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What If...?: What If... Iron Man Crashed Into the Grandmaster?
(2023)
Episode 4, Season 2

This is what I signed up for.
Episode 4 is the LOST EPISODE FROM SEASON 1, This episode happens when Tony throws the nuke at the Chitauri ship, but the wormhole closes and he can't get home, instead landing on Sakaar and facing the Grandmaster in a chariot race while Gamora, still working for Thanos is hunting him sown to kill him.

This is BY FAR the best episode of the series until now, as you see Tony Stark in all his quick-whipped and genius glory fighting two powerful enemies at once. This whole season of "What If...?" has been amazing, but this episode is the best one this tome around.

We all know Marvel Studios is having a hard time right now, but this season 2 is brining fans back.

Blue Beetle
(2023)

Blue Beetle Is The Hero DC Needs
In the midst of the DC inside turmoil and the SAG-AFTRA, WGA strikes, Angel Manuel Soto had to promote the movie he directed without any of its actors, and after the great disappointment that The Flash was, Warner Brothers Discovery needed a good movie to lift themselves up, and they succeeded admirably.

Xolo Maridueña is perhaps better known as Miguel Diaz on Netflix's Cobra Kai, but he also excels at brining Jaime Reyes to life. Maridueña is a very charming and talented actor, who has proven he could lead an entire movie. His boy-ish naivete helps him melt into Jaime, a recent College Graduate that needs to find a job to support his family.

This job hunt leads Jaime into the Kord family war, but more specifically to Jenny Kord (Bruna Marquezine).

Jenny wants to prevent her aunt Victoria Kord from harnessing alien power in order to create indestructible and unbeatable mercenaries. That alien technology has been in their family for decades, and it is one that Jenny's father, Ted Kord studied most of his life until his disappearance.

The Scarab is a sentient being that once it chooses its host, it provides them with an exoskeleton that can withstand many attacks ad create whatever weapon the host can imagine.

But of course, what comic book movie would be complete without a villain? And this film has two.

The first one being Ignacio Carapax (Raoul Max Trujillo), a Guatemalan soldier recruited as a child to fight communist in the area, and who also became the first test subject of the OMAC, which is a suit powered by the Scarab, and its name means One-Man Army Corps. Producing this in mass to the United States Government would be a great win for Kord Industries and its CEO, Victoria Kord.

Carapax however is not a one-note villain. We can see that he lost his mother due to civil unrest in Guatemala, and as mentioned before he was recruited as a child by the United States into becoming a weapon to fight communism. He is a tragic villain, one that you can feel sympathy for.

But the undisputable villain here is Victoria Kord. Played by the ever-amazing Susan Sarandon, Victoria is a woman with a vision.

Victoria and her father created Kord industries from the ground, they created a company that would manufacture weapons of mass destruction, and she would even go into countries affected by them to report on the success of their terrible merchandise.

But when her father passed away, he left the company to Victoria's brother, Ted Kord, which infuriated Victoria into a corporate takeover once Ted disappeared out of thin air, and having the Scarab in her hands would not only mean her father was wrong, but she would also stop at nothing to harness its powers, even if it means killing children or entire families "for the greater good".

Under less-capabale hands a character like Victoria Kord could have easily be cartoonish in a James Bond villan-esque kind of way, but Sarandon is amazingly scary in the role, which she does not allow to go into camp territory.

Blue Beetle has a great supporting cast in the Reyes family, with actors such as George Lopez, Damián Alcázar, Adriana Barraza, Elipidia Carrillo and Belissa Escobedo as Jaime's sister, Milagro.

Not only do I bring it up because they are amazing actors, but also because their presence makes the movie that much better.

This film is about a reluctant Latino hero who gets his strength from the love of his family, it is an emotional roller coaster from beginning to end, and as I mentioned at the beginning Xolo Mardueña is amazing on every scene he's in.

The director of Blue Beetle, Angel Manuel Soto has given DC fans the hero we need in these times of uncertainty. This was perhaps the absolute best comic book movie I have seen in years.

