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“American Dreamer” was Supergirl-less but not heroine-less with Kara using her powers as a CatCo reporter to do both harm and good. Dreamer takes to the streets to protect the aliens of National City. James goes on a magic trip in his favorite rocket ship, and Oh, we learn Brainy is quite the Sherpa!
Kara’s Turn to be Super!
Dreamer is on the streets of National City knocking out ruffian humans trying to come down on the alien population. Brainy is worried that she will be targeted as a masked vigilante and she is endeared. Kara is diligently working on an article to expose Lex and therefore clear Supergirl’s name. In her research she runs across the company Ameritech and happens to hear Frankin, another CatCo reporter, talking with his sister Edna about trying to shield the alien workforce within the company. Kara asks Franklin to get her a meeting with Edna because she needs more information about them. On her way to the meeting Kara brings down a mugger with her elbow. Edna and Kara discuss that she needs information about Ameritech’s dealings with L-Corp because she’s seen the black budget that Eve put together for James. Edna is not thrilled but will help Kara gain access to the files. In the Ameritech building Kara finds the link in one person, S.M. (because I didn’t write the name down) and Kara asks Edna to get into SM’s personnel file. That would take Edna’s PIN number so that’s a no-go. Kara also asks Lena if L-Corp and Ameritech have any business dealings and she she flatly denies anything. She also asks where Kara has been. Supergirl has been by her side since Lex escaped but Kara has been absent. Lena accuses Kara of using their friendship just to get information about Lex. Kara can’t give a good answer so she leaves. Meanwhile, Dreamer is still patrolling and chases some folks into Al’s bar where she realizes that it has become an alien hiding ground. Lockwood’s goons come in and Dreamer takes care of them easily but Al expresses to her that they will not be safe now that their hideout has become known. Nia is frustrated with the hopelessness and shares her burden with Kara, who is also upset at not being able to be a good friend to Lena and has potentially put a target on Edna as well. Kara decides to answer all of this with an interview to introduce Dreamer to the world. They do a video broadcast where Dreamer introduces who she is – and most importantly – that she is both human and Naltorian. She also highlights that she is a trans woman and that our differences should be celebrated, not hunted down. The broadcast inspires Edna, and Brainy – who is with Lena and asks aloud “what does love feel like?” – and the aliens hiding at Al’s. Later, at CatCo, Lena and Kara start putting the pieces together that Lex was the one who used L-Corp to purchase property in Kasnia. They ponder that their next step is to go to Kasnia. Also, J’onn returns the ancient symbols to the Desert of T’ozz in Mars and his father tells him that his mission is done and that it’s time to return to his family.
Journey to the Mind Palace
James is experiencing panic attacks that bring about Super responses because of the Harun-El. Lena is not doing well with trying to extract the Harun-El from James so she leaves to understand the tech better. Brainy tells Kelly, James, and Alex that he has the ability to psychically link with James to try to delve into the root of his PTSD trauma through what he calls a mind palace. They first go back to the Daily Planet where James first met Superman and the first time Lex abducted him. Instead he is confronted by a couple of kids and a floral arrangement for a funeral. They then move to a funeral home where James’ and Kelly’s father is the deceased and James says this can’t be right and is driven out of the memories and laser eyes the ceiling. James explains that this memory cannot be based in fact because he was locked inside of a bathroom across the street from the funeral home and Kelly was there on her own. She is still hurting to today about it and does not want to go there with this line of thought. She shares with Alex how much this is hurting and Alex promises to stay by James’ side through it all. They try again and James goes back to the funeral where he promises his father to make him proud and he is shooed away because the funeral hasn’t started yet. He goes outside to find the two boys again who bully him and actually put him inside of a casket in the funeral home. James blocks Brainy out so Brainy convinces Kelly to go in. She does, she sees what actually happened and convinces James to fight back. He “poofs” the bullies away and pulls his younger self from inside the casket. (Wait, what?!) He emerges from the mind palace levitating peacefully. The PTSD is …cured…?????
Agent Liberty’s Comeuppance
Ben Lockwood and the SS, err, the Children of Liberty are removing an alien father from his home. The alien wife is obviously disturbed and is told “if he were a man this wouldn’t be an issue.” George looks on with unease telling his father that they look human. Ben assures him that roaches are roaches no matter what they look like. George is tasked with going with the goons that Dreamer takes care of. In that process he comes across one of his own friends who never told George he is an alien, because, “you’re dad is a mutha %$#&##%@#&%$&@#” (paraphrased, of course). George goes home to check in with Mom to make sure they’re not on the collective wrong side of all of this. Mom assures George that he helped smoke those roaches out of their hole and his father couldn’t be prouder. (no kidding, that’s the way it went) Lockwood and the SS – who apparently have taken up headquarters in the DEO – cannot block the broadcast that Kara is doing with Dreamer. The interview inspires George to give up the golden mask and reach out to his friend to let him know he’s safe with George. Lockwood vows to bring Dreamer down and goes to CatCo with some of the SS. Kara, Franklin, Brainy, Dreamer, and Alex all take part in bringing them down and getting Dreamer out of there. In particular, James takes Lockwood down destroying his gun and breaking his hand in the process. Lockwood vows his revenge and goes home to find the alien wife from the episode beginning in his house. She runs out and we find Mrs. Lockwood dead.
Lena Comes Clean
After accusing Kara of being a crappy friend she is also inspired by Dreamer’s interview. Brainy is there with her and tells her that unless she begins to trust that she will end up lonely and sorrowful. She goes to CatCo to talk with Kara and spills everything – that not only Eve was working with Lex but she was as well. She was trying to help him with the cancer and now he’s escaped and she feels responsible. She breaks down crying and Kara reassures her that of course given a life and death situation that she would help, no matter who it is. They hug and make up and Lena helps Kara figure out the Ameritech connection and Kasnia.
Closing Thoughts
This was a complicated episode. Dreamer’s message of tolerance was well done and is the epitome of what our “Supergirl” series is capable of – to inspire hope and for us to all be better heroes. The downers of this episode unfortunately weighed heavier on me. The wrapping up of James’ PTSD felt like a slap in the face to those who struggle through the process of healing through paths of medication and counseling, which is where they were going last week. Being personally close to someone who deals with this left me angry at the resolution. So, I also know that I am biased but I can’t be alone in this either. The other piece is the killing of Ben’s wife. This whole season we’ve dealt with aliens who were on the philosophical right side of the alien vs human debate and are always acting correctly. Now the aliens have lashed out. Ordinarily I would call this nuanced writing; however, in this case, it really ticks me off because for this whole time we’ve spent bashing those who dare to think differently from the aliens only now for the writers and producers to start showing “bad actors” on both sides. Those same writers and producers don’t get to hold their moral high ground and get to kill Ben’s wife out of vengeance for what he’s done by an alien. Alternatively, let’s give high praise to Kara doing what she does, for a satisfying reunion of Kara and Lena as friends, and for Brainy and Lena just being too cute. We have three episodes left to continue to set up Lex and his plan. Will we finish it out or will it carry over into Season 5? We’ll find out soon enough!
