Last night, Glee aired the episode "The Quarterback" which paid tribute to Cory Monteith and his character Finn Hudson. If you saw the episode, you probably had a hard time of maintaining your composure because it was so incredibly emotional. I just wanted to give a few thoughts about the episode and then make some comments about some posts I have seen online.
First off, the music was perfect. It may have been partly the subject of the episode, but every song seemed perfect. "Seasons of Love" from Rent made for a perfect opening number because the epsiode was not about how Finn died, but how he (and Cory) lived. Bringing together the old and new student cast (except for Dianna, Heather, and Lea) for this song was especially poignant. Amber's rendition of "I'll Stand By You" was incredibly powerful. I have never heard the songs that Naya or Mark sang before, but their renditions were absolutely haunting. When Chord and Kevin started up "Fire and Rain" and then the cast joined in, it was a thing of beauty. Then Lea came into the memorial and all of a sudden everything felt so much more real. She was radiating grief and that really lent a sense of gravitas when she was on screen. I am glad that she was only in the last part of the episode because if she had been in the whole thing, it would have been too hard to watch. Her rendition of "Make You Feel My Love" went beyond haunting and beyond words to a place that was pure grief and pure love. It was incredible.
I have to say that I do feel very sorry of Jane and Jenna, both of whom had to portray reactions that I am sure they were not feeling. Jane was being Sue continuing to be a bitch which led to an epic shouting match with an intense Santana and to Santana shoving Sue. It was nice to see Santana totally stand up to Sue, even if it was mostly because of how Sue was treating Finn's memorial. It also gave us a chance to see Sue in an extremely vulnerable state, which is not something we get to see a lot of. Jenna played Tina as tired of mourning and wearing black. While I do sort of get it, she was being sort of divaish. Since no one else was really wearing black, she could have done something else. My issue with her is the fact that she was trying to make this more about her than Finn, which was not cool.
I was sort of surprised that Will took Finn's jacket, particularly since he had asked Puck to return the jacket not long before. Honestly, I had assumed that maybe Beiste had taken it because Puck wanted to put it up as a memorial for Finn. I realized that Will had taken it just a few seconds before he took it out of his valise. I so hope he gets it back to Santana. It was good that he could cry. I remember that after my mom's funeral I was so overloaded that I could not cry. There was just too much grief. Had I actually cried then, I would have been paralyzed. As it was, my mind virtually shut down for a while after I heard she died before I could do anything else.
I was quite happy that they didn't discuss how he died. While I do understand that it may have been a great moment to teach about the dangers of abusing drugs and alcohol, it would have been something that would not have made sense given that the episode was about his life and his impact.
This leads me to the comments about internet posts I have seen. There are a lot of people who think that Cory should not be celebrated because he was an addict and that by celebrating him, we are somehow saying that what he did was ok or all right. The problem here is that they are not seeing that what is being celebrated and honored is not his addiction, but the fact that he made a large impact on many, many people. Even people who didn't know him personally were impacted by his death. Is it fair that we celebrate him and not an ordinary addict? No, but the ordinary addict is not someone who has impacted all of our lives the way Cory has. Yes, everyone's life is equally valuable, but that doesn't mean that they will all be celebrated or missed in the same way. Is it sad and unfortunate? Yes. But it is also true that the more people you touch, the more people will miss and mourn you. Also, to those people who say that Cory should not be celebrated *BECAUSE* he was an addict, go grow a heart. Addiction is a disease; and an all to common one at that; that damages people as surely as any other disease. So pull out that massive stick you have jammed up your ass and be human and not just a giant prick.
There is another branch of postings which say that Glee should have used this moment to teach about the dangers of abusing drugs and alcohol. As I mentioned above, I think this was the wrong time to do that. First off, Finn wasn't a drug addict, Cory was. To have introduced that storyline at this point would have been in horrendously bad taste and would have been incredibly jarring. How Cory died has been discussed since he died in July and that pretty much covers the teachable moment. Besides, they had the PSA afterwards which also covered this. By allowing the hour to celebrate his life, they gave both the actors and the fans the chance to express their grief about Cory's death.
Friday, October 11, 2013
My Review of Vampire Diaries 5.02- True Lies
Katherine is protected by a surprising pair, Elena finds out what happened last week, we learn what happens to humans who are killed while wearing a resurrection ring, Silas has a couple of nasty surprises, and we learn about the mystery girl Matt and Rebekah met in Europe....
It was nice to find out what happens to people who die while wearing the resurrection ring. The ring takes them to the other side where they must find their body and reunite with it in order to come back to life. The trick is that the person is taken farther and farther from his/her body each time. I wonder if that has anything to do with people going dark if they are killed enough times. Is it possible that being on the other side is enough to corrupt a person or that spending that much time separated from their body causes them to go insane? That is definitely an intriguing idea that I would love to see explored.
