Agents of SHIELD Season 4 Episode 12 Review

I thought this week's episode was going to be a lot of fun but more of a filler episode. That was not the case. A lot happened in this week's episode and it was amazing! Let's get into it!

So firstly ZACH MCGOWAN IS THE SUPERIOR!!! Why is he in like everything I watch recently? First Black Sails, then the 100 and now Agents of SHIELD. I know he's the villain and he's all racist and against inhumans and he's supposed to be a terrible person but I couldn't stop fangirling over him. God he's so hot and buff and his fake Russian accent made me laugh (not that it sounded fake but that I knew it was fake cause I've heard his real American accent). Anyway that's enough of that. I'll be serious now. Okay so it was kinda disappointing that the reasoning behind why the Superior hates inhumans is just basically jealousy in that they have powers and he doesn't. So lame. I was hoping that the Superior had a bigger badder plan and that he was just using Nadeer and the Watchdogs. Oh and apparently he doesn't trust machines either. Sigh. Also what the hell was up with him wanting Coulson? I am so utterly confused. He thinks that Coulson is the reason for everything? God what a moron.

I did enjoy Radcliffe and the LMDs this episode. I think it was fun how Radcliffe was able to figure out where the Darkhold was by mapping Billy's brain and seeing his memories although I didn't know that he could do that... There has to be a way to undo what the Darkhold did right cause despite Radcliffe doing bad things, he's still not a bad person by trying to avoid torture or killing. How hilarious was Billy when he turned to Radcliffe and was like I can't do torture, do you have cyanide or something. I loved how the Superior was shocked that AIDA was a LMD although why his first thought about AIDA fighting like a badass was that she was inhuman was weird. May fights like that and Daisy can fight like that without powers. Also do we think Radcliffe will give up Coulson just because the Superior wants him? And why didn't Radcliffe take LMD May with him? Like I know she served her purpose but wouldn't having another badass LMD at his side be a good thing?

Our team had a few bumps along the way. Poor Coulson finally made his move only to figure out May was a LMD. Something about this relationship just doesn't work for me. It was skeezy now because we all knew that May wasn't really May but I don't know if I like the idea of real May and Coulson together. The Koenigs turned out just to be brothers instead of clones or LMDs or something. Sam's interactions with Daisy were amazing. I loved him fangirling over Quake and talking about the fanfiction he read about her and I loved how Daisy was like Sam you've known me for three years why are you acting weird. The Koenig sister was awesome too. I also liked how Daisy came in and blasted May and was all so May's a robot and was so confused. I'm really really glad they figured out May was a LMD so quickly cause I could only handle so many episodes of LMD May spying. We have enough villains, we don't need moles too.

Now let's go back to the base and my poor baby Fitz. Did we ever know about Fitz's dad before this cause I feel like I don't remember anything about that... Now that he's been mentioned, how long until he shows up on the show do we think? I'd say we'll see him by the end of the season but I might be wrong. I loved how protective Jemma and Mack got about Fitz and I will never be tired of them being all mama bear about him. I also liked how the show brought up Ward's betrayal cause I was hoping they wouldn't forget about that huge thing that affected Fitz so much. Also it totally makes sense now why Fitz was so upset about Daisy leaving if his father abandoned him. And I say this over and over but I love how damn smart Fitz and Simmons are. Jemma realized immediately that May was a LMD because Radcliffe mapped out her brain when she was touched by that ghost which I completely forgot about. Now it makes so much sense how Radcliffe was also to replace May in a few minutes! I also really like the conversation LMD Radcliffe had with Mack about what really makes a person human. I hope we get more of this from more than just Fitz.

In case you couldn't tell, I loved this episode. It looks like we might be trying to say May next episode and I hope we get her back! I'm also waiting for Robbie to come back because I hope he does at least once before the season is over. This season is giving me major final season vibes and I really really hope that isn't the case cause I don't know what I'd do without my weekly Agents of SHIELD dose.

Tune in for my Arrow review tomorrow night!

xoxo Allie

The Flash Season 3 Episode 11 Review

Tonight's episode of the Flash felt like another kinda filler episode with little bits of plot moving forward thrown in. Despite that, I really enjoyed this episode (probably cause Barry wasn't the main focus).

