Top 10 TV Shows Of 2022

Hi everyone! As promised, I'm back with my Top 10 Favorite TV Shows of 2022! Again, this list is based on my personal opinions and may have spoilers. If you want a refresher, check out my Top 10 TV Shows Of 2013, Top 10 TV Shows Of 2014, Top 10 TV Shows Of 2015, Top 10 TV Shows Of 2016, Top 10 TV Shows Of 2017, Top 10 TV Shows Of 2018, Top 10 TV Shows Of 2019, Top 10 TV Shows Of 2020, and Top 10 TV Shows Of 2021 as well as my Favorite YouTube Videos and My TV Show OTPs & Ships lists!! Fair warning, there may be spoilers below so keep that in mind!

Coming in at number 10 is Stargirl! The season that aired this year was actually the last one for this show which was totally heartbreaking cause it's this show show is a hidden gem. I always seem to forget about how much I adore it until I'm actually watching it and it makes me sad to see one of the last few dregs of the Arrowverse start to fade. Stargirl had everything you could want going for it from a fantastic cast who could act themselves out of a bag to great writing that never faltered to amazing fight choreography. The heart of this show was the Whitmore family and I loved meeting Starman this season too cause it gave us a wonderful new dynamic. The other Justice Society kids were a bit irritating at times which is one of the only reasons this show is lower on this list!

At number 9 is House Of The Dragon! Now like the entire world I was shocked over how much I ended up loving this show after the mess that was the ending of Game Of Thrones doubly so since I was never a fan of Dany. I wasn't expecting much from a whole show about the Targaryens but somehow I ended up falling in love with the show since it finally realized what it was that people originally loved Game Of Thrones for. We were all here for the backstabbing and politics of taking the Iron Throne not some ice zombies who had no motivation other than being evil. I loved that since there were so many more Targaryens here that we could get actual characters rather than one dimensional ego machines. Rhaenerya is both a kind and a loving mother and ambitious for the throne while Daemon is act first think later but so loyal to his family. Alicent wants her son to be King no matter how she packages her ideals and yet she was also manipulated into it so she's not just a new Cersei. The season ended on a fantastic cliffhanger and I can't wait to see what's next.

Coming in at number 8 is The Summer I Turned Pretty! Talk about a real surprise addition to the list not to mention one that's so completely different from every other action packed show on my list. Like look I'm a girl who enjoys rom coms too! No but seriously this show is based on a book series that I adored when I was young so I went into this show curious but not all that excited cause it's been a long time since I actually enjoyed a live action adaptation of anything only to find that the creators of this show were basically writing a love letter to the original book. The characters in the show were much kinder and well realized than the original book characters and I loved watching them live their lives on screen. Conrad and Belly had such intense chemistry that I was thankful that I shipped them even if I felt like Jeremiah's actor was cuter at first glance. I'm really very excited to see the rest of the series adapted now.

At number 7 is Blood & Treasure! I accidentally found this gem of a show on Paramount+ of all streaming services this year and I devoured both seasons of this show at a breakneck speed and now I can't get enough about gushing over it's virtues to anyone who'll listen cause I feel like no one has ever heard of it! It's basically The Mummy meets The Librarians which those of you who know me know are two of my most favorite things! Season 1 of this show was spectacular from start to finish but the reason this show is not higher on my list is cause season 2 lost me a bit though by no means does that mean season 2 was terrible! The basic concept for this show is that it follows an ex FBI agent who works with an ex master thief to hunt down a terrorist who's using stolen artifacts to fund their evil plots. There's romance, action, intrique, and mystery! What more could a person want?? 

Coming in at number 6 is Murdoch Mysteries! This is another show that I binged this year and to my pleasure is still currently airing! I absolutely love period shows and I'm also a pretty big sucker for murder mysteries and cop shows so the fact that this show combines all three is super fun for me. This show follows a police station in the late 1800s and early 1900s as they solve crimes using the science of the time. The charm of this show can be totally chalked up to the fantastic cast of characters and the interesting episodic cases. This show has been going on for 16 seasons which I've watched all of and I have to say that other than a few early episodes every case was fun to experience and none felt like retreads of previous ones. I adore that the entire main cast of this show has stuck around from the start unlike in a lot of long running American shows cause then we have seasons and seasons of these characters backstories to fall in love with. 

At number 5 is Superman & Lois! I cannot believe how in love with this show I am especially given I didn't particularly like the idea for this show when I first heard of it and how I wasn't all that into Lois when she appeared in the Crisis On Infinite Earths Arrowverse crossover and yet it has become my favorite superhero show on air right now! Along with The Flash (which is a whole mess that I still can't believe I'm still watching) it's the last of the Berlanti DC shows even if technically it's not an Arrowverse show anymore. It still has the best written Superman I've seen and the best family dynamic I've watched. I love that the Kents feel like a real family outside of the superhero stuff but with it they're unstoppable. The writing for this show is so tight and there is not one single character in this show that I don't care about.

Coming in at number 4 is Star Trek Strange New Worlds! Growing up I was always more of a Star Wars girl than a Star Trek one but really that's only cause I never really gave Star Trek a chance. I'd been watching Star Trek Discovery since it first aired years ago but I was never all that into it so when I heard that this show was a spinoff using three characters I enjoyed I decided to check it out only to completely fall in love. I think part of me has always known that I would enjoy the idea of Star Trek cause I love the ideals that it's built on and the concept of getting to explore new worlds and places but the problem is that most of the older Star Trek shows are so dated now whereas this show gave me everything I could want conceptually while also being in HD and using modern CGI! The characters are all fun, the worlds are exciting, and the episodic nature of this show works so well for me cause I get to enjoy seeing our characters solve problems quickly rather than having it drag out for 13 episodes!

