Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween everybody! Halloween is my favorite holiday of the year. I spent part of my day watching Queen of the Damned for the second time ever. I've got a review for you on that. It's also Wednesday, so first up we've got my Arrow Initial Reactions to go through. SPOILERS for both Arrow and Queen of the Damned star not.

Arrow - "An Innocent Man" - Initial Reactions

• Congrats, Diggle, you now know about Green Arrow.
• Show of trust.
• Yay for backfires.
• I cannot express how much I love this house.
• John Barrowman's gonna be in this episode? What? - based on credits I saw very briefly.
• Lil sis knows what she's talking about.
• Cute, Olly.
• Super cute. That's awesome.
• That dress is super short, Joanna. Geez.
• Voice changer? Batman voice?
• Did she take the money?
• Diggle's obviously not just gonna go away. This is a good thing.
• Lol, Diggle.
• Except that didn't go where she just said it went.
• He's pulling Batman's all over the place!
• Lol, tech girl.
• Bludhaven!!!
• Go Laurel!
• I'm not sure how I like Thea's flip-flopping personality. 
• Ouch.
• Well that sucks.
• Well that's not good.
• He's gonna find Olly's hideout.
• Ouch. Geez.
• Gotta hurry, Olly.
• It's like Arkham only... not.
• Prison riots are not so much fun.
• Oh that was interesting.
• Well of course he didn't.
• What's the idea, Mr. Lance?
• Oh, Walter... that's not a good place to be.
• Crappy passwords are crappy.
• Olly's been found out! Oh noes!
• Awww...
• There he is! Mr. John Barrowman everybody!
• And he's back!
• Time for Olly to be arrested.

Queen of the Damned - Movie - Review

      As I said, this was my second viewing of Queen of the Damned. The first time I saw this movie, I liked it. Now that I've seen it a second time, it drags. A lot. The plot was sacrificed to the costumes, music, and horrid special effects.
     I thought Stuart Townsend was a much better Lestat than Tom Cruise. However, he doesn't have a very good voice from narration. Jessie did not come off as someone Lestat would be at all attracted to and yet they walk off into the proverbial sunset together. They had absolutely no chemistry. Also, a lot of Jessie's motivation was lost during the adaptation. I wondered why she was there at all. Certainly the movie's story could have benefited in dropping that storyline all together.
     The "vampire council" seemed really tacked on. Yes, Marius had actual reason for being there but we get no explanation as to who the rest of them are. There's also next to no explanation of Maharet's ties to Jessie or her family. It was like, suddenly: family tree and this family is who you are. Well who the hell are they? I mean, I know because I read Queen of the Damned but it's not explained at all.
     Overall, I think Queen of the Damned suffers from too many plot lines and not enough explanation. Stuff that could have been dropped wasn't and anything that wasn't there but was mentioned made it confusing. As much as this is extremely cliched: the book was a hell of a lot better.

Housekeeping

Tomorrow... is my birthday. I'm having a friend over so I might not get my The Vampire Diaries initial reactions up tomorrow. Anyways... have a wonderful rest of your night or whatever.

Love ya, Jessie.

Extra Long Makeup Post - Reviews!

Okay so, I managed to catch up on everything today... except Beauty and the Beast. I have for you, a bevy of reviews to make up for my lack of actual content these past few days. So, we'll go in order of airing, starting with Arrow. Everything's labeled so you can just skip to the review you're looking for. SPOILERS abound so just watch out for that.

Arrow - "Lone Gunmen" - Review

I had a lot of fun watching this episode. I'm happy with the way the characters are being built up. I'm happy with the way Deadshot was portrayed. He wasn't over the top but he wasn't completely underplayed either. I'm coming to like Laurel's father more. He didn't come off as fake in this episode. Finally, I really like that Diggle now knows about Olly's "bat cave." This was another great episode of Arrow and I can't wait for tomorrow's episode!

Supernatural - "Bitten" - Review

I didn't like this episode. I know they were trying something different, but I honestly don't think it worked.

The Vampire Diaries - "Rager" - Review

     I seriously want to know what Klaus meant by "one of the five." What does it mean? Is Rebekah going to get healed? They just seemed to forget about her and all the vampires of her line. I'm thinking she's not going to be healed, but then how is she going to help April like she was trying to?

     I'm really, really angry with Stefan. He needs to let either Damon or Caroline step in with Elena. He even said as much. If he's distracted, how is that going to help her? I'm glad at least Damon's going to take the initiative on that. Caroline being Stefan's... sponser, I guess... might be interesting. She really should be helping Elena, though.

     I spent most of the episode cursing Stefan, but I did quite like this episode. Can't wait till Thursday's episode.

Grimm - "La Llorona" - Review

I know this episode was supposed to be creepy, but I didn't really find it that way. I was amused by the Munroe storyline. Serves those kids right for messing with him. Munroe's just so awesome. The main storyline was at least interesting. That there are ghosts in the Grimm universe is kind of cool. I like how they pulled that off. I like how Juliette was included in the story. I hope she doesn't freak out about the Wesen again. I mean, she'll freak out, I just hope it's not as bad as last time.

Mockingbird Lane - "Pilot" - Review

That was... interesting. Wasn't exactly what I was expecting, but I liked it. I was a fan of The Munsters when I saw it on reruns. This was quite a good re-imagining and quite funny, too. I loved it. The special effects were awesome and I quite liked the prosthetics they did. Grandpa in his beastial form was... strange. Giant bat-creatures are not meant to be shiny nor flesh-colored. The Mockingbird Lane Pilot was definitely worth the watch. If you've got some spare time or need some cheering up, give it a watch.

Once Upon a Time - "The Doctor" - Review

     Absolute top of my unshared theories about Doctor Whale was true! Although during the episode I was faking myself out thinking he might be Oz for some reason... I did quite like how Frankenstein's universe was in black and white. It looked like it was right out of an old, better produced than in those days, movie. That Frankenstein's bother was his monster was strange but interesting.

     Regina's story was somewhat predictable. Of course she's not going to just give up magic and of course it's going to be hard. That Henry was almost killed by zombie-Daniel because Frankenstein was trying to manipulate Regina was nice. Glad for him to actually be part of the plot and not just annoying kid...

     I'm glad Emma's truth-sensing is back to normal. Hook's turning out to be more fun than I thought. Although how they're going to play out his crossing Cora... Jefferson's bit of story was awesome, too. His history with both Regina and Rumple was awesomely put together and well played out.

     Overall, this was another solid episode. I was on the edge of my seat through most of the episode. Can't wait till next week!

Housekeeping

Okay so... I'm very much looking forward to watching Arrow and Supernatural tomorrow. Also, I should be getting back on schedule this week. Should, but I'm not entirely sure. Anyway... have a nice day and thanks for reading.

Love ya, Jessie.

Another Quickie

Okay so, I'm exhausted. I also really don't have any motivation to write any of the reviews I should do. I should be back for real tomorrow. Well... hopefully. I have no idea.

Love ya, Jessie.

Just a Quickie

Okay so, the last couple days at my house have been crazy. I managed to watch Grimm OnDemand yesterday, but I really don't have time to review it at the moment. I loved it, though, I will say that.

I voted yesterday, I'm sure the relatives of mine who read this will be happy to hear it.

Tonight is my little sister's baby shower so I have to do a lot of cleaning today with very little help from anyone else in the house apparently. Which means I should really stop typing and get my butt out of bed and dressed and stuff.

So... that's it from me for today, unless I manage to catch Once Upon a Time tonight... which isn't likely.

Love ya, Jessie.

The Vampire Diaries - "The Rager" - Initial Reactions

So I got to spend most of my day not at my house for once. The power went out and it'd have been too hot for my sister and I to stay. So, anyway... I have for you tonight, my initial reactions for The Vampire Diaries. There are SPOILERS if you haven't watched it.

The Vampire Diaries - "The Rager" - Initial Reactions

• Sneaky Tyler is sneaky. But not so sneaky as to not get caught.
• Okay, that was kinda gross.
• Stefan has a motorcycle?
• Oh! Werewolf venom. Weird.
• Elena, you need to get some more people to feed you.
• Klaus is back...
• Geez, Klaus.
• Frak, Rebekah.
• That was mean, Elena.
• Damn.
• RVs don't count as homes. Nice.
• Fail, Damon. 
• She really does.
• This stinks of issues.
• Cute, Damon.
• And now for the Rebekah/Matt crap.
• Geez, Mr. Hunter. You suck.
• Need to use those vamp powers, Elena.
• Jeremy's usually in it anyway.
• Totally fixating.
• This is where Klaus gets angry and bitchy.
• Geez Rebekah. Way to be a giant bitch.
• This is not a good thing. And suddenly Stefan.
• I still think this should be Caroline coaching Elena.
• Nice, Elena.
• Now what's wrong?
• Klaus, being an ass is not becoming.
• And this is why you shouldn't be angsty if you're a vampire.
• Nice setup, Damon. That's brilliant.
• More vampire sex...
• Oh crap. It was in the keg.
• Yay hallucinations!
• They gotta find some Elena blood.
• Klaus knows!
• BOOM!
• Or just Klaus. So what does that say for Rebekah.
• What are you doing, April?
• They're going to be friends, sweet.
• Yeah really, Damon.
• So Caroline gets to step in finally!
• Or she could be support for Stefan.
• She's been there barely a second. Geez.
• Because Stefan's way CLEARLY isn't working.
• Why'd you have to save the friggin HUNTER, Klaus?

That's all from me for tonight, I'm afraid.

Love ya, Jessie.

Arrow - "Lone Gunmen" - Initial Reactions

Okay so, due to actually being on schedule with this blog and posting correctly, I have for you only my initial reactions for tonight's episode of Arrow. If you missed it, wait until later to read this post, there are spoilers.

Arrow - "Lone Gunmen" - Initial Reactions

• Now he's got some weird waterfal thing going on? Or is it just raining?
• Sniper...
• Teh sniper beat you to it. Interesting.
• Oh ow.
• Wow, the bullet had something on it. Interesting.
• OW!
• Diggle. You funny.
• In your face, Mrs. Queen.
• Science time!
• Deadshot!
• Nice cover there, Oliver.
• Seriously, Diggle needs to be let in!
• Who says "surfing the net" anymore?
• Seriously, woman, get it together.
• Ya know, this would be a lot less dangerous with a cable holding your ass up off the ground.
• That's what you call good luck?
• You really need to fold the brim of that hat, Olly.
• Hmm... now we see what other connections Olly has.
• Why's Diggle standing there?
• Oh, because he's a security consultant and not just a body guard.
• That's cute, Olly.
• Ouch, Tommy.
• Ouch, Thea.
• Hold it together, Olly. Good boy.
• Or, ya know, not.
• Good on you, Laurel.
• I would say he's gonna die, but since this is a flashback, that would be redundant.
• It wasn't wrong, Tommy.
• I really don't think it did. And neither does Olly.
• Yay instincts.
• Nice little gun there, Deadshot.
• Yay awkward nerd!
• How do you have all that crazy IT gear and not know how to break into a laptop?
• How the hell did she end up bringing home a tiger? Or was that a random thing to get her to get rid of the cat?
• She's a serious nerd. That's awesome.
• Not sure how I feel about Green Arrow pulling Batmans all over the place.
• A party with "entry stairs" wohoo.
• Fail unit 5. Fail.
• That was a crap cover-up, Olly.
• Well this is fun. Nothing like a panic.
• See, there's that cable I was talking about!
• I do like how they did Deadshot's eye-thing. Looks cool.
• Crap, Diggle got shot!
• Black Ops guys on the non-deserted island, the plot thickens.
• Diggle is in on it! W00T!

Housekeeping

Tomorrow might bring a pair of blog posts or just one, depending on my mood. I will definitely have initial reactions for The Vampire Diaries and Beauty and the Beast, if nothing else. Hopefully, I'll have a review for tonight's Arrow, but I may not. Haven't decided yet.

Hope you enjoyed reading this. Drop me a comment below or on Twitter.

Love ya, Jessie.

Supernatural Alphas

So... I said I'd let you guys know if I was going to be catching up on Supernatural so... I've caught up and here's my review of the first three episodes, followed by my review for the Alphas season finale.

THERE ARE SPOILERS. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.

Supernatural Season 8 Episodes 1-3 Review

     I spent Sunday night, after Once Upon a Time of course, catching up on Supernatural. I have to say, I think I like where this season is going. The show seems to be less dark and depressing than it used to be, which I like. I spent a good chunk of time laughing, which I liked.

     Character-wise, I'm interested in Benny's story. There's gotta be a reason he's so attached to Dean. Dean's head is back in the same, which is good. Sam seems to be back where he was during 1st season, wanting more than hunting. It was because of that characterization that I didn't really connect with him during the last few seasons. Kevin is something of a wet blanket despite his random bad-assery with the tricked-out church. Kevin's mom was awesome. She's not at all what I was thinking she'd be. Crowley... is Crowley. He's awesome. I do want Cas to come back, though. It's sad he seems to be stuck in Purgatory. I can't wait to see what they do with that.

     I will not be doing Initial Reactions for Supernatural, though I will continue watching. Reviews will probably be random, impromptu, and much like this one unless something comes up I feel the need to talk/rant about.

Alphas - "God's Eye" - Review

     I am of the opinion that there's nothing really to discuss about this episode of Alphas. Say, a bit. Theorize, probably. But nothing really to discuss. This episode was essentially lots of action that went by in a blur.

     We got three guys being knocked out/killed by the Alpha Gadget. One of them gets up and freaks out because of his new ability. Kat and Rachel find the guy and figure out they need Skylar. Skylar fixes the problem. New problem arises. Rosen walks around talking to a hallucination of Dani.

     Gary's mom wakes up. Gary helps Rosen ineffectually. Team gets shot at. Skylar finds out she can't fix the problem within a problem. Hicks shoots Parish. Rosen gives the super annoying "If we kill him, we're no better than him" speech. Everyone gets knocked on their asses by the Alpha Gadget in Grand Central Station.

     Except Gary.

     So we're left with the questions:

• Which humans become Alphas and which die?
• Are our team going to wake up with super abilities?
• Why was Gary unaffected.

      Guess we'll just have to wait until next season to figure it out. I think Gary's ability or his autism has something to do with him being unaffected by the Alpha Gadget. I can't wait to find out. Like I said, gotta wait for it. Hope they have a next season, because Alphas got really good during this season.

Housekeeping

I noticed a spike in my pageviews yesterday after I posted my Initial Reactions for "God's Eye."

To newcomers: Welcome. Go read the one post tagged "Read First." It should explain some things and it's easy to access from the sidebar.

To everyone: I like comments. Leave me comments. I wanna hear your theories about Gary. So comment! Also, feel free to follow me on Twitter. It's in the sidebar.

Love ya, Jessie.

Alphas - "God's Eye" - Initial Reactions

Alphas - "God's Eye" - Initial Reactions

• That was the wrong side of that car for him to have crawled out of.
• You need to stay alive, dang it, stop being an idiot.
• Who's this lady?
• She's a weird Alpha.
• Kat has a point.
• Weird homeless guy.
• And set it off early. Nice.
• Homeless guy's an Alpha.
• Parish is about to get pissed. And you're about to die, dude.
• Or not.
• I hate that song.
• You did not let her down. She's dead, you can't let her down.
• Gary's mom is awake but unresponsive.
• Kat seriously has points.
• That's a crap power to have.
• Muttering to yourself is a horrible thing to do while walking down the street.
• Well that's annoying.
• And in a horrible disguise.
• Yeah, Rosen, Gary doesn't mess around with semantics.
• Oh, Gary. "I don't like horses. They look confused."
• Mind-Dani is so blunt.
• So... is Rosen hallucinating or being made to see Mind-Dani?
• Being an idiot.
• Is mind-Dani an Alpha ability?
• Gary's awesome.
• Sylar - "It died with honor."
• Well this is going to be interesting.
• And he disappears in the crowd...
• Seriously love Summer Glau's characters.
• Everyone stop! The power went out!
• Backup generators. Blowing all the plans.
• Go Gary!
• Hicks and Nina, back on!
• That's always the thing people pick out of those angry conversations/rants.
• I like when Kat remembers bits of info.
• More mind-Danis.
• How's that for an awkward elevator ride?
• Awesome makeshift bomb!
• Kat is awesome. End of story.
• No saferoom for Rosen.
• The Greater Good is BS.
• Well then.
• Time for Hicks to be too angry to function properly.
• Someone who's gotten rid of a mass murderer for good?
• Pretty much.
• Save as many people as possible, that's a good plan.
• Too late.
• Gary's completely unaffected? What? Why?
• Seriously. Why is Gary unaffected?
• That's one heck of a cliffhanger.

Well there you have it, all my initial reactions for you to enjoy.

Love ya, Jessie

Once Upon a Time - "The Crocodile" - Review

My chores have been done for the day and I just can't get last night's episode of Once Upon a Time out of my head. So, I have for you a review.

Once Upon a Time - "The Crocodile" - Review

     I very much liked this episode. Getting more back story on Rumple was brilliant. I think even more brilliant than the last bit of back story for him we got. I think combining it with Captian Hook/Jones' back story was great as well. However, my little niggle is the thing with the bean. It was sooooo obvious he'd moved the bean somewhere other than where he'd been holding it originally! That said, I did like the passage to Neverland. I really hope we get to see Neverland. That would be so awesome!

     I'm glad we got to find out where Rumple's wife had run off to. I know people (not me, but I listen to podcasts so...) had been wondering. Milla was one of those characters who was very relocatable. She just wanted a better life... and that led to pirating. The only thing I fault her for is leaving her son. I don't like people who leave their children when there's really no need to.

     I really enjoyed Belle's storyline in this episode, thought I found her utter lack of food knowledge a little much. I have a hard time believing she'd never had pancakes... I like that Belle is going to run the library and that she's striking out on her own. She really seems like a character who would get on fine once she's got a place to settle. I'm also glad she and Rumple have more or less worked things out. They're so wonderful together! That she got Rumple to explain himself to her is testament to that, I think.

     I did not like Belle's father at all. He was ridiculously vengeful against Rumple. Like, what the hell, man? Yes, he's a horrible person. Yes, he essentially took your daughter from you. But dude, you made that deal with him and it's not entirely his fault. And the only attempt made to rescue her was made by Gaston. His solution was just... mean-spirited. Parents need to realize that their children have their own lives to live and it's their choice whether or not to love someone. Belle's dad just makes me so angry!

     Okay, done with that now. On to my favorite part of the episode: Ruby. She was awesome in this episode. She was so nice to Belle and looked much better out of those skanky clothes she was in during first season. Her entire character during this episode made me extra proud to be a Ruby fan.

     So... that's pretty much it from me about Once Upon a Time. Can't wait for next week and the creepy Regina story. I do miss her being her bitchy self.

Housekeeping

The only thing I've got for this section is to let you know that, barring any unforeseen happenings (increasingly likely lately), I will be having my initial reactions for tonight's Alphas episode up later tonight. If not... possibly tomorrow. Oh! And I fixed the links in the navigation bar. They should now take you to my DeviantArt, Facebook Page, and Fanfiction.net Profile.

Love ya, Jessie.

Once Upon a Time "The Crocodile" - Initial Reactions

Plain and simple, all I've got for you tonight are my initial reactions/commentary thingy I do.

Once Upon a Time - "The Crocodile" - Initial Reactions

• First and foremost, based entirely on the previews, Hook looks a bit like David Tennant.
• Aww... he's so sweet when he wants to be.
• Well that was a freaky dream.
• Yup, still doin the magics.
• Hey, it's Helena from The L Word!
• Now if that's not a guilt trip, I don't know what is.
• Tell her!
• Not taken. She went with them.
• I don't like guys like Captain Jones.
• Henry needs to pick up an axe and help.
• Escaped out the window. Nice.
• That guy's clothes look kind of anachronistic.
• And he's a nerd. That's great.
• Why do people want to live forever? I just do not understand this concept.
• Ruby looks so much better now.
• Perfect.
• That's no good.
• Yeah, really don't like guys like Captain Jones
• Charming's so annoyed, it's funny.
• 
• Glad they're not using Pirate of the Caribbean music here.
• Of course Captain Jones would lie about that.
• Not so bad after all.
• Daddy's not happy about that.
• lol, yes he is!
• Yes, she can, because she's awesome.
• That hat's not a good idea. Nor those shoes.
• Saw that one coming.
• It's really not.
• And now the truth has come out.
• This is where Regina learned her tricks.
• Rollercoaster of Doom!
• Go Rumple!
• Go Belle!
• Yup, totally sweet when he wants to be.
• And be a manipulative jerk along the way.
• Glad you've realized that.
• Or know what you've gone to do.
• Dawww...
• He put it elsewhere... figures.
• Neverland! Hooray!
• And he's Smee!
• Nice.
• Neverland!!!!
• Teaming up with Cora, that's where he is.
• "Sparkly dirt. Wonderful." - Hook is wonderfully sarcastic
• She being? Regina?

Love ya, Jessie.

Suprise! It's a Saturday Grimm Post!

I just finished watching this week's Grimm -- Thank you OnDemand! I was, again, eating while I was watching so I don't have initial reactions for you. I do, however, have a combinations initial reaction/review thingy. There will be SPOILERS so if you haven't seen the Grimm episode titled "The Other Side," I would go away now or skip down to the Housekeeping section. Bye!

Are they gone? Good.

Grimm - "The Other Side" - Review

     Anyone else find Renard really, really creepy during this episode? Anyone? Yeah... the side effects of that Purity Potion/Kiss Wake-Up are interesting. Renard was in full stalker-mode, although I like that he's trying to resolve the issue. I enjoy how Juliette was really awkward during the dinner and then the ride home. She looked like she was extremely uncomfortable, which I like.

     I also enjoyed the procedural storyline. I pretty much called Pierce having something akin to Alternate Personality Disorder... or whatever it's called. I don't like that they had it going from his mother genetically altering him. Like, what? How is that even... what? I would have bought that better if his father had been Lowen instead. I do like that Pierce and his mom were tortoise creatures. That was different.

     I like that we had Munroe being on his own, just running Rosalee's shop. It seems he's getting just as geeky about herbal stuff as he is about clocks. He reminds me of me jumping from interest to interest and being a walking encyclopedia about them. 

