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Egregious isn't what usually comes to mind regarding the series Game of Thrones, but I struggle to find any better words to describe this, the best adjectives are this is abhorrent, ridiculous and uneventful. It's also plain boring and messy and obliterates any good character arcs. Jaime is absolute wasted potential and this episode kills off not only their best developed up until season 7/8 character, the plot surrounding he and Cersei is garbage and any scenes depicting violence and action are shot terribly, the character decisions are awful and redundant, it sucks seeing beloved Jon Snow go to waste, Daenerys ruined, Tyrion is a shadow of his former self, it's very sad seeing his intelligence deteriorating before our eyes. Arya goes there for nothing. Euron is killed in such a messy incoherent fight with the worst possible outcome and dialogue. The only good scene here is the Cleganebowl which can't even save this and the in between falling shots depicting Arya and the Kings landing residents is poor. The episode is just so bland and distracting and effortless. Weak decisions, dialogue, arcs destroyed, dim witted characters left and right. The writing has gone to the point of no return and what's baffling is this still looks and feels sort of inspired, intelligent and enjoyable compared to The Iron Throne. The final three episodes of this show are all 1/10 compared to the first three of season eight which are at least 3/10, 4/10 and 6/10.

They're touching, very heartfelt in a way, in more ways than one actually. Clark would be a very good big brother to Ryan. And Ryan is a good kid, and the lad who portrays him, well, he is a pretty good actor too. As usual with the early, or at least the earlier, episodes, the show is still finding its place, properly anyway. But it was getting there, and I personally, wholeheartedly believe that it found itself by the season one finale. This episode is great. It's a very good relationship-centric episode, and shows how good of a person Clark is, like when he (mild spoiler, won't say what happens) saves Ryan more than once. It's one of the best if not best episodes of the first season. And as usual it was great seeing it unfold because while they're my least favourite episodes, the first few seasons, they still mean a lot to me and they're great. I much prefer seasons 4-6, 8-10. But I'll always love 1-3 and 7 as well. It's good seeing the big brother sort of side to Clark. And it was a great outcome in this episode, and it's just brilliant that they're able to bring in Ryan again in the second season.

***Light spoilers ahead. They're not major ones but I'll spoiler-tag it of course. Also, one or two spoilers are of the FIFTH movie, so I'm letting you know now in case you're wondering beforehand or if you haven't seen it already.***

Well, having seen the latest instalment of the Scream franchise, I believe that in all honesty it is a decent amount better than its predecessors. When I say this I mean that I think it's better than the third, fourth and fifth Scream movies. Three is the weakest, most fans seem to agree on that statement. It's tiresome, weak, and has not a lot going for it. It's just a weak entry for sure; and, arguably, the worst for sure. See, four was not that bad in terms of directing as it is still under the Master, Wes Craven's name, which is great, and it made for a good sendoff film before his death, Rest in Peace and Power, Mr. Craven, you're iconic and will be remembered always. And the original cast being there is great, it's always good seeing the trio of Dewey, Gale, and of course, the lead, Sidney. But the reasons as to why I dislike entry four, as opposed to the few things I like about it, is 1. I can't stand the actress and her character in it, Jill Roberts. 2. Didn't like the Ghostface reveals. 3. I dislike the ending to the movie, namely its last, say, 20-30 minutes. Finally, 4. Some other characters are just irritating or they're just not likeable whatsoever. Still, I wouldn't downrate it all the way to a 1/10 or something. I reckon Four to me is a very light 5/10. Not awful - but just not so good. Finally, with Five, I like it, I thought it did a good job introducing the newest characters and the (as they say, in this one, Scream VI) Core Four, although I'm not much of a Sam fan in Five, whereas she wasn't bad in this one, the Sixth instalment. I much prefer Tara, Mindy and Chad, that's for sure. Anyway, before I ramble too much, Five was pretty good because although I easily guessed one of the killers, I had a hard time identifying the other, so that was cool. It also some good cinematography/camera shots down to lighting and good tone, decent consistency, and some standout, best-of-the-series kills. Not to mention, a few emotional moments, a decent payoff, and I also thought the style of this one was pretty good as a whole. Just, like, I guess its setting and the way some things were done and how they're executed for us viewers worked out pretty well - so yeah, that's always good. A couple of the jokes and moments of satire or goofy whodunitisms were weak and one or two characters sucked, and I felt they underused Neve who plays the star of the series, Sidney of course, and so that wasn't too great. The fact that Dewey dies, well, that was awful. He was always my second fave after Sidney, so it sucked. But it was great to have him there on Scream 1-5, and I especially enjoyed watching his character in my fave Scream films, 1+2. Thanks David Arquette.

*****If you don't wanna read some Scream 1-5 talk and stuff and just wanna read 100% Scream VI stuff then start here. I got carried away, oops.*****

Scream VI, set about a year after Five, now in New York (pretty cool setting for this one), is a good movie. Sure, all subjective and whatnot, whatever, but yes in my humble opinion, it's the best of them right after the first and second. This one has tension, good payoffs, great kills, it's brutal but almost more so than usual, the cast is mostly good, there were some fantastic moments and kills, and THREE Ghostface killers. Actually, technically, FIVE. Scream VI works best as a violent Whodunit mystery slasher first, Postmodernism-whatever Satire, so on so on second. The reveals, well, this time out of the main, like, proper three killers, I guessed one, definitely didn't see one coming until, once it happened and their reveal came, it made sense, and I was back on forth on the other. But this time it was more so how they were revealed, and why they're doing what they're doing. It's almost like a homage, and very reminiscent to, Scream 2. And oftentimes in this one, the masks and past costumes and stuff were... just so cool, actually. This one was great too because the four characters from the fifth movie who are prominent again here, were all, like, as good as they were in that one, BUT even Sam wasn't a total unlikable nuisance this time. She was bearable. I just wish her actresses' mannerisms and facial expressions weren't so one-dimensional/samey/almost offputting. There was another great, very immersive thing that draws you in, that was fantastic about this one: its opening. The opening sequence, like there is one for all of the Scream films, was in my opinion, the very best since the second, maybe even surpassing it and thus being the best since the original. It was.... Different, brutal, eye-opening, a bit weird, and very well-done, and helps bring you in, holding your attention and providing a bloody set of kills. Some other kills were done brilliantly, for example, without saying what happens exactly: the apartment ladder scene was so tense and very chaotic and gruesome, therefore it was a good one because of how it was executed (no pun intended), whereas the subway train scene, it wasn't how the kill ("kill") was done, it was the setting, the surroundings, the way it all looked and unfolded. So that's two different ones, good for two different reasons. The scenes with the big props shrine were also surreal, bloody carnage, and pretty awesome. Scream VI also sort of succeeded with bringing back Gale, as she was decent enough in it. Sidney not being a part of it, while it wasn't necessary, wasn't crucial or anything, did indeed bring some points reduction but they're not too many and they did their best in filming this entry without her appearing. Like, it did indeed suck without her but that's, like, probably the one bad/really bad thing about the film, whereas anything else would be nuanced nitpicking or maybe just a few "eh, that was a tad annoying, nothing more" complaints. I'm still inclined to award 8 strong stars to this movie, in fact, more so, 8.2/10 is my score. In fact my ratings are as follows:

Scream: 9.5/10; Scream 2: 9/10; Scream 3: 4/10; Scream 4: 5/10; Scream 5: 7/10; Scream 6: 8.2/10. It's a good series overall, and I can't believe it in some ways (in others I certainly can) but... it's en EVEN BETTER series, all round, than the A Nightmare On Elm Street series (Craven again), Friday the 13th, AND Halloween. Cuz to me, the way I see it, only one Scream film sucks and one is kinda bad but still not the worst thing ever, if anything it's just below average, then there's Halloween: of the 13 films, I'd say only 7 were, are, good; Friday the 13th (including Friday vs. Jason) only 6 of the 12 films are good, one is bang-on average, and with A Nightmare On Elm Street, only 5 of the 9 films are good. I don't mean to go a little off topic but it's just to show how good this particular movie series is altogether.

