This Is Us 3x06 "Kamsahamnida" Episode Review

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Kamsahamnida means “thank you” in Korean. This is important for the episode when Randall tries to sway all of Korea Town to his side. This time, he didn’t offer grand gestures to save them all but instead decides to listen to their needs. A lot of them register as voters, and he got Jaewon (John) to become his campaign manager.

Beth is struggling with her job lost and lashes out at her daughters. Deja gives Beth some advice: talk to your husband because he sees Disney whenever he looks at her. This statement is 100% true. Randall is such a dork, but that’s what we love about him. This guy is Jack’s son without a doubt.

Randall listens to his wife and gives her a job on his campaign. Not a “pity job” but a real job! You go, Randall! We need an episode on their love story ASAP!

Kevin has the “urge” to uncover his father’s war time in Vietnam. He talks to Randall about his journey and the woman in the picture wearing dad’s necklace. Randall thinks they should respect their father’s wishes and not look into his time in the war. It wasn’t until Kevin compared his need to uncover this to Randall’s campaign run that Randall approves of his brother’s investigation.

Kevin and Randall are the best brothers.

Kate talks to her mother about her “maybe baby” and Toby’s condition. Rebecca does her “best Jack Pearson” impression and advises her daughter to breathe. Toby is not improving despite being on antidepressants for the past two weeks. He thinks Kate will leave her, ahhh so relatable feelings, but Kate says the right things and assures Toby “better or worse”. She isn’t going anywhere.

I think this is the first time in a long time that I was okay with Kate. She took care of Toby, Audio, and herself without saying the wrong thing to him. Toby’s portrayal of depression is scary accurate to say the least. He was lying in bed, not feeling good about himself, and was self-aware of how this could affect his loved ones.

The flashback involved Randall learning how to box from Jack. The concept of boxing was similar to the “dishes” and carried a theme throughout the episode. Jack told Randall that he boxed to cover up how much he was hurting from his opponent, which is shown in present day when Randall went up against his Political Opponent.

I thought it was subtle like the dishes, but if you paid attention, the message came across.

This episode is getting This Is Us back on track and preparing us for what’s to come. I think the show is taking too long to get there, but maybe that’s because after the Vietnam episode, I’m having a hard time caring for anything else. I’m a Jack Pearson Fan Boy. Yeah, I said it.

The Flash 5x04 "News Flash" Episode Review

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This episode gave us a lot to work with in terms of plot and characters. We’re getting more answers about Nora’s feud with Iris, the history of Cicada, and more character dynamics with Ralph and Sherloque Wells. Cisco Ramon disappeared in this episode. I missed him.

Turns out the Enlightenment created “meta-tech”. Technology infused with dark matter. Cicada’s dagger is classified as one and so is a smart phone owned by the villain of the week, Spencer Young. She is a blogger, like Iris, and uses her tech to create “fake stories”. Basically, whoever reads her headlines falls under her mind control.

The “meta-tech” is how she’s able to get a head of these stories… because she is creating these horrific disasters. Nora thinks Spencer’s cute, but Iris is not having it, which blows up in both of their faces. Nora reveals that Iris will put a power-dampening chip inside her sometime after Barry disappears in the Crisis. She didn’t even know she had powers until six months ago.

Candice Patton is doing a wonderful job of playing heartbroken and confused. She has no idea why she’d do something like that to her own daughter, but Barry assures her that she made the right decision, even if she doesn’t know the reason behind it. This is huge emotional fallout on both sides, as neither are purely right or wrong.

Nora decides to move out after Barry takes Iris’ side on the issue and goes to stay with Joe until further notice. I know there is more to explore on the matter, and I hope we do discover Future Iris’ reasoning for doing this to her daughter. I don’t know how Nora will recover from such a betrayal.

Ralph is treated like a real human being in this episode. I like his character dynamic with Sherloque Wells and how they investigated together the entire time. It got them to the conclusion that Cicada is ill and that’s the reason he makes that noise through the mask.

Caitlin’s story with her father took a backseat in this episode. She was present for technical support, but it looks like we’ll get back to her father in the following episode.

How they’re handling Cicada is interesting. The show is already trying to humanize him without us actually meeting him yet. All his scenes outside of Cicada are centered around his illness and / or his daughter.

Let’s see what happens in the next episode. I think Iris West-Allen is performing much better compared to the previous seasons. The dynamic of Barry and Nora is severed, but hopefully the West-Allen Family can bounce back from this.

DC's Legends of Tomorrow 4x02 "Witch Hunt" Episode Review

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The craziness is going bonkers! This second episode of season four is letting the magic go rampant and showing how “Disney” creatures are not even safe in this campy trip down the magical lane to Hell. This week has John Constantine officially joining the team and going up against the Fairy Godmother.

She’s 100% Disney edition but had grown tired of the princesses and their lack of disregard for the chaos magic can bring. Who in their right mind would wear glass slippers?

You’re right, Mama Cosma. The blisters would never go away. It’s funnier if you knew the actress, Jane Carr, also voiced Cosmo’s mother from the Fairly Odd Parents. I learned that in another episode review on Gizmo. Now I can’t unsee it or the fan fiction going through my head.

Fairy Godmother had great banter with John Constantine. I also enjoyed that she zapped his mouth away, then turned Ray and Mick into pigs. The look of a pig suited Mick, who did not have to change his lifestyle.

Zari is carrying the emotional arc of the episode and hopefully moving it forward for the rest of the season. She is tackling her issues, beyond the sarcasm, about how she can’t save her mother from her impending doom. She takes it out on some villagers but stops when she realizes how she was becoming like them.

This leads to the conclusion of the episode. Sara and Zari have butted heads over this problem in the past, but this time, Sara doesn’t lecture her. She offers Zari her support over their shared pain and dead loved ones. The friendship between these two ladies was underrated in the past season, but it looks like the current season is working to have them on the same page.

Girl Power!

John Constantine and Mick Rory are hating on each other. This is to be expected. I didn’t see this going any other way. Mick hated the previous English guy (Rip Hunter), so adding a little montage of them getting on each other’s nerves was brilliant.

Nate is moving his story to the Time Bureau. He wants to reconnect with his father, but dinner didn’t go well when he couldn’t pay the bill. Ava and Nate are paired up in this episode. I like this because Ava had to interact with other Legends that weren’t Sara Lance or involved her in any way. Now I believe Ava has other things going on beside checking in with the Legends all the time.

