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Supernatural - "Rock Never Dies" - Season 12 Episode 7

December 3, 2016

Source: The CW

Source: The CW

Things we can learn from the first 3 minutes of this episode: Don’t doubt Lucifer, don’t be a naive Satanist, and Lucifer only cares about Lucifer. I would also add, it’s not the best idea to give Lucifer an artifact that will bring him back to health, however temporary, and then insult him. We know he will only increase the body count in that case. Lucifer after all has the largest ego of anyone or anything. So it wasn’t surprising to see him revive his vessel’s original band. After all, they could reach millions. Using the ultimate Vince fan to get information on Vince and to have a submissive disciple… that’s quite twisted even for Lucifer. Poor Roselyn; she had no idea what evil she was getting involved with. I’m just glad the guys were able to catch up with her at the hospital. Unfortunately, her obsession was only increased by the spell he had invoked by her carving his name in her chest.

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It doesn’t take long for us to see that Lucifer isn’t done yet. Even Crowley sees it: he’s looking for new devotees. As Lucifer put it, “he wants new blood.” And the guys are determined to get to that show to stop what he has planned. Crowley, Castiel, and the Winchester’s are up against all odds, and nobody is willing to spill the beans. But we all know, these things have a way of working out, right? I hoped so, but not before another body drops. That’s what happens when you don’t help the king of Hell when he tries to warn you, I guess. At least Tommy flipped after the limo incident and helped the guys find the location of the concert.

Castiel was able to help spare Tommy for a few minutes, as for the other band members, Lucifer didn’t wait long. I kind of underestimated Crowley’s anger toward Lucifer. It’s not like him to put himself directly in the fire. But he was right to question Lucifer’s plan. How would he convince a large crowd to draw blood for him? He would need to force them. And to put Lucifer’s ego in question, that was a weakness he could access which gave them means to clear the club.

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As Lucifer goes on his Daddy issues rant, I could have sworn that Sam was buying it a little. I guess the hold Lucifer had over him never quite went away. It was interesting to see how hard Sam was taking it that Lucifer got away while Dean didn’t seem too phased by it at all. But Sam was right, Vince did mean something to a lot of people, so they didn’t come up winners in this scenario. Dean is more of a larger picture kind of guy, and he seems to think they will be able to stop Lucifer next time. I, however agree with the sentiment expressed by Crowley and Castiel. Lucifer plans on coming back in a bigger, more extreme way. That can’t be good for anyone. And with the mid-season finale next week, who knows what’s in store. 


Written by Kaylynn Kasandra. Awkward hippie who enjoys helping people, creating things, reading, sci-fi, fantasy, and Thor. Find more from her at kaylynnkasandra.com and
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In television, review, article Tags supernatural, spn, the cw, cw, crowley, sam, dean, destiel, castiel
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Westworld - "The Well-Tempered Clavier" - Season 1 Episode 9 Review

December 1, 2016

In her quest to free herself from Westworld, Maeve seeks to recruit Hector, who seems game enough, even going so far as to dying horribly in a fire with her to reach “Hell,” as it were.  She doesn’t manipulate him into this decision though she has the power to.  Similarly, she puts a bug in Bernard’s ear about getting to the bottom of who he really is.  Unfortunately this leads to his undoing.

Source: HBO

He forces Ford to “unlock” his entire memory and he has a few revelations about himself, and his origin.  “Cornerstones” are the foundation on which each host bases their personality, and everything about them radiates from that experience.  For Bernard it was the death of his son, but knowing and facing the fact that it’s not real helps him move on and let go of his injected grief.  It also looks like he murdered Elsie too, in addition to Theresa.  He’s basically Ford’s henchman when needed, his assistant and in a creepy way, his colleague.  Bernard is an exact copy of Arnold, but designed specifically to Ford’s liking.  Whatever drove Arnold off the deep end doesn’t bother Bernard but he retains whatever intellect Arnold had when it came to designing Westworld.

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Confronted with all this hard information, Bernard wants to free himself and all the other hosts that exhibited sentience.  In typical Ford fashion, he tries to tell Bernard that human consciousness isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.  If anything it’s a burden and a curse and being “human” is not something to aspire to.  Bernard still wants out and now that he knows just how casually cruel Ford is, and how he’s manipulated Bernard’s existence as he sees fit, all so he could have his pal Arnold back, he tries to kill Ford.

It’s an unfortunate misstep, because Ford is the house and the house always wins.  There’s nothing he is not in control of, even Bernard.  He forces Bernard to kill himself, and it’s strange that though he’s already lost Arnold once, he’s got no problem letting him go once again.

