Supergirl Season 2 Episode 5 Review

Tonight's episode wasn't one of my favorites but it was still a good one. I'm just not a huge fan of James so the fact that this episode was so James heavy wasn't really fun for me but I'm trying to keep an open mind with the new direction the show is taking him. The ending was a fun twist though and I enjoyed the journey.

So first up, Mon El was hardcore struggling on Earth. He's too much of a frat boy to want to work or be serious which is fine but Kara was not about that. She was really mother-y this episode which was funny to watch and I died when she walked in on Mon and Tessmacher. Their dance at Lena's party was fun and I laughed when Winn made the comment about how Kara wasn't into either of them so she couldn't be into Mon. I didn't think Winn was still interested in Kara but maybe he kinda still is. I hope this is the last episode with the same Mon and Kara track. Even when Kara is being friendly, the episode follows the same path of problems all episode and then an apology at the end. I'd like to see something different with them. At first I thought maybe Kara and Mon would make a good couple but now I'm wondering if the show is leaning towards a more sibling route. The way they play off of each other is more friendly than anything else (even though I would still like them together). Also why do I have a feeling that Mon is probably best suited for a bartending gig?

James wanted to become a superhero too and so he tried to get Winn to help him but Winn was not about that because he thought that James didn't have any superpowers so he would just get his butt kicked on the streets. Oh Winn. Don't you know more than half of the heroes on DCTV are non-powered? Oliver, Diggle, Wild Dog, Evelyn, Curtis, Laurel, Thea, Roy, Ray, Sara, Mick, and Leonard. Do I need to go on? By the way, I seriously didn't realize how large the amount of our heroes don't have powers until I actually listed them! Hopefully James gets his suit sooner rather than later.

Alex's slow realization that she might not be straight continued this episode when she realized that she might actually be interested in Maggie. I'm really enjoying this storyline and how rather than Alex being like I've actually always been into women but it's never been shown on screen, she's actually realizing that maybe the reason she's never been into any of her relationships with men is because she's not into them. Even if Maggie isn't who Alex ends up with, Maggie will still always be the one who showed Alex who she really was.

I also did like the idea of the weapons being a way to sway the public into hating aliens or at the very least fearing them. The response that that reporter at CatCo had about wanting to arm the good guys to fight the bad guys was exactly one that people in real life have every day. Kara's response was exactly right in that more guns never solve problems. In the end, I really liked that it was Winn and Lena who destroyed the guns and stopped the gang. I hope they have more scenes together in the future because they were fun together, I also really liked how Lena went to Kara and was like you're my only friend here please come to my party.

The ending of the episode was interesting. When the gang were talking to the head of Cadmus about attacking Lena's party, the head of Cadmus's voice got all echo-y but since no one on screen reacted I thought my tv was just acting up a bit but then the same thing happened at the end before the gang members died. I thought for a second that maybe the head of Cadmus was an alien too but then we found out that the lady was actually Mama Luthor!!!! Did not see that coming! It was a fun twist.

It was weird not seeing Hank this episode but I'd like to believe he's bonding with M'gann! Anyway did like this episode although it wasn't my favorite of this season.

Tune in tomorrow for my Flash review!

xoxo Allie

Once Upon a Time Season 6 Episode 7 Review

Snow and Charming heavy episodes aren't ones that I'm usually interested in. I loved their story in early seasons but something about them just bores me now. Maybe it's because they repeat the same things over and over every time they interact or maybe it's the fact that their flashback storylines are always the same. Either way I was so apathetic with the whole thing until the end where I got super irritated cause characters like to be dumb when the storyline suits them.

Let's start with Snow and Charming's flashbacks. Snow was kidnapped and Charming saved her but neither saw the other's face because Snow didn't want Charming to know that she was the Princess. I was glad that they didn't meet cause I loved their first meeting so I'm glad the show didn't retcon that. Despite that, there was no point to these flashbacks other than to show the sappling that formed from their true love. But if that was the case, the show could have just skipped the flashbacks and near the end when Snow and Charming are realizing that the sappling came from their True Love, there could be a quick flash to when they met when Snow tried to rob Charming and then a sappling could appear. A few seconds of the two touching and then zoom over to the sappling CGI springing up. Also the show literally has given up on timeline. I didn't even realize they were showing a flashback the first time until Snow appeared with her long hair and I was like oh wait we're in the Enchanted Forest which looks exactly like the Storybrooke forest.