I was impressed that Matt and Jeremy went along with the plan to protect Katherine. Granted that Silas wants her for is probably bad thing, so keeping her from him just makes sense. Matt did a decent job protecting Katherine and I was seriously impressed with the lack of hesitation that Jeremy displayed when he went to take on Silas. For someone with minimal training, he is definitely doing well. Granted, he has been in many fights and he has the advantage of being a Hunter, but it was still impressive. He just neglected to consider the fact that Silas is immortal and could stab himself the way he did in order to try and kill Jeremy. Hopefully Jeremy'll only need to learn that lesson once.
I am thinking that Jeremy should fear Elena. She was mightily pissed when she found out what happened to Jeremy last week. I will say that I do think she overreacted a bit, especially since Damon got Jeremy's punishment reduced and because she didn't have all the facts. But I do get why she was upset. Of course, her anger was dramatically heightened by Silas' mental meddling. Getting her to attempt to off Damon was unexpected. Not entirely surprising, but unexpected.
Now that Elena has gone to look for Stefan, Caroline is going to have to gumshoe all on her lonesome. I wonder how she'll do. Will she be able to meet with the professor to get his information or will he only talk with Elena? I am also wondering if this group the professor is a part of is an extension of the Founders' Council or something completely separate. Given the fact that Elena's dad is involved somehow, I suspect that it is somehow related to the Founder's Council, but I could very easily be wrong.
While I am glad that Stefan got free, having the Ripper back will be a very bad thing. Fortunately, they won't have to deal with Klaus' compulsions this time, so it will hopefully be a little easier to bring Stefan back. He is hunting because he was starved for months, so maybe (just maybe) he'll be more amenable to turning his humanity on and reverting to out Stefan. Having the Ripper and Silas both out and about would be a very bad thing indeed.
Turns out that Nadia (the girl from Europe) is a gypsy and that the gypsies have dedicated themselves to ensuring the Silas stays locked up. Unfortunately, Nadia seemingly has no intention of putting Silas back, so that is not a good thing. I wonder if she is seeking immortality herself or if there is a darker reason for wanting Silas to run loose.
Bonnie needs to figure out how to deal with what has happened so that her friends can deal with it. Matt is right that Elena and Caroline do deserve to know what is going on. Jeremy won't tell them, in part (I suspect) because he can see her, so she isn't really dead to him. When he is caught in the lies, I would not want to be him. That will not be pretty.
Until Tuesday!
It was nice to find out what happens to people who die while wearing the resurrection ring. The ring takes them to the other side where they must find their body and reunite with it in order to come back to life. The trick is that the person is taken farther and farther from his/her body each time. I wonder if that has anything to do with people going dark if they are killed enough times. Is it possible that being on the other side is enough to corrupt a person or that spending that much time separated from their body causes them to go insane? That is definitely an intriguing idea that I would love to see explored.
I was impressed that Matt and Jeremy went along with the plan to protect Katherine. Granted that Silas wants her for is probably bad thing, so keeping her from him just makes sense. Matt did a decent job protecting Katherine and I was seriously impressed with the lack of hesitation that Jeremy displayed when he went to take on Silas. For someone with minimal training, he is definitely doing well. Granted, he has been in many fights and he has the advantage of being a Hunter, but it was still impressive. He just neglected to consider the fact that Silas is immortal and could stab himself the way he did in order to try and kill Jeremy. Hopefully Jeremy'll only need to learn that lesson once.
I am thinking that Jeremy should fear Elena. She was mightily pissed when she found out what happened to Jeremy last week. I will say that I do think she overreacted a bit, especially since Damon got Jeremy's punishment reduced and because she didn't have all the facts. But I do get why she was upset. Of course, her anger was dramatically heightened by Silas' mental meddling. Getting her to attempt to off Damon was unexpected. Not entirely surprising, but unexpected.
Now that Elena has gone to look for Stefan, Caroline is going to have to gumshoe all on her lonesome. I wonder how she'll do. Will she be able to meet with the professor to get his information or will he only talk with Elena? I am also wondering if this group the professor is a part of is an extension of the Founders' Council or something completely separate. Given the fact that Elena's dad is involved somehow, I suspect that it is somehow related to the Founder's Council, but I could very easily be wrong.
While I am glad that Stefan got free, having the Ripper back will be a very bad thing. Fortunately, they won't have to deal with Klaus' compulsions this time, so it will hopefully be a little easier to bring Stefan back. He is hunting because he was starved for months, so maybe (just maybe) he'll be more amenable to turning his humanity on and reverting to out Stefan. Having the Ripper and Silas both out and about would be a very bad thing indeed.
