Emerald City Season 1 Episode 10 "No Place Like Home" Review

The conflict between the witches and Oz come to a head. Langwidere is unmasked. Tip gets revenge and a crown but remains conflicted. Something wakens. Dorothy meets her past and gets sent home.

This was a really interesting episode that didn't fully go as I expected it to go but it also did a lot of things I was expecting. I really liked all the scenes where Ozma and West go to Emerald City and take it over. There were so many interesting moments in there about what kind of ruler Ozma will be which is one that is very powerful but not necessarily a killer. Then the conversation between Galinda and West was really interesting with how it all turned out but I don't think Galinda will stay hand to Ozma for very long. Then all the moments at the actual battle were interesting with how they chose to carry Dorothy by having her not fully on The Wizards side but she was more willing to more with him over Galinda. Then it was really cool when all the witches showed up in the form of a bunch of golden loci. And how the whole massacre turned out was interesting with how everything ended. The truth about Dorothy's mother is a little overdone for me and I feel they only really did it to connect everyone together. Who the actual Beast Forever is was very interesting with how they showed them becoming the best. And I really loved the scene where the Beast Forever flew over all the different people who represent the Lion, Scarecrow, and Tinman. Then the ending was very interesting but I also didn't care for it because she and Lucas really shouldn't team up again. But I do have to say overall this was a really exciting and great episode to end on for the season.

Emerald City Season 1 Episode 9 "The Villain That's Become" Review

As the Wizard arrives in the Kingdom of Ev, an intense negotiation may lead to a standoff with Langwidere. Dorothy and Lucas find themselves on opposite sides. Meanwhile, Jack makes a decision that may have deadly consequences. Elsewhere, Tip and West solidify their bond and mount a battle of their own.

This was a very interesting and really great episode that did a really great job at setting up for the big final episode. I really liked all the moments between Lady Ev and The Wizard and all the trouble that happened because Lady Ev refused to give The Wizard his guns. It was really cool in the scene where some of The Wizards soldiers break out of some boxes. Then it was really interesting when they reviled the truth about Lady Ev and why she wears masks. The fight between Lucas and Dorothy was really great especially with how it ended with Dorothy leaving Lucas just as she found him. Then I kind of liked how Dorothy started on this mission to get an army of her own to fight against Galinda. Then the moments between West and Tip were great with them arguing about the best approach to go and take out The Wizard and get their revenge. And the scene with all the other witches and them not believing that Tip is Ozma was so cool to see how Tip managed to change their minds. And just overall this was a really great episode and I can't wait to see how everything wraps up in this oncoming final battle.      

Emerald City Season 1 Episode 8 "Lions in Winter" Review

Dorothy and Lucas arrive at Glinda's castle; the wizard heads to the Kingdom of Ev to build his arsenal of weapons; West uses dangerous magic to help Tip reconnect with her past; Jack tries to find his place in Langwidere's life.

This was a really interesting episode that had some really great moments in it and some moments that felt a little long. I found it really interesting how Dorothy went from being a prisoner of Glinda's to then being a healer trying to help the young witches who overused their powers. I found it kind of weird how Lucas getting his memories back completely changed his personality where he is ignoring Sylvie and acting really stuck up. But when it is brought up he says that he still has his memories from his time with Dorothy and the feeling that went along with that, so what are they trying to do with him. All the moments with West were also really interesting with her having a mental breakdown over all the different things that have happened in the past few episodes. I found it also really cool how West tried to help Tip get their memories back from the time they were Ozma but also giving Tip the magical powers of the eastern witch. So that I'm really excited to see play out and see just how much power Tip now has. And I really loved the scene between Glinda and West where they discuss their mother and it is brought up the West was always the Witch of the South's favorite. Then I really liked the moments with Jack just wondering around Ev trying to come up with something to do since he can't hang out with Lady Ev. I do wonder if he will stay away from her for very long or what all is going to happen there since there friendship kind of fell into trouble. I did really like the ending of this episode even though it wasn't all that surprising that Ev would turn on Oz the minute they finished all the weapons. And just overall this was a really interesting and god episode.   

Emerald City Season 1 Episode 7 "They Came First" Review

The Wizard enlists West to help launch an attack on a village as his power is threatened.

