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Fallout S2 E1

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“The Innovator”

I am pleased to have Fallout back on Amazon Prime, but this first episode had the old Return of the King flavor… I thought it was over about three times before it actually came to end.

It has been a bit since season one was released, so I was needing that recap that kicked off this episode. The season is off to New Vegas.

My favorite parts of this episode was the scenes between Lucy and the Ghoul. Lucy bargaining with the bad guys as the Ghoul dangling by his neck was hilarious, and the results of the scene was awesome brutality. I have missed this show, even though I did not realize it.

Of course, the bowl of flea soup was gross. I am so glad that Lucy did not go for the crackers.

We met Mr. House in the cold open and he was great. Played by Justin Theroux, Mr. House is clearly going to be a major part of the Vegas arc.

Several heads exploded in the first episode.

It was great to see Kyle MacLachlan. I know he is not someone to necessarily root for in this series, but I do love him.

This was a fun kick off to season two.

Hazbin Hotel S2 E7, E8

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“Weapon of Mass Distraction”

“Curtain Call”

It’s Pope Leo XIV’s favorite show!

Hazbin Hotel’s second season ends with two massive episodes that are absolute BANGERS!

The two songs at the end of each of these final episodes are just the best of the entire series. The major ensemble songs were so brilliantly written and kept the mood absolutely amazing.

Alastor is playing the long game. He is awesome. He is not on anyone’s side… only his. I still think he has a respect for Charlie that shines through. He manipulated Vox every second of these episodes. Plus, bringing back the favor from the first season that Charlie owed

Sir Pentious had a big job to do and he had a fabulous song with Seraphim. I was concerned with his place in Heaven when he first got there, but he came through big time these final two episodes.

Angel Dust’s story is clearly not finished as he returned to Valentino after the big final song.

These two episodes were as good as any this season. The show felt a little disjointed at times in season two, but these brought them home in ways that were so satisfying that it made everything worthwhile.

We did not get Lilith this season outside of a few cameos. I really expected her to arrive in this finale, but she did not. That story will also continue into season three I am sure.

Hazbin Hotel S2 E5, E6

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“Silenced”

“Scream Rain”

Vox has declared war on heaven, and it seemed as if the demons of Hell are behind him.

We had a confrontation between Vox and the angels of Heaven that was incredible. So was the confrontation between Vox and Lucifer.

Things are really coming together as we advance Vox’s plan.

The music in these two episodes was amazing. Loved “Bad with Us” that kicked off episode five.

Angel Dust had a huge revelation, as we find out that he has been a spy for Vox, albeit without his knowledge (being hypnotized by Vox).

They keep name dropping Lilith. She’s going to be involved in this final.

Oh, and Vox wants to Make Hell Great Again.

I really enjoyed these two episodes, especially episode five. There is just one more week of episodes, I believe, to see where this season is going.

Hazbin Hotel S2 E3 E4

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“Behind Closed Doors”

“It’s a Deal”

Charlie has trouble with the media after she foolhardily invited Vox to film a redemption at her hotel to try and make up for the trouble she had last episode.

Things did not go well for her.

These two episodes work well together as a desperate attempt from Charlie to fix the misinformation present that made her hotel look bad.

Hazbin Hotel focused fully in Hell this week and continued to set things up for the season’s story. I feel as if everything will be coming together over the next few episodes (especially since we are technically halfway through the season right now).

The songs are, once again, fantastic and highly entertaining. The lyrics are exceptional in each song, both funny and as clever as you can be. The animation is awesome as well.

Hazbin Hotel has been great so far, and it feels as if everything is working its way together.

Hazbin Hotel S2 E1 & E2

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“New Pentious”

“Storyteller”

I finally got around to seeing the first two episodes of the second season of Hazbin Hotel. The animated series on Amazon Prime was a big surprise with the quality and entertainment. I am been looking forward to the second season of the show for awhile.

The first episode was good, but I loved the second episode with Sir Pentious in heaven. This did a great job of following up the story of Sir Pentious’ redemption.

The music is just banger after banger. They have done such tremendous job with music. The lyrics are so clever and work so well together.

These episodes did a great job of setting up conflict moving along for the rest of the season. The show will be releasing two episodes every week and has a total of 8 episodes in season two. That means that the show will be over very quickly (three more weeks).

The animation continues to be spectacular and the character design is awesome. This is a highly entertaining series that is fun.

Gen V S2 E8

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“Trojan”

@%$^ yeah!

What a fabulous conclusion to this season. This finale was so great. Everything was right on point. From the Arrival of Thomas Godolkin to the seminars he was holding to the Godolkin/Marie showdown to the perfect timing of Polarity to the appearance of Starlight and A-Train… was just perfect.

The only question I might have had was did Godolkin go too quickly? Should we have built him up a little more. That is the only complaint I had with the episode.

I was sad to see Doug get killed. He had some awesome scenes of exposition and a fantastic one where he talked to Polarity about Andre. That was a beautiful scene ruined by Black Noir.

And the line from Polaris to Black Noir “You can talk now?” was hilarious.

I also loved the scene with Marie and Cate where Marie cured Cate was another wonderful scene in this exciting episode.

Sister Sage was all over this episode. Her “allowing” Polarity to escape was great.

There was just so many cool moments in this episode that I really hope these characters become a major part of The Boys’ final season.

Gen V S2 E7

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“Hell Week”

The penultimate episode for season two of Gen V brought the goods and the answers to a couple of major mysteries of the season.

In particular, we discover who the old man being held by Cipher was… and it was Thomas Godolkin. However, there was more to it than just that. Marie healed the old man, and then we discovered that Godolkin was using Cipher as a puppet. Turned out Cipher was actually some schlub named Doug.

Now, Godolkin is all better and out, ready to wipe out those supes who are not worth the time.

Marie, it seems, has made some poor choices moving forward. Her attempt at “protecting” her friends led her to using her powers against them. As she is becoming more powerful, it feels as if Marie is becoming more of a jerk. Is that just the way all powerful heroes are in this world?

This episode seemed to be quick, but it was impactful, with Cipher taking on Polarity and some of the other heroes.

Everything is set up for one banger of a finale next week, leading into the final season of the Boys.

Gen V S2 E6

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“Cooking Lessons”

The latest episode of Gen V was just slowly moving along… and then…

There was Giancarlo Esposito.

We haven’t seen Stan Edgar in awhile and there he, and his tentacled-mouth granddaughter, was rescuing Marie and her friends.

With only two episodes left, there are a bunch of things dropped this week sending things rushing towards the finale.

What we learned:

  • Marie and Homelander were the only two survivors of the Odessa Program.
  • The show basically confirmed that the old man in Cipher’s house is Thomas Godolkin.
  • Annabeth is a supe, though she does not know when it happened.
  • Polarity had a big conflict with Cipher. It seemed like Cipher had complete control, but Polarity got the upper hand.
  • Cipher tells Polarity that his plan is to weed out the weak Supes, saving only the strong ones. He expects to have 25% of God U.
  • Cate asked Marie to fix her powers.

Things do feel like they are on the fast track right now. I did love seeing Giancarlo Esposito once again.

Gen V S2 E5

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“The Kids Are Not All Right”

Another rough Gen V episode as Marie, Emma, and Jordan went to try and break Cate out of Elmira after she was being punished for the plan from last episode. Their attempt was not successful, but they found more than they anticipated.

Annabeth. Marie’s missing sister.

Annabeth is a pawn for Cipher, and he is trying to turn Marie into the “salvation,” as he said. During their escape, Marie found Annabeth in a pool of blood, and she was able to use her powers to bring her back. That was a stunning moment and we’ll have to see where this goes from there.

Sister Sage made her appearance here, in a shocking flashback. She showed up with Cipher and they had sex in front of his burnt up father. What is Sister Sage’s plans and how will these affect the final season of the Boys. Is she going to be in Gen V season two more?

We get some good scenes with Sam and his parents. We discover that Sam’s mental illness predated the Compound V.

Cipher is a shockingly evil character that has some dark secret waiting for us. When he plunged that knife into his own hand in front of Andre’s dad, it was an unbelievable moment. He is absolutely someone I want to see come down.

Gen V S1 E1-E4

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I am finally getting caught up with most of the TV shows and that meant that I got to Amazon Prime’s Gen V.

The spin-off of The Boys had a surprisingly good season one and this new season leads right into some of the major events going on in that series.

First of all, we had to deal with the real life loss of actor Chance Perdomo, who played Andre in season one, was killed in a motorcycle accident in 2024. Andre was a major character among the ensemble of Gen V so decisions had to be made. The show decided against recasting the role and decided instead to kill the character off-screen. While it was an uncomfortable idea, the death of Andre provided motivation for several of the characters to move forward.

We have a new Dean of Godolkin University and he is the new big bad of season two. Cypher is very mysterious and manipulative.