To conclude: Scream VI is an, at times sort of fresh/unique, very brutal back and forth, little bit funny here and there, well-set, well-produced, well-shot, and pretty dark/gritty/brilliantly-urbanised mystery whodunit satire slasher that successfully captures the New York essence and vibes, outranks its past three additions, and has some of the, I would say, either most creative kills yet, most gruesome/brutal kills yet, or some of the coolest or best in terms whatweapon is used for said kill - great example being, that's right, the shotgun in the grocery/convenience store??? That whole scene is a top 10 Scream series scene for me, for sure. That scene was soooooo good, and it was a gripping, edge of your seat, heart pounding type of scenario. You're watching and you just know it's gonna be a truly tense moment.

That's my review of Scream VI. And... finally, 3 things, 1. Being my apologies for going off on a tangent lmao, I get carried away sometimes, but at least the entirety of this review sticks to Scream, if not slashers; 2. In my opinion, they should wrap the series up after one more, superb, top-tier, best since the original Scream film, take a good 2-3 years to write something special; ensure they're happy with the script and have brought in the best possible script - and you have to bring Sidney back for the last one, even if she's a lead character but doesn't necessarily have to be the main or, like, the second or third, just as long as she gets a good hour's worth of the, rough estimate, two or two a bit hours screen time; and 3. (Technically this is like 30 within it but hear me out) - Its cast should be, the "Core Four," Sidney, Gale, introduce a couple new characters played by two great actors that will really add extra depth and life and oomph to it, and if it's not the same director(s) ensure it's someone really, really at the top of their game, have it set in New York but they can always go back to the series roots, have it be the bloodiest and biggest of the whole for franchise, and actually, in terms of runtime again, have it be the longest running of the series since it's the final one, not too lengthy of course but a good 140 minutes to wrap everything up neatly, have some of the if not most creative kills yet, have it be the least person you'd expect to be the killer, the hardest one to guess of all seven movies, bring in some great past Scream/Stab moments/throwbacks and other horror/slasher movie references, for this one tone down the satire and over the top "oh it's a sequel to the prequel to the original to the requel to the the second film's sequel to its grandpa's son's cousin's best friend's cat's past owner's third fav's freaking fav's reboot" and self-awareness/breaking the fourth wall/etc stuff instead focusing on being an emotional, dark, gritty, bloody, intense, bleak, thrilling, cold horror/slasher/whodunit/mystery/thriller. This has been my review of Scream VI + more.

Thank you so much.

I'm not the biggest fan of the 2013 movie, but I do really like it, I'd give it a 7/10 to 8/10. Then there's Ash vs Evil Dead, which I love. Then, of course, the original trilogy - which I absolutely adore. Especially II and Army of Darkness. I think I'm one of those people who likes Army of Darkness the most, actually. Now, there's a fifth film, so how is it? Personally, I enjoyed it - it ranks fourth out of the five movies. I'd give it a score of 8.2/10 thus beating the 2013, which, again, I really like. This one was mostly enjoyable, I believe, thanks to the cast and the cinematography, and the third act, which in itself was very gory and had some startling moments. This is by far the most brutal of the five films, and I thought its use of humour back and forth was fitting, yet, not quite as good as the way it's done in the originals. The two lead women performances were excellent. The three kids, the oldest daughter and the son, they're pretty good actors, I'll give them credit. But the best performance of the three, to me, was the youngest daughter, she did a terrific job and it's admirable given I believe she's maybe only 10 years old, if that. She is gonna be a star. Going back to the lead roles, most people are saying the standout is El, but to me, it's Beth. They're both superb, but Beth was such a good protagonist. The cinematography was at times splendid and nearly impeccable. They did a terrific job there, very well done, some excellent shots. The film is straightforward and quite, considerably, short - merely 96 minutes. I'd have made it 110 or something, just so there was a few extra details and nuances and moments, but at 96 minutes, still, it's a solid entry into the Evil Dead universe.

Good directing, decent enough dialogue, tons of gore, tremendous camera work, and good acting all round. The opening is also awesome, and its title reveal, much like everybody else has already said, is magnificent. Only issues I have are the aforementioned runtime, which in itself is fine, I just sort of wish it were that bit longer, and the rest of the actors, or, well, lack thereof. There were so few people, it could have added some more and even a few more background characters just to give it that extra but if depth and presence. And the opening, well, afterwards when it takes us to Beth at El's home, it could have been 10 minutes less, focusing more on other things, or those ten minutes be rather, say, 20-25 and it being more action and struggles and such. But I have to say, I'm pleased with this overall and I enjoyed it. It's a very enjoyable experience especially if you're a casual fan but love gory horror, but the diehard fans will either love it or find it okay/dislike it. I expect division there. Most people will like it though, I suspect. Anyway, yeah, it's a good one. Go enjoy it.

Only spoiler: the scenes with the fused together end villain were very cool and quite freaky, well done. It is reminiscent of other good horrors or sci-fi horrors.

Utterly devastating, however, truly excellent finale to the Fourth Season of British Crime Drama Top Boy. While I think the season three finale might still be my favourite overall, I personally find this to be a tremendous success and superb finale. Altogether, counting seasons one and two (Summerhouse, as they're known in the UK), I believe this to be the second greatest episode yet, only outranked by the season three finale, and joint with that is the episode "De Capa y Espada", which is the sixth episode of the fourth season. "Prove Yourself" is dark, daunting, brutal, remarkable and masterfully acted. Remarkable, I say, due to its directing, execution, acting, and writing. The greatest writing of the entire series, well, at least for the most part. As I said the aforementioned episodes only just outrank it, but they're just impeccable. Do not get me wrong, this is episode is exceptional. If you're a fan, someone who's been following it, you know how heartbreaking the outcome to this episode is, and that's, like, the remaining 10-20 minutes. It's not just poignant, it's heartbreaking. First of all, Kit dying, not just the fact that we lose a pretty good side-character, but to the hands of his brother, his best friend, Jamie. Jamie has to prove himself. Why? How so? What's the reason? It's all because of Dushane, and the situation with Ats. Another thing that was conveyed throughout this was Ats death. This is something which I found very unexpected as the fourth season began, but it was written well enough. But wow, the writers went dark with that one. Daring, bold. And yet, something we had seen more than once during this series. I still think season two's final moments are the absolute darkest, saddest of the show, until a point in season three, during the episode "Bonfire Night", fourth episode of season three, which was utterly harrowing and extremely sad. Top Boy is one of the best shows I've ever seen, but very endearing, emotional, and pushes its limits, boundaries, and doesn't stop. It's relentless, as unhinged as anything I've ever seen, among the top ranks.

What, then, comes to round it all off - something so heartbreaking, us fans just can't accept? Sully shoots and, I'm sure, kills Jamie. Jamie, the third main character introduced in the premier episode of season three, possibly even the show's most popular and beloved character by this scene, is fatally shot by Sully. It was utterly shocking, expected in some ways, but definitely not how it was portrayed. I still watch this episode and expect it, knowing it's right around the corner, yet it still shocks me. What does this mean for Sully? Dushane? Everybody? Us, viewers? What's going to happen? How are they going to follow up with this, if they're rounding it off with a final season? Oh, thank goodness they're doing another, as I not only love this show, but need answers. Well, not so much answers, but I need to see how they're going to write this to a close. How they're going to continue this until its end. I always go back and forth, who's my favourite, Sully? Or Jamie? Dushane is a phenomenal character, but he is my second favourite at this point. I don't know what to think by now, given what Sully just did to Jamie. But this episode was really, truly incredible. Their character development is fine, but the characters themselves are brilliant. The depth is fine, but the writing as a whole is superb. The directing, cinematography, and acting, alongside the show's atmosphere and style, these are all masterful. And in the latest episode to date, "Prove Yourself", Top Boy proves its worth; the show gives us insight and reasons to why it is, at least in my eyes, one of the best shows coming out of the UK. Truthfully though, if you ask me, I think you're looking at one of the best shows, period. It has successfully proven its value and has become a top show worldwide.

It's a Top Boy.

It was just... so good. I really thought they pulled off a brilliant, phenomenal, atmospheric, fun night. Memorable, exciting, nostalgia-fuelled, epic. Since then, no WrestleMania has been as good. There has been good, but nothing *as good*.

