The effects of the Other Side crumbling are being felt in New Orleans as Mikael starts making guest appearances in people's dreams, Cami steps up after Kieran's death, the witches start getting fierce, and Monique continues to be one of the creepiest girls on television.
With the Other Side crumbling, Mikael has apparently decided to play another round of scar the kiddies. He appears in both Elijah and Klaus' dreams and makes an attempt on Hayley before appearing to Davina in order to have her resurrect him. I so hope that she is smart enough to not do that. Having Mikael back would be bad news for everyone. That psychopath has been nothing but trouble and there is no controlling him. I know that Davina has no love for Klaus, but he is infinitely better to have around than Mikael. After all, Mikael is perhaps the biggest reason why Klaus is the way he is, Mikael tried to get rid of Hayley and the baby, and Mikael has no compunction about killing lots of people to get at his targets. In other word, Mikael is bad business and needs to stay right where he is.
Given the crumbling Other Side and Mikael's appearance, I do have to wonder if it really is the witches who are talking to Monique and Genevieve or if it may be Esther trying to stop what is to come. And again I have to ask what make the baby so damn dangerous? I know that the baby is the product of the Original hybrid and wolf royalty, but there has to be more to it than that. I really hope that this is spelled out fairly soon. Everything we've heard about the baby so far has been through Celeste, who is hardly an unbiased observer.
It was nice to see that Cami has decided to take a bigger role in New Orleans. She's lost both her brother and her uncle to what is going on and she has been at the center of things herself. I really hope that she, like Father Kieran before her, can keep the humans relatively safe. If the humans can serve as a balance between the wolves, vampires, and witches, that would be the best option to keep the peace in New Orleans. And what exactly was that thing she discovered? What did it say?
Monique needs to die and soon. That girl is getting creepier and creepier by the minute. She is a complete fanatic about doing what she thinks the witches want to do, so much so that I am seriously suspecting a possession of some sort. Either that or she in under some sort of mental influence. She is the ultimate bully. She denigrates anyone who does not live up to what she expects them to do, does whatever she wants, and has not clue how to use her power in any sort of moral sense.
I like that Hayley was not taking any guff off of either Elijah or Klaus. She served them the truth straight up and without any hesitation. It is good that she is moving back to the mansion though. Having Klaus and Elijah around to help keep her and the baby safe is a good thing. I know she can handle a lot on her own, but it never hurts to have backup just in case.
Until next week!
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Monday, April 28, 2014
This is getting annoying.....
While watching Tomorrow People, my picture went out several times. I'll put something up this weekend. I am so sorry about this. So not happy at the moment....
My Review of The Originals 1.19- An Unblinking Death
Sorry this took so long, but I have had a ton of shows to catch up on that I had trouble fitting this one in. I was finally able to watch it this morning, so here it is. The episode had a major death, an explosive event for the pack, information for Hayley, and a reconciliation...
Father Kieran is dead. I have to feel sorry for Cami even though his death was with her permission. Her idea of trying to rest his brain in order to rid it of the hex was an interesting one. Too bad it didn't work. Her next idea, to have Klaus change Kieran to a vampire, was much worse. She had to know, as Klaus said, that Kieran would never willingly change into a vampire, so all she was doing was buying a little more time with him. I get that, and it makes sense, but it was never going to end well. Unfortunately for her, it ended even worse than expected when the hex came back with a vengeance and he managed to get a little bit of her blood to transform. You had to appreciate that Klaus actually gave her the choice of whether or not he would kill Kieran and that he did so with a stake rather than by ripping out his heart. That showed Klaus' tender side that so rarely comes out. And when Klaus allowed Marcel a temporary leave to come back in order to comfort Cami, that was sweet too.
I want to say that I find it hard to believe that Oliver planned the bombings, but I can't. It's not like I expected it to be him, but once he said it, it made perfect sense. Basically, he wants to get the wolves all riled up so that they'll take their rightful place in the city. I want to know who he was working with. It could be Klaus, but somehow that just feels wrong. But anyone else I can come up with doesn't make much sense either given Oliver's rather firmly stated views on the other groups. It is possible that someone promised him freedom for the wolves or something, but it must have been a lot for him to have agreed to it.
Marcel has known who Hayley is all along and he is the one who saved her. Not only that, but he brought her to Father Kieran when her family was killed. That was an interesting revelation. I do wonder if he saved her because of her connection to Klaus, given that he is a hybrid. Her methods were direct and very interesting. Going into a vampire bar and pushing a stake part way into his chest was a very direct way to get what she wanted. Effective too. Got to admire the balls that that takes.
Watching Elijah with the pack was....interesting. He is honorable enough to ensure the safety of as many wolves as possible. He also had a perpetual look of puzzlement on his face like he was trying to figure something out. I'm not sure what it was though. It could be something as simple as wondering why Klaus is allying himself with them or it could have been more. And Oliver's bombs had the added (and possibly unexpected) side effect of convincing Elijah that the treaty was unworkable and caused him to throw his allegiance wholly over to Klaus to the extent that he gave Klaus Esther's grimoire.
Until Tuesday!
Father Kieran is dead. I have to feel sorry for Cami even though his death was with her permission. Her idea of trying to rest his brain in order to rid it of the hex was an interesting one. Too bad it didn't work. Her next idea, to have Klaus change Kieran to a vampire, was much worse. She had to know, as Klaus said, that Kieran would never willingly change into a vampire, so all she was doing was buying a little more time with him. I get that, and it makes sense, but it was never going to end well. Unfortunately for her, it ended even worse than expected when the hex came back with a vengeance and he managed to get a little bit of her blood to transform. You had to appreciate that Klaus actually gave her the choice of whether or not he would kill Kieran and that he did so with a stake rather than by ripping out his heart. That showed Klaus' tender side that so rarely comes out. And when Klaus allowed Marcel a temporary leave to come back in order to comfort Cami, that was sweet too.
I want to say that I find it hard to believe that Oliver planned the bombings, but I can't. It's not like I expected it to be him, but once he said it, it made perfect sense. Basically, he wants to get the wolves all riled up so that they'll take their rightful place in the city. I want to know who he was working with. It could be Klaus, but somehow that just feels wrong. But anyone else I can come up with doesn't make much sense either given Oliver's rather firmly stated views on the other groups. It is possible that someone promised him freedom for the wolves or something, but it must have been a lot for him to have agreed to it.
Marcel has known who Hayley is all along and he is the one who saved her. Not only that, but he brought her to Father Kieran when her family was killed. That was an interesting revelation. I do wonder if he saved her because of her connection to Klaus, given that he is a hybrid. Her methods were direct and very interesting. Going into a vampire bar and pushing a stake part way into his chest was a very direct way to get what she wanted. Effective too. Got to admire the balls that that takes.
Watching Elijah with the pack was....interesting. He is honorable enough to ensure the safety of as many wolves as possible. He also had a perpetual look of puzzlement on his face like he was trying to figure something out. I'm not sure what it was though. It could be something as simple as wondering why Klaus is allying himself with them or it could have been more. And Oliver's bombs had the added (and possibly unexpected) side effect of convincing Elijah that the treaty was unworkable and caused him to throw his allegiance wholly over to Klaus to the extent that he gave Klaus Esther's grimoire.
Until Tuesday!
Friday, April 25, 2014
My Review of Vampire Diaries 5.19- Man on Fire
We learn more about the Travelers' plans, Enzo continues his search for Maggie, there's all sorts of lying, and someone passes...
You know, I can't say I'm sorry that Enzo is dead. Don't get me wrong, I didn't hate him, but he was definitely not entirely sane. For example, look at how he acted tonight. He was so determined to believe that Stefan killed Maggie that he refused to even consider the possibility that he might be wrong. even though both Stefan and Damon told him that when Maggie was killed (Election night 1960) Stefan was not the Ripper, Enzo still tortured Stefan to get a confession out of him. That is not the action of a sane man. And when he turned off his humanity, he just made things even worse. I would swear that he was trying to die in order to get some sort of revenge. Could I be wrong? Sure, but I am not sure how likely it is.
Should Stefan have told Damon that he killed Enzo? I do think there are good arguments both ways. You know that Damon is going to find out and is going to go ballistic, so telling him might have headed that off. However, Damon is not in the most stable place at the moment, so hiding the truth from him was not the worst idea. Frankly, Stefan was stuck with two bad possibilities. Tell Damon and risk him going off the rails or hide it from him and hope he never finds out. Either possibility sucks.
