A Wesen Twist: Grimm "El Cuegle "

When you hear baby snatcher, you would think of one of the most important things that...well...takes and eats the,m but not this kind. This one monster of the week has a dt side to him.

I would have to say that I'm pretty excited to get back to the Monster of the Week episode now, and "El Cugele" happens to be a memorable one. Let this be a lesson to new parents who are expecting or have a baby that taking too many photos can be a bad thing.

When a man, known as the "El Cuegle," looks for a baby, he searches the internet, primarily social media websites, hunts them, and takes them away. Nick, Hank, and Wu are brought to investigate, and after tracking him down and taking him to the station, the guy tells them that he's only doing what's good.

See, when the guy is a woman, he has three eyes (one sees the past, the other the future, and the other the purpose). He explains that the reason why he's doing this is that he's trying to prevent those babies from doing someone dangerous in the future (like he tells them that the baby will kill both his parents 18 years from now). Creepy right?  What would you do, let him go and do what he's supposed to do, or lock him up and let what the future lays for that baby? A genuine Sophia's choice.

The El Cuegle escapes and rushes to the baby again, but Nick and Hank stop them in a real old-fashioned buddy butt-kicking mode and kill him after falling from the house's second floor. But before dying, he mentions "the bears." Now, unless he's telling us about the Chicago Bears winning the Super Bowl next year, I would think he was just talking crazy. Still, he was talking about the blanket that the baby has been wrapped in, which was also seen in the future when the older version of the baby shoots his parents.

First, I could see why he would want to shoot his parents (mainly his dad for being a total dick to his mother and not believing in her). But this was an interesting case to watch.

In this episode, the scene with Nick, Hank, and Wu talking with Renard is golden. One of the funniest moments in the episode (wait, it's the most comic). The second would be Monroe telling Diana how Nick looked like Renard. The other funniest scene was Renard and Meisner at the station continuing their conversation from the previous night.

Another thing: Diana telling Rosalee and Monroe that there's more than one baby or something she couldn't tell. But there are more babies, which leads to what I think is the most remembered moment of this episode (besides Nadalind): the Monrosalee scene. Rosealee and Monroe are discussing trying to step back from what they've been doing. What Monroe tells her is simply beautiful and heartwarming, too. We want nothing but happiness with their soon-to-be big family.

Third thing: I don't know about all of the Nadalind fans out there, but I loved that scene when they returned to the loft (I prefer Fome). We got a nice scene with Adalind and Nick together in their Fome Sweet Fome! Yes, I'm going to say it.

Final thing: Even Eve eavesdrops on Nick and Adalind in their conversation in the underground. She seems to be feeling increasingly, and I think Juliette is popping in and out. She seems to lose her wedging powers like when Adalind lost hers in Season 4. But while under the tunnel, she seems to get the urge to grab that stick and gets burned on her hand a symbol and soon draws on the wall. We might see her art in the next episode.

This episode was excellent, with a lot of good, some creepy, and funny moments. The writing was fantastic, and the actors, even those playing El Cuegle, were excellent and believable. I didn't lose interest throughout the story, and it left a creepy ending. Overall, I give this episode a 9/10.


You can catch The Final Chapter of Grimm on Friday nights at 8/7c on NBC.

Conviction "Bridge and Tunnel Vision"

In the episode, "Bridge and Tunnel Vision," When Hayes investigates a 10 year old case, she finds out that her boss was the one who convicted them and wants to get him back.

Hayes decides to go after Wallace's career making cases called the Prospect 3. The case was of three boys, Mike, Brian and Seamus, that were convicted of raping and assaulting a woman, Zadie Daniels, while on her way from work.

Hayes thought that this will be a great way to stick it to Wallace and when he comes up to see what they were working on, she decides to tell him about another case. But that secret didn't last too long when her mother comes up for a visit and spying on her too. Wallace thinks that the case was a slam dunk, but something wasn't adding up.

They learned that Zadie had lied about the whole rape thing, because she had an affair with a married guy. But the hit on the head with a brick was from someone, just so happens to be one of the boys. There might be a new problem as the days get closer, the team looked into background info on the boys and Brian was the one with a history of hitting women.

Hayes gets him to confess, while Mike and Seamus were free. Even though it might be a win for Hayes and her team, she doesn't quite enjoyed it as she told the press of the closed case to the media and soon Zadia gets mobbed with them asking about her lying.

This episode wasn't that bad. The case for this epsiode was good. But as I said about it in the pilot, ABC doesn't need to push the Scandal style sexy soap drama for this show. It can be better with central grounded characters. Overall, I give this episode 7/10.

You can catch Conviction Sunday nights at 10/9c on NBC.

Companions and Lovers: Victoria "Ladies In Waiting"/"Brocket Hall"

"Ladies in Waiting" 

I think the best word to describe this episode would be nature. As in you can't mess with nature that it should take it's time. That's what went running through my head after watching this episode.

As Queen Victoria takes her role on, her family from uncle, mother's boyfriend to even some of the caretakers have taken their plan to make sure that she loses her position, making her look crazy, just like her grandfather. But also the Whig Prime Minister Lord Melbourