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Post by Jack Malone on Dec 6, 2013 12:01:05 GMT -6
Wouldn't it be messed up if Chloe got pregnant from this one night stand with Bruce?!hahaha Hahaha, no more babies for Chloe omg haha. |
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 6, 2013 12:02:44 GMT -6
Wouldn't it be messed up if Chloe got pregnant from this one night stand with Bruce?!hahaha Hahaha, no more babies for Chloe omg haha. Haha. FINE. But eventually shes gunna have more. Unless you cause her to swear against having sex again  |
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Post by Jack Malone on Dec 6, 2013 12:35:49 GMT -6
^Hahahaha, well I think she needs to find Hope before she thinks about adding to the already disbanded family. Speaking of which, I seriously can not wait to introduce Hope Sullivan from da fushur hahaha  |
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 6, 2013 19:45:04 GMT -6
^Hahahaha, well I think she needs to find Hope before she thinks about adding to the already disbanded family. Speaking of which, I seriously can not wait to introduce Hope Sullivan from da fushur hahaha I can't either. Can you give us any details about Future Hope and if she will stick around after her episode?! |
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Post by Jack Malone on Dec 8, 2013 4:30:11 GMT -6
On the future of seeing Hope (Kristen Bell) more than just once is something I can't honestly say yes or no to purely because I would like to bring her on more and more, but there's no solid plans to yet (at least in regards to this season). Hopefully that answers your question. If I can find a good story, I'll have her reoccur more |
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 8, 2013 11:42:20 GMT -6
On the future of seeing Hope (Kristen Bell) more than just once is something I can't honestly say yes or no to purely because I would like to bring her on more and more, but there's no solid plans to yet (at least in regards to this season). Hopefully that answers your question. If I can find a good story, I'll have her reoccur more I have a good story. But we can't talk about it on here |
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Post by Alex Matthews on Jan 13, 2014 15:49:56 GMT -6
Okay, a quick chime in from me, having read "Lazarus" a few weeks ago, and now finally having sat down and read "Echo" and "Taken".
Honestly, "Lazarus" felt rather slow and lacking to me, it wasn't one of my favourite episodes, it seemed to drag, although I can't really put my finger on why I'm not a fan of it. However, "Echo", and finally reading the introduction of Kyle, and how he helps Chloe back into the superhero business, definitely won me back over. "Taken" picked up that thread, and I loved the opening of them getting into the game straight away. Zatanna felt very real, and seeing the family side of Gordon made him a lot more well rounded as well.
Although I do LOVE the plot twist, part of me feels a little underwhelmed with the fact that Talia and Chloe are body-sharing, but after all the build up towards Stana playing the part, it does feel like we've been lead up the garden path a bit, although there is still time to pay that off, I suppose.
Helena and Perry, whoa, those two need to set up a support group or something, they don't get any of the luck, I mean, I know Chloe died, lost her job, child and husband, but seriously, their stories are so DARK!
Looking forward to seeing/reading more, Jack, keep up the good work!
