Bleach Review: Divine Division

The chapter begins with Ichibei saying that Yhwah does not listen to any of the warnings he has given him and the only think to do now is kill him, they then both draw their weapons. Back down in Vandenreich City, Urahara is drawing lines on the ground and someone asks him if he has finished his preparations and the we see the Visords; Love Aikawa, Hiyori Sarugaki, Hachigen Ushōda and Lisa Yadōmaru. Hiyori asks if it is okay that Urahara has already sent the others up to the Royal Realm even though they will die but are interrupted by the arrival of Yoruichi's little sister Yūshirō Shihōin who is carrying a large wrapped object. Urahara says it will be useful to them before walking inside the building.

Been so long since I've seen these four

Back at the Royal Real Yhwach and Ichibei continue to clash however when Yhwach knocks Ichibei's brush away with his arm it suddenly hangs useless from his side. Ichibei says his brush cuts words not flesh and that is arm is now ar and it is at half strength. He then says that's Yhwach's movements must feel sluggish now before slicing him down the middle and knocking him away. Ichibei says that Yhwach must be at half strength now while having a really crazy expression and asks he if wants to be chopped into little pieces. Yhwach only grins and starts to stand up while gathering Reishi around him.

"Do you really think I'd ever fall?"

Pretty good chapter here however it isn't as good as last weeks because once again a large part of the beginning is completely wasted. I am glad to see the Visords again because they are some of my favourite Bleach characters but other than that the beginning just frustrates me. Once again we are just given vague explanations to what characters are doing and I am kind of sick of it. This is the LAST Bleach arc and I kind of want more answers than questions, I guess Urahara might actually have something more to do with Aizen but can't they just say it. We also get the introduction of Yoruichi's little sister but I think its a little to late to introduce new characters like that but I guess I am interested to see what she's carrying.

How important will she really be to the story?

The best part of the chapter is still the fight between Yhwach and Ichibei because like I said in the last review it has been so even between them so far. Ichibei is more of a manic in battle than I thought with those facial expressions he makes and he did say he is leader of the Soul Reapers which kind of confirms that he is the most powerful. He also calls Yhwach "old friend" which implies (like it has in earlier chapters) that Yhwach was more connected with the Soul Reapers than we know. Lastly Ichibei's powers are really cools and fits into is title of being the creator of names and I hope this fight still lasts a while so we can see more of his powers.

"Have at thee!"

Overall this is a good chapter but I didn't care much for the beginning because we could have seen more of Yhwach vs. Ichibei. I wonder if Yhwach is activating his Vollstandig at the end but it might be too early for that and it could just be a different power, also great seeing him use his sword again.

SCORE: 7/10

Highlights: Yhwach vs. Ichibei

Let - Downs: The beginning with Urahara, if we didn't get answers I didn't see the point in it 

The Flash Season One: Going Rogue

The episode begins with Barry testing is multitasking skills against Caitlin, Cisco and Wells; he beats the first two but loses in chess against Wells. Meanwhile a armoured truck is being robbed by an unknown group and Barry quickly rushes to the scene, he manages to stop the robbers but they get away because Barry was busy getting a guard who was shot to the hospital. When the police arrive Barry says to West that he saw the leader's face and West identifies him as Leonard Snart (Wentworth Miller), son of a dirty cop and professional thief. Later Iris tells Barry she has started a blog on The Streak but before Barry can talk her out of it they run in to Felicity Smoak (Emily Bett Rickards) who has arrived from Starling City to check on Barry.

"Do you really think you can beat me at table tennis now?"

Snark meanwhile kills a member of his gang because of his slip up in killing a cop but says he has figured out The Streak's weakness. Barry shows Felicity is power and even takes her to S.T.A.R labs which is permitted because she works with the Arrow, elsewhere West is still having a hard time accepting his daughter dating his partner. Snark later receives a high powered flamethrower and a cold gun from a janitor who works at S.T.AR labs and kills him with the cold gun, now becoming Captain Cold. Iris and Eddie later invite Barry and Felicity to trivia night and are surprised with how much they have in common however back at S.T.A.R labs Cisco discovers that the cold gun is missing which angers Wells who orders him to find it. Captain Cold later uses his cold gun to break into a museum to steal the diamond at the beginning of the episode, Barry arrives but is shot by the cold gun that slows him down and makes him fail to save a guard.

Badass!

At S.T.A.R labs it is revealed that the cold gun can slow down Barry's speed and regenerative abilities and that Captain Cold isn't a Meta - Human. However Barry is furious to learn that Cisco designed the gun to stop Barry in case he didn't become a hero, Barry can't believe they never trusted him. Captain Cold later steals the diamond and Barry rushed to stop him, West and Eddie arrive first with Eddie managing to save West. Captain Cold then destroys a train and Barry uses his speed to save all of the passengers but is shot by the cold gun. Barry is saved however when Cisco and Caitlin, after a pep talk from Felicity, arrive to save him with a fake cold gun, Captain Cold still escapes.

