Top 10 Movies of 2016

Hey guys!!! These are my top 10 favorite movies of 2016! It was hard to figure out my top 10 this year cause there were so many movies that I watched and enjoyed this year! So let's do my honorable mentions first! Also fair warning, there may be spoilers down below so be warned! If you want a refresher, check out my Top 10 Movies of 2013, Top 10 Movies of 2014, and Top 10 Movies of 2015 lists!

Batman v Superman

Up first is Batman v Superman! I was looking forward to this movie even though I wasn't a fan of Man of Steel so when I finally saw it, I was pretty disappointed. The first 2/3 of this movie were so slow and confusing that I was sitting there wondering how much longer was this movie going to take to be over. The only thing that won me a over a little was the final third of the movie. I did not like the Lex Luthor we got, the reason that Batman and Superman was fighting was a really big stretch and the hints that they threw in for the other Justice League members were so not needed here. The only good part of this movie was Wonder Woman which made me very excited to see her solo movie so that's a plus.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Up next is Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them! I am probably one of the only few people in the world who wasn't a fan of the Harry Potter books or movies so it's probably a surprise to see that I watched Fantastic Beasts isn't it? Well to tell you the truth, I was pretty interested in seeing this movie after the trailers and when I did, I loved this movie! I don't have many of the complaints that others who watched this movie had cause I don't have that deep love for Harry Potter that others did. I just enjoyed seeing Eddie Redmayne play Newt and seeing all the wonderful magical creatures in the movie! Despite not loving Harry Potter, you have to be living under a rock not to know all the basics of the wizarding world of Harry Potter so I had fun seeing how different America was to England! I'll definitely be checking out the sequels!

Now You See Me 2

And finally, my last honorable mention is Now You See Me 2! Now this movie I loved a lot and the only reason it's on the honorable mentions list is cause there were a bunch more movies that I liked a bit more! I loved the first movie so I was super excited for the sequel (even though some of the cast changed) and I was not disappointed! I loved the new characters we got and the return of the old ones. The only things I didn't like were the fact that Thaddeus suddenly was the big man in charge and that unlike the first movie, the Four Horsemen and Dylan were more reacting to situations rather than causing them. This doesn't take anything away from the movie though cause it was still a thrill to watch. My favorite scene has to be the one in the vault of the data-mining chip facility when the Four Horsemen were trying to keep the stolen chip hidden. I can't wait until the third movie!


Now let's get into my top 10 favorite movies of 2016!

Doctor Strange

Coming in at number 10 is.... Dr Strange! I was hesitant about watching this movie because I wasn't really won over by the trailers but I decided to go watch it cause I can't not watch all the MCU movies! I thought about waiting until it came out on DVD but I heard that the effects were better appreciated in theaters so off I went and I was pleasantly surprised (probably cause I had such low expectations). Now I'm not saying that this was a great movie but I was able to enjoy myself throughout. I loved the characters and how magic was depicted in this movie and the ending was so amazing and different than how heroes usually win battles with the villains. It makes me look forward to seeing Doctor Strange interact with the Avengers!

Moana

At number 9 is ..... Moana! I love Disney movies, especially Disney Princess ones so I was obviously going to check this one out and I had a great time. This movie reminded me a lot of Lilo and Stitch because of the messages and the way that there was no one big villain in the film. It was more of an adventure and learning who you really are! I loved every second. The voice cast was great and I loved the Rock as Maui. Everything was animated so beautifully but the best part of this movie has to be the music! Every number was so catchy and made you want to sing along!

Rogue One

Coming in at number 8 is.... Rogue One! Surprised that this was so low on my list? I'm so sorry but I was not a huge fan of this movie!! I was so meh coming out of the theater and I tried so hard to figure out what didn't work for me and I think after a lot of soul searching, I figured it out. The first 2/3 of the movie was pretty slow and it didn't pick up until the finally 1/3 of the movie with the huge fight between the Rogues and the Empire and I feel like a lot of people agree but are able to love that part so much that they think this movie was better than Force Awakens but I can't do that.... I also think the characters were a problem for me. I was not able to fall in love with any of the characters. I'm not saying that I didn't like any of them because I definitely did but when they all died, I was like okay which I shouldn't have if I loved them! And it isn't a problem that this was a standalone cause I've fallen in love with plenty of characters from standalone movies.... Other than that, it was so much fun visiting the Star Wars world again! I loved seeing the characters from the original trilogies and seeing how the tech was similar to the 70s! Also I grinned so hard when I saw CGI Leia!