Given the fact that Stefan lied, I can understand why both Elena and Bonnie would lie as well. Elena wants to protect both brothers from what could happen and Bonnie is pretty much used to keeping secrets from people at this point, so that was not a surprise. I am disappointed that Bonnie isn't telling Jeremy what is happening. I get that she wants to protect him, but if he loses her again it will not be good. At least if she told him, he would have a possibility of being able to reconcile himself to what could happen. But chances are that he would obsess over finding a way to save the Other Side, so there is that.
The Travelers' plan to use the blood of the dopplegangers to break the curse because when their blood is mixed, it cancels magic. I am not entirely sure how it would work, but it seems that the Travelers plan on using the blood to break the curse in a particular area so that they can live together. The problem is that if they do that, *ALL* magic in the area is cancelled, including whatever it is that makes vampires vampires. Within the area where the curse is broken, vampires would revert to the last human state they were in, in other words, they would die. I might be more sympathetic to the Travelers if their plan didn't involve destroying the Other Side and potentially killing all vampires in Mystic Falls.
Could Damon have saved Enzo? I know that Damon would like to think that he could have, but given the fact that Enzo was not entirely sane and the fact that Damon killed Maggie, I highly doubt it. The possibility is always there, but I really don't see how it would have worked. Enzo would have wanted revenge on Damon for killing Maggie (even though Damon didn't know who she was) and would not have been amenable to any sort of teaching on Damon's part.
So the last question is what is Enzo going to do from the Other Side. I assume that because it breaking down, spirits on the Other Side have more power now than they did before and Enzo has plenty of motivation to use power. Sort of curious as to what exactly he's gonna do now...
You know, I can't say I'm sorry that Enzo is dead. Don't get me wrong, I didn't hate him, but he was definitely not entirely sane. For example, look at how he acted tonight. He was so determined to believe that Stefan killed Maggie that he refused to even consider the possibility that he might be wrong. even though both Stefan and Damon told him that when Maggie was killed (Election night 1960) Stefan was not the Ripper, Enzo still tortured Stefan to get a confession out of him. That is not the action of a sane man. And when he turned off his humanity, he just made things even worse. I would swear that he was trying to die in order to get some sort of revenge. Could I be wrong? Sure, but I am not sure how likely it is.
Should Stefan have told Damon that he killed Enzo? I do think there are good arguments both ways. You know that Damon is going to find out and is going to go ballistic, so telling him might have headed that off. However, Damon is not in the most stable place at the moment, so hiding the truth from him was not the worst idea. Frankly, Stefan was stuck with two bad possibilities. Tell Damon and risk him going off the rails or hide it from him and hope he never finds out. Either possibility sucks.
Given the fact that Stefan lied, I can understand why both Elena and Bonnie would lie as well. Elena wants to protect both brothers from what could happen and Bonnie is pretty much used to keeping secrets from people at this point, so that was not a surprise. I am disappointed that Bonnie isn't telling Jeremy what is happening. I get that she wants to protect him, but if he loses her again it will not be good. At least if she told him, he would have a possibility of being able to reconcile himself to what could happen. But chances are that he would obsess over finding a way to save the Other Side, so there is that.
The Travelers' plan to use the blood of the dopplegangers to break the curse because when their blood is mixed, it cancels magic. I am not entirely sure how it would work, but it seems that the Travelers plan on using the blood to break the curse in a particular area so that they can live together. The problem is that if they do that, *ALL* magic in the area is cancelled, including whatever it is that makes vampires vampires. Within the area where the curse is broken, vampires would revert to the last human state they were in, in other words, they would die. I might be more sympathetic to the Travelers if their plan didn't involve destroying the Other Side and potentially killing all vampires in Mystic Falls.
Could Damon have saved Enzo? I know that Damon would like to think that he could have, but given the fact that Enzo was not entirely sane and the fact that Damon killed Maggie, I highly doubt it. The possibility is always there, but I really don't see how it would have worked. Enzo would have wanted revenge on Damon for killing Maggie (even though Damon didn't know who she was) and would not have been amenable to any sort of teaching on Damon's part.