In present day the Evil Queen is blackmailing the Charmings into giving her their hearts or she'll poison the whole town with the water from the Lost Souls. When I was watching this, I had to give props to the EQ for coming up with a truly evil plan or so it seemed at first. When they finally did decide to give up their hearts and EQ decided killing them wasn't evil enough, I thought she was about to kill Charming and be like oops now your life sucks but of course that didn't happen cause then the show would permanently lose Charming so she cast a sleeping curse on them in that if one wakes the other, the other will go under the curse. Now this would be a great plan but my question, what about Emma? We've seen multiple times that familial love is also considered True Love so why can't Emma kiss Charming to wake him up? Especially since she's the Savior. I'm going to guess the show isn't going to consider this at all.

Also why the hell are EQ and Rumple a thing? I vomit in my mouth a little every time they're on screen together and when Zelena walked in on them, I almost died. Ugh. And then Zelena told Belle and honestly I was thrilled when she said that she didn't care if Rumple slept with EQ. I have always shipped Rumple and Belle but after this, the show has lost my support of them. Beauty and the Beast is one of the most beloved Disney movies so the fact that OUAT has moved so far from Rumbelle and has worked so hard to ruin them is baffling. It's one thing to give them tension or a will-they won't-they storyline but the place where they've taken the two, after all the lies and blackmail and LIES, there's no outcome which will save it. If Belle takes back Rumple, we'll lose respect in her but if she doesn't, then the show is saying that Beauty and the Beast don't end up together. I had hoped after season 4 when Rumple's heart turned pure, he would stay good but the show didn't know how to deal without evil Rumple so they ruined it. That not so coincidentally was the last time I truly shipped Rumple and Belle.

Unfortunately there was no Aladdin or Jasmine this episode but we did get the return of Blue. One of the things I love this season is how old characters from earlier seasons are appearing again. With all the traveling from realm to realm, there's not much of a chance for us to seem these characters.

Anyway, this was not one of my favorite episodes so I'm sorry if I was too harsh in my review. Hopefully next week will be better! Tune in tomorrow for my Supergirl review!!

xoxo Allie

Arrow Season 5 Episode 5 Review

Arrow has been on point this season and I'm definitely glad for it. Diggle is back on the team and showing up the recruits like nobody's business. Church is finally gone and it looks like Prometheus will be stepping up.

Wild Dog was tortured into telling Church that Oliver Queen was the Green Arrow which he felt really guilty about so Oliver had Diggle talk to him and get him to calm down which worked and they were able to find out what Church's plan was. Church hired some thug to attack Oliver but since they were able to save Wild Dog, they were able to plan for this.

I knew from the title of this episode that someone would be taking the place of Oliver this episode and that he was able to disguise himself as the target so I didn't worry about Oliver being shot. Plus the fact that this is his show and he can't be killed or there's no more Arrow. But my question is that can the Human Target be able to take on the personalities of his targets? It was kind of ambigious in the episode cause he made it sound like he might have done some research and that's how he knew how to act but that wouldn't make sense as to how he acted like Oliver all day without Thea his own sister realizing something was up.

Also the whole thing at the end with the reporter who was given a hint that Oliver was in Russia made little sense. Just because the Human Target had a job in Russia didn't mean that he was connected to Oliver. I thought the source was going to tell the reporter that Oliver's bodyguard was John Diggle who served with the Human Target or something. Also this reporter is really obnoxious and I really hope Oliver doesn't decide to go out with her. She clearly has some sort of personal stake in ruining his image/life. It feels kind of personal and just watch, it'll be something dumb like he turned her down in high school or made fun of her in college.

Ugh Felicity's boyfriend. I like how she was all this might be the real thing and I'm like no honey it isn't. You barely know this dude and he doesn't know anything about you. Plus the looks between Oliver and Felicity were not just friendly. This reeks of season 3 in the will they won't they thing again. I'm still waiting for him to turn out to be the bad guy somehow.

As I mentioned before, Church was finally killed. Oliver and the team were able to capture Church and his thugs but while he was going to prison, Prometheus attacked. He warned Church over and over to stay away from the Green Arrow and the ending was interesting cause I kept waiting for Prometheus to be like I already know Oliver is the Green Arrow but he didn't. For some reason, I felt like he already knew that information. I'm fairly certain that the person under that hood is someone from Russia, probably the guy who Oliver wanted to kill. My favorite theory is still that Tommy is under the mask but it's a longshot since Colin is working on Chicago Med.