Let's start with HR. I really liked Gypsy this episode and her with Cisco was adorable although I loved how Caitlin called him out for liking the "villains" although she's one to talk with Hunter!! Is is just me or does it still seem like Harry is hiding something from the group? I still don't trust him and I feel like I'll continue feeling this way until the end of the season or until he really proves himself trustworthy. It's probably not a fair feeling because I'm sure the only reason I don't trust him is cause of season 1 and 2 Harrison Wells being sketchy but then again Gypsy made it sound like what HR did was much worse than simply traveling to a different Earth.... I really enjoyed HR with Wally so I hope we get more of that soon. Back to Cisco though. It was fun finally seeing him use his powers again cause honestly he doesn't get enough usage out of them and unlike Caitlin isn't going to be evil when he uses them so I don't know why he's sidelined so often. I hope he becomes more badass soon. I also liked the joke of Gypsy bringing back a ton of coffee because there isn't any on her Earth. How sad for them. I could not live without coffee.

As I predicted, Julian was a fun addition to the team at Star Labs although I'm starting to feel like there's too many people here which is why I was glad the show finally gave Iris something to do and everyone was off doing their own things so the lab was less crowded. His snarky comments were amazing and I still love when he and Caitlin interact. I hope this continues and he keeps bringing something new to the team with a less emotional look at everything. He's the only one who looks at things scientifically cause he doesn't know and love everyone like the rest do.

Speaking of Iris, I was so so so so so so glad that the show FINALLY remembered that Iris was more than just Barry's girlfriend and gave her something to do for the first time this season even though it was kind of lame and ended super quickly. I loved the scene where she walked straight up to the guy with the gun and said that she wasn't afraid to die. It was amazing and super badass. I was also glad that she had the foresight to bring Wally along because even when she's emotional and trying to prove something, she's still smart enough to realize that she does need some super-powered backup. I love when Wally and Iris get to interact. I also died of laughter at Iris and Joe's conversation when Iris was distracting Joe and how he thought she was pregnant. His reaction was the absolute best. Also I still love Barry and Iris together and I loved their scene in the apartment when Barry was teasing Iris by reading her article five times to make her tense.

Wally was also pretty awesome this episode and I loved how it took Barry almost the whole episode to figure out how to beat Savitar when I realized a second after Julian mentioned how Barry would never be fast enough although maybe that's cause I love Wally so damn much both in the comics and in the show. Wally is faster than Barry in the comics and Savitar is his villain not Barry's so it kinda makes sense that Wally might be Barry's ace in the hole. I still love how excited Wally is to be Kid Flash but it still irritates me that everyone gets mad at him whenever he takes some initiative and goes to do something. If Barry did it, no one would be upset but if Wally does it, everyone's up in arms.

Anyway loved this episode and I look forward to next week's cause more Wally!!! I think I've decided that I'm not a huge fan of Barry heavy or Barry-centric episodes and those are the ones that I like the least cause I don't like broody Barry.

Keep an eye out for my Agents of SHIELD review later tonight!

xoxo Allie

Supergirl Season 2 Episode 10 Quick Thoughts

I'm sorry for this in advance but I will not be able to do a full in depth review of this week's Supergitl but here are my quick thoughts!

I really liked the stuff with M'gann and J'onn because I need the two to be besties and do all sort of Martian stuff together! I also loved the small domestic moments we got from Maggie and Alex. I get where Kara was coming from when she got angry with James and Winn for being the Guardian but at the same time, why wouldn't James join the DEO and train with them a little to make Kara feel better about the situation cause the DEO are humans that fight on the streets? I did really like when James, Mon El and Kara were all back to back in the warehouse. #Squadgoals amirite? But what I didn't like was James being an ass to Mon about being a frat boy. It makes sense though cause James isn't around the DEO a lot so all he knows about Mon is what he saw in the very beginning.

Speaking of Mon, I really liked the talk Mon El and Kara had although it was more like Mon El talked and Kara sat there. I also liked how he was like it's okay if you don't like me because my feelings are my own problem, not yours unlike when Winn confessed his feelings about Kara and then got upset about it when she didn't return those feelings. I definitely think Kara likes him too but isn't in the place right now to deal with her feelings that or she just doesn't know how she feels. I do not think this is the end of them and I'm sure it'll come up again when the people who are hunting Mon El reappear.

xoxo Allie

Top 10 Midseason Premieres (Winter 2017)

Hey guys! So the midseason premieres have just aired for all the shows I watch and I decided to rank them based on my own personal preferences!!