Secret Invasion
(2023)

It starts with a bang!
Loosely adapted from the Marvel Comics event of the same name, Secret Invasion literally starts with a bang.

The story brings Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) back from space when a group of rebel Skrulls led by Gravik (Kingsley Ben-Adir) is committing acts of terror in order to create civil unrest.

Their main goal is that the nations of the world can eventually start a nuclear war against each other, hoping the Skulls can live in a world where humans have been self-erradicated.

Marvel Studios have tried the espionage genre before in various degrees of success, Captain America: The Winter Soldier was a great spy thriller, but The Falcon and the Winter Soldier was rather dull and predictible, hopefully this third venture into the genre can be as good as the first one.

The first episode in this six-part miniseries is pretty solid, it has great performances by Ben Mendelsohn and Cobie Smulders, who return to their roles as Talos and Maria Hill respectively.

But the real MVP of the series so far is Emilia Clarke, who returns to streaming playing G'iah, the daughter of Talos that has been radicalized by Gravik and his band of rebels.

Another great aspect of the series is seeing a more vulnerable Nick Fury, he is not the super spy he once was, but he seems mentally defeated after the Blip, which is a theme we are bound to explore in future episodes.

So far this new entry in the ever development MCU seems like a solid one, for now at least they have my attention.

Marvel's Secret Invasion releases a new episode every Wednesday on Disney+.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
(2023)

A Pretty Good Movie With A Few Flaws
It's safe to say the Guardians of the Galaxy were a pretty obscure property before their film debut, it is also fair to say that nowadays they are embedded into the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a way that you know what to expect from them.

This entry is everything a fan of the dysfunctional group would want, a space opera with lots of action, humor and intense stupidity from the main heroes, but we were also warned this time there was going to be an emotional component attached to Rocket's backstory, and they delivered on that promise.

In the first movie we learned that Rocket was a science experiment, but we get to learn the identity of the mad scientist here, a highly sadistic and intelligent being named High Evolutionary.

Chukwudi Iwuji plays High Evolutionary like a Shakespearean villain, he is a truly terrifying antagonist who transforms living beings into different versions of themselves, he does not want to conquer the universe, merely just transform its inhabitants enough to proclaim himself a god. By the end of the film you will come to hate this character with a burning passion.

Marvel has always being criticized for its villains, but it is my unmovable opinion that not only is most of the criticism unfounded, but also this trilogy has amazing villains, with one very notable exception.

Will Poulter joins the cast as the ever-powerful Adam Warlock, in the comics he is one of the most formidable beings in the universe, and when this movie introduces him we get to see the extent of his might as he neutralizes the Guardians almost without breaking a sweat, and if the rest of the story had continued in that direction, the film would have been perfect, but unfortunately it did not.

The rest of this entry turns Adam into an immature character, a child that didn't completely grow inside the cocoon he was made in, they turned him almost into the comic relief.

We have been waiting for Adam Warlock since he was teased in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and it was a huge disappointment. Will Poulter did everything he could with the character, but it seems the filmmakers did not know what to do witch such a powerful being, which is shameful.

Overall the movie is very enjoyable with a few problems that unfortunately stand out enough to be noticed. But if this is the last time we see the complete line-up of the Guardians, I can safely say they had a pretty good run.

Orphan: First Kill
(2022)

You think you know the story? Trust me, you don't
When Orphan came out it had a premise that had never been utilized before, and the twist was amazing for it. But how do you catch lightning twice? Can you really make a prequel from such a unique premise? The short answer is a rotund yes.

Isabelle Fuhrman was only 11 years old when she first played Esther, and while there were many complications for her to return to the roll a decade later, the unique technicality of the filmmakers made this transition possible. But even so, how can you enjoy a prequel when you know exactly what will happen?