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Season 4, Episode 20, “Will The Real Miss Tessmacher Please Stand Up?”
Kara and Lena head to Kaznia to hunt down Lex. However, Eve Tessmacher sets a trap for the duo that could ultimately reveal that Kara is Supergirl. Meanwhile, Alex gets a long-awaited phone call, James practices using his powers, and Ben Lockwood takes a dangerous stand inside the DEO. Written by Derek Simon, Katie Rose Rogers, and Natalie Abrams. Directed by Shannon Kohli.
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I’m not that surprised they ended James’s PTSD story because this is kind of what the CW does – they give you two to three episodes that tackle heavy consequences like this and then the plot gets fixed in some way, see Felicity getting a chip quick so they don’t have to have her in the chair all the time. Also to be fair there’s only 3 episodes left so at best we’d only get one more PTSD episode before they wrapped it up anyways. It’s definitely a shame to see unique plots like this and Felicity’s end so soon, but sadly I figured they’d go more powers with James than actually showing him in therapy because they’ve been trying to give James more to do than just be him since season 2 and not every viewer likes the “sit and talk” moments; had his injury been a more visible one maybe we would have gotten that but being mental it’s not as easy to show beyond talking…ironically him talking more about his past may have brought fans back to him but the powers things is just leaving me asking when can he leave if they’re always going to try and make him something more and have it taint his character.
The Nia stuff DEFINITELY saved this episode and was the highlight! I did like Kara being a seemingly real reporter in this as that’s rare to see, but the rest was just a miss for me. I have no sympathy for the Lockwoods because George should have known better long ago, the wife felt out of character when she changed to supporting Ben yet previously called out the father, and Ben is just Captain Bad of the group so why would I feel for this group? I understand John why you don’t like the alien getting revenge but I took it this week as Ben has been treating individuals like animals for so long now it’s like why are surprised when they lash out and get a little animalistic; true he’ll use this now to try and say he told people so but what he did he expect – if you treat people bad of course they’re going to act bad! You can only call them a bad guy if you’ve tried being nice multiple times and they keep acting negative in turn so the only bad guy to me still on is Ben. Could the alien have kidnapped her instead and demanded a trade live on TV to try and expose Ben’s Nazi antics, sure but I wouldn’t trust Ben either if I was her not to come back after them so if he’s going to use death tactics on aliens I get her using them in turn to fight against him.
It’s a bummer to see again her give him something he can use but I’m still team everyone else because Ben and his cronies are just a hardcore no to me and I’m beyond ready to be done with them. James with powers is a complete no for me so while the PTSD backstory stuff was good it came with him showing powers which balances out to a zero enjoyment for me…well I take that back I enjoyed this plot this week like 3 points because of Alex, Kelly, and Brainy but no points to him (just leave him at CatCo writers!!!). I enjoyed parts of the episode but I could do without others.
On to the podcast…
Another Superman project? Can we get a Wonder Woman one DC, you don’t have to keep her to the movies! Or do another lesser known character to expand the roster.
Brainy has been a great addition to the series and I have to say I like him in the spot better than Winn.
Katie is like Chyler in that she can gut punch you so easily with emotional moments.
Lol, I’m so with you Geoff in that they should have had Kara out herself then. Speaking of secrets though, John…I need to tell you something and I hope like Kara you can forgive me…K Vox is my favorite Vox. She’s a ? and they’re so awesome; I hope you can understand. 😉
I’m going to be the Debbie Downer Geoff, the PTSD plot is most likely over because of the powers fix; again it’s like Felicity’s chip in once it went in that plot was basically over beyond the one episode where it came back for added drama with the cave being destroyed, I mean granted I can’t say 100% we won’t see him in therapy but I’m personally not holding my breath. One they want to make James more than he is, two James’s ego often wins when it comes to how he handles things so he’ll hid behind the powers, and three these unique plots sadly don’t last that long so I look for this to be the end of the plot at least as far as this season goes…maybe it’ll return in season 5 if they strip his powers (STRIP HIS POWERS NOW) but until they’re gone I just wouldn’t get too attached to that plot. Maybe this is me just being bitter at the Felicity plot not going longer or me not trusting anything when it comes to James being treated like a simple human because they keep trying to push more on him but I feel this is just going to become about “Look James has powers don’t you fans love him a lot again? Talk about how awesome James is now!” rather than us seeing him at therapy or talking about therapy. Sorry writers but I just don’t have faith in your James handling.
Why does James need to fear Lex now John he has powers. *eye roll* I feel you will be raging later; I’d love to trust the writers but again I just can’t when it comes to James because they ignore so many obvious things fans want to see with him in the name of everything we don’t.
I have to give the writers points here, if ever there was an episode in which Kara felt like a real reporter it is this episode because she used a source that wasn’t herself, she did research, she gathered information, and she did an interview with someone to get real news out so you know what – good job writers on doing this episode! I still TOTALLY know you made Kara a reporter to nod to Clark versus doing something organic to her season one self but good job in this episode; you’re 1 for however many times you’ve tried to make her seem believable in 3 years but we just laughed because Kara is not a reporter. Again I’m not holding my breath to be the new standard for reporter Kara but I have to give them points this week.
To me Nia’s powers with the whip and such reminded me of Green Lantern and I was wondering if she could make more than just the whip to fight back with people. Ha. You could say it’s a physic whip so it knocks them back like a physic blast but yeah it was different seeing her with an active power if you will when usually she’s more mental in attack.
“The show is so desperate for a Superman character they’ll just make James one” – you’re not off Darryl; that or they just refuse to have James be just the Cat if you will as if something is wrong with just being the news guy. UGH this show frustrates me so much with how much they ignore James as just the reporter! There are so many plots you could do with him that would make organic drama if he questioned a character such as imagine if he called out Alex’s handling of situations because he thought the DEO was being too strong handed on something and they used that to talk about excessive force – organic drama and you get to talk social issues, you love that writers come on! Or what if he commented on how Kara handled something as Supergirl – how would that affect them as how do you handle criticism from a friend, is it just or not to each? JUST LET JAMES BE A NEWSHEAD ALREADY AND STOP TRYING TO PUSH A SUIT AND POWERS ON HIM!!!
It better not be the adoption call, I mean I put nothing past them as life goes on but of all the calls we care about currently that’s not the top one – a call from J’onn would be helpful for backup and a call to say arrest the COL would be AMAZING but an adoption call…not as exciting currently. We all want Alex to have a kid but again there is no rush for it! Real talk: given she’s going the adoption route Alex has more years than if she was trying biologically so lets save that for late S5 at least. I’ll admit I’m also not in a rush to see the adoption plot again because I feel it won’t be organic to the process – either Alex will get a kid and now we have to deal with that as S5 seems to be the “add a child season” (if you wanted a kid in the series show you could have kept Sam and Ruby around, #AgentSam) to the superhero shows or they’ll tackle orientation discrimination in adoption which I’m for tackling I just don’t know if the writers will give it the time it deserves because they do like to fix plots pretty quick. Unless the call is to say your not getting the kid because Alex is a single parent in a dangerous job then I hope it’s one of the others! Again yes to Alex getting a kid but I don’t get her having to rush it; okay so it takes time with the papers but still unless it’s going to take all 10 years then there’s no need to rush this plot, she could get a kid in 5 or less if she decided to do a donation as her method instead…I just really don’t want to see Alex get mommied. Again I can’t say that would happen for sure but I don’t even want to risk it, if there’s a chance of her being kept at the base more so or held back in fights I again say let’s wait until late next season to come back to the adoption thing. If they’re bent on setting that up though please do it right and don’t just gloss over aspects set up from questions agencies might ask…and don’t make the adoption the end all be all for her as there is sperm donation (NOT James, don’t even go there writers even if you do have Kelly and Alex get married; stop trying to do more with James than being just a newsman) as an option along with marrying someone who already has a kid (hey Sam) so if adoption doesn’t work right then have Kara mention her other choices and don’t leave Alex all “poor me I’ll never be a mom” again nor make it her whole season plot because Alex is more than just a mom just as Kara is more than just Supergirl.
