gives me life. And when I saw that scene at the beginning with the two of them having a post-sex pillow talk, the first thing that popped into my head was "Oh, so that's why they moved the show to 10 PM".
Thank God, Fitz wasn't obsessing over Aida, he was looking for proof that Radcliffe was the real bad guy. I'm so happy. I was afraid that the writers were trying to break FitzSimmons up or some shit.
I feel bad for LMD May. I really do. It must be so horrible to realize that you're not real, that you're only alive because some crazy scientist stole someone else's life. Am I the only one getting strong Dollhouse vibes from this?
And the "Thanks for reminding me how definitely not straight I am" award goes to Daisy in a fucking pantsuit. That was such a good look.
That was fucking absurd. I loved it. Incredible episode. Damn I love this show and this episode was really funny. I'm still laughing so I have no idea what might come out. But may the Plotforce be with you. I loved the cast today. Everyone did a great job. And I got so hyped when I listened to those angry helicopter noises. Thawne certainly looks extra menacing in that lightning. Amaya, Ray and Nate's speech was superb: STAY IN SCHOOL! And that menacing pointed finger was quite convincing. I laughed louder that I should. George Lucas a the plot was just fantastic and the trash compactor scene was just so over the top. Where have I seen that before? lol And I'm glad Rip is back (thought I'd never say that outloud). He shouting at Vandal Savage because he wasn't threatening enough was hilarious. And I almost died of laughing when he didn't know how to use a gun. I actually though he was gonna hurt himself or one of the legends. And when he got arrested, that high pitched scream. I'll never recover. And Nate being a yoga instructor, yeah man, that sucks. And when Jax said he went to Sunday school, I pictured him singing Gospel. And Snart us definitely real. I refuse to believe he's dead.
The entire cast was amazing. I guess now it's RIP to Rip and Welcome Phil. Stein was on point: "I'm doing brain surgery, what's it look like?" And Sara and Jax accepting it like, OK, we don't have time, for your shit. And Merlyn's expression when he punched Nate, lol. I was a bit off when Dahrk and Merlyn were continuously missing shots like they were stupid or something. Then I realized they were Stormtroopers, lol. And the elevator scene. Seriously, I couldn't stop laughing. The music was just so damn perfect.
"Hi, my name is Phil. I'm a full time film student and a part time recreational drug user", oh man that was just brilliant. I loved how Nate kept on calling Lucas by his full name. I just loved everything on this crazy episode.
I liked it better when the four DC shows aired on four different nights, but whatever. I guess the people at the CW wanted to boost the ratings by airing Legends after The Flash.
I can't believe that they made an episode about the Legends trying to convince George Lucas to become a movie director. That is so wild. I love it. And there were so many awesome references to Star Wars, like "You're our only hope" and the trash compactor.
Rip forgot who he is and to be honest, I hope he won't remember anytime soon. I like the team as it is.
Every now and again I randomly remember that Arthur Darvill played Rory Williams on Doctor Who. Apparently, he was destined to play characters travelling through time and space on a ship.
It was such a small moment, but I love the trope of a super intense scene with people running or fighting cutting to a shot of someone riding in an elevator with soft music in the background. It always makes me laugh, no matter how many times I've seen it.
"- I have an idea.
- So this would be a new milestone for you then."
Professor Stein went in and took no prisoners, huh? How did Mick manage to recover from such a savage burn?
Guess who's back! Yeah, I really missed Supergirl and I was waiting for this episode so badly. Supergirl at her most heroic performance so far. It was very interesting and I'm glad the writers noticed this show is called Supergirl and not the Adventures of Supergirl's friends. I love seeing Kara as a reporter. Back in season 1 it all meant a lot to her. Losing her job was just too painful so having her going around being a reporter was incredible.
Outstanding performances tonight. Winn and Mon-El were absolutely awesome. Winn's facial expressions always get me, and today, he was awesome. Yeah, Winn, indeed it's Stargate. I won't buy the Kara/Mon-El thingy. The final scene showed a brother/sister relationship and I feel like the show is trying to show it, but it doesn't quite fit. And now we can all agree Mon-El is the prince right? I mean, it's quite obvious isn't it? If not, why did the Dominator bow?