I do love how the group is kind of getting back together, even after the horrible things that they have done to each other. It sure looked like, after episode one, that Jordan had killed Cate. I am glad Cate survived as the entire event has led to a tentative reunion between Cate, Marie, Jordan, and Emma.

Gen V continues to have the same kind of shocking moments that are typical on The Boys, and the characters from The Boys are referenced constantly Starlight even made a cameo in one of the episodes, trying to recruit Marie to help her out. She mentioned one of the mysteries of the season, which was Odessa. It appeared as if Odessa was Marie, but that has all been questionable.

Episodes will release every Wednesday, so I will be watching them when I can. This kick off has been very enjoyable so far and I am deeply invested in the mysteries of the show. I am curious to see how this show will eventually play into the final season of The Boys.

Dexter: Resurrection S1 E10

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“And Justice for All”

The first season of Dexter: Resurrection came to a close on Amazon Prime with an exceptional finale that was filled with tension and anxiousness and finished in an extremely satisfying way.

Dexter was trapped inside the serial killer vault at Prater’s home with the dead body of Batista on the floor. Prater trapped him inside and was going to leave him to die from lack of water. Dexter finds Batista’s phone in one of the episode’s contrivances. There were a few.

One that the episode kind of wrapped up was this. Dexter had seen the gun on the floor that Prater had used to kill Batista and he thought to himself that he must not get his fingerprints on the gun. However, it did not seem as if Dexter minded getting his fingerprints everywhere else in the room as he touched…. everything. At the end, it did show Dexter cleaning up after himself, but to think that he could get rid of every print is stretching it a bit. Still, at least he made the effort.

I like the fact that Charlie gets to leave with her ailing mother after basically making a deal with Dexter and Harrison (sort of).

Peter Dinklage is a superior actor and his performance as Leon Prater was top notch. He probably was the second best villain in Dexter history behind John Lithgow’s Trinity Killer. You could feel the desperation from Prater as he was wrapped up on Dexter’s table.

I think that we have finally put to bed the possibility that Blessing is the New York Ripper. That made me extra pleased. In fact, Dexter implied that Blessing is someone whom Dexter himself needs. Dexter took a turn to be more inclusive and less isolated. It sounded as if this was a new arc for everyone’s favorite serial killer.

I enjoyed every episode of the Dexter: Resurrection season and I hope that there will be another season down the road. I liked the tone and the intensity of the show and the budding relationship with Dexter and Harrison worked well.

Dexter: Resurrection S1 E9

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“Touched by an Angel”

Man, I love Dexter: Resurrection.

I stopped regularly watching Dexter after the Trinity Killer season and only saw some episodes after. I knew the finale of the show was universally despised and I knew that the show came back to try and get the finale right the second time. It had to be better than the first one. I comment on these as an outside observer having not watched any of these episodes.

I did watch Dexter: First Blood, and the prequel series was, at its best, inconsistent. The tone bounced around too much. It was watchable, but it made me question watching this new Dexter series.

I am so glad that I decided to give it a chance, because this season is fire!

One thing First Blood did do was introduce us to Angel Batista as a young cop. He felt like a great addition to the cast and it gave us even more background with the friendship between Dexter and Angel. A friendship that had been stretched by this season. A friendship that eventually snapped at the end of episode nine.

Seeing Batista’s death scene was tough, as he has been a character on Dexter since episode one, but this felt as if Angel Batista had taken things as far as he could take them. His obsession with proving that Dexter was the Bay Harbour Butcher had overtaken his life and led him to the final trap.

Leon Prater, as played by Peter Dinklage, is an absolutely spectacular villain for this season. His flunky Charlie, played by Uma Thurman, is unexpectedly deeper than she ever needed to be. Both of them are tremendous foils for Dexter and things really took off this last few episodes. Prater discovering that “Red” had a son, Charlie cornering and intimidating Harrison in a hotel room, Dexter responding by finding Charlie’s home and seeing her mother, Dexter’s confrontation with Charlie in the car, Batista’s spilling the beans about the truth behind Dexter Morgan to Prater and Charlie, and then the showdown inside the serial killer vault were all amazing moments moving the story along.

Then, with Batista’s final words to Dexter as he died from gunshot wounds inflicted on him by Prater being “F-you” showed, in no uncertain terms, that Batista knew how to hold a proper grudge. Poor Dexter, continues to lose people close to him. It’s why I really hope Blessing is not the New York Ripper as the rumor indicated.

This has been a great season and there is one more episode remaining in the season which will be released next Friday.