Time Bureau needs funding. We didn’t need to know they had a real budget or had to ask for government assistance, but we got it. Nate’s father is the one who will determine the funding, but things don’t go as planned because magic is bonkers! He needs proof!

Well, he got it when Nate steeled up with a naked Ray in his arms. Way to go for not reacting weird to any of that, Nate’s dad. They get the budget in the form of 1.something billion. I don’t remember the exact amount. The point is, magic is real and we need money!

Nate and his dad are back to reconnecting. Ray is sad to see his buddy leave (temporarily), but it’s all for the best. We didn’t need two of the same person. Ray and Nate were becoming too much alike in my opinion.

Who’s after John Constantine? What is he hiding from the Legends? Does he realize his outfit IS the superhero attire of John Constantine? I love that he’s on this show! He fits in so well with the crew and the current theme of the season. MAGIC FUGITIVES!

Arrow 7x03 "Crossing Lines" Episode Review

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The darkness looms. Oliver is suffering and vulnerable. Felicity is less annoying. Diggle has issues with Lyla. Everyone else feels out of place.

Team Arrow is a mess, the Longbow Hunters and Diaz continue onward with their mysterious plans, and John+Lyla are doing other things with Curtis. There are no flash forwards in this episode, but that’s okay, we got great scenes with Oliver and Bronze Tiger.

Bronze Tiger was a favorite villain of mine since season two. The problem? He disappeared after season two. So, having him back in the prison arc gives us the chance to flesh him out and to explore a dynamic with kindred spirit Oliver. He worked alongside China White, almost sold the machine that destroyed half the Glades, but there is some goodness in him.

He saved Lyla during the Suicide Squad episode. Something Oliver didn’t know about. It also makes him consider Bronze Tiger’s words about them being similar. Oliver is struggling with staying true to his hero nature, but all the rules in prison are forcing him to reevaluate how far he’d go to protect his family.

The intense fight scene with Sampson was also showing how brutal he’ll go to survive. Oliver, wounded, gives Sampson every chance to yield, but the villain refuses, resulting in broken bones. It also sends him to attack guards to gain access to the demonic level two, a place no prisoner leaves alive. It’s the only way to The Demon. It sounds like a League of Assassin name, but whatever.

Laurel E2 is absent in this episode. Boo! Give her more episodes, not less!

Team Arrow is out of place. Rene, Dinah, and Curtis are struggling to find a place on this show. Curtis is the most expendable in my opinion. Rene and Dinah are forming acceptable arcs I can roll with, but Curtis at ARGUS needs to go somewhere beyond tagging along with John and Lyla. Dinah and Rene are going to inevitably clash with their different methods, which I’m looking forward to.

Felicity and Agent Watson. It ended before it began. The cliffhanger didn’t go anywhere but cost Watson her job. It shows how dark Felicity is willing to go for her family because she damned the consequences and secretly captured Silencer.

Longbow Hunters and Diaz are shaping up to become formidable foes. Diaz ‘s plans involve revenge against Laurel and Team Arrow for the season 6 finale, and how he’s injecting himself with a serum that gives him super strength. Wonderful.

Silencer has the best fight scenes out of the Longbow Hunters. I hope they don’t kill her off or discard her. She’s the best one out of the three. How does Ricardo Diaz have power over these legendary assassins?

Comment and share theories for what’s ahead. I’d like to hear them.

Charmed Reboot 1x03 "Sweet Tooth" Episode Review

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Charmed is starting to become something. The show split the characters into pairs: Mel and Harry, Maggie and Macy. They helped or contrasted each other for the entire episode as they tried to find the Harbinger. We, as the audience, knew that Angela Wu was the vessel, so the tension regarding its identity wasn’t there. Instead, we got a load of character tension in the form of Mel and Harry.

Mel’s arc in this episode stood out the most. I’m not the biggest fan of her character, but how she explained the “in the closet” situation she was in with Niko was packed with a lot of emotion. She was a character who never experienced “coming out”. Niko-Mel have amazing chemistry by the way… it shows in their dialogue and interactions that these two are really in a true committed relationship.

Straight is not the default!! The mother is an MVP for accepting her daughter before she even knew she was gay. But, Mel plans on telling Niko she’s a witch someday, and Harry is moved enough to put a word in to the Elders for this situation after the threat is taken care of.

Harry’s background is briefly touched upon too. Mentioning a character—female at that—we haven’t met is borderline fridging to give the male character something to cry about. This plot device is not the most favored one to use, but I guess we’ll have to roll with it because it does indeed work. Gosh, I hate how it sort of works.

Macy’s background is also explored as a minority and a virgin. Maggie is the best sister for helping her break out of her shell without trying to change her character… You can be smart AND sexy! Yes, Maggie! You can tell her!

Maggie has met her new love interest Parker. I thought they were cute until we learned he was dating Lucy, the Kappa Sister. Why was he flirting and thinking those sweet things? Is he the master manipulator? Another love triangle? I thought Parker was a nice guy. How foolish of me to have fallen for his ploy.

Personal Gain has consequences like in the original Charmed series.

Maggie suffers fatigue and imbalance for her reckless use of glamouring. I’d use magic to conjure some margaritas too if I had the chance. However, she manages to cover it all up by saying it was the theme of the Halloween Party. The “Cinderella” theme of having everything, including Maggie herself, change into “ugly”. The zit was a nice touch.

Angela Wu, possessed by the Harbinger, was the villain of the week. She was campy as hell with her “Halloween” costume, dialogue, how she dug the cookie out of her throat, and the way she texted after killing a bunch of people. On that note, the Halloween theme of the episode worked in the show’s favor. What will happen now that she is restrained in the attic? Only the Elders know.

Supergirl 4x03 "Man of Steel" Episode Review

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This centric episode put Agent Liberty, known as Ben Lockwood, in the front seat of this episode. Supergirl and her allies were taken back to let the average person’s perspective enlighten us on how superhero antics destroy lives.

Despite the villainous traits Agent Liberty has displayed so far, we learned how Ben wasn’t always hateful. The events in his life changed him into one, or exposed it. He had a wife, son, and father. We’re taken back to the season finales of Supergirl and the man’s reactions to each horrific event. “Roaches” was coined because aliens survive their planets and infest Earth.

