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This is a good idea, since they skipped most of Astrid's subplots in the "Crazy Rich Asian" movie, which made sense to avoid distracting from the main narrative. I was wondering how they were going to adapt the second movie with the disparate subplots involving supporting characters, and this is a good way to ensure better focus in two separate movies.

The was basically a flashback episode that revealed the backstory of the character and answered a lot of "mysteries" behind the circumstances. It was pretty well done, but I think I've seen enough similar types of episodes that it didn't feel too innovative. The psychiatric hospital provided a slightly more interesting way to get from flashback to flashback, I suppose. I did like watching the interactions between Marc and Steven. I actually thought they would re-combine into one person at the end (with a recombination of hearts). Steven "dying" was really sad since he was more interesting and relatable to me than Marc. I suppose it made sense as Marc had now faced his past head-on and no longer "needed" Steven as an escape mechanism. Taweret was fun though the hippo head looked too cartoonish.

I decided to try the show after you mentioned it.

I liked the adventure in the tomb and seeing Steven finding his way through it. Layla interacting with the two personalities is sort of interesting to watch, though it was annoying when she decided they needed to have a fight when Harrow was so close on their tail. While the show is engaging, it's hard to believe the plot. Harrow had no guards at the entrance of the tomb? And couldn't find the sarcophagus? But he showed up calmly to have a chat with Layla about her father? What was with the random mummy come to life making human sacrifices? That was the only one? What was with all the shooting they heard? Who was Harrow's men shooting at? The psychiatric hospital stuff at the end had been done before on so many shows. I'm not sure how they will explain away Marc/Steven getting shot and then no doubt being resurrected. If he fell into the water with that stone God, wouldn't it be hard to retrieve it since his body sank into the abyss?

The meeting of the gods via the avatars was an interesting concept, and I enjoyed watching it. Though the gods seemed rather dense and conveniently couldn't tell what Harrow was doing but could summon him there. I don't understand why he got invited to the pyramid again at the end, either. I'm glad Steven has a useful skill-set, though they should have established it a bit better in the earlier episodes. I knew he liked Egyptian history but didn't realize he was such an expert. I did like the moment between Steven and Layla. Steven was annoying during the fight, though. Why the need for a third personality when Marc could be just as violent pretty much killing everyone in that rich antique collector's compound? Heck, the third personality didn't even kill those guys. It seems pretty predictable that Marc "killed" Layla's father. Harrow being pretty much five steps ahead of the "heroes" made this episode a bit frustrating to watch, though, on par with the previous one.

I liked Steven trying to get to the truth by going to the storage locker. After that, it was a bit frustrating to watch with him resisting his much more competent alter-ego, and then the villain gets the scarab. Last episode was intriguing not knowing what was happening. This episode explained quite a bit with the Marc being an avatar and being married, etc., and it wasn't as interesting as I thought it would be since now it seems like a basic story of trying to get the scarab back before evil Egyptian goddess is resurrected.

I went into this knowing nothing about the character or the story, and it was intriguing. The main character was likeable and the episode kept my attention despite not making much sense.

The dream sequences were pretty and the outline of Mia's mom's cabin was interesting visually. If they have to include a magical mind realm, I suppose the explanation was peripherally adequate. Seeing the actress playing Pei-Ling as the sinister Alchemist was fun. I'm not sure how Nicky will be able to differentiate between her Shi-fu and Evil doppleganger hallucinations in the future, though. It's amazing a "create a warrior/guardian" tea recipe from the first dynasty was passed down with such accuracy. Surely it needed a few drops of mercury, no? The stuff like Henry's dad and his boss and why they hate Nicky is still up in the air. I too was confused why the boss just walked out. It was good to hear that bell expert guy didn't die, though. I did like the mission with Henry and his dad. Henry should have asked more questions. Althea should have just left the bar last episode right away, and all these problems would have been avoided. It was a nice idea to have that ceremony for Mia's mom at the end. I've never actually heard a couple in real life address each other as "husband" or "wife" in daily life, even older couples.

This is one of the shows I missed when it first premiered, but I plan to watch at some point. It is so frustrating when a series ends in a cliffhanger, and without a pre-planned final season. Now that so many shows are binged after the fact, it affects the long-term satisfaction of watching a series. Though of course, shows that find out last minute they are cancelled and devote the last 20 minutes to a "finale" might still be unsatisfying, but at least it's something.

I was a bit bored by this episode, which is a shame since this season seemed to have improved from last year. Maybe it was because of the disjointed structure with the 3 unrelated subplots. The father had never interested me, so I'm not glad he seems to be sticking around. As said above, we know Macy isn't coming back for a cameo, so having Harry try to get to Macy to talk to him is just pointless. The guy with the singing power was annoying, suddenly buying all the crap about the Charmed Ones. The death of the Tallyman also felt very anti-climatic. Is the bartender going to be the big bad now? She was even less distinctive than the Tallyman. I wasn't paying much attention... did they find out anything worthwhile visiting the wife of that conspiracy theorist?

That line definitely made me chuckle.

After all the negative press and reviews, I ended up finding this movie to be a decent adaptation. The visuals were nice, and set a nice mood. I don't mind Kenneth Branagh as Poirot. Like "Murder on the Orient Express" (though less so), his adaptations feel a tad dreary and depressing. I just watched the 1978 version for the first time afterwards, and the injection of humor just made it more fun to watch. Nevertheless, I think this 2020s version had a good cast. Linette was too likeable, so it was a bit sad when she was murdered. I didn't feel like I knew her that well in the 1978 one. The sudden shooting of the person who saw the maid's murderer was quite shocking in the 1978, as it was when Bouc was shot in this one. That really was very sad since he was probably my favorite character. I'm not sure why Poirot insisted on Simon Doyle being there, nor how Jacqueline knew to be hiding with a gun. I like murder mysteries but I also find them sad when victims get killed, so it's hard to get the balance right for me. With the murder-suicide at the end, this story just seems to be quite heavy on the violence. Comparing different versions of the same story is interesting for me, so I hope Kenneth Branagh make more of these. I've read more Miss Marple books than Poirot books, but I think a team-up would be fun. As long as the characters aren't just "in name only". Compared to so many reboots these days, this 2020s Poirot still resembles the character enough for me. Not a huge fan of the "he's opening himself to love" ending, though. I didn't mind the WWI flashback, but I also didn't find it added anything to the movie, either.

LOL. This list isn't as bad as the ones from that other website where the title is a variation of "12 Villains That Were Very Evil (and 12 Villains That Weren't That Evil)". Still, the writer was more listing their crimes instead of explaining the ranking of one over another. I agree Cora was more evil than Zelena and Peter Pan.

The third Aladdin movie "Aladdin and the King of Thieves" was more problematic, even though it was less predictable than the previous one with Jafar as the enemy. I thought Aladdin's father was really unlikeable and they did a bad job of redeeming him. It seemed like he was only after gold and treasure. They sort of reversed Iago's redemption from the previous movie too. The story just felt really badly written. They got Robin Williams back as the Genie, and there were a lot of amusing cameos from other Disney movies in this one and he did lots of his off-the-wall improvisations/ad-libs, but some of it went on a tad too long and was a distraction. Meanwhile, for the third movie straight, Aladdin continued to have a difficult time telling the truth to Jasmine, which was getting irritating as well. A weird moral issue with this movie was they seemed to just let some of the 40 thieves drown, even though they weren't completely evil and were misled by the actual evil guy. Meanwhile, others were imprisoned, while Aladdin's father, the KING of the thieves, got to go away free. After rewatching these, I do think they should just start from scratch with the live action sequel. I suppose they could use elements of Aladdin trying to find his father, but it would need to be completely reworked. Musically, though, this one had a few songs which were better.

It's not easy finding just fun and non-depressing things to watch sometimes. Tonight, I decided to watch "The Return of Jafar", the direct-to-home-video sequel to "Aladdin". I watched it once when I was a kid, and didn't think much of it. The animation was really subpar and the music was a step down, but it was more watchable than I thought it would be. I remembered nothing about it, so I was surprised to find the second movie is basically a redemption story for Iago, which sort of worked. It once again reminded me of the lame Aladdin storyline in Season 6.

Poor bell music guy. It looks like Juliet was at least a little shaken by killing that guy with the music tones and when her dad was talking about destroying the city. So there's another secret organization out there, with Henry's father and the music guy. It's hard to keep it all straight. I had to rewind a bit at the beginning when Henry and Nicky were talking about that Guardian that disappeared in the 1920s (?). They made it sound like it was mentioned previously but I don't remember it. Mia was bratty again in this episode. I can see why Nicky was giving into her demands, since she didn't want her to run away again. I didn't like all the fighting at the bar, either. Sebastian being able to fight will make him an asset on their growing team, I guess. I enjoyed the subplot with the parents and the feuding grocers. I don't mind that it is disconnected with the supernatural kung fu stuff.

I haven't played but I watched the cutscenes on Youtube a while back and I totally agree with all the similarities to "Once"!

This was a fun episode. I was wary of the Nicky/Zhilan team-up, but it turned out to be more balanced than it was last season, and there were some nice zingers between them. For a moment there, I thought Zhilan would get to the Mia and she would be convinced to seek revenge. I can't say I care much for her nor did I feel warm and fuzzy when she "reunited" with everyone at the end. After they were so welcoming, Mia told her bio dad that they were not even her real family, so she's not a very grateful person. I too thought the biological dad was a fake. He could have more potential but he seems more of an afterthought. While I liked everyone working together at the beginning, the whole process was a tad hard to believe. Nicky walking around narrowing down the candidates when they should all have been on the same page to start with. Plus it took 7 people to find Mia's father, while Mia with zero resources found him, and so did Zhilan who was off the grid. Melody Dumplings was quite hilarious. I wonder why the line cook they poached didn't reveal Mei Li's secret recipe. I am liking Sebastian more after this subplot with Mei-Li. What's the rush with Sebastian and Ryan. They implied they slept together without having a proper date? A slower burn would have been preferred. Althea is always entertaining but the app mumbo jumbo is a bit out-there. I do like that she will be renting the space beside her dad. The electrical hijinx at the house was laughable, though. Why not spread out in the house a little, so they didn't blow the breakers? Did they all arrive with their laptops uncharged? It's not like they all have to be in the same room. Or maybe they needed to be because it was an army of employees working on nothing waiting for an epiphany.

The time travelling power could be interesting since the journey to the past was sort of fun. Though I too was surprised Mel mastered it so quickly and easily. I don't get how that brainwashed by conspiracy video guy got in contact with the bartender girl and planned this whole elaborate scheme. How did they even know the Charmed ones would happen to be at the bar. I thought the Tallyman would have set up the candles. Speaking of the conspiracy videos, no one told the Charmed ones about them? It sounded like several weeks had passed since the last episode. I'm sort of curious about who the new sister's parents are. That Egyptian powder sure is handy. Hopefully Maggie brought back as much as she could carry, though I'm not sure where she found it if the club owner lady wasn't back yet. Did Kaela have to paint something? Was that so that no one would take down the painting for 90 years?

At least they know who they're fighting against now. I don't mind the Tallyman villain since at least he's slightly more defined, though they are killing off innocents every episode, which is a downer. I agree the new sister's power progression is a bit of a mess and her taking the lead in that bath bomb solution while Mel was off-screen was hard to believe. The new music powers guy is sort of likeable. The new sister is fitting in reasonably well, considering. As much as I like Harry, it was sort of more focused without him taking up a third subplot.

This episode was alright. At least the episodes are a bit more watchable than last season, which is a shame since now there isn't Macy. After her attitude with Harry, I briefly thought it might have been a good idea if the dragon egg thing had killed her, and we got another "new" sister every episode. Maggie's anger was tiresome to watch. The guy at the end deserved a punch or two, though. I couldn't care less what happened to Ruby, so it was hard to get engaged in the "mystery" of why they broke up. I don't like or trust the lady at the club, and Harry was dumb to eat a mushroom just because of her whole "We're the same!" schtick.

I liked this one more than the season premiere as well. I've had enough of Don't-Care-Harry so I'm glad he got his epiphany. Hopefully, Maggie's will come sooner than later because it's grating. There's not much more to say, though, since this show is so lacking in complexity or originality.

Before I erase this show from my memory, I was just reading some news articles about it. That's interesting because "Felicity" did something like this when they got a few extra episodes that they didn't expect. The Felicity "what if" arc was an intriguing concept but was majorly flawed, as was this series. His idea that people are not in control of their lives, only the choices is interesting, and worth exploring, though it would be tricky to execute properly. Then, I read the exit interview after the finale aired. Well, that really was a blink and you'd miss it moment. And Rocker Joe never acknowledged or mention seeing the other variations of him so it amounted to nothing. Well, if they "loved" the cliffhanger aspect of this, it really says something about their storyline planning. Where could this go? Probably nowhere? If Rocker Joe had proclaimed his love for Jenny while he was drunk, maybe, but after he was sober and in rehab? It made him seem borderline unhinged. I have a really hard to time buying that Jenny has any "love" for him in any form. Thank goodness there's no Season 2 then. Isn't this a bit obvious? "No, I'm married and I have a family to think about. Get away from me or I'll get a restraining order." Not exactly a scintillating "crossroad". Or it "galvanizes" the audience to roll their eyes. Yeah, I think this is one of the most interesting aspects of this concept, of timing. But I don't think they put enough thought into this. What was the core dynamic between Joe and Amy, versus Joe and Jenny? 13 episodes later, I'm not sure. The various iterations are not similar enough to determine this. I'm not sure how this is a "realization" at the end of the season. I don't really remember what he said in the voiceover but I didn't think it was that profound. All along, it seemed like Joe was very much influenced by other people's decisions. Oh, they "love" this. Yet another sign that maybe one season was enough. "Just a little kiss"? "Technically" cheating? If they wanted to go morally gray, maybe don't pick such predictable and unconvincing plot points.

I'm imagining your idea expanded into a series finale in lieu of this episode. As Rocker Joe is lying in the car, the episode diverges into two separate timelines. One where he goes to the hospital where he is tended to by Nurse Joe, and either he interacts with Nurse Joe (who sees him as some random patient), or he "dies" and his spirit follows Nurse Joe to see what his life was like (with his Ghost Father to talk to). Nurse Joe doesn't kiss the caregiver, so we don't get that mess. The other timeline in the episode could be Cop Joe finding him dying in the wreck and either saving him and interacting with him (seeing him as a random person arrested for a DUI), or he dies and his spirit follows Cop Joe and that timeline (again, with his Ghost Father as a guide). Then, near the end of the episode, all variations of Joes trip and fall and when they come to, it's graduation day and he tripped on a rock where the three paths diverged, and then the show can fade to black.

That was not a satisfying series finale. I know it wasn't written to be such, but I can't say it was a great season finale, either. None of the cliffhangers look like they would result in an interesting or enjoyable future storyline. Nurse storyline would be more lies and accusations and hurt feelings. She's eating dinner with her co-worker to celebrate their victory, which isn't exactly a crime (though I'm not sure why they aren't all out celebrating together). And then there's caregiving kiss hanging in the background. No thanks. I also agree those closing arguments were laughable and totally unconvincing. Meanwhile, Cop Joe proposing to Amy. Is that so she would stay and give up a great job? Or does he intend to move to Miami with her? I guess he doesn't have our foresight that Joe is bad with long-distance relationships. The Rocker cliffhanger was the absolute worse. That variation of Joe and Jenny was the least appealing together. This just continues from his obsessive behavior with Zeke earlier in the season, to go after something that is unattainable. So much for learning anything from his accident. I liked the scene with Joe and the Uncle in both the Cop and Rocker timelines, though springing that "conditional" reference on the Uncle was not nice. It's too bad we didn't get to see Joe's mom one last time for the final episode. I knew the show was cancelled before watching it, and while I can't say it was well written, I still thought elements of it was interesting. If only they took more chances with the unique concept, instead of copying and pasting tried and tired storylines from every soap opera in the book. I'm not too sad that there aren't any more to watch, considering I don't think there was enough material for another season and the round-about melodrama was already getting tiresome.