We remeet a familiar face from The Flash who is after Felicity, Curtis meets the gang, and Oliver tries to deal with the breakup...
I loved that this episode was so light and fun. I'm just worried now because light and fun generally indicates that something awful is about to happen. I think my favorite part of the episode was Curtis working with the gang. When he arrived in the Arrow Cave (sorry, bunker!) and realized the identities of the heroes out saving the city every night, he fainted. The was just completely classic as were his constant pop culture references and quips. I get why he grated on Oliver's nerves, particularly because Oliver doesn't want to see someone else taken down the same road he chose and because he is stressed out from dealing with the breakup with Felicity. But yelling at Curtis wasn't the smartest move. I am a little unsure about whether or not Curtis intends to continue working with Team Arrow. He lied to his husband, which is understandable all things considered, but I'm worried that he might want to continue to help since Felicity isn't helping the team anymore.
As for what Laurel said to Oliver, I think everyone knows where I stand on that issue. She is right that he did make choices and that is why Felicity left him, but what she and Felicity can't seem to grasp is that Oliver really didn't have any alternatives. The only thing he lied about in their relationship was William and that was only because Samantha forced him to choose between Felicity knowing the truth and his getting to know William. Oliver obviously wanted to tell Felicity everything, but he wasn't going to sacrifice getting to know the son he never knew he had. And I suspect that if Oliver had chosen to not get to know William, Felicity would have been mad at him for that choice. So it was really a lose-lose situation. And as I said before, not consulting her about how to protect William should not be an issue because she never had a right to have a voice in that conversation in the first place. Oliver at least admits that he made a mistake, Felicity needs to realize that he has changed and that the choice he made was the only viable one. Instead, she is crucifying Oliver and giving Samantha (the real villain here) a free pass. So not cool.
That training session at the beginning was very reminiscent of R'as, Malcolm, or Nyssa training in the League headquarters, only with fewer people. Can't say I'm terribly surprised that Oliver managed to wipe the floor with the three of them, He is uber-focused on fighting and training right now and that always makes him more dangerous. And I loved the fact that they had Oliver not only knowing who Voldemort was, but only knowing him from the books and not knowing that the movies were made. Very amusing there.
I so hope that Donna has finally figured out that Felicity with working with the Green Arrow. She certainly received enough clues tonight. I also loved that Felicity put Donna's hair into her mouth so Felicity could concentrate when Donna was babbling away. It was a not too nasty move and quite amusing.
Also amusing was Dahrk in jail. Only he could be so comic book villianous that he was upset because he couldn't give his speech about how he managed to turn the tables on the men who attacked him. And he is not happy with Malcolm or HIVE right now, since they decided to leave him in jail. I am seeing a nasty clash when Dahrk gets out of prison.
I think I should have been shocked that Diggle's brother is still working with HIVE and now Malcolm, but I wasn't. I'm beginning to wonder if his decision to turn on Dahrk was something planned by the other leaders of HIVE because they wanted to neutralize Dahrk. That would make a certain amount of sense.
Having the Bug Eyed Bandit from The Flash on the show helped to make this episode so fun. Was she ridiculous? Sure. Is she the best villain ever? Hell no! But she is fun and has a major bone to pick with Felicity, so it made sense to bring her back. It also made for a really good reason to bring Curtis onto the team, since he could help the team in Felicity's absence.
I thought the promo said that there would be a new episode next week, but I know that The Flash is on a break for a couple of weeks and I saw somewhere else that Arrow is on break as well. I will be back whenever the next episode airs. Until then!
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
My Review of The Flash 2.17- Flash Back and Some Thoughts About the Supergirl/Flash Crossover
Barry is still obsessed with increasing his speed and comes up with an audacious plan to get some help which has some unintended consequences...
Let's start with the Supergirl/Flash crossover last night. Number one, it was an incredible episode. Seeing two heroes who both have so much fun with their abilities was just all sorts of fun. The best parts were when various people were completely geeking out about meeting each other. Barry was so excited to meet an alien and Winn was totally fascinated by the idea that the multiverse was an actual thing. And I think it was really good for Kara to meet someone else who enjoys their abilities as much as she does. I just found it to be very interesting that the Earth on Supergirl was so very different from the one on The Flash. It was a good thing though, because it gave a plausible reason why we have never heard of Superman or Supergirl on Arrow or The Flash. I have to admit to being annoyed at Barry for throwing lightning at Livewire. Why on earth would he think it was a good idea to throw electricity at an enemy who harnesses and uses electricity? Sorry, that was truly dumb. I also loved that Cat figured out that Barry was the Flash, but she still can't see that Kara is Supergirl. Granted, she thought it earlier and then Kara used J'onn to "prove" that she isn't Supergirl, but still. I also loved seeing the citizens of the city save Kara for a change. She really needed to see that she could still be the hero and symbol of light that they need. And then there was the race which ended with Kara tossing Barry into a breach. Totally cool.
Now, onto tonight's episode. Barry had a really great idea. Run back in time to get "Wells" to show him how to increase his speed. What he didn't count on was that Time Wraith or "Wells" figuring out that he wasn't their Barry. Barry really needs to remember that you don't mess with a past timeline. If he hadn't decided to stop Hartley from using his explosives to escape the cage, I am not sure if "Wells" would have suspected him. He still may have, given the time equation that Barry was researching, but it would have given Barry a better chance of getting back with the timeline intact. We now have a timeline where Hartley is working with the team at STAR Labs. Does that mean that we might see more of him? That could be truly interesting.
