Arrow Season 5 Episode 8 Review

Part 3 of the 4 part crossover aired tonight and it was an interesting one! As an Arrow fan who watched the show from the very beginning, I felt a lot of feels but this wouldn't be as fufilling for fans who don't watch Arrow and only tuned in for the crossover! It was Arrow's 100th episode and it was just so amazing and all the old cast came back and it was epic! Let's get into it.

So firstly, let's start with the crossover stuff cause there wasn't a huge amount of it. Cisco and Felicity were looking for Oliver and everyone else who got kidnapped by the aliens and found that they needed some tech which someone stole so they called on Supergirl and Flash to team up with the new recruits (although Evelyn wasn't there cause reasons I guess). Renee was apparently not a fan of metas and supers but changed his mind in like five seconds after Barry and Kara saved his life. Well alright then. They were able to find out that Oliver and company were in space and Nate was able to take the time ship to find them and save them. See not too much crossover?

Kara and Barry tagging each other in to beat up the bad guy was hilarious though and I liked how in awe Rory and Curtis were with Barry and Kara. I also loved Cisco and was it just me or did he fit really well into the Arrow Cave now that he's grieving and not his usual upbeat self? They should trade Cisco for Curtis. I'm kinda over Curtis. I know he was supposed to join Felicity as the comic relief but I feel like he's way too over the top in levels of excitement for the team let alone the show. It was kind of a weird episode though cause what was everyone doing while they waited for Oliver to return. Like there are aliens out there, maybe you should be trying to deal with them.

Now onto the Arrow stuff. Oliver, Digg, Sara, Ray and Thea were all in this stasis pod thing that was probing their minds for information but while this was happening, they were all in this alternate world where Oliver never got on the Gambit. It was such a sweet way for the show to honor their 100th episode because they were able to get Laurel, Moira, Robert, Roy and all the major villains of the previous seasons back. I got so excited when I saw Roy even though he only appeared for 0.5 seconds and I think it was a recycled image with a audio clip. Also Deathstroke never took off his mask so it may or may not have been Manu underneath.

I liked how they were able to get out of the dream world and I almost cried when Thea was talking to Oliver about how everything was perfect in this world and how they had nothing to look forward to when they got out so why bother. It was heartbreaking. Poor Thea. Of course my favorite scenes were the ones where each character got flashes of their lives like when Oliver looked at Digg and Felicity (turns out I miss Olicity more than I thought as the season goes on) or when Sara looked at Ray. The part where they got onto the time ship for the first time was pretty amazing too. I liked Thea's comments because she had to step in to make the funny comments while Digg was hurt!!

It was also really interesting when they made the connection that the aliens all grabbed them cause they were human and didn't have any meta or superpowers. In the comics, the Dominators are really interested in learning about the metagene in humans so they could figure out why so many metas were popping up on Earth. They also sometimes activated the metagene and gave humans powers. I kind of hope this happens with Ray and he gets shrinking powers!

Despite being an amazing, thought-provoking and heavy with feelings episode of Arrow, I kind of felt the crossover was pushed to the backburner despite being the reason for this dream world. And I know that if these aliens didn't appear then they couldn't have gone back and seen all these characters but I don't know maybe the crossover should have happened last week (that would have fixed the Supergirl problem too) and this same storyline could have happened with Oliver being shot with a hallucinogen or something.

So I did like this episode but more as a standalone Arrow episode rather than a crossover one like Supergirl. Tune in tomorrow for my Legends of Tomorrow review and the conclusion to this alien problem!

xoxo Allie

Agents of SHIELD Season 4 Episode 7 Review

AFTER WHAT FELT LIKE A BILLION YEARS, WE ARE FINALLY BACK!!!!! And what a great episode to return to!!! It was a ton of fun and it reminded me again why SHIELD is my favorite superhero show!

So last we saw, Fitz, Coulson and Robbie disappeared because of the blast from the weapon that Eli used and it turns out they got stuck in some other world that's kinda like purgatory where they could see and hear everyone but they couldn't see or hear them. I figured during last episode that they would become ghosts like Lucy and everyone but it turns out they were even further in the darkness. I really liked this idea and I really liked seeing the back and forth between the real world and this one. It gave the characters a way to see/hear things that they normally wouldn't have like when Fitz overheard Mason about Simmons or when Coulson overheard May talking about him. It was fascinating that AIDA could hear Fitz and Coulson and I want to know how that happened!

The Ghost Rider apparently got seriously pissed that Robbie was in this other dimension and somehow jumped out of Robbie and into Mack which despite being seriously cool, I'm really confused about. Does this mean that the Ghost Rider can jump from body to body without the consent of either party? I thought both the giver and the reciever needed to agree based on what happened when Robbie got the Ghost Rider. Anyway apparently Mack has been stewing in some pain that we never got any hint of previously but I guess that makes sense cause Mack was trying to be brave for the team. I'm curious what that picture was that he was holding and I wonder if the plan is for Mack and Robbie to run off after Eli together without Daisy or SHIELD. Mack looked like he was about to kill Robbie when he came out of the portal gateway.

Daisy was chasing after Ghost Rider Mack who was looking for Eli and it was hilarious seeing Robbie in another dimension talk to her about being careful with his car. She comforted Gabe about Robbie's "death" and then beat up a bunch of goons. I will never get tired of characters in this show beating up the bad guys all badass. The scene between her and Mack and the scene in the beginning when she refused to believe Fitz and Coulson died were sweet because despite Daisy acting otherwise, these people are Daisy's family and she really cares about them. It did look like she was leaving the team again at the end of the episode but I'm sure that even if she does, she'll be back again. Especially since Robbie seems to want to stick around for a little while longer.

Also how sweet was it when Mason (who I still dislike but a little less now) told his agents to find a counselor for Gabe to talk to about Robbie's "death."

