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Iron Fist: Snow Gives Way (2017) Season 1, Episode 1

Easily one of the worst pilots ever made, and the absolute worse of the Marvel Netflix shows

[3/10 · 8 August 2018]

The acting is terrible. The writing is terrible. The pacing is terrible. Everything about the Iron Fist pilot (and essentially the whole first season, unfortunately) is just plain bad. I went into this show knowing it got poor reviews and began watching it with the mindset of "maybe I'll enjoy it since I'm going in with zero expectations." But nope. This episode is painful to watch, and sets the stage for all the agony and misery you will most definitely experience if you, for whatever reason, decide to watch beyond the pilot.

Danny Rand is bland. He's foolish. He's naive. He's impressionable. He's soft. He's indecisive. He's rash. He's hotheaded. He's dramatic. He's temperamental. He possesses just about every single trait the protagonist of your show should NOT have. The supporting cast is very weak as well. Only watch this show if you absolutely have to see how it stacks up with Netflix's other Marvel shows. Spoiler alert: it pales in comparison to all of them, even the inconsistent and slow paced Luke Cage. If you do force yourself to sit through all 13 episodes like I did, you will grow to hate yourself and potentially fall into a deep dark pit of despair that can only be escaped with a 62-hour marathon of Breaking Bad.

Save yourself the horrors of this pitiful tv show. If you value your sanity, STAY AWAY. It really is as bad as you've heard.

How I Met Your Mother: The Rehearsal Dinner (2013) Season 9, Episode 12

The most inconsistent season ever continues

[9/10 · 5 December 2013]

The Rehearsal Dinner was a great, refreshing episode of How I Met Your Mother. After the last two abysmal episodes, my hope for this show was pretty much gone. Luckily, this episode delivered. So far, this season has had two great episodes, two good episodes, two decent episodes, and six god awful episodes. The Rehearsal Dinner was very funny for once, and at times even hilarious. Barney's plan was genius, and I never saw it coming. This was really the only episode all year where I feel like all 5 main actors were on top of their game. Lily has had some truly horrible dialogue this season (not her fault, largely because Alyson Hanigan's chemistry with Jason Siegel is simply non existent this year due to Marshall being away. However, I liked her in this episode. This episode felt more like an older episode of HIMYM, very much like Platonish did.

Ted falling on the ice, while predictable, was a classic moment. Probably the best laugh the show's given me all season. So overall, this was a very good episode. It wasn't quite up to the standards of Platonish, but it was easily the funniest episode of the season. With Season 9 half way over, I really hope Monday night was a sign of what's to come. They've already bastardized the show, but they may be able to salvage the remains if they deliver a quality second half of episodes.

Breaking Bad: Blood Money (2013) Season 5, Episode 9

Dean Norris' best performance yet

[10/10 · 4 November 2013]

I'm so glad that I'm watching this show now, and not when it originally aired. Otherwise, the wait between Gliding Over All and Blood Money would've literally killed me. Thankfully, I was able to continue watching it immediately. And man was it great.

The two main plot points of this episode are: 1)Hank now knows that Walt is Heisenberg. He sparks his own investigation because he thinks there's no way it could be Walt. I'll speak more on this at the end of the post. But for now, I'll talk about the other point.

2)Jesse has officially crossed the line from dope slinging thug with a somewhat visible sense of morality, to a full blown good guy with a big heart. In this episode, he decides he wants to get rid of all the money from his share of the work he did with Walt and Mike. He feels guilty for the way he earned it, especially because of that happened to the little boy Drew, hence the title of the episode. He goes to Saul, requesting that the money be given to Mike's granddaughter Kaylee and the parents of Drew Sharpe. This leads into a truly heartbreaking scene involving Jesse and scum bag Walt.

Jesse is distraught, as he speculates that Mike is dead and that Walt knows about it. Walt is able to convince Jesse that he has absolutely no knowledge of Mike's death and that he is probably doing just fine... or so it seems. While Jesse doesn't question Walt's proclamation, he sure as hell seems to have his doubts about how much of what Walt said was truth. Seeing Walt blatantly lie to Jesse like this is so saddening. It really solidifies my hatred for Walter that has been growing since around the time of Crawl Space.

Another great scene with Jesse (one of so many delivered by the great Aaron Paul) has him giving his money to a homeless man. The genuinely honest look in his eyes when he gives the man the money is simply amazing. It really was one of the most emotional and powerful moments of the entire series.

But now back to the Hank issue. Hank makes a pretty big mistake by underestimating Walt and placing a tracker on his car. This arouses suspicion and a direct accusation from Walt because he realizes it's the same type of tracker Hank used on Gus Fring in Season 4. So Walt heads to Hank's for one of the most tension filled moments of Season 5.

