Arrow Season 5 Episode 2 Review

I really am liking this season a lot better than the last two seasons already but this episode wasn't as good as the last one. This does not mean that I didn't like the episode because I did but simply that I didn't like it as much as last week's.

So I know that the show wanted Oliver to be in the wrong when he was trying to teach the new team but to me it felt more like the recruits were being giant babies. They claim they can fight and that the Green Arrow needs to let them do stuff but they couldn't even work together to fight Oliver. It was so obvious from the minute the exercise started what the goal was and these three couldn't put it together. It's just super unfortunate for this team because I'm only really interested in Artemis and seeing her suit up. I like Curtis but I don't really care to see Curtis become Mr Terrific or Wild Dog. And compared to Digg and Laurel and Thea and Roy, this team seems like such B-listers and that's not a good thing. It seems kinda weird too in that we all know that Digg is coming back so why do we need to go through all these episodes meeting the new team.

Speaking of Digg, the poor thing was back in the army and ended up being set up for something he didn't do. I bet he regrets his life choices now. He never had these problems when he was in Team Arrow. I'm assuming that his storyline is that he's going to be court martialed and he's going to return to Star City but refuse to join Team Arrow until he clears his name. It'll give us a reason why he's not returning to the Team but be close enough to the others that he can have scenes with them while also giving him a storyline.

It looks like we're going to be seeing some after-effects for Felicity for nuking a city from last season. I have to say I completely forgot this happened because of how little I liked the end of season 4 until the show mentioned it twice. I still don't know how I feel about Felicity's new boyfriend and I think that's a mix of the fact that we met him in the middle of their relationship so we didn't get to see how they met and got together and the fact that I prefer her with Oliver. Despite this, I do like seeing Oliver and Felicity a la season 1 and 2. Tbh any conversation they have that doesn't have brooding is perfect for me.

Quentin is still drinking but is now deputy mayor which I like. I still need Sara to have a scene with him because Arrow is acting as though she doesn't exist right now which I really don't like or need. The show references Barry more than they do Sara. Ragman also appeared who we thought was the villain for a hot second but then it turned out he was on our side and it looks like Oliver is going to recruit him. This reminds me a lot of the Helena situation from season 1 but maybe I'm wrong and he's actually going to join the team and stay there.

Tune in tomorrow for my thoughts on the new fall shows.

xoxo Allie

Agents of SHIELD Season 4 Episode 3 Review

Ugh we're back after a week off and I'm so glad. Agents of SHIELD is my favorite superhero show and it's not the same when SHIELD takes a week off.

So apparently the Watch Dogs have taken over in the place of Hydra and I know some people were really annoyed of Hydra but I always liked them. I do understand why with inhumans existing the big bad had to become something different. Their plan of trying to blame inhumans for the blackouts was a smart plan. It's always a better idea for villains to pretend their the good guys and try to get the people on their side before attacking and the Watch Dogs were doing that. What was kinda cheesy was the idea that taking out the EMP in Miami turned on the power in LA but I'll roll with it. Also they don't give Fitz enough credit but he basically saved the day. How else would they have been able to figure out where the EMP signal was without him?

This kind of stuff with the inhumans and the mutants always make me so sad. I don't understand how people don't understand that by shunning those unlike them, they're just breeding evil. If everyone just accepted each other, then there would still be problems but on smaller scales. Poor YoYo and her dumb friend who decided she didn't want to be around her anymore just because she was an inhuman now. YoYo's still the same person and her friend should have realized it. Also how funny is it that Mack and YoYo are basically a thing but Mack won't make a move allowing everyone to tease him including Fitz?

Speaking of not accepting people, Gabe and Daisy finally met and he decided that Daisy was a terrible person and should not be around Robbie. What on Earth caused Gabe to think this other than the fact that Daisy was an inhuman? Of all people he should know how you shouldn't judge based on what someone looks like. She literally saved his life and he's like nope go away. It's extra ironic knowing that Robbie is the way he is and having Daisy around is not going to change that at all. In fact it'll probably do him some good. It was really sweet how Robbie went out to buy/steal/borrow medicine for Daisy's arm. I just felt really bad for her and I keep hoping that she'll make her way back to SHIELD but I doubt we'll see that until midseason at the earliest.