AIDA read the Book because everyone thought that since she was an android her mind couldn't be corrupted. Was anyone else sitting there watching this and being like this is a terrible idea!!! Maybe it's cause of the whole robots creep me out thing but I was thinking that the book would show her how to become sentient and then she would take over the world or whatever and that seems to be happening at the end when she created a brain (for herself?). But she was able to create the portal and save everyone. I really hope they decide to destory this portal after Robbie came back cause it seems like leaving an interdimensional portal open is not such a great idea.

Meanwhile poor Jemma was completely out of touch with what happened cause the place that she was sent took her phone and prevented her from leaving until they solved the problem with the man stuck in terrigen form. This looked like the brother of the inhuman hating senator and I thought he was dead when I first saw him a couple of episodes ago but now it seemed that he was just stuck in transition which is kinda confusing cause Jemma just peeled off the hard terrigen and he was fine so I'm not sure why the other scientists couldn't figure that out. Also I am pretty sure they wanted Jemma to find out what kind of powers he'd have before pulling him out but I may have read the situation wrong. I wonder if him getting stuck was an accident or if the senator forced it cause she hates inhumans so much. The poor guy is not going to have an easy time of it if his sister has anything to say about it. The reunion of Fitz and Simmons was really sweet.

Overall loved this episode and I can't wait for next week's even though sadly it's the winter finale. Ugh we just came back from a three week break and now there's another one!! Also it looks like that might be the last episode we see Robbie in because of the whole "Ghost Rider's Last Stand" thing but I'm hoping that's not true and that it's just a catchy tagline and that Robbie will stay on cause I love him!

xoxo Allie

The Flash Season 3 Episode 8 Review

Part 2 of the 4 way crossover aired tonight and it was just as awesome as we all expected it to be!! Let's get into it!!

Honestly, the most surprising part of this episode was how little of the episode was actually spent with the aliens. In hindsight it makes sense because if this is a 3 part episode, the first part should focus on getting the team together before beginning to fight during Arrow and beating them during Legends but while I was watching, I was sitting here thinking that for a crossover that was billed as heroes v aliens, there are very little aliens in this.

But let's start from the beginning. I always love how during the crossovers how either Barry or Oliver save the other and I just love their friendship so hard. When everyone else was pissed at Barry for Flashpoint, Oliver was the only one to take his side (and Kara but she doesn't really live in this Earth so she doesn't really count). Part of this is probably because Oliver knows more than anyone else about blame and taking on the burden of guilt from everyone. Oliver knows about mistakes. He's written the book on them.

I loved seeing the teams meet Kara and be in awe about how badass she was! The scene where everyone was fighting her and she was seriously destroying them was amazing. I can totally see why Kara needs to be in her own Earth cause literally every problem Oliver, Barry or the Legends have, she could solve in like two seconds. But seriously, it was so cool seeing her deflect literally every attack off of her and Sara hitting on her and Heatwave freaking Kara out and Oliver mistrusting her. This is the kind of epicness I wanted to see.

Cisco was still mad at Barry and I'm kind of glad they didn't just sweep these feelings under the rug for the crossover. In fact, they captalized on this and everyone basically caught each other up on what's been happening on their shows. Ray told Barry about Snart dying and Caitlin told everyone about her ice powers and Barry admitted everything he changed during Flashpoint. Digg's reaction to finding out that he had a daughter was heartbreaking although I expected Sara to say something cause the baby was named after her and the Legends were outside of the timeline during this time so they should have seen the changes. It was really nice seeing how well all these characters know each other and how when they came back together, a lot of pairs that we haven't seen together in a while came together. Like I almost forgot how close Caitlin and Stein were because Ronnie used to be Firestorm or that Ray and Barry had met a couple of times before. Having characters interact with each other and seeing how close they all are is one of the reasons why I was so looking forward to this crossover.

There was also some stuff with Wally and him wanting to go out into the field with Barry but Iris and Joe not being a fan of this. I was not a fan of this stuff because like I said in previous reviews, Wally is my favorite speedster and I hate that the only storyline he's getting is that he wants powers and can't have them or now he's got powers but he can't use them. What the actual hell is going on with Iris and Joe? Neither one of them have stopped Barry from using his powers before. And I know that Wally doesn't have much experience yet but everyone has to start somewhere! I am interested in this Wally and HR team up that's going to happen because honestly I want Wally to be trained and become awesome and then show up and save the day and be super badass. Also how freaking hilarious is it that literally everyone is faster than Barry? Seriously. Reverse Flash, Zoom, Savitar, Jessie Quick and now Wally. Barry, babe, you should just say that you're faster than humans at this point cause you are DEFINITELY not the fastest man alive.

Now that I've gushed about characters and everything I loved, to the aliens! Despite having a limited appearance, they showed up and fucked shit up!! Not only do they look terrifying but they were able to kidnap the president, kill him and then mind control everyone else. Somehow the aliens knew that Team Flash, Team Arrow, Supergirl and the Legends were the real people protecting the Earth and were able to bait and attack them. Were they spying on Earth for longer than a day? And if they knew that all the heroes were in America, why not attack another continent? Wouldn't world domination be slightly easier if it wasn't in the hometowns of these heroes? Also they literally KILLED THE PRESIDENT! This should be a much bigger deal than it was.

Also I gotta give a special shoutout to Diggle and his hilarious actions. Throwing up after Barry sped him to Felicity's apartment, being in awe of Supergirl, blaming Barry for his life being less normal than it was. I live for this kind of humor.

Anyway if you couldn't tell, I absolutely loved this episode and I'm pumped to see the rest!!!! Tune in later tonight for my Agents of SHIELD review!

xoxo Allie

Supergirl Season 2 Episode 8 Review

So part of the 4 way crossover started with Supergirl!!! Well it techincally did although the crossover didn't really occur until the very end of the episode! Despite that, I did really enjoy this episode cause Supergirl is always amazing!

So firstly ALEX AND MAGGIE guys. They were precious and I loved how Maggie was the one who came to Alex and admitted that she did like Alex but was scared! I love them together and I'm looking forward to seeing more of them. Alex also came out to her mom and her mom was super supportive which was awesome. I kind of expected it because I mean Eliza and Jeremiah took in an alien. Alex being gay would not scare them off. I also liked how it was Eliza who finally convinced Alex that it was okay being who she was and that she didn't have to be embarrassed.

