Arrow Season 2 Episode 22: Streets of Fire

This week's episode of Arrow set the tone for the finale next week. This week's episode answered many of the questions and had many returning characters. One of them was Sarah. Sarah return was very welcome as she is one of the characters that has added a lot of character to the show. Sarah saves Laurel from a  mirakuru injected solider an Laurel reveals that she knows that Sarah is the black Canary. However, Sarah is depressed that she is an assassin and can never change as she is a demon. Laurel says that she can change and that she is actually a hero in her eyes. We see the change as Sarah saves a child from a burning building and is called a hero by the child's mother.

Meanwhile, detective Lance finally regains his badge and gets the police involved with the Arrow in order to save the city from utter destruction. What is more, detective Lance is finally able to meet his daughters who are not fighting with each other for once. Additionally, this season sees the return of Season 1 villain Malcolm Merlyn who saves Thea from a thug, however, Thea states that she doesn't need his help and that he has nothing to offer. Eventually, she releases her anger and shoots Malcolm. Probably not the reunion, Malcolm was expecting with his daughter.

After standout performance was Felicity. Oliver was again thinking was surrendering and throwing in the towel claiming that everything that is happening is his fault and that he has failed the city. Felicity gets angry with Oliver and states that if he was not there, countless villains would be roaming the city and that he always finds a way to overcome his enemies.

After last week's warning to Sebastian, we could sense that he was going to be betrayed by Slade and that is exactly what happened. Sebastian learnt the hard way that he was just a pawn in Slade plan and that he was no longer needed and could be disposed of. Sebastian does have some redemption as he steals the mirakuru cure from Slade and gives it to Oliver and gives him a way to equalize the playing field.

With that all said and done, I do not know what to expect from the finale. The city is still in ruins and Slade still has an army under his command. Also if Oliver doesn't finish the fight before dawn, the entire city will be blown up in order to stop the mirakuru injected soldiers from leaving the city. To find out what happens in the finale and the conclusion of season 2 of Arrow, tune in next week. As always a preview of next episode is available below:

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Game of Thrones- First of his name

Another episode down and this show is more intense every week. This episode involved so much it was crazy. Daenerys has learnt that every slave has freed have now become re-enslaved, making her question her abilities to rule the iron throne. this then leads her to the decision to stay in Meereen and rule there for the time being and in king's landing, Tommen is named king.

Lord Peter Baelish and Sansa Stark arrive safely at the bloody gate. Sansa is pleased to finally be safe and in her aunts protection and is quickly settled in. We then watch as Lysa persuades Lord Bealish into marrying her by revealing information that he has previously convinced her to carry out his dirty work. Later that evening Lysa questions Sansa as to why Lord Baelish is so protective of her, implying that she has been sleeping with him. She quickly assures her that is not the case and is then told she will wed Lysa's son, Robin, realising that she has escaped one hell to be introduced to another.

Happy TV shows!

All in all this was an exciting epsiode! stay tuned for next week.

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Video from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4555JFLZuA

Arrow Season 2 Episode 21 - City of Blood

It is not surprising that Arrow delivers another good episode. However what is surprising is ability of the writers to produce great content whilst still being relatively faithful to the comics. This time the episode started with the funeral of Moira Queen who was previously murdered by Slade. It appears that Oliver has run away as he is not present at the funeral. Sebastian Blood (Brother Blood), now mayor after the death of Moira is at the funeral and gives Thea his condolences. It is here that Laurel feels that Sebastian has a ulterior plan for being present at the party. She asks her father to have a look into Sebastian's computer to find any evidence of foul play. They found out that the speech that Sebastian said when becoming mayor was written one day before the death of Moira, leading them to believe that Sebastian was in leagues with Slade.

Meanwhile, Diggle and Felicity find Oliver who is mourning after the death of his mother. He states that he has failed and that everything that he had, Slade has taken take away from him. He makes the decision to finish this and give himself up to Slade, ending this. While his crew disagree, Oliver is firm on that decision. However, before he can give himself up, he is shot with a sleeping dart. He wakes up back in the den with his team and Laurel surrounding him. Laurel tells Oliver that he cannot just give up and has to find a way to fight back. She also tells him that Blood is in league with Slade.

Oliver visits Blood for his celebratory dinner and both Oliver and Blood exchange identities (Oliver being Arrow and Blood being Brother Blood). Oliver and his team locate the place where Blood is making a super army and decide to take it down. Having reached the place, Oliver tries to destroy the place, however, he is detected and surrounded by the super soldiers. He shoots an arrow which brings part of the building down and than there is a fade to black.

This episode gave a very Batman vibe where the city has gone to ruin and the hero is outclassed and out numbered. This episode was also setting things up for the final two episodes which look to be great. I don't know if they are going to resolve the Deathstroke plot this season, but if they do, it will sadden me as he is such a good villain But, there is only one way to find out what's going to happen next and that is to watc hteh next episode of Arrow!!! To wet your appretise, there is a preview of the episode below.

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Video from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZI0oerwV5U

Game of Thrones- Enter the White walkers!