That has always been the issue with prequels, nothing can shock you as you know what happens next, right? This amazing film proves us wrong, and it has a very good idea of what they needed to do in order to up the stakes, the filmmakers did their homework and found new ways to keep the audience entertained and at the edge of their seats, and believe me when I say you will not see it coming.

In a time when horror movies have dialed down the suspense and gore to "reach more audiences", it is great to see a film that knows how to satisfy its core and faithful audience, and thus become one of the greatest prequels I have ever seen.

Shazam! Fury of the Gods
(2023)

The fate of this move was already sealed
To say the DCU is in peril would be the understatement of the year. If you take into account the shift in management at Warner Borotehrs Discovery, the many controversies from some core cast in the DC Universe movies, along with the firings of Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck and others, one can say that these elements have created a very hostile audience amongst the DC Fandom. As the first movie to come out since James Gunn took over, Shazam! Fury of the Gods is undeniably receiving the brunt of the hate in this battle between the studio and its audience, but that may very well be the tip of the iceberg.

The film itself is very enjoyable, Zachary Levi and company deliver a feel-good superhero ftory. If you love the first Shazam movie, you are bound to love this sequel where Billy Batson and his foster family have to fight against the daughters of Atlas, who want to enact revenge on mankind because their father was amongst the gods perished when the seven wizards took their power.

The characters are well-portrayed, the pacing is good, the story itself is amazingly well told, and it is overall a very enjoyable movie experience, with an overabundance of astounding humor, but therein lies one of its biggest problems.

A family oriented superhero movie should not have a problem nor apologize for being campy and funny, but ever since Man of Steel hit theaters a decade ago a lot of DC fans would rather have their films be more grounded, and feel dark and even gritty, which in itself comes from wanting a distinction from the more humorous Marvel Cinematic Universe, yet it lays the ground for an entry like this to be dismissed or panned.

When the worst thing a superhero movie can do is being campy and funny, maybe the disconnection with the audience is a bit deeper than the producers had originally thought, but in no way does said disconnection makes this sequel bad.

The film is expected to underperform at the Box Office, which seems to be already in the mind of many, including its director David F. Sandberg.

Another factor that may affect Shazam! Fury of the Gods is timing. Being released merely one week after the very successful SCREAM VI, and one week before a highly anticipated John Wick: Chapter 4, it's not going to do the franchise any favors when it comes to the box office seeing how even movie tickets are more expensive now, and the result of this might spell doom for any intended Shazam projects in the near future.

You cannot speak of the DCU or its parent company, Warner Brothers Discovery without mentioning that sections of the fandom are incredibly divided. Whether due to many projects being cancelled, the firing of actors like Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck, the recent criminal behavior of Ezra Miller, or the worldwide dislike of Amber Heard after the public trial in which the jury found her guilty of defamation, it is reasonable to think that although not all DC fans are likely to boycott this particular movie as a retaliation, enough of them might just take their anger out on it to make it a financial failure, which could further the divide between audiences and studio.

With all the problems combined you could say this movie's fate was already sealed before it was even released, now we just have to wait and see what happens when the dust of this wreckage clears.

The Last of Us: Look for the Light
(2023)
Episode 9, Season 1

From a non-gamer ep. 9
If you are looking for a feel-good story with a light-hearted happy ending, this is not the series, nor the episode for you.

From the beginning of the episode we are told that the reason Ellie is immune to the cordyceps is because her mother got infected when she was in labor, and Marlene was the one who found her and her mother, and as viewers we have not still recovered from the last episode, and neither has Ellie.

Joel's brooding persona was always contrasted by Ellie's joyful self, but what she went through has already scarred her, she is not the same person, but at least everything these two have been through was not for nothing, they are finally reaching the hospital in Utah that will work on the cure.

But upon reaching the hospital Joel is incapacitated, and knocked out. When he wakes up Marlene is there and tells him that Ellie was born with cordyceps in her brain, and they need to remove it from her to find the cure.