Anyway, liked the episode overall. Next week looks fun. How long do you think till we get the reveal who's under the hood? I'd say midseason, maybe an episode before cause of the 4-way crossover.

That's all for now!!

xoxo Allie

Agents of SHIELD Season 4 Episode 6 Review

HOLY SHIT THIS EPISODE THOUGH. This show is always amazing and it gets you so hyped up by the end that you're left waiting and wanting more!

So let's start with what I didn't like. I still don't like Director Mace and this whole need to please the public thing. I know we need it for drama or whatever but in a superhero/spy show, no one is watching for the political aspect. We want to watch our agents do spy work and kick ass not think about how their actions may be viewed by the public or look at approval numbers. Ugh. Not only do I not like him as a character but I don't trust him either. Also apparently I missed this but his inhuman powers are super strength and durability. My eyes roll so hard whenever he's on screen so I must have missed the subtly of his power. Ugh.

On the other hand, Ghost Rider's backstory was fun. How cool was it that Johnny Blaze actually showed up and gave Robbie the spirit of Vengeance?? I know I was wondering about his backstory and which spirit was in him cause normally in the comics Eli is the spirit in Robbie but Eli was alive in the show so I'm glad the show offically explained what was going on. But seriously, how freaking cool was that scene?? I loved the scene between Robbie and Gabe and Daisy although the whole time I was like Daisy why do you keep interrupting? Like if you're going to eavesdrop on a private conversation between two brothers, play it cool and don't ask for clarification lol. It was very sad when Gabe was horrified with Robbie and the Ghost Rider cause Robbie loves Gabe and Gabe was so disappointed in him. It's not really Robbie's fault that the Ghost Rider is all about vengeance but then again, he did overreact a little when he attacked Mason (even though I was mentally cheering him on).

The twist with Eli was awesome too. It was totally unexpected at the time even though in hindsight, it made perfect sense! Eli was a crazy evil serial killer in the comics so I always kind of expected him to be bad but the show portrayed him differently and so I let my guard down a bit. It'll be fun to explore the real Eli now and I can't wait to see what happens. At least May stole the Darkhold book so Eli can't use it. I want to know what happened to poor Fitz and Coulson cause they disappeared after the wave of energy the machine let out. I wonder if they'll go all ghostly now and the team will have to find a way to reverse it. That'd be fun.

Also poor Jemma was sent on a top secret mission by the Director which no one knew about. He wouldn't even let Jemma tell anyone she was leaving so Fitz is worried out of his mind and Mason forced her to be blindfolded. It was funny watching May and Mack talk to Fitz about Jemma a little and how they knew something was wrong. May is such a mama bear. I feel like Jemma's meeting the president or something. I hope she's okay cause I really don't trust Mason and Jemma was so exasperated this episode that it was kinda funny.

Can you tell I loved this episode? Unfortunately we're not going to be back until the end of November due to the election and Thanksgiving so we'll have to hold on for a while! Tune in tomorrow for my Arrow review!

xoxo Allie

The Flash Season 3 Episode 5 Review

This was a good episode so let's get right into it shall we?

So first up is Caitlin's slow descent into becoming Killer Frost. I have hit my limit for how long I can handle Caitlin keeping this a secret. I never understand why characters have to keep secrets from each other especially since it never works out. Turning to her mom makes sense because every child looks to their parents when they're in trouble but like Caitlin found out when she went to her mom, she's already done the science and her mom couldn't do anything else. Barry and Cisco would be better suited to helping emotionally and teaching her how to control the powers. But instead, the powers are probably going to come out at the worst time and cause everyone to turn on her. I am curious about her powers though cause are they like evil in that the more she uses them, the more they turn her into a different person? Cause the whole attack that guy thing was really not Caitlin. Is that how/why she'll become a villain?

I loved how HR's big secret was that he wasn't a scientist but in fact just a con-man. It was definitely different so I'm glad the show didn't go the obvious route and make him a villain outright. I thought that he was the one who created the monster so that he could prove himself to the team so I was suprised and impressed that the show went a different way. I wonder if they'll tell us who his partner is and if it's someone we know cause the show did make a big deal out of not saying HR's partner's name aloud.

