This season has some really good side plots, like Francesca looking for a match (I ADORE her and John!) and struggling to fit in with her loud and chaotic family, and Eloise and Cressida’s unexpected friendship (who would’ve thought I would LIKE Cressida? Not me). Even the Featherington girls are a really fun comic relief.
Unfortunately I don’t vibe with Colin and Penelope as a couple lol. All this talk about Colin being this sensitive guy who lives for others… all I remember of him from previous seasons is him traveling and blowing the family money to indulge his own whims lol. And I don’t mind a character whoring around a bit but for me if a romance is to work I don’t want to see that character STILL whoring around once they realize their feelings for their one true love. Colin is not a true yearner and I don’t respect him! I also just find the chemistry between him and Pen lacking. I can see why they had to send Kate and Anthony on a second honeymoon because their chemistry would make the lack thereof between the season’s main couple obvious. Even Fran and John are outselling them without speaking to each other.
Although I agree with certain previous comments that this did have a lot of filler elements to it, I do think it was necessary to get more insight into what George went through. Up until now I was not convinced he truly cared for Charlotte deeply, as I found him to be oddly dismissive of her. I never would have thought his illness went thus far that it affected him so much, which obviously we now do know, and this knowledge is deeply devastating as well as helpful for understanding his character. I would have personally added these scenes chronologically into the series, and not as a flashback episode like this, but I’d rather have these scenes in this way than not have them at all.
The devotion and perseverance of George truly shook me, and had my heart in shambles. Mental illness was such an ignored and misunderstood subject for so long in history, I can only imagine the pain and confusion he must have felt (after all, the real King George seems to have suffered from a similar disposition). The tragedy of this man’s story is truly painful.
Lastly, where I had started to doubt the romance aspect between Charlotte and George in the previous episodes, I am completely obsessed with it again after finding out how much George would have done to be with her, and how desperate he was for her company and love, if only he was capable of taking it. It’s such a sad story, but George has fully won my heart again, and I am so glad to see he does care about Charlotte, unlike what we were shown before!
"- Well, we'll need some stopping power. Too much?
- Not unless you're going grocery shopping in Texas."
What an ending! They seriously need to stop arresting Jessica. It seems that she ends up in handcuffs every damn season. It's becoming a weird tradition.
I love that even in the middle of a blazing hot summer, Jessica still wears heavy boots and her leather jacket everywhere. Hey, I get it. She needs to maintain that dark aesthetic. I just think it's super funny.
Vido is such a cute kid, and I enjoy his dynamic with Jessica so much. I'm pretty meh about Oscar for now. We'll see what they do with his character.
Jeri's storyline is breaking my heart. And giving me major anxiety because I can imagine doing exactly the same if I were in her situation.
Can Pryce just fuck off already? I despise the guy.
This show is filled with heavy themes and storylines, but Jessica's fear of becoming the monster that this other lady is hit me especially hard. I was almost in tears when she kept saying "That's not me". That's what Oscar got wrong about her: she's not a misanthrope. She may not have the patience to deal with other people's bullshit, and she may not be a particularly nice person, but she wants to protect people. That's what led to her brief stint as a superhero. And after all the shit she's been through, her first instinct is still to save others. I just have a lot of feelings about Jessica Jones, okay? She deserves the world.
I have to say, mad props to the writers for never dancing around what Kilgrave did to Jess and calling it what it was: rape. Remember, kids, sex without explicit consent is always rape. It shouldn't even need to be said in goddamn 2018, but looking at what's happening in the world and everything that went down in Hollywood in the last few months, some people just still don't get it.
I love it when Jessica pretends to be a normal person. You can see her facial muscles straining when she has to physically stop herself from saying something rude or sarcastic. It's hilarious.
I don't understand why they even bothered bringing Simpson back if they were just going to immediately kill him. He was basically a device used to further the plot and nothing more.
How long has it been since The Defenders? A few months tops, right? From what Simpson said about being locked in a room for a year, you could assume that it's only been a year since season 1 (Marvel really needs to release some kind of official timeline for the entire MCU because figuring out how all these movies and TV shows fit together is next to impossible). And there was no indication that Trish was already dating Griffin in The Defenders. What I'm trying to say is: they're moving really fast if they're already looking at apartments. I don't like it. There's something shady about him. Or maybe I'm just being paranoid since Trish doesn't have the best track record when it comes to the guys she dates.
I want to castrate and murder that fucking asshole Max for laying his filthy hands on Trish. She was a kid, for Christ's sake! It's disgusting. And his trying to blame it on her makes me furious. And don't even get me started on Trish's mother, who exploited her teenage daughter for her own gain, even if it meant letting a sleazebag sexually abuse her. She needs to stay the hell away from her.
The show is back on our screens and our heroes are back on Earth! That scene where the team stopped for a second to just enjoy the sun and the fresh air was so beautiful to me. They spent so much time trapped inside a crowded, grim space, so getting to go outside (and more importantly, actually having an outside to go to) must have felt so good. It left the biggest smile on my face.
Deke is alive! It caught me by surprise. His reactions to everything around him were so precious and hilarious. If I were in his shoes, I think I'd hug trees too.
Daisy Johnson in a suit is a sight that I was not prepared for and I pretty much flatlined as soon as I saw her. Damn, girl. How is it even possible for one person to be so attractive? Like, we get it. Tone it down, please. It's bad for my heart.
Piper, you traitorous bastard. You should know better than to trust the military. Did she really expect them to treat Coulson's team fairly? Come on. They want Coulson's head on a stick. They won't be satisfied with anything less.
YoYo getting her arms cut off was traumatic. I did not expect it to happen, I thought Kasius was the one who did that. What a plot twist. I hope Fitz designs some sick prosthetics for her like he did with Coulson.
Ruby seemed so out of place at the beginning of the episode, I couldn't imagine how a moody teen was supposed to fit into the storyline. Now that I know, I'm emotionally scarred for life. Thanks, I hate it. General Hale is just a fucking delight, isn't she? I can't believe I'm saying this, but I miss Talbot. At least he didn't keep his kid locked up in a cell.
Carl Creel? They're really bringing back a lot of old storylines, aren't they? We've already had Gravitonium and T.A.H.I.T.I. this season, and now this. And we also got the team recounting all the horrible things that happened to them, including Simmons jumping out of the Bus in "FZZT" to save the team, FitzSimmons getting dropped to the bottom of the ocean by Ward at the end of season 1, and May being forced to dance in that sparkly, silver dress in season 2 (that made me snicker).
Did anyone else caught Noah saying something about an Asgardian spotted on Earth? That's gotta be Thor when he came looking for Odin at the beginning of Ragnarok, right? I kind of like the fact that they're only making very small references to the movies now, since the movies don't acknowledge this show's existence in any way, why should it be the other way around?
Good episode overall, I'm pumped to see where we're gonna go from here. See you next week!
Sorry folks but this one didn't go well for Marvel. I don't even know where to start. Acting was average, more like below average. Screenplay was as much ordinary as it could be. No surprise here. CGI was OK but it's somehow expected from Marvel. But I totally didn't like the idea of Wakanda. Hidden city in the center of Africa with tons of technology and advanced weapons and systems and so on. But how the hell did they build all of that? No explanation. It just happened. Yes, they have Vibranium, but they don't sell it. In fact they never did and for whole world they are just a bunch of shepherds and farmers. So where did they take all that money to build empire like this? I don't like movies without explanations and this is one of them. Almost nothing has been told about Vibranium whatsoever. Oh yeah, it's some super thing from the universe capable of anything. That's all the explanation you get. There are too many clichés we have already seen too many times. And we have to see them again. One example: I challenge someone for a fight because I want to kill him. And when I have the chance to kill him, what would I do? Kill him or throw him down from the cliff to the water where he can survive? But enough. If you hesitate if to watch this, I can recommend not to waste your time. Wait for the Avangers where you can also see the Black Panther. You won't miss anything if you miss out this movie.
I hate the fact that we're going on a 4-week break now. We had to wait until goddamn December for this show to return and we still have to deal with a mid-season break? This is bullshit.
I loved this episode. It was so satisfying in so many ways. Kasius getting what he deserved (and holy shit, Jemma using that implant on him left me with my jaw hanging open! It was such a powerful moment!), humans taking control of the Lighthouse, Tess and Flint planning to rebuild the Earth... Season 5A was absolutely incredible and I think they tied up the space arc very nicely.
I legit thought Deke and Daisy were going to kiss (and I already began to roll my eyes at the predictability), but nope! Surprise! I loved how he said all those beautiful and profound things to her and then 5 seconds later they were back to bickering. I think I would've liked to see a little more of their relationship (it could've been such a good brOTP), but alas, Deke made a heroic sacrifice (and bitched about it 'till the very end, which was perfectly in character). I'll actually miss him. And my boy Enoch! I enjoyed him so much. Every word that came out of his mouth was gold. RIP, Plastic Man.
I swear, the writers are about to catch these hands for coming up with the idea of Coulson dying. It came out of nowhere and we saw no indication of it before this episode. I hate it! Leave him alone! The entire premise of the show was built around him coming back from the dead and now they want to try and kill him again? Seriously?
I liked that subtle dig Deke made at gun control. His reaction to firearms in general was hilarious.
Daisy Johnson, you beautiful, brave, selfless soul. Words cannot express how much I love this girl. I would protect her with my life (not that she needs it). I get why she wanted to stay in the future (and I don't even want to think what would've happened if she had - I mean, that future would get immediately erased if she weren't there to quake the world apart in 2018, right?), but I'm so glad Coulson knocked her out. We're not leaving anybody behind!
Yo-Yo being the Seer wasn't really surprising, it was actually one of the first theories that I thought of after last week. But the scenes between the two Elenas were absolutely heartbreaking. And Mack was so broken when he thought she was dead... I got super emotional.
I almost thought for a second that they were trying to set up a FitzSimmons conflict (which we've already been through 5 billion times, the entire season 2 was one giant FitzSimmons angst fest, I wish they would let them be happy), but maybe (hopefully) I was wrong. The shocked and disapproving look Jemma gave Fitz after he beheaded the Kree (which was totally sick and awesome, by the way) was what made me afraid for a hot minute, but then it was Jemma's idea to eject the other Kree into the vacuum of space, and it calmed me down a bit. Also, Fitz calling Jemma his fiancée made me smile. It sounds good coming out of his mouth.
So, that's it, then! Next episode we're back to normal (whatever the hell that means on this show) and the fight to save the world from destruction (and a Kree invasion, if I understood Kasius correctly) begins. I'm very excited! See you all in 4 weeks!
I have no idea how Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. does it. Every single season has been better than the one before it. Never have I seen a show that would rise to new heights in terms of quality year after year like this one. I didn't even think it was possible. It's such a shame that so many people stopped watching it back in season 1 (which I never really understood, by the way; sure, season 1 wasn't as epic as all the later ones, but it was still very good and entertaining - I guess the fans' expectations were impossibly high). It deserves a lot more recognition. It's the best superhero show on TV right now.
I think I'm getting a hang of the whole time travel thing. If I understand correctly, the team is stuck in a loop where they travel to the future, get back to 2017/2018, the world still somehow gets destroyed, they spend the rest of their lives building the time machine so that their past selves can travel to the future, etc. It still makes my brain hurt (and I still don't understand how Enoch and Robin got involved), but it's slightly less confusing now than it was a few weeks ago.
Mama May gives me all the feels. It's a little funny that she can't imagine herself as a mother when she's been basically fulfilling that role for the Bus Kids for the last 4 years. Always there to give pep talks and protect them. Especially to Daisy.
FitzSimmons doing their psychic link thing, finishing each other's sentences and fist bumping is the kind of shit I live for. No joke, I rewinded that moment like 12 times. I love them so much that I want to cry just thinking about it.
Enoch is hilarious. He's made of... plastic? And he has no stomach? Well, damn, now I really want to see what he looks like out of his human suit.
Kasius basically checked off every single bad guy trope in this episode, which made me roll my eyes a bit. Acting like he's a god, monologuing his foes to death... I did like how ferocious Yo-Yo was, though. And Mack's exasperation when Flint kept wanting to fight made me smile.
Tess is back! And she got T.A.H.I.T.I'd! After Gravitonium, this is yet another season 1 storyline that they've brought back. Speaking of Gravitonium, remember that dude that fell into it back in 2013? Whatever happened to him? I can't help but think that he's going to show up at some point.
Sinara is dead. And I was just starting to warm up to her. Her fight with Daisy was pretty epic though. And Deke getting his ass kicked was very satisfying.
Overall, this episode was packed with awesomness, plenty of action, some emotional moments and a bit of humor here and there. I loved it and I can't wait for more.
Oh, it's so good to finally know what happened to Fitz. And I squealed with joy when I saw Hunter again. It's been so long! I've missed my dumb English son. It's absolutely hilarious to me that Fitz managed to communicate with him by insulting his favorite soccer team in a magazine. I guess it's canon that at some point in the past they decided it would be their emergency line of communication. It's so British. I'm a little disappointed Bobbi wasn't there as well, but I guess Adrianne is too busy these days working on The Orville. Good for her, she deserves it. I still miss Agent Morse though.
