Hilarious Avengers Video

I don't know if you've seen this but its comedy gold! I laughed so hard I cried while watching it!!

xoxo Allie

Reign Season 1 Episode 18 Review

Hey hey internet!!! So I'm usually reeeeeally bad with writing reviews and I don't do them daily because I never have enough time but this week's Reign episode was so amazing and I had so many feelings, I needed to write this!! Overall loved the episode but Mary drove me crazy. It was one of the first times that I actually disliked her. She came close in the mid-season finale episode but I understood why she did what she did there. Now if you haven't seen Episode 18, spoilers ahead.

So first of all I'm going to talk about Nostradamus and Olivia. Honestly, I loved them. They had a ton of chemistry and I don't know if I believe they loved each other but I know they were close. Still don't like Nostradamus's visions but whatever haha. They seem so subjective to me and he barely interpreted them correctly so the fact that he shipped Olivia off to the "New World" made me roll my eyes. The scene with Catherine and Nostradamus was sweet in the beginning. You could tell that they were close friends (or at least they were) and Catherine doesn't want to lose him. I actually laughed when Catherine put a snake in Olivia's luggage but it led to the "break-up scene" which was sad. I thought it was sweet that Nostradamus didn't want to hold Olivia back because his visions are a curse and whatever girl is with him, will have to live with them too. I totally did not expect Olivia to leave though! I thought she would have been like, I don't care. I care about you too much to leave. I am curious to see Nostradamus's relationship with Catherine now because she made him lose his second chance at happiness.

Next up was Lola and Julian. Sigh. I seriously don't like Lola. I just can't feel sympathy for her. I try so hard but everything that's wrong with her was basically her fault. If she hadn't slept with Francis (who she knew Mary loved and hello GIRL CODE?!) then she wouldn't be pregnant and if she wasn't pregnant, then she could have married for love and not have to rush into a marriage. I totally think Julian is sketchy but sketchy in a way that seems to me that he probably gambled away his fortune and caused his parents to disown him. His main interest seems to be Lola's dowry and he got all squeamish when she asked to meet his family which is what leads me to think this. I think Lola should have outright confronted him about the necklace and the money instead of sneaking around behind his back. Honestly, that's never good for a relationship and in this time, there is no such thing as divorce so unless he cries adultery and has her killed or their marriage annulled, there is no leaving him.

Where the hell is Pepper (can't remember his name... sorry)?! I want my girl Greer to have more screen time! Honestly since Pepper is on some kind of business trip, I have a feeling that this storm is going to kill him. Then Leith will come back (you know because of the whole Henry wanting to send troops to England thing) and he may possibly have a title or be a hero in war so Greer will marry him!! I love them too much for her to marry another even though Pepper is a sweetheart.

Next up is Kenna and Bash! Their relationship is making me love Kenna again! In the beginning of this show, I loved Kenna and Henry but as the show progressed and she got all power-hungry and jealous girlfriend, I started to dislike her. This storyline really is redeeming her and they're so cute together! I loved that Bash gave her his grandmother's ring and he told her that he would always protect her. I loved that Kenna got them an estate and kept his ring even though Catherine gave her a nicer one. Kenna has never really been the first choice for anyone and I think that she really likes that Bash is there for her. They have so much chemistry between them (much more that Mary and Bash ever did) and they totally did it at the end. What I also find refreshing is their honesty. Both characters are so outright and vocal about how they feel which makes their relationship flourish (in contrast to Lola and Julian). I definitely think they will fall in love and be a power couple but I don't think that they will leave French court.

Speaking of Kenna, I loved her team-up with Catherine to get rid of Penelope. She had been pulling strings for way too long and I wanted her gone. I laughed so hard when Catherine walked into Henry's room and found him all tied up. Her facial expression was perfect! And then when he told her how he won't be demeaned by a woman and she just chuckled and was like "I can see that!!!" I died. Alan Van Spring is just such an amazing actor! You can tell how much he just loves acting crazy and those few moments where Henry seems to be focused are perfect. The scene where he was strung up and the fake bishop walked in and was disgusted was the absolute best!

Now onto the main story. Mary, Francis and their countries. So James came to visit Mary because Scotland was annoyed with all the French people in court and he wants Mary, who's lived in France all her life, to go and be a figurehead that the people can rally behind. Mary wanted to leave for Scotland right then but Francis tried to convince her to wait. He wanted to finish this deal with the Cardinal before going to Scotland together. At first Mary was down but then James convinced her that the longer they waited, the worse Scotland would be. Francis noticed that James's footman seemed to be loaded and he tortured him to find out that he was actually paid by England to kill Mary.  When he told Mary this, she didn't care and wanted to go anyway. Francis wanted to keep her safe so he locked her in a tower and convinced James to leave by telling him that they would be following soon enough.

