Gotham Season One: All Happy Families Are Alike

 

 

Gordon, Bullock and the GCPD work to stop the gang war between Falcone and Maroni however Fish returns to town to take it all.

 

Well what the finale proved is that the character of Fish should never have been created. Besides her stupid, ugly new appearance she killed off one of Gotham's best characters, Maroni, for the stupidest reason ever; honestly she just couldn't take being called babe? After everything with Maroni he is now gone because he said the wrong things to the wrong woman, was this supposed to prove how strong and independent Fish is or something? Then there was Selina joining Fish which I just hated because she is way better than Fish but no she had to be brought down to her level for this episode. Fish just bloody ruins everything and I jumped with joy when she was finally killed off (even her awful actress said she isn't returning) but even so I am annoyed that she has been a part of season one and when I get the DVD I am skipping all her scenes! I wanted to add that I loved Penguin's moment as he shouted he was king of gotham after killing Fish, so we'll done and I definitely hope to see him as more of a boss in season two. It is because of this that I really wish Maroni was not killed off because he could have been a cool nemesis for Penguin; why? freaking why did such a great character/actor had to go like that? What p***k decided this was for the best!? Soz for going off like that but Maroni was one of the best parts of Gotham and he should have killed Fish.

 

As for everything else the action/shootouts was a major highpoint because the one in the hospital with Gordon and ones at that warehouse with all the gangs where great. I was disappointed that Falcone is now leaving because now both bosses are gone now and Falcone's reason just came out of nowhere. Other parts that I liked was Bruce searching his father's study for clues because we got a teaser for the Batcave which I am excited to see in season two plus this gave us a glimpse of Bruce's detective skills. I also liked the moment with Nygma because it showed him descending into insanity even more and Kringle finding the clue was great because in the comics The Riddler wants you to find them. Once again I hope for more scenes involving these two in the next season because I just think they work great together. Finally the other major let down besides Fish was the moments with Barbara and Leslies because they where just boring filler and in the end we found out what I already knew; Barbara is just one weak, crazy b***h. Now I really do not think she can come back from this and I really hope this is the writers way of getting rid of her character (she is has to get locked away forever for her murders) so Leslie can now completely be the main female lead.

 

Overall this wasn't the best season finale I have seen because they where let down by two character who never should have been on Gotham; Fish and Barbara. I just hope this is the end of both of them now because I hate them and their actresses, I just freaking hate them!

 

SCORE: 6/10

 

Highlights: The action/shootouts, especially Gordon's in the hospital

                   Penguin as King of Gotham/death of Fish

                   Bruce/Nygma moments

 

Let - Downs: Fish just ruins everything

                      Selina joining Fish

                      Boring filler with Barbara

                      Both big bosses of Gotham are now gone 

 

 

The great screenshots of the episodes where provided by the great site Screencapped. You can look for yourself from the link below;

 

 





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The Flash Season One: All Star Team Up

"I'll be bigger on this than I ever was on The Walking Dead!"

Felicity arrives in town with Ray to get help to improve his ATOM suit however they end up helping Team Flash when robotic specialist and computer genius Brie Larvan (Emily Kinney) AKA Bug Eyed Bandit unleashes hundreds of robotic bees to kill her former co - workers.
 

The the return of the ultimate duo - Ray and Cisco! Had to get that out of the way first because those two are so funny like when they where working on the suit or coming up with the villain name, they have got to work together more often. It was great seeing Felicity on Flash again because she was awesome the last two times and gave us some of her light hearted comedy (it was like she was back to her old self) and her showdown with Bug Eyed Bandit was epic and bringing Ray was a plus because these two really fit in the Flash show. We got to see Ray shine again in the ATOM suit but Felicity finally got herself a nemesis too with Bug Eyed Bandit who was a really great villain; I like that she is a computer match for Felicity and I liked her robot bees however I feel we barely got to know the character, heck her bees got more screen time than her. I hope she appears again to challenge Felicity in the Flash and Arrow because it is possible she is connected to HIVE with her whole bee theme. Plus I actually really liked Emily Kinney in this, she was better in this one Flash episode than she ever was in the Walking Dead, and I don't mind that they gender swapped the real Bug Eyed Bandit from the comics because he was never really a major villain anyway and I really liked the robotic bees because I always like seeing advanced technology in the Flash or the Arrow.