So the last question is what is Enzo going to do from the Other Side. I assume that because it breaking down, spirits on the Other Side have more power now than they did before and Enzo has plenty of motivation to use power. Sort of curious as to what exactly he's gonna do now...
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Originals Review on Friday
My DVR did not record The Originals tonight and I was working, so I missed it. I will watch it Friday and write my review then.
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
My Review of the Tomorrow People 1.20- A Sort of Homecoming
Roger's back and the Tomorrow People are anxious to go to the Refuge, the Founder unveils more of his plan, Stephen takes drastic action against the Founder, and Hillary makes a surprising move.
Is it too harsh to call the Tomorrow People a bunch of whiners? I get that they have been waiting for Roger to come back, but can't they give the guy and his family one night together before insisting that he take them to the Refuge? I think part of the problem is that they have turned Roger into a semi-deity and expected him to awaken and whisk them off to the Refuge. They seemed to be forgetting that he is human and he has a family that he hasn't seen in years. And Cara reverted back to her bad old leader form. Did she really think that she could stop Roger from leaving if he really wanted to? And then there was John moaning and complaining because Roger was "abandoning" them? I seriously wanted to smack each and every one of them around for being completely selfish dicks. Roger knows how important everything is to the Tomorrow People, but (as I said) he is a father with a family and he rightly put them first. The whole thing was quite infuriating to me.
Poor Luka is caught in the middle of a maelstrom. Both of his parents and his brother are powerful "mutants" (his word) and he is pretty much alone trying to play catch up. I don't blame him for being a little resentful and not wanting to be around Roger. It was really nice that he was able to have Astrid over because at least she is like him in that she has no powers. Given all that, he adapted quite nicely and went underground without any (visible) protest. Someone needs to make sure that they catch him up on what is going on so that he won't feel so out of place.
Stephen is doing an admirable job under less than ideal circumstances. He is, of course, over the moon to have his dad back, but there is still the Founder to consider. I can't blame the guy for trusting Hillary. Cara doesn't trust Hillary, but I think that she has lost a lot of Stephen's trust with her bad decisions and leadership. While Astrid doesn't trust Hillary either, she is smart enough to stay out of Stephen's way while being sure to let Hillary know that consequences are imminent if Hillary hurts Stephen. Very wise move there. The thing is that Hillary is not a bad person, but she (like Stephen) put her trust in the wrong person. I was amazed that she was able to go to Astrid with her request. I did see the bomb coming, but I had thought that it would have been the phone itself and she would have gotten out of there. I did not see the whole suicide bomber thing until right before it happened.
I was glad to see that John stopped his pouting long enough to go help Stephen and Roger destroy the machine. Nasty piece of work there. Unfortunately, Hillary had already betrayed them and it was a trap. I want to know what was in that syringe that caused John to react so violently to it. Was it some sort of drug to make John tractable to the Founders' commands? Or was it something else entirely? Guess we'll find out next week.
If Russell hadn't been with the group that went to Ultra, I would say good riddance to all of them. As it is, I am definitely worried because I love Russell. The guy is lots of fun and pretty good in a fight. Given the previews for next week, this is not going to be pretty.
After next week, there is the finale and then in mid May, we should hear about the renewal. Until next week then!
Is it too harsh to call the Tomorrow People a bunch of whiners? I get that they have been waiting for Roger to come back, but can't they give the guy and his family one night together before insisting that he take them to the Refuge? I think part of the problem is that they have turned Roger into a semi-deity and expected him to awaken and whisk them off to the Refuge. They seemed to be forgetting that he is human and he has a family that he hasn't seen in years. And Cara reverted back to her bad old leader form. Did she really think that she could stop Roger from leaving if he really wanted to? And then there was John moaning and complaining because Roger was "abandoning" them? I seriously wanted to smack each and every one of them around for being completely selfish dicks. Roger knows how important everything is to the Tomorrow People, but (as I said) he is a father with a family and he rightly put them first. The whole thing was quite infuriating to me.
Poor Luka is caught in the middle of a maelstrom. Both of his parents and his brother are powerful "mutants" (his word) and he is pretty much alone trying to play catch up. I don't blame him for being a little resentful and not wanting to be around Roger. It was really nice that he was able to have Astrid over because at least she is like him in that she has no powers. Given all that, he adapted quite nicely and went underground without any (visible) protest. Someone needs to make sure that they catch him up on what is going on so that he won't feel so out of place.
