FINISHED The Umbrella Academy Season 2
So yeah I know I'm a little late in terms of reviewing this show cause it did come out three weeks ago but hey I finally got around to it and that's what counts! I actually really enjoyed this season possibly more than the previous one which is honestly most likely cause now that I've watched two seasons of Doom Patrol and a season of this, I was totally ready for all the crazy we were going to be thrown our way. My favorite part of this show is the way our main characters interact with each other so at first it was a rough start to the season with the characters all being spread out but I loved the way they came back together and how they were even able to save Vanya. I also really like the way this show plays with time travel and the consequences of time travel cause it shows us that pretty much any move you make with time will screw you and it makes me really curious as to what we'll see in the next season. I'm assuming that cause Reginald met the Umbrella Academy that he realized that they were all morons and so when he went to pick his 7 kids, he chose differently this time hoping that they'd be more up his alley and so far it does look like the Sparrow Academy is more well trained and clearly still living in the mansion. It makes me wonder where the Umbrella Academy of this time is and if our main characters are going to be replacing the present day versions of themselves or if there will just be 2 of each of the cast running around. At the very least it does look like Ben is back which is amazing cause he was defs one of my favorites. Maybe Herald and Lila will be part of the Sparrow Academy now cause we know that they were two other kids with powers that Reginald didn't pick up.
Fruits Basket Season 2 Episode 19
I do have to admit that this episode wasn't one of my favorites even though I was really excited for Tohru and Rin to interact. Something about the pacing of the episode just felt so disjointed like we jumped from one POV to another without any transitions. I did hardcore have to laugh at how easily Rin was won over by Tohru despite her acting as if she wouldn't give Tohru the time of day. All it took was one look at Tohru from a distance and Rin saw what a kind gentle person Tohru was and like Yuki, she craved the motherly figure that Tohru could be. The two were finally able to talk and realize that they had the same goal and that maybe they should work together to break the curse though I still can't help but wonder how cause it seems like no one knows how it works. It also seems more and more like the curse itself isn't the fact that the Sohmas turn into zodiac spirits but that they are bonded to Akito and have no say in that bond. The episode also made me wish that someone could see Tohru's heartbreak and help her the way that she helps others. Why can't they see that her happy-go-lucky persona is just a mask that hides her broken soul though I wonder if Rin actually saw the way Tohru is broken cause she said she wishes that Tohru had a Haru like she did. It did seem like Tohru was looking at Kyo's door at the end as if she could gain strength from him after her nightmare. Yuki also seemed to have made a decision to be stronger but I'm not sure how that's any different than the decision he made back during the beach arc.
FINISHED Stargirl Season 1 Episode 13
So this week was the season 1 finale of Stargirl and overall I think it was a fairly good outing though not the most emotional or impactful episode of the season! The biggest shock ended up being the final moments of the episode in which we saw the return of Sylvester aka Starman and whether he's actually returned from the dead or if he's some sort of evil clone. The ISA v JSA fight on the other hand was mostly meh and it left me feeling as though the ISA was defeated waaay too easily especially since we saw how they soundly beat the original JSA. Jordan, Dr Ito, and Brainwave all died throughout the fights leaving only the Gambler, Sportsmaster, Tigress and Solomon Grundy as ISA members though I have a feeling that Cindy will end up taking over the ISA with Isaiah and possibly Cameron now out for revenge. Cindy also found some sort of gem that she called Eclipso and we saw the return of Shade who we knew turned on the ISA cause of Jordan making me wonder if Shade thought that Jordan's plan was not evil enough. The best parts of the episode however ended up being the quieter character moments such as Beth realizing how to break the ISA control on Justin and Pat and Courtney finally telling Pat that she sees him as a father. I also wonder if Yolanda killing Brainwave will come back next season and whether Rick saving Solomon Grundy will make him like Rick like Grodd loves Caitlin over on Flash.
We have been renewed for a season 2 but it's moving from the DC App to CW and I'm a little worried cause one of the highlights of this show has been it's high budget effects and compact writing style so here's hoping that even if the CGI and fight choreography gets dialed back that at least the writing and low soap opera drama will stay the same!
FINISHED Agents Of SHIELD Season 7 Episode 12 & 13
You know I really thought that I would be more sad after this show came to an end but right now I'm mostly just numb and I have a feeling the sadness will show up at some point later this week as it'll all hit me at once. Overall I do think it was a pretty amazing finale even if there were moments here and there that I wasn't about. I still wish that there was more Fitz this season but we were totally right in guessing that Fitz and Simmons had a baby and actually while our team were off on their mission, it was only a few minutes in Fitz's time so he had been ready to go and save the day. I did love their vast reaching plan though and I was glad that Jemma's memory loss was fixed in the end. It was also nice to see Piper and Davis and Flint and even a young Victoria Hand! I also liked the creative way we ended up saving the day by bringing everyone back to the original timeline and giving the Chronicoms empathy rather than killing them though that is how Nathanial and Sybil were dealt with. I still don't understand why all our agents needed to spread out cause like it made sense that Fitz and Simmons would retire and maybe even for May to teach at the Academy but Daisy, Mack, and YoYo splitting up just felt like the show needed everyone apart. It was hilarious though that we spent seasons upon seasons acting like these ten or so agents were the only ones in SHIELD but now that the show is over suddenly SHIELD is returning to pre-Avengers levels? Honestly though I'm just glad that most of our characters got happy endings and I'm definitely going to miss this world, this cast, and this writing style.