Sam Wither played Agent Liberty wonderfully. I’ve enjoyed his roles on Being Human and Smallville.

He tried to protect an alien worker from being attacked by his fellow workers but ended up injured instead by the alien’s defense mechanism. Supergirl took care of the racists while Alex tended to Ben’s wound. She criticizes him for their behavior and treated the humans like criminals. Because they are, but Ben and his father see it as their rights being taken away.

Afterwards, Ben tries to talk to Lena Luthor about helping his father’s business, but she chose to give the deal to an alien factory instead. This causes his father to shut down his business. This happens around the season 2 finale when Rena (Teri Hatcher) declared war on Earth.

Ben and his family leave their home for safety just in time. Because Martian Manhunter and a Daxamite fly into the roof and fight in the house. He defeats the Daxamite and declares Ben’s family safe… as their house burns without being covered by alien invasions.

They’ve lost everything in the Daxamite Invasion. Hatred festers in Ben’s heart, which causes him to lash out at his classroom. He insults all of his alien students and makes comments on their complexion. Jesus, this dude is out of control!

After losing his job, Ben confronts the Alien Girl and almost attacks, but Kara Danvers saves the day. It’s karaoke night, and she makes him leave the girl alone. Ben calls Kara a “Earth traitor” and leaves the Alien Bar.

Then his father dies in the season 3 finale, passing on his hatred to Ben and officially putting him on the path to become Agent Liberty. Otis and Mercy Graves recruit him to their cause, which brings us to the current events of season three.

The kryptonite bomb has caused the entire atmosphere to get infected.

Supergirl is plummeting, but luckily Martian Manhunter saves her from falling to death. They are unable to reverse the damage and call Lena to help, who gifts Supergirl with a suit that will protect her from the poisonous air. Brainiac 5 is impressed with the device, but this will not permanently solve Supergirl’s situation.

If I were them, I’d send them to another Earth where kryptonite wasn’t killing her. That’s just me, but I’d think Earth-1 could use Supergirl right now. Star City is a mess. Anyway, the episode ends with Agent Liberty coercing Jensen, the rogue DEO agent, to give them access back into the building for a sinister plan.

Overall, I was fascinated with this episode. It gave us an honest perspective on the villain who didn’t start out that way and the events that transformed him. Episodes that sideline the main characters are always entertaining, like “Weekend At Bobby’s” from Supernatural.

I don’t approve of his actions, but his tragedy made him a sympathetic character, which I think is known as a tragic villain. Agent Liberty is a different type of villain compared to the aliens Supergirl has contended with before, as his army are the same people Supergirl protects.

Can’t wait for next week’s episode.

The Good Place 3x06 "The Ballad of Donkey Doug" Episode Review

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This episode was uneven in my opinion. I hate to say this, but it’s true. The story had split the group in two to deal with their current situations: Chidi needed to break up with Simone to avoid condemning her to The Bad Place, and Jason decided to help Donkey Doug get on the right path.

This is the deepest we went into Jason’s background… Donkey Doug is his dad! We also learn how Jason became the person he is today, which bewildered Tahani and Michael who came along for the ride. I was laughing hysterically for most of Jason’s story (the handshake with Pillboy got me!), but it’s also sort of sad to see how Donkey Doug neglected the responsibility of fatherhood.

Goodbye, Simone! Glad you figured out how weird Chidi was before it was too late. I guess we have to root for Eleanor and Chidi again. They’re meant to be together at this point. Although, I do hope the show explores Eleanor’s bisexual nature in future episodes. That was great!

The character motivation of helping themselves to helping others is not working with me yet, but I do see the potential in how that storyline can work out. This is the first episode of the new status quo too, so maybe I just need more time to let it sink in.

The virtual reality aspect of the episode was indeed funny, but how Janet managed to pull that off alludes me. She claims to have no powers but managed to build that bizarrely fast.

Overall, the nice cliffhanger with Eleanor’s mother is going to send Eleanor down the path of getting closure like Jason, but it means she’s not going to Budapest with the rest of the group. I’m not sure how I feel about the group splitting up again… I prefer they stay together.

How To Get Away With Murder 5x05 "It Was The Worst Day Of My Life" Episode Review

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The episode did something different with the structure. Instead of going to the usual flash forward, they flash forwarded only one week to reveal how Nate Sr’s trial was going in a classroom lecture. It wasn’t going too well.

The character conflicts in this episode were Nate and his father, Connor and Gabriel. Since we know how the trial will mostly play out, adding these conflicts adds good tension to see how we get to that point in the classroom.

Liza Weil stole the episode with her performance. Bonnie was processing everything she learned and relied on her support system: Annalise and Frank for comfort. I thought when she told her love interest, Miller, about her past, it was the first instance she had control of her story. It was an effective scene that moved the character forward to rediscover the past.

Asher and Michaela are back on good terms. I don’t care enough about them to discuss this further. If anything, the flash forward reveals this probably doesn’t last long: Asher kneeling down in front of Connor’s mom… that’s so bad.

Laurel caught on to Frank’s spying and demands to know why Gabriel is a threat.

Best moment of the episode: the imagery of Annalise standing in a taped rectangle—meant to represent solitary confinement—was incredibly moving to say the least, but I doubt it’d work in a real life criminal trial. The silence in the room helped make the scene more chilling.

I think this episode worked out for the most part. The “red herring” of the intro was good. I genuinely thought they lost the trial, but ending with the flash forward didn’t stick like it should’ve… Asher and Connor’s mom. It felt off to end it like that.

Station 19 2x04 "Lost And Found" Episode Review

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I enjoyed this episode more than last week’s. It got stronger character development, a crazy fire scenario, and the beginning was kind of fun.

Dean’s house became the hangout spot. This is the reason he tried to keep his place a secret. But Jack told everyone, so obviously Vic had to go kayaking without asking first. Dean begins to notice Jack hanging out at his place a lot more like a safe house. He assumed Jack was getting over Andy and didn’t want to be alone.

Andy gave her phone number to someone. His name was Brad. She was ready to move on from Jack and Ryan. The problem? She gave her old house number to the cute guy. He called Pruitt, who was surprised and began to drill the man for answers. WHAT A SLIP UP!