At number 3 is Wednesday! I've loved the 90s Adams Family movie for years and years now so when I heard this show was coming out I was really curious though I didn't exactly have expectations for this show. It wasn't because I was so emotionally attached to the original Adams Family that I didn't want any deviation like some fans but more so cause I was open to seeing whatever new take on the Adams Family we got. Fortunately for me and as you can guess based on how high this show is on my list it was everything I could have wanted! Yes there was a lot less Adams Family than I thought and yes it did take me an episode or two to get used to how intense Wednesday was and yes the romances in this show were a bit of a mess but the acting, the writing, the music, and the cinematography more than made up for it! This show was everything shows like Riverdale and The Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina wished they were. Once I realized that magic was real in this world I was so on board with the mystery and I loved all the twists and turns we got. Wednesday was actually able to solve problems without feeling like she had plot armor around her and I loved her relationships and her character growth. 

Coming in at number 2 is Bridgerton! While I'm so torn over whether I feel like season 2 was better than season 1, the fact that I binged this show the day it dropped and enjoyed it so hard makes it a no brainer to be so high up on my list. I just absolutely adore this show and the low stakes world it has built. We don't have nearly enough fun popcorn shows airing which makes this one feel like such a refreshing take. I truly thought that Anthony and Kate had more chemistry than Daphne and Simon no matter that I didn't particularly love the love triangle we got. I only imagine we went with that over another forced marriage cause it would be too similar to what we got with Daphne and Simon last season so I'm able to let it go not to mention the fact that it felt very in character for our characters to act the way they did. I can't wait to see how our characters grow and I'm excited to see which Bridgerton child is up next. Logic says it's Colin and Penelope over Benedict who is technically the next book Bridgerton!

And finally my number 1 show of 2022 is Leverage: Redemption! I feel like I've gushed about this show up and down all over my blog in multiple places before but in case you haven't heard the spiel let me sing it out again. This show is everything I look for in entertainment. It follows a group of con artists who work to scam bad guys out of money and prestige in order to help the people the bad guys have wronged. Each episode stands alone in terms of story but there's usually an overarching story hidden in the background that comes to a big end at the end of each season. The cast of this show is perfection and they're all competent and badass and I love watching them win over and over again. I do miss Nathan Ford as the leader from the original show and Hardison's cameos aren't enough to tide me from missing him weekly but Wilson's addition is definitely a welcome one as is Breanna. Each con is different and unique and I have so much fun watching it.

And that's the end of my Top 10 TV shows of 2022 list! I'll see you all tomorrow for my Top 10 Asian Dramas of 2022!!

xoxo Allie

Winter 2022 TV Schedule

Hey everyone!! It's finally September which means that the Winter 2022 TV Schedule is about to start!! As per usual I'm going to be posting what shows I will be watching!! I'll be posting the air dates for all the shows I will be watching. These all air from January to the end of March!

SUNDAY

Kimetsu no Yaiba: Entertainment District Arc - Anime

Let Me Be Your Knight - Kdrama (Series Finale January 23)

MONDAY

Princess Connect! Re: Dive - Anime (January 10)

The Gilded Age - 9 PM on HBO Max (January 24)

TUESDAY

Life With An Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated Into A Total Fantasy Knockout - Anime (January 11)

The Genius Prince's Guide To Raising A Nation Out Of Debt - Anime (January 11)

FBI - 8 PM on CBS
FBI: International - 9 PM on CBS

Superman & Lois - 8 PM on CW (January 11)

Our Beloved Summer - Kdrama (Series Finale January 25)

The One And Only - Kdrama (Series Finale February 8)

WEDNESDAY

In The Land Of Leadale - Anime (January 5)

Love Of Kill - Anime (January 12)
Orient - Anime (January 5)

Police In A Pod - Anime (January 5)
Tokyo 24th Ward - Anime (January 5)

Legends Of Tomorrow - 8 PM on CW (January 12)

The Book Of Boba Fett - Netflix (Series Finale February 9)

The Flash - 8 PM on CW (March 9)

Rookie Cops - Kdrama (January 26) (Series Finale March 16)

THURSDAY

Peacemaker - HBO Max (January 13) (Series Finale February 17)

Star Trek Discovery Season 4 - CBS

The Orville - 9 PM on Hulu (March 10)

School 2021 - Kdrama (Series Finale January 13)

FRIDAY

The Case Study Of Vanitas Season 2 - Anime (January 14)

The Legend Of Vox Machina - Amazon Prime (January 28)

Reset - Cdrama (January 11) (Series Finale February 3)

SATURDAY

My Dress Up Darling - Anime (January 9)

The Faraway Paladin - Anime (Season Finale January 1)

F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers - THDrama (Series Finale April 2)

Through The Darkness - Kdrama (January 14) (Series Finale March 19)

User Not Found - Kdrama (Series Finale February 12)

STREAMING

All Of Us Are Dead - Netflix (January 28)

Irregular At Magic High School: Reminiscence Arc - Anime (December 31)

Vikings: Valhalla - Netflix (February 25)

xoxo Allie 

Top 10 TV Shows Of 2021

Hi everyone! As promised, I'm back with my Top 10 Favorite TV Shows of 2021! Again, this list is based on my personal opinions and may have spoilers. I'm going to start with some honorable mentions which are some shows that I binged this year but that aren't on air anymore followed by my actual Top 10 list! If you want a refresher, check out my Top 10 TV Shows Of 2013, Top 10 TV Shows Of 2014, Top 10 TV Shows Of 2015, Top 10 TV Shows Of 2016, Top 10 TV Shows Of 2017, Top 10 TV Shows Of 2018, Top 10 TV Shows Of 2019 and Top 10 TV Shows Of 2020 as well as my Favorite YouTube Videos and My TV Show OTPs & Ships lists!! Fair warning, there may be spoilers below so keep that in mind!

What If...?

Coming in at number 10 is What If! So we're all surprise that the last show on my list would be a Marvel one but I think something about the fact that this show is kinda outside MCU canon and animated makes it feel like it had less stakes than the others. I also have to say that the standalone aspect of this show made for a mixed bag cause it meant that there were weeks that I really enjoyed myself and weeks that I was tuning out though I liked the way it all tied together at the end and that this show basically redeemed Ultron as a villain cause it was the first time I was actually scared for him and the consequences of his evil plots!  

