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Fallout S2 E6

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“The Other Hill”

So two of my favorite actors are here this week. Kyle MacLachlan is there on a regular basis, and Michael Emerson, making a small cameo.

Oh, and there was Ron Perlman too.

I was more engaged with this episode of Fallout than I have been most of the season. It had some really strong scenes with Lucy and her father and then some good flashbacks with Cooper and Barb.

I also enjoyed the scenes with Reg and Betty were fire. That is what I feel this arc with these characters has been missing this season.

The Ghoul, stuck on that pipe, was tough to watch. Seeing him slowly trying to pull himself up the pole was painful. I’m not sure who Ron Perlman is, but he does not seem to be someone that I want to mess with.

Hopefully this will continue to get better every week.

Fallout S2 E5

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“The Wrangler”

Sad fact has been that I have not been enjoying season two of Fallout as much as I did season one. They teased an amnesia story, but I guess that was just as she was purging herself of the drugs from last episode.

The final scene between Lucy and the Ghoul was tense and surprising though, and hopefully will increase my interest moving forward, as there are only four episodes left in season 2.

Honestly, the only story arc that interests me at all is Lucy and the Ghoul. The whole arc with Norm does not appeal to me at all. Watching him getting strangled only made me think about what Lucy might think.

I still feel like I miss too much by not being a player of the game. It always makes me feel like I do not understand important pieces of the story.

The flashbacks to Cooper’s past was interesting, but I feel all it was worth was giving Walton Goggins something to do.

It is also great to see some more of Kyle MacLachlan.

I hope the second part of this season picks up moving forward.

Fallout S2 E4

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“The Demon in the Snow”

Those poor ghoul Elvis impersonators. They did not last long against a drugged up Lucy.

I know that was a strange sentence, but that is what happened in Fallout’s fourth episode. After having a drug treatment for several days to heal her up, Lucy found the dark side and brutally killed a bunch of Elvis impersonators in Las Vegas. Even the Ghoul couldn’t help but be impressed.

However, we also wind up face-to-face with the creature that we saw in a flashback with Cooper. After looking it up, I guess it is called a Deathclaw, which had been created by the US government as super soldiers (why don’t they ever knock that off. I mean, only Steve Rogers is worthy enough).

In that flashback, I kind of thought it was the reason Cooper turned into a ghoul, but maybe I did not understand the scene correctly. Either way, this thing is intimidating. Even drugged up Lucy was taken aback by it.

Meanwhile, Maximus revealed that he had killed Xander over a bunch of kids who were ghouls (there were normal kids in that group as well. I am not sure why he omitted that part) and set off a horrible fight between the differing sides. Maximus and Thaddeus (who had been pretending to be Xander inside his mech-suit) escaped as the war escalated in the background between the Brotherhood of Steel and the Commonwealth.

I have not been sure about what is happening back in the Vault as pertains to Vault 32. This is a story arc that I am having a hard time following.

Fallout S2 E3

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“The Profligate”

We get more partnership this week from Maximus and Xander, a bonding trip as it were. They were able to team up inside their own giant robot suits and to take out a robot. Since I am not a fan of the video game, I was unaware that the robot was a big time cameo named Victor. Victor came across Ghoul earlier, but I was unaware of the video game connection until I did the research afterwards. Maximus and Xander were able to destroy Victor, apparently bringing his story to an end.

However, the group of kids (some ghouls, some normal) led to Maximus taking out Xander to protect the kids. This will mostly likely lead to war between the Brotherhood and the Commonwealth, which has been showing problems throughout the episode. Kumail Nanjiani, we hardly knew ye!

Macaulay Culkin appeared as part of the Legion, what seemed to be the right hand man of Caesar. Lucy came across them first and they hung her on a cross. The Ghoul arrived later, after cutting the venom from the scorpion sting from last episode out of his leg. The Ghoul made a deal with the men for her release, but seemingly betrayed them. The Ghoul, taking to his dog, said that he did not like Lucy, but they would need her later.

I do have a tough time following the story. I should pay a closer attention to the episode when I am watching it because I do not have a deep knowledge of the video game. Still, I catch the larger parts of the show and I am progressing with it, slowly.

Fallout S2 E2

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“The Golden Rule”

I got around to episode two of Fallout tonight.

We got back to the Brotherhood of Steel, while Maximus (Aaron Moten) had some major problems, from both inside himself and outside, where he must fight for his life.

Hey, there is Kumail Nanjiani strolling into the Brotherhood at the end, after Maximus killed his opponent. I will be curious to see where he takes us.

The Ghoul and Lucy are distracted on their way to Vegas. They have to fight some kind of scorpion/facehugger type monster. The Ghoul is stung and paralyzed, but Lucy gave her final injection to the human that they found here. She told him she would come back. I’m not sure that is the case since the human that Lucy saved is sketchy as can be.

It was fun seeing Hank blow up mice and then take the next step and start to blow up humans. Science experiments require that old saying, “if you first do not succeed, try, try again.” Truly a creepy sentiment considering the situation.

This episode was kind of slow for me, but there were some high points.

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.