Turns out that Nadia (the girl from Europe) is a gypsy and that the gypsies have dedicated themselves to ensuring the Silas stays locked up. Unfortunately, Nadia seemingly has no intention of putting Silas back, so that is not a good thing. I wonder if she is seeking immortality herself or if there is a darker reason for wanting Silas to run loose.
Bonnie needs to figure out how to deal with what has happened so that her friends can deal with it. Matt is right that Elena and Caroline do deserve to know what is going on. Jeremy won't tell them, in part (I suspect) because he can see her, so she isn't really dead to him. When he is caught in the lies, I would not want to be him. That will not be pretty.
Until Tuesday!
Thursday, October 10, 2013
My Review of The Tomorrow People 1.01- Pilot
I was not expecting to write this review, but I found this show more enjoyable and intriguing than I had initially thought, so here we go. So here we go....
As with all new shows, let's start with a basic plot synopsis. The Tomorrow People is about a group of people who have advanced genetically and have each developed three abilities: telekinesis, telepathy, and teleportation. Unfortunately, these people are being hunted/looked for by a government agency (Ultra) which is looking to control/wipe them out. Our main character, Stephen Jameson, is a second generation Tomorrow Person (his dad was one too) and is exceptionally powerful. He is finding himself torn between the government agency (run by his uncle) and the other Tomorrow People.
First off, I have always loved shows/movies about people with powers, so I knew I would like this show. I was not expecting it to be as good as it was. It is not perfect, but it is definitely promising and highly enjoyable. I am highly curious as to why the Tomorrow People cannot kill with their abilities. I get that as a storytelling thing, it prevents them from being too powerful, but I do hope they provide an explanation beyond that.
Watching Mark Pellegrino play Zedekiah (the head of Ultra) was just lots of fun. He definitely believes that he is on the right side and is unapologetic about doing what he sees as being necessary. I was not expecting him to be Stephen's uncle. If anything, I thought that he would be John's dad given the way the two of them were talking when Stephen was being rescued.
I feel bad for Stephen. He is thrust in the middle of a war he didn't know he was a part of, only to be told that his dad is a messiah figure and his uncle is the devil. The problem is figuring out which side is being more honest with him. Both sides want him with them and both seem to be shading the truth to fit their narrative. The Tomorrow People want him so they can find his dad and Ultra wants him because he is powerful and is Zedekiah's nephew. I wonder if his power comes from being a second-generation Tomorrow Person or if it is something else. In addition to the normal Tomorrow Person powers, Stephen can also stop time and can teleport out of a prison that prevents other Tomorrow People from teleporting.
John, Cara, and Russell seem to be pretty good. John is obviously the leader and warrior of the group. Cara is the communicator, planner, and level head. Russell seems to be another warrior and back-up as needed. John does some nifty teleporting during his fights and Russell seems to use telekinesis more. I wonder if each Tomorrow Person specializes in one of the skills or if that is a peculiarity of the group. Tim (the computer) is also neat and I look forward to seeing what it can do.
Astrid is going to be the wild card here. She is Stephen's best friend, so she will end up being caught in the middle of all this, but she is not (yet) a Tomorrow Person, so I do wonder how she will cope with everything. I am definitely looking forward to seeing them bring her into the mix.
Until the Vampire Diaries tomorrow!
As with all new shows, let's start with a basic plot synopsis. The Tomorrow People is about a group of people who have advanced genetically and have each developed three abilities: telekinesis, telepathy, and teleportation. Unfortunately, these people are being hunted/looked for by a government agency (Ultra) which is looking to control/wipe them out. Our main character, Stephen Jameson, is a second generation Tomorrow Person (his dad was one too) and is exceptionally powerful. He is finding himself torn between the government agency (run by his uncle) and the other Tomorrow People.
First off, I have always loved shows/movies about people with powers, so I knew I would like this show. I was not expecting it to be as good as it was. It is not perfect, but it is definitely promising and highly enjoyable. I am highly curious as to why the Tomorrow People cannot kill with their abilities. I get that as a storytelling thing, it prevents them from being too powerful, but I do hope they provide an explanation beyond that.
Watching Mark Pellegrino play Zedekiah (the head of Ultra) was just lots of fun. He definitely believes that he is on the right side and is unapologetic about doing what he sees as being necessary. I was not expecting him to be Stephen's uncle. If anything, I thought that he would be John's dad given the way the two of them were talking when Stephen was being rescued.