The monster was lame and I knew almost immediately that it was a hologram but my big question was if it was a hologram, how was it hurting things? Or was all the damage caused in the city due to people freaking out? Like that moron who smashed his taxi into a parked car. Like I get your scared but why not park your car like a normal person? I'm not sure what the point was of revealing the person behind the monster as a child other than what a messed up kid. This is how villains are made. Will he have to go to juvie now? Or get off with probation? Will we ever see this kid again or get answers to any of these questions? Probably not.

We also got to explore Julien a little during this episode and he's still so irrelevant to the plot. I mean he literally hates metahumans cause he's not one. And then he goes on a diatribe about how metas use their powers for dumb things but doesn't like the Flash for using his powers to save people cause he causes the police to become lazy. First of all, the Flash is doing exactly what you wanted to do with powers and secondly, if the police are getting lazy, that's there fault. I always hate this idea of superheroes being the reason that villains pop up or people get hurt. The villains would be there regardless. At least with a superhero, the good guys have a chance. How exactly would the police be able to stop all these metas if Barry wasn't around? It wouldn't be laziness I'll tell you that. The only thing that could turn Julien's character around is if he was Alchemy or if he went to Alchemy to get powers cause otherwise he's not needed in this show. It's very confusing because the show made a huge deal with his casting and he's relegated to what, a thorn in Barry's side? A new friend? At least on Arrow, every new person that shows up is either a villain, love interest or an upcoming hero (even though they take it too far and way too many people are heroes now).

Anyway despite what it sounds like, I enjoyed this episode but it wasn't one of my favorites. I hope next week is better with the focus being on Wally. Don't miss my Agents of SHIELD review coming later tonight!

xoxo Allie

Supergirl Season 2 Episode 4 Review

This episode was everything. Where else are there actual superhero fight clubs??? Ugh I loved it and I'm so excited about this season. I love how different it is from the other Flarrow-verse shows in that it has a overarching villain but at the same time the theme of the season is kind of more important and I love this theme of aliens figuring out where they belong and how they fit in. It's fascinating this idea that there are all these aliens just chilling on Earth that we didn't know about! I am so glad the procedural elements of season 1 are gone because I've never been a fan of procedurals. I swear Supergirl could not have done anything better for itself than moving to CW.

Okay so firstly, let's get right into the fight club! I didn't know anything about Roulette until I googled her and the costume in the show was exactly like the one in the comics which is always fun. In the comics, she forced the Justice Society to fight each other and although we saw a bit of that in this episode, I hope we see more in the future of heroes fighting each other. It seems like both in the comics and the show that the fights are done between mostly willing participants but it would be fun if she ended up building a collar of some kind that could kill those who refused to fight as more of an incentive. M'gann claimed that she and J'onn had to fight or else but I was sitting there the whole time wondering how on Earth a normal human was threatening aliens with powers. It was the only plot hole in this episode that took me out of the fun. But I was glad that Roulette didn't get arrested cause that means there will be more of her in the future!

I liked M'gann and J'onn this episode a lot. It was fun seeing J'onn trying to bond with M'gann both through speaking and through a telepathic link. M'gann is a lot older than she is in the comics normally so I'm wondering if the show cast an older woman for the part specifically so M'gann and J'onn can be in a relationship. I would be fine if they did because although unexpected, I wouldn't mind. Martian Manhunter has always seemed to be a loner in the comics cause he has no interest in human women so a Martian (even a White Martian) would be fine. I liked the reveal at the end of the episode that M'gann was a White Martian which was done so non-comicbook readers would know who she really was. I'm excited to see this storyline play out cause again J'onn has such hatred for White Martians that it'll be an adventure to explore. I also hope she meets Supergirl at some point because they're friends in the comics.

The fight between M'gann and J'onn was fun to watch too. I liked that they were able to become invisible and transport during the fights because Martians can do that and it never makes sense to me why J'onn gets punched in fights cause he should be able to avoid them unless he's surprised or attacked from behind so it was nice to see the show recognize that. I don't mind it too much because it's probably just a matter of budget for the show.

