Revelations galore!

Hello lovelies! I just wanted to start this post by letting you know that this will be my last post for a few weeks 😦 I’m off to do a little bit of adventuring in South America for three weeks and unfortunately, the chances of me being able to find good enough Wifi from Starbucks and McDonalds to watch my TV shows are very slim. So this week will be my last, and then I’ll get back and aim to watch as much as I can and continue where I left off. Just FYI, if I get any spoilers about How to Get Away with Murder over the next month, be prepared for my wrath. But enough about that, let’s get started!

My favourites for this week are:

How to Get Away with Murder E05 – I’m going to be so deprived the next few weeks because I’m not getting my weekly fix of this show. God, this week was good! There was a lot about Bonnie and the insight we get into her past at the end of the episode is literally SHOCKING! It does explain a lot about her character, but doesn’t quite explain Annalise’s bipolar interactions with her, ranging from “You’re pathetic, why do I trust you” to “She’s my little baby, and I want to protect her”. Make up your mind, woman! In other news, Asher is just so confused this entire episode and Connor, Mikaela and Laurel are starting to turn on Wes and his obsession with finding out what happened to Rebecca. Come on guys, you have to stick together!!!!!

NCIS: LA E05 – I could kiss the writers for this week’s episode! They gave a perfect example of a serious show that can also showcase some good humour and chemistry between the actors, and I think that once in a while, serious shows need a bit of laughter. I watched this episode on the bus on the way to work (judge me all you want) and I was literally giggling to myself because the suspect was ridiculously stupid and funny. Dinozzo (from NCIS) comes to the LA branch to catch the suspect, and toss in a bit of Kensi/Deeks adorableness and a suspect that is so ridiculous and you have a pretty funny episode. I will have to say that I am very easily pleased so many of you might not actually find it funny, but now you can’t say that I didn’t warn you!

The Big Bang Theory E05 – Finally a funny episode! I don’t have much to say about it because the boys learn to fence, and that’s a funny enough scene to picture in your head. I’m just glad I can finally put this show as a favourite for the week, because it’s been a bit slow in terms of really making audiences laugh. And I know I’m not the only one that thinks this, I’ve had a few discussions over the last few weeks as to how the show isn’t as funny as it used to be. But hopefully it picks up from here!

The Flash E03 – You know how, when you were younger, you dad would do something trivial that would make you think he was the worst dad ever and it just wasn’t fair? Well think again, because Captain Cold and sister, Lisa Snart, have to give their dad a mug that says “Worst Father of the Year”. You know Lewis Snart is bad when you start sympathising with the original bad guy who isn’t that bad anymore. There is one more thing that I really liked from this episode which is definitely worth mentioning. Joe’s wife has returned to Central City to meet Iris, and Joe tries to get her to go away. Now, usually there are two things that happen in this situation (I’m looking at you, Arrow writers). Firstly, Person A (the secret holder) doesn’t tell Person B about the secret and so it sits there festering and just become worse. The second thing that happens is Person B finds out part of the truth, and then proceeds to be angry at Person A and it’s the usual “you lied to me, you betrayed me, I will never trust you again” speech. HOWEVER, in a miraculous turn of events, Joe tells Iris everything, explains his situation and apologises for keeping her mother a secret. But wait, there’s more! Iris actually acts like a smart and empathetic adult who understands Joe’s decision and forgives him for lying to her and now has the knowledge to decide what she wants to do about her mother. This, people, this, is what happens when adults communicate and writers know that there doesn’t always have to be copious amounts of drama to make a show good.

Agents of SHIELD E04 – We finally got to the May/Hunter versus Ward stand-off that we were waiting for (though Hunter was an idiot and it totally didn’t go as planned)! Ward pulled out a truly evil card though, and they left it at a bit of a cliff-hanger. Now I’m a “glass half full” kinda gal so I think that a certain someone could still be alive but what do I know? I read A Dance with Dragons and it didn’t even occur to me that Jon Snow getting stabbed could mean his death, until I saw the scene in Game of Thrones. The rest of the crew is finally getting somewhere with the Inhuman that is killing off other Inhumans, and it kind of sounds like a pity murderer, but again, who knows. WE NEED MORE INFORMATION!