Lol to John’s drawn out “Ahhh”; it’s going to be the adoption isn’t it?
YES Lena, *starts chant* GET THE POWERS OUT OF JAMES, GET THE POWERS OUT OF JAMES, GET THE POWERS OUT OF JAMES!!!
“Alex realizes she’s missing part of her memories” – John’s reaction is mine “What?! Finally yes!”! I wonder if Kelly will somehow trip them by helping Alex with memory issues from the episode before? So ready for this, Chyler and Melissa are going to kill it! 🙂
Thanks for filling in Subbie!
“I’m not that surprised they ended James’s PTSD story because this is kind of what the CW does – they give you two to three episodes that tackle heavy consequences like this and then the plot gets fixed in some way, see Felicity getting a chip quick so they don’t have to have her in the chair all the time. Also to be fair there’s only 3 episodes left so at best we’d only get one more PTSD episode before they wrapped it up anyways. It’s definitely a shame to see unique plots like this and Felicity’s end so soon, but sadly I figured they’d go more powers with James than actually showing him in therapy because they’ve been trying to give James more to do than just be him since season 2 and not every viewer likes the “sit and talk” moments; had his injury been a more visible one maybe we would have gotten that but being mental it’s not as easy to show beyond talking…ironically him talking more about his past may have brought fans back to him but the powers things is just leaving me asking when can he leave if they’re always going to try and make him something more and have it taint his character.”
it’s great to have a reasoned analysis for “the why” the showrunners sometimes have to do inexplicable things, they do. I think, you hit it, Aaron.
“The Nia stuff DEFINITELY saved this episode and was the highlight! I did like Kara being a seemingly real reporter in this as that’s rare to see, but the rest was just a miss for me. I have no sympathy for the Lockwoods because George should have known better long ago, the wife felt out of character when she changed to supporting Ben yet previously called out the father, and Ben is just Captain Bad of the group so why would I feel for this group? I understand John why you don’t like the alien getting revenge but I took it this week as Ben has been treating individuals like animals for so long now it’s like why are surprised when they lash out and get a little animalistic; true he’ll use this now to try and say he told people so but what he did he expect – if you treat people bad of course they’re going to act bad! You can only call them a bad guy if you’ve tried being nice multiple times and they keep acting negative in turn so the only bad guy to me still on is Ben. Could the alien have kidnapped her instead and demanded a trade live on TV to try and expose Ben’s Nazi antics, sure but I wouldn’t trust Ben either if I was her not to come back after them so if he’s going to use death tactics on aliens I get her using them in turn to fight against him.”
I tend to disagree, here, but that is more to do with the awful writing and utterly incompetent direction than Nicole Maines’ acting which was about par for her previous work.
“I have to give the writers points here, if ever there was an episode in which Kara felt like a real reporter it is this episode because she used a source that wasn’t herself, she did research, she gathered information, and she did an interview with someone to get real news out so you know what – good job writers on doing this episode! I still TOTALLY know you made Kara a reporter to nod to Clark versus doing something organic to her season one self but good job in this episode; you’re 1 for however many times you’ve tried to make her seem believable in 3 years but we just laughed because Kara is not a reporter. Again I’m not holding my breath to be the new standard for reporter Kara but I have to give them points this week.”
Melissa Benoist plays reporter? I think not. First of all, Lexcorp data (Amertek?) would be isolated into standalone vaulted memory to protect against paper file searches. Standard modern practice against hacks and DDoS attacks. This is 2019 not 1939. I think I know “the why” that the incompetent writers failed to do this homework on this point; as they gleefully googled up MBTI, and crammed in their binge-watch remembered GoT and Harry Potter garbage into the script. So Kara as reporter rang false and I so saw it. YMMV. Better writer (ME, and I’m not being arrogant here, because even Bobo the chimp would have handed in a better teleplay…), would have Kara use her Kryptonian hacker skills.
(^^^ Benny the Moose)
I agree wholeheartedly about Bennie the Moose and family. Even George should get the works. Too much evil have they committed. There must be consequences.
“Brainy has been a great addition to the series and I have to say I like him in the spot better than Winn.”
I respectfully disagree, Aaron. Maybe it is because I just don’t like Jesse Rath through the camera as well as how poorly his character is written for him. There is a reason I label him, “Braindead”. No charisma and no “presence”.
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James, “I got the Flying Brick Package, Yoah!” Olsen…
“I’m going to be the Debbie Downer Geoff, the PTSD plot is most likely over because of the powers fix; again it’s like Felicity’s chip in once it went in that plot was basically over beyond the one episode where it came back for added drama with the cave being destroyed, I mean granted I can’t say 100% we won’t see him in therapy but I’m personally not holding my breath. One they want to make James more than he is, two James’s ego often wins when it comes to how he handles things so he’ll hid behind the powers, and three these unique plots sadly don’t last that long so I look for this to be the end of the plot at least as far as this season goes…maybe it’ll return in season 5 if they strip his powers (STRIP HIS POWERS NOW) but until they’re gone I just wouldn’t get too attached to that plot. Maybe this is me just being bitter at the Felicity plot not going longer or me not trusting anything when it comes to James being treated like a simple human because they keep trying to push more on him but I feel this is just going to become about “Look James has powers don’t you fans love him a lot again? Talk about how awesome James is now!” rather than us seeing him at therapy or talking about therapy. Sorry writers but I just don’t have faith in your James handling.”
Mehcad Brooks is a fine actor. I do not know what they promised him to sign him to the project, but whatever it was, they are in breach of contract. They have used him as scenery, as a love object, as an occasional ineffectual action hero and as everything but what he should have been; the conduit and tieback to that family abandoning douche-bag in Metropolis. There was his mentor and aid role for team Supergirl.
Now that he is a Flying Brick, I urge you to find and read about this character…
https://superman.fandom.com/wiki/Calvin_Ellis
“Why does James need to fear Lex now John he has powers. *eye roll* I feel you will be raging later; I’d love to trust the writers but again I just can’t when it comes to James because they ignore so many obvious things fans want to see with him in the name of everything we don’t.”