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Post by Jack Malone on Jan 14, 2014 8:26:51 GMT -6
Okay, a quick chime in from me, having read "Lazarus" a few weeks ago, and now finally having sat down and read "Echo" and "Taken". Honestly, "Lazarus" felt rather slow and lacking to me, it wasn't one of my favourite episodes, it seemed to drag, although I can't really put my finger on why I'm not a fan of it. However, "Echo", and finally reading the introduction of Kyle, and how he helps Chloe back into the superhero business, definitely won me back over. "Taken" picked up that thread, and I loved the opening of them getting into the game straight away. Zatanna felt very real, and seeing the family side of Gordon made him a lot more well rounded as well. Although I do LOVE the plot twist, part of me feels a little underwhelmed with the fact that Talia and Chloe are body-sharing, but after all the build up towards Stana playing the part, it does feel like we've been lead up the garden path a bit, although there is still time to pay that off, I suppose. Helena and Perry, whoa, those two need to set up a support group or something, they don't get any of the luck, I mean, I know Chloe died, lost her job, child and husband, but seriously, their stories are so DARK! Looking forward to seeing/reading more, Jack, keep up the good work! was quite a struggle to write, there were so many different drafts and versions, and ultimately I managed to incorporate everything I wanted, but probably not in a way that would make the episode one to favour out of the many from the series. There are just so many storylines to kick start that I knew the premiere would be a bit of a clusterf*ck (to put it bluntly). I loved every moment in it, and am happy with the end product, just not being able to find the right "flow" which is where I think I'm the biggest critic of was something I wish I could have figured out but didn't. That said, there's more room to breathe in the future episodes, and I'm glad you enjoyed "Echo" and "Taken". Kyle is a character that I'm really, really excited for because he adds something new to the show and I think watching him walk that line of good and evil will be enjoyable for readers (hopefully) because he's a good guy, he's just got way too much power to control on his own and needs guidance. I'm not saying that he'll have a slip up or two, I'm saying that we will, further down the line, get to watch someone take advantage of his gifts and use them to do evil and its this learning curve for him into becoming a hero. Hopefully the reception for him remains positive and I can keep him around for the rest of the series because I've loved writing him so much already c: *nek minnit, erryone hates him* I don't really understand the Chloe/Talia comment, though and not sure if there is any confusion. But there are twenty two episodes this season of which will maintain the fast paced edge that season two had, and this "body-sharing" storyline was a different way of introducing Talia into the show (of which she will be the Talia [Stana Katic] on episode four onwards). Originally she was not going to be in the premiere, but then I decided to have her share some scenes with Bruce and give readers more of a tease, but "Bound" is the episode that deals with her "resurrection" of sorts. So I promise this first half of the season won't be a "Chloe is taken over by Talia", it was simply a cliffhanger lead-in for episode 4 which will address that completely Helena and Perry's darker storylines have made them my favourites to write this season. Then again, I say that about all the characters, and need to stop doing that. But you're right, I mean, Chloe has gone through a lot, but she hasn't had that entire year like the other characters to really dissolve in their own depression and desperation, and she's rather emotionally constipated right now (but will crack in ep4), so Helena and Perry have had time to be stuck in that mode with no escape and no promising future. I'm really glad you enjoy their storylines, because its probably two of my favourites to have planned/write. What I love about it is that its not a "light at the end of the tunnel" situation as much as it is this "sealed fate" kind of thing -- Helena is going to kill herself when all is said and done as a result of her actions in cleaning up the city, and Perry is dying of cancer. Anyway, thank you so much for the feedback, its very much appreciated |
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Post by Alex Matthews on Jan 14, 2014 11:23:56 GMT -6
You know, I think my very brief review of "Lazarus" wasn't fair - like I said, it had been a while since I read it, so I've re-read it, and I've changed my mind on certain things. While I still think it's my least favourite of the 3 released, it does have plenty of good moments, and it does what it needed to do, and well at that.
I think my comments about it being 'slow' and 'dragging' are unwarranted, so I apologise for them, it felt a lot more better paced in this second read through.
However, I am going to say something that is probably going to cause even further consternation on Jack's part - but Bruce Wayne is my least favourite character! With all the other characters available, Helena, Perry, Vicki, Gordon, and their supporting characters, Lois, Mitchell, Lisa, Barbara, I honestly think the show could survive without him. Of course, you can't set a show in Gotham WITHOUT the Batman mythos in there somewhere! But, in some ways, "Lazarus", "Echo" and "Taken" all feel like one LOOONG episode, because everyone has had their own stories, with very little interaction between them all, aside from the Huntress/Batman scene, and the Batman/Vicki scene - I know Chloe is 'laying low' at the moment, but I can't wait till we have a scene with all the main players involved, that will be something else!