X-Men Apocalypse

At number 7 is.... X-Men Apocalypse! I enjoyed this movie despite it not being as good as the previous two X-Men movies. I think the biggest problem with this film was Apocalypse and how little I cared about his existence. I did love seeing all the main X-Men characters as teens and how could I not love something with Sophie Turner in it? I also loved the Wolverine cameo and the bond that Jean and Logan already showed. As you know, I've always loved their relationship. Quicksilver was the best part of this movie and I loved every scene he was in. It was also pretty awesome to see Jean harness the power of the Phoenix and kinda explains why future Jean never died!

Deadpool

Coming in at number 6 is.... Deadpool! I didn't love this movie as everyone else did but I definitely did enjoy watching it. It was a great palate cleanser movie that was so different from other superhero movies that it was like a breath of fresh air. The humor was great, the acting was great and I loved every moment of it. I also liked how there were some of the X-Men in this even though they weren't any of the recognizable ones just to hint that the worlds were the same.

Nerve

At number 5 is... Nerve! Every year I watch a random movie that I have no expectations for and then it blows my mind and turns out to be one of my favorites! This was that movie this year. When the trailers came out, I thought the movie looked good but nothing that made me want to see it immediately. Eventually I decided to just because I love Emma Roberts and Dave Franco and lo and behold, I ended up loving every minute! The characters were great, the chemistry between Emma and Dave was amazing, the dares were fun and the ending was perfect!! I saw this movie twice if you can believe it. I would definitely recommend seeing this if you haven't, cause it's a fun little film and sometimes you need some of that between all the superhero ones ;)

Suicide Squad

Coming in at number 4 is... Suicide Squad! I was so excited to see this movie from the first time I heard about the production of this movie because some of my favorite episodes of Arrow were ones with Deadshot and Suicide Squad. When I finally did see it, I ended up really enjoying it. Now I know that it wasn't the best in terms of plot or editing but I couldn't help but put it up so high on my list based on how much I enjoyed it. The characters just made this movie. I was less interested in the action or plot than I was seeing the characters do their thing. Margot Robbie killed it as Harley and unlike what most people think, I thought Jared Leto was great as the Joker. He was a different Joker than Heath Ledger's but there was nothing wrong with that! I hope we get to see more of him in future movies!

Finding Dory

At number 3 is.... Finding Dory! Guys I was so beyond excited for this movie to come out. Finding Nemo was the first movie I ever remember wanting to see as a child and I begged and begged my mom to buy the VHS tape so I could watch it over and over. Finding Dory did not disappoint. It was funny and tear-jerking and perfect in every way. Baby Dory was the cutest thing ever and I loved the new additions in the Marine Life Institute. The seals slayed me with their rock and oh my god Becky. Her interactions with Marlin!!! I loved Dory's parents leaving those shells every day for Dory to find them. Seriously, I could not stop crying when that happened. Guys if you haven't seen this movie, get out from under your rock and do it!!

Me Before You

Coming in at number 2 is... Me Before You! As you know, I'm a sucker for romance movies but not a lot of rom coms end up high on my list for various reasons but this movie had everything you could ever want in a romantic film. Unfortunately I hadn't read the book so going in I only knew what the trailers showed and I was so surprised. I cried so hard so many times during this movie and I loved each and every second. The costumes, acting and plot were all amazing. The chemistry between Emilia and Sam was incredible and I both loved and hated the ending in that I'm a sucker for happy endings but I could not think of a better way to end the story because the movie wasn't really about two people falling in love but Louisa figuring out who she was. Watch this movie if you love when movies tug on your heartstrings. I've seen this movie three times already!

Captain America: Civil War

And now the moment you've been waiting for! My number 1 movie of 2016 is.... Captain America: Civil War! Guys you had to have seen this coming and I'm not even sorry. This movie literally set goals for what makes a superhero film perfect. It got so many comparisons to Batman v Superman and rightfully so since both movies were about two superheroes fighting but Cap 3 did it better in every way. After being there from the very beginning and following the journey was the Avengers, we loved all of these characters and knew that Tony and Steve were friends and they had a deep relationship so the reason that they fought made so much sense unlike in Batman v Superman. The fight choreography, especially in the airport scene, was amazing. Meeting the new Spiderman and Black Panther was epic (I can't wait for their solo films) and I loved seeing which hero took which side! I loved how in the end, Tony and Steve weren't 100% reconciled and I loved seeing the final goodbye to Peggy in this film. Just seriously, all the props and praise and cheer to the amazingness that this movie was!


Anyway, thanks for tuning in! My favorite tv shows of 2016 list will be out tomorrow! Happy 2017 everyone!

xoxo Allie

Top 9 Midseason Finales (Winter 2016)

Hey guys! So the midseason finales have just aired for all the shows I watch and I decided to rank them based on my own personal preferences!!

1) Agents of SHIELD
2) Arrow
3) The Flash
4) Supergirl
5) How to Get Away With Murder
6) Quantico
7) Gotham
8) Once Upon a Time
9) Legends of Tomorrow

xoxo Allie

Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episode 8 Review

Hey guys! Sorry this a little later than it usually is posted but I had other plans tonight and was unable to watch Legends until about an hour later. But I'm here now and ready to talk Legends!!! I know I haven't actually been reviewing Legends weekly but that is simply due to the fact that I watch so much tv that sometimes Legends get shuffled to the back and I have to binge a couple of episodes to catch up because it isn't my favorite of the CW DCTV shows especially once Leonard died and I no longer had his scenes with Sara to look forward to. But I promise I will be reviewing each premiere and finale that airs and so let's get into the the midseason finale of Legends of Tomorrow. It was a fun one but didn't really act as a midseason because nothing really surprising happened, no storyline really wrapped up so it acted like just a regular episode.

Despite all that I liked this episode because of two big reasons. Firstly, it was set in the 1920s and if you anything about me, I love love love the roaring 20s and I love when shows travel back to that time period! I totally felt for Amaya this episode when she was talking about how much she always wanted to visit this time period and experience the fashion and the speakeasys. Swoon. I loved seeing everyone dressed up in their 20s gear and Sara looked stunning as she always does!

The second reason was the return of Leonard Snart! The show had been promoting his return and I think the showrunners said something about him being part of the Legion of Doom so I was a bit disappointed that Leonard was only a hallucination of Mick's this week. Despite this, I did enjoy seeing him return because it was just amazing to hear his slow drawl as he tried to convince Mick to leave the team and become a criminal again. In my shipper mind, I would also like to believe that he was talking about Sara when he talked about an angel who could kick ass. Shut up. I can't wait for his actual return.

Now let's get into the episode. Sara and Stein were kidnapped by the Legion because the Legion wanted the pendant that Sara swiped from Darkh. It was fun to see Merlyn but I kind of wish his return would have been kept more of a secret cause that would have been more exciting. Sara must be hating this whole thing. One man killed her sister, one man basically killed her and one man was the one who got away. Poor thing. Also I totally forgot that no one other than Barry really knew what Eobard truly looked like cause he had the face of Wells every time Stein saw him cause it threw me a little when Stein couldn't recognize him. The fight with Sara and Malcolm was fun and I loved Sara's line about those who couldn't do teach. She was hilarious this episode from the opening scene where she basically acted like mama bear and made Ray and Nate stop fighting. Unfortunately the Legion got the pendant in exchange for Stein's location and apparently this pendant is actually a compass to some weapon that possibly Rip has or is protecting?

Ray and Nate were children in this episode. Like actually though. They kept fighting over who was stronger, who was smarter, who was better. It was funny at some points but at other points I just wanted to smack them. But tbh that's how I always feel about these two, both together and separately. I laughed so hard though when Jax came in and told them that Stein was about to kill Sara in the library and Ray asks him with the candlestick or the rope.

Mick and Amaya are apparently going to be a thing this season and although I'm kind of glad that Amaya didn't get paired up with Ray like I thought she would when she first appeared, I was kind of hoping she wouldn't need a love interest this season. And tbh these two are paralleling Sara and Leonard so much that I'm not a fan. It was sweet when Amaya kissed him on the cheek so I guess I could get on board with this if I have to. Mick has been kinda annoying this season so far and I feel like the show is trying to make us forget that he was Kronos so he is smart. All Mick does is whine and drink and I could get down with the idea that he misses Leonard but I need him to snap out of it like yesterday. You would think the 1920s and Al Capone would be enough to interest him but nope. I did love the scene where he and Amaya stole a car from some minions of Capone's and he was ready to drive off and Amaya was like what about Ray and Nate and Mick was like those idiots keep ruining everything, let's leave them and Ray and Nate were outside the car like we're standing right here.