Really like it when they slow - mo for his speed

Later when Felicity says her goodbyes Wells tells Cisco to never create anything like the cold gun ever again while at the police station West accepts Iris seeing Eddie. While Felicity is on the train Barry speeds in and they discuss the reason why they aren't together, he then leaves after they kiss. The episode ends with Captain Cold meeting an old accomplice and pyromaniac Mike Rory (Dominic Purcell) asking him for his expertise. He gives him the high powered flame thrower and Mike accepts becoming Heat Wave.

Now this could be the best team up of villain in live action ever!

Even though I know that there is a crossover episode coming soon called The Flash vs. The Arrow I guess you can call this the first one because of Felicity who played a larger role in this than Oliver did in the first episode (that was really just a cameo). I am really glad to see Felicity in this because she is such a great character; like Barry she is just a really likeable nerd and she is funny and has a sense of light hearted humour. She also plays a major role in this episode, she wasn't there just for the sake of it, and I liked how she compared Barry and his team to her, Oliver and Diggle. Also I just want to point out that Barry has made a major mistake not wanting to be with Felicity, I mean did you see her in that black dress!!

You should guest star more often Felicity

For another star in this show is Captain Cold and he is one of my favourite DC villains and they have truly done him justice in the show. He is just really cool in this and he puts up one hell of a challenge for Barry and great casting Wentworth Miller for him as well, he was great as Chris Redfield in Afterlife. His cold gun was just awesome as well and it is great that someone now has a weapon that is a TRUE weakness against The Flash, just like Cisco explained cold beats speed. Plus the end of this episode has me super excited for future ones since Captain Cold is recruiting Heat Wave, they usually partner up in the comics and I know they are going to cause mayhem here.

"The only thing that can save you now Flash is if a team of nerds show up"

Another part of the episode that I really liked was the conflict between Cisco and Barry and the fact that the cold gun was created as a counter measure for Barry. I kind of agree with both of them on this; on the one hand Cisco did have to prepare in case Barry did go crazy with his power but then again he still never told Barry about the gun even though he proved wasn't crazy and it cost a guard his life. I am glad they patched things up in the end, all thanks to Felicity who uses her own experience working with the Arrow.

"Forget The Streak my name is The Flash!!"

Small other things I want to mention is that I am glad the issue with West being okay with Iris dating Eddie is resolved because you see that in everything about cops, partners and their daughters and I didn't want it to drag on. Also Wells can be damn scary in this in the way that he kind of threatened Cisco about the cold gun. Since Wells has a way to see the future maybe he has already seen the damage Captain Cold will do and is angry at Cisco for allowing it to happen. One other small thing is that when they tested Barry's multitasking at the beginning and he lost against Wells, will that be significant in future episodes?

They learned now never to p*** Wells off

Overall this is defiantly my favourite episode so far and just proves that The Flash is off to a fantastic start. It had a great guest appearance by one of the best characters in Arrow and a great villain who isn't even a Meta - Human yet still beat The Flash. I am going to give this a perfect score because there isn't anything in this episode that I didn't like.

SCORE: 10/10 

Highlights: Felicity Smoak guest appearance
                   Captain Cold and possible team up with Heat Wave in future episodes
                   Everything else

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Revolution Season One: Children of Men

The penultimate episode.

The episode begins immediately after the last one and Rachael is tackled to the ground by Militia and her grenade thrown outside, five miles away Miles and his group have landed and make the rest of the way on foot. At The Tower it is revealed that Rachael has security clearance to enter and so she, Monroe, Randall and several other soldiers enter, this does not go unnoticed as the people watching them last episode arm themselves with weapons. Back outside Miles and his group find Aaron who tells them Rachael is captured and they have to get inside. Inside The Tower Randall tells them that it is immune to the Nanites and his workstation accesses the satellites in orbit to show him the whole world. He then tells Monroe that more weapons lie at level 12 and they all take the elevator down there.

Would have been great to have seen more of the world in Revolution

However the elevator stops on level 11 and the doors open but Monroe and the rest are attacked by the mysterious people carry weird grenade launcher looking guns. All of the soldiers are killed, Randall escapes in the confusion and Monroe and Rachael lock themselves in a reinforced room, Rachael tires to stab him with a knife but is quickly disarmed. Meanwhile outside Jason and Tom blow up the amplifier the Militia where using while the rest make a break for the door so Aaron can unlock it. He does and he, Miles, Nora and Charlie rush inside but Jason and Tom don't make it in time and a locked outside with the Militia.

Damn!

Inside Monroe and Rachael aren't killing each other but they continue to argue however Monroe finds the guns similar to what the group of people used but it is protected by reinforced glass. Rachael then has a Flashback one week before The Blackout and she and Ben are feeling guilty about the project and Rachael thinks they should have space from each other (stuck - up f***ing b***h). Outside Tom and Jason are captured however Tom is not too worried as he manages to raise doubts about Monroe's leadership to their guard who seems to listen.

"I've been in my tricky situations than this"

Inside The Tower Miles and the rest move more deeper into it but are soon pursued by the group with guns meanwhile Monroe tires to break the glass blocking the guns and Rachael refuses to help. Monroe says that he found out that he has a son and that he truly wants to just see him, this gets to Rachael who has another Flashback four months after The Blackout. Ben and his family have found a house and he is building a computer and powering it up with his pendant. Rachael is also there and expresses regret over what they created that have killed millions, Ben comforts her. Miles and the group are still running away from their pursuers and Aaron says that the code he created at MIT is what they used to program the Nanites and he should be able to use the backdoor in it to turn them off.

"Now I just need to build a TV and a DVD player"

Outside The Tower the guard who Tom was talking to earlier is convinced to overthrown Monroe and put Tom in charge, he frees Tom and Jason and leaves to find those who would join them. Miles and his group are attacked once again and are almost overwhelmed by their guns. Monroe and Rachael sees this on the monitors in their room and Monroe says the only way to save Charlie is to give him the code to the guns. Miles and Nora are separated from Aaron and Charlie, the latter of whom is trapped and almost killed but is saved by Monroe. Charlie is surprised and angry but Monroe takes off to find Miles and Rachael tells her to leave him, just then she, Charlie and Aaron are surrounded by the people with guns.

 

I wouldn't do that, the mess would be everywhere

Monroe manages to find Miles, who has a gun of his own, and says that they finally need to finish this. Charlie, Rachael and Aaron are escorted to another room filled with people and Grace is also there along with Dan Jenkins (Glenn Morshower) who was at The Tower the night of The Blackout. He says that he, his men and their families have been down he ever since The Blackout to protect The Tower and to make sure the lights stay off. He believes that humanity can't go back to the way it was when they abused electricity to make more advanced war (like with missiles or bombs) and proceeds to burn Jane's journal. Aaron almost begs him to stop saying that power would also mean medicine, fresh water and feeling safe again but is unable to stop Jenkins burning the journal. Grace says there is another reason and that turning off all the Nanites at once might burn the entire world and says that Rachael knew that.

 

"Fire is the only tool we need down here"

The quest to turn the power back on is almost at an end but I really shouldn't be surprised that there is quite a lot of opposition. First I really want to praise the action that was in this episode because there was a lot of it, the stand out being Jenkins's group and those guns that they have. Some of the most graphic and best action scenes where with them, like when they ambushed Monroe's group and exploded those soldiers and when they chased down Miles's group. Another standout is when Tom and Jason blew up the amplifier and the ensuring fire fight that followed was really cool as well.

 

"Must have weapons!"

Also I didn't expect Tom and Jason to be captured but I am glad they did because Tom is finally, finally doing the take over of the Monroe Republic! He has always been a master with words and using the situation of many soldiers doubting Monroe to his advantage. I wonder what he'll do with the Republic, will he make peace with Georgia because of the time he has worked there or still make war? Either way I am looking forward to seeing what he will do and it is a shame we only have one more episode this season to find out. Speaking of Monroe I wonder if he will find out what Tom has done before the season is over. I also actually like the one on one time he got with Rachael and that in the end they actually teamed up together for a short. We also got a big confrontation set up between him and Miles so I am really looking forward to watching that!

 

Lets all follow Miles's lead!

We also got some more secrets on the Nanites and the possibility that they could destroy the world, now that was quite the shocker at the end. However I don't think this will dismay Rachael from turning them off because she is just that single minded. We also have the reveal of the group that guards The Tower and I have to say that they aren't crazies they are doing what they are doing for non - selfish reason but Aaron does make a good point too. I guess next episode Charlie, Rachael and Aaron are going to have to fight through them all to turn the power back on. Also fifteen years underground? I wouldn't be able to do that.

 

Now that is really cool entrance

There isn't much I dislike about this episode because Rachael was alright this time I just really found her annoying in the Flashback when she wants space from Ben, again she is trying to make herself the better person in every argument or conflict when she obviously isn't. Also once again her journey is shown to be for the most selfish of reasons because if there is the possibility of destroying the world, however small, why still go through with it? This just shows that she really isn't one of the good guys because she honestly doesn't care who she kills if they stand in her way or prove her wrong (stuck up whore!)

