My Review of The Tomorrow People 1.17- Endgame

I am actually glad I left this for its own day because the episode was fairly momentous and deserves my undivided attention.  Cara met a new breakout who was a familiar face from her past, Jedekiah enlists Stephen to help him and John is dragged along, we get some backstory on the founding of Ultra, and Callie returns....

This episode introduced a definite rift between Jedekiah and the Founder.  Jedekiah insists that the Founder is bent on destruction and the Founder insists that Jedekiah is jealous of what the Tomorrow People have and poisoned Roger's mind against him.  This rift seems to be the next obstacle for Stephen to navigate.  Jedekiah claims that he knew the whole time that Stephen was a double agent for the Tomorrow People and that he set events in motion in order to set the Founder up to be killed by John.  While this may be true, I strongly suspect that Jedekiah merely took advantage of circumstances in order to fulfill his own ends.  Unfortunately for him, Jedekiah has lied to Stephen one too many times, so when the Founder told Stephen that what he and John were doing was only for Jedekiah's good, Stephen started to believe him.

The question here is which one is telling the truth?  To be honest, I suspect that both of their stories have an element of the truth.  The Founder does seem to be bent on having the Tomorrow People control the world and Jedekiah does definitely seem to be jealous of what Roger and the Founder have.  The problem is that both have deluded themselves into believing their own tales, so I don't think there is really a good way to tell exactly what is going on.  Jedekiah lost this round when John failed to kill the Founder and he had to flee, but you know that man has more up his sleeve.

I wonder if John really believed what Jedekiah was saying or if he went along with it in the hope of getting Roger back and ending the struggle between Ultra and the Tomorrow People.  Unfortunately, I do not think that killing the Founder would have ended the war on the Tomorrow People.  Jedekiah does seem genuinely worried about what the Tomorrow People can do (not that I blame him, given the Founder) and we know how much he loves his experiments.  If the war were to end and the Tomorrow People were to come to the surface, I am sure that Jedekiah would find a way to capture and study them.

Stephen is going to be walking a very narrow path, one which has destruction on either side.  Stephen is powerful enough that both Jedekiah and the Founder want him on their side.  I wonder what that chair is that the Founder was referring to and why Roger destroyed it.  I feel fairly safe when I say that it is probably something that Roger invented and realized could be put to evil use, so he destroyed it to prevent either the Founder or Jedekiah from getting their hands on it.  Stephen doesn't know what is truly going on (not that we do either!), so he seems susceptible to manipulation at the hands of either of these two masters of the craft.  He is mostly concerned about getting his father back and protecting people, so it will be interesting to see what he does.

As a boy, Jedekiah seems to have been fairly unpopular given that scene we saw where he had been bullied and had a gun.  When Roger first used telekinesis to stop that bullet, Jedekiah was definitely intrigued.  Then there was that laboratory and the first meeting with the Founder.  Jedekiah seemed so sad (and a little upset actually) at being left out of the telepathic conversation.  I do want to know how exactly he knew what they thought at each other.  I assume Roger told him, but we never heard for sure.  And that appears to be how Ultra was founded.

Cara met a breakout and it was her sister, who was none too pleased at the turn of events.  I am not sure how much of the anger the sister showed was due to her budding powers and how much of it was because she was mad at Cara for leaving, but both were definitely present.  She definitely wanted to stay a ballet dancer, so Cara giving her the bracelet was a good thing.  I almost hate to say this, but if that shot would help her, it might not have been the worst idea.

Callie is dead because of what she, Jedekiah, John, Stephen, and the Founder did.  John fired the bullet, the Founder deflected it and it hit Callie who conspired with John, Jedekiah, and Stephen to kill her dad.  This cannot end well for anyone involved.

Until next week!

My Review of Teen Wolf 3.24- Divine Move

The nogitsune goes down and takes others with him, Isaac and Mr. Argent discover what Allison figured out, someone surprising knows about werewolves, someone comes and another leaves, and a shocking figure from the past shows up most unexpectedly (and unwelcomely!)

