The Flash Season 5 Episode 2 "Blocked " Review

Barry and Team Flash track down a meta that is stealing high-tech weapons, only to cross paths with a new foe named Cicada, who is hunting the very same meta, with nefarious intent.

This was a really interesting and great episode that was really fun to watch. I did find it interesting how they decided to tell the rest of Team Flash Nora's secret right away at the beginning of this episode. And I found it interesting how the team just accepted that as okay that Nora is around because she wants to get to know her father because he has been missing her whole life. The character Blocked I found really kind of weird and a little unnecessary to the main part of what this episode was about. I did really enjoy her powers though where she was able to create this field of super-dense matter that a person couldn't escape from and the matter can keep shrinking in on a person until it crushes them into a small cube. I did really enjoy how they introduced the possible main villain for the season in a bit of a different way by having Iris looking into the death of Gridlock and then when Cicada finally did approach The Flash Iris knew how dangerous his is and was able to warn Barry ahead of time, I just found that a really interesting and almost unique way to bring in the villain. Everything with Barry and Nora was great with them getting to know each other more and Barry working to train Nora to be a more skilled hero. I especially loved the scene with Barry going to get parental advice from Joe and Joe makes the comparison of Nora to Barry and sharing that all Nora is trying to do is impress Barry. Then the side story in this episode was really great with Catlin and Ralph working to help Cisco get over Gypsy. And it was so much fun to see how they weaved through Ralph's 100 step plan to get over a woman. Then the moments where they looking into more information about Catlin's father was a little weak because the vision they saw just told her to talk to her mother which was a little weak in my mind. Then just overall this was a really entertaining and fun episode and I'm really excited to see what will happen next.   

New Amsterdam Season 1 Episode 4 "Boundaries" Review

When Max volunteers New Amsterdam to take over for a short-staffed hospital nearby, things get chaotic quickly. Iggy has a crisis of conscience after receiving the news that funding for a garden has been granted and an eager resident learns a secret about Dr. Bloom.

This was a really great episode that did a really great job with organized chaos and keeping everything in each individual story so that it makes sense. I enjoyed everything with Max and him trying to help this homeless women and her bother outside of the hospital as well as trying to run a hospital after volunteering to help out a neighboring hospital. Then Dr. Bloom was great in this episode with her being in charge of all the chaos because Max is missing for a good part of the episode. And the revile that her resident has been accidentally taking her ADHD medication was great with her figuring out why he is acting so hipper and up for anything. Dr. Kapoor was the fun part of this episode with all the other doctor weighing in on whether or not he should give these treats he made to the nice coffee maker who helped him in the last episode. Dr. Sharpe was a great side story in this episode outside of all the chaos going on with everyone else because her story was just about her having to tell this child that her cancer is back and trying to explain to this little girl what death is like. And I really enjoyed that with how she went about explaining it in a way that comforted both the little girl and her parents. Dr. Frome was great in this episode with him dealing with this influx of patients needing entertainment and he doesn't want to open the newly funded garden to them because it is being funded by a soda company. So him dealing with that conflict of what to do was interesting to see with how each side of that conflict was presented. Then the moments between him and Jemma were great with the possibility of Jemma getting placed in a new home and Jemma being hesitant about that. Dr. Reynolds was interesting in this episode with him being backed up on surgeries to perform but he is hesitant to give some of the surgeries to his resident because he is afraid of something going wrong. But it was great by the end of the episode where he was forced to be more open and the way he went about doing that really showed the growth of him as a character. Then just overall this was a really entertaining and well-done episode.         

Manifest Season 1 Episode 4 "Unclaimed Baggage" Review

Saanvi enlists Ben's help in uncovering a secret about the plane; Michaela begins to question the nature of the callings when one goes horribly awry.

This was a really great episode that had a lot of really great moments to it and it was really interesting to see how everything played out. Everything with Ben was interesting with him continuing to try and grow a relationship with Olive and her not knowing where they stand. Then the scene with Ben finally meeting Danny was a great way to finally introduce Danny and it really shows the divide in the family with how much Danny has always been there for Olive. Then the moments with Michaela were interesting with one of the voices in her head finally going wrong and she ends up outing a major undercover agent. Then the fact that Jared took the blame for her was interesting and I wonder what she is going to do to save him. I really enjoyed the ending scene with Jared having this map that laid out all the locations of Michaela's odd behaviors. Then the shared visions between Saanvi and Michaela were interesting in how they were similar and how they were different with Saanvi seeing a woman who was soaking wet and she followed the wet footprints to where she needed to go. Then Michaela seeing a stone angel giving her a quest to save him also leading her to where she needed to go eventually catching up with Saanvi. The whole story around the stowaway was so great with the flight attendant bringing him from Jamaica after he spoke out against the government. But he was a stowaway so when they landed he had to hide and escape from the authorities so he didn't know that they were 4 years in the future and when a stranger found him they thought he was crazy which is so sad that he was hospitalized and heavily drugged because he was uninformed about what is going on. The whole escape to save the stowaway from the NSA was really great with how they all barely missed each other. Then overall this was a really great and I'm really curious to see what will happen next with how this episode ended.           

