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Invincible S4 E7

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“Don’t Do Anything Rash”

We got a massive battle in space between the Viltrumites and Mark, Nolan and the rest. I mean… brutal and bloody.

Grand Regent Thragg seems to be unstoppable. He crashed through Mark, Nolan, Oliver… and decapitated Thaedus.

However, the biggest and most vicious maneuver of the whole thing was when Mark, Nolan and Thaedus flew through the planet of Viltrum, completely destroying it. Seriously, that was a horrific choice, even though the planet did not have much of a population remaining (and most of them are flying around space and fighting Alan and the others).

Thragg and the remaining Viltrumites disappeared after Thragg left Nolan, Mark and Oliver floating in space desperately imjured.

I really thought Nolan was dead from this. Why were the other Viltrumites seemingly easier to kill than Mark and Nolan? Is it just because they were the “red shirts?”

Apparently, it looks like Thragg and the Viltrumites are on their way to earth.

That’s not good.

Amazing episode this week.

The Boys S5 E3

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“Every One of You Sons of Bitches”

The Boys final season has been really brutal and all of the lies are coming back to haunt people.

Maverick was the son of Translucent and he joined up with Butcher’s gang as he believed that Homelander was the one who killed his father. Butcher’s group let him believe this even though they knew that Hughie was the one who killed Translucent.

We find out why Soldier Boy did not die from the virus. The first generation of V1 was in Soldier Boy’s blood. The compound was highly dangerous, only working five times.

This leads to Homelander to search for V1 so he could be immortal like his father.

Ryan returned with anger of his own. Homelander beat the crap out of him at the end of the episode. Butcher had tried to convince Ryan to throw the virus in Homelander’s face, killing him. Of course, it would also kill Ryan. Thankfully, Butcher’s insane plan was broken when Dr. Sameer Shah discovered another truth that Butcher killed Victoria instead of Homelander. Shah destroyed the virus that had been made.

Who knew that Mork & Mindy was a Netflix Documentary?

And a cool invisible fight with Maverick taking on the very visible Hughie. Poor Maverick gets killed.

The Boys are struggling through the season so far. Homelander is getting crazier by the episode. Soldier Boy and Firecracker had sex. Annie took off after Hughie nearly died.

Lots of big things happen as the show has five remaining episodes.

Invincible S4 E6

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“You Look Horrible”

After Mark got his guts ripped out of him last episode by Conquest, he has to take some time to heal. Two months? Sure, why not. Mark is unconscious for two months and Nolan and Oliver are left to pour liquid protein into his mouth.

The episode served as a series of bonding moments for Nolan and Oliver as they get past their personal issues and spent time training, hunting and eating some really gross looking food (that apparently Oliver loved!).

Nolan buried Conquest out of respect. In one of the post credits scenes, the show went back to the grave and lingered on it with dramatic music and I waited for the fight to come out of the grave. However, the music went silent and there was no reveal of anything. I really do not want Conquest to come back and so I am not sure if this was meant to foreshadow his return or to show that he is not coming back. Please let it be the latter.

The Viltrumites brought the war to Talescria where the Coalition was based. Things were looking bad until Mark, Nolan and Oliver arrived to switch the momentum. The war at the end of the episode was amazing.

Alan was the MVP of this episode as he was all over the episode.

The Boys S5 E1, E2

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“Fifteen Inches of Sheer Dynamite”

“Teenage Kix”

The Boys are back on Amazon Prime for their final season, and all the crap is hitting the fan.

Homelander is in charge of everything. He is the top boss, the ultimate ruler. He’s ordering the president around, making him get drinks.

Yet, Homelander is not happy. Everyone is leaving him (in his own, warped mind).

Butcher is every bit as horrible of a person as Homelander. He has been pursuing the virus full scale and has gotten to a point where he had a usable version.

Kimiko (who talks now), Butcher, Starlight entered one of Vaught’s concentration camps to rescue Hughie, Frenchie and Mother’s Milk, despite knowing it was Homelander’s trap. The prison camp break was shocking. MM strangled the living penis man with his own penis. Who would ever guess that I would write that sentence.

The first episode brought a major tragedy. Homelander broke the neck of A-Train. A-Train showed up to help Starlight and the others escape by distracting Homelander. I hated A-Train for the longest time, but just when I really started to like the guy, he gets murdered.

Homelander unfreezes Soldier Boy and talks him into helping. He sent Soldier Boy after Butcher, and the confrontation led to Soldier Boy being exposed to the virus and apparently dying. Of course, at the end of episode two, Soldier Boy, in a body bag, sat up, indicating that the virus did not kill him. It sure looked like it did.

There is so much going on in the first two episodes (Ashley is vice-president and has a second head growing out of her head, giving her psychic powers, among other things). Starlight and Hughie are suffering from depression over the past year. Butcher is just off the deep end. Frenchie and Kimiko are hot and heavy. And Homelander… he is completely crazed… barely dealing with the world around him. He is obviously a metaphor for some of the current world events going on, and it is not even subtle at this point.

I have no idea where this season is heading, but I have to believe that Homelander is finally going to get his. How that is going to happen is anyone’s guess. The Boys is one of the best superhero shows on TV and literally anything could happen.

Jury Duty: Company Retreat E6, E7, E8

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When I started watching this season of Jury Duty: Company Retreat, I was unsure how I felt about it. By the end, I found myself absolutely lovoing it.

The last two episodes continued the storyline of the purchase of Rockin’ Grandma’s by the Triukas group and the reveal that they had a sinister motive behind the deal, giving Anthony a chance to come in at the end as a hero to stop the deal.

The Talent Show section of the show was absolutely amazing, and bringing in Sia as a guest star in the talent show was such a ridiculous, over-the-top moment, but worked so well.

Anthony Norman was such a wonderful man, and the perfect piece for the heart of the show. He was willing to take on all sorts of craziness from the collection of characters around him and he did it with such leadership and empathy. I did not think this show could top Ronald Gladden from season one of Jury Duty, but I think maybe Anthony was able to do it.

The final episode of Jury Duty has been when they go behind the scenes after the final reveal to the non-actor and it has always been one of my favorite episodes of the season because you get to see how intricate things have to be and to what lengths they take things to make this show work. Being able to see Anthony with his eyes finally open to what was going on around him is so much fun.

It also truly showed how much of a bond he had made with the actors, how connected he was with these fictional characters in real life and how much of an effect he had on them is so sweet and heart-warming. It gives you the message that if you are respectful and kind to people, good things will happen. I would be curious to see what would happen if they guy they bring in to the series would just freak out or not go to the extremes that they required him to do.

I am sure they spent all kinds of time researching their non-actor, making sure they would find the strongest possible candidate. They truly succeeded in that aspect this year.

I was iffy on the show at first, but it quickly turned into one of my favorite shows. It was easy to watch, always funny and entertaining and had a fabulous message. Jury Duty ahs had two stellar seasons of TV on Amazon Prime so far. Here’s hoping for a season three down the line.

Invincible S4 E5

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“Give Us A Moment”

Holy crap.

Okay, that was as gruesome and as brutal as anything I have ever seen. I was shocked and disturbed by the imagery of Conquest ripping Mark’s intestines out of his body while Mark choked him to death.

I mean… clearly Invincible is not dead, but I have no idea how he survived that ending of this episode.

I sure hope Conquest is finally dead. The show made it appear that he is done, but I know super hero shows bring dead people back.

This episode seemed to be a slower episode as Mark and Oliver prepare to leave earth with Omni Man and they dealt with a bunch of the moments on the planet. The face off with Debbie and Nolan was amazing. Debbie was brutal as she listened to Nolan’s excuses but responded with so much vitriol.

There was a nice meeting with Nolan and Art, and Art’s reaction to Nolan’s departure was great and very understandable. When Art told Nolan that he had closed his account because he only does costumes for heroes was rough.

It seemed like everything else was just a pre-fight episode… and then all hell broke loose.

The battle between Mark and Conquest was absolutely insane. I was actually screaming at the TV when Conquest shoved his hand through Mark’s gut. I can’t believe how devastating this fight was and how vicious the struggle was. Mark, refusing to break his grip from around Conquest’s neck no matter what happened, was amazing.

I know Mark does not die… or at least, he is still alive in the comics. I don’t know if there is some kind of death but resurrection coming. Mark sure was left in a horrendous state.

Invincible S4 E4

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“Hurm”

How was the episode with Satan the funniest of the season?

The dialogue of this episode, especially between Mark and Damien Darkblood, is just tremendous.

How was the trip to Hell what helped spur Mark to begin his recovery from his season long funk?

Starting off the episode with Art being the person Mark could talk to was a nice idea. Above all else, to get Invincible out of that rotten blue and black costume and back into his old one, which is soooo much better. I love seeing Mark flying through the air with the blue and yellow.

I saw an article online that episode four is divisive of an episode and has been the lowest rated episode of the season. I was surprised by this, because this is my absolute favorite episode of the season so far. They claimed this was a “filler” episode, but I couldn’t care less about that. Filler or not, quality is quality.

It could be divisive because of the fact that Mark is in Hell and that the show has a specific comment to make about Heaven. That makes more sense to me.

With Omni Man and Allen arriving at the end of the episode, just before Eve can tell Mark that she is pregnant, is some solid writing. The moment had the proper amount of gravitas as Nolan and Allen floated above the skyline.

I loved this episode. I found it to be such a breath of fresh air and gave me the hope that maudlin Mark wasn’t going to last forever. And it was extremely funny with the dialogue… especially how the demon was more positive than Mark. That juxtaposition was wonderful.

Jury Duty Presents Company Retreat E3, E4, E5

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I was surprised as I was binging a few episodes of Jury Duty Presents Company Retreat. As the fifth episode ended, the Prime account I had switched to a different show. I come to find out that this was not dropped all at once, as I had thought, but instead episode six was being released on April 2nd.

I felt disappointed, because I had reached a sort of rhythm with the show and I was into it. So I was ready to watch maybe even the rest of the series tonight. Now I can’t do that. It’s okay.

The show had picked up steam for me. The whole Grandma with the moving arm bit was absolutely hilarious. Unbelievably raunchy and an amazing visual.

The speaker who climb Mount Everest and had his testicles get frostbite… as painful as that sounded, I could not stop laughing.

I am amazed that Anthony has not started wondering about the entire situation. These speakers were so over the top that he had to be thinking, at the very least, what the heck kind of retreat is this.

The sexual harassment seminar that they had to attend gave us a running joke: porcupine. I will never think of that word the same way again.

If Anthony really does not know what is going on, then he has to be a saint for the way he treats these insane people around him. He is really going to the next level as a temp employee.

I felt badly for Dougie as he revealed that Taco Bell sauce was a main ingredient in his new product sauce.

I have picked up momentum with Jury Duty 2 and I am looking forward to the next episode.

Invincible S4 E2, E3

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“I’ll Give You the Grand Tour”

This episode went into space to see Nolan and Allen in their attempt to find ways to avert the upcoming war against the Viltrumites.

The episode took us into the past of the Viltrumites, showing how the race dealt with a killer virus and how Nolan came to be the way he was.

The first half of this episode was not as interesting to me. When the show switched to Nolan and Allen, my interest level increased. These were some fun moments between the two as their developing friendship was highlighted.

Plus, a little parody of Star Trek is brought to the story.

JK Simmons and Seth Rogen carried the episode with their voice work with these two unlikely friends teaming up with each other to prepare for what is coming. Nolan is on his way back to earth to Mark.

“I Gotta Get Some Air”

Hey, Mark and Oliver bleed from their nose in the exact same way.

As Mark deals with his decision to punch through the head of a man to stop the Sequids, Atom Eve has to deal with her own problems as her powers are going wonky. Turned out that she is pregnant and that is what is causing the issues.

There was so much going on in this episode.

  • Titan getting revenge on Mr. Liu for attacking his family; He called Invincible Inc. and Oliver responded.
  • The Flaxans returned in an attempt to take over the earth. They were taking human prisoners.
  • Monster Girl and Robot got stuck in the other dimension after going through the portal to destroy the antenna that keeps the Flaxans alive on earth.
  • Invincible and Oliver fight the dragon.
  • Both Titan and Mr. Liu were suckered to rejoin the Order

Invincible S4 E1

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“Making the World A Better Place”

I have had a interesting relationship with the show Invincible. Where as a lot of people love the show and swear that it is one of the best shows on television, I am not as enamored with it. While I have enjoyed most of the seasons, I have found that the blood becomes excessive and is unnecessary in many cases. There are too many scenes where the blood feels like it is just there to say that it is there. It feels like professional wrestling in a lot of cases. When blood is used sparingly, it can create a compelling piece of the story, but when it is overused, it loses a lot of its impact.

After watching the first episode of season four of Invincible, I did not think they over did the blood and that it was fairly well used as a whole.

I was unaware that Invincible had already debuted on Amazon Prime last week with a three episode drop. Episode four was also released before I knew it so I am officially a bit behind. However, I do have a long list of shows currently on the watchlist, so I will be spreading out the next three episodes over the next several days to a week.

I did find the character work in this episode to be very solid. I enjoyed Mark’s progression from the end of last season to now where he is fighting himself over his use of deadly force. Of course, the end of the episode placed Mark in a situation where he had to kill a person. It was very much a Man of Steel- Superman snapping the neck of Zod moment.