I was a little surprised at Mr. Argent's reaction to Allison's death.  Not terribly surprised, but still a little surprised.  Her death caused him to completely sublimate any feelings of grief he had in order to focus on figuring out how to take down the oni and nogitsune. Fortunately, he was able to be human enough to comfort Isaac who was in complete shock over what happened.  He also coached Scott on what to say to the police about what happened to Allison.  Fortunately for all concerned, Isaac and Mr. Argent were able to figure out how Allison destroyed an oni.  Silver can destroy them as long as it stays in the body.  That is why Mr. Argent was able to hurt (but not kill) an oni when he shot it when he was younger.  Problem is that the bullet went straight through the oni, hurting it but not destroying it.

After searching for how to join Scott's pack, Ethan and Aiden finally got it after Derek informed them that they needed to do what Scott would do: stand and fight to protect others regardless of the cost.  And boy, did they pay a price.  Aiden managed to destroy an oni but not before being impaled on the oni's sword.  That has to seriously suck.  I am glad that they finally did get it and were able to channel their aggression in the right way.  I also have to say that I am definitely liking Derek more as a mentor than a leader.  He can teach quite well and understands what is going on quite well.  When Ethan was saying good bye to Danny, I was completely shocked to hear Danny tell Ethan that he knew Ethan was a werewolf.  How long has Danny known?  As far as I can remember, Danny has never seen anyone from the group change or anything, so I don't know how he knew.  Then there is the casual way he said it, like everyone knew about werewolves.  Inquiring minds so want to know....

Stiles' "divine move" was inspired.  When the nogitsune had him, Scott, Lydia, and Kira trapped in that illusion, Stiles figured out what was going on and got them out.  Then he managed to set up the nogitsune to be bitten by Scott.  Honestly, I half expected that Scott would have to turn Stiles himself in order to change the body of the host, but apparently the host body the nogitsune was using was real enough to be changed by Scott's bite.  At least the nogitsune is trapped now and I suspect that Argent and Isaac left to put it somewhere where it will never be found.  I just worry about what Stiles is going to do after everything that has happened.  I don't think that he'll withdraw from the fight, but I suspect that he will either hang back a little bit more or he'll learn how to fight in order to be a more active participant.  I am hoping for the second, but either is a perfectly valid possibility.

I wonder if Mr. McCall is going to stick around for a while.  I hope he can repair his relationship with Scott.  Also, if as implied by the scene with Isaac and Argent leaving, he may prove to be an invaluable ally in a fight.  Scott will just have to persuade him that the supernatural is real.  Scott could really use his dad right now.  His first love was just killed and Scott is still reeling from what happened.  It would be nice to see the three of them together in some capacity.

Kate Argent is alive and changed by Peter's claws.  That so cannot be a good thing.  I think that she will be out for some serious revenge on all sorts of people, particularly those whom she will blame for Allison's death.  That woman wasn't stable before Peter killed her, and I can't imagine that much has changed.

Malia is sticking around to be taught by Scott.  I hope that Kira will stick around too, because I do like her.

Until June 23rd y'all!

Tomorrow People Review out tomorrow

In order to give the show a good review unaffected by what is sure to be a massive Teen Wolf review tonight, I am going to write the Tomorrow People review tomorrow night.  Thanks for your understanding.

My Review of The Originals 1.17- Moon Over Bourbon Street

Elijah attempts to impose peace on the Quarter, Marcel plots his return, Davina is still dealing with what happened while she was dead, and Klaus makes a deal with the wolves...

First, I want to apologize for how late this is.  I missed the episode on Tuesday and didn't have time to watch it until tonight.  I appreciate your understanding in this matter.

Elijah has an interesting situation on his hands.  Klaus is seemingly apathetic to what is going on in the Quarter, so it falls to Elijah to keep the peace.  The problem is that you have witches and vampires attacking each other and humans in the streets in the middle of the day.  Not exactly conditions which are amenable to peace and harmony.  Marcel was able to keep the peace using Davina as a tool to control the witches, but Elijah doesn't have that sort of power.  Everything that bubbled under the surface while Marcel ruled has broken out now.  Elijah may very well have to turn into Klaus in order to keep New Orleans peaceful.

