Legends of Tomorrow Season 3 Episode 8 Review

Well I laughed, I cried and I screamed out of joy and now the 4-part crossover is over!

I'm not entirely sure how to break up this episode cause everything was so intertwined but I guess let's start with Stein. So he did not die in the Flash episode but survived long enough to rip my damn heart straight out of my chest. I was sobbing like a damn baby when he said goodbye to Jax and Jax was sobbing because he didn't want Stein to leave him. I loved their relationship and I loved how many lives Stein touched when he was around. Jax telling Clarissa and Lily about Stein's death broke my heart and then the funeral really just tore me apart as if I wasn't sad enough. It was strange cause I didn't think I cared about Stein this much but I think because of how everyone else reacted, I was more torn. His funeral was lovely and I loved Jax's speech and Caitlin telling him to tell Ronnie she misses him.

Now back to the beginning with the evil Earth X-ers. The Legends came in and saved the day in five seconds which I loved cause they are superpowered and it would have been totally unbelieveable if they couldn't stop a few men with guns. I loved Felicity's speech about how evil Oliver would have to go through her to get to Kara and even evil Oliver was like damn girl. I also laughed out loud at our Oliver appearing with evil Kara like he knew what was up and stopped there first. Evil Kara's death was a bit anticlimactic but expected cause the show basically gave our heroes a way to stop the strongest of the Earth X-ers. I also loved the juxtaposition between Barry and Oliver in that Barry couldn't kill Eobard and let him go while Oliver didn't hesitate for a second before killing evil Oliver. Sidebar: I know Barry couldn't kill Eobard but why did he just let him go? Couldn't he have tried to lock him up or something??

I can't wait to see how this crossover effects Kara and Alex in the future cause I feel like Alex is now probably officially over Maggie and Kara is probably ready to embrace being human again. I love that Alex's love life has been given such amazing consideration and that it's been written to well. We got such a great couple of scenes in which she tried to move on, regretted it but ultimately realized that there has to be more than one great love out there for her and I can't wait to see who she is. I hope we meet her soon.

Also why did Earth X Leonard Snart decide to stay on Earth 1 when he clearly is in love with Ray and has a home on Earth X? Did he leave with the Legends? I thought Wentworth Miller was done with the Arrowverse after this crossover so did he change his mind cause if he stayed just for the funeral, it would be kind of anticlimactic.

My favorite part of this episode has to be the final scene though where Barry and Iris and Oliver and Felicity got married. I love that Barry went all the way to Star City to grab Diggle to marry them and I snorted at him vomiting. Man I missed Diggle! Barry and Iris's vows were lovely and they made me tear up. Iris looked so gorgeous even in her normal clothes. I also loved Felicity's frantic proposal and Oliver's confusion that changed to awe and I had a grin from ear to ear during this whole thing. What a great ending and with the core two couples of the Arrowverse and Diggle who started it all. It was a little strange though that Cisco and Caitlin weren't there cause they were Barry and Iris's Best Man and Maid of Honor respectively but I guess since it was spontaneous and last minute that it made sense.

I didn't see any trailers for the shows next week but I'm sure they'll all be great. I can't wait to see the fallout from this crossover play out cause each show should get some changes! Tune into Supergirl Monday!

xoxo Allie

The Flash Season 4 Episode 8 Review

I am living for this crossover tbh and this may have been my favorite episode so far! I love how even though these episodes are technically broken up, everyone is so mixed up that it feels like one big movie rather than 4 episodes! Let's jump in!

Okay so I want to start in Star Labs on Earth 1. I loved seeing evil Kara and our Kara talk about humans v gods and how they're not human. It was great cause our Kara was having a struggle with this idea on Supergirl all season and I hope that now that she sees evil Kara talking about how she's better than humans that it'll jump start her into enjoying her life again and being human whether that means she'll move on or talk to Mon El or just live her life. I loved seeing a quick shot of everyone in the pipeline and I snorted at Dinah's comment on Cisco and Harry being really annoying. Where were Rene and Curtis though? I thought they were placed in the pipeline as well. I thought that this episode would somehow end in them being freed so that they could stop Eobard and evil Oliver because despite how much I love the girls, I didn't think they'd be able to save Kara alone.