I like how the show with as much violence as it has is not afraid to make that internal struggle with its main character.

With Eve’s powers glitching badly, we get another, albeit well used, superhero trope to deal with. I do think Eve’s father needs a punch in the face.

The Guardians… their timing can’t be any worse. They showed up right at the end of the fight with the dinosaur guy and seemed to be standing behind Mark as he is struggling to decide if he needed to kill the guy to save the world from the Sequids. Get there sooner guys.

I hope the woman who attacked the power plant’s story is not just over. It sounded as if there was a reason behind her trying to steal the energy and I expect that story to get picked up somewhere down the line.

Then, Cecil’s stupidest decision at the end of the third season, keeping Conquest alive and buried in an underground vault. There was no way that wasn’t coming back to haunt him. I wonder if he will tell Mark now that Conquest has escaped and left butt-naked into space. Or will this be just another secret that Cecil will hide?

Good start to the season. I hope it continues to value story over spectacle, especially when it comes to blood.

Jury Duty Presents Company Retreat E1, E2

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“Onboarding”

“Team Building”

I started a new program on Amazon Prime today, watching the first two episodes of Jury Duty Presents Company Retreat.

This is the second season of Jury Duty, which was one of the best surprise series from 2023. It was a hilarious series that was one of the most intriguing concepts on television. The idea for the first Jury Duty, a real person is called for Jury Duty and every other person involved in the show is an actor.

In this season, instead of being called for jury duty, our real person who is unaware that this is really a TV show is named Anthony Norman and he is a temp worker applying for a job at a company called “Rockin’ Grandma’s Hot Sauce” and he goes with the workers on a company retreat.

He was set up as the assistant to Kevin, who winds up leaving the retreat in embarrassment, leaving Anthony in his stead.

I have to say, the first episode was feeling too over the top and I was not sure if I wanted to watch the rest of the series. The second issue was better for me and started to pick up the story better.

It just felt as if there was just too much ridiculousness to accept that Anthony would still be going along with it.

The excuse for why there is a documentary crew in tow and everyone speaks to a camera at times is that the owner Doug was retiring and passing the CEO seat to his son, Dougie. That made sense, but there is a limit to what one could expect someone to react to.

Of course, last season, the “winner” received a huge cash prize for succeeding and being a good person, and Anthony certainly feels like a solid person too. Seeing how he will react to the craziness coming might be worth sticking out. There are only a total of 8 episodes, so I plan on finishing this up.

Fallout S2 E8

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“The Strip”

I have been saying that the season two of Fallout has not been my favorite and that I had some trouble getting into it. The last few weeks have been picking up for me. Then there was the finale.

Holy crap! I loved this one. I am totally satisfied with the finale, “The Strip” and I thought this was easily the best episode of season two.

I actually think every storyline that has been building up this season came with a sensational end (or perfectly continued cliffhanger).

  • I have never liked Maximus more than I did this episode.
  • His reunion with Lucy is something I did not know that I wanted.
  • The end of the Lucy-Hank story was more poignant that I expected.
  • Maximus vs. the Deathclaws was freaking awesome.
  • The flashbacks with Cooper and his wife were powerful too.
  • That cockroach attack was brutal.
  • The return of NCR
  • “Initiate phase two”
  • The Ghoul opened his wife’s pod, and no one was there.
  • And WAR is coming to the Wasteland
  • Liberty Pride post credit scene

And then there was the line of the episode that might have changed everything…

“The surface is the experiment, not the vaults.” 

These words from Hank before he threw his own switch and refreshed his memories were ominous and made me wonder what is going to happen.

I was really engaged with this episode and I am excited to see what the next steps are for this show.

Fallout S2 E7

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“The Handoff”

“She’s Canadian!”

One of the best lines of the entire show. I laughed out loud.

Chet proclaimed it about Steph at their wedding after he said “I don’t” instead of “I do.”

Also, The Ghoul, Maximus and Thaddeus walking side by side down the street with Maximus in armor was so cool. Of course, Thaddeus’s arm fell off, so there is that.

Maximus fighting the Deathclaws was really epic.

Lucy and her father having an interesting interactions, while driving a golf cart.

Ned was back this week as he took a couple of dramatic blows to the head.

Clancy Brown as President of the United States? Never would I trust him. I have seen him in too many other projects where he is just not trustworthy.

I mean, there is a woman with her head in a jar.

Lots of dangling plots heading into the finale next week.

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.