Stargirl

At number 9 is Stargirl! So I ended up liking this season a ton more than the previous one mostly cause now that everyone who was important knew Courtney's secret we could see a lot more fun family kicking ass time and honestly between this and Superman & Lois apparently this is a thing that I've always wanted but never known I needed. I loved the villain of the season and the way it redeemed others from last season but of course given that it's so low on my list there were flaws. I really didn't care for any of the team splitting nonsense this season gave us and I'm still torn over Cameron's role in this show but other than that it's a good season of a good show.

Legends Of Tomorrow

Coming in at number 8 is Legends Of Tomorrow! It's honestly kinda sad how far this show has fallen from my favor cause honestly even a season ago I would have ranted and raved about the fact that this is my favorite superhero show on air right now. Like don't get me wrong it's not a bad show anymore and it's definitely not Flash levels of unwatchable but I think I'm just bitter about the fact that the show had to write off Constantine's character cause of the DC overlords needing him in the movies and the fact that removing him removed a lot of Zari 2.0's screen time when she's my favorite in this show. I did think it was creative of this recent season to force our characters to stay in one time period for an extended amount of time and I am open to seeing what's next when the midseason break is over.

Wandavision

At number 7 is Wandavision! This show is hilarious cause I really couldn't decide where it deserves to go cause honestly when I heard about all the Marvel Disney+ that were slated to come out this year this one was probs bottom of the list and having watched it all it's still not my most favorite storyline but I can't help wanting to put it higher on my list just cause of how I can't separate the fan hype from the actual show. This was the first Marvel thing we had gotten in almost two years since Endgame came out and it was coming out weekly so though in hindsight our expectations were too high it was so much fun to speculate week in and out. I also have to say this show succeeded on one level just for making me actually care about Wanda when before I really didn't and for giving us Agatha who's a gem.

Hawkeye

Coming in at number 6 is Hawkeye! Honestly two weeks ago this might have ended up higher on my list than 6 but the finale didn't do this show all that much in my eyes which is why it's here. I really liked Kate Bishop as a character and I was thrilled that Clint didn't end up dying at the end like I was afraid of. I also loved that we got Kingpin and Yelena though I think both were a little underutilized. Kingpin wasn't nearly as terrifying as he was in Daredevil in this show and I think that can be chalked up to him being off screen for most of this show but Yelena's writing was totally all over the place. It made no sense that she was so sure that Natasha would never sacrifice herself for the greater good when that was Natasha to the core and it also made no sense how easily Clint convinced her to see the truth. I did really like the emphasis on trick arrows though and that chase through the city might still be one of the best moments in this show.

Loki

At number 5 is Loki. Okay so look Loki has always been one of my favorite Marvel characters so at first glance you'd think that would make my ranking of this show feel unfair but I think that actually it was a disadvantage for this show cause that meant that I would have much higher expectations for this show going on and yet this show hit them anyway. I loved the characterization of Loki throughout this show and the way we saw him go from the villain in Avengers to the antihero in Thor Ragnarok and find love even if it's with a version of himself. I loved the timeline shenanigans and the fact that it introduced Kang to us in such a perfect way when I think he'll end up being an overarching Marvel villain for this phase!

Wheel Of Time

Coming in at number 4 is Wheel Of Time! So to be honest this might be a show that no one is watching cause I haven't heard anyone talk about it but it's an adaptation of a popular book series that my brother is into which is why I ended up checking it out and it ended up being a lot better than I thought it would be. I adore fantasy shows and I never think there's enough out there which is why if one can keep my attention for long enough I think it's worth a shot. So yes I've heard it's a shitty book adaptation but in my opinion it's a pretty solid tv show outside of that. Moiraine is the best character though Lan is up there too and I love the world that this show has built. Yes the pacing for this show is a little off and yes I feel like Rand who's actually supposed to be the main character of this show is one of the weakest with the dumbest rationale for why he does what he does but I have higher hopes for all that to get better. I do also hope that future seasons will expand the complexity of the characters and the world so it's not as simplistic as it is now. 

Leverage: Redemption

At number 3 is Leverage: Redemption! So this show is more of a sequel series to the original Leverage rather than a reboot and I think that's one of the best parts of it. The show feels exactly like an extension of the original season with the same vibe and characters and actions but with a slight upgrade so we're facing more modern day problems. Every case is exciting and fun to watch and I'm so glad that it stuck with it's episodic approach rather than upgrading to the more modern day serial telling of a story cause that means we got more cons and we actually got to see our heroes win every episode. It's truly a love letter to the original show and I really hope we get more.

Superman & Lois

Coming in at number 2 is Superman & Lois. This show was a true shock to me when I first watched it cause I went through a whole emotional rollercoaster with it. When I first heard about this show I was hesitant to care given how little I've liked Supergirl since season 2 was the only good season in my opinion but when the trailers came out I was shocked at how beautiful it looked. Now having seen the whole first season it's hands down the best superhero show airing on tv right now. The acting, writing, and cinematography are out of this world. Characters actually feel like real people with the way they react to situations and nothing feels cheesy or overdone. The Kent family feels like they would die for each other and I love the way they all work together to get things done. I also love that Lois and Clark both have real purposes in this show so that neither feel like they need to reduce themselves in order to make the other have a purpose like Barry and Iris on the Flash. If you haven't seen this show by now you have to!