Charmed Season 1 Episode 1 "Pilot" Review

After the tragic death of their mother, Mel and Maggie learn they have an older sister, Macy, and discover they all exhibit impossible new abilities.

This was a really great first episode that did a nice job of setting everything up for the series and showing how everything works.

For me, there are some challenges watching this series because I enjoyed the original series so much and I have such a hard time not comparing the two series. Which is something that shouldn't be done because from what this episode showed the two series will be very different, but still there are some things I liked better in this original series and something I liked better in this series.

One thing I liked better in the original series was what the youngest sisters main power were where in the original series the youngest sister had the power to see the future wherein this new series she has the power to read people's minds. And I feel seeing the future would be a way more helpful power in fighting supernatural creatures, but maybe the episodes to come will help to show how Maggie being able to read others minds will be helpful to there fight.

But then something I loved in this series over the original is how the girls didn't know each other very well at the start so there is a bit more of a story around them trying to work together. and how each of the girls is working to live there own lives separate from each other but they are also still really close together. Then I loved how much Macy is using science to help understand her magic, I just think that is a cool line to navigate between magic and science and her using science to better understand the magical spells.

Harry is a really cool new character that I enjoy having around to help the girls grow there magical were as in the original series the girls were kind of given a book and told to figure out everything themselves. I am very curious to see if Harry truly is a good guy wanting to work and help the girls or if he is a lurking villain to be reviled by the end of the season.

I'm a little disappointed in how simple the plot of this episode seemed to be where you could easily tell who was bad and who was good right from there introduction. But I am willing to forgive that a bit because this is a pilot episode so it is more about introducing the characters and showing off the girls skills more then it is about an actual story. So as long as the other episodes to the villains a bit better I'm willing to forget this episode.

Then just overall this was a really great episode that had a bunch of interesting moments to it and I'm really excited to see where the story will go from here.

Supergirl Season 4 Episode 1 "American Alien" Review

Supergirl is called into action when remnants of Cadmus attempt to assassinate pro-alien leaders, but their endgame turns out to be more sinister than she thinks.

This was a really great first episode that did a great job of cleaning up what happened last season as well as building up what will happen this season.

I really loved how so far this season there seems to be multiple main villains for the season because that was one thing that bugged me last season is how they so heavily focused on Reign right out of the gate by the end of the season they seemed to be running out of things to do involving Reign so it was becoming tiresome to watch her. But this season having multiple villains is a great idea because there is this group doing hate crimes on aliens to fill in for part of the season and make things seem more down to earth and local but then later they can bring in the evil Supergirl to fill in for other parts of the season and that is good to keep things fresh in my opinion.

I also loved the balance in this episode between the DEO and CatCo because last season they kind of forgot about CatCo so having a good balance is nice to navigate Kara’s life. The introduction of Nia was so great and I loved how they were willing to joke about how Nia is like season one Kara and current Kara is like Cat.

Then the relationship growth shown between Alex and Brainy was really great in this episode with them getting used to working together and also understand each other’s losses in missing people like Winn and the rest of the Legion.

Then J'onn in this episode was interesting with him working to leave his life as an agent but still feeling a need to investigate into wrongs he sees. Then I loved the scene where he and Supergirl are J'onn are talking and J'onn says how he can’t help her fight but he will always be there for her emotionally and in other aspects of her life.

Then just overall this was a really well done first episode and I can’t wait to see what will happen next after how this episode ended with the reveal of the President being an alien.        

 

Riverdale Season 3 Episode 1 "Chapter Thirty-Six: Labor Day" Review

As the jury begins deliberations in his murder trial, Archie makes a surprising request; Jughead leads the Serpents against the Ghoulies latest attack.

