REVIEW: Jessica Jones Season 2 Episode 11
Alright, time for Episode 11. After the last episode ended with someone clubbed to death, will this episode continue to maintain the momentum or will this crash and burn?
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Warning: Spoilers Ahead! Turn back now if you haven’t seen the episode!
We start the episode with Jessica (Krysten Ritter), freaking out about what she has done. With the guard named Dale dead at her feet, she was to think of something fast. She cleans up the body and all the blood while wiping her fingerprints from everything. She decides to make it look like Dale had committed suicide by jumping from the roof. Meanwhile, Alisa Jones (Janet McTeer), wakes up to find a new guard assigned to her and she gives Alisa her breakfast. Before Alisa eats, she asks to make a phone call to Jessica. Alisa calls Jessica when she gets back to Alias and the two of them talk about what happened. Alisa tells Jessica that she is proud of her and that she needs to watch out. Jessica is now being tormented by Kilgrave (David Tennant) for her actions and what she did. Jessica decides to take a shower and once she is finished, she finds an envelope under her door. It’s from Oscar (J.R. Ramirez), which contains all the papers and the passport that Dr. Karl (Callum Keith Rennie), needs to escape. She takes the envelope to the hotel and finds that Karl is missing. Vision Kilgrave (That’s what I’m going to call him), starts to talk to her and bug her. Jessica looks around to room for clues with Vision Kilgrave talking and trying to manipulate Jessica. She finds that Karl’s stuff is still there, including his room key and thinks that Karl was kidnapped. Meanwhile, Jessica goes to the prison to visit her mother and hears the other guards talk about what happened to Dale. Alisa is able to get the visitation room to herself and Jessica so they can talk about Dale. Jessica tells Alisa that Karl is missing and Alisa thinks that Trish (Rachel Taylor), took him (She isn’t wrong about that). Jessica tells her it wasn’t Trish and that she will find Karl. Jessica leaves the prison and Vision Kilgrave starts to sing “I Want Your Cray Cray”, while Jessica is trying to call Trish and find her. Trish doesn’t answer and Jessica yells at Vision Kilgrave to get out of her head. Meanwhile, Jessica makes it back to her apartment with Vision Kilgrave sitting in Jessica’s chair and talking to her about how she has killed three people now and she should own the fact that Dale is dead. Jessica finds that someone used her computer (Trish and Malcolm), she walks down the hall and kicks down Malcolm’s (Eka Darville), door. She doesn’t find anyone home but she finds Malcolm’s laptop and does some snooping of her own. She finds the dating website that Malcolm has been using for his hookups and tries to use the distance of some women to try and get a location on him.
We then cut to Trish with Karl at a storage facility where Karl grabs a box with his research in it. Trish has Karl at gunpoint and she starts to insult him when he asks her about the gun. They get in the car after a lady comes across them and wants a photo of Trish, Trish refuses and drives off. Meanwhile, Jessica is going through Malcolm’s Teaser account and calling all the ladies that Malcolm has messaged and is able to get a location on him. Meanwhile, Malcolm finally frees himself from the trunk and finds himself in a parking garage with Trish and Karl coming back from a store. Malcolm starts to yell at Trish with Trish pointing her gun at Malcolm and firing a warning shot. Jessica finds everyone in the parking garage with Trish driving off with Karl. Meanwhile, Alisa is pacing around her cell when she sees her guard watching a documentary on the Marinas Trench (Not the band). This causes her to relive a memory with her and Karl on a beach talking to each other about Karl wanting to close down the clinic and get a place by the ocean, just the two of them. Meanwhile, Jessica and Malcolm are walking down the street with Jessica yelling at Malcolm about how he was blinded and used by Trish. Malcolm wants to help Jessica but she doesn’t want his help and Malcolm tries to find out what store Trish went too. Jessica is being tormented by Vision Kilgrave with dual thoughts about Malcolm and Trish. Before she can snap, Malcolm finds the place that Trish went too, a Veterinary. They go inside and interrogate the employee working there about what Trish bought. The employee tells them some ingredients that Trish bought and Jessica is able to figure out that Trish doesn’t want to recreate the Inhaler, she wants something more powerful. Meanwhile, Trish and Karl are back at IGH with Karl setting up the same equipment he used on Jessica and Alisa to give Trish the same or different powers as them. Trish wants to be like Jessica and doesn’t want to feel powerless anymore. Meanwhile, Jessica and Malcolm and walking down the street and Vision Kilgrave is finally able to really get inside Jessica’s head and starts to manipulate her into choking someone who looks like him but is a random guy on the street. Malcolm is able to snap Jessica out of it and stays behind to talk with the guy so she can go to IGH. Meanwhile, Karl is operating on Trish and letting the machine does it’s work when it starts to backfire and looks to be killing Trish. Jessica makes it in time to stop the machine and Karl and almost kills Karl with Vision Kilgrave telling her too and she doesn’t. Karl finally accepts his fate and tells Jessica to grab Trish and run while he grabs her gun and destroys IGH. Meanwhile, Jessica is able to get Trish to a hospital and Malcolm meets Jessica there. The two of them get into an argument about Trish and what Malcolm did with Jessica firing Malcolm.