Joel sees her not only as his daughter by now, but as a second chance at life as he wasn't able to save his own daughter, so he is not going to let the Fireflies kill Ellie under any circumstance. While it is true that the entire first season has been fast paced and suspenseful with many adversaries, not even the clickers seem as evil as the Fireflies who had a child cross the country to be sacrificed in the hopes of maybe finding a cure. In all nine episode you have ever rooted for Joel to save Ellie as hard as in this instance.

The stakes have never been higher and we know he can go into beast mode to protect the ones he loves, this is not a devil whom you wish to be on his path. The conclusion to this episode and the season is nothing short of amazing.

As I have said before, casting Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey was a magnificent decision by the producers of this series, they are so captivating that you can have them walking thru a desolated place, and you still enjoy it.

Scream VI
(2023)

It's a SCREAM, baby!
Let me start by saying this is one of the goriest, most suspenseful, action packed installments in the entire series. Perhaps it is a cliché to say a horror movie keeps you in the end of your seat biting your nails, but this one really does.

The story takes us to New York's Blackmore College where Tara Carpenter (Jenna Ortega) and her survivor friends are now freshmen, and Sam (Melissa Barrera) has joined Tara in New York because she never wants to leave her sister alone after the events in Woodsboro, but this is causing friction between the two sisters, as Tara wants to move on with her life, yet deep inside she isn't dealing with the traumatic events they went through, while Sam has been vilified on the internet by conspiracy theorists who claim she committed the killings in Woodsboro, and got away with it by framing her then boyfriend, Ritchie, who turned out to be a Stab movie fanatic who wanted to make a new Stab film as great as the original.

Things quickly escalate when the Ghostface killings start again, and whether they are ready or not, the Carpenter sisters are brought into the middle of perhaps one of the goriest rampages in the entire history of the franchise.

The survivors stumble across a shrine dedicated to Ghostface killings going back to the original attack in 1996, it is a museum-like display that contains original objects like outfits wore by the killers and the victims, police reports and even weapons. It is clear they are way over their head as they are crossing paths with extreme fanatics that are not afraid to take things too far.

This time around they have a new set of friends, which means they are either new suspects or perhaps new Ghostface victims, the movie makes it clear that being associated to Woodsboro survivors is a dangerous affair.

Along for the ride are Gale Weathers (Courtney Cox), who betrayed her promise of not writing about last year's incident, and she is quickly reminded that Dewey would be very disappointed in her for it, and Kirby Reed (Hayden Panettiere), who returns as an FBI Agent whom due to her own experiences tracks Ghostface related killers across the country.

While I will not reveal who the killer is, let me say that you will not be disappointed by their story line, and the reason I keep saying the killings are brutal is because the new directors are not afraid to ramp up the violence and make the audience believe anything can happen.

As movie enthusiasts we know very well no film is perfect, and this one is no exception. There are certain parts that don't make sense story wise, there are scenes that seem to have no consequences, and the glaring lack of Sidney Prescott due to a payment dispute with Neve Campbell is fell from the beginning. But I will say the film mentions and honors Sidney as the filmmakers recognize her outstanding impact in the franchise, and hopefully we will see her return in future installments.

I also have to praise Jenna Ortega and Melissa Barrera, they handled the insurmountable pressure of becoming the franchise's leads incredibly well, and you can feel the love they have for the Scream saga through their amazing performance.

All things considered, this is one of the best movies in the franchise, which is a hard achievement given it only has two underwhelming entries in a saga that has lasted almost 30 years,

Scream 6 is made with love of the franchise, and love of the fans, with poignant meta commentary, great performances, and it is overall a great movie.

This is the only franchise in history where we wish the main characters keep suffering, because I have no doubt that we will see another installment, and the fans will be ready for it, hoping as always that a new Ghostface outdoes their predecessor.

The Flash: The Mask of the Red Death, Part 2
(2023)
Episode 5, Season 9

This was horrific and painful to watch
I remember the days when The Flash used to be not only one of the greatest series of the Arrowverse, but also one of the best comic book TV shows ever made, but those days are sadly gone.