This was a very interesting episode that did a great job of setting up what is to come for the season and created a great level of mystery. I find it very weird how they talked about how Sabrina wasn't going to crossover with this season but that if hard to believe with how much magic and witchy stuff was going on in this episode. Then everything with Archie was really well done with the looming decision around his court case making him just done with everything and truly feeling that he is set to go to prison and he is trying to say his final goodbyes but no one is really willing to give up on him. And it was really great how he opposed everyone else's views and decided to go to the detention center in order to let the case end and so everything could just be over, but no one else is really willing to give up on proving him innocent. Then Jughead's moments in this episode were really great with him navigating the role of being the new head of the serpents, dealing with the Goolies, and dealing with Cheryl's out of control nature. And I loved how they brought all that to a head when they discover that Hotdog is being held captive by the Goolies and the serpents work to get him back. I am curious now to know if because of Jughead action what the Goolies are going to do to the North side to get their revenge. Then Betty dealing with her family was interesting with Betty dealing with her mother and sister's cult-like nature and them trying to get her to join them but Betty can see through the vale of what is going on. Then I'm curious to know with how this episode ended for Betty if what she saw her mother and sister doing was just a part of her seizure or if they are going to blame it on that. Then just overall this was a really great first episode that makes me really excited to see where this season will go.

American Horror Story Apocalypse Episode 5 "Boy Wonder" Review

After witnessing the Apocalypse, Cordelia must act quickly to stop Michael or face the end of days.

This was a really great episode that was so much fun to watch and see how everything played out. I loved everything around the seven wonders and the grace of how Michael worked through all of them. And the style that they decided to show the seven wonders in was great with them turning it into a black and white silent movie just in a nice job of showing off how Michael thought of doing the seven wonders as a fun game because it was so easy for him to do everything. Then the Descensum part was so great with Michael going into hell to free Misty, but a part of me does wish that we could have seen Michael’s personal hell if he has one. Then I loved how Cordelia somewhat of used the seven wonders to test to see if Michael’s is what he says he is. And I wonder if they are going to use Misty’s return as her passing the seven wonders as well because she did come back from Descendum as well. Then it was so great to see what Michael actually has planned and how he needs to kill the witches in order to complete it. Then it was also interesting how Ariel is willing to ignore all the signs showing the evilness of Michael in order to gain more power for himself. Then bringing Stevie Nicks back in this episode to celebrate Misty’s return was so beautiful and I want to know what they are planning when they decided to change some of the lyrics in her song Gypsy. Then just overall this was a really great episode and I can wait to see what will happen in the next episode since they are going back to the murder house.

The Flash Season 5 Episode 1 "Nora" Review

After an unexpected guest from the future appears at their home, Barry and Iris must figure out how to get her back to the future without disrupting the timeline.

This was a really great first episode that had a really interesting plot to it and did a great job of setting up for what might be to come. Everything with Nora was really great and it did a nice job of setting up her personality and making her a really entertaining character. I especially really liked Nora because she is a brand new character that the writers did a nice job of fitting her into the story seamlessly. Because she is inspired by the Tornado Twins but as far as I know she has never existed before this show. Then I loved how they brought the news article about the Flash going missing back into the show because it was something that was kind of forgot about and it was cool how they brought Nora into that storyline with her going into the past to get to know her father because he has been missing her whole life. Then everything with Gridlock was great with how his powers got stronger with his movements and how The Flash and EX managed to defeat him was really great with them stopping a major plane crash by working together. Then Ralph was the great comedic part to this episode with him working to discover all the things that the rest of the team already knows about the multiverse and time travel. Then the ending was great with the discovery by Ralph that Catlin's father might still be alive. Then the introduction of the big villain was really great with it showing a few his abilities in how he took down Gridlock and the cops trying to transport him. Then just overall this was a really great episode and I'm really excited to see how this season will go. 

New Amsterdam Season 1 Episode 3 "Every Last Minute" Review

Bloom treats an inmate from Rikers who is in a difficult position; Max gives a wealthy donor something to think about when he shows her the hospital; Reynolds begins to build his department; Sharpe battles skepticism from potential patients.

This was a really interesting and great episode that was a little weird in its storytelling but it still had some good moments to it. Everything with Max in this episode was interesting with him trying to balance his family life with his work life and how he dealt with the fact that he might lose his child forever. Then the inmate from Rikers was a great addition to the show with her being there as sort of another side to Max with him helping to deal with this other baby making him think about losing his own. Then the wealthy donor was an interesting addition to this episode with how she was very similar to Max but her husband was very selfish and loved money so she has to decide if she wants to follow her dead husband's wishes or if she would use the money to do what she wants. Then the moments with Dr. Sharpe was interesting with her dealing with patients that don't want to work with her because they don't feel she will be there for them to help. Then Dr. Kapoor and Dr. Frome were amazing in this episode with them dealing with a patient that believes that he is dead. And it was so interesting to see how that truth was slowly reviled and what things were shown to prove what is going on with this guy. Then just overall this was a really amazing and fun episode that had some very interesting moments to it. 

The Gifted Season 2 Episode 3 "coMplications" Review

The Inner Circle turns to an unexpected source for help when Polaris' baby suffers from a deadly illness.

This was a really great episode that had a lot of really entertaining moments to it but it also still kind of bugged me because this was again another setup episode that had no real pay off to it. Everything with Thunderbird and Blink was great with them looking for Eirc and getting stuck in this maze because the mutants don't want to be found. Then Blink deciding to help Eirc by spying for him was a great decision in my mind and it makes me really curious to see if eventually Eirc and the rest of his team will help the underground or if Blink will leave to join Eirc and his cause. Then Marco's getting kidnapped in order to help his child was great with how it was all done and what it might have reviled in Marco's saying that they are all under the Frost triplets control and if that is true then the Frost triplets are way more powerful then they originally showed off. The part that bugged me was Dawn's jaundice which was never talked about until this episode because that is a disease that should be known at birth and when she was born they said she was perfectly healthy so where did the jaundice come from. It did, however, lead to some great moments with Marco's being the only one to save his child and having to deal with the side of not wanting to be like his father but having to leave his baby behind or die. Then the moments with Reed and Lauren were great with Lauren finally seeing her fathers powers when he gets stressed out and then dealing with those consequences when they get in a car crash and have to hide from the police. Jace really bugged me in this episode with his hunt for the mutants that made no sense with how the last episode ended for him where he set his mutant-hunting side away to be there for his family and then in this episode he left his wife behind to hunt for the mutants, like where did that change happen. It was like the completely forgot last episode while they were writing this one and that makes no sense. Then just overall this was a really great episode and I'm curious to see where they will take things after what this episode set up.

Magnum PI Season 1 Episode 4 "Six Paintings, One Frame" Review

Magnum is arrested as the main suspect when a close friend of Higgins, an art connoisseur who recently hired Thomas to test his security, is murdered.

This was a really great episode that had such an interesting story to it but there were also some confusing parts that I'm still trying to work through to make it all make sense. Everything around who where the actual murders and how they were involved was the confusing part because from what I understand right now it went something like this. So the robbers actually worked for the victim and they set things up to make it look like they used Magnum's information to break in but actually, they just walked right in because they worked there. Then they stole six paintings but only actually wanted one which they got a forgery done on that one to return to the police with the other five paintings then they would sell that one painting for millions of dollars, but then one of them ended up turning on the others for unknown reasons and started killing them off even though he still needed some of them. And all of that was done really confusingly so that was hard to follow so I don't even know if everything I said was the true plot. But then the other part that bugged me was how the police treated Magnum where they told him that he was the lead suspect and then they never really did anything to stop him from looking into the case and steal evidence besides just giving him a slap on the wrist. Everything with TC and Rick was a great comedic part to the story where Rick discovered that TC is an art lover and Magnum and Rick never let that go and joke about how they were held in a prison together for 18 months but never figured this side of TC out. Then just overall this was a really great and entertaining episode that was a little confusing to follow but still great to watch. 

Manifest Season 1 Episode 3 "Turbulence" Review

Ben and Michaela investigate a shocking murder in fear that it's connected to Flight 828.

This was a great episode that was really interesting to see how everything played out, but it was also kind of messy by the end with how they chose to wrap everything up. Everything with Ben dealing with trying to protect his family while also trying to fit into Grace's life was interesting with how he reacted when things went wrong. Then the relationship between Cal and Olive was really great with them dealing with the concept of them being twins but not exactly because they now are not the same age, then the added pressure that Olive is now dating Cal's old best friend. The moments with Michaela were really great with them finally showing a bit more of what happened to her and her friend during the car crash. I especially love them showing the scene where it made it really obvious that Michaela had no choice to drive that night because her friend wouldn't wait for an uber and was going to drive if Michaela didn't and her friend was far drunker then she was. Then it was so well done in the scene where Michaela was able to get over her fear of driving in order to save her dead friend's mother. The whole murder sequence was really weird with how they made everything flow from who was accused of the murder, who was the main suspect, and who actually committed the crime. Where the guy accused was just someone who was obsessed with the passengers on Flight 828 and he was just there to save her life after he heard the gunshot. Then the husband of the women who was murdered seemed like a major suspect with the way he was acting but he had such a good alibi he couldn't have committed the crime. Then the maid being the actual murder because she was a scorned lover was the weirdest part because they did little set that up to make that part make sense because she was in love with the murdered woman's husband and they were happy together until the women came back and ruined their happiness and that is why the maid murdered her that is just a weird explanation. And I was really disappointed that they didn't go into more detail with the shadow person that was set up in the last episode. And then just overall this was a really great episode that had some good moments to it.      

Magnum PI Season 1 Episode 3 "The Woman Who Never Died" Review

Magnum is hired to find out the true identity of a man's comatose fiancée when he learns that she's had extensive facial surgery.

This was a really great and exciting episode that was really well done and had a very interesting story to it and it really only had a few messy spots to it. The whole investigation into this women was really interesting with the slow reveal of information around how this woman has lied about certain parts of her past life as well as her current life. The reveal of the jewelry robbery this woman was apart of and the fact that she has a daughter were an interesting reason behind her face reconstruction in order to hide from her scary ex-boyfriend. The part that bugged me was who the ex-boyfriend was because it really kind of felt like they rushed to connect a person as the bad guy because the first scene were you meet this guy he truly didn't seem to know this girl and he didn't seem like all that bad of a guy, and then by the end of this episode his personality completely changed and things between his personality through this episode just didn't make a lot of sense. Then Higgins getting involved in this case was interesting with the parts she played in helping Magnum get information and helped keep things calm during the hostage scene. TC was really fun in this episode with him being mad at Magnum for offering free helicopter rides to people who Magnum gets help from instead of Magnum paying these people. And the joke TC make of watching over Magnum and what he is doing was so great with how it was shown. Then Rick was really great with him being there as a bit of a emotional support for Magnum and the fact that this case kind of hits close to home for Magnum. The new police detective Gordon Katsumoto that was introduced in this episode was interesting and I do really like the relationship between him and Magnum more than the relationship between Magnum and Tanaka in the first episode. I'm also really excited to see how that new relationship will be tested in the next episode when Magnum is framed for a crime. Then just overall this was a really great episode and it was so much fun to watch. 

American Horror Story Apocalypse Episode 4 "Could It be... Satan?" Review

Michael’s history as a teenager, and how he came to find himself at the Hawthorne Boy’s school, is revealed.

This was a really great episode that was so well done and I completely understand and agree with the fact that this is the highest rated episode for the whole series. I loved seeing a bit of Michaels teenage years and some of his powers and his relationship with the real Ms. Mead. I’m very curious to know if Michael is aware of what he is and he is just playing dumb or is he truly believe that he is a really powerful warlock. Everything around reintroducing the coven witches and seeing how they interacted with the warlocks was so great even for me who never really cared for the Coven season and struggled to get through it. I did enjoy seeing a bit of what Mallory was like before her memory was wiped and how powerful they seemed to make her seemed to set her up for a possible new supreme. Then Michael going and getting Queenie out of the Cortez and Madison out of her personal hell was really great and fun t show himself off a bit to the witches and show just how powerful he is was such a great way to end the episode. Then just overall this was a really great episode and I’m so excited to see Michael do the seven wonders in the next episode.   

New Amsterdam Season 1 Episode 2 "Rituals" Review

Max avoids coming to terms with his diagnosis, instead focusing on the hospital and his wife's condition; Frome and Kapoor take a school district to New Amsterdam's in-hospital court over a young boy's extensive psychiatric medication.