Cue Intense music!

In yesterday's episode of Game of thrones, we were given a little taste of whats to come with the impending doom of the White walkers. Of course when  i say we were given a taste, i literally mean a minute worth of footage at the very end of the episode, making me want to throw my remote at the screen in anticipation of next weeks episode, sorry not sorry mum and dad. 

We were also given some more screen time of Khaleesi, fantastic, she being my favourtie character. She continues to build her army and bring justice so those who bring injustice. Although her methods are a bit extreme, she continues to wow audiences with her strength and courage. she has definitely come along way from when she was first introduced as a scared and hopeless young lady.

Check out the preview for next week:

All in all it was a great episode and this show never seems to fail us. Now to try and keep myself busy until next week!

Happy TV Shows Kids

Yours truly,

Serena

Arrow Season 2: Episode 20 - Seeing Red

Going into this episode, one could have guessed that this episode was going to be about Roy as he was heavily focused on in the preview. While this would have been great, Arrow generally does not do well when its focuses on secondary character. Hence it was a great relief that Roy was just a catalyst for other things.

Roy now pumped up with mirakuru was kept in Arrow's cave until he found a way to escape and caused havoc in Starling City. Having realised this, Arrow and Black Canary (Sarah) go after Roy, only to be overpowered and defeated. In the course of their fight Roy manages to break Oliver's leg. Thea having realised what happened to Roy lures him into Verdant (her nightclub) where Arrow stuns Roy using venom arrows. Sarah and Oliver have a fight and Sarah leaves Staling City saying that she cares "too much for him to be with him". It is uncertain as to whether Sarah has left the show for good or is going to come back later on in this season or in the next season.

The main focus of this episode was on Oliver's mother, Moira Queen. She is still struggling with her relationship with her daughter Thea and this struggle is not helped as Thea is sabotaging Moira's campaign for becoming city mayor. A suprising thing that we learnt is that Moira knew that Oliver was the Arrow which not only shocked us, the viewers, but also Oliver.

It wouldn't be Arrow if something shocking didn't happen in the end. When the Queen family finally gets together after the evens of the episode and Moira starts to open up to Thea, their car is ambushed and they crash. It is here that we realise that this was set up by Slade and he wants Oliver to choose who to save, his mother or his sister. Of course, Oliver is unable to choose and so Moira sacrifices herself.

After all that, the episode concludes leaving everyone with their mouths open. With only three episodes till the end of season, we are left wondering as to what is going to happen next. Will Slade get his revenge on Oliver? Will Oliver be able to save Starling City? Will Sarah return? These are questions that will hopefully be answered in the next episode. So tune in!!!!!! A preview of the next episode is available below:

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Video from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KFw0L_JDEY

Arrow Season 2: Episode 19 - The Man Under the Hood

Well after last week's explosive episode, one could have hoped for a slowdown in the action. However, this being Arrow, action and drama doesn't stop. Last week we were left wondering what Laurel will do with the information that Oliver was the vigilante Arrow. What Laurel did was something most didn't predict. We were expecting Laurel to react badly to the fact that Oliver has been running around the city for a year as the Arrow, however, her reaction was surprisingly one of grace and acceptance.

Also in last week's episode, Thea learns that Merlyn was her father and as many expected she is not coping well with the situation. When Oliver brings some papers for her to sign in order to save their business, she rejects Oliver saying that she isn't a Queen. Even when Oliver tells her that her father (Oliver's dad) knew that she was Merlyn's daughter, he didn't care and still loved her, Thea wasn't moved by this information and stated that her father "was just a liar".

Slade infiltrates the Arrow's stronghold in order to obtain a skeleton key (a key that unlocks any door) in order to gain a device that will allow him to create an immortal army after Oliver and his gang destroyed the one in his possession at the start of the episode. A battle occurs in which Slade overpowers all of Oliver's gang and gets away without a scratch.

The last important detail we find out is that Oliver had the chance to save Slade on the island (flash backs) but he chose to kill him instead and that everything that is happening is his fault. So that's that. Another episode done, more secrets revealed and everything is building up to an explosive end to the season. How will Oliver and his crew defeat the immortal army of Sladse? Well in order to find out, you just have to tune in to the next episode!! A preview of episode 20 "Seeing Red" is available under:

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Video from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPR0uZWh6Vs

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Fresh Prince Of Bel - Air

If you’re looking for some comedy to see, than the Fresh Prince of Bel Air is the show for you. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is an American television sitcom that stars Will Smith as a fictionalized version of himself as an irresponsible teenager from West Philadelphia who is sent to move in with his wealthy aunt and uncle in their mansion with in Bel - Air, where his old lifestyle and affairs often clashes with the actions of his relatives.  Will smith a street smart teenager, the idea of him moving is to make him a mature and responsible individual, however he has other plans.  

 

The first episode of the series, Will meets his relatives while Wills Aunt Vivyan tries to mediate between her husband Philip and the newly arrived Will, as uncle Phil struggles to accommodate to the lifestyle will acquires. This causes a lot of disturbance and tension among the home as the family struggles to accommodate will.


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