Oh and at the end, we saw Rip Hunter again. He's apparently in the 60s pretending to be a director with an American accent. Okay Rip.

So I did like this episode and I'm excited to see where it'll go when we come back, but I do think that it was a fairly poor midseason finale. We'll be back in January I believe. In a few weeks or so, I'll be posting my winter tv schedule so you can see when shows come back on the air. That's all for now!

xoxo Allie

Arrow Season 5 Episode 9 Review

So the midseason finale aired tonight and it was pretty damn epic!! I feel like I've been saying that about a lot of the midseason finales this week but it's the truth!!! There were a ton of oh my god moments in this episode and lots of surprises!! Let's get into it shall we??

So firstly I loved the flashbacks to season 1 this week! It was a fun way to not only link this season to a previous one with Prometheus but it was a nice nod back to the history of Arrow. I loved the scenes with Diggle and Felicity and seeing season 1 Oliver again! I know there's been a lot of buzz around Oliver and Felicity and a red pen so it was fun to watch that scene. So much symbolism with Oliver getting down on one knee and giving Felicity the pen while saying that he believes in magic. I wonder where this flashback would fall during season 1 cause it looked like Diggle was trying to convince Oliver that killing was bad but I can't remember him kicking up too much of a fuss other than right after he found out that Oliver was the Hood. I'd assume it's around there. I loved the way the end when Oliver killed a bunch of people in that building paralleled him walking through the building to find Prometheus.

So Prometheus was finally revealed and even though we all assumed it was Billy, it actually wasn't. It was some random dude that we never met before who was the son of a random dude Oliver killed that we never saw before. Although I kind of liked this because honestly it wasn't a huge deal to figure out who Prometheus was, part of me also wishes that Promethus was the child of someone Oliver had killed in season 1 that we actually saw because that would make what we're supposed to feel now feel more real. Btw where is Helena if we're talking about kids who wanted revenge? Prometheus's big plan is similar to Slade's in that he wants to destroy everything Oliver loves before killing him cause death is too easy. I kind of like this throwback because it makes the villain more grounded rather than Darkh who just thought Oliver was a thorn in his side.

This was a rough episode for the characters this week and somehow out of the blue, I found myself really liking the recruits this week. Don't get me wrong, Evelyn and Rene are still super annoying but less so than usual. Maybe it's because the episode wasn't focused on them? Poor Curtis was bascially dumped by his husband Paul who found out that Curtis was a vigilante and couldn't deal with this. Although I get where Paul was coming from, his whole thing about not wanting to worry about Curtis's safety everynight didn't ring too true. Cops and people in the military have to put their lives on the line all the time. Would Paul have left Curtis if he decided to become a cop or join the military? Evelyn's betrayal was also exposed and apparently she joined Prometheus after she found out that Oliver was also the Hood and the Arrow. Super lame Evelyn. She gave Prometheus all the info about everyone including addresses and apparently took pictures of Diggle and Felicity herself to give him. More symbolism, Felicity was the last picture to go up. Rory and Rene didn't have much to other than a funny scene where they were trying to figure out the DNA sequencer and talking about whether Rene could ever get with Thea, who btw turned him down so fast that I died of laughter.

Billy was finally introduced to the team and I knew that he would either die or be Prometheus the second that happened. I also totally forgot that he knew Felicity worked with the Green Arrow because I care so very little for him and it threw me a little in the hospital when he mentioned that he knew Curtis was Mr Terrific. It was also funny when he was trying to give Felicity info and she was like yeah I know, the Green Arrow dealt with this yesterday but he kept trying and ended up being kidnapped. I loved loved loved that scene when Oliver accidently killed him because it was completely shocking in a fun way! I didn't care for Billy but my heart broke for Oliver because he would have to be the one to tell Felicity about this. The scene in the bunker when Oliver told everyone about how he killed Billy and then broke into tears before begging everyone to leave him was so touching. It was also very sweet that Diggle was like we're all right where we belong and Felicity almost immediately told him that Billy's death was Prometheus's fault.

What I didn't like was Oliver going to the reporter when he needed to be comforted cause when did Oliver and Susan get so close. I had the same thought earlier in the episode when Oliver and Susan talked about the morning they spent together. Last I saw, Susan was hitting on Oliver and he wasn't all that interested. Ugh. Go to Diggle. Go to Thea. Literally anyone else for comfort. She gave him some Russian Vodka and I'm wondering if maybe she's tied to the Bratva or his Russian roots or if she was just trying to get a rise out of him cause she knows he was in Russia.

