REVIEW: Iron Man (Road to Infinity War)
This is it folks! The Papi Chulo RADIO Road to Infinity War (RTIW for short) review event has begun!
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With Infinity War coming out this May, we will be going back and reviewing every single MCU movie in release order! After all, every end has a beginning. So let’s start at the beginning with Iron Man.
Iron Man is the first movie in the now famous MCU and even 10 years after it’s release, does the movie still hold up?
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Before we get into it, it should be said that there will be spoilers if you haven’t seen it yet (Although since it’s 10 years old, you should have seen it already).
The story of Iron Man is an origin story for Tony Stark, played by the famous and expensive Robert Downey JR. After a weapons testing, Tony get’s ambushed and captured by the Ten Rings. They demand that Tony Build them the Jericho missile and then they will kill him afterwards. However, along with us saviour and cellmate, Yinsen, they secretly build a prototype Iron Man suit to help them escape. After Tony barely escapes with the suit, he is rescued and learns he has been gone for 3 months and tries to shut down production of his weapons for good, after seeing all the harm he has caused with them. However, Obadiah Stane, played by Jeff Bridges, has other plans for not only the weapons but Tony’s prototype suit as well.
The story is easy and simple to follow which is one of the strong aspects of the movie. Iron Man has had a strange and crazy ride in the comics and seeing as this is the first movie, they had plenty of material to choose from. Now, I haven’t read a single issue of Iron Man so I don’t know if this story is from the comics for not. So, it’s nice to see them go for their own story of good vs. evil. It’s this moral dilemma that Tony has is what makes him so likeable and charming.
It also helps that the acting in this movie is awesome. Robert Downey JR. is the star of the show and he nails Tony Stark and Iron Man. Jeff Bridges is also very charming and can also be menacing as the villain of the movie. Everyone else in the cast did a great job as well.
The CGI also still holds up after 10 years and seeing some amazing improvements with each new Marvel film. From the Iron Man suits, weapons testing and Tonys mansion. You can see that they did not want to get the look and feel of Iron Man wrong. Because if they did, we wouldn’t have an MCU after all and just try to imagine a world without the MCU.
One thing to also point out is how this movie doesn’t try and spend it’s time building a universe. The movie is focused on the character and only drops little hints to make it feel grander in scale. This is the perfect set up for a solo movie and it also feels like if this movie did bomb, it would have been a one and done.
The Verdict:
Iron Man is not only a great superhero movie, it’s also a great popcorn flick. It’s also a really impressive start to what we call the MCU. No one really knew who Iron Man was until this movie put him and RDJ on the map. Iron Man isn’t perfect, but it get’s the job done and is a great start to a new universe.
8/10
Alright, one down, 16 more to go. Stick around because up next will be the mostly forgotten but still in canon, The Incredible Hulk.
REVIEW: Once Upon A Time, Episode 705
Once Upon A Time returns once again, this week with episode 5 of this seventh season, entitled “Greenbacks”, and, as promised, this was totally a Tiana centric episode.
In flashbacks, Tiana and her mother saw themselves forced to sell most of their property, because the kingdom is getting more and more poor. Trying to make a merge and find a love at the same time, the princess from The Princess and the Frog went to see the invidious Dr. Facilier, who continued to sell his lies and play his tricks to get what he wanted, kind of like Rumple’s style. I don’t think it was very hard to guess that “prince” was not going to be the answer to Tiana’s problem. First: because it seemed like a very simple solution; second: the prince seemed too charming; third: Once Upon A Time doesn’t really do love at first sight, and that is kind of what happened, if it wasn’t all a lie of course. Turns out Facilier simply wanted the ruby from Tiana’s neckless and, lucky for him, he got it closer to the episode. It was when Tiana was returning the frog to the so-called Prince Marias, that she realized she doesn’t need a prince nor another hero to go and save her and her kingdom. She can very well do that herself. And so she will.
In present day, after Victoria raised their rent, Sabine decided it was time to make more money, so she came up with the idea to sell her beignet. With Jacinda’s boss out of town, and with no other place to sell, Sabine decided it was a good idea to sell them at Jacinda’s work. The business was really starting to be successful, until Victoria ordered that little shop wrecked, making Jacinda be out of a job. It really was not fair seeing Jacinda storm Sabine with complaints and insults, at least she tried to do something, unlike Jacinda who simply hopes everyday she won’t get fired. Besides, I think everyone knew that was totally not Sabine’s fault, but rather Belfrey’s. I was glad Lucy made her come to her senses, and apologize. Now the two have a new business in a truck, so let’s see how that turns out.