SHIELD is now officially back out in the open and although I disliked this whole thing with going public (I mean a PR guy seriously?), I have to admit I had all the feels when the SHIELD logo was revealed. I do agree with May that Coulson should have been the one to be out there making the announcement and if it was, I wonder if the moment would have been less bittersweet.

It seems May is finally back to normal and I'm so glad. For a moment there I actually believed that she died and would be made into a Life Model Decoy but I cannot tell you how glad I am that it did not happen! AIDA was much less creepy in this episode and I think that's because she wasn't sexualized. I think that's what creeps me out about robots and stuff. Jemma crying over May was so heartwarming and May's confused face when Jemma threw herself at her was hilariously sweet.

The new senator is real weird. I wonder how sane she is because she seems to be pretending like her brother who's in that weird casing that people go into before they die or are reborn as an inhuman was him. I was having some trouble studying that scene but it looked like he was in the casing so that means that he was a human exposed to the terrigen mist which is weird because those crystals were basically gotten rid of and the fish pills don't affect humans. I was sure with how weird she was acting that her brother was an inhuman and would be tied to a chair or something cause she hates the inhumans. I wonder if she's the one behind the funding of the Watchdogs or if she works for someone higher. I get a vibe of underling from her.

So as you can tell I really loved this episode and I can't wait for next week when Robbie is brought into SHIELD. I loved that running joke that Coulson was the only one who didn't see the Ghost Rider. Anyway tune in tomorrow for my Arrow review.

xoxo Allie

The Flash Season 3 Episode 2 Review

I was not a huge fan of last week's episode of the Flash but this week's was a lot of fun. I enjoyed seeing all the changes that the timeline made and I'm excited to see where this season goes.

First of all, I didn't really understand why Barry was trying to keep everything with the time travel a secret for so long cause when they travelled to Earth 2, Barry was telling everyone everything. But it was cute that Barry ran to Felicity for help cause their friendship is adorable. But poor Digg! Sara is now John Diggle Jr aka Connor Hawke in the future which was a fun nod but that means that Legends traveled to a different timeline or Connor was supposed to be another child of Digg. I did like how he admitted the truth to everyone in the end cause secrets annoy me. Every time people hide things, things always go bad and these things could have been solved with the truth.

Last week I wasn't sure if I liked the changes to the show but after watching this episode, the changes weren't as extreme as I thought they were. I was worried about Iris and what changes could have happened to make her and Joe not talk but the problem didn't change much and was solved by the end of the episode. I also felt really bad for Cisco and Dante but I guess that in this new timeline they were much closer. This new storyline will at least give Carlos something new to do. Speaking of something new, you don't know how happy I am that Caitlin got ice powers. She has been relegated to the background for so long and you don't even notice at first. I recently just rewatched a couple of season 1 episodes and she had so much to do! In the second half of season 2 all she did was sit behind the computers so I'm thrilled that she might have something to do.

Tom Fellton is playing the new CSI and he dislikes Barry for no reason other than he thinks Barry is untrustworthy and faking the nice guy routine which is hilarious cause it seems like he's actually the ass not Barry. Oh and speaking of asses, so glad that the Rival came back. Can you read how sarcastic that was? Well at least he's dead so we won't have to deal with him. I'm assuming Alchemy is the big bad of this season? It should be really exciting see a non-speedster villain. 

Also Barry and Iris were adorable in this episode. I loved their slow-mo kiss. I ship them so hard and I hope they can be together now but more in the background. We do not need to see their dates or watch them go through relationship drama. Can we please have a normal relationship?

Look out for my Agents of SHIELD review.

xoxo Allie

Gotham Season 3 Episode 4 Review

Episode 4 was another fun episode but there were some weird moments as well.

Barbara was hilarious as usual and her scenes are always made better by Jim's reactions to her. He was suicidal all throughout this episode and it turns out this was because of his pain with seeing Lee with another man. He ended up being able to push past this pain in the end and break the control the Mad Hatter had over him. I still think that he and Lee will be back together by midseason or so.