Hank wastes no time. As soon as Walt arrives and brings up the tracker, he shuts the garage and beats the crap out of Walter. This was Hank taking out all the frustrations he had. He had driven himself crazy to track down Heisenberg over the last year. He'd risked his life. He'd even worked with Walt. Yet all this time, Heisenberg was right in front of him. This made Hank officially explode with emotions, leading up to an incredible final confrontation in this episode. The way Dean Norris displays his character's disbelief is simply breathtaking, and he deserves to be recognized for that. The last 2 lines of this episode are spine chilling.

Hank:" I don't even know you are."

Walt:" IF you don't know who I am, then I suggest you tread lightly."

Just amazing. Perfect leeway for the next episode. I can't wait for the rest of the season, especially Ozymandias, which I hear is the best episode of the entire series.

Breaking Bad: Crawl Space (2011) Season 4, Episode 11

Ending= most mindblowing scene I have ever witnessed.

[10/10 · 31 October 2013]

This isn't a full review or anything like that, seeing as how I'd likely ramble on a bit too long and eventually lose focus. I just have to write something because I need to share my thoughts on the masterpiece that is "Crawl Space". After a great premiere, season 4 definitely slowed down for a bit. Episodes 2-6 were fairly slow paced with not much happening. While it may have been boring at the time, episodes 7-13 more than make up for it, and make you appreciate the slow parts more. "Crawl Space" does a perfect job of setting up the 2 part finale for the season. Anyways, let's get right to it. Before I start with the ending though, I must point something out. The scene where Ted tries to escape Huell and the red head guy (can't remember the name) and knocks himself out by tripping into the kitchen counter is easily the funniest moment of the show. I died laughing for a good 3 minutes. This show has a knack for making me laugh, despite the extremely dark nature of the show. But basically, the main story lines of the episode involve Skyler trying to get Ted to pay his taxes with the money she gave him, but more importantly, Gus threatening to kill Walt and his family. The scene in the desert is fantastic. Giancarlo Esposito delivered once again, as Gus was a cold blooded bastard here. This is where the episode really kicks off. Walt now realizes that he has no choice but to take his family and get as far away as possible. So he goes to Saul and asks him to contact the guy who can make them disappear. He's told he'll need 500,000 dollars to pay the guy so he heads home to gather all the money he has stashed in the crawl space under the house. As he races against the clock and jumps down the crawl space, he has a horrifying revelation: there's not enough money. Skyler runs into the room to see what's wrong, which is where the chills start to kick in. The tension is almost too much to handle, as Walt learns that Skyler gave the rest of the money to Ted. Walt screams as Skyler cries, devastated and shocked to see Walt's behavior. Then, out of no where, Walt begins laughing uncontrollably. The laughter is so maniacal and sadistic, that I couldn't help but just sit at the edge of my chair with my jaw dropped open and chills running through my body. And just when things couldn't get any worse, Marie calls, in tears, to inform Skyler that the cartel are planning to kill Hank. The suspense, Walt's terrifying laughter in the background, and the subtle yet very ambient music make this my personal favorite TV scene of all time. It's an experience unlike anything I've ever been a part of. If you thought the endings of "One Minute" or "Full Measure" were mind blowing, you've got another thing coming when you watch this episode. I truly don't think this moment will ever be topped by any other show. It's that good.

Smallville: Doomsday (2009) Season 8, Episode 22

You've gotta be kidding me...

[6/10 · 19 January 2013]

What an atrocious finale. The episode itself wasn't bad but the fact that it was the finale really pisses me off. This would probably be an 8 had it not been for the Doomsday 'fight'. They built up Davis Bloom/Doomsday so well the whole season, and right when you were expecting an epic fight in the streets of Metropolis, the fight is over and a new scene has already started. From the moment Clark first approaches Doomsday to the moment the fight is over is roughly 12 seconds. This was clearly rushed, which is a shame, because the rest of the season was so good.

As sad as Jimmy's death was, I wasn't all the moved by it at the time because my jaw was still wide open at the fact that the fight was over. And it was actually a very predictable death. Davis was passed out lying on the ground and Chloe and Jimmy were having there 'happily ever after moment'. I just had the feeling it wasn't going to end that easy. However it was nice to see jimmy use every last ounce of strength to save Chloe and kill Davis. As bad as the episode was, the ending was pretty damn cool. Clark is finally embracing his Kryptonian side and leaving all his loved ones behind. Also, we see at the very end that the orb allowed Zod to escape, the main the villain of the next season.

Overall, Season 8 was awesome but is slightly held back by this finale.