Hey, guys.
So, you may have noticed that, besides two reviews for Agents of SHIELD, the past two weeks haven’t been active ones for the blog. It’s not because of school; school’s pretty light so far. Instead, I’m going through a bit of a slump right now. My first week back at school was a rough one. My three weeks with my family ended, and I had to go back to my cramped student house where there’s not much to do, and I just had bout of bad luck over the next few days. Getting to the point, I’m in a better mood now, but that week kind of turned my blogging enthusiasm off for a bit, and that’s why last week’s SHIELD review, in my opinion, wasn’t as well-written as I would’ve liked. I just wasn’t in the right headspace to review something. (This week’s episode? Awesome. That review’s coming soon.)
So, like I said, I’m doing a lot better now, and there’s two big things I’ve been wanting to talk about, so strap in! We’re kicking it into MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE.
Sherlock
SPOILERS AHEAD!!!
“The Lying Detective,” episode 2 of Sherlock’s fourth series, definitely made up for my lack of love towards “The Six Thatchers.” In fact, I think it’s one of Sherlock’s finest. It did a fine job of dealing with the narrative fallout from the previous episode, gave us a totally love to hate villain in Toby Jones’ Culverton Smith, and the ending proved the show could still pull the rug out from under us emotionally and twist-wise. As much as I loved the main story, the scene between Sherlock and John at Baker Street was fantastic. The reveal at the end with the introduction to Euros was, obviously, unexpected, but…
“The Final Problem” was pretty freaking intense, wasn’t it? So many twists! So many turns! It was a tub of fun, and by “fun” I mean “creepy, nerve-wracking and heart-breaking.” The build-up of suspense at the climax was BIG…and then it fizzled out big time with the rushed reveal that Euros was really the kid in the plane and she was just…asking for help? And then she and Sherlock hug and make up. The keyword is “rushed.” There was no real set-up towards Euros’ redemption. She did a lot of horrifying things over the course of 90 minutes, and then it’s all basically brushed aside in the end. It really dampened things for me. That being said, the final sequence, which serves as both the ending to Series 4 and, potentially, the entire series, was great. It leaves things open for a return, while suggesting that, if this does turn out to be Sherlock’s last bow, the adventures of Holmes and Watson continue. Awwwww. It worked so well, that I think I’d be fine if this does turn out to be the end. But…like…if a Series 5 can happen…I’d be pretty fine with that too.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
At long last…we got a title for Episode VIII, and it’s a pretty interesting one.
I don’t think a whole lot of info can be dug up from the title, but, still, speculation’s fuuuuuuuun.
“The Last Jedi” could be a reference to Luke; he’s referred to as “the last Jedi” by Snoke in The Force Awakens. But “Jedi” can be both singular and plural, so it could refer to both Luke and Rey. That’s all I could glean from the title myself, but I’m sure if you dive into the Star Wars subreddit you’ll find some crazy…so crazy, it just might work, theories, but I don’t think Star Wars titles should be looked into that deeply.
Anyways, this got my week off to a great start, and I’m way too eager for a trailer now. Even though the ETA on that is most likely 3 months. In the meantime, I’ll rewatch The Force Awakens for the umpteenth time.
Noah
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