When James first arrived, I did believe him and thought that he had Mary's interests in mind. But as the episode progressed, I got more skeptical. Why would James act so secretive and not come straight to court to ask for an audience with Mary? Why did she trust him so easily? Mary's own mother made deals behind Mary's back so what makes her so sure that James who many want to take the throne was so trustworthy. He was obviously in on the whole plan and that's why I think he was in such a hurry to travel back.

Her stubbornness bothered me so much and she was a huge hypocrite in this episode. Her biggest problem was that Francis was not putting her and Scotland first, above his country but SHE WAS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING. In last week's episode, she put Scotland first and still is, everything else be damned. Mary isn't realizing that she will be the queen of France too one day. If France fell, then she would lose their support so England would take Scotland anyway! AND Francis would die because anyone who steals the throne would have to get rid of their competition. It wasn't like Francis refused to go to Scotland ever, he just wanted to wait like two or three days. Scotland's not going to fall in that amount of time and if it did, then there's nothing Mary could have done about it anyway!

Mary telling Francis that he doesn't love Mary the Queen is utter bullshit too. He loves both. You can tell by the look on his face every time Mary shows her authority and power as a queen. He was sooo turned on in the last episode when she was talking to the Scots and you could even tell he loved her when she was screaming at him by the look on his face when he answered, "Not like a rat. Like a defiant queen." He was extremely proud of her for fighting back and it's so annoying because Francis has never asked Mary whether she loves Francis the Boy or Francis the Dauphin. It doesn't seem fair that only one person in the relationship needs to be making all the sacrifices.

And the part about taking choices away, let's be honest, this episode was just a huge parallel to episode nine, when Mary took all of Francis's power and ability to make decisions away from him to keep him safe because of the prophecy. Francis did the exact same thing in this episode but he didn't take her crown, her safety, her birthright, and her love away from her. This does not meant that locking her in the tower was the best thing to do (even though it made me laugh a little). All I'm saying is that if we're going to label Francis an ass for locking Mary in the tower, we have to label Mary as one too because she basically did the same thing, except worse, to Francis. And honestly, Francis probably is more in the clear here because he KNOWS there's a hit out on Mary compared to her believing a prophecy that he may die one day.

Sorry to have ranted so much but this Mary bothered me so much. I really hope things get smoothed over and Frary get back onto the same page. I adore Mary and I don't want to take Francis's side over her's but she's in the wrong here. I loved this episode and I'm really looking forward to the next! I really like when Reign focuses on the politics rather than the love triangle (which thankfully does not exist) or relationship drama. Here's hoping that this continues!

xoxo Allie

Turn: Washington's Spies Pilot Review

Hey guys!!! So I have been seeing commercials for this new show on AMC called Turn: Washington's Spies. Almost immediately my attention was captured because I thought a show about the American Revolutionary War was very interesting and there's not a lot of shows like that around. So I decided to give it a shot and it turned out to be pretty good! I always give a new show about 3ish episodes before I decide if I want to watch it so when the pilot is good, that's always awesome! The characters were all fairly interesting, the plot was amazing and the pilot was only slightly confusing but that's only because you needed introduction to everyone while they already know each other. The beginning was a little slow but as soon as the "spying" started it got much better! There are spoilers ahead so if you haven't watched it, I would definitely check it out and come back once your done!!

So as I said I did enjoy this show. Shows like these always make me feel super patriotic and it makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. The beginning was a little slow and kind of confusing but the pacing was quickly remedied and I did eventually catch on to what happened in one of the opening scenes. 

I do like the main character, Abe. I kind of hope it doesn't take too long for him to get into the spying because his moral drama was kind of boring. His wife, Mary, seems to be a bit of a doormat. Maybe I just haven't seen enough of her but from what I gathered, there really isn't any love between the two and it's hard to tell who's side she's on as of now. Anna, the woman Abe loves but had to leave, seems  fairly interesting. She's strong and I'm predicting that she will have a bigger role in the spy ring as the show continues. It's smart for her to be a part of it because men in those times barely suspected women of being able to do something like that! Abe's father (who's name I can't remember) was also interesting. He's a loyalist and a very strong one at that! I definitely foresee trouble from him although I did like that he helped Abe get out of trouble twice!