 

"Monroe leaves us for one second and now the camps on fire"

Overall this was one really great episode and setup for the finale and I really liked almost everything about it. Rachael was a tad annoying and Miles, Charlie and Aaron didn't play much of a significant role however Aaron did have a small reveal that his code was used for the Nanites, that was cool and I am sure Miles will have a larger role in the finale.

 

SCORE: 9/10

 

Highlights: Tom gaining the Monroe Republic

                   All the action scenes in The Tower

                   Sets up for a lot of events and problems for the finale

 

Let - Downs: Rachael and her Flashbacks

                      Miles, Charlie and Aaron didn't have that large a role in this episode

 

 

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Revolution Season One: Clue

Almost time for the finale.

The episode begins with Nora in Monroe's custody and wearing a white dress and sitting at a dinning table with food on it. Monroe says this is the only offer for joining him but she refuses, Monroe then subjects her to twenty one days of torture that includes injections and ice water. Randall is then called to Independence Hall and Monroe is angry that he was never told about The Tower and that he only now learned from Nora and Sanborn. He orders Randall killed but Randall manages to save himself by saying that The Tower is full of weapons and technology that even the President didn't know and he is the only one who can get Monroe in, Sanborn confirms this. Rachael and Aaron are then seen entering Colorado but Monroe has already arrived at the base of The Tower with several soldiers using helicopters.

You should unleash that whole fleet of helicopters on Georgia

At Georgia Miles suggests to Jim that he should go home because the situation is now more dangerous however this only angers Jim who blames Miles for him being here in the first place. Jason and Charlie are in the middle of the street and Jason suggests they should just go to Texas before Monroe invades, they kiss but Jason breaks off after noticing someone. Later Sanborn has just arrived in Atlanta with a stolen amplifier powering a car and Nora who he has freed. Miles visits Nora in the hospital and then questions Sanborn who regrets his actions but tells them all about Monroe heading to The Tower. Miles, Charlie, Nora, Jason, Tom, Jim, Sanborn, Ramsey and a pilot use an amplifier to power a helicopter so they can save Rachael and Aaron and stop Monroe.

"So anyone else coming? This isn't a party people!"

At The Tower Randall tires to enter but the computer won't accept his access codes, we then see that they are being watched on cameras by a group of people. Meanwhile Miles's and the group set down at Fort Hansen in the Plains Nation to refuel and Jason has a Flashback to the guy who he noticed earlier who is revealed to be a Militia spy and he has a job for Jason. The group spread out to find fuel but when they come back they find the helicopter's wires pulled out and the pilot dead with an X slashed in his throat; a mark used by a war clan in the Plains Nation. They then find Ramsey bleeding out with the same X mark but he dies before he can reveal who the killer is.

Spooky

At The Tower Rachael and Aaron have arrived to find Monroe and his forces there, Aaron suggests they run but Rachael wants to kill Monroe gives Aaron Jane's journal to turn the power on. At Fort Hansen Miles comes to the conclusion that the murderer must be one of their own since there is no one else around and worse Nora is missing. He makes the group put all of their weapons in a bag and goes off to find her and does but unconscious and with bloody hands and a knife. Everyone suspects Nora and Sanborn says it's possible with the amount of drugs still in her system but Miles believes she's innocent. Just then Jason is found with a bloody switchblade but denies having knowledge of it being there, even Charlie grows suspicious when he asks who the person he met in Atlanta and Jason admits it was a Militia spy who asked Jason to kill Miles in exchange for Charlie's safety but he refused. Miles is about to pull his gun out on Jason but is stopped by Charlie and Tom which allows Jason to escape.

"All weapons in here, I'll be keeping mine of course"

Meanwhile at The Tower Rachael manages to kill a Militia solider and steal his uniform to infiltrate Monroe's camp. At Fort Hansen Miles is searching for Jason and runs into Sanborn who has examined the knife found with Nora and says it was made in Annapolis, Maryland and asks who has been there lately, he is then shot and it is revealed he was killed by Jim. Miles asks why he is doing this and Jim says that Monroe is threatening his wife so he gave them their location for the drone strike and has been doing these killings, he also blames Miles for ruining his life and that he won't keep fighting a pointless battle. The two fight it out but it looks like that Jim has the upper hand before Jason shoots him from behind, saving Miles. Later Nora fixes the helicopter and the rest of the group continues on to Colorado. The episode ends with Rachael walking into Monroe's tent with a grenade and pulls the pin.

We finally get to see them fight!

This has got to be one of my favourite episodes for the second half of Revolution Season One along with Love Boat because it was definitely something different because we had a murder mystery on our hands. Also I am glad that Jim finally got another episode with him in the spotlight and there was barely any Rachael and Aaron story in this and after the last episode I really needed that.

Damn now that's cold!