After this episode, I am certain that Alex is the LGBTQ main character that Berlanti promised we'd get. It was much less subtle this episode in how Alex felt about Maggie especially with how jealous she was when she saw Maggie kiss another girl. Even Kara felt like something was up. What I am enjoying about this is how slow the progression of this storyline is. I'm assuming based on what we've seen so far, Alex does not know that she's into women (or maybe she's just realizing she's bi). Her and Maggie have great chemistry and it'll be fun to explore this more.

Mon El and Winn partying was my favorite thing. I loved how Mon played Winn into taking him out and that Winn knew what was happening but did it anyway. Winn's hangover the next day and very obviosu guilt slayed me. I'm loving Winn this season. I hope the whole costume and codename thing does end up happening cause I would definitely enjoy that. His costume is like Superman's but in the opposite colors and without the S symbol and he's known as Valor. I also love how Daxomites are literally the frat bros of the universe. Kara definitely needs to relax a little sometimes and Mon will probably be perfect for that. I'm glad that the cold shoulder Kara is giving him ended this episode because any more episodes of that and it would have gotten repetitive. I liked how she decided to take him under her wing and become a mentor of a sort.

Look's like based on the promos that we're finally going to get Guardian next episode and the return of jealous James Olsen which should be fun. I also loved how Mon got a nerdy outfit to wear out as if all superpowered people need to wear glasses. I'm looking forward to it.

Tune in tomorrow for my Flash review!

xoxo Allie

Once Upon a Time Season 6 Episode 6 Review

I enjoyed this episode despite the writing being very weird this epsiode. Did anyone else notice how strange the writing was or was it just me? Anyway, let's get into it.

So speaking of weird writing, since when does Henry not like Hook and doesn't think Hook is part of the family? Henry was the one who told Emma to go for it with Hook and he acted like it was a surprise that Hook loved Emma too. It felt super contrived all so what it could parallel the flashbacks? It was strange and I was not a fan.

Another thing I was not a fan of was the Evil Queen and Rumple. Blech. I hate this weird writing of their relationship too. Again they have never been into each other before. Regina always saw him as sort of a mentor when she wasn't hating him. There was never sexual tension. I'm just thrilled that the show did not go the soap opera route and have Belle walk in on them as they kissed just when Belle was thinking about letting Rumple back into her life at least for the baby's sake.

The flashbacks were fine. I feel like we really don't need more flashbacks of our core group cause we know their stories already. I did like the return of Liam, Killian's half brother and I was glad that the show didn't just drop his existance. I liked the ending in present day where Liam sort of forgave Killian and then saw Nemo again. I knew nothing of Nemo's story so it was nice to learn a little about it.

And now for my favorite part of the episode, Aladdin and a bit of Jasmine. Like I said last week, I'm thrilled they are such a big part of the show and I love that they're not officially a couple yet because then we get to see their romance blossom on the show! Oh and Aladdin is so hot in his Storybrooke clothes. I mean did you see his biceps when he was sitting in Granny's diner with Jasmine. Swoon. Okay but no seriously, I love the parallel between Aladdin and Emma and I would love if they continued to have scenes together and worked through the Savior curse.

I'm still waiting for Jafar to appear because there's no way he's not in Storybrooke with the others. And I'm curious about this problem with Agrabah... Is this going to be like when Elsa and Anna needed to save Arendelle and returned there through a portal and we had a quick wrap up with them? It seems weird that Jasmine would constantly talk about it unless we're actually going to see them save Agrabah in the show... Maybe it'll flash back and forth between Agrabah and Storybrooke or maybe some of our Once characters will go to Agrabah with Jasmine and Aladdin.

Anyway I liked this episode and it looks like there's no Aladdin or Jasmine next episode so that's unfortunate but the Evil Queen is fun so it should be an interesting episode. Tune in tomorrow for my Supergirl review!

xoxo Allie

Arrow Season 5 Episode 4 Review

Tonight's episode wasn't as good as the past few weeks and I think it's because I still don't care for the new team so the fact that Oliver had his own thing with Diggle, I was super interested in that stuff and basically zoned out for the team stuff.

The new team is so pathetic minus Rory. Their very first mission solo and Wild Dog gets captured. Will this mean that he'll be less cocky in the future? Of course not. He was whining all episode every time Felicity or Curtis talked about making a plan of action or doing some tech stuff to find out where Church was going to be. Oh I'm sorry Renee, do you just want to run around Star City whistling here Church heeeere Church like he's a dog instead? Jesus. Artemis is just there. She really has nothing to do. Poor Curtis though was stabbed by a dagger and his screaming made me think he was going to die for a second and I was freaked out only to find that he was fine and just in pain. I'm so not used to pain screams. Normally in tv shows when stuff like this happens, the person dies.