Speaking of the Mad Hatter, it seems the show decided that he wasn't creepy enough and decided to go with the highly cliche incest angle. Of course he was into his sister. But despite this, it was really really creepy when the Hatter and Alice had scenes together and props to the actors for that. In this time, incest is such an overplayed theme that sometimes it falls flat of where it needs to be. Again I am thrilled that the Hatter has not been killed or captured yet cause that means he can come back again.

Penguin is mayor as if there was any doubt! The best part of this was how Riddler and Butch were vying for Penguin's attention and affection. It was hilarious seeing Nygma jealous of Butch and Butch jealous of Nygma. Penguin and Nygma's relationship is starting to move from bromance to straight up romance and I wonder if that's an acting choice or something I'm just seeing that isn't there.

Fake-Bruce ran around with Selina longer than I expected but like I thought eventually my girl figured out he wasn't really Bruce although she was finding suspicious things throughout most of the episode. Fake-Bruce kissed her and it was weird because Selina didn't react like at all. She just stared at him expressionless. The end was funny when Bruce tried to girl-talk with Alfred and Alfred was having none of it. Bruce's smile at the thought that Selina kissed Fake-Bruce because she thought he was the Real-Bruce was the cutest thing and god I ship them so hard.

But like seriously, did anyone believe that whole Fake-Bruce is leaving Gotham and never coming back thing the show was trying to sell? Nothing has happened with Fake-Bruce yet so he couldn't leave without stirring shit up. And on top of that why would the show go through the trouble of a Fake-Bruce if they weren't going to add maximum drama?

Anyway I enjoyed this episode and I'll see you tomorrow for Flash and Agents of SHIELD!!!

xoxo Allie

Supergirl Season 2 Episode 1 Review

OH MY FREAKING GOD. Did you all experience this episode as I did??? Was it not the most comic-booky awesomeness ever??? Something about this show makes me fangirl so hard. This episode was amazing. It was all the best parts of season 1 in one episode! Supergirl kicking ass, Alex kicking ass, Martian Manhunter, Kara and James being friends, and Winn being dorky!! Let's get into shall we.

I was worried about the size and age of Tyler Hoechlin when I found out that he was cast as Superman because not only was Clark is supposed to be 12 years older than Kara and Tyler and Melissa are pretty close in age but Tyler wasn't as buff as I pictured Superman to be. After watching this episode, I have to admit that I did not think of my fears at all and even when it was mentioned on the show, I just nodded along to their explanation which now that I'm thinking about it was super cheesy. Then again, this is a world where glasses confuses people enough not to recognize a hero in front of them.

I loved Clark's klutzy-ness and how everyone was in love with him and his bro-shake with James. I wonder if they're going to cast a Lois Lane for this show if Superman is going to be hanging out around National City longer. Melissa and Tyler have great chemistry and it was very believable on screen that they are family. I loved watching them fly around and work together to save lives. Even the short lines from Clark to Alex about Alex's father were great. The fight between Hank and Clark seems kinda contrived but also makes sense in the end.

The James and Kara breakup was kinda out of nowhere cause all of a sudden Kara decided she wanted them to stay friends when all she wanted last season was to date James.... I wonder how much of this is based on the audience response to their relationship and how little anyone shipped them. If we know anything about Berlanti and Co, they definitely listen to their fans. I personally kinda ship Kara with Winn more than James but that's only because I feel like James is barely a character other than hot guy.

I also like Lena Luthor so far but I was a little disappointed that the show outright revealed that Lena was good because I know Katie McGrath is an awesome actress from Merlin and I know she can play double-agent so I was hoping to see some of that. It would have been more impactful if her goodness was revealed later on. Although it is possible that she'll turn bad later on in the season which I would be okay with. Cadmus seems awesomely evil though and I'm so excited to see where it goes. Superboy anyone??

Kara becoming a reporter was expected because duh what else would she be??! Winn joining the DEO also made sense based on the fact that CatCo isn't going to be as frequently depicted anymore and based on the fact that his tech skills were better than every DEO tech agent last season.

