What Shows Am I Watching This Week?

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FINISHED Jessica Jones Season 3

I know I know. I took my sweet time watching this show and maybe that means that everyone has talked this season to death and I'm just over here casually beating a dead horse but here I am anyway. Overall I did enjoy this season and I'd definitely put it above season 2 but below season 1 in my favorites. Jessica Jones hasn't always been my favorite of the Netflix shows (that's Daredevil) cause personally I never really loved her version of being a reluctant hero cause I prefer my heroes to want to do good rather than stumble into it like Jessica usually does. This season though she took the hero thing pretty seriously and though there were things I didn't love, there was plenty I did. I really liked the villain of the season cause it was really fun that he wasn't a powered person like before. The best villains tend to be ones that outsmart the hero and make the hero look like the bad guy in public and I loved that Sallinger was literally using the law in his favor. I also really loved the new addition of Erik and he actually straight up might have been my favorite part of this season even though I was heartbroken that he replaced Oscar as Jessica's love interest. That by the way was one of my negatives cause I really liked Oscar and Vido last season and the way the show wrote them off sucked. It also kind of sucked that Erik and Jessica ended up breaking up at the end of the season though I loved that he's basically working with the police now. Malcolm also got a great arc and I loved that he is now back at Alias and though Jessica isn't leaving the city as we first thought, they make an awesome team and I love the idea that they will work together in the future. Of course one of my favorite things was also Trish and her descent into villainy cause it was just so well written! You could see all the puzzle pieces leading up to her full on mental break and you followed her every step of the way so it never came out of nowhere. I will never not be bitter about Netflix cancelling all these incredible shows but at least this one and Daredevil got semi-happy endings in that they concluded their story without too many dangling plots unlike Luke Cage and Iron Fist which felt like starts to new and exciting stories that were in the future.

Poldark Season 5 Episode 1

We're back with a new and what seems to be the final season of Poldark! I've had tough time with this show cause though I adored Ross and Demelza's love for one another, I consistently feel as though this show portrays the two falling in and out of love which is hard for me to watch. I'm hoping that with this being the last season our main couple will continue to be a team. I'm not sure yet what the overarching story will be in London but in Cornwall it's definitely Tess who's pissed at the Poldarks for some reason instead of George. It never ceases to infuriate me that the commonfolk will be punished by George and then attack the Poldarks for being uncaring. Is it that they see that Ross and Demelza care more for the commonfolk which makes them easier to torment? I'm so relieved that Demelza is going to London to be with Ross rather than staying back in Cornwall cause there was a lot of talk of death tonight and I was so scared that Demelza might be next on the list to die. Back in London Ross has been tapped to work as a spy of sorts for the crown and I have a terrible feeling about it tbh but since Ross is the main character of this show I doubt anything bad would happen to him so I'm like why not go for it cause the more power you've got, the more good he can do. George is slowly descending into madness in his grief about Elizabeth's death and I should feel sorry for him but honestly I'm a little glad cause George hasn't always been a good guy and this way he's less of a thorn in Ross's side. Geoffrey Charles is like an adult now with his very own romantic storyline which is kinda hilarious cause Ross and Demelza's kids have been toddlers for seasons and they're like not supposed to be that much apart in age.

Next week it looks like Ross will be getting into some trouble possibly with how close he is to Ned who the crown doesn't trust and then back in Cornwall, Tess is apparently dreaming of becoming the lady of the house which makes no sense whatsoever for many reasons. Just cause the Poldarks are out of town doesn't mean that she can rule over the house and let's be honest even if she does try, the second Ross comes home, he'll stop her.

Young Justice Season 3 Episode 18

This episode was actually pretty fun cause I'm still loving that we're following the Outsiders (even though I'm still bitter that they're not the Teen Titans) but part of me is still missing the big picture. We've got 8 episodes left in this season and we still don't know what the Light's plan is outside of kidnapping children and making an army. Once again maybe it's because I'm not binging this show all at once so I can't entirely remember what happened 6 months ago but I keep feeling like this season is disjointed. Don't get me wrong, I'm loving every episode that airs and man oh man is this season darker than those that came before but I keep feeling like we're trying to juggle too many plates all at once. The Terra story could be one all it's own but instead we're shoving it in with Cyborg and his father box, meta-human trafficking, Vandal Savage and Darkseid and the Light putting restrictions on the League. It's all so much but I still have hope that the finale will be able to tie it all together in one nice bow and if it sticks the landing maybe I'll look back on this season more favorably. I enjoyed seeing everyone fight Clarion in Cuba this week and it was so helpful that Zatanna showed up cause without her the team might have lost given how can you beat magic without magic? I do wonder if Dr Fate's supposed disappearance will mean anything or if it was just a way to get Zatanna to take center stage. I also like that Ed is joining the Outsiders and I'm curious if that meta with gills will become important cause she definitely seemed to get more of a highlight than the other Cuban metahumans.