And then the final scene. DINAH LAUREL LANCE IS BACK GUYS. I'm so excited cause I missed her so much! Despite how much I'm excited that she's back, I know the show regretted killing her off almost the moment it did but if this really is Laurel, I'm a little disappointed in the show for turning back on their decision. If everyone keeps coming back to life, why bother killing characters off in the first place. Now that that's out of the way, how great was it to see Laurel in the bunker??? It has to be Flashpoint that brought her back right? Cause Arrow mentioned Flashpoint a bunch this episode. But if that was true, why did she hide until now? Especially with the struggle Lance was going through and the alien attack!

I'm so excited to see where the show goes next half season! We'll be back in January! Tune in tomorrow for my Legends of Tomorrow midseason finale review!

xoxo Allie

Agents of SHIELD Season 4 Episode 8 Review

GUYS WHAT THE HELL DID WE JUST WATCH TONIGHT??? It was everything I wanted out of a SHIELD episode and more!!! What an amazing midseason finale!! Since this was the midseason, there really wasn't any separate storylines this time around so it might be hard to break things down a little.

Let's start with Mack and YoYo. They finally became a thing this week and it was amazing. Even better were Daisy and Coulson's faces when they walked up on the two kissing. It's about time but it feels like less cause YoYo has barely been in this half season! I still love YoYo's powers and I loved how she was the one to do recon and then to plant the bomb on Eli. I loved the depiction of her powers when she was trying to get the bomb to Eli and she moved people's weapons around. I also loved how protective Mack was of YoYo.

Next let's move over to Fitz and Jemma who didn't have much to do other than a bunch of sciency stuff. Fitz was the one to figure out that Eli was syphoning matter from the other dimension that they were stuck in last week to create matter in this world. They also caught up everyone except Daisy on what Jemma had to do with the inhuman last week and I loved their scenes with Daisy this week. Remember in season 1 when Daisy would hang out with all the times she wasn't training cause they were all friends? It was nice to see that again. I loved them gossiping about the new director with her and how Fitz was teasing Daisy about her gauntlets and the earthquakes that weren't coming from her and the scene under Eli's bomb when Fitz and Jemma were worried about how many tremors Daisy could take on. It was also seriously badass when that random bad guy appeared and Fitz and Simmons shot at him when AIDA went down. It was beautifully filmed.

Speaking of Daisy, she's finally a SHIELD member again!!! Yay!! It's about freaking time. I kind of felt that's where the story had to go because it seemed like she spent enough time on the run and hating herself that any longer would have been too much. And after spending the last few weeks with the team again, it would be next to impossible for Daisy to leave again. Also if you noticed, Daisy's eyemakeup was less heavy tonight and that in itself was a hint! I loved how Mason was able to spin the entire story towards Daisy and SHIELD because I was hardcore worried for a second or two when she went outside to get away from the tremors and somehow landed in the middle of a bunch of reporters. It was a clever way of undermining the inhuman hating senator and also explaining why SHIELD would be working with Daisy despite the public belief that she was a terrorist. I'm just thrilled that she's a member again. Daisy and Coulson had a pretty touching scene too where they both admitted to each other how much they missed the other. And one of the funniest scenes of the episode took place when Jemma gave Daisy a blue lanyard and Daisy was like what does this blue mean and Fitz was like no one knows.

It looks like I was right last week when I said this would be Robbie's last episode for a little while which is super disappointing cause I loved him. He ended up taking Eli down with him which was pretty awesome but also kind of surprising because the enemy was defeated kind of quickly and now I'm curious as to who the next villain will be. AIDA perhaps? Or maybe the evil senator? I loved that Coulson was the one to confront Eli cause he is the best at antagonizing the villains! His face when Robbie dropped the chain and when he and Eli vanished was great and I love how he told Daisy that Robbie would be back.

Now onto AIDA. Guys I called it. She was way creepy from like the first episode and I knew she would end up being bad. SHIELD cannot introduce another andriod/AI/LMD so soon after Ultron and not have us be super suspicious of her. And it kind of sucked cause I was finally starting to like her. Did you see that heartbreaking expression on AIDA's face when Daisy, Fitz and Jemma were being all cute and worried about each other? AIDA just wants that for herself!!! I wasn't the only one falling for her this episode, the team and more importantly Mason finally started to trust her. Also how hilarious was that line from Mason about how he was mildly attracted to AIDA.