Captain Sullivan assigned everyone new specialties. Maya was given a specialty that allowed her to get more experience for her impending promotion to Lieutenant. Andy was given the specialty of recruitment. She was not happy about being demoted, but Sullivan thought it fitted her perfectly.

Maya was also given leadership in the current call. At first, everything seemed under control until Jack and Dean discovered squatters were inside the building. Andy, Ben, Dean, Vic, and Jack were sent in to retrieve the victims. A girl named Zoe refused to leave without her friends and ended up leading the firefighters around the complex building.

The sprinkler system turned on them! Crap! A chemical was mixed in the water and ignited the flames, making the situation worse. Luckily, Andy managed to turn it back off before any of them could’ve been seriously injured.

On the outside, Sullivan checked in with Maya to see her next course of action, only to find her focusing on one small thing. Sullivan took back leadership after seeing she had no new plan to stop the fire or save her teammates.

He went into the building himself and extinguished the flames, getting his people and the victims out of there. Andy talks to Zoe afterwards and tells her she’d make an excellent firefighter. She recruited someone without making an effort. Sullivan reveals this is why he wanted Andy on recruitment… she has more passion for the job than anyone else.

Maya was not in the mood for Andy and hated that she wasn’t ready yet to take charge.

Jack tells Dean that his problem isn’t with Andy but with himself. He needs Dean’s house for a safe place. He revealed he grew up in the system and the two of them made amends, albeit a punch was thrown, but Jack deserved it.

Vic and Travis ended up at firefighter therapy. Vic talked with Chief Ripley, who was struggling with the night of the skyscraper more than anyone realized, and those two made up. Everyone was dealing with something, and together, they’d make it through.

Ryan had his own story in this episode. He ran into his con artist of a father. This was the first episode to have Ryan away from the firefighters and a sharp look at his background. He was raised a good man despite his horrible father. To beat him further down, Ryan learns about Andy moving on with Brad… I think he’s been through enough.

Grey's Anatomy 15x05 "Everyday Angel" Episode Review

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A week break was too long! This episode was more positive than anything else. I was amused by everything going on from Richard-Link-DeLuca bonding, Glasses and Nico romance, the Jackson-Maggie drama, Amelia-Owen love, and Teddy-Meredith heart-to-heart.

Let’s start with Teddy and Meredith’s story. My favorite blonde is back! I love how Meredith tracked down Teddy (Cristina mention) and managed to get the pregnant lady back to her house. They talk and bake cookies, then we get to the heartbreak. Back to the baking, Meredith has no idea how to do it…

Teddy is initially mad that Maggie told Meredith but admits that the plan was to tell Owen about their love child. Then she saw her worst fear: Owen is back with Amelia and building a new life with her. After this, the new plan is to raise the baby on her own back in Germany.

Meredith tells Teddy from her personal experience with Thatcher how that plan will ultimately backfire. The child will look for his/her father and discover a decent man was kept from them their entire lives. Then we get into the unrequited love of it all…

Teddy has been in love with Owen for most of her life. She knows if she tells Owen, then he’ll do whatever he can support her and the child… he might even get together with her for the sake of the child. Teddy doesn’t know if he’ll be with her out of love or obligation.

Throw love out the window! Teddy needs to tell Owen for her child, not for herself. This is going to hurt once Owen and Amelia finds out.

Speaking of the couple, they spend the episode staking out Betty’s school, making sure she doesn’t ditch to smoke or do drugs or both. The two of them talk about their relationship and then to the child she lost… Christopher. Amelia was afraid she would replace Christopher with any other kids she would have, but now she sees this isn’t true.

The “Teddy” storm is fast approaching. The happiness is in trouble!

Jackson Avery has returned to the show and brought along a pro bono surgery. Why did he leave? That was ridiculous he randomly left. Maggie is not happy about his comeback. But by episode’s end, it looks like they’re going to rekindle the romance.

Alex is coming to terms with Link and Jo’s past. It looks like he is jealous at first, but then it is revealed Alex is pissed off that Link never protected Jo from Paul. Then Link tells Alex that he never liked Paul, and Jo pushed him away for it. If he knew what that monster did to her, he would’ve done something, which is what Alex needed to hear.

Plus they’re like brother and sister… so it’s all good… right?

Richard and DeLuca bromance is developing professionally. No “Richie” at work. DeLuca got lectured for not teaching interns but was praised for the potential he had in becoming an attending. The love here is too much. Let’s have more scenes like this.

Bailey and Jo Karev work together pretty well when they try to up-start Meredith Grey. Bailey’s speech about teaching Meredith and calling her a lump of clay was spot on. Of course, they end up saving the patient and learn the source of Bailey’s stress… it wasn’t work at all: Ben Warren being a firefighter is. I don’t like that revelation.

Legacies 1x01 "This Is The Part Where You Run" Episode Review

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Oh Mystic Falls! Matt Donovan cameo! How I’ve missed you and all the craziness! It bewilders me that The Vampire Diaries Universe (TVDU) is ongoing and doing a fresh take on Hope Mikaelson and her heroic/villainous journey alongside other supernatural teens trying to find their place in the world. Alaric Saltzman is also back and so is his twin daughters: Lizzie and Josie!

The episode opens with Landon Kirby and his foster brother Rafael in Atlanta. They are going to an exorcism thinking he was possessed by the Devil. Little did they know Rafael was shifting on the full moon. Hope and Alaric swoop in to save the day.

Hope and Landon are reunited too. They haven’t seen each other in two years since The Originals. They’re cute together. I approved for most of the episode. MOST.

Rafael gathers the attention of the Saltzman Twins. Lizzie and Josie both take a liking to him, creating a love triangle. Lizzie likes him to like him, while Josie is getting over her ex-girlfriend Penelope. Nobody likes Penelope out of loyalty to Josie. Except M.G.

M.G. is a young vampire, assistant to Alaric, and Josie’s close friend. He kind of betrays Josie by making out with Penelope and almost feeding on her. All seems forgiven by episode’s end, and I guess that’s okay. Hormones got the best of MG. His emotions are heightened…

On that note, everyone is sexually fluid. Anyone can get with anyone. Josie is confirmed pansexual: she has an evil ex-girlfriend and is currently pursuing a male love interest.