The producers of this show sacrificed Red Death, one of the most terrifying villains in DC Comics in order to give gravitas to one of the worst characters ever created, Ryan Wilder.

Because of course when a powerful speedster is about to kill millions, you would be wrong to think that "the fastest man alive" was the one who would stop her, he had to desperately need the assistance of this universe's Batwoman.

Let's not even pretend this series is even Barry Allen's story anymore, it has not been for years. In a TV show about the Flash, Barry is the least developed character, and we all know it. Why should he be the one to defeat one of Flash's greatest adversaries from the comics? We know how little do the producers care of Barry Allen or the audience.

The only reason they brought Ryan Wilder back is because they wanted to give this undeserving character a last hurrah, never mind that Javicia Leslie is such an overactress that she chews the scenery every time she is on screen. At least she is versatile, because no matter if she is playing hero or villain, ether way she is a terrible actress.

We can also not fail to mention that in the pantheon of great villains the show has had with the likes of Eobard Thawne, Zoom, Savitar and others, this version of Red Death was incredibly weak and pathetic, but it's not like the audience even deserve a good comic book TV show anymore, when the most important thing is to glorify a character whose show was rightfully cancelled.

We all know this series has been agonizing for a long time now. But if it had finished with the season 8 finale, at least it would have died with dignity.

Chris Rock: Selective Outrage
(2023)

Talk about hitting back, with a vengeance...
Anyone that knows me knows I love stand up comedy, but not just ant kind of comedy, I love transgressive comedy. I am a huge fan of the kind of comedy that triggers people.

For years, I have watched the best, from George Carlin to Eddie Murphy, George Lopez and of course, Chris Rock, and he knocked it out of the park in this special.

The man who took the "slap heard across the world" punched back with a vengeance, in a routine that can only be described as :no hold barred rant, and it was gloriously funny.

Chris Rock satirizes American society with a wit and humor that "triggers" many people, he makes fun of woke culture like only a true comedian can do it.

He says he is not the victim in the Will Smith situation, and I agree. I bet Smith is the one who must be hurting right now.

The Last of Us: When We Are in Need
(2023)
Episode 8, Season 1

From a non-gamer ep. 8
You expect desolation in an apocalyptic world, but this episode is by far the most depraved and brutal of the entire season so far, and that is saying something.

I don't know what people would do after the world as we know has ended, but this chapter showed us the worst possible outcome in the worst possible way.

At the start of this entry we are presented with a cult-like sect, which is bad enough, but as the episode progresses we see how horrible these people really are.

With Joel still incapacitated it is up to Ellie to provide and protect both of them, that is how she meets a man named David is the leader of the cult, and like any good Prophet-like character he is a wolf dressed in sheep clothing.

David has a flock that depends on him for everything, and he is willing to go to extreme lengths not to lose their faith, even if it means feeding then their deceased loved ones without them knowing it.

As if everything wasn't bad enough, he also wants Ellie to be his bride, and he won't take no for an answer. In perhaps one of the most gut-wrenching scenes so far, he tries to take advantage of her, and her only chance of survival is to be as brutal as Joel, or perhaps even more.

In this world the infected are not as scary as the survivors. For there is nothing scarier in this world than the soul of a human being, and the lengths of depravity he is willing to go to while justifying himself.

The Flash: The Mask of the Red Death, Part 1
(2023)
Episode 4, Season 9

She is such a bad actress
You would think that a TV series that had an amazing start deserves to ride into the sunset with a bang, and it is obvious this is not what we're getting for the final season of The Flash.

Instead, we have been treated by some of the worst episodes of comic book television in the history of the medium, specially with the lackluster Red Death arc.

Red Death in the comics is a powerful force to be reckoned with, who has been unfairly treated as little more than a joke in this final season. A lot of it has to be with the horrendous acting of Javicia Leslie.