But as we revealed at the end, AIDA has May in her closet. The question here is, is that the real May or an andriod of May? And why did AIDA kill that random agent when he figured it out? If it was the real May in there, it explains why the May we saw all episode was so chipper. It threw me off during the episode but I figured it was just because the show was trying to put May and Coulson together so that's why she was always so happy around him. I kind of hope that this is an android cause it would be so fascinating!!! But that begs the question when did AIDA grab May? Last time they were alone together was when May was ill so unless AIDA somehow overpowered May last week after the portal, it has to be back then.

I loved this episode and I'm so sad that we are off until January but since we don't have Agent Carter this year to fill the gap, we're coming back early!!! I wonder if Marvel's Most Wanted was to take the slot but since it got cancelled, they had to toss the idea. Ugh I still want Bobbi and Hunter back.

Tune in tomorrow for my Arrow midseason review!

xoxo Allie

The Flash Season 3 Episode 9 Review

After episode 7 of the Flash, aka the episode before the crossover, I was not thrilled by a lot of things but any doubts that I had were cleared after tonight's episode. I actually really liked where we ended up.

So firstly I was annoyed that Julian was Alchemy because it was mega cheezy that the show hired a new actor and then he turned out to be one of the villains of the season. Despite this, I really liked what we got this week with Julian and how Alchemy was sort of possessing his body and he was a conduit for Savitar. I'm glad it turned out the way it did because otherwise everything else we heard from him in previous episodes wouldn't have made sense with him being Alchemy. I enjoyed him helping Team Flash and I could totally be down with him joining the team. He certainly makes a better team member than HR did (at least before this episode) and I'm kind of liking the vibe he and Caitlin are giving off. It was weird though cause I expected him to be nervous or at least uncomfortable around Caitlin given how she tried to kill him last time they met. It's like the show's forgotten their Killer Frost episode. Also how precious was Julian when he awkwardly showed up the West house and stuttered about not wanting to be alone. Did it cross anyone else's mind that maybe he was possessed again cause it was a weird 180 from him turning down Caitlin and then suddenly showing up. Also I love how comfortable everyone is at the West's. Like Caitlin didn't even think about whether Joe would be cool with Julian coming over when she asked him.

Speaking of Caitlin, she seems to be doing okay after the last episode. I liked that she helped Cisco get through his attraction to the Philosopher's Stone and that talk that Cisco and Caitlin had about their favorite Christmases with Dante and her father respectively. It was also really sweet that she caused it to snow outside for Cisco and for Christmas in general.

I was living for Wally and HR this episode. I will be the first to admit that I have disliked HR since he showed up and when Wally asked HR to train him during the crossover, I rolled my eyes because what could HR even do. Despite all this, I loved all their scenes and how they were bro-ing out at the beginning of the episode and how he convinced Wally to go help Barry against Savitar. I am so so so so so so glad that we seem to finally be done with everyone being against Wally helping Barry. It still makes no sense to me that Joe was more pissed at Wally for wanting to become a hero than Barry did. They are both his sons so it seems weird that Joe is more worried about Wally. Maybe it's an age thing? Even though the show repeatedly tells me that Wally is in college (?) and Barry is in his late 20s, the actors look so close in age that I forget. I loved that Wally got his costume and that everyone gave it to him.

Jay came back this episode and it was fun to see both him and Mark Hamill again. Their lines/acting were so cheezy and I want to believe this was a nod to the 90s Flash cartoon and if it was, I loved it! Also I love how Jay seems to bros with the speedforce cause he always knows so much more about it than Barry. Maybe Barry should try to talk to it.

I'm glad the reveal of who is Alchemy is finally over and that we can focus on other things. Savitar revealed that he was from the future and was pissed at future Barry for locking him up. Honestly Barry. You should stop pissing off future speedsters cause they just keep coming back to your past. Savitar also revealed that one of the team members would betray the team and one would die. The camera stopped on Wally and Iris during this and then Barry accidently went into the future (5 months to be exact) and saw Savitar kill Iris. After the crossover scene with the newspaper, the show was hinting heavily at Iris dying but I didn't believe it for a second and now that we actually saw Iris die, I believe it even less. We've seen the backlash Arrow got when they killed off Laurel and she wasn't that loved by the fans (I miss you Laurel!) so imagine what will happen when Iris, a fan favorite, gets killed off. I could believe Wally betraying the team due to some Alchemy programming or weird effect from leaving the shell early. I could also see it being Caitlin, fully turning into Killer Frost, or HR. Did anyone else catch Savitar's dig towards him being the fake Wells? Does this mean that his partner is actually the real Wells? Cause I think I guessed that a few episodes ago!!