The Twins’ relationship with Hope is rocky at best. Lizzie tried to become friends with Hope growing up, but Hope always kept her distance. This created animosity between them, which is fueled further with Alaric giving her special attention. Josie is also jealous of Alaric taking on a father role to Hope, but she’s more civil to Hope compared to her sister.

Lizzie is going through ‘witch puberty”. That’s the best way to describe it. I think she may fall into evil tendencies because of her connection to the Gemini Coven, specifically Kai Parker. Alaric says Josie takes more to his side of the family, so she isn’t going through this.

You don’t need to have prior knowledge of The Originals or The Vampire Diaries to get into this show. The exposition is not too elaborate, and the show gives you everything you need to know to understand the characters.

The mentions of Stefan Salvatore, Klaus Mikaelson, Hayley Marshall, and the flashbacks to Hope and Landon’s scenes from The Originals were super appreciated. The setting of the Salvatore School and Mystic Falls are nostalgic but the show gives a fresh perspective on a familiar setting by adding classrooms, outdoor activities, etc. The party in the woods was nothing new… except all of the kids were supernatural!

All of them are played by age-appropriate actors too! Julie Plec was serious about not diving into “100-year-old vampires” chasing after 17-year-old girls. I guess that was always creepy.

I wonder if the show will have a main villain or will continue with the monster-of-the-week format or find a way to do both. Based on the first episode, it doesn’t seem clear what direction the show will take.

The plot twist with Landon in the end was surprising, but we’ll see if they commit to him being something more than human. I was liking Hope and Landon… She inherited her Aunt Rebekah’s bad luck with men.

Comment and share! Watch the episode! It’s good!

Supernatural 14x03 "The Scar" Episode Review

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I hope there’s more to this “Dean’s back”. I didn’t like how after two episodes, Dean is back and Michael is out. We were promised “multiple” episodes with Dichael (fandom name), and I guess that is true, considering we did get Jensen Ackles playing Michael in a flashback scene.

This episode worked out for me in the sense they incorporated Wayward Daughters into the season with Dark Kaia coming back and Sheriff Jody. It is heavily hinted that Michael bailed out of Dean after getting stabbed by her spear, which hurt him a lot. The weapon left a mark on Dean’s arm, similar to Castiel’s touch from season four.

We also learned Claire is Queer. She didn’t appear in the episode, but Jody referred to the dead Kaia as “Claire’s first love”. Wow, now I’m wondering if we should’ve gave this spin-off a real shot, but not at the expense of Legacies.

Dean is too distracted with Sam’s new beard and status as “Chief” to properly sort through his feelings about being possessed. He is too keen on stopping Michael and blaming himself for his release… Similar to how Sam blamed himself for Lucifer’s release during season five. He also wanted to skip to the ending where they beat Michael and hated thinking about his time being possessed—the torment he went through. Poor Guy. Too Soon!

The monsters of the week are vampires. Michael sends them after Dark Kaia after she refuses to join his army, and he wants the spear that can hurt him. The vampires are also enhanced and are not affected by their usual weaknesses. In the end, Dark Kaia saves Sam, Dean, and Jody from getting killed but keeps the spear for herself.

Jody shares her fears of losing the girls to “the life” and how losing the original Kaia wounded her despite barely knowing her. This is also a little nod to the spin-off that didn’t get picked up, which hurt me too, but I’m a TVDU fan to the end.

The subplot of the episode occurred at the bunker. Castiel and Jack are helping this girl who is suffering from a de-aging spell. Jack was about to leave too, but he decided to stick around to help out. Jack befriends the dying girl, Lora, and stays by her bedside the entire episode.

Castiel can’t heal her and the reversal spell fails to save her.

When she succumbs to her supernatural illness, Jack blames himself for not having his powers. This is where I noticed the necklace and waited for Jack to figure it out. He does, smashing the necklace off the dead witch’s body, and restoring Lora back to life.

Another father-son moment: Castiel tells Jack that he’s proud of what he did today. It’s too sweet! Then Jack starts to cough, saying it was a cough. But then we learn that he’s bleeding into dozes of tissues in the trash can. That’s not sweet!

Where is Nick? Someone needs to track that guy down.

What did we think of “The Scar”? Comment and share your thoughts.

American Horror Story 8x07 "Traitor" Episode Review

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After “Return to Murder House”, I’ve lost interest in the season. Not by a lot, but now that the best episode of the season is behind us, the only thing left to do is catch up with the present. Michael will destroy the world, and I want to see how he does it.

Cordelia requests a meeting with Papa Legba. Dinah Stevens, the current Voodoo Queen, accepts to do this for the Supreme if she is offered $100,000. Witches are expensive these days, but again, she did feed a heart to a cheating man and made him only attracted to his wife. That takes serious magic to do.

Papa Legba arrives, alongside Nan (OMG!), and is willing to do Cordelia’s request—trap Michael in the underworld for all eternity—if she gives up all of her girls to her. Nan seconds his demand because she misses her friends. I LOVE HER!

The Supreme refuses the deal, then Papa Legba vanishes. He does not negotiate. You either take what he deals on the table or you walk. Either way, Dinah is getting $100,000.

Mallory and Coco are explored further in this episode. It turns out Mallory is destined to become the next Supreme after Cordelia passes. According to Zoe, it is Mallory who take up the reigns of the Coven and not Michael. This makes the whole interaction between Mallory and Michael earlier in the season a lot more clearer. Coco’s abilities have grown from checking for gluten and now have evolved into figuring out exact calories in food.

Madison (Emma Roberts) goes back to Hollywood to recruit a frenemy witch named Bubbles, who can read minds. The mind reader teams up with Myrtle to expose the warlocks’ true intentions, which worked out better than I expected. These males are so stupid to have fallen for the ruse… no wonder the females rule the wiccan world.

Mallory resurrects John Henry, the warlock who was killed for trying to stop Michael. He confirms everything and tells the witches that Ms. Mead who burned him alive.

The Coco and Ms. Mead was performed perfectly. I thought Coco was in serious trouble, but luckily those random men in suits were able to get the jump on Ms. Mead. Well, not luck, the whole thing was planned. But I felt like anyone could’ve played Coco’s part in the plan, but whatever let’s burn them all!

The burning of the warlocks and Ms. Mead at the stake was a satisfying scene! I can’t wait to see how Michael reacts to the death of the only woman he loves. He is going to unleash everything on the Coven for what they did.