Quantico E04 – We found out so much stuff in this episode that my brain was about to explode, but in a totally good way. In the flash forwards, Asher is working to catch Alex undercover but gets turned by Ryan to help Alex, and after an altercation with Shelby, Ryan and Asher are back at the FBI hub and Vasquez is very suspicious. In the current time frame, Alex goes a little rogue in the week’s activities, and Liam decides that it’s time for Alex to leave the FBI. Ryan starts questioning why he’s doing stuff for Liam when it’s off the record, and turns out that he’s on probation (what did he do that got him on probation???!!!!). And another bomb shell dropped on the show – we find out why Miranda’s son is in jail and it’s a doozy. And that is why I enjoy this show. Not only is Alex hiding something, but every character is a little bit shady and you truly don’t know who the terrorist is. My best bet is Liam at the moment, he’s a little shadier than the rest and I just don’t like him.

Dishonourable mentions:

Doctor Who E06 – I don’t know what is happening with this show! This week was a continuation of last weeks and it was, frankly, disappointing. I know that Maisie Williams is a hot-shot on Game of Thrones, but having her on this show made no difference and I hate doing this, but watching her in another role made me realise that she’s not that good an actress. I didn’t want to talk about acting skills on this blog because I don’t want to attack actors, so I’ll give her the benefit of the doubt and say that she’s still young and Game of Thrones was her first role so she still has a lot of potential. Apart from Williams, the episode was totally meh which is so sad because this show was the best! Clara wasn’t in the episode, and the Doctor was trying to be funny in parts but it really didn’t do it for me. From the previews, it looks like next week will be better, but who knows, this season has been totally average.

Supernatural E03 – It really breaks my heart to put this in the dishonourable list 😦 Little, evil Darkness Amara is sucking souls left, right and centre and Crowley is not dealing very well with his growing girl. Meanwhile, Cas is still going crazy and Dean and Sam find Rowena to reverse her spell while she tries to recruit for her mega-coven. Eh, even though Jensen Ackles directed the episode and it was ok, I get the feeling that this entire season is going to be in the dishonourable list because I’m just so over it.

And the leftovers: Bones E04 (Betty White guest stars and that’s reason enough to watch!), Arrow E03 (Laurel is stupid, and there’s a super cool metahuman), NCIS E05 (Abby is trapped in a hostage-like situation and is bad-ass), Scorpion E05 (they wore superhero costumes, enough said), Castle E05 (Espo and Ryan are making up for the lack of Castle/Beckett banter, and I’m totally fine with that) and Once Upon a Time E04 (Team Snow/Charming are awesome but now everyone has to look out for the magic sand).

So now it’s time for me to say bye for a little while: peace out homies!

Being sick has one benefit

Hello internet friends! Well this was a quiet week both for me and the TV world. I ended up getting a lil bit sick which meant that I stayed at home and watched all my TV shows and still managed to sleep and get better. All my shows this week were a little less stressful and filled with suspense, which I am totally ok with seeing as the last few weeks have been a little intense. But here we go, lets get started!

Quantico E03 – I’m not lying to you when I say that I spent this entire episode screaming at my laptop demanding to know if Simon Asher could be trusted or not! In the flash forwards, Alex has been told by Ryan to trust Simon who apparently isn’t an agent because he got kicked out due to a bomb incident (What the hell happened?!). Go back to their time in Quantico, and not only is the assignment for this week a little shady, Simon is acting very weird and basically isolates himself from all the recruits for some of this actions. Way to be part of the team, Simon. Three other important aspects of this episode: 1. Alex discovers that whoever’s been planning to frame her has been planning to do it since before she joined the academy, 2. The twins have an interesting spat which does not end well and 3. Alex discovers all about her dad and pours her heart out to Ryan. Interesting…

Agents of Shield E03 – Geez, this was a quiet week because I don’t even remember anything remotely interesting happening on the episode. Lincoln spends the whole time telling Daisy he doesn’t need her help, but then asks her for it anyway, Coulson has to protect Daisy and therefore give up Lincoln, Simmons is finding it very hard to adjust back to Earth and Fitz is being the cute little supportive puppy that he is, and Hunter gets the crap beaten out of him so that he can infiltrate Hydra with May and kill Ward. It was a bit of a “eh” episode, but of well, we can’t always be on the edge of our seats with every episode can we?

The Flash E02 – If the writers aim for this week was to confuse their fans more than usual, they definitely did that. My family and I spent the entire episode just staring at the TV and then back at each other with confused expressions and then back at the TV with this expression:

So not only to fans have to deal with the whole “The Flash can run so fast he can time travel”, we now have to deal with the fact that there are multiple dimensions each with their own Earth, and there is a possibility that each Earth has their own speedster. Oh and not only are there multiple “Flashes”, there are meta-humans from other dimensions coming over to our Earth all trying to kill our Flash for some guy call Zoom. So not only do the team have to deal with their own metas (which, if you remember from the end of the last season, escaped the particle accelerator and are just out running about), but they also have to deal with other dimension metas. Oh, plus other speedsters. Oh and wait, could things get worse? YES THEY CAN! Because the there’s a dimension out there with another HARRISON WELLS! I’m so done; I literally can’t even right now.

