Doctor Who Christmas Special Title and Poster Released

Hot off the wheels of a smashing episode Saturday, the BBC have announced the official title of this year's Christmas special:

The Husbands of River Song

I don't even want to know, to be perfectly honest. Oh, and they gave us our third official look at the Christmas special as well:

Image Credit: BBC, farfarawaysite

 It's an absolute beautiful promotional image, giving us a look at River's new costume (that I already adore) and....what is that in the Doctor's hand? Oh yeah, a brand new Sonic Screwdriver by the looks of it! And a great big, giant robot to boot!

Doctor Who: Face the Raven Review

image credit: BBC, farfarawaysite

Shocking, fast-paced and heartbreaking are three of the best ways to describe Face the Raven, the first of three parts that are the season finale of season nine. As we all well know,  Face the Raven has been promoted as Jenna Coleman's final episode as Clara Oswald, but did it give the Impossible Girl the ending she deserved? And how does it lead up to the finale? Well the answer to the latter would be spoilers, but as I always say; onto the review!

Synopsis:
The Doctor and Clara find themselves in a street that shouldn't exist that's filled with aliens-all calling for their friend Rigsy's head for a crime he didn't commit. But who did it? And who will face the Raven?

Review:
Strange but good is a great way to describe Face the Raven. Despite originally coming off as quite odd, the plot resolves itself in an incredibly clever way but also leaves open more mysteries for the next two episodes.

As well as kicking of the season finale, the episode gives us a final farewell to Clara Oswald. It also reintroduces Rigsy from Flatline and Ashildr from The Girl Who Died and The Woman Who Lived. I nearly thought I would make it through the episode, but then of course, I didn't thanks to Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman's suburb acting.

image credit: BBC, farfarawaysite

At least my water-proof eyeliner was put to the test (miraculously enough, it made it).

The episode is definitely a fitting end to Clara Oswald, and continues this season's almost non-existent over arching story (that we know nothing about).

Face the Raven is fantastic and suburb in every way. It can make you smile and it can make you laugh, and the build up to the final moments are executed perfectly that it makes everything even more heartbreaking.

How will the two-part finale continue this story? At this rate, who knows! But I'm definitely going to be watching!

Rating: 5/5

Next Time:

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Many Heads, One Tale Review

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has returned on a high note so far this season, between the various story-lines revolving around all the characters (Andrew being Lash, Bobbi's recovery from what happened in the season finale, Daisy putting together the Secret Warriors, and finally, what happened to Simmons on that planet.). Tonight gave us some much needed answers, and many moments that had the Fitz-Simmons shipper in me screaming. Yeah, it was that good. So, onto the review!

Image Credit: ABC, farfarawaysite 

Synopsis:
Coulson green-lights Operation: Spotlight, an attempt to gain information on what the ATCU really is doing with their Inhuman captives. Back at the base, Fitz and Simmons deal with knowing how they both feel about each other, especially with Will back on the planet. Meanwhile, Ward is determined to find something that could level the playing field in the war against S.H.I.E.L.D., and uncovers a disturbing secret.

There are some spoilers in this review. Be warned.  
Review:
Like many previous episodes of AOS, tonight's episode left me laughing, screaming and gasping. Just your typical Tuesday night for a S.H.I.E.L.D. fan. Each of the characters were given something to do, even side characters that have been mostly held in the highest of suspicion with fans (including myself). The plot itself is heavily entwined with the rest of the season, and leads back to the main question every fan has had since episode five: why was Will even on that planet to begin with?
The answer to that leads into spoiler-territory, so I'll try to avoid that.

The actual mission, Operation: Spotlight, feels like a heist movie-just without the actual heist. Daisy and Mack, having been one of my favorite aspects of this season, is basically support for the rest of the team, and it actually works in the show's favor, leading into some humor and, later, concern for the rest of the characters' well-being.

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Of course, the best aspect of tonight's episode is Fitz and Simmons (but I'm biased, but whatever). We finally got that fight and talk we were waiting for, and Fitz has admitted a concern that his and Jemma's relationship is cursed due to how many times they've been separated (like we needed to be reminded). Then there was the scene that made me scream my head off, but that would be spoilers....I am trying my best with the spoilers. But all of me just wants to squeal and jump up and down. Ahem, but back to the review...

Image Credit: ABC, farfarawaysite 

Oh! And every one's favorite baddie that we all love to hate, has returned. Yeah, Grant Ward is back, and is even more dangerous and sarcastic than usual. We see just how much Ward has changed since season one, and just how far he's willing to go in order to complete his goal, and more.

There's so much going on in this episode, and it carries it flawlessly. If the rest of this season is as good as the first  eight episodes, then we're in for a fantastic ride.
5/5 (I would say eleven out of ten but my rating system doesn't allow that)

What did you think of the episode? Comment below!

Stitchers: 'A Stitch In Time' Review

Tuesday night showed the premiere of ABC Family's new show, Stitchers. But was it any good?

Image Credit: ABC Family

Synopsis:
Kirsten Clark is recruited into a government agency where she is 'stitched' into a recently deceased person's mind to try and solve the mystery of how he and several others have died. But when the group discovers the mystery has a ticking clock on when to solve it (literally), they must learn to work together.

Review:
To be perfectly honest, I wasn't holding out much hope for this show. The trailers looked intriguing, but other than that I wasn't really thinking it'd be very interesting.
I was wrong.
Instantly, the episode starts with what usually drives me up a wall (the infamous '10 hours earlier' bit), but it didn't this time because the scenes in between kept your focused, and best yet, perked your curiosity to the point that you weren't going 'just get on with it already'.
The episode's plot is simple: Kirsten is recruited by a government agency to be 'stitched' into a recently deceased man to go through his memories and see what happened to him, which leads into a bigger mystery. The show seems to have an over-arching plot that I won't mention here, but seems interesting enough if they had a bit more twists because what they revealed last night wasn't entirely shocking.
Another added bonus was the references; there was a Doctor Who reference within the first thirty minutes, followed by a Star Trek one, two Batman references and a Lord of the Rings reference. All packed into one hour of television.
The cast has good chemistry so far, especially between Cameron and Kirsten, which the show might lead into a 'will-they-won't-they' since it was....implied I suppose last night (not very subtly, or as Cameron would put it 'no filter), but it should do well enough.
In all, it was an interesting pilot, and it reminds me of shows like Eureka (which is also kind of fun since it has Eureka veteran Salli Richardson-Whitfield in it, and Alison Scagliotti, who played in Eureka's sister show Warehouse 13, and also showed up for an episode on the former). Will I be tuning in next week?
Oh yes.

Notes:
you can view the pilot on ABC Family right now if you're interested!

Agents of SHIELD: Beginning of the End

WARNING: DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU HAVE SEEN 'Beginning of the End'

Wow. Just wow. 'End of the Beginning' was an awesome season finale for an awesome show. It had it all: action, adventure, heartbreak, humor-the whole enchilada. But, let's get onto the review, shall we?

Synopsis:

Coulson and his team are making one final stand against Hydra forces, run by Garret, former ally turned enemy. The SHIELD/Hydra war is coming to a close-but who will win? And who will lose?

Review:

     I think that was a brilliant season finale. It was hilarious. I lost track of how many hilarious lines were in that episode, and how many awesome scenes were in it. I mean, it was hilarious. It had me bursting out laughing more than once. Though it wasn't all fun and games. Fitzsimmons were revealed to be alive from their trip down to the bottom floor of the ocean, and only a few injuries, including a broken arm for Fitz. Realizing that they are about to die, they began to try and come to terms with their fate, but quickly realize a way out. Blowing a hole in the window would let all the water in, and allow them to escape and quickly swim to the surface, using oxygen in the chamber. This scene would be where I began to cry, because of Fitz's plan, I was just going 'no, no, no! Not happening!'. I am glad that they both survived (for the time being, I don't like how Simmons said 'he's alive'. That didn't sound very good). And don't get me started on how Fitz finally told her (ish) about how he felt (I might've jumped up and down if it wasn't for the heartbreak of it all. I've gotten far too attached to all of these characters, it's ridiculous.)

    The attack against Hydra was awesome, though. Everyone had a part to do, and the explosions were awesome, everyone was awesome, and Skye's line about the bomb was hilarious 'This is a bomb. You know what those do'. Another hilarious line from Skye would've been about her secret weapon, which I'm changing this line, because I'm old fashioned and I do not like cuss words: 'You had a relationship with her, and she's ticked off.'. That line had me laughing so much that I missed the first minute or so of the May/Ward fight, which I was seriously looking forward to. (I told you, I take betrayals personally!)

      Although, boy, Garrett went completely wackoo in the end. Yowzah. The whole scene with the Government officials, that was...that was disturbing (and I watch the Scream franchise, and Bones). I must say the actor that plays Garrett (Bill Paxton) played insane very well.

     Coulson was hilarious as ever, and I particularly liked his 'Well, that was new line' which (of course, being a Whovian) reminded me of the Doctor's line in the beginning of Asylum of the Daleks: 'Well, this is new'. I particularly liked how they brought back the weapon that Coulson attempted to use on Loki in the Avengers. I also found the exchange between Fury, Coulson and Garret, and how Fury was just all like, “You turned Hydra because you misunderstood my 'one man' speech?” Then just turned to Coulson and asked, “You got it, right?”

    Another scene I really liked was the scene at the end, when Coulson was yelling at Fury, about the whole thing being stupid and risky, which I found to be hilarious the way Coulson was going off at Fury. I also liked how Fury called Coulson an Avenger, which seemed to take him by surprise, but let's be honest, he was. He was the glue in the team. And I liked how they sort of made comments on that.

       I was really hoping for a happy ending for Mike (because if a character deserves it on that show, it's him, especially with Ace), and I like how they made the quote from the start of the series be a use to the plot, which I figured would be what Ace would tell her, though I wasn't sure about it as Skye had already heard that in the plot, but then again, either way, Mike would know that Skye or Ace was with him.

But, SHIELD is back! And Coulson's the director, I literally began to clap when Fury made him director. With Coulson in the lead of SHIELD, it will become what it was meant to: a shield against evil, to protect the innocent. I think SHIELD is in pretty safe hands with Coulson at the helm.

      When they landed, and when they saw Eric, or his look alike (Pardon, but I can't remember his name, I woke up extremely early this morning, far earlier than I'm use to), I thought 'wait what? Er....Life Model Decoy? Maybe?'. To be honest, I haven't ever seen one of those, but I know what they are (thank you internet). So that'll be interesting.

     Although, the team has new enemies-well, old ones-to face next season, possibly in the face of Raina, and Quinn. Also, whoever may come back. I have a feeling, though, that that wasn't the last we'll see of Grant Ward. I'm also very much interested in the first end scene-who was Raina talking too? And what was that weird gunk coming off that person's (Skye's parent) arm. Another interesting bit was the end scene, with Coulson. Is he starting to lose his mind? Guess we'll find out in the fall.

       Oh, by the way, ABC confirmed that AOS 'stime slot would be changed to 9:00pm on Tuesdays. With any luck that'll help with ratings, that way it is not competing with NCIS, although now it has to hold up against Supernatural-I think, anyway.

Overview: 4/5

Aw....no next time trailer....that stinks..

What did you think of 'Beginning of the End'? What do you think will happen next? Comment below!

-Tegan

Agents of SHIELD: Ragtag Review

Wow. Really Ward, really?
 That's mainly my thoughts about the episode. It (like Spider-Man) made me laugh, and it made me cry (I
apparently have grown especially attached to Fitzsimmons, because I teared up when *Spoilers* Ward decided to pull a flipping Loki on them! *End of Spoilers* Never in my life have I wanted revenge on a fictional character this much.
    Oh, yeah. I suppose I should get to the review...

Synopsis:
 The team is getting closer to beating the Clairvoyant and his team, and while attempting to uncover the secrets of the one thing that connects everything, Cybertek*, they uncover a secret about the Clairvoyant.

Review:
That was a good episode. It was funny, and I'm really liking Tripp's character, and I really hope he becomes a series regular next season. But, really, Ward? Really? Was that really necessary? I don't think it was. Okay, so mainly, my thoughts about the episode are this: 'NOOOOO!!!', but, ahem, still. We found out something interesting about Skye's parentage, which I'm sure we'll get back to before the season ends. I hope. It gave us an...interesting cliffhanger (meaning the episode just stopped), but beyond my fury at Ward, the episode was good, and it was funny, and I think it's a great way to lead up to the final. Brilliant episode, minus Ward pulling a Loki. That is all.

Overview:
4/5

*I think it is spelled 'Cybertek' instead of 'Cybertech'. Also, who else thinks of the Cybermen when they hear that? Just me? Okay.

Next Week on Marvel's Agents of SHIELD:

Agents of SHIELD: Nothing Personal Review

Yowzah! What an episode. It had everything in this episode: mystery, humor, heartbreak, ect. And that ending-huh. That's the only way I could explain it, is 'huh'. Which is a reference to the episode, but onto the review!

Note: There are spoilers in this review for this episode, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and episodes of AOS following 'Turn, Turn, Turn'

Synopsis:
Coulson and co. find out-thanks to a message from Skye-that Ward is Hydra, and have to find a way to get to her, as she and he have taken the Bus.

Review:
First of all, I will mention this: I loved the references to the first episode, especially going back to the diner, where everything started, it certainly gave you that 'oh, I remember those days' feeling, which is sad, since how it was only 8-9 months ago (I just woke up. Brain and the whole counting this isn't working at the current moment). But, if I'm perfectly honest, two characters just stole the show: Coulson and Skye. Really. Coulson with his humor, and Skye with her heartbreak, and don't even get me started on their reunion, because it was adorable (I love the father/daughter relationship between the two of them). This episode also brought in Maria Hill once more, and I have to say, I'm really enjoying the characters from the movies being brought into the show. If they keep this up, maybe, just maybe, more people will start watching.
   This episode brought us answers to questions we've been wondering (Who was behind TAHITI?), it gave us some heartbreaking moments (Fitz finding out Ward is Hydra), brought us some 'you go girl!' moments (Skye telling off Ward at the diner, and the whole 'Hail Hydra'. I thought my favorite Skye line was 'With great power comes....a ton of weird crap that you are not prepared to deal with!'. It seems the diner is a great place for great/awesome Skye lines), and brought some 'No! Not Lola!' moments as well.
    Really, this episode was great. This episode was the episode that was needed. It brought in answers for questions we've had all season, yet left them hanging in the air as well. It gave us that heartbreak of a team who's been betrayed, of a friend who was betrayed (Fitz), of a loved one who'd been betrayed (Skye), and just essentially, a family who was betrayed, and a team who'd lost a member because of a fight.
      The episode saw the return of Deathlok, who's been gone since....hang on.....End of the Beginning! Couldn't remember the name before 'Turn, Turn, Turn', and Deathlok has certainly grown as a villain, and I think that in between that time, he just became eviler..is that a word, eviler? More evil, yeah, let's stick to more evil. And through the whole 'heart' scene, I was just telling the screen 'Don't do it Skye, you're not a killer. Don't let him do it'. And do you know what, I'm most certainly glad that she punched Ward. I'm still upset by this betrayal. I take things very seriously when a character betrays the other characters on a TV show. I take it personally.
 Anyway, if anything, I think some of the best parts of the episode was Coulson's awesome lines ('If I come out will you shoot me? 'Cos then I won't come out'. 'Huh'.), his and Skye's reunion, the moment between Hill and Coulson about Lola ('I can't believe he shot Lola,'-Hill. 'I can't talk about it,'-Coulson), the scene when Fitz looses it in the lab after Simmons comes to the conclusion that Ward had killed Eric, the scenes between Skye and Ward were excellently done, and I loved her telling him off in the diner, ('I tipped them off. Hail Hydra'), and of course Coulson's reaction to the video at the end: 'Huh'.
      Awesome episode, and I really can't see why anyone wouldn't want to watch this show. Oh well...

Overview:
5/5

TOMORROW NIGHT ON MARVEL'S AGENTS OF SHIELD


What did you think of Nothing Personal? Comment below!

-Tegan

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Review

Well, last night, I managed to watch this one in the nick of time for this review. Sorry for it taking so long to post it, but I've been out with my Mom and Grandparents today, and mainly forgot to schedule this post, so...
 Onto the review!
(Sorry if my writing isn't as good today, I'm tired, so.)

Synopsis:
When Luke Skywalker sees Obi-Wan Kenobi once more, telling him to find a Jedi Master, he and R2 goes to Dagabah to try and find Jedi Master Yoda. Meanwhile, Han, Leia, Chewie and C3P0 try to escape the Empire.

Review:
Some consider this the best Star Wars film of all time (if not the best movie of all time, but for me, that honor goes to the Avengers). What do I think of that title? Well, I don't really have an opinion on that, because I love all the movies, and don't have a favorite.
 But that doesn't stop this movie from being great, and a great second chapter to the Star Wars saga. It shows our Rebel Trio (plus Chewie, R2 and C3P0) getting along better than in a New Hope, (something I noted a long time ago) and introduces us to some new characters, who ended up being fan-favorites (Boba Fett, Lando). It also revealed to us a major bombshell: (Spoilers. Really well known spoilers, but Spoilers) Vader is Luke's father...dun, dun, dun! Also, it plants seeds to another reveal which would be in Return of the Jedi (which I'll watch tonight, and review in the morning). All in all, awesome movie, awesome saga.

Overview:
5/5
For another review, check out James' review



Note:
 They released a teaser trailer for Star Wars Rebels today, and a normal trailer will be released tomorrow, here's the preview, which is only 11 seconds long.


What do you think of the Empire Strikes Back? Are you looking forward to Star Wars Rebels? Comment Below!
TOMORROW: Return of the Jedi, and Star Wars Day!
-Tegan

Star Wars: A New Hope Review

 Today is the review for the movie that started it all: Star Wars, now referred to as Star Wars: A New Hope. It introduces us to characters we've all come to know and love, such as Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia Organa, Chewbacca 'Chewie', R2D2, C3P0, and Darth Vader. It's the movie that started it all, and it's a fantastic one at that.

Synopsis:
During an attempt to get to Tatooine to find Obi-Wan Kenobi, Princess Leia Organa is captured by Imperial Forces, the government that oversees the universe, otherwise known as The Empire, led by the Emperor and his apprentice, Darth Vader. Leia, who is a leader of the Rebel Alliance-an organization that stands opposed to the Empire-, quickly enlists R2D2 to aid her in her attempts to find Obi-Wan Kenobi, and eventually, young Luke Skywalker ends up in the adventure of a life time.

Review:
This movie is the one that started it all, and it's easily one of the best Star Wars movies, though all of them are the best. The cast is terrific (duh), Tarkin is just as infuriating as always (I despise that man with a passion...*minor spoilers* this is why I don't watch episodes of Clone Wars with him in it), it's hilarious, entertaining, brilliant, exciting, awesome, epic, it's Star Wars. There aren't any words how well this movie is. If you haven't seen it, you're missing out.
 (Though, seriously, you need to see it)

Overview:
5/5

For another review, check out James' review.



What do you think of Star Wars? Comment below!

Tomorrow:
The Imperials Strike Again...The Empire Strikes Back review coming asap tomorrow!
-Tegan

Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Review

screencap from trailer

Today, I'm reviewing the last movie in the Star Wars prequels, which ties the saga into a neat little package,
and shows the downfall of Anakin Skywalker. I didn't quite like this movie when I was a kid, but going back to it, it was quite a good movie.
 Onto the review!

Synopsis:
The Clone Wars is nearing an end, and Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, and his former apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, must save the Chancellor Palpatine from the Separatists. But, Anakin begins to have nightmares of a death that haunts him, and eventually leads him to his downfall.

Review:
Wow. Okay, this movie was a lot more better than I remember it being. For one, watching this after Star Wars: The Clone Wars, scenes are a lot more painful. For one, the Temple March, you know, that infamous scene when the 501st and Vader attack the Temple? Well, I noticed something while watching it; the staircase he walks up before they kill the Jedi, is the same one that Ahsoka walked down when she-*Spoilers for The Wrong Jedi* left the Jedi Order.
 Anyway, the effects still stand out well today, as the other movies, but in some scenes, not quite as well. The story itself is great, and I still don't see why people don't like these movies. This movie is the darkest of all the Star Wars movies, and I think it's sort of fitting. The movie wraps up the saga, and ties everything together.
 I always feel sad when the Jedi die in the movie, but this time I actually shed some tears, and I think that's in part to Clone Wars, because there we met them in proper, and learned stuff about them. So, yeah, it's quite interesting. One of the things going back to it, is that, for me, it's hard to like some of the Jedi, because, in a weird way, Anakin was right: the Jedi had lost their way, and that's even more evident in the later seasons of Clone Wars, particularly in season five and six, and I won't mention some things due to spoilers. I watched this movie knowing the end to the Clone arc in Season Six (I hadn't watched the episode yet, but I knew what it was), and things made more sense to me, and now I don't hate the Clones anymore (I did not like them after I watched this movie. At all. Rex is actually the first clone I ever actually liked).
 The movie is a great movie, if not a bit long, and has plenty of clever one-liners, has sad moments, and plenty of action. The end fight scene with The Emperor vs Yoda, Obi-Wan vs Anakin, were all brilliantly done. And unlike Luke from Gilmore Girls, I don't mind the end of the fight scene with Obi-Wan and Anakin.
Also, the soundtrack, Battle of the Heroes, is awesome. Really.
Overview:
4/5

For a different opinion, check out James' review.



What did you think of Revenge of the Sith? Comment below!

Note:
I may have to do The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi review by memory, because I still haven't found time to watch them yet. I still have today and tomorrow to do that though, so hopefully I'll get to watch it.
-Tegan

Doctor Who: Name, Day, Time Review

Hello! As promised yesterday, I'm doing a review for what many Whovians have called 'The Triolgy of the Doctor', which is basically Name of the Doctor, Day of the Doctor and Time of the Doctor. For many of these episodes, I lacked doing in-depth reviews, and I just thought 'what the hay', so here we are. There's a little bonus at the end, by the way. Geronimo!

 Spoilers follow

Name of the Doctor

The Name of the Doctor  was the epic season finale of Doctor Who's seventh season of the revived series. In it, the Doctor had to face his future, and find out what was so special about the Impossible Girl, Clara Oswald. 

 The episode found the Doctor's allies, the Posternoster gang, kidnapped by the Great Intelligence as bait for the Doctor to go to Trenzalore, the one place he must never go because-surprise-it's where he's buried. He and Clara (along with a ghost version of River Song) embark on a journey to save his friends, and stop the Intelligence. 

     The episode also introduced in full, this time, Trenzalore, which was mentioned a year previously in the October episode/season finale, The Wedding of River Song. It revealed that it was where the Doctor was buried. It also showed us his grave, which was a 'wound in space and time' according to the Great Intelligence, and was the Doctor's timeline, in all it's wibbly-wobbliness. It also explained how Clara was impossible, simply because she chose to save the Doctor over and over again, through echoes of herself, and that she scattered herself all over time and space to put right what the Intelligence had tried to undo. It also gave us the farewell scene between the Doctor and River, which I think was very much deserved for the characters, as they never really got a proper goodbye. 

 I think this is one of the best season finales Doctor Who has had, and it's one of my favorite episodes of the season. I love that it shows all the Doctors, and that it also gives us the goodbye scene between the Doctor and River. It's a great episode, and it's a great revelation over who Clara really was all that time. And I loved the scenes with her and the past Doctors. 

 The episode started off with some funny scenes, and quickly went into a bitter sweetness that really fits Trenzalore, or it seems to as the episodes it's in has this same formula. 

    Great episode all around, and it begins the things that are really important to this 'of the Doctor' arc: one: the Doctor's name. Two: Trenzalore. And, three: Ghosts. More on that later. 

 Overview: 4/5

The Day of the Doctor

 The Day of the Doctor was the special for the greatest anniversary for Who ever: The 50th. It saw the return of familiar faces abound, and brought in new ones for us to become acquainted with. It saw the return of two fan-favorite Doctors, and a whole lot more. It also showed the Time War in full, after a mere glimpse of it in The End of Time. To be honest, I think this episode will go down as one of the best Doctor Who episodes ever, really. It's full of banter between the Doctors, bickering as well, chock full of references to the past, and opens up a whole new future for the Doctor, and finally gives him a destination. The episode saw the return of UNIT, and Kate Stewart, daughter of the Brigadier, and introduced us to Osgood-a Whovian. I cannot love this episode more, really. I watch it a lot, it hilarious and makes me laugh every time. It's funny, it's occasionally dramatic, and epic. There's not enough words to describe this episode, because it's pure awesomeness, and it's pure Doctor Who. And the scene at the end with all of them, all thirteen of them-it makes me grin every time I see it. Awesome. Just awesome. Need I say more? Well, I'll say this: No More.

Overview: 5/5

The Time of the Doctor

Ahh. The episode that shall not be named, yet I did just name it, so...

The Time of the Doctor was the final episode featuring Matt Smith's Doctor (Eleventh. Or Twelfth. Or thirteen. Oh, I done lost count), and introduced us to Peter Capladi's Doctor (is it Fall, yet?). How can I describe this episode? Well, one, technically two, words: heartbreaking. Really. I'm not ashamed to admit that I ball my little eyes out every time I watch it. I literally pace around my house trying to work up the courage to watch it when I want to watch it. But, don't let my pain fool you. It's a great episode. I've heard a lot of complaints towards this episode, but I only have one: it's sad. Really sad, it beat Doomsday on my 'Saddest Doctor Who Episodes' List. Time is number one on the list. Doomsday is number two. 

Anyway, this episode is just spectacular, and gives us answers to questions we've had for a while. It's got a bunch of nice call-backs to Eleven's era, and is just wonderful and devastating all around, really.

 Overview: 4/5 (I debated 3/5 for the sadness this episode puts me through, but...)

Bonus:
The Night of the Doctor

The Night of the Doctor was a prelude/prequel to The Day of the Doctor, and featured the return of Paul McGann, who played the Eighth Doctor in the television movie, Doctor Who, and numerous audio adventures. It also saw the previously unseen regeneration from Eight to the technical ninth incarnation of the Doctor, alias the War Doctor (John Hurt), who previously appeared in the last few moments of Name and was featured in Day. I wish I could say I was surprised by the appearance of Eight, but that morning I decided to go to Tumblr first, and not news, so I knew what happened. That's the first and last time I've ever done that, just so you know. The mini-episode is nearly seven minutes long, and is a great mini-episode, and is, according to most Whovians, the best prequel ever. It's definitely what Whovians wanted, and it was great to see Eight again.
Overview: 4/5

  

Arc of the Doctor:
The question to this really is, what makes this an arc, besides the titles ending with 'of the Doctor'. All of them have to do with the Doctor's secrets. It starts in Name: the Doctor knew what Trenzalore was all this time, and never told us. Not once. Then, again, when attempting to get in his grave, it was his name, which later played a very great detail in this arc. Then, at the end, we find out that the Doctor had a secret incarnation which he never told anyone, and hid so well that it appears he forgot about it himself. Or attempted to. But what really plays very much a part of this arc? Two things, but both are all but excluded in Night-ghosts and the Doctor's name. We'll start with ghosts. The first part of this arc, Name, had River Song in ghost form. Only a couple of characters and the audience could see her. Then, in Day, we had the Moment, which took the form of Rose Tyler, whom only the War Doctor and we could see. Then, finally, in Time  we had Amy Pond showing up to say one last goodbye to her Raggedy Doctor. Once more, only a certain character (The Doctor) and we could see them. I'm kind of curious if this will mean anything for the first episode of series eight.
     The second major thing that connects this arc is the Doctor's name. It's supposedly his greatest secret. But, according to the Doctor in Name '[his] name is not the point. The name you choose is like a promise you make. He's the one who broke the promise'. His name plays a large part in this episode, being the key to open his tomb, and also finding out that it doesn't really matter to the Doctor. It doesn't play as large a part in  Day, but we learn the Doctor's promise: 'Never cruel or cowardly. Never give up, never give in.'. In this episode, he also saves Gallifrey. Then, we reach Time, which the name takes a very big part in. His name is the key to bringing the Time Lords back. But he can't say it because the Time War would start again. Luckily for him, because he's out of regenerations, Clara convinces the Time Lords to help him because the only name he really needs is the Doctor. Because that's who he is.

        Overview:

 So, that's the 'Of the Doctor' post that I promised, that was supposed to be up last night, but was delayed by a Netflix marathon.....that website is very bad for me, anyway, here it is. Hope you enjoyed, it was fun to write! Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a marathon to get back to...
 Name, Day, Time, Night Overview:
Out of Ten? Eleven.

-Tegan

Agents of SHIELD: The Only Light in the Darkness Review

Spoilers. I'm assuming that the people reading this will have seen 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' and the Agents of SHIELD episodes, 'Turn, Turn, Turn' onwards. Spoilers will be casually mentioned.

Firstly, how about that episode, huh? Pretty great, if I do say so myself. Anyway, this episode, like so many before it, was spectacular. Not 'Turn, Turn, Turn' great, but up there with 'FZZT' good. Or maybe somewhere in the middle.
 The episode introduces us to Audrey Nathan, or more affectionally known as 'The Cellist' by fans and by characters in film, aka Coulson's ex-girlfriend, who currently believes he's dead. But, Audrey's in danger because some super-powered guy-Deathstroke? Was that his name?-is going after her. So where does that leave us? Some of the usual AOS hilarity, and it's recent 'must scream at TV'ness. Here we go!

Synopsis:
The agents find out that amongst the people who escaped the Fridge, Marcus Daniels has escaped too, and is now going after Audrey Nathan, a woman who was targeted before, and was once protected by SHIELD. But can they do it again? 

Review:
Great episode, really. Had me talking to the screen again, so that's always a plus. (What? Am I the only one who makes commentary? No? Okay.) The episode didn't have very many one-liners, but did have a lot of funny moments. A lot of moments for people who are into the whole 'ship' thing (to be honest, the only relationships I like on the show is Fitzsimmons, and Coulson and the Cellist. Don't ask me why I'm so invested in their relationship since how we only saw last night-this morning for me), but there were a lot of shocking moments in there too.
 Firstly, *Spoilers, May left! She just got up and left. I was so shocked at that. I literally went, 'No! Don't go! They need you!' *End Spoilers*. We also learned some more about the Agents through the lie detector test. We also got a hilarious line from Simmons about the whole 'You're stranded on a deserted island, and there's a box, what's inside', when her answer was 'the TARDIS'. I can't blame her, really. That'd be my answer. I mean, come on, it's got a library, showers, bathrooms, kitchens, a swimming pool, and more. What else would you need (besides a guy with two hearts and an obsession with hats)? We got some nice moments with Fitz too (who's becoming my favorite character), especially when Audrey said that the agent who protected her the last time was 'Phil'. I loved how shocked Fitz was, then just rolled with it.
  Through the whole episode I was just going, 'Coulson, tell her you're alive, just tell her! Come on!'. But, he didn't. Man...
 But, finally, someone figured out Ward's Hydra! Thank you! I'm positive that Skye left them a message on that poster, because why else would they zoom into it?? And the end scene, I was like 'Who are you talking about' and then when May said 'Maria', I got giddy with excitement. And speaking of excitement...
 Can we talk about how flipping amazing next week looks? I can't wait a whole week people! eep!

Overview:
3/5

Next Time On Agents of SHIELD

What did you think of tonights episode? What were your favorite moments? Comment below!
-Tegan

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season Six Review

Me and my parents recently got Netflix again (yay!), and one of the things new on there, was Clone Wars, which, admittedly, I forgot was on there, I do believe. We've had Netflix back for over a month now, but I just couldn't bring myself to watch the last series. This week, I decided to watch the last episode, and it was amazing, and had me jumping up and down around the house (Whovians, you remember how Amy was dancing around when she first saw Vincent Van Gogh in Vincent and the Doctor? That's what I looked like at the end of the episode). So, when my Dad got home from work, I told him about it, in what detail I could. The next night I caught him watching it, so I sat down and joined him. And, well, for the past couple nights, we've been marathoning it. So, I've decided to write a Spoiler-Free review for those who haven't seen the season yet.

 Synopsis:
The Clone Wars is nearing the battle's end, and as the war draws to a slow close, our heroes are facing tasks and questions that will change their lives forever.

Review:
There were four arcs in the series: the first one was about the Clones, which revealed some...interesting information about the Clones. The second was about Padme, and a Sepertist guy named Clofis (I think he was in season 2, I think. I can't be sure, I haven't seen all the episodes of Clone Wars). This arc added a lot of drama to Anakin and Padme's relationship. To say the least. The third arc was one of the funniest, and I'm glad it was the last arc we watched: Mace Windu and Jar Jar Binks have to team up together, to help solve a mystery. Their partnership was funny, and Jar Jar was funny as always (I like Jar Jar, okay? I know that's like blasphemy, but I like Jar Jar. Always have. I feel for Jar Jar. He's clumsy. Like me.) Anyway, this arc added some information about Jar Jar, not much about Mace Windu, but also brought about a return from a character from season three. The fourth and final arc of the series was about Yoda, and it was...well, it was pretty darn strange, to be honest. I can't really explain it, 'cos it would spoil stuff, and it's weird. But I will say there are cameos in that arc. Cameos I'm glad were in there.
 This season, the animation was pretty top-notch. I mean, when it got to scenery and stuff, it was like it could've been in a movie. The acting was top notch too. Everything was top-notch. The only thing I kind of wish was that we could've gotten an arc about Ahsoka, cause we don't really know what happened to her. One of the strange things is that Anakin doesn't really even mention Ahsoka in the episodes.
 This series was a good 'goodbye' series, but if I'm honest, I'd have to say that I liked 'The Wrong Jedi'  better as a series finale. It just felt more 'series finale'-y than the actual series finale, or what would've been it's finale.
  It's sad to see that the Clone Wars had so many awesome stories to be told when it was cancelled, and that it would add a lot of information on characters we know, but don't know much about. However, watching this season has made me a lot more excited about Star Wars: Rebels. Who knows? Ahsoka may show up in that one. Let's just hope it's not just an appearance to kill her off.
 Anyway, this season might not be my favorite (my favorite season has to be the third season, because a lot of my favorite episodes are from that season. I love the episodes with Padme and Ahsoka, and I love, love, love the Mortis trilogy.) but it was a nice swan-song to The Clone Wars. This season also added a new favorite droid character for me: AZ3 (I think that's his name). He was a cute little droid, and I wish we really saw more of him before the series ended.
 So, Au Revoir, Clone Wars. And-dare I say it?-May the force be with you.

Overview:
4/5


 There are some Spoilers in this Trailer. Some snap by really quickly, but they're still there.


Have you seen the last season? What did you think of it? If not, are you looking forward to it? Comment below!
-Tegan

Agents of SHIELD: Providence Review

This Post is Not Spoiler-Free. Do not Read Unless you have seen Captain America: The Winter Soldier, or Agents of SHIELD's episode, 'Turn, Turn, Turn'.

The uprising came and went for the agents of SHIELD, and in last night's episode, they were feeling the aftershocks, but how big were the shocks?

Previously on Marvel's Agents of SHIELD: Uprising
 The team find themselves in the middle of a war that pits Hydra and SHIELD head to head, but the cost is SHIELD is now in ruins, and no one can trust anyone-for good reason. Meanwhile, Agent Grant Ward reveals his position as a double agent, to none other than the Clairvoyant, otherwise known as Agent John Garret.....

Now:
The team is feeling the aftermath of the revelation of Hydra being part of SHIELD, and now a civil war has been created within SHIELD. With SHIELD in ruins, the team is struggling to find their feet again, and are having trouble trusting one another. Meanwhile, Ward and Garret reek havoc, once again recruiting some old allies....

Review:
 After last week's jaw-dropping episode, I expected this episode to be better than it was. It wasn't really that shocking. I kind of figured how the episode would end from the previews they released, but still, seriously? You're just going to give him the coordinates to a secret S.H.I.E.L.D. base that no one knows about...seriously though, you don't just go handing that info out, especially someone who's been missing for a while! Who knows what could've happened to him in that time, and who his loyalty lies to, I mean, really. I hate knowing something the characters don't. Really. I drives me nuts because they won't ever listen to me. For once, I know how the Doctor feels...
 Ahem, anyway, the episode did have a couple of shocks, one of them would be name-drop of the Cellist, who-by the way-appears in next week's episode (okay, that episode will either be heart-warming, or heart-breaking. Knowing this show, probably the latter, but I'm really hoping the whole Cellist/Coulson thing will end well. Really.  And why do I care so much about a relationship we haven't even seen yet??). Anyway, my mind has been turning about Garret's mention of the Cellist, and I wonder what importance that has. Most of the episode mainly showed us Ward's (*cough, traitor, *cough*) loyalty to the Clairvoyant, even though he appears very upset about how the Clairvoyant seems not to care about Skye's safety. I admit, the phone call scene had me smiling slightly, 'cos it was a sweet scene, but he's still a traitor (seriously though, there's been four different betrayals in SHIELD, of characters that we've grown to know and love, so far. I mean, really guys? Seriously? Who else? At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if the Cellist would be a Hydra agent. I really hope not, but still.). Okay, if you can't tell, I get a little cheesed off when characters that I've grown to like betrays the character on the shows, but, anyway, I'll actually get onto the review.
 In the episode, we got some nice moments with Coulson, who is dealing with the 'death' of his former S.O. the betrayal of May, and the fall of SHIELD, and we also learn that Coulson has apparently been part of SHIELD essentially his own life, since after High school. We also got a nice moment of Ward telling Raina (The Girl in the Flower Dress, or Flowers) essentially the same thing Coulson just got done telling Skye, about how Garret picked him up out of his life, and began training him. So, that was a neat little parallel. We had some nice moments between Simmons (whom I've started to call Jemma more often than Simmons) and Tripp, with her defending Tripp in front of Coulson, and earning him a spot on the Bus for now (I hope Tripp becomes part of the team, there's a sort of void now where Ward used to be). We also had some moments of Fitz looking jealous at the fact that Jemma is defending Tripp, and Fitz doesn't seem to like Tripp all that much. One of the things that I thought was odd was how...Fitz-y Fitz was acting. I mean he did kill a guy last week, and in the final moments of last week's show he was pretty shaken up, but he seemed a lot like normal Fitz in this episode.
  I was surprised how long it took them to get to the base, as well, 'cos from the preview, it seemed to me that the episode would revolve around it or in it, but it only appeared in the last few minutes of the episode.
      So, majority of this review is me being cheesed off about the betrayal, but I promise, it's a good episode, I'm just really cheesed off about this whole betrayal thing. I don't know who to trust anymore. Really.

Overview:
3/5  (I really expected the episode to have more shocks, but compared to last week's, this episode just wasn't as good)

Next Week on Marvel's Agents of SHIELD


 Next week looks good, though. Really good. I'm interested to see how the whole Cellist thing will play out, and the whole Ward being evil thing too...so, yeah.

What did you think of the episode? Are you surprised at last week's betrayal? Are you looking forward to next week's episode? Comment below!

-Tegan

Agents of SHIELD: Turn, Turn, Turn Review

(Spoiler Free. No spoilers have been put in this post, and when you see this: [spoilers] insert certain text here [spoilers], it does not contain spoilers. I simply used the word spoilers instead of names, and actions)

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. returned last night after a kinda-sorta-not really cliffhanger from last week's episode, End of the Beginning, and it tied into Captain America: The Winter Soldier in a lot of ways, and definitely would've spoiled the movie for anyone who hadn't seen it.
     Though last night hit an all-time high in quality, the episode hit an all time low in ratings, which is sad, 'cause it was a brilliant episode. But enough of this, onto the review!

Synopsis:
 The Bus is hurtling toward almost certain doom, Jemma and Tripp are stuck at a SHIELD HQ where danger lurks around every corner, and there's a traitor amongst them...

Review:
 Wow. There are not enough words to describe how awesome this episode was, really. It was brilliant, and it was like a Marvel movie on a smaller scale, on the small screen, honestly, in my opinion. The episode had a ton of plot twists in it-I can't even count them all, to be honest-and had me screaming at the screen more than once, I can confirm that much. Many 'what's?' and 'no!'s were heard last night during the show.
 The emotion in the episode was high, with some of the crew in danger, and others having seemingly betrayed them, and their whole world has come crashing down on them, and they weren't kidding when they said this episode was game-changing, 'cos it was, and it really, really changes things for the Bus. The episode put a lot of relationships/friendships in a strain, and tore apart others. There was a lot of tension in the episode, and it was definitely a dark episode, by AOS standards, anyway. It still retained it's trademark lightheartedness, in just the right times, and one of my favorite lines from last night was Coulson's 'Boyah!' during one of the fight scenes. This episode was one of the most brilliant episodes of AOS yet, but I wouldn't recommend people who haven't see Cap 2 watch it, 'cos as I've said before, it spoils the plot of the movie. A lot of the scenes were really well done, and honestly, I'm having trouble not trusting anyone, 'cos I have a lot of favorite characters, so I trust a lot of characters, but some of the characters were acting awfully suspicious, and I really hope they're not going to end up bad, so...yeah. I wasn't particularly happy with the amount of romantic stuff going on in the episode (nothing too bad though), it wasn't unnecessary, but I think it was definitely too early for some of it. That cliffhanger though, wow. I kind of sarcastically said [spoilers] was going to [spoilers] the other three, but when it happened I was going 'WHAT?'. So, yeah. Awesome episode, one of the best. Really. This show better have a Season 2, cause this show has a lot of potential to be amazing.

Overview:
5/5

Next Time on AGENTS OF SHIELD: UPRISING WARNING: DO NOT WATCH UNLESS YOU HAVE SEEN 'TURN, TURN, TURN' AND 'CAPTAIN AMERICA THE WINTER SOLIDER' AS THIS PROMO CONTAINS SPOILERS!


What did you think of Turn, Turn, Turn? Were you shocked by the twists and revelations? Comment Below!

-Tegan

Agents of SHIELD: End of the Beginning Review

Note: Spellcheck is not working, again, so if I missed any thing, I'm really sorry)
Last night, Agents of SHIELD returned from a multi-week absence (again) with a smashing episode titled 'End of the Beginning'. Does that title sound like something really bad was bound to happen? Yeah, a little, but did it? Well...eh, you best just read the review.
 Onto the review!
 (Spoilers Follow)

Synopsis:
 When Agent Garret and Tripp are attacked by Deathlok, they have a theory that they are getting too close to the Clairvoyant, and end up working alongside Coulson and his team, plus a couple of other SHIELD agents.

Review:
 So...wow. I mean, really. This was another smashing episode of Agents of SHIELD (they have yet to do an episode I have despised) and if you were expecting answers from the last episode's major cliffhanger/reveal, you weren't getting it in this episode, that's for sure. There was some major things happening in this episode, and we got some nice moments with the team in the beginning, when Skye finally becomes a SHIELD agent. Beyond that, we got some fantastic moments with Fitzsimmons ("I always imagined you as Watson,"-Fitz), some particularly non-bickering moments between Skye and Ward, ("I don't regret any of my actions."-Ward)and some particularly intense moments towards the end, which had me at the edge of my seat. Did I scream 'WHAT?' again in this episode, er, yeah, but there were a lot of moments for me to go 'What?' at, I sorta forgot when I yelled 'What?' at the screen...eh, anyway, I missed a couple of moments in the episode, but quickly got caught up again, so it felt like I didn't really miss anything, I was always in the loop (which is good for just tuning in viewers out there), and the Clairvoyant thing...well, that just was completely unexpected, I mean, really unexpected. And what does he want with Skye? Hmm....could it be because of the blue alien thing?
  Speaking of Skye, she and Fitzsimmons had a very nice moment towards the beginning-"Are you saying we obey the rules?"-and as I said before, there were nice moments with the team at the beginning of the episode, and there was a nice moment with Skye and Garret, when he was telling her how she had changed Ward. But besides the nice moments with the team, let's get onto the main event of the whole episode. Those last five minutes.
  Now here comes the Spoilers
 Yowzah! Those were some brilliant five minutes! There was a whole lot of tension in those five minutes, and I was just thinking-well along the lines of- 'Run, Fitz!' (yeah, Fitz has worked his way up to-one of-my favorite characters of the series), and the whole moment of May chasing him basically was really, really interesting, and I'm assuming Skye went to get Coulson, since how for like two minutes or so it was focusing on May and Fitz, and the next time we see Skye and Coulson, they both have a gun pulled on May. So, Fitz is stuck in the lab, Simmons is stuck at a SHIELD base (the hub, I think), Ward is in interrogation (unless he got out), May's pretty much stuck and refusing to talk, Skye and Coulson have a gun trained on May, and-oh yeah!-Agent Hand just ordered the execution of everyone on the plane but Coulson! (I knew that woman was evil!). Oh, and the plane is being controlled by someone else (I dunno, but I don't think even SHIELD could hijack a plane from a SHIELD base a thousand miles away from the plane). Hmm....
End of Spoilers
 My favorite moment of the episode is probably the scene with Fitzsimmons with the whole 'I always imagined you as Watson', and the little mouth drop from Fitz when Tripp showed up to take Simmons to the Hub. Of course my favorite line from the episode was from Fitz himself: "Who are you and what have you done with Skye?"

Overview:
4/5

Next Time, on Marvel's Agents of SHIELD


Note: I'm really looking forward to next week, cause I think Coulson, Skye and Fitz would make another awesome trio!
 What did you think of 'End of the Beginning'? What revelation were you most shocked at? Who do you think the traitor is? Comment below!
(Also, I believe next week's episode is tied very heavily in with the Winter Soldier, so, there could be spoilers in the next episode, just so yall know!)
-Tegan

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Aliens and Cellists

Plenty of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. news has been released in the past couple of days, including the identity of The Avengers-I never actually heard Coulson or Pepper mention the Cellist until I paid really close attention once I knew it was there, so, yeah). Anyway, let's get onto the news.
the blue alien, and the news that we will be meeting Coulson's girlfriend, the Cellist (she was mentioned in

   Who Was the Blue Alien?
      (SPOILERS)
In T.A.H.I.T.I., Coulson found a blue alien, which utterly baffled Coulson, and led him to believe he couldn't trust anyone (but Skye) and that if they told the team, then it could put their lives in danger. Well, at a convention, Chole Bennent, Skye, confirmed that the alien was a Kree. Well, now we know what it is, but it does raise the question: how did S.H.I.E.L.D. get their hands on it? Hmm.....