There wasn’t enough Emma Roberts, but we spent the majority of last week’s episode with her, so I’ll let it pass this time. If it isn’t obvious, I am a huge fan of Emma Roberts and her character Madison. Overall, an okay episode, but I’m sure it’ll pick back up next week.

This Is Us 3x05 "Toby" Episode Review

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The episode is titled “Toby”, which gives us more background on this beloved man, but there are so many other storylines going on too! There’s a lot to dig through in this packed episode. Let’s start with the man of the tour.

We’re shown different phases of Toby’s life that dives into his depression and how he became the great character we know today. A 10-year-old Toby hides from his parents’ screaming match, a shopping trip that forces Toby to comfort his mother, and then a grown Toby who is going through his first divorce.

In the present, Kate and Toby await the results of the IVF. This means Toby can get back on his meds but doesn’t want Kate to find out. He ends up at the arcade and misses the call from the doctor… but Kate tells him that she’s pregnant!

This puts Toby over the edge and into the bed like in the flash forward from the season 2 finale. The lovebirds hug it out while Toby cries. Kate sets up another appointment for Toby to readjust the meds. She comforts him and won’t leave him. I am hoping that this doesn’t last for too long.

Kevin and Zoe meet Jack’s veteran friend, Don Robinson. The man who lost his leg in last week’s “Vietnam” episode. On the way, Kevin is clueless about why Zoe forgetting her silk pillowcase is important or the racism she experienced at the gas station. She doesn’t bother saying anything about it until the end of the episode.

Zoe thinks it’s worth explaining “being black” to him, moving them forward in the relationship.

Then Kevin finds a photograph of Jack and the Vietnamese woman wearing his necklace. This mystery is building up nicely. I think those Jack and the woman were former lovers or it holds a connection to Jack’s brother.

Randall and Beth start on his campaign for city councilman. In my opinion, this is the weakest part of the episode despite it having the best character. I have no idea how Randall can fight against something like loyalty, and a part of me hopes he doesn’t win, but change needs to happen.

Beth’s small scene this episode had me feeling for her. She is so strong and had a meltdown talking about her old job. Randall! You need to help your wife! Beth! You have to pull it together! It’s going to be okay! Now tell me… How did you two meet? I really want to know.

Miguel’s involvement in the flashback portion was actually decent… revealing to the audience that he made a promise to Jack to look out for the family if he were gone (RIP Jack). He tries to help Randall with the racism he experienced with Allison’s dad and lets Kevin stay at his apartment after too much drinking.

There was so much going on in this episode. It was hard to invest in all of it. I’m not usually this critical on This Is Us, but there it is.

The Flash 5x03 "The Death of Vibe" Episode Review

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Time travel consequences, The Flash Museum, The Hall of Villains, secrets, a new Wells, and the villain blended pretty okay in this episode. Season five is continuing strong with great Easter eggs, character dynamics, and I have to say Candice Patton’s performance is incredible. The Caitlin Snow subplot is worth investing into as well. Please don’t pair Ralph and Caitlin together… keep them as friends.

Ralph’s heroic scene was funny and pushed Elongated Man to see that he isn’t taken seriously. This intersects with Sherloque Wells’ arrival as they are both classified as detectives, making him feel useless. This is a good setup for Ralph to tag along with Caitlin when they visit her mother for answers about her father.

Joe West played hostage the entire episode. I wonder if he’ll ever leave his house. Last episode, he stayed in the living room on that chair. He didn’t move at all. Give the man something to do! Cecile should have him change a diaper once in a while.

The new Harrison “Sherloque” Wells is a good combination of the French Wells and H.R. from Season 3. Tom Cavanagh is an amazing actor and is able to breathe such life / personality into these Harrison Wells’ characters. I found it hilarious that French Wells was fan-boying the West-Allen family and irritating Cisco at the same time.

Speaking of Cisco, I knew he wasn’t going to die. There was no way the show had the guts to kill him off. Despite the episode being named in his honor, Cisco didn’t have much to do beside make humorous comments.

Barry and Nora are doing the father-daughter thing. He’s teaching her how to become a better hero and to not let the guilt take over. Nora has a lot to learn, but she is getting there. Like father like daughter. Although, Nora is hiding something about interfering in the season four finale. Sherloque Wells is onto her and so are we.

I wonder if the “Thomas Snow” subplot will intersect at all with Cicada, but I don’t mind them being separate. It gives all the characters something to do outside of each other. Everyone grouping together at Star Labs was getting tiresome.

Cicada is building up to become a fearsome villain and a sympathetic character. I’m looking forward to seeing how they’ll explore his background and what drove him to kill all the metahumans in Central City.

This is how you do a “family season”… take notes, Arrow. The Year (Season Six) you did on family was not good, if we could even call it that.

Comment and Let’s Discuss theories. What’s Nora hiding? Will Sherloque Wells ever pay back the money he wrongfully took from them? I GOTS TO KNOW!

DC's Legends of Tomorrow 4x01 "The Virgin Gary" Episode Review

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Dang! The Legends are back and better than ever despite the several changes to the main cast. They are avoiding the curse of Arrowverse Season 4 (The Flash and Arrow need to take notes) and ready to rock out this season with lots of fun and self-awareness.

Last season they’ve lost: Professor Stein, Jax, Rip Hunter, Wally West, and Amaya. However, the smaller cast helps make the Legends a tighter team. Even Zari, who was added last season, has made herself at home on the Waverider.

The current lineup: Captain Sara Lance, Ray Palmer, Nate Heywood, Mick Rory, and Zari.

John Constantine is a series regular and will join the team at some point in the season. The magician is not a team player. I am enjoying the development we already got from John and his crazy dynamic with Sara so far.

Nate/Mick dynamic was a good addition to the premiere episode, but the subplot involving Nate’s family—his father—was rather weak. It added more to the Nate/Mick dynamic than the background. I am not invested much yet.

The Woodstock time period with the killer Unicorn is a great concept only Legends can pull off… Poor Gary lost a nipple to that magical creature. Constantine and Gary’s relationship is such a pleasure to figure out. The “slob” that made the Legends get high was a great element to show how the team still has what it takes to maintain the show’s craziness.