     Let's not forget about Adalind and her sneaky stuff with Renard's brother, Eric. I enjoy how she didn't give away that she was de-powered. And I really enjoy how Eric was sooooooo slimy. I'm loving to hate him at the moment.

     I really really enjoyed this episode. Everything was well put together, the new characters were interesting, and the established characters were on top form. I can't wait to see the ghosties next episode. And no, that's not a spoiler, it was in the preview.

Housekeeping

Okay so... tomorrow should be my Once Upon a Time initial reactions. And next week, I'm so watching that The Munsters reboot: Mockingbird Lane. I will probably have initial reactions for that. Or at least a review. That's assuming, of course, the usual Friday shenanigans don't end up happening... again.

Love ya, Jessie.

Proceed to the Mermorial with Caution

Okay so, after writing out my reviews for yesterday's The Vampire Diaries and Beauty and the Beast, I decided to do those today in a completely separate post than the Grimm initial reactions. So... here you go. If you still haven't seen the episodes from last night, you'll want to go away and come back after you've watched them. This is officially your SPOILER WARNING.

The Vampire Diaries - "Memorial" - Review

     I've discovered I have issues with emotional people being turned. Choosing to be a vampire and then not being able to deal is a problem. It's also annoying as all get out. Elena, it seems, is going down the same road as Louis from Interview with the Vampire. I really, really hope she doesn't. I found myself so annoyed with her. To paraphrase Damon: feed on the damn humans already.

     Also, they really should have brought Caroline in earlier to coach Elena. It was so obvious she should be the one to do so. She understands Elena and wouldn't be distracted by sex. I was so happy when she finally got to coach her in mind-controlling. That just proved my point.

     Anyway, enough about Elena. At the moment, I really, really hate the new hunter. He's clearly much more ruthless than any of the hunters who've appeared on the show, especially Alaric. Speaking of Alaric, I'm glad they brought him back, hopefully for the last time, within the tenants of the show. He's there, nit Damon doesn't know it because he's a ghost.

     I'm very glad Tyler seems to be getting a better role this season and isn't just a puppet for Klaus. I also like that Jeremy's gift is doing more than just showing him dead people. I can't wait to see how he'll be utilizing that.

     Overall, this episode was brilliant. It hit all the right notes of action, romance, and tension. Can't wait to see how they follow it up next week.

Beauty and the Beast - "Proceed With Caution" - Review

      I wasn't exactly enamored with this episode. I understand there needed to be some character building but... it was rather boring. I found JT's small amount of development amusing, though. He's such a nerd! It's awesome.

     The procedural portions of the show were fairly standard and didn't wow me at all. None of the characters in that portion caught my attention at all. I couldn't wait for those parts to be over.

     I can't stand Tess. She's uninteresting and seems to be a stereotypical female cop who has something to prove to the male cops. I don't think it helps that the only time we see her is on the case. No actual character building for Tess.

     Probably the best part of the show is Evan the ME. He's witty and obviously good at what he does. I want to see more of him.

     I'm going to stick around for a couple more weeks, see how the show develops. I'll let you know if it goes the way of 666 Park Avenue.

Housekeeping

Barring any unforeseen random happenings, I'll be having my Grimm initial reactions up later tonight. See you then!

Love ya, Jessie.

Thursday Night Initial Reactions

Just got done watching The Vampire Diaries and Beauty and the Beast back to back... gotta say, I see similarities all over the place. Not gonna get into that now, though. The following blog post will have spoilers, though I'm not exactly sure how many are really that spoiler-y. To be on the safe-side, though, don't read the rest of this unless you've seen tonight's episodes.

The Vampire Diaries - "Memorial" - Initial Reactions

• I kinda like this "previously on" thing with the changing voices.
• Yeah really, Damon... stop being ridiculous.
• She didn't even kill the deer.
• Damon's got a point... but vampires don't have to eat people.
• Oh yay... vampire sex.
• That was unexpected...
• Who's this guy?
• He's a hunter.
• I like her.
• Makes a change from sulky, broody Stefan.
• That's not gonna happen. You have to deal with it, Elena.
• I love people who're crazy cocky.
• Yup, he's a hunter.
• Good thing it was Tyler rather than anyone else.
• April would be a pretty vamp or witch.
• Yeah... you really need to deal with the hunger issue.
• Man, they really miscolored that in the previews.
• Well Bonnie's sure turned around.
• Cute.
• What the?
• Someone needs to talk to Katherine.
• Black dress, white shoes?
• Oh yeah, that's totally where you need to be right now.
• This is not a good thing... except that it give an excuse to get out...
• Weird... something from the otherside then, since Jeremy can see it.
• Someone needs to explain the damn rules.
• It's a not a funeral.
• I'd be in tears if my sister's dog wasn't running around.
• Talking to Alaric seems to make you feel better.

