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Sunday, October 6, 2013

Marvel Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Season 1 Episode 2: 0-8-4

The team goes to Peru to investigate a possible 0-8-4 (a code for objects of unknown origin). The object was created using HYDRA Technology and powered by Tesseract energy. The Peru soldiers appeared and attacked Grant and Melinda. The Peru soldiers are headed by Camilla Reyes, a former colleague of Coulson. Both stand down and worked together to retrieve the device and escape the rebels who were attacking them. Coulson invited Camilla and her team to the plane.


The team is headed to a S.H.I.E.L.D facility to keep the device safe. Camilla however have different plans. She plans to use the device to rule Peru for herself.Camille's team was able to take over the plane. Grant and the others had to set their difference aside to take back the plane. Eventually they were able to succeed but had to blow up a hole in their plane to do it.



Skye receives an encrypted message from another rising tide asking her if she is still committed with the group. She replies that she is still is.Samuel L. Jackson reprises his role as Director Nick Fury. He scolds Coulson for damaging the brand new plane and warns him about Skye. Coulson is willing to give her a chance to prove herself.

The episode is just okay compared to he pilot. The episode revealed that Skye is a double agent infiltrating S.H.I.E.L.D. it will be interesting now that she has gained the trust of her team mates. Eventually her secret will come out. It is interesting how it would turn out when it does . The show is still going strong compared to hostages or The blacklist. I can't wait until the next episode. What are your thoughts?

Saturday, October 5, 2013

The Blacklist Season 1 Episode 2: The Freelancer


A dangerous assassins known as The Freelancer is out to kill Floriana Campo, a famous advocate on ending human and sex trafficking. The Freelancer disguised his assassinations as accidents. He has blew up planes, derailed trains and even burned down a whole building just to kill a single target Collateral Damage is not an issue for this guy and the FBI doesn't  even know that he existed until Reddington told them.

Red has refused to help further until all his demands are met starting with the Immunity agreement and the security details of his own choice.The Department of Justice Official Diane Fowler refused to have any agreement with Redinggton, Finally the Department of Justice gave in but insisted that CIA agent Meera Malik be added to Red's security detail. In Reddington's part, he choose for his security detail.



Eventually the Freelancer was caught and confessed that it was Red who hired him to kill Campo. It is revealed that Campo is not the great advocate that she is known for. She is doing the opposite of what she claims to do. Red poison her let her die.

Also in this Episode, Elizabeth Keen has decided not to confront her husband about the box that she found.
She pick up him from the hospital after being discharged.

Alright. The Freelancer is a good episode. I am still interested with the show. Elizabeth Keen is starting to grow on me. Here are my thoughts on the episode. I find it weird that the professional assassins easily gave the name of Red when asked who ordered the hit. Not unless it is really Red's intention to let the Authorities know that he ordered the hit. Was the freelancer really guiltyof  being a mass murderer? He doesn't really look smart enough to pull off his assassination. Or was everything just a big Reddington setup to poison Campo? We will just have to wait and see. What are your thougths?


Sleepy Hollow Season 1 Episode 3: For the Triumph of Evil



The Sandman has dropped by in Sleepy Hollow. The Sandman targets people who have turn an blind eye to Justice. Abbie has awoken from a dream about an interrogation involving Ichabod, Captain Irving and a Psychiatrist. It turns out that the  Psychiatrist, Doctor Vega,  is the doctor who treated Abbie's sister Jenny.



The Sandman has targeted Doctor Vega for not revealing what Jenny told her and allowed her to be institutionalized. The next victim is Mr. Gillespe, the person who found Abbie and Jenny in the woods ten years ago. Gillespe also saw the demon that the girls saw but has decided to keep quiet.



Abbie was next on the Sandman's list. Enlisting the help of Mohican Shaman, Abbie and Ichabod was able to go to the dream world to fight the Sandman. After atoning and acknowledging of her sins, they were able to beat the Sandman. Before the episode ended, Jenny escaped the Institution. When also learned the reason why Abbie and Jenny are not in good terms. Abbie has lied about what she saw in the woods 10 years ago. Jenny begged her to tell the truth but Abbie was afraid to tell the whole truth.


No Headless horseman in this episode again. The episode is just okay but it was definitely better the last episode. It seems like it was easy for Ichabod and Abbie to beat the Sandman though. We learn something new about Abbie and Jenny's relationship. It  seems that Jenny knows something about what is happening in Sleepy Hollow. Is she a part of a Witch Coven? Who knows. We will have to wait to know more about Jenny

Am I giving up on this series? For now I'll stick to it. I think I need to watch a few more episodes before deciding.


Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Marvel’s Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D . Pilot

The show is set after the events of the movie Marvel the avengers. Agent Coulson was killed by Loki in the movie. In the show, they have resurrected Coulson and he was leading a division of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents to investigate events that involves individual that has supernatural abilities or have technology that has potential to do harm to the masses. 



S.H.I.E.L.D agent Grant ward was in Paris to retrieve a device stolen from Chitauri Alien. After surrendering the device to Maria Hill, he was introduced to Agent Coulson who Ward thought was killed in action. Coulson welcomed Grant to level 7 which was higher than the clearance level that the avengers has. 





In addition to the team that Coulson was gathering is Melinda May, a pilot and a weapon expert, who reluctant in going back to the field for combat missions. Leo Fitz is a weapon Technology expert while Jemma Simmons is an expert in human and alien life sciences. 


As Coulson and his team were tracking down a hacker group who calls them the “rising tide”, they captured Skye. Later they realized that she was able to beat S.H.I.E.L.D.’s firewall using only a laptop. She is also the link to Mike Peterson, an unregistered human with superhuman abilities that they are tracking. 




Later they learned that Peterson has extremis inside his body and is danger of exploding and harming a lot a people. They also learned that he is part of a project centipede that gave him supernatural strength. 


They were able to neutralize Peterson by using a tranquilizer with non-lethal bullet that Fitz and Simmons has come up. By the end of the episode, Coulson has offered Skye a position with his team but she was not convinced believing that they don’t have anything new to show her. Coulson use his car “Lola” to change her mind.




I am hooked from the beginning of the episode. It’s like watching a long Avengers movie without the avengers. I just hope that they have a guest star role in the series or the S.H.I.E.L.D. cast crosses over to the Marvel movies. It’s funny and completely different from similar shoes like Heroes and Alphas. Maybe it is because they have a great back story. I am talking about extremis off course which was seen in the Iron Man 3 movie. 


Despite it being an action series, the show is easy to watch and not stressful. I can’t wait to see the next episode. What are your thoughts?

Hostages Pilot


FBI Special Agent hostage negotiator Duncan Carlisle has taken hostage the family of Dr. Ellen Sanders. Sanders is chosen to operate on President Paul Kincaid in Maryland College Hospital in Washington. The night before the operation Duncan has held captive Dr. Ellen, her husband Brian and her two children Morgan and Jake. Everyone in the family is keeping secret. Brian has an affair with his assistant Samantha. Morgan is pregnant but has not told her parents. Jake is secretly selling Marijuana. 


Duncan seems to be forced to go through with the assassination to help her ill wife Nina Carlisle. Duncan is 
conspiring with Presidential chief of staff Quentin Creasy and his father in law Burton Delaney.
By the end of the Episode, Ellen decided to delay the surgery but announcing that an error with medication was made and proceeding with the operation would be fatal for the President. 


I find the pilot episode just okay. There are still a lot of questions specifically what is the motivation of a FBI agent to go rogue and conspire to assassinate the President of the United States. According to some of the articles, each of the episode would be through a span of 1 day. The whole season would tell the events that happens on span of two weeks. So if they miraculously go beyond season 1, what Plot would be there to keep audience entertain. When I watched the Pilot a series came to mind Prison Break. In the whole course of the show, they were able to break out of two Prisons. So I ask myself, would it be possible to prolong the hostage situation? Wouldn't they get caught or don't they really care if they did?The premise is simple. To assassinate the President, take the family of the surgeon in charged of the operation. Show how badass and serious the hostage takers are for Ellen to comply but kind of show would it be if there won't be any resistance. 

I have to see more episode before decided whether to continue watching this show. What are your thoughts? 

The Blacklist Pilot



One of FBI’s most wanted fugitives has surrendered. Raymond “Red” Reddington was trained by the Navy and was being groomed to be an admiral until he left his wife and child and became a broker of deals for Criminals.


He agreed on helping the FBI in capturing an individual who they thought was dead and was preparing a chemical attack on the United States. But he has only one rule. He would only talk to Elizabeth Keen. Keen is a rookie FBI profiler who is just starting her career with the FBI. It is still unknown why Red is so interested in her but the episode has shown that he knows a lot about Keen and has been watching her for quite some time. He has also revealed that he knows about her past starting with her father who is a career criminal and also knows something about her husband. At the end of the episode, Elizabeth found a box hidden in the floor of their kitchen. Inside the box are money, passports and a Gun. Elizabeth confronts Red at the end of the episode regarding his knowledge of his husband’s identity.