Watching "Wells" this time, knowing exactly who he is and what he has done was a little creepy. Kidnapping Barry and then threatening him was a good move. I just wonder if Barry really did write a letter to his past self telling him all about "Wells" or if that was purely a bluff on Barry's part. I am suspecting a bluff, particularly seeing how he totally lied to "Wells" about him going back home and not dying. In those scenes, it was really easy to see that Barry was barely holding it together while facing "Wells" down. And calling him Thawne was a good idea. It stroked his ego a bit and made it a little easier for Barry to do what he needed to do.
When the past Barry came into the room and confronted our Barry, I thought "Wells" was going to have a heart attack. He certainly looked like he was more than a little anxious and pissed. It was almost like he was waiting for Barry to out him. Or maybe he was truly worried that Barry might say too much and change the timeline. Either way, that was a fun little exchange to watch.
Given the fact that "Wells" gave him the rest of the equation and told him that the tachyon emitter was what he needed to increase his speed, I expect that crossover to happen between this episode and the next one. It obviously didn't happen tonight, because Barry wasn't wearing the emitter like he was yesterday, so it will either happen next time or the next episode will start with Barry coming back from the other Earth.
The only other major thing to happen was Barry getting Eddie to tape a video for Iris. That was totally sweet and something she really needed. Kudos to Barry for thinking of that idea.
Next episode will be in three weeks, so I'll see y'all then!
Let's start with the Supergirl/Flash crossover last night. Number one, it was an incredible episode. Seeing two heroes who both have so much fun with their abilities was just all sorts of fun. The best parts were when various people were completely geeking out about meeting each other. Barry was so excited to meet an alien and Winn was totally fascinated by the idea that the multiverse was an actual thing. And I think it was really good for Kara to meet someone else who enjoys their abilities as much as she does. I just found it to be very interesting that the Earth on Supergirl was so very different from the one on The Flash. It was a good thing though, because it gave a plausible reason why we have never heard of Superman or Supergirl on Arrow or The Flash. I have to admit to being annoyed at Barry for throwing lightning at Livewire. Why on earth would he think it was a good idea to throw electricity at an enemy who harnesses and uses electricity? Sorry, that was truly dumb. I also loved that Cat figured out that Barry was the Flash, but she still can't see that Kara is Supergirl. Granted, she thought it earlier and then Kara used J'onn to "prove" that she isn't Supergirl, but still. I also loved seeing the citizens of the city save Kara for a change. She really needed to see that she could still be the hero and symbol of light that they need. And then there was the race which ended with Kara tossing Barry into a breach. Totally cool.
Now, onto tonight's episode. Barry had a really great idea. Run back in time to get "Wells" to show him how to increase his speed. What he didn't count on was that Time Wraith or "Wells" figuring out that he wasn't their Barry. Barry really needs to remember that you don't mess with a past timeline. If he hadn't decided to stop Hartley from using his explosives to escape the cage, I am not sure if "Wells" would have suspected him. He still may have, given the time equation that Barry was researching, but it would have given Barry a better chance of getting back with the timeline intact. We now have a timeline where Hartley is working with the team at STAR Labs. Does that mean that we might see more of him? That could be truly interesting.
Watching "Wells" this time, knowing exactly who he is and what he has done was a little creepy. Kidnapping Barry and then threatening him was a good move. I just wonder if Barry really did write a letter to his past self telling him all about "Wells" or if that was purely a bluff on Barry's part. I am suspecting a bluff, particularly seeing how he totally lied to "Wells" about him going back home and not dying. In those scenes, it was really easy to see that Barry was barely holding it together while facing "Wells" down. And calling him Thawne was a good idea. It stroked his ego a bit and made it a little easier for Barry to do what he needed to do.
When the past Barry came into the room and confronted our Barry, I thought "Wells" was going to have a heart attack. He certainly looked like he was more than a little anxious and pissed. It was almost like he was waiting for Barry to out him. Or maybe he was truly worried that Barry might say too much and change the timeline. Either way, that was a fun little exchange to watch.
Given the fact that "Wells" gave him the rest of the equation and told him that the tachyon emitter was what he needed to increase his speed, I expect that crossover to happen between this episode and the next one. It obviously didn't happen tonight, because Barry wasn't wearing the emitter like he was yesterday, so it will either happen next time or the next episode will start with Barry coming back from the other Earth.
The only other major thing to happen was Barry getting Eddie to tape a video for Iris. That was totally sweet and something she really needed. Kudos to Barry for thinking of that idea.
Next episode will be in three weeks, so I'll see y'all then!
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
My Review of Blindspot 1.15- Older Cutthroat Canyon
Jane is targeted by a former ally, Weller takes a blow for the team, and Reed makes a decision to protect someone....
I'm still not entirely sure if we can trust Oscar. He genuinely seems to care about Jane and will do whatever she wants him to do. I get the impression that he would be reluctant to do much to harm the team unless he thought it was seriously putting the mission Jane is on in danger. But he is such a murky character right now that it is hard to tell whether he is good or not.