Beauty and the Beast - "Proceed with Caution" - Initial Reactions

• Well that's gotta suck.
• Riley Finn would have been more interesting if he'd had this kind of side-effect... maybe.
• She's like a cross between Ginnifer Goodwin and Ashley Greene.
• Yup, just ignore the little sister.
• Lol. Geeks getting beat after trying to attack professionals.
• Let's poke through evidence with no gloves! That's a good plan.
• Someone crossed Captain America with a werewolf.
• Not quite cool enough for a Batman...
• Weirdly empty...
• It never is.
• Lots of flip-flopping going on here.
• She's not gonna let that go...
• Way to be creepy, JT.
• Of course he would just take the easy way out.
• Yeah, because that was such a good plan to begin with.
• Yay for weird assassins on bikes.
• And of course he's been following you. It's what messed-up guys do after they tell you to go away.
• Yup, he just can't stay away.
• Already finishing her sentences... nice.
• Except he doesn't want you gone.
• Good you realized that.
• Ah, young, unrealized love. It's so sweet...

Housekeeping

Okay so... I discovered I have a hard time staying focused enough on Beauty and the Beast to do my usual initial reactions thing. Not sure if that's going to change in the future so I'm gonna stop writing those for the time being. Thursday nights will dedicated to TVD initial reactions and possibly reviews.

I would like to encourage you to go check out the action over at Gaiaonline. This year's Halloween Event is a lot of fun and a lot less confusing than past ones. Again, you can look me up there; I'm Sorceress Digi. Other than that, you can follow me on Twitter, check out my Facebook, or just leave a comment below.

Love ya, Jessie.

Honor Thy Father

Good evening, my minions! How are you? Oh wait... no one ever comments to my blog so... I don't know why I'm asking that. Moving on!

Gaiaonline has kicked off their Halloween Event, which means I'm currently embroiled in a war between Vampires and Elves. I'm on the Vampire side, of course. If you're interested in joining in the fun, head over to Gaiaonline.com and choose a side.

On to the main event of this post: my initial reactions to Episode 2 of Arrow: "Honor Thy Father." There are SPOILERS from this point in. Enjoy.

Arrow - "Honor Thy Father" - Initial Reactions

• Roof Fight!
• This is such a Batman thing... making the criminals piss their pants to get them to do what he wants.
• Not sure I like Olly's friend...
• Ya know, I'm annoyed with the Press just from seeing it on TV.
• Why would you add the second one if only Olly came back, anyway?
• Geez, Laurel. Ice Queen much?
• Oh God. It's Loreo... I am pre-disposed to think he's a slimy git. (Points if you know what I'm talking about)
• Bye Olly.
• If he timed that a little better, he'd have a Stomp moment.
• Mamma Queen needs to back off, especially as she's the one sending people after him.
• How many people has he actually killed people with those arrows?
• That's totally like a box... I don't like the decor.
• Throw him into the lead position after five years on a deserted island... yeah, that's a brilliant idea, except not.
• Seagulls are soooo annoying.
• She's not gonna back down.
• Weird white-haired Asian woman...
• Lots of stuff, obviously. And I wanna know!
• Living people are harder to be close to than dead ones.
• Lol, of course that would be the thing... ice cream is yummy.
• Running companies sounds incredibly boring.
• At least he realises that.
• Hello Ninja lady.
• Bodyguards come in handy, it seems.
• It's not like it's his fault, Mr. Lance.
• Oh, let him in, Olly.
• There's a reason you don't get into things with gangs of any profile.
• That's not dirty, that's good parenting.
• Don't use machine guns in tight places, idiots. You'll end up killing yourselves with ricocheting bullets.
• Go Olly!
• And now the weirdly dressed people run away.
• Nice use of those "trick" arrows there, Olly.
• The people he hurt weren't good people.
• The book was blank when he found it?
• Oh, Mommy-dearest...
• Ouch... and also: I knew it wasn't deserted!

Arrow - "Honor Thy Father" - Review

     I really enjoyed this episode, even the "Previously On" part. It didn't feel choppy and it didn't drag. I feel like this is really rooted in a very solid world and not just flung up on the screen. The only part I had a problem with was Laurel and her father's argument about him wanting to protect her and her wanting to actually live her life. I guess, thinking about it, that plays into a point I want to talk about in a bit.

     Olly is probably one of my favorite characters on TV these days. He's got depth, even if he doesn't show it all the time. And I like how they explained that, too. He's got a point about having been alone for so long he forgot how to connect to people, they just don't seem to get it.

     And that brings me to an interesting point Thea brought up while telling Olly how she used to talk to him when he was dead. It's a hell of a lot easier to connect to dead people than it is to living ones. I think part of it has to do with dead people not being in the world anymore and essentially boiled down to whatever they're remembered by. Living people just have too many complications that get in the way. It's also hard to protect people when they don't want to be protected. Living isn't about being in a shiny rainbow bubble of safety all the time.

     But anyway... I'd really love it if Olly brought Diggle in on his secret. It looks like that might be where things are headed at the moment, but you can never really tell.

Housekeeping

Tomorrow: The Vampire Diaries. I'm also thinking about going ahead and watching this season of Supernatural... may or may not add it to my list of stuff to react to and review. Haven't decided yet. Let me know what you think and, providing you've decided to join in Gaiaonline's Halloween Event, look me up there. I'm Sorceress Digi and I promise I won't bite.

Love ya, Jessie.

PS: I'm a vampire for Halloween.

Nerd-tastic Halloween Stuff - 1

Okay so... after I went and published tonight's blog post, I looked around on Gaiaonline and found they'd taken down the Halloween Event forum... which I hadn't known about... And I thought to myself: I should go look in the shops, see what the NPCs are dressed as this year... and I did. And I had serious nerd-gasms. So... I'm going to share them with you, because I'm such a nerd.

Okay so first we have Agatha from Barton Jewelers dressed as Dowager Countess Violet Grantham from Downton Abbey (A pleasant surprise after I finished the first season!)

 Next is Becky from the Prize and Joy shop as Saber from Fate/Stay Night

 Bildeau from the Faktori as Beemo from Adventure Time

 Brennivin from Dernier Cri as Castiel from Supernatural

 Carl from the Junk Shop as Chopper from One Piece

 Cresento from The Bifrost as Loki from The Avengers (Makes Cresento cool despite him being a jerk)

 Devin from Skin Tyte as Kurgan from The Highlander

 Ian from Barton Boutique as The Doctor (from Doctor Who). My reaction when I saw this was to shout "FUCKING SHIT!" at it. He looks brilliant.

 Josie from Global Imports as Kerrigan from Starcraft II

 Kanako from Dernier Cri as Homura from Puella Magi Madoka Magica

 Liam from Jock Strap as Kise Ryouta from Kuroko no Basuke. Although I'm not sure this counts as a costume... he wears a red jersy all the time...

 Logan from The Ole Fishing Hole as Heihachi Mishima from Tekken. And yes, he's supposed to be a Wolverine reference in his normal form.

 Louie Von Helson from H&R Wesley as Sebastian from Black Butler (A vampire cosplaying a butler from Hell...)

 Mirai from Phin Phang as Princess Cadence from My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (In her wedding dress, of course!) I was so confused by this until I found out who she was supposed to be. ^_^

 Moira from Durem Depot as Ranmaru from Binbougami ga

 Murasaki (above and below because she's got some alternate personality going on or something) from Mecha Neko as Chrome Dukoro from Hitman Reborn

 Natasha from Skin Tyte as Monk from Diablo 3

 Nicolae from both Back Alley Bargains and The Bifrost as Bilbo Baggins from The Hobbit

 Peyo from Ruby's Rack as Elliot from E.T. (Also featuring his duck as E.T.)

 Radio Jack from Dernier Cri as Giroro from Sgt. Frog

 Ribateau from The Faktori as the Original Gameboy

 Rina from Buttercup Cafe sporting an outfit that needs no explanation... Sailor Moon! If you didn't know that I have a question: Have you been living under a rock?

 Ruby from Ruby's Rack as Powergirl from DC Comics

 Rufus from Barton Boutique as Madara/Nyanko-sensei from Natsume's Book of Friends

 Sam from Sam's Body and Parts as Gadget from Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers (I'm such a nerd for knowing the show before reading it elsewhere)

 Sasha from Gaian Outfitters as Korra from Avatar: The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra

 Stein from CrosStitch as Vincent Van Gogh

 Mintaka and Rigel from La Victoire as Scully and Mulder from The X-Files (I had another nerd-gasm here)

 Victoria from Salon Durem as Catwoman from DC Comics (And it's the comic version!)

And last but not least, the Wing Scouts from the Treehouse as Children of the Damned

So there you have it, the entire list... and my random nerd-gasm moments.

Love ya, Jessie.