So one thing I forgot to rant about last week's episode: nice work, continuity people... The fake Samulet is already gone from the rearview mirror. What the hell?
Anyway, this week. I agree with Dean, I don't really care for witches, but I like this episode more than last week's and luckily it moves from the uncomfortable representations fairly quickly. And Cas and Crowley are back, and Hannah gets some character growth, and gives Cas something to think, and it gives closure to Cole's storyline.
Lets start from the beginning! I was not very excited to see that this episode was going to involve sex workers, since this show does not have the best track record with the representations of women, but if grading on a curve, this is one of the show's better portrayals. The woman in the cold open defends herself and would have won if the guy was not a demon. But I gotta ask, who stabs someone in the eye with their heel? That was super gross.
Sam and Dean are having some relaxing brother time, while Dean waits for a date. And apparently Dean uses a dating app... Okay... Sam sees it as his brotherly duty to make fun of Dean and to lecture him on the dangers of internet dating.
Cas is back and he is still on a mission with Hannah. Hannah, on the other hand, seems more interested in distacting Cas. Hannah, you really are making Cas uncomfortable. He already rejected you, the polite thing is to accept that and move on, okay?
Dean's date is going well, except when it turns out that Shaylene wants payment. Not money, though, just Dean's soul. Which would work on someone who has no idea what souls are worth, but Dean does, and he ain't doing that again. When Dean starts asking questions, he quickly figures out that there is something else going on.
A demon comes in to seal the deal but is ambushed by Sam and Dean. The demons have forced Shaylene and other women to become sex workers and she is not happy. Thank you, Supernatural, for giving Shaylene the chance to kill the demon tormenting her.
At the brothel a woman named Catlin is standing up for herself when Rowena shows up. She is not a fan of demons and kills Raul. I have to say, with all the black goo coming out of Raul, my first thought was that maybe he was a Leviathan, not a demon, but apparently I was wrong. Rowena asks Catlin and another girl, Elle, to come with her. Yeah, I'm not a big fan of witches, but Rowena is kinda fun.
Cas and Hannah's trip is interrupted by Hannah's vessel's, Caroline's, husband. Well, this is awkward. And really sad. Cas interrupts Hannah's converstation with Joe and she thinks the best way to get Joe to leave is to try to convince him that his wife left because she was in love with Cas. Which doesn't quite work, since Cas looks kind of scared of the whole thing and confused. Their kiss is a little more convincing and in the end Joe lets them leave. This is really sad. It was heartbreaking to deal with Jimmy Novak and his family, but this is equally sad.
The boys arrive at the brothel and find Rowena's handiwork. Guess they need to do some research on witchcraft. Sam and Dean figure out that this witch has been around a long time and invented her own spell to kill demons.
Rowena is treating Catlin and Elle to a nice dinner, with the help of her magic, of course. She explains that there are threee different kind of witches, which is a nice acknowledgement to the diffent variations we have seen on the show, and wants to teach Catlin and Elle her craft. But it seems that Rowena's magic has some serious side effects since the waiter she put a spell on dies.
The demon that escaped Rowena has come to see Crowley and he is not happy to learn what Raul and the others have done in his name. He may be evil, but even he wouldn't do anything like that. Thank you, Crowley, for saying that. The demon still convinces Crowley that he should do something about this witch, since she attacked them so openly.
Meanwhile Cole is learning about demons. Oh buddy, a little too late for that... It's not going to be any use against Dean now...
Hannah is very shaken by her encounter with Joe and she in confused by her own emotional reaction to the situation. Cas tries to encourage her and tells Hannah about Jimmy and his family and Cas' interactions with them. He tries to justify angels taking a vessel and how their mission is what matters, not human feelings. Hannah does not look convinced and she flies away.
Sam and Dean find a way to track Rowena, based on her luxurious lifestyle.
Cas finds Hannah and she is done with being on Earth, and possessing a human being to accomplish her mission. Her time on Earth has taught her the value of human life and she feels she can no longer put her mission ahead of those lives. Humans should come first and Caroline deserves her life back. So Hannah decides to return to Heaven. I have never been a big fan of Hannah, but this scene is so beautiful. Great character development and a beautiful way to say goodbye to the character. She might be back, but it is still a nice send-off.
Rowena is ready to let Catlin and Elle practice their spell work. I don't really appreciate the dumb blonde stereotype that Elle is, it's one of the character types that annoys me the most, and also, Rowena, you can't expect people just to know how to read Latin. But it is not a good time to practice since the demons are coming for Rowena. Rowena and the girls are taken by the demons when they run into Sam and Dean, who kill the demons. Then they come for Rowena, who puts a spell on Elle to allow her and Catlin to escape. Dean follows them out.
Catlin is not happy about Elle, so she punches Rowena in the face and runs away. Good for you, Catlin. Dean catches up to them and stops Rowena from putting a spell on Catlin. But before he can shoot her, Cole arrives. Dude, you have the worst timing ever! Dean has to let Rowena go, so he can deal with Cole.
Oh, Cole's face when the Holy Water does not work... Priceless. Cole is still set on killing Dean for his father, so they fight, again. This time they are a bit more evenly matched, but Dean still beats him. However, he does not want to harm Cole. He makes him an offer, let Dean explain everything and if after that Cole still wants to kill Dean, then he is welcome to. Dean tells Cole that his father killed 3 people and ate their livers, so Dean killed him. Sam arrives on the scene to help Dean after getting rid of Elle. Well, her body could not handle the magic and she died, but I'm sure he didn't just leave her lying on the hotel floor.
Cole does not quite believe Dean, and Dean understands this. Hunting down Dean was Cole's mission in life, and Dean can relate. He tells Cole that he was in a dark place and even though he was pulled away from there by Sam and Cas, does not mean that he is forgiven, does not mean he is saved, or that he can be saved. He knows that he will die one day, and that it will not be a nice end, but it is up to Cole now to decide whether Dean dies today or not.
Sam reminds Cole that he has a family, who need him to come back. Which, in other words, means that Sam is reminding him of the fact that Dean has family too, family that is right there, that will not let Cole get away with killing Dean. So Cole lets go of his anger and makes peace with Dean.
Cas has taken Caroline home and Joe welcomes her with open arms, while Cas steals their wifi to research for Jimmy Novak, who is still missing. Is this going to be a plotline? Because my head canon is that Jimmy has been dead a long time (I think he went to Heaven when Lucifer blew up Cas). So Jimmy's soul is gone and Cas is just using the body. So I don't think Hannah's speech about givin humans their lives back applies to Cas. But it is so sad to see him look for Jimmy online. Also, Cas, now that Hannah is gone, can you go back and join the Winchesters? I think you three need to start hunting together again. I miss your interactions with Dean.
Sam asks Dean about what he said to Cole about being beyond saving. Dean says he was lying and just telling Cole what he wanted to hear. Oh, Dean, that's so not true. You meant every word you said, but you are lying now, telling Sam what he wants to hear. And Sam knows you are lying. Dean, you break my heart.
So the demons have Rowena and she turns out to be Crowley's mother. Not a big surprise there. The second he entered her cell and started to look really weird, I figured it had to be someone he knew, I remember that he had said before that his mother was a witch, plus the accent, so I figured it all out before Crowley confirmed it. This should be fun though. I'm looking forward to the show exploring this relationship.
Friday, 28 November 2014
Thursday, 27 November 2014
Person of Interest S4E09 - The Devil You Know
I had some technical difficulties yesterday, so I'm off my schedule. I'll try to get my Supernatural post up later today, but I make no promises.
I was expecting an intense episode and, damn, if the show does not deliver. There is a lot going on and I'll try to go through it chronologically.
We start with Shaw and Martine. It is interesting that Harold has been very concerned about John blowing his cover but, in the end, it is Shaw that looses hers first. I wasn't too worried about Shaw, I figured she'd be safe, though you never know with this show. But I wasn't expecting such a massive shoot out. I don't know why, but I thought Samaritan's agents would have to be more subtle about it, but no. They have a lot of power and don't have to worry about the rules or staying out of the spotlight. And that is scary.