This was a really cool episode that had a lot of great moments to it and it was just really great to see how everything played out. Dr. Sharpe was really interesting in this episode with her working with Max to get him to comprehend his illness more as well as her getting back in the motions more of working with patients and being a doctor again. I want to know though if Dr. Sharpe emotionally reacting to some of the patients was because of some past family experiences if it was just because she was out of practice working with patients. Then the moments with Dr. Frome and Dr. Kapoor were really great with them wanting to free this kid from all of the drugs he is under in order to help him work through his emotions but the school board won't allow it. The evidence that the school board brought in to show why he should be medicated was weird because they were using one moment of a major emotional rush as a reason to keep him in a medicated haze. Then the other part that bugged me was when Dr. Frome and Dr. Kapoor used a dialysis machine to free the kid of all of his drugs so he could talk for himself and Max yelled at them for that saying that if the didn't stop it immediately they would be punished but they didn't face any consequences. Then Dr. Reynolds dealing with this one patient and her family wanting to a ritual of protection of her before surgery but Dr. Reynolds not wanting to accept the ritual because it wasn't sanitary. It was especially fun with all the bad luck Dr. Reynolds faced around this patient before the ritual. Then the conversation with Dr. Bloom was really great with how she brought up to Dr. Reynolds all the rituals he does like scrub his hand a certain amount of time and say a little prayer before he goes into surgery are all the same as the ritual the family did. The part that bugged me about the moments with Dr. Reynolds was how long the other doctors were willing to let him work on this girl who was clearly unresponsive, now it could have been only a few moments but it felt like twenty with how they showed it. Then just overall this was a really great episode and I'm interested to see what will happen in the next episode.

The Gifted Season 2 Episode 2 "unMoored" Review

Thunderbird hopes a mutant lawyer who recruited him to the Underground can help find the Inner Circle; Andy and Lauren have a shared dream; Reed must keep a secret from the group; Jace is back on the mutants' trail.

This was a really interesting episode that did have some weird moments to it and it left me a little disappointed with how everything was shown. It kind of annoys me how they're still keeping us in the dark about plans and people because we still don't know what the Inner Circle has planned we just see people training and preparing for something but we don't know what and that is kind of annoying. Everything with Andy and Lauren was interesting with there shared vision becoming more clear and it was kind of cool to see it from Any's perspective this time and how the vision affected him and his powers. Then the idea of Andy not being faithful to the Inner Circle was a little weird and overdramatic because all he did was an attempt to check in with his family and see how they are and everyone treated it like he revealed everything. But it was cool how the Inner Circle managed to convince Andy to use his fear and pain he is feeling from these vision as strength to better control his powers. Then the moments with Thunderbird and seeing a tinny bit more of his past was great but I wished they would have gone more into detail of his relationship with this lawyer lady because they seemed to set up a bunch between the two of them but there was little payoff of information on the two of them. I'm very curious to know more about the Ergic person that the lawyer recommended and I can't wait to see how he will help. Reed's powers getting out of control was a cool moment with his powers melting a bunch of stuff. Then the moments with Jace were interesting because he finally worked through some of his emotions and decided to be there for his family more. The ending of this episode was really great with Marco's using a Champaign bottle to shine a green light in the sky for Polaris and her seeing it and then discovering that their baby is having problems. Then just overall this was a really entertaining and interesting episode and I'm very curious to see what will happen next.

Manifest Season 1 Episode 2 "Reentry" Review

The passengers find themselves under government scrutiny; Ben tries to help a fellow passenger reconnect with his son; Cal is approached by an obsessive stranger; Grace and Olive disagree over revealing a devastating secret.

This was a really interesting episode that had some great moments to it. Everything around Ben and Radd was really great with there journey to prove Radd's son innocent of the robbery he was framed for. The actual reveal of who the robber was and why they were willing to let Radd's son take the fall was interesting but it also felt a little rushed and felt like they just picked someone random to be the real villain. Everything with Michaela was great with her working to get her job back and find her own place in the world but she also is having to confront everything she managed to avoid for five years. Then Michaela confronting her friend about the marriage and everything was interesting with the fact that Michaela was willing to lie about not wanting to marry Jared but we as viewers know otherwise. Then Cal struggling to get back to a normal life was interesting with how they chose to show it by having him missing his own stuff. The only part that bugged me about that was how long it took Olive to reveal that she kept all of Cal's stuff because she could see how much pain he was in but yet she waited several days to get his stuff. Then Ben discovering Grace's other man was weird with how they chose to approach it with Ben figuring it out when he helped Oliver pick up Cal's stuff. Then how Ben confronted Grace about it was weird because he kind of made this seem like he was saying look I don't care what you did while I was gone but I'm here now so just focus on me, and that was odd how willing Grace was to just abandon this other guy for Ben. Then just overall this was an interesting and great episode and I'm excited to see what will happen in the next episode.
  

Magnum P.I. Season 1 Episode 2 "From the Head Down" Review

Magnum helps a struggling fisherman when his 30-pound tuna worth $350,000 is stolen and discovers that the thief needs Magnum's help too.