Meanwhile, Rodgers continued the search for his missing girl, and in this episode, we found out her name: Eloise Gardener. During this investigation, he came across a tough guy who wasn’t very helpful, expect for telling him that, if the girl drew that symbol, she must be in danger. Later, we found out the guy, not surprisingly I guess, is working for Victoria Belfrey, and Victoria probably knows who this Eloise is. Maybe it could be woman she has trapped in her tower. I am sure we will find out soon enough, because “Eloise Gardener” is the name of episode 7, so we will probably have some answers by then.
While all this was happening, Roni told Henry it really wasn’t a good idea to trust Ivy, because she usually is bad news. Doing what any mother would to protect her child, she decided to meet with Victoria’s daughter to the place she says her mother is spending a of time: the top of the tower. They obviously didn’t find the kidnapped lady (I guess that would be too simple to take down Victoria), but Roni found something just as curious: a photo of her and Henry, back when her name was Regina Mills, in the fantastic little town of Storybrooke. Roni of course, only recognized herself, but later she discovered the little beside her is Henry. I am really looking forward to seeing this storyline unfold, because I really hope it will end with Roni remembering everything, especially knowing that next week’s episode is her centric.
If you were wondering if Ivy was really trying to help Henry take down her mother, or if she was a double agent figuring out what they are up to, the answer is neither. Ivy seems to be working for herself alongside Victoria’s prisoner. In what I thought was a great twist, we found out that Ivy also remembers everything. I really think she is doing all this to impress her mother. In the end of the day, no matter what she says or what she says, she just wants Tremaine’s approval, and maybe getting close to Henry is a part of her plan.
Overall, this was a good episode with some good twists. It was just a shame we didn’t get to see Weaver, because now that he probably remembers, it would be great seeing him interact with the other characters. But I do understand that there is never enough time to do everything in the same episode, so I really hope we will see him next week. I am giving this episode an 8.4/10.
Next episode will air next week, and it is entitled “Wake Up Call”. Like I already said, it will be a Regina centric episode, and hopefully it really will be her wakeup call for everything that is going on.
REVIEW: How to Get Away with Murder, Episode 406
How to Get Away with Murder is once again back, this time with episode 6 of season 4 entitled “Stay Strong Mama”. In it, we finally found out why Jorge Castillo killed Wes.
In a surprising turn, Laurel’s father showed up at Michaela’s new company, and organized a surprise meeting with the main attorneys, Tegan included. The writers decided to keep us in the dark for a little while longer, and we only found out what he was up to when he and Laurel gathered to have lunch. Jorge is preparing everything to make Antares Technologies go public. When this happens, he will make an amount of money which will be so big that the word “huge” does not begin to cover. When Wes threatened to reveal everything about Annalise, D.A. Denver and Jorge Castillo teamed up to shut him up, and maintain their public imagine, since Laurel would go down with everyone. But of course that knowing it and proving it are two very different things, and Michaela doesn’t seem to be very eager to put Tegan’s job on the line to help her friend.
Like I predicted in my last review, Asher is fully back, and demanding explanations. Unfortunately, Michaela continued lying to him, which led to Asher take matters into his own hands and plant a camera in Laurel’s apartment. By the end of the episode, Asher left Michaela in what was definitely a hard scene to watch. Of course, this is pretty much what Michaela was asking for when she started lying to her boyfriend. Sure they wanted to protect him, but they just made it worse. Also, Asher can totally look after himself, and I am sure he would be more than happy to help them, since this is about Wes.
In the meantime, and like we saw in the end of last episode, Annalise and Connor started a partnership, and a great one as it was expected. Once again, the D.A.’s office went a little bit over the edge, trying to take the home of Claudia’s mother and children, only because she signed the class action lawsuit. The two new partners spent the episode finding a way to force a judge to make the D.A.’s office back up, and fortunately, they succeeded, by making Claudia’s son go on TV and tell everyone what was happening. That was such a great scene: the speech the kid gave was really beautiful, and we even got to see everyone’s reaction while they were watching it. Hopefully this win will make more people want to sign Annalise’s petition, giving her again the number she needs to start actually doing something. Yes, that’s right, because unlike some people said during the episode, Annalise is the perfect person to do this.