Later on, Jessica is sitting in the hospital waiting room late at night when Vision Kilgrave comes back to talk to her. Vision Kilgrave talks to her about Trish and what she did to Malcolm with Jessica finally accepting that she isn’t a killer like Kilgrave. Meanwhile, Alisa is watching the news from her cell when she sees that Karl has been found dead at IGH and she loses control, throws her guard at the wall and escapes her cell.
Wow, I think I may have to call this the Vision Kilgrave episode. I knew that Kilgrave would be back during Season 2 but it was so good to have him back. David Tennant steals the show whenever he is on screen and it makes me miss him all the more. I really hope that in a future season, Kilgrave will come back again and not just as a vision this time.
We finally got to learn what Trish really wanted out of the whole IGH event and kidnapping Dr. Karl. She wanted to get her own superpowers like Jessica! Well, clearly Trish did get her powers right away and she almost dies in the process. Let’s hope that if she does it powers, Jessica is able to give her the greatest piece of advice for a superhero to know.
With Karl being dead, it throws a wrench into everything now and Alisa is now going to be out for blood. I can’t wait to see what Alisa will do in these last 2 episodes of the season. This episode was a damn good time and it was the episode this season needed to really kick things into overdrive and now we will get to see the carnage unfold.
I feel really bad for Malcolm, all he wanted to do was help out his friends and what did he get in return? Manipulated, Knocked out and thrown into a trunk, shoot at, yelled at and also lost his job. I have really been liking Malcolm this whole season and I really hope that what has happened to him this episode doesn’t turn him into a villain.
The Verdict:
AKA Three Lives and Counting has become my favourite episode of the season. David Tennant back as Kilgrave really helped make this more enjoyable. Also, we finally got to find out Trish’s intentions with IGH and Karl, I’m glad she didn’t get powers right away and now she is taken off the board. I do feel sorry for Malcolm because he was just trying to help and everyone has just stepped all over him. With only 2 episodes left, there is no telling what type of Carnage that Alisa and Jessica cam make now that s**t has hit the fan.
10/10
Next up, the penultimate Episode 12.
REVIEW: Jessica Jones Season 2 Episode 10
Alright, time for Episode 10. After the last episode dealt with more than one families drama, will this episode continue to maintain the momentum or will this crash and burn?
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Warning: Spoilers Ahead! Turn back now if you haven’t seen the episode!