The 100 Season 6 Episode 10

Yess! We're back bitches! Clarke's mind is back in her body and Josephine is officially out and I'm a little shocked cause I totally expected her to stick around to be annoying for at least the rest of the season. For a while I thought it was happening with Josephine moving her mind from the mind drive to the neural mesh that Clarke was using but I think Clarke killed her for real and Josephine might be dead cause if she moved her mind from the mind drive and then was killed, she's gone gone based on what she told Clarke earlier. I'm a tiny bit confused about why The Flame can hold so many minds of so many commanders but like the mind drives can't hold more than one. They're both based on the same technology but clearly Becca is way superior. I was a little worried that Clarke wouldn't get to Gabriel and Octavia until the final minutes of the episode making the whole removal thing a problem for next week but thankfully that didn't happen and we fixed things this week. I can't wait for everyone to get back to Sanctum and kick some ass. It'll be interesting though cause Clarke is on the kill everyone train while Octavia is now trying to save lives. I do hope Bellamy gets over himself next week cause I'm tired of seeing him hate Octavia. I also love how Abby was all pissed at Murphy for what happened to Clarke but it's like Abby you're no better anyway. The Primes really messed up after everything cause they knew that the people from Earth are all savages so why mess with them at all? All they got was death and more death. There's only three Primes left now and Riker is like half-in and half-out so like who knows which side he'll take.

Next week I'm assuming that Madi's Flame will be edited so that the evil Commander's code is removed and I'm curious to know if Russell or any of the Sanctum people will find out about the Flame and wonder what it is. I also hope that Clarke, Bellamy and Octavia will come up with a plan cause their trade Josephine for their people isn't going to work anymore though I suppose Russell doesn't know that his daughter isn't on her mind drive so the trade might work. I have a feeling though that they won't get back to Sanctum next week just to stretch things out.

Astra Lost In Space Episode 3

Wow this episode just turned everything onto it's head! I thought this might just be a fun show about kids being lost in space but suddenly it's turned into a murder mystery show which is totally exciting. We found out that not only did someone on the crew disable communications on the Astra but that they're actually here to kill everyone which feels totally insane cause there have been so many opportunities to kill everyone but so far everyone seems to be wanting to help. I bet the weird sphere thing wasn't actually meant to happen and that they were all supposed to die on the original planet but because the sphere sent them out to the middle of nowhere they've had to change plans. I can't decide who I think it is that is the mole but the only one who seems to do nothing is Yunha and it seems like she's struggling with depression so she would be my number 1 guess for the murderer. The show definitely wants us to think it's Ulgar with his connection to the vice-principal and his gun but I have a feeling that by making it so obvious he'll be a red herring. I do wonder what the connection is between all of our cast and I really think they need to sit down and work it out at some point cause if they figure out why someone would want to kill them, they might be able to figure out who the mole is. I wonder if all these people accidentally stumbled onto something they shouldn't have cause otherwise I can't imagine what a bunch of kids have done to deserve death. All we know for sure is that it isn't Kanata or Aires and I'd throw Zack and Funicia on that list too cause he could have kept the communicator a secret and not only is she too young but she also could have kept the orphanage secret.