Firstly lets talk about Jim and I admit I was a bit surprised that he betrayed everyone in the end but I guess we and even Miles should have seen this coming. Jim has said before that Mile has ruined his life and he made a good new start for himself and with his wife before Miles came to recruit him. Miles is defiantly a good guy but I admit his methods are cruel at times and he has made some characters life worse when he involves himself with them, of course its not intentional. I could also understand that Jim had no choice but to betray everyone and that I guess he never had any reason to be loyal to them anyway. Like I said above I am glad that this episode was kind of a Jim centred one but it is a shame he is dead because he was such an underused character and I wish he got a Flashback.

"Keep up Mr Flynn"

As for the time we spent at Fort Hansen that was where the episode really shined because I really liked everyone suspecting each other and not knowing who the killer was. They had me really convinced that it could have been Nora but also Jason or Sanborn because of the evidence and circumstances that pointed to them. The murders I admit was so graphic with that X mark craved into their throats, it made me feel like I was watching a Slasher film. We also got that fight we have been waiting for between Miles and Jim and it was really great and brutal to watch.

You two don't exactly blend in with your environment

We didn't see much of the other subplots for which I am glad because we really need it to stay in one place for the majority of the episode every now and again. For what we did see it looks like Randall is no longer in Monroe's good books but he managed to convince him to go to The Tower. I wonder if there really are weapons in there and what will Randall do when he finds that the elevator and can to level 12? As for Rachael trying to blow herself up I really don't think that is going to work because I don't think two major characters are going to go out like that.

A white dress and dinner instead of torture, what does that remind you of?

Overall this was one of the stronger episode of the latter half of Season One and it looks like next episode all the characters will be at The Tower. Hopefully we will also find out who the people are who where watching Randall and Monroe and why they are already in The Tower.

SCORE: 9/10

Highlights: The events at Fort Hansen
                   A more Jim centred story
                   Every major character will soon be together at The Tower

Let - Downs: Jim was really underused throughout the series and now he is dead

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Bleach Review: Don't Call My Name

The chapter starts off with Shunsui walking around Vandenreich city, commenting on all of the damage, before coming across Ukitake. Ukitake says that Kamikake is taking effort and a mysterious shadow appears behind him. Shunshui says he has to ask the Central 46 about something before he opens a passage underground and walks down the stairs.

"Who's going to pay for all this"

In the Royal Realm Ichibei has drawn another seal and says to Yhwach he will be defeated within it, however Yhwach replied that it will be Ichibei. Ichibei again says that he should not call out his name before drawing another seal and actives Senri Tsūtenshō where a massive hand comes out of it and smacks Yhwach 1000ri away. He creates another one that sends Yhwach downwards, Yhwach tries to counter this but Ichibei says that his throat has been crushed by calling his name so casually. Yhwach then punctures his own throat, gives himself the power of "The Voice" and casts a spell called Sankt Bogen which creates a massive spirit bow and fires several arrows upwards. One grazes Ichibei who notices that Yhwach had pieced himself with an arrow bring himself back up, Ichibei says he has no more choice but to kill him before his eyes roll up into his head.



"Told you not to say my name" 

Got ourselves a really great fight this chapter and really proves that Ichibei is a badass and probably the most powerful member of the Zero Squad. What I really liked about this chapter was that it has been even between Ichibei and Yhwach; all of the fights lately have been completely one-sided and just shows someone dominating the fight (Nimaiya) until a new power is revealed and another one dominates the next chapter (revived Sternritter). I really liked this fight and the moves that where used as well; Ichibei must have put a curse on his name to crush the throats of those who spoke it too many times and it worked on Yhwach who almost found himself ejected out of the Royal Realm. As for his eyes rolling up it did make him look really sinister and I guess he does that when he is finally taking the fight seriously.

A Titian's hand!!

As for Yhwach I always thought he had the fighting style of a berserker from what I saw in this previous fights and what I saw now really strengthens that. His willingness to tear open his throat and piece himself with a giant arrow just to gain back the advantage in a fight is pretty crazy. His Sankt Bogen ability was awesome; that massive bow had a huge panel to itself so it looked cool, I hope he uses it again. As for giving himself the power of "The Voice" it makes me think that he is using the letter V he bestowed upon Gremmy for himself since the power has returned back to him. But since Gremmy was "The Visionary" that implies that Yhwach can use the letter V for anything he wants or that was the power of a previous Sternritter who died.

I think this is what Yhwach used to summon his broadsword

I didn't really like the beginning of this chapter however because I just didn't get what the hell was going on. It was great seeing Ukitake again but I didn't like that he mentions something called Kamikake but doesn't explain what it is or that Shunshui was going to visit Central 46 but doesn't say what for. I have read that several people think that it is to see Aizen and while that one be one of the best things ever why couldn't he just say it. I know Kubo is trying to build suspense and have a big reveal later but it is kind of annoying while we got all these fights in the Royal Realm and since we haven't seen Ukitake or Shunshui fight yet during this while second invasion.

Overall this was a great fighting chapter and we got to see some awesome abilities but I just didn't see any point for the beginning of the chapter.

SCORE: 8/10

Highlights: Yhwach vs. Ichibei
                   An even fight between those two
                   Cool abilities like Sankt Bogen  and  Senri Tsūtenshō 

Let - Downs: Didn't care much for the beginning

Revolution Season One: The Longest Day

The Militia fights back!

The episode begins in Ashland, Kentucky at a makeshift Militia base and several soldiers are monitoring the skies with computer equipment. At the Rebel/Georgia camp Nora regrets spending the night with Miles because they could both die any day though Miles doesn't agree with her. Tom also confronts Jason about what happened at the boat and try to goads Jason into killing him, Jason refuses so Tom hits him and even calls him a coward. Charlie tries to comfort him by saying she doesn't have the best relationship with her mom and then it changes to the Plain's Nations where we see Rachael and Aaron. Aaron is still overwhelmed by the information in Jane's journal but Rachael doesn't have the answers and even wonders why Ben gave the pendant to Aaron, she then prepares to shove Danny's capsule into her leg in an attempt to heal it but says it could blow them both up.

"Relaxing Rachael while I entertain you with a festive tail"

Back at the Rebel/Georgia camp Jason and Charlie spot military drones flying towards them but before they can sound the alarm the drones strike missiles at the camp. We then have a Flashback seven years after The Blackout and Rachel has just left her family to be a prisoner of Miles. Miles is unhappy about this because he wanted Ben but Rachael says Ben isn't interesting in turning the lights back on but she is. In the present Miles comes to and finds both Nora and Tom, the latter wonders how the Militia knew their location to which Miles replies that there must be a Militia spy in their midst. In the Plains Nation Aaron and Rachael find an old electronic store where Aaron wants to try and make sure that Danny's capsule works and heals Rachael's leg and not kill them.


"And everything seemed to be going so well"

At the Rebel/Georgia camp Miles, Nora and Tom head north to where Jason and Charlie where seen and they spot Militia troops coming to wipe out the survivors, meanwhile Charlie is trapped under rumble. At Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Baker is confident that their drone strikes have taken out the Rebels, the Georgia army and even Miles but Monroe does not share this view. Baker convinces Monroe to celebrate with him in a nearby bar and as they are walking down the street a sniper kills all the guards and almost kills Monroe. Monroe is unharmed but is surprised that Baker is too because unlike him Baker had no cover at all.

 

Your last friend in the world Monore

Back at the Plain's Nation Aaron fixes the capsule and it heals Rachael's leg but they are then ambushed by a group lead by a man named Lee Blackmore who wants to know what happened. Meanwhile Miles, Nora and Tom have taken out a few soldiers and have even found Jason who is badly injured and says that Charlie was in the bell tower when the missiles hit. He asks them to leave him but Tom decides to stay with him while Miles and Nora move towards the bell tower. We then have another Flashback and Miles is trying to look for Ben but Rachael says he will never find him. Rachael is really starting to hate Miles now because of the things he has done that has even earned him the nick name "The Butcher of Baltimore". Miles thought they cared about each other because of the affair they had Rachael says she regrets it, Miles says she will regret her stubbornness.

 

Go Monroe Militia!!

In the present after taking them to his camp Blackmore wants Rachael and Aaron to heal his son since he saw what they did to her leg, Rachael says he need to them back to the electronics store. At Independence Hall Monroe accuses Baker of trying to get him killed since Baker was completely exposed for the sniper but was unharmed, Baker denies this saying he is Monroe's only friend but Monroe doesn't want to hear it. Baker than says that Monroe pushes away everyone, like Miles and Tom, and that he will be alone when he takes over the continent. As armed guards enter Monroe thanks him and leaves his office and then the sound of gunfire can be heard. At the Plains Nation Rachel knocks Blackmore out and Aaron wants to know why they are turning the power back on if they don't help people. Rachael then reveals that she is only doing it so that the other nations will kill Monroe, that she doesn't care about helping anyone and that she will leave Aaron if he doesn't help (f***ing b***h).

 

Bye Baker

At the Rebel/Georgia camp Jason can't understand why Tom won't leave him and Tom says that even after everything he has done he won't leave his son for dead. Tom then manages to defend Jason by killing several Militia but is wounded in the arm. Miles and Nora are still getting to Charlie but they are surrounded and Nora decides to run and distract the Militia, something Miles was planning to do, so Miles can rescue Charlie. It works and Miles manages to get to Charlie and even kills someone who was trying to kill her. At Independence Hall Monroe is informed that the sniper who tried to kill him was a Georgia spy and that he was working alone, Baker had nothing to do with it.