1) Agents of SHIELD
2) Supergirl
3) Arrow 
4) Legends of Tomorrow
5) Timeless
6) The Flash
7) How to Get Away With Murder
8) iZombie
9) Quantico
10) Gotham

xoxo Allie

Arrow Season 5 Episode 10 Review

Arrow came back tonight and just as I thought, it was a great episode! Mostly because Katie Cassidy was back and kicking ass! Let's get into it!

I totally knew it guys that the Laurel that appeared in the bunker was Earth 2 Laurel aka Black Siren cause she was totally on Earth 1 so it was super easy to bring her back. Although what I'm curious about is how did Prometheus know that Earth 2 Laurel was in the Pipeline in Central City? Is there a Arrowverse memo that goes out with updates or something? It's not common news so like how? Maybe he kept his ear to the ground and saw footage from Central City about the Flash fighting Black Siren and then saw she looked like our Laurel? Also how did she know that Sara was on the timeship? Plot armor I think. Whatever the reason it was fun to have her back and is it just me or does Katie Cassidy play a much much better villain than hero? I was glad that the show didn't drag out the mystery of whether she was Earth 1 Laurel or not. I did like how nonchalant Oliver and Felicity were about her return while Rene was like she just came back from the dead, how are you so cool and Oliver was all it's happened before, the Lance sisters come back. I really hope Earth 2 Laurel didn't call Quentin like she did Thea. That poor man doesn't deserve this.

It was heartbreaking how much Oliver wanted to help Earth 2 Laurel and it's so weird as a viewer cause we know Earth 1 and Earth 2 are not the same cause we watch the Flash (look at Earth 1 and 2 Caitlin or Cisco) but it's a whole different thing for the cast of Arrow who haven't dealt with this kind of stuff before. I wonder if we'll see Earth 2 Laurel become more like Earth 1 Laurel the way Oliver believes it or if she'll disappear for a while like before? Since the show is recruiting a new Black Canary, it seems like it'll be the latter. While we're talking about a new Black Canary, who was that woman we saw at the end with a Canary Cry? Is she a meta from Central City? The particle accelerator is the only thing on this Earth that would make powers appear....

I loved everything we got from Felicity tonight. The writing for her was much better. Last season she would have snapped at Oliver over and over about Billy every time they had a disagreement in order to get the last word in so I was super thankful when she only brought him up once or twice and it wasn't during a fight. I'm also enjoying this reversal of roles between Oliver and Felicity in that Felicity is now the bitter one and Oliver is trying to be more positive. I laughed when the team listened to Felicity over Oliver and then Rene said that mom and dad were fighting. Guys Stephen Amell does this thing whenever Oliver talks to Felicity where he softens his voice and no matter if he's pissed or frustrated, he keeps this soft voice around her and it makes me melt. He doesn't talk to anyone else like that. It was fun seeing that Felicity is still training a little cause we haven't seen that since like season 2 and it was fun to see her punch Earth 2 Laurel. I also liked how protective Oliver was around her when Earth 2 Laurel was attacking. Her conversation with Earth 2 Laurel was pretty great too.

Poor Curtis was also going through some stuff since Paul left and he opened up to Rene about how he felt useless out in the field and all it did was lead to him losing Paul. I feel like he's one step closer to inventing the T-spheres. Be like Ray Curtis! If you can't physically fight, invent things to fight!

Diggle was also in a mess this week. He was back in jail and the general who framed him was trying to get him transferred but basically murdered so he couldn't tell his story. Chase was super badass here when he used the law to circumvent the military and keep Diggle in Star City. I hope this whole thing gets wrapped up pretty quickly cause I'm really not interested in this framing Diggle storyline. I especially was not a fan of the general posturing around about having the District Attorney's number or being bffs with the President. Maybe the President should know that Diggle is Spartan and helped save the day from the Dominators and get a pardon! That'd solve everything.

Anyway loved this episode and I can't wait until next week!

xoxo Allie

Agents of SHIELD Season 4 Episode 11 Review

Another amazing episode of SHIELD aired tonight and guys I was on the edge of my seat the whole back-half! So intense!!! Let's get into it shall we?