Pros:

Most of the booking

Atmosphere

Types of matches - especially their Intercontinental championship match

Most of the matches were good and even pretty great

Main event has a surprisingly epic outcome better than what could have been

The whole event just felt naturally good, not rushed or formulaic or whatever

Good sells throughout the show (especially that RKO to Seth, the finish to the main event with Seth's puntkick, etc)

And more..

Cons.

While I love all involved and they're all great, the nWo and DX stuff should have been done years before, and what we did get, well, it was not particularly great

The Triple H and Sting match was not bad per say, but the outcome was...

I kind of think Bray should have beaten Taker. It's not like the Streak matters too much now, so some fresh, good, talent winning could've been a smart move

That is it. The show was exceptional in parts, good in most, and only meh in some. Overall a superb show.

Sons of Anarchy, up until this point, had been a flawed, yet oftentimes solid series. Guns, motorcycles, alcohol, smoking, fighting, drama, rock & roll meets biker meets outlaw sort of thing going on, right? This is the style. You'd think perhaps that maybe, after a certain number of episodes, this series would become tiresome or repetitive. Well, I sort of agree but I kind of think it's a bit later in the series that it becomes this - and yet, season three was a much weaker season than that of its predecessors, cuz seasons 1 and 2 were better than 3. How? To me, their pacing, consistency, dialogue, and the writing as a whole. It felt livelier, fresh, intriguing, explosively fun at times, and was true to its thrilling joyride nature. Three is this, but it's just a bit mixed and jumbled, and its inconsistencies are shown, especially the whole back and forth Belfast, Ireland thing. NS, however, is *that* good a finale, you're almost carefree regarding its season's status. NS is a so damn good a finale that in my wholehearted opinion, it may even be better the second time you watch it. It's because the twists, the technical aspects of its decision making and every bit of what's going on, it's so compelling, it's just phenomenal. First time, I was like "woah, wait, what?!" But found myself more calm and collected watching it next time around, taking in everything bit by bit of what's happening and what the story is unfolding. I was listening, unlike on first view so much happens so fast, it is just pure mayhem. I just understood perfectly clear on second viewing, everything from the letters to the 14 months time to the ambush and getting Jimmy (again) and finally getting agent Stahl(?) I think that's their spelling of it, and every little in between from Unser and his badge to Gemma and her tag as she reads the letter before burning it, to Tara reading the letters herself, of course one of the big things is you're led to believe at first that Jax rats on the club, but he obviously didn't, and the little nuances like the motorcycle beeping their horns to confirm their deaths, how Jax is saying mom, if you're reading this, Jimmy and Stahl, they're dead.. it's a more technically written, complex in its execution type of episode - finale - than you would think. Or maybe I'm just slow. Haha. Whatever the case, the writing, dialogue, nuances, twists, action, everything in this episode was utterly enthralling. It was riveting, flawless, explosive, monumental, memorable, versatile, dark, brutal, excellent, magnificent and beautiful, all wrapped into this engaging and truly engrossing finale. If you're looking for the best Sons episode, this probably is the one. Only three episodes come close, they are "Hands"(season 4, episode 10), "Laying Pipe" (season 5, episode 3- heartbreaking episode), or the very last episode, which is "Papa's Goods"(season 7, episode 13). Sure , there are plenty other amazing episodes- most of my favourites are actually beyond season 3 cuz they're mostly of season 4 and 7 (7 sort of redeemed itself from 6, the worst season alongside 3 despite 3 having this masterpiece finale. Season 6 was still good though, but I think 7 was much better.) NS is one of the greatest episodes in TV history, make sure you watch it. Gripping, exhilarating, tremendously, absolutely expertly written.

I had House of the Dragon at a 6.5/10 as a whole but after the last episode, and now this one, the show altogether, for me, is around a 7.5, 7.6 maybe. And the last episode it gets a solid 8/10 and this a light 9/10, and what's my reason? The drama, dialogue, and acting, and the cinematography-oh its cinematography and camera work, wow-which is lovely, going from wide to close up shots, the panning and the atmosphere it captures is captivating and very good, slow buildups and then when there's more fast-paced stuff, captures it all well. To the acting though , if I'm here to mention something it's the acting, which is amazing. The acting from this episode, quite frankly enthralling and has me immersed until the very end. Some of the best acting I've seen in all of the Game of Thrones universe. Paddy Considine, indeed, provided the audience with a magnificent final, farewell from the King. He is dead. And with that face, my boy went out like Harvey Dent. Excellent episode, highly recommend it to anyone, especially if you're a GoT/Song of Ice/HoTD fan, into fantasy, dramas, and people with strange long white hair and they're always riding dragons and talking in high Valyrian. I also have to mention, from the episodes he is in that is , that Daemon in this show portrayed by Matt Smith of Doctor Who, is a fantastic actor, and very intriguing character. Bye now.

Until the remaining, let's say, 10 or so minutes. Overall, though, the episode was still pretty great. I'm certainly not in the minority here, but yes, the end battle is ridiculous. Yes, this is because of what many other people have pointed out, the fact that Daemon avoids, no, proves utterly worthless, a gajillion arrows. Yes, he runs and not one of these hits him until finally, he is hit right at the last moment and it doesn't even seem to do much damage at all, maybe one or two scars but then he arises and he doesn't yield or nothing, it looks more so as though he were to charge into the swords or the hundreds, instead. Strategy? Nope, plot armour! The green screen and stuff was too apparent, as theCGI when close to the dragons before "dracarus" is shouted, you can see it all too well. Sadly, this takes away the dramatic feel, it destroys some of the enjoyment and being immersed in the show, in the moment. The fact that we didn't even see how Daemon emerged victorious was rather.. disappointing. What happened during the duel? Was it long? Was there even a fight? Did he just merely cut through the Crabfeeder.. and that was it? We don't get to see it.

Nevertheless, the entirety of the episode may be that it sure has its flaws, but as a whole this was a good episode, and now that I've gotten the bad out of the way, I'm on to the good. The acting, I thought, to be very good. The dramatic performances have gotten better because to me I have adjusted and settled in to the show, to this cast, and it also feels like they're owning their roles more than the pilot. It is beginning to feel more natural and apparent to me personally, which I think is good. The writing has gotten more interesting, I find myself a bit more indulged, more intrigued so that's good. And everything else has been solid, from its set designs, costumes and makeup, and atmosphere to the directing, tone, dialogue, and even the characters themselves I'm starting to like as it progresses. Paddy Considine is particularly great. I definitely enjoyed this episode most so far.

This episode of Cobra Kai is one that quickly grew to become one of my favourite episodes. It's great from start to the last, roughly, 6-7 minutes. Those remaining 6-7 minutes are phenomenal. They're beautiful, even. I'll write why in a bit, before this I wanna mention the new sensai, Kim, her minion sensai, and the prison sequence with Kreese. Kreese is great; thickened his way from letting some pugnacious wannabe steal his jello to beating like five guys and making him his bit@&! It's a good scene, showing he's still boss even when behind bars. Tough and in control. Sensai Kim is a bit much at times, but this isn't a bad thing. The sort of emphasis and overacting is just fun as it stands as a way of showing she means business. And she is all about the Way of the Fist. I expect we will see more of her come the sixth season. Finally its closing scene is just heartfelt and terrific. Miguel, Robby, Eli, Sam, Anthony.. the rest of the students of Miyagi-Do & Eagle Fang coming together,an awesome amalgamation of these coexisting Dojos. And the 3 sensai. Johnny, Chozen, Daniel. Daniel is back in the fight. It's just a great bonding, endearing, huge coming together moment for all aforementioned. That's why I love this episode. Reestablish Kreese is boss. Reestablish Daniel as sensai Daniel. And we are seeing the students come together to take down Cobra Kai, and from here on out we have the better part of the season (Imo episodes 5-6 and onwards are the best!). This is a great episode.