Sara and Ava’s relationship is the best. Still holding out for the Sara/Nyssa backstory, but this current romance is cute! Sara deserves happiness and so does Ava. I love how Ava didn’t get mad at Sara for lying to her about the magical creatures running amok and is willing to keep the romance going while the Legends clean up their latest mess.

I enjoyed the pokes they made at Wally West’s disappearing act.

The Ray/Zari friendship is also great. When Zari shows Ray her younger self playing with her mother in Washington DC, it was a poignant moment. Who would see that woman as a threat? Seriously? I also thought Zari helping Ray through his emotions over letting Nora escape was also a nice touch.

Overall, this premiere was a crazy-ass episode! The ending got me shaking in my boots! Constantine in a towel rolling around on the floor? Realistically, the towel would’ve fell off at that point, but CW has their rules!

Screwing things up for the better!

Arrow 7x02 "Longbow Hunters" Episode Review

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I found myself not bored with this episode. This season is clearly shaping up with three distinct storylines: Prison Oliver, Team Arrow vs Longbow Hunters (which is broken into two), and then the flashforward (YAY ROY)! Although I did get annoyed with Felicity and Friends… I don’t know why Felicity is annoying to me. Ever since Laurel E-1 died and even a bit before that, she wasn’t the same anymore.

Anyways, the Laurel E2 and Dinah arc of the episode seemed forced. I think we needed more time with Laurel to show her redemption… like season 6 would’ve been perfect. But we’re diving right into the first steps with her sorrow and guilt over Quentin’s death. Dinah also seemed moved by her apology to an extent, but I hope forgiveness is not in the cards here.

Felicity and Diggle had clear tension over how to handle Ricardo Diaz, which hurts them. Diggle is playing by a different set of rules. He is with ARGUS and making sure Team Arrow commits to the immunity they were offered by the FBI. This is where the struggles of having a crowded cast rolls in:

Dinah, Curtis, and Rene need to find a concrete purpose. I think Dinah being the law enforcer can work, Renee looking toward the new Green Arrow has potential, but Curtis only working at ARGUS seems… I don’t know. There are too many main characters… someone has to die!

(hint: Not Rene).

Felicity is too used to the old ways of Team Arrow and desperately wants to protect her family (Oliver and William). In the end, Felicity realizes Diggle and herself are walking different paths and she goes to Agent Watson for her assistance, making her hold up the deal she made with Oliver.

Longbow Hunters are a threatening foe. The League of Assassins were right to fear these people. We’ve met three of them: Red Dart, Silencer, and Kodiak. Their fight scenes are well-done, but Silencer is the one that caught my attention.

Laurel E2 vs Silencer was a good fight scene. I thought it held a lot of weight. Hell, I’m happy to see Laurel E2 back this season. She needs more attention. Katie Cassidy was always better playing villainous characters anyway (I remember you from Supernatural).

The Prison Story line.

Oliver is fighting back. He wants to find Ricardo Diaz using the prison system. Oliver can’t use his usual methods to intimidate the villains into giving him what he wants. Brickwell, Bronze Tiger, and Sampson are not messing around. They are willing to help Oliver.. if they take care of a guard for them.

I love Stanley. He is a good partner to Oliver’s broodiness. With his help, Oliver manages to find a way to take care of the guard without killing him, but situations like this won’t happen often. Stephen Amell is acting the hell out of this role. I’m looking forward to see how Oliver keeps doing favors like this with Brickwell and his gang… I want more from Bronze Tiger.

Flashforward: William is GAY! He confirms he had a jerk of his ex-boyfriend and it was great! Good for him! Roy Harper and Adult William have a good dynamic. I like how they’re already gearing up to leave Lian Yu… because I expected them to stay on the island similar to every other scenario. Good for Arrow to change up like this.

Roy Harper is clearly no longer with Thea and William never reunited with his family. What has happened in this future? What will they find in Star City? I wonder if the present and the future will have more concrete connections to each other.

The Potential is starting to pay off here. Season 7 might become something great. The Flash Forward and the Prison Arc were strong points in this episode. Team Arrow was the weak link of the episode, but it had good moments like the Longbow Hunters.

Charmed Reboot 1x02 "Let This Mother Out" Episode Review

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I think episode 2 is an improvement over episode 1. We’re really diving into the sisters’ grief and mistrust of their adviser, Harry. After the spirit board tells the girls that they can’t trust him, Mel wants to believe it right away… this episode clearly set-up the predictable twist that the mother is not communicating with them, but I can sense that wasn’t the point to make it unexpected.

Mel and Maggie have lost a parent they had their whole lives. Macy is different. While she does feel the lost too, she didn’t have the same attachment but rather is thinking objectively about the whole thing. However, Macy does have unresolved abandonment issues with the mother.

This was much needed… exploring the Power of Three and their sisterhood. Maggie and Macy have a good relationship, but the tension truly lies with Macy and Mel… Mel is used to being the oldest sister, but now that authority is being challenged by the “outsider”.

Maggie is starting to become more likable. She is letting her “Phoebe” show when she starts moping over her sisters’ more offensive powers (telekinesis and freezing). Then she begins to see her gift as a burden. The gloves fail to block her mind reading and she gets hit with a wave of endless thoughts from hand-holding the sorority sisters.

It also hurts her sex life. She keeps hearing Brian (ex-boyfriend) think about her boobs and other weird things like how he’s still in love with her, making her life even more difficult. Maggie wanted a stress-reliever and got even more stressed… that’s kind of funny actually.

I also appreciated the “mom bong” Maggie made in third grade. It was really cute.

The Book of Shadows flipping the pages to the truth serum was a nice nod to the original series in addition to the spell itself. This is a different variant… you have to drink it as opposed to simply casting it on the person, and it lasts only 30 minutes opposed to 24 hours.

Cool! I can get on board with that.

Harry Greenwood is a good guy. We knew this on some level, but the sisters had to figure it out themselves. Macy attempted to use the truth serum on him, but it got accidentally swapped out with Niko’s drink.

I love Niko during this episode. She is incredibly funny and her relationship with Mel is pretty cute. Besides the fact that Niko slept with her ex-fiance twice when they broke up, I think they’re in a good place. It wasn’t fair of Mel to get that information the way she did.

When it was revealed that the mother was a demon, I think it was the right move to have Mel stab it with a knife. She was the one who was having the hardest time with the mother’s death and the one who pushed for this to be real. It was an emotional blow that left the sisters kind of broken but closer together.