I won’t predict what the Supergirl writers will do, because their ineptitude continually astonishes me. Stuff I see that they could use within time and budget to make a killer show just goes a flittering, while they pick up a plot point that a six year old chimpanzee would reject as a no-where no-win storyline and they run a season off of it. Case in point? Mark Millar Red Super storyline combined with the Black K split personality Star Trek “Mirror Mirror” gag. Absolutely BRILLIANT! Could do so much with it. What is it instead? Benny the Moose.
““The show is so desperate for a Superman character they’ll just make James one” – you’re not off Darryl; that or they just refuse to have James be just the Cat if you will as if something is wrong with just being the news guy. UGH this show frustrates me so much with how much they ignore James as just the reporter! There are so many plots you could do with him that would make organic drama if he questioned a character such as imagine if he called out Alex’s handling of situations because he thought the DEO was being too strong handed on something and they used that to talk about excessive force – organic drama and you get to talk social issues, you love that writers come on! Or what if he commented on how Kara handled something as Supergirl – how would that affect them as how do you handle criticism from a friend, is it just or not to each? JUST LET JAMES BE A NEWSHEAD ALREADY AND STOP TRYING TO PUSH A SUIT AND POWERS ON HIM!!!”
https://comicvine.gamespot.com/supermans-pal-jimmy-olsen-53-the-giant-turtle-man/4000-125074/
Could be worse, Aaron. A lot worse. And will be…
“It better not be the adoption call, I mean I put nothing past them as life goes on but of all the calls we care about currently that’s not the top one – a call from J’onn would be helpful for backup and a call to say arrest the COL would be AMAZING but an adoption call…not as exciting currently. We all want Alex to have a kid but again there is no rush for it! Real talk: given she’s going the adoption route Alex has more years than if she was trying biologically so lets save that for late S5 at least. I’ll admit I’m also not in a rush to see the adoption plot again because I feel it won’t be organic to the process – either Alex will get a kid and now we have to deal with that as S5 seems to be the “add a child season” (if you wanted a kid in the series show you could have kept Sam and Ruby around, #AgentSam) to the superhero shows or they’ll tackle orientation discrimination in adoption which I’m for tackling I just don’t know if the writers will give it the time it deserves because they do like to fix plots pretty quick. Unless the call is to say your not getting the kid because Alex is a single parent in a dangerous job then I hope it’s one of the others! Again yes to Alex getting a kid but I don’t get her having to rush it; okay so it takes time with the papers but still unless it’s going to take all 10 years then there’s no need to rush this plot, she could get a kid in 5 or less if she decided to do a donation as her method instead…I just really don’t want to see Alex get mommied. Again I can’t say that would happen for sure but I don’t even want to risk it, if there’s a chance of her being kept at the base more so or held back in fights I again say let’s wait until late next season to come back to the adoption thing. If they’re bent on setting that up though please do it right and don’t just gloss over aspects set up from questions agencies might ask…and don’t make the adoption the end all be all for her as there is sperm donation (NOT James, don’t even go there writers even if you do have Kelly and Alex get married; stop trying to do more with James than being just a newsman) as an option along with marrying someone who already has a kid (hey Sam) so if adoption doesn’t work right then have Kara mention her other choices and don’t leave Alex all “poor me I’ll never be a mom” again nor make it her whole season plot because Alex is more than just a mom just as Kara is more than just Supergirl.”
I want Alex to be the Flying Brick now that Captain Useless has been downgraded and Reign is working for Fox. Turtle Boy is probably season five along with the adoption discrimination story, too. However, if the adoption story is combined with Alex, the Flying Brick, I can see the six year old chimpanzee (me) grinning from ear to ear, because I can get behind “troubled family” stories in a big way, as I did with Samantha and Ruby Arias in season three.
“To me Nia’s powers with the whip and such reminded me of Green Lantern and I was wondering if she could make more than just the whip to fight back with people. Ha. You could say it’s a physic whip so it knocks them back like a physic blast but yeah it was different seeing her with an active power if you will when usually she’s more mental in attack.”
My first review of this garbage episode had me comparing Nicole Maines’ using her powers with this guy…”
http://www.b-westerns.com/lash.htm
It was THAT bad. But then I got to thinking about the truly awful stuff that led to that complete debacle such as the direction and the writing
and how fundamentally it led to this suckitude and I set it aside as less important TO ANALYZE; but since it is mentioned here, I will just say Lash Larue is not a way that Dreamer should work. Auto-hypnosis and force suggestion is cheaper and FUNNIER. It also costs less since one does not have to CGI the lightning whips. Leave that to Livewire if they ever bring her back.
“YES Lena, *starts chant* GET THE POWERS OUT OF JAMES, GET THE POWERS OUT OF JAMES, GET THE POWERS OUT OF JAMES!!!
“Alex realizes she’s missing part of her memories” – John’s reaction is mine “What?! Finally yes!”! I wonder if Kelly will somehow trip them by helping Alex with memory issues from the episode before? So ready for this, Chyler and Melissa are going to kill it!”
I’m sorry, Turtle Boy is on the horizon. Kelly should be a write out. Just say “No.” to Florianna Lima 2.0.
Nice yakkin’, later ladies and gerbils. BTW, Captain Carol was STIFFED in Avengers: Endgame. GRRR.
Monty
Thanks you two for great breakdowns on this! Aaron, not Wonder Woman, but Wonder Girl will be in S2 of Titans (she rocked in the eps she was in during S1)
True Monty Kara as a reporter is never great but this is the most reporter like I’ve ever seen Kara so it was a step up from them normally saying she’s one yet everything she does is so not how an actual reporter would do things. Again never buying Kara as a realistic reporter but this was some of their better approach work with the plot.
I look for them to try and redeem George at least because he’s a kid but for me personally it’s too little too late as he’s old enough to have known from the start this was wrong; even if he didn’t stand up to his father when they were alone because of fear of his father they could have shown him under minding Ben at times and then I would feel for him but as is I’m over every Lockwood!
Fair, I get how actors can turn you off to characters.
They better be glad they have Chyler on this show as Alex because otherwise Jimmy might have me tuning out I hate him with powers that much.
“Leave that to Livewire if they ever bring her back.” – HERE’S HOPING Monty! #LeslieIsntDead!
For as much as they hyped up Captain Marvel before the film I was expecting to see her in ENDGAME more but for me I’m currently raging over the deaths in it because those characters so got robbed too! >:(
No Netflix Geoff so I can’t watch “Titans”.
“True Monty Kara as a reporter is never great but this is the most reporter like I’ve ever seen Kara so it was a step up from them normally saying she’s one yet everything she does is so not how an actual reporter would do things. Again never buying Kara as a realistic reporter but this was some of their better approach work with the plot.”
Try the following…
Kara as a model; “Adventures of Supergirl”.
Kara as an actress; “Supergirl”
Linda Danvers as a teacher and artist/sculptress; Peter Alan David’s “Supergirl” arguably the finest writer and the finest Supergirl run ever.
“I look for them to try and redeem George at least because he’s a kid but for me personally it’s too little too late as he’s old enough to have known from the start this was wrong; even if he didn’t stand up to his father when they were alone because of fear of his father they could have shown him under minding Ben at times and then I would feel for him but as is I’m over every Lockwood!”