I have one question, though. How is it possible that both Shaw and Martine get out of this without any bullet wounds? They are both excellent shots, so how...? Anyway, Root is here to save the day and helps Shaw get away. Harold has also enlisted Fusco to help them cover their tracks, which puts him on Martine's radar. Luckily Fusco is actually good at his job and an excellent liar.
Mean while John is trailing Elias and notices that the Brotherhood is on his trail as well. John tries to warn Elias, but it isn't until after a Brotherhood's inside man in Elias' organisation takes a shot that Elias starts listening. But Elias is still not interested in running, but fighting back. Which poses a dilemma for John. It is in his best interest to save Elias, but how can he save someone who is not interested in playing it safe but is playing his own game to fight back? John does his best, but, in the end, Elias has his own plan that does not involve saving his own life.
Harold and Root try to keep Shaw out of harm's way since she can now be tracked by the Samaritan. And she is not getting a new identity, because where would the fun in that be? But keeping Shaw hidden? Yeah, that should be easy... Root tries to make Shaw see reason, that there are people who care what happens to her, but Shaw is not the sort of person to lay low while other people risk their lives.
So, the vault. I thought Dominic had it right when he thought there'd be some valuable info in there, something worth risking your life over. It never crossed my mind that it was Elias' weapon. Elias and Anthony's converstation is heartbreaking on the second viewing when you understand the situation fully. Elias knows what Dominic wants and what the vault will give him, but he refuses to open it while he knows that Anthony is still in the same room. Until Anthony tells him that it is okay, that Elias should just give the code. I don't know why it affects me so much, but this is really sad. It's not like Anthony is a character we have spend a lot of time with (like John, I just always called him Scarface), but he is still interesting and he has been there since season 1.
But yeah, the second we were given Anthony's backstory I knew he'd be the one to die in this mess. And when Elias gives himself up, I was afraid that he'd die too. Yet the writers have a different end game in mind. This confrontation was Dominic's attack on Elias, but now? Now it is war. Now Elias wants revenge for Anthony. Now it is personal. Elias even warns John and Harold to stay out of his way, this war is between him and Dominic. And it is going to be amazing.
Dominic is starting to be very interested in Team Machine. He has identified John and Shaw to be a part of the same team and he is trying to figure out who is behind that team. Is he going to find Harold? Or figure out what the bigger picture is? And who is going to find them first? The Brotherhood or Samaritan?
I was expecting an intense episode and, damn, if the show does not deliver. There is a lot going on and I'll try to go through it chronologically.
We start with Shaw and Martine. It is interesting that Harold has been very concerned about John blowing his cover but, in the end, it is Shaw that looses hers first. I wasn't too worried about Shaw, I figured she'd be safe, though you never know with this show. But I wasn't expecting such a massive shoot out. I don't know why, but I thought Samaritan's agents would have to be more subtle about it, but no. They have a lot of power and don't have to worry about the rules or staying out of the spotlight. And that is scary.
I have one question, though. How is it possible that both Shaw and Martine get out of this without any bullet wounds? They are both excellent shots, so how...? Anyway, Root is here to save the day and helps Shaw get away. Harold has also enlisted Fusco to help them cover their tracks, which puts him on Martine's radar. Luckily Fusco is actually good at his job and an excellent liar.
Mean while John is trailing Elias and notices that the Brotherhood is on his trail as well. John tries to warn Elias, but it isn't until after a Brotherhood's inside man in Elias' organisation takes a shot that Elias starts listening. But Elias is still not interested in running, but fighting back. Which poses a dilemma for John. It is in his best interest to save Elias, but how can he save someone who is not interested in playing it safe but is playing his own game to fight back? John does his best, but, in the end, Elias has his own plan that does not involve saving his own life.
Harold and Root try to keep Shaw out of harm's way since she can now be tracked by the Samaritan. And she is not getting a new identity, because where would the fun in that be? But keeping Shaw hidden? Yeah, that should be easy... Root tries to make Shaw see reason, that there are people who care what happens to her, but Shaw is not the sort of person to lay low while other people risk their lives.
So, the vault. I thought Dominic had it right when he thought there'd be some valuable info in there, something worth risking your life over. It never crossed my mind that it was Elias' weapon. Elias and Anthony's converstation is heartbreaking on the second viewing when you understand the situation fully. Elias knows what Dominic wants and what the vault will give him, but he refuses to open it while he knows that Anthony is still in the same room. Until Anthony tells him that it is okay, that Elias should just give the code. I don't know why it affects me so much, but this is really sad. It's not like Anthony is a character we have spend a lot of time with (like John, I just always called him Scarface), but he is still interesting and he has been there since season 1.
But yeah, the second we were given Anthony's backstory I knew he'd be the one to die in this mess. And when Elias gives himself up, I was afraid that he'd die too. Yet the writers have a different end game in mind. This confrontation was Dominic's attack on Elias, but now? Now it is war. Now Elias wants revenge for Anthony. Now it is personal. Elias even warns John and Harold to stay out of his way, this war is between him and Dominic. And it is going to be amazing.
Dominic is starting to be very interested in Team Machine. He has identified John and Shaw to be a part of the same team and he is trying to figure out who is behind that team. Is he going to find Harold? Or figure out what the bigger picture is? And who is going to find them first? The Brotherhood or Samaritan?
Monday, 24 November 2014
Supernatural S10E06 - Ask Jeeves
So this episode is really weird and most of the time had me asking what the fuck is going on. It is a let down from last week, but that was to be expected since 'Fan Fiction' was one of the best episodes of this show.
First off, that is the weirdest previously on ever. It's like a monster recap from all nine seasons, what the hell?? Was that supposed to throw the audience off, or what?
The opening scene isn't much better. A rich woman, Bunny, has died, but she is not quite dead since she kills one of the maids... She did not seem like a ghost, and the butler wasn't surprised to see her, so what the hell is going on? And this has something to do with Bobby?
Side note: no Misha or Mark in the credits, where are they? I miss Cas and Crowley....
Bobby was named as one of the beneficiaries of Bunny's will, so the boys go in his place to Bunny's house. Also, that doorbell is ridiculous.
This is not the first time this show has explored the rich family dynamic (there was the family in season 8 who sold their souls to Crowley), but this episode mixes in some locked room mystery and the game Clue, which makes it interesting enough, though extremely confusing and weird.
Then Stan is murdered by Bunny's late husband. So there are two spirits or whatever the monster is? It still does not seem like a ghost to me, so what?
The boys find that Bunny left Bobby a key and they return to the mansion to ask more questions, but find themselves confined to the house as murder suspects. Lets hope the detective does not realise who Sam and Dean really are. They haven't been on police radar for awhile, so they might be okay.
Sam stays downstrairs with the family to entertain them while Dean snoops around and finds a secret room inside the walls. Well, this is not creepy at all... In the room he finds Collette's body and Olivia, who was locked in there by the butler. She informs Dean that it was Bunny who killed Collette.
The boys decide it is time to question the butler and split up to find him. Sam dodges the detective and is once again harrassed by Beverly, while Dean manages to find the butler in his room.
At the same time, Sam also finds Phillip, dead. So I was right, it was not a ghost. Turns out it is a shapeshifter. We haven't seen those in a while.
Sam and Dean recruit Olivia's help to test the people. Of course Sam tests Beverly and Heddy . Well, that's not awkward in any way... Not that Dean's testing of Dash and Amber goes any smoother.
They all pass the test, so that only leaves the detective, right? But then they find the detective inside a toilet. The family decides to turn on the new element in the group dynamic and lock Sam and Dean into a room.