Dexter: Resurrection S1 E8

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“The Kill Room Where it Happens”

Dexter is struggling with all of the outside forces coming into him.

  • Angel Batista’s obsession is making things difficult. Batista nearly caught Dexter in a kill room. Dexter found the ear pods Batista left behind in his car though.
  • Dexter failed to grab “Rapunzel” who did not like Hamilton. “Did you know they all rapped?” LOL.
  • Harrison asking for help with Elsa’s landlord.
  • Prater showed up at the site where Dexter was having dinner with Harrison. No good will come of that.
  • Blessing getting mad at Dexter when Dexter let it slip to Blessing’s daughter about her father’s past. Perhaps the rumors of Blessing being the New York Ripper, a twist that I would not be a fan of. However, his reaction to Dexter’s mistake made me think that there is more to Blessing than we thought.

However, it seemed as if Detective Wallace is filled with doubt about Batista and what he is doing. She did not respond to the story of the kill room very well, and she called down to Miami to ask about the Bay Harbor Butcher case only to find out that Batista was no longer an active police captain. Batista surely is looking shaky as his obsession with Dexter might be bringing him down.

Harrison had a night of sex with Gigi. I don’t know why but I just do not trust Gigi at this point. Maybe that is just the type of show Dexter is that I question anyone new, but I am just unsure about her at this point. I do hope she is not going to betray Harrison because I like seeing him happy for once.

I know now that there are two more episodes of Dexter: Resurrection remaining. Surely, there will be a confrontation between Dexter and Batista among those and I get a feeling that Blessing may have something in his past that we still need to face. I do hope that neither Batista or Angel wind up on Dexter’s table. Prater, however, I feel is destined for that table.

Dexter: Resurrection S1 E7

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“Course Correction”

Dexter: Resurrection has been awesome.

Dexter: Original Sin had its moments, but there was nearly as many down moments as there were up ones. I did think about stop watching the show a few times. Even though I thought about ending it, I am happy that I did finish it.

I have not once thought about stopping Dexter: Resurrection.

This show is just fantastic.

The showdown between Dexter and Batista in the car was intense. The look Dexter gave Angel was sending those daggers through him. Even Angel was taken aback for a second before he regained his composure. It was a subtle moment, but definitely telling.

The serial killer summit is picking up steam as well as Dexter is able to kill off the Gemini Killer… again. The scenes with Michael C. Hall and Peter Dinklage gave the character Prater depth and helped explain the thought process for why he is hosting this serial killer party. I also believe that he had feelings for these killers, especially for “Red”.

There was also a great scene with Dexter and Harrison when Harrison went to apply at college and wound up in a class that was being lectured by Detective Claudette Wallace. The conversation between Dexter and Wallace afterwards was great.

This has been so exceptional.

Dexter: Resurrection S1 E6

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“Cats and Mouse”

David Dastmalchian has an awesome twist in this episode of Dexter: Resurrection.

Dastmalchian’s serial killer, The Gemini Killer aka Gareth, showed up at Dexter’s place as the Blessing family above were having a wake for the dearly departed mother. Dexter took advantage of the situation and killed him.

However as Prater had organized a helicopter trip for the serial killer’s club, Dexter was worried that they would figure out that he was responsible as the new guy for the sudden disappearances of the group.

And then, The Gemini Killer showed up to get in the helicopter. Twins. Gemini Killers, plural.

What an awesome shock that I did not see coming.

This episode was packed full too. Mia wound up dead, hanging in her cell. It looked as if Charley had paid off a guard to take care of business. This happened coincidentally just as Batista, Wallace and Olivia had arrived at the prison to show Mia a photo of Dexter to see if she recognized him as the Bay Harbor Butcher. Of course, that would have been a big time reveal as she believed he was the Dark Passenger.

There were several great scenes here too. There were some wonderful moments with Dexter and Harrison. Harrison attended Blessing’s mother’s funeral. Harrison helped Dexter out after Dexter called his son and asked him if a hoody was proper attire for a funeral.

There was also a fantastic scene between Dexter and Blessing, who had came to apologize for being snippy about some ice. The scene was also very tense since Gareth was dead in the shower/tub.

Dexter is doing a wonderful job of being a part of Harrison’s life. Harrison told his dad that he had an image of killing the landlord, but Dexter talked him down, easing the anxiety that Harrison was clearly entertaining in his head.

I really enjoyed this episode. It felt like it was adding so many awesome moments that I kept waiting for it to end. The end with the reveal of the Gemini Killer was absolutely a masterfully campy end.