When I watched the first episode I was easily hooked. It kinda reminds me of Hannibal Lecter. I think somehow James Spader is channelling him. The idea that Red has a list of criminals that the FBI doesn’t know is quite interesting. Although when I was watching the pilot it kinda reminds me of “The following”. I hope they write a better story line than that show because by the end of the 1st season I found “The following” quite unbelievable and the feat that the cult has achieve was not easy.

How I met your mother Season 9 Episode 2: Coming Back

Friday at noon, 54 hours before the wedding

Barney’s Brother James has arrived in Farhampton. Barney told Robin, Ted and Lily about the Stinson’s family curse that caused all Stinson men to be desperate for sex. Barney however believes that the curse has been lifted when James was married to Tom. James has told Barney that they are getting a divorce. Robin persuaded James in not telling Barney in fear that it might cause him not go through with the wedding. James reluctantly agreed however an intoxicated Lily has spilled the beans.

Robin followed Barney how has stormed off. Robin thought that he was fazed with news but he was just asking the inn keeper for James’ room key to remove the erotic surprise gift that he prepared for James and Tom.
Marshall is still stuck in Minnesota with Marvin. The last remaining flight to New York was cancelled due to a storm. Marshall had to race Daphne, the passenger got ban from the flight along with Marshall, to rent a car. The cars ran out but Marshall got the last key. They made an agreement that Daphne would rent the car and purchase a baby seat and Marshall would pay for the gas.



Ted is in bar when James arrived. James told Ted that it is difficulty to be truly happy knowing that what happens after the marriage isn’t always good. The inn keeper gave James’ room key leaving Ted alone in the bar. A flashforward is seen in which Ted is with the mother exactly a year after. He told her that he made a promise to himself to bring her to Farhampton a year after that date. The mother told her that he hasn’t met her in which he replied that he knew that they would meet.The episode ended with Ted getting his room key but the surprise gift the Barney prepared was in the room.



It was a funny episode. Seeing Ted and the mother together for the first time was a great scene. In my opinion they did a great job casting the mother role and she is great with it. With a few more episodes left in the series, I can’t wait to see how it would the story unfold.

How I met your Mother Season 9 Episode 1: The Locket

Friday 11 AM, 55 hours before the wedding



Ted and Lily driving their way to Farhampton Inn for Braney and Robin’s wedding. Ted has irritated Lily with his detours about historical figures that Lily does care about. He asked Ted to drop her at the train station. In the Train she meets Ted’s future Wife.


Barney and Robin are being driven by Ranjit to Farhampton. While having a conversation about possible Wild cards of those who are likely to ruin their wedding, they both mentioned a “Crazy cousin Mitch”. They were horrified with the possibility that they are related. But Robin’s grandma confirmed that Mitch is related to Barney by Marriage and Robin by Adoption which was a relief for both of them.



Marshall is on a plane with Marvin when he received a text message from his mom about Marshall becoming a judge. He asked her to delete the picture since Lily is still not aware of him taking the Job. He was asked to turn off the phone by a flight attendant. Sitting next to her Daphne has Marshall to turn off the phone. He refused to turn it off until her mom deletes the photo. Eventually Marshall and Daphne were banned from the flight. In the Airport, Marshall accessed her mom account but was unable to delete it since he could not click on options. Marvin click on a random key and the photo was deleted before Lily seeing it.



On the train, Lily has met the mother. Lily took some of the cookies that the mother offered her and they started conversing. Lily told her about Ted and his behavior which she secretly finds cool. The mother then commented that it seems that Ted wanted her to take the train. And Lily remembered that a few days earlier, Ted helped Robin in locating a locket that she buried a few years back. Ted remembered that the locket might be with Stella, his ex-girlfriend, who now lives in Los Angeles. He confessed to Lily that he emailed her about the Locket and was told that he had to go to Los Angeles himself to find it in a storage unit. Lily is worried that Ted will use the Locket to try to win Robin back.

In Farhampton, Ted was about to give his gift to Robin but was tackled by Lily. When Robin opened the gift it was a picture of the group taken 8 years ago. Ted tells Robin that he wants Robin and Barney to find happiness. Lily apologizes and made Ted promise that he won’t do anything to ruin their wedding. Future Ted said that he meant the promise at that time. It was also revealed that Ted flew to Los Angeles days before.