That may be the reason why Klaus is seemingly apathetic.  I suspect that he wants to see Elijah turn into him.  After all, that would be a sweet sort of revenge for Klaus.  Elijah and Rebekah were always on Klaus for what he did, so to see Elijah have to embrace those same ideas would be give Klaus an "I told you so!" moment.  Given that, I do wonder why Klaus is making deals with the wolves.  Is it really that he appreciates their sense of loyalty to family and pack (which is something he craves)?  Or is he trying to push things in such a way as to force Elijah down a certain road?

Marcel is plotting how to get New Orleans back for himself.  He got Josh to help Davina use her magic again and is trying to build an army out of the vampires who left the compound.  I must admit that I can't believe that Josh is doing something that Marcel wants.  Granted, Davina needed the help because of everything that happened, but those two should know that helping Marcel or Klaus is a bad idea.

Davina has her mojo back and it appears to be quite strong.  I highly doubt that she has anywhere near the amount of power that she had before, but she appears to still have a good amount.  Hopefully Monique will smarten up and stop being such a queen bee bitch towards Davina.  Something happened to her while she was dead and it didn't change her for the better.  From what we saw of her before, she was basically a good person, but now she seems to be a fanatic and somewhat unstable.

I wonder if somehow Davina could turn back into the powerhouse that helped keep the peace.  If she was able to choose the role, rather than be tricked into it, she would handle it better.  Elijah has always dealt fairly with her (although he did use her for his own ends), so maybe she would work with him.  If Davina could fulfill the same role again, that would be a very good thing.

The new human representative gives me the screaming willies.  Something about her is so incredibly shifty, but I can't quite put my finger on what it is.  I don't trust her at all and suspect that she is so much more than what she appears to be.

This 3 way war brewing between the vampires, wolves, and witches is so not going to be pretty if it breaks out.  The humans may be able to affect the outcome somewhat, but for the most part, I suspect that they will just have to sit this out and see what happens.  With Klaus stirring the pot by inciting the wolves, things are going to get very tricky.  I know that Genevieve (and probably the returned teens) could hurt the Originals if needed, I don't know if the witches could do much more than just protect themselves from Klaus or Elijah if their ire is raised.  I also don't know if a normal werewolf would be able to stop Elijah.  Klaus is obviously immune to the vampiric weakness to wolf bites and we know that a hybrid can affect Elijah, but can a normal wolf?

Next episode is in a few weeks.  See y'all then!

My Review of Vampire Diaries 5.16- While You Were Sleeping

This was a somewhat trippy episode that serves as a bridge to what is to come.  We saw another doppleganger, Elena descending into madness, Delena come roaring back with a vengeance, and a whole heaping serving of truth.

Let's start with Elena.  Not only is she suffering from an enhanced version of the Ripper virus, but she is also coming out of the massive nightmare that was Katherine taking over her life.  Naturally, she is wondering how no one seemed to pick up on the fact that she wasn't herself.  Let us not forget that Katherine is above all a survivor.  She has been studying Elena for years and can do a pretty good job of imitating her and if anyone starts to figure it out, she knows how to keep them off balance.  That's what happened to Damon.  Katherine knows all of Damon's weak points and she exploited them with a vengeance.  She got Damon to the point where he wasn't thinking, instead he was reacting to her manipulations.  Everyone else missed the subtle clues because they all thought that Katherine was dead.  Doesn't make it any easier on Elena, but it does make the error understandable.

To make matters even worse, the enhanced virus is causing Elena to hallucinate and start to completely break from reality.  She saw Aaron, figured out that he was dead, and immediately jumped to the conclusion that she killed him.  Not a bad conclusion to leap to, all things considered.  While I wasn't surprised that Damon told her, I was a little surprised at how tender he was when he told her.  He seriously looked like he was about to break down or something.  It might well have been that he thought that Elena wouldn't forgive him.  Then there was that fight they had at the end.  I am not sure how much of what she said she actually meant and how much of it was just erupting in Damon's direction, but I am fairly certain he'll take most of it to heart.  Given the fact that they went from the fight to reunion sex, I am not sure how he'll react, but it is something I am not entirely sure I want to see.