So I totally knew the real May was under a simulation from the very beginning cause it only made sense based on last week's episode! May was only relaxed when she's fighting so instead of a spa retreat, a battle is smarter. Although I loved how even the simulation wasn't enough to combat May cause she could feel that something was wrong. But my heart literally broke for her in the end when Radcliffe realized the only way to keep May under was to bring her back to the one point in her life where she changed and create a new ending and it was Baharain! When she called Andrew to tell him that she saved the girl, tears everywhere. The LMD May was being all weird the whole episode and I kept wondering why she didn't just admit what happened to someone. It never even occurred to me until Radcliffe explained it that she would be programmed against revealing herself as a LMD. I definitely think she'll find a way to reveal it though subtle it may be cause even if she's an LMD, she's still programmed to be May.

I was also really glad with where the show took Fitz and AIDA l.0 and Jemma. Last week I said that I thought Fitz would be able to figure out nothing was wrong with AIDA 1.0 but that before he figured it out, it would lead to a huge thing between him and Jemma because she was so against even looking at AIDA 1.0 so when it only took one episode for Fitz to figure out Radcliffe was behind everything, I was thrilled. Since this wasn't dragged out, Jemma can't be too upset at Fitz for lying cause he wasn't keeping secrets for too long and he was able to find out who the mole was and save the day. But let me tell you, I was a bit terrified when he went to confront Radcliffe cause I had a weird feeling that he might be the second LMD and guys seriously I would have lost it if that was true. FITZ IS MY BABY AND NO ONE CAN TOUCH HIM. But it was also heartbreaking when he confronted Radcliffe and talked about how he had hoped that this time when he got close to someone, they wouldn't betray him aka Ward and kinda S2 Mack.

It makes no sense that Radcliffe was the mole cause like why would he go to Nadeer and the Watchdogs? I get self preservation but why not just go into hiding or something? Is it just because Nadeer is fighting SHIELD right now and since SHIELD is not a fan of him, he figured the enemy of my enemy is my friend? It just seems weird but I guess Radcliffe is less worried with morals or opinions than just doing his thing. HIVE, SHIELD, Watchdogs, whatever lets him do his thing, he'll take. Through LMD May he was able to tip Nadeer off that SHIELD was going to bug her office which allowed Nadeer to rake SHIELD over the coals yet again. Someone needs to smack her smug face like yesterday. Also where's Vijay?

They also revealed that Hope was actually Mack's daughter who died 11 years ago and that's where he disappeared to during the episode. This was a weird piece of information to give and I wonder if we'll see more of this cause as much as Mack's backstory is a question mark, shows only reveal pieces of the past when you're either first meeting a character or when something from the past is coming up in the future. I wonder how it connects.

So overall I really liked this episode. It was better than last week's but not as good at the midseason premiere. Next week's episode looks like a bit of a filler episode but that's okay cause it looks like fun! I love the Koenig brothers and I can't wait to find out why there are so many of them that look alike.

Tune in tomorrow for my Arrow review!

xoxo Allie

Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episode 9 Review

Legends of Tomorrow came back tonight and despite the storyline being kinda boring, I freaking loved this episode because of how funny it was. Also it literally had Star Wars in it and how can I not love something with Star Wars?? Let's get into it.

Stein caught Mick talking to his Leonard hallucination and Mick opened up to him about what was happening. I thought this was a one-time thing but apparently not... Stein thought that maybe a ghost of Leonard was floating around space talking to Mick through a receiver that the Time Masters implanted in him but I had my doubts cause Leonard would never tell Mick that he should leave the Waverider unless he came from the past so I thought maybe the Legion picked up Leonard from the past and brought him to freak Mick out. That would have been fun but it ended up being just Mick's own doubts coming to him in the form of Leonard. Guys I miss him and I hope they figure out a way to bring him back.... But this lead to the best interactions between Stein and Mick with the rest of the team. When Stein told Sara that Mick had a migraine and then when Jax and Sara walked in on Stein doing brain surgery, I died of laughter.

I never thought I'd love Nate as much as I do now and my feelings towards him constantly waver cause sometimes I think he's hilarious and other times, he's childish. In tonight's episode, I leaned towards the former and loved every second he and Ray and Amaya were on screen. Ray and Nate play off of each other so well and I loved Ray constantly telling Nate that he and Amaya were not together at the beginning. I also liked seeing the Star Wars references in this episode that George Lucas clearly took and used in A New Hope! Despite everyone on the team thinking it was silly, I thought it was sweet that Nate and Ray became who they were based on Lucas' films. Movies inspire people.