This was a really great episode that was so much fun to watch and see how everything turned out. I loved that this episode was willing to make fun of its self for the fact that the plot for this episode is kind of dumb and isn't all that exciting. Then everything around the hunt for the tuna and the discovery that inside of it was a bunch of information that some terrorists needed was an interesting way to make things more exciting. The whole negotiation scene was a little overdone with how the other side was instantly ready to kill Magnum before he even did anything. And who actually ended up taking the tuna from the fisherman and why was interesting because it was a recently fired employee of the fisherman and he was just trying to get his family back from kidnappers and he was using the fish as ransom money. Then the scenes between Magnum and Higgin's were great because of how they interacted with each other and worked to stop the terrorists. Then just overall this was a great episode and I can't wait to see what will happen next. 

American Horror Story Apocalypse Episode 3 "Forbidden Fruit " Review

            
Ms. Venable and Ms. Mead enact a sinister plan on Halloween, while a figure from the past resurfaces.

This was a really great episode that had so many interesting and great moments to it with a very surprising ending. It was interesting how they sort of rapid fired through the rest of the interviews only highlighting the important parts for each person. The moment with Dinah in her interview was interesting with how it seemed that Michael and Dinah knew each other and knew the power each side held, so I’m curious to see how they know of each other. And the interview between Mallory and Michael was just awesome and reviled a lot where it looks like Mallory is a witch and doesn’t know it but she is also powerful enough to scare Michael. There was also the revile that Michael possible killed all the witches or at least thought he did. The truth around Ms. Mead and why she was built was an interesting revile that I’m excited to see more or the truth in the next episode. The Halloween party was great with the appearance of the apples and Ms. Venable and Ms. Mead using them as a way to almost guarantee their chance in the sanctuary. Which with that I have to say that was probably the quickest way they managed to kill off the most of the main people in one go which was so surprising. The ending of this episode and the return of some of the witches from Coven makes me really excited to see what will happen next. I really want to know the purpose of Emily and Timothy because they were so heavily focused on for the past couple of episodes to not have them matter is weird but if they truly were there to just represent the destruction of everything even love I could kind of see them no longer serving any purpose, but still I want more of them at some point. But overall this was a really great episode and I’m really excited to see the next episode where they are going to the murder house and we get to see further back in Michael’s story.

New Amsterdam Season 1 Episode 1 "Pilot" Review

A new medical director breaks the rules to heal the system at America's oldest public hospital.

This was a great first episode that did a good job of focusing on introducing a lot of the main characters. Max was a really interesting character that was entertaining to watch how he approached each of the different people he met. Then his personal life with his pregnant wife was an interesting little part to the episode that I'm curious to know more about the two of them and how Max is going to be able to win her back. Dr. Kapoor and his patient that is dying because she has been misdiagnosed and given the wrong drugs was interesting with how they used other patients in the hospital to help the patient life the last moments of her life the way she wanted to. The moments with Dr. Frome and Jemma were great with Dr. Frome doing everything he could to help this girl have a better life then she has had so far. Dr. Bloom and Dr. Reynolds were interesting in this episode with Dr. Bloom wanting a relationship but Dr. Reynolds turns her down and gives his reasons why and I'm very curious to see what their relationship will be like in the future because of his reasons. Dr. Sharpe was great with her relationship to Max and how he finally managed to convince her to become a doctor again and now just a TV personality, and I'm curious to see how their relationship will grow now that she is Max's cancer doctor. Then just overall this was a really great first episode and I hope the episodes to come will have more solid medical storylines and now just have a drama show focusing too much on the doctor's personal lives. 
    

The Gifted Season 2 Episode 1 "eMergence" Review

The Mutant Underground rescues a girl from a Sentinel raid, but fails to save her family; Eclipse and Caitlin get info on the Inner Circle with help from a criminal hacker; Polaris prepares for her baby's birth.

This was a really interesting and entertaining episode that did a good job of reintroducing the main characters as well as setting up for the new plots for this season. Everything around the inner circle was really great with them deciding to take out anyone in there group that didn’t follow their ideas. And all there work in trying to create a space that could hold Lorna while she gave birth was great with how the smaller cell she was in was similar to a Magneto prison and it was funny that all the work that they did was for nothing because she went into labor earlier then they wanted. It was also cool to see the underground using Lorna's out of control powers to try and track down where she is. And it was sad when everything stopped and Marcos’s didn’t know what that meant and he wanted to know if the baby and/or Lorna were dead and no one could answer those questions. Everything with the Strucker family was interesting with the visions or dreams that Lauren was having and I’m curious to know if it is a vision of the future and if it is a weird connection between her and Andy and if it is a telocentric connection they have and can use in the future. Reed was great with him dealing with his previous sedated powers finally coming up and I want to know what his powers are like and he has the wolf power all on his own because he doesn’t have any siblings. Catlin and Marcos’s going to the hacker was a messy scene and seemed overacted and made very little sense for all this anger over the little information they got. Then just overall this was a great first episode and I’m curious to see where all the storylines will go. 

