Thursday, October 19, 2017

The Orville Season 1 Episode 6 "Krill" Review


Ed and Gordon are sent on an undercover mission to infiltrate a Krill ship and obtain a copy of their bible.

This was a really interesting and entertaining episode that was a little different because they had no side story in this episode all the focus was on Ed and Gordon. It did feel a little long and boring at some moments because there were no cutaways to other things going on that much. But watch the two of them being disguised as Kill and trying to fit in on board the ship was really fun. Then I really liked how the one Krill who was like the religious leader on board the ship had suspicions about Ed and Gordon right away so it was interesting to see how this one Krill was always right on Ed and Gordon’s tail waiting for them to do something wrong. Then I really loved when they compared the Krill to vampires because of the fact that the Krill’s home planet is in complete darkness so they don’t do well in light and making that comparison to vampires was really great. And I really liked how while on board the ship Ed and Gordon made friends with one Krill who helped give them information on how to be Krill and how things on board the ship work. Then the ending was great where the one Krill that they saved a bunch of children Krill made the comment the children who they saved will never see them as heroes but instead will forever see them as monsters because of all the people they killed. Then just overall this was really entertaining and fun episode to watch.

Riverdale Season 2 Episode 1 "A Kiss Before Dying" Review


Fred's life hangs in the balance following the shooting; Veronica's father arrives into town; Jughead and Betty question the gunman's true motives.

This was a really entertaining and interesting episode that did a great job of showing how all the main characters dealt with the event in the last episode. Archie was really interesting in this episode because to watch how damaged and wrecked he is and how everyone was there for him but the most important one being Veronica not really knowing how to help him because she is not the comforting kind of person. Then the ending of this episode for Archie was also interesting with doing everything he could think of to try and protect his father from the gunman's possible return, which I think is going to be a plot point in future episodes which is Archie being so tired from staying up all night looking after his father and things get a little weird because he is so tired. Then the moments with Betty and Jughead were really great with them investigating more into what actually happened at the dinner and them discovery that is wasn’t a robbery because the gunman didn’t take any money. Then the relationship now between Betty and Jughead is really interesting with Betty worrying that Jughead is going to become a Southside Serpents. Then Jughead working with the Serpents is really interesting with him sort of toeing the line between being a member and not and I’m curious to see how long he can hold that balancing act up. Then the moments with Cheryl were really great with her threatening her mother to keep what actually happened at the mansion fire a secret otherwise bad things will happen. The moments with Fred were really great with all the different dream sequences he went through that showed all the things he would miss if he died right here, and it was really sweet because all of it involved Archie. Then the ending was amazing with Miss Grundy showing up again and getting killed by what looked like the same gunman who shot Fred and I'm very curious to see when her murder will get connected back to Riverdale and how Archie will take her death.  And just overall this was a really entertaining and great first episode and I so excited to see where they will go from here.        

Monday, October 16, 2017

The Flash Season 4 Episode 1 "The Flash Reborn" Review


Barry is brought out of the Speed Force to help fight an armored villain, but he isn't the same person.

This was a really interesting and entertaining episode that was a great reintroduction of where they left off last season. I really loved the beginning part of this episode where it shows what all Team Flash is up to since Barry disappeared and how bad they all feel carrying on without him. It was a little weird to see how angry Iris got whenever someone talked to her about how she was feeling and asked why she was being so bossy, but once it was revealed that she was being angry at them because she was working so hard to keep everyone together for Barry. Then how they got Barry back was really interesting with them creating this cube that has some of Barry's DNA in it so that they could try and trick the speed force. It was a really interesting idea but I don't think it will last so I'm curious to see what will happen when the speed force does come back to bite them. I really like Catlin being back as a member of the team and I'm excited for more of her story because they seem to be doing a Jackyll and Hyde kind of thing between her and Killer Frost. I am a little disappointed that Julian isn't around because he was a really great addition to the team but I can kind of understand it because if they have Catlin they don't necessarily need him. I wished they would have explained more how Barry got out of his crazy incoherent state because one moment he was just mindlessly writing and the next he was fine so what happened there. Then I really hope all the weird writing that Barry did come back to help them in some way because otherwise showing all that work would kind of be a waste. Then the parts with the Samuroid was really interesting with everything they did and how they tried to trick it, and then the ending was a great introduction to The Thinker. And just overall this was a really entertaining and great episode and I'm really excited to see what they will do next.   

Sunday, October 15, 2017

American Horror Story Cult Episode 6 "Mid-Western Assassin" Review


Ally takes Meadow to Dr. Rudy to confirm her story about the cult; An unexpected opponent runs against Kai in the city council election.

This was a really entertaining and interesting episode that was really enjoyable to watch and see how everything turned out. It was really interesting to see how everything was re-edited because this was the episode that was going to have a shooting scene be readjusted to pay respect to those affected by the shooting that took place in Las Vegas. And you could see that re-editing at some points where they would randomly cut away to the American flag and stuff so it was interesting to see all that done. Then I really liked the team up between Ally and Meadow and having Meadow explain more about the backstory of the cult. Which Meadow's reason for joining the cult was really great with her looking for someone to truly love her and Kai gave that love to her. Then I really loved who Ally chose who to alley with when it came to stopping the cult because she knew she couldn't go to the police and so she had to make friends elsewhere. Then the whole twist at the end of who the shooter actually was and what Meadow all had planned for Ally was just really great. And I really loved the somewhat of ending statement which was no one will believe the truth coming out of a crazy person mouth. And just overall this was a really great and entertaining episode and I'm so excited to see what will happen next.   
   