Speaking of Felicity and Iris, I was living for their badassness. I think they were stronger and more smarter tonight than they were in that terrible girls night Flash crossover. Iris was able to come up with good plans and Felicity did her thing and saved Kara even if it was for a moment. I loved seeing them sneak around Star Labs undetected and I love how because they're not actually superpowered or fighters that everyone overlooked them long enough for them to kick some ass. They did manage to call the Legends for backup so they'll be fine though I totally thought they would pop in at the end before Felicity was killed by Eobard thus preventing the Earth X evil plan but also saving the girls. I also wanted a bit more interaction between our Felicity and evil Oliver cause though he loves evil Kara, we all know Olicity will get married in Legends so I wanted a sort of realization from her that this was not her Oliver and that she wants to marry her Oliver.

Now to the best part of the episode over at Earth X. It slays me every time how even when the crossover is supposed to focus on Barry that Oliver is always in the mainstage and I love it cause I freaking love him.

We met a few more familiar faces in Leonard Snart although on this Earth he's Citizen Cold, Winn though he's General Schott here, an evil Quentin and a new face in Ray. I thought he was Booster Gold for a second and I got all excited but then after googling it really quick he's actually called The Ray and he has light powers so it was less exciting though I love the actor who played him. I loved seeing Cold flirt with Sara for a few seconds cause you know how much I shipped them and I loved seeing a colder Winn in the general and I was so glad that Alex's talk didn't change his mind cause it would have been so out of character for that to happen. We also got a little Red Tornado which was awesome and Earth X Felicity who I gasped at seeing. I definitely did not expect that and I loved Oliver's face when he realized who evil Quentin brought in. Of course Oliver couldn't help but to save her cause Felicity's his girl no matter on what Earth.

An evil version of the Wave Rider was sent to Earth 1 which will be something for the Legends later tonight I'm assuming. I loved Alex and Sara's talk about sisters and I completely forgot how alike they were. I know Victor Garber is leaving the show but I really didn't expect him to die cause that really closes the door on him ever returning. Gideon brought Sara back from the dead last season so if we bring him through the breech, he should be fine right? For some reason I thought it was more likely for Jax to die tonight.

Only one episode left of this crossover so make sure to check out my Legends review later tonight!

xoxo Allie

Arrow Season 6 Episode 8 Review

Part 2 of the 4-part crossover continued with Arrow and what another amazing episode! I loved that we still got a lot of storyline continuation but also more focus on Arrow characters. Let's dive in!

So let's start with the Arrow stuff cause this was technically an Arrow episode! I'm so glad we got Felicity's reasonings in this episode cause it would have been annoying to drag it out more. I kind of like the role reversal in that Felicity is scared of losing Oliver and being afraid to jinx what they have know while Oliver is terrified that Felicity doesn't love him as much as he loves her. This fits with what I thought cause I was like there's no way Felicity just never wants to get married cause she was so excited two seasons ago. I also loved that Barry and Iris were so involved in Olicity and how they both talked to each separately and how Iris didn't break Felicity's trust by telling Oliver why Felicity was saying no to marriage. We're chugging along nicely to the double wedding.

Sidenote, I freaking love Iris and Felicity's friendship. They feel so much more real than Caitlin and Iris.

It was also nice to see a hint of the team with a quick scene with Curtis and then a quick fight scene with Mr Terrific, Black Canary and Wild Dog. We also got a quick mention of Diggle recovering which I guess is why he's not part of this crossover. It makes sense but I still miss him.

We got a little Westallen tonight with them being all precious and looking at the tape of Reverse Flash dying the first time. I loved that Iris knew what Barry was thinking before he said it. Like I said earlier, I love Felicity and Iris together so it was fun seeing them just talk and comfort each other and sneak around Star Labs together. Who thinks they're going to kick some major ass at some point tomorrow especially since most of the team is on Earth X now!

The Firestorm struggle was expanded a little more this week with Jax admitting that he's upset cause he sees Stein as sort of a father figure and it's just hitting him that Stein is leaving. Mick was also around and being ridiculous. He was so amused with Frost and I actually snorted out loud when he tried to scare Caitlin into becoming her. Speaking of, I loved seeing her fight evil Oliver even though she did lose.