 

"Four to try to take me down? Now that's f***ing insulting"

Later in Atlanta Jason wakes up in a hospital and see Charlie standing over him and they kiss, Tom sees this in the hall way. Meanwhile President Foster is angry that she lost most of her army and that the Militia has threatened to carpet bomb the city unless they surrender. Foster sees no choices since she has to save as many as see can.....unless Miles has a brilliant plan. The episode ends with a captured Nora being thrown at Monroe's feet.

 

"Now what shall we talk about Nora"

Now this was quite the great episode and that is because finally the Militia have won a victory over the Rebel/Georgia forces and almost wiped them out. I know there the bad guys but I'm just glad that Monroe now used the pendant on something that was really effective, makes you wonder why he wasted time on nukes and anthrax. Anyway I really liked the beginning when the drones strike the camp, it was so epic with some cool explosions and the results where really devastating.

 

Time for Miles to arrive in the nick of time

All of the action post - drone strike was awesome as well, some of the best I have seen. You can really feel the desperation with Miles, Nora and Tom as they try to look for Charlie and Jason as the Militia forces hunt for them. Got some great gun fighting with Tom as he defended Jason, also looks like they might be able to repair their relationship between them since Tom confessed that he still cared for Jason. The scenes with Miles and Nora fighting where good too, especially with Nora sacrificing herself for Miles even though she is now captured by Monroe I doubt he just wants a friendly chat. We also got some great scenes with Monroe and Baker and it really shows how unhinged Monroe is and how far into paranoia he is. It is kind of sad that Baker is dead now because I really like his character but it is tragic for Monroe again because he has lost someone else and it was by his own hand. Baker is right Monroe is just pushing everyone away and he is going to be alone. 

 

I'm sure there's an explanation but these should have been used at the start

As for what I didn't like about the episode, you guessed it, Aaron and Rachael's subplot because again it just felt like filler and took you away from the more exciting drone strike storyline. Not just that but Rachael's attitude was once again annoying (and she was alright these last couple of eps), with her revealing her true colours to Aaron after knocking out Blackmore. She is just as bad, no worse, then any antagonist in the series, she cares about absolutely no one but herself; she says that she is doing it for Danny but I just don't believe because of how much malice she acts with to turn the power back on. Aaron is right; this journey to The Tower should be to help people not so that Rachael can just forget she has been the worst mother in the world to Danny and Charlie. Her stubbornness is annoying as well, why couldn't he just tell Miles everything in the Flashback? Also I seriously doubted she regrets the fling they had because of how much she obviously liked Miles more than Ben but also like in the other Flashback and she tired to be the better person over Ben when dealing with the Department of Defence she tired to be the better person over Miles over their affair. I hate that Aaron is paired with her because he is a great character but Rachael could care less about him from what she said and is really only using him to turn the power on. Annoying F***ING B***H!

 

I think it would have been better if Rachael and Aaron made friends with them and asked for help 

Overall this episode could have ranked as one of my favourites if only they just focused completely on Miles's group, the drone strikes and the scenes with Monroe and Baker because those parts where so, so good. You might think its unfair to mark an episode down because of one character and their plot but Rachael just ruins everything so damn much. I have the DVD of Season One and I always skip the part with Rachael and Aaron and Flashbacks in this episode, I don't for previous episodes because I can tolerate her and as I said before I still enjoy the whole series even with her (even when its just her scenes because I admit she's important to the plot). However I just can't in this one because this is one of those episodes where the writers just took her attitude too far.

 

SCORE: 7/10

 

Highlights:  Drone strikes

                    All the action after the strikes

                    Every scene Philadelphia/Independence Hall

 

Let - Downs: Rachael was finally and completely unwatchable in this

                      Flashbacks

 

 

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The Flash Season One: Things You Can't Outrun

The episode begins Barry and Iris exiting a movies and Iris telling Barry that she is getting more intrigued with the red streak that has been spotted throughout Central City. Barry then uses his speed to intervene in a high speed chase and get back before Iris even noticed what had happened. Elsewhere one of the crime families is having a meeting but a man locks the door and then we see a green gas kill everyone in the room. West and Barry are then called to the scene, after West reopens Barry's dad's old case, and Barry suspects that the murders where done by a Meta - Human.

