What Shows Am I Watching This Week?

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Fruits Basket Season 3 Episode 3

This was a strange episode cause it was graduation but all our main characters are first or second years so it was mostly a goodbye to the side characters and that confused me. I still don't know if this season has 13 or 25 episodes and I can't help but think this was a waste if there really are 13! Now don't get me wrong I loved the Yuki and Machi stuff and dude Yuki's got moves when he wants to make them but it feels like we hit pause on the whole curse plot to do school stuff and I'm like but but but what about Ren and Rin and Akito and Shigure?? Okay but seriously I liked the peak into Machi's backstory and naturally as is the trend in this show, her parents aren't exactly perfect either and the whole reason they kicked her out clearly had nothing to do with whether they actually believed that Machi was going to hurt her brother and more probs to do with the fact that she was a stain on their perfect new life. Yuki was so calm and sweet listening to her and being there without being too intrusive and my heart grew three sizes when he casually broke a piece of chalk knowing how she felt. The rest of the episode was meh but the ending had me sitting up in attention. It looks as though Rin was locked up in the cat prison cell and that maybe Akito cut her hair off based on the scissors and the strands of hair we saw. Maybe Akito found out that Rin ran into Ren and this is her punishment?? Yikes.

FINISHED The Falcon And The Winter Soldier Episode 6

So the finale for this show aired this week and I have to say that it was a pretty solid run. I mean I enjoyed it more than Wandavision but that might only have been cause it followed two characters I was much more interested in than due to writing. I could not give a single shit about anything related to the Flagsmashers and I can't help but feel like Sam really didn't go through anything in this show that would have allowed him to change his mind about his ability to be Cap other than seeing that Walker wasn't the guy but if I've learned anything about these Marvel Disney+ shows then it's that at the end of the day, the status quo is pretty much returned to normal cause if someone doesn't watch them then they can pick right up where the movies left off. I did really love Sam's Captain America suit and it was clearly what was in the box that Bucky gave him from Wakanda though I'm curious if the suit is vibranium like the shield. All the Flagsmashers ended up dead either cause of Zemo (which was hilarious) or Sharon who also ended up being revealed to be the Power Broker which is meh in my opinion. Though I wish that the Power Broker had been someone like the Mandarin to set up Shang Chi, it's also the easiest way to explain Sharon's deal and I really need to stop letting my expectations run wild. I wonder if she'll end up being the villain of a future Captain America movie given where we left her. I also liked Bucky giving closure to that old man and Sam adding Isaiah to the Steve Rogers memorial almost made me tear up. All in all this was a fun enough show and I'm now counting down the minutes until the Loki one which has always been the Marvel Disney+ show I've most wanted to see.

My Hero Academia Season 5 Episode 5

Okay so this arc is definitely going to be rough because I really really cannot find myself doing anything but cheering for class 1A to win. Like I mean writing wise it would make sense for class 1B to win sometimes but so many of my favs are spread out across different teams and I really wish for them to win and prove that they're worth adoring as much as the main three usually are! If anyone has to lose, I'd rather it by Katsuki and Deku's teams! Anyway we focused a bit on Tokoyami this week and how he spent both his work study and his internship with Hawks. I was really surprised at the reveal that Hawks was a terrible mentor to Tokoyami cause I always thought that Hawks seemed like the kind of guy that would love to be a mentor but I guess it just goes to show you that you can't judge a book. His favorite hero was Endeavor afterall! On that note it does seem like Hawks either infiltrated the villain squad back around season 1 or had been planning on it since then cause he was really interested in hearing about how 1A was attacked from Tokoyami. I did also really love the new move that Tokoyami created and it endlessly makes me smile to see just how our kids keep growing their powers.

xoxo Allie

What Shows Am I Watching This Week?

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Fruits Basket Season 3 Episode 2

I think we all knew that Shigure saw Akito in a different way than the other zodiacs and since I was spoiled long ago about Akito being a girl I sort of always figured that it was because Shigure loved Akito for real. Because of this I wasn't exactly surprised at the reveal we got this week but it also didn't keep the show from hitting me in the feels anyway. Shigure and Akito are such horrible manipulative people honestly but the shipper in me is all for their toxicity especially given that this is a show and not real life! At some point Akito slept with Kureno and Shigure found out and was furious so he did the one thing he knew would hurt Akito the most which was sleeping with Ren. Akito kicked him out of the Sohma estate when she found out which honestly was one of the most tame reactions that she's had to a zodiac doing something she didn't like and it totally explains why Shigure who seemed to be the one zodiac who liked being around Akito was the one who lived outside the estate. I do still wonder how this show will wrap up everything with Akito cause she's been so warped for so long that I can't imagine that the unconditional love of one will satisfy her. On that note Tohru was all torn up this week over what she learned and whether she should share it and seriously more than that I still want to know what broke Kureno's curse in the first place!! She and Kyo had a cute moment though naturally it was interrupted and we also found out that Rin has been missing but I'm sure that we'll find out she was with Ren.

The Flash Season 7 Episode 7

This was probs the best episode of this season of The Flash and I'm wondering if it was cause it was a Frost centric episode. Kramer was on the hunt to capture Frost this week and she put out a warrant for her arrest and the rest of Team Flash had to awkwardly pretend like they were on board when in actuality they were helping Frost. She was being framed as a murderer and the real culprit ended up being this super hot human dude who was obsessed with ice and had been secretly studying Frost cause of her powers and really I was more disappointed in the fact that Mark didn't end up being a love interest for Frost. I mean it's still possible that the two hook up given that Frost isn't exactly an angel herself especially given the fact that the two had this sexual tension even during their final fight but I don't know if the show will go there cause he actually killed someone. Meanwhile I was right in saying that Barry was uncomfortable with Speed Force!Nora around and it was cause the new Speed Force is different and wants more to do with Barry as a person rather than the hands off approach it used to take. This makes me wonder if maybe this Speed Force!Nora isn't really the Speed Force or if we're meant to believe that cause it was brought back by love that it has more love to give... No Cisco this week but we got Allegra and I'm really curious about why this show seems to alternate cast members. If the cast is too large for the show to afford it really should cut characters though tbh Team Flash isn't that much bigger than Team Arrow was and yet we saw all of them all the time!

We seem to be going on break until May 4th and I don't entirely know why but at least when it does return it'll come back with Legends which I'm gnawing at the bit for! The promo seems to show that Frost will be going on trial and it's honestly hilarious that Kramer is pushing to have Frost's powers stripped from her using the meta cure when there are tons of other metas out there that actually murdered people and yet are just in meta jail with dampening cuffs.

The Falcon And The Winter Soldier Episode 5

I had heard rumors that the most emotional episode of this show was episode 5 which also doubles as the penultimate episode and I was curious as to what that meant cause to me the most emotional episode had to be last week's just based on shock alone! Tbh I do think that Isaiah's whole backstory was totally horrific and it definitely pulled from real life in terms of experimenting on black soldiers during World War 2 but I also didn't love that the show did the thing I hate when it tries to prop up new characters by throwing old ones under the bus. Steve has always been my favorite MCU character and I don't love the way this show is tarnishing his reputation. He was never a government puppet and had his own ideals and needs and wants and I was glad that despite Isaiah lumping him in with the problems of the country, Sam did not. Speaking of I was actually really surprised that the government turned their back on John Walker cause I totally expected them to handwave it off and be like it was something we told him to do the way they support most military schemest that come out. It really does feel like the show has so much to wrap up in the finale next week cause not only do we need to stop Carly who's now armed with weapons against the GRC but also Walker who's built a fake shield in order to get revenge. I assume we'll also learn Sharon's deal who I'm fairly certain was the one to call that French dude who gave Carly the weapons and I just want to know if she's working for the Power Broker and if it's the Mandarin and setting up Shang Chi!

My Hero Academia Season 5 Episode 4

I was actually really worried that Class B would win this first fight against Class A and Shinso which would have sucked cause I think that some of the side characters in Class A like Asui are a lot more powerful than we know but because this is a shounen they would lose just to even the odds. I mean it's not like Class A can win every single fight after we hyped up how Class B has been so steadily growing in the background but we also know that the losers can't exactly be one of the main fights like with Deku so by process of elimination it would have to be the lesser fights! Fortunately for my soul, we ended up winning and it was really nice that the show didn't pin the entire win on Shinso and showed us that he actually was at a disadvantage and it was only cause of Asui and Kaminari's ability to adapt on the fly that gave him the chance to strike. I was surprised at the fact that the show spent the entire run time on this fight though not disappointed cause I adore the academy part of this show just as much as the villain fight and like RIP to poor Kirishima who I gained a soft spot for during the Eri arc after he got taken out so early on!

xoxo Allie

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The Flash Season 7 Episode 6