I'm not saying Fitz telling those military guys "They were abducted by aliens" should become a meme, but... oh wait, that's exactly what I'm saying.
I feel so bad for Polly. First she lost her husband because of his Terrigenesis, now her daughter is practically out of her reach as well. Also, I can't believe that they brought this seemingly random family from season 3 for this episode.
Enoch observing humanity for 30,000 years kind of reminds me of those creepy bald dudes on Fringe.
So if I understand correctly, Lance and Bobbi spent the rest of their lives knowing the world was going to end. Did they survive it? Did they die in the Lighthouse? Thinking about it breaks my heart.
That little Han/Leia moment with Fitz and Hunter made me cackle and warmed my heart at the same time. This is such an underappreciated brOTP.
I can't wait for the next episode. It's a shame that we have to wait two weeks for it. Oh well. Happy Holidays, I guess?
Hoooooly shit! Fitz? How the hell did he get there? And why does he want Daisy to fight to the death? So many questions!
Kasius makes my skin crawl. Not as much as Hive did in season 3, but he's still so fucking creepy and unnerving.
Mack getting violent with Gunner after he told Yo-Yo that he didn't want them to lose who they are was devastating. And the fact that he feels guilty about missing Framework Hope more than the real one... I have no words. I can't imagine what he's going through.
"No, this is the part where May breaks your face."
Oh, if only. But to be fair, the way Coulson trapped Deke in his room was pretty hilarious and incredibly satisfying.
What the fuck happened to May? I mean, there's no way she's dead, right? They wouldn't kill her off-screen. So what did the Kree with the murder balls do to her?
I like the mind-reading dude. I hope he and Daisy kick some major ass together.
Yup, Coulson is right, the Kree growing babies and selling them to the infertile human population is a nightmare straight out of a dystopian novel. Although to be honest I can't imagine why anyone would want to bring a child into such a horrible world, knowing that they'll spend their whole lives just fighting for survival. I know I wouldn't.
Shit! Amy commited suicide! Fuck. Nico found her and the parents covered it up. But Nico knows. Why did Amy do it? Did Amy find out about Pride? Or was it something else? Mental health issues? From the opening and the little that has been mentioned of it, seems like it came out of nowhere. She showed no signs of depression or suicidal thoughts.
The FaceTime group chat is a perfect example of update/change the writers made to make the enviorment contemporary. The comics were written in the mid 2000s, tech has evolved tremendously since then. It's also a perfect example of the group dynamics and how at ease they are at calling each other out and their BS. You don't do that unless you are comfortable with other people getting upset or bothered by you but know it won't make them love you any less.
Victor is having mental issues or a mental breakdown, in the form of hallucinations, and I think it might be connected with his invention(s). Could it be from exposure to the tech?
I'm here for Chase betting the shit out of sexual predators, especially whey they are the so called "cool kids" everyone wants to be. It's not calling up people, esp friends, when they are being predators that helps perpetuate rape culture. On the flip side, it's hearbreaking to see Karolina finding out that she was almost sexually assaulted and can't remember a thing cause she was trying to have fun. It's hearbreaking to see the realization of what could have happened, what she doesn't remember and had no control over. This is the feelings you have when you realize you have no agency, and in a vulnerable situation, and how others will violate that vulnerability. And worse, seeing other people esp girls blame her for the sins of the guys. As if she had done everything on purpose to get with the jocks.
Who is the dude covered in white scabs? Is he connected to Karolina? What is Pride doing for him? Why does he need those sacrifices? So many questions.
It's interesting to see the different reaction the kids are having to their parents. We have a range of wanting to believe they are innocent (Gert and Karolina) to knowing they are guilty (Nico and Chase) and the other two fall in between, Though Alex goes with Nico because he wants to support her and Molly just feels like an outsider. I think it's very telling about the kind of relationships they have with their parents.
Karolina and Gert with Chase in the doorway... reminds me of the Faking Love Triangle, also involving Gregg Sulkin. One of the evolving relationships I love is the friendship between Karolina and Gert, which is such a contrast to their woman-vs-woman relationship they had at ep one. It reminds me of those friendship who turn sour when they get jealous of what the other has, no realizing that they care for each other. I'm here for positive, healthy female friendship. On the flipside, I like how caring Chase is with both girls, though I know he likes both of them, and it's obvious Gert has a HUGE crush on him, but I'm not so sure Karolina likes him like that too. (sidenote: I love Karolina's BlueJumper with the pink sweater. Very cute.)
Great reveal of Karolina's powers. It's a great bonding moment for Chase and Karolina. Is this a setup for a possible hookup between them?
I love Molly. Precious small child, smol but strong. Having her encounter the dinosaur is the best reveal. She's been out of the loop for the most part, and now the loop has found her, but with it she has also embraced her powers. Then having Gert figure out she can control the dinosaur while trying to protect precious Molly. And then their parents walk in. LOL.
Love that Chase is the one who builts the Fistigons, instead of stealing them from his dad. Again, another storypoint change that brings depth to the characters and adds to the story. But on another level, we see the fear Chase has when his dad orders him around in the lab when he is found there without his permission. A fear that comes from years of abuse. Chase knows he is bigger than his dad, but the fear ingraned by years of abuse, his instinct is fear. Props to Gregg for being able to convey the fear of abuse while being twice the size of Marsden.
SFX: Are better than I expected. Karolina's glowing skin looks really cool and Gert's Dinasour looks amazing. Really wasn't expecting this quality of effects from a Hulu show.
Kudos writers. They are taking everything they can from each line, page and episode. No second is wasted. Nothing is just simply filler. All is adds to the story, to the deepening of the characters and the relationships. Even the silent moments are all beats that add. Also kudos to the director (and editor) who are able to weave the page to screen with such grace. Kudos again.
Also let me mention how much I love the music for this show. Def adding MANY of the tracks to my Spotify Library.
Great episode. So much happened! OMG, the kids are getting closer to finding out the parents secrets: Gert has found that her parents illegally made a dinosaur and Karolina finds out her mom gets the girls that are killed, while Nico and Alex found the criminal behaviour of their parents.
Sarah: "No baby it's alright it's not your fault". It's 100% your fault you little shit !
Frank is being such an asshole to David, again.
Madani is doing stupid things, again. What was she even thinking would happen by bringing Russo in ? At last she caught herself a little by reminding him that Frank will hunt him, but that was clearly not the plan.Thankfully the Rafi guy us here with better ideas.
Anyway, great action on this one. Frank defending on home turf instead of attacking, whole different level. I thought that cutting the guy's head off was a little extreme, but damn, putting a grenade in it, nice move !
So now what happens ? It would seem obvious that Frank needs to save Sarah and kill Billy. But shouldn't that be handled by authorities now ?