While all this is going on, Isaac starts to question his ability to be impartial around Annalise, adding to the fact that, like he said in a previous episode, she might be triggering some dark demons inside him. Like Annalise, Isaac too lost his child. Even though he had the chance to be around her a lot more than Annalise was able to be around her child, that doesn’t make it hurt any less. Hearing Annalise talk about it seems to be awakening his wishes to hurt himself, and his ex-wife says he needs to step out of it. Nevertheless, Isaac continued to be her therapist for the episode, and this is really starting to make more and more progress. I loved that scene in which Annalise says that everyone counts on her, but she can’t please anyone, because she can’t be strong all the time. Of course, she always tries her best, but even the court badass needs to feel vulnerable and weak sometimes, so she can thrive and win on all the other occasions.
In flash forwards, we managed to see a glimpse of Annalise in the shower, washing up blood, which means that, as usual, she is somehow involved in all this craziness that is going be happening. These events are starting to be closer and closer, so eventually all this will make sense.
Overall, and as usual, this was a great episode. I loved most of Annalise’s scenes, and now we finally know the reason why Wes was murdered, putting everyone one step closer to exposing Jorge. I am giving this one an 8.8/10.
Next episode is entitled “Nobody Roots for Goliath” and in it Annalise will gain an unlikely ally for her class action law suit. Keep in mind that this next episode is the last one before the winter finale, so things promise to get heated.
REVIEW: The Flash Episode 404
The Flash continues its season with this fourth episode of this fourth season, entitled “Elongated Journey into Night”, and in it we met another one of the 12 new metahumans who found themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time.
After finding out the two metahumans they have faced so far weren’t the only ones, and that there are still ten more out there, team Flash started trying to find out the identities of these people, which lead them to Ralph Dibny, an ex-police officer who definitely did not have Barry Allen has a personal fan. It was discovered that he was the lead detective in one of Barry’s first cases, and he planted evidence which lead to a suspect’s arrest. Barry was the one who found out about this, which made Dibny get fired. I thought it was interesting that Barry kind of started to identify himself in Dibny, later in the episode. Lately, Barry has also just arrested criminals basing only pretty much on his own morals. I thought it was also interesting they didn’t reveal if the husband was the actual killer or not, leaving what the ex-detective did as still a good or a bad thing.
It didn’t take long for Barry and Joe to find out Dibny actually was on the bus that day, and after that be became the Elongated Man. It was great seeing that Caitlin took a special interest in this guy, because she kind of identified herself in him, with just one difference: no one believed in him, like they used to believe in her. And this was what made her help him.
Dibny continued to be a little bit of a jerk after he got control over his powers, but it was good to see that in the end he turned to the good side of things. Unlike most of the episodes of this show, this time the real villain wasn’t the newly discovered metahuman, but someone who should have as their duty to always protect people: the Mayor. Dibny had a few incriminating pictures of him with another woman, and let’s just say he didn’t like that very much, to the point he wanted to kill, not only Dibny, but also Barry and Joe. In end of the episode, Dibny helped Barry save Joe, and that seems to be the beginning of a partnership, because these two are now friends, and maybe even teacher and student. I hope we get to see Dibny again.
In the meantime, while Barry was busy with all of this, Cisco had some bigger issues to worry about: Gypsy’s father came to our Earth for another chapter of what could definitely be a book he had written, “How to be Super Overprotective When It Comes to Your Daughter”. Apparently, he doesn’t really like the idea of his daughter dating, and he even killed a previous boyfriend of hers. Entering the family tradition, Cisco had to run from Gypsy’s father for 24 hours, in what definitely was a very cat and mouse game, with several ups and downs. In the end, Breacher realized Cisco might just be good enough for his daughter. Glad he caught up with the rest of us. In this episode, we even found out Gypsy’s real name: Cynthia.
What I liked least about this episode was the fact that Cecile is pregnant was pretty much ignored. We didn’t even got to see her in any part of the episode, and this was only mentioned once, and also in a very weird way, in my opinion. I really didn’t like how they handled the pregnancy in this episode, and I am hoping they start to make it matter more in upcoming episodes. After all, this is a big deal, because the family is growing more and more.