Alex was still super awkward around Sara and I love how Sara's like dude get over it, we had a one night stand no feelings were hurt and that it led to Alex thinking about Maggie and how much she loved her and how she wants her back. I love that Kara and Alex are talking about this and that Kara was trying to comfort her cause their relationship is my favorite part of Supergirl.

And now last but not least, let's talk villains! We did find out that this Reverse Flash is the same one Barry defeated in season 1 and they sort of handwaved away any questions by saying that time travel is weird so I'm not even going to bother. I loved Kara's reaction to Earth X Kara and Oliver being married and we found out that they've invaded not only to take over this Earth but because Earth X Kara needs a new heart and our Kara is a perfect match. I was curious about that conversation between Eobard and Kara about Oliver picking Kara over the Nazis but now it all makes sense. I kind of love that Oliver no matter on what Earth or universe is such a closet romantic.

Oh and I almost forgot the best part! TOMMY FREAKING MERLYN was back and I screamed when he took the Prometheus mask off. I bet it was a nod to all the fans that thought that Prometheus was Tommy last year. I loved it and it was so nice to see Colin back for a few minutes!

All the heroes were taken to Earth X and it's going to be so much fun. I assume that by the end of this crossover Earth X's Nazis will be defeated and Earth X will be freed. I wonder if we'll see the leader that everyone keeps talking about or if it's Oliver cause Kara seemed to hint at it because he was the one to make the plan and she talked about him being stronger than Hitler so.... Ugh not a sentence I thought I'd ever be writing.

Tune in tomorrow for part 3 and 4 in Flash and Legends of Tomorrow! I will be reviewing both!

xoxo Allie

Supergirl Season 3 Episode 8 Review

Oh my gosh guys! It's finally here! It's finally time! It's the 4-part crossover and this time, it really is a 4-part one! So much happened but a lot of this episode revolved around character beats rather than the big bad which I really enjoyed! Let's dive in!

So I guess I'll separate this by show. Since this was a Supergirl episode, let's start with that. I loved that we opened with Kara fighting a Dominator and all the jokes about Dominators being so last year were hilarious. I loved that we got a slight shot of Mon El but honestly guys after last week, Karamel has kind of soured for me. Like I don't blame Mon El for moving on but I blame the writers for some terrible writing. There's no good way to fix this cause we all know Kara and Mon El are getting back together so either Mon El divorces his wife (ugh) or she dies (double ugh) and I doubt they're pretending to be married like I saw some people comment. The whole situation makes me want Kara to move on and not give Mon El another shot. But again since everyone at the wedding asked her about where he was, I doubt they'll end. I'm excited to see her play around with our other heroes again!

Now to Alex who slept with Sara like we've all been begging for. Ever since Alex came out, everyone's been like get her with Sara and it did not disappoint. I loved that they took shots together and ended up in bed but then the best was how awkward Alex was about it the next morning and her mini freak out with Kara who was amused by the whole situation. I also loved seeing her and Sara kick some ass together and then mutually respect one another for their badassness. 

Next to the Legends crew where we only saw Firestorm having a real storyline. I was surprised though that Ray didn't come to the wedding but Mick did. Like the others I understand that Barry and Iris don't know but Ray they do and they're better friends with than Mick. I'm assuming this was cause it'd be funny or something to have him around. We got more of Martin and Jax trying to break up Firestorm and honestly I'm a little sick of this now. Like do it already. We all know Victor Garber is leaving, why drag it out so much? I'm still curious how they'll do it and if Jax will keep his Firestorm powers cause honestly if he loses them it'd lead to some cool storyline but also why would he even be on the Waverider anymore. 

I also loved seeing Caitlin and Stein together cause they have the most precious relationship and it's always nice when Caitlin talks about Ronnie. They had a bunch of moments together last crossover and I'm glad we got more now. I loved his reaction to her Frost outfit and her explanation of it and how he knew that she helped with the Firestorm compound cause he knows her so well. It's adorable tbh.

The Arrow stuff was pretty awesome though you know me and my bias. Oliver and Barry being bros is always fun and I loved Barry's little damn when Oliver came out dressed to the nines. Same Barry same. I also loved their little talk and also the girls' talk with Felicity about whether Olicity would get married. I know this whole thing is supposed to be all dramatic and everything but honestly who hasn't seen those double wedding pictures by now? We all know Oliver and Felicity are going to get married by the end of this but this does not mean I'm not curious to know why Felicity shut him down. I wonder if it has to do with how poorly the last time went and if she's afraid to try again or if it has to do with how if you're married you can't testify for your spouse and with Oliver's trial, she's a big part of covering for him. Also Oliver babe, your first proposal was so much more romantic and now you can't even get down on a knee?

Sidenote, speaking of people left out of the wedding, where was all of Team Arrow? Especially Diggle!!

Now to the man and woman of the hour! For an episode about their wedding, Iris and Barry didn't really get too many moments together and honestly this is pretty on par with the normal which is unfortunate. I did love Joe's speech though and I teared up when Barry teared up when he saw Iris. She looked so gorgeous in her wedding dress. I also loved him leaving breakfast and a note for Iris in the morning.

Cisco looks like he's going sidelined for this crossover due to a concussion and he doesn't seem to be the only one. Wally is going to be protecting Joe and Cecile so he's probably out too. Why bring him back if he's just going to be sidelined again. Also not that I'm complaining but where was Ralph? I feel like we'll probably see them tomorrow during the Flash episode.

Oh man I almost forgot all about our big bads!! As we thought the big bads are the evil Nazi versions of our heroes from Earth X and it looks like so much fun! So far we've only seen Kara and Oliver who are together on this Earth or so it seems and Reverse Flash as well as Prometheus. I can't wait to see who else we get. I'm also not sure what their plan is yet. Do they want to take over this Earth too or are they afraid the Earth X resistance wants to bring these heroes over to help so they want to take them out before they can? Either way, I can't wait to see more!!

Part 2 of the crossover is on Arrow so keep an eye out for that review later tonight!

xoxo Allie

Arrow Season 6 Episode 6 Review

Another awesome Deathstroke episode aired tonight and I loved it more than last week's! It's always so much fun to see Slade cause he just brings a whole new energy to the show though if I'm honest, this week just reminded me how much I miss Oliver in the field and how much I want him back as the Green Arrow.

First of all, Diggle Diggle Diggle.... I actually loved where this drug storyline ended up going and how it did not end up in addiction or at least as far as I can tell as of now. It was great seeing Lyla back cause I love her and I was so glad when he admitted to Lyla what was going on. I hate when couples keep secrets from each other so I was so sure that Lyla was going to catch him with the drugs rather than allowing him to be the one to come to her. I also loved that Lyla didn't go to the team or force him to come clean with the team. I assume it's cause this drug was a kind of steroid rather than like heroin or something so it wouldn't be extremely dangerous. She gave him the space to come to the correct conclusion on his own while making sure he knew where she stood on the matter. Also JJ was fun to see again!

Also I laughed out loud in that scene where John was admitting to the team what was going on and Curtis was like dude I'm hurt you didn't come to me when you realized the problem cause I literally invented a chip to help someone walk which is EXACTLY what I (and pretty much everyone watching this show) has been yelling at Diggle to do. I'm sure he'll create something for Diggle and even more it'll be next week cause that's how time flies on this show. I would have kind of liked if ARGUS was the one to solve the problem but I don't think it's a big enough presence on the show to do anything. Honestly if John wanted to keep the tremor a secret from the team, he should have gone to Lyla forever ago!

Now over to Slade and Joey. Okay straight up Arrow has decided to swap Joey and Grant's personalities as far as I can tell cause in the comics Joey is a hero while Grant is supposed to follow in Slade's footsteps. Now that we've heard that Grant exists, how long do you think until we see him? I was kind of really thrown by Joey to be honest cause he was a gigantic ass tonight wasn't he? Forcing Slade to kill Oliver, looking up to mercenary Slade, trying to kill his own father. Wow. And I though Slade was screwed up. I will never look down on scenes reaffirming Oliver and Slade's friendship though and I loved that both learned a lot from each other.

The flashbacks tonight were really fun and much better than the ones from last week. I loved seeing what Slade was up to after Lian Yu and how the Mirakuru was fading before it suddenly flared up. I also loved seeing Shado again and I audibly gasped when she popped up cause I didn't think we'd see her. I also loved how great of an actor Manu Bennett is cause straight up I forgot how crazy he was under Mirakuru cause it's been so long but this episode showed him sane and insane and it was such a frank difference that I just want to say props!

So what are the chances that Joey is going to kidnap William next week? I know it's the Thanksgiving episode but it's also right before the crossover so Oliver has to take up the Green Arrow mantle again. In order for that to happen, something big must go down for Oliver to change his mind after being so clear that he wants to stay away from the Green Arrow and Joey did find out about William this week so. It was fun seeing William and Felicity playing video games and how he tattled on her feeding him ice cream for dinner. I love that Felicity is so comfortable with William that she just pops in even when Oliver's not around and that they apparently talk cause how else could William tell her that he was bored with Raisa. Sidebar, how hilarious was that weird zoom out when Felicity and Oliver kissed? I totally thought we were going to change scenes or we'd see someone watching them but nope we just zoomed out and then back in.

Also you'll never hear me complaining about Oliver and Felicity scenes but how is it that they get not just more but also sexier scenes together than Barry and Iris aka the couple about to be married in two weeks.

So never mind with my William kidnapped prediction! It looks like Oliver will be arrested for being the Green Arrow even though in world this makes no sense and the FBI lady has no proof. Also how are they going to explain the fact that Oliver is in jail but Green Arrow is out on the streets? Though since John ran out of that drug, he might not be able to shoot arrows which might negate that claim. It's also the return of Cayden James and Black Siren so that's always a fun time! I'm still really surprised they're airing Arrow on Thanksgiving but I mean I'm not complaining!

Unfortunately no Arrowverse reviews next week because it's Thanksgiving so I'll see you in two weeks for the crossover!!

xoxo Allie

The Flash Season 4 Episode 6 Review

I want to be positive and say I liked this episode but I really don't care for Ralph's character and I'm still pretty bitter they replaced Wally with him and gave him a better sidekick storyline. I did enjoy the ending of the episode though and some of the stuff with Harry was interesting so it wasn't the worst episode of the Flash I've seen so positives I guess?

Let's start with the Ralph stuff. So first of all what's up with his horrid costume. I did laugh at all the jokes with it from Ralph thinking it was a tarp to him complaining about how tight it was to asking Barry for help to get into it. Despite this, it seems very strange that Cisco would make it. I'm going to assume it's cause he doesn't like Ralph so he didn't feel like making him a cool suit. Even Mon El's black pants and shirt was a better costume. He went through the thing that all these sidekicks seem to in that he doesn't understand that saving people is the most important part of being a hero. I enjoyed his powers more this week though I think it's cause we saw grey material stretching and not something that was supposed to look like skin. I'm still waiting for when he gets to do cool shit and something more than just stretching his arm or body. I just watched an episode of Justice League Action with Plastic Man (who I know is a different character than Elongated Man but they have similar powers) and he got to do so much fun stuff with his powers that I'd like to see.

Also I really hope since Ralph is going to be around constantly that he'll have a good arc into becoming a good guy cause he's such a piece of shit and for some reason everyone (in the audience) loves it. Like I don't want to drag the real world in but honestly this was probs not the best episode to air after the stuff that's been going on behind the scenes. I mean Ralph was literally going around calling out women's body measurements. Even Mon El who a lot of people disliked for being a frat boy didn't do stuff like that.

Now onto Harry. I always like seeing different versions of Harry so tonight was fun. I loved that Harry started to dislike the other versions of himself because of traits that he found annoying in them that as Cisco pointed out was in him too. I also loved the scene where all the different versions of Harry had to apologize to each other and point out something they liked in the others. It was such a school thing to do and I loved it. Cisco's exasperation with the whole situation really just made all of it.

I loved the final reveal of DeVoe and the surprise and confusion that Barry and Joe felt. Ugh he's so smart and I knew that they would stage something like that to confuse Barry. I am hoping though that Barry and the others don't just immediately dismiss him as the Thinker cause they should know after Eobard Thawne as Harrison Wells in a wheelchair, anything is possible! I can't wait to see more!

Lol spoke too soon. It looks like Barry will still suspect DeVoe but everyone else won't next week. I wonder if everyone will realize that Barry's right or if he'll have to drop it to appease the others which will make them all look kind of silly when the reveal comes. It looks like there will be a bit of a dark tone for the episode which is interesting!

Tune in Thursday for my Arrow review!

xoxo Allie

Supergirl Season 3 Episode 6 Review

Okay this was an amazing episode of Supergirl! It was a bottle episode that focused on Alex and Kara and I loved every moment! Let's jump in!

Those child actors that they got to play young Kara and young Alex were so perfect! They looked so much like Melissa and Chyler that it was uncanny and not only that but they learned a lot of the mannerisms Melissa and Chyler use in their acting which made them feel like the same people! There's always a struggle with flashback episodes cause sometimes the child actors aren't very good and that throws you out of the show but there was none of that this week! I loved seeing Kara and Alex become sisters and their dynamic is always so perfectly written to be siblings! Most times when we see siblings it's more of a parent/child relationship like Oliver and Thea so I love seeing Kara and Alex act like sisters, fighting and all!

This season is really hammering home how much I adore Kara and how truly strong she is! She's so different from Superman cause unlike him she actually remembers her home and her parents so she never truly feels like she fits in but so many times she's lumped in as the same as Superman. I loved that scene with J'onn playing Kara's mom where Kara broke down about how she misses her family and she's not human. I can't even imagine how hard it must be for her. Losing everything you know and love only to go somewhere where she has to hide herself and gets all these weird powers that she constantly has to hide! Kara is such an amazing role model and hats off to Melissa, especially after everything that's been going on in the real world this week.

On another note, I cannot help but get kind of pissed at Clark every time they talk about how all she wants is to be with him. I know he doesn't really know or remember her cause he was a baby when Krypton exploded but he's the only real family Kara has left and I will never understand why he dropped her off with the Danvers and didn't take her with him cause he was an adult when she came to Earth! How easy would it have been for her to live with him? It makes my heart ache every time she says that she just wants to live with Clark.

I actually knew pretty early on that the Sheriff was the one who killed Kenny cause he just appeared too often for it to be a coincidence! I loved that it was a case that got Kara and Alex to bond and that scene where Alex threatened the sheriff by saying that she's always listening was so creepy and awesome. I actually loved Kenny and was a little disappointed he died and that he wouldn't be a character that could pop up present day.

No Lena, Winn or James this week but that's a given cause it was a bottle episode. I'm sure we'll see more next week.

I also really liked that Alex is not all of a sudden better at the end of the episode cause though we don't want to sit through Alex mourning, I like that things have consequences and I'm sure we'll see her grieve throughout the rest of the season like Kara has. Sidebar, it's going to be real awkward when Mon El returns this season and Kara is happy again but Alex has lost Maggie. I'm not sure if I want a new love interest for Alex yet but I'd like to see some hints towards the end of the season!

Well spoke too soon lol..... MON EL IS ALREADY BACK NEXT WEEK AND I'M SO EXCITED! I can't wait to see where Mon El has been and what happened to him and why he looks so intense!! I know the rumors say that Mon El is going to be different than who Kara remembers but I hope he's not too different. I would love if they got back together next week cause these Arrowverse shows cannot do drama so I really would not like any more of that weird drama like last season which is so sad cause if this were any other show I'd be like yessss giiiiive meeeee allllll the drama. I'm assuming Mon El is to Kara as Felicity is to Oliver and Iris is to Barry based on how they've been paralleled to Barry and Iris last season and how they kept talking about Mon El all season even if he wasn't around so I hope it's not too dragged out.

I'll see you all tomorrow for my Flash review!

xoxo Allie

PS The 4 part crossover is coming out in two weeks and yay!

Arrow Season 6 Episode 5 Review

As expected, this was an awesome episode of Arrow and honestly every time Slade shows up it is but something about the writing this week was so solid! Everyone was written amazingly and so in character and were at the top of their game! Definitely the best episode of Arrow so far!

Let's start with Slade and Oliver. I still think it's kind of hilarious how quickly Oliver seemed to forgive Slade cause afterall he did murder his mother and he did run away when he could have helped the team back on Lian Yu but I guess that's all ancient history and we don't really need a rehash of that. I loved that Oliver was the one to go in and be diplomatic but like did anyone really believe that Joey was dead? I mean seriously. That would have been such a cop out cause why go through all this trouble to get nowhere. I actually gasped out loud when we found out that Joey was actually the leader of the gang though I kind of figured that he must be something as he was Slade's son and everything. Also side note, how did Oliver wake up after being drugged and make it to the warehouse just moments after Slade did? Also no mask or hood or anything Oliver? You're just going to stroll in with your famous (beautiful) face on display?