I do really like this Felicity and Rory friendship. I liked how she seeked him out when he quit the team and how he offered an olive branch to her in the end with a cup of coffee. I liked how he was able to realize that when in the vigilante business, things aren't always black and white. There are a lot of grey areas and sometimes you need to make the tough call. I would normally ship them except I don't know how old Rory is and I still love Oliver and Felicity.

The flashbacks were fun and kinda short but we got to see Oliver kill someone again. Is it just me or do you also think about how in season 2 the Bratva kicked Oliver out because they didn't like doing his favors everytime Anatoli or anyone talks about how Bratva is family. What kind of mob kicks people out instead of killing them or keeping them on? Maybe cause Oliver's got sway with Anatoli, the Bratva needs to back off.

My favorite part of the episode was the Diggle break out sequence. I liked how easy it was to convince Diggle to break out and I loved the weird harness pulling them into a plane thing. It's always fun to see Lyla and I liked her being the tech person in place of Felicity who did not approve of the mission. Still waiting on a group hug for the three of them!

Loved the episode and I'm excited for next week. Will Digg be back on the streets as Spartan? Obviously. Will Wild Dog die? Of course not. Will we find out what lie Felicity is telling her boyfriend as to why she's out at all hours? Don't worry about it.

Tune in Sunday for my Once Upon a Time review!

xoxo Allie

Agents of SHIELD Season 4 Episode 5 Review

Another amazing episode that I enjoyed thoroughly until the very end!!

I'm still loving the return of the original team minus Jemma and the addition of Ghost Rider! I loved their mission into the base and how freaking utterly badass Daisy was in the cafeteria fight scene. Like seriously, she didn't even have to use her powers to beat almost all of the Watchdogs. God the Watchdogs irriate me so much. And especially one of the Watchdogs was a black man. Are these people not understanding how horrid it is to hate an entire group of people for being different? Anyway, I liked how Coulson and May saved Daisy in the end. I keep waiting for a group hug or a hug between Daisy and Coulson. Someone needs to hug Daisy. That's all she needs. But also I'm kind of over this whole I need to stay away from everyone cause I cause people to die thing she's doing. May put it exactly right. It nevers works out because there's no way to stop everyone from caring about you and that she's been through it before and knows it doesn't work. Even Lincoln wouldn't want this.

On the flip side, while Daisy, May and Coulson were having all the trouble in the world, Robbie and Mack managed to make it through the jail without too much trouble. They did have a run in with two of those ghost-people but Robbie dispatched of them quickly enough. Mack did get touched but now that Fitz has created a cure, he was able to cure himself of the demon touch fear thing which was awesome. One of my favorite scenes this episode was when Fitz and Mack were going back and forth on the coms and the teasing Fitz and Mack were doing on the plane. I liked Robbie's eye rolls at their relationship cause I always think it's fun to show how much these characters like each other. Also I think it's kind of hilarious how easily these ghosts are being dealt with and now that there's a cure, there's not even a sense of urgency around the ghost touch anymore. Anyway they were able to save Eli but Eli ended up being caught by Lisa anyway because Mack and Robbie had to split up and Robbie left Eli alone to settle some old debts. I knew from the first moment Robbie and inmate spoke that the inmate was probably responsible for paralyzed Robbie's brother. It was pretty badass when Robbie walks through the jail with his Ghost Rider on and all the inmates run back into their cells in fear.

Speaking of badass, Jemma kicked ass tonight. She was all worried that the lie detector would cause her to be fired because she was keeping a bunch of secrets from SHIELD but the director had bigger problems and so her test was put off. I was a little disappointed the show decided to have AIDA be a reason for Jemma and Fitz to fight because after last week, I thought Jemma understood why it had to be a secret and I'm hoping next week all is forgiven and the reason that Jemma was angry this week was because she was stressed about the test. I loved when she realized that director was lying about Vienna and blackmailed him into not making her take the polygraph tests anymore. I got all excited at this part because I thought Jemma was going to say that the director wasn't an inhuman but that wasn't the case. What even is his power? How do we know he's actually who he says he is. We've never met him before but the show acts like he's Captain America in how we should know everything about him. I'm calling it now: Director Mace is not an inhuman.