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Post by Jack Malone on Jan 14, 2014 22:42:59 GMT -6
You know, I think my very brief review of "Lazarus" wasn't fair - like I said, it had been a while since I read it, so I've re-read it, and I've changed my mind on certain things. While I still think it's my least favourite of the 3 released, it does have plenty of good moments, and it does what it needed to do, and well at that. I think my comments about it being 'slow' and 'dragging' are unwarranted, so I apologise for them, it felt a lot more better paced in this second read through. However, I am going to say something that is probably going to cause even further consternation on Jack's part - but Bruce Wayne is my least favourite character! With all the other characters available, Helena, Perry, Vicki, Gordon, and their supporting characters, Lois, Mitchell, Lisa, Barbara, I honestly think the show could survive without him. Of course, you can't set a show in Gotham WITHOUT the Batman mythos in there somewhere! But, in some ways, "Lazarus", "Echo" and "Taken" all feel like one LOOONG episode, because everyone has had their own stories, with very little interaction between them all, aside from the Huntress/Batman scene, and the Batman/Vicki scene - I know Chloe is 'laying low' at the moment, but I can't wait till we have a scene with all the main players involved, that will be something else! That's entirely fine. I had my own personal issues with the episode that I just couldn't figure out how to fix and it came down to the flow of things and was purely from involving a one year time jump, re-introducing all the characters again, whilst bringing Chloe back and dealing with last season's cliffhanger. Its the first time I ended a season one multiple cliffhangers and did a one year time jump so it was a learning experience in terms of writing. Anyway, I'm glad you gave it a re-read and it enjoyed it much more than the first time round. In regards to Bruce, I'm just glad its not another "Perry is my least favourite" because that's what I've been told in the past, HAHAHA. But no, I completely agree with your comment on all the other characters, but I think its just the vibe of this season (or at least, the start of it) because no characters are really, like you said, interacting. They're all off on their own, and have their own storylines to carry with them. They've got a lot of baggage to get through, and it isn't until "Bound" that they all come together. They're literally trapped together in Watchtower dealing with the Chloe/Talia situation, and its just been a blast to write because everything has imploded and there's a lot in the air; such as, Helena being angry that Bruce knew of a way to bring people back from the dead and didn't think to tell her (Guido), Perry's secret that he's got cancer and only has a few weeks to live, Chloe being alive, etc. Everything kind of comes together in that one episode, and its been a lot of fun to write. So you will get to see all the main players involved in something sooner than you think That said though, the characters are divided a lot more than in the previous seasons, especially in regards to Helena who, if she's going to be around in the next two *hopeful* seasons, I have no idea how to top her arc for this season. But I think they've earned their place in the bigger spotlight that both Chloe and Bruce have consumed for two seasons now. So yeah, hahaha. Thanks again for your feedback! XD |
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Post by Alex Matthews on Jun 17, 2014 16:45:38 GMT -6
Just finished reading "Bound", and I am happy to say I REALLY ENJOYED IT!! It felt good to finally having Talia out of Chloe's body and into the form we've been waiting for - Stana Katic. Jack, I feel you've done a really good job fleshing out the character - she doesn't feel in any way, the token 'bad guy', she feels like a genuine character, with her own hopes, desires and dreams, and she can also be a right BITCH! Ooh, I love the fact that Chloe's exposure to the group was played in such a weird way - that she wakes up only to realise she surrounded by everyone she's been hiding from, a situation Talia has placed her in, and that Talia herself was the trigger for the revelation. I really loved the Zatanna/Bruce interaction, something I don't think we've had before, and it left me wondering if those two share any extra history, like they do in the comics. Zatanna is really travelling down a dangerous path with her magic, I look forward to seeing where that eventually leads. When the spoilers for "Bound" appeared, and the knowledge of this circle that would unite the characters as one, I did wonder how Perry's illness would play into it - I do confess, I wondered if maybe, this would be a way to cure Perry's cancer, that it would kill them all if not treated, but that theory was blown out of the water, huh?  Helena's descent is really starting to scare me, just how far will she go, especially know Lisa has seemingly been lost to her, but given how far Lisa herself was willing to go, maybe that will be a good thing, especially since she is due to meet Dick Grayson soon, right? Also, I don't even Bruce any further interactions with Helena, given how she reacted to him keeping resurrection a secret. Poor Chloe, despite everything, she was so ready to give up - there are shades of Buffy's resurrection there, how she had known peace and found living to be hell. Chloe is facing an existential dilemma - her friends and family have moved on, and she is realising that she has been brought back to a life she was trying to move on from. Hopefully, as the season runs it's course, with the growing threat of Hush, and possibly Kyle, not to mention Talia when she returns, Chloe will realise she is the light her friends need to brighten their own lives. |