Was this episode strange for anyone else or was it just me?? Like I enjoyed everything with Cisco and Chester and the Still Force (which by the by makes no sense cause the powers are related to time travel not freezing you in place!) cause it gave us some backstory on Chester which we sorely needed but also cause it moved the plot forward. I'm very curious about the thing that Chester is building and how rather than if it'll help us defeat the Forces cause duh it obviously will. On that note I didn't love that Speed!Nora also just handwaved all nuance away when she was like yeah I was bathed in love when I reformed but all these other forces were evil cause THESE ARE FORCES AND THEY SHOULD BE NEUTRAL UNTIL SYPHONING OFF A HUMAN and I will die on that hill. Speaking of everything Iris and Speed!Nora did this week made no sense and I wonder if part of it still leads back to the fact that I hate that the different Forces can manifest human forms now. Like even Barry gave Iris a weird look at the end when she offered up their guest room to Speed!Nora as if he's thinking why are you suddenly so close? Idk the whole plot beat of her not realizing that taking on the form of Barry's dead mom would be a reminder of his dead mom was ridiculous as was the way it was resolved. I also know that this is the Barry Allen show but part of me sees all this and wonders about Wally and whether Speed!Nora appears in front of him as well or if he sees his own mom or someone else? God I miss Wally. I guess I should also mention that Joe tried to warn Frost about Kramer hunting her and she was really uninterested but that'll come back to bite her in the ass.

So I really guess that Speed!Nora is here to stay huh? For some reason I kept thinking that she'll just be a quick cameo but if all the Forces are the villains of the season then the Speed Force must stick around until the finale right? Why is it that I'm already over this whole season and it's only just started??

The Falcon And The Winter Soldier Episode 4

I still feel like I don't entirely understand the motives of the Flag Smashers and I can't help but agree with Zemo about them just being another group that believes what they believe is more right than others. Sam is also right when he says that maybe in another life we could connect with what they want but in the end as soon as murders of innocents start occuring there's no going back. This week also marked what I'm assuming will be the official turning of John Walker from douche canoe extraordinaire into a full on villain and I'm low key cackling at the idea that the US government who decided that Sam freaking Wilson wasn't good enough to be Captain America will have to do damage control now that it's all over the internet that their hand picked Cap replacement murdered someone in cold blood out in public. I do have to say that part of me was rooting for him to kill the Flag Smasher cause I was truly shocked and appalled that Carly killed poor Hoskins! I also had a feeling that with super soldier serum running amok at some point John Walker would get his hands on it and prove once again that he's more Red Skull than Steve Rogers after taking it but I kinda assumed that he already had it but instead we saw that he took it this week. Sharon didn't disappear like I thought she would but she also didn't add much either and I'm still waiting on what her deal is. I was also really disappointed that the Dora Milaje didn't play a bigger part in this week but I did enjoy watching them beat John Walker's ass to nothing.

My Hero Academia Season 5 Episode 3

I'm so super pumped for this arc we're going to get where we see Class 1A and Class 1B fight each other cause I love love love tournament style fights which is what we're basically getting. I'm still not emotionally attached to Class 1B which I think is one of the only real flaws in this show cause like how have we gone so many seasons without getting to know them as more than that one irritating dude who screams about how 1B is better and the girl that looks like Misty from Pokemon who punches him. I wonder if this arc will be enough to get us to like the other class or if I'll just be irritated to see our class be defeated cause duh it's not like every single 1A team can win without it being boring. Maybe it'll be more like Fairy Tail with how we met so many other guilds at the Grand Magic Games and we hated them at first but as time went on we all teamed up to face a bigger threat and thus we got attached. It was interesting to see Shinso again too and how he's upgraded his power to be able to mimic other voices so a person can be brainwashed after thinking an ally spoke to them. It was also hilarious how he gave such a cold speech about how he's not here to make friends and everyone was just like okay cool story bro but get in line. In terms of Deku's dream as it turns out he is special cause though All Might also saw those memories, the original One For All only spoke to Deku and he said something about the singularity being reached which makes me think that the One For All power has reached it's upper limit in Deku's body and from now on when it gets passed, it won't get stronger per say but it still is insanely powerful based on Deku's exposition on what singularities are. 

xoxo Allie

What Shows Am I Watching This Week?

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Fruits Basket Season 3 Episode 1

Okay so officially the start of season 3 isn't until next week but Funimation subscribers got the first episode dubbed a week early and you all know that though I usually prefer subs, Fruits Basket is one of the few anime that I prefer dubbed so I jumped on board. It was an amazing episode and I was actually really surprised how we dived straight in and continued where we left off last season rather than giving us a casual recap episode like My Hero did last week or a light filler like the second season of this anime did. I wasn't expecting to cry and I wasn't mentally or emotionally prepared yet so I found myself feeling like this was one of the most hopeless episodes in a long time even though thinking back there were much more emotional moments in last season! We also got a lot of info and let's see if I can break it down! Akito's mother Ren is more of a monster than Akito is and it's cause of her that Akito latched onto the zodiacs so strongly and in such a negative way. It really does feel like the whole God and zodiac bond was supposed to be one of support and love originally and I bet the first God was just like Tohru but the reason the current generation is so messed up is cause of the humans in their lives rather than the supernatural. The more important thing to note was that Rin overheard the whole conversation with Kureno and I'm not sure if she was looking for Ren or Akito at the end but Ren found her and that's cause to be worried. We also saw Kureno and Arisa both kinda put their feelings to bed but I highly doubt that it will be forever cause like Hana said, that will be a story for another day like Mayu and Hatori. 

The Flash Season 7 Episode 4

Somehow last week I entirely forgot about those weird lightning flashes that appeared after Barry reset the Speed Force cause there I was acting like an idiot and complaining that the show didn't set up a villain for the season and duh it was right there! The villains are clearly going to be different versions of the Speed Force like a Strength Force and now a Psychic Force. As the Speed Force Nora told our team at the end of this week it seems like the different Forces can now take human forms which I'm not entirely sure if I'm a fan of and my question now is why they're all evil cause tbh they should be impartial or neutral unless they had to attach to one person like the Speed Force attached to Barry and those people are kinda evil. In other news we saw that Frost and Caitlin struggled over whether they should recombine or stay separate and in the end they decided to become actual roommates and it was sweet though now that Kramer is here apparently to arrest Frost, it'll be interesting to see where they take things. Will Frost have to pay for the things she did when she was a villain? I assume it'll be something more like probation or community service rather than jail time cause I just can't see the show going that route. Cecile's powers are also getting even stronger and I keep wondering why cause unless the show is planning on her being the deus ex machina to win the day at the end or turn evil then it's kinda strange so much focus is put on her. 

Next week looks like a Cisco and Chester focused bottle episode in which they time travel and that's curious cause it feels like a weird time to do that but also it's been a while since we focused on Cisco so that'll be nice to see.

The Falcon And The Winter Soldier Episode 3

As boring as I found last week's episode, this week made up for it in spades!! Everything Bucky and Sam got into was exactly what I wanted and expected from them when I first heard about this show so of course it all worked for me. They ended up needing to break Zimo out of jail in order to get his expertise on the whole Hydra and Super Soldiers thing which led them to the man who created this new super soldier serum. Apparently he first started working on it with Hydra before their downfall and then joined the CIA in their research only to be blipped as soon as he finally cracked the formula. When he returned he was scouted by the Power Broker to remake the formula which Carly and the Flag Smashers stole. I do have to say that I'm starting to have a feeling that this isn't the whole truth. Like what if the CIA realized that he finished the formula and gave it to John Walker with the plan to always replace Steve given that he was on the run at the time? That man got waaay too good at throwing the shield waaay too quickly so I could see him secretly having trained and lucked out. It was also really interesting to see Sharon but I'm curious as to what her deal is. Is she undercover and still good? Or is she the Power Broker? I was also so excited to see Ayo at the end though of course she would show up given that the man who killed the last King of Wakanda was on the lam.

FINISHED Horimiya Season 1 Episode 13

This week marked the official end of Horimiya and I'm definitely going to miss it. Do I wish that the second half contained more cute moments between Hori and Miyamura like it did at the start? Of course. But that doesn't mean that I didn't have fun with the ensemble and everything we got. This finale was just as sweet as the previous episodes with it being the high school graduation of our main characters. Miyamura spent the time looking back on who he was and how different his life is now. He contemplated the fact that one little action of helping Sota home changed everything and gave him happiness that he never knew he could have. The interesting thing is how this one little action of saving Sota not only brought Hori and Miyamura together but the whole group wouldn't have been the same without Miyamura and Hori dating. I was surprised that nothing about the proposal from last week came up making me think that the two aren't actually formally engaged or plan to plan a wedding but that they just vaguely meant that hey we'll be together in the future as well. This show is definitely joining the ranks of my favorite romance anime and though it doesn't have the pull that a lot of nostalgic romance anime do, it's enough that it landed a spot on my list at all for being a seasonal one!