Overall, this was a good episode. The Cisco storyline was really funny, and I also liked Dibny’s character, and, as I said, I hope we see him again, because after all that was what we were promised. I am giving this episode an 8.7/10.
The fifth episode of the season is entitled “Girls Night Out”, and in it the Killer Frost storyline will finally be resumed. Not to mention that Felicity is going to pay Iris a visit, so don’t miss it.
REVIEW: American Horror Story Episode 709
American Horror Story returns once again this week, with this episode entitled “Drink the Kool-Aid”, which is the ninth episode of season 7, and in it Ally started doing what she should have done episodes ago, and stood up to herself and to her son.
The episode started with what was probably Kai’s version of a bed time story. He told his cult about the true events of another cult, the “Heaven’s Gate”, and how their leader made all of the members drink poison believing they would all transcend into something much greater. Because he really needed to make a point, he also told them about another cult, the “People’s Temple”, and how they all also killed themselves because their leader, Jim Jones, told them too. Kai told them all this in preparation to what came next: he made them believe he was giving all of them poison, in order to find out how loyal everyone was. When everyone started drinking it, it wasn’t very hard to realize there was no poison in the drinks, but also I don’t think Kai would ever do that at that stage of the game. Maybe he would do it if he was truly desperate and the police were at his tale, but not when he was winning. Unlike the two cult leaders he talked about, Kai doesn’t seem to believe in any spiritual higher power.
In the City Council, Kai continued to talk crazy, and this time proposed a motion that suggested certain websites/apps couldn’t be used by the people of that community. Obviously, he didn’t call it censorship, but that was exactly what it was. This season, for me, is really getting more and more real, because this seemed like something that could totally happen. Of course that when someone wants to kill a democracy, they don’t do instantly, they do it slowly. One day they forbid the citizens of doing one thing, the next week they come up with something else… and people just settle with it, telling themselves there is nothing they can do to stop it, that there is no way they can fight the power, when that is totally not true.
All of this is left uncheck, and the reason for it is because people like Ivy exist. In this episode she told Ally she joined Kai’s cult because she was tired of never knowing what to do, so it was great to have someone tell her what to do, where to go, what to believe in… She may say she sees Kai for what he is now, but it is too late already.
Like I mentioned before, in this episode Ally finally stopped feeling sorry for herself and decided to stand up, for her and for her loved ones (which is only Ozzy now). After being gone for a while, Oz was a significant part of this episode, because Kai took a special interest in him, and even wrongly revealed he was his biological father. When Kai started telling the same bed time story, and after Ozzy denied what he was saying, Kai made sure Oz was punished, right after calling Wikipedia “fake news”. I thought that part was funny, because it really is in Kai’s personality to call everything which contradicts him “fake news”, when it’s his news which are fake.
Moving on, Ally was really pushed to the edge, and started telling the story of how she really fought all her phobias: she traded them for revenge on her wife. Throughout the episode I actually did think that she was being too nice to Ivy, considering she ruined her life. Because she has been a lot tougher recently, I thought she had some kind of plan, and turned out she really did. Close to the end of the episode, Ally poisoned her wife and watched her as she died. For someone who hates Kai because he is a “psychopath”, Ally really didn’t stay much behind. Later, she bribed an employee at the clinic and found out Kai isn’t Ozzy’s father. However, this is definitely what she told him, which to me was a great idea. As long as Kai thinks Oz is his son, he won’t hurt very badly. If Ally had told him the truth, he would probably have gladly killed the boy.
Overall, this was definitely a great episode, the best one so far. It was definitely shocking and with some really amazing scenes of all kinds. I am giving it a 9.5/10.
The tenth episode is entitled “Charles (Manson) in Charge” and it is the last episode before the season finale. As previously promised, and as the tittle reveals, we will see Evan Peters play Charles Manson, so you really can’t miss it.
REVIEW: The Gifted, Episode 105
The Gifted is back in this Halloween week with its fifth episode of this first season entitled “boXed in”, and in it we finally saw the Strucker reunion we were waiting for (or at least I was).
