"Don't run, Stay with me": Doctor Who "Face the Raven"

We knew that this was coming for a while, but the question was how, and in last night's episode, "Face the Raven," we got to see Clara Oswald one previous time.

When Rigsy calls Clara on the TARDIS phone asking for help on a mysterious tattoo, The Doctor and Clara discover that it's a countdown to his death.

We all know that Clara has been enjoying much time with the Doctor and traveling from place to place. That includes dealing with risky situations and watching her look for trouble streets hanging out of the TARDIS; you know she's gone too far. They bump into Me there, too, as the Mayor of the streets.

So when they find Troubledle Street, they learn his tattoo is a countdown to his death because he was near a  victim who seemed dead but wasn't. So, for his punishment, when the clock is gone, a raven will come and kill him. Somehow, this makes Edgar Allen Poe go, Why didn't I think of that?"

But Clara didn't let that happen to him and found out they could be switched, but can't she or a second time. So,? Ara was stuck with it, with no solution.

And the Do,c tor upset as he can be demanded Me to undo it, but she couldn't do it. It left the Doctor threatening her by bringing everyone from friends to enemies down and bringing hell to the area. But Clara stopped him and gave one of the best heartwarming goodbye speeches ever.

She tells him not to take revenge for her behavior. Don't be a warrior; be the Doctor. I couldn't help but tear up from that scene and the rest until she died. I think we all felt what the Doctor was feeling about it.

I understand and transfer the Doctor to where we'll know about the next episode as part two of this story continues.

I thought that the story was well told and that the send-off of Clara was emotional at its best. I thought saying goodbye to Amy Pond was hard, but this one takes a massive chunk of my heart. Clara Oswald is my favorite companion of the Doctor. She's got heart, a risk taker, and doesn't back down.

But even if this is a two-part episode, will she come back? Well, I guess we'll find out.


Overall, I give this episode a 9.5/10.

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

Highway Rush: The Blacklist "Kings of the Highway"

It's the fall finale of The Blacklist and the one thing that we can expect is the unexpected and this had some really good ones.

As Liz and Red make a stop at the gas station to get some gas and freshen up. Liz comes out and finds that Red and the car is gone. We all know that Reddington wouldn't leave her, turns out he was kidnapped by the Kings of the Highway, a gang that kidnaps, steals and kills.

Watching Red getting cuff was entertaining at times, but heart-pounding too. How often do you see someone give it to Reddington either punching him or hitting him? Counting back it would have to be only less than 6 I think.

Liz, trying to search for Red, gets Samar to help after a night she and Ressler had and used his computer to help locate Red's location. That turned south when the phone was found in the car with blood in the backseat. But a junkyard worker told Liz that a guy picked it up and told her where he might be.

She gets the guy's attention and had a couple of moments from playing pool to kissing in his apartment until the leader of the Kings called and told him that he's got Reddington. And wonders if Liz is around and finds out that she's in his apartment. The two fight for a good minute and Liz shoots him.

She makes a call to exchange him for Reddington but the leader won't deal, until a member speaks up and kills him and arranges the deal. As Dembe gets the package, Liz picks him up and exchange it, but Red wasn't there.

He was released but by the time everything went down, cops and Ressler comes and Liz runs as Ressler was chasing her. She ran pretty far but wasn't as fast as Ressler got her and arrested her.

But that was like the third shocking moment in the episode. The others happen to be, Samar being fired, the deputy Attorney General getting killed by the Chairman, so she's working with Solomon, The Director and Cabul.

Also I can't forget the scenes with Cooper and Tom trying to escape from Solomon's men. That car chase scene was awesome and Tom, of course, having to take the tracking chip off of Kurkart chest.

This episode was a great fall finale, there was so much suspense that at times my heart was pounding.

Now that Lix is captured by Ressler, I think that things are going to be super high for her life. The tipping point is at full capacity. The one thin I do like from the promo for the next episode is that Liz is in the same box that Red was in in the beginning of the series. Gotta love that!!!

Overall, I give this episode a 9.5/10.

You can catch The Blacklist when it returns in the new year Thursday, Jan. 7th at 9/8c on NBC.

Father and Daughter: Chicago PD "Never Forget I Love You"

This was all Lindsay and Voight episode all over and it didn't disappoint at all in this fall finale.

Erin and Voight get a call of a head floating in the Chicago river. They search and find the rest of the body, not a bad way to spent a little father-daughter time right? During the search, they talk about the past stuff that they've gone through.

They identified the victim and soon find where she was working, at a strip joint. They only get one word out of the employees and soon find some illegal cards in her locker.

But it was when Voight goes far and beyond to talk to a mob boss that he knows personally and asked him for help to shed some light in this case. Well, the guy's business partner helps and gives a name, they search the suspect's place. And it turned out to be one of the funniest scenes after Halstead and Ruzek chased him that both the suspect and Ruzek goes falls to the ground.

Not long that the suspect's lawyer comes in and tells Voight and Halstead that his client will give his confession. Erin wasn't buying it at all and as this case goes on, questions Voight's mind. Well,  he is meeting with mobsters and trying to solve the case without giving them issues. Who could blame her?

But it turned out that the suspect turned out to be the lawyer, who had a lot of meeting with the victim and taking a lot of money from his mob boss. But as Erin and Halstead interviewed him, Voight comes in and tells them that he has two choices: one confess and go to protective custody or two walk out that door. He walked out that door and as Erin tells him that she'll get him, he gets a ride from his boss, so you kind of know what that means.

Later as Erin is having a drink at Molly's, Voight comes in and tells her that she might not like what he does but he does give the benefit of the doubt. He also explained to her why someone went to Joliet prison because he gave him a choice and he took it. And the guy at the time was bad too and Erin didn't know it. Voight still loves Erin and still treats her like his own daughter.

I found this episode really good and of course the cliffhanger at the end when Roman and Burgess has been dealing with an ex-husband beating his wife after the death of their son, that Roman has been helping with. Roman chases him and shoots him, but he turns out dead and had no gun. Burgess calls Voight and tells him there's a situation. And that's where we are left with until January.

It was good and it should a lot more growth and understanding of what Erin and Voight stand. And the cliffhanger might not stand out as the last previous episode that night on SVU.
 
Overall,  I give this episode a 8/10.

You can catch Chicago PD back in the new year Wednesday nights at 10/9c on NBC.

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

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.

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.