Supernatural E02 – This episode just tied up loose ends and I’m glad because I just want them to fight off some weird creatures now! But sadly, I don’t think that that’s going to happen because the little baby, Amara, is the Darkness, eats souls, grows into a little girl and then is helped out by Crowley. Meanwhile, Cas is getting beat up by some angels, Sam finds a cure just before he becomes totally infected and Dean is trying to figure out if he can kill the little Darkness baby or not. I don’t know, this show is getting too much; I just want it to end!

Arrow E02 – So much happened in this episode, but then so little did that I don’t know if I should write a huge thing about it or not! I guess my top 3 things are: 1. Thea has gone ca-razy and it’s all thanks to the Pit in Nanda Parbat 2. Oli has finally gotten rid of that stupid wig he wears in the flashback, but I won’t explain why and 3. Laurel makes a stupid-ass decision that made me realise why I hated her so much.

How to Get Away with Murder E04 – What the hell has Asher done?! It’s killing me, but all we know is that involved a girl, and it’s bad enough that he has to get his dad in to help him get out of being an informant for the Prosecution against Annalise. Oh did I also mention that he thinks Annalise killed Sam and is about to tell on her? Also the Nate/Wes/Levi triangle end up figuring out some more stuff about Rebecca but funnily enough have their own secrets within the group, where is the communication people!? Back to the adopted-siblings-that-murdered-their-parents case, Mikaela finds out that the siblings aren’t lovers but may have fallen for the sexy brother (and I totally don’t blame her, dem eyes…). And this week’s case involves a psychotic teenager that claims that she was peer pressured into stabbing her best friend, which opens up a whole can of worms between Annalise and Connor. The scene between Connor and Annalise has some top quality acting, and I have to hand it to Jack Falahee for holding his ground against Viola Davis, they were both spectacular.

Doctor Who E05 – To turns out this is another double episode, but it did kind of “end” so I was a little confused, but let’s see what happens next week. This episode had Maisie Williams (Arya from Game of Thrones), but I’m going to be honest, she didn’t really do much at all in the episode, and I was a bit let down. The episode itself was nothing spectacular but the writers did address the issue of Peter Capaldi playing a character in the 4^th series and then somehow the 12^th Doctor having his face, which was, I think, done really well. And again in this episode, there was yet another conversation between the Doctor and Clara about how he cares for her, and how she needs a hobby, and how he has a duty of care etc. I’m guessing that the writers are building up to when Clara is no longer the Doctors companion (reports say that this is Jenna Coleman’s last series as the Companion), but I don’t see why they have to address it every episode. We get it, she’s very important to you.

The ones I haven’t mentioned:
Once Upon a Time E03 (Arthur is evil-ish and Lancelot is back, don’t worry, it’s confusing for me too), Bones E03, NCIS E04 (we get a bit about Leon’s past which is very interesting), NCIS: LA E04 (There’s a mole in NCIS!), The Big Bang Theory E03, Castle E04 and Scorpion E04.

Hope you lovelies have a lovely week!

Wait, what?!

This week has been busy busy busy! Apart from having a full time job plus a family and friends to socialise with, I totally underestimate how much time it takes for me to type a blog every week and make sure it sounds alright! Here’s to hoping that it gets easier and that my “time management” skills come into play. I mean what was the point of going to uni for 5 years if I can’t figure out how to waste my time correctly, right?!

The American channel CW premiered their new seasons this week, so I’m going to start with those. First up – The Flash S02 E01 

*Me and my mum after the first minute of the episode.*

Don’t worry though, our confusion was sorted about 30 seconds later and yours will be too. This episode was filled with heaps of “whaaaaaaaa?” moments, a meta-human that was kind of like the Hulk (but not as cool), and of course, stupid, confusing, conniving Harrison Wells. I don’t think you can call him dead considering his existence was erased at the end of the last season, but he had a message of Barry from “beyond the grave” and thanks to my trust issues with this show, I’m extremely sceptical about his actions. Oh and the final “whaaaaaa?” moment was at the end of the episode when Henry and Barry have an emotional and sad and touching and sad (yes, it needs a double sad) moment which, I can’t believe I’m admitting to, gave me a few tears. THERE ARE JUST TOO MANY FEELS!

