Thursday, November 19, 2015

A Hack of Revenge: The Mysteries of Laura "The Mystery of the Ghost in the Machine"



When it comes to a death of an undercover cop, it hits home to another one which is also gets a target on his back. But this criminal isn't who it turns out to be.

When an undercover cop is found dead in a car that he apparently drove. Laura and the team find out who it is. But as they get closer to a suspect, the department gets hack and they had to go old school to solve the case without any computers.

The case gets a bit personal to Billy, who's worked in the department of the victim, but also gets a visit from an old friend when a hit is on him as well. It turns out that undercover cops are getting shot from a hacker, but the question is left who.

Laura goes back and talks to the victim's mother and sister and comes to a clue from a cyber bully who told the victim's sister that she was not a good singer on youtube. But it didn't stop there, which went on to emailing and more. But her brother stopped it but he ended up dead.

They figured out that the suspect went to school, who witnesses said that he was young and weird. Laura and Jake go to a class about Mars. Laura gets him as she drinks his disgusting pumpkin spice drink.

IT turned out the suspect is a college student who was seeking revenge for what he believes that he didn't do nothing wrong to the victim's sister. That it was free speech, but he'll be speaking free when he goes to jail.

I liked this episode. I could have never guessed it was a college student, was thinking of a higher person probably from the inter department. I do like how Billy and Meredith's emails got into the boss' office printer. Also Jake almost got fired of an email from his doctor about his health, which is good.

Overall, I give this episode a 7/10.

You can catch The Mysteries of Laura Wednesdays at 8/7c on NBC

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

A Medical Plan that Clicks: Chicago Med "Derailed" Season Premiere"


The latest installment in the Chicago Trilogy, Chicago Med, is a medical service that clicks into action.

This group of doctors, nurses, and administrators of the Chicago Medical Center tackle the city's everyday chaos. From a kid with a severe lung condition to a patient in an L train derailment, these doctors and nurses are in full force for any task.

Even Colin Donnell's character, Dr. Conner Rhodes, comes in on his first day when the train he's taken gets derailed. Treating a patient who was about to propose to their girlfriend helps get a pair of lungs to a kid who needs them to live. He may not be Mr. Warmth, but he gets it done.

Will Halstead and Natalie Manning are probably my favorite characters in the show. One, of course, is a hard-headed doctor who knows what's best for the patients, including the pregnant woman who thought she was brain dead, turned out to have swelling and needed surgery, but was stopped short due to the baby's parents.

Manning is the lead pediatrician who is pregnant. She lost her husband while serving and is still dealing with the loss. But she has April and Maggie, both nurses, for help. She not only takes care of a child from the accident who suffered a heart condition but helps Halstead treat his patient and face the baby's parents as well.

The connection between Halstead and Natalie could turn into a new couple down the road.

Another character is Dr. Charles, who is still a mysterious character in my book but attractive at the same time. We see him caring for a sick kid whose lugs are weak, and Charles is the only one who seems to be the kid's guard.

The show gives a great story with such interesting characters that are a bit different from Fire and PD. If I had to choose which new medical performance is better this fall, it would be Med over Code Black.

I love the series, and it's been since (House) 2009 that I've seen an excellent medical drama. It's brilliant, unique, and, most of all, it's a medical show that you can believe in.

And I can't leave out that they mention another hospital in the County. I wonder if that's Cook County General, better known as the hospital from ER. I got goosebumps just thinking if Dr. Carter is still in Chicago.

Overall, I give this episode an 8.5/10.

You can catch Chicago Med Tuesday nights at 9/8c on NBC.

Fire Attraction: Chicago Fire "2212"



This is going to be a short recap.

Kelly and Patterson rivalry heats up even further. When came to an accident between a car and a motorcycles, Patterson's order was to guard the car and driver from the biker gang til the cops get there. Severide seen the guy and thinks that he needs to get out and go to Med.

Patterson didn't care for his idea but Severide did it anyway and it blows up, in my mind pretty big. Patterson goes to Bowden and ask for Severide to transfer but Bowden wouldn't accept it, but only for a suspension.

Speaking of Bowden, he gets a new neighbor and it turns out that she has the hots for him. She makes a call asking him to come and help unlock her door because she thinks that she has the stove on with water boiling. That turned out to be not true and soon she offered him a drink. He left but it turned into a Fatal Attraction when a cop comes to his house and ask about her and the bruises on her face.

Something is not right and it looks like someone higher up is setting him up. But if we know Bowden that he would get through this. I think that we all know that Riddle is the one behind this mess  and so is along for Severide too.

I will say that the best part of the episode was when Rush became part of the episode. Mouch gets tickets to concerts and has to pick two more to go. But after going backstage and getting a photo, the rest of the guy left because the seats were mistakenly given and Mouch got front row seats. Poor guys.

This episode was very good. I enjoyed the Rush storyline but when it comes to Bowden and his assault questions to the neighbor, my heart just dropped. Freaking out was more like it. And I can't get enough of Jimmy and Chili or #Chirelli on Twitter.

Overall, I give this episode a 8/10.

You can catch Chicago Fire Tuesday nights at 10/9c on NBC.

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Family Secrets: Supergirl "Livewire"


It's the Thanksgiving holiday, and nothing says the holiday like a family fight with a little bit of electricity.

I can start by saying that this is one of the episodes I was hoping for after hearing about the series. I'll spell out my guts on that a bit later.