My Hero Academia Season 5 Episode 2

This show is honestly such a gem and it's funny how I forget how good it is until I'm watching the new episode every week! Technically I'd say this was the season premiere over what amounted to a recap last week and we learned so much new information. One of the things I'm always so in awe about with this show is how it gets you so emotionally attached to new characters and yet no two feel the same. I enjoyed Hawks last season but after this week I'm definitely like he needs to be protected. It seems as though Hawks accidentally saved a bunch of people as a child and since then the government has kept a close eye on him to the degree where I'm fairly certain that he feels like he owes them. It was them who asked him to go deep undercover with the League and I cannot tell you how relieved I was that I could continue adoring him given that he was the turncoat I worried he might be! I also really liked that the show didn't just give up on the whole thing with Endeavor and what an abusive father and husband he was now that he's the number one hero and that it showed us the different stages the Todoroki family were in over him from forgiveness to anger. We also got to see more of the original One For All and All For One which we kinda already knew about and nothing we saw was new but I imagine the fact that Deku could talk to the manifestation of One For All will be important. Was All Might able to do the same or is this a Deku thing??

xoxo Allie

Spring 2021 TV Schedule

Hey everyone!! It's finally April which means that the Spring 2021 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 April to the end of May! This time around I'm going to be listing the Asian dramas I'm watching (and keeping it up to date) but you can also check that out my What Dramas Am I Watching This Week list for my Asian drama reviews. Meanwhile if you're interested in my reviews for the American shows and Japanese anime I watch, check out my What Shows Am I Watching This Week list. Those in pink are the ones I'm reviewing weekly.

SUNDAY

Combatants Will Be Dispatched! - Anime (April 4)

Moriarty The Patriot Part 2 - Anime (April 4)

Legends Of Tomorrow - 8 PM on CW (May 2)

New Horizon - Cdrama (May 27)

Vincenzo - Kdrama (Series Finale April 25)

MONDAY

Fruits Basket Season 3 - Anime (April 5)

Higehiro: After Being Rejected I Shaved And Took In A High School Runaway - Anime (April 5)

Koikimo - Anime (April 5)

Odd Taxi - Anime (April 5)

To Your Eternity - Anime (April 12)

TUESDAY

The Saint's Magic Power Is Omnipotent - Anime (April 6) 

The Flash Season 7 - 8 PM on CW

Superman & Lois Season 1 - 9 PM on CW (May 5)

FBI Season 3 - 9 PM on CBS (Season Finale May 25)

Doom At Your Service - Kdrama (May 10)

Navillera - Kdrama (Series Finale April 27)

WEDNESDAY

Mad For Each Other - Kdrama (May 24)

Please Feel At Ease, Mr Ling - Cdrama (May 20)

THURSDAY

Law School - Kdrama (April 14)

My Roommate Is A Gumiho - Kdrama (May 26)

Sell Your Haunted House - Kdrama (April 14)

Sisyphus: The Myth - Kdrama (Series Finale April 8)

FRIDAY

So I'm A Spider, So What? - Anime

The World Ends With You - Anime (April 10)

Those Snow White Notes - Anime (April 3)

The Falcon And The Winter Soldier - Disney+ (Series Finale April 23)

The Bad Batch - Disney+ (May 4)

Imitation - Kdrama (May 7)

SATURDAY

86 Eighty Six - Anime (April 10)

My Hero Academia Season 5 - Anime

Pretty Boy Detective Club - Anime (April 10)

Tokyo Revengers - Anime (April 10)
Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song - Anime (April 4)

Welcome To Demon School - Anime (April 17)

So I Married An Anti Fan - Kdrama (April 30)

Taxi Driver - Kdrama (April 9) (Series Finale May 29)

Time Flies And You Are Here - Cdrama (May 20)

STREAMING

Lucifer Season 5B - Netflix (May 28)

Shadow And Bone - Netflix (April 23)

The Way Of The Househusband - Netflix (April 8)

Friends Reunion Special - HBO Max (May 27)

xoxo Allie

What Shows Am I Watching This Week?

Hello everyone and welcome back! Because of my new schedule I've decided that these posts will be moving to Sundays! Now let's dive right in shall we?

Horimiya Season 1 Episode 11 & 12

I really should stop being surprised at the fact that this show has gone from the life and times of Hori and Miyamura to an ensemble show in recent weeks. I do enjoy getting to know all the side characters but I do miss seeing Hori and Miyamura be cute together. Both episodes actually felt more like vignettes rather than one story cause we caught up with a lot of characters. Akane struggles with talking to people casually except with Yuki a thing that both Hori and Toru noted in different ways and the shipper in me was thriving over the crumbs we got of Toru liking Yuki. He admitted that he liked her but he also likes their relationship right now so I don't think he's planning on confessing anytime soon not to mention the fact that the kids will be graduating in a semester. Honoka is getting better at being around guys though she finds Shu the scariest though I have a feeling that if this were a long running show that these two would end up together and maybe that's still true in the manga? We also met Shu's younger sister and I'm totally fascinated by Shu and which side of him is the real him cause we know that he's super loud and boisterous in school but at home he's quiet and brooding. I wonder if he's naturally quiet and has forced himself to be this over-the-top character cause it's easier to make friends that way? Miyamura also proposed to Hori this week which totally stunned me but I suppose in Japan it's much more common to get married young than it is here in the states so I mean good for them?

