There is good news and bad news ahead in this week’s “The Flash-Arrow” event on The CW. The good news is that Barry (Grant Gustin) seems to have his swagger back after that horrific beating from Zoom earlier this season. The bad news is he will need that and Team Arrow’s to defeat a mysterious villain named Vandal Savage. Savage seems hellbent on killing Kendra Saunders (AKA Cisco’s current meta-human crush AKA Hawkgirl).
In the sneak peek below, a chained Hawkman explains his star-crossed connection to Kendra and their near inescapable fates of being slaughtered by Savage over hundreds of lifetimes. It’s heavy and heady exposition that will most likely be tempered with some badass action scenes that hopefully end with Savage’s head separating from his body. This week’s episodes should shed also shed more light on who ends up in the grave that was teased in the “Arrow” premiere. I have my guesses—the gorgeous Mama Smoak is currently leading the pack. Share your thoughts and theories below! The “Heroes Join Forces” Crossover Event kicks off on The CW tonight at 8/7c.
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There’s something tragic afoot in Shondaland. And no, it’s not the fact that no one can just be happy, although that is troubling. It’s the dreaded winter finale! This week’s shows are the last of the year! I’m not crying, it’s just raining on my face…indoors.
This week’s episode of "Grey's Anatomy" called “The Things We Lost In The Fire” follows the doctors as they treat firefighters injured on the job. In this sneak peek, Meredith’s newly instated ‘Person’ Alex confronts his girlfriend Jo about his lack of boundaries with Meredith. Is this the end of Alex and Jo? Her points are valid, but after a few episodes of her begging for validation with an unbearably whiny disposition, I wouldn’t be sad if it was. Would you? Check into Grey’s Anatomy of the finale time this year on Thursday at 8/7c on ABC. Photo Credits: ibtimes.com Superheroism isn’t all capes and catchphrases; grateful damsels and city-wide celebrations in your honor, it’s treacherous work. “The Flash” made this abundantly clear in this week’s insane episode, “Enter Zoom,” that was one part-hilarious and infinity-parts horrifying.
Despite or maybe because of Ronnie and Eddie’s deaths in The Singularity, this season, Barry has a newfound arrogance and impulsiveness to go along with his less babyish face and swagged-out wardrobe. He has applies the same cocksure attitude to his superhero duties, making decisions impetuously, dismissing important and valid concerns. Iris hatches a clever-on-paper, insane-in-reality plan to use Linda Park, to pose as her Earth-2 doppleganger, the possibly misunderstood, Dr. Light to coax Zoom out so they can nail him with the Wells-designed "speed dampener.” It’s all silly, slapped-together prep and dress up and giggle-inducing training montages until Joe finally steps in. "If you're going to ask people to risk their lives, you better be sure exactly why they're doing it." No one can master supervillainism in a few days--Barry himself is still learning new movies as a superhero. So why is Barry pushing so hard to kill Zoom? He spouts the golden, tried and true reasons about saving innocent lives and stopping the forces of evil but when pressed Barry admits that it's because "ever since...I didn't save my mom, there's been a void in me. I feel like it's always going to be there." Joe sets him straight—and his advice is refreshingly different from the typical ridiculous "You're a superhero, you can't love" cliches. "You're responsible for your own happiness Barry. Think hard about what you want, what makes you happy and go out and get it. Simple as that." It's an oddly emotionally restrained Barry-Joe moment since I'm not heaving tears, but it's important nonetheless. Patty, who's been brushed off by Barry a few times this episode, reaps the benefits of Joe's advice in the form of a sexy secret make-out session. Ration your tea, everyone, because this season of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” is about to spill it all. The teaser, which featured scrumptious tidbits of jaw-dropping drama, choreographed African dance, tears, and someone unconscious on the floor, was enough to send me induce guilty-pleasure euphoria. And the episode itself was stuffed with plenty of pearl-clutching moments that I didn't even notice the absence of NeNe Leakes. Bloop!
Grab your favorite cocktail and let's break this episode down, shall we? Duchess Porsha. In an wincingly ironic twist, we find the ever-glam Porsha in a new relationship with Buffalo Bills’ safety, Duke Williams. She showers him with luxury hotel suite, and designer clothes. He arrives with a backpack and a dopey smile--he's a bit young, you see. It's a complete role-reversal from her marriage to former football player and all-American douchebag Kordell Stewart, who loved to pamper and dress her (while treating her like garbage). Porsha is merely taking charge of her love life with "no apologies," and from the three minutes of giggly, gropey screen time Duke gets, I don't get any creeper vibes yet. I will only worry when Porsha starts restricting his behavior and telling him to retire from football so he can maintain the home. #BlackGirlGlamour. Atlanta’s sidewalks must be made entirely of red carpets and runways because nearly all of the women worked seriously fabulous fashions. From Phaedra’s black outfit complete with a mini-cape and longer, sultry locks to Porsha’s elegant white dress with the sassy change purse pockets to Marlo’s complicated banded black jumpsuit, the Atlanta women serving us Black Girl Glamour. Moore Manor. It’s not remotely shocking that resident villain and shit-stirrer, Kenya Moore found a house in mere feet away from Chateau Sheree. Moore Manor is light years beyond a fixer-upper, but it does have good bones (said bones may be infested with snakes and termites, though). It’s not a Real Housewives season without some murky real estate woes, so Kenya’s treacherous moneypit definitely fills that requirement. Her insistence to throw shade at the unfinished Chateau Sheree is all in devious fun. Until it's not.