As Kara battles a loose alien at the DEO, Alex is waiting for her to get back before their mother gets there for the Thanksgiving holiday. Of course, there always has to be drama in the family, and this one was no excuse not to use. Alex's mother thinks highly of Kara and is harder on her.

We get to see some flashbacks of the Danvers. Kara takes Alex flying, and when they get back, things don't go well for them. Their father, Jeremiah, offers his services to the DEO, and we learn later that he died while helping them.

It was a good backstory to watch b, but the real entertainment was watching Leslie Willis becoming Livewire. It's almost the same story that we've heard before, but it's incredible to watch it in real-time. Willis is a Howard Stern-type type disc-jockey who hates Supergirl for the way that she is and the way that she looks. Cat, her boss, didn't like it and warned her about it but transferred her to traffic coverage that evening while a storm was coming.

While on the chopper, lightning strikes, and they go around. Supergirl rescues the pilot and then tries to save Willis, but lightning strikes Supergirl and transfers to Leslie, making her what she is: Livewire. And boy, did she go after Cat for all the crap that she put her through.

I have to say that her entrance with Cat and Kara was the best way to introduce yourself. Just watching Supergirl and Livewire fight was pretty impressive, and it got Cat to open up a bit to Kara as she learned a little about Kara.

With the help of the DEO and Alex, Supergirl, and Cat, they teamed up to take down Livewire. It didn't go to plan, but of course, the water pipes were the best way to go.

Near the end, Alex and Eliza have made up, and both are on good terms until she tells both Alex and Kara that their father didn't die in a plane crash and that he worked for the DEO and worked for the man Hank Henshaw. Boy, that puts a chill down your spine.

I enjoyed this episode so much. Brit Morgan as Livewire was perfect. Livewire is one of my favorite supervillains in the Superman/Supergirl/Batgirl universe, or is it just the DC Universe? I thought that some exciting moments with Cat and Kara impressed me. And I would like to know what Henshaw did to Jeremiah. He killed Superman.

Overall, I give this episode an 8.5/10

You can catch Supergirl on Monday nights at 8/7c on CBS.

Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Smiths: Blindspot "Authentic Flirt"



When a billionaire hacker has a list, it's up to the FBI to get it before it falls into the wrong hands.

As things heat up, Zapata been told to place a micro chip in Jane's place so the CIA can keep an eye on her. But in the meantime, Patterson finds an another clue that's in a form of a puzzle. It leads to a place where Kurt, Jane and the team to a place where two assassins were happen to look for something there.

That's where fire blew and shots were fired. The two assassins were killed and Kurt found what they were looking for that would lead to a secret auction party from a billionaire hacker. To get in Kurt and Jane have to play a married assassin couple, which in my opinion would fit just fine in their resumes.

When the only seen half of the file, they looked for the other buyer. After talking to him and kicking his ass, the billionaire comes kills the other buyer who he thinks turns out to be a Federal Agent. He offers them a drink and asked Kurt about the last job that they've done and asked who and how Jane killed the victim.

Soon, Kurt and Jane take action and forces the billionaire to get the chopper ready but a few of his men stood in the way. After taking them done and some help from backup, they took him away.

While that was going on Mayfair was being pressured to get rid of Guerrero. Mayfair offered him to be moved and while he was being moved, an attack took place where he got stabbed multiple times. He had information and was taken away. I will say I was a bit stun that he only had a couple of episodes in. I would think that Philips would have more than two.

And the other things, Patterson's boyfriend spies on a lady that's been leaving messages in the same book at the library. He follows her from the park to near the ally where he gets his throat cut and dies. The look on Patterson's face was nothing good and even though the signs were there that he might be killed, it was dumb fault for what he did.

Also, just as Jane puts on the ring that Kurt hands her, we see a flashback of her and another guy. Could she have been married or engaged while she was gone and who was that guy? He looked like the actor from Young and the Restless.

This was a very good episode. It had that Mr. & Mrs. Smith vibe to it and the action scenes with them and the other assassin buyer was tops. Also We get to see and meet Kurt's ex-girlfriend and boy did Jane show some jealousy towards them. I don't think this meeting will be over.

Overall, I give this episode a 8.5/10.

You can catch the Fall Finale of Blindspot this Monday at 10/9c on NBC.

Monday, November 16, 2015

A Tale in Space: Doctor Who "Sleep No More"




"Sleep No More" was a very different but exciting episode. It started with a video message that looked to be a distress call and explained what had happened, along with meeting the rescuers who were to attempt to rescue whoever was in that empty ship.

Then the rescuers bumped into the Doctor and Clara, and they searched for what the hell was in that ship. Hell, it looked like a family of sand monsters with no faces. But one by one, the team lost each other, and it came down to three. Of course, the scientist, at the beginning, turns out to be the guy who has caused all this to happen.

With the Doctor, Clara, and the other soldier escaping in the TARDIS, the scientist made one last remark before sending it to everyone. But as he was nearly done, he scratched his eye, and it turned into dust, and soon his head was coming apart.

To answer the scientist's question, yes, I did enjoy the show, and no, I don't think my family would enjoy it unless it's my brother and me. I'll say that this was a very different episode. It was like Ghost Hunters meets Tales of the Creep. I loved how the camera was part of the character's viewpoint at times.

Overall, I give this episode a 7/10.

You can catch Doctor Who on Saturdays at 9/8c on BBC America.

CHICAGO MED | Official Trailer




Here's the trailer for the new series Chicago Med which premieres tomorrow night.



You can catch the premiere of Chicago Med Tuesday, Nov. 17th at 9/8c on NBC.