I also loved that Oliver asked Felicity what he should do and how supportive she was even if we found out later on that neither she nor Diggle were all too comfortable with Slade. The writing for her was so on point this episode and I'm loving that their relationship is much more solid and believable than before. No artificial drama here. I was expecting her to stroll in and give Oliver a hard time for working with Slade so I'm so happy that didn't happen. I also loved that she was the one to tell him to tell William the truth about where he was going and that she was right that William would understand. I'm definitely warming up to William because they've finally stopped writing him as a spoiled brat (I hate kids on TV shows) but I won't fully be on board with him until he supports Oliver as the Green Arrow.

The FBI lady is so strange cause I feel like she knows what's up and she's been giving the team a hard time but also she doesn't care that Oliver skipped town this week? Like shouldn't they have been following him or keeping tabs on him? I had the same question last week tbh. Also the meetings she has with Team Arrow are so awkwardly short that I really don't understand their purpose. She's not asking any questions really so how is she putting together a case with no evidence other than theories and speculation. I mean it's not hard to connect the dots cause Oliver only hangs out with a few people but you can't win a case without evidence.

I loved Dinah tonight and the reveal of Vigilante being her ex-husband (or boyfriend? They were unclear.) I love Dinah and I thought she killed it this week with her shock at realizing who Vigilante was. I also loved that she let Vincent go in the end and that she realized that he was still in there under the hood. I'm assuming at some point Vigilante is going to join Team Arrow cause honestly why not. He is a hero in the comics so.  I had thought that maybe Joey would be Vigilante with how much they were talking about him last season and this season but I'm actually really on board with this reveal and I want Vincent to stick around cause he's fascinating and I want to see where he and Dinah go!

More Deathstroke next week which is fun! I can't wait to learn more about Joey and honestly who really believes Slade will do anything to Oliver. Their bromance is strong right now. Do we think that Team Arrow will be worried that Oliver's not back yet and maybe come after him? That would be fun! I think the four-way crossover is in two weeks so I assume that Oliver will take back the Green Arrow mantle next week.

I'll see you all Monday for my Supergirl review!

xoxo Allie

The Flash Season 4 Episode 5 Review

This is one of those episodes that seems like fun on paper but in practice was a little strange to watch and not very well executed which is super disappointing cause so much of the episode should have worked!

I loved the idea of a girls night out where they solve the problem for the day but instead of having a really smart episode with some of the smartest ladies of the Arrowverse, we got a lot of bumbling around and loose threads dangling all over the place. And for the love of everything writers, you DON'T HAVE TO SAY #FEMINISM EVERY FIVE SECONDS FOR THE AUDIENCE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE WOMEN OF THIS SHOW ARE BADASS!! Felicity was here but she added nothing to the episode, Iris's pregnant stepmom was at her bachelorette for some reason and every time the ladies tried to come up with a plan, it was idiotic. I wanted to see the ladies come up with genius plans and execute them flawlessly like Sara and Amaya do on Legends when they're alone. Instead because of the comedic tone of the episode or whatever, they had no plans and were caught in seconds.

And that's not even including all the Killer Frost stuff which was probably the only redeeming part of this episode (minus drunk Barry tbh) and even that was rough and clumsily written. Last season Killer Frost was so badass and powerful but this season she's afraid of someone with metal powers? I was expecting something much stronger with how frightened she was. I also get the point that Killer Frost needed to be talked down but if Cisco wasn't enough to stop her last season how would Iris be enough especially since we literally were told that Caitlin doesn't see Iris as anything more than a coworker! I do like the idea of Caitlin and Killer Frost reaching a better point tonight where now it's more of a Hulk situation and not a Dr Jekyl and My Hyde situation so now Caitlin will be in charge unless she's in danger and that's when Frost will come out. At least that's what I gathered.

Amunet was fun though I didn't really understand why everyone was so afraid of her. Remember those loose ends I was talking about earlier? Why in the actual hell did the girls let her escape? Like I get not killing her but why couldn't they trap her until the police got there? And why did they just let that meta leave without a care in the world? Also where did Felicity go after that scene? She didn't even get a goodbye scene? Sheesh.