In a glimpse to Jace’s earlier life, we saw the reason why he hates mutants so much: his daughter was killed in the result of a mutant protest gone wrong. In a show, it is usually easy to make the audience love the good guys and make us feel for them, but it isn’t always easy to make us feel bad for the bad guys as well, and that was a little bit of this episode’s focus. I don’t think I have to say that it was horrible what happened to his child, but of course that it doesn’t make sense to blame all mutants. If people consider them a race, they should know that not everyone is good and not everyone is bad. That is like saying because a white guy killed many innocent people (in a bombing for example) we should hate and hunt down all white people.
In present day, Jace made good in his promise from the previous episode and started doing everything he could to hunt down everyone who helped Reed and Lorna escape. This caused the team to split up, making Marcos and Lorna go distract the sentinel services. Now that they are together, we could see their relationship is really sweet, especially when they touch each other and create an aurora borealis. They went a little bit over the line, and kidnapped Jace, in an attempt to find out what they did to Pulse. As usual, things got a little out of hand when Dreamer messed with his head, making a few things confusing, like the fact his daughter died years back.
Meanwhile, in the Mutant Headquarters, and as I said before, the Strucker family was reunited at last. It took some time, but they are all together now. I really liked the scenes they all shared together, like the best horrible dinner. But of course not everything can be perfect for a long time, and we also saw most of this family work together to save Harry (the mutant who got shot on episode 4). They combined each of their ability and were able to impress the mutants, hopefully making them realize they are there to help, and not to sell them all out.
At the same time, in order to try to give the Sentinel services another job to do, trying to take their eyes of the Jace kidnappers, Reed risked his freedom by putting himself on the streets and making sure he was noticed. When I found out his ride was that guy who was very mad at him (he is right to be actually), I thought he was just going to abandon Reed and let him get arrested again. Turns out he was just testing his loyalty, and this is of course, understandable, after all, his job was to put mutants behind bars for the rest of their lives.
After seeing Dreamer in action, Clarice realized that her memories had also been changed, and the moment she remembered between her and John wasn’t real. There really seems like more trouble is coming, and this time it can be between the mutants. So much for a united front.
Overall, this was another good episode, with intense moments, a few twists, and even scenes watched from the bad guy’s perspective. This show is really looking good, and I hope it continues this way. I am giving this episode an 8.3/10.
Episode 6 is entitled “got your siX”, and in it, the people in the Mutant Underground will continue to investigate and try to find out what happened to Pulse, and if that can be repeated with other mutants.
REVIEW: Once Upon A Time, Episode 704
Once Upon A Time is back with another episode, the fifth of this seventh season, entitled “Beauty”, and in it, we found out it was time to say goodbye to Belle, unfortunately in a much more permanent way than we were probably hoping for.
In flashbacks, we got to see Belle and Rumple’s story unfold and get to a finish line. Rumple realized he wanted to be free of the dagger once and for all, making him a mortal, so he could live a peaceful and finite life with the people he loves the most: Gideon and Belle. Belle managed to find a prophecy, which mentioned the Edge of Realms, so there was exactly where they headed. What Rumple didn’t realize was that the prophecy spoke in metaphors, and “the sunset” wasn’t the one with everyone’s sun, but rather Belle’s life. But before she got to the finish line, they did end up spending some great moments together. But of course, like everyone else, Belle’s life started fading, and it was then Rumple realized the truth.
I thought this really was a beautiful twist, making Rumple believe that he will be reunited with his love once again, because taking leaps of faith isn’t Rumple’s strong suit at all. Rumple had to let her go, but of course not before Belle told him a story: their story. I thought it was so great they put some flashbacks of their highlights through the past few seasons. To be honest, I was never much of a Rumbelle shipper, because I hated that Belle always put faith on Rumple only to come out disappointed, over and over again. But this episode really made me start liking their relationship so much more. It really was a good ending for Belle’s character, and I feel like this is an ending Emma should have earned too.
In present day, it was Halloween in Hyperion Heights, and since I found this out I was very excited because we never really got a themed episode (expect for 112, when it was Valentine’s day in Storybrooke). I was glad the story continued to focus on Rumple’s journey in the new timeline, but in this new city, we saw Rumple through Tilly. Since we saw her in the premiere, I loved her character immediately, so I was glad we saw a lot more of her this time. We found out Tilly’s curse works a little differently from everyone else, since she only doesn’t remember when she takes her pills. Fortunately, in this episode she forgot about them, taking Weaver on an adventure, which, I am almost sure, led him to remember everything. After Tilly shot him, I saw a glimpse of recognition in his eyes. Then there was that scene in which he saw Belle, and he didn’t seem to be confused, which means he must have recognized her. And for the great finale, there was of course, that scene with Victoria, in which he practically screamed he remembers everything now. Of course he didn’t say anything, because he loves to play a long game, and he would never reveal himself just because he felt like it.