It's a bird, it's a plane, it's.......the ATOM!!

As for everything else I did really like how Barry found it hard to trust anyone because he does have a right but it was good seeing him struggling with it throughout the episode. In the end (with help from Felicity) he decided to trust Cisco and Caitlin and his theory is even being confirmed by Cisco who remembers the alternate timeline. I don't know how he can but maybe it has something to do with the fact he was the only one killed in it, maybe? Finally it was good having a part of the episode with Eddie dealing with his problem because he usually takes a back seat and him having these problems with Iris and blaming Barry and Joe for it might turn him into a villain...maybe. However I really didn't like that Iris had to be a bitch the whole episode; I do want her to finally be told Barry's secret but I found her attitude towards Eddie to be annoying and she made that dinner scene just plain awkward when it could have been a pleasant and funny moment. I do like her character but they just make her damn unlikable and they don't focus on her investigating The Flash or S.T.A.R labs nearly enough when it's really is in the end the only good storyline she has had so far.

I'm not that fond of bees myself so you have my sympathies Flash 

Overall a very decent episode that was obviously filler but is such good filler! Thought I'd say I am going to be really busy the next couple of weeks so my uploads may be late.

SCORE: 7/10

Highlights: Two computer experts face off
                      Felicity and Ray worked so well in this episode
                      Eddie and Barry subplots

Let - Downs: Not enough Bug Eyed Bandit
                      Didn't like Iris that much in this and she was a bit unfair to Eddie 

The great screenshots of the episodes where provided by the great site Screencapped. You can look for yourself from the link below;





http://screencapped.net/

Bleach Review: All is lost

The King is dead

The chapter begins with Yuzu and Karin feeling earthquakes in the world of the living which is caused by the death of the Soul King. Yhwach explains his powers let him see the future and that his Reiatsu allowed him to control Ichigo. Ichigo and Yoruichi attack Yhwach while Orihime attempts to heal the Soul King but they fail meanwhile Urahara is shocked that the Soul King is dead but Ukitake has a strange look on his face.

Still wish these chapters where better but this one was more entertaining than the last few and that is because Kubo did do a good job of showing us that "all is lost": the worlds crumbling, the Soul King is dead and Urahara has completely lost his cool. First off while it is good to see Yuzu and Karin again bur I do wish they did something more interesting and that they where more relevant to the plot than just a quick cameo. Karin was teased with having such a big role, especially in the Fullbringer Arc, but it seems that Kubo forgot about her and the best he can come up with is her playing video games during a quake.

"Your anger makes you stronger Ichigo!"

I do really like that Yhwach has literally won over all of the heroes (when Aizen failed) and it looks like there isn't much they can do however I want to know more about his plans. I doubt he wants to be destroyed along with the worlds but maybe he wants to revert it to how it was before the Soul King. We also got some much needed background on the Soul King and that he was created by the Soul Society to control the flow of souls. This does explain why he seems more like an object than a person but I just hope we get even more in info on exactly who or what he is. I liked the short conflict between Ichigo and Yhwach however why did Yoruichi have to use wire? Does she really think that will hold him? Finally it looks like Ukitake's Kamikake is finally going to be put into effect with his expression at the end of the chapter and I think this technique might allow him to take the place of the Soul King or share his body with him for a while. The latter might explain why the Soul King is losing more and more limbs every chapter because it could already active; notice the Soul King has no ears when I'm sure he had some earlier.

"Wires! My one weakness!"

Overall a decent chapter but I hope there is more action and fights in the next one.

SCORE: 6/10

Highlights: Earthquakes destroying all the worlds
                   More information on the Soul King
                   Urahara losing his cool and Ukitake's plan maybe revealed next chapter?