The Witcher

And finally last but not least my number 1 show of 2021 is The Witcher! I mean seriously could it have been anything else? I absolutely adored the first season of this show and somehow this second season upped it's game in ways that I didn't expect and made me love it even more than the first. I've never read the books for this series but I've heard it's an excellent adaptation of them which makes me happy for those fans since it's so rare that it happens. I loved that this season expanded on the world in a way that we not only saw more kingdoms and players but that it did the thing I said Wheel Of Time didn't and made everything more complex. I loved that as the show went on we started to question if anyone is on the right side or if everyone is a different shade of bad and who we should root for. I loved that our characters finally all met up and are working towards a goal even if we don't yet know what it is. Every actor is hitting it out of the park with their acting and of course the fights and the cinematography are to die for!

And that's the end of my Top 10 TV shows of 2021 list! I'll see you all tomorrow for my Top 10 Asian Dramas of 2021!

xoxo Allie

What Shows Am I Watching This Week?

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FINISHED Stargirl Season 2 Episode 13

This was a pretty solid finale cause I still say that like Superman & Lois the best part of this show are the characters and their relationship to each other so in the end I'm not all that interested in the villain of the season aka Eclipso. His big plan really was to possess Courtney so that he would have control over light and dark but Courtney was able to fight him off and then all the light-based heroes were able to turn into a piece of toast and tbh the whole thing was a little too easy which makes the whole struggle that the original JSA went through feel lame. We also set up the villain for next season who I thought looks a lot like Red Skull but a quick google search told me it was someone called Mister Bone and he knows that creepy nurse from Jennie's episode making me think that Jennie's whole thing isn't going to a set up for the Green Lantern show but something for this one. Other important things is that Rick wasn't able to fix his hourglass but I'm sure he'll figure it by next season, Yolanda returned to being Wildcat and Beth's parents found out she's a superhero while Cindy wants to join the JSA and Cameron is about to be told some sort of truth from his grandparents. I do think Yolanda's return is a bit out of nowhere but it feels a lot like the finale mostly hand-waved away a lot of things in order to be like this is what the show wants. Like Shade and Starman's resurrections or the Crocks now becoming neighbors with Courtney. At the end of the day I don't particularly mind cause I'm all about all of it!

xoxo Allie

What Shows Am I Watching This Week?

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Stargirl Season 2 Episode 12

As penultimate episodes go this one wasn't half bad! Apparently Eclipso's big plan is to use Courtney as his host which is a pretty solid idea given that she's one of the only ones who can defeat him though I don't entirely know where Jennie fits into the whole thing. Maybe she's a backup plan? He already convinced her to admit that she hates him last week and with Cindy egging Courtney on to embrace her darkness she might just. I mean honestly it's a bit of a contrived plot given that Courtney herself has been told over and over again that only light can defeat the dark so it's pretty clear not only will focusing on love and hope help but I'm sure it strengthens the Staff too. I do have to say though that it was a little heartbreaking having to watch Cindy watch Courtney be so happy given that she just lived through hell. I mean Courtney's got the best family and amazing friends and Cindy just has her anger. Meanwhile Jennie was poisoned by something and it seemed to be giving her visions which either Eclipso created or she's actually seeing a possible future in which Courtney embraces the dark and becomes Eclipso's host. I kinda hope it's the second cause I really would have thought that the Green Lantern Ring would be able to filter out this kind of energy otherwise. 

xoxo Allie

What Shows Am I Watching This Week?

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Stargirl Season 2 Episode 11

So leaving the Shadowlands was a lot easier than I expected and though I actually really liked this episode on the whole, part of me feels like we didn't spend enough time delving into all the angst of what could have been with Courtney's Purgatory. Like imagine if we started the episode with that sad reunion scene at the house and then had a full episode with Courtney getting tortured by Eclipso and her demons only to start next week's episode with the family going to find Shade and Courtney finding her inner light only to run into Dr Midnite and Cindy and escaping. Having said all that since that's not what we got let's talk about what we did get. I liked that we brought Dr Midnite back though I'm not sure what role he will play going forward given that we have a baby JSA and no need for an adult but maybe he'll like wander off to find his wife or whatever family is left. I bet Rick and Jenny probs aren't thrilled that the one JSA member that survived wasn't their parent! Cindy's also back which I expected from the moment she was sucked into the Shadowlands but now maybe she'll be good? I'm still wondering where Artemis snuck off to. The other important thing is that Shade seems to have died which super sucks cause I liked him and I wonder if he's actually alive and actually just returned to the Shadows to heal. 

FINISHED Titans Season 3 Episode 13

Well this was a finale I suppose no matter how rushed it all felt. I will never not hate what they did to Jason but like I guess I've made my piece with it as I did with everything that went down with Bruce. I mean fine whatever I guess in this world Batman kills the Joker and moves on with his life? Jason also peaced out in order to find redemption while Tim took his place on the Titans as the new Robin and I can't wait to see his costume! The cast is for sure being mixed up like I thought with Blackfire and Donna leaving and I wonder if all the name drops of Roy Harper means that maybe we'll see him next season. Honestly though I'm surprised the show didn't seed anything for next season leaving me wondering if there even will be a season 4 and what it will be about. I mean we already hit all the big notes with Trigon, Blackfire, and Deathstroke in terms of Titans arcs so what's left? Terra? I mean there's no Deathstroke to be behind the wheel but you could always replace him with Cadmus or something and we know this show loves love triangles so Gar, Terra, and Rachel could be a thing too.

xoxo Allie

What Shows Am I Watching This Week?

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Pretty Smart Season 1

Okay so look I'm not always the hugest fan of sitcoms cause something about them just lacks stakes and I tend to find their humor is not for me or that the whole episodic nature of them prevents me from caring about the characters but I wanted to check this one out cause of Emily Osment and Gregg Sulkin who are two Disney actors that I've adored since I was younger. I even watched and enjoyed Emily's last sitcom Young & Hungry (even if the last season kinda fell apart for me) so I dived in not sure what I would find. The pilot was rough I have to admit cause it went really hard on the stereotypes that each character was embodying but as the season went on the characters all mellowed and started to feel like real people rather than caractures so I was definitely recommend at least waiting until episode 3 before you choose whether to drop it or not. Yes there were some episodes that were a bit boring given the nature of a sitcom but on the whole I really enjoyed every one of the wacky adventures our cast went on. I even fell in love with Chelsea and Grant and their chemistry though I did think their interest in each other started off a bit fast cause if these two already have feelings in season 1 then we're clearly in for the long haul in terms of the will they/won't they dating and breakup relationship carousel that sitcoms are known for. Having said that I totally called the cliffhanger of the season and I'm really left wondering if there will be more!