Also Kara and Mon El kissed but Mon claimed he didn't remember the kiss and I couldn't tell at the end of the episode whether his longing look was because he remembered and was sad or if it was just his normal longing look. He was trying to impress Eliza earlier in the episode and Kara was hilarious when she thought he was hitting on Eliza. He got poisoned by Medusa and was in lock up for a while but it was cute cause he and Kara played Monopoloy. Towards the end of the episode, we saw a couple of aliens talking about how they're going to get Mon and I'm assuming based on their tone, kill him. I thought maybe his big secret from last week was that he was the prince of Daxam but now I'm not really sure... Maybe he was a criminal there? Or was the reason that Daxam/Krypton exploded?

Speaking of Medusa, let's get into the major plotline for this episode. Cadmus wanted to kill all aliens by releasing the Medusa virus into the air and they needed a specific isotope that LCorp had. This was an interesting idea but I felt like it ended super quickly and I feel like that's because Kara needed to leave with Barry and she couldn't if she felt like her world was in danger. I don't know if I feel like this was a good thing or not because it seems they wrapped up on Cadmus and Mama Luthor already so there needs to be a new big bad or Mama Luthor will escape. Maybe Cyborg Superman will take on a bigger role than the muscle? His CGI is still pretty damn cool and I liked his fight with J'onn and how terrified he looked when J'onn took on his White/Green Martian form. I also did like how Lena tricked Mama Luthor into trusting her and actually stopped her evil plan which I called from the start. I still don't know if I believe Lena will stay good or not but if she does go evil, it would have been way too soon and way too fast of a turn this episode.

Speaking of problems being solved too quickly, J'onn was cured of his White Martian blood cell problem like in two seconds. I get the idea behind Medusa attacking J'onn's White Martian blood cells but I felt like this storyline would have gone on longer. M'gann made the whole changing thing seem like such a big deal and it's already done with. I wanted to see more of J'onn fighting this change and fighting with the idea that he was going to become what he despised!

Oh and James and Winn wanted to tell Kara the truth about James being Guardian but didn't because Alex wanted to come out during Thanksgiving dinner and didn't want them to upstage her news. I'm guessing that when we come back next week, we'll see more of this storyline played out. Do we think Kara will be pissed at them? Will the boys chicken out? Better question, do the boys know about Alex? I feel like the only person she told was Kara and now her mom.

The episode ended with the beginning of the crossover although the breaches appeared throughout the episode. Barry and Cisco appeared and Barry asked Kara for her help. I loved how Cisco corrected Barry about being coworkers not friends because of last week's Flash episode because it just shows that despite these crossovers, the characters are still themselves. I also loved how Kara immediately was all sure what are we up against and didn't question Barry needing her help at all. I AM SO PUMPED FOR THE REST OF THIS WEEK!!!

Tune in tomorrow for my Flash review!

xoxo Allie

PS Sorry about not reviewing last week's Flash or this week's Once Upon a Time! I was busy with Thanksgiving and my family! I enjoyed Flash last week cause hello I love Killer Frost and Caitlin and that Wally is finally Kid Flash. On the other hand, not a huge fan of Once this week. I am sick to death of the Evil Queen and the weird tension between Belle and Rumple. I also need Once to show more Aladdin and Jasmine! They're the most interesting part and they're relegated to two minutes every other episode!

Supergirl Season 2 Episode 7 Review

Guys this episode of Supergirl tho!!! Let's get into it shall we?

Okay so let's start with the James stuff. I've tried so so hard to be on board with this Guardian storyline but James bores the crap out of me and I have tried to be open to this plot cause at least it's shading him in a little more than just being Kara's love interest but it was so out of the blue. I wish the show had dropped hints least season or even the beginning of this season but they didn't so it feels like James just decided three weeks ago that he's always wanted to be a hero. I also cannot stand all the comments about how he doesn't have superpowers and it makes no sense for him to be out on the streets when we have Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow showing us that yes non-superpowered people can be heroes too. Also how cheesy was it that all it took was one episode for Kara to go from being suspicous of Guardian to approving of him. Ugh. I did like the line about how Superman worked with a vigilante with weapons and demons. Batman easter egg!!

Also irritating was Winn being the backup for James. I get that in this episode that Supergirl was a bit tied up in Cadmus but like the DEO was still functioning and Winn has a job there. I don't understand his need "to be a hero" when he's already helping out Kara and the DEO in the same way that he's helping James now.

J'onn found out that M'gann was a White Martian this episode and it threw me a little cause I expected M'gann to keep her secret for at least a few more episodes! I really liked how J'onn lost it on her in anger and how she refused to turn into her Martian form because she didn't want to be a White Martian. Their fight scene was fun to watch and I'm always in awe with the CGI the show can produce. I do have one question about this blood transfer situation. If White Martian blood in a Green Martian can turn a Green Martian into a White Martian (try saying that 10 times fast) then why would M'gann donate White Martian blood? Like I know that J'onn was dying but it's been explained outside of this show that when Martians shape-shift they shift on a cellular level so if she turned into a Green Martian, she should have had Green blood a la Miss Martian in Young Justice season 1 who changed her blood to O negative blood. I'm interested to see how this problem will be solved cause J'onn cannot turn into a White Martian. I'm also curious to see how long it'll take J'onn to forgive M'gann. 5 or 6 episodes I'm guessing.

I'm still loving how Alex's coming out storyline is progressing. I'm loving how she's fully accepted being gay and how she stood up to Maggie about how she can't be friends with her right now cause it was too fresh. Gay, straight, or bi getting rejected hurts and you need a small amount of time to move on so I really didn't like how Maggie basically guilt tripped Alex into hanging out by the end of the episode. I don't blame Maggie for rejecting Alex cause it's a stereotype of tv shows that all gay characters have to like each other which leads to the idea in real life that all gay men are into all guys or all lesbian women are into all women. Just like straight people, they can have no feelings. What I didn't like was Maggie constantly being around Alex. She should know that Alex needs time. Of course this being a tv show, Maggie being upset about Alex probably means that she does like her and Alex and Maggie will probably end up together by the end of the season.