In the meantime, Roni convinced Henry to put the past behind him, by telling him that moving on doesn’t mean he has to forgot about the past. Taking it from the expert in this matter, since all her lovers end up getting killed, Henry decided to take her advice, and almost asked Jacinda on a date. Of course that before he had the chance to, he was interrupted by Ivy saying she lost Lucy. Henry went searching for his own daughter, even he didn’t know it, and while he did, he even started bonding with Ivy. As we have always learned from this show, “Evil isn’t born, it’s made”, so Ivy is no different. She is mean like that, because the person who is closer to saying they love her, is Victoria, so she feels like she has to please her and do everything she says. Happily, she seems to be getting a little less mean, and that is probably because she found herself a friend. What I didn’t like about this, was that I think I could smell a love triangle taking form, and I want Henry to be with Ella.
There is also something I noticed was interesting, therefore I think it is worth mentioning. It is just a detail, but there is where the devil lies, so here it goes. After Rodgers came out of Weaver’s hospital room, he started talking to Tilly, and a moment after that they were playing chess. Want to guess what was the first piece Rodgers moved? That’s right, a tower. Could this mean she really is his daughter? Maybe, but for me this is more proof she isn’t. The writers of this show usually don’t do obvious, since there has been some really cool and jaw dropping moments throughout the show, so maybe what they are trying to do is push the fans to thinking Hook’s daughter is one person, before revealing the shocking truth. One can hope, right?
Overall, this was a really great episode, the best one of the season so far in my opinion. I really loved how Belle’s story ended, and all of the memories from the flashbacks, when she was telling their story, just made it so much better. And now that Weaver (possibly) remembers, Victoria should really watch out. I am giving this episode an 8.9/10.
Next episode is entitled “Greenbacks” and it will be Tiana’s centric. In it, we will meet Dr. Facilier. There will also be a very shocking revelation (which you can check in the amazing and very frustrating promo), so don’t miss it.
REVIEW: How to Get Away with Murder, Episode 405
How to Get Away with Murder continues this new season with its fifth episode, entitled “I Love Her” and it focused on the relationship between Bonnie and Annalise.
Not all episodes of this show have flashbacks, but when they make them, they are usually great, and this time was no different. We saw how Annalise met Bonnie, and it really was in surprising circumstances. Who would have guessed they were “enemies” before all of this? Annalise eventually found herself in a hard situation, not knowing if she should keep working for her jerk and totally guilty client and have a great future ahead of her (professionally anyway), or drop him and do the right thing. I don’t think it was much of a surprise at all that she fired herself and went to help Bonnie, but it was still nice to watch them start bonding. It was even better to know that Annalise was the one who convinced her newest friend to become a lawyer. Who knew that two women who found themselves in opposite sides of the same game would become good friends and mold each other’s lives, right?
Even though they really are friends, as I just said, that is definitely not what it looked like for most of the episode, because they found themselves in the opposite sides of the same game again. Annalise continued to work in her class law suit, by starting to gather signatures from some of Virginia’s old cases. She pretty much gave the same speech to all of them, but because it was working, why would she change it? She even made some new friends out of old enemies, and close to the end of the episode she got all 40 signatures she needed. Even though it didn’t last long, it was still amazing seeing her happy, because that hasn’t happened in a while.
While Annalise was working on her signatures, Bonnie was trying to find out a way to end her class action suit. She didn’t get many luck in the beginning, but she eventually found something which helped her, and started offering Annalise’s new cases a better deal, making them withdraw from Annalise’s side.
In flash forwards, we also saw Bonnie with Isaac, and these were really some great scenes. Hopefully, that will make Bonnie change her mind. I am not saying she needs to help her friend, since they have very different jobs now, but she should at least stop trying to ruin it. But it was still so satisfying for some reason seeing Bonnie say “I love her” repeatedly, because we all know that is what they feel for each other (especially after the flashbacks of this episode) even though they never admit it. This scene was yet another proof that the cast of this show is really fantastic. Always has been, always will be.