As for Jane, she definitely needs to take time and figure things out. One of her tattoos is displayed as artwork by a street artist and then Weller nearly gets himself blown up by a bomb meant for her. Add to that the fact that she is being hunted by a former ally and you can understand why she ran. Well, separated herself from the FBI in order to protect them. As Weller said, it really did make perfect sense. It was interesting to discover that the guy who shot at her tonight was the same guy who shot the creepy man in her safehouse in the first few episodes of the season. What she really needs to do now is decide if she can in fact trust Oscar or not. If she can, then she needs to work with him, period. If she can't, then she needs to pretend to work with him in order to help the FBI.
Weller got himself knocked around really good. Having a piece of a statue cut into your neck is not a good thing. And sorry, but there is no way someone is getting back that quickly after major surgery. I have been through a few surgeries and that was simply not believable. I know that humans can power through a lot when they really want to, but there is a limit to what they can or cannot do. So yeah, I call shenanigans there. I did like his method of blowing the door to escape the trap that he, Reed, and Zapata were in. That was pretty cool.
Poor Reed got put into an awful situation. He had already told Mayfair that he was onto something about Jane when he was attacked and then his girlfriend (and Weller's sister) was threatened. So shutting up about the whole thing was not the worst reaction. That did seem to get Mayfair's instincts going because she did not seem to believe him when he said that he thought that there was nothing amiss about Jane. And then breaking up with Sarah was just the icing on an awful cake. Again, I get it, he was protecting her. But I can't imagine that Weller is going to be terribly happy when he discovers that Reed broke up with his sister. I'm not saying that he was the biggest fan of the relationship or anything, but his sister is hurt and I can't imagine that Weller will like that.
Jane's attacker is out there and is not happy about what happened. I am definitely seeing him returning to try and get her again. He'll have to lay low for a while and recover, but he'll be back. Probably for the finale or the penultimate episode.
Until next week!
I'm still not entirely sure if we can trust Oscar. He genuinely seems to care about Jane and will do whatever she wants him to do. I get the impression that he would be reluctant to do much to harm the team unless he thought it was seriously putting the mission Jane is on in danger. But he is such a murky character right now that it is hard to tell whether he is good or not.
As for Jane, she definitely needs to take time and figure things out. One of her tattoos is displayed as artwork by a street artist and then Weller nearly gets himself blown up by a bomb meant for her. Add to that the fact that she is being hunted by a former ally and you can understand why she ran. Well, separated herself from the FBI in order to protect them. As Weller said, it really did make perfect sense. It was interesting to discover that the guy who shot at her tonight was the same guy who shot the creepy man in her safehouse in the first few episodes of the season. What she really needs to do now is decide if she can in fact trust Oscar or not. If she can, then she needs to work with him, period. If she can't, then she needs to pretend to work with him in order to help the FBI.
Weller got himself knocked around really good. Having a piece of a statue cut into your neck is not a good thing. And sorry, but there is no way someone is getting back that quickly after major surgery. I have been through a few surgeries and that was simply not believable. I know that humans can power through a lot when they really want to, but there is a limit to what they can or cannot do. So yeah, I call shenanigans there. I did like his method of blowing the door to escape the trap that he, Reed, and Zapata were in. That was pretty cool.
Poor Reed got put into an awful situation. He had already told Mayfair that he was onto something about Jane when he was attacked and then his girlfriend (and Weller's sister) was threatened. So shutting up about the whole thing was not the worst reaction. That did seem to get Mayfair's instincts going because she did not seem to believe him when he said that he thought that there was nothing amiss about Jane. And then breaking up with Sarah was just the icing on an awful cake. Again, I get it, he was protecting her. But I can't imagine that Weller is going to be terribly happy when he discovers that Reed broke up with his sister. I'm not saying that he was the biggest fan of the relationship or anything, but his sister is hurt and I can't imagine that Weller will like that.
Jane's attacker is out there and is not happy about what happened. I am definitely seeing him returning to try and get her again. He'll have to lay low for a while and recover, but he'll be back. Probably for the finale or the penultimate episode.
Until next week!
My Review of The Fosters 3.20- Kingdom Come
Callie and Jude have very different reactions to Jack's death, secrets are revealed, Jesus makes a well-intentioned mistake, Monte faces judgment, and Brandon acts the fool....
Callie, I love you, but you have got to learn better self-control. On the one hand, her reaction to finding out what we've known for a while now, that Justina has been manipulating her, is understandable, but accusing her of something without any proof is not a smart move. And believe me, I totally get why Callie called Justina out. If Justina had been anywhere near honest in why she was supporting the bill, Callie might have been able to deal with everything. The problem is that the company paying Justina is the same company that placed Jack in the house of her abusive former foster father in the first place and Justina lied about knowing the company to Callie's face. Look, government agencies may be impersonal and may screw up on occasion, but at least their primary motive isn't just making money, which can't be said of any for-profit company.
As for the whole sleeping with Brandon situation, I am really curious who leaked the whole thing in the first place. It's obvious that Justina leaked the whole thing this time in order to discredit Callie, but who posted something in Fost and Found in the first place? The only people who know about it (that we know of) are Callie, Brandon, and Daphne. Callie and Brandon obviously didn't leak it and I can't imagine Daphne doing so. So obviously, someone else either knows about it or knows enough about their past to make up something plausible. And now Stef and Lena know about the whole thing, so this is not going to be pretty. Callie can honestly tell the reporter that she is not sleeping with Brandon because she only slept with him one time and that was before she was adopted. I did look up adoption law and I don't think that this incident can affect her adoption, which can only be done if both agree to it or if fraud of some sort was involved. So, I'm not worried about that.
