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I'm loving the fact that all the members of the team got their moments: Jaz was a bad@ss sharpshooter, Preach was the eyes and ears of the team, Mcguire the impromptu field hospital of one, Amir the invisible guy and Dalton the brains on-site. Yes, the dialogue is by the numbers ("No, it's you and your team who is courageous," says the brave wife of the ambassador) and the good guys can literary shoot through walls. But I'm enjoying the show for what it's worth (Eyecandy and guns). Some anvils being dropped with Preach talking of kids and relationships to Dalton and Jaz (me don't like that, show!), but I hope it was just making ground for them both saving the girl in the end. I'm willing to bet some extra change from my pockets that Patricia's son is not dead but kidnapped by Isis and will return in mid-season finale... But "Homelanded". Meaning, we would not know if he's turned or not...

I have nothing against Ms Heche. I think she's quite believable as a competent woman in charge. On a side note: I remember some discussion on the forum around the inevitable hookup between Dalton and Jaz... I beg to differ. If I can see any chemistry on screen, this episode it was between Campbell and Dalton. I know she's older than him (her son must have been close to Dalton's age), but still. I'd dig that. I wonder which episode will touch upon Campbell's son's death. There's a mystery there to be explored.

Well, they killed yet another named female character. That's progressive... I guess that's why in Kirk's times women are delegated to wo-manning the radio - that way they can't go and get themselves killed stupidly... I don't think I be much interested in a tv show that keeps doing that to it's female characters. It's like they thought "oh, we have a strong female-human-vulcan unyielding main character, yet another strong female would be too much". It's 4 episodes in and I'm still not taken with any of the crew, Michael included. The plot is very predictable - I guessed the 'Ripper' purpose from the moment Mike said it's not carnivorous... Boring. It's like they want to be so dark and brooding and ask questions what is morally applicable and whatnot, but it's war. People are dying. If there's a technology that makes it possible to jump behind enemy lines, it's no use to cry over a creature. Myself, I can cry over how terribly out of place the Klingon makeup is and how that plot makes me want to fast forward.

Euron keep reminding me of a cross between Captain Boomerang from Suicide Squad movie and young Sabretooth. I like the fact that Dany is losing. She's like a warrior with a lot of powerful weapons that she keep using the wrong way. Also, I was waiting for someone to point out to her that it's cute that the Dorthraki crossed the sea for her, but they're used to warmer climate and it's winter out here. Those guys and their horses will be dying of pneumonia soon. Dany and Jon did not disappoint in their script-fueled chemistry. I knew I was watching the beginning of mutual fascination and acceptance, that will lead to a fiery romance. (In other words - the Mother of Cliches) I understand people being frustrated with the show Jamie (my fav character from the novels by far) but I also acknowledge this Jamie is in a totally different spot that the book one: his Cersei remained saner for a longer period of time, he didn't learn about all her romances and he's getting some wins. In each episode he's pulling further away from his sister, but keeps turning back. This time Cersei simply f*cked the idea out of him. I do appreciate they keep showing him as stepping away from unnecessary cruelty, as opposite to Cersei. Finally: the Westerosi portals strike again! Some characters have the ability to bilocate and/or travel faster than light.

Loved the look and feel of this film, how it sounded and blinded you with it's flourishes. But I much prefer the graphic novel version of the story. That would make the movie a solid 9/10 in my books, now it's just 6.5/10.

I was excited by the cast but now I'm bummed after the trailer. The floating names, the music, the quick montage... What was that?...

I also find it strange that Diana did nothing when General Zod was destroying the Earth. If it wasn't for Clark, our planet would have been doomed. Maybe she was at her mum's at that time and none of that shenanigans broke through Themiscyra's shield? Frankly, judging from BvS, i expected the ending of WW to be much more of a downer - everybody Diana knew dies, she's partially responsible for their deaths, she's broken and her soul is crushed. But the film finished with Diana sad, but still believing in love. Perhaps the sequel showing Diana in Hiroshima will explain some of the confusion I have now...

I was afraid Charlie would die just because she said that and made him go, pushing her more down the 'I don't care' spiral. As for the short amount of time regarding romance - it was about week and a half I think. And it was war, adrenaline was high. That's a relatively good time to fall in love and not fall out of love when one side of the couple dies (so you never got to learn their faults and reality never sat in). I have more problem with Clark / Lois romance in the DCU.

Well, I don't think Zeus is dead-dead, but I believe Hippolita thinks he's dead. But I also think the story she told Diana, though partly taken from Diana's origins in the comics, was a fairy-tale told to help the child sleep. And the movie Diana was not made of clay and brought to life by Zeus, but rather conceived by Zeus in the old fashioned way. Because if the whole clay sculpture thing was true, what was the thing Hippolita didn't tell Diana? Diana knew she was made by Zeus already and was in a way his daughter. The things she learnt from Ares in their final fight and the fact she could tap into her god powers shouldn't be a surprise to her... Unless she was not a clay-made but a flesh-made, a demi-goddess.