This was a great episode and a fun midseason finale. It wrapped up a bunch of loose threads and dropped a bigger bomb on us! I can't wait until January when we return!

Oh and don't forget to tune in later tonight for my Agents of SHIELD midseason finale review!

xoxo Allie

Once Upon a Time Season 6 Episode 10 Review

The winter finale for Once Upon a Time aired and it's so weird that the show isn't broken up into two parts like it usually is because instead of wrapping everything up and starting anew next season, we ended on a cliffhanger!! Overall I did like this episode.

So first let's talk about this imaginary world Emma and Regina went into. I loved seeing girly Princess Emma who picked flowers and sang and called her parents mom and daddy and really just glowed in general. I know a lot of people were annoyed that she was so passive in this world but I honestly didn't mind it too much. It was a bit of a surprise though that growing up with Snow and Charming as her parents that she didn't learn even a bit of fighting or magic. But it was so sweet that Henry was a knight in this world and I loved the dynamic between the Charmings!

What was weird was that fact that Neal was Henry's father. So she married/slept with the Dark One's son and then he died? Why was the kingdom okay with this? Why was Rumple locked up if his son never left the Enchanted Forest cause then he wouldn't have had to train the Evil Queen or created the Dark Curse? Despite all this and how little I care for the EQ and how Regina isn't my favorite character, I was so beyond excited that they found EF dream world Robin Hood. I literally squealed a little and I really hope that if they stay in this world, they're able to bring this Robin back because I love Robin and Regina!!!! Also since they used up this magic bean, I really hope Rumple has another to just give to them!

Meanwhile this was a great episode for Charming. I love him and I feel like he hasn't been given enough stuff to do these last few seasons which is unfortunate so it was fun to see him step up, although fairly poorly. Cause let's be honest, no one in Storybrooke is any good with plans. Like seriously. In the beginning of this episode, they found out that the sword that Emma found could harm the EQ and not Regina so they decided the best course of action was to storm Granny's and what just stab her with it? It took me five seconds to come up with a better plan than that!! If everything that happens to Regina happens to EQ, why couldn't she take a normal sleeping curse and cause EQ to sleep too and then Emma or someone could kill her with the sword and then Henry could give her True Love's Kiss to wake her up. Boom problem solved. But the show needs this to drag and so we didn't get that.

Ugh guys but I can't ultimately hate this episode when there was soooo much Aladdin in it. Fair warning, this next section is literally just going to be gushing about him and Jasmine. Was it just me or was he so hot in his genie outfit and the looks on everyone's faces when he popped out of the genie lamp was hilarious. Like did no one catch the team up? We were all Aladdin in that moment when EQ hit on him and he was all ew. I loved how he was all excited when Regina realized that she and EQ were the same person, she could make a wish as well. I also loved how Jasmine was worried about him and Killian was all I feel you girl, I'm scared for my True Love too. Then their hug. I lived for that moment when Jasmine ran into his arms and when they left for Agrabah and he was all I'll do everything I can for you. Sigh so beautiful. Also his hair toss whenever he came out of the lamp.

I am a little annoyed that we got so little Aladdin and Jasmine this half season and now that they're gone to wherever Agrabah is, we'll get even less of them. Also where the hell is Jafar??? You can't promote this season being all about Aladdin when it's actually all about EQ and Evil Rumple. We've already seen this played out so many times that it's getting boring. Been there done that thank you very much. I was hoping that the person under the hood would have been Jafar but sadly not the case. It was such a waste. You could have done so many interesting things with the fact that Aladdin was also a savior. I hope next half season, we'll at least get parts of them and what they're doing in the place of the EF flashbacks we usually get.

Now to Belle and Rumple. Guys I have such a problem. I have loved Rumbelle for seasons so even though I say that I'm sick of Belle always forgiving Rumple, just like her I forgive him the second he is sincere. It's such a struggle cause I was disgusted by him for so long but when he took her elbow and told her about how they'll find their son, I melted. And it isn't just that I hate evil Rumple because I loved evil Rumple in the early seasons, it's the character development I hate. He was on the way to becoming better after season 3 but then all of a sudden the show just made him regress and I was irritated as hell. I do like this storyline with Gideon being kidnapped by the Dark Fairy (I mean did anyone not see this coming) and although I was disappointed the person under the hood wasn't Jafar, it's kinda interesting to see Evil Gideon! Evil Rumple is probs thrilled that his son is evil too. Ugh. There goes the little amount of thawing my frozen heart was doing towards him.