Speaking of CatCo not appearing as frequently as before, I should touch on the move to CW really quick. So far I haven't really noticed any major changes but I assume that will change in next week's episode. I know Cat is going to become a series recurring and that the DEO has a new base that honestly I don't think is just as nice as than the old one. It's lit better I guess? The CGI still looks the same to me which is excellent and a lot of the sets are still the same so no real big change there.

Overall I loved this episode so much and it makes me sad that a lot of people are missing out on this incredible show because they didn't give the show a chance. Hopefully more people will pick it up now that it's in the Flarrow Universe or at least on the CW now. Keep an eye out for my Gotham review!!

xoxo Allie

Once Upon a Time Season 6 Episode 3 Review

So when I saw the preview for this episode I was very confused because I didn't understand what was happening and in what world Cinderella wouldn't get her prince but I should have thought of how trailers usually splice together random scenes that actually confuse the audience so I felt really dumb during this episode! I enjoyed watching the episode though and it was fun seeing Cinderella again.

So first of all I guess Anastasia is no longer one of Cinderella's stepsisters? Clorinda has never been an evil stepsister but since Anastasia was in Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, I guess the show couldn't use her and replaced her? This is super annoying because it's like the show doesn't care about continuity anymore unless in Once, there's three stepsisters. And how lame was it that they recycled Anastasia's storyline about being in love with someone who her mom didn't approve of for Clorinda? Cinderella chose to reveal where Clorinda went so her stepmother wouldn't break her glass slipper which was super reminiscent of the way Snow told Cora about Regina wanting to run away. It seems our heroes aren't as selfless as they should be. Anyway everyone was fine in the end and Clorinda forgave Cinderella.

Meanwhile David found out that his father was actually stabbed to death and not from drinking and driving. Did anyone seriously think he would burn the card? I'm kind of glad because Snow has this idea of living very boring lives and that sounds like no fun. Seriously. Last season Snow was all big talk about how she wanted to be Snow White again and not Mary Margaret and here she is wanting to be Mary Margaret again. Although how awesome would it be to be taught science by Dr Frankenstein (I see you David Anders) and Dr Jekyl??

Regina was running around freaking out about the Evil Queen and managed to really do nothing all episode except yell at Zelena for trusting the Evil Queen. This storyline is so lame. Zelena keeps running around whining about how Regina gave up the Evil Queen and I'm like who the hell cares. The Evil Queen was not the reason Regina wanted to be sisters with Zelena. I predict that by the end of the season, Regina will end up reabsorbing the Evil Queen because she's the only one who can stop/control her. Tbh Regina without the Evil Queen is no different than the good-Regina we've been seeing for the past season or two so it doesn't seem like a big deal to me,

Emma is still going through her nervous shaking and I'm wondering how long we'll have before something comes of this. Where's the Oracle again? And why isn't Emma more interested in finding any information about stopping it? I guess we're going to have to wait until the Aladdin episode. She and Henry and Hook make a fun team and by the end of the episode, Emma and Hook have decided to move in together finally.

Oh and Rumple made Belle a tape with a lullaby on it. Who still uses tapes and how did Belle even have anything to listen to it on?? At least made Belle a CD Rumple!

And with that, I am going to wrap up my thoughts on this episode. There's no Quantico tonight so I'll see you tomorrow for my Gotham and Supergirl (AHHH) reviews!!

xoxo Allie

Arrow Season 5 Episode 1 Review

Arrow Season 5 returned tonight and let me say, it started off with a bang! I'm not sure what exactly was different about the way this episode was shot or written but the tone reminded me a lot of Season 1 and 2 which is a great thing. Season 3 and 4 were hard to get through overall even though episodes here and there were fun to watch. This was hard because Arrow has always been one of my favorite shows and seeing how far it fell hurt.

I think one of the major reasons this episode feels like the show is turning back towards Season 1 was the villain or perhaps villains. The Green Arrow does not have superpowers and he works best when up against non-superpowered villains as well. By bringing magic to the show, the characters had to up their ante and became people we really didn't recognize. A lot of the plotlines seemed so contrived in order to get from Point A to B. This does not mean that I'm saying that all magic and superpowers are bad or that Arrow should avoid all of it but in fact that Arrow's greatest strengths are villains that are more human. And there's nothing wrong with that! Look at Daredevil and Luke Cage. Both their villains are very human and this doesn't take away from their badassness or make the show feel lame. Arrow has a different set of strengths than Flash and Supergirl and even Legends and they need to embrace it. 