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Come to find out, Arnold originally died at the hands of Dolores, who is herself on a quest to find answers about her existence.  After escaping Logan and his drunken Confederados, she finds the abandoned town from her flashbacks and inside the church there is some old vestige of Westworld’s production facilities.  There she remembers her talks with Arnold, but now that we know she was his murderer, does this mean she’s found the maze?  On her way out of the church, she once again encounters the Man in Black.  

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His hijinks with Teddy and Wyatt continue but once Teddy gets killed (AGAIN), Angela and her death cult buddies leave him to hang.  Charlotte pays him a visit and it seems he has a part in the smuggling of information out of Westworld, and is also on the ever mysterious board that Ford is always tussling with.  His interests are of course still mostly in the maze, so he sends Charlotte away so he can continue his quest.  How the church and Dolores fit into all this remains to be seen, but I’m sure she’s really tired of running into him.

And Elsie might not be dead?  Stubbs goes to investigate but comes across the Ghost Nation, who don’t seem to listen to commands...


Written by A Play On Nerds contributor, Jerry Herrera - Lover of horror, sci fi, and fantasy in that order.  Semi-permanent Disneyland resident.  I'm at least one of the droids you're looking for. Twitter: @FrankenJerry - Instagram: @GeraldoPedro

In television, review, article Tags western, westworld, hbo, science fiction, sci-fi
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The Walking Dead - "Swear" - Season 7 Episode 6

November 29, 2016

God damn it.  I know we had to check in with Heath and Tara but ANOTHER whole episode devoted to a side story that no one really cares about?  Jesus and Carl are both on their way to the belly of the beast but let’s forget about that for a while, eh?  Fine, whatever, let’s see what you got.  

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They’re supposed to be out scavenging but it seems there’s nothing out there that hasn’t been picked over.  Heath is having his doubts about their purpose while Tara remains optimistic.  The episode is laid out in a series of flashbacks set against the present, with Heath and Tara’s last efforts to scavenge and Tara’s encounter with a new group comprised of women.  

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The point of interest here is when Heath and Tara get overrun by walkers at an abandoned camp on a bridge.  They try to create tension by making it appear that Heath abandons Tara but that’s not the case.  Tara falls over the bridge and gets washed ashore, only to be rescued by a merciful member of the woman camp, Cindy.  

The whole episode, while mostly pointless, does tell the tale of friendship.  Heath is surrounded by walkers but is still taking shots at the ones accosting Tara before she falls.  Cindy stops multiple people from killing Tara.  The episode does well to show that there are still people in the world who still have compassion, who want to reach out and fight for one another, regardless of the danger involved in even the slightest amount of trust.  

Source: AMC

What throws me off is Tara’s jokey approach to every situation.  Sure her awkwardness and lighthearted approach to horrifying situations is what endeared her to us when we met her during the Governor’s backstory, but there’s a time and place for everything.  The episode takes a dark turn when we find out that the Saviors executed all the men in the camp she stumbled upon and once again we see the evil of the Saviors, and understand why the camp is comprised only of women.

They are all survivors of the Saviors’ savagery and try to play Tara when they decide to “release” her.  They value their privacy a little TOO much.  But Cindy comes to her aid and we see a real moment when Tara asks her why she’s not like the others in her group.  In some ass backwards way I kind of understand why each episode lately has been focusing on different groups.  While there is a ton of shit that we can learn about the Saviors and Negan, there is a point to all this side story bullshit.  The Kingdom, Hilltop, and now this new group…they’re all under Negan’s thumb; but in that oppression there is still room for mercy.

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I’m giving them the benefit of the doubt because I think once all the threads get sewn up, the Saviors will have their reckoning.  I think that there’s a point to these bullshit episodes.  Each group has their grievances with the Saviors and Negan and they will get theirs at the end of the season.  

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Really, that’s the only excuse I can think of.  These episodes are slogs but they’re also chess pieces moving against Negan.  Cindy is a hell of a shot, so I think she is a character we’ll be seeing again towards the final showdown.  I’m hoping the back half of the season will be, as the arc in the comics is called, all-out war.  And I hope all these groups and side stories will play a part when Negan is confronted with all the people whose lives he ruined.  That’s the only way I can forgive this boring season so far.


Written by A Play On Nerds contributor, Jerry Herrera - Lover of horror, sci fi, and fantasy in that order.  Semi-permanent Disneyland resident.  I'm at least one of the droids you're looking for. Twitter: @FrankenJerry - Instagram: @GeraldoPedro

In television, review, article Tags twd, the walking dead, walking dead, amc, zombie, zombies, horror
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