Reviews

I wanted to like this show. I haven't seen the original, so I came in with a fresh mind. Also note, I'm a 25 year-old baby gay, so this was one of my first forays into the lesbian scene. Probably not the best choice.

I quit watching halfway through the third season. This show is full of toxic relationships and feeds unhealthy lesbian stereotypes. Everyone is always cheating (and the one who doesn't is made to seem like an uptight weirdo because of it), nobody is over their ex, and nobody seems to have any morals. There were only a handful of seemingly mature, healthy women going into the second season, and then we lost a few more. By the time I stopped watching, only one character still had any claim to decency. It was so incredibly frustrating and just perpetuates toxic lesbian culture. I know it's a drama, but the number of times I went "Don't do it. Don't kiss her. Okay, great, here we go again," was insane. There are more ways to create drama than making cheater after cheater. Predictable and frustrating.

I'm not entirely sure where all the hate is coming from. I can understand being upset with some questions going unanswered, but some of the vitriol is a bit much. I actually really liked it. It wasn't nearly as terrible as some people are making it sound, but it could have been better. Yes, there were questions I wanted answered; What happened to our boy Ed? What universe did Julianna travel to, was it Trudy's? What happened to the Smiths in that universe? How and why was Julianna so integral to the portal and all the timelines? And of course, who were all those people? They had to be dead in this universe or never existed at all, so...I'd love to know more. How did they get there?

I'm astounded some people were rooting for John. I was rooting for Helen the whole finale. John was selfish and wanted to kidnap his own son from a (mostly) happy life and bring him to what would be a terrible, terrible world in his son's eyes. His own father a Nazi general with plans to execute MILLIONS more people? I thought he was an amazing character and I never could really tell which side he was on, and I thought that was really intriguing. But he needed to go, in the end. Helen really came through at the end. I was waffling over whether or not I liked her character for a while, but the final season sold me on her. She realized who she had become and accepted the consequences after assuring the safety of her remaining children. In my opinion, she kept her heart in the end. John lost himself.

I would love another season to finalize some more character stories and answer more questions, but I know we're probably not going to get one. Hell, even just one or two more episodes. Who knows? Maybe if we clamor for more, we'll get something; it didn't end all that long ago. Until then, I'll happily rewatch this series every once in a while. I loved all 4 seasons (I binged them all in less than 2 weeks), all of the acting and characters, and a thoroughly intriguing and entertaining alternate history fiction story.

What the hell happened to the movie about the guy and baby trying to survive in space? I'm so confused. Why so disturbingly sexual?

Sheesh, so many negative reviews. May of them from January and February if you'll notice, just as the show is beginning. The first few episodes of a new show are always rough around the edges. The show has gotten better as it goes on, and most recently, the FBI and FBI Most Wanted crossover (Reveille) led to a 3 million viewer jump from the usual 9.5 million.

People whine about the typical storylines like white boy school shooter or extremist racist conservative bashing, but come on guys, those are actual problems the FBI deals with in real life. Racist, sexist progressives and female murderers and school shooters are relatively rare. Upset with the gay, strong female, or minority characters? Deal with it or don't watch it, the world is not straight, white, and/or male.

Acting is decent, nothing spectacular, but then, I'm not looking for Oscar and Emmy-winning stars on your average primetime police procedural. I just want to be entertained, and I am. Characters could use some more development and chemistry, but from what I've heard, slow development is typical of Dick Wolf shows, so I'll wait and see.

I'll admit, my first reaction to this movie wasn't very positive. It was such a HUGE departure from the trend of the first two Thor movies that I kinda felt blindsided. I was pretty pissed at the casual, throw-away deaths of the Warriors Three. I actually said to my mom during my first time watching it (she had seen it before me), "That's it? They're dead, just like that?" And Odin's death was pretty lame too, considering the ceremony Frigga got. I also wanted Hela to be more threatening than she was funny; after all, she massacred the palace before her banishment, slaughtered the Valkyrie forces, and laid siege to Asgard. I feel she was made a tad too comedic for her character's own good.

However, upon watching it a few more times, I came to appreciate the comedic aspects of the movie. While it felt maybe just a tad overdone, the comedy in general hits the mark. The rapport developed between Thor, Banner, Valkyrie, and Loki was interesting and entertaining. Korg and Miek were funny, but not entirely necessary to the story (but I still like them). The actors worked well together and their chemistry seemed real, the music was awesome, the last battle was entertaining, and the colorful visuals were very fun. I give it a 7 because it's somewhere in between what my original review might have been (5 or 6) and what my newly appreciative review would be (an 8 or 9).

Wow, lots of bad reviews. I, for one, enjoyed the pilot very much. Yes, the characters had a bit of a hasty introduction; I wouldn't have minded seeing a bit more backstory. Yes, the CGI could be better, but it's not like it was deplorable. The story also seemed a bit rushed, too. Hopefully in the upcoming episodes we will get more in-depth storytelling.

The worst part for me was the Delta Force guy. It annoyed me when he stupidly ignored the rules of time travel (don't change ANYTHING) for a pretty face. She may have reminded him of his late wife, but come on. That's a bit of a lame excuse. He was explicitly told not to change anything, and what's he do? Immediately try to change things. For being a member of an elite group of the US Army, he doesn't follow orders very well.

What hooked me was the last 2 minutes. I really want to know how the Hindenburg NOT blowing up so majorly screwed up Lucy's past!

Spirit was one of the most beautiful movies I have ever seen. If only movies today were as amazing as this one. The animation is stunning and the music is gorgeous and moving. The story is captivating and emotional, and the characters are well developed and lovable. Spirit's longing for his family and true courage is touching. His full out determination to escape and return home has you sympathizing with him and encouraging him throughout his entire journey. I recommend this movie for any and all ages, as it would touch anyone's heart who truly understood what the true spirit of the west is. This is definitely a keeper.