These show-writers are stuck on 1980s pop-psychology stupid. They are also infected with the group identity politics virus. Tell Eric Carrasco and Derek Simon that they are fascist and Marxist respectively and they will stare at you with a dumbfounded look and start to defend themselves by name-calling and labeling YOU. They literally do not understand that their political philosophies as expressed in their garbage writing, are based on class warfare, group identity politics and a belief that unseen forces create a circumstance in which “out” groups will retreat to race and gender hate. The very thing they label as evil they CREATE with their own ideologies and messaging. They have never heard of individual responsibility and individual decision and individual consequence.
To be fair, I come at this as a Kantean and not Hegelean, fascist or Marxist; so I DESPISE these people and I am quick to dismiss them intellectually as not as even my equals in philosophical discourse. But I TRY to keep an open mind about it and see if there is any morality in them at all. Guess I’m still waiting on that one.
George? You think he is irredeemable? I once listened to a famous podcast of DC Superhero stories put out by Pendant Productions. it was justifiably suppressed about the time DC’s New 52 emerged because of copyright and trademark issues, but those radio-teleplay amateurs were light years above these show runners in how they wrote, understood and portrayed Lex, Kara, Clark, Lois and practically every DC character in the A-list pantheon. There was the Lex “I become a god” storyline when he finally cashes in his chips and is hustled off to hell to push a big rock uphill forever. Superman comes to rescue him when Big Blue figures out that Lex has finally seen the light and deserves mercy. Lex refuses rescue. “This is my consequence.” he tells Clark. THAT is moral balance, which is not the same as these “I Scream Clubbers” writing “revenge” or “comeuppance” constantly in their garbage scripts. The actor (in the action not the thespian cased) accepts that HE/SHE earns the consequence of his/her act. George has not, and never will, because he will not “balance”. To do that, he would have to lay down his life in sacrifice. Won’t see that at all. Too moral a concept for evil people to recognize as the price of equity.
“Fair, I get how actors can turn you off to characters.”
People cannot be blamed for how they look. They can be blamed for what they PROJECT. The camera really does not lie.
“They better be glad they have Chyler on this show as Alex because otherwise Jimmy might have me tuning out I hate him with powers that much.”
Just recite to yourself… “Turtle Boy… Turtle Boy … Turtle Boy”
“Leave that to Livewire if they ever bring her back.” – HERE’S HOPING Monty! #LeslieIsntDead!”
I cannot say one way or another. But I do know who I do not want back…
a. Florianna Lima 2.0
b. Derek Simon
c. Eric Carrasco
d. Ally Adler
“For as much as they hyped up Captain Marvel before the film I was expecting to see her in ENDGAME more but for me I’m currently raging over the deaths in it because those characters so got robbed too! >:(
No Netflix Geoff so I can’t watch “Titans”.”
Soap Box! Where is that thing? Do you know how much I disliked the Comicsgate fascists and the “I Scream Clubbers” yelling at each over social media about “Captain Marvel”? It was a movie! I happened to try to treat it that way with analysis restricted to what the movie showed us. Brie Larson could have done better with a better script and better directors, but she tried hard with the garbage she was issued. She did a fair job with her PTSD / Stockholm syndrome role.
But individual actions outside the movie have CONSEQUENCES. I respect a person’s right to make a case. But if one participates in an act of commercial art as “Captain Marvel” was; then one must carefully choose HOW to make a case when using that film as a launchpad.
Audiences do not like controversy. They like entertainment. Producers and DIRECTORS like controversy even less when their project is next in the chute. Guess what the Russo brothers were doing as the “Captain Marvel” situation played out? EDITTING ENDGAME.
Now about Shell-head and the Widow.
Every HEROIC AGE when it climaxes in fiction has to have its “Death of Superman” moment. We see how Warners screwed up with Snyder’s Batguano Batman vs. Superman; Dawn of Turd-dumb”. ENDGAME was MARVEL’s shot. Who gets to be MARVEL’s Superman moment? Thor? captain America? Nope. Alpha shall be OMEGA. Robert Downey Jr. was their FIRST. He had to be their last in this HEROIC AGE. Perfect bookend; “I AM IRONMAN.” That will be a movie epitaph worthy of cinema legends.
Widow is another problem. She gets to be the Gamorah from the Jim Starlin “Infinity War” opus. In other words; “She’s not DEAD, Jim.” Want to bet there is a rescue movie in the works to pull her out of the Soul Stone?
Which brings me to DC again… I suppose Aquaman and Wonder Woman, who are plainly B-List characters work for DC in Warner movies, because they are not plaster statue heroes like old tired Bat-turd and blech Henry Cavill’s poorly acted unlikeable Fascist-man. It helps that Gale Gadot and Jason Momoa are LIKEABLE through the camera and that the writing and directing that supports them is as good as they are in their roles. There is a MARVEL lesson in that observation. The people tasked with “Wonder Woman” and “Aquaman” paid attention to the small things (Such as write and produce what audiences like and want from their heroes.) as MARVEL did when they rolled out “Ironman”.
I hope as MARVEL tries again with Captain Carol they remember what got them into the HEROIC AGE in the first place. They may have to coach Ms. Larson on public relations (Amber Heard was a DC natural as she press toured for her Mera role in “Aquaman”.) and advise her on what hill to pick and DIE on if she wants to remain a MARVEL superhero in Phase III.
The Russos ran away from her controversy. I suppose you can also say that Captain Carol did not have the 2-8 movie background that the 6 original Avengers did, and there was too much story and too little time to give the character the minutes she needed to be accepted as the changed aggressive, overconfident, cocky woman Brie Larson portrays her all too briefly to be in this film, ENDGAME, but that is only an excuse. It is not the reason Captain Carol is shoehorned in the way she was, as a grudging afterthought. That is the way I see it, YMMV.
One last comment and this is about why DC should be ashamed and Warners should collectively bang their heads against the wall.
DC has A-list properties who are not relatable as shown. They have CAVILL SUPERMAN who is an utter piece of manure as a character. Why cannot they see that what works is humanizing these characters? I’m not going to say that I hate Zack Snyder’s work as a lousy filmmaker in creating this mess, (I do.), or that David Goyer is the worst writer I’ve ever seen given a 100 million dollar budget to squander on pure shite (How’s that “Krypton” thing working? FASCISTS R’ US anybody?) but it should be apparent that someone’s vision in the Cinema level is seriously lacking.
It is not doing too good on a certain show in the Arrowverse either, and for about the same reasons. It is your messaging and not your entertaining, Supergoyl.
Later, ladies and gerbils.
Monty
Aaron Titans is on the DC Streaming service (comics, films, animated features, and new series). For me it is well worth the cost for the amount of content they have. I just wish they would the the CW shows instead of Universal’s upcoming service. https://www.tomsguide.com/us/dc-universe-release-date-price,news-27650.html http://https://dcuniverse.com
WARNING: CONTAINS Endgame SPOILERS! I just want to include this in case some haven’t seen it yet by the time they read this.
I know why you dislike the others mainly Monty, but why is Ali Alder on your list? Given my love for season one maybe I’m blinded by her name attached to it but I haven’t seen anything she’s done that others may consider bad.