One thing's weird though. Everybody is acting like they smuggled heroin to pay for an illegal (but unofficially sanctioned somewhere up the line) operation, that it's dirty, but everybody knew they did it at some point. Of course Rawlins pretends that's it. Marion prefers by the book and doesn't want to tarnish the Agency's image. Madani is mostly pissed because they killed her friend to cover it up. Even Frank presents it like that "an illegal military operation funded by drugs". But that's not all that. That is debatable, but the morals and ethics of military and intelligence operations often is. Rawlins, Russo and the others made themselves a shitload of money doing that, right ? How is that not the bigger fault ? Why is nobody talking about that ?
Kudos on trying something different with the narrative structure. But that failed miserably.
First the beginning is a miss. It's more like "Did I miss an episode or something ?" If would have worked better without the intro.
Then the repeating narrative is interesting only if we see differences and progression. But here the only difference is that Karen corrects the Senator painting himself as more heroic. That's it.
Afterwards they seem to abandon the concept halfway. There are no longer two versions to compare. And it's also pretty much chronological.
Madani's part is totally independent.
We don't get Russo's version before (when it could have been compared to Madani's).
We see Lewis when he is alone (which breaks the talking to the cop narrative), then some of if could be considered Frank's version.
If you're going for a weird narrative, even if you fuck it up, at least stick with it ! This was a total mess.
One thing, does Frank actually encourage him to blow himself up at the end ?
There is actually one important thing happening in this episode: Frank and Madani know that Billy is part of it. And it's totally wasted because we don't see his version, which would have been the most interesting part. Why did he act this way ? Was the slim chance to finish it worth the risk ? Did he take this decision alone ? This should have a lot of consequences.
Billy is a too nice guy. Next episode, he's a traitor. Next episode, he's a real cliche bad guy, killing off associates and all. Next episode, he's a total psycho. His mother seems to be in a medical facility, it's weird they don't notice the extra injection marks, or the extra drug in her system.
DHS going for a stint. They expect to fight people that come to kill Frank Castle plus a bunch of drug dealers, so super hardcore guys, military trained, may have heavy weapons. And they bring just that... ?
Sarah's move on Frank was a long time coming, but wow, I didn't think he would let it happen. He was probably totally oblivious of it in the beginning but clearly saw it coming at the end, and not only did he not avoid it, he let it go for a while. I can see the need for it for extra drama, but isn't that totally out of character ? Letting aside what he tells later about his wife, but kissing the wife of a guy he's working with, that saved his life 2 episodes ago, in front of camera where the guy can see it live ? For somebody with such a high sense of honor ? I mean the guy took a cop out of an accidented car, being definitely recognized and losing his dead status in the process.
The awkward drunk conversation afterwards was still kinda fun.
wtf, if I had a dollar for every time rtd has sent tennant's doctor to live a domestic life as a happy ending I would only have 2 dollars but it's incredibly fucking weird that I would have 2 dollars
On the other hand I think the character development makes sense- we have the emotionally open and vulnerable 14 who's clearly been dealing with a lot of unprocessed trauma getting to process it and live out their life meanwhile 15 lives life with a renewed sense of wonder and vigor and it /does/ explain why this old face came back but also I don't know, and it wraps up the lingering thread of ten/rose but also it feels... Cheap somehow. Unearned? Like it's a handwavy way to deal with continuing the extremely well laid out "you've been running through all these devastating things and have never stopped" threads, and intellectually I understand but emotionally doesn't sit well for me. on a meta level I can accept (and actually enjoy) the emotional plot thread of tennants doctor (I don't want to go vs allonsy) and donna getting the Happy Ending, but the actual happenings of how we got there are a bit puzzling
Other plot bits: the doctors offer to the toymaster to be celestial was very s3 the master, the dance was also very master & the scissors sisters, and the visualisation was very eeaio. What is the whole cosmic horror of the toymaker, really?
This episode made me sigh the biggest sigh of relief. Last week was kinda wonky but I chalked it off to re-acclimating. It seemed to pay off because this was miles ahead of anything on this show in years. It may be simply that the bar is in hell at this point but this for me, this episode has all the elements of a classic good episode of Doctor Who. A random spaceship at the edge of the universe. The Tardis doing fucky shit. An unknown antagonist that The Doctor doesn't know how to counter while having no tools and a mystery that unravels at a great pace but ends leaving questions in a satisfying way that leaves you pondering on the story (like ‘Midnight’). The thriller-esque, creepy, uneasy atmosphere of uncertainty that the episode had throughout was fantastic, kinda like ‘Blink’ where you nor the characters really know what’s going on until almost the end of the story and no one was really ever in control. The character work however was reminiscent of dare I say 'Heaven Sent', few characters in a simple setting except it’s not one, but two actors acting their asses off. The scenes with the copies of them, you really felt there were four characters on the scene, David and Catherine really are the gift that gives on giving. You had the subtle clues as to who was who but it was still very difficult to pin down 100%. If this is a sign of things to come, I am gonna be seated.
The episode is not without some minor flaws and nitpicks. The Doctor says he’s never been that far out although in the “The Doctor’s Wife”, The 11th Doctor alongside Amy and Rory literally leave the universe. He made a point about the universe not having an edge but then kept talking about the edge. The Newton bit was kinda weird. The mavity gag was kinda funny but I don't know if that’s gonna come back somehow or if they just recklessly changed a vital part of the history of the earth for no reason and with no concern. Don’t know what to make of it. My last peeve is a personal one and it’s about the way they keep playing with the movement of the Tardis. The Tardis is supposed to materialize and dematerialize. It has been shown to have some flight capabilities but the way it kept crashing into things instead of materializing and especially the way it materialized as it floated down while spinning near the end kinda felt weird to me. I understand that is a stylistic choice, but I really don't like it. It’s not like it took off during the end of the last episode, it violently dematerialized… just do the same in reverse or allude to it. Whatever.
Great episode overall, it reminds us that sometimes less is more. I still don’t understand how Chibnall couldn’t write something compelling ever, I could easily see Jodie in this episode.
So, we're back to Doctor Who. After the tumultuous time of the Chibnall era, this is the make or break. Russell is back, David is back, Catherine is back, Murray Gold is back, Rachel Talalay is back. So, Doctor Who is fixed again! Right? Maybe.