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Post by Jack Malone on Jun 17, 2014 20:37:31 GMT -6
Just finished reading "Bound", and I am happy to say I REALLY ENJOYED IT!! Aw, that's really nice to hear. I was kind of worried, after not having aired in so long, but to start back with this review you've left me is extremely appreciated, and put it all at ease. Thank you! It'll become more apparent in future episodes, before the season comes to a wrap, why Talia was introduced in the way that she was, and why its crucial for her to be back inside her own body in the first place. As for now, I'm really happy with what you've said and that means a lot because I know how easy it is to have a "bad guy" become extremely one-sided and one-dimensional and so I wanted to try and introduce these elements of Talia that quickly absolved that label for her, especially when she has Ra's Al Ghul as her father, and is seemingly working towards a prophecy she believed was meant for him. This "binding" spell allows for more development with Talia, and really shows us some more sides of her character that we may not have otherwise known were there. She definitely, over the course of the season, will walk that line of one step forward, two steps back, and it'll become a struggle to see where she'll end up. There's just as real a chance that she could fight alongside our heroes in the war against Hush as there is that she will be against them, and the two key figures in her life that can sway that are Ra's Al Ghul, and Bruce Wayne. It was a really fun and different way to pull all the secrets out of everyone, and especially to have the big reveal to the group that Chloe was in fact alive. I had some reservations about pulling that off with Talia still in Chloe's body, but I think it heightened the tension because you have Bruce and Perry who are saying Chloe is still inside there and, especially in Perry's case, he is so desperate to see her and its so close to happening if they can just perform this spell. Then there's Helena who is basically like, "I have spent the last year grieving and moving on from the fact that my best friend has died, and this woman who has taken over her body threatens the world so let's end this now before things grow out of hand." I think it allowed for something more to come out of Chloe keeping her resurrection from the group that had its own climax to the story playing out in this particular episode. Zatanna is one of those characters this season that I am just loving to write and develop. Everyone is in such a dark place this season, and I wanted the same for Zatanna. She understands how easy it is for these people to get distracted, she's watched members of her own team be killed, and this just felt like the right direction to take her in. She's using her magic to really ensure this city's survival by manipulating those in the power of saving it. What I want to stress, though, in regards to her storyline is that she won't just be cherry picking memories out of people's mind so that we don't have a clusterf-ck of conflicts left right and center. There will be a breaking point and eventually she'll be held against her actions. Whenever that takes place, though, is a completely different question, and whether or not those memories will be unlocked is another thing. In regards to Bruce, I didn't go into the Chloe/Bruce hookup thinking Zatanna would erase it, but during the breakdown of this episode I realised it fit extremely well into Zatanna's agenda, and would help the audience realise that there's a method to her madness and so it kind of worked out really well for that sole purpose, you know? Yeah, it was similarly the same for Perry that it was for Chloe in this episode, in regards to revealing their "secrets". This episode really had one main purpose and that was to bind them all in life and death, and then I needed more substance and I thought that considering the whole team are back in one place, under the roof of Watchtower, it would be nice to make it more memorable. So when it came around to doing the spell, I wanted it to knock Perry out of the circle and have it sink in to everyone that he wasn't going to make it. Surprisingly, though, the only person who doesn't know about his condition is Chloe, and that's what the next few episodes, for him, are all about. He's got to find the strength to tell Chloe about what is happening to him, and that final scene he had with Vicki really prompts for that to occur somewhere down the line. Those are definitely some of the questions I want you to be asking about Helena this season, and her descent is something that will have both moments where it's