Jude had a very interesting reaction to Jack's death. For some reason, he went super spiritual and now thinks that God doesn't want him to be gay because He took away the only two boys Jude kissed. Odd as that may sound, I have to admit that I totally understand it. When I was younger, I fooled around with a friend and he was seriously injured in a car accident. For a long time, I thought that God was mad at me for what happened and was punishing me. It may not be the most sensible reaction, but it is one that makes sense from a certain point of view. My only question is when the heck did Jude become so religious? We've never seen an indication of this before, so I am honestly curious where it came from. Callie was right when she told him that he needs to be himself, but I think he also needs some serious therapy to help himself figure out who he is. He seems to be very uncertain and he is definitely in emotional turmoil. I also wanted to smack Callie upside the head for telling Jude what Jack told her. I get that she was trying to make Jude feel better, but telling him that a boy he was interested in gave him a pity kiss was not a smart move, particularly then.
Poor Jesus. He was honestly trying to help Gabe and ended up getting him in even more trouble, In Jesus' defense, I would have assumed that Gabe being at the play was ok too, particularly since Stef was around the whole time, Given the fact that she is a police officer, you'd think that she would have made sure to clear everything with his PO first or something. So sorry, but I can't be mad at Jesus about this one. If anything, I am annoyed at Stef for not making sure that Jesus knew about what could happen to Gabe, particularly after she knew that Jesus wanted to help Gabe by talking to his PO.
I so want to smack some sense into Brandon. While renting the house for Cortney was a very nice gesture, using his college money to do so was a really stupid idea and just shows that he's not ready to be an adult yet. I get the whole romance of the whole thing and his reasoning made a certain amount of sense, but it was still not smart. And Cortney is not much smarter/ If you're saving up to move away or something, don't leave that money where the person you are leaving can access it! That's just basic common sense. I do also have to admit that I am worried that Cortney may be scamming Brandon. I hate to say it, but it is possible that she and her husband staged everything to try and get money or something out of Brandon. Not sure why they would target him, but it's a possibility that I just can't shake.
Then we have Mariana. She and Mat decided not to get together, but when they were saying good bye, Nick came by, saw the kiss, and misinterpreted it. Coming on the heels of his father's emotional abuse, Nick snapped, burned the set (which they were going to use to continue to put on the play), and brought a gun to school. That boy is someone else who needs serious therapy. His dad was a complete ass to him and was being really abusive emotionally. His timing absolutely sucked and I am really worried about what he is going to do next. Speaking of emotionally abusive, I wanted to smack Brandon again for the way he talked to Mariana. That was just really cruel and seriously pissed me off.
Well, Monte's story was believed, but Lena is in trouble for using Gabe to build the sets. That just shows one of the awful things about the sex offender registry. Someone like Gabe, who didn't do anything horribly wrong, should never have been on the list and now his being on it is causing some serious ripples for a lot of people.
I can't say that I'm surprised that Mike and Ana are together. The two of them have had feelings going for a while now, so it wasn't a huge shock. And Brandon's comments to Mike, while true, made me want to smack him a third time. The bot really needs to get a filter on his mouth and think before he says things because he gets in more trouble saying things he really shouldn't be saying. I do have to say that he has a bit of a point. Stef does tend to bull her way through people and Mike lets it happen a lot. The only thing is that we've seen Mike to it to Stef too. Remember the whole drama where Mike insisted on being involved in Brandon's punishments and Lena felt like an appendage to that relationship? So yeah, it's not just a one way thing.
We'll be back over the summer, so I'll see y'all then!
Callie, I love you, but you have got to learn better self-control. On the one hand, her reaction to finding out what we've known for a while now, that Justina has been manipulating her, is understandable, but accusing her of something without any proof is not a smart move. And believe me, I totally get why Callie called Justina out. If Justina had been anywhere near honest in why she was supporting the bill, Callie might have been able to deal with everything. The problem is that the company paying Justina is the same company that placed Jack in the house of her abusive former foster father in the first place and Justina lied about knowing the company to Callie's face. Look, government agencies may be impersonal and may screw up on occasion, but at least their primary motive isn't just making money, which can't be said of any for-profit company.
As for the whole sleeping with Brandon situation, I am really curious who leaked the whole thing in the first place. It's obvious that Justina leaked the whole thing this time in order to discredit Callie, but who posted something in Fost and Found in the first place? The only people who know about it (that we know of) are Callie, Brandon, and Daphne. Callie and Brandon obviously didn't leak it and I can't imagine Daphne doing so. So obviously, someone else either knows about it or knows enough about their past to make up something plausible. And now Stef and Lena know about the whole thing, so this is not going to be pretty. Callie can honestly tell the reporter that she is not sleeping with Brandon because she only slept with him one time and that was before she was adopted. I did look up adoption law and I don't think that this incident can affect her adoption, which can only be done if both agree to it or if fraud of some sort was involved. So, I'm not worried about that.
Jude had a very interesting reaction to Jack's death. For some reason, he went super spiritual and now thinks that God doesn't want him to be gay because He took away the only two boys Jude kissed. Odd as that may sound, I have to admit that I totally understand it. When I was younger, I fooled around with a friend and he was seriously injured in a car accident. For a long time, I thought that God was mad at me for what happened and was punishing me. It may not be the most sensible reaction, but it is one that makes sense from a certain point of view. My only question is when the heck did Jude become so religious? We've never seen an indication of this before, so I am honestly curious where it came from. Callie was right when she told him that he needs to be himself, but I think he also needs some serious therapy to help himself figure out who he is. He seems to be very uncertain and he is definitely in emotional turmoil. I also wanted to smack Callie upside the head for telling Jude what Jack told her. I get that she was trying to make Jude feel better, but telling him that a boy he was interested in gave him a pity kiss was not a smart move, particularly then.