Rip has apparently been brainwashed somehow with some sort of time drive that caused all his memories to be repressed. I thought it was funny that he made a movie out of everything that happened to the Legends. Also hilarious was the whole sequence in the jail when Sara, Stein and Mick broke him out. I wonder how long these effects will last cause obviously they'll go away at some point and I wonder if this is yet another way to bring Leonard back (I'm not sorry). It did suck in the end though when the Legion captured him and will torture him. I'm sure he'll be saved next week though.

Speaking of the Legion, it's kinda funny to see them cause they're literally two regular people and one superpowered person. When they were fighting the Legends at the dump, they were so overpowered until Eobard showed up which makes me wonder why Eobard picked them over other superpowered villains other than the writers wanted them. Also I need an explanation as to from what time Merlyn appeared and where everyone in present day Star City thinks he is.

Also the friendship between Sara and Jax is so sweet and I'm loving how they've been acting as the parents for the Legends this season!

Anyway I thought this episode was hilarious and a ton of fun, so much so that it takes your mind away from how the plot sucked and just makes you enjoy what you're watching. That's the best thing about Legends and the only way to watch it!

Keep an eye out for my Agents of SHIELD review later tonight!

xoxo Allie

The Flash Season 3 Episode 10 Review

The Flash returned tonight and it was an okay return. I've been so apathetic to the Flash this season and I really wish I weren't cause there's a lot of interesting ideas that the show likes to tease but they never truly live up to the expectations. This week's episode was fun though despite nothing really happening. It felt like a heavy setting up the board episode.

So up first, Barry was acting like an ass as usual cause he was stressed about Iris dying. He attacked Wally for wanting to be a hero and saving his life from Plunder because he thought if he let Plunder go, Iris may not die. Luckily this secrecy didn't last for longer than a few minutes and Barry came clean to Iris and then to everyone else. I'm glad he did cause the team works the best when they all collaborate and come up with plans together. I also liked the news headlines that they saw in the future! They should be fun plot points. Who caught the Music Meister one and smiled? Also Iris is totally not okay and she's probably going to have a meltdown in the future no matter what she tells Barry. But I get it cause she can't go to Barry with her worries cause that'll just worry him more so maybe Wally or Caitlin would lend an ear?

Speaking of headlines, there was one about Killer Frost being on the loose and I'm so sick and tired of this no explanation thing on why ice powers turn you evil. Whatever. I'm excited to see what happens cause I love Caitlin and I'm thrilled she has something to do this season besides romance. And right after I say that, let me also say that I'm really liking this Julian and Caitlin thing. I don't know if it's meant to read romantic but I'm getting that vibe. I liked how she was the one to go to him and ask for help and how she convinced him (and then the others) to join Team Flash. It was also sweet when he and Cisco worked together to make a solar powered snowflake necklace to charge those bracelets. How hilarious was it when her bracelets lost power and she literally had to plug herself into the wall using what looked like a macbook charger? I can't wait until Robbie Amell comes back cause I'm interested in what Ronnie will be doing and how Caitlin will react. I would love it if he came back permanently but with Stein gone, who knows?

Wally was super precious all episode and I love him so much. He was so happy when he was saving the day and it's just what the show needs right now to combat the broodiness of Barry. It's refreshing to see someone who loves to be a hero! I hope that Wally will be able to take some of the comic book storylines onto the show cause in the comics, he is faster than Barry and becomes super well versed with the Speed Force cause he spends a lot of time studying it. Studying the speedforce would be a fun storyline to separate him from Barry and keep Wally from just being the backup.

And the last storyline has to do with the Star Labs Museum. I was so sure that this museum storyline would turn into the Flash Museum and I still think that's where this is going cause I don't know how many people would want to see Star Labs cause like everyone hates it for the particle accelerator but it was cute seeing Cisco finally stepping on board and fixing HR's museum problems. Also that person in the end, is totally either the partner who was helping Wells or the real one cause I've never trusted HR!

So overall this was an okay episode. I feel like nothing really happens each week and that's kinda sad. I know shows need to slow down once in a while to focus on the characters but these superhero shows also need some sort of action too and I feel like the Flash has been all about the slow burn all season and I keep waiting for the payoff. Anyway, next week's episode looks better and I hope it's more fun than this week's!