Wow. That is everything I could have possibly wanted in a finale and more, and while at times it did seem too far-fetched or implausible, melodramatic or maybe a bit overstuffed, it MORE than makes up for it. In its entirety, the abundantly clear thing here, seen in "Head of the Snake" is taking down Cobra Kai! Defeating Terry Silver! But also, bringing them all together, the Warring Dojos! All as allies! It sure did come off as wacky at times, which is GREAT, it is after all still a comedy series, a comedy martial arts drama action. Yes, oftentimes the fight was crowded and there was so much taking place in so little time - come on, there wouldn't be any harm coming out with 15 minutes more, as 48 minutes simply isn't enough, I'm talking episode length - but altogether, I don't mind any of it as it was so GOOD.

And if you thought the school fight or home fight in seasons 2 and 3 finale of Cobra Kai had their sillier, or absurd moments then this probably wins and reigns supreme over both combined, and rightfully so, as this was epic. So epic. There were 1 or 2 kind of out of place, or out of character, moments but what difference does it make, nothing here should've truly been done differently at the end of the day. This finale was just madness, and I loved every moment of it.

This is 1. The darkest and most brutal Cobra Kai episode yet 2. The biggest episode yet. Sure, in time length or whatever, but I mean the scope. The theme. What was taking place. This was a monumental finale. It managed to feel even bigger than the back to back episodes 9 and, episode 10, of season 4 last year. Frankly, I don't see how they can possibly top this one. 3. This was hands down the best finale yet, of the five we have had. 4. As I've said bloodiest/brutal, and darkest yet, this was also the saddest/most heartfelt finale yet, perhaps episode in general. The stuff with Kreese in the beginning.. until we see what that was really about, LMAO. But for sure, there's the stuff with Johnny and the photo of the baby, the amount of beatdowns characters such as Johnny were taking, the stuff with Chozen as well. That is what I'm talking about, again, with bloody and so much more!!

Okay... like.. Sword duals? Sword/blade (my ignorance.. I can't quite remember their names). One of these dudes got his thumb cutoff, Chozen got hurt so bad I stopped blinking, I was speechless! I thought no way is he dead. Barnes and his losses, also sad, and how a broken Barnes comes into it to begin with, this episode. Stuff with students ranging from Kenny to non students Daniel to "students" Stingray again such as even Mitch lol. Mitch double crossing? Daniel doing whatever it takes to take Terry Silver down as we have seen all season and he fights him AGAIN (twice, episode 5 now this), and FINALLY Terry gets BEAT. I mean he was invincible until now. Going on offence, fighting surrounded by all the characters watching. I mean, yes!. Finally. Devin Lee.. Tory Nichols.. Sam LaRusso, they're on the same side now, and that's pretty awesome after waiting a couple years and seeing their rivalry at the early stages to the worst (Tory and Sam). Goodness, I'm so tired folks, but I feel like I'm jumping around whenever something new or else comes to my mind as I write this, right now. While this is supposed to be a review, instead I'm counting it as mostly a collection of everything I have to say after watching this masterpiece of an episode of television, super exhausted, with a myriad of various thoughts hitting left and right and I'm unable to keep it brief or tidy, every last bit of it, so more a talk and blurt session than a review haha.

Before I leave it at that, the stuff with Kreese, very brief, which starts and finishes the episode, was good. Some standout fights is Kim vs Devon Lee/Tory when they're teaming up, and Sam gets involved a bit too. Silver vs Chozen, Daniel vs Terry. Johnny vs the attendance of this year's Royal Rumble (lol seriously the dude takes on like 4-6 guys himself) was madness . We also got a very brief Demetri vs Kyler, like one hit and this was it, but still I loved it. This was pretty much a Royal Rumble this damn episode, like, when they're all battling at the Dojo/Silver's. And there's still so much I wanna mention and talk more about, but I'm exhausted and for now I'll just say this was the best of all 50 episodes. That's right. Cobra Kai best season? 1/5 - I'm going to end up choosing 5. I just had the most fun ever with this one, that's the truth. Best episode? Head of the Snake.

Edit: I'm speaking to you folks a some 3 or 4 days later. You wanna know, I have watched this episode about six times now. I just feel some need to redo my review to some extent, il keep it short & sweet but I'll also keep my original.

Here are my thoughts.

The best moments: protect the egg; Barnes' appearance, as well as the moments in general, they're sooooo great. Barnes/Chozen/Johnny/Daniel altogether? And then Barnes, Chozen and Jonny all go off to face Silver? Dude, this was absolutely absurdly good. As a longtime Karate Kid fan (20 years I think now) seeing this was utterly insane. And I'm glad Mike Barnes is like Chozen. They're completely different guys now, and yet they're both still fantastic fighters, especially Chozen. Chozen vs Silver - Chozen won that fair and square. He only got "beaten" afterwards cuz he was distracted and heard Johnny, and Silver got him when he wasn't looking, cuz no way Silver won! Not to mention,within a second Silver switched from combat by hands and feet to swords, cuz I know he knows he can't beat my man Chozen one on one. Chozen is a better fighter than Terry, he has trained over 30 years and is a teacher. Silver didn't continue training for 30 years he went and played piano and ate tofu on a stick. So yeah; another great moment is they're finished-Cobra Kai is done! The dojo have witnessed the Clip now they're done with Cobra Kai; The second fight between Daniel and Terry. They're excellent here, why? Cuz Daniel is fighting half drunk and Terry is already beaten up. So they're not at their best, yet are such good warriors, you'd not even think differently for a second; I'm not huge on the drama sometimes, but I'm a bit of a hopeless romantic, whatever dude lol. So the moments of confessing their love, Sam & Miguel, it was nice. Very nice after a five seasons buildup. Anthony had another little moment of his own, in doing so kept hold of the tablet to upload it while in the egg circle; Johnny was an absolute machine. Dude got his as@ beat bloody, but still destroyed the, somewhat, four other dudes, barely with any help , just one hit from Barnes and Chozen before he goes after Silver. Johnny was a total machine, great fighter; There were many other excellent moments, il leave in saying one more, and Kreese pulling a Hannibal lector and escaping. This show is so damn far fetched and goofy and silly a lot of the time, and man I love every single moment of it, wholeheartedly.

A couple things I didn't like: stop making Kenny seem like a greatest warrior ever, he is like younger (doesn't really matter but still) and has trained for what, like, six months? He beats Eli because of the Silverbullet move, unaware cuz well, Eli doesn't know of this move. Unexpected, quick. But Eli's attitude was FANTASTIC- that's it. That's life, you win some, you lose some. In life, attitude like that goes a long way, it's inspiring, and it's hopeful. But anyway, he (Kenny) does this move AGAIN to Robby? We know they're better fighters than Kenny, obviously. But they shouldn't have made him look this strong just yet. Great actor and character though; Mitch betraying them, and for what? Everybody is done with Cobra Kai LMFAO, what's he gonna do now? He won't have any friends, idiot; the Crane kick. I don't know why, but I hate the fact Daniel won using that. Every single moment of the fight was electrifying, superb, until that. I think it should have been the pressure point move, and him landing a knockout kick to silvers big ponytail face. Missed opportunity. But was this enough, was any of it enough to minus any points? Still nope. Because the good certainly, absolutely outweighs the weaker moments. The first 10-15 minutes alone give this a 9/10. By the way, Master Kim, her character is cool, and I like the overacting for her character. The way she speaks and her approach is epic, I love the fact that it's slightly overdone. This show is so cheesy, geeky, fun, silly, over the top, epic, dark, fierce, heartfelt, endearing, far fetched, slick, rousing, brilliant and excellent all in one. I think them doing sixth season is good, mostly because while this episode could have been the last one, it was just way too short man, it needed to be at least 60 minutes. So I'd say, maybe, the entirety of the dojos merge together for the Sekai Taikai to win the tournament? Not sure. Anything could happen.

Is this finale still my fave finale? Yes Is it the best finale of Cobra Kai? You're Damn right.

Is it their best season thus far? Yes Standout moments: Johnny seeing the picture of his baby and goes into full machine mode against the sensai, Daniel beats Silver, protect the egg, Kreese escapes, Tory and Sam working together, and basically just any scene with them all working together, when they're at Silver's dojo.

10/10. I don't want them to rush it, cuz we have had 3 seasons in less than 2 years now, which is so amazing. But.. I'd love for them to release season 6 for Christmas 2023. Around December 19th would be... wonderful. Ah saah!