Stargirl Season 2 Episode 10

As much as hate the nonsense with Courtney and Mike mistrusting Barbara and Pat now for "their lies" this show still slays me every week with how good it is!! Shade showed up again and told our heroes that the only way to stop Eclipso is to fix the Black Diamond but he lied and actually said that in order to return his shade powers to him and instead fixing the Diamond brought Eclipso to them and Courtney was sucked into the Shadowland. I'm assuming that she's going to meet up with Cindy and the original Dr Midnite who are also there and then eventually they'll return. I also really liked seeing Jenny again though her whole side plot with her brother really feels like it could be a backdoor pilot cause I know Berlanti wants to make a Green Lantern show and what if this it that? Honestly I'm not that thrilled about it cause I wanted a show with more aliens and a focus on the Lantern Core instead of a singular Earthly Green Lantern cause god knows we have enough of the same old same old superhero stuff and I wanted something different! 

Titans Season 3 Episode 12

For some reason I went into this episode thinking it was supposed to be the finale so I was a bit surprised to find out that it's actually the penultimate and I'm still not sure what I'm supposed to be feeling or how. Dick was thrown into the Lazarus Pit and he's come back supposedly a new person or whatever and it literally just took him asking Jason to help him for Jason to be like yeah okay I'll be good again therefore I will never not be bitter at how this show ruined Jason though like the show I have a pretty short attention span so maybe by the time next season comes around I'll be like murderer who? Rachel is also continuously making me laugh with how she still feels like she's not back yet with how zen she is and uninterested in anything that's happening in Gotham. Like maybe it's the actress struggling to act next to Gar who's emoting his butt off but it's hilarious to see them be complete opposites in the same scene. Donna is also reminding me why I don't love this version of her with how she tries to force her opinions on others though Tim wanting to be Robin is so hamfisted that I'm just rolling my eyes. It also looks like Connor is becoming more like Lex with how he refused to listen to what Blackfire wanted and destroyed her ship in order to keep her with him though really why he thinks she'll forgive him for this is up in the air. I'm assuming that next week being the finale that obviously we'll defeat Crane and maybe the Titans will return to California though I'm not sure if any of the cast will be changing.

xoxo Allie

What Shows Am I Watching This Week?

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Stargirl Season 2 Episode 9

So the big secret that Barbara and Pat were keeping from Courtney is the fact that the JSA stopped Eclipso back in the day by killing the host and I'm sitting here like okay so it was as dumb of a secret as I expected it to be which is why I need Courtney to build a bridge and get over it. I mean what was she going to do if she knew this at the start of the season? Eclipso didn't have a host back then and I actually still don't know if he has one now (or is it Cindy?) so that advice is useless not to mention the fact that I don't see her stepping up to murder someone after she saw how killing Brainwave affected Yolanda. On the plus side we did see that Shade is somewhat okay though confused and I wanna shout out the fact that on this Earth Jay Garrick is also played by John Wesley Shipp cause it makes my heart smile whenever I see him play another Flash! Poor Mike was also tormented by Cameron and the fact that despite what he's said I think a part of him does feel guilty about accidentally killing Jordan though I also think this was definitely a preview for what's to come cause there's no way that Cameron lets his father's death go.

FINISHED What If Season 1 Episode 9

With this final episode What If has come to an end. I don't think anything could beat the horror that I felt watching Ultron rule the world last week but I had a fun time watching how our team of Avengers beat him. It ended up being all of the heroes we met over the past 7 episodes and a Gamora from a world we actually didn't experience. Zola did end up being the lynchpin to save the day though it was also heavily in part due to Dr Strange who caught Killmonger and Zola in a pocket dimension fighting to capture the Infinity Stones. I'm still left a little discombobulated in terms of the overall story cause we never really got answers as to who the Watcher was or why he couldn't interfere but I guess we're not meant to cause this was just supposed to be a quick pop into this world. Maybe next season we'll see him being punished for interfering? 

Titans Season 3 Episode 11

As penultimate episodes go this really wasn't a great one. I don't know why in the world this show is so adamant on separating the Titans all the time. If the showrunners/writers wanted to write a show for Nightwing that's what they should have done rather than pretend like they wanted to write an ensemble show about a team of heroes. Like don't get me wrong the Batfamily is for sure my favorite part of DC but I also have a soft spot for the Titans and Young Justice and the Justice League so I wanted a show like that! We never actually see the team be a team and I'm exhausted by it. Starfire found out that she never actually had fire powers and that they were stolen from Blackfire as a child so Tamaran didn't fall into a civil war. I wonder if this means that we'll get more comic accurate starbolts now? Dick was a dick and took out Connor and Krypto using Kryptonite in order to fight Jason but was shot by a civilian instead. Jason is still all over the place in terms of writing but I think him seeing Crane having lost his mind will probs have been the last straw. It also appears like Dick will be going into the Lazarus Pit that Gar and Rachel found given that he is practically dead at the end. I'm still kinda wondering where Bruce is after Donna found him trying to kill himself. She meanwhile has teamed up with Tim as they arm more civilians to fight the cops on Crane's payroll. 