Tune into my Agents of SHIELD and Legends of Tomorrow reviews later tonight!

xoxo Allie

Supergirl Season 2 Episode 9 Review

WE ARE FINALLY BACK GUYS! It feels like it's been forever and a day since we've seen Supergirl and what a great episode to come back on! I keep saying that Supergirl is the best DCTV show I watch and after this episode I feel like it's probably because I am so in love with the aliens and the other planets that this show gives cause it's so different from all the other shows! Plus Melissa as Kara is literally the absolute best. Now let's get into this amazing episode!!

So let's start with Alex and Maggie first. Their domestic bliss was precious and I loved how happy Alex was. Alex isn't happy enough and I was grinning the whole time she was bouncing around the screen in love. I was also glad the argument between Alex and Maggie was solved pretty quickly cause there's nothing I hate more than dragged out drama. Families are sore spots and when you're in a relationship, you can't take arguments/anger seriously when it comes to family. I'm looking at you Olicity. Alex and Kara are still the sweetest and I wish the show would give them more moments cause it's been a while since the two of them could be together and happy. I do love when Alex and the DEO storm somewhere and help Supergirl so that was fun!!

Also did you notice how little J'onn there was tonight? He's always hovering around in the background so it kinda threw me when he didn't appear until later on... I hope we are able to follow up with M'gann and the White Martian storyline in the future!

Next up let's talk about Winn! I still don't like Winn working with Guardian storyline cause I understand why James needs to be out on the streets but I still don't understand why Winn does. What he does with Guardian, he can do at the DEO with better tech with Supergirl. But whatever, we're just supposed to believe he's being fulfilled out there so I'll go with it. His PTSD from being attacked made total sense but I was glad that this only went on for one episode and he was able to pick himself up and be able to go back out in the field. Like I've probably said before, I love that storylines on Supergirl don't drag longer than they should!

Now onto the meat of the episode. Roulette was back tonight and she was running a human trafficking ring on a Slaver Moon which sells slaves to other planets like Daxam (wink wink nudge nudge). Guys how much obvious is this show going to make it that Mon El is the Prince of Daxam they keep talking about? Anyway Kara was feeling all sad cause she's used to fighting aliens and solving big problems and now all she's doing is stopping bank robbers so she jumped at the missing person's case. I completely agreed with Mon here about her looking for trouble. It led to another fun moment where we got to see Kara be the amazing person she is because even on a planet with a red sun where she had no powers, she still stood up and tried to help!

It was even enough to seduce Mon El onto the hero side. I can't wait until we get his costume! Also I kinda wish he would tell Kara the truth cause after tonight, he has to know that his past is catching up with him so it's better to get out in front of it before the last minute so it doesn't seem like he's trying to save his own ass. Also I couldn't stop laughing when he and Kara were in the lab and trying to explain why they came in and their combined goofiness was too much!! I don't know how people say that he's boring cause he's so interesting to me! This is his very own becoming a hero storyline! The argument that the show has become about him is irritating too cause I don't think that's true at all. I feel like the show is pretty good at balancing all the characters and giving each of them something to do. Besides when someone says this, it's just because they don't like the character cause if attention was given to another character they like, it wouldn't be a problem.

Anyway loved this episode and again, I'm glad that Roulette wasn't killed or jailed cause I love her and I want her to be a continuous villain for Supergirl. The best thing about comics is how villains always come back and I need to see that on these shows! I also want to know more about Daxam and Mon El and why that Dominator bowed to Mon El and why he was even there. Oh and are we going to see Dominators on this Earth?? I can't wait until next week!

Make sure to tune into my Flash, Legends of Tomorrow and Agents of SHIELD reviews tomorrow!

xoxo Allie

New Winter 2017 Shows - Emerald City, Victoria, Medici and Versailles

Hey guys so as promised after my winter schedule list, here are my thoughts on the new winter 2017 shows. Fair warning though, since I watched the full seasons for all the shows on this list but Emerald City, my recommendations for those shows may be more detailed or actually tell you how I felt while Emerald City is a bit more vague due to me just starting the season. I tried to avoid spoilers! Enjoy!