How insanely amazing it is to finally see Robby and Miguel genuinely smile together? Arms over shoulders like brothers, they're actually friends and more so, family! This is what we've been wanting, along with Johnny and Robby to finally reconcile and be father and son, and it's happened. I've waited since very end of season 1/very beginning of season 2 - once the story got bigger and progressed more - for Johnny and Robby to get along as a father and son should. And since the fight at the high school, season 2 finale, I've been waiting on Robby and Miguel finally becoming allies, and it is crazy to think that they're pretty much family now? It's surreal. This episode was fantastic. Excellent and fun montages, superb character moments (those I named in particular, but also Tory!), more of Silver showing he is the best antagonist there is, Sam proving, no matter how dirty a referee can be, it's undoubtedly and undeniably her that is atop, she is the best! The stuff with Hawk and Kenny, wow. Without that move, Kenny still isn't quite on Hawk's level, but those dirty moves are there for a reason and it's thanks to Silver he had that shot at winning. Kenny is a great character, more so, the actor is great because he has been so convincing as a bullied introverted kid to this as@hol3 you don't like. He's a bit of a pr1ck haha. Guy's a good and convincing actor.

The ending was bittersweet and awesome. But also annoying, the one tiny thing that got in the way was the last minute scene with Sam seeing Miguel kiss some girl and she runs out crying and he is all like "Sam, wait" and to be honest I'm not usually bothered with the little, sorta romance or soap opera esque moments so long as they're sporadic if anything, and maybe only once in a while since it only makes sense cuz Of the age of some of the characters and whatever, but this one was just.. nah, why???

Anyway what happens next is great. It's left as a sorta cliffhanger cuz of the way they execute it, but we'll see this in the next, penultimate episode. Tory and Sam for once in a scene and they're not fighting? They are merely in the scene together and Tory has just confessed to Sam that Sam didn't lose the All Valley. We've waited all year on this moment finally unraveling. And man I'm ecstatic. Now all we need is Tory and Sam to become allies and that's pretty much all of those wrapped up. It's awesome. The karate moments of this episode, the dialogue, the montages, Rocky references, and seeing the likes of Miguel and Robby together, better yet, Miguel, Robby AND Eli? Absolutely superb. I'm sad I have merely two episodes left to go, but seeing the ratings, feedback and love, etc., for the finale alone? I'm beyond hyped.

This episode, alongside episode 5, was easily my favourite of the season. Truly I believe this is the best since season one. This has been the most mature, darkest season yet. Heartfelt, cheesy, fun and nostalgic, but has had its darker moments, there's been more swearing too lol. It's had its more beatdown, intense, brutal moments. It's just been really rewarding and brilliant IMO. This episode was, again, fantastic.

Badas$. Ok, for real, no over expressing, no judgement based purely by hype whatsoever letting it be the one clouding my judgement or making me choose in a lenient way all, like, as though I am just caught in some happiness bubble that'll wear off.. no.... this truly was the best episode of the season so far, and easily makes my top five of the entire series. Why does it do that? What could be so important and unbelievably meticulous about this episode? It comes 25 minutes in to the episode, and I'm not spoiling anything this time, all I am going to say is for most Cobra Kai fans, it's something we have been waiting on happening a long time. For the most part, in some ways it's the number one thing I've wanted to see happen since at least season 2. It involves two people. That's all I'm gonna say there. The episode is top notch quality, outstanding, when it comes down to being articulate, emotional, and just... whole. Things I will mention though, in some more detail hence spoiler tag. Well, Stingray returns. You either hate this fool or you love to hate him. Or you simply just can't stand him. It isn't so much comic relief as it is your cringe character type with this dude, one trying to find a place to I guess you'd say a place to belong, in a way it's kind of wholesome, but he can be simply unbearable at times, almost like the writers are trying to get you to hate this dude lmao. Anyway he comes to the Dojo, with his mouth sewn, completely 100% abiding of Silver. Remember Johnny's car he has in season 2? That he leaves at the beach? Silver.. has it.. and gives it to Stingray lmfao. Furthermore, he's all 'PIMPed' out with this pretty stylish and awesome apartment, courtesy of.... That's right, Terry Silver. I can't. I was laughing hard at this point. You'll see for yourself when you get to the scene. It's just hilarious. We have this continuous Johnny, Miguel, Robby stuff going on; we have a pretty down, fatigued, very hopeless Daniel all alone at this point-other than Chozen being there-as the rest of the family aren't there- where are they? They're with a familiar face and it unravels a cool piece of background we aren't aware of at this point which was cool and kind of works on its own, but as for placement in this part of the story and given its Karate Kid III callbacks works even better; Kreese, though? I'll just leave it at that. Put it this way it's a masterful episode, and the ending is simply just so good.

This review is one I've had such a pleasure in writing.

To keep things short, very good start. The writing is setting up nice and intriguing things already, Chozen going all in, haha. He's going to be a definite season highlight. Basically, he has taken an alias and is keeping close to Terry Silver as a sensai who may work, "work" I mean, for cobra kai, as they're expanding their sensai and their locations for dojos. It's very brief in this episode, but it was great. Daniel and Amanda have a brief argument, as Amanda is done with this, she cannot take anymore. Daniel shuts Miyagi Do, much to the dislike of the students. Johnny and Robby go searching for Miguel. What I mean by this writing, being setup and it getting exciting, is also because the story with Miguel looking for his father has already gotten a bit interesting and there's been one or two moments setting up that have been good.

This is just a good solid start and sets up episode two pretty well. Ok, another thing is there was some mild action involved, just enough for the start, the opening episode, but it was pretty cool. Some students and some characters aren't seen in episode one, but what we have got thus far, I'm enjoying it .

Nothing explosive action wise yet, but it has been enjoyable imo. I think this was equally as good as the opening to season four but was way better than the premier episodes of season 2 and 3. Best characters in this one: Chozen, Johnny, and Miguel. Mostly Chozen. He's gonna be brilliant this season, you just know it.

8/10 episode.

4x8 The Walking Dead; I'd like to think could be the show's defining episode, would you agree?

This is bonkers. A bloody pit of unrestrained terror. Horror movie material in some ways, too. Generally, I will enjoy a Walking Dead Governor-included episode. He's the antagonist of s3: great season, every episode was pretty good to great; sometimes, even, came along an amazing one (I can count at least three episodes of the show's third season that were tremendous, needless to say some of the best of the show). And so, in unraveling the fourth season, we're given more Governor and the arc with the character, it has culminated. This is the conclusion to Philip, or, "Brian".

He convinces a bunch of folks at the camp to come with him and take the prison. Rick, as we know, is not the official group leader anymore but it doesn't matter, none of it does. Governor has the numbers, a tank (yeah,a tank) and who else does he have? Hershel and Michonne, therefore Mr. Leverage, or Advantage. Anyway he gets Rick to come down and talk, where they're located outside the prison's gates. After a quick unsuccessful attempt to try and gather everybody together, the Governor kills Hershel. In front of Rick, Daryl, Carl, Beth, Maggie.. and then shi@ hits the fan. It goes into anarchy, ultimate chaos mode. Guns ablaze, tanks, walkers, everything is manic and panic. And it is so, so good.

Between the directing and writing it is truly a superb episode, you'd be gobsmacked, it is top to bottom brilliance, utterly mental; it is without a speck of doubt, undeniably riveting. The dialogue, acting, and action, let me put it this way.. they're magnificent, really. There's a lot of awesome nuanced moments, such as the woman who lures in Rick in episode one, remember her? She runs at him then kills herself and asks not to be further killed so she can freely roam with her walker husband? She walks past; it's a small but sick as hell detail. There's so much to say about this episode to be honest so I'm gonna leave it here in saying... WATCH IT.

But also, the other moments or last things I wish to mention; Hershel is gone. Such a truly brilliant character, my third favourite of all time in the show. Only behind Negan and Daryl. He is excellent, a true good person. I always miss his character from there on out. His actions and his way with words and thoughts outpourings, they are both exemplary and endearing. Then, the Governor shooting the little girl before she turns, that was cold. Her mother distraught, broken, shattered. It is poetic with how SHE, the mother, kills HIM. But just before? Rick and the Governor FINALLY face off, one on one, and it is... not underwhelming, but should have lasted longer, plus they made Rick look weak. The fight was pretty much 75-25 in points. Rick gets a few solid, painful hits,man's fought and he is tough, that we know. But for the most part, the Governor is kicking the sh@& out of him. Given we know Merle was a tough SOB and the Governor best the crap outta him in like twenty seconds, and then bests Rick in the fight.. the Governor is definitely the toughest.