To me the “Captain Marvel” hate was kind of over blown, I get some genuinely took issue with what Brie said in an interview but she didn’t mean it the way others were trying to spin so the whole thing just go taken way out of proportion and used by those which want to slam the movie anyways. It’s like people hating on the all female “Ghostbusters” before they ever saw it; if you don’t like the movie because of genuine reasons okay but bombing a novice before you’ve seen it is just wrong. For the record, I thought the remake was good; was it better than the original – no but it also wasn’t as horrible as some made it out to be. I liked CM myself, no it wasn’t perfect but it was a good origin piece and personally I’d put it up there with “Thor”. “Iron Man” is still the best origin film so far from the MCU and I’d argue it’s best film still as a whole.
I mean I guess in regards to Tony but still as a fan of him I’m like “WHY?!!!”; if I could pick the snapper I’d go Nebula wishing Thanos out of existence because the movie was well set up for it and honestly she has just as much right as Tony to want him gone.
I don’t know how they’d get Natasha back but they already screwed the timeline regardless of what the movie showed (you can’t kill past Thanos and have Infinity War happen) so it wouldn’t be out of continuity at this point for more hand waves. I didn’t mind her being self sacrifice beyond the fact they killed the only lead female Avenger at that point (Wanda was never hardcore a member and the other women like Suri or Hope haven’t officially joined yet) but I did hate she got no funeral; they could have done something for her in the scene of Tony’s after they pan up from the trophy reactor shot! It makes her upcoming rumored movie seem to little too late now.
Wonder Woman is no B lister; she’s part of the Trinity that helps DC keep going and at times has been what keeps it going instead of Clark or Bruce! Depending on who you ask she’s at the top of the trinity but always in the top three so I wouldn’t call her a B lister.
I actually like Henry as Clark myself; I liked Ben’s acting but the stuff they gave him as Bruce was kind of miss for me, next to others in “Justice League” he just wasn’t as attention holding because he was just SO broody. I know Bruce broods a lot but this was like an extreme and he shouldn’t have been like that completely at times. I have no idea what phase were in anymore with Marvel but I do like Brie as Carol so far so I do look forward to the next CM.
I haven’t seen “Krypton” so I can’t speak to it.
To Geoff, thanks for the information! I’m pretty stacked on shows right now but depending on what they have in there roster later it might be worth checking out again.
“WARNING: CONTAINS Endgame SPOILERS! I just want to include this in case some haven’t seen it yet by the time they read this.”
Thanks for this. I goofed and failed to provide the heads-up in my discussion above.
“I know why you dislike the others mainly Monty, but why is Ali Alder on your list? Given my love for season one maybe I’m blinded by her name attached to it but I haven’t seen anything she’s done that others may consider bad.”
“Chuck”
“The New Normal”
“No Ordinary Family”
Professional criticism: good idea person, terrible eye for casting, incompetent administrator, plays favorites, plugs along stubbornly on a wrong show path when audience response data gives clear measureable warnings about what is not working and should be changed or not attempted again in a troubled series. (Florianna Lima 2.0 is an example. Derek Simon is another.) That is a matter of my personal opinion; as I see it; and YMMV and should based on what YOU like, never on what someone else (ME for example) tells you to like.
“To me the “Captain Marvel” hate was kind of over blown, I get some genuinely took issue with what Brie said in an interview but she didn’t mean it the way others were trying to spin so the whole thing just go[t] taken way out of proportion and used by those which want to slam the movie anyways. It’s like people hating on the all female “Ghostbusters” before they ever saw it; if you don’t like the movie because of genuine reasons okay but bombing a novice before you’ve seen it is just wrong. For the record, I thought the remake was good; was it better than the original – no but it also wasn’t as horrible as some made it out to be. I liked CM myself, no it wasn’t perfect but it was a good origin piece and personally I’d put it up there with “Thor”. “Iron Man” is still the best origin film so far from the MCU and I’d argue it’s best film still as a whole.”
Don’t pre-judge. I agree. I covered what I thought about CM after two run throughs. I like Brie better since then, each time I see it, (about 5 times) because I unwrap in better detail the huge hill of awful writing and poor direction she has to climb to make anything out of her character at all.
About public relations. Some people are naturals (Chris Hemsworth and Robert Downy Jr.) Some are adequate (Scarlett Johansen) and some are just not quite good at it, yet. Brie Larson has “valley girl novice foot in mouth” stamped all over her and got the Disney legal memo late that told her to shut up about “White Dudes”. There is “code word” you do not use ever. If I had handled her case, I would have blanded the message and yakked up “positive role model” and “inclusiveness” for everyone to achieve their full potential and emphasized the human courage of perseverance that says “Knock me down, I get back up and keep coming at you.” Of course if I had directed, I would have made “dad” more clear as “This is dangerous what you do here, but if you are out here you have to deal with it, Carol, or you should not be out here at all.” Whatever it takes to “positive” the mention and show Carol is as tough as they come even among “the boys” who have to measure up to the same risks. A few tweaks to cross all groups and genders and show Carol as a hero for everybody, not just for girls, though that can be sub-contexted subtly.
From a PR standpoint, it is not all on Brie, either. The whole miserable professional mismanagement of the film publicity was a disgrace and a disaster. I hope Disney fired that team.
If I had to grade the film now, I would give it: acting, directing, writing; 4/2/3 out of 5/5/5. It is about middle of the pack MARVEL.
“I mean I guess in regards to Tony but still as a fan of him I’m like “WHY?!!!”; if I could pick the snapper I’d go Nebula wishing Thanos out of existence because the movie was well set up for it and honestly she has just as much right as Tony to want him gone.”
Fundamentally, RDJ wants to move on. His contract is up. He’s milked what he can from the work and he wants out on top. Not a bad personal decision. He will not be remembered as a Batfleck or Fascist-Man. He is IRONMAN; the benchmark. Besides, there are new stories and new heroes… I’m waiting for RiRi / Mattie to take up the armor. What do you think those three clangs in the end-credits scroll mean?
As for Nebula, Jim Starlin had her remain villain in “Infinity War”, the comic, and it was Adam Warlock who was the hero. With this ENDGAME fallout, I think Adam Warlock is the next villain and it will be Nebula who has to handle his demise. I’m story satisfied.
“I don’t know how they’d get Natasha back but they already screwed the timeline regardless of what the movie showed (you can’t kill past Thanos and have Infinity War happen) so it wouldn’t be out of continuity at this point for more hand waves. I didn’t mind her being self sacrificed beyond the fact they killed the only lead female Avenger at that point (Wanda was never hardcore a member and the other women like Suri or Hope haven’t officially joined yet) but I did hate she got no funeral; they could have done something for her in the scene of Tony’s after they pan up from the trophy reactor shot! It makes her upcoming rumored movie seem to little too late now.”
That’s the clue they might plan a rescue movie. No funeral. I think they can get her out the way Gamorah makes it. Time ghost. CHEAT.