FINISHED Leverage: Redemption Season 1B

Back in July when I originally watched the first half of this Leverage revival I think I knew that it was actually only going to be part 1 of 2 for this season but somewhere along the way I totally forgot that there was a second part coming so when I realized this week that it was airing, I cannot describe to you how excited I was! I absolutely adore this show and I was ready to jump back into the world it built. 1B was just as good as 1A which like I said in my previous review was just as good as the original Leverage. The Jackal Job actually made me cry and I always live for cases like the Hurricane Job and the Golf Job which separates some parts of the team from the rest so we can see them shine in new ways. I also had a soft spot for the Train Job cause like Parker and Sophie I adore trains and the romanticism of them and movies like Murder On The Orient Express! Mr Wilson was still working for me as the new Nate and though I still prefer Hardison over Breanna, I was used to her presence in this back half so she didn't bother me as much either. Having said all that I do have to say that the overarching season villain of RIZ did feel a bit like a James Bond type of villain trying to come up with this absurdly complicated take-over-the-world plan but I did like that they connected back to Mr Wilson who started off this whole Redemption arc at the top of the season through Ethan and I had fun watching the Leverage team take them down anyway. I really really really do hope that this show gets a season 2 and we get this same cast back again but if this was just a one and done type of revival I would be happy enough too given that I never thought that I would get a chance to see more of this world in the first place!!

xoxo Allie

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Stargirl Season 2 Episode 8

Darkness is the name of the game and I really really really feel bad for poor Rick who started the episode thinking about colleges and now might be going to jail for assault! Like I don't know why exactly I thought that Eclipso would only target Beth and not both at the same time other than maybe a meta reason thinking that it would be better to spread out the mayhem over 3 episodes rather than 2 but he's for sure getting exactly what he wants. With Yolanda quitting and now Rick destroying the Hourglass, it's just Beth and Courtney now. I did like that Beth dug deep and found her courage rather than succumbing to her fears like Yolanda and Rick did though all the race commentary was a little heavy-handed of the show given how little it clearly wants to actually touch on race. In the end though her goggles might be the only thing able to see through Eclipso's visions making her a trump card. I'm also still waiting for the Green Lantern to come back! It does look like Mike and Barbara might be next on Eclipso's list though which kinda sucks.

What If Season 1 Episode 8

Good god guys this episode should have been named Anxiety for all that it made my heart palpitate the whole time! Ultron was so so so much scarier in this show than he ever was in the Age Of Ultron movie and I spent the whole time biting my nails worried out of my mind over Ultron's power even though I knew well and clear that I should be hyped cause his taking over the universe and the multiverse meant that we would see all the What If heroes we followed for the last 7 episodes come together to fight in a new Avengers lineup! Talk about good storytelling! The fact that he could see the Watcher was one thing cause so could Dr Strange but jumping into the Watcher's world was a whole other! I also can't help but wonder if the fact that he so easily defeated big dogs like Captain Marvel and Thanos and even the Watcher himself makes it a little unbelievable that Party Thor and Captain Carter can but then again we already have a built in way to win with Natasha and Zola next week!

Titans Season 3 Episode 10

Color me not at all surprised to find out that this show is making Jason turn bad all over again. If it couldn't have shit on him any more then here we are. After tricking the Titans into poisoning Gotham's water supply, Crane convinced the city it was the Titans who did it and made them fugitives. He also paid off the cops to kill them and I'm left here like maybe they should just wash their hands of Gotham's hot as mess. We end the episode with all of the Titans split up. Dick and Connor are together as are Starfire and Blackfire who speaking of ended up switching powers with one another somehow though I wouldn't be surprised if this show ends with both of them having half of Starfire's powers. Also important is that Donna is in Gotham now as is Raven who found Gar and I guess that is the most exciting thing about this show to see them all come together again. I do wonder what is up with everyone constantly talking about being more than a soldier cause not only did Blackfire give that talk to Starfire but Donna got one too. I know in some incarnations Starfire runs the Titans while Dick's off doing his Batfamily thing but if that's where this show wants to go then why Donna?

xoxo Allie

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Stargirl Season 2 Episode 7

Okay so I seriously love that like the characters themself we the audience really can't tell if what's happening with Yolanda's headaches is Eclipso or Brainwave or Yolanda's guilt. Like it's been going on longer than Eclipso has been freed and I know a ton of people theorized that Brainwave really did put himself in Yolanda's brain but I think that if I had to make a guess I would say that it started out as Yolanda's guilt and now it's Eclipso expanding on that fear. It looks like he knows who to target one by one and it's clear that next is Beth. On that note it was interesting that Yolanda and Courtney finally told everyone what happened in the tunnels and it sucks that though Beth was the only one to not understand why Yolanda did what she did, one negative opinion was enough to convince Yolanda that she was a sinner. I hate that all this has just pushed Yolanda back into her terribly abusive family cause before this she was doing so well! She had friends and a job and was living her life! In other news I do have to say that maybe it's the Superman & Lois stan in me but I think my favorite part of this show might also be the family kicking ass part. I adored that final scene when the four were sitting around the dining table discussing JSA problems!

What If Season 1 Episode 7

In the midst of depressing episode after depressing episode it was nice to finally watch a low stakes episode that was actually funnier than expected! In this world Loki was not adopted by Odin so Thor grew up alone and spoiled and so never really grew out of his party stage. When Odin entered his Odinsleep, Frigga went off to visit her sister and Thor descended to Earth to party the planet away which SHIELD did not appreciate. I thought the whole thing was super fun and I liked seeing that Thor and Jane would fall for each other no matter who they were. I also thought that SHIELD was a little extreme in deciding that they needed to drop a nuke on Thor to get him to stop as if they wouldn't be bringing a whole ass alien race to war and really maybe it's my dislike of Captain Marvel but her whole vibe was really no fun. The end was absolutely hilarious though with Jane calling Frigga to tattle on Thor and that everyone was terrified of her enough to clean up Earth and pretend that they were all just studying. I'm not entirely sure what arrived at the end but it looked like Thanos with the Infinity Stones several years too early.