First the good: Campy Doctor Who is back! I think most can agree that the previous era was missing some levity and I know Doctor Who is not a comedy show but it has always carried some humorous moments. So, it was nice to see the cast seemingly having some fun for once in a long time. David, Catherine and Jacqueline all slip back into their roles effortlessly and that Tennant/Tate chemistry is still there as good as ever even the new additions like Karl and Yasmin seemed like they were there the whole time. Murray Gold was clearly present, and it was great to hear music in the show again including old themes like Donna’s and the 10th Doctor’s theme (even a snippet of the Song of Freedom). The Meep was a funny antagonist perfect for this new jumping in point for the series and I have to say that I could not tell what parts of The Meep were CGI other than the eyes so many props to the production team in that regard (the VFX were very good overall). The voice actor for The Meep was clearly having a good time which came across on the final product. The new Tardis console... I was not expecting a new console until the 15th Doctor came in but my goodness it’s glorious, they clearly put that Disney money to good use. It’s gigantic, it has levels again, it has railings, stairs, and other doors. It’s like a mix of the multiple levels of 11’s first console mixed with the roundel style of the coral Tardis from David’s first run, along with the white-ish theme to call back to the original console. I really don't have enough praise for it. If anything, it made me angrier that they gave Jodie that god awful fortress of solitude looking dungeon. She truly got screwed on every angle.
Now for the not so good stuff. I don’t know how I feel about the new sonic. I know the sonic’s functions have expanded along the years without much explanation, but it seems this is a new leap that’s far past the original intention. Opening doors and reading vital signs from people seems to make sense but conjuring touch screens and shields seems a bit much. I know the community likes to meme about the sonic being a magic wand but after I saw what happened this episode this seems closer to the truth than ever. Not to mention this introduces potential issues when someone gets shot in a future episode and The Doctor has a bulletproof shield generating device and doesn't use it. These issues are all theoretical so time will tell how ok I’m with that. Another big issue is the resolution to the doctor-donna situation. I understand Russell wrote himself into a corner by erasing Donna’s memories while also essentially putting a bomb in her head. And to an extent the metacrisis being passed on to Rose kind of makes sense on a level but the resolution of them both being able to just “let it go” and ending the issue cause "they’re women" and the can do that seemed like a pretty contrived resolution for something that seemed very permanent at the time it originally happened (and even through most of this very episode) because it seemingly implies Donna could just have “let it go” back in 2009 and this whole issue could have been avoided.
Which brings me to my last qualm. The stuff people love to complain about the most nowadays, sloppy political/social commentary. I’m not a chud so please understand I’m commenting on this in good faith. For whatever reason the episode seemed to fluctuate between very nuanced scenes about some sensitive topics (like Rose being dead named by the kids on the bikes and Donna feeling powerless to help her, Rose talking about her struggles and loneliness with The Meep and Sylvia’s struggle to adapt to the new reality) to flipping it back to almost stereotypical portrayals of pronoun obsessed NB and trans people with Rose awkwardly interjecting the Doctor about assuming The Meep’s (an alien) pronouns and the whole thing about The Doctor-Donna being non binary but also binary but also neither?. I’m not an enby or trans so I’m not the most qualified to opine on this, but to me the latter came off as a bit infantilizing and clunky if anything, not only to the audience being commented on, but also to the general audience. This also comes in hand with the previously mentioned faux attempt at women’s empowerment that comes at the detriment of The Doctor’s character by insinuating that the Doctor cannot possibly understand an aspect of the metacrisis (something spawned from gallifreyan/time lord biology) because The Doctor is not currently female presenting, something that makes zero sense because it’s been hammered home that this is the same dang person no matter what face they happen to have on (and if the possibly non-canon storyline about The Doctor’s origin is to be taken at face value, The Doctor started off as female presenting). I do find this to be a bit ironic since the female presenting 13th Doctor often came off as one of the most callous and aloof incarnations to date (whether intentional or not) so I don't think she could have understood the situation any better than any previous or future incarnation. So, this clunky almost fourth wall breaking style writing coming from the same guy who wrote the most pansexual character ever in the most nonchalant way possible is a bit disappointing. Maybe I misunderstood the later scene but I’m just saying what seemed like to me. I’ll chalk it off to Russell being rusty for now.
All in all, I was pleased with the episode and will definitely be tuning in next week.
I want some of whatever the people giving this mess 10s and 8s are smoking. As someone that stopped watching Jodie's run after Demons of the Punjab, I wanted to watch this episode to close out a tumultuous era and welcome the next doctor. I though this episode may change my mind about having stopped watching and make me go back and watch. But no, not only was this one of the messiest episodes of Doctor Who I've ever watched but maybe TV in general. Complete utter chaos with no reasons behind anything that was happening, all to have The Doctor get lasered in the end. Why was the Master in Russia in 1916? Why did the Master want to take over The Doctor's body? What was the reason behind the Dalek/Cyberman/Master alliance? Why did the Daleks want to destroy the world? Why even have Dan in this episode at all? and I can keep going but I'm not in the mood to write 2000 words. I guess this was just Chris Chibnall being Chris Chibnall. Was it cool to see old companions and Doctors? Sure. Was the AI doctor a cool trick to have the old companions interact with their Doctors? Sure. But sprinkling some (at times) clever nostalgia in your shit sandwich isn't good writing.
The thing that pains me the most is that this whole era cemented the idea of a female doctor being bad in the minds of all of the idiots that were chirping about how that was a bad idea back in 2017. Something that should have been innocuous is now a sign of doom for many people. I will never forgive Chris Chibnall for how dirty he did Jodie and Co. because I really wanted this era to succeed, the options were limitless with a first like a female doctor but somehow he managed to make all of the worst decisions torpedoing the show and triggering the BBC into desperately bringing back David Tennant and RTD to de-fibrillate this franchise. Good riddance to that hack that couldn't even give Jodie a decent farewell monologue or a sendoff worth the time she wasted acting out all of these shit scripts.
Also the clothes changing with the regeneration? Gimme a break.
This is a weird feeling... This was a decent episode of Doctor Who! Haven't had one of those in a while.
While I enjoyed the time loop scenario, it seemed like they ran out of creative things to do by the end; the final loop was fine, but Chris Chibnall can't write satisfying reveals to save his life. The Doctor spelled out their entire plan, and then they just kind of... do it. No kinks in the plan, nothing unexpected happens, no sort of tension. They made it out alive, but it's not really satisfying.
Plus, it looks like Chibnall copied and pasted his previous special, Resolution. They're both a New Years special episode where the Doctor, her companions, and a white woman and a dark skinned man who sort of know each other have to escape from a Dalek, and in the end, the man and the woman become a couple. It worked well in Resolution, but it felt weird in this one. The two of them don't have much chemistry together, and there's little to no romantic tension whatsoever, so it makes no sense to have them get together in the end.
My favourite bit, by far, was the fact that they kept revealing more an more about this mysterious other employee, Jeff. The fact that he stored more and more absurd things in this storage facility was funny.