Poor Jesus. He was honestly trying to help Gabe and ended up getting him in even more trouble, In Jesus' defense, I would have assumed that Gabe being at the play was ok too, particularly since Stef was around the whole time, Given the fact that she is a police officer, you'd think that she would have made sure to clear everything with his PO first or something. So sorry, but I can't be mad at Jesus about this one. If anything, I am annoyed at Stef for not making sure that Jesus knew about what could happen to Gabe, particularly after she knew that Jesus wanted to help Gabe by talking to his PO.
I so want to smack some sense into Brandon. While renting the house for Cortney was a very nice gesture, using his college money to do so was a really stupid idea and just shows that he's not ready to be an adult yet. I get the whole romance of the whole thing and his reasoning made a certain amount of sense, but it was still not smart. And Cortney is not much smarter/ If you're saving up to move away or something, don't leave that money where the person you are leaving can access it! That's just basic common sense. I do also have to admit that I am worried that Cortney may be scamming Brandon. I hate to say it, but it is possible that she and her husband staged everything to try and get money or something out of Brandon. Not sure why they would target him, but it's a possibility that I just can't shake.
Then we have Mariana. She and Mat decided not to get together, but when they were saying good bye, Nick came by, saw the kiss, and misinterpreted it. Coming on the heels of his father's emotional abuse, Nick snapped, burned the set (which they were going to use to continue to put on the play), and brought a gun to school. That boy is someone else who needs serious therapy. His dad was a complete ass to him and was being really abusive emotionally. His timing absolutely sucked and I am really worried about what he is going to do next. Speaking of emotionally abusive, I wanted to smack Brandon again for the way he talked to Mariana. That was just really cruel and seriously pissed me off.
Well, Monte's story was believed, but Lena is in trouble for using Gabe to build the sets. That just shows one of the awful things about the sex offender registry. Someone like Gabe, who didn't do anything horribly wrong, should never have been on the list and now his being on it is causing some serious ripples for a lot of people.
I can't say that I'm surprised that Mike and Ana are together. The two of them have had feelings going for a while now, so it wasn't a huge shock. And Brandon's comments to Mike, while true, made me want to smack him a third time. The bot really needs to get a filter on his mouth and think before he says things because he gets in more trouble saying things he really shouldn't be saying. I do have to say that he has a bit of a point. Stef does tend to bull her way through people and Mike lets it happen a lot. The only thing is that we've seen Mike to it to Stef too. Remember the whole drama where Mike insisted on being involved in Brandon's punishments and Lena felt like an appendage to that relationship? So yeah, it's not just a one way thing.
We'll be back over the summer, so I'll see y'all then!
Thursday, March 24, 2016
My Review of Arrow 4.16- Broken Hearts
Cupid returns with vengeance on her mind, Oliver and Felicity set a trap for her, Dahrk is put on trial causing someone to testify against him....
I'm not sure where to start with Olicity. My feelings on the two of them are complicated. On the one hand, I want to slap Felicity upside the head very hard. For over 3 years now, she's worked with Oliver and she knows the type of person he is. She knows that he will do whatever he needs to do to protect the people he loves, even if that means lying to them. I'll admit that his not telling her about William was not a life or death situation, he was faced with a more or less impossible choice. Either have a relationship with his son and hide it from everyone (including Felicity) or tell Felicity about his son and lose the chance to get to know him. Felicity's ire is much better directed at Samantha, who was (let's face it) a complete bitch about the whole situation. As for sending Samantha and William off, I'm sorry but Felicity rightfully had no say in that. If she was, in fact, married to Oliver then, I could see her being consulted, but William is not her son or even her husband's son, so she has no say in how Oliver protects them. Period.
I sort of want to smack Oliver upside the head too. While I do think he has been making the best of a series of bad choices, he does have a tendency to make some very unilateral decisions that might be accepted by people if he at least pretended to consult them first. The good news is that he's been getting a lot better about this recently. Until everything with William and Samantha, he has been doing a good job about including other people in his decisions. And, as I said above, William and Samantha was a decision that no one else really had the right to have a say in, so I think his decision making there was the right thing. I know I'm probably going to anger some Felicity fans, but I am standing solidly behind Oliver on this one.
I fell sorry for everyone else who is caught between the two of them. While they're not seriously sniping at each other, there is definite tension going on, which means that Diggle and Thea have to act as mediators between the two. I'm just glad that they're job wasn't too hard this week. With Felicity leaving the group, presumably temporarily, things are going to get very interesting again. I just hope that Donna returns and talks some sense into Felicity.
Then there is Dahrk's trial. It's interesting that they're taking the "he's actually someone else" route. It makes sense given that the only real evidence Laurel has would have to come from a group of masked vigilantes, but it still stinks. I would feel sorry for Lance, but he did make his bed, so now he has to lie in it. It was nice to see him lay everything out with complete and brutal honesty, because that was what needed to happen in order to keep Dahrk in jail. I am just wondering what was up with that ring at the end. Is that another source of magical power for Dahrk?