Drunk Barry was the best part of the episode hands down. I cackled every time he did anything. This does not cover how utterly repulsed I am by Ralph. I thought maybe I just needed some time to warm up to him last week or that he was putting on a smarmy act last week but nope he just really is a creep. Like plenty of tv show characters are into strip clubs and hitting on women constantly but I think the problem here is that he's not charming enough for me to enjoy his character so everytime he does anything I'm like nope no thank you please go away. I CANNOT believe we wrote off my baby Wally for him. But back to drunk Barry. I loved how exasperated everyone was with him and how literally no one wanted to be at this strip club. Cisco was bored out of his mind, Harry was learning about how much the woman are paid and Joe is being a responsible almost stepdad.

Next week also looks irritating cause it's a Ralph centric one. Ugh. When's the crossover again?

xoxo Allie

PS Sorry about not reviewing Supergirl last night! I was crazy busy and wasn't able to watch the episode until today so I couldn't review it for you all! Overall thoughts it was a pretty good episode (definitely better than the Flash tbh.) Sanvers got a lovely goodbye and we had some fun with Lena and Morgan Edge though I do hope we get an explanation on why Edge is such an ass cause right now he's just an ass because. I loved the scene where Supergirl saved the plane and I can't wait until next week when we get to dive into Kara and Alex's past!

Arrow Season 6 Episode 4 Review

Felicity-centric episodes are always pretty fun so obviously I enjoyed it so let's dive right in!

So one of the reasons that I loved this episode was how seamlessly Felicity's storyline and team Arrow's storyline merged together. This episode did the exact thing that I've been begging the Flash to do for seasons now. Surprise a female love interest can have something to do outside of being the love interest and can also have her own thing be a part of the bigger thing. I've been saying forever that Iris should dig into her journalist routes and start hunting a mystery that she doesn't know but is related to whatever mystery the Flash is working on so that everyone has something to do without taking away from anyone else.

Felicity's HELIX storyline from last season was perfectly linked to this week's episode and possibly going forward while also linking to Black Siren and Team Arrow's problems. I loved that Alena came back and that she worked with Felicity to find Cayden James who was working with Black Siren who was a thorn in Team Arrow's side. It was the perfect connection! I loved that this episode allowed Felicity to kick more ass and how this was a villain that the team couldn't just punch. I loved that he escaped because that means we'll get more of James in the future and now that we know that he's teamed up with Black Siren, he's no longer just a Felicity problem. I am pretty curious as to how he knew to go to Lian Yu and why he saved Black Siren but also how he did that cause it looked like he resurrected her.

Seeing Oliver and Felicity back together was also precious. I still die every time Curtis fangirls over them and that woman in the restaurant slayed me too. She was so excited that they were back together and I love that. You know Star City has an Olicity watch in some gossip magazine cause the Queens are royalty. It was hilarious seeing Felicity constantly rush off to do something and Oliver being like so this is how you feel whenever I ran off. I also loved how he's struggling to stay away from the field and how he can't help but follow Felicity or go to the bunker to be on comms. I snorted at the part where Oliver was directing Felicity through the Vault and how he told her the wrong direction. It was amazing.

There was also a great ending scene with Alena who helped Felicity figure out what she should do with her company and what their name should be. I didn't even think about the spinal chip being marketable but if they do it, Felicity and Curtis are going to be billionaires soon! Also side note, what is Palmer Tech even doing now? They're going to rue the day they let Felicity go. I don't know if I like Helix Dynamics for their company name but I guess a company with co-CEOs can't exactly be called Smoak Tech yet. Eventually she'll get her big company!

We didn't get much story from the other characters. John used the crossbow tonight but Black Siren broke the arrow in a pretty awesome shot. Curtis invented a way to track Black Siren's Canary Cry but Cayden ruined that by the end of the episode. I also liked the quick drop that the anti-vigilante vote was underway and that 70% of Star City supported them. As I suspected, Team Arrow has helped a lot of people so why wouldn't Star City support them?

Next week is the Deathstroke episode and can I just say how thrilled I am that Slade is back on this show?? He's still my favorite villain though now he's more of an anti-hero I suppose. It looks like Joey got into some bad shit so it'll be fun to see what happens!!!

I'll see you all Monday for my Supergirl review!

xoxo Allie