Yes, it kind of feels like a lesser rip-off of a previous Doctor Who special, but at this point in Chibnall's run as showrunner, you have to take what you get, and this one wasn't bad at all.
"Doctor Who" used to be my favourite show a couple of years ago, I was crazy about the series but it gradually started to bore me, especially after Capaldi stepped down as the Doctor, and my enthusiasm for the series totally vanished. I watched all the new episodes with Whitaker but more out of nostalgia for once loved franchise than because I really enjoyed these specific stories. I am not very fond of Whitaker's Doctor, though I am not sure whether she is a worse Doctor than her predecessors or if I've just outgrown the show and it is simply to childish for me. I have fond memories of the previous Doctors, but I am not really much interested in the new episodes. This story turned out to be quite enjoyable, though. I had lots of fun watching it, but also some longing for the older times when I really loved the show. Now I feel rather lukewarm about Doctor Who. It is a bit of a pity that both Graham and Ryan left the Tardis, since I liked these characters much better than Yaz and the Doctor. Though I definitely understand their reasons for leaving the Tardis, as I feel the same way myself.
Okay, kids. This is where it gets complicated. Let's do the Doctor Who Series 12 finale review! I think this is going to be a bit… controversial. But it's my opinion and that's it, we move on. Here we go!
First, I want to say that I didn't like how the "game-changing" finale ended up all over the place. It was a very good episode until the resolution of the "Timeless Child" story arc at the end of the episode. And, as we all suspected, the that child ended up being the Doctor. What I mean with the "all over the place" thing is that this retcon of the Doctor's origin story doesn't quite work for me. It messes a bunch of pre-established canonical things up just for the sake of it, just because Chibnall can do whatever he likes. He's the showrunner. I mean, now we got a bunch of regenerations before William Hartnell's Doctor, we still do not know why is Ruth's Doctor TARDIS a police box, if the Doctor has always been sort of immortal, why did he died during the Trenzalore story? (potential future). We don't know much.
The Master and the Cybermen were great. Sacha Dhawan's performance is FUCKING FANTASTIC, he stole both the finale and the premiere… wow! The idea of the CyberMasters is really good and this new race feels a lot more threatening that any other Doctor Who monster did before. Despite my opinion of the finale, I think that the CyberMaster stories are becoming a recurrent finale thing and maybe people will get tired of them eventually. There are other monsters and enemies, I'm sure we can figure something out, right?
Like the Series 8 and Series 10 finale (both of these are great, though). I hope that maybe, at the end of Chibnall's run as showrunner, all these questions get an answer. I know that he intended to broad the long-lived canon, but not all things can work out. There are ways to do it. There's Steven Moffat's run, for example. He did it beautifully. So, now, the Doctor isn't a Gallifreyan, she's from another dimension, she's kind of immortal, has lived for a LONG time, has had a bunch of faces, her regeneration powers are the basic genetics for all Time Lords and they built their mighty civilisation on the Doctor's suffering. Okay.
And I think that the Doctors from the Brain of Morbius (1976) story are canon now… okay. There's that.
Has anybody checked if Chris Chibnall has been replaced by a Slitheen or Cygon or something? Because how can someone create & write Broadchurch, and then lose all writing skill? Or may he just doesn't care?
I don't even care that much about contradicting previous cannon, you can expect to collide with something in 57 or so years of story.
It's that he can't create characters you actually care about, and that's the whole ball game. It's not about the supossedly gigantic reveal (that actually gets explained away that it doesn't matter IN THE SAME EPISODE). When was the last time the death of a one-off / side character on the show made you genuinley sad?
Chibnall just can't do that, and so he covers with stupid twists and reveals, knocking over old givens, stories, canon left and right. Even very basic things like the doctors arc with Galifrey in all of New Who - it took 10 years of getting from guilt over destroying it to hiding it instead to it being sort of around again. Seems unlikely she'd just push the button on it just like that again.
Jodie is great, the companions have a lot of potential, but write them better, or get someone who can, or cares.
Well, I didn't plan on sleeping tonight anyway.
I do have to say though, aside from the bathtub-smashing spider traumatizing me for life, I enjoyed this episode very much. I've been reserving my judgement of this season, but after 4 really good - in my opinion, at least - episodes, I can officially say that I already like it more than most of Peter Capaldi's run. I mean, I adored Peter himself, but the writing didn't do him justice most of the time.
I fall more and more in love with Jodie every week. Everything she does is so perfect, from her excited "Tea at Yaz's!", rambling about getting a flat and buying a couch, the whole Ed Sheeran thing, her confused "I don't think so. Are we?" (by the way, I am fully on board the Yaz/Thirteen ship, fight me) to her mourning the dead spider mother (despite my raging arachnophobia, I did tear up during that scene because growing to the point where you can no longer breathe is a horrible fate that no creature deserves). Mandip Gill is definitely a standout among the companions. I really like that Yaz follows the Doctor into danger so unflinchingly, I just hope it doesn't get her killed. And so many people seem to think that Bradley Walsh is a bad actor for some reason, but to me, he nailed the emotional moments in this episode. The fact that he keeps seeing Grace everywhere in their house is such a realistic portrayal of grief and it was done in a lovely way. Tosin Cole is the hyperactive 8-year-old of the group, which I don't really mind. Ryan blasting music through the speakers to get the spiders to the panic room did make me laugh. That's just peak Doctor Who.
I also love that the spiders weren't the villains of the story at all. No, the true enemy was a selfish man and corporate greed, which is so true for so many things in real life that it actually hurts. Keep spilling that tea, Doctor Who.
Team Tardis is officially a thing! The Doctor was so happy, bless her hearts. I can't wait to see what shenanigans these losers get into next.
Overall, this episode maybe wasn't flawless, but that's not really what I expect anyway. If something keeps me entertained, leaves me wanting more and actually gets the intended emotional response from me, I consider it good. During this episode I laughed more than once, I felt excited, I felt sad, I felt angry (seriously, fuck that guy) and I'm already pumped for next week. So as far as I'm concerned, mission accomplished. Now, if all of y'all who are getting this episode below 70% could perhaps stop, that'd be great. This was worlds better than fucking Love and Monsters and you know it.
And now we know why Otis is so uncomfortable with his own sexuality... But I'm guessing he'll come to terms with it by the end of the season. But only slightly, because we want more seasons of this precious little gem of a show.
I'm not sure what will happen to Eric. At first, I thought he had gone into the classic (and cliché) self-destruction downward spiral, but I smelled a hint of premature redemption during his conversation with pretty face Indian boy. I just hope they won't ruin the character with all that angst. I mean, it's understandable that he's feeling that way, that's also him growing up, as a person, but I don't want to see him deviate too much from his joyful self. Also, I hope Otis will eventually get to him. I find their friendship more heartwarming and real than that of those kids from Stranger Things.