Manifest Season 1 Episode 1 "Pilot" Review

When a plane that disappeared five years ago returns, those onboard must piece together their old lives while dealing with mysterious voices in their heads.

This was a really interesting episode that didn't really fix my wariness about this show but it did do a good job of setting up the plot of the show. I am a bit wary of this show because I feel it will focus too much of the people and not of the mystery of what happened to there plane that made it disappear for 5 years, which is the main reason I'd watch the show, for the mystery. Everything around the Stone family was very interesting with Ben dealing with the fact of coming home to a teenage daughter and a wife who has lived five years without him. Grace and Olive dealing with the return of these family members who they thought were dead. And Michaela dealing with her old life being gone and she has to pick up the little pieces she has left to try and build a life from. Then Ben and Michaela hearing there own voices in there heads telling them things over and over again trying to get them to do things was interesting with how these voices lead them to certain events later on in the story. And I really did enjoy how these voices eventually lead to solving the side story case around the two missing girls. Saanvi's whole story in this episode was interesting with her past work being something that connected to the Stone family in the present with her work now being able to help Cal. The ending of this episode was really interesting with how most of the passengers returning to the airport where they landed just to watch the plane explode. And I'm very curious to see how the investigation into the disappearance will go now that the plane is gone so all the investigator have to look into is the passengers. I also really hope that they focus more on some of the other passengers in the future and a little less on the Stone family just to keep things more interesting. Then just overall this was a really great episode and I'm curious to see what will happen next.      

Magnum PI Season 1 Epiosde 1 "I Saw the Sun Rise" Review

After returning home from Afghanistan, Thomas Magnum re-purposes his military skills to become a private investigator in Hawaii.

This was a really great first episode that had a lot of fun moments to it, the only disappointing part was the fact that you could watch the trailer for the show and get the whole story of this first episode. Which is something that kind of annoys me with a lot of trailer for shows because it seems to be a growing pattern where you don't need to watch the first episode just watch the trailer for the show and you get what is going on, and I don't like that I want to be surprised and get to know the characters while watching the show. I did really like how they introduced each other the main characters and how each of them interacts with each other and help out to achieve the goals for the episode. The only character that kind of bugged me was Higgins because partway through the episode her personality just completely changed. Where at the beginning of the episode she was very cold and off-putting to everyone else and then all the sudden she figured out the Magnum lost a girl and she suddenly changes to being relatively nice and wanting to help in any way she can. And it bugged me because that change was just of sudden and drastic and kind of weird. The show did a really good job of keeping a good pace to it with how they got from one event to another. One of the weird thing to me that played into that was how the police department didn't want Magnum involved with the case but when he discovered something they never punished him for going behind there back and a lot of times they even helped him to figure out the clues as to where to go next. I would really like a storyline in the future where Magnum is framed for a crime and his relationship with the police is truly tested. Then just overall this was a really great first episode and I can't wait to see what will happen next.   

American Horror Story Apocalypse Episode 2 "The Morning After" Review

Michael Langdon prepares a meeting with the guests of Outpost 3. Meanwhile, Ms. Venable and Ms. Meade have a sinister plan in store.

This was a really great and interesting episode that did a nice job of setting up some possible events of what is to come. I really enjoyed how this episode did a good job of setting up Michael as a character and seeing how he interact with other people in Outpost 3. It was a really smart idea in my mind to have the episode focus on just the interview between Michael, Mr. Gallant, and Ms. Venable because you got to see how the interviews work and what Michael does to mess with them after he has better figured them out. Bringing back the rubber man was really great with how they chose to have him around as a sexual desire for Mr. Gallant. Then the moments with Emily and Timothy was interesting with them sneaking into Langdon's room to try and figure out where the Sanctuary is and all the other things that they figured out was interesting. I really did like the comparison that some people made with Langdon's apple computer and the apple of Eden with how the computer tempted Emily and Timothy to break the rules. Then I found it kind of funny how as soon as Emily and Timothy found out a lot of Ms. Venable's rules were made up they almost instantly started to break them. Then just overall this was a really great episode and had so many fun moments to it and with how this episode ended I'm very curious to see what will happen next.