As usual, this is a bad decision as it turns out Olivia is the shapeshifter and handed fake silver to the boys in order to pass their test. Olivia tells the family that she is actually Bunny's daughter and intends to kill everyone for being disloyal and greedy. And Olivia, Dean may be cute, but he is not dumb. Also, you have really bad aim.
The boys manage to get away and Sam hunts down Olivia, who tells him that Bobby killed her real father but spared her life on the condition that Olivia will be locked away.
Sam starts stalling to give Dean enough time to get the silver bullets from the car. Olivia figures this out, but luckily Dean arrives just in time with his gun and kills Olivia. Dean shoots Olivia with enough bullets to kill an elephant, so either he really hates shifters (which he kinda does to be fair) or this is the Mark acting up. Uh oh...
Dash wants to reward the boys for saving their lives, but they insist that the best reward is forgetting they were ever there.
Sam tries to talk to Dean about his overkill of Olivia, but Dean says he was just nervous about his first post-demon kill. Sam is not convinced but Dean shuts him out. This is going to end well...
What's up with the soundtrack of this episode? It's like a weird mixture of BBC's Sherlock and an Agatha Christie murder mystery. It's very odd and distracting.
So this is definitely not a bad episode, but it is no where near as good as last week's. The characters are stereotypes, but I think this was intentional, and there was few funny scenes, so I'd say this episode is a solid 6. The best part of the episode? Demon Dean might not be as gone as Sam thought he was. Bring on next week!
First off, that is the weirdest previously on ever. It's like a monster recap from all nine seasons, what the hell?? Was that supposed to throw the audience off, or what?
The opening scene isn't much better. A rich woman, Bunny, has died, but she is not quite dead since she kills one of the maids... She did not seem like a ghost, and the butler wasn't surprised to see her, so what the hell is going on? And this has something to do with Bobby?
Side note: no Misha or Mark in the credits, where are they? I miss Cas and Crowley....
Bobby was named as one of the beneficiaries of Bunny's will, so the boys go in his place to Bunny's house. Also, that doorbell is ridiculous.
This is not the first time this show has explored the rich family dynamic (there was the family in season 8 who sold their souls to Crowley), but this episode mixes in some locked room mystery and the game Clue, which makes it interesting enough, though extremely confusing and weird.
Then Stan is murdered by Bunny's late husband. So there are two spirits or whatever the monster is? It still does not seem like a ghost to me, so what?
The boys find that Bunny left Bobby a key and they return to the mansion to ask more questions, but find themselves confined to the house as murder suspects. Lets hope the detective does not realise who Sam and Dean really are. They haven't been on police radar for awhile, so they might be okay.
Sam stays downstrairs with the family to entertain them while Dean snoops around and finds a secret room inside the walls. Well, this is not creepy at all... In the room he finds Collette's body and Olivia, who was locked in there by the butler. She informs Dean that it was Bunny who killed Collette.
The boys decide it is time to question the butler and split up to find him. Sam dodges the detective and is once again harrassed by Beverly, while Dean manages to find the butler in his room.
At the same time, Sam also finds Phillip, dead. So I was right, it was not a ghost. Turns out it is a shapeshifter. We haven't seen those in a while.
Sam and Dean recruit Olivia's help to test the people. Of course Sam tests Beverly and Heddy . Well, that's not awkward in any way... Not that Dean's testing of Dash and Amber goes any smoother.
They all pass the test, so that only leaves the detective, right? But then they find the detective inside a toilet. The family decides to turn on the new element in the group dynamic and lock Sam and Dean into a room.
As usual, this is a bad decision as it turns out Olivia is the shapeshifter and handed fake silver to the boys in order to pass their test. Olivia tells the family that she is actually Bunny's daughter and intends to kill everyone for being disloyal and greedy. And Olivia, Dean may be cute, but he is not dumb. Also, you have really bad aim.
The boys manage to get away and Sam hunts down Olivia, who tells him that Bobby killed her real father but spared her life on the condition that Olivia will be locked away.
Sam starts stalling to give Dean enough time to get the silver bullets from the car. Olivia figures this out, but luckily Dean arrives just in time with his gun and kills Olivia. Dean shoots Olivia with enough bullets to kill an elephant, so either he really hates shifters (which he kinda does to be fair) or this is the Mark acting up. Uh oh...
Dash wants to reward the boys for saving their lives, but they insist that the best reward is forgetting they were ever there.
Sam tries to talk to Dean about his overkill of Olivia, but Dean says he was just nervous about his first post-demon kill. Sam is not convinced but Dean shuts him out. This is going to end well...
What's up with the soundtrack of this episode? It's like a weird mixture of BBC's Sherlock and an Agatha Christie murder mystery. It's very odd and distracting.
So this is definitely not a bad episode, but it is no where near as good as last week's. The characters are stereotypes, but I think this was intentional, and there was few funny scenes, so I'd say this episode is a solid 6. The best part of the episode? Demon Dean might not be as gone as Sam thought he was. Bring on next week!
Person of Interest S4E08 - Point of Origin
There is a lot going on this week and it is a fun ride.
This week John is training students at the police academy to keep eyes on this week's number, Silva. This should be fun, considering John's track record with breaking the rules..
His therapist, Iris, is still keeping tabs on John. At some point, is she going to blow his cover? She is really smart and can read John pretty well, so if she is going to be around a lot, then she might figure out what is going on. Especially since she has seen him in action.
At first, it looks like Silva is the mole, and for some reason I thought she was working for the Brotherhood. But Shaw and Fusco find out that she is already a cop, trying to uncover the mole inside the academy and then the Brotherhood tries to kill her.
Shaw and Fusco follow the shooters to a community center that the Brotherhood has fixed up. I gotta say, that is pretty smart of Dominic. Helping the kids now to make sure when they grow up, they will be loyal to the Brotherhood. There is starting to be so many players on this board, each with their own agenda and their own strategy to win the war. This season is so intense.
The Team finally find out Dominic's real identity and Shaw is not happy. I have a feeling she is going to have words with Mini later. To be fair, I'd be pissed too. She spend some time with him, trying to find Dominic, not realising he was the boss all along.
Ortiz is Dominic's mole (and under the impression that he can do one job for him and then get out) and stole the NYPD's files on Elias to learn more about him. So Dominic is getting to know the enemy so that he can take Elias out.
John has been struggling with his cover since the beginning, so it is nice to see him bond with someone over the difficulties of going undercover.
"He is scuba certified." Of course he is... Bear is the best dog ever. And it is nice to see him included in the action.
When Dominic starts talking about his strategy and circles and how he had a math teacher who said all the world's possibilities lie inside the circle, was it just a coincidence that this sounds exactly what Harold told his class when he was teaching in a school to keep an eye on that one genius kid? With this show.. there's rarely such thing as a coincidence. So does this mean that Harold has crossed paths with Dominic before? But Dominic seems much older than someone who was recently in high school, so it does not add up, and I'm really confused about this.
Meanwhile, Samaritan has been working on identifying Shaw and sends Martine after her. I have a bad feeling about this... Martine is very effective in her job and knows how to get the info she needs. She knows Katya's weak spot is her daughter and she even gets Romeo to reveal how he communicates with Shaw, so it is no wonder Martine manages to find her.
This episode ends in a cliffhanger and sets up Shaw meeting Martine and the Brotherhood going after Elias. Next week is going to be intense!
This week John is training students at the police academy to keep eyes on this week's number, Silva. This should be fun, considering John's track record with breaking the rules..
His therapist, Iris, is still keeping tabs on John. At some point, is she going to blow his cover? She is really smart and can read John pretty well, so if she is going to be around a lot, then she might figure out what is going on. Especially since she has seen him in action.
At first, it looks like Silva is the mole, and for some reason I thought she was working for the Brotherhood. But Shaw and Fusco find out that she is already a cop, trying to uncover the mole inside the academy and then the Brotherhood tries to kill her.