Harry surprised me with all his offensive magical abilities: telekinesis, memory wiping, orbing, and decent hand-to-hand combat skills. He’s already stronger than regular Whitelighter Leo. I don’t mind that in the slightest… it’s just surprising.

The fight scene and the vanquish was better in this episode compared to the last one. The use of a phone was… I don’t know how I feel about it. They did need a mirror and all of them got broken earlier in the episode. So, I guess it works…

I’m excited for the next episode because the Asian sorority sister got possessed by the next threat and the Source of All Evil is coming for them soon enough. Also, The Elders were mentioned in this episode. I like it!

Let’s also hope Macy gets to explore her abandonment issues this season in addition to learning more about their fathers.

Supergirl 4x02 "Fallout" Episode Review

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Season 4 is going places. This season is the one we need right now. Kara Danvers is no longer focused on romance and instead diving head-first into alien-human politics. This is the year that shows how good of a show this could be.

Nia Nal is an excellent addition to the series. She is the stand-out character of the episode. Let’s talk about her before anything else, shall we?

I love her limited scenes with both James Olsen and Brainiac 5. She steps up for Brainy when his tech malfunctions and reveals himself as an alien. His pizza friend grew angry and belittled him, ready to strike him for being different. Nia stood up for him and got them all to back off. They were definitely flirting too… Nia did most of the work, but Brainy was trying. He also recognized her… probably as her superhero alias in the future.

This scene leads Nia to confide in James Olsen about her stance. She is a transgender woman and has compassion for the aliens who are getting bullied for being different. This moves James close to tears, and the rest of us too, to reconsider his position on being unbiased with the media.

We love you, Nia Nal.

This also comes at a time where it was announced in a US memo proposal that gender will be defined as “biological and fixed”. We need this representation to show that they don’t deserve to be erased but to be seen and respected like every other gender out there.

Let’s get back to the review. Needed to say my two cents on that subject.

Supergirl is visiting the White House quite often. This is a good thing to expand on the world and how she truly is a beacon of hope for this Earth. Then she saves a crowd of protesters from a falling flagpole. She lands with the American flag by her side and tells the people to talk not fight with each other.

This is a powerful symbol that sets up the episode quite well. Supergirl wants to help unite the divided and to create a peaceful nation for all humans and aliens alike. We also dive back into her relationship with Lena, which is different as Kara Danvers compared to Supergirl. But I do appreciate how having a dual life was used strategically in the action scene.

Lena Luthor is an idiot, but I was entertained by her logical decision-making: “Stay by me, Kara. It’ll be safer for you.” Then Kara proceeds to repel bullets and bounce them back toward the “terrible marksmen” and then used her foot to keep a closing door open. Those moments were pretty incredible.

We also learn more about Lena’s past with both Lex and Mercy. Lena thought of Mercy as her older sister growing up and felt abandoned after Mercy left the Luthor Family. The pain she must’ve dealt with. The fighting sequence between Mercy and Lena was well-done with the bio arms… then Lena tells Kara to leave the room (SUPERGIRL)!

Supergirl arrives and takes out Mercy. Lena… please you must know Kara and Supergirl are the same person at this point. How else did she get past your secured building?

Alex and Brainy have a good friendship going on. It’s not the same as Alex and Winn, but it’s building into something rather appealing. Brainy is starting to let emotions affect his intellect, but Alex is there to support him in his time of need.

In the end, Supergirl and James make compelling speeches about respecting people and to help each other rebuild this healing country.

J’onn also runs into Agent Liberty, who makes a speech of his own to the humans. I think if he wasn’t wearing his mask, the scene would’ve been much stronger. Otherwise, he’s no different than the vigilantes taking justice into his own hands. I think the people in the crowd would’ve realistically been more receptive to him too. They seemed too willing to follow him.

Mercy, Otis, and Jensen (TRAITOR) unleash a kryptonite gas that weakens Supergirl in the middle of her flying. In the episode’s closing moments, she is plummeting down into unknown territory. I’m sure she’ll be okay… right?

Overall, this season has the potential to be the one best yet. Definitely already better than season 3 by miles, but where is Red Daughter Kara? We need more of this development.

Station 19 2x03 "Home to Hold onto" Episode Review

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Andy is starting to become unlikable. She’s too focused on herself that she’s forgetting what it means to work as a team. Right now, she is currently living with Maya after moving out of her father’s house. This is a big adjustment, but everyone is adjusting pretty well to it.

Maya and Andy have issues to work out.

In this episode, Andy is too self-absorbed to realize other people may have different opinions than her. Then she wonders why she keeps screwing up instead of congratulating Maya for making the right call or respecting Captain Sullivan for doing his job.

Maya is a loyal friend and my favorite character on the show. She is as experienced as Andy and deserves a chance to prove herself. The hearing problem is still lingering when Sullivan catches that her volume is turned all the way up on her walkie. At least the writers didn’t forget about that detail. It will come back to bite her in the ass… maybe after her application for lieutenant goes through.

Pruitt and Andy have a heart to heart. He tells her essentially that she’s mad at herself for not getting the Captain job and was damn close to getting it too. She has to find a way to let it go before it costs her any more of her self-respect or her teammates’.

Vic and Travis are also dealing with issues. Vic is furious at Travis for giving up on himself and on her… She’s angry that he chose to die instead of fighting to live. Captain Sullivan breaks up this fight right away and tells them to take it somewhere else… they are keeping it professional in this Fire Station!

What a good scene!

Also like how Vic is getting with a hottie from another Fire Station. Good for you!

Jack and Ryan are stuck in a car together. I enjoyed this subplot of theirs because it gives them the chance to discuss their working relationship. Andy has broken up with both of them and has no intention of getting back with either of them. There’s no reason why they can’t be friends or civil with each other.

I enjoyed how Ryan was the hero, but Jack was given all the credit. It shows how people have different views on firefighters and police officers. Ryan was the one who spotted the man and his little girl, picked up on all the details, and made the right calls on handling the situation.

By the end, Jack and Ryan grew a sense of newfound respect for each other. It was quite neat.

Side note: Dean has a nice house that he invites nobody over to. He wants his peace. Ben Warren was around, but he didn’t do much in the episode either.