One side note on “All Female Ghostbusters.” Gimmick movie is going to draw instant critical fire. It would be like that Spielberg disaster and remake of “The Day the Earth Stood Still”. Ecological Al Gore message movie” with aliens standing in for an avenging Noahaic god. Sheesh, the fail is built into the concept.
Personally, with the leads offered, I had more than enough good reason to hate the movie. I don’t like those performers because they utterly stank as stand-ups (no sense of time or how to deliver the physical gag or speak the punchline in their routines, so what makes anyone think they can even ACT? It is as if the casting committee got together and said to each other; “let’s get the most unfunny and dead through the camera untalented principals we can cast for our stupidly conceived gimmick movie.” Guaranteed 51% RT score among average viewers and 74% RT score for the professionals. 74% among the professionals? That is terrible when the PC is factored.
Once again, I have my personal opinion and YMMV and should. The movie depends and will depend on what you like and I have no write or right to tell you how to enjoy it. I just found the timing, camera work, line delivery, director vision, PoV camera work, set piece scenes, time beats and art concept of movie look to be substandard. Throw in people I despise as writer hacks, (Katie Dippold & Paul Feig of Freaks and Geeks), and it was bound to fail FOR ME.
“Wonder Woman is no B lister; she’s part of the Trinity that helps DC keep going and at times has been what keeps it going instead of Clark or Bruce! Depending on who you ask she’s at the top of the trinity but always in the top three so I wouldn’t call her a B lister.”
By comic book sales… she has to be a B-lister on the corporate cash flow bottom line ranked as a property. The Teen Turds outsell her in line units through Diamond, though she makes up for it as a product line in DC Super-Hero Girls (toy and doll sales.). I happen to like her mainline book, but I find I am in the minority. The current writer, G. Willow Wilson, the former Ms. MARVEL writer, is trying a kind of George Perez / Marv Wolfman type of treatment that is radically different from the outrageously disturbing and excellent Brian Azzarello run. The Bryan Hitch interregnum that followed Azzarello is what almost killed the book and is the reason DC stole Wilson away from MARVEL to save the Wondy title as a property.
“I actually like Henry as Clark myself; I liked Ben’s acting but the stuff they gave him as Bruce was kind of miss for me, next to others in “Justice League” he just wasn’t as attention holding because he was just SO broody. I know Bruce broods a lot but this was like an extreme and he shouldn’t have been like that completely at times. I have no idea what phase were in anymore with Marvel but I do like Brie as Carol so far so I do look forward to the next CM.”
Different strokes. Remember what I said about projection and YMMV? I do not like the acting choices and interpretations that Cavill makes, and it is not just his fascist Superman character and it is not something that can be Zack Snyder isolated as a directorial fault. Cavill is a stiff. He’s bloody awful as Theseus in “The Immortals” and for me his “Napoleon Solo” in the “Man from Uncle” was phoned in. What the camera catches from him is boredom and surliness. It does not lie. I notice it. I am not alone in this. A Q score in the 50s is NOT GOOD. By contrast, BatFleck (*Ben Afleck), who should be in the toilet with him for the same DC movies has a positive Q score about 20 points higher. People seem to like Mr. Afleck a lot, despite his Daredevil and Fatman.
Back to Captain Carol, I will say that Ms. Larson deserves another shot and she deserves better support. She was left out there with no help to take all the negatory and that was unfair to her. If her handlers (She needs them.) will just coach her on positive messaging and keep her away from exploitative agenda driven idiots, and educate her better on PR issues, she will be a good Captain Carol. She CAN get her message out and should about wider more diverse participation and broadening the audience professionally and culturally in film and entertainment, actually in society in general. She just has to be POSITIVE and not fall into baited traps set for her by loons who want to use her to push their own narrow exclusionist views.
Cref: “Am I saying that I hate white dudes? No, I’m not. What I am saying is if you make a movie that is a love letter to a woman of color, there is an insanely low chance that a woman of color will have a chance to see your movie and review your movie. It really sucks that reviews matter, but reviews matter. We are expanding to make films that reflect the people who buy movie tickets . . . I do not need a 40-year-old white dude to tell me what didn’t work for him about A Wrinkle in Time. It wasn’t made for him.”
UHM… YES IT WAS MADE FOR HIM. He is part of the target audience as much as the “woman of color”. Hate to say it, but Brie REALLY needs a PR person to tell her that:
1. “White Dude” is as insulting as a derogatory term in some quarters as say “Worthy Old Gentleman” is to a South Asian. “Woman of Color” can be taken that way, too, as condescending and racist.
2. The movie business is about putting butts in seats. Tell the powers that be, and the press in a much more nuanced and better way that we should try to get everybody into the theater and that we should add more chairs for everybody at the critics’ table so that more people can have a say and express themselves about the work, no matter whose work it is. Access and positive message. (What Brie thought she was saying…, but what came across as “those people are keeping these people from participating.).
I am for inclusion. I WANT everyone to see good movies no matter who makes them and for whatever reason.
https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/us-ending-explained-what-is-hands-across-america
US is a dynamite movie made by a Black auteur, who has a lot to say about America. He does not pull punches and he is NOT exclusionary.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6857112/
Who reviewed it?
https://www.thrillist.com/authors/esther-zuckerman
I urge you to buy a ticket and support that film. IT WAS MADE FOR ME. Average ticket buyer and movie goer. Of course it helps that I know more than the average six year old chimpanzee about what Mr. Jordan Peele is doing, and why, but hey… good films are not restrictive and neither should be the messaging to whoever comes into it to be ENTERTAINED.
Boy, I’m wearing that soapbox out. Later L’s and G’s.
Monty
I’ve never seen any of those shows Monty.
I haven’t seen all of the Marvel movies so I can’t speak to how “Captain Marvel” stacks up on the whole but for me it just reminds me a lot of “Thor” which also has some pacing issues to me but the end is what made it along with some of the characters. I’m hoping Maria and Monica come back in CM2 or at least get a mention because their dynamic with Carol however you see it was a highlight for me.
I don’t mind Robert wanting out I just don’t get why Tony HAD to die; he could have easily retired with Pepper and shipped the team tech when they needed it but for when he says no there’s Hope and Hank Pym to do things. Then if you NEEDED Tony for ratings of a phase you’d have him, surely Robert wouldn’t say no to a fat check years later for a days work because you just need Tony for a bit not a return. “What do you think those three clangs in the end-credits scroll mean?” – I was hoping an actual visual end credit scene, ha; I have to admit I don’t know who those characters are but it wouldn’t surprise me if they do some aging up and we see Morgan in the suit while Cassie Lang is doing her dad or Hope’s suit – they’re definitely gearing up for the next Avengers roster set up.
If they start pulling people out of time you know the calls for bringing back Tony will come so they have to be careful with that cheat.
I liked Leslie Jones’s character and Kate McKinnon’s when they weren’t going for the clear joke and had her be more professional in approach but even I have to admit Wig and McCarthy were hit and miss for me at times Wig especially. Maybe it was the special effects that grabbed me and the fun cameos for the most part plus some character stuff that had me enjoying it but I don’t hate it like others do. Chris Hemsworth’s character was SUPER annoying though and easily my least favorite part of the film!
