I'm currently uploading my reviews of all the tv episodes of the new seasons of Flash, Arrow, and Gotham on the website as I type.
Monday, March 18, 2019
New Website
Hello Everyone
https://strangerreviews.blogspot.com/
The link above is my new website where I will post my reviews of recent Tv Shows that I have seen and where I will post the Math Blaster Tv Show awards.
I will write my review of the recent episode of Arrow on the site as well.
Have a great evening everyone.
https://strangerreviews.blogspot.com/
The link above is my new website where I will post my reviews of recent Tv Shows that I have seen and where I will post the Math Blaster Tv Show awards.
I will write my review of the recent episode of Arrow on the site as well.
Have a great evening everyone.
Friday, March 15, 2019
Ranking the MCU Movies
Please note, the list will be updated after Avengers: Engame and Spider-Man: Far From Home.
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
My Review of "The Flash: Season 5 Episode 16: Failure is an Orphan"
Major Spoilers Ahead!
Though it took a bit to get going, the plot twist at the end was worth it.
I'm having a hard time trying to decide what to right, mainly because it was one story line and that was it.
The chemistry between Jessica Parker Kennedy, Grant Gustin, and Candice Patton was great. Huge highlight of the season.
Orlin Dwyer reluctantly took the cure, but another Cicada showed up and owned Team Flash. Cicada then killed the doctor that was watching Grace, and then took Orlin. That whole scene was well shot, and the visuals were great.
The Cicada that took Orlin was revealed to be Grace from 2049. That was one of the best plot twists I have ever scene the Flash do!
I'm actually excited to see what they do with Cicada now, both Grace and Orlin. Great job Flash, you actually got me interested in the villain again.
Overall, tonight's episode of The Flash, while suffering from a boring first 30 minutes, heavily picked up and delivered a satisfying and jaw droping episode that benefited from it's heart surounding the episode, the huge Cicada twist, well shot acion scenes, great visuals, and strong performances from Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Jessica Parker Kennedy, and Chris Klein.
Out of 4 stars I would give it...
3.5 out of 4 stars
P.S. Much better then that pathetic excuse for an episode last week.
Though it took a bit to get going, the plot twist at the end was worth it.
I'm having a hard time trying to decide what to right, mainly because it was one story line and that was it.
The chemistry between Jessica Parker Kennedy, Grant Gustin, and Candice Patton was great. Huge highlight of the season.
Orlin Dwyer reluctantly took the cure, but another Cicada showed up and owned Team Flash. Cicada then killed the doctor that was watching Grace, and then took Orlin. That whole scene was well shot, and the visuals were great.
The Cicada that took Orlin was revealed to be Grace from 2049. That was one of the best plot twists I have ever scene the Flash do!
I'm actually excited to see what they do with Cicada now, both Grace and Orlin. Great job Flash, you actually got me interested in the villain again.
Overall, tonight's episode of The Flash, while suffering from a boring first 30 minutes, heavily picked up and delivered a satisfying and jaw droping episode that benefited from it's heart surounding the episode, the huge Cicada twist, well shot acion scenes, great visuals, and strong performances from Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Jessica Parker Kennedy, and Chris Klein.
Out of 4 stars I would give it...
3.5 out of 4 stars
P.S. Much better then that pathetic excuse for an episode last week.
My Review of "Arrow: Season 7 Episode 15: Training Day"
Arrow delivered and kept it's hot streak going.
The story line between the team and the SCPD was good, but the villains were very lackluster and were not a huge threat. Stephen Amell, Rick Gonzalez, Juliana Harkavy, Emily Bett Rickards, and David Ramsey's chemistry was great, and it felt like old times watching the team suit up.
The return of Ben Turner / Bronze Tiger was great. The reveal that his son is the future Connor Hawke was a great twist. It was also nice to see Katie Cassidy finally return. Hope that these two join the arrow team soon, or give them an arc of their own very soon.