This Monday’s episode of “Jane The Virgin” is looking like it will be a fabulous one. Not only is pop star extraordinaire Britney Spears guest-starring—as Rogelio’s nemesis, of course—we will hopefully see the fallout of Jane (Gina Rodriguez) dropping the bombshell that she loves Michael, her former fiancé, more than him her son’s father! I bet Rafael won’t be nearly as understanding when it comes time to hammer out their custody agreements.
In addition to all of that, Jane will have to wrangle her stoned mother and grandmother after they apparently ingested edibles. In this hilarious sneak peek, Alba speaks her first word of English in a fit of giggles and Xo is impressively paranoid. The timing couldn’t be worse as the ladies need to attend an important meeting involving Alba’s citizenship. Don’t miss all the chaos when “Jane The Virgin” airs on Monday at 9/8c on The CW. I’ll be the fastest to admit that “The Flash,” now in its second season, is easily one of the coolest hours of television currently on air. It takes the trope of the bravado-shackled, “I-must-do-this-alone” caped crusader to flips it with adorable, geeky speedster who openly embraces his team and supercharges it with loads of heart.
This week’s episode is finds Team Flash came face-to-flashback with Dr. Harrison Wells of Earth 2, Cisco finally came clean about his newly discovered vibe, and Barry (Grant Gustin) and Patty took their spazzy flirtation to the next level. Though it was difficult to pick just a handful, here are the top moments from “The Flash’s" stellar episode, “The Darkness And The Light.” Cisco hates Harrison The Sequel. To be fair, Cisco (Carlos Valdes) has one excellent reason to hate Dr. Wells—he killed him in an alternate timeline. But outright disdain is an odd hue on the most colorful and optimistic member of Team Flash. Dr. Wells Part Deux is a much better snarky sparring partner than the first, becoming visibly annoyed with having the same face as a murder-happy madman and referring to a sourpussed Cisco as “Crisco.” Best Cisco One-Liner: “"Our Dr. Wells may have been evil but you're just a dick." The Wild Wests. While is horrific for cops to shoot first and ask questions later, the only police officer that gets a pass is Joe West and his daughter, Iris, by default (mostly because they’re fictional). Detective West (Jesse L. Martin), justifiably overwhelmed with all of the meta-human surprises running around his beat, pumped Harrison 2 with bullets at first sight. Damn Barry and his Matrix-y speedster, bullet-grabbing skills! Still uneasy about Wells’ arrival, he gives Iris (Candice Patton) a gun. She wastes no time using it on the villain-of-the-week, shooting her in the face! These Wests are the best darn gunslingers in Central City! Iris and Barry reunited. This seasons it seems like Barry and Iris have been on two separate earths for years (in reality, it’s been 1.73 episodes). So it felt like a miracle that they finally remembered that they are besties! Iris rushed into S.T.A.R Labs to check on Barry after he was blinded by weaponized starlight…and Barry reminded her that they can talk about anything. Dear Writers, you better make sure Iris confides in Barry about her possible brother! Cisco’s No-So Secret Vibe. After months of concealing his predictive powers, Harrison 2’s douchey Apple watch meta-human detector outted Cisco. He immediately received unyielding support from Team Flash, and his own badass superhero nickname: Vibe. Cisco’s supersuit better have a cape! Reinventing the blind date. Barry successfully asked out the intrepid Patty Spivot, only to be temporarily blinded hours before their date. It entire scenario was predictable and yet somehow perfect with “The Flash’s” dorky spit-shine and Gustin's underrated talents. With Cisco navigating and creepin’ on their date with spy glasses, an earpiece and takeout, Barry managed to make it to the table. Patty, like anyone with eyes, was all in and rightfully flattered by Barry’s blind commitment. Who wants two more episodes of Blind Barry bouncing off walls, coolly recovering and stammering over excuses to cover his blindness? What was your favorite moment from "The Flash"? Sounds off below! Who says you can’t mix business with pleasure? If you’re a sequestered FBI trainee on "Quantico," ABC’s suspenseful and sexy drama, no one. The recruits are confined to the training facilities, so they are definitely making the best of their current situation.