Shaw and Fusco follow the shooters to a community center that the Brotherhood has fixed up. I gotta say, that is pretty smart of Dominic. Helping the kids now to make sure when they grow up, they will be loyal to the Brotherhood. There is starting to be so many players on this board, each with their own agenda and their own strategy to win the war. This season is so intense.
The Team finally find out Dominic's real identity and Shaw is not happy. I have a feeling she is going to have words with Mini later. To be fair, I'd be pissed too. She spend some time with him, trying to find Dominic, not realising he was the boss all along.
Ortiz is Dominic's mole (and under the impression that he can do one job for him and then get out) and stole the NYPD's files on Elias to learn more about him. So Dominic is getting to know the enemy so that he can take Elias out.
John has been struggling with his cover since the beginning, so it is nice to see him bond with someone over the difficulties of going undercover.
"He is scuba certified." Of course he is... Bear is the best dog ever. And it is nice to see him included in the action.
When Dominic starts talking about his strategy and circles and how he had a math teacher who said all the world's possibilities lie inside the circle, was it just a coincidence that this sounds exactly what Harold told his class when he was teaching in a school to keep an eye on that one genius kid? With this show.. there's rarely such thing as a coincidence. So does this mean that Harold has crossed paths with Dominic before? But Dominic seems much older than someone who was recently in high school, so it does not add up, and I'm really confused about this.
Meanwhile, Samaritan has been working on identifying Shaw and sends Martine after her. I have a bad feeling about this... Martine is very effective in her job and knows how to get the info she needs. She knows Katya's weak spot is her daughter and she even gets Romeo to reveal how he communicates with Shaw, so it is no wonder Martine manages to find her.
This episode ends in a cliffhanger and sets up Shaw meeting Martine and the Brotherhood going after Elias. Next week is going to be intense!
Thursday, 13 November 2014
Supernatural S10E05 - Fan Fiction
Episode 200! I have to say, I'm weirdly glad there was no new episode last week, since it gave me time to cool off, get used to the fact that Dean is human again, and now I'm actually excited about new episodes instead of pissed that the writers took my favourite plot point away from me.
Obviously there has been a lot of talk about this episode for months, but luckily, I have remained unspoiled. The only things I knew about this episode before-hand were that it was the big 200th episode and that it was supposed to be a musical (-ish).
And this episode is not okay. It's brilliant, but not okay. After 'The French Mistake' I figured the show couldn't really do more meta episodes, but this is brilliant. I laughed so much I cried, then I cried, and the final scene... This is giving me too many emotions.
The one thing I have always loved about Supernatural is how self-aware it is and how much the writers (and the cast) pay attention to the fandom. And this episode.. It is a love letter to the fans without making fun of them but actually validating their love, while at the same time referencing older seasons and making fun of the show. I love this episode.
Before I get started, I want to apologise in advance since I'll probably quote about half of the episode. There is just so many amazing moments. Also, this is going to be really long.
Lets start from the beginning. So I had no idea that this was going to be a meta episode, so my first thought was "oh my god, what are they doing?? Is this whole episode going to be like a stage show?" And then it turns out it is an actual stage show. Of Supernatural. By an all-female cast. And it's clear from the beginning that this episode is not mocking the fans, just pointing out that the fans know this show inside out and really care about it. Also, the Samulet. Oh, bless this show.
"I'm just here for the college credit" "How dare you?!" <-- accurate interaction between non-fans and fans.
The drama teacher is done with the stage production, clearly she is not a fan. So of course she is the one attacked by some trees. Are the Ents getting angry for some reason?
Meanwhile, Dean is having some quality time with Baby and has found a case. That is barely a case. But since Dean needs to get back on the road, they decide to check it out. "We got work to do". I swear I have heard that one before...
So the boys arrive at the school while some girls are putting up banners announcing a performance of Supernatural The Musical. This should be good.
They arrive at the auditorium and the first thing they see is a girl practicing how to say the word 'idjit'. Obviously the boys are confused. And then there is 'Castiel' saying "assbutt"(still the best insult ever). And then there is singing. This is glorious. Also the song is really catchy. Sam and Dean look shocked and horrified while I'm laughing through my tears of joy.
Marie and Maeve come talk to the boys thinking they are from the publishers of the Supernatural books. Instead, "I'm Special Agent Smith and this is my partner, Special Agent.." "Smith". Oh, you two still are horrible at improvisation. And of course Dean gets right to the point by claiming that "there is no singing in Supernatural!" I think you are wrong, Dean. I seem to remember a lot episodes where you have started singing. But I agree, it should be classic rock, though, like I said, the songs are really catchy.
Sam is actually flattered by the production but Dean is still weirded out by the whole thing. Sam asks Maeve to show him around while Dean tags along with Marie to the teachers office. Before Dean and Marie get far, he notices the actors playing 'Sam' and 'Dean' practicing and that they are standing really close to each other. The show seems to love poking fun at 'Wincest'. Dean, of course, has some comments of his own.
Maeve, did you just tell a Winchester to not touch something? Sure, it's Sam, but he is still going to touch something. And now he's annoying the actors... Sam might be more mature than Dean, but sometimes he can be such a child as well.
There are robots in Marie's Supernatural. Oh god.. Dean points out the inaccuracy again, but Marie explains that this is her version of the world. Dean is not very happy about the play being fan fiction and decides to tell Marie what really happened after 'Swan Song'. But Marie calls his version crap. Dean, if you compress the last four season like that, it is not going to sound very good...
But their discussion is interrupted by Dean seeing 'Cas' and 'Dean' kiss. He is worried that they were practicing for the show, but turns out the actors are a couple. Marie does inform him that there are some hints of Destiel in the show, which Dean is not happy to hear. And this leads to Jensen Ackles breaking the fourth wall by looking at the camera with a very exasperated look. Are we supposed to take this as a hint that Destiel will not be happening anytime soon..?
Sam has issues with the ship name and then he starts shipping himself with Cas. For the record, Sam, it's Sastiel. Dean is very upset with Sam's new-found shipping enthusiasm. What is this show?
Marie is arguing with Maggie ('Sam') about the content of the show. Maggie decides to walk out and go to the principal in the morning. The teacher was going to go to the principal as well. I see a pattern. So naturally Maggie is attacked by another Ent. Girl, if you have a bike and hear something fishy, then you start cycling and not walking.
Marie tells Sam and Dean what happened and apparently the monster was not an Ent but a scarecrow, and the boys reveal that monsters are real and that they really are Sam and Dean. Marie and Maeve start laughing, obviously not believing the boys. Noboby really believes them whenever they tell someone who they really are. Also, how do they look too old to be Sam and Dean??
The girls agree to work with Sam and Dean to figure out what the monster really is. Their working theory is a Tulpa, though Sam is not convinced. Dean and Marie head out to burn the scarecrow anyway, just in case. Meanwhile Sam has figured out that the monster is actually a god; Calliope, who is determined to let Marie realise her vision before it kills her.
Marie is freaking out and Sam leaves Dean and Maeve to calm her down. And this gives us a scene that is so amazing and validates everything the fandom does because they love the show. Dean tells Marie that her play is not dumb and even though he does not believe in this version, it's enough if she does. And turns out Marie is a Sam-girl. Why are the fans always Sam-girls? Becky was and now Marie. Poor Dean, he is not happy about this. Her wig for playing 'Sam' is awesome though.
I'm sorry Marie, but how can you not have Chuck in your show? He's awesome. And you hate the meta episodes?! I get that Dean and Sam do, but how can you hate 'Changing Channels' or 'The Monster at the End of This Book'?? They are amazing. And then Dean gives a pep talk to the girls. He tells them to go for it, which I think pretty much gives the fans a permission to write as much fanfic, or whatever they want to make, as they want, and make it their own. Which is a really great message to send to your fans. I love you, Supernatural.
They provided protective covers for the first 3 rows? What the hell are they planning on doing in this production? And then it's showtime!