Superman & Lois Season 1 Episode 5

This week wasn't my favorite of the chunk of episodes we've had so far cause something about the whole plot of the episode was kinda boring and idk why exactly. Smallville was having their Harvest Festival which was ruined because one of Morgan Edge's experiments accidentally shot up the place with his heat vision. Jonathan got dumped by his girlfriend over the phone and it was the catalyst to him finally exploding and telling his family about his feelings over the move and his life. I was honestly really disappointed in how the show dealt with this cause up to this point Jonathan has been a perfect son and brother and I wish the others would see that he's struggling and help him too alongside Jordan. Giving him a family heirloom and asking him to give Smallville more time isn't exactly helpful mom and dad! We also saw that Sarah and Jordan were supposed to have their first date this week but in the end Sarah asked Jordan if they could just be friends cause between her mental health and her family she doesn't think that she has the capacity to date on top of everything else. I suppose it's also important to know that Captain Luthor is definitely from a Flashpoint world cause he reveals that he was married to Lois in his world and she usually is married to Lex in Flashpoint where Superman is evil.

Hmm okay so it looks like we're actually taking time off until May cause of pandemic production problems during which time Supergirl will air it's final season which tbh I will not be watching but all the more power to those who will so I'll see you all back then!

The Flash Season 7 Episode 4

On the whole this episode wasn't a half bad episode of The Flash but the problem is that it was technically meant to be the season premiere and instead of setting up the villain for the season or even a bigger problem, we spent most of it dealing with leftover drama making me think that I was probs the problem for thinking that we'd get a clear divide between the old and the new. I did like that the episode touched on grief and trauma though of course having just watched Wandavision and currently watching The Falcon & The Winter Soldier I do have to say that it wasn't the best done version of trauma. Iris and Barry were both struggling with the aftermath of Iris being in the Mirrorverse. Barry cause he felt guilty for not realizing that Mirror!Iris was a fake and Iris for having missed out on 3 months of her life. I do kinda wish that Barry had been the one to go with Iris to the group therapy meeting rather than Allegra but I did really like the speech she gave. We also saw the return of Abracadabra which was fun but he died in the end by the hands of some giant purple monster thing. I honestly have no idea who she's supposed to be and cause the season has been so wonky we never actually learned who the villain would be before starting the show. The other thing I want to mention is that Caitlin and Frost have finally split apart like I wanted for a while now which means that we finally get Caitlin back while also having the meta Team Flash needs though poor Danielle Panabaker will be pulling double duty! Also I wanted to cry at the Oliver shout-out the show gave and I will never not be bitter over the shit this universe pulled in taking away Oliver's happily ever after.

Still no appearance of a Big Bad but we do get another meta of the week in some sort of Nightmare monster which should be fun.

FINISHED Jujutsu Kaisen Season 1 Episodes 24

I'm honestly so sad to say goodbye to this season of Jujutsu Kaisen cause it's been a true highlight to watch every week! I am thrilled that a movie was announced already though and I'm sure a second season will be coming soon given how popular this show was while it was airing! We wrapped up the mission from this week by defeating the cursed brothers though we learned that they were half human half spirit. Once again one of my favorite things about Itadori was showcased this week when he realized that these two weren't spirits and yet killed them anyway. Most shounen protags would be like no let's stop them with the power of love and friendship and work around what normal people would do just cause they're the protag but Itadori does what he has to and quietly mourns later. The trio are honestly such badasses and I was glad we ended this season showing us that exact thing. It also looks like they will be promoted to first grade jujutsu sorcerers after this given that they proved that they're not unranked novices and I'm curious as to what Gojou was doing at the end by calling in backup.

The Falcon And The Winter Soldier Episode 2

Hmm I'm not sure how I felt about this episode cause on the whole it was acting as a setup episode more than anything else though I was thrilled to see that Sam and Bucky were already together. I really expected Bucky's beef with Sam to be about how he was jealous that Steve didn't give him the shield so I actually really adored that the show took it the route of if Steve was wrong about you being ready to be Cap maybe he was wrong about me having good inside. It really was so hard to watch John Walker strut around acting like he really was Cap and calling Bucky and Sam Cap's wingmen and though Sam says he doesn't care and that there are more important things I bet deep down it's killing him and I bet he knows exactly why the government chose John Walker over him especially after meeting Isaiah. I don't love the idea that we have more super soldiers out there though cause I thought the whole thing that makes Steve special is the fact that he was one-of-a-kind and that Bruce became Hulk cause no one could reproduce the serum. Instead we find that not only did Hydra not make a whole bunch but also the US government with Isaiah? I did like the shout out to the Power Broker cause I have heard that he's supposed to be the one who created all these super soldiers so at least this isn't another Mefisto in Wandavision type of scenario! 