The flash forwards are so bittersweet to me. While the acting is great, I hate the direction that they are going in, mainly due to the fact that Oliver has been blamed for Star City going into ruin. Ben Lewis and Katherine McNamara's chemistry was great, hope to see more of it in future episodes.
Overall, last night's episode of Arrow, while suffering from its villains, delivered on it returning to its season 5 roots, strong chemistry between team Arrow, well shot action scenes, return of a familiar plot, and strong buildups for the remainder of this season.
Out of 4 stars I would give it...
3.5 out of 4 stars
The story line between the team and the SCPD was good, but the villains were very lackluster and were not a huge threat. Stephen Amell, Rick Gonzalez, Juliana Harkavy, Emily Bett Rickards, and David Ramsey's chemistry was great, and it felt like old times watching the team suit up.
The return of Ben Turner / Bronze Tiger was great. The reveal that his son is the future Connor Hawke was a great twist. It was also nice to see Katie Cassidy finally return. Hope that these two join the arrow team soon, or give them an arc of their own very soon.
The flash forwards are so bittersweet to me. While the acting is great, I hate the direction that they are going in, mainly due to the fact that Oliver has been blamed for Star City going into ruin. Ben Lewis and Katherine McNamara's chemistry was great, hope to see more of it in future episodes.
Overall, last night's episode of Arrow, while suffering from its villains, delivered on it returning to its season 5 roots, strong chemistry between team Arrow, well shot action scenes, return of a familiar plot, and strong buildups for the remainder of this season.
Out of 4 stars I would give it...
3.5 out of 4 stars
Saturday, March 9, 2019
My Review of "Captain Marvel"
Spoilers Ahead!
While not Marvel's best, Captain Marvel is certainly one of the better made MCU movies.
The story line had some great twists and turns. The only small problem I had was Jude Law being the villain, not Ben Mendelsohn.
The acting was the film's strong points. Brie Larson I thought did well, while not my ideal casting choice, she certainly exceeded my expectations. Samuel L. Jackson was the film's best actor in my opinion. Ben Mendelsohn, while he did a great job, plays a much better villain. Jude Law played a great villain, but I would have prefered him as Captain Marvel's mentor. Lashana Lynch did a great job, she did a great job as well, I also feel that she is not getting enough praise for her performance.
The film's visual effects were some of the MCU's best. Dr. Strange is still the best one, but Captain Marvel is a very close second.
The film's action scenes were very poorly done. The musical score did not go well with it either. They lacked the excitement that Avengers: Infinity War and The Winter Solider had.
Overall, while Captain Marvel suffers from poorly done action scenes, and a horrible musical score, the film however delivers on the story line, setting up a exciting Avengers: Endgame, awesome visual effects, good twists and turns, and strong performances from Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Lashana Lynch, and Jude Law.
Out of 4 stars I would give it...
3 out of 4 stars
While not Marvel's best, Captain Marvel is certainly one of the better made MCU movies.
The story line had some great twists and turns. The only small problem I had was Jude Law being the villain, not Ben Mendelsohn.
The acting was the film's strong points. Brie Larson I thought did well, while not my ideal casting choice, she certainly exceeded my expectations. Samuel L. Jackson was the film's best actor in my opinion. Ben Mendelsohn, while he did a great job, plays a much better villain. Jude Law played a great villain, but I would have prefered him as Captain Marvel's mentor. Lashana Lynch did a great job, she did a great job as well, I also feel that she is not getting enough praise for her performance.
The film's visual effects were some of the MCU's best. Dr. Strange is still the best one, but Captain Marvel is a very close second.
The film's action scenes were very poorly done. The musical score did not go well with it either. They lacked the excitement that Avengers: Infinity War and The Winter Solider had.
Overall, while Captain Marvel suffers from poorly done action scenes, and a horrible musical score, the film however delivers on the story line, setting up a exciting Avengers: Endgame, awesome visual effects, good twists and turns, and strong performances from Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Lashana Lynch, and Jude Law.