This was a really interesting a great episode that got kind of sad but still really entertaining to watch. It was really sad in the moments where the Wizard sent out all his guards to take all the girls and see if any of them were witches through West examining all of them. It was really interesting to watch West falling apart at the idea of going through this war again and watching all these young witches die. I did really like the moment where West tried to protect the one witch they found from the Wizard but I do have to ask did she think the Wizard was going to do anything nice then try and lock the witches up or kill them. Then it a kind of great ending for the Wizard where he has chosen to fully go to war with Glinda. The moments with Jack were great with him finally going full tin man with some of his parts rusting up and him needing help to walk again. The scenes with Lucas and Dorothy were okay but it just kind of felt to me like they just kept repeating the same things over and over again. The only exciting part was the ending where they finally got to Glinda's and Glinda gave Lucas all his memories back and the outcome that came from that. Then I really liked the ending with West and the one young witch the Wizard found and how I think they might be hinting at Tip being a stolen Ozma, which if true that is so cool. But overall this was a very interesting episode but it wasn't one of my favorites.

Emerald City Season 1 Episode 6 "Beautiful Wickedness" Review

Dorothy’s confrontation with the Wizard brings her closer to discovering the truth about her past. Lucas goes to great lengths to recover his memory, even if it means allying with West. The Wizard enacts his plan with Lady Ev to prepare for the battle to come.

This was a really interesting episode that took the story in a lot of different ways that I was not expecting. I liked that they did show a bit of how the Wizard got to OZ and how it seems like he knew about OZ before that which seemed really odd to me. Then it was interesting how they got Lucas's memory's back somewhat to help tell what happened when he killed all those guards. The whole idea of having the witch of the south in this I am so excited for if they do go and show her at all, because it is the one witch who isn't really talked about all that much. I also really liked that the little girl Dorothy and Lucas found is a cardinal witch created by the Witch of the South, as well as several other little girls like her. Glinda being that actual bad guy is a really cool idea and I can't wait to see what they are going to do with it, and I can't wait to see what side Dorothy will actually take in this war. The moment between Jack and Tip I have been waiting to see happen and it did in this episode, and it pretty much went as I was expecting it to go. With Jack being mad at Tip for leaving him alone and Tip not sure what to say in order to apologize. Then all the moments with the gun were kind of interesting with the Wizard giving it and the ammo to Lady Ev to have her people go and make more to help weaponized both cities. I really want to know if they are trying to imply that Glinda is that darkness in the form of a human that is coming or is that is still a whole other force that is still approaching. But I do have to say overall I really enjoyed this episode and I can't wait to see more.

Emerald City Season 1 Episode 5 "Everybody Lies" Review

Seeking revenge for the death of her sister, the Witch of the East, the Witch of the West tracks down Dorothy and interrogates her; while the wizard seeks help from the Kingdom of Ev to defeat the beast.

This was a really interesting episode that had a lot of moments that I really enjoyed and it was just so much fun to watch. I really liked the moments with Dorothy and her dealing with being interrogated by the Witch of The West. It was epically fun when West tricked me again by disguising herself as someone Dorothy knows. Then the interaction between Tip and Dorothy went about how I expected it to go. The moments with Lucas were also really great with him and the little girl running around Emerald City trying to find Dorothy while also trying not to be spotted. Then the ending moment where Lucas is confronted by some of the Emerald City guards was so good. And now I want to know what will happen with the little girl now that she is on her own. Then Jack and Lady Ev were so good with them becoming friends and getting to know each other a bit more. And I liked the moment where Jack got into a fight and the other guys kept hitting Jack in his metal parts so they kept getting injured without Jack doing anything. Then the ending was so cool with the truth coming out that they stuck with the idea of The Wizard being from our world and got stuck in OZ. Then I don't know how I feel about the ending statement made by The Wizard because I somewhat find it really interesting but also why does everyone have to be fully connected to each other. And just overall this was a really great episode and I'm so excited to see more.

Emerald City Season 1 Episode 4 "Science and Magic" Review

Dorothy and Lucas encounter a mysterious young girl who has lost her way; Tip is caught between two powerful forces; the wizard exacts his authority over a village's citizens; a unique woman leads Jack down a new path.

This was such a great episode that had a lot of really interesting moments to it that were so much fun to watch. I am so happy because I was right about who the Tin-man is even though after last episode I was a little worrisome about whether or not I was correct. And it was so cool to watch them work through trying to get used to their new metal joins. And the interaction with the Tin-man and Lady Ev were really cool to see especially their first one and I'm so excited to see more. Then the moments with Tip were really interesting with him sort of dealing with being in the body of a girl and being alone. It was kind of funny to me because out of all the potential places where Tip ends up it's the orphanage where the witches select then new followers. It was especially funny when Tip brought up the line of "as an orphan women the choice was to either become a nun or a whore". Then the moments with the Wizard were okay I liked watching him scare villages into choosing science over magic. Then Dorothy and Lucas were great with them continuing to escape from the wizard's guard and it was really cool that they kind of confirmed that Lucas was a part of the guard because one of them knew him. The little girl they met was really cool with her magic kind of being linked up to fear. And just overall this was a really amazing episode and I can't wait for more.    