And then, bam. Michonne with her katana, straight, driven right through his stomach fatally piercing him. She saves Rick. It's such a sad and emotional moment, finally concludes by "Brian" nearly, very closely succumbing to his wounds- but not before he's shot in the head by the little girl's mother. The group? All split up. The prison? Ruined, walkers everywhere. This episode? Masterful; one of those moments where the high ratings and reviews and acclaim are absurdly justified. Fantastic, top tier episode, and a top five in the whole series. In my opinion, this ranks either number one or two, it's very tough. Just.. watch this masterpiece. Excels in writing, directing, acting, action, gruesome action particularly, and dialogue, heart, emotion, character conclusions, tension, sadness, there's just so much and it's so worth the five stars / 10/10 rating.

The Governor is a top ten character ever in the Walking Dead show. And in terms of antagonists, either he or Negan is best. To be honest, I think they're both my favourite villains too, even though Negan is less antagonistic now. But here, in this episode we even get a glimpse into a more diverse and struggling Governor; take into account the stuff we have seen and do know of the character and add despair, exhaustion, hesitation and somber. Fatigue and loneliness. It has certainly added more to the vicious and belligerent antagonist. This episode solely revolves around the Governor and how he connects with a family, two sisters, their father and one of the sister's daughter. It's a very good character driven episode & study. This is a vulnerable and lethargic Governor we have not seen before.

The episode is a very poignant and heartfelt one, oftentimes set around the one location which is a house in which Governor comes across these people. When he is seen, for the most part of the episode actually, he is unkempt, barely speaks, and does not trust in eating hot food and opts for canned lol. The best way to describe his demeanour and how he comes across as a whole, throughout this episode, would be very sluggish, like he is close to finished. Despite this he finds solemn, and by the time episode comes to an end he has almost embraced being with this family and the young daughter like she's his own. Then after a fall, in which he must fight off multiple walkers, he is greeted by Martinez.

The episode is a change from the usual, the fact that you don't see any of the normal cast of weekly characters. You'd think for a full episode's worth this would be bad, or get tiresome at the halfway, or even once finished isn't bad but didn't do much or wasn't anything to write about, not necessarily bad but just average, or just... there. But I personally thought it was good, and was good having an episode fully around the antagonist of season 3, who I'm certain many people, maybe even the vast majority, didn't think would come back. I say this because of the way he leaves in season 3's finale and because the past five episodes he was nowhere to be seen. And then, just like that, he is back. It's a good episode, really good but definitely more a carefully shot, slow-burn, dialogue-based one, and not everybody will love it.

I ought to watch this one again very soon. This episode is one for the action and gore maniacs. I feel you. Not saying the episode was 45 minutes of nonstop, consecutive gory violence - but wow it sure feels like it was up until this point the most action-packed TWD episode. You (I) had to stop myself from getting more attached than I ought to, reminding myself that it's just a show! Ay, but a damn good one when it wants to be. I know better than to get too carried away, but in forgetting those of Hershel and Glenn's actual deaths, for a split second I thought that was their time. It was gonna be one or those episodes. Back to reality, we do indeed lose our beloved Hershel, merely a few episodes from now. And I almost forgot how torn up I was with that episode. But our good old pal Glenn is here until the premier of the seventh season, at least. What was happening, what, exactly, took place in this episode? It was not your quiet episode for starters. Also, it was a very panicking, edge-of-the-seat, anxiety-ridden episode. It was nothing short of tense moments galore meets startled, jumpy, look around you like you're playing a Resident Evil game in the dark or you are by the edge of your bed and have to pull your feet up. Sounds far fetched? This is how I feel watching this episode lmao. It used to bedazzle me that some episodes are both as gratuitous as this but also frightening. Years later I still feel this way to an extent (adulthood, Damn you.) but what I love about this show is its quality in these more terrifying or eerie or brutal episodes. I might not be as scared as I was 10 years back but I for sure jump now and again, or my mouth widens just that little tiny bit due to the barbaric nature of a scene or moment, and that's good because the show is, most of all, a zombie apocalypse survival show. It has to have its thrilling, thought-provoking, mean and pure carnage-induced scenes.

The zombies, "walkers", should I say, well, they're no longer behind fences. This episode sees the walking plagues pummel their way through, which leads to some seriously awesome father-son moments between Rick and Carl. I've oftentimes thought, if I were to give my favourite character dynamics, they're Rick/Shane, Rick/Daryl, Rick/Carl, Carol/Daryl, and I also like the scenes and moments when it's Hershel and... whomever, I just don't care, Hershel steals every scene he is in so who he's with doesn't bother me. Though I'm partial to those scenes he is a part of which include Rick. As I say, the episode is tons of action and slays and you're gonna enjoy it if that's what you're here for. Also, this continues with the trying to cure the people as this cold/virus situation has grown worse. Hershel is just a wonderful man, I gotta add. Watch this season alone, from episodes 1-5 (now; this exact one) and tell me that isn't the most caring and compassionate guy in the group. What a hero. And Scott plays the role terrifically, applause and RIP sir. Daryl, Michonne, Ty and Bob are still out away from the rest at this point. Same with Carol. Maggie, as well, takes that further step into badas$ territory. Her gun shot skills and her quick wit, and growing vigilant nature, is certainly admirable. Knowing we indeed have her, Daryl, and Carol to this day, is wonderful. This show is as bad as GoT for killing your favourites, ahah.

But you know what's unbelievable? I still think the saddest scene out of every scene here is the one with Hershel as he goes and sits in the cell with his bible. And breaks down. It's just really sad, as you can tell, you can feel the pain and grief and loss. He was one of the few heroes this episode. That is pretty much the norm here though. He has been that voice of reason and guidance, trying to do what's right, even in putting his own life at risk. He's just a superb character.

But.... You know what's UNBELIEVABLE? That's right. The final 5-10 seconds of the episode. Oh. Man.

This episode. Bad? Nope. Average? Nope. Good? No. Very good? No. Excellent ? Yes. (Technically it's good and very good too, but just so much more, therefore it definitely sits comfortably as a top, excellent category episode to me.) Tough to watch? Yes. Brutal? Yes. Best of the entire series yet? Yes and no. I'm thinking this, but also one or two others, make the number one spot. What all was great with this one? The dialogue, acting, atmosphere, camera work, lighting, music, tension, all of it.

I'm rewatching the series and have been writing some reviews in and out, not every episode but some just to keep busy and particularly of the ones I have a few things I'd like to say. And in doing so sporadically I've had a blast. I'm currently on season 4 episode 4, but am reflecting back to the other day when I finished season 3. The last two episodes I wanted to talk about so here we have the penultimate episode entitled "THIS SORROWFUL LIFE". How was the episode?

This episode was actually pretty amazing. We see Merle take responsibility by helping Michonne. And trying to take down the Governor, which results in a short, brutal fight. This could've happened had the stupid fu&#ing walkers just got out of his way. He has him in sight, could have been a direct hit but just before he can, walkers get to him and the Governor's minions. "You leave him to me" Philip shouts before viciously punching and kicking Merle and he even bites off two of his fingers, before shooting him dead. This is a sad ending to a character who was a piece of sh#& but I feel was pretty great in terms of development and acting, Michael Rooker is a great actor. Yondu absolutely has bits of Merle in there. It's particularly sad because it's the end to the Dixon bros. Dynamic which I love, but also when we see Daryl finding his brother reanimated as a walking bag of meat, which is sad and after crying and shoving him off he finally puts an end to it, blow after blow to the head, leaving a broken Daryl.

What's more is Rick & the others are as good a gang of characters as ever. I mean, you can clearly see the changes and growth as a character in Glenn, who is a bit of a short fuse at times, I love it lol. Hershel is by far the best thing going on though, he and Daryl are the standout characters for sure. One a swift, slick, badass, awesome Hunter and has the sickest weapon of them all, and the other a very intelligent, reasonable, humane, compassionate veterinarian farmer, a voice for the group. This episode has high points for them, the aforementioned with Daryl, and Hershel just steals every scene he is part of.