At the same time, Connor was definitely feeling down, probably still thinking about what his father told him in the previous episode, and he almost cheated on Oliver. I am very glad this didn’t happen, of course. I think Connor obviously loves Oliver very much, he simply has been feeling down lately, with dropping school and all that. But happily, instead of going to this other random guy, Connor went Annalise’s hotel room. This was after she felt the loss of a lot of signatures, so she wasn’t very happy either. In a really great moment, Annalise invited Connor to join her in the law suit. I was really happy when this happened, not only because we will get to see Annalise work with one of the Keating 4 again, but also because this may be exactly what Connor needs to get back on track: a motivating job to do.
In the meantime, Michaela and Oliver continued their mission to search in Tegan’s files for something on Laurel’s father. It took them some effort to find something, but not too much. After all, this is Oliver we are talking about. They did find something very interesting, which they will certainly use. What I didn’t like about this was that Michaela has been lying to Asher. Before the episode ended, I was not very happy with how they have been sidelining him since pretty much since the beginning of this new season, but now I think we will start seeing a lot more of him. This because he found out Michaela is up to something. I bet he will think about everything except for the actual truth, but that still means he will be back. Another thing that made me realize this was the very last second of the episode, when we found out, through flash forwards, how he is the suspect in whatever happened at Michaela’s new firm.
This was, as always, a great episode. I really liked the Bonnie/Annalise connection scenes, and it was even greater they made it stronger and still not put the two of them in a lot scenes together. The new mystery is getting very weird and also very close, so I really can’t wait to watch more. I am giving this episode an 8.6/10.
Next episode is entitled “Stay Strong Mam”, and in it we will finally know a few things more about Isaac’s past, so stay tuned.
REVIEW: The Flash, Episode 403
The Flash continues its fourth season with this third episode, entitled “Luck Be a Lady”, and luck, both good and bad, really had a major impact in it.
In this new episode, we were introduced to the life of Rebecca Sharpe, later known as Hazard, and it was a very unfortune life I must say. Her life totally was a series of unfortunate events (pun intended): boyfriend was cheating on her, she got fired, people always ignored her requests… all until one day she got on a bus. Then everything changed. And not just for her of course, but 11 more people. I was glad they gave a reason why the Thinker wanted the flash back: it wasn’t about the flash himself, but about creating more metahumans. We still don’t know why, but I hope we will find out soon, since he seems to be taking a special interest in them.
Her life completely changed that day: instead of living a life of bad luck, her meta power was luck itself. And while she is extremely lucky, everyone around her is extremely unlucky, including of course, Team Flash. This wave of bad luck was really funny to watch, at least for me. As much as the Flash tried to get her, she was always able to outrun him. Even when Iris tried to get married with Barry, since things were not going well with the wedding plans, the priest had an allergy attack and they were both left hanging.
But Iris and Barry were definitely not the only ones with bad luck in this episode, Joe and Cecile also had their fair share of it. Their house completely started to fall apart, with the pipes blowing up, and the house making weird noises. It was such a mess Cecile saw no other option than to move out. Joe didn’t like the idea at first and that is understandable. That was the house in which he spent most of his life, in which he raised his children. Of course he would still have those memories if they moved out, but it wouldn’t be the same thing. But because he is a gentleman, Joe decided he could move, for Cecile (and of course because the house was falling apart). I was happy that Cecile didn’t make him move after all, because that is, and always will be, the house of the Wests. But this wasn’t the only news Cecile had for Joe. In the end of the episode she dropped a bombshell: she is pregnant. To be honest, I really can’t say what Joe thinks about this. Maybe he was just surprised, but happy? One thing is for sure, he is not going to pull this child away because we can tell he already suffered enough when he realized he missed most of Wally’s life.
In happier news (or at least news everyone seemed to be excited about), Harry came back from his Earth (finally). He said he was staying because he would take care of the team Flash against Hazard, but what really happened was that he was thrown out of Jessie’s own team, so he had nowhere else to go. As expected, Cisco told him he could stay, and I bet everyone was happy about that. I love Harry, and that seems like a popular opinion, so I bet I wasn’t the only one happy he is back for good. And he already started saving everyone, because he was the one who came out with a way to extract Hazard’s good luck.