I always thought that Robin and Ted look great together. There were times that I wish that they ended up together. Ted has always been a romantic and if he ever pulled off in acquiring the locket, it would be a big surprise and might be a game changer. But also seeing the mother in this episode I know that she is the perfect fit. What are your thoughts?







Revenge Season 3 Episode 1: Fear

In the last season Declan died due to complication due to injuries he incurred during a bomb explosion which was meant for Jack. Nolan was imprisoned. Victoria’s long lost son Patrick appeared in Grayson Mansion. And Jack was about to shoot Conrad but Emily was able to stop him by revealing that she is Amanda.
In the opening scene of the Episode, Amanda is in a Yacht wearing a wedding dress and apologizing to someone. She was shot twice and was floating in the sea. The season is set two months  before that event.

Daniel has not seen Victoria for the last six months. She was spending time with her son Patrick. Charlotte meets her mother and asked her about their property in Paris but was told that it has already been sold. Grayson has lost almost all of their money in the last season. Their only source of income is Conrad’s Governor Seat.


Emily is back on her revenge path and has organized the Grayson’s Memorial Day party. Her plans for the party might be spoiled due to additional security that Conrad has requested instead Emily has asked Nolan to assist her in smuggling a poison intended for Conrad. Ashley is back in town and is intent to regain her place among the Grayson Family. Nolan parachuted his way to the party to avoid the metal detectors and bring in the poison. Conrad fell ill while doing his speech and collapse. During the party Emily introduced Ashley to Dr. Jorge Lopez and made sure that Victoria saw them talking.


In the hospital Emily changed the result of the test to Huntington’s disease. The family tried to keep the diagnosis a secret with fears that it would force Conrad to vacate his Governor’s seat if the news gets out. Emily made sure that it did and made sure that it is tied to Ashley.

Jack is back in town as well. He agreed to keep Emily’s secret but gave her an ultimatum until the end of summer to finish her plans and leave town or he would reveal her secret. Before the episode ended, Aidan is seen in the balcony of Grayson tower offering his help to Victoria to bring down Emily.

From the opening scene, it seems like this might be the last season for revenge. Emily was shot in the opening scene leading to question of who shot her. There are a lot of potential shooters. Who knows especially if writers decided that Emily’s secret would be revealed. Along the course of the show she has made a lot of enemies.

On Aidan, I am not sure if he is sincerely teaming up with Victoria. Maybe he is going to use Victoria and plan to get rid of the Grayson’s to save Emily the trouble. Jack is a wild card. He said that he feels nothing for Emily. Who knows what he will do.

Sleepy Hollow Season 1 Episode 2: Blood Moon



 Katrina again appears in Ichabod’s dream. Now she warns him that an army will be gathered before the rise of the four horsemen. Katrina also warns that a witch belonging to a dark coven will rise to aid the Demon who controls the headless horseman.

Captain Frank Irving has informed Abbie that the two policemen who saw the headless horseman have changed their statements. Although Irving somehow believes Abbie, he understands that most people are skeptical and won’t believe their story. He tasked them to gather more information on mysterious events happening in Sleepy Hollow. 


Andy Dunn is resurrected by the same Demon who killed him. He was tasked to assist in the resurrection of a witch named Serilda of Abadon. Katrina was responsible for weaken Serilda. Serilda was then captured and burned at the stake. Serilda would need to gather her bones and the ashes of descendants of those who have condemned her to death to rise again. 

Ichabod told Abbie about her dream and they set out to the Sheriff Station to access Corbin’s files. Unfortunately it was transferred to the Archives and she would need to get Irving’s approval to gain access to it which they could not get since he is unreachable. Ichabod remembered that there were tunnels beneath the Sheriff office that leads to the archives. They broke through a wall to access the tunnel and were able to get to the files. 


After obtaining the ashes of the descendant of the people who killed her, she sets off to the tunnels to obtain her bones. She was successful and the she was rid of all of her burned skin. Ichabod use the gun powder stored in the tunnels to blow her up and kill her. 

No headless horseman in this episode. It is seems that John Cho might stay longer to reprise his Andy Dunn Character. We also saw a vision of Sheriff Corbin almost giving advice to Abbie. I found the episode lacking and quite boring. It was easy for them to kill off a powerful witch. Although it is interesting how they mix history with fiction, I am not sure that this episode was something to remember. I hope they do a better job in the next episode.