We start the episode with Alisa Jones (Janet McTeer), walking down the prison in chains with a lot of guards around her. She goes to the visiting centre where Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter) and Jeri Hogarth (Carrie-Anne Moss), are waiting there for her. Jeri is going to be Alisa’s lawyer and she tells her that they can get her what she needs, keep it inside the prison and set up visitation. All of that and more if she tells the officers everything about Dr. Karl, IGH and what they did to hear. Meanwhile, Trish Walker (Rachel Taylor), is doing a practice run of her new show, she doesn’t do well during the performance and she gets a pep-talk from Ronald saying that she needs to talk about her life and all the issues she had so she can stand out. Meanwhile, Jessica tries to get Alisa to say something and take the deal but she refuses and won’t give up anything. This leads Jessica and Jeri to leave and consider their options. Jessica get’s a call from Trish and she tells Jessica that she did go off the deep end with the Inhaler but now she is clean and the guys at CCN got a tip about Alisa and her story. Trish, Jessica and Malcolm (Eka Darville), all meet back up at Alias and talk about the current situation that they have on their hands. Malcolm get’s angry at Jessica for not telling him about her mother and storms off in anger. Trish finally tells Jessica about the Inhaler and Trish tells Jessica that she wants to do the IGH story but leave her mother out of because Jessica doesn’t want the blowback. Trish leaves Alias and goes to check on Malcolm and he comes clean about what happened between them. Malcolm tells Trish that he wants her but is afraid that she is too damaged and doesn’t want to be with someone whose soul is damaged by everything that happened.
We cut to later on that night, Jessica gets a call from Oscar (J.R. Ramirez). Oscar talks about how he would see his kid on the first Saturday of every month and that Jessica will be ok. However, Jessica tells Oscar that she won’t get to see her mother because she will be sent off to a Guantanamo like prison where she will never be seen again. This causes Jessica to want to go out but is stopped by Oscar at the elevator. The couple hug it out and this leads to them sleeping together. Meanwhile, Trish goes to a doctors office and tries to get a list of ingredients for the Inhaler. The nurse tells her that the drugs in the Inhaler can’t be replicated and most of the ingredients are illegal. Meanwhile, Jeri is in the bathroom when she get’s a knock on the door. It’s Jessica, she askes Jeri if she can delay the prison transfer for her mother, saying that she can get Dr. Karl and get him to confess. Before Jeri gives Jessica an answer, Jeri introduces Shane (Eden Marryshow), the person with the healing powers who healed Inez Green (Leah Gibson). Jeri wanted Jessica to meet Shane so she can think about her decision to get Dr. Karl. Jeri wants to get Dr. Karl so she can learn more about his work and keep people like Shane to help people instead of locking them away. Jessica declines this and demands she makes the delay. Meanwhile, Jessica is at the prison talking to her mother about planning a vacation in exchange for a confession. They talk about how Alisa took them to a cheap hotel near the beach when Jessica was 12 and that she and her brother use to fight about what rooms they would get. Alisa goes back to her cell where the guard tells her she has to eat her dinner. However, Alisa is not hungry and she goes into a fit of rage when the guard tries to force her to eat. Alisa almost kills him but stops herself, saying that she can never be controlled. Meanwhile, Jessica goes to the hotel and finds Dr. Karl in the paradise room. Jessica convinces Karl to leave the country and to go South America. Dr. Karl then tells Jessica that he never worked on Shane at IGH, meaning that Shane is either a fraud or someone else worked on him. Before he can leave, Jessica takes a few mugshots that Oscar can use to develop a passport for him.