By this point, Andrea is locked in the room attached to the chair.

Rick still seeing visions of Lori - thankfully they're gone within an episode.

A change of heart, reasoning episode. With some unexpected moments, really good dialogue and acting, and a great but poignant ending.

Merle & Daryl are off hunting for food, Daryl saves a couple guys and woman and child from walkers, tensions start to rise between the Dixon bros., most of which Merle shrugs off or takes with a pinch of humour. But Daryl ends up deciding that he will go back to his other family; however, the end of the episode goes a route that while isn't in the slightest unexpected, is pretty awesome. Merle and Daryl both going back, saving Rick, and helping them fight off the horde of walkers that have been brought in by.. you guessed it, The Governor. He just guns down Axel like bam, thus another of the gang-newest member or not-gunned down. The numbers are wearing thin. Rick continues to "see" Lori, I think anymore of that and it becomes a bit irritating. Glenn takes it upon himself, third in command, to be their leader while Daryl is off, and while Rick is... off in a different kind of way. Maybe their best bet is to leave this goddamn prison, no? We'll see.

One character who I simply don't like whatsoever, whose face even bugs me at this point, is character of Andrea. Michonne is way too intelligent to have paired up with her. Thinks she gun down walkers like a pro, that she's some new voice of reason for the residents of Woodbury, she's just too problematic and naive. The Governor is becoming more belligerent and violent. Can you blame him? I do and don't side with him, more so don't, however, I understand and I reason with him in some ways. While I like Michonne a lot, she just wouldn't let up. Now, he's lost his daughter.. uhh... again? As well as an eye, and the people are starting to moan and hesitate and are questioning the Governor, and as well as this he believes he's been betrayed by Merle. He also built this "town" for all these people, it's like, what thanks does he get? Most of all he's lost his family, not that he is the sole character who has, but still. But I digress. I can see why he's become like this, he's gone off rails like poor Rick. Both of whom have lost family/significant other.

This episode I thought was so good because of how it flows and how there were so few moments I didn't like. Pretty much just the Lori stuff, everything else is good. And I love the ending, it's just dark & gruesome while has you wondering what's next to come. It turned very chaotic very quickly. Acting and directing good as usual. The episode also has one or two standout walker kills, something I always look for so I can take note of which look cool or memorable, which episode had this particular smart walker death or not. They're even cooler when they are practical effects.

Great episode.

The Woodsbury scenes are quite interesting, the dynamic is getting more interesting between that and the prison, the Governor is more intriguing and complex as it progresses, and Michonne is becoming more aggressive but this isn't unnecessary as quite a few things point to this little quiet "town" being a bit strange and not quite what it seems. The character of Michonne is good, she knows there's something going on. Andrea is as naive and inane as ever. What's great about this episode is its genuine humane moments. The baby, how they're doing whatever they can in this world run by zombies, all to ensure that it stays healthy and alive. To be honest Rick seems to be the one caring least of all, which makes sense cuz of his wife's death, he is startled, uneasy, and suffering major emotional and mental breakdowns and isn't himself. It's traumatic, real. The others are all sitting smiling trying to come up with names for the baby while Rick is off on a one man hunt to tear through every walker in sight. He even launches at Glenn, and rag dolls him about like a string cheese.

The episode is pretty solid, not anything remarkably standout like its predecessor, but interesting and finely paced nonetheless. It is a bit of a bricklaying episode. Setting up some things. Even in its half way point I get the sense something, some sort of conflict or problem will arise between Michonne and The Governor. Andrea doesn't see it. Michonne sees it all too well. I never once liked nor cared for Andrea's character.

It's strange. You don't realise it but most of the originals, main and co characters, are already gone by this point. T-Dog, Shane, Lori, Dale, Jacqui, and a few others I simply can't think of their names right now (my bad). But this is not necessarily a bad thing, mostly because a few of the show's best are still alive, and some haven't even appeared yet. Those I like most are all still alive at this moment, excluding Shane: Daryl, Rick, Hershel, Glenn, Maggie, and Carol. Though, I didn't much care for Carol at all in seasons 1+2. But from this one onwards, I do. And now there's Michonne and Governor, I like those two, and Merle, too. At this point it's a strong season, the majority of what's been going on has been interesting, with a good balance of character drama and zombie brutality. It's been dark, vicious, weird, familiar and new, and there's a lot still to come. It's a good episode overall, and the moments with the Governor and his people I'd say they're pretty much the standout in this one. There's some slick walker kills in this one, too.

This episode was full of twists, turns, thrills, shocks and surprises. Gruesome, gripping, very bittersweet at times then transforms completely into a heartbreaking myriad of unreal moments that are hard to watch. I will have to watch this one again, for a third (?) maybe fourth time (?) - I think this was my third viewing since 2013. Okay, anyway, this episode is probably the best of the third season alongside episodes 10, 12 and 15.

Ok, so what's with this one? Well it's the last of T-Dog who dies pretty much sacrificing himself so Carol can escape the horde quicker. Daryl and the others believe she, too, is dead. Daryl finds her headwear thingy. In their encounter we see that one of the inmates, remember the one who was left to die by Rick, he was on the run and then was desperate to get back in? He'd been letting the walkers in, and was trying to get them killed, but he gets shot by one of the others who is now sort of with the group? We'll see. Anyway, this inadvertently but I guess not too inadvertently (as he was trying to get them killed as a group, not just Rick in particular) causes what we see happen, happen, which also leads to Lori having to die at the hands of her childbirth. It's a gripping, very cold and sad scene. The cold part being that Carl is the one to shoot her before she turns. And he walks out not so much remorseless, but it's like he's taken that one step further to adulthood, living on the message in which his father said "I'm gonna die, your moms gonna die.." it's a sad moment.

We see more of Andrea, Michonne, and The Governor, Merle too. If you're still not convinced in this part of the story, like I wasn't as engrossed on my initial viewing back in 2013, don't worry- it gets better. Plus, the Governor might still be the most cold blooded sadistic antagonist yet. It's a back to back weird transition editing wise, one minute the prison the next minute you're back with the Governor. But it doesn't ruin what I believe is one of the strongest episodes thus far, and of the series altogether. It's been a fun ride up until now. And it actually does get better, even better as a whole, not just the Governor storyline, but all of it. Hershel has survived as we know, now has one leg. And Lori having died, an unbeknownst Rick is about to search when he hears the baby cry aloud, being brought over by a distraught Maggie and Carl who... well, he looks kind of sorry but as if "what's done is done/it had to be done, dad." Rick breaks into tears on the ground, painfully aching over his now dead wife. It's very sad.

Andrew Lincoln's acting was absolutely phenomenal in this scene. Some of the best acting I've seen in any TV drama, horror, or thriller series. Excellent work. Super convincing and very well done. As a whole, seriously one of the best episodes. Despite its couple flaws, it's a very close if not full 10/10.

The finale is a great closing episode to show's second season, overall one of the best seasons of the series. As the gang split up, quite a lot goes down, between the evacuation of the farm and its destruction too, to the characters being split up. Andrea is lost, for a moment you could be convinced it would separate groups consisting of Daryl and Carol, Glenn and Maggie, Beth, Lori and T-Dog, and Hershel, Rick and Carl. But everybody comes together excluding Andrea who is sort of rescued by, unbeknownst to us then, Michonne.

Some moments herein: Rick admits to the group he killed Shane; Rick tells of how they're all infected, everybody, so when whomever is killed, doesn't matter how, once they're dead they will turn. Furthermore, he had been hiding this all along since the doctor of season one's finale told him. This doesn't really make much difference, does it? Think about it. Why would they care? They're dead. You'd be more caring of not dying in the first place, not what's gonna happen one you die. It's a weird moment. The setting and scenery of it though, perfect. Roaring fires, darkly & murky forests and trees, and nightfall while they are all hold up to try take a breather and rest. Atmosphere and feel were outstanding and outdid themselves on this finale. Some top tier work from the actors, that department succeeded big time.