As for the flashbacks, it seems like we'll have to wait for this series to be over to really understand how they fit into the present story. Honestly, I think that they could mostly do away with the flashbacks and it would help the show. I appreciate that they are meant to give us more insight as to how Oliver became the Arrow, but they have been so separate from the rest of the episode that they sort of seem like a waste of time.
It was nice to see Cupid back again. Is she annoying? Sure, but she's also fun to watch. And having her back dovetailed nicely into the episode's exploration of what is going on between Olicity.
Until next week!
I'm not sure where to start with Olicity. My feelings on the two of them are complicated. On the one hand, I want to slap Felicity upside the head very hard. For over 3 years now, she's worked with Oliver and she knows the type of person he is. She knows that he will do whatever he needs to do to protect the people he loves, even if that means lying to them. I'll admit that his not telling her about William was not a life or death situation, he was faced with a more or less impossible choice. Either have a relationship with his son and hide it from everyone (including Felicity) or tell Felicity about his son and lose the chance to get to know him. Felicity's ire is much better directed at Samantha, who was (let's face it) a complete bitch about the whole situation. As for sending Samantha and William off, I'm sorry but Felicity rightfully had no say in that. If she was, in fact, married to Oliver then, I could see her being consulted, but William is not her son or even her husband's son, so she has no say in how Oliver protects them. Period.
I sort of want to smack Oliver upside the head too. While I do think he has been making the best of a series of bad choices, he does have a tendency to make some very unilateral decisions that might be accepted by people if he at least pretended to consult them first. The good news is that he's been getting a lot better about this recently. Until everything with William and Samantha, he has been doing a good job about including other people in his decisions. And, as I said above, William and Samantha was a decision that no one else really had the right to have a say in, so I think his decision making there was the right thing. I know I'm probably going to anger some Felicity fans, but I am standing solidly behind Oliver on this one.
I fell sorry for everyone else who is caught between the two of them. While they're not seriously sniping at each other, there is definite tension going on, which means that Diggle and Thea have to act as mediators between the two. I'm just glad that they're job wasn't too hard this week. With Felicity leaving the group, presumably temporarily, things are going to get very interesting again. I just hope that Donna returns and talks some sense into Felicity.
Then there is Dahrk's trial. It's interesting that they're taking the "he's actually someone else" route. It makes sense given that the only real evidence Laurel has would have to come from a group of masked vigilantes, but it still stinks. I would feel sorry for Lance, but he did make his bed, so now he has to lie in it. It was nice to see him lay everything out with complete and brutal honesty, because that was what needed to happen in order to keep Dahrk in jail. I am just wondering what was up with that ring at the end. Is that another source of magical power for Dahrk?
As for the flashbacks, it seems like we'll have to wait for this series to be over to really understand how they fit into the present story. Honestly, I think that they could mostly do away with the flashbacks and it would help the show. I appreciate that they are meant to give us more insight as to how Oliver became the Arrow, but they have been so separate from the rest of the episode that they sort of seem like a waste of time.
It was nice to see Cupid back again. Is she annoying? Sure, but she's also fun to watch. And having her back dovetailed nicely into the episode's exploration of what is going on between Olicity.
Until next week!
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
My Review of The Flash 2.16- Trajectory
Welcome back to The Flash! My reviews will now exclusively on this blog once the current TV season ends in May or June. Until then I will be posting TVD, Originals, and Blindspot on The Rogers Revue as well as on here.
On this week's episode of The Flash, Barry obsesses over how to get even faster, a new speedster comes to town, and a few truths come to light.
I want to start by addressing an issue I had previously posted with my other reviews of The Flash on pop-topia.com relating to the identity of Zoom and how it ties into this week's episode because it is really important. Before Zoom's identity was revealed, I posited that Jay Garrick was Zoom. My theory runs something like this:
Jay suffered from an accident that made him the Flash on Earth-2. Because there were meta-humans around, he decided that he needed to become faster, so he developed the Velocity serum to increase his speed. As we saw this week, the serum can have unexpected side effects, such as causing the lightning surrounding the speedster taking it to turn blue. Since Jay was already a speedster, he wouldn't disintegrate the way Eliza did. However, he did develop the split personality the way she did, but because of his abilities, the personality actually split off from him and became the entity known as Zoom. The split eventually stripped Jay of his connection to the Speed Force and caused Zoom to become obsessed with becoming even faster than he already is. Now, if Jay and Harry worked together to develop the serum, then that would explain Jay's insistence that Wells created Zoom. This would also explain why Jay said that Zoom stole his speed. Also, being split in two could very easily cause cellular damage to Jay and explain why both he was dying and why Zoom is dying. If Barry took the serum, it could cause him to split as well, which would be even more tragic because it would create another Zoom type speedster on Earth-1.
I must concede that it is entirely possible that Hunter Zolomon from our Earth is Zoom, but I think my theory really does make sense. If I am right, then the question arises about who the man in the iron mask that Zoom is holding is. Could it be another version of Jay? Or is it someone else entirely who knows Jay's secret?
If I am right, then it is imperative that Barry keeps his training going and finds ways to increase his speed that do not involve any artificial means. I get why he wants to make sure that he is fast enough to take on any speedsters, but the side effects of the serum appear to be quite nasty. I'm not sure if this is the equivalent of magic having consequences that you see on other shows or if the Speed Force is something that needs special circumstances to access safely. We know that everything about Barry is sped up, so that may be it. If a normal person who isn't acclimated to it tries to access the Speed Force, they are eventually burned up from the inside the way Eliza was tonight. Just some thoughts to consider.