I still love the song 'The Road So Far'. It's going to be stuck on my head for days... Even Dean likes the song. And I love that it calls out John for being the crappiest father ever.
Then the scarecrow gets Sam and he finds himself in the basement with Maggie and the teacher.
And then 'Cas' gets a song and it is amazing. I can't stop laughing and now I'm crying as well. This is too hilarious.
Looks like Calliope is not too happy about the robots either, but she seems to be a fan of Supernatural. She explains that it "has everything; life, death, resurrection, redemption, but above all, family. All set to music you can really tap your toe to." Yep, this is why we love this show.
"A single man tear". I can't. This show is too much. Of course the show would make fun of Jensen's crying. Other than that 'Sam's' song for 'Dean' is pretty awesome. Unfortunately it is interrupted by the scarecrow and Dean's beautiful run through the stage to attack it.
At least one guy had the sense to put on his cover before the scarecrow exploded. The rest of the crowd were not so lucky but hey, at least they liked the play!
Dean tells Marie to "take a bow, Sammy". Aw, thanks for melting my heart.
Marie actually calls Dean by his name! Looks like she might believe that he is real after all. And then she tells him that he should have never thrown the Samulet away. Dean insists he does not need an amulet to remind him of Sam, but when Marie offers him the prop, he takes it anyway. It's not quite the same as Sam revealing that he took the amulet from the bin, but it's pretty darn close.
Marie calls Dean a jerk and Dean automatically answers with 'bitch'. And then he finally realises that it's not exactly an appropriate word to use, especially to a young woman.
And finally someone mentions Adam! He's not exactly my favourite character, but it might be nice to get him out of Hell, you know. I love that Sam does not even recognice who it was first and had to be told by Maeve. Maybe now that the boys remember he exists, they might do something about it?
This rendition of Carry On My Wayward Son makes me cry. Whenver it plays during the season finales, I'm fine, but this version is really beautiful, especially since it starts with just 'Mary' singing. Even the boys seem affected by the song. This episode is too much.
Dean hanging the prop Samulet to the rearview mirror of the Impala is a nice moment. Yep, I'm still crying.
So, I have been watching this show too much, because the second I realised there was another scene in the auditorium with the girls, I thought something bad is going to happen. And when Maeve informed Marie that someone had bought the ticket left for the publisher, I thought some bad guy was coming to kill them. For once the show was more optimistic and turns out the ticket was bought by Chuck. AND I HAVE TOO MANY EMOTIONS ABOUT THIS!! I have a strange need to jump up and down in joy...
1) As Marie points out, did Calliope come for her or for the publisher of the books (a.k.a. God). I'm gonna say she came for Chuck, since she really didn't like the robots.
2) CHUCK!!! I love you and miss you, you need to come back.
3) God himself has now approved of fanfiction, how awesome is that?
4) I really hope that was not just a one-off cameo. Just one episode, that's all I'm asking, because Cas at least needs to know Chuck is God and approves of his actions.
This episode was just too much. It's amazing and beautiful and emotional and I'm going to rewatch this a lot (and sing along to the songs). Another thing I really love is that everyone in this episode apart from Sam and Dean is a woman. Majority of the Supernatural fandom is female, so I love that this episode focuses completely on the female fans, and they all survive! Well done, show.
So next weeks posts will be late since I'm traveling, but they should be up during the weekend. I'm back to being super excited about this show!!
Obviously there has been a lot of talk about this episode for months, but luckily, I have remained unspoiled. The only things I knew about this episode before-hand were that it was the big 200th episode and that it was supposed to be a musical (-ish).
And this episode is not okay. It's brilliant, but not okay. After 'The French Mistake' I figured the show couldn't really do more meta episodes, but this is brilliant. I laughed so much I cried, then I cried, and the final scene... This is giving me too many emotions.
The one thing I have always loved about Supernatural is how self-aware it is and how much the writers (and the cast) pay attention to the fandom. And this episode.. It is a love letter to the fans without making fun of them but actually validating their love, while at the same time referencing older seasons and making fun of the show. I love this episode.
Before I get started, I want to apologise in advance since I'll probably quote about half of the episode. There is just so many amazing moments. Also, this is going to be really long.
Lets start from the beginning. So I had no idea that this was going to be a meta episode, so my first thought was "oh my god, what are they doing?? Is this whole episode going to be like a stage show?" And then it turns out it is an actual stage show. Of Supernatural. By an all-female cast. And it's clear from the beginning that this episode is not mocking the fans, just pointing out that the fans know this show inside out and really care about it. Also, the Samulet. Oh, bless this show.
"I'm just here for the college credit" "How dare you?!" <-- accurate interaction between non-fans and fans.
The drama teacher is done with the stage production, clearly she is not a fan. So of course she is the one attacked by some trees. Are the Ents getting angry for some reason?
Meanwhile, Dean is having some quality time with Baby and has found a case. That is barely a case. But since Dean needs to get back on the road, they decide to check it out. "We got work to do". I swear I have heard that one before...
So the boys arrive at the school while some girls are putting up banners announcing a performance of Supernatural The Musical. This should be good.
They arrive at the auditorium and the first thing they see is a girl practicing how to say the word 'idjit'. Obviously the boys are confused. And then there is 'Castiel' saying "assbutt"(still the best insult ever). And then there is singing. This is glorious. Also the song is really catchy. Sam and Dean look shocked and horrified while I'm laughing through my tears of joy.
Marie and Maeve come talk to the boys thinking they are from the publishers of the Supernatural books. Instead, "I'm Special Agent Smith and this is my partner, Special Agent.." "Smith". Oh, you two still are horrible at improvisation. And of course Dean gets right to the point by claiming that "there is no singing in Supernatural!" I think you are wrong, Dean. I seem to remember a lot episodes where you have started singing. But I agree, it should be classic rock, though, like I said, the songs are really catchy.
Sam is actually flattered by the production but Dean is still weirded out by the whole thing. Sam asks Maeve to show him around while Dean tags along with Marie to the teachers office. Before Dean and Marie get far, he notices the actors playing 'Sam' and 'Dean' practicing and that they are standing really close to each other. The show seems to love poking fun at 'Wincest'. Dean, of course, has some comments of his own.
Maeve, did you just tell a Winchester to not touch something? Sure, it's Sam, but he is still going to touch something. And now he's annoying the actors... Sam might be more mature than Dean, but sometimes he can be such a child as well.
There are robots in Marie's Supernatural. Oh god.. Dean points out the inaccuracy again, but Marie explains that this is her version of the world. Dean is not very happy about the play being fan fiction and decides to tell Marie what really happened after 'Swan Song'. But Marie calls his version crap. Dean, if you compress the last four season like that, it is not going to sound very good...
But their discussion is interrupted by Dean seeing 'Cas' and 'Dean' kiss. He is worried that they were practicing for the show, but turns out the actors are a couple. Marie does inform him that there are some hints of Destiel in the show, which Dean is not happy to hear. And this leads to Jensen Ackles breaking the fourth wall by looking at the camera with a very exasperated look. Are we supposed to take this as a hint that Destiel will not be happening anytime soon..?
Sam has issues with the ship name and then he starts shipping himself with Cas. For the record, Sam, it's Sastiel. Dean is very upset with Sam's new-found shipping enthusiasm. What is this show?
Marie is arguing with Maggie ('Sam') about the content of the show. Maggie decides to walk out and go to the principal in the morning. The teacher was going to go to the principal as well. I see a pattern. So naturally Maggie is attacked by another Ent. Girl, if you have a bike and hear something fishy, then you start cycling and not walking.
Marie tells Sam and Dean what happened and apparently the monster was not an Ent but a scarecrow, and the boys reveal that monsters are real and that they really are Sam and Dean. Marie and Maeve start laughing, obviously not believing the boys. Noboby really believes them whenever they tell someone who they really are. Also, how do they look too old to be Sam and Dean??