It's not enough to witness the ridiculous backstory of this Ryan Wilder from another Earth, we also have to suffer in pain as we watch a person who could not act if it meant to save her life. Leslie's over-the-top theatrics and mannerisms would make Jim Carrey a lauded thespian in comparison, her screams and cackle are completely abhorring, and the fact that she uses lines from other, and by far more worthy cape crusaders is an indication of the fail attempt of the producers to make her relevant, when in reality seeing her astonishingly bad acting is much more horrifying than the Edgar Allan Poe tale from which the title of the episode was taken. Seeing her astoundingly bad performance there is no question why Batwoman was rightfully cancelled.

Eric Wallace has made horrible mistakes ever since he took over as Executive Producer of The Flash, but destroying such an amazing character like Red Death by using the subpar character of Ryan Wilder, and casting such a horrible actress like Javicia Leslie is by far the most egregious one.

The Last of Us: Left Behind
(2023)
Episode 7, Season 1

From a non-gamer ep. 7
If by now you haven't realized this messed up word does not have happy endings, I don't know what to tell you.

This throwback episode is possibly as close as we're ever going to get to a happy memory. I don't know if the game has flashbacks like this, but the TV series did it beautifully. Storm Reid was a nice edition to the story, and we got to see an Ellie that we have ever seen before, a happy Ellie, if only for a moment of course.

The proceedings are just getting more gut-wrenching, specially when you see someone possibly getting a happy ending but you know it won't last, you already know something horrible is about to happen.

In how many more ways will the writers torment Ellie before this is over?

The Flash: Rogues of War
(2023)
Episode 3, Season 9

The worst episode in the series so far.
This was by far one of the most cringe inducing hours in television I have ever seen.

Can we build a time machine and go back to a time when The Flash was good?

This series used to be a superhero TV show, and it had comedy, too. None of the so called "jokes" landed tonight, and the story was nonsensical at best.

So there is an evil speedster trying to build a Cosmic Treadmill, and yet there is time for Iris to a have a mid-life crisis, and for us to explore the Chester/Allegra "will they, who gives a crap?" relationship. This si a ful-blown soap opera now.

Also, is there anyone in Central City hero or villain that does not know Batty Allen is the Flash by now? Why does he even bother wearing a mask anymore?

To top it all off, it seems the writers want to give the impostor Batwoman an ending because her miserable series was cancelled. This isn't about team flash anymore, as the impostor had zero relationships with team Flash before, so her arc doesn't even make sense. This is about letting her have a moment in the Sun, no matter how unpopular she really is.

Not only is this by far the worst episode in The Flash, but it is also one of the worst episodes in the entire history of television.

Run, Barry, tun from this horrible series and create a Flashpoint where Eric Wallace never takes over, the story is good, and the show focuses on The Flash, not on Iris and friends.

The Last of Us: Kin
(2023)
Episode 6, Season 1

From a non-gamer ep. 6
If we have come this far and people were still thinking Bella Ramsey was miscast, this episode will prove them wrong once and for all.

We are past the middle this season, we're getting close to the finale which for someone like me remains a mystery, and this entry proved to be very emotional.

The acting from Ramsey and Pedro pascal was phenomenal, as it was from the rest of the characters.

When the series started we were presented with a strong character in Joel, a badass if you will. As the season progresses some layers are peeling off and Joel is becoming more human. He may have signed to be the savior and protector of Ellie when this journey started, but everything he has lost is taking a toll on him, which is why we are starting to see him as a vulnerable man. The question is who is saving whom.

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
(2023)

Welcome to a New Dynasty
Let me start by saying that I truly loved this movie, many have said it overuses CGI, but the way I see it this movie called for it given it takes place in the Quantum Realm, not to mention the CGI is fantastic.

The cast is great as always. Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly have great chemistry, and I did enjoy how malevolent Jonathan Mayors plays Kang, but he also gives him a hint of Royalty with his demeanor. The story is also great, outside of Hawkeye this is one of the most lighthearted stories post Avengers: Endgame, which is okay. But the real stand-out of the movie is Cassie Lang.