As for Jessie, I get her reaction to what Harry was doing, but she has to know that most parents will do just about anything to save their child. Was what he did dark and the wrong thing? Sure, but it was understandable. I'm hoping that her leaving is just a temporary thing, because I think she would be lots of fun to have around. I'm just curious if they are planning on turning her into a speedster like Jessie Quick from the comics. If so, having been injected with the Velocity 9 could be the first step. I wonder if giving her the transfusion might give her body some time to adjust to the serum and give her safer access to the Speed Force.
I'm also very curious about whether or not her meta-human detector was being set off by Barry and Cisco or if Wally was setting it off. It did go off a couple times when he was close, but Cisco was close too, so it could be either. Since Wally is a version of the Flash in the comics, it is entirely possible that he is a meta-human as well and that was what her detector was reacting too.
I felt sorry for everyone when they realized that Jay was Zoom. Caitlin had a look on her face that spoke volumes and Barry's primal scream at the canyon was harsh too. Being duped twice is not good for them and is going to make Barry even less trusting than he was earlier in the season.
Iris' boss is the type of person I intensely dislike: someone who only sees the potential for the worst in people. Are there people out there who are hypocrites? Sure. But he has never liked the Flash even before Trajectory started stealing things this week. He decided that the Flash was guilty and then set out to prove it rather than investigate and find out what was going on. I get why he suspected the Flash, after all, how many other speedsters are there? But, as a reporter, you are supposed to let the facts lead you, and that was precisely what he was not doing.
Cisco's dancing was just bad. Amusingly, awfully bad. I did love Barry and Iris' reaction to the dancing though, That was funny.
Next week, the Flash appears on Supergirl and runs through time to work with Wells. I will probably review this specific episode of Supergirl later in the week, because I won't be able to write three reviews on Monday night. So look for it, hopefully on Tuesday or Wednesday, but it might be as late as next weekend.
Until then!
On this week's episode of The Flash, Barry obsesses over how to get even faster, a new speedster comes to town, and a few truths come to light.
I want to start by addressing an issue I had previously posted with my other reviews of The Flash on pop-topia.com relating to the identity of Zoom and how it ties into this week's episode because it is really important. Before Zoom's identity was revealed, I posited that Jay Garrick was Zoom. My theory runs something like this:
Jay suffered from an accident that made him the Flash on Earth-2. Because there were meta-humans around, he decided that he needed to become faster, so he developed the Velocity serum to increase his speed. As we saw this week, the serum can have unexpected side effects, such as causing the lightning surrounding the speedster taking it to turn blue. Since Jay was already a speedster, he wouldn't disintegrate the way Eliza did. However, he did develop the split personality the way she did, but because of his abilities, the personality actually split off from him and became the entity known as Zoom. The split eventually stripped Jay of his connection to the Speed Force and caused Zoom to become obsessed with becoming even faster than he already is. Now, if Jay and Harry worked together to develop the serum, then that would explain Jay's insistence that Wells created Zoom. This would also explain why Jay said that Zoom stole his speed. Also, being split in two could very easily cause cellular damage to Jay and explain why both he was dying and why Zoom is dying. If Barry took the serum, it could cause him to split as well, which would be even more tragic because it would create another Zoom type speedster on Earth-1.
I must concede that it is entirely possible that Hunter Zolomon from our Earth is Zoom, but I think my theory really does make sense. If I am right, then the question arises about who the man in the iron mask that Zoom is holding is. Could it be another version of Jay? Or is it someone else entirely who knows Jay's secret?
If I am right, then it is imperative that Barry keeps his training going and finds ways to increase his speed that do not involve any artificial means. I get why he wants to make sure that he is fast enough to take on any speedsters, but the side effects of the serum appear to be quite nasty. I'm not sure if this is the equivalent of magic having consequences that you see on other shows or if the Speed Force is something that needs special circumstances to access safely. We know that everything about Barry is sped up, so that may be it. If a normal person who isn't acclimated to it tries to access the Speed Force, they are eventually burned up from the inside the way Eliza was tonight. Just some thoughts to consider.
As for Jessie, I get her reaction to what Harry was doing, but she has to know that most parents will do just about anything to save their child. Was what he did dark and the wrong thing? Sure, but it was understandable. I'm hoping that her leaving is just a temporary thing, because I think she would be lots of fun to have around. I'm just curious if they are planning on turning her into a speedster like Jessie Quick from the comics. If so, having been injected with the Velocity 9 could be the first step. I wonder if giving her the transfusion might give her body some time to adjust to the serum and give her safer access to the Speed Force.
I'm also very curious about whether or not her meta-human detector was being set off by Barry and Cisco or if Wally was setting it off. It did go off a couple times when he was close, but Cisco was close too, so it could be either. Since Wally is a version of the Flash in the comics, it is entirely possible that he is a meta-human as well and that was what her detector was reacting too.
I felt sorry for everyone when they realized that Jay was Zoom. Caitlin had a look on her face that spoke volumes and Barry's primal scream at the canyon was harsh too. Being duped twice is not good for them and is going to make Barry even less trusting than he was earlier in the season.