CW numero duo – Arrow S04 E01
This episode is what every single fan needed, safe to say I was content and satisfied. Olicity are happy in their surburban life (YES, Oli can cook, could he get any more perfect?!) and of course there’s an evil force that is taking over Star City and Diggle, Thea and Laurel are out of their depth without Oli and Felicity. I would like to take a minute here to explain that my mother and I have a great dislike for Laurel, don’t ask why, we just do. Thea was like a breath of fresh air in this episode, and yet again, there’s another flashback where Oli is put straight back on Lian Yu, again. Warning: there are two “Whaaaaaaaaa?” moments at the end the episode, Lance is somehow involved with the bad side, and in 6 months, someone dies (my take is that it COULD be Felicity, but my father begs to differ). Y U DO DIS?!

CW numero tres – Supernatural S11 E01
God dammit, I’m still watching this show! To be completely honest, it needs to end because after 10 seasons of Sam and Dean putting the world in danger only to save it and do it again, it’s getting just a little bit tiring.

I miss the days where it was just two beautiful men saving America from supernatural creatures. Now it’s more about Demons and Angels and God and the inevitable end of the world scenario and the boys just can’t win. This season started with Sam releasing The Darkness (who’s a hot chick that Dean has a thing for now) and it’s turning people in to crazy, cannibal murders. Oh and there’s a baby they have to save so naturally, the writers have put in a young female officer to take the baby in. I know that the show has a ridiculously large online female fan base and won’t be ending anytime soon, but I really don’t know how much longer I can watch it (I say that now, but let’s see).

Now for my favourites for the week:

Quantico E02
Oohhhh it’s getting better! In the flashbacks, there’s a new antagonist called Vasquez who is just out to be better than Alex, which is pretty hard because she’s freaking AWESOME. In their assignment for the week, they have to team up with the analyst recruits, and oh look, Caleb is now an analyst and is working with the agent recruits. Alex absolutely nails the task, because she’s awesome and gains a fair few admirers including Liam O’Connor. I still don’t understand him and his motives and why he has Ryan undercover, and not knowing is making me anxious. Also, and this kind of a little thing, but I really would like to hear one consistent accent for Alex. It’s not American, it’s not Indian, it’s not even neutral, and it’s just a weird combination of all three depending on what word it is. I sincerely hope that they pick one soon and stick with it!

Once Upon a Time E02
Oh my lord the Regina feels. All I wanted to do this entire episode was stare at her and want her to be happy and perfect and be the Saviour and win everyone’s hearts. She’s trying so hard and the writers are just not letting her be good! I also really want to know about how the Dark One’s dagger and Excalibur were split in half, but I guess I’m going to have to wait 😦 Oh and poor Hook realises that Emma has completely given herself to the darkness seeing as true loves kiss doesn’t work, oh the drama!

Agents of SHIELD E02
Ok, so remember last week, when I wasn’t too happy with the episode because there were too many questions that weren’t answered? Well, it’s like the writing Gods read my blog because they answered them! 1. The team try and find Simmons and I’m not going to tell if they find her or not, that’s for you to do yourselves! 2. May is taking a niiiiiiice long break with her dad, but it may get interrupted by a visitor. 3. Daisy is totally bad-ass in this episode but Coulson is starting to worry me a bit. 4. Ward is rebuilding Hydra, and whatever hope I had for him to turn good has completely gone to shit because he’s gone savage. I have only one concern – what happened to the Inhuman/alien creature that was killing off all the other Inhumans, is NO one trying to find him?

How to Get Away with Murder E03
The first thing Annalise does in this episode, is write the word “SEX” in big letters on the blackboard and this is exactly what this episode is about. The siblings Annalise is representing could be having an incestuous relationship (cue Game of Thrones theme song) and her new client is a prostitute that has sex parties at her house and ends up with a dead sex buddy. The biggest thing I liked about this episode, apart from the cute banter between the students, is a glimpse at the potential character development for Asher. Because he isn’t part of the Murdering Foursome, we don’t know much about him, but he has a secret and I want to know what it is! Oh, and someone from Rebecca’s past has come to find her and Wes and Nate team up with him, I love this so much!

The ones I haven’t mentioned: Castle E03 (the murder literally had me say “Oh shit” and Castle is as adorable as ever), NCIS: LA E03, Scorpion E03 (Sylvester has to go to prison, it’s all sorts of fun), The Big Bang Theory E03 (highlight is Sheldon singing We Will Rock You in a falsetto had me in stitches), NCIS E03, Bones E02 (Yay, Booth is safe and Cam cannot catch a break!) and Doctor Who E04 (for once, they explained all the timey-wimey stuff and it made sense).