It was probably the most exciting episode until now. It has a pretty good pacing and didn't seem out of place, and had a lot of enjoyable moments. You'd have thought perhaps a little more gratitude shown at Rick stepping up and helping protect the group from the unhinged Shane but it sort of divided them deep down, at least in that moment. And Lori all of a sudden isn't okay with it, when she was beforehand. Some flaws, mostly a solid episode with some excellent tonality and really cool zombie moments. The farm had its place, we now seek new territory. I like how these first few seasons show them coming into a new resting/holding place for the meantime. Season 1 is kind of on the road, up to the centre, then 2 is the farm, and 3 is the prison.

To be fair, season 4 is still my favourite season as a whole, but 1-3 were really amazing seasons. As a fan of the show as a whole for the most part, out of what I have seen anyway, I feel confident saying its best are by far seasons 1-5.

And season 2 here, it for sure has one of the better finales. I personally love season 6's finale, unlike most. I think 2, 3, 6 had my favourite finales. So that should tell you how I feel about this one most of all, which is quite positive. I'd say this was their peak, writing was moderately good, consistent, and had a lot to offer.

Without doubt the strongest & best episode up to this point, truly amazing. The layers of atmosphere alone are flawless, everything looks, sounds and feels horrifying & brilliant. Unmatchable, the momentum and the fact that it serves as a send off and final moments for one of if not best character seen on the show, the aggressive, formidable, antagonistic, fiery, increasingly brutal and unpredictable Shane played brilliantly by one of my favourite actors, Jon Bernthal. The dialogue is so good in this episode; the final scene with Shane and Rick is terrific. It's dark and it's sad. It's also super iconic and memorable for the show, a death remembered for years to come of a character who remains one of the series best to this day.

The episode has a very strong and eerie ending, one that is sort of cliffhanger material, setting up the finale. It does a great job, and was easily the show's biggest moment up until then, by all means when it involves the zombies. You also witness a sad scene in the aftermath, just before panning to the dead, that is of Carl and him having to gun down a turned-Shane. It's a really really phenomenal episode though which alongside the finale, served as one of my two favourite episodes for months until season 3 got to around its halfway point. The second season had been good up until the remaining three episodes, and then it definitely got cranked up a notch.

All in, Better Angels is a dark and often bittersweet episode, which then transitions into ominous and very tense, all in a matter of minutes.

Is the rating I have given The Walking Dead episode JUDGE, JURY, EXECUTIONER.

The best episode of the second series - well, until the next episode, BETTER ANGELS. This was nonetheless solid effort.

Dale is gone. I'm glad - I'm also sad. Okay, he's a moral compass, a good heart. His character, however irksome at times-and blatantly so-was a voice of reason. Good natured, humane. Perhaps the most important core message in this show is not only humanity and survival, but also teamwork, heart, and reason. To survive not only this world now overrun by zombies ("walkers"), but to survive each other. This is a good undertone conveyed well in this particular episode. The downfall is Dale will not have any part in their decision to kill the man the group have captive, cuffed - the vote was still unanimous even after Andrea spoke.

Dale, elsewhere, is fatally wounded by a walker, which causes him to bleed profusely, his final moments are, then, looking at the end of Daryl's gun. Rick, who was fine with stepping up to kill Sophia, was not having it, thus he could not kill Dale. It's a somewhat sudden death? Quite sad. Not my fave character, not the best, but he was one of the originals.

This episode was good. Very good. And you can see how this has already changed the Greene family -- especially Hershel. It's tragic. And Shane is as unhinged and unpredictable as ever. Still the best character at this point, he and Daryl. I actually only started liking Rick around the season finale of season 2. He had been fine until, say, around this one, but definitely the next. I guess when Shane is in this, at that point anyway, I liked him Best. Rick is one of the best for sure. Becomes a lot more likeable, interesting, flawed.

This is a great one. I recommend it, and is one of the episodes that helps me to further recommend this season, and the show.

Why would I watch one episode of a series and rate the series, not the episode? People you know there are options right?

So this was... well, what was The Heirs of the Dragon? It was certainly something. It was not great, those giving it 10/10 are divided between those who just realllllly love this world and want so much to give it a 10/10, or those deluding themselves into thinking it is anywhere close to the heights of GoT at its best. Or even worst? While of course we all give our own difference of opinion, did you see how many reviews went onto fanboy over this as if it were some greased up Chris Hemsworth asking for a selfie? Or some Game of Thrones nudity scene they'd asked to reenact with Emilia Clarke? Pfffft. Calm down people. It was one episode, we have barely seen a tenth of what is to come. You're acting like we just saw Battle of the Bast*rds part 2. This was not that. I definitely don't agree with those trying to bring down the rating either though. Whether for the sake of it cuz they just like to snivel and wipe their nose and see its score be brought down and point at their screen and ghoulishly shout, "Ha, ha, I did that! Look mommy, I did that!" But to those genuinely loving this already, I'm happy for you. To those genuinely finding problems and being honest with this episode and they do not like it, I feel for you. Here's hoping by its end, the tenth episode, we'll have had something that we can look back and actually say, "That was good. That was really good."

Me? I'm somewhere in the middle. While I like the set pieces and designs, some cool camera shots, the atmosphere, the costumes and overall look of the show, I also like a few of the actors as I go into viewing. Matt Smith was never my favourite Doctor Who but he had his moments, for sure not the worst doctor. And I've been familiar with his works now, since Doctor Who for years, making that 12 as of this year. And I always liked Rhys Ifans. The cinematography has been mostly good looking as well. And for what it's worth, they didn't hold back on the gruesome carnage and death scenes, oh no. Was this wise? I guess they're aiming to bring in the old audiences and it is an old GoT standout, is it not. Ridiculous bloody killings and overuse of the word "cun*". It is like it never left us, is it not? Well, you be the judge of that. I didn't like some of the acting, maybe even their acting cast/choices, namely the new lead character princess, Rhaenyra. At angles, she makes you reminisce to Emilia Clarke's lead as Daenerys. There were oftentimes a bit too much in terms of airy, and colourful looking, shots. The dragons? Well I am definitely unconvinced seeing Daemon's. Also Daemon gives me serious Ramsay Bolton vibes. I was thinking Joffrey at the start, but no, definitely Ramsay. His character banished, well, uh, being sent away is gonna be a major conflict and will obviously stir up something plot wise. And some convoluted one at that. That was awful looking. The story is what gets me most. The writing. Again we are merely an episode in, so I give it the benefit of the doubt. But what's.. the point here? Why should I care? Why should I be invested? Especially after watching all of GoT and reading what I have, from everything I know. I- more importantly, WE all know the way this plays out. It's just a matter of seeing it unfold on big-screen? Which is fine, however the premise isn't doing much for me.

It might be one episode, sure. But in that, you're supposed to be given reasons to come back for more, to bring you in. GoT had this, with the end alone of Brann being shoved from the tower. This is because he sees something important, and we have just witnessed a seemingly very important character possibly killed already, and we don't know why? Well, we do but we really don't. And of course, the beginning with the White Walkers. What are they? Who? Why are they there? So a beginning, an end, and throughout enough to engage, evoke and keep the viewer interested while connecting the dots slowly in that one hour, which, I got to add, on its cheaper budget then, looked better than this one, now. Is that enough? There was also a more intriguing, like, basis/episode-based story, at least to me, given Jon Arryn had just been killed and it starts while Robert is king, so hand of king having been killed, Robert traveling to Ned and the Starks being brought into it with the Lannisters, the letter written to Catelyn, the dire wolf pups and how they came to be with the Starks, and finally across the sea we have introduction to Daenerys - so this all playing out was interesting, and they definitely did the whole tournament thing better when it comes to that too, unlike this episode where I just felt they did it for... whatever.

The pros: most of its camera work, cinematography, atmosphere, set pieces, acting is more good than bad but isn't a major pro for me

Cons: music isn't really a con, but it's pretty much copy pasted. It's the same. The lighting at times too bright, and then effects weren't amazing. The characters are meh. The writing and ideas until they get better, if they do, definitely remain here as well.

Really hope they improve. I guess what keeps me coming back in the meantime are the pros I've listed.