In the other hand, Wally was a bit down this episode, and nothing besides that would be to expect, since the episode started with Jessie breaking up with him in one of the most horrible ways to do so. And things grew even worse when Wally left, and no one realized he did. To be honest, I didn’t realize it either. That is probably when he fully realized that, now that the Flash is back, he isn’t needed anymore, and that is why he is leaving Central City. I think he made the right choice because if no one notices when he is gone, then he should go find people who do, because it will only be then that he will really start to be happy.
Overall this was a great episode, the best so far this season. It was really funny seeing all the bad luck come out of everywhere, and also to pretty much see Team Flash defeat itself (that is how unlucky they were). I am giving this episode an 8.9/10.
Next week’s episode is entitled “Elongated Journey Into Night”, and in it, Cisco will surprisingly meet Gypsy’s father, which means that some more funny moments our coming our way, so stay tuned.
REVIEW: American Horror Story, Episode 708
American Horror Story is back once again, this week with episode 8 of this “Cult” season, entitled “Winter of Our Discontent”, and there really were many breakthroughs in this short hour episode.
Continuing last week’s storyline, the women of the cult started the episode still very mad at Kai, but that anger grew when he put then on cooking and cleaning duty. Beverly realized they would never be treated fairly, so they had to cut the head of the snake. This was when Winter started getting cold feet. Sure it is a normal thing saying you will make a stand against one of your siblings, but actually doing it are two very different things, because in the end, Kai is her flesh and blood. It was in this moment that we were flashbacked to what seemed to be Kai’s first kill: a lunatic man who called himself a priest. I guess we can all agree the man really was crazy, and he did deserve what Kai did to him, because death was totally what he was asking for, but even though Kai did “take care of this problem”, this was what made him start turning into the psychopath we see in present day.
Speaking of psychopaths, Vincent didn’t seem to be doing much better, and I can totally relate to Ally when she asked what kind of therapist he was, if he didn’t realize his own brother was a psycho. Oh, that’s right, Ally is back, after her three-week vacation in a mental institution, order by Vincent of course. I am glad she is finally starting to do what she should have done long ago: look after herself and her family (which at this point is just Ozzy). Apparently, even though that was totally not his goal, Kai cured Ally of her phobias, by making her face them all, time and time again. In this episode, she even invited him to a private dinner, where they appeared to start being friends (or almost anyway).
If you thought Kai had lost his mind somewhere in the past 7 episodes, then you really need to think again, because during this latest episode, Kai came up with the mother of all terrible and disgusting ideas: make a messiah for his cause, by using Samuels, Winter and himself. Even though Winter didn’t like the idea of killing Kai before, she really didn’t like this one either, and the same can be said for Samuels. Bottom line: everyone realized the idea was beyond crazy, expect for Kai of course. However, this didn’t stop Samuels from trying to rape Winter later, which ended with him being murdered. If you ask me, he got what he deserved.
But, even though this death was already shocking by itself, it wasn’t the only one of the episode. After Ally told Kai that Vincent was trying to find a way to stop him, Kai started doing some crazy talk (which is what he always does), and killed his own brother. If we think about it, two wasn’t even a big number of deaths, because for a few moments it seemed like a third death was going to happen: Beverly’s. I am glad it didn’t because I really did end up liking her, especially after she turned against Kai. She seems like the kind of person who will do anything to get what she wants, and right now that is killing Kai, so I hope she does it (or someone else actually. As long as he dies, I don’t care who is the murderer).
In kind of a side note, despite him being crazy, Kai is really a genius mastermind, and we were able to see that when he was in his council position, and made his crazy idea of more patrols (who work for him of course), to pass, by convincing everyone of his stupid point, by making it not seem so stupid anymore. Now he has his guards everywhere in the neighborhood, which means he can start his own mutiny at any moment, making everyone bow before him. And all this because no one was brave enough, powerful enough, or simply didn’t have the balls to stand up to him when they still had a chance. But hopefully, that is about to change because Ally joined the coven, which I bet it means she has an idea to take it down and to put Kai out of his misery.
This was, as it is usual by now, a great episode. I think it is really noticeable that things are getting to a point where everything will blow up, and I curious to see which side will be more affected. I am giving this episode a 9.0/10.
Brace yourselves, because believe or not, there are only 3 more episodes left in this season. The ninth one is entitled “Drink the Kool-Aid”, and in it we will see Ozzy being dragged into the middle of all this mess, so don’t miss it.