"Lets just admit it; all my cases now will involve Meta - Humans"

At S.T.A.R labs West admits that they can't just kill every Meta - Human and Iron Heights can't hold them but Dr Wells suggests that they use the particle accelerator. We then have a Flashback to the night the particle accelerator was turned on and Dr Wells, Caitlin, Cisco and Caitlin's finance Ronnie Raymond (Robbie Amell) are all there but they notice something has gone wrong. Ronnie and Cisco run down to the turn off the accelerator, Ronnie volunteers to go in, however Cisco was forced to lock him inside when he failed to return. In the present Iris and Eddie are still hiding their relationship but Eddie admits that he can't take much more of it. At CCPD Barry and Caitlin are analysing traces of the poison gas left on the crime family and are stunned to learn there are also traces of someone else's DNA. Elsewhere the same man who killed the crime family kills a woman in a mall elevator and this woman was surprised to find this man still alive.

Look on the bright side at least it didn't soak everyone

At CCPD Barry comes to the conclusion that this Meta - Human actually becomes the poison gas, they then hear the killing at the mall over the radio and Barry suits up and gets there. He runs in to the man, The Mist, but is unable to even land a hit on him and is poisoned however he manages to race to S.T.A.R labs where they extract the gas in time. At CCPD Barry tell West he regrets not being able to save the woman but West says that, from experience, he can't save everyone. At S.T.A.R labs Caitlin has another Flashback where she races down to the accelerator but is unable to do anything to save Ronnie. Dr Wells and Cisco have finished analysing the gas and finds out that it contains a sedative only used in executions and after running a search on who was executed the day of the storm they find out it was a hit man named Kyle Nimbus (Anthony Carrigan). The crime family turned him in, the woman was a judge who sentenced him and the lead detective on the case was West.

"How many times have we had to heal him already?

At Iron Heights West has gone to see Barry's father Henry Allen (John Wesley Shipp) but is poisoned by The Mist however Barry arrives in time to give West the antidote they managed to make and even hides his face from his father. Barry then goes to fight The Mist and Dr Wells tells him that he can't remain in mist form for too long and Barry manages to defeat him in the small interval when The Mist has to become solid again. Later at a hospital West admits he knew about Iris and Eddie's relationship but accepts it and at S.T.A.R labs the team has locked away The Mist and agrees it should be enough to hold him and any other Meta - Humans. The episode ends in a Flashback and Dr Wells uses his secret room during the explosion and watches through a camera of Barry being struck by lightning.

Now that is one fast gas cloud

Every single episode of The Flash has been great so far, just like the Arrow we are getting some perfect quality superhero TV series from DC.

What I really like about this episode was that the Flashback was something different other than another look at Barry's childhood. Glad we got to see some more background on the night of the explosion and on Caitlin as well because it added a bit more depth to her character. I don't think Caitlin's finance died in the explosion, I think he became a Meta - Human because they'll probably like to have a big reveal that he is still alive. Now I don't know if he does live in the comics because I admit that I haven't read The Flash that much but I have read some of his storylines and I do know some of his villains (for example I know enough to suspect who was in the yellow light). Also we once again get Dr Wells doing something sneaky and that is he must have known about Barry for a while and it just again raises some more questions than answers. Also like that they have a prison now for the Meta - Humans and I can't wait to see how many they put in there.

And he never got to go to Italy

As for The Mist just like Multiplex I am glad they have given us a villain with a bit of backstory and interesting motive. It was cool how he got his power; that he was struck by the lightning during his execution and now he is like a walking gas chamber. His fight with Barry was cool as well on that prison road, how Barry had to keep dodging the gas we got some really close shaves. I also like his weakness as well (all great heroes and villains need a cool weakness) of how he has small intervals when he has to re - materialize. I really liked The Mist but I still prefer Multiplex because The Mist didn't seem to have that much of a personality, maybe that's because he was a hit man.

"Forget about me man, I can't survive outside these walls anymore"

Other quick mentions is that I liked the dilemma Barry had on whether or not he should bust his dad out of prison and if I am honest I kind of wished he did. I can understand him wanting to get him out the legal way but even if he finds the man in the yellow light will a court really believe him? I doubt Dr Wells or even West will think its a good idea to reveal the existence of Meta - Humans to the public. Also while I didn't really care too much for Iris dealing with how to tell her dad about her and Eddie (why not just tell him?) I am interested in her interest in The Flash and I wonder how long it will take her to figure out that it is Barry. I admit though that they are only really having her investigate The Flash because the need her character to be more relevant to the story.

If Barry knew it was poisonous beforehand why didn't he bring a gas mask? 

Overall this was a great episode with The Mist vs. The Flash being the best fight so far however if I am honest I do want some more answers about Dr Wells. I know its just episode three but they really got me intrigued, I guess the show is doing it's job right then lol.

SCORE: 8/10

Highlights: The Flash vs. The Mist
                   A better Flashback this episode
                   Really want to know more about Dr Wells' true agenda
            
Let - Downs: The Mist could have had a bit more personality
                      Even though its interesting to see where they go in it the only reason they are letting Iris investigate The Flash is to make her seem important and it's obvious.