I really liked Church this episode. He was a great combination of creepy and insane and in one episode managed to take over all of the gangs in Star City. He feels like a credible threat and even though I don't think he's going to be the Big Bad of the season, he will be fun for a while. I also enjoyed seeing Prometheus and I'm excited to see more of him.

This episode introduced a lot more characters than we normally see on the show and whether or not they'll return, it gave the audience the feeling of a bigger world. Despite Quentin being a cop and a main character on the show, we've never visited any idea of the police having meaning. Oliver always worked outside the law so it was always a sense of the Arrow and the criminals. Maybe it was the fact that Oliver is now mayor and privvy to different sides of the government or maybe the Arrow writers saw how well Marvel Netflix was doing and decided to take a page out of their books but either way, I enjoyed it.

Laurel is now a statue and she's still being memorialized which I love. What was weird though was Quentin falling off the wagon and talking about how he has nothing to stay sober for. I know she's not around all the time but Sara still exists so it's not like Lance has no one! That's the problem with her being on the other show. She can't appear whenever Lance needs her or be there for her father as he recovers from alcohol again.

I liked the way Felicity and Oliver interacted this episode. There was no weird pining or brooding or angry conversations between them. When the show tries to focus on their relationship, they don't do it well. I liked how their glances at each other shows their relationship and one line at the end of the episode where Oliver admits he has no idea if Felicity would want him to let her go was perfect. It shows us everything we need to know about where they are and leaves the door open for the two to get together later on. And don't get me wrong, I love them together but I think the two need to be apart for a little while. Both had their own problems in the relationship and if they get back together, they need to figure themselves out first. Plus the Arrow writers seem to have such trouble with writing romance so maybe they should take a break from that.

Oh and Felicity has a new boyfriend who I think is one of the police officers we saw earlier but I'm terrible with faces and I might be wrong. How long will they be together? Five episodes? Midseason at the latest? What do we think she is telling this boyfriend where she is when she stays out all night doing Arrow business? Is she still the CEO of Palmer Tech? Does she have a job? Do we think this boyfriend might be evil?

I'm looking forward to this new team they build and I loved the Skpe call between Oliver and John at the end. It was precious that they're still talking and allows David Ramsey to still be on the show despite not being in the city. Even the flashbacks were much more interesting. I'm so glad that Anatoli is back because I was worried for a bit that the actor might be too busy to return and Russia would not have been Russia without him!

Anyway, overall I loved this episode and I'm so excited to be back. I'm looking forward to this season and I really really hope that it is another great one. We've had two seasons that weren't that great. It's about time for a good one. I doubt it'll ever reach Season 2 status but if it's as good as Season 1, that's enough for me.

Tune in tomorrow for my thoughts on new fall tv shows.

xoxo Allie

The Flash Season 3 Episode 1 Review

Who else is excited that we're finally back????? This premiere has been so hyped up that I was a little worried that the episode wouldn't be able to hold up like the season 2 premiere which was super disappointing but luckily this episode was amazing!! It's always fun when these characters are in another world or timeline. One of my favorite episodes of Flash Season 2 was the one where we went to Earth 2 so I was pumped for this episode to begin!

I couldn't stop smiling during every scene that Barry had with his parents and how cute and in love they were. I also couldn't stop laughing every time Cisco was on screen. This billionaire version of him was hilarious. But the best line of the episode goes to Caitlin when she asked Wally if she was being kidnapped and then later asked Barry if she could leave. It was funny seeing how weirdly docile Caitlin was! She was all 'I'm kidnapped, k cool let me help the speedsters now'. Also I love Danielle Panabaker's new hair!!

Iris and Barry are so sweet no matter which world they're in and I liked the way Iris immediately believed Barry when he told them about time travel. I could watch them fall in love over and over.