Meanwhile, Trish goes to visit Alisa in prison. Trish talks to her about Jessica and how Alisa is manipulating her. Alisa starts to rage and Trish gets out before she can snap. Meanwhile, Jessica is over at Oscars where Karl’s fake passport is being made. They hear a knock on the door and discover that’s Trish. Trish tells Jessica that she went to go see her mother and warn Jessica about what she is doing to her. Jessica shrugs it off and Trish goes to visit Malcolm. Malcolm is lifting weights and this leads to them having sex. Meanwhile, Alisa is asleep in bed when she is awoken by the guard she attacked who put tasers in her cuffs. The guards shock her while he is trashing her cell saying that she is going to abided by his rules or else she will never see her daughter again. Meanwhile, Jessica is back at Oscar’s waiting for the passport to be done. They talk about what will happen after everything is done and if they will still be together. Jessica doesn’t give him an answer but tells him to call her when the passport is done. We then cut to Jessica at the prison meeting Jeri there. Jeri tells Jessica that Alisa signed the papers and that everything seems to have worked out. Jessica then tells Jeri about Shane and how he may not be who he says he is. Jessica tells Jeri that Green has been lying to her about Shane this whole time and that she is not cured of her ALS. This causes Jeri to get upset but she will still file the paperwork for Alisa. Jessica goes to see her mother in visitation. She tells her that the paperwork is being filed tomorrow and she will be released soon. Jessica notices burn marks on Alisa’s arms and she starts to ask with Alisa telling her not to worry. Meanwhile, Trish and Malcolm are in bed when Trish starts to talk about what has happened to her over the past 2 weeks. Trish tells Malcolm that they should both help Jessica and they should go find Dr. Karl and they go snooping on Jessica’s computer. They find the pictures that Jessica took and are able to get Dr. Karl’s location. Meanwhile, Jeri comes back home to find her place has been looted by Shane and Green who are both gone. Meanwhile, Jessica is following the Guard who attacked her mother and is on the phone with someone who worked with him. She finds out that the Guard was fired from a previous job because of prisoner suicides. She then follows the bus he goes on while in a cab. Meanwhile, Trish and Malcolm are at the love hotel but aren’t getting anywhere. Jessica follows the guard to his house and Trish is able to get a visual on Karl. Trish gets out of the car along with Malcolm but Trish knocks Malcolm out and puts him in the trunk. Jessica waits till the guards leaves his house so she can sneak in through the window. Jessica doesn’t find anything until she looks behind a bear head trophy on the wall to find the numbers of previous prisoners. The guard pepper sprays her and beats her with a club. Jessica is able to grab the club and she accidentally kills him with the club.
This was another great episode and it really does feel like everything is starting to come full circle and wind down. I loved how Jessica is able to convince her mother to take the deal by sending Karl away. It feels like Alisa will be able to spend more time with Jessica soon. I also liked how Alisa is able to control herself while in prison and is only using her powers when necessary.
I also love how Malcolm is finally starting to step up and help Jessica with her case, even when she is not around to do so. Malcolm is starting to evolve into his own PI and I’m really glad to see how he is doing.
Trish on the other hand, while she is trying to do the right thing, can’t help but end up trying to get herself killed. I don’t know what she is on now that the Inhaler stopped working but she is just going on a self-destructive warpath right now. I thought she was supposed to be a superhero like Hellcat but now she is just turning into her own version of Simpson from last season.
The acting in this episode was really strong from everyone. We got to see a lot of emotions run high and everything did a fantasic job.
The Verdict:
AKA Pork Chop showed us that life in prison with a superpowered being isn’t always easy. It also showed us that Trish continues to go on a downward spiral into madness and I just want it to end. Other then those, this was another great episode and I can’t wait to see how it continues to unfold in the last three episodes.
9/10
Next up, Episode 11.
First Impressions: Radical Heights
The Battle Royale scene just got another challenger in the form of Radical Heights. The latest game from Boss Key Productions, the same studio behind the now dead Lawbreakers. I have played over 2 hours on Steam and I’m going to tell you my thoughts about the game and whether or not you should try it.
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One thing that set’s this game apart from the other Battle Royale game is that it is an 80’s style, cash money grabbing (Not in the sense you are thinking of), game show type of game. The point of Radical Heights is to collect cash, upgrade your weapons, collect cash, be the last man standing and did I forget to mention that you need to collect cash? Cash plays a huge part in this game. When you land on the ground from jumping off the plane, you need to scramble to find weapons and cash. Cash is the currency of the game and you can actually store up cash in an ATM to use for future games. So no matter what happens, even if you die, you will be getting cash in some way.
Now another thing to point out about this game is still it’s in “Xtreme” Early Access right now, it has only been in development for about 5 months and when you play it, it really shows. The game doesn’t look terrible, it just really looks like a Steam Early Access game that you would find randomly on the store page. While the 80’s style does help make it stand out from the rest, from various 80’s cosmetics and 80’s style UI (User Interface) to an 80’s style game show host narrating your adventure throughout the game.
Now for about 5 months of development time, I can say that this game does work and is functional. However, it has a tone of frame rate issues, bug, glitches, etc. Some of the items in the game don’t even have textures, for example, the ammo boxes are just squares with different colours to make them stand out. I will say that the guns, characters and some of the houses do have some textures making them look good but not everything is visually pleasing.