I think Kathryn Newton is a great addition to the MCU, her portrayal of Cassie is flawless, she portrays her both very badass and emotional.

This is a great movie to kick start Phase V, I can't wait to see what comes next.

The Last of Us: Endure and Survive
(2023)
Episode 5, Season 1

From a non-gamer ep. 5
You would be hard press to find a more emotionally wrenching episode in television than this one.

Ever since the beginning of the series it has been clear that in this world you need to make sacrifices to survive, but sacrifices are not very easy to make, and they can have irreparable consequences.

Melanie Lynskey's Kathleen that we met in the last episode is thirsty for revenge, her brother was executed by FEDRA because he was betrayed by a man named Henry, and now she wants vengeance. But when vengeance consumes someone they might be willing to do unspeakable things to quench that thirst.

The writers of this episode understood the task of letting the audience understand where she comes from, and what were the circumstances that led Henry to betray Kathleen's brother, but they were unafraid and unapologetic when it came time to the reckoning.

This is the kind of gut-wrenching episode that will stay with you for a long time after the credits roll. It will also give a new meaning to the series' motto "Save who you can save."

Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special
(2023)
Episode 11, Season 3

Love and insanity are in the air in Gotham
I have loved this show from the moment it premiered, I love how zany and unapologetic it can be.

Some others have come and tried replicating the formula of taking iconic characters and make them into an adult-themed cartoon, but have failed miserably. This series based on the DC Comics is so raunchy, funny, violent, there is literally nothing else that can be compared to it right now.

This Valentine's Day Special was great, too. The meta humor and relationship drama, and the chaos that ensues when something good goes wrong is unexpected but incredibly hilarious.

Kaley Cuoco is amazing as ever as Harley Quin, and Lake Belle's Poison Ivy is always on point.

This is a special that you have to see to believe, and I highly recommend you to do so.

The Last of Us: Please Hold to My Hand
(2023)
Episode 4, Season 1

From a non-gamer ep. 4
Given I know nothing of these proceedings, everything feels very exciting to witness, and this episode in particular was outstanding in narrative.

I am glad the creator of this series decided to flesh out the characters and begun to design the chemistry between Joel and Ellie gradually and naturally, it is clear from the beginning these characters complement each other, but it is great to see how they come to this conclusion themselves instead of the narrative pushing a chemistry upon them.

Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey are great together, and I am glad this episode is a return to formula to a very action packed action-horror apocalyptic story.

The new characters they have to face are incredibly well-writte as well, another solid episode in my opinion.

The Last of Us: Long, Long Time
(2023)
Episode 3, Season 1

From a non-gamer ep. 3
I guess many can say, and will say this episode was a filler, but I beg to differ. This was in my opinion a way for the showrunners to tell is that series is not afraid to cut deep.

While this type of slower episode is not expected in an action-horror thriller, the message is written in neon lights: Save who you can save.

Nick Offerman's character has a great development, one that you are not expecting to see. I think this story has a great motif, and it has very great visuals to make its point. Like the story that Joel tells Ellie which is beautifully and shockingly served to the audience to not lose their sight in a quest where the infected are only one of the major dangers in this world, but not the only one.

I think episodes like this is what separates this series from other post-apocalyptic, dystopian zombie stories.

I would lie if I didn't say The Last of Us has trapped me.

The Last of Us: Infected
(2023)
Episode 2, Season 1

From a non-gamer ep. 2
As I have stated before, I am not a gamer, so I don't know much about the lore.

What I do know is that so far this series has great storytelling, there isn't much we haven't seen in the vast pantheon of post-apocalyptic dystopian zombie stories, but somehow this one manages to stand out.

The second episodes manages to be aesthetically bleak, but incredibly suspenseful and exciting, and the creature design for this series is what nightmares are made of.