I also liked the way that most of the Redcoats weren't portrayed as evil or selfish because of course they are the villains and it's easy to portray them as such. When a show takes the high road, it makes them more interesting because you know they're all good people that simply follow their crown and laws. The colonies aka the rebels aka the militia aka the Bluecoats (it took me a little to realize which side they were on) also have some cool people! I know I'm going to love Caleb and Ben seems awesome too. I don't think either will betray Abe but I feel like something they do might negatively affect Abe because Ben seems to be looking out for the safety of the whole and sometimes you need to do things that benefit the general public such as not killing the Captain of the army. Speaking of, he's super creepy! I thought he was from the moment we met him but the fact that he was standing in front of Anna's room while she sleeps and sneaking in there when she's out is uber-freaky! I was hoping he wouldn't go for Anna in the cellar when Abe was hiding because I knew then Abe would attack him and everyone would automatically blame him.

So the idea of spying started from the beginning of the pilot when Ben is telling the captain (or major I can't remember) that there might be a spy in their midst and he thinks they should get them too. It was funny to see Abe spying because he literally climbed through a window and knocked things over but no one noticed. I loved all of these scenes and I definitely think they're the reason why I will continue the show.

I kind of hope that there isn't too much romance because the focus of the show should be the spy ring. I don't mind if Anna and Abe have a fling, I just think the spying is more interesting... Actually I was expecting Mary to die in the pilot for some reason. Idk why. I just did. I feel like she's going to have a big part in the drama and eventually she'll find out what Abe is doing. Her reaction could go either way but I feel like she may join the spy ring in a small role (or ignore it) because as she said, neither she or Thomas (the baby) can survive without him.

I can't wait to see more of the other spies and I hope that Abe doesn't take too long to pick a side and stay with it. We ALL know that this was not a one-time thing!! So that's all! I'm definitely going back to check it out and you should too!!!

xoxo Allie

Captain America: The Winter Solider Review

Hey everyone!!! So I watched Captain America: The Winter Solider last night and let me just say OMG HOLY SHIT! My feelings were all over the place when I watched it and they still are! It was the best Marvel superhero movie I've seen! It totally bitch-slapped Iron Man 3 and Thor: The Dark World!!! There is NO comparison. I know I know. What about the Avengers you ask. For me, this movie slides in about an inch or two higher! All of the characters are fantastic, the plot is to die for and every scene left you at the edge of your seat waiting for more!! The beginning started out a bit slow but after a little bit, the movie dove right in. I would definitely give it 5/5 stars!! This review has spoilers in it so if you haven't seen it yet, go watch it and come back.

Okay so first I'll talk about the characters! 

I already loved Black Widow but watching this movie made me love her more! She was soooo badass during the entire movie. There was a point in it that she was separated from Cap and Falcon when they were fighting Bucky and his team of evil and the first thing I thought was "Crap... Now Cap has to come save her." I'm used to the females of the movies being the damsels and the superheroes having to save them and even though I knew how awesome she was, I still totally forgot and then she was all awesome and held her own for a while. The scene in the SHIELD building when she beat up the villains and took Pierce down was so amazing. I was seriously sooo scared for her when Pierce threatened to kill her with the pin.

Falcon was super amazing too! I loved his one-liners and his costume with the wings! He held his own too and I was so proud when he stuck the chip inside the hellacarrier! His introduction to the movie was cute and I loved the ending when he chose to stick by Cap because "he's just a solider!" I fangirled so much. Fury and Maria Hill didn't have much to do other than dialogue but I love them so it's okay! I was so glad that Fury was alive because I was so pissed when he died!

Bucky aka the Winter Solider was amazing also! I loved the way he was first revealed to Cap and how seeing Steve reminded him of his past! I almost cried when he said I think I know him!! And then they memory-wiped him... Right in the feels. I loved that Bucky could hold his own with Cap and he was killer with that knife!! The ending when he pulled Cap out of the water even though he still didn't really know who Cap was was heart wrenching and the post-credit scene where he was in the Smithsonian learning about himself almost made me cry! I really hope that they continue to show us his character but I was SO RELIEVED when they didn't make him kill Cap! I was soooo not ready for that!

You all already know how much I love Cap so if you want to skip my fangirling over him, that's fine haha. OMG he was so amazing! I really love how much Cap is simply just a solider. It's my favorite thing about the character. I mean yes, he's super strong and everything but the part that makes me love him is how human he is. You can't picture Thor or Iron Man simply fighting humans because they're much more but Cap, he brings you back down to earth and shows you how you can fight basically as a normal human being. I think that's why I love him so much. The beginning was kind of slow with him begin unsure where he fits into society but the plot quickly picked up. I liked how stunned he was when he realized that Bucky was the Winter Solider and how he refused to fight him in the end. I loved all of his fight scenes and his relationships with Black Widow and Falcon. I loved that they didn't give him a love interest because he's not in the right place right now for one even though I do ship him and Black Widow (they had a lot of chemistry!!).