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I don’t mind that Boss Key Productions released this game that early in its development. I even went into this game expecting trash on fire. However, once you learn the mechanics and how things work, you can discover a game that has some cool and different ideas that set itself apart from the other Battle Royle games. I can’t look over the fact that the game can be really Janky and the servers could use an upgrade because the servers crap out at times and can crash your game.
Cliff Bleszinski, the head of Boss Key Productions, took to social media to address/embrace the jankyness on the game and how the gaming community has been reacting to it. Telling us to, “Embrace The Jank”.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BhZep77lNuq/?hl=en&taken-by=dudehugetank
Well, it’s supposed to be taken as a joke because the game is in “Xtreme Early Access”, and the game needs a lot more work done it. I feel that this message can be taken one of two ways. One, they know that the game is Janky and that this is their way of trying to address those issues by making a meme. Two, they are just trolling their fans who are complaining about the games state and are trying to mock them.
Critiques aside, the shooting mechanics of the game can also use some work as well. While they are working, they can also backfire (See what I did there?), and can cost you the game. Sometimes, your bullets don’t hit the target and this can cause frustration with the player. However, it’s not like that all the time. Most of the time, everything works out fine but sometimes it hiccups and cost you. You can probably blame that on the early access of the game and I would agree with you.
The game does have microtransactions that are only cosmetic so it won’t affect the gameplay at all unless you want to distract the enemy by looking like a pink Rambo. Speaking of Rambo, you can buy a Founders Pack that comes with different items including the Rambo cosmetic items I mentioned earlier.
Check it out:
While like I said before, the game has a huge 80’s style theme to it and they have clearly embraced it with the cosmetics. I love 80’s style games, references and movies to know that it was a huge selling point for me and if you love all things 80’s, you will definitely get a kick out of this game.
The Verdict:
While not perfect and janky as all hell, Radical Heights can still offer you a fun time once you get the hang of it. The game is a unique take on the Battle Royale formula and is not just another clone of Fortnite. While some would write off this game, I would say to give it a try. The game may be janky but I’m not mad that I played it.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Gets New Short Trailer
Do you feel scared yet? We got a new short trailer for the upcoming Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. It’s only a 30-second teaser with the promise of a new full trailer next Wednesday.
However, just because it’s short, doesn’t mean that it doesn’t have anything new. This short trailer has a bunch of new footage and dinosaurs as well.
You can check out the trailer down below:
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom will release in theatres on June 22nd.
Source: YouTube
Disney-Pixar Releases New Trailer For The Incredibles 2
The Incredibles are back! Today we finally got the new trailer for the upcoming The Incredibles 2. The trailer gives us new footage and more of the family issues you would expect with Mom being out being a superhero with Dad having to watch the kids. We also get a look at the new villain for the movie as well.
You can check out the trailer down below:
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The Incredibles 2 will release in theatres on June 15th.
Source: YouTube
AMC Releases First 3 Minutes of Fear The Walking Dead Season 4 Premiere
Fear The Walking Dead is coming back this Sunday and AMC has released the first 3 minutes of the Season 4 premiere. Fear will premiere after the Season 8 Finale of The Walking Dead on Sunday.
So with that in mind, AMC wanted to get its fans hyped for Season 4 with the first three minutes of the first episode. Although not much happens, it does involve talking.
You can watch the clip down below:
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Fear The Walking Dead Season 4 will premiere this Sunday at 10 pm, only on AMC.
Source: YouTube
The Incredibles 2 Gets A New Poster and A Trailer Announcement
It’s time to suit up! Disney and Pixar have not only released another new poster for The Incredibles 2 but, they have also announced that a new trailer is coming!
You can check out the poster down below:
With the poster also comes a new trailer that will be dropping tomorrow sometime so make sure to check back tomorrow on our site because we will be writing about it for sure.
The Incredibles 2 will be releasing in theatres on June 15th.
Source: Twitter
Jessica Jones Has Been Renewed For Season 3
It’s time to celebrate with some whiskey! Jessica Jones is getting a third season!