My Hero Academia Season 5 Episode 1

We're finally back with a new season of My Hero Academia and I'm honestly so excited even if this first week was really meant to remind us of where we left off rather than really set up the season. Endeavor was in the hospital after his fight though we did learn that Dabi was involved in what happened and that Hawks met up with him which I know was meant to make us question whether or not Hawks is a spy or a double agent but I just can't see this show going that route. What I can imagine is that Dabi was like meet me here and I'll do x y or z for you. We also didn't get much from Deku cause last we saw he was reaching out to the previous heroes that had One For All like in the Avatar State but it looks like that will be something touched on next week. Instead we spent most of the episode watching Class 1A do a drill in which they had to stop a fire, rescue hostages, and fight two of the Big Three who were pretending to be villains. I do know that this season is supposed to be focusing a bit more on Class 1B especially given how they featured so prominently in the OP but I do hope that doesn't mean that we ignore 1A.

xoxo Allie

What Shows Am I Watching This Week?

 Hello everyone and welcome back! Let's dive right in shall we?

Horimiya Season 1 Episode 10

Yo who else is shooketh this week to find out that Toru actually likes Yuki back?? We didn't actually spend any time with Hori and Miyamura this week cause the focus was on Yuki and how she's been struggling with her feelings for a while now. She and Toru have been fake dating at school since they pretended to be a couple a few episodes ago and during that time she accidentally told Sakura that she really is dating Toru and was super ashamed about it. I'm fairly certain that she meant to come clean by the end of this week's episode after finding out that Sakura confessed to Toru but after Toru said that he wasn't interested in Sakura, she stayed quiet. I'd like to imagine that she picked up on the hints he gave her but in actuality I'm sure that she needs him to outright confess before she realizes that he might like her too. Honestly I'm not sure that he realized it until she disappeared for like a week and he must have realized that his life felt empty and it made my heart smile every time he bashfully lit up looking at her. 

Superman & Lois Season 1 Episode 4

Every week I'm more and more in awe of what a solid show this is. It will never replace the love I had for Arrow or the love I have for Legends but no one can watch this show and not think that it's literally a Superman comic brought to life. Every aspect of Superman, Clark Kent, and Lois Lane are written to perfection but I think my struggle is definitely in the fact that I enjoy watching beginnings so the fact that Clark and Lois have been married for 16 years already takes all the excitement out of their romance. There's no swoon worthy romantic moments for me to gravitate towards and neither Jordan or Jonathan are enough to fill the void especially since I'm not a fan of Jordan/Sarah either. Having said all that this week was interesting cause we saw more of the struggle that Clark has with balancing being Superman with Clark. I really like that he's not hiding that he's Clark from General Lane cause it gives us a dynamic that I always think is fun. It was pretty terrible of him to tell the boys not to go to their dad for help but I did like that it went full circle as to why Lois and the General have never been on great terms. I do wonder if there's a Lucy Lane in this world and whether we'll ever see her. Oh and also Morgan Edge is apparently in town cause there is a wide supply of Kryptonite in the mines of Smallville and can you just hear my eyes rolling into the back of my head??

Ahh to my pleasure it looks like Jonathan really will be talking about his feelings next week and in a very not Jordan blow up sort of way which is lovely. It also looks like Captain Luthor will be stalking Lois cause he knows that Superman came to help her which makes me worry for Clark's secret identity.

The Flash Season 7 Episode 3

It was truly rough with a capital R watching this show after Superman & Lois. Of the two even though Flash gives me the feels, Superman & Lois has the better writing and it's never been more clear than during this finale. I don't know if it's cause the Flash writers were like let's tie up loose ends as fast as possible or if they really just gave up with the sci fi explanations already but everything felt super rushed. At this point I wonder if I even care if it makes sense though or if I'm just like meh superheroes. Barry woke up the old Speedforce by using love cause apparently Iris has had a bit of the Speedforce inside of her and that spark was enough to revive it making me low key wonder if Wally got his back too. Iris and Barry had the lamest reunion ever and I'm still over here like do the two actors hate each other or what cause they haven't had chemistry since like season 1! Earth 1 OG Harrison Wells popped up and had no purpose other than telling the team that he's a time traveler and leaving to go spend his life with Tess the wife that Eobard killed and I died at how the show didn't even bother to explain how he came back and was just like we totally explained off screen don't worry about it. I guess this does officially mean that Tom Cavanagh is leaving the show along with Sue and Ralph who returned this week in a hilarious way in order to wrap up Ralph without having to recast him. Love even saved Eva who decided that no she was a good person after all and returned everything back to normal and returned to the Mirrorverse. 