It wasn't the best midseason finale the show has had but I'll forgive them cause it wasn't the wrap up for a half-season long storyarc. I can't wait for the show to return in March! Tune in Tuesday for my Flash midseason review!

xoxo Allie

Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episode 7 Review

The last part of the 4-part crossover aired and it was just as much fun as the Flash episode. Two of my favorite things about these crossovers are always the bromance between Barry and Oliver and the way that characters who normally don't spend time together do hang out. It really just reminds us as viewers that these people are all friends and collegues and each one lives in a bigger universe that you sometimes forget just watching one of these shows (all except Supergirl of course).

The episode was kinda broken up into four parts. Cisco, Felicity, Mick, Amaya and Nate all went to 1951 to try to capture a Dominator from the past to figure out what the Dominators wanted from Earth. At first I thought it was really weird that Cisco and Felicity came along cause like what could they do in the kidnapping and capturing part of the mission but it was so nice to see Cisco and Felicity talk and geek out over the Wave Rider. There were so many amazing scenes between them like the one where they're freaking out and Nate is like the babysitter and trying to steer them to where they need to go or the one where Felicity and Cisco are in awe about the Dominator communicator Cisco has and Mick clears his causing Felicity to fly out of her chair or the one where Cisco and Felicity save the team and Felicity goes someone order tech support. Slayed. Also as nice as it was that Cisco wanted to save the Dominator from being tortured, what was the point? As they said later on in the episode, this is war. One less Dominator in the past is one less Dominator in the future.

While this was happening, Oliver, Barry, Ray and Sara went to meet with the new President but were ambushed by the same guy who talked down to Lyla in the Flash crossover. He apparently made a deal with the Dominators that if Earth gave Barry to them, the Dominators would leave but if they didn't, the Dominators would drop a bomb that would kill millions. This was what confused me a little bit. Why did the metas scare the Dominators so badly? Even if all the metas decided to go evil, how would we even be a threat? Not only do we not know where the Dominators' planet is but we don't have spaceships to go there yet. Although I guess if they're created in the future, attacking now would be like a preventative strike but then again, how would taking Barry stop that? Barry's just one person. It was kind of worth all this confusion just to see the look on Barry's face when he released that the Dominators attacked because of Flashpoint. How they knew that, who the hell knows.

Meanwhile Stein met his daughter for the second time and they along with Caitlin were working on a weapon to defeat the Dominators. The weirdest line of this episode came from Caitlin who said something about how Lily couldn't focus on the nanotech while she was trying to get daddy to love her and I straight up did a double take. Is that a bit of Killer Frost popping through cause girl that was bitchyyyyyyy? I kind of felt bad for the daughter though but I was surprised to find out that she had no idea what Stein did for a living. I had expected her to know cause his wife knew.

The episode wrapped with everyone attaching the weapons that Stein's daughter made to the Dominators and Firestorm transmuting the bomb into water which was seriously one of the coolest things I've seen on these shows!! I loved the ending when the president gave medals to all the heroes IN THE FREAKING HALL OF JUSTICE!!!! I WANT THE JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA NOW PLEASE!!! Ugh that shot when the Wave Rider flew down to land on the Hall of Justice showed such an amazing shot of the building and I'm sitting here like somebody help me. The group hug between Kara, Oliver and Barry was adorable and it's kind of hilarious that Cisco made her a mini interdimensional portal maker. I really hope they use this on Supergirl and call like Oliver or something. We've already seen Flash on Supergirl, I kinda want Green Arrow or the Legends to pop over.

The final scene between Oliver and Barry was literally such the feels. For some reason I felt like this crossover was very much a passing of the torch from Oliver to Barry and I've been hearing rumors that season 5 may be Arrow's last season and my heart will literally break if this is true. I CAN'T HAVE BOTH ARROW AND AGENTS OF SHIELD LEAVE MY TV SCREEN AT THE SAME TIME!!!

This week was amazing and I cannot believe how lucky we are to be seeing this amazingness on our tv screens. The finales of Arrow, Flash and Legends will be airing next week and I should be able to review them all for you! Bye for now!

xoxo Allie