Since Flashpoint couldn't affect the other shows, there was only so much that the show could change other than characters. I liked how Iris and Wally were a two-man team and I was so excited to see Kid Flash cause Wally is my favorite speedster in the comics. It was kinda sad seeing Joe as a drunk but it makes sense because it the normal timeline he was a little bit of an alcoholic after his wife left before he shaped up and took Barry in.

Rival was kinda lame but he seems to be a one-off villain so I'll cut the show some slack. I did like how much faster Barry was compared to Wally and Rival which only makes sense because he spent two whole seasons trying to get faster. I wonder if Wally will get powers in our normal timeline or if it'll be like Caitlin's Killer Frost not existing in this world.

The ending of the Flashpoint storyline was so sad when Barry had to say goodbye to his parents again and Eobard made Barry say that he needed Reverse Flash to kill his mom. Like way to just pour a truckload of salt in Barry's open wounds. I did really like the change in the end though where Iris and Joe are no longer close and I want to explore more of this. I was expecting everything to go back to normal but when I didn't see Iris inside the house, I knew something was up. Why did going back and fixing the past mix up the future? Shouldn't it have gone back to the exact same as before? And how did Eobard know that Barry's life was going to be different?

Also speaking of the past, its a good thing that only one Flash and Reverse Flash can exist at a time cause the amount of times they've been in the same point in time where Barry's mom dies, there would be a closet full of Flashes to hide!! Also why is Barry's time traveling totally cool with the Legends/Timemasters? Are we just supposed to pretend they don't exist cause they're on a different night.

Also who else thought when Barry talked about going to see a friend in the other timeline that it was going to be Oliver? Disappointed it wasn't!!!

Anyway so overall I loved this episode and I'm glad everything didn't just go back to normal in the end cause it leaves us a jumping point for the future. I want to know more about Alchemy and I really think this show needs to check speedsters off of their list of villains because it might get repetitive to have 3 seasons worth of speed villains. They need to mix it up before they lose viewers.

And that's all from me! I'll see you tomorrow for my review of Arrow Season 5 Episode 1!!!

xoxo Allie

Gotham Season 3 Episode 3 Review

So this episode was TONS more fun than last weeks and may have surpassed the premiere!! There were so many fun moments and twists that we all saw coming and twists that were a surprise!!!

So of course I need to start with the Mad Hatter and how much I freaking adored him!!! I only know of the Mad Hatter from Teen Titans and I always thought he was super irritating but I guess all you need is a handsome actor to make him better because holy moly, Benedict Samuel was hot! But no seriously, he seems like a super fun character and I loved the way he hypnotized his victims. I also liked how the mind control seems to stay inside of the victim for longer than just a few seconds!! I really hope Alice didn't kill him because I want to see more of their relationship. Alice seems pretty awesome herself and I like her power! It seems unlike the other Indian Hill patients, she had her powers before Arkham which makes me wonder if maybe she was the prototype Strange used.

I still don't understand what happened with Lee and Jim. I guess Jim did tell her to move on while he was in prison but girl he was in prison for a hot second and she got engaged. Of course Lee's new relationship is not going to last but I'm sure it'll be fun while it does. And what a plot twist the fact that her new fiancé was a Falcone! How much you wanna bet that Lee choses Jim and the new guy loses it and makes a new mob? Or maybe he'll have some mobster temper and hurt Lee allowing Jim to step up and follow through with his threat. That scene in the hospital was hilarious when Jim threatened him and he stared at Jim like Jim was crazy. How long until Jim finds out that he's a Falcone? I'd say next episode.

Selina and Bruce are still the most precious little cinnamon rolls ever. Their five second hand hold was so awkward and cringy but at the same time made you want to go awwww. As the episodes go on, I feel like the fake-Bruce is a clone a la Superboy. And raise your hand if you guessed episode 1 that fake-Bruce would pretend to be real-Bruce. I'm a little disappointed Selina didn't catch on immediately that it was fake-Bruce but honestly real-Bruce has done so many 360s in his behavior that if I were Selina, I'd just assume that he was rebelling again.