The girls agree to work with Sam and Dean to figure out what the monster really is. Their working theory is a Tulpa, though Sam is not convinced. Dean and Marie head out to burn the scarecrow anyway, just in case. Meanwhile Sam has figured out that the monster is actually a god; Calliope, who is determined to let Marie realise her vision before it kills her.
Marie is freaking out and Sam leaves Dean and Maeve to calm her down. And this gives us a scene that is so amazing and validates everything the fandom does because they love the show. Dean tells Marie that her play is not dumb and even though he does not believe in this version, it's enough if she does. And turns out Marie is a Sam-girl. Why are the fans always Sam-girls? Becky was and now Marie. Poor Dean, he is not happy about this. Her wig for playing 'Sam' is awesome though.
I'm sorry Marie, but how can you not have Chuck in your show? He's awesome. And you hate the meta episodes?! I get that Dean and Sam do, but how can you hate 'Changing Channels' or 'The Monster at the End of This Book'?? They are amazing. And then Dean gives a pep talk to the girls. He tells them to go for it, which I think pretty much gives the fans a permission to write as much fanfic, or whatever they want to make, as they want, and make it their own. Which is a really great message to send to your fans. I love you, Supernatural.
They provided protective covers for the first 3 rows? What the hell are they planning on doing in this production? And then it's showtime!
I still love the song 'The Road So Far'. It's going to be stuck on my head for days... Even Dean likes the song. And I love that it calls out John for being the crappiest father ever.
Then the scarecrow gets Sam and he finds himself in the basement with Maggie and the teacher.
And then 'Cas' gets a song and it is amazing. I can't stop laughing and now I'm crying as well. This is too hilarious.
Looks like Calliope is not too happy about the robots either, but she seems to be a fan of Supernatural. She explains that it "has everything; life, death, resurrection, redemption, but above all, family. All set to music you can really tap your toe to." Yep, this is why we love this show.
"A single man tear". I can't. This show is too much. Of course the show would make fun of Jensen's crying. Other than that 'Sam's' song for 'Dean' is pretty awesome. Unfortunately it is interrupted by the scarecrow and Dean's beautiful run through the stage to attack it.
At least one guy had the sense to put on his cover before the scarecrow exploded. The rest of the crowd were not so lucky but hey, at least they liked the play!
Dean tells Marie to "take a bow, Sammy". Aw, thanks for melting my heart.
Marie actually calls Dean by his name! Looks like she might believe that he is real after all. And then she tells him that he should have never thrown the Samulet away. Dean insists he does not need an amulet to remind him of Sam, but when Marie offers him the prop, he takes it anyway. It's not quite the same as Sam revealing that he took the amulet from the bin, but it's pretty darn close.
Marie calls Dean a jerk and Dean automatically answers with 'bitch'. And then he finally realises that it's not exactly an appropriate word to use, especially to a young woman.
And finally someone mentions Adam! He's not exactly my favourite character, but it might be nice to get him out of Hell, you know. I love that Sam does not even recognice who it was first and had to be told by Maeve. Maybe now that the boys remember he exists, they might do something about it?
This rendition of Carry On My Wayward Son makes me cry. Whenver it plays during the season finales, I'm fine, but this version is really beautiful, especially since it starts with just 'Mary' singing. Even the boys seem affected by the song. This episode is too much.
Dean hanging the prop Samulet to the rearview mirror of the Impala is a nice moment. Yep, I'm still crying.
So, I have been watching this show too much, because the second I realised there was another scene in the auditorium with the girls, I thought something bad is going to happen. And when Maeve informed Marie that someone had bought the ticket left for the publisher, I thought some bad guy was coming to kill them. For once the show was more optimistic and turns out the ticket was bought by Chuck. AND I HAVE TOO MANY EMOTIONS ABOUT THIS!! I have a strange need to jump up and down in joy...
1) As Marie points out, did Calliope come for her or for the publisher of the books (a.k.a. God). I'm gonna say she came for Chuck, since she really didn't like the robots.
2) CHUCK!!! I love you and miss you, you need to come back.
3) God himself has now approved of fanfiction, how awesome is that?
4) I really hope that was not just a one-off cameo. Just one episode, that's all I'm asking, because Cas at least needs to know Chuck is God and approves of his actions.
This episode was just too much. It's amazing and beautiful and emotional and I'm going to rewatch this a lot (and sing along to the songs). Another thing I really love is that everyone in this episode apart from Sam and Dean is a woman. Majority of the Supernatural fandom is female, so I love that this episode focuses completely on the female fans, and they all survive! Well done, show.
So next weeks posts will be late since I'm traveling, but they should be up during the weekend. I'm back to being super excited about this show!!
Wednesday, 12 November 2014
Person of Interest S4E07 - Honor Among Thieves
So this is a bit of a filler episode. It's not exactly boring, but it's not the best this show can do. But it is Shaw-centic, which is always a plus.
Shaw is working a job with Romeo and his crew, but it's not going well. At least Shaw is always on top of everything. And her "break-up" scene with the crew is a thing of beauty. But John is here to distract her with the new hottie-of, ahem, I mean, with the new number-of-the-week. Yeah, I'm with Shaw, trailing this guy won't be a problem.
Meanwhile, Harold is recruiting Root for a new mission to stop the spread of Samaritan's influence.
Turns out Tomas is a very successful thief, which of course is exciting for Shaw and she is happy to infiltrate Tomas' crew to stop whatever is about to happen.
Shaw's meeting with Tomas in the bar while Root listens on the other end is fantastic. I love Root and Shaw. Their interactions are always fun and when you add Shaw and Tomas flirting into the mix.. Awesome.
Once again criminals are turning against each other and Tomas' crew takes the virus they stole and tries to kill him, so naturally Tomas asks Shaw's help to steal the vials back. But a new team that deals with the relevant numbers arrives to complicate things.
I guess we'll be seeing Devin again in the future and he is probably going to be in a lot of trouble. Also, why is it always the guy that starts to question everything? John and Kara, Shaw and Cole, and now Devin and whatever the woman was called. It was always the guy that started to have doubts first. Is there a reason for this pattern?
I love that John didn't tell Fusco where they were going and what they were going to do. "It's not cool that you ask me to do this stuff, man. Not cool". Oh, Fusco.. you are amazing.
Harold is starting to get uncomfortable with the amount of criminal acts they have to commit. I thought he just got over debating with his morals. Is this going to be a running thing?
So yeah, not a bad episode, but there isn't a lot to talk about. Lets hope next week will be more fun.
Shaw is working a job with Romeo and his crew, but it's not going well. At least Shaw is always on top of everything. And her "break-up" scene with the crew is a thing of beauty. But John is here to distract her with the new hottie-of, ahem, I mean, with the new number-of-the-week. Yeah, I'm with Shaw, trailing this guy won't be a problem.
Meanwhile, Harold is recruiting Root for a new mission to stop the spread of Samaritan's influence.
Turns out Tomas is a very successful thief, which of course is exciting for Shaw and she is happy to infiltrate Tomas' crew to stop whatever is about to happen.
Shaw's meeting with Tomas in the bar while Root listens on the other end is fantastic. I love Root and Shaw. Their interactions are always fun and when you add Shaw and Tomas flirting into the mix.. Awesome.
Once again criminals are turning against each other and Tomas' crew takes the virus they stole and tries to kill him, so naturally Tomas asks Shaw's help to steal the vials back. But a new team that deals with the relevant numbers arrives to complicate things.
I guess we'll be seeing Devin again in the future and he is probably going to be in a lot of trouble. Also, why is it always the guy that starts to question everything? John and Kara, Shaw and Cole, and now Devin and whatever the woman was called. It was always the guy that started to have doubts first. Is there a reason for this pattern?
I love that John didn't tell Fusco where they were going and what they were going to do. "It's not cool that you ask me to do this stuff, man. Not cool". Oh, Fusco.. you are amazing.
Harold is starting to get uncomfortable with the amount of criminal acts they have to commit. I thought he just got over debating with his morals. Is this going to be a running thing?