Hope you have a good week, happy TV-ing!

One last week.

As you can see, I have one last week. Until all hell breaks loose and I have the joy of watching 14 shows as well as maintaining what is deemed an “acceptable social life”. So let’s start, here are my top picks for this week gone by:

Quantico S01 E01
Right. I’m going to be honest, if this show didn’t have Priyanka Chopra in it, I wouldn’t have bothered watching it, but man I would have missed an amazing show! If you don’t know who Priyanka is, go Wiki her now, she’s incredible. The show is about a new group of FBI recruits at Quantico, each with their own set of secrets. Flash forward a few months, Grand Central Station has been blown up, and it’s up to Alex Parrish (Chopra) to figure out which new recruit did it. Oh, but the FBI already think she is the terrorist. Honestly, I think I’m just excited to see Chopra break the stereotypical Indian mold and absolutely own it on the small screen. But if you’re in it for the story, please stay because the series pilot caught me with my jaw on the floor a few times.

Once Upon a Time S05 E01
I like Disney, and I like TV so this show is basically fulfilling all my fan girl dreams. The season opener was good, and delved straight into what all the fans look for, sassy Regina, an emotionally confused Emma and a hurt and distraught Hook (I am very biased with Hook, so for me, he can do no wrong 😉 ) I did enjoy how the writers wove Rumpelstiltskin into the story considering Gold is dying back in Storybrooke. They’ve added Merida from Brave into the story as well as the rose in the case from Beauty and the Beast.  And in true OUAT fashion, there’s a flash forward, memory loss (again, really?) and story lines in two different worlds. Oh, this season is going to be fun!!!

Castle E2
This was a continuation of the first episode, and it was pretty freaking gripping. Highlights include meeting Castle’s step-mother (who is totally bad-ass), finally revealing what the hell got Beckett shot, and Senator Bracken getting involved in some pretty brutal stuff. As I’m typing this, I’ve realised that I don’t really have a solid opinion on the end of this episode. Part of me saw it coming, because how else will the show go on without drama, but part of me just wants everyone to be happy! Not going to give spoilers, you’re just going to have to watch it and find out!

Marvel’s Agents of Shield S03 E01
This was nothing spectacular an episode to be completely honest, and I was a little disappointed. Firstly (and this bothered me a lot), please explain why there was no Agent May or Grant Ward in the episode. Secondly, don’t you dare have Simmons enveloped by the monolith and then not properly explain where she is. Thirdly, stop making Fitz go crazy!!!! He’s a sensitive soul. And fourth – Daisy/Skye has superpowers, she’s gifted, please stop sticking her in revealing clothing. She doesn’t need it and we like her without her chest popping out of her singlet. End rant.

*True image of writers when the fans say they don’t like what they’ve done*

How to Get Away with Murder E02
I think I’m going to have to write a review for each episode of this show, it’s just too freaking intense. And I think the title should always be “Oh look, another dead person”, because that happened again this episode. There are two main points from this episode: 1. What on Earth has happened in Bonnie’s past?! 2. Viola Davis has acted absolutely amazingly in this episode and her emotional range as an actress is something that everyone needs appreciate. I’m going to leave it there, because she just left me gobsmacked.

Doctor Who E03
Dang nammit writers, not another double episode! It’s got the Doctor and Clara at a research facility at the bottom of the lake and there’s a crew to protect from, well, things. This one ended with a WTF moment, which means that the next episode is going to have a whole lot of wibbly wobbly, timey wimey stuff (Whovians, you better appreciate that joke 🙂 ). Also, still not a fan of the sonic sunglasses, bring back the screwdriver!!!

*Steven Moffat to the Whovians that don’t like the sonic sunglasses*

Bones S11 E01
This one I did not expect but:

*When writers make it a double episode, which they haven’t done in years*

My train of thought this episode: “Oh crap, Booth’s dead. No, come on, they won’t kill him off, he’s the reason we tolerate Bones. Ah, shit it’s [SPOILER]. Holy crap, there’s only 7 mins left, where is Booth?! Wait, no, hang on, you still haven’t found him, no, hang on, don’t show me the black screen of death. No, no, no. Nooooooo, not “to be continued!!!!!!”” And that’s all I’m going to say.

Episodes that weren’t mentioned: Scorpion E02 (finally, a slightly more realistic episode), NCIS: LA E02 (it’s all about Kensi and Deeks), The Big Bang Theory E02 and NCIS E02 (you’d think I’d stop crying about Gibbs’ family after 13 seasons, but noooo). Hope you enjoyed, see y’all next week!