I feel bad for Stephen. He is thrust in the middle of a war he didn't know he was a part of, only to be told that his dad is a messiah figure and his uncle is the devil. The problem is figuring out which side is being more honest with him. Both sides want him with them and both seem to be shading the truth to fit their narrative. The Tomorrow People want him so they can find his dad and Ultra wants him because he is powerful and is Zedekiah's nephew. I wonder if his power comes from being a second-generation Tomorrow Person or if it is something else. In addition to the normal Tomorrow Person powers, Stephen can also stop time and can teleport out of a prison that prevents other Tomorrow People from teleporting.
John, Cara, and Russell seem to be pretty good. John is obviously the leader and warrior of the group. Cara is the communicator, planner, and level head. Russell seems to be another warrior and back-up as needed. John does some nifty teleporting during his fights and Russell seems to use telekinesis more. I wonder if each Tomorrow Person specializes in one of the skills or if that is a peculiarity of the group. Tim (the computer) is also neat and I look forward to seeing what it can do.
Astrid is going to be the wild card here. She is Stephen's best friend, so she will end up being caught in the middle of all this, but she is not (yet) a Tomorrow Person, so I do wonder how she will cope with everything. I am definitely looking forward to seeing them bring her into the mix.
Until the Vampire Diaries tomorrow!
My Review of Arrow 2.01- City of Heroes
Oliver returns to find that a lot has changed. Thea runs Verdent, his mom is in jail, Laurel has a new job, there are cheap Hood knockoffs, and his company is in trouble....
So after Tommy died, Oliver returned to the island to get some alone time. Understandable. Not the best idea in the world, but understandable. I am so glad that Felicity and Diggles returned to get him, because Starling City really needs him. His company is on the verge of being taken over, his mom is in jail and is being completely blamed for what happened, and there are groups of people "imitating" the Hood, More on that in a bit. Oh, and Laurel has decided to hunt him down since she blames the Hood for Tommy's death. Yeah, not good.
First off, let me say that I completely disagree with the idea that somehow the Hood was a killer. Did he kill? Yes, but he never killed capriciously. The Hood had a mission and did what it took to accomplish it. Was it all morally correct? No, but he always had a good reason and a purpose behind his actions. The new group seems to be taking the worst aspects of the Hood and using it as a justification for doing whatever they can. Pretty sad actually.
I also think that Oliver is being too hard on himself. I get why he blames himself for Tommy's death, but he did do everything he could to stop it. Unfortunately, he didn't realize that Malcolm had 2 devices, so he couldn't stop both. I also think that Laurel is being massively unfair in saying that Tommy's death was the result of the fight between the Hood and the Dark Archer. Malcolm was planning to destroy the Glades for years and that is why Tommy died. The Hood only affected the timing because he was working on taking out people on the list. If Tommy had be injured as a result of an actual fight or something that was directly caused by the Hood, she would have a point, but he didn't, so she doesn't.
Also, I am trying to figure out why people are saying that Queen Consolidated's R&D division invented the earthquake device. Malcolm was fairly specific that the devices were invented by another company which he bought. Nothing to do with Queen Consolidated. I get that maybe the ordinary citizens would be confused given Moira's confession, but the DA should not have been confused that way.
I do like that Oliver has definitely grown since he first returned. He has acknowledged that his revenge last season was not the right path and that he needs to turn from being an avenging angel to being a protector. Not that the avenging angel didn't do some protecting, but it was mostly incidental. So having it now be his primary mission is a good thing. I wonder if he'll assume the mantle of Green Arrow yet or if he will go by another name for a bit a la the Blur in Smallville.
I do feel sorry for now-Officer Lance. He did the right thing and is being punished because it was against the rules. I did not always appreciate his single-minded obsession with the Hood and Oliver, but he was never a bad person, just a misguided one. Hopefully he'll find a way to earn back his detective's badge.
I definitely like the improved lair. Felicity's tech touch is very prominent and now she'll be able to be even more helpful to Oliver. I definitely giggled at her crack about liking Oliver's exercise equipment. Sweetie, you're not the only one who appreciates his working out. Having a new bow fashioned for Oliver was also a very good thing. I wonder how she knew what to look for. Maybe Diggles helped?
Thea is running Verdent and she is still with Roy. It is also nice to see how she has grown. I was also very glad to see that she was able to forgive her mother and realize that what Moira did is not the unadulterated evil that she seemed to think it was. Now if Roy would only learn how to pace himself a bit. He seems to be doing a good job keeping some people safe, and now that Oliver is back, I so want to see the two of them work together. I also have to wonder how Oliver will manage to keep Thea clueless about his alternate identity since his lair is in the basement of her club.
I am intrigued by Isabel Rochev. I think it will be fun to watch Oliver take her on in the board room, particularly since she owns half of his company now. That will be a very different set of skills for Oliver to display and I am looking forward to seeing him develop in that area.