Anyways, solid episode. Loved Winn's interactions, but I need more Roulette, though. She's an awesome character and her business relations are so funding weird. She's the Napoleon of business. I love her character, she's so creepy. And the Dominator? Not really sure why they have to buy slaves when they have mind control technology, though.
And I never thought it was possible, but they've managed to make James even more unlikeable. He bounces in the office talking about how brave Guardian is and how many bad guys he's captured and no one notices? Please James wear a name tag: I'm Guardian, yes, I know I'm awesome. I don't give a rat's as about him.
Loved the quotes this episode: "This planet socks" was pretty funny, as well as "Start the car" and "I'm not a red shirt, you're a red shirt" got me rolling on the floor. The dialogue was really sparkled today. Gotta love these guys.
Now let's wait for another Likewise episode next week.
Supergirl is finally back, which means that I'm back to getting up at 4:30 AM just to bring you these dank-ass reviews that you guys love so much (sarcasm alert) before I have to go to school.
I think the writers finally remembered that Kara is the title character. This episode focused more on her and put her at the center of the story instead of sidelining her like the last few episodes did.
I just have to say, Roulette certainly knows how to make an entrance. And going from running an underground fight club in National City to running intergalactic slave trade on another planet? That is impressive. I mean, I don't condone her actions, but you gotta admire her talent for business.
I hope that we'll get to see more of Kara the Reporter. Working at CatCo used to be such a big part of her storyline, integral to her growth as Supergirl, and now she's barely ever there. If Cat Grant were here, she wouldn't stand for this.
And she most definitely wouldn't stand for the whole Man-Hell mess. They're trying to make him a more likeable character because they want the audience to jump aboard the Karamel ship. Well, how do I put this politely? You've got to be fucking kidding me. This guy was a selfish, immature jackass right from the get-go, he was just plain rude to Kara on multiple occassions, he didn't want to have anything to do with the superhero business until the plot needed him to. Honestly, it would've been so much better if he had stayed Kara's clueless little brother. She even compared him to her cousin at one point, so how can you not get creepy incest vibes from this relationship? I know I do.
(Sidenote: I feel like the writers saw Katie McGrath and her magical inability to play a straight character, realized that a lot of people shipped Kara and Lena, and scrambled in panic towards the writers' room to get Kara together with the first male character they could think of because we already have one (1) LGBT character on this show and now Kara has to be an Outstanding Heterosexual or the homophobes would lose their minds.
Sidenote #2: I didn't really ship Karolsen in season 1, but goddamn it, I'll take it over Karamel any day.)
I liked Winn's storyline. Jeremy Jordan nailed all the emotions that our beloved computer geek had to deal with after his brush with death. And his excitement when he managed to overcome his fear and defend himself was adorable.
Alex and Maggie were happy and domestic, Maggie was wearing Alex's shirt, Alex's heart eyes were out of control and I fucking died. Then the angst came, but fortunately, it was resolved pretty quickly. And damn, Maggie was sporting such a gay look in that last scene. Amazing.
"- Plus, the glasses don't help.
- I always said that too. It's kind of ridiculous."
Oh, thank God. At least one person's noticed how lame Kara's disguise is. I knew that Maggie "I'm a Detective, Agent Danvers, I detect" Sawyer wouldn't let me down.
Am I crying? Yes. Yes, I am. Damn it, Flash. You did it again. You managed to turn me into a sobbing mess.
First of all, what was Mark fucking Hamill doing there? I've never seen him in anything other than Star Wars, so my first thought was a horrified "L-Luke?". Amazing. It takes some serious balls to cast such an iconic actor and then have him appear in just one scene. I applaud the showrunners.
Yay, Wally got his suit. Maybe he will finally stop whining.
I can't decide if I like Julian or not. Sure, he's not a bad guy, but he can still be an asshole when he wants to be.
"One shall betray you. One shall fall. One will suffer fate far worse than death."
Fuck off, Savitar. Nobody messes with Team Flash. And stay away from Iris. We've already lost Laurel, I won't let another plant-named love interest/moral compass/badass die on my watch.
So, Caitlin can control her powers now? It would be so cool (no pun intended) if she could use them without fear of turning into Killer Frost.
Drunk H.R. is hilarious. And his little happy dance with Wally in the park was absolutely adorable.