I think Thor and Vision are also not supposed to age and nobody's complaining. Same goes for Superman. But add a woman to the rooster and there's a 'oh my! She's 30? How can she be alive and well in 8 years time?'... Wonder Woman fighting age bias, that's new. - - - Anyhow - loved the movie, despite it's flaws. The final act was too CGIed for my taste, the whole Diana vs Ares fight looked completely artificial. The background of ever burning flames was just there (so they didn't have to render the airport?) but at least it was bright. I found some parts of the movie too dark - in colors department. I know it's DC's thing, but when you can't properly see if the characters are kissing or hugging, it's not a good lighting job. The concept of space and distances was also crooked, as some of you pointed out in the thread. The Turkey > Themiscyra > London trip took way to short, especially when juxtaposed to what was happening in the villains camp. I also have some issues with Themiscyra timeline and the question how long was Diana a child?... The narrative makes me believe Diana was barely in her adult years when Steve crashed by the island, but that would mean Hippolyta sculptured her out of clay 20 years prior... And Zeus was long dead by that time. Right? Themiscyra is an island where time doesn't take effect that much, so all the Amazons can be frozen in time, but was Diana a child for a longer period? - - - Still, I'm nitpicking. I really loved the movie, I loved Diana and her wonder at the world and the dread of realization that nothing is as easy as in the stories. To my surprise, I loved Steve, for the first time ever. I loved the band of misfits he called for and how not everything was a cliche there (the marksman did not fire a war-turning shot, for example). I loved Etta, for the little time we had her (wished we had more :) ). But what I loved most about the movie was the respect it gave to both women and men. Before this, i had to watch strong women being objectified (Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad), victimised (Black Widow kidnapped in the Age of Ultron) or relegated to sidelines, their stories left on the cutting room floor (Lois in BvS), while the men were heroes. But I didn't want a simple turn of the tables, with men helpless and women heroic. That's not the point. The WW movie shows me that it's possible to have a heroic woman and a heroic man at the same time on screen, without making one ridiculous and propping the other. Diana is a hero and Steve is a hero in their own right. He doesn't need to be stupid for her to be competent. She can be naive but still strong. He can pick her up from tarmac and she can fish him out of the sea. It's complimentary, even if she could easily juggle a tank. Now imagine Marvel doing that. Hopefully in the future.

The thing is, if the show's back for yet another season, the writers will just make Regina a Saviour. Or cast a curse that will make Emma look like Regina (oh, the possibilities of awkwardness in marriage with Hook!).

Or aggressive huge devils, actually. A grown swan is a beast.

I'm happy for Jen - she deserves to be a lead in her own show. I also hope OUAT doesn't get a new season. It's time to free all those actors to do better projects. I feel sorry for Colin already.

I must say I accept Joseph Fiennes as the Commander and Elisabeth Moss is perfect as Offred. The only complaint I have right now is the casting choice for Nick. I always imagined him ruggedly handsome, kind of roguish in appearance and Max Minghella is too baby-faced for my tastes.

I'm loving every bit of this show - well, "loving" is a bad word, because it's terrifying. But the production values and acting is extremely high. Also, being a fan of the novel, I admire the world building. ...Was that Margaret Atwood herself slapping Offred in that "it's her fault / to teach her a lesson" scene?...

That's probably going to happen only in fan fiction land... ...and end up with smut.

There's little to no friction in zero gravity, maybe that's the reason for speedforce to stop working. Then again, the time wraith should not be able to catch Thawne in space :) I felt sorry for Rip, I too felt the whole situation was overplayed. But it trully got to me that Rip was not protesting... until Sara endangered Gideon. And it's true, he himself did place Gideon in front of a nuke but now that he saw her as a human, he's no longer that eager. He even used the term "human shield", if I remember correctly. Still, I'm glad everything sort of returned to normal by the end. (I also want Nate gone now. Can he go now? Thank you.)

They also have David himself, and if the final battle takes place in David's own mind, they have a fair chance. (But I still think 99% of them is going to die, so...) I must say I love the show's cinematography: the colors, the frames, the way one scene transitions to another - it's a masterpiece in editing (also sound-editing). Very self-conscious.

And another thing that I realized: Mick has been through hell. He was subjected to brainwashing, torture and what-not at the hands of the Time Masters, he lost his best friend... yet did he get any professional help from his team? He's still being treated as an annoying afterthought. And he still keeps proving everyone wrong. I love Mick Rory. Someone please hug him.