Let - Downs: Yuzu and Karin just wasted pages
                       Still doesn't feel like the story isn't moving forward 

My Top Five Favourite Video Games of all Time

Thought I'd take a break with my Arrow reviews to do something different and write another top five. As I mentioned in my last Arrow review I am trying to catch up to season three but I will try harder now to fit in some film or game reviews etc. Thought I'd add that there will be only one game per franchise or else my list will be full of Final Fantasy games.

5. Devil May Cry 3 - Still holds up today as the best hack and slash game in my opinion and the best in the Devil May Cry series. The gameplay was just so awesome in this from being able to change your class to the combos you can pull off and not to mention the enemies where quite difficult and can change battle tactics to fight you. The story was also great because we got a cocky, young Dante who was just so funny and Vergil is one of my favourite game villains of all time.

4. Kingdom Hearts 2 - This game improved absolutely everything great about the first and included so much more content that it took me ages to finish everything when I first played it. The graphics where so amazing for the time (still look better than a lot of stuff now) and the environments where so big that there was plenty of room for fighting and massive bosses. I liked how Sora can change outfits in battle and wield two keyblades and there was so many different types of enemies. Plus the game felt that it took so long to finish as well because you get revisit every world but I didn't find that repetitive because there was different things to do each time and you got to fight the Nobodies instead of the Heartless. They story in this was so gripping as well since we got to go to all those Disney worlds which also included Final Fantasy characters and Organization XIII was just awesome! 

3. Resident Evil (Remake) - This game stands as the most perfect remake that ever existed in all forms of media and I'm including films and TV as well as well as the best survival horror game. They didn't just improve the graphics and gave us better voice actors instead they included a lot of extra content that was so welcomed; we got the Crimson Heads, Lisa Trevor, new puzzles etc. It also is one of the scariest games I have ever played as well (when I was younger) because of the music, atmosphere and shadows. I know some people complain about the controls and fixed camera angles of the old Resident Evils like this one but in my opinion they add a lot to the horror element that recent Resident Evils like 4, 5 and 6 lack.

2. Fahrenheit Indigo Prophecy - I loved this game after the first few minutes I played it because it was so different from any game I have played before and I play a lot of games. This game is mainly a story focused game but it is just so damn good that I could not put my controller down, I just had to keep playing. Its starts off as a murder mystery but it turns into something much more and I know some reviewers have complained about that but I loved all the twists and turns. It was also one of the first games where your decisions in conversations and gameplay affect the rest of the game; looking back I know they where not that big and it all leads to almost the same conclusion but it was still something new to me at the time and I still enjoyed it. Besides the gripping story we also have some really interesting characters that you invest a lot of yourself into and they all have some of the best voice acting I have heard. Lastly Lucas Kane is one of my favourite game protagonists of all time and this game is way better than David Cage's more recent ones like Heavy Rain.

1. Final Fantasy VII - This probably was an obvious one because I may have mentioned it before but nevertheless FFVII remains, and will always remain, my favourite game of all time and one of the best RPGs. I could talk for hours about the amazing combat system where you use Materia to grant yourself magic, the hundreds of enemies you face, the side quests that seem to take forever to finish or the story and characters that had me so addicted to this game that I would play it for hours and hours and hours at a time but I want to keep these explanations short. However what eclipses all of that is the sense of freedom and adventure you get when you play this game. This is helped by one of my most favourite moments in gaming; leaving Midgar for the first time. Who can deny that was an awesome moment; stepping out of the city, hearing the world map music for the first time, seeing the grasslands before me waiting to be explored - it was just something words can't express for me but I did know at that moment it was my favourite game. Interesting note this was also the very first game I bought for myself; got it when I was seven or eight and I haven't stopped playing it since, I admit I probably don't play it as much now because of all the next gen stuff but I always find the time to play it when I can.

Honourable Mentions: All other Final Fantasy games, Metal Gear Solid series, Silent Hill series, Tekken series, Mortal Kombat series, All other Devil May Cry and Resident Evil games, Dead or Alive series, Destiny, The Last of Us, Call of Duty series, Splinter Cell series, Sonic Adventure 2 Battle and I that's all I can think of right now but I'm sure I have missed many.

There you have it my top five games, maybe I'll make some more top five or tens soon :)