Fresh off of Season 2, which has been getting positive reviews from critics. We are even reviewing it here on the blog so make sure to check those out here. So far, we are really digging Season 2 and are almost done reviewing it so make sure to stick around for those when they are released.
The renewal keeps the show on Netflix as Disney prepares to launch a rival streaming service of its own. Disney last year pulled all of its Marvel feature films from Netflix for its planned streaming service, which will also include an untitled Marvel original TV series.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Ant-Man and The Wasp Gets International Trailer
No matter the size, a hero can be anything, like Ant-Man! He has a new movie coming out this summer called Ant-Man and The Wasp. Although the movie has already had a trailer released for it back at the end of January, today Marvel released an International Trailer for our friends overseas.
You can check out the International Trailer down below:
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We will also post the first trailer for those who missed it down below:
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Ant-Man and The Wasp will release in North American theatres on July 6th.
Source: Marvel’s YouTube & Comicbook.com’s YouTube
REVIEW: Jessica Jones Season 2 Episode 9
Alright, time for Episode 9. After the last episode ended with shots fired, will this episode continue to maintain the momentum or will this crash and burn?
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Warning: Spoilers Ahead! Turn back now if you haven’t seen the episode!
The episode opens with the reveal of who the shooter is, Pryce Cheng (Terry Chen). He is trying to kill Alisa Jones (Janet McTeer), which doesn’t go according to plan and he decides to make a run for it. Before he could leave the building, Alisa tracks him down and starts to beat him up but, Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), uses one of the syringes on Cheng to knock him out and stop Alisa from her actions. Back at Alias, Jessica ties up Cheng with duct tape and Alisa tires to help Jessica with her shoulder. Meanwhile, Inez Green (Leah Gibson), and Jeri Hogarth (Carrie-Anne Moss), are in bed together after they finished having sex. They talk about wanting to go on a vacation after everything is done. Meanwhile, Jessica is watching over Cheng because she can’t sleep when Trish Walker (Rachel Taylor), comes knocking on the door during the middle of the night. Trish grills Jessica on keeping her in the dark and Jessica points out that Trish is back on drugs. Trish storms off when Jessica tries to ask her about it and Alisa starts to have a nightmare. She breaks the bed and the chains and is standing up calling her Jessica. Jessica is able to wake her up and Jessica is able to put Alisa back to bed. We cut to the next morning when Oscar (J.R. Ramirez), taking out the trash when he notices glass shards on the ground from Jessica’s Windows. Oscar goes to knock on Jessica’s door and ask her what happened and Jessica tells him that someone tried to kill her mother and she got shot but everything is alright. Oscar’s ex-wife comes bargaining down the hall with their son and tries to argue over custody of their child. Jessica sets everything straight and the ex-wife is mad about Jessica and storms off. Meanwhile, Trish is back at her apartment eating a burger and ignoring texts. She goes to her laptop and sees that Griffin is on the news, she closes the laptop out of anger and goes to use the Inhaler to make herself feel better.
We then cut to Green and Jeri look over clothes and talking about Jeri’s fashion sense. Trish knocks on the door and then walks right in asking to speak to Green, Trish wants to put Green on the radio so she can expose IGH and what they did to draw out the killers behind it. Jeri refuses to give up Green because she would be putting herself and others in danger and Trish storms out. Meanwhile, Jessica and Alisa are showering down Cheng who has been knocked out cold all night. The water doesn’t wake him up and they decide to make breakfast. A breakfast that includes Spaghetti with Butter and Jam mixed in (I could handle the butter but not the jam). Jessica and Alisa talk about her father and how he was a bad driver. Jessica blames herself for the accident but Alisa tells her that it was because of her fathers bad driving. Alisa then grabs her ashes and flushes them down the toilet because she thinks it gives Jessica closure. Alisa talks about wanting to run away and start a new life so her and Jessica can start over. This is cut short when Oscar calls Jessica saying that his ex-wife took off with his son and he doesn’t know where they are. Oscar wants Jessica to do her thing and go find them. Jessica agrees and talks Alisa with her so she doesn’t kill Cheng in the process. Before they leave, Jessica injects Cheng with another dose of the drug so he can remain asleep. Meanwhile, Jeri goes to pick up Shane from prison and take him back to her place so he can heal her. I forgot to mention in the last review that Jeri has the power to heal anyone of their sickness and that is why Jeri wants him so bad. Meanwhile, we cut to Trish on her show doing an interview with an author about her new book. Trish starts to go off the rails however and she ends up quitting her own show right on the air. Meanwhile, Oscar, Jessica and Alisa go to the ex-wife’s house in order to search for clues and they find that their passports and the sons Captain America figure is gone. This leads them to a bus station where we see the Mother and Son on a bus to Montreal. Jessica and Alisa stop the bus using their bare hands and it is a really awesome scene that shows the true power of mother and daughter. Oscar is able to grab his son and the wife tries to tell her side of the story to Jessica.
