kovyhart Reviews

Peaky Blinders: Episode #3.6 (2016) Season 3, Episode 6

Emotions Torn Apart

[10/10 · 24 August 2020]

Well, in completing Season 3, I found myself comparing the wild conclusion of S2 to this one. It's very different. The horse racing scene was fast and furious.

As good as it was to see Polly kill the corrupt Inspector Campbell, expertly played by Sam Neill, the dramatic conclusion to S3 was wild and unpredictable. Tommy (Cillian Murphy) has been put in a untenable situation by the despicable Father. A character so detestable it makes Campbell seem like a choir boy.

Having been put through so much already with the tragedy to wife Grace, now he must do what they want to save his boy Charles after he was kidnapped for a power play in E5. The Shelby family surges ahead thanks to the guilt struck Arthur (Paul Anderson) and brother John (Joe Cole). They plant the dynamite to blow up a train knowing they don't want to do it. But it's for a greater cause to save Tommy's son.

Michael, who is played extremely well by Finn Cole, wants revenge on the disgusting Father for what he did to him as a kid. He isn't as experienced, but goes forward and executes that dirty scoundrel and rescues the boy.

Unfortunately, it comes at a cost with the Shelby's going through with the explosion. That's the price of doing business with the dangerous Russians. Something Arthur warned Thomas about. The Princess plays mind games throughout the season with Tommy and she wins at the end during their deal. Ruthlessly played.

There is no happy ending. Only sadness and emotions torn apart after a great speech from Tommy. I want to also praise Tom Hardy for some unreal acting in a crazy scene as the angry Alfie Salmons. Michael spares him from being executed.

I didn't see the ending coming. But maybe should have due to the apparent growing dissension in the business of Shelby Ltd. Wow. He sure turned his family against him. How will they recover? What's next for Thomas Shelby and his family? Including the wise and honest sister Ada?

Power: Still Dre (2020) Season 6, Episode 11

Dre Day

[9/10 · 9 January 2020]

In this episode, we quickly learn that it looks like Ghost really is dead after being shot at Truth where they left off. His fall was predictable due to his arrogance in the final season.

While that was revealed, they decide to take a different approach to the final episodes. Rather than continue with the aftermath, we get a look at each suspect. It's actually rather unique because of what they decide to do.

In this one, we get a closer view into the life of Dre, his wiser girlfriend and daughter Heaven. They actually do a good job giving us what it's like from Dre's perspective. There's an interesting subplot that is revealed which explains partially why he turned out how he did.

The unique part is we see how he got too big. Similar to Ghost. Sometimes, you get burned.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Delinquent (2011) Season 12, Episode 23

The Middle to End of episode

[10/10 · 25 March 2019]

The actor who played the kid was amazing. He stole every scene including a few with Stabler. As it turns out, Eliot's hunch was right that the kid was molested.

I don't want to give away the ending. Let's just say the kid was very smart and "did your job for you," like he told Stabler.

It's quite the conclusion. Very emotional and you're left wondering about what will happen to the kid's character.

Chicago P.D.: Sisterhood (2018) Season 5, Episode 15

A crisis of conscience

[9/10 · 7 March 2019]

This is a very good episode. A young woman is raped by two men. They both wind up dead. Who did it? That's what Burgess wants to find out. She's emotionally involved too because she sees the revenge murders as justice for what they did.

But that's not all. There's a lot more to this story. It's one that keeps you on the edge of your seat and guessing.

The ending is emotional for Burgess, who is the heart of the show. She shares a nice moment with Voigt. I really like what's said.

Beverly Hills, 90210: The Child Is Father to the Man (1993) Season 3, Episode 22

Fighting Our Conscience

[10/10 · 30 August 2018]

In this episode, we see what Dylan (Luke Perry) has to go through after the death of his father, Jack McKay. Portrayed well by Josh Taylor throughout the season as a 'bad guy,' who the media is all over following his early release from prison, things aren't always what they seem to the outsiders including Jim Walsh (James Eckhouse), who has a interesting relationship with Brenda's (Shannen Doherty) ex-boyfriend due to his trust fund he had just signed off on to dissolve it in the previous episode.

The way Dylan battles his younger self, which is played extremely well by Perry, as his conscience, it's compelling to the viewer. A recovering alcoholic, his Dad's murder would be the perfect spot to set Dylan off. Similar to Jackie Taylor after finding out Mel Silver cheated on her. Her friend offered cocaine, but she had changed and wasn't going down that path again.

There are two parts that stand out. The first being Dylan using Brandon (Jason Priestley) to move the car so he can meet the informants which included a surprise in Christine, who agreed to marry Jack despite working for the FBI. It's almost like solving a mystery. Unfortunately, they couldn't prevent disaster. Something a pained Dylan makes very clear.

Him screaming at his conscience in the car is like relieving the tension. Letting out the frustration and sadness of losing his Dad after they finally were beginning to get close. As much as we don't know about him, he did convince his son to take the SAT and return to school when he was going through a rough patch with Brenda and Kelly Taylor (Jennie Garth).

The second part I liked was a nervous David Silver, who's so well played by Brian Austin Green. After not being able to bring himself to tell his sleazy management record label that he couldn't focus on recording new tracks due to his friend grieving his Dad, he meets with them and reveals the truth. Then talks to Dylan and tells him that even though they're not close, he understands how he feels. It was David that went through a similar situation earlier in the season with former best friend Scott accidentally blowing himself away.

A good lesson is learned here. Dylan realizes it by the end. As Christine told him, he has to find a way to live without his Dad. It won't be easy. Moving on from losing someone you love never is.

All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone (2016)

Most Reporters Don't Care

[9/10 · 25 August 2018]

That's a direct quote near the tail end of this wonderful documentary on how all governments lie. Unfortunately, that includes most of the mainstream media many of us have relied on and trusted for our news forever. I came around a few years ago, realizing how skewed their views are and how untruthful they can be most of the time.

I really enjoyed the different first hand interviews with real journalists, who work independently for media groups that aren't part of the corporate world. Corporations and media giants are what's wrong. Particularly flawed newspapers like The New York Times, which took a beating for their reliance on sources that worked as government plants when it came to Iraq. You didn't have to be a brain surgeon to figure that out.

I particularly liked what Jeremy Scahill had to say during the piece, including some short but excellent advice to new journalists.

"If you care, your job is to be objective."

Most aren't. There is a lot to digest in the documentary. It's well worth the watch.

Chicago P.D.: Grasping for Salvation (2017) Season 4, Episode 20

Connecting The Dots

[9/10 · 9 August 2018]

This is a interesting episode due to a unpredictable connection based on a murder Voight and his former partner Woods solved 17 years ago. Ironically, a 17-year old is murdered with the same caliber gun with ballistics proving a match to the old case, which catches Voight's attention. Did they put away the right man?

As for the murder of the teenage boy, it's a tragic tale partially self inflicted. Let's just say modern technology has its disadvantages when it comes to certain things such as a bad break up with an ex.

It takes a while to figure out that it's not who you think it is that committed the murder of the boy. Good police work by Lindsay, Halstead, Atwater and Olinsky help uncover the puzzle.

A good episode to watch with two unique subplots that fit together.