Stephen is doing an admirable job under less than ideal circumstances. He is, of course, over the moon to have his dad back, but there is still the Founder to consider. I can't blame the guy for trusting Hillary. Cara doesn't trust Hillary, but I think that she has lost a lot of Stephen's trust with her bad decisions and leadership. While Astrid doesn't trust Hillary either, she is smart enough to stay out of Stephen's way while being sure to let Hillary know that consequences are imminent if Hillary hurts Stephen. Very wise move there. The thing is that Hillary is not a bad person, but she (like Stephen) put her trust in the wrong person. I was amazed that she was able to go to Astrid with her request. I did see the bomb coming, but I had thought that it would have been the phone itself and she would have gotten out of there. I did not see the whole suicide bomber thing until right before it happened.
I was glad to see that John stopped his pouting long enough to go help Stephen and Roger destroy the machine. Nasty piece of work there. Unfortunately, Hillary had already betrayed them and it was a trap. I want to know what was in that syringe that caused John to react so violently to it. Was it some sort of drug to make John tractable to the Founders' commands? Or was it something else entirely? Guess we'll find out next week.
If Russell hadn't been with the group that went to Ultra, I would say good riddance to all of them. As it is, I am definitely worried because I love Russell. The guy is lots of fun and pretty good in a fight. Given the previews for next week, this is not going to be pretty.
After next week, there is the finale and then in mid May, we should hear about the renewal. Until next week then!
Monday, April 21, 2014
My Review of Vampire Diaries 5.18- Resident Evil
We find out more about the Travelers and the Doppleganger Prophecy, the Other Side is breaking down, and Stefan and Elena are having intense visions....
First off, I apologize for the lateness, but as I said in my review of the last episode of The Originals, I was traveling for a wedding last week and missed the episode when it aired. So, here it is.
Let's start with the Travelers. Turns out that all witches used to be Travelers, but when Silas and Qetsiyah cast the immortality spell, the Travelers split into two groups. Although not stated, I assume that the split has to do with the immortality spell. One group became the Travelers and the other became witches. According to Markos (the Travelers' resurrected leader), about 500 years later the witches cursed the Travelers and made it so that if they gathered together, some sort of disaster would occur (the immortality spell was 2000 years ago and the curse was 1500 years ago). Markos also said that the curse has to do with the power that the Travelers possess as a group. Given this and past information about the witches, I think we can make certain assumptions. Since what Qetsiyah and Silas did violated the laws of nature, the witches wanted to prevent it or something like it from happening again. This would explain the witches' strong beliefs regarding natural laws and their harsh penalties for violating them. The Travelers (presumably) want to either recreate the immortality spell or do something similar which would violate the laws of nature. Seeing the impact that bringing back Markos had on the Other Side, the witches' fears may be justified. Markos claimed that he needs the blood of the dopplegangers in order to break the curse that the witches cast on the Travelers. Given what he and the Travelers have done so far, I doubt that is all he is planning on doing. I suspect that he is going to use the dopplegangers' blood in order to bring back all the Travelers from the Other Side.
Speaking of the Other Side, why is is breaking down now? Bonnie has brought people back from the Other Side before without any sort of ill effect, unless each resurrection damages the Other Side a little and the damage is cumulative. If that is the case, then what is going on there is a result of what Bonnie has done in the past. If, however, that is not the case, then why did Markos being brought back result in such horrific damage? Was he cursed to the Other Side? Or did the mass suicide somehow overload the Other Side? And what exactly happened to Vicki? I had assumed that what happened to Katherine was unique to her, but it happened to Vicki as well, which does not bode well for the denizens of the Other Side.
Turns out that the Doppleganger Prophecy; you know the one about the dopplegangers finding each other throughout history?; turns out to be a fake prophecy planted by Markos in order to get the dopplegangers together so that the Travelers can use them to break the curse. It is not True Love, but if people think it is, then they will look for each other and thus allow the Travelers to break the curse. Did Klaus learn the trick from what Markos did, or did he come up with it independently? I assume that since Esther was a witch, she would know about the Travelers and the false prophecy, but I could be wrong.