We then cut to Jeri and Green making the bed when Jeri gets into the bed naked. Green tells her that Shane’s powers didn’t always work but Jeri is hell-bent on trying. Shane uses his powers and we don’t know if it worked or not. Meanwhile, Trish is punching her anger into a punching bag and gets a call from Ronald from CCN. Ronald talks to her about what happened on Trish Talk and hires her to do rage out like she did on a talk show for CCN. Trish goes to use her Inhaler but realizes that it is all out, there is nothing left in it. Meanwhile, Jessica, Alisa and Oscar with his kid are in the elevator walking out from their adventure. Oscar tells Jessica that he knows her mother is like her and now he owes them one for saving his kid. Jessica and Alisa talk about how Jessica doesn’t feel Oscar is safe around her mother because she killed the last boyfriend Jessica had. Before they could continue the conversation, Cheng finally awakes and starts to make noise in the tub. Jessica and Alisa go to check on him and talk about what to do with Cheng. Jessica tells Alisa to back off while she handles Cheng and she pushes him into the other room while Alisa is left out. Jessica and Cheng come to an agreement but Cheng still wants Alisa to pay for killing his friend. Jessica agrees and calls Detective Costa telling him that the killer is there at Alias. This causes Alisa to go rage and try to kill Cheng. Jessica tries to stop her mother from hurting Cheng and the two get into a fight in the hallway but Jessica begs Alisa to stop. Alisa runs off but is stopped by the cops waiting outside and Jessica tells her to stop and let the cops take her in.
This was another good episode. Although I wasn’t a huge fan of the Oscar subplot and Trish is starting to get on my nerves now, I can still say that I really liked this episode. I like how Jessica and Alisa spent more time together and even stopped a bus together. I really like their chemistry and it just sucks now that Alisa is now in jail (I wonder how long it will take before she breaks out?).
The whole subplot with Oscar and his kid wasn’t the worst thing ever. However, it really did feel a little forced so that we can add more drama that Jessica needs to take care of and it takes away from the overarching narrative of the season. While I’m willing to let it slide because it gave us the scene of Jessica and Alisa stopping a bus together, I still can’t help but feel like this may not come up again in these next few episodes.
Trish, on the other hand, was really surprising and I’m really not liking her that much now. I know that she wants to help out and try to make the world a better place. However, screaming and attack an author over a book about Gluten is not the way to go about it. It’s starting to feel like she is getting a little too preachy while drugged up. Her whole rant kind of breaks the immersion because it feels like it could also be a critique on modern society as a whole. While fourth wall breaks are not always a bad thing, this one was handled a little too poorly.
I will give Trish one thing when she said that she quit her own show and slammed those headphones down on the desk, it was an awesome thing to see and everyone’s reactions around her were hilarious.
The acting in this episode was great and I really did like seeing both Jessica and Alisa happy about what they did for Oscar.
The Verdict:
AKA The Shark In The Bathtub, Monster In The Bed is a good episode but not as good as the last one. The Oscar subplot was nice but we could have gone without seeing it. Trish is also starting to become a meme of herself and is self-destructive. Overall, I liked this episode but not as much as I liked other episodes.
8/10
Next up, Episode 10