I was curious to know whether the show would reveal the new villain for the season next week given that it should be the actual Season 7 premiere but it looks like we'll be getting a villain of the week instead though I have a feeling that some seeds will be planted to give us the season long villain. I can't imagine that they would ignore the fact that some people might only watch this episode if they hated season 6 and want to see if season 7 is worth a shot!

Jujutsu Kaisen Season 1 Episodes 23

Raise your hand if you're also super depressed at the fact that next week is the finale for the first season of Jujutsu Kaisen!! I've seriously been having a blast with this show as you all know and I kinda adore that the final arc for this season was Megumi's! We saw that his sister is actually his stepsister and his dad and her mom got married and then ran away by selling Megumi back to the Zenin Clan that the dad escaped. Gojo stepped in though and stopped the sale by claiming Megumi as a Jujutsu Sorcerer but Megumi still grew up bitterly. He was pissed at the world for what he went through and saw both good and bad people as terrible and it wasn't until his sister got cursed into a coma that he realized how wrong he was. I also really adore that he might be a Gojo in training in terms of sheer power or at least so we've been hinted towards cause though Itadori is a badass and the most powerful right now, it's only cause of Sakuna. We did manage to find a new finger and that finger did end up being the reason that the curse of the bridge struck so now we just have to defeat the two cursed brothers and then eat the finger and all will be good!

The Falcon And The Winter Soldier Episode 1

So the first episode of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier hit this week and I can already tell what a gem this show is going to be. Whereas Wandavision was clearly a mystery, The Falcon And The Winter Soldier feels more like an actual Marvel movie. I love that this show feels like an extended action movie with a lot of character depth thrown in and that's one of the biggest highlights of these Marvel Disney+ shows. We already adore these characters from the movies but now we get to really sink into the nitty gritty. We follow Sam as he mourns the loss of Steve and we're clearly going to follow him on his journey to become Captain America like Steve wanted. We follow Bucky as he tries to figure out who he is in the present day and how to amend for all the wrongs he's committed. I was a little surprised that the duo weren't together at the start but it's obvious that this new Captain America will bring the two back together again. I'm guessing this hooded thief is going to be the main villain we chase and eventually we'll have a Sam v new Captain America fight but also low key I have to say that I knew that the plot of this show had the government get a random white guy to be the new Cap but the visceral hatred I had towards him was a surprising rush.

xoxo Allie

Winter 2021 TV Schedule

Now that we're finally in 2021 let's talk about my Winter 2021 TV Schedule (January to March) with their air dates listed. Asian dramas are not included on this schedule cause it is harder to list which dramas I'm going to watch ahead of time but you can check out my What Dramas Am I Watching This Week list for my Asian drama reviews. As per usual I will be making a What Shows Am I Watching This Week list for my American tv show and highlighting them in pink so you can check those out too!

SUNDAY

Kemono Jihen - Anime (January 10) (Season Finale March 28)

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation - Anime (January 10) (Season Finale March 21)

MONDAY

TUESDAY

Wonder Egg Priority - Anime (January 12) (Series Finale March 30)

The Flash Season 7 - 8 PM on CW (March 2)

Superman & Lois Season 1 - 9 PM on CW (February 23)

FBI Season 3 - 9 PM on CBS (November 17)

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

The Promised Neverland Season 2 - Anime (January 7) (Season Finale March 26)

Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 - CBS All Access (October 15) (Season Finale January 7)

FRIDAY

Jujutsu Kaisen - Anime (Currently Airing) (Season Finale March 26)

So I'm A Spider, So What? - Anime (January 8)

SATURDAY

Dr. Ramune Mysterious Diseases Specialist - Anime (January 9) (Series Finale March 27)

Horimiya - Anime (January 9) (Series Finale April 3)

My Hero Academia Season 5 - Anime (March 27)

Sk8 The Infinity - Anime (January 9) (Series Finale March 27)

STREAMING

Wandavision - Disney+ (January 15) (Series Finale March 5)

The Falcon And The Winter Soldier - Disney+ (March 19)

xoxo Allie