The Tomorrow People is next and then Vampire Diaries tomorrow.
So after Tommy died, Oliver returned to the island to get some alone time. Understandable. Not the best idea in the world, but understandable. I am so glad that Felicity and Diggles returned to get him, because Starling City really needs him. His company is on the verge of being taken over, his mom is in jail and is being completely blamed for what happened, and there are groups of people "imitating" the Hood, More on that in a bit. Oh, and Laurel has decided to hunt him down since she blames the Hood for Tommy's death. Yeah, not good.
First off, let me say that I completely disagree with the idea that somehow the Hood was a killer. Did he kill? Yes, but he never killed capriciously. The Hood had a mission and did what it took to accomplish it. Was it all morally correct? No, but he always had a good reason and a purpose behind his actions. The new group seems to be taking the worst aspects of the Hood and using it as a justification for doing whatever they can. Pretty sad actually.
I also think that Oliver is being too hard on himself. I get why he blames himself for Tommy's death, but he did do everything he could to stop it. Unfortunately, he didn't realize that Malcolm had 2 devices, so he couldn't stop both. I also think that Laurel is being massively unfair in saying that Tommy's death was the result of the fight between the Hood and the Dark Archer. Malcolm was planning to destroy the Glades for years and that is why Tommy died. The Hood only affected the timing because he was working on taking out people on the list. If Tommy had be injured as a result of an actual fight or something that was directly caused by the Hood, she would have a point, but he didn't, so she doesn't.
Also, I am trying to figure out why people are saying that Queen Consolidated's R&D division invented the earthquake device. Malcolm was fairly specific that the devices were invented by another company which he bought. Nothing to do with Queen Consolidated. I get that maybe the ordinary citizens would be confused given Moira's confession, but the DA should not have been confused that way.
I do like that Oliver has definitely grown since he first returned. He has acknowledged that his revenge last season was not the right path and that he needs to turn from being an avenging angel to being a protector. Not that the avenging angel didn't do some protecting, but it was mostly incidental. So having it now be his primary mission is a good thing. I wonder if he'll assume the mantle of Green Arrow yet or if he will go by another name for a bit a la the Blur in Smallville.
I do feel sorry for now-Officer Lance. He did the right thing and is being punished because it was against the rules. I did not always appreciate his single-minded obsession with the Hood and Oliver, but he was never a bad person, just a misguided one. Hopefully he'll find a way to earn back his detective's badge.
I definitely like the improved lair. Felicity's tech touch is very prominent and now she'll be able to be even more helpful to Oliver. I definitely giggled at her crack about liking Oliver's exercise equipment. Sweetie, you're not the only one who appreciates his working out. Having a new bow fashioned for Oliver was also a very good thing. I wonder how she knew what to look for. Maybe Diggles helped?
Thea is running Verdent and she is still with Roy. It is also nice to see how she has grown. I was also very glad to see that she was able to forgive her mother and realize that what Moira did is not the unadulterated evil that she seemed to think it was. Now if Roy would only learn how to pace himself a bit. He seems to be doing a good job keeping some people safe, and now that Oliver is back, I so want to see the two of them work together. I also have to wonder how Oliver will manage to keep Thea clueless about his alternate identity since his lair is in the basement of her club.
I am intrigued by Isabel Rochev. I think it will be fun to watch Oliver take her on in the board room, particularly since she owns half of his company now. That will be a very different set of skills for Oliver to display and I am looking forward to seeing him develop in that area.
The Tomorrow People is next and then Vampire Diaries tomorrow.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
My Review of The Originals 1.02- House of the Rising Son
Klaus is a better planner than he appears to be, we learn how Klaus met Marcel, Rebekah arrives in New Orleans, and Klaus and Rebekah find out about Devinna(sp?)....
Well, I don't think I have ever seen Klaus plan something out so well before. Well, he did on Vampire Diaries, but he never explained it, so we got it as it unfolded. This time, we actually got to see him explain to Rebekah what his plan was and it is a good one. He knows that Marcel doesn't trust him, so he gave Marcel a daggered Elijah as a way to gain some trust. He also knew that Marcel has his vamps taking vervain to get around Klaus' mental powers, so Klaus compelled a newly created vampire to spy on Marcel for him. He also got a woman Marcel is interested in to spy for him. All in all, this is a good plan, if it works.