Titans Season 3 Episode 9

Truly I will never understand Titans both as a show and a concept. Like we spent all episode in the Afterlife where we followed Donna, Tim, and Hank as they attempted to return to the living and I don't understand what's happening for real. I thought this would be the perfect way to bring Hank back and then in turn negate whatever real evil Jason did so he could return to being a Titan but then Hank sacrificed himself to let Donna and Tim return and now I'm confused again. Maybe the fact that Hank chose to move on or let go or whatever will make the other Titans less inclined to hate Jason for killing him? I did like the idea that he found Donnie again though cause that made my heart soft. Also confusing is whatever mess Bruce is in. I have hated this show's version of Bruce Wayne since he was introduced but like now it's an even weirder. Like okay so apparently he wrote up his will and then killed Joker and then fled Gotham and tried to kill himself? And where in the hell did Donna appear from cause her body was definitely supposed to be on Themyscira? 

FINISHED My Hero Academia Season 5 Episode 25

We returned to what feels like the normal My Hero shenanigans and man was it a breath of fresh air. I'm truly so excited to see what I think will be the actual big arc that changes everything in this world next season! We've jumped forward 4 months to April in which our heroes have gone from first years to second years and at the same time Tomura will have completed whatever experiment is being run on him. The doctor did mention the fact that he's studying quirk singularities too and that got my attention given that's what Deku was told too. Like All Might said One For All had been slowly strengthened over time through the multiple quirk holders that wielded it and now it's reached peak performance inside Deku. Maybe he should have gone through Tomura's evil training too cause I'm starting to wonder if he's anywhere near the League in terms of strength!

xoxo Allie

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Stargirl Season 2 Episode 6

Well shit guys everything that happened this week was unexpected! So Eclipso is officially out of the black diamond and ready to paint the town red. His powers work by absorbing the souls of others especially children and I think we're meant to believe that he's actually from another dimension or parallel world or something given that he told Shade that Shade is weaker than him cause he only siphons powers from Eclipso's world while Eclipso is from that world. In one foul swoop he destroyed whatever was budding with the baby Injustice League by killing Isaac for sure and possibly Cindy though I can't imagine that a perfectly ripe nemesis for Courtney in Cindy is gone from this show forever! Like maybe Shade snuck in and took her into his shadows to protect her? I mean why else didn't Eclipso suck her soul in like he did with Isaac? Also I'm still waiting for poor dumb Cameron to be let in on the joke cause right now he's wandering around all angst ridden though I really shouldn't expect him to struggle with the idea of his dad being a bad man cause it's clear this show has no need for nuance. I mean just look at Artemis. Her parents are complex cause they did lots of horrible things but they did love her more than anything else and yet she is acting like they're the most innocent flowers who were trampled on so I imagine that Cameron will react similarly in ignoring the fact that his dad was ready to murder millions and focus on the fact that he loved him and his mom and Courtney and co killed him.

What If Season 1 Episode 6

Honestly guys I'm not sure how I felt about this one! Like part of the struggle is in the fact that I was the dumb one and expected this to be a story of Killmonger being a good guy rather than a story of Erik playing 4D chess against everyone to get revenge on everyone! The thing is though that this episode felt a bit regressionary in terms of Erik's ideals when compared to Black Panther cause in that one his whole thing was that Wakanda had the ability to help but stood back while in this one he seemed more interested in conquering for fun. Like as dope as his plan was, what did he ultimately want? I did like the idea that unlike other worlds this one had a chance of surviving with Shuri and Pepper being clear that Erik was behind everything. I'd imagine that they'd expose his motivations and all the evidence of him doing terrible things but once again I'm left thinking of the future and the fact that if Iron Man wasn't there to do the ultimate snap and defeat Thanos maybe we'd be in a world with the population halved though still alive.

Titans Season 3 Episode 8

Honestly I believe Jason when he says he's sorry for everything he's done though it really brings up my problem with this show and it's beyond shitty writing. Like how in the actual hell does Jason go from ready to kill Dick to remorseful in one episode? Also how are we ever supposed to forgive Jason for killing Hank? I was right in guessing that Crane's drug was the thing that was causing Jason to go crazy but I feel like the show didn't push it far enough in terms of Jason's freewill. Gar brought up the fact that Jason's situation is like his with Cadmus but in that scenario Gar was really and truly mind controlled while Jason felt more like he lost impulse control and honestly besides the fact that I adore the Batfamily and the actor who plays Jason, I'm not entirely sure if this version of Jason can be forgiven. We saw more of Tim this week too and I loved how similar he was to the comics Tim Drake with his detective work and though I'm surprised that he was shot this week I'm sure he'll be fine cause unlike Barbara or Jason, Tim never actually gets hurt for real. We also really went from 0 to 60 with Blackfire and Connor and dudes the amount I hate it is so real. 

My Hero Academia Season 5 Episode 24

As the penultimate episode of the season it looks like we've pretty much wrapped up the My Villain Academia arc. I'm still not happy with this whole thing cause it really wasn't what I expected from the supposed arc that changes My Hero forever but at the same time I think I've finally figured out the timeline for this season despite the way it jumped around. I'm fairly certain that this fight went down and the Liberation Army became the Paranormal Liberation Front first followed by Hawks infiltrating the organization which happened at the same time as the Class A v Class B thing. After this the kids went on their work studies and Hawks warned Endeavor about the upcoming fight against the Liberation Army. I bet the fight is going to be next and will probs start season 6 and honestly I think that's the arc that I am more looking forward to. I mean yeah yeah it's great that the villains have all leveled up and whatever but I really didn't need a full arc to tell me that when the show could have just fit it into one episode or even told me they powered up while we were watching the heroes do the same.

xoxo Allie

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FINISHED Lucifer Season 6

I'm honestly so torn over what I feel about this season cause as much as I love this show and was ready for more at the start of this season I also couldn't help but feel like season 5 was the perfect end to this whole show. Having said that I do have to admit that after I watched this season I actually thought where Lucifer ended up fit better in terms of a character arc than where he ended up in season 5 though I also can't help but feel like this season pretty much negated the last and I'm left wondering why the showrunners bothered with the whole Lucifer as God arc if they ultimately wanted him to be a therapist in Hell? I also felt like most of this season was pointless and kinda meandered around with no real point except for the fact that we finally met Adam, Ella finally got to find out the truth about the celestials (and an amazing relationship with Carol who I adored more than I thought I would) and I liked seeing Dan's journey to Heaven. I do wonder if a major part of my distaste for this season was my distaste for Rory's appearance cause it gave me Arrow PTSD flashbacks. Like Oliver, Lucifer was gone for the entirety of his daughter's life and only met her for a bit to convince her that he loved her and then ended up with Chloe after she died. In this show it's a little less weird cause we know there's an afterlife and most of our characters are immortal or can be visited anytime which is why it's extra weird that Lucifer couldn't just pop up and down from Earth to Hell. On the whole I don't think this season was worth it but I'm a completist so here we are.