The Flash sure knows how to do a Christmas episode. I don't get nearly as excited about Christmas as I used to, but even my cold, dead heart warmed up a little when I saw all those decorations and all the characters together and happy for once. I was afraid something would happen and the episode would end on a cliffhanger, but no. Instead we got Barry and Iris being cute and in love. Someone punch me in the face, I can't handle the feels.
So, I guess this is the mid-season finale? In that case, see you all in 2017! And early Merry Christmas wishes to all of you!
What an episode. It actually ended happily, I didn't see that one coming. I love that they decided not to end it with a cliffhanger but with a touching moment. I really love to see them all together. Wally got his suit (hype) and Caitlin can control her powers now? Drunk Wells is hilarious. His little dance with Wally, lol. "Caroling in the rain, that sucks", "Caitlo, Ciscin", and that "It's the police, no you're the police". I love drunk Wells. I die when he calls Barry B.A. and insists on Wallace. Got to be an Earth-19 thing. Everyone was so happy that I was scared. I was expecting something bad to happen at the end. I'm so happy Julian was possessed by Savitar and that he's not just evil. Otherwise, I would've been disappointed.
And Jesus Christ, am I the only one who had a heart attack when Savitar said "I'm the future, Flash"? Cause I swear I thought he said "I'm the future Flash". Although it could be. Maybe Future Barry's message to Rip Hunter was because future Barry was turning into Savitar. That could explain why he knows so much about team Flash and why he cannot kill Barry, because he's his past self.
"One shall betray you, one shall fall, one will suffer a fate worse than death". Let the betting begin. Who do you think the descriptions are about? Betrayal = Wally; falling = Iris or Cisco; fate worst than death = Caitlin or Barry. But who knows. Maybe it's obvious but the camera showed Wally for betrayal, Cisco for falling, and Caitlin for fate. maybe Savitar prediction comes from an alternate reality that no longer exists.
So the cause of all Barry's current problems is future Barry. Don't kill Iris, we already lost Laurel.
Julian, prophecies, philosopher's stone. Cisco should get a HP vibe?
And yeah, let's throw the box with the God of Speed into the Speedforce because it makes so much sense.
Earth 3 looks fantastic. Love to see Mark Hamill again. Made me remember S1, when things were goofier.
Merry Christmas to everyone and see y'all in 2017
7.0/10. Perfectly acceptable Rebels side-adventure. Nothing groundbreaking here, but pairing up Zeb with a pair of irksome droids is a recipe for a solid episode. I admit, the Alan Rickman bot (I mean AP-5, not Marvin from Hitchiker's Guide) tickled my funny bone a lot here, playing the sort of snooty, self-assured droid next to Zeb's slightly more rough and tumble style.
Of course, they have an adventure that teaches them to appreciate one another. AP-5's portion of that is pretty undercooked, with Zeb only throwing in a token "I admire that you always get the job done" response to the droid's uptightness at the end. But Zeb himself shows that he's more than just muscle, coming up with a clever solution to the Imperial protocol/assassin droid problem (which I have to imagine was included for toy sales, right? I mean, that thing just screams "Transformers Imitation"). The action with Zeb fighting the Imperial droid was pretty static after a while, but it worked for what it needed to be. Again, not my favorite episode of the series or anything, but very solid and amusing enough.
The part I did really like, though, was the end with Thrawn. Again, showing that Thrawn is smarter than the average bear is important to establishing and reaffirming his character as not just another baddie. Taking what appeared to be a clear victory for Zeb and the rebels -- getting rid of the imperial droid without allowing it to beam their location to the empire by sending it on a kamikaze mission -- and making it something that played into Thrawn's hands was a very nice touch. Thrawn using the fact that it was one of the droids from this group that was killed to isolate the system in which the Rebel base is located works well to show him tightening his grasp and, to the theme of the episode, using brains rather than brawn to advance his agenda.
Overall, a pretty standard-if-good character story of the week, with a particularly nice capper.