Krypton Season 2 Episode 6

Well color me completely shocked! Lyta is dead and that makes everything I'd been saying last week null and void cause while I was jumping through hoops to explain why Lyta could not possibly be dead, the show writers were snickering in their corner. I do wonder if there will be a way to bring her back to life maybe through the use of the Cortex? The hardest part of all this is that we're told this show is pre-Superman canon but comics wise there isn't a lot on Kal-El's Kryptonian family and what is present I don't know if we'll follow to a tee. We know that Jor El is his father, Lara Lor-Van was his mother and Seg El is his grandfather (though in Silver Age comics he's known as Jor El I) but the only real record of a grandmother is someone called Nimda An-Dor but she was erased from continuity after the Silver Age (the same time Jor El I became Seg El) so I don't know who I'm supposed to think is important in this show in terms of who Seg ends up with and I feel like Adam should care a little more about the woman in Seg's life if he's so interested in protecting Superman's legacy. I do suppose with the whole Cortex creates a baby using DNA thing that it's a little less important but also I don't really know any version where Dru Zod is an uncle of Superman's so the canon might be fast and loose. All this aside the episode was pretty good. Seg, Jaina and Dev were all fighting with the idea that Lyta died and with Nyssa joining them, they're off to kill Dru. I do think there's something weird going on with Jaina and Dev and I just really hope it doesn't become romantic cause ew he was supposed to be Lyta's mate. Seg also told Nyssa everything about Brainiac still being in him and it seems like Brainiac wants to make a deal that he'll help Seg get rid of Dru and leave Krypton in peace as long as Seg gets Brianiac back into his ship. Over in the rebellion, Jax-Ur was kicked out of the rebellion for becoming a tyrant but not before seemingly turned Val-El to the dark side as well after he killed all those innocent people in the elevator. Dru also has a new weapon that he's going to test on Doomsday and I have no idea what it could be.

It looks like next week will the origin of Doomsday which tbh I'm not all that interested in but since I've enjoyed what this show did with all it's villains so far maybe this episode will turn me! It also seems like the weapon Dru made is just like any other that shoots beams and I will die of laughter if it's just like another assault rifle and not something more mystical like Jax-Ur's plan for a Codex weapon.

Agents Of SHIELD Season 6 Episode 10

Can we take a moment to talk about how completely adorable Fitz and Deke's current relationship is?? I loved the comedy of Fitz hating Deke last season but I didn't know how much I would love protective Fitz this time around! Deke is like jumping through hoops and being so careful with what he says so that Fitz would like him this time around and it's the sweetest but I do think that Fitz likes him a lot more because the original Fitz probably associated Deke with the future last time around and with this Fitz not having all those negative thoughts in his mind, he just sees a grandson who's desperate for his grandfather to like him. As I said last week Izel is totally alive and she was inside Davis and Sarge is just like her! We learned a ton this week about Izel and Sarge and what they want and I love how it connected back to last season with the 100th episode which we all thought was nothing more than fanservice. Sarge was a body that the Monoliths created and sent to Izel's dimension (where the Monoliths originated from) and an entity from that world entered Sarge's body to follow Izel but he got lost in Coulson's strong memories and forgot who he was. Izel's goal is to get everyone from her dimension into bodies but like we didn't learn what the goal is afterwards. Do they want to rule the universe? Or just live on a planet in peace once they've got bodies? The shoutout to Ghost Rider made me more excited than I probs should have been but like this would be the perfect season for him to come back especially since I know Marvel is planning a Ghost Rider spinoff show with the same actor who played him in this show so like can't Robbie just pop by really quick??? I love how scary Izel is but like straight up I'm starting to wonder how we can defeat her since she can move bodies like that so quickly and even YoYo can't stop her.

Hmmm so maybe the entity inside Sarge will end up being the thing that stops Izel but I can't imagine that waking him up will work out for us cause according to Izel the entity is in love with her so if he wakes, he'd be more likely to join Izel than fight her unless Coulson's memories are stronger which tbh I could see happening.

Fruits Basket (2019) Season 1 Episode 16

I'm kinda in the middle about this episode cause though I love that it's a Uo centric episode and that we're getting to know characters we didn't in the original anime, part of me is looking at the episode count and being like well season 1 is almost over and I'm still waiting for the big reveals. I also low key hate that we still haven't got a release schedule for the next season or whether there will be 2 or 3 in total which is why I end up feeling like this is a filler episode when in fact it's probs just as important as meeting any of the other zodiacs since Uo is a main character. I liked that we got to see Uo back before she became who she is now and seeing how much emptiness she always felt before Tohru and Kyoko filled her life in with joy. Her mother left her, her father was an alcoholic, she rarely went to school and spent all her time breaking laws but I loved that Kyoko left such a deep impression on Uo just from one meeting. It was peak Kyoko saying that she wouldn't judge Uo for who she was or the way she acted cause everyone's different and that relaxing just a little allowed her to realize that she wasn't the badass she wanted to pretend to be. I also really loved how embarrassed Kyo was about buying swimsuits for Tohru and once again I think this is another example as to why Kyo's thinking of Tohru romantically cause he got embarrassed while Yuki was just more curious. The button at the end of the episode was super weird and I'm not sure what the point of Uo's ex-gang mates were but I assume that they'll pop up next week.

Next week we should be getting the second half of Uo's backstory.

xoxo Allie