FINISHED Legends Of Tomorrow Season 6 Episode 15

Well the season 6 finale is officially here and I'm really just thankful that we only have to wait like a month for season 7! The finale wrapped everything up in a much nicer bow that I expected with every one of the Legends alive and well including Spooner and Constantine as well as Bishop stopped. I'm a bit disappointed with the way the whole thing with Constantine ended cause he did come back to life but Zari was so fed up with his nonsense that they just broke up. I would honestly have preferred a more tragic end cause I liked my original theory that his death would be the thing that turns Zari 2.0 closer to Zari 1.0 as she mourns but I guess this way it leaves the door open for Constantine to return and for Zari to get back together with him given that not only did he give her a key which I think opens his roving House Of Mystery but also cause Matt Ryan is still on this show so it wouldn't be that hard to have him pop up again. I was also surprised that both Mick and Spooner seem to be sticking around but it was nice to see Sara and Ava get married though I really wish that the show could have gotten Quentin or Laurel back cause I hate the idea that Sara got married without her family! I'm not sure who the villains will be next season but I'm looking forward to whatever we get!

Stargirl Season 2 Episode 5

Was I the only one that thought that not only did Cameron know that his dad had ice powers but also that he had them too? Cause based on the final scene from this week it looks more like he's coming into his ice powers for the first time and just in time for him to probs hate Courtney too. I have a feeling that his grandma who also has ice powers to my surprise will tell him the whole truth out of worry that he's getting too close to Courtney. I do wonder though what will happen when he finds out cause we know that he's a really sweet kid and he clearly wants no part in anything Cindy is doing and clearly hates her so he's not going to join the ISA but I also can't imagine that his hero worship of his dad will allow him to forgive Courtney and the others. If Rick wasn't such an ass then he would have been one of the best people to reach out to Cameron and bond over losing his parents too but c'est la vie. I do have to say that this whole children of the ISA learning about the JSA hurting/killing their parents really makes me uncomfortable in a way I know means that I'm connecting with this storyline even though I want things to be rosier cause it's better than how I watch The Flash all disconnected! I'm also still worried about Mike cause Cindy has not given up on him but also we know that the Star Staff can remove Eclipso's influence so I imagine that after he gets infected he can be cured. I'm also glad that Pat is finally trying to get Mike to be his sidekick knowing that Mike feels alone!

What If Season 1 Episode 5

Duuuuudes I don't even know what this was!!! It's so fascinating how every single What If that we've watched so far other than the Captain Carter one ended so tragically which makes it seem as though Kang low key might have been right in controlling what the correct timeline would be since it's clear that unless all of our Marvel heroes choose one specific path every time then the universe comes to an end! In this world Janet contracted some sort of quantum virus that Hank brought back with him and then spread to the rest of the world making them all into zombies. We watched every one of the Avengers be killed and even at the very end when it looks like our heroes can get to Wakanda to create a cure, it might be meaningless since we know that Thanos's army will breech Wakanda's forcefield therefore not only getting the Mind Stone to complete his Infinity Gauntlet but also letting the zombie virus in and infecting the last safe zone on Earth. What I am curious about is the fact that zombie Thanos still seemed to retain his goal of wanting to snap away half the population despite turning into a zombie making me wonder why the other Avengers like Steve weren't able to fight it. Would we imagine that Thor, the Guardians, and Captain Marvel could save the day given that they're still in space away from this zombie virus?

Titans Season 3 Episode 7

I love that it's sweet innocent Gar who's the only real one in this show to actually worry and care about Jason no matter how little they got along when they were together. I'm still not sure I buy the reasoning behind Jason's turn but I can chalk it up to Lazarus + weird Crane brainwashing drug so I still would like to hope that if the Titans detox Jason and Gar stays with him as moral support that we'll be able to get him back. We did manage to beat Scarecrow this week which was fun and Blackfire and Starfire took the first step into reconciling when Blackfire told Starfire why she had to kill their parents and then when Starfire gave her a costume. I'm not sure I'm into the romance that's being set up between Connor and Blackfire cause he's a literal child in his mind but whatever I'll go with it. On another note it's curious that we're so far into the season and yet we still haven't seen hide nor hair of Raven or Donna. I guess I'm now just expecting them to show back up to save the day when the Titans are down for the count.

My Hero Academia Season 5 Episode 23

Whereas we saw more of Twice last week this week was focused on Shimura. For some reason I was going around thinking that he was All Might's mentor's son when actually he's her grandson. Her actual son was a monster in his own way given that he abused Shimura for being too much like her. He despised the fact that his mother left him to be a hero and when Shimura told everyone that he wanted to be a hero it triggered anger in him. It's ironic how easily he could have been like any of the other kids in the hero academy if only he had better role models. I did hear a theory though last week that I can't get out of my head and the more I think about it the more it makes sense. What if this whole thing was part of All For One's plan? Like what if he gave Shimura the decomposing quirk knowing that he would hurt his family and sent all the heroes after something so that he could swoop in and save Shimura in order to prove to him that heroes are nothing and keep him in his back pocket as a trump card.

xoxo Allie