It was very interesting to see how Marcel and Klaus met. Marcel is the bastard son of the former governor of Louisiana (who knew about the Originals) and a slave. Klaus saw him getting beaten and saw that he was a survivor, so Klaus rescued him and took him in because Klaus saw in Marcel someone like himself: a young man who was detested by his father. We also found out that Marcel and Rebekah were almost an item, until Klaus daggered Rebekah and gave Marcel the choice of being turned or living out his human life with Rebekah. We know what Marcel chose. Sucks for Rebekah. Given that and the boyfriends Klaus has killed, it is no wonder the girl has issues with boys.
We also found out why the Originals left New Orleans. They left because MIkael found them. Unfortunately, they thought that Marcel was dead, so they went without him. From there, we get two different stories. Klaus thinks that Marcel should have sought them out and worked with them, whereas Marcel was upset that the Originals abandoned him. Two mutually exclusive views that are at the root of the problem between Marcel and Klaus. Klaus sees Marcel as a usurper and betrayer. Marcel sees Klaus and the Originals as people who abandoned him, so he just took what they left.
Hayley was right when she said that Rebekah and Klaus have a complicated and tempestuous relationship. There is a love there that is rooted in the fact that they are family. There is also a hatred that runs deep because of the number of times that Klaus has betrayed or caused pain to his siblings. I look at the Originals as a group who will tear each other apart viciously as a part of their infighting, but if you present them with a common enemy that threatens them, they will pull together to end the threat before being back at each others' throats again. And Marcel has presented Klaus and Rebekah with just such a threat.
And that threat is in the form of Devinna, the massively powerful witch we met last week. She is powerful enough to toss Rebekah around like a rag doll, knock her out, and then erase parts of her memory. Wonder what would happen if she came face-to-face with Bonnie. That would be interesting. Now Marcel wants Devinna to find a way to kill the Originals. I am pretty sure there is no way to do so without the ash stake and (unless my memory is bad) that was destroyed some time ago. I actually seem to remember it being mentioned that Klaus is invincible because he is a hybrid. The only possibility I can see is if Devinna can somehow undo the magic that made them immortal in the first place.
Until Arrow tomorrow!
Well, I don't think I have ever seen Klaus plan something out so well before. Well, he did on Vampire Diaries, but he never explained it, so we got it as it unfolded. This time, we actually got to see him explain to Rebekah what his plan was and it is a good one. He knows that Marcel doesn't trust him, so he gave Marcel a daggered Elijah as a way to gain some trust. He also knew that Marcel has his vamps taking vervain to get around Klaus' mental powers, so Klaus compelled a newly created vampire to spy on Marcel for him. He also got a woman Marcel is interested in to spy for him. All in all, this is a good plan, if it works.
It was very interesting to see how Marcel and Klaus met. Marcel is the bastard son of the former governor of Louisiana (who knew about the Originals) and a slave. Klaus saw him getting beaten and saw that he was a survivor, so Klaus rescued him and took him in because Klaus saw in Marcel someone like himself: a young man who was detested by his father. We also found out that Marcel and Rebekah were almost an item, until Klaus daggered Rebekah and gave Marcel the choice of being turned or living out his human life with Rebekah. We know what Marcel chose. Sucks for Rebekah. Given that and the boyfriends Klaus has killed, it is no wonder the girl has issues with boys.
We also found out why the Originals left New Orleans. They left because MIkael found them. Unfortunately, they thought that Marcel was dead, so they went without him. From there, we get two different stories. Klaus thinks that Marcel should have sought them out and worked with them, whereas Marcel was upset that the Originals abandoned him. Two mutually exclusive views that are at the root of the problem between Marcel and Klaus. Klaus sees Marcel as a usurper and betrayer. Marcel sees Klaus and the Originals as people who abandoned him, so he just took what they left.
Hayley was right when she said that Rebekah and Klaus have a complicated and tempestuous relationship. There is a love there that is rooted in the fact that they are family. There is also a hatred that runs deep because of the number of times that Klaus has betrayed or caused pain to his siblings. I look at the Originals as a group who will tear each other apart viciously as a part of their infighting, but if you present them with a common enemy that threatens them, they will pull together to end the threat before being back at each others' throats again. And Marcel has presented Klaus and Rebekah with just such a threat.
And that threat is in the form of Devinna, the massively powerful witch we met last week. She is powerful enough to toss Rebekah around like a rag doll, knock her out, and then erase parts of her memory. Wonder what would happen if she came face-to-face with Bonnie. That would be interesting. Now Marcel wants Devinna to find a way to kill the Originals. I am pretty sure there is no way to do so without the ash stake and (unless my memory is bad) that was destroyed some time ago. I actually seem to remember it being mentioned that Klaus is invincible because he is a hybrid. The only possibility I can see is if Devinna can somehow undo the magic that made them immortal in the first place.
Until Arrow tomorrow!