And now onto the meat of the episode! Cadmus! I loved how Mon El tricked the guard into escaping and it was very sweet when he freaked out over seeing "J'onn" captured. I didn't know he cared that much about J'onn!! I'm also glad that they kept with the comics in that Mon is allergic to lead the same way that Kara is allergic to Kryptonite. The scene between Kara and Mon in the cells as they talked about being scared was so heartbreaking and I'm curious what he was about to say to Kara about Daxam. I feel like it'll be something like Daxam is the reason that Krypton is dead or something so Kara can be mad at him again. Cyborg Superman was awesome and I'm really glad they kept the real Hank around! I'm sure David Harewood is having fun playing two characters. Also remember how I mentioned the amazing CGI before? Well it was awesome here again when Kara melted the skin off of Hank's face and the metal appeared below it!

And speaking of returning faces, Jeremiah was here and he saved Kara and Mon. I was expecting to see him but it was strange cause he didn't look hurt or anything so he must be playing along with Cadmus. I hope we see more of him. I was also excited to see that Cadmus took Kara's blood and kept thinking Superboy (!!) which is why I was a little disappointed to see that all they did with the blood was access the Fortress of Solitude. I'm hoping they kept a little of her blood back in Cadmus and Hank only took some of it. I am curious to see what Project Medusa is. In the comics, Medusa is the Greek goddess who turns people to stone and there's also a thing known as a Medusa Mask that can be used to control emotions. I'm assuming if it is something from the comics, it'll probably be the latter. A mask to control emotions would be helpful if Cadmus is trying to make people scared of aliens!

Oh and can we take a moment to talk about how adorable the end was with Mon and Kara? I loved how Mon asked James and Winn if Kara was mated to anyone and how he tried to play it off as wanting to learn Earth customs. Neither boy was fooled. I'm so on board for Kara and Mon and I love how it was a slow build from enemies to friends to possibly something more although I think it should have taken a little longer cause it does seem kind of fast. And you know these shows suuuuuck at romance so I don't want another will-they won't-they and then they're together but then they break up.

Anyway loved this episode and I can't wait until the crossover next week!!! Who's pumped??

xoxo Allie

PS. So sorry about not writing an Arrow review last week. I ended up not being able to watch it on time and completely forgot to review it later. Here are my quick thoughts: I wasn't a huge fan of the episode because Vigilante was really lame and I can't believe Oliver is dumb enough to go for the reporter but other than that, it was fun.

The Flash Season 3 Episode 6 Review

I am so utterly confused about what I experienced this episode. And again rolling my eyes at how dumb everyone is in the show.

So Caitlin finally told everyone about her powers and I still don't understand this whole thing. Getting ice powers doesn't make a person evil. Killer Frost's circumstances turned her evil. I feel like even though the show keeps hinting at it, Caitlin won't ever actually become evil cause then she'd have to leave the team and Team Flash would never be the same again. Also how much of a dick was Barry during their conversation. Every time Barry talks in these last couple of episodes, he always turns the conversation back to himself and his woe is me routine. Like Caitlin is sitting here terrified that she might go evil and Barry's talking on and on about Flashpoint and how he ruined things. Like Barry we know that. Please move on. Everyone else has.

Wally was finally targeted by Alchemy and it's tough because I can't pin down how I feel about him. Wally West has always been my favorite speedster but this Wally is not like the Wally I love so I constantly have this struggle of whether I like this Wally or not. This whole season has been spent with him whining about wanting powers. It's not cute Wally. We get it. Try something new. But then he does something like speed through the beginning in his Kid Flash costume and I can't stop grinning. Do you get my struggle? I'm so glad that he's going to get his powers now so we can stop with the whining. Although tbh it'll probably another episode or two where Joe is alllll upset about Wally speeding around and trying to be a hero.

As I've mentioned before, I HATE that Flash is basically useless. He needs about a thousand lectures and for someone (Cisco/Caitlin/Wells) to tell him how to solve his problems. In Arrow and Supergirl, there are teams who help out but ultimately Oliver and Kara come up with solutions. And for the love of God, how many Joe-dad lectures do we need??? I am so sick to death of lectures and dad-talks. These characters are supposed to be in their mid-20s not their teens. Why does every episode include a I'm the dad and I know right and you're the kid and you don't know.

The ending was very weird. Firstly what is Alchemy's powers? Is he a magician or does his power come from the Philosopher's Stone? What was that weird blue thing that attacked everyone. I thought for a few seconds that Alchemy must have another speedster on his speed dial that was helping him out but that isn't what it seems like. Secondly, why the hell didn't they try to take off Alchemy's mask while he was done instead of gloating about how they captured him. Jesus. It's like we're working with ameaturs. The show was trying to heavy handedly hint that Alchemy was Julian cause of Barry's line about being unable to contact Julian before they went to attack Alchemy. Ugh.

Also Shade did a thing and Barry stopped him with handcuffs that stopped meta-powers. Joe went on a date with that DA but she was wooed by HR who has a face changer.

I'm definitely pumped for next week cause it's all about Killer Frost!!!! And then the crossover the week after!!! Who's ready??

Tune in tomorrow for my Arrow review!

xoxo Allie

Supergirl Season 2 Episode 6 Review

Guys guys, I've got such the feels after this episode! This is the second time Supergirl has actually made me cry this season and I AM LOVING IT!!!!

Let's start with Alex, the poor sweetheart. After last week, she's on the path to accepting that she's gay and her first step was to tell Kara. They were so perfect this episode and I didn't realize how much I was missing the Danvers sisters together. I loved how Alex told Kara that she couldn't do this without her and Kara said that Alex wouldn't have to. It was the sweetest moment and I teared up. I also loved when Kara was asking Alex what Maggie was like and Alex was talking about how beautiful Maggie was and Kara tells that Alex is beautiful too. Alex kissing Maggie and Maggie rejecting her was so sad but I'm kind of glad that Maggie rejected her because as much as I love Maggie and Alex, I like that this story of Alex coming out is about Alex finding herself and less about a relationship. And that's exactly what Kara was trying to convince Alex of in the end, that it was okay if Maggie wasn't into Alex because it was more important for Alex to learn how to love herself all over again.