Iris' boss is the type of person I intensely dislike: someone who only sees the potential for the worst in people. Are there people out there who are hypocrites? Sure. But he has never liked the Flash even before Trajectory started stealing things this week. He decided that the Flash was guilty and then set out to prove it rather than investigate and find out what was going on. I get why he suspected the Flash, after all, how many other speedsters are there? But, as a reporter, you are supposed to let the facts lead you, and that was precisely what he was not doing.
Cisco's dancing was just bad. Amusingly, awfully bad. I did love Barry and Iris' reaction to the dancing though, That was funny.
Next week, the Flash appears on Supergirl and runs through time to work with Wells. I will probably review this specific episode of Supergirl later in the week, because I won't be able to write three reviews on Monday night. So look for it, hopefully on Tuesday or Wednesday, but it might be as late as next weekend.
Until then!
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
My Review of Blindspot 1.14- Rules in Defiance
Jane is still reeling from the mole hunt, Zapata goes undercover, and Oscar sends the gang on a mission...
Jane is really having a lot of trouble figuring out what to do next. She knows that the gang doesn't entirely trust her, which is causing her to want to leave the FBI. To make it even worse, she can't even blame them for not entirely trusting her because she has been lying to them. The thing is that she is very useful to them and working with the FBI gives her life purpose. I am beginning to wonder if she'll work with Oscar solely to see if she can get information to bring to the FBI. She may even decide to bring Weller in on what is going on and see if she can salvage everything somehow. I will say that Oscar seems to be asking her only to do relatively harmless things so far. What we have seen from her tattoos seems to show that she is primarily intended to bring dark secrets to light and not to hurt innocent people, so it is entirely possible that she and Oscar would work with Weller and the FBI, or at least just Weller.
The only problem with this is then ending where Oscar revealed to her that she had put measures in place to make sure she would stay on mission. I'm not sure if she would really want Weller dead, or if she knew that the threat would be enough to bring her back into line. It does mean that if she does bring Weller in on what's going on, it would make it harder to bring Oscar in as well.
Zapata had a rough week. Sending her undercover was a really good idea. They needed to figure out what was going on with the disappearing women and they couldn't risk an innocent to do it. Allowing Zapata to go in as someone else to figure out what was going on meant that they had someone inside who has training in self-defense and knows how to handle herself. I don't think they could have foreseen that fire or anything else that happened. Then there is whe whole issue of Zapata and the US ADA. The consequences of her actions just keep coming back for more.
Reade and Mayfair continue to investigate Jane and it got Reade attacked. I totally get why the two of them are investigating her. Reade has never really trusted her and Mayfair doesn't like things she doesn't know about going on under her nose or in her office. If I were really suspicious, I would wonder if maybe Mayfair was only pretending to go along with Reade in order to keep track of his investigation and stop it if it goes in the wrong places.
I was really happy when Reade told Weller off about how Weller has reacted to Reade dating his sister. As I said last week, it is none of Weller's business because Reade and Weller's sister are both consenting adults. Add to that Reade's little explosion this week. While I am not entirely sure that Weller's judgment has been compromised by Jane's presence, it has definitely been a distraction on occasion whereas we have never seen Reade have any issues at work because he's dating Weller's sister. #justsaying
Until next week!
Jane is really having a lot of trouble figuring out what to do next. She knows that the gang doesn't entirely trust her, which is causing her to want to leave the FBI. To make it even worse, she can't even blame them for not entirely trusting her because she has been lying to them. The thing is that she is very useful to them and working with the FBI gives her life purpose. I am beginning to wonder if she'll work with Oscar solely to see if she can get information to bring to the FBI. She may even decide to bring Weller in on what is going on and see if she can salvage everything somehow. I will say that Oscar seems to be asking her only to do relatively harmless things so far. What we have seen from her tattoos seems to show that she is primarily intended to bring dark secrets to light and not to hurt innocent people, so it is entirely possible that she and Oscar would work with Weller and the FBI, or at least just Weller.
The only problem with this is then ending where Oscar revealed to her that she had put measures in place to make sure she would stay on mission. I'm not sure if she would really want Weller dead, or if she knew that the threat would be enough to bring her back into line. It does mean that if she does bring Weller in on what's going on, it would make it harder to bring Oscar in as well.
Zapata had a rough week. Sending her undercover was a really good idea. They needed to figure out what was going on with the disappearing women and they couldn't risk an innocent to do it. Allowing Zapata to go in as someone else to figure out what was going on meant that they had someone inside who has training in self-defense and knows how to handle herself. I don't think they could have foreseen that fire or anything else that happened. Then there is whe whole issue of Zapata and the US ADA. The consequences of her actions just keep coming back for more.
Reade and Mayfair continue to investigate Jane and it got Reade attacked. I totally get why the two of them are investigating her. Reade has never really trusted her and Mayfair doesn't like things she doesn't know about going on under her nose or in her office. If I were really suspicious, I would wonder if maybe Mayfair was only pretending to go along with Reade in order to keep track of his investigation and stop it if it goes in the wrong places.
I was really happy when Reade told Weller off about how Weller has reacted to Reade dating his sister. As I said last week, it is none of Weller's business because Reade and Weller's sister are both consenting adults. Add to that Reade's little explosion this week. While I am not entirely sure that Weller's judgment has been compromised by Jane's presence, it has definitely been a distraction on occasion whereas we have never seen Reade have any issues at work because he's dating Weller's sister. #justsaying
Until next week!
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