Very good episode! I just have a few questions, but I'll leave them till the end. Roman is, by far, the best character of the show. I loved seeing him actually doing something instead of sitting in that cell. I reeealy loved when Patterson called Nas out. if someone is to kill Sheppard, I hope it's Patterson. I loved all the scenes with the biker gang. I love agents infiltrating dangerous gangs. it's like a trope that never gets old. And that biker stunt was lovely. I really love June's and Roman's relationship simply because it feels so strong. I just don't buy and don't like Reade's soap opera. We all know he and Zapata will end up together, although I wouldn't like that at all. And all the Allie's plot? They get her pregnant, now she moves on, Nas moves along with her personal life and suddenly, Weller is cool with it. Sounds really strange if you ask me.
Two episodes ago it was too obvious that Patterson was brought back to the FBI because they implanted a listening device in her ear when she was earjacked.
and at the end, Sheperd appears in Weller's yearbook. I get Weller recognized her voice when she said "enough, we're done", but didn't they at the FBI have a drawing of Shepherd and Roman? How come he didn't recognize her before? I hope it's because people have different types of memory recall and not a loophole. I wonder who was she yo Weller. We know she "protects" him because she needs him. Family, maybe? He was certainly being watched since he was a teenager. I guess it has something to do with the fishing in the lake. But let's see. Next week's episode looks amazing and very intense.
And camera man/woman, etc. are you having an earthquake? I guess it's for dramatic effect, but anyways, too shaky.
I can't wait for next week's episode! We'll finally know about Weller's connection to Shepherd and what does Taylor Shaw have to do with it all.
My girl Daisy finally getting the recognition she deserves. It all went to shit after 5 minutes, of course, but it was still nice to see people appreciate her for a change.
I wasn't really surprised when Mace turned out to not be an Inhuman. I've never noticed that briefcase before, though. It's entirely possible that I just didn't pay attention to it until it became relevant to the plot, but I could've sworn that we'd never seen Burrows carry it before this episode.
Stop hurting Melinda May 2k17. Please.
I get that Radcliffe created Aida, so obviously he trusts her, but still, letting an android poke you with acupuncture needles? This guy doesn't have common sense.
Decoy May and Daisy had a cute scene sitting inside Lola. I still catch myself thinking of them as mother and daughter.
Can the writers stop dicking around with FitzSimmons? Seriously, Fitz is lying to Jemma now? Yeah, sure, because that's not out of character for him at all. Just leave these two alone and let them be happy! We don't need more drama!
Jemma just walked into that interrogation room and broke the guy in 20 seconds flat. If you think that Daisy or May are the biggest baddest badasses at SHIELD, think again. Jemma Simmons is a small unassuming murderous science child who will rip you to shreds with a polite smile on her face and a cup of tea in her hand.
8.9/10. It’s nice to see Agents of Shield move past all the underwhelming Ghost Rider business and get down to some more Inhuman and Evil Robot business. I remember a time when the complaints were about the pacing of AoS’s season-long arcs, but now they just burn through plot like it’s going out of style (and given the show’s ratings, it they may be
But it’s nice to see the episode have not only some focus, but some clear stakes, character work, and even some visual inventiveness. The opening sequence of Aida examining her own wounds, replacing her clothes, looking in on May, was one of the more formally interesting bits of direction and editing on the show in a while. There was an artsy bent to it, and even the re-cocooning of Vijay at the end of the episode. It’s nice to see this show, which has often been a bit behind the curve in terms of its visuals and production values, get a little more adventurous.
We get two main stories here, that mildly intersect but which mostly work well as two independent tracks. The first is Daisy, Simmons, and Director Mace tracking down Senator Nadir to see if she’s holding her brother Vijay, a.k.a. the Inhuman that Simmons treated in the fall half-season, against his will. On the Shield side of things, I appreciated the tet-a-tet between Mace and Daisy, who are not at a level of trust yet, and have divergent views on several things, but have common ground as Inhumans trying to save one of their own. I like the pair’s dynamic, as its frosty but cautiously optimistic, or at least willing to go forward. And as I’ve mentioned in other write-ups, Daisy and Simmons make for a surprisingly great pair with their natural rapport.
On the Nadir family side, things weren’t as good. Neither the Senator nor Vijay showed off the acting chops necessary to pull off what the show was going for, and their dialogue included a lot of awkward exposition and backstory dumping. Still, the story the episode told with the two of them, about their mom dying in the Chitauri invasion in The Avengers, a fear that the Inhumans were an offshoot of that and an alien infection, and a promise that they wouldn’t allow one another to succumb to it, proved interesting in concept if not execution. I appreciate that they gave Senator Nadir an understandable if misguided motivation, and had her make hard choices.