 THE CELLIST 

 In the Avengers, Pepper asked Coulson about 'the cellist' who was his girlfriend. Later, in the episode, The Magical Place, Rina told Coulson about how the Cellist cried for days after they told her that Coulson had died during the Battle of New York, which left Coulson in tears as well. Well, now we are getting a name and a face to that nickname: Audrey, who is played by Amy Acker, will be joining the team on an episode to be aired in April.


 There is also a trailer for the upcoming episodes, but alas, it will not load onto the page (or it just has it's invisibility cloak on at the moment), so here's the link to the trailer.

Source: Comic Book.com

 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Returns April 1st on ABC

Coming Soon To Tegan's Library:
Psych: The Break-Up Review
NCIS: Crescent City Part 1 Review
Castle: The Way of the Ninja Review

-Tegan
Update: It did have an invisibilty cloak on!

Marvel: Assembling A Universe Review

So, last night, the documentary/special about the Marvel Cinematic Universe premiered, but was it any good? Well, in a word, in a very bad pun, it was marvelous. I particularly love watching special features, and I find it fascinating to see how films/television shows come together into the thing we see on the screen, and it's interesting from a writer's standpoint to see what's it's like for other writers, or at least that's how it is for me. So, I guess you could say that I'm slightly biased, but, still, seriously, if you can, watch this special, because it's really interesting, it's not boring, it's a perfect companion and really showcases how the Marvel Cinematic Universe came together.

Synopsis: Written By Me
 Take a look behind the scenes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe to see how films just as Iron Man, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger and the Incredible Hulk came together to form one of the best comic book films of all time: The Avengers.

Review:
Unlike some specials, this documentary/special was really interesting, and kept my attention. It was funny in some areas, making me laugh. It highlighted each film, and showcased a lot of interesting parts, and how the films connect into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It also showed a few new clips from Captain America: The Winter Solider, which has become the film I'm looking forward to the most, to be honest, and a very short amount of new clips from Guardians of the Galaxy, which I'm also starting to look forward to as well. It also showcased some concept art for Avengers: Age of Ultron, featuring designs for Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch, and also a piece of concept art of the Hulk and Black Widow standing back to back. Another bit of what I imagine is concept art, is a gigantic Iron Man suit battling the Hulk-did Ultron tap into the armor? Or did Hulk lose control somehow?-which made me sit up straight watching it. It also showed a few new clips from the upcoming episodes of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., which shows *Spoilers* the Bus landing on what looks to be a helicarrier (I didn't notice this the first time I watched the trailer for Assembling a Universe, but someone pointed it out on Youtube), and Agent Hand saying that there is an agent down. (A 'What?' escaped my lips at this). It also showed-what I'm assuming is visual effects testing-testing for the upcoming Ant-Man film, and also showed some insight on the makings of the Marvel One-Shots (A Funny thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer; Agent Carter). In all, the special was really interesting, had a lot of great guest stars, awesome footage from Comic-Con (*sigh*), and was just plain marvelous all around. Avengers, Assemble!

Overview:
5/5

-Tegan

Age of Ultron: Concept Art Revealed

Last night on Assembling a Universe, fans were given an exclusive look at the concept art for the upcoming Marvel film, Avengers: Age of Ultron, which is to feature a whole slew of superheroes, including Captain America, Black Widow, Thor, Scarlet Witch, ect. What can we expect from the film? Well, to be honest, I don't really know. I do know that the concept art looks pretty dang cool if I do say so myself. (and I really love Scarlet Witch's outfit)
 See the Photographs Here

What do you think of the concept art? Are you looking forward to Age of Ultron? Comment Below!

-Tegan 

Spider-Girl: The Series Review

Note: Review is Slightly Bias-This is my favorite series
Alright, I'm cheating a little. Yes, I've done reviews on Spider-Girl in the past, but this time I'm doing a review on Spider-Girl, the first-and longest-title to run with May 'Mayday' Parker in the lead. The other series with May in the lead would be The Amazing Spider-Girl, The Spectacular Spider-Girl (there were two series with that name-an online series and a four part miniseries), and the final issue Spider Girl: The End. 
 Now, who exactly is May Parker? I'll give you a little run down if you don't know who she is. Firstly, though, I want to clear something up. This series is set in the MC2 universe. It was based off a one-shot by What If? which featured the young web-spinner discovering her father's secret past as the costumed adventurer Spidey, and that she had inherited his abilities. Because fans demanded it, May was given her own series, and that series-Spider-Girl-ran for 100 issues (excluding the 1999 annual they did, and a one-off that featured May, Wild Thing, and Franklin Richards), before it ended. Anyway, the question I was going to answer: May Parker. May is the daughter of Peter Parker and Mary Jane Parker (former Watson), and is later the older sister to a younger brother named Ben Parker. Why did May become a web-head? Responsibility. Not because she lost someone. No. She has learned from her father's mistakes, and May will do what's right simply because it's right, and often judges herself when she is unable to save someone.
       Spider-Girl is the second comic-book series I'd ever started to collect, but was the first that I seriously began to collect. I've been a fan of Spider-Girl for....well, quite a number of years. I saw a comic book with Mary Jane and a girl in a Spider-Man costume on it, with the title The Amazing Spider-Girl (it was issue 8). That was my first issue-and is now in a state of disrepair, meaning the cover has been taped back on. I didn't have a comic box back then, and I re-read it a lot-and I just kept going back for more. I've been able to read all the issues of the original series, but I'm still working on the other series, because they're hard to find. Anyway, now that you know who May Parker is, and how we got acquainted, onto the review!
           Spider-Girl is one of the greatest comics out there. Many have said that May is a great role-model and I have to admit, they're right. She honestly does her best to do the right thing, and constantly juggles the web-slinging, friends, and family. May is quite honestly one of my favorite characters, but I honestly couldn't tell you if I liked May better than Peter because I'm a fan of both. Anyway, the series is funny as well as intriguing. My only complaint is that sometimes they put in mysteries that never get solved in the actual series, but in mini-series from the MC2 Universe, such as Darkdevil, The Fantastic Five, and A-Next, and because of this, I've had to take some trips to Wikipedia. The series is supposed to be set like fifteen years in the future, but looks and seems like present day.
           The series has loads of sweet moments, funny moments, shocking moments, epic moments, and lots of family time between Peter, Mary Jane, May and Ben. There are also great moments between May and her friends, and there's also a couple pieces of drama. But what would a web-head be without some great villains? Well, May's encountered quite a few, but the one that I like seeing her clash with the most would have to be Funny Face, who basically dresses like a clown, and is more than a little nutty.
             So, basically, my favorite series ever, one of the greatest comics ever, and worth the read. Trust me. Awesome all around. Brilliant comic. Wonderful characters. Great enemies. Great...everything.
  Stars:
Out of ten? Eleven.

-Tegan