So yeah, not a bad episode, but there isn't a lot to talk about. Lets hope next week will be more fun.
Doctor Who S8E12 - Death in Heaven
I'm upset.
Which is actually impressive, since the only episode before this one that has made me tear up in the Moffat era is 'Vincent and the Doctor'. The preview for the Christmas special suggests that this is not the end for Clara and Danny, but the end is still very bleak.
It is fun to see Clara channel the Doctor in the first scene. She has played the part before, so it doesn't actually bring anything new to the table, especially since the audience knows it is a lie (I mean, at least to me this was obvious). But then Danny as a cyberman shows up. The way his head bowed down when he confirmed that Clara is an excellent liar was just so sad and made me immediately realise that it was Danny.
The scene where people were taking selfies with the cybermen was annoying. I just hate it when the current generation is portrayed as nothing more than as addicted to technology. Luckily it was just UNIT playing along. I like Kate, she's pretty awesome.
Why did Danny bring Clara to a cemetery? Sure it looks good, but why there? Also, the shaky, hand-held camera is not good. Don't do that.
So I'm gonna guess that the woman that tipped UNIT was actually Missy? Which didn't really makes sense at first. But I guess if you really don't plan on ruling the world, then why not tip off some people.
Why did you have to kill Osgood?? I liked her, she was fun and sweet and if Kate can survive falling off a plane why couldn't she survive? Also the scene where Missy tells Osgood she is going to kill her and then the countdown was super weird.
Clara talking to Danny about the Doctor without realising it was Danny was painful. I feel so bad for Danny. He didn't ask for any of this, but because Clara stumbled into his life he is now dead and also a cyberman. And now Clara is saying things that have the power to hurt Danny worse than anything else.
Now, Seb has been a bit an odd character but that moment that he said "permission to squeee" was amazing. That was the moment I fell in love with him.
Doctor, why are you letting Clara activate Danny alone? This does not seem right.
I'm still not quite convinced by Michelle Gomez's Master. She is very over-the-top and, like she says, she's completely "bananas". And I'm not an expert on accents, but hers seems to change a lot, which is annoying, and the whole Mary Poppins thing is just weird. Gomez's acting is wonderful, but the choices seem a bit weird to me.
I love the moment Danny takes command of the army, not as their superior, but as their equal, as a fellow soldier. Danny, you are an amazing character and I love you. You seriously need to get back from where ever you are stuck.
In the new series there was always a subtext to the Doctor's relationship with the Master, so I imagine the kisses in this and the previous episode made some of the fandom really happy.
Doctor Who has a tendency to do very grand scale finales, but I love the fact that, while at first this seems to follow that same line, in the end this is very focused on Clara, Danny, the Doctor and the Master. It all comes down to them.
Why was Missy so keen to keep Clara and the Doctor together? This doesn't really make sense to me...
Now, I have only seen 2 or 3 Classic Who episodes with Brigadier, but damn that salute in the end was emotional.
Moffat is still borrowing a lot of imagery from earlier seasons. Cybermen setting the cloud on fire was very 'The Poison Sky' and Clara waking up to Danny calling her name was like a recreation of a scene from 'Doomsday'. What's up with this?
In the end both Clara and the Doctor keep up the tradition of lying by not telling each other what really happened. And the image of the Doctor attacking the TARDIS console is painful. This ending is so sad and I'm glad Clara's story is not going to end like this. Bring on Christmas!
Which is actually impressive, since the only episode before this one that has made me tear up in the Moffat era is 'Vincent and the Doctor'. The preview for the Christmas special suggests that this is not the end for Clara and Danny, but the end is still very bleak.
It is fun to see Clara channel the Doctor in the first scene. She has played the part before, so it doesn't actually bring anything new to the table, especially since the audience knows it is a lie (I mean, at least to me this was obvious). But then Danny as a cyberman shows up. The way his head bowed down when he confirmed that Clara is an excellent liar was just so sad and made me immediately realise that it was Danny.
The scene where people were taking selfies with the cybermen was annoying. I just hate it when the current generation is portrayed as nothing more than as addicted to technology. Luckily it was just UNIT playing along. I like Kate, she's pretty awesome.
Why did Danny bring Clara to a cemetery? Sure it looks good, but why there? Also, the shaky, hand-held camera is not good. Don't do that.
So I'm gonna guess that the woman that tipped UNIT was actually Missy? Which didn't really makes sense at first. But I guess if you really don't plan on ruling the world, then why not tip off some people.
Why did you have to kill Osgood?? I liked her, she was fun and sweet and if Kate can survive falling off a plane why couldn't she survive? Also the scene where Missy tells Osgood she is going to kill her and then the countdown was super weird.
Clara talking to Danny about the Doctor without realising it was Danny was painful. I feel so bad for Danny. He didn't ask for any of this, but because Clara stumbled into his life he is now dead and also a cyberman. And now Clara is saying things that have the power to hurt Danny worse than anything else.
Now, Seb has been a bit an odd character but that moment that he said "permission to squeee" was amazing. That was the moment I fell in love with him.
Doctor, why are you letting Clara activate Danny alone? This does not seem right.
I'm still not quite convinced by Michelle Gomez's Master. She is very over-the-top and, like she says, she's completely "bananas". And I'm not an expert on accents, but hers seems to change a lot, which is annoying, and the whole Mary Poppins thing is just weird. Gomez's acting is wonderful, but the choices seem a bit weird to me.
I love the moment Danny takes command of the army, not as their superior, but as their equal, as a fellow soldier. Danny, you are an amazing character and I love you. You seriously need to get back from where ever you are stuck.
In the new series there was always a subtext to the Doctor's relationship with the Master, so I imagine the kisses in this and the previous episode made some of the fandom really happy.
Doctor Who has a tendency to do very grand scale finales, but I love the fact that, while at first this seems to follow that same line, in the end this is very focused on Clara, Danny, the Doctor and the Master. It all comes down to them.
Why was Missy so keen to keep Clara and the Doctor together? This doesn't really make sense to me...
Now, I have only seen 2 or 3 Classic Who episodes with Brigadier, but damn that salute in the end was emotional.
Moffat is still borrowing a lot of imagery from earlier seasons. Cybermen setting the cloud on fire was very 'The Poison Sky' and Clara waking up to Danny calling her name was like a recreation of a scene from 'Doomsday'. What's up with this?
In the end both Clara and the Doctor keep up the tradition of lying by not telling each other what really happened. And the image of the Doctor attacking the TARDIS console is painful. This ending is so sad and I'm glad Clara's story is not going to end like this. Bring on Christmas!
Friday, 7 November 2014
Doctor Who S8E11 - Dark Water
Well, at least this is up before the last episode airs. It is difficult to write about an episode of television when the story is not finished, but I will try to come up with something. Maybe after the next episode, this one won't feel so weird, but as a stand-alone, this does not work.
Why does Clara have a ton of post-it notes in her living room with words on them that have to do with the Doctor and her travels with him? I don't get it.
Danny's death in the beginning comes out of nowhere and sadly had absolutely no impact on me as I just kept thinking that there was no way in hell that the death would stick. When was the last time a recurring character actually died? I can't remember a single one. Rory kept dying a lot, but that never stuck and when the Ponds "died" they were sent to the past, so they technically didn't die. River lives in a computer now, so she's not dead. Recurring characters just don't die on this show. Plus the episode did not spend enough time exploring Clara's grief, she just suddenly went from numb and doing nothing to blackmailing the Doctor, which seemed very weird and made absolutely no sense to me.
The pace of the episode is off in other places as well. Everything is rushed in the beginning so that the Doctor and Clara can get to the 3W facility, but when they get there; nothing happens and the episode becomes incredibly slow. Not good. They should have given Clara more time to grieve and then move through the facility in quicker pace, cos that shit was boring.