So many people have said that Bella Ramsey was poorly cast as Ellie, and although I don't know the Ellie from the games, Ramsey's sassy and sardonic sense of humor makes for great television, and gives some levity to an otherwise depressing, yet action packed story.

The Last of Us, you have my attention.

The Last of Us: When You're Lost in the Darkness
(2023)
Episode 1, Season 1

From a non-gamer.
Let me start by saying I have never played the game this series is based on, so I came into this not knowing the story nor the characters.

I am although familiar with Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, as they both starred on Game of Thrones, and they have other television projects like The Mandalorian and The Worst Witch, respectively.

I will say this first episode blew my freaking mind, I was hooked to the series the moment it started. I am not the biggest zombie genre fan either, but this series' characters have gotten me hooked, the direction, acting and pacing of the story has managed to provide me with enough information to not only care for the characters, but to also keep watching it.

As I mentioned before, I don't know how faithful of an adaptation to the video game this is, but I can honestly say this first episode was an amazing one.

Wednesday
(2022)

A Child Of Woe
As a life long fan devotee of Charles Addam's creepy and kooky family, I will be very judgmental of every adaptation that comes our way, and I have to say this mysterious and spooky series is amazing.

Jenna Ortega shines as the oldest Addams' daughter, it's almost as if she was born to play the child of woe. Ortega transformation into Wednesday seems effortless, she has all the quirks, coldness and mean insults associated with her, but in such an expert hands, Wednesday does not seem cartoonish nor one-dimensional, she is portrayed with incredible depth.

The series is also directed by Tim Burton, and his love for the macabre and Hammer Horror us incredibly noticeable here, and so is his dark sense of humor.

The supporting cast is incredible as well, specially Emma Myers as Enid, her colorful personality are a surprisingly well match for our color deprived protagonist.

If you were a fan of Wednesday Addams before you will love the series, id the character is new to you this series will make you fall for her.

A Gothic murder mystery with a twist of irreverent dark humor, there are not enough words to praise this series.

House of the Dragon: The Black Queen
(2022)
Episode 10, Season 1

Let the Game of Thrones commence!
"The Iron Throne is the most dangerous seat in the realm." The fact that is built upon the swords of the fallen should be a violent indication that very few transitions of power in the history of Westeros have been a peaceful one, and this ne is not one of those.

This final episode did not have a lot of action as one would have hoped, but that does not mean there were not a lot of things at play, and the set up has finally been built into what we all want, the Dance of Dragons.

Rhaenyra's wish for a peaceful transition of power could never be, because as long as she and her family are alive, they will always be a thorn in King Aegon II's alleged claim to the Throne.

Prince Daemon saw the Hightower's as what they are, traitors and usurpers. Rhaenyra has been so consumed with Visery's prophecy of "the Song of Ice and Fire" that she did not realize the threat that House meant for her own, but the foolish act of one of the Greens has finally started one of the most violent and tragic wars in the history of Westeros.

The swords are now drawn beyond the point of no return, this Game of Thrones has just started.

Halloween Ends
(2022)

Halloween Ends In Disgrace
This is by far one of the worst Halloween movies I have ever seen, surpassed only by the two Rob Zombie ones.

This is not the Halloween ending we were promised. The preceding installment, Halloween Kills was all types of gory fun, and the ending shocked us to the core, we were expecting a crescendo, instead we were given an uninspiring pile of crap.

All we wanted was a bloody funfest where Michael Myers and Laurie Strode had their final battle, we wanted to see the Boogeyman's final rampage, instead we were given the hollow shadow of an old man, a pitiful adversary who gets defeated in less than five minutes.

This was not a scary movie, it was a boring convoluted mess, whoever thought of this idea should never be allowed to work in Hollywood again.

This is as bad as The Last Jedi, you deceive the audience and in the spirit of turning things around, you end up with a pile of excrement unworthy of even being called a movie.

By far this is one of the worst films I have ever seen, in a franchise that has more than often disappointed the audience, this was a complete insult, the filmmakers won the audience back just to spit on their faces.

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