“I do not need a 40-year-old white dude to tell me what didn’t work for him about A Wrinkle in Time. It wasn’t made for him.” – yeah this was even my “Ooh girl you went too far.” moment because yes she was right in their needs to be more diversity in review reporters but as you say the film itself is made for as many as possible and ideally if someone outside your film focus likes the movie doesn’t that speak just as highly of your film as someone who it’s geared too if not more so arguably. The 40 year old white dude has a right to say his peace as long as its civil as much as the 10 year old black girl; it’s when people attack a film with things not really related to it that cause issues because they want to make a talk point that’s bigger than the movie concept. Again I admit she went too far on the end but her overall message of more diversity is fair.
I’m not a horror fan so I’m out on a lot of Jordan Peele’s current stuff; he comes from comedy so he may not do a comedy but if he does I would see it more or a drama than a horror film.
I’ll fix the box so you can get back up Monty as it’s always fun. 🙂
“I’ve never seen any of those shows Monty.”
With regards to Ali, you might try ABC on demand for “No Ordinary Family”. You may be surprised by how like “Supergirl” it was and is. Same strengths, but all too many similar weaknesses.
“I haven’t seen all of the Marvel movies so I can’t speak to how “Captain Marvel” stacks up on the whole but for me it just reminds me a lot of “Thor” which also has some pacing issues to me but the end is what made it along with some of the characters. I’m hoping Maria and Monica come back in CM2 or at least get a mention because their dynamic with Carol however you see it was a highlight for me.”
Fair comparison… You know that CM is very similar to DC’s “Green Lantern” in concept and story frame? Captain Carol is an almost point for point origin story beat for feat for Crazy Hal Jordan? The difference is that Captain Carol is traumatized by aliens who Stockholm Syndrome her and Crazy Hal goes berserk and insane after his city is nuked by Mongol and his minions. Of course Crazy Hal’s girlfriend is murdered. Carol Ferris (Star Sapphire, another Crazy Hal girlfriend) is more akin to Carol in that she goes crazy because of things, (also done to her by aliens), but the point is, when you think Captain Carol, think of a combo of Power Girl and Crazy Hal Jordan. Then think of Chris Claremont. Jim Shooter and David Michelini and THIS GARBAGE…
http://www.carolastrickland.com/comics/msmarvel/
But wait! There’s more, and it is not good…
https://www.cbr.com/things-that-turned-out-bad-power-girls-magical-virgin-pregnancy/
Idiots see… idiots do. Kind of know WHY there is a Comicsgate and the “I* Scream Clubbers” now?
It was inevitable that this comic book history boils up to infect the CM movie. I wanted you to know where it all started; back in 1963. That is a 55 year old grudge, Aaron.
Now moving on…
“I don’t mind Robert wanting out I just don’t get why Tony HAD to die; he could have easily retired with Pepper and shipped the team tech when they needed it but for when he says no there’s Hope and Hank Pym to do things. Then if you NEEDED Tony for ratings of a phase you’d have him, surely Robert wouldn’t say no to a fat check years later for a days work because you just need Tony for a bit not a return. “What do you think those three clangs in the end-credits scroll mean?” – I was hoping an actual visual end credit scene, ha; I have to admit I don’t know who those characters are but it wouldn’t surprise me if they do some aging up and we see Morgan in the suit while Cassie Lang is doing her dad or Hope’s suit – they’re definitely gearing up for the next Avengers roster set up.”
Inasmuch as you covered what is likely to happen in phase III, let me tell you what happened when Captain Carol KILLED Ironman in Civil War II(Yes, she murdered him, Thank You (Intense SARCASM) MARVEL’s Brian Michael Bendis^1). Tony, thinking ahead, set up an AI receiver for his mind/soul and had his body cloned just in case Captain Carol nuked him, which she did. Look for that cheat in a phase III rescue movie.
^1 BMB works for DC now. Wonder why?
“If they start pulling people out of time you know the calls for bringing back Tony will come so they have to be careful with that cheat.”
Now what I want is how they explain Natasha. Tony (^^^) is simpler.
“I liked Leslie Jones’s character and Kate McKinnon’s when they weren’t going for the clear joke and had her be more professional in approach but even I have to admit Wig and McCarthy were hit and miss for me at times Wig especially. Maybe it was the special effects that grabbed me and the fun cameos for the most part plus some character stuff that had me enjoying it but I don’t hate it like others do. Chris Hemsworth’s character was SUPER annoying though and easily my least favorite part of the film!”
Good! Don’t let other people tell you what to like about the 2016 movie,
“Ghostbusters”. Especially not me, because in opinion’s diversity comes a greater truth that helps clarify consensus. I didn’t like Hemsworth, either, and I found that surprising. You just explained it for me. He IS annoying in that film.
” “I do not need a 40-year-old white dude to tell me what didn’t work for him about A Wrinkle in Time. It wasn’t made for him.” – yeah this was even my “Ooh girl you went too far.” moment because yes she was right in their needs to be more diversity in review reporters but as you say the film itself is made for as many as possible and ideally if someone outside your film focus likes the movie doesn’t that speak just as highly of your film as someone who it’s geared too if not more so arguably. The 40 year old white dude has a right to say his peace as long as its civil as much as the 10 year old black girl; it’s when people attack a film with things not really related to it that cause issues because they want to make a talk point that’s bigger than the movie concept. Again I admit she went too far on the end but her overall message of more diversity is fair.”
Could not say it better, Aaron. Brie’s heart’s right, but her head/mind needs training to get her words out in the best meaning and the best presentation format possible. That is why maybe Brie should take some online courses in communications theory and leadership and actually attend college in her spare time.
https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/why-brie-larson-didnt-go-to-college.html/
Trust me, that lack of formal DISCIPLINED learning environment hurts you when it comes to interpersonal relationships and communications. You are awkward and people NOTICE. I did. Another element that hurts Ms. Larson is that she is a true Disney Kid (Well, George Lucas kid, but close enough for the psychological damage.). “United States of Tara” was her “Wizards of Waverly Place”. She’s lucky she did not end up as screwed up as Demi Lovato. Or Carrie Fisher.
Point is… Brie has to adjust to being a working actress, a commodity, a product line, and BEING A REAL LIFE DISNEY PRINCESS. Kind of hard to do, as Gal Gadot found out when she became the Warner action figure for little girls. Naivete comes along with the lack of formal training in how to manage the sharks around you. Gadot had Israeli army training to help her. Brie needs help.
There are consequences and coping strategies for DISNEY PRINCESSES. I suggest Brie Larson contact Selena Gomez or Dove Cameron for advice on how to get out of it alive.
If you think this is all funny and off the wall… Miley Cyrus.
“I’m not a horror fan so I’m out on a lot of Jordan Peele’s current stuff; he comes from comedy so he may not do a comedy but if he does I would see it more or a drama than a horror film.”
You might find it odd, but I see “US” as a satiric comedy, much like “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” which it parallels (US is a better film.). Of course a good comic would be exactly the kind of person who could write, direct and produce such a film.
“I’ll fix the box so you can get back up Monty as it’s always fun. ”
Nice chattin at you. Later.
Monty