Out of 4 stars I would give it...
3 out of 4 stars
Friday, March 8, 2019
My Review of "Gotham: Season 5 Episode 9: The Trial of Jim Gordon"
Spoilers Ahead!
Gotham never failed to impress me in this episode that features some more twists and turns.
Jim Gordon gets shot while trying to establish a ceasefire with all the gangs in Gotham. He then hallucinates where he is on trial. What I loved most about the trial, besides Ben Mckenzie's incredible performance, was the fact that it was about Jim's greatest fear.
Meanwhile, Barbara is getting impatient with Penguin and Riddler's lack of progress on the building of the submarine. Barbara, in an effort to show Jim that she has changed, manages to get the gangs, due to threatening them, to lay down their arms. Robin Lord Taylor's one liners were hillarious, and Erin Richards gave a great performance as well.
Bruce and Selina, though she wasn't expecting it, went on a date. When Bruce tells Selina that he is considering leaving Gotham due to him felling that it is his fault that all the villains have arrived, and that the fact that he wants to keep her safe, she immediately tries to talk him out of it. Their date is cut short by the arrival of Ivy Pepper and the Mutant Leader. Ivy then brainwashes Bruce to follow her commands, while Selina is forced to defend herself.
The Mutant Leader coming back was a great twist. I also love the rivalry between Ivy and Selina, as Ivy is jealous that Bruce has always loved Selina more then her. Peyton List did a great job as Ivy as well.
Harvey Bullock manages to find out that Victor Zsaaz was the one who shot Gordon, and with the help of Alfred, they manage to catch him. They then realize that he has been brainwashed by Ivy. Anthony Carrigan did another great job as Zsaaz.
Ivy, who's plan it to make Gotham a place for plants, trues to finish off Gordon herself, but Lee manages to hold her off. Lee then performans CPR, as his heart rate went down to zero, on Gordon and manages to wake him up. Morena Baccarin and Ben Mckenzie's chemistry was outstanding in this scene.
Bruce then goes to a power plant, to poison the water supply in Gotham, and brainwashes Fox due to some spray that Ivy gave him. Selina then shows up and fights Bruce. She is then forced to fight the man she loves, and manages to knock him back to his senses, though she felt guilty after it, but Bruce assures her she did the right thing. She then hillariously knocks Lucis back to his senses and they manage to stop the water from being poisoned.
One month later, Jim and Lee finally get married in a ceremony performed by Harvey Bullock, the dialogue by Harvey was well written and funny.
Bruce, deciding not to leave Gotham, lets Selina nows he plans on staying by kissing her. David Mazouz and Camren Bicondova's chemistry in this episode was awesome, they play their roles so convincingly.
Overall, tonight's episode of Gotham delivered on its well written story lines, well written humor, great dialogue, strong chemistry between David Mazouz and Camren Bicondova, and Morena Baccarin and Ben Mckenzie, and strong performances from Robin Lord Taylor, Erin Richards, Donal Logue, and Anothony Carrigan, to keep its hot streak going.
Out of 4 stars I would give it...
4 out of 4 stars
Gotham never failed to impress me in this episode that features some more twists and turns.
Jim Gordon gets shot while trying to establish a ceasefire with all the gangs in Gotham. He then hallucinates where he is on trial. What I loved most about the trial, besides Ben Mckenzie's incredible performance, was the fact that it was about Jim's greatest fear.
Meanwhile, Barbara is getting impatient with Penguin and Riddler's lack of progress on the building of the submarine. Barbara, in an effort to show Jim that she has changed, manages to get the gangs, due to threatening them, to lay down their arms. Robin Lord Taylor's one liners were hillarious, and Erin Richards gave a great performance as well.