like she's rising out of it, and then other times where its almost as if she's in a complete free-fall. No matter what, though, she will have her own justifications for certain things, like in this particular episode I felt she was completely justified in trying to kill Talia, despite knowing Chloe was in there somewhere and could come back to them. As for Bruce, that was the one thing I could picture happening for Helena in response to Chloe's resurrection, and that's the fact that if she knew that there was a way to bring someone back, she would have done it to bring her father, Guido, back from death. I think that's what stings so much in that interaction between her and Bruce is that it didn't cross his mind, but in his defense, he knew the risks of seeing Ra's Al Ghul, and knows the torture he had to undergo in order to be deemed worthy enough to have Chloe brought back into this world. But that was definitely the first thing I knew I wanted to touch base on when Helena finds out Chloe is back. As for Lisa, she's just stumbled across a secret of her own, which will be looked at in an upcoming episode. Her story is far from over, and I'm actually really excited to see what you all think of the direction for her character. This was the episode for Chloe that I know people were asking for in earlier reviews for the first three episodes. Her thoughts about all of it, and how she is dealing with the fact that Oliver is out of her life, her own child is out of her life, and her friends have had a year's worth of time to grow, and grieve, and move on, was something that had seemingly been brushed under the rug but we learn that she's obviously struggling with this second chance at life and the expectations from others to just jump right back into the swing of things. It was important to reinforce the fact that she was moved on last season, she had left Gotham, and she was ready to build a new life. Now she's back she doesn't really know what to cling to, and that's really tough for her. I think, what you said, is definitely something she'll have to realise and there's an episode coming up where she'll find a very temporary, but important, purpose to stay located in Gotham for at least a few more episodes this season. Anyway, thank you so much for the review! It was a nice little surprise. I know this forum has been a little quiet lately so I wasn't expecting anything, and it means a lot that you took the time to read/review. Thanks Alex! |
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Post by Alex Matthews on Jul 8, 2014 5:56:48 GMT -6
A quick summary of my reaction to "Mirror", with a proper review of both "Haunted" and "Mirror" to follow later in the week.
After TWO weeks of no "Watchtower", I was desperate to finally read this new episode, but had to delay by a few hours in order to get some sleep! But the wait was worth it - overall, LOVED the return to Earth-2, with some very shocking developments for the people on the other side. Both Talia and Chloe are on top-form, and both Chloe's were written in very different ways that I will go into with my proper review. Was almost in tears with the Perry/Chloe interplay, and that was balanced out nicely with the Helena/Kyle scene. Zatanna is emerging into a finely developed character as well.
My only quibble was the fact that I personally would have liked to have read the prequel miniseries first - I think if we had seen more of those alternate versions, it would have made their ultimate fates more powerful.
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Post by Jack Malone on Jul 8, 2014 7:48:50 GMT -6
A quick summary of my reaction to "Mirror", with a proper review of both "Haunted" and "Mirror" to follow later in the week. After TWO weeks of no "Watchtower", I was desperate to finally read this new episode, but had to delay by a few hours in order to get some sleep! But the wait was worth it - overall, LOVED the return to Earth-2, with some very shocking developments for the people on the other side. Both Talia and Chloe are on top-form, and both Chloe's were written in very different ways that I will go into with my proper review. Was almost in tears with the Perry/Chloe interplay, and that was balanced out nicely with the Helena/Kyle scene. Zatanna is emerging into a finely developed character as well. My only quibble was the fact that I personally would have liked to have read the prequel miniseries first - I think if we had seen more of those alternate versions, it would have made their ultimate fates more powerful. Thanks for the comments, Alex! Any feedback, big or small, is very much appreciated. I'm going to address your "quibble" first and say I completely 110% agree. This was my struggle, and the reason for the unplanned hiatus: I had written four scripts that were about 10 pages long, and they were for the prequels. I had originally intended on doing six, airing from Tuesday - Sunday, with "Mirror" airing the next day, Monday. However, I had completely gotten caught up in "Hope" that I forgot I hadn't finished, and when I returned to start writing I realised I wanted to change the format a little bit. They weren't ready to air today, and I had two more actual episodes of the season ready to air ("Mirror" and "Guardian") and