Honestly I loved that the side characters weren't useless. They held their own and were important members of the team. It fit perfectly with who Cap is. He's a solider. He's the man-in-charge and works best with a team. The people he hand-chooses needs to be more than accessories and they were. I was pleasantly surprised to see how much Falcon had a role in the fight scenes!

Now for the plot...

So I knew from the trailers that Bucky was the villain but I had noooo idea that SHIELD would be too! While I was sitting in the theater, all I could think about was how amazing of an idea that was. It not only linked the first Cap movie to this one but it was ingenious! The fact that Hydra snuck into the ranks of the beginnings of SHIELD was amazing! I was stunned when Sitwell was revealed to be a part of it and the reveal was EPIC! I loved how Zola was inside the computer and how he creepishly he told them about how Hydra would win. I liked how it made you second-guess every SHIELD agent and when Cap made his speech all of the straight-SHIELD agents stood up and tried to help out. When that guy said "Captain's orders," I was so proud!

This entire plot felt so much more to me because I watch the Agents of SHIELD and the show made me love this company more than I ever thought I would so all of this hit me hard!! I'm excited to see how it continues!

I was sooo upset when Fury "died" and I couldn't focus during the next scene, I was so in shock. I mean I knew in the comics, Fury eventually dies and Maria Hill takes over but I was NOT ready! The fight scenes were beautifully choreographed and there were a lot of funny one-liners. I also knew that in the comics Bucky kills Cap and then remembers who he was and becomes Cap to keep his legacy going and I thought I was okay with the idea. But then that final fight scene happened and my heart was pounding and all I could think was if Steve dies, I will not be okay... When he was shot, and then stabbed and then lost his shield and fell into the water and I was dying. I was gasping and sitting up and gripping the seat and didn't relax until Bucky pulled him out.... Can you tell I love him to death?

The ending was great too.. I just think the order of scenes should have been switched. I think it would have been more meaningful if after Cap fell into the water, they did all of the SHIELD scenes and Fury asking Falcon to join him and Black Widow talking about how she's going to find herself and THEN did the scene with Bucky pulling him out of the water and maybe someone like Falcon could have found him. That scene was just so emotional and symbolic and it felt so final!

Things I Didn't Like

This is a very short list so bear with me! First of all, I didn't like the beginning. I do kind of wish it hadn't been as boring as it was as I didn't care much for Cap's crisis about how he should run his life. We kind of saw that in the Avengers but as soon as Fury got attacked, it picked right up. Secondly, I hated that Hawkeye wasn't in this movie! Plenty of cast made small cameos and I wanted one of him especially when he's a huge part of SHIELD! When they were meeting underground and either Fury or Maria Hill (can't remember who it was) stated that these were all the people they could trust, I was annoyed! THEY COULD TOTALLY TRUST HAWKEYE!

And finally a tally of all the times my feels were hurt!

1. Cap goes to the Smithsonian and looks at his exhibit. He watches the video with Peggy and she talks about how she married someone else.

2. Peggy has Alzheimer's and is talking to Cap and then suddenly starts crying because he finally came out.

3. Fury "dies."

4. Falcon tells Natasha and Steve that they're not alone.

5. Bucky is revealed and Cap is stunned.

6. Natasha shot.

7. Bucky is remembering who he was/who Cap was and they memory-wipe him.

8. Natasha asks Steve who Peggy was.

9. Hydra killed Howard Stark.

10. Natasha being threatened with the pin (shock to sternum thing).

11. The final fight scene with Bucky and Cap.

12. Everytime Cap gets stabbed and/or shot.

13. Cap falls into the water and is downing.

14. Bucky saves Cap and pulls him out before leaving him on the beach without staying until he wakes up.

15. When Cap tells Bucky that he will stay with him "until the end of the line."

16. Bucky learns who he is in the Smithsonian.

2, 3, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14 and 15 were the worst. I had tears in my eyes during Cap's speech and when Fury is pronounced dead.

So after that super long review, I will conclude with, I loved everything about this movie. It was much sadder than I expected it to be but it was still amazing. I love Cap and I loved this movie. Hydra here was much better than the Red Skull and much more impactful which is why I think it was better! A good movie always needs a good villain. If you haven't seen it yet, I would highly recommend going out and watching it!! Over and out.

xoxo Allie