So up first is Emerald City which airs on Fridays at 9 PM on NBC! I was pretty excited to check out this show cause I like the story of the Wizard of Oz and the trailers for this show made it seem as though the show was going to be a much darker telling added to the fact that I was itching for new shows to check out! When the two-hour pilot aired (which btw wasn't a real two part pilot but actually just two episodes aired back to back), I was interested but not hooked as of yet but then I enjoyed the third episode a lot better. Despite this, I'm not sure if I like this show yet. Most of the characters are fine but nothing to write home about and I am ironically more interested in the mythology of the world than what's happening. Like is it bad that I want this show to be about Dorothy learning magic from the other witches rather than the original story of her trying to get home? Also who else thinks the Wizard is totally evil? Although to be fair, this may be because the actor who plays him was the villain on Daredevil so I'm programmed to see him that way... I'm also curious about Tip and who she really is and why she was hidden from the world. Maybe she's the rightful ruler of Oz and not the Wizard? I probably will continue to check out this show cause there's only ten episodes this season so why not? Definitely check it out if you have any interest in the story of Oz!

Next up is Victoria! I actually saw a trailer for it on PBS so I watched the pilot when it aired and then I found out that this show had already aired a full season in England and all 8 episodes were online so because I have no self control, I ended up binging the whole season in two days! And I loved it! Starting out, I sort of knew the story of Queen Victoria so color me surprised, when rather than seeing Victoria be a badass or seeing her fall in love with Albert, the first three episodes were all about her infatuation with the Prime Minister. Despite him being very attractive, I was not into watching Victoria chase him like a puppy. Girl was real thirsty and I almost dropped the show because of how cringy the whole thing was but then episode four came around and Albert swooped in. His chemistry with Victoria saved this show for me because the politics of this show didn't really catch me like it did in other period tv shows. This show actually reminded me a lot of Reign and the chemistry between Francis and Mary. Mary loved Francis with all her soul and Victoria loved Albert the same. Seeing them made my heart smile and every time Albert smoldered on screen, I had to fan myself. I'm sorry if you expected a more logical review of this show but I'm just telling it how I saw it!! I definitely recommend you check this show out if you like period tv shows or want to watch two people with amazing chemistry fall in love!

The next show I checked out was Medici: Masters of Florence! So I know I'm a little late to the party here with this show cause it aired in December on Netflix and in Italy in October but what can I say other than I saw this in mid December and it was on my list to be watched but I didn't get around to it until now! There were multiple reasons why I wanted to check out this show. Firstly I love period dramas so I try to watch every single one I find cause I love most of them. Secondly, Richard Madden was the main character and hello how can you not watch something with him in it. And finally, I am very interested in the Medici family and Italy during this time period because of my love for Catherine de Medici in Reign and Italy in the Borgias! I loved this show and sped through the episodes in a day! I loved the characters and how smart and badass they all were. I loved watching Cosimo and Contessina outsmart their enemies and seeing their subtle love! I loved learning about the beginning of the Medici clan and seeing it all play out! Even though history tells us what happens, the politics was nail-biting. There will be a second season and I'm looking forward to seeing it! Also how hilarious did Richard Madden look with his old guy make up?

And the last show I checked out so far was Versailles! This is another show that aired abroad in 2015 or 2016 depending on the country but was also added to Netflix in December. Again I wanted to check this show out because it was a period drama and set in France whose monarchy I was interested in because of The Musketeers and Reign again. Honestly if there's a period show about royalty, I'm on board 100% regardless of what country it's set in! I love history so these kind of shows are my bread and butter. Unfortunately this show was not as great as the others. I did watch all 10 episodes but more because I didn't want to stop in the middle rather than being interested in the show. None of the characters really called out to me and the plot was sometimes so-so and other times so very slow and boring. It got to the point where I kept looking at the episode left count and wondering why the show wasn't over yet. The only character I sympathized with was Henrietta and then the finale happened. I kept hoping that they'd give her some happiness with her husband because I'm a sucker for that stuff but nope. Louis XIV confused me from very early on and I was never able to love him like I should. What kind of king in that time forgave his wife not only for infidelity but for actually birthing some other man's child? She should have been beheaded for treason or something. I'm not condoning this, I'm just stating the facts based on the time period. Instead Louis was pissed for like a little while before actually going back to her! And the kicker was that he didn't even love her so it just made him look like a pushover. All he did the whole show was sleep around and piss off his brother who I liked more than him. Honestly I probably will watch the next season whenever it airs because despite not loving this show, I didn't hate it either.

Well that's all for now! Keep an eye out for another one of these winter show reviews in February for a few more shows that I'm going to check out!

xoxo Allie