Bruce and Selina, though she wasn't expecting it, went on a date. When Bruce tells Selina that he is considering leaving Gotham due to him felling that it is his fault that all the villains have arrived, and that the fact that he wants to keep her safe, she immediately tries to talk him out of it. Their date is cut short by the arrival of Ivy Pepper and the Mutant Leader. Ivy then brainwashes Bruce to follow her commands, while Selina is forced to defend herself.
The Mutant Leader coming back was a great twist. I also love the rivalry between Ivy and Selina, as Ivy is jealous that Bruce has always loved Selina more then her. Peyton List did a great job as Ivy as well.
Harvey Bullock manages to find out that Victor Zsaaz was the one who shot Gordon, and with the help of Alfred, they manage to catch him. They then realize that he has been brainwashed by Ivy. Anthony Carrigan did another great job as Zsaaz.
Ivy, who's plan it to make Gotham a place for plants, trues to finish off Gordon herself, but Lee manages to hold her off. Lee then performans CPR, as his heart rate went down to zero, on Gordon and manages to wake him up. Morena Baccarin and Ben Mckenzie's chemistry was outstanding in this scene.
Bruce then goes to a power plant, to poison the water supply in Gotham, and brainwashes Fox due to some spray that Ivy gave him. Selina then shows up and fights Bruce. She is then forced to fight the man she loves, and manages to knock him back to his senses, though she felt guilty after it, but Bruce assures her she did the right thing. She then hillariously knocks Lucis back to his senses and they manage to stop the water from being poisoned.
One month later, Jim and Lee finally get married in a ceremony performed by Harvey Bullock, the dialogue by Harvey was well written and funny.
Bruce, deciding not to leave Gotham, lets Selina nows he plans on staying by kissing her. David Mazouz and Camren Bicondova's chemistry in this episode was awesome, they play their roles so convincingly.
Overall, tonight's episode of Gotham delivered on its well written story lines, well written humor, great dialogue, strong chemistry between David Mazouz and Camren Bicondova, and Morena Baccarin and Ben Mckenzie, and strong performances from Robin Lord Taylor, Erin Richards, Donal Logue, and Anothony Carrigan, to keep its hot streak going.
Out of 4 stars I would give it...
4 out of 4 stars
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
My Review of "The Flash: Season 5 Episode 15: Gorilla Grodd Vs King Shark"
There was a reason why I avoided righting this review last night. There were luckily only two story lines tonight.
The King Shark Vs Gorilla Grodd story line was heavily disappointing and dumb! Besides some good voice acting and strong performances from its live action cast, the story line sucked, the fight scene was horrible, and the amount of plot holes was ridiculous.
Joe West made his long awaited return in the episode. Jesse L. Martin did not disappoint, and his scenes with Iris were great and well written.
Overall, last night's episode of The Flash only benefited from its voice actors for Gorilla Grodd and King Shark, Joe West returning, and strong performances from Grant Gustin, Jesse L. Martin, and Carlos Valdes.
This was no doubt the worst and most useless episode of The Flash ever!!!
Out of 4 stars I would give it...
1.5 out of 4 stars
The King Shark Vs Gorilla Grodd story line was heavily disappointing and dumb! Besides some good voice acting and strong performances from its live action cast, the story line sucked, the fight scene was horrible, and the amount of plot holes was ridiculous.
Joe West made his long awaited return in the episode. Jesse L. Martin did not disappoint, and his scenes with Iris were great and well written.
Overall, last night's episode of The Flash only benefited from its voice actors for Gorilla Grodd and King Shark, Joe West returning, and strong performances from Grant Gustin, Jesse L. Martin, and Carlos Valdes.
This was no doubt the worst and most useless episode of The Flash ever!!!
Out of 4 stars I would give it...
1.5 out of 4 stars
Monday, March 4, 2019
My Review of "Arrow: Season 7 Episode 14: Brothers & Sisters"
Major Spoilers Ahead!!!
Arrow's comeback did not disappoint and managed to impress me with some of their choices.
Felicity's story line and character development was great. It was also nice to see Katie Cassidy back and offer some words of advice to Felicity. Once again, Katie Cassidy and Emily Bett Rickards' performances and chemistry were great.
Oliver trying to bond with Emiko was huge karma for Oliver. Rene Ramirez being the voice of reason was funny. The action scene was actually pretty well shot as well. Stephen Amell gave another great performance as Oliver and Sea Shimooka impressed me with her performance.
The A.R.G.U.S. story line was awesome. It was neat to the Suicide Squad working together for the first time. Their action scenes were well shot also. Kirk Acevedo impressed me and I'm starting to really like Diaz as a villain. Overall, great story line and the acting by its cast, mainly Kirk Acevedo, was awesome.
Towards the end of the episode, Felicity finally told Oliver that she was pregnant. Their chemistry and his reaction was just icing on the cake. Their chemistry is unmatched.
The flashforwards managed to surprise me as well. The moments between Mia and William got me sad. My suspicions may have been confirmed, Oliver Queen is more then likely dead, which would explain why Mia doesn't know her father very well. I would rather Oliver be dead then him and Felicity getting divorced, sorry but that would just rip my heart up.
The episode came with two jaw dropping moments that I did not see coming. The first was finding out that Emiko was working with Dante, the enemy of A.R.G.U.S., that just blew me away in more ways then one. The second was when Diaz was transferred back to Slabside prison, while he was in his cell someone caused the shower heads to spray gasoline on him. Then someone threw a lighter at him and set him on fire.
I have no idea whether Diaz is alive or not, but personally, I really hope that he is not dead, simply because I'm now starting to like him.
Overall, tonight's episode of Arrow heavily delivered on its plot lines, well shot action scenes, teasing a dark future for Star City, introducing a great new threat, incredible action scenes, jaw dropping plot twists, and strong performances from Kirk Acevedo, Stephen Amell, and Emily Bett Rickards.
Out of 4 stars I would give it...
4 out of 4 stars
Arrow's comeback did not disappoint and managed to impress me with some of their choices.
Felicity's story line and character development was great. It was also nice to see Katie Cassidy back and offer some words of advice to Felicity. Once again, Katie Cassidy and Emily Bett Rickards' performances and chemistry were great.
Oliver trying to bond with Emiko was huge karma for Oliver. Rene Ramirez being the voice of reason was funny. The action scene was actually pretty well shot as well. Stephen Amell gave another great performance as Oliver and Sea Shimooka impressed me with her performance.
The A.R.G.U.S. story line was awesome. It was neat to the Suicide Squad working together for the first time. Their action scenes were well shot also. Kirk Acevedo impressed me and I'm starting to really like Diaz as a villain. Overall, great story line and the acting by its cast, mainly Kirk Acevedo, was awesome.
Towards the end of the episode, Felicity finally told Oliver that she was pregnant. Their chemistry and his reaction was just icing on the cake. Their chemistry is unmatched.
The flashforwards managed to surprise me as well. The moments between Mia and William got me sad. My suspicions may have been confirmed, Oliver Queen is more then likely dead, which would explain why Mia doesn't know her father very well. I would rather Oliver be dead then him and Felicity getting divorced, sorry but that would just rip my heart up.
The episode came with two jaw dropping moments that I did not see coming. The first was finding out that Emiko was working with Dante, the enemy of A.R.G.U.S., that just blew me away in more ways then one. The second was when Diaz was transferred back to Slabside prison, while he was in his cell someone caused the shower heads to spray gasoline on him. Then someone threw a lighter at him and set him on fire.
I have no idea whether Diaz is alive or not, but personally, I really hope that he is not dead, simply because I'm now starting to like him.
Overall, tonight's episode of Arrow heavily delivered on its plot lines, well shot action scenes, teasing a dark future for Star City, introducing a great new threat, incredible action scenes, jaw dropping plot twists, and strong performances from Kirk Acevedo, Stephen Amell, and Emily Bett Rickards.
Out of 4 stars I would give it...
4 out of 4 stars
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