Of course, Otis' scene with whatshername was as awkward and uncomfortable as it was funny. Not because of Otis, he clearly has a trauma about sex, but the girl was a hoot!
Oh! Gillian "Clearly Horny as Fuck" Anderson finally got some! Hooray! Or... Did Otis' panic attack cockblocked her? If so, then it's the second time Otis cockblocks her mom, damn!
And now, for the cherry on top that was that very last scene: so, Maeve does have a tiny thing for Otis, huh? ;) That scene made me go all "aaaaww" and giggle like a little girl.
So, this turned out to be a live-action which kind of tries to imitate the anime/manga, after all. To be honest, I was skeptical beforehand that this can work out, but I think given that’s where they go for this is a pretty good and fun attempt. It’s kind of dumb fun similar to the anime/manga, although some things definitely work better than the others (I started to actually enjoy it once Nami appeared).
Things in the first half were rather rough, given that Alvida and Koby didn’t impress, and the actor of Luffy was also pretty stiff, but it got definitely better once Nami and Zorro appeared and they could play off of each other. The group dynamic so far definitely works, Luffy and Nami’s antics were a definite highlight. The fights are also well-made, the direction is dynamic and while they do try to capture the vibe of the source they take more liberties in how to execute plot events which makes it kinda fresh and fun. The characters also aren’t exactly the same as the source, either.
I will definitely watch more and see how this goes, but so far, I enjoy this. Good dumb fun, they also have some good gags. First half was kinda eh, but the second half was much better (the final score for the episode is kinda in-between the two).
Is Marvel just going to keep increasing the comedy value?
How much is enough?
Thor Ragnarok is a comedy action movie, or simply put ->
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| FIRST THOUGHT |
Take Thor, mix it with Hulk.
Put your hand on the "comedy" button, press it and never release it.
It's this movie.
And it doesn't actually stop, throughout the entire time. You can't quite figure out how much it takes itself seriously. And it's so goddamn good.
Before you go on about and watch it, you need to put yourself in a spectrum where you're going to enjoy senseless beating and constant, crispy comedy.
It is definitely worth watching. It is worth your time, your money and putting on clothes to get out of your home. (Or just do it like me, I never put on clothes.)
| STORY & ACTORS |
Well, what can be said about the story on a Marvel movie?
However you want to put it, it's actually nothing so special, there's obviously no level of "deepness" to it. It's very linear, of course, with a happy ending - Although I have to admit, very enjoyable.
It's structured for the sole purpose of starting what is going to be the actual, gigantic movie: Infinity War - while closing down the history and settling the character of Thor for good. (Much better than what they did with Iron Man)
I think Marvel, with this one, truly captured the perfect combination of "comedy" and "action" to it's MCU. Sorting out everything that lacked in the second installment of "Guardians of Galaxy".
The comedy was throughout really enjoyable, it was predictable, but we can't pretend much of it - it's classical "Thor & Hulk" memes.
The story also doesn't hold to a very interesting villain. It's really unfortunate because of Hela's position in the comics, but at the same time I can understand what the movie wanted to speak about, so I really cannot be as frustrated as I did with other movies. cough*Wonder Woman*cough
It does, at the same time, bring up new, fun characters (To the MCU). Korg (voice acted by also director Taika Waititi) was an absolute blast and pure enjoyment at everything he said. It can come out as pathetic or annoying, but that just means that you shouldn't watch superhero movies.
I can't talk enough about comedy without entering the realm of "acting", and in doing so, eventually to the actors.
/I will only "in-depth note" some of the actors\
I'll say this, and it took me SIX movies to finally agree and accept it: Chris Hemsworth brought Thor to a level as high as Robert Downey Jr. and Hugh Jackman did with both Iron-Man and Wolverine. I can't "unsee" a Thor that isn't Chris Hemsworth, and this movie put on that thought the final stone.
He showed passion to a character that ended up developing itself positively in barely 2 hours and 10 minutes.
Mark Ruffalo, boy, they finally made him lose that terrifying, horrible gloomy attitude of the Avengers movie. He finally embraced his nature, and so Mark had more room to depict a promising version of Bruce Banner.
Cate Blanchett was disintegrated by the flatness of how they shaped Hela. The villain was disregarded and had no soul. It was just big talk, terrible powers, besides being a Charlie's Angel and ultimately she didn't show anything positive for the movie, except some stuff you will need to see.
Tessa Thompson was a FANTASTIC Brunnhilde. She portrayed that character to a point where the seconds passed and I loved her more and more. I can really say nothing more or add to it, just watch her.
I won't talk about how the Hulk acted because you need to see it first-hand. He's the big star here, remember, this is Hulkhor: Ragnasmask.
Jeff Goldblum as The Grandmaster is fucking weird, man... Weirdly good?
| CINEMATOGRAPHY |
Here's where it gets interesting.
There's a load of color combinations that I found soothing, very soothing and that is perfect because it brings out from the screen the variety and SATURATION of what this movie actually is. The palettes were perfect.
I found the CGI, in some of the action/fighting scenes to be lacking a little bit, especially in very fast-paced shots it looked very unrealistic. And the same can be said about everything, to the brittle of walls getting destroyed, to some of the weapons portrayed.
I don't actually know what happened there, maybe I was too focused on it and eventually could see past the CGI (which is a big mistake to make), but unless you are actively trying to do so it's really minor.
Choreographies, I was actually impressed. The past "Thor" movies were just a bunch of "tank & spank" moves. Fortunately, this wasn't entirely the case, near the end, it lacked a bit, but it's not very noticeable considering everything that's going on.
Music, there was distinct moment where it went from a more classical route to then being mixed out with a more electronic feel, it was a really hearing stimulating oxymoron, so to speak.
I will never get tired of The Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin.
| FINAL THOUGHT |
All things considered, if we're about to take this logically...
The pros definitely beat the cons in this one.
It is, on that thought, WORTH A WATCH.
And I'll add something that might stir up some grunt:
My official "favorite MCU movie" has changed.
Movie: 8/10
Hulk: 11/10
Note that all of this is driven by my personal opinion. If I wasn't objective in some of the parts of what I've written, you're welcome to make me notice where.
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I... don't know where to start. Maybe like this: I want more. I know that if this season was 13 episodes instead of 8, the story would get unnecessarily dragged out and the Defenders probably wouldn't meet until episode 6. But maybe 10 eps? I just feel like it ended too quickly.