Scorpion Season 4 Episode 3 "Grow a Deer, A Female Deer" Review

The team tries to save an endangered, pregnant deer that was shot by poachers. Happy and Toby discuss the future of their family.

This was a really great and interesting episode that was nice because it did something that no other episode really has done in its events and how everything turned out. And I really enjoyed the storyline around them saving this deer and creating this fake womb to protect the still-developing fetus. I did not however like the moment with Paige telling Walter that he had to do this or he would never have sex with her again I just hated that moment because Paige is so much better than that to use sex as a weapon. And then it didn't make it any better when they came back to it at the end of the episode with her making the comment of "I hope you didn't do this just because you want to have sex with me." The moments with Sylvester was really great but also really kind of weird because he seems so much like season 1 version of him more then the current version because he was so freaked out about the animal and germs and stuff and yes it's still a part of him but I thought he got past it more than  apparently he did, but it was still nice to see him developing to be more okay with animals by the end of this episode. Then I really enjoyed the one moment with Cabe in this episode where he's in the garage helping Ralph and then the girl whose interning under Sylvester walks in and starts making cookies, and then Cabe's lawyer shows up to start asking him some questions, then Cabe's girlfriend shows up and starts yelling at him and he just has no idea what's going on and that was just a really really fun scene. And then I really like the moment where Ralph finally hacks into the whole phone database that the poachers are using and starts calling all them so they can easily tell who is a poacher and who isn't that was just a really great moment for what all that revealed. I thought it was really interesting how all the problems that the team ran in to at some point they kind of created like Ralph calling all the poachers ended up leading them to all gather up and block the road that the team was traveling on or Sylvester turning a gas can in to a bomb ended up leading to the car running out of gas later it was just really interesting how they kind of created their own problems. And then overall this was a really great and really interesting episode that I liked because they did something that wasn't needing their tech skills to help them as much it was them just trying to survive.

The Good Doctor Season 1 Episode 3 "Oliver" Review


Dr. Melendez and Dr. Unger discover their patient isn't being completely honest with them; Dr. Browne must learn to communicate with Dr. Murphy as they race back to the hospital with a donated organ.

This was a really interesting and entertaining episode that had a lot of really great moments in it. I really enjoyed all the moments between Dr. Brown and Dr. Murphy where they are transporting the organ and Dr. Murphy thinks that something is wrong with it but he just can't quite figure out what it is. That was just really interesting to see him constantly checking over things trying to figure out what he isn't seeing and then once he finally discovered the problem the whole scene with them stopping in the middle of the road to fix it was really great. And then I just really enjoyed the moments with Dr. Brown trying to figure out a way to talk to Dr. Murphy and her discovering that the best way to talk to him is to not ask him questions because he hates questions. So that was just really entertaining to watch her try and phrase things to not be questions. And then I really loved the moments with Dr. Melendez and him questioning the ideas of why hospitals have these rules and regulations when sometimes they might need to be broken in order to save someone's life and him asking the board to give him the one opportunity to do so. Then the moments with Dr. Andrews was great with him figuring out if he wanted to be a presidential sergeant or great sergeant and him just understanding that sometimes there is a difference and just all those moments with him were really great. And just overall this was a really interesting episode that made me actually excited for the show again because there were so many great moments to it.

The Gifted Season 1 Episode 2 "rX" Review


Caitlin and Eclipse try to help Blink when her powers exceed their limits.

This was a really great and interesting episode that had a lot of really great moments to it. I did like all the moments with Reed and him being interrogated by The Sentinel security and then I'm trying to threaten him or come up with some sort of case against him so that he had to tell them what he knew. And it was really interesting to see how Reed sort of kept calm and kept talking around every single threat that they gave him. The ending was interesting but I don't think it's going to work out the way that he wants it too because at the end of the day his kids are still mutants so they will eventually catch these kids for something some way or another so his deal to give up the mutant underground for his kids safety probably won't work out the way he wants. And I am very curious to see what's going to happen once he does eventually give up the mutant underground if he is or if he's going to lie or anything there I'm very curious to see. And then everything around Kate was really interesting even though she's still probably my least favorite character because she's still so panicky and freaked out about everything. But this episode was really nice to sort of developer her more for me to actually care about her because in this episode she sort of learned more and more what life is like being a mutant and how she is very special because she chose to stand by her children even after she found out that they were mutants which is not a common thing. So it was nice to see a bit of development of her especially near the end of this episode where she ran in and became the hero. I am very curious to know what the connection is between Blink in the road that one of her portals kept leading to whenever she'd had a seizure because when Thunderbird ask her she kind of seemed to try and avoid the question so I'm curious to know what the truth is about that. And then all the moments with Polaris where interesting to see her sort of developing to life in prison but also still sticking up for herself and try and understand what she can and can't do because of the shock collar on her neck. And then I really really love this scene where she's in the shower and you finally see like all the black hair dye fade away to show her classic green hair. I was originally fine with what they did do with the green detail in her black hair but the fact that they dedicated a scene showing the classic hair and having that be her baseline hair now I'm really happy about that. And just overall this was a really interesting and really entertaining episode and I'm very curious to see where they'll go next.