A sneak peek of this Sunday’s episode finds the FBI’s randiest recruits recapping their "athletic" sexcapades while bugging a room. Shelby brags that her hook-ups with Caleb are perfect because it's not even a "friends with benefits" situation. He is merely a placeholder for Mr. Right. In an adjoining room, Booth (Jake McLaughlin) worries how he’s going to tell Alex (Priyanka Chopra) something that will rock her world (and not in a good way)—possibly that he’s working a secret op with the man who will frame her for a massive New York City terrorist attack? Stay tuned. More secrets are revealed when “Quantico” airs this Sunday at 9/8c on ABC. Photo Credits: fanpop.com This week’s episode marks an annual “Supernatural” event: star Jensen Ackles steps behind the camera for the fifth time to direct! “The Bad Seed” is packaged with enough flashy, macabre humor to mask a predictable and slight plot.
The boys still have to contend with an angel cursed with an attack dog spell and a “primal force” with a nasty craving for souls. Sam and Dean both agree that the only way to save Castiel, who is having horrifying angel seizures as the curse digs deeper, is to force Rowena to reverse the spell; and best way to find out any information on The Darkness is to track down Metatron. Grab your favorite wig and let’s dive in, shall we? YOU GET A COVEN! AND YOU GET A COVEN! We find the fabulously coifed witch trying to build her own coven. But it’s not just old coven you that meets at the local community center, it’s a MEGA-COVEN!!! *cue confetti cannons* When the potential recruits don’t react like “Oprah” audience members winning European cruises, she kills most of them in an excruciating way that at least offers easy clean up. Rowena (Ruth Connell) actually escapes by the end of the episode. Is it bad that I actually want to see what her MEGA-COVEN in action? Evil Mary Poppins. Like mother, like son. Crowley (Mark Sheppard) has the same overwrought flare as his Rowena, and he’s channeling it into raising an obedient dark force. He gets her a demonic nanny dressed like Mary Poppins, gourmet chocolates and all the translated Hitler speeches and human souls she desires. Amara likes her studies and does them without complaint. She realizes that humanity means suffering, loneliness and then death. And she's not sure why. Baby, you and me both. Crowley wants to harness Amara’s power—whatever that may be—Amara has other plans. “Good, evil, heaven, hell. It all seems so unimportant. I don’t think you’re seeing the big picture.” Something tells me that picture may not include humanity at all. Honestly, the Crowley-Amara scenes should have been trimmed to make room for more action. Crowley’s gothic-castle version of hell is as ominous as a M. Night Shyamalan movie. For all he claims to be a bigger, badder King of Hell, Crowley spent an entire episode fetching frilly things for a little girl.
There is a certain comfort and frustration when watching your favorite, long-running television show. Like putting on an old sweater, it fits perfectly, provides some warmth, and you already know where will chafe and irritate. I felt such when tuning into "Out Of The Darkness, Into The Fire" and "Form and Void", the first two episodes of "Supernatural's" eleventh season.
Dean (Jensen Ackles) emerges from The Darkness as gorgeous as ever, barking orders and omitting information. Sam trails behind him, hair whipping up in the wind, obediently swallowing his concerns. They wander through a town of poor, mostly dead humans, save the pretty new deputy with the shockingly blue eyes, and prepare to kill their way out of the latest version of the end of days, and fly out of town to save Castiel. It’s reminiscent of season 2's "Croatoan" or Season 3's "Jus In Bello" or season 5's “Good God, Y’all” or "99 Problems” but peppered with enough one-liners and gore to keep things interesting. "Supernatural" is an old dog, yet I’m still entertained by the repetitive tricks. Except over the summer, they seemed to have learned new ones.
"Grey's Anatomy" is about to get even dreamier!
Legendary actor and two-time Oscar winner Denzel Washington is coming to "Grey's Anatomy," which is the stuff of my TV fantasies. Before you wonder if he'll whip out his "Training Day" persona during surgeries or will have meet-cutes in the elevator with Dr. Stephanie Edwards (one of my faves), Washington will be utilizing his talents in behind the camera, TVLine.com reports. Washington will direct this season’s ninth episode slated to air during November sweeps. Though he has directed feature films such as "Antwone Fisher" (2002) and “The Great Debaters” (2007), this will mark his first time directing on the small screen. Until Washington’s arrival, “Grey’s Anatomy” is continuing to cycle back to its racy rom-com + surgery roots. The sneak peek for this Thursday’s episode, “Old Time Rock And Roll,” finds Maggie remorseful and mortified after a night of “filthy” sexy time with an intern. Check into “Grey’s Anatomy” every Thursday at 8/7c on ABC. Photo Credits: ibtimes.com; celebhealthy.com |
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