That includes the fairly surprising move of her shooting her brother. Of course they wash it all away in the end, but it was still a legitimately shocking moment that doubled as both major plot point and character development. The fact that she’s working with The Watchdogs, replete with a mysterious “Superior” (Mack’s brother, who gets name dropped here?) still feels a bit unnecessary, but it does provide some easy mooks for Vijay to inadvertently demonstrate his new powers on.
In the other half of the episode, Aida goes rogue, attempting to steal the evil book from the first half of the season. As somebody who grew up on Star Trek: The Next Generation and loved the reimagined Battlestar Galactica, I’m a sucker for stories about robot becoming more human. The notion that the dark book had given Aida something approaching a soul, or at least allowed her to feel real feelings, to where she had a sense of self-preservation, a desire to have agency and self-control, and an intent to avoid pain and hardship, is endlessly interesting. And in the same way, I loved Fitz’s explanation that part of Aida acting out had to do with the fact that she had to deal with all of these emotions in one big hunk, rather than having years to develop and acclimate to them like regular humans do. There’s a lot of philosophically interesting stuff there that “Broken Promises” dips into.
That’s why it was so frustrating that it turns out Dr. Radcliffe was pulling the strings the whole time. I don’t mind them taking the story that direction – making Radcliffe a true bad guy and reaffirming his immortality-focused motivation – but wiping away the truth of all we saw from Aida in the episode was a lame story choice that almost instantly made the events of the episode have less force in hindsight.
Still, it did give us some other cool moments. I enjoyed Mack’s instant prejudice against robots as a character choice. It’s natural that someone would feel like that, and his annoyed “why would you think this would work out, stupid?” mentality was amusing. But even more fun was how that concern was expressed, with more fun back and forth with Yo-Yo and lots of references to old killer robot films. (The line about Terminator: Genysys was especially funny.) There was a lot of well-deployed self-reflexive humor in this one, like Daisy commenting that Simmons gets kidnapped all the time or Coulson noting that however many times he and May have been locked up together, this was unique since it was the first time it had been accomplished by a robot.
Speaking of which, the show continues to tease the May-Coulson romance (which is not to be confused with a May-December romance), with the wrinkle that May is a robot. I’m not crazy about this tack, since it seems poised to lead to a weird robot love triangle (with seeds of the same thing for Fitz/Simmons/Aida) that doesn’t feel likely to go anywhere good. But we’re still taking our first steps in this storyline, so I’m willing to see where it goes.
Overall, it was a superbly done episode of Agents of Shield. The visual flair and robot-fueled action led to some engaging and exciting moments; the humor and sort of self-aware Whedon-y asides were there in full force, and the story was focused and potent in a way that not all *AoS episodes are. As a kickoff to the new season, “Broken Promises” worked like gangbusters and portends good things for the back half of Season 4.
(Oh, and a weird aside, but Simmons's Southern accent made her sound like a weird Britney Spears impression.)
I'm surprised this show returned so quickly after the holidays. In seasons 2 and 3 we had to wait until March.
The new logo is fucking sick. Easily the best one they've ever done.
I'm so mad about May. It's driving me insane that they're obviously going to make something happen between Coulson and the decoy. He'll be devastated when he finds out the truth. I can smell the angst from here.
If there was one thing I never expected to see on this show, it was Jemma Simmons doing a Southern accent. And totally kicking a guy's ass. What happened to that adorable and awkward scientist in an ugly sweater who couldn't lie her way out of a paper bag? Oh, right. As Daisy pointed out in this episode, she's been kidnapped like three times. And only twice on this planet. Jeffrey's "holy shit" face pretty much summed up all my thoughts on the subject.
I'm being nitpicky here, but why would you give your son a traditional Indian name like Vijay and then call your daughter something as quintessentially English as Ellen? It's like naming your kids John and Persephone or Mary and Rocket. Come on. Was it too hard for the writers to come up with an Indian name for the Senator?
The MVP award in this episode goes to Mack, who made me laugh repeatedly with his robot movie references. And that fist bump with YoYo after he cut Aida's head off? That is Marvel Cinematic Universe at its finest, guys.