If someone says to you that "I'm not going to kill you until you say something nice", then why the hell would you say something nice?? Wouldn't you just keep insulting this person so they would not kill you? This is stupid.
The reveal that Missy is the Master was a surprise. I didn't think they'd bring that character back. I haven't seen a lot of the Classic Who so my refecence for the character is Derek Jacobi and John Simms' portrayals. So far I'm not impressed with Michelle Gomez's portrayal of the character, sometimes her tone of voice is just weird and kind of annoying, which makes me miss John Simms. He was amazing. But I do have to wonder, how the hell is the Master back?? The last time we saw him Ten send him back to the Time War with the rest of the High Council. So did the moving of Gallifrey allow him to survive and escape?
Lets hope the next episode is better.
Why does Clara have a ton of post-it notes in her living room with words on them that have to do with the Doctor and her travels with him? I don't get it.
Danny's death in the beginning comes out of nowhere and sadly had absolutely no impact on me as I just kept thinking that there was no way in hell that the death would stick. When was the last time a recurring character actually died? I can't remember a single one. Rory kept dying a lot, but that never stuck and when the Ponds "died" they were sent to the past, so they technically didn't die. River lives in a computer now, so she's not dead. Recurring characters just don't die on this show. Plus the episode did not spend enough time exploring Clara's grief, she just suddenly went from numb and doing nothing to blackmailing the Doctor, which seemed very weird and made absolutely no sense to me.
The pace of the episode is off in other places as well. Everything is rushed in the beginning so that the Doctor and Clara can get to the 3W facility, but when they get there; nothing happens and the episode becomes incredibly slow. Not good. They should have given Clara more time to grieve and then move through the facility in quicker pace, cos that shit was boring.
If someone says to you that "I'm not going to kill you until you say something nice", then why the hell would you say something nice?? Wouldn't you just keep insulting this person so they would not kill you? This is stupid.
The reveal that Missy is the Master was a surprise. I didn't think they'd bring that character back. I haven't seen a lot of the Classic Who so my refecence for the character is Derek Jacobi and John Simms' portrayals. So far I'm not impressed with Michelle Gomez's portrayal of the character, sometimes her tone of voice is just weird and kind of annoying, which makes me miss John Simms. He was amazing. But I do have to wonder, how the hell is the Master back?? The last time we saw him Ten send him back to the Time War with the rest of the High Council. So did the moving of Gallifrey allow him to survive and escape?
Lets hope the next episode is better.
Trailer Talk!
So my schedule is completely off at the moment because Real Life, but I'm trying to get back to being productive. Hopefully I'll get all the posts I have lined up out today. Lets start with trailers! After a shitty week I was greatly cheered up by new trailers to both The Hobbit and Into the Woods.
Into the Woods
I love musicals. I can't help it, I absolutely adore them. Moulin Rouge! is one of my favourite films ever, Pitch Perfect is my go-to film when I need cheering up and Mamma Mia never fails to make me smile. So it is no wonder that I'm excited for something like Into the Woods. The premise itself would already make an interesting fantasy film, but when you add the fantastic cast and songs.. Yeah, I'm sold. Especially since Anna Kendrick is involved, because she is my queen.
I think this is the first promo that properly shows Johnny Depp's Wolf, and I really like the design. It's silly but goes really well with the fairy tale theme of the film. If it had been more of a CGI creature, it would not have looked as good.
Of course Meryl Streep can do no wrong and she looks so awesome in this.
As far as I'm aware only Anna, Meryl and Johnny have a singing background, so it will be interesting to see how everyone else does with their singing. Based on the trailer I'd say it will be fine, though.
Best line: "I was raised to be charming, not sincere". This is amazing, I wish someone would have pointed that out to me when I was a little girl dreaming of Disney princes. But then that's the whole point the trailer makes. That you should enjoy being a child, being shielded from the world, before you realise what a cruel place the world can be and that there isn't always a happily ever after.
The Hobbit
This trailer made me cry. Therefore, I'm going to go ahead and say that the film will make me cry like a baby (I'm gonna have so much fun in the cinema....). Obviously I have read the book, so I know who dies and who lives, but that does not mean it won't have an emotional effect on me. Especially, since what Jackson has done to the characters and made them more recognisable, to give each of them a journey, which of course makes me connect to them more than the book did.
I love how the previous films have made me care about Thorin's journey, so that even the glimpses the trailer gives of his downfall make me feel sad. Though I'm not sure if that's because the characterisation of Thorin or because it is Richard Armitage and he's awesome.
Elrond! And Saruman! Christopher Lee steals the whole trailer with just one line, that's how good he is. Also, I love that we get to see the White Council's raid on Dol Guldur, it's going to be awesome. And this is the moment that Saruman officially allied himself with Sauron, isn't it? Do we get to see that?
Is that Thorin having a sort of affectionate moment with Kili? I can't tell who it is, but it makes me sad. This film is going to kill me with tears, just like Return of the King, isn't it?
Thranduil strikes Tauriel, what's going on here? Why are they fighting like that? And for the record, I don't hate Tauriel like a lot of people seem to. I may not care about her a great deal, but I don't hate her. Though I do think this whole romance angle with Kili is pointless and ridiculous.
There isn't much else to say that I didn't already say about the teaser trailer. I'm just so excited for this. It is going to be a great adventure, even though it is sad that it is the last one.
Into the Woods
I love musicals. I can't help it, I absolutely adore them. Moulin Rouge! is one of my favourite films ever, Pitch Perfect is my go-to film when I need cheering up and Mamma Mia never fails to make me smile. So it is no wonder that I'm excited for something like Into the Woods. The premise itself would already make an interesting fantasy film, but when you add the fantastic cast and songs.. Yeah, I'm sold. Especially since Anna Kendrick is involved, because she is my queen.
I think this is the first promo that properly shows Johnny Depp's Wolf, and I really like the design. It's silly but goes really well with the fairy tale theme of the film. If it had been more of a CGI creature, it would not have looked as good.
Of course Meryl Streep can do no wrong and she looks so awesome in this.
As far as I'm aware only Anna, Meryl and Johnny have a singing background, so it will be interesting to see how everyone else does with their singing. Based on the trailer I'd say it will be fine, though.
Best line: "I was raised to be charming, not sincere". This is amazing, I wish someone would have pointed that out to me when I was a little girl dreaming of Disney princes. But then that's the whole point the trailer makes. That you should enjoy being a child, being shielded from the world, before you realise what a cruel place the world can be and that there isn't always a happily ever after.
The Hobbit
This trailer made me cry. Therefore, I'm going to go ahead and say that the film will make me cry like a baby (I'm gonna have so much fun in the cinema....). Obviously I have read the book, so I know who dies and who lives, but that does not mean it won't have an emotional effect on me. Especially, since what Jackson has done to the characters and made them more recognisable, to give each of them a journey, which of course makes me connect to them more than the book did.
I love how the previous films have made me care about Thorin's journey, so that even the glimpses the trailer gives of his downfall make me feel sad. Though I'm not sure if that's because the characterisation of Thorin or because it is Richard Armitage and he's awesome.
Elrond! And Saruman! Christopher Lee steals the whole trailer with just one line, that's how good he is. Also, I love that we get to see the White Council's raid on Dol Guldur, it's going to be awesome. And this is the moment that Saruman officially allied himself with Sauron, isn't it? Do we get to see that?
Is that Thorin having a sort of affectionate moment with Kili? I can't tell who it is, but it makes me sad. This film is going to kill me with tears, just like Return of the King, isn't it?
Thranduil strikes Tauriel, what's going on here? Why are they fighting like that? And for the record, I don't hate Tauriel like a lot of people seem to. I may not care about her a great deal, but I don't hate her. Though I do think this whole romance angle with Kili is pointless and ridiculous.
There isn't much else to say that I didn't already say about the teaser trailer. I'm just so excited for this. It is going to be a great adventure, even though it is sad that it is the last one.
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