Mon El had his own story arc in this episode in that he learned that maybe he could actually be a hero and didn't have to fight/rage against what Kara wanted. I loved the scene where Kara confronted Mon about him becoming a hired muscle and he told her that despite what she thought, she really wasn't all that selfless because in some part of her heart, she was doing this for the love the people of National City felt for her. This was so true because remember how upset Kara was after the Red Kryptonite episode last season when the city hated her and Kara was so depressed and unsure if she keep fighting? Kara is a great person but Mon was partitally right. I also liked the scene where Alex yelled at him in the bar and I liked how truly upset Mon was when he saw how Kara was hurt. I love them so much. He was kinda useless in the fight against Parasite but it was a hard debut for him fighting crime cause it came in the same episode that Guardian appeared too so we as the audience already knew how badass Mon was and it was more important for Guardian to flex his muscles. I just liked that Mon stepped up. The saddest bit was the end when he thought he was being good and it turned out Cadmus was laying a trap for him!!! Mon this is why secret identities are important!!!

The Parasite was really cool looking this episode and I was impressed with the CGI despite me caring more about the other characters than Parasite this episode. It wasn't his fault, it's just I love the character driven arcs more than the fighting the big bad of the week. But the one good thing that came out of this was the badass fight between Kara and J'onn vs Parasite and then James stepping out in his Guardian costume! He was super badass too and I loved the cheeky line in the end about wearing lead to keep his secret from Kara. Firstly, that was really rude Kara. You should ask someone whether they want their identity known. Secondly, I hope this isn't what makes Kara and James a couple again a la Iris/Barry in that Kara falls for the superhero.

Also in this episode was Miss Martian who donated some of her blood to J'onn. She was so hesitant to offer her blood for him that it made me wonder if maybe giving him her blood would allow him to realize that she was a White Martian rather than Green either through a telepathy link or maybe he could tell the difference in blood. J'onn didn't seem to notice anything at the end of the episode but that may have been because he was still groggy after the attack. I hope we'll see something come out of this in the future.

Ugh can you tell I loved this episode?? I was so excited throughout all of it! I'm looking forward to next week's episode and the crossover in two weeks!!! Who's ready for 4 days of excitement!!! Tune in tomorrow for my Flash review!

xoxo Allie

Once Upon a Time Season 6 Episode 8 Review

Tonight's episode was a fun one despite the characters all acting dumb at one point or another. I never understand why writers think that the only way for something to get done is for all the characters to suddenly lose IQ points. Let's get into shall we?

The opening montage was definitely fun because it's never been done before and I'll admit, Snow and Charming broke my heart a bit. But of course Emma kissing them awake was never mentioned or tried. Last week when I mentioned that Emma might be able to wake her parents, I didn't think about how maybe the curse works the same way no matter who uses the True Love kiss. Even if this was true, I still would have liked to see a scene of Emma trying it cause if she truly was pained seeing her parents sad, she would have tried anything to help them.

Being trapped in the mirror world was fun too because I liked the idea of Emma and Regina looking through different mirrors which unfortunately we didn't get a lot of. Was the whole vibrations in the mirror something only Henry could sense cause he was the author or was that something that anyone could see/feel if they paid close enough attention? I totally forgot that Sydney was removed from the mirror cause I expected him to appear! Oh and he's a genie too right? I feel like I remember something like that from season 1. I also thought the EQ killed the Dragon so it was interesting seeing him again. I was hoping that he would be Mushu and at first glance I thought he might be Mulan's dad too but I think based on this show, he's probably Lily's dad which is problematic because Lily was Latina when she was young and now she's white so.... Also they casually left the Dragon in the mirror world and never looked back. Way to be heroes guys.

I like how the Greek Gods are still a part of the world even though we left the Underworld. The Hammer of Hephaestus was in this episode and I liked how Henry was able to out-think the EQ to help. Apparently the EQ's big plan was to turn Henry dark? I guess that makes sense based on the advice she gave Zelena a few episodes back although EQ really should have known it wouldn't have worked. Henry's almost an adult now while Robin is only a baby so the same plan can't work in both cases. Also apparently Violet is struggling to fit in so she stood up Henry on a few dates cause that makes sense. It was cute though seeing Henry, Hook and EQ trying to find which of Charming's ties were best.

Aladdin and Jasmine were in the episode tonight which was a fun surprise! Belle wanted to get away from Rumple which although I applaud, I was confused about. Just last week Belle told Rumple to step up and try to be good to get to know their son and this week Belle's all about leaving. Anyway, she went to Zelena who couldn't do anything without the wand from Rumple's shop so they turned to Aladdin cause I guess Will's not around anymore... Not that I'm complaining, it was great seeing him again. He stole the wand and apparently the genie lamp but Genie is free so someone else is inside. I'm glad that the genie and the lamp are in their story still and I wonder if we'll see any of Genie in flashbacks? I also wonder why the show felt the need to make a new genie in the lamp unless it's Jafar. I'm excited to see where this goes. Also no lie but I melt whenever Aladdin's on screen.

Ugh now back to Rumple and Belle and Zelena and EQ. Talk about goosebumps. I was legit horrified when Rumple slapped that bracelet on Belle. It's a tracker I assume or something that prevents Belle from being too far from Rumple. This is the first season that I've ever not been a fan of Rumple or Rumbelle so it's all very weird for me. I don't know why Rumple has decided to dig in his heels and cling to being a villain. Everyone and their mother knows Belle still loves him and would let him back into her life if only he would try even just a little to be good. Remember season 2 and 3 Rumbelle? Those were the days. I actually smirked when Zelena was all if you hurt me, you hurt yourself. And of course Rumple tucked tail and returned to EQ with whom he had the most disgusting makeout session with. I literally cannot watch them on screen.