Penguin as mayor lol. I called that. And he's totally going to become mayor too cause Gotham is insane. But more importantly, he blackmailed the new head of Arkham into releasing Riddler who was so utterly confused as to why he was being released until Penguin's limo rolled up and Riddler's like duh my boy saved me. I LOVE THEIR BROMANCE SO HARD. Also Butch's reactions to everything Penguin related kills me every time. "Penguin's running for mayor? Sure why not"

Barbara and Tabitha are doing well. Barbara was the one who hired the Mad Hatter cause she thought their club needed whimsy which killed me. Also I love how much of a married couple Barbara and Tabitha are. I also loved how when the Mad Hatter was all what if I love someone else, Barbara tried to kill him. That's our girl. I expected her to be the one to save Jim on the roof cause they did make eye contact over the bar so I was a little disappointed when Alice saved him but it looks like Barbara and Jim will talk next week so there's that!!!

As you can see I really enjoyed the episode and it's funny because thinking back to how little I liked season 1, I would have never guessed how fond of the show I would become!!! And with that I think I talked about everything this episode. I'll see you tomorrow night for a Flash review!!!

xoxo Allie

Once Upon a Time Season 6 Episode 2 Review

I almost forgot how much I loved the crazy storylines on this show and I'm so so so glad they're back. This episode was so much fun.

So Belle is staying at the Jolly Roger so that she can hide from Rumple and Hook apologized to her again which I liked because it showed that the show isn't trying to hide that he was a complete and utter ass to her just because she loved Rumple. I also liked how Belle forgave him right away cause that's just who she is.

Meanwhile Rumple was being creeped on by the Evil Queen. First of all, this whole Rumple and Regina thing has never happened before. They always had a paternal relationship and the show is randomly making it more romantic in this episode both in the present and the past. What the actual hell was up with Rumple sniffing Regina like a creeper who just ignored it like it was normal? He also made a deal in Storybrooke to give The Evil Queen what she wanted as long as she kept away from Belle.

I want to know the Evil Queen's plan cause rn it makes zero sense. Why would Snow and Charming's story end unhappily? The only thing I can think of Emma dying because she's the savior by Regina's hand but I can't think of a reason why Regina would try to kill Emma. I also liked that the Evil Queen revealed herself already cause I would have thought she would have been working in the shadows ruining everything for Regina which I think would be more effective but then we wouldn't get those hilarious scenes where the Evil Queen acts evil. Also she's apparently destroyed the technology in Storybrooke and set up another border.

I get why Emma wasn't on the docks with the rest of the family because plots required her not to be but it was super cheesy. Like I said earlier, the person under the hood probably is Regina because the show has always set up Regina/Evil Queen to be Emma's family's one true enemy but the fangirl in me wants it to be Jafar. I read some reviews of last week and one of more fun ones said that the Oracle that Emma met might have been Jafar in disguise. I did like how she opened up to Archie and told at least one other person the truth. I also really like how characters we haven't seen in awhile are appearing again.

The Count of Monte Cristo story ended way harshly. I was definitely not expecting the girl he was interested in to die and for him to die by the hands of Regina as well. I actually gasped. I did like the backstory and how Rumple sent him to the Land of Untold Stories which was pretty obvious from the first moment Rumple and Regina spoke.

I really need an explanation on these Untold Stories because I am so utterly confused on what they are. The preview showed Cinderella's Untold Story and how the Prince picked her stepsister? In what universe does this happen? Are these so called untold stories just other versions of what could have happened? Does that mean Snow could have died without Charming's True Love Kiss or he could have married someone else? It seems the writers are just trying new things to me.

I'm also really disappointed in Zelena choosing the Evil Queen over Regina and I'm still holding out for the hope that Zelena is just spying/playing the Evil Queen. I'm not really sure why Zelena would trust the Evil Queen especially with her daughter. Speaking of Robin, why on Earth is Robin's crib all the way across the farmhouse? After all the babies that have been kidnapped in Storybrooke, you would think it'd be safer to keep Robin closer.

PS Aladdin/Jasmine/Jafar were not in this episode which was sad but it looks like Aladdin and Jasmine will appear in the future so YAY!!

Overall I definitely enjoyed the episode. It seems to me that you really need to ignore the little stuff and just focus on the big story with this show otherwise you get bogged down with the crazy and you can't enjoy the episode like you're supposed to.

xoxo Allie