I didn't want to hold off on another week. The most damage done is this episode didn't really explore Chloe-2's past, and show us why it was so daunting and so hard for her to go back to Earth-2, and why she literally saw jumping off a building as a better solution to having to go back there. As well as that, it explained the reasons behind Lutessa Luthor's sudden shift from being Clark Luthor's lapdog lover, to fighting against him which was pivotal. Originally she played a larger role within this episode, and that was explained to Chloe (of our world). However, when I decided to do prequels I pushed that story into there, and so we're without an explanation in terms of where she truly stood in all of this. The last one, of course, would be why Clark Luthor and Chloe-2 were locked in this huge feud with one another. However, I feel like there's enough hints within this episode to carry you guys through until the eventual release of the prequels (more information on that coming soon). Okay, now onto the rest of the notes, haha. The "shocking developments" of Earth-2 were a bit of a concern for me. I was worried about the backlash in regards to the amount of deaths that occurred. As I said, leading up to the episode, I wanted to close the Earth-2 storyline, but I didn't necessarily want to go on a killing spree. I knew Clark Luthor's story had to end in a "Doomsday vs Superman" brawl, but other than that everyone else were kind of wild cards. Once I kind of decided that I wanted to do a lot of parallels, that's when I realised there would be quite a lot of bloodshed, which was the result of Lutessa Luthor, and Henry James Olsen's endings in Earth-2. As for Lois, it was more about- well, you know, there is no Superman without Lois Lane, and vice versa. It almost felt like as soon as Clark had killed her with his bare hands, there was no turning back for him. There was, first of all, no way he could redeem himself, and the woman that in any universe could ground him, and keep him human, was killed. So I'm interested to know what your thoughts are on everything that went down, whether you thought it was too much, or did make sense, or what you'd have liked to seen, because this really was like an open playing field in terms of theories (and I know the Smallville comics are doing a "crisis" storyline and actually blew up Earth-2 all together, which was a move I wasn't willing to make). Interesting fact: I almost ended Chloe-2's storyline by finding a way to keep her and Chloe in the same universe, but ultimately decided against it.
The Perry and Chloe scene was something that had been building up since "Bound." Perry has sort of reached out to others during his illness, such as Helena and Vicki, but Chloe is the daughter he never got to have, and so I wanted to save the big moment for an episode where it sort of suited the overall theme and tone of the episode more. I got emotional just writing it, and trying to tap into that mindset of someone who knows he is going to die, and knows that not only did he not fulfill his dreams, but the sacrifices he made in order to achieve those dreams were for nothing as well. Then, having the one good thing in your life want to run away and leave when you've got so little time left... it was just really draining and exhausting to get that on the page but I freakin' LOVE those two, and I love writing their dynamic, and have since the pilot. I think it was also a pivotal moment for Chloe, because, to be completely honest, I had no idea what was going to convince Chloe to stay in Gotham, and it just sort of clicked in the middle of writing Perry's speech that it should be him who begs her to stay, and wants her to be there for when he eventually does die (which is a lot sooner than some may be expecting). The Helena/Kyle subplot in this episode felt like total fanwank at first, I'm not going to lie. I didn't feel like it was warranted enough to be part of the episode, but then I looked back at the previous five episodes and realised that she was the most vocal about not trusting him, and I felt like she was the audience in the way and if she could welcome him, then the audience must have already too, you know? That probably makes no sense, but it does in my head. Eventually it become quite endearing, and quite a nice little scene in the end where they part ways, and she's trying to make this huge gesture to both apologise, and say thank you and, well, be nice. As for Zatanna, it is no lie that I am having a hell of a good time writing for her this season. This whole storyline for her is just so dark, but so justified, and causes so much interesting conflict to unfold as the season progresses that I can't not love writing it. I don't think she'll play as a big a role in the back half of the season, which is the only reason why she's not a series regular this season, but for the first half she's in close to nearly all 11 episodes. So hopefully you'll continue to enjoy the development of her character. |
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 11, 2014 14:00:33 GMT -6
So Jack....I AM SO SORRY  . I will review these recent episodes soon . Real-world life is becoming a bitch and i havent had time for my VPN family and i hate it |