Now that I've gushed about everything I liked, let's talk about what I didn't. I didn't hate the last scene between Mace and the senator who hates inhumans but I've never enjoyed watching this kind of stuff on my screen. The fact that Mace is going to be blackmailed and that he cares so much about poll numbers irritates me. First of all, SHIELD is not a public political office. There is no voting directors into power so why are approval numbers such a big deal? Also even if SHIELD is not working in the shadows, the public has never had a real place in the going-ons. Can you imagine Fury having to plan his decisions on what a random person in Utah thinks???? It's so contrived and annoying and I get that this is what happens in real life with government but I don't care to spend so much time focusing on it in a tv show unless it a political one. Agents of SHIELD is a spy/superhero show. Let's stick to that. I want to see the team battle villains not politicans and worry about what the public thinks.

Anyway, despite the ending and the storyline with the director, I loved this episode. Tune in tomorrow for my Arrow review.

xoxo Allie

The Flash Season 3 Episode 4 Review

Loved tonight's episode. There were a bunch of funny moments, a couple of creepy ones and overall was a ton of fun.

So these metas that Barry has to fight every week have become so unimportant to the show that you could basically skip every scene and you really wouldn't miss anything. They're really only there to fill up time and have someone for Barry to beat up. Then again this is true for any of the DCTV CW shows. I never thought I would be saying this but maybe they should take some hints from Gotham and try to work with recurring villains or one big bad instead. It's definitely hard with 22 episodes but I'm wondering what's going to happen when we run out of these one-off villains. Mirror Master was fine. It was fun seeing Barry in a mirror and the scene where Iris checked out her butt made me die of laughter.

Captain Cold was back tonight but only in flashbacks and illusions. It's kind of disappointing that he's not back yet but I know he's supposed to be dead in present day and he's supposed to be in the Legion of Doom on Legends of Tomorrow which I can't wait for. I'm pretty sure that a younger Captain Cold will be picked up by the Legion, one that didn't join the team yet so at least he'll be on our screens despite not being the one that we loved. Ugh and that means he and Sara won't be a thing anymore (I hope this ends up happening again cause there's something I love about their pairing).

Iris and Barry are still happy and together and adorable but Barry was a little uncomfortable with PDA in front of Joe. It was a fun way for their to be problems in their relationship without going the obvious route of lying or secrets (at least so far). Here's hoping that their relationship will be more smooth sailing and less Olicity flailing around. On another note, why is it that everyone gets super annoyed when Olicity's romance is focused on a la Lost Souls where Felicity is worried that she's losing sight of who she is but we can have a whole episode devoted to how uncomfortable Barry is making out with Iris in front of Joe? I mean the two plotlines are very different but is it simply just the audience hates Felicity and doesn't like it when she's front and center?

Cisco, Caitlin and Harry were searching for a new Harrison Wells for the team and although this led to a bunch of funny scenes where Tom Cavanagh played a bunch of different people, the idea behind this was super super creepy. Like you have a life Harry so let's just fish around for a different Wells. Why not get someone else from this Earth to join the team? Why do we need a Harrison besides to employ Tom? They ended up picking a cheerful Harrison and I have a feeling this isn't going to go well.

Jessie being Jessie Quick was fun too and I loved her mentor-mentee relationship with Barry. I snorted at Barry's line about being Oliver because I'm pretty sure he quoted the exact thing Oliver told him in season 1 of Flash. I liked that she was able to overcome Top and her kiss with Wally was sweet. I still kind of want Wally and Artemis to be together now that she's on Arrow so I hope they have even a little connection during the crossover because I loved their relationship on Young Justice.

I'm so glad Caitlin has gotten these ice powers in this timeline because it's so much fun seeing her slowly become Killer Frost. I still think she should talk to someone about her powers because I'm sure they'll give her the benefit of the doubt seeing that they know her and know that she's a good person. I thought for sure that Barry realized it when he broke free from the mirror but it looks like Cisco might figure it out based on the hint that Harry gave him about the machine not working correctly.

And with that I think I discussed mostly everything that happened this episode. I enjoyed it a lot and make sure to check out my Agents of SHIELD review later tonight!!

xoxo Allie