Markis gave Stefan and Elena some interesting visions of a life together sans supernatural hijinks. It was pretty sweet and gave the episode some much needed lightness. Loved Stefan's lines about biting. That was just classic. I am glad that the two of them are in such a good place. Now if only Damon could get himself to a place with Elena that is half as good. Sigh....
The Travelers are taking over people in town. That is not good, but is also a nifty way to get around the curse. Apparently, the curse is limited to the human bodies of the Travelers and not their spirits. And taking over Tyler is so not a good thing. He is on the inside of the gang and can seriously harm any plans they may make. In fact, he already has by handing the knife over to Markos. I am a little surprised that Liv never thought of the fact that she would have to test Matt and Tyler repeatedly since a Traveler could simply possess them after a test stab. You would also think that the witches' would have come up with some sort of spell to prevent someone from being possessed after 1500 years.
Until Thursday!
First off, I apologize for the lateness, but as I said in my review of the last episode of The Originals, I was traveling for a wedding last week and missed the episode when it aired. So, here it is.
Let's start with the Travelers. Turns out that all witches used to be Travelers, but when Silas and Qetsiyah cast the immortality spell, the Travelers split into two groups. Although not stated, I assume that the split has to do with the immortality spell. One group became the Travelers and the other became witches. According to Markos (the Travelers' resurrected leader), about 500 years later the witches cursed the Travelers and made it so that if they gathered together, some sort of disaster would occur (the immortality spell was 2000 years ago and the curse was 1500 years ago). Markos also said that the curse has to do with the power that the Travelers possess as a group. Given this and past information about the witches, I think we can make certain assumptions. Since what Qetsiyah and Silas did violated the laws of nature, the witches wanted to prevent it or something like it from happening again. This would explain the witches' strong beliefs regarding natural laws and their harsh penalties for violating them. The Travelers (presumably) want to either recreate the immortality spell or do something similar which would violate the laws of nature. Seeing the impact that bringing back Markos had on the Other Side, the witches' fears may be justified. Markos claimed that he needs the blood of the dopplegangers in order to break the curse that the witches cast on the Travelers. Given what he and the Travelers have done so far, I doubt that is all he is planning on doing. I suspect that he is going to use the dopplegangers' blood in order to bring back all the Travelers from the Other Side.
Speaking of the Other Side, why is is breaking down now? Bonnie has brought people back from the Other Side before without any sort of ill effect, unless each resurrection damages the Other Side a little and the damage is cumulative. If that is the case, then what is going on there is a result of what Bonnie has done in the past. If, however, that is not the case, then why did Markos being brought back result in such horrific damage? Was he cursed to the Other Side? Or did the mass suicide somehow overload the Other Side? And what exactly happened to Vicki? I had assumed that what happened to Katherine was unique to her, but it happened to Vicki as well, which does not bode well for the denizens of the Other Side.
Turns out that the Doppleganger Prophecy; you know the one about the dopplegangers finding each other throughout history?; turns out to be a fake prophecy planted by Markos in order to get the dopplegangers together so that the Travelers can use them to break the curse. It is not True Love, but if people think it is, then they will look for each other and thus allow the Travelers to break the curse. Did Klaus learn the trick from what Markos did, or did he come up with it independently? I assume that since Esther was a witch, she would know about the Travelers and the false prophecy, but I could be wrong.
Markis gave Stefan and Elena some interesting visions of a life together sans supernatural hijinks. It was pretty sweet and gave the episode some much needed lightness. Loved Stefan's lines about biting. That was just classic. I am glad that the two of them are in such a good place. Now if only Damon could get himself to a place with Elena that is half as good. Sigh....
The Travelers are taking over people in town. That is not good, but is also a nifty way to get around the curse. Apparently, the curse is limited to the human bodies of the Travelers and not their spirits. And taking over Tyler is so not a good thing. He is on the inside of the gang and can seriously harm any plans they may make. In fact, he already has by handing the knife over to Markos. I am a little surprised that Liv never thought of the fact that she would have to test Matt and Tyler repeatedly since a Traveler could simply possess them after a test stab. You would also think that the witches' would have come up with some sort of spell to prevent someone from being possessed after 1500 years.
Until Thursday!
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