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Post by Jack Malone on Jul 12, 2014 0:36:57 GMT -6
So Jack....I AM SO SORRY . I will review these recent episodes soon . Real-world life is becoming a bitch and i havent had time for my VPN family and i hate it Aw, man. Don't beat yourself up. You've been reading/reviewing this show for three seasons, and been one of my greatest supporters since day one. Its completely fine. Feedback does help get motivation going, but I'm so passionate about this season, and the storyline that is going to play out that its keeping me going. I hope when you do read/review these episodes that you have enjoyed them as much as I have enjoyed writing them. |
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 12, 2014 3:18:32 GMT -6
So Jack....I AM SO SORRY . I will review these recent episodes soon . Real-world life is becoming a bitch and i havent had time for my VPN family and i hate it Aw, man. Don't beat yourself up. You've been reading/reviewing this show for three seasons, and been one of my greatest supporters since day one. Its completely fine. Feedback does help get motivation going, but I'm so passionate about this season, and the storyline that is going to play out that its keeping me going. I hope when you do read/review these episodes that you have enjoyed them as much as I have enjoyed writing them. OH HELL YEAH . I love this show. Im honestly excited to meet Hope . Im honestly expecting her to be a series regular after this!!! |
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Post by Brady Brown on Jul 18, 2014 13:06:50 GMT -6
REVIEW: 3.04 "Bound"Why hellooooooooo. What is this? I'm in the Watchtower Discussion thread and I'm reviewing? Ladies and gentlemen, hell has frozen over. Okay, not really. Maybe it has. I don't know. That would be some damn good guessing if it was though. Anyway, moving on to this belated review. So, we have Talia at the forefront of this episode. I like it, a lot. I've always really enjoyed her character, even from the comics. Her struggle between Bruce and her father is something I hope is focused on this season, because, again, that's one of my favorite aspects of her character. But stepping away from the comics, and focusing on this episode, I think it was smart to shift the focus to a brand new character. Throughout the first 3 episodes, Talia didn't play any real significance, and I while I knew why she was there, I was more than eager to learn more about her. Thankfully, you handled it very, very well. Her interactions during the lockdown were actually very humorous to read, especially regarding Bruce and their previous one night stand. Also, her final scenes were actually heartbreaking. I hate/love Talia so much haha. Basically, Talia is doing it for me right now Moving on, I want to talk about the relationship between Perry and Chloe. I've told you before Perry isn't my favorite character. I don't hate him, but he's no where near my favorite. With that being said, I seriously have to commend you for making me feel the same emotions he was feeling with his talk with Vicki near the conclusion of the episode. Actually, I just loved that scene. I love that we have Perry finally opening up and admitting while his relationship with Chloe is so strong. Really looking forward to more scenes like this in the future, especially with Perry and Chloe. Okay, just to get it out of the way, I'm gonna need to talk about my one and only Helena. I absolutely loved how she was angry about Chloe being brought back instead of her father. However, I will say I wish that could have been the focus for a tad bit longer. I understand Chloe and Helena are best friends and this is the first time seeing her in a year's time, but I wish she didn't just give in and seem to forget about her anger so quickly. Speaking of Helena, we need to talk about Lisa because hoooollly shitttt. I don't even know what's going on with her. She's flying off the handles for love, haha. I liked her scenes with Gordon - they were nice and fun, and they were needed. I will say, however, that I was we were able to see the crash of the police car she was in. But then we had Kyle and the crash, and those two scenes just really confused me. But the ending has me very, very intrigued. The last sort of tidbit I had a small issue with was the pacing during the lockdown scenes. It just seemed rushed so that we could go and ahead and form the circle to move on to bigger events in the episode, if that makes any sense. But other than those small things, this episode rocked. So, basically, I really, really, really enjoyed this episode. It had some awesome character beats, and while i had very minuscule issues with it, it's still had some of the biggest highlights of the season, if not series for me. I can't wait to see how the circle and prophecy come into play (I didn't really touch on those, but they were basically awesome and have me super curious as to what's to come), and moooreeee Helena, as always. Hopefully this review wasn't too rusty, and let's "HOPE" (hehehehehe) I can get to the next episodes soon! Amazing work, as usual, Jack! Oh, yeah, GIF time. PS/ I approve 100% of a Helena/Talia friendship. Maybe even relationship. Idk. They're great.
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