The lengths Elena went to to get out were astonishing.  Threatening Liv and Bonnie and then impaling Liv with that piece of the chair was pretty harsh.  Then again, given the fact that she was totally losing it, a little bit of over the top violence and threats are completely understandable.  Thank goodness Jeremy wasn't around because Elena would have been very upset if she had done something to him in a fit of madness.

I was honestly worried when Luke bumped into Elena that I had completely forgotten a character or something.  I was relieved to see that he is, in fact, Liv's brother.  Given the fact that Liv is obviously hiding the extent of her magical abilities, I suspect that we have our next set of antagonists.  Are these two Travelers or are they something else entirely?  They know that Bonnie is the anchor and Luke cannot be compelled (which could vervain or something else entirely), so this cannot be a good thing.

I want to know where this other doppleganger came from.  I thought the dopplegangers were descended from Amara and Silas, but since Stefan has no children and he and Damon were the last of the Salvatores, there is obviously something I am missing.  Will Caroline actually be able to kill a Stefan lookalike?  Somehow I suspect that something else is going to happen.  And having her with Enzo may not be the brightest idea.

Until next week!

Originals Review will be up later

I apologize, but I missed the episode tonight.  I will try and watch it tomorrow or Thursday, but it might be until Saturday before I can see it depending on how my schedule works out.  Keep coming back to check for it.

My Review of The Tomorrow People 1.16- Superhero

A little more backstory on Russell, Stephen continues his search for his dad, Cara and John are back together, and a few secrets are revealed.

Four years ago, in Vegas, Russell met another Tomorrow Person named Talia who wanted to use her powers to help people.  When a Tomorrow Person with the same MO appears in the city, he assumes it's here.  Turns out that Talia has disciples who go from city to city using their powers to help people out.  I must say that as ideas go, it is a good one.  Cara and John (naturally) hate the idea because it risks exposing their powers to normal people.

I have to say that this argument is getting tired.  I know that Cara and John are both doing what they think is the best for everyone, but Russell had a point when he said that they were being presented with a false dichotomy: either join Ultra or hide.  There is the third option of using their powers to help people.  Does it risk exposure?  Yes, however it is better to help people than not.  Stephen has been arguing for something similar since he found out about his powers.  He wants to find a third option that is neither Ultra nor hiding.  The third path is, as I said earlier, incredibly risky, but it is ultimately the best choice.

Finding out about Hillary's past was very interesting.  She saw her family killed and so wants to protect people from evil.  Her joining Ultra actually makes sense here.  She sees Ultra as the best way to protect people from the bad people out there so that there are no more families like hers.  It also explains her drive to be the best.  She wants to be out fighting to protect people.  Now, that being said, I would not put it beyond her to have made that up in order to get close to Stephen and see if he is a traitor or something.  So, I'll reserve judgment on her for the moment.

Cara really needs to loosen her grip on things.  She is being overly controlling and insisting that everyone fall in line with what she thinks is best and she's been doing this ever since she was voted leader by the group.  No wonder Russell and Stephen are rebelling against her.  John let both of them have more rein, but Cara doesn't seem to trust them and it seriously chafes at the both of them.  If Cara could loosen up a bit, then she would be an infinitely better leader and maybe have a chance of both Russell and Stephen actually listening to her.  That being said, her diversion was brilliant. It got everyone out without putting anyone at serious risk.

Stephen and Jedekiah are going to need a seriously long chat.  Jedekiah has figured out that Stephen is still in contact with John and Cara and Stephen knows that Jedekiah has his dad's body.  I am not entirely sure how the two of them are going to sort this one out.  I so hope they actually have this out in next week's episode because I have to see this one.

Until next week!