Friday, October 4, 2013
My Review of The Originals 1.01- Always and Forever
A retelling of the events of the backdoor pilot from Elijah's perspective with some new information. For my review of The Originals go to http://bab5guy-tvreviews.blogspot.com/2013/04/my-review-of-vampire-diaries-420.html. Because of this, this will be a shorter review than normal.
It was nice to see the events from Elijah's perspective, if only to allow any new viewers to get up to speed with what is going on. Also, Elijah has always been my favorite Original because he is the most human. His innate sense of honor and decency is a wonderful thing and an incredibly rare trait among vampires.
The introduction of the Originals to New Orleans was classic Vampire Diaries. Watch the clueless humans investigate and the get killed one by one. I think I will love that the flashbacks will allow us to see Kol again. Honestly, I don't care much about Finn, but I do like Kol. He's a bad guy to be sure, but he is lots of fun. Besides, I am a sucker for cute guys with an accent. :-)
It was nice to see Marcel's secret to controlling the witches. It's another witch, apparently a very powerful one. Given her (apparent) age, I am guessing that she was raised by Marcel to do exactly what he wants her to do. Maybe he told her that all witches are bad or something, so that is why he is having her track them. He also seems to think that he can use her against Klaus and Elijah. Would magic hurt either of them if they are not linked?
Watching Elijah clean up the messes that Klaus left behind gave me a definite appreciation for how his life must be, particularly if he has to do that all the time. I am surprised that he hasn't left Klaus before now. Well, I would be if he weren't so honorable and if he didn't believe so strongly in the importance of family. He also feels a certain amount of guilt because of how he helped Mikael bind Klaus' werewolf side.
I was very surprised that Klaus daggered Elijah. It makes sense from Klaus' perspective, but it was still surprising. You'd think that Klaus would want any ally he can get his hands on to take Marcel down, particularly since Elijah a) can take care of himself and b) cannot be killed except by the white ash stake. How many times will Elijah forgive Klaus for pulling that move?
Next Tuesday, The Originals moves to its normal night, so I will hopefully have a full length review for that episode. Until then!
It was nice to see the events from Elijah's perspective, if only to allow any new viewers to get up to speed with what is going on. Also, Elijah has always been my favorite Original because he is the most human. His innate sense of honor and decency is a wonderful thing and an incredibly rare trait among vampires.
The introduction of the Originals to New Orleans was classic Vampire Diaries. Watch the clueless humans investigate and the get killed one by one. I think I will love that the flashbacks will allow us to see Kol again. Honestly, I don't care much about Finn, but I do like Kol. He's a bad guy to be sure, but he is lots of fun. Besides, I am a sucker for cute guys with an accent. :-)
It was nice to see Marcel's secret to controlling the witches. It's another witch, apparently a very powerful one. Given her (apparent) age, I am guessing that she was raised by Marcel to do exactly what he wants her to do. Maybe he told her that all witches are bad or something, so that is why he is having her track them. He also seems to think that he can use her against Klaus and Elijah. Would magic hurt either of them if they are not linked?
Watching Elijah clean up the messes that Klaus left behind gave me a definite appreciation for how his life must be, particularly if he has to do that all the time. I am surprised that he hasn't left Klaus before now. Well, I would be if he weren't so honorable and if he didn't believe so strongly in the importance of family. He also feels a certain amount of guilt because of how he helped Mikael bind Klaus' werewolf side.
I was very surprised that Klaus daggered Elijah. It makes sense from Klaus' perspective, but it was still surprising. You'd think that Klaus would want any ally he can get his hands on to take Marcel down, particularly since Elijah a) can take care of himself and b) cannot be killed except by the white ash stake. How many times will Elijah forgive Klaus for pulling that move?
Next Tuesday, The Originals moves to its normal night, so I will hopefully have a full length review for that episode. Until then!
My Review of Vampire Diaries 5.01- I Know What You Did Last Summer
Elena and Caroline head off to college, Silas has fun, Stefan suffers, Damon is taking care of Jeremy, Katherine is freaked out, and Matt had an interesting summer....
That has to be a record for getting rid of a college roommate. I was honestly expecting her to stick around for a while, but instead they killed her off in the first episode. The interesting things are that a) she knew Elena's dad and b) she appears to have known about vampires. So are we going to get Elena and Caroline, vampire detectives? I have to say that sound like fun. If a vampire really killed her, I have to wonder why. And how exactly did she end up with Elena and Caroline in the first place? So many questions.
Watching Damon try and take care of Jeremy was funny and sort of sweet. Glamouring the principal to get her to turn the expulsion into a suspension was quite the Damon thing to do. I do have to ask why a fight was enough to get Jeremy expelled. Granted, he took the guys apart rather handily, but they did greatly provoke him. I suspect that part of the expulsion has to do with Jeremy's sudden reappearance, particularly if he said that burned the house down on purpose. I also have to wonder if Jeremy might have done something else given the fact that he was rather obviously less than pleased to be going back to school.