Loved it. Funny and dramatic at the same time. I still consider Legends to be the best of the DC CW shows. The team just clicks well together. - - notes: - very "Doctor's Wife" episode with Gideon in a human body (and the voice actress could finally show her face!). "Killjoys" did a similar thing with Lucy. Here's to Gideon getting a body some time soon, but I'm afraid the writers will just forget about the kiss and had it a one time thing. - not too happy with the whole 'Stein will be gone soon' anvils they keep dropping. Just stop, show. Just stop. - Nate. I'm not a fan. He's ok but not front and center. But I'd be glad if his fate was to stay with Amaya in 1940's/1950's. Though I'd be sorry to lose Amaya. Like that one. - Oh, Rip. Good to have you back. Enjoyed you as the most effective member of the Legion of Doom. The guys are doomed without you, pun intended. And, like every self-respecting Time Lord, erm, Master, Rip has an affection towards his time machine. ("Did you wished really hard?") - So, who's the Captain? I'm thinking Sara will still keep the title.

Well, I like Mon-El (I'm probably relishing in my obsession with patriarchy/ male domination, right?... No. I just like Mon-El). I also prefer him to Jimmy Olsen. Still, this episode was so contrived it was painful to watch 90% of the time. Like - you know your child is nearing the hot stove, but you can't yell 'don't touch it!' kind of painful. So, J'on is love-sick and he loses his tactical judgement skills? What was that about? Kara can't see/feel her dad's metal arm? Really? The metal was undetected during medical checkup? I'm sure I'm missing something, I overslept a scene or else it's the stupidest plot hole that ever plot holed. --- But my twisted mind keep coming back to one thing in particular. Supergirl's sex life. Yes. You're telling me a girl who's skin is impenetrable to bullets has had sexual relationships with humans in the past? Yes, technically sex is many things. But maybe Kryptonians are built differently than Earth women? Because I'm pretty sure no human would be able to penetrate that defence and the result would not be limited to broken noses. Less than 4 times. I do have a twisted mind.

First, an unpopular opinion: I like Tom. I always had. There, I said it. Not surprising, I liked the pilot quite a lot. It gave me positive Mission Impossible vibes: the split screen, the fast pace, the gadgets, the stupid-yet-impressive solutions to simple problems (how to kidnap a swimmer? Let's blow up a hole in her pool and fish her out!). Even the cold open had MI:3 airplane scene. Funny, during this scene I thought "that's not how the cargo door opening work on a plane. Scottie should have flown out faster than her prisoner... And then it turned out a genuine cop-out. Nice work, script. You had me there. Almost the whole cast clicks well together, better than on the mothership. It's good not to have a character like Liz (a wonder that sucks all dynamics out of a scene) in the main ensemble. Guillermo del Toro's look-a-like (Dumont) is funny and competent without coming off as an all-knowing a*s. Matias is a pleasure to look at and his snark livens up the scenes. Tom's badassery increases exponentially when Liz is not around - it always had, nice to have it confirmed. Scottie was on fire, and are these Jocasta's vibes I'm feeling from her towards Tom? Awkward! The only person we didn't get enough info about was Nez - I might have missed it, but what is her unique skill-set? She seems just a token woman of the team currently. Anyhow, i'm in for the ride. Bring on the mother-son innuendos, crazy snark and marginalised Liz cameos. And in the end it will turn out Tom is not Christopher at all. But Christopher is alive... And is the big bad of the 2nd season (called it).

If only the show did this not in the 15th but like 8th episode... We could have used a lot less time-jumping after Flynn and a lot more renegade Eye-team. Fingers crossed season 2 is happening.

So much happening this episode! It was obvious the moment Lucas said he's fighting only for Dorothy that he'll do a 180 degree turn. The drama! The question is - how much does Roan remembers from being Lucas? Are his feelings toward Glinda weaker now that he had 'a moment' with Dorothy? What about Silvie? Are her loyalties with Glinda or Dorothy now? Will she be willing to harm Glinda if Dorothy's in danger? (I hope) Wow, Frank got paranoid and cold - killing all the Councilwomen in such a way. I think I'm on Glinda's side of this war, but i'm sure she's not so innocent as well. There's a reason why East was so mad with her and I hope it's far more than just breeding witches against the Wizard because, frankly, I think East was not too happy with the Wizard herself. So Glinda has spies all over Wizard's castle: Elizabeth and other girls of the Council, Roan among his Green Soldiers... Are there more soldier-spies? Did her romance / marriage with Roan began with true love or was that a spell to have a faithful spy? So many questions I'd probably never get answers to. ...and why did the red-haired Glinda's girl react as if she didn't recognize Roan at all? Did Glinda keep him in a mask or something? - - - As a side note, I kind of felt sorry for West this time. I may actually start to like her. And I wasn't bothered by Langwidere and Jack. Does that make me a bad person? Probably. Loved the house turning around scene, very Inception-like. - - - Also, drama-wise, I think the plot would have worked better without the cheesy wolves scene. We should have gotten Dorothy saving Silvie from the Wizard's Guard on their way out of the city, if they insist on having a scene like that.

"Theseus ship" refers to a paradox: does an object who had all its components changed still the same object it was in the beginning, or is it a completely new thing? It's usually connected with identity problems - if you change, due to a medical procedure or accident, are you the same person you used to be? Are you aware of the change? This can refer to the Cat Lady/Architect case, but also to doctor Latham, who's been trying to change his personality.