I definitely enjoyed this episode and I'm excited for the season to continue. Unfortunately, Once Upon a Time will be taking the next two weeks off so we won't get another episode until December. Tune in tomorrow for my Supergirl review!

xoxo Allie

Arrow Season 5 Episode 6 Review

Hmmmmmmmmm...... My brain is going about a mile a minute after tonight's episode of Arrow and that is definitely a good thing! The worst thing an episode can do to you after you watch is feel indifferent. Even if you hate an episode, the episode caused you to feel something! And tonight's ending was crazy.

It's so amazing to have Diggle back. Like I said before, he makes all the recruits look useless (except for Ragman who is the only one of the recruits able to hold his own) and the recruits are getting jealous. The Arrow Cave is getting way too crowded and I don't understand why the show felt the need to throw so many new members in. One or two recruits would have been fine but 4 is too many. And it makes everything awkward. The audience knows all about the List and who Oliver was but the recruits don't so we need to sit through half the episode with the new recruits feeling sorry for themselves. Nobody cares. They should all quit and disappear and we should never see them again.

Tonight was focused on Evelyn and I already didn't like her from last season when she was pretending to be the Black Canary. It's just disappointed that they took my favorite charcter from Young Justice and made her into this. Wah wah wah Evelyn was upset that Oliver was keeping secrets and he was an hypocrite when he tried to keep her from getting revenge. Ugh. Was this the first time we heard that her codename was Artemis? At least the show is trying to color in these recruits so they're not all just one-note.

The flashbacks were kind of boring this week too. Kovar's gang attacked a Bratva bar so Oliver pretended to be an American playboy wanting to buy a casino/bar but Kovar knew and threatened him. Meanwhile Thea found out that Lance is still drinking even though he said he quit and she hosted a music festival. Is Verdant still open? Thea mentioned it but I can't remember if it was closed down in earlier seasons. I know we don't go to the set anymore cause the Arrow Cave moved but still nostalgia.

Felicity Felicity Felicity. Why would you tell Billy that you work for the Green Arrow. He is definitely sketchy and I don't trust that he'll keep the secret. It was funny when he started to fangirl a little and wanted to gossip about who was under the hood.

Now let's talk about Prometheus. He's apparently some sort of creepy stalker dude who melted down all of Oliver's arrows to make his shooting stars which is the most hilariously creepy thing I have ever heard. He's definitely someone who knew the Hood season 1 but the show is trying to hint that it's Lance. I don't believe this at all because firstly, Lance doesn't know how to shoot arrows and secondly, why would he decide to kill the Green Arrow now? But at the same time, this is someone who knows that the Green Arrow was also the Hood when not even the new recruits knew this and knows Oliver enough to know about the list which might be common knowledge cause he did kill these people season 1. I can't stop wishing that it's Tommy under the Prometheus mask and in this Flashpoint timeline, he hates Oliver. Or maybe it's Roy, back and pissed in this new timeline.

I hope the reveal is someone we knew and cared about or hiding the identity would be super lame. Also please don't drag this who's under the mask thing for too long cause as Flash fans know, people stop caring after a point. It's probably Felicity's boyfriend tbh. Ugh.

Anyway I did like the episode although it might sound otherwise in this review. I can't help that the recruits still bore me!!

xoxo Allie

Supergirl Season 2 Episode 5 Review

Tonight's episode wasn't one of my favorites but it was still a good one. I'm just not a huge fan of James so the fact that this episode was so James heavy wasn't really fun for me but I'm trying to keep an open mind with the new direction the show is taking him. The ending was a fun twist though and I enjoyed the journey.

So first up, Mon El was hardcore struggling on Earth. He's too much of a frat boy to want to work or be serious which is fine but Kara was not about that. She was really mother-y this episode which was funny to watch and I died when she walked in on Mon and Tessmacher. Their dance at Lena's party was fun and I laughed when Winn made the comment about how Kara wasn't into either of them so she couldn't be into Mon. I didn't think Winn was still interested in Kara but maybe he kinda still is. I hope this is the last episode with the same Mon and Kara track. Even when Kara is being friendly, the episode follows the same path of problems all episode and then an apology at the end. I'd like to see something different with them. At first I thought maybe Kara and Mon would make a good couple but now I'm wondering if the show is leaning towards a more sibling route. The way they play off of each other is more friendly than anything else (even though I would still like them together). Also why do I have a feeling that Mon is probably best suited for a bartending gig?

James wanted to become a superhero too and so he tried to get Winn to help him but Winn was not about that because he thought that James didn't have any superpowers so he would just get his butt kicked on the streets. Oh Winn. Don't you know more than half of the heroes on DCTV are non-powered? Oliver, Diggle, Wild Dog, Evelyn, Curtis, Laurel, Thea, Roy, Ray, Sara, Mick, and Leonard. Do I need to go on? By the way, I seriously didn't realize how large the amount of our heroes don't have powers until I actually listed them! Hopefully James gets his suit sooner rather than later.

Alex's slow realization that she might not be straight continued this episode when she realized that she might actually be interested in Maggie. I'm really enjoying this storyline and how rather than Alex being like I've actually always been into women but it's never been shown on screen, she's actually realizing that maybe the reason she's never been into any of her relationships with men is because she's not into them. Even if Maggie isn't who Alex ends up with, Maggie will still always be the one who showed Alex who she really was.

I also did like the idea of the weapons being a way to sway the public into hating aliens or at the very least fearing them. The response that that reporter at CatCo had about wanting to arm the good guys to fight the bad guys was exactly one that people in real life have every day. Kara's response was exactly right in that more guns never solve problems. In the end, I really liked that it was Winn and Lena who destroyed the guns and stopped the gang. I hope they have more scenes together in the future because they were fun together, I also really liked how Lena went to Kara and was like you're my only friend here please come to my party.