Radcliffe is evil. I admit, I did not see that one coming.
Tris and her friends are still trying to find out everything that is happening to them and their existence. They finally cross the border and find out things are way worse then they first expected. Once they thought they found their allegiance behind the wall, they soon get disappointed again and now they are the only ones able to seal their faiths.
I am very confused right now. I read the books before this movie series started and I was pretty happy with the first one, but now the second and third are both pretty disappointing. I really enjoyed reading the books and I was so excited for the movies, but this is just not it. Literally. I thought I was pretty sure about everything that was going to happen, but after this one, I’m not anymore.
1/4th into the movie I decided it wasn’t a good idea to expect the book story, so I sort of changed the way I was watching the movie (sound pretty weird, I know, but it worked) and I decided that it actually was an okay movie. The storyline is still enjoyable and although there were few gaps and things that didn’t really made a lot of sense it was a fun watch.
Tris is still not one of my favorite characters, but I really (and I mean really) love Four. And Theo James. But especially Four. I felt like there weren’t a lot of characters who had a big part in this movie. They all had a kind of equal camera time. Of course Tris and Four were in the picture a lot but next to them only David (Jeff Daniels) had a lot of camera time. I liked the comeback Caleb (Ansel Elgort) made and I’m very proud of him for it. I really liked the way Matthew (Bill Skarsgard) and Nita (Nadia Hilker) turned out. The visuals of the worlds the created were very pretty, they did a great job. I also really enjoyed the technology they introduced behind the wall and how everything worked there. It was very interesting to actually see the difference between inside, and behind the wall.
For the ones who read the books, this movie will probably be a disappointment. But if you haven’t read them or if you can accept the story change this is an okay movie.
I am pleasantly surprised. Almost every comment or review here is somewhat or completely against this movie, though I can understand why. However; from my perspective I actually enjoyed this. Even if they did take elements from other movies and twist them a little (as mentioned in another comment.)
I have not read the books so my thoughts are that strictly on the movie. After reading the comments here and watching it here are my thoughts.
Consider the time between the two chapters, so to speak. It looked to me that it must of been only a few months between the end of the fist movie and the beginning of this one. Tris was still grieving over the death of her parents and she was feeling guilty for killing her friend. I for one couldn't and don't blame her for feeling that way, nor came I fault the creators for taking that direction with the movie.
The hair cut, to me symbolized Tris' growth and evolution into who she wants to be and not conforming to what society thinks she should be, like the factions. As a side note, it could have also been that the actress was working on another movie which required the look before starting this one, OR she herself felt more comfortable with it. Who knows.
The dialog was nothing deep or profound but at least it flowed and was believable from scene to scene in my opinion. It wasn't a few words and then action. It was a conversation, and I wasn't bored by it.
Yes this movie is aimed at teens and yes things may feel dumb downed in terms of intellect for many but this is a series and hopefully it is done right in terms of helping the characters evolve and grow. Stories are retold in so many different ways for different generations. Comparisons will be made. For myself I am looking forward to the next movie.
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.
Update 9/22/16: This was the episode Tatiana used as her Emmy submission and won with.
So my fave ship from Season 1 is finally reunited. Propane (Rachel x Windows), how I've missed thee. Never part again.
And, of course, if something is given, something has to be taken away, so apparently this is goodbye to my dear Beth. I have to say that this season's Beth arc was easily one of my favorite things that has happened on this show. It gave this show the much needed boost it needed after last season's Castor debacle. Sarah seeing Beth again while on the bridge near the train station broke me. When Beth said "We need you." I almost lost it.
The main two questions I need answered now are: Where the hell is Helena? I can understand why she left, but that doesn't explain why we haven't seen her. The woman is pregnant with twins and I need to know she's okay. And of course, is Delphine alive or not? It's been 7 episodes since she was shot and all we know is that Krystal saw someone pick her up and she was still alive at that time. If she is alive, I bet she shows up in the last seconds of the season finale or Cosima gets some phone call from her at the end of the episode.
This season is jockeying back and forth with Season 1 in the favorite season department. Actually, I think when the season is over, I'm going to watch Season 1 and Season 4 back to back.