Emerald City Season 1 Episode 3 "Mistress New Mistress" Review

Dorothy and Lucas find out the Wizard's guards are coming to kill her; in Emerald City, the Wizard looks to his counsel for advisement as the witches show their power; Tip and Jack head to the city of Ev for a cure following a revelation.

This was a really interesting episode that had a lot of really great moments to it that were so much fun to watch. I really liked the idea of the new console women to the wizard had all these different connections to people like the witch of the west and the wizard. Then the moments where she brings up how all the other console women are wrong about what forms they think the beast will take how everything she believes will happen ends up become true. It was really interesting how they are choosing to do the idea of the false wizard where he had all this magical control over the stone giants and things like that but now he has lost that ability and is lying about it and that is why he wants the witches to open the vault is so he could gain that control back. The moments with Dorothy and Lucas were really interesting with Dorothy pretending to be the new witch of the east and everything that came with that. It was especially cool that they did manage to tie Dorothy's mother back into the mix to help explain some things. Then the moments with Tip and Jack were really great with them slowly finding out more of the truth about Tip. Then the ending between the two of them was really great and very surprising. And just overall this was a really great episode that was so much fun to watch.

Emerald City Season 1 Episode 2 "Prison of the Abject" Review

While trying to find a way home, Dorothy meets an amnesiac wounded soldier and a young man trying to free his best friend from a mysterious woman.

This was a really entertaining and kind of weird episode that left a lot of questions unanswered, but I will give that a bit of a pass for now because of the fact this is only the second episode. The Wizard again was a little power hungry and demanding in this episode with him forcing the two witches to do their magical ceremonies in front of the public so that everyone can remember just how evil magic can be. He also really only was being nice to the two witches because he wanted something back from them. It is kind of interesting how there choosing to show Galinda because she doesn't seem all that nice in some moments in this episode. She seems much more power hungry and really trying to put all her pawns in the right place. All the moments with Dorothy and Lucas in this episode were really interesting in the ideas of kind of finding out a bit more about Lucas. Because with what this episode showed he was either a part of the wizard's guard and did something wrong causing him to be strung up like a scarecrow or he fought against them enough to get one of their swords and eventually lost. All the moments with the one medicine women in this episode were kind of fun with the things she said but also really weird. I liked the whole story between Tip and Jack and the surprise of what the medicine was actually doing for Tip I was not expecting at all. The ending of this episode for Lucas was also really surprising with how dark things got. But I do have to say overall I really enjoyed this episode and I can't wait for more.   

Emerald City Season 1 Episode 1 "The Beast Forever" Review

While looking for her mother, Dorothy Gale is swept up in a tornado and lands in a mystical world where the powerful ruler of a kingdom faces the wrath of witches and a mythical force.

This was a really interesting first episode that did a really great job of setting up the main themes of the entrance into OZ but also having their own uniqueness to it. I really liked the idea of having this older Dorothy who has a job and is trying to get to know her real birth mother. It was a little strange for the beginning moments before Dorothy got sucked up in the tornado all that was going on around her mother was a little hard to follow and hopefully as the show continues thing will become a bit clearer. It was an interesting take no the village that Dorothy first runs into and how unlike the first take of the Wizard of OZ these people are not so friendly when it comes to Dorothy walking into the village, they even go so far as to kick her out and tell her to never return. The Wizard is a very interesting character in this episode because of the ideas surrounding him where he is this almost all powerful king that completely outlawed magic and for the most part everyone listens to even the three head witches. And with that, the Witch of the West seems very subdued compared to how she is usually shown. The whole idea of this rising darkness that the Wizard believes is Dorothy is a really cool idea that I kind of can't wait to see all play out. The person that they made be sort of the standing block for the Scarecrow they did a really great job with him by taking the idea of him needing a brain and just changing it to him needing his memories back. The ending of this episode was really kind of fun with Dorothy tricking the Witch of the East in a kind of clever way. It was kind of weird that they decided to go with some Ruby studded armor gloves instead of a pair of shoes. I do have to say overall I really enjoyed this episode and I can't wait for more.