The ending of the episode was interesting. When the gang were talking to the head of Cadmus about attacking Lena's party, the head of Cadmus's voice got all echo-y but since no one on screen reacted I thought my tv was just acting up a bit but then the same thing happened at the end before the gang members died. I thought for a second that maybe the head of Cadmus was an alien too but then we found out that the lady was actually Mama Luthor!!!! Did not see that coming! It was a fun twist.

It was weird not seeing Hank this episode but I'd like to believe he's bonding with M'gann! Anyway did like this episode although it wasn't my favorite of this season.

Tune in tomorrow for my Flash review!

xoxo Allie

Once Upon a Time Season 6 Episode 7 Review

Snow and Charming heavy episodes aren't ones that I'm usually interested in. I loved their story in early seasons but something about them just bores me now. Maybe it's because they repeat the same things over and over every time they interact or maybe it's the fact that their flashback storylines are always the same. Either way I was so apathetic with the whole thing until the end where I got super irritated cause characters like to be dumb when the storyline suits them.

Let's start with Snow and Charming's flashbacks. Snow was kidnapped and Charming saved her but neither saw the other's face because Snow didn't want Charming to know that she was the Princess. I was glad that they didn't meet cause I loved their first meeting so I'm glad the show didn't retcon that. Despite that, there was no point to these flashbacks other than to show the sappling that formed from their true love. But if that was the case, the show could have just skipped the flashbacks and near the end when Snow and Charming are realizing that the sappling came from their True Love, there could be a quick flash to when they met when Snow tried to rob Charming and then a sappling could appear. A few seconds of the two touching and then zoom over to the sappling CGI springing up. Also the show literally has given up on timeline. I didn't even realize they were showing a flashback the first time until Snow appeared with her long hair and I was like oh wait we're in the Enchanted Forest which looks exactly like the Storybrooke forest.

In present day the Evil Queen is blackmailing the Charmings into giving her their hearts or she'll poison the whole town with the water from the Lost Souls. When I was watching this, I had to give props to the EQ for coming up with a truly evil plan or so it seemed at first. When they finally did decide to give up their hearts and EQ decided killing them wasn't evil enough, I thought she was about to kill Charming and be like oops now your life sucks but of course that didn't happen cause then the show would permanently lose Charming so she cast a sleeping curse on them in that if one wakes the other, the other will go under the curse. Now this would be a great plan but my question, what about Emma? We've seen multiple times that familial love is also considered True Love so why can't Emma kiss Charming to wake him up? Especially since she's the Savior. I'm going to guess the show isn't going to consider this at all.

Also why the hell are EQ and Rumple a thing? I vomit in my mouth a little every time they're on screen together and when Zelena walked in on them, I almost died. Ugh. And then Zelena told Belle and honestly I was thrilled when she said that she didn't care if Rumple slept with EQ. I have always shipped Rumple and Belle but after this, the show has lost my support of them. Beauty and the Beast is one of the most beloved Disney movies so the fact that OUAT has moved so far from Rumbelle and has worked so hard to ruin them is baffling. It's one thing to give them tension or a will-they won't-they storyline but the place where they've taken the two, after all the lies and blackmail and LIES, there's no outcome which will save it. If Belle takes back Rumple, we'll lose respect in her but if she doesn't, then the show is saying that Beauty and the Beast don't end up together. I had hoped after season 4 when Rumple's heart turned pure, he would stay good but the show didn't know how to deal without evil Rumple so they ruined it. That not so coincidentally was the last time I truly shipped Rumple and Belle.

Unfortunately there was no Aladdin or Jasmine this episode but we did get the return of Blue. One of the things I love this season is how old characters from earlier seasons are appearing again. With all the traveling from realm to realm, there's not much of a chance for us to seem these characters.

Anyway, this was not one of my favorite episodes so I'm sorry if I was too harsh in my review. Hopefully next week will be better! Tune in tomorrow for my Supergirl review!!

xoxo Allie

Arrow Season 5 Episode 5 Review

Arrow has been on point this season and I'm definitely glad for it. Diggle is back on the team and showing up the recruits like nobody's business. Church is finally gone and it looks like Prometheus will be stepping up.

Wild Dog was tortured into telling Church that Oliver Queen was the Green Arrow which he felt really guilty about so Oliver had Diggle talk to him and get him to calm down which worked and they were able to find out what Church's plan was. Church hired some thug to attack Oliver but since they were able to save Wild Dog, they were able to plan for this.

I knew from the title of this episode that someone would be taking the place of Oliver this episode and that he was able to disguise himself as the target so I didn't worry about Oliver being shot. Plus the fact that this is his show and he can't be killed or there's no more Arrow. But my question is that can the Human Target be able to take on the personalities of his targets? It was kind of ambigious in the episode cause he made it sound like he might have done some research and that's how he knew how to act but that wouldn't make sense as to how he acted like Oliver all day without Thea his own sister realizing something was up.

Also the whole thing at the end with the reporter who was given a hint that Oliver was in Russia made little sense. Just because the Human Target had a job in Russia didn't mean that he was connected to Oliver. I thought the source was going to tell the reporter that Oliver's bodyguard was John Diggle who served with the Human Target or something. Also this reporter is really obnoxious and I really hope Oliver doesn't decide to go out with her. She clearly has some sort of personal stake in ruining his image/life. It feels kind of personal and just watch, it'll be something dumb like he turned her down in high school or made fun of her in college.

Ugh Felicity's boyfriend. I like how she was all this might be the real thing and I'm like no honey it isn't. You barely know this dude and he doesn't know anything about you. Plus the looks between Oliver and Felicity were not just friendly. This reeks of season 3 in the will they won't they thing again. I'm still waiting for him to turn out to be the bad guy somehow.

As I mentioned before, Church was finally killed. Oliver and the team were able to capture Church and his thugs but while he was going to prison, Prometheus attacked. He warned Church over and over to stay away from the Green Arrow and the ending was interesting cause I kept waiting for Prometheus to be like I already know Oliver is the Green Arrow but he didn't. For some reason, I felt like he already knew that information. I'm fairly certain that the person under that hood is someone from Russia, probably the guy who Oliver wanted to kill. My favorite theory is still that Tommy is under the mask but it's a longshot since Colin is working on Chicago Med.