Watching Katherine complain about being human was very satisfying, if only because it was so karmically deserved. She has been a thorn in the side of many a person and vampire, so she really does deserve whatever she gets. Is she correct when she speculated that having taken the cure, she cannot become a vampire again? It is possible and she does love living, even if it is as a weak human and not a vampire.
Silas came back and made no secret about who he was. The interesting thing is that he insists that he is not a vampire. That would still make the Originals the original vampires. He does have to consume human blood, but I think that he lacks the fangs and weaknesses of the vampires, which is why he had to cut Sheriff Forbes' wrist to get blood. I do wonder how he healed her since he did not feed her any blood or anything. Is it that property of the blade? If so, there may be hope for Bonnie's dad if Silas used the same knife to slit his throat. Probably not, but you never know. And Silas' powers are astonishing. He managed to control the entire town square. Is that because he is Silas or is there another reason? And we thought the Originals were powerful. And what exactly does he want with Katherine? I wonder if being the only human doppleganger will allow him to use her to die and pass on or something like that.
Matt's trip with Rebekah was interesting. They had quite the carnal relationship including at least one threesome which came back to haunt Matt (more on that in a sec). I wonder how he is going to adjust to being back in Mystic Falls. I do think it would be a good idea for Jeremy to live with him, if only because it would give Matt someone to live with and put Jeremy in a vampire-free house. Nadia is rather obviously up to no good. She took the ring from Matt only to come back to "return" it and have a witch (presumably) put some sort of spell on Matt. Not a good thing.
Stefan is still stuck underwater. I can't blame him for wanting to turn off the humanity to avoid suffering, but I can totally see why he doesn't want to. Remember what happened the last time he turned it off? Yeah, that's what I thought. Not good....
Coming in a few, my review of The Originals pilot....
That has to be a record for getting rid of a college roommate. I was honestly expecting her to stick around for a while, but instead they killed her off in the first episode. The interesting things are that a) she knew Elena's dad and b) she appears to have known about vampires. So are we going to get Elena and Caroline, vampire detectives? I have to say that sound like fun. If a vampire really killed her, I have to wonder why. And how exactly did she end up with Elena and Caroline in the first place? So many questions.
Watching Damon try and take care of Jeremy was funny and sort of sweet. Glamouring the principal to get her to turn the expulsion into a suspension was quite the Damon thing to do. I do have to ask why a fight was enough to get Jeremy expelled. Granted, he took the guys apart rather handily, but they did greatly provoke him. I suspect that part of the expulsion has to do with Jeremy's sudden reappearance, particularly if he said that burned the house down on purpose. I also have to wonder if Jeremy might have done something else given the fact that he was rather obviously less than pleased to be going back to school.
Watching Katherine complain about being human was very satisfying, if only because it was so karmically deserved. She has been a thorn in the side of many a person and vampire, so she really does deserve whatever she gets. Is she correct when she speculated that having taken the cure, she cannot become a vampire again? It is possible and she does love living, even if it is as a weak human and not a vampire.
Silas came back and made no secret about who he was. The interesting thing is that he insists that he is not a vampire. That would still make the Originals the original vampires. He does have to consume human blood, but I think that he lacks the fangs and weaknesses of the vampires, which is why he had to cut Sheriff Forbes' wrist to get blood. I do wonder how he healed her since he did not feed her any blood or anything. Is it that property of the blade? If so, there may be hope for Bonnie's dad if Silas used the same knife to slit his throat. Probably not, but you never know. And Silas' powers are astonishing. He managed to control the entire town square. Is that because he is Silas or is there another reason? And we thought the Originals were powerful. And what exactly does he want with Katherine? I wonder if being the only human doppleganger will allow him to use her to die and pass on or something like that.
Matt's trip with Rebekah was interesting. They had quite the carnal relationship including at least one threesome which came back to haunt Matt (more on that in a sec). I wonder how he is going to adjust to being back in Mystic Falls. I do think it would be a good idea for Jeremy to live with him, if only because it would give Matt someone to live with and put Jeremy in a vampire-free house. Nadia is rather obviously up to no good. She took the ring from Matt only to come back to "return" it and have a witch (presumably) put some sort of spell on Matt. Not a good thing.
Stefan is still stuck underwater. I can't blame him for wanting to turn off the humanity to avoid suffering, but I can totally see why he doesn't want to. Remember what happened the last time he turned it off? Yeah, that's what I thought. Not good....
Coming in a few, my review of The Originals pilot....
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