I knew, of course, that there was no way Matt was really dead. Daredevil is renewed for season 3. So his "death" shouldn't have had any emotional weight to it, right? Well, it did. I genuinely had tears in my eyes, which I guess is a sign that the showrunners did something right. Now I've only got one question: is Elektra alive? The whole season (which isn't saying much, 'cause I watched it in like 10 hours) I've been going back and forth between "she's getting a redemption arc" and "she's gonna die for sure". And honestly, the latter seemed way more plausible. She kind of got a redemption arc in Daredevil season 2, so another one didn't seem likely. And yet, I hoped. With all my might. Because Elektra may be problematic, but she's still an incredible, layered, multi-dimensional character. I wanted her to live so badly. I wanted her and Matt to get their happy ending. That would've been nice - a tragic OTP that you think are doomed defying the odds and driving off into the sunset. And now I'm furious because WE DON'T KNOW! WE DON'T KNOW IF SHE'S ALIVE OR NOT! We'll have to wait until like goddamn 2019 or late 2018 at best to find out! Who the fuck thought this would be a good idea? You know how many things could happen until 2019? I could die! I could die and never find out if Elektra made it! No, I'm not going to calm down! This shit is why I have anxiety!
I loved the scene where Jessica pulled the freaking elevator up. For some reason she didn't get to showcase her powers as much as the others, so it was a satisfying, triumphant moment for her and for me.
Jessica: "Maybe we can get coffee sometime."
Luke: Kill Bill sirens
Alias Investigations is in business again! Hell yeah! Now please, someone get Jessica into rehab STAT. Her liver must be begging for help at this point. Jessica's been through an unthinkable trauma, I get that, but drinking herself to death is not the solution.
Luke and Claire are together and happy! Yay! They're so cute. I hope they have some peace for a while.
Danny's still spitting out philosophical bullshit like he didn't throw a tantrum for no reason two episodes ago. Fucking idiot.
I'm sad for Gao. I don't give a shit about the other four fingers (how stupid does that sound?), but she's been around since Daredevil season 1. Hats off to the OG badass. And double props for throwing Danny around a bit. If only she'd used slightly more force...
I honestly don't buy the whole "you wouldn't believe me if I told you" thing that they kept saying to Misty. They live in a world where Avengers are real, aliens invade the Earth on a regular basis and vigilantes pop up left and right. If I were a cop in the Marvel universe, I wouldn't blink at the notion of an ancient cult pursuing immortality. Still not as weird as Wanda Maximoff's powers or a dude turning green when he gets angry.
Final thoughts: fun show, pretty much exactly what I expected it to be, well-written, well-shot, some great cinematography, some awesome music, some really good fight choreography, decent villains (although they kind of wasted Sigourney Weaver, I feel like they could've done much more with Alexandra). Definitely hoping for more.
THE DEFENDERS ARE FINALLY TOGETHER! AND KICKING SOME MAJOR ASS!
So Alexandra basically turned Elektra into a mindless, amnesiac killing machine. I thought the Black Sky was supposed to be the Hand's leader and not its slave. But then again, it's been over a year since I watched Daredevil season 2, so I might remember it wrong.
Jessica saw a blind man do some crazy parkour shit and her first instinct was to snap pictures of it instead of following him. Seems kind of dumb to me. Unless she has a super fancy camera, those pictures would be blurry as hell anyway.
I may have shed a tear or two when that woman found out that her son had been killed. Jesus. Imagine having three kids and losing them all in the span of a few months. How are you supposed to live after that?
Danny and Luke's dick measuring contest was funny as hell. And I liked the scene between Claire and Colleen, basically rolling their eyes at their dumb boyfriends. We need more female friendships on these shows.
My favorite moment of the episode: Matt running up like 20 stories and Jessica getting to the penthouse at the same time as him because she has enough common sense to use an elevator.
"- You look like an asshole.
- It's your scarf."
Can these two do everything together from now on?
Our heroes paths are finally starting to cross. Luke and Danny's run-in in the alley was hilarious, with Danny's fancy moves not affecting Luke at all until he summoned the Iron Fist and fucking DECKED him right in the face. I laughed. Can't wait for Luke to tell Claire about it. "Yeah, I ran into this weird dude tonight. He had a glowing fist and almost knocked my teeth out." "Oh yeah, that's Danny. We went to China together and fought some crazy ninja assassins. He's kind of a mess."
Jessica can pretend to not give a shit all she wants, but she's not fooling anyone. At the end of the day, she cares so much and gets herself in trouble trying to help people. I screamed when Matt showed up at the precinct. And at least they took time to ensure that it doesn't look like the most convenient coincidence ever - we know that Foggy probably gave the case to Matt to keep it as far away from his firm as possible, just like Hogarth wanted.
Again, the way they use color is ingenious. Each Defender's surroundings continue to be in their signature color, with Danny's blueish green featured more prominently here. I absolutely love it.
Ophelia: stands on the beach, water rushing over her feet, sunlight on her face, feeling joy and wonder for the first time, generally having a deep and aesthetically pleasing moment
Fitz: "I feel like I'm gonna throw up."
Honestly? Same.
I'll admit, for about 2 seconds I did feel bad for Ophelia. Mallory Jansen did such a great job of portraying someone who is experiencing real human emotions for the first time. But I still got creeped out during her scenes with Fitz and I'm upset that they made his relationships with Jemma and Ophelia seem like two equally valid options. They're not. Aida inserted herself into Fitz's life and manipulated him into doing what she wanted him to do. Fortunately, she went batshit crazy when he rejected her and used her weird grab bag of powers to fuck shit up. Good. All my empathy for her is officially gone. I hope they lock her up so deep underground no one will ever see or hear her again.
Jemma and Fitz's reunion was so beautiful. They didn't even need any words. Just two people, holding each other after a traumatic experience, letting their tears flow. Such a perfect little moment.
Coulson awkwardly tip-toeing around what happened with LMD May was hilarious. And May on adrenaline was awesome and terrifying. I just love these two so much.
"- I drank the bottle of Haig.
- WHAT? You piece of..."
Best. Moment. Ever.
Yo-Yo has no idea what she's getting into. She needs to find Mack and convince him to go with her. I wanted the team to use Aida's machine to bring Hope to the real world (how cute would that be?), but I guess it blew up, so Mack will have to say goodbye to his daughter and we'll all get our hearts broken. I can already feel the pain.
Ghost Rider is back! Maybe he'll drag Aida to hell. That would be so satisfying. And I really want him to absolve Fitz and tell him that he's not a bad person. Chances are, if a dude with a flaming skull for a head tells him that, he'll believe it. Oh, and Robbie's return also means that Daisy can finally get some. I wasn't the only one who noticed some weird sexual tension between them in the first part of the season, right?
Now, where is my season 5? Come on, ABC!