Anyway, liked the episode overall. Next week looks fun. How long do you think till we get the reveal who's under the hood? I'd say midseason, maybe an episode before cause of the 4-way crossover.

That's all for now!!

xoxo Allie

Agents of SHIELD Season 4 Episode 6 Review

HOLY SHIT THIS EPISODE THOUGH. This show is always amazing and it gets you so hyped up by the end that you're left waiting and wanting more!

So let's start with what I didn't like. I still don't like Director Mace and this whole need to please the public thing. I know we need it for drama or whatever but in a superhero/spy show, no one is watching for the political aspect. We want to watch our agents do spy work and kick ass not think about how their actions may be viewed by the public or look at approval numbers. Ugh. Not only do I not like him as a character but I don't trust him either. Also apparently I missed this but his inhuman powers are super strength and durability. My eyes roll so hard whenever he's on screen so I must have missed the subtly of his power. Ugh.

On the other hand, Ghost Rider's backstory was fun. How cool was it that Johnny Blaze actually showed up and gave Robbie the spirit of Vengeance?? I know I was wondering about his backstory and which spirit was in him cause normally in the comics Eli is the spirit in Robbie but Eli was alive in the show so I'm glad the show offically explained what was going on. But seriously, how freaking cool was that scene?? I loved the scene between Robbie and Gabe and Daisy although the whole time I was like Daisy why do you keep interrupting? Like if you're going to eavesdrop on a private conversation between two brothers, play it cool and don't ask for clarification lol. It was very sad when Gabe was horrified with Robbie and the Ghost Rider cause Robbie loves Gabe and Gabe was so disappointed in him. It's not really Robbie's fault that the Ghost Rider is all about vengeance but then again, he did overreact a little when he attacked Mason (even though I was mentally cheering him on).

The twist with Eli was awesome too. It was totally unexpected at the time even though in hindsight, it made perfect sense! Eli was a crazy evil serial killer in the comics so I always kind of expected him to be bad but the show portrayed him differently and so I let my guard down a bit. It'll be fun to explore the real Eli now and I can't wait to see what happens. At least May stole the Darkhold book so Eli can't use it. I want to know what happened to poor Fitz and Coulson cause they disappeared after the wave of energy the machine let out. I wonder if they'll go all ghostly now and the team will have to find a way to reverse it. That'd be fun.

Also poor Jemma was sent on a top secret mission by the Director which no one knew about. He wouldn't even let Jemma tell anyone she was leaving so Fitz is worried out of his mind and Mason forced her to be blindfolded. It was funny watching May and Mack talk to Fitz about Jemma a little and how they knew something was wrong. May is such a mama bear. I feel like Jemma's meeting the president or something. I hope she's okay cause I really don't trust Mason and Jemma was so exasperated this episode that it was kinda funny.

Can you tell I loved this episode? Unfortunately we're not going to be back until the end of November due to the election and Thanksgiving so we'll have to hold on for a while! Tune in tomorrow for my Arrow review!

xoxo Allie

The Flash Season 3 Episode 5 Review

This was a good episode so let's get right into it shall we?

So first up is Caitlin's slow descent into becoming Killer Frost. I have hit my limit for how long I can handle Caitlin keeping this a secret. I never understand why characters have to keep secrets from each other especially since it never works out. Turning to her mom makes sense because every child looks to their parents when they're in trouble but like Caitlin found out when she went to her mom, she's already done the science and her mom couldn't do anything else. Barry and Cisco would be better suited to helping emotionally and teaching her how to control the powers. But instead, the powers are probably going to come out at the worst time and cause everyone to turn on her. I am curious about her powers though cause are they like evil in that the more she uses them, the more they turn her into a different person? Cause the whole attack that guy thing was really not Caitlin. Is that how/why she'll become a villain?

I loved how HR's big secret was that he wasn't a scientist but in fact just a con-man. It was definitely different so I'm glad the show didn't go the obvious route and make him a villain outright. I thought that he was the one who created the monster so that he could prove himself to the team so I was suprised and impressed that the show went a different way. I wonder if they'll tell us who his partner is and if it's someone we know cause the show did make a big deal out of not saying HR's partner's name aloud.

The monster was lame and I knew almost immediately that it was a hologram but my big question was if it was a hologram, how was it hurting things? Or was all the damage caused in the city due to people freaking out? Like that moron who smashed his taxi into a parked car. Like I get your scared but why not park your car like a normal person? I'm not sure what the point was of revealing the person behind the monster as a child other than what a messed up kid. This is how villains are made. Will he have to go to juvie now? Or get off with probation? Will we ever see this kid again or get answers to any of these questions? Probably not.

We also got to explore Julien a little during this episode and he's still so irrelevant to the plot. I mean he literally hates metahumans cause he's not one. And then he goes on a diatribe about how metas use their powers for dumb things but doesn't like the Flash for using his powers to save people cause he causes the police to become lazy. First of all, the Flash is doing exactly what you wanted to do with powers and secondly, if the police are getting lazy, that's there fault. I always hate this idea of superheroes being the reason that villains pop up or people get hurt. The villains would be there regardless. At least with a superhero, the good guys have a chance. How exactly would the police be able to stop all these metas if Barry wasn't around? It wouldn't be laziness I'll tell you that. The only thing that could turn Julien's character around is if he was Alchemy or if he went to Alchemy to get powers cause otherwise he's not needed in this show. It's very confusing because the show made a huge deal with his casting and he's relegated to what, a thorn in Barry's side? A new friend? At least on Arrow, every new person that shows up is either a villain, love interest or an upcoming hero (even though they take it too far and way too many people are heroes now).

Anyway despite what it sounds like, I enjoyed this episode but it wasn't one of my favorites. I hope next week is better with the focus being on Wally. Don't miss my Agents of SHIELD review coming later tonight!

xoxo Allie