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Sons of Anarchy: Laying Pipe (2012)
Man oh man...
This show really knows how to tug on your heart strings huh. I'm reviewing as I watch so I don't know what happens next but up to this point, nothing in this show has hit me like Opie's death. There's been a lot of tear jerkers but this is the one that got me to bawl.
There was a lot of foreshadowing after Donna's death. Opie risked his life several times so you had a feeling his death was inevitable but nothing could've prepared me for this moment. Opie forcing the police to put him in the pen by head-butting the guard was much like his character and this was the "get out" card he always wanted. The combination of the anxiety, screaming and banging made this feel like the longest 5 minutes of my life.
The acting from all 4 Sons and the little details in the scene was incredible to say the least. Chibs screaming and pounding on the window. Tig looking away because he can't bear to see what he essentially caused. Jax crying while watching but looking away once he's dead, as they continue to strike Opie's corpse. You could see a flick being switched in Jax as his eyes turn stone cold. I have a feeling things are going to get a lot more darker in the following episodes but that's what I'm all for.
This was the perfect ending for a guy who felt he had nothing more to lose and was one of the hardest scenes I've had to watch. RIP to my favourite Ope.
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
The MCU's best
I can't even tell you how many times I've rewatched this movie and I'll never get tired of doing so. This was a superhero movie perfect in every aspect. With around 20 main superheroes, it looked as if it'd be difficult to incorporate all of them but each of them got their shine in someway or the other. The action, the visuals, the humour, the emotion. There was a perfect balance of everything and mixed with some phenomenal pacing, it made you wish there was more by the end of it. This was the peak of the MCU and it's proven to be a difficult bar to top.
The post-scenes of Thor Ragnarok directly set up the events in Infinity War as Thanos invades the Asgardian ship in the beginning scene. Shortly after, Loki would be choked to death by Thanos in what was a very grim moment within a few minutes of this film. I remember the audience visually gasping as no one expected a superhero to die this soon or even at all in this film. This would would set the dark tone of what was about to come but they managed to slip in a lot of humour that worked. The Guardians were a fantastic addition, having a lot of screen-time here with many entertaining interactions. I usually find Marvel comedy cheeky/corny but this was a rare exception as it complimented the darker aspects of the movie. Perfectly balanced as all things should be.
For so long we've seen Marvel villains come up short with many of them only lasting for one movie. Thanos however, was a special case as he had multiple cameos starting from "The Avengers" leading all the way up to Infinity War. He had the final boss feel before this movie even came out. The character development in this film was done incredibly well and many different layers of Thanos were showcased. His ruthless side was shown prevalently but we also saw his softer side, like when he shed a tear as he sacrificed Gamora for the Soul Stone. These scenes were shot so well that it almost made you want to sympathize for this villain. All credits to Josh Brolin, this character is nothing without him and I couldn't imagine anyone else voicing Thanos.
When this movie first came out, there was major criticism about the ending but that's what made this movie for me. Up until that point, we were so used to the superheroes coming out on top that it felt refreshing to see a new finish. The continuation of this story makes the viewer WANT to watch the second instalment as opposed to "here's your yearly Marvel releases". I thought it made Thanos look like even more of a monster because after all this, he still couldn't be beat. It was simply a storybook ending.
The Sopranos: Kennedy and Heidi (2007)
Very disappointing
Coming off a fantastic episode in "Walk Like a Man", Christopher solidified himself as my favourite character and it finally looked like he was going to have the "arc" he always wanted. The shot of him looking at each of his "friends" laughing at Paulie's remarks as he poured his heart out looked like the breakthrough he always needed. Instead, the writers chose to have him die in the most anticlimactic way possible within the first 10 minutes of the next episode.
He was easily the best written character up to this point and had so much substance to him, yet he was simply used as a stepping stone building up to the season finale. With all the adversities he faced and the lack of respect he continued to receive from the crew, Christopher could've been the one to put up a fight against Tony. He gave his all to the man and was loyal from start to finish, yet he was treated with zero respect, even as an acting "boss". The motive was all there and even if he had proved unsuccessful, Christopher dying defying Tony would've been a much more suited death for his character than a lackluster car wreck. It goes to show that I wasn't mad at the fact they had Christopher die, in fact it was practically inevitable, but rather the decision to kill him off immediately after planting all those seeds the episode prior. A character of this magnitude did not deserve to go out like that.
I really couldn't have cared less for the rest of this episode. There was so much untapped potential within Christopher Moltisanti.