Trini

How Madame Web Should Have Ended ... and there's a crossover!

Oh. My. Josh. I did NOT recall that there was amnesia as well as clones in this arc. I can see how people would be pissed -- I'm pissed right now! This is ridiculous and taking way too long; but it is very comic book-y. But at least Teri Hatcher had fun playing two new characters? It was cool to see Lex again. One highlight: Clark telling his parents that no sex happened ... in the most G-rated way possible. I don't know if this is the worst ship-stalling, but it's definitely up there in the top ten.

From over a week ago, but it looks like DC posted this clip from the musical episode to coincide with Grant Gustin's Broadway debut: 'The Flash - Barry's Love Song and Proposal | Super Scenes | DC'

Yes, refugees. I wasn't only talking about Fiona and Chris. But their family was also being threatened as shown in the premiere.

I don't expect the same relationship or chemistry that Robyn had with Bishop, but then they're making things way worse with Fisk by writing him as antagonistic. Do they want me to hate this guy?? Because it's working. But, as stated already, the bigger issue is that we don't need the CIA as a regular presence (or at all) on this show.

When Thony and Fiona are faced with a terrifying situation, they set out to fix it before it's too late. Meanwhile, Jorge throws a wrench in Ramona's plan to find Arman, and Ramona starts to question his allegiance. Airdate: April 2, 2024

Scheduling is probably already hard enough without having to factor in what jokes a host might make.

'SNL Sketch Rewind with Ego Nwodim: Rich Auntie with No Kids'

I usually don't nitpick this show, but yes, this was ridiculous.

::sigh:: Well, I'll catch the rest of this when I catch it, I guess. Anyway, cool to see Colter meet up with one of his co-workers(?) in person.

Good thing I recorded Tracker which was on after this, or else I would have only seen 15 minutes of this episode. Did not need to see Fisk again. And he's asking Harry to keep secrets from the team? What's going on?? Boy, how many 'off the books'/secret special ops/government assassin teams are we going to meet? Anyway, glad Mel's brother turned out to be okay. And now Dante's father is getting a subplot? Why?? I think they changed the actor for one of Dante's sons. You'd think by now everyone would have their stories straight about Robyn's cover job. Fashion highlights: I liked Dee's feathered(?) sweater, but I know in real life it would drive me crazy trying to wear and wash that thing. I liked Robyn's orange pattern shirt, but not so much the styling of the rest of the outfit.

Glad that Fiona and Chris are back; and I appreciate the show highlighting the dangers refugees can face through trying to get to the U.S. But their immigration situation is as bad as it's ever been 3 seasons in. So Ramona torched Nadia's place for the insurance money? Would Nadia even get anything, surely that fire would be deemed suspicious. Either way, it sucks that the club is gone now, because I really wanted to see Nadia growing her business. Now her only story is going to be the search for Arman. (Who we may never see again?)

Finished Season XII; This was pretty much Season XI, part 2, so points for being somewhat consistent. Although I think they had some better ideas and execution this time around. Costume notes: I guess keeping everyone else in the same clothes means that that there's more money for Cat's flamboyant custom suits? I like the leather jacket that Lister has been wearing the past few seasons, but no so much with the rest of the outfit. The scarf they tie around his neck is not working for me in particular. I liked that they addressed that Lister and Cat are getting older. While they still don't give Cat much to do, I appreciate the energy and consistency Danny John-Jules brings to role even after all these years. The finale, "Skipper", was probably the best out of XI and XII. For me at least, it had a bunch of laugh-out-loud moments, nice callbacks to earlier seasons, plus, I love a multiverse story! Seeing the different versions of the characters was fun. I can quibble about how they ended the episode, but I guess they had to get back to the status quo. ---- So they're going to revisit Felis Sapiens in the 'Promised Land' special/movie; cool, but I refuse to have expectations, though. I kinda wonder what a remake/reboot of this show would look like; but sci-fi comedies are a bit more common today, so it wouldn't be so unique.

Gonna attempt to make some eclipse themed cookies for the upcoming solar eclipse. (My town is in totality!) I've got two ideas; 1) layer two flavors/colors of dough together to simulate an eclipse, and 2) decorate shortbread cookies to simulate an eclipse. I'll try and post some pics if I'm successful!

'Immigrant Dad Talk Show': Well, I don't know if immigrant dads favor their daughters enough to brush off a $12k Sephora bill, but can confirm they are disappointed in their sons. (Sorry, bro!) Ugh - can also confirm this.

Two 2024 Hugo award nominations : https://gizmodo.com/hugo-awards-2024-nominees-glasgow-worldcon-1851376821

Is this the same brother we met before? I honestly don't remember his story.

"Adult", animated revival of Good Times at Netflix: https://tvline.com/trailers/good-times-reboot-release-date-trailer-netflix-1235192981/ Thanks, I hate it.

TV reboot topic over here: https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/30368-f-u-reboot-mania-express-your-hate-here/

Opening night for Water for Elephants was last week, so reviews are out if one wants to find them. But I thought this was interesting, with quotes from and photos of Gustin: https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/g60267813/grant-gustin-broadway-water-for-elephants-opening-night-photo-diary/

I'm up to S3, episode 14; so the next set starts the clone arc. Didn't realize it (and the aftermath) took up so much of the rest of the season. And then they start the New Krypton arc as well. Random notes: Hey! Cress Williams as a villain! So Black Lightning wasn't his first time in a DC universe! Don't think they fully accomplished it, but you can tell some effort was made to be culturally sensitive (for the 90s at least) in that episode. I had remembered that there was an episode where Clark admitted that he was a virgin to Lois, and that there was a virtual reality episode that even back then I thought was dumb; however I did not remember they were the same episode! I guess it's good that I'm a "completist", because I was seriously thinking of skipping that one. Interesting that they had a plot with neo-nazis and it's still relevant today. For some reason, I thought the show had introduced Lana Lang in Season 1, not season 3. Surprised she was only in one episode.

Well, even though it's not the typical crime procedural, I guess I gotta accept that this is still going to be a 'murder of the week' show. ::sigh:: But I did like that looking for a horse was something different. Eh - Billie was alright; but it didn't make sense for her and Colter to be working together and flirting with each other if she really did screw him over last time. She can be here once a season. I actually want them to resolve that just so we can move on, and be done with it.

Recent developments hint at more Red Dwarf to come? 'What’s Going On With Red Dwarf?' [ETA:] Durrr... This was a year ago, sorry.

Thoughts on Season XI: I'll start with the shallow; it's weird that they keep re-designing the sets. It's really obvious that everyone's older (and wider). Barrie's got a slightly better-looking wig(?). Cat's suits are still fab! It's nice that they actually have a budget for special effects. They really use time travel too much on this show; and lampshading that doesn't help! I'm surprised that no one mentioned that they had created a time paradox in "Give and Take". I still enjoy the characters, but they're clearly significantly older at this point, so it's now starting to look odd that they're still up to the same old antics, and haven't matured much. (Some, but not much.) They have an entire ship to themselves, why are Lister and Rimmer still rooming together?? So we FINALLY get a Cat A-plot episode, and ... it's all over the place? We finally meet a female of his species ... but not really. Then it devolves into a monster plot. Kinda disappointing. Okay, one more series and a special to go!

I know they had retconned a couple of things, but I don't think it's been established that Arman was in an "arranged marriage" that he didn't want to be in. And while Arman has not been great to Nadia, last season I think the show did establish that they still love each other (even while he's also kinda in love with Thony). But my main thing is even if they don't 100% trust her, everyone's on the same side essentially, wanting to find Arman. They should be working together. And despite Nadia trying to get a deal with the FBI, I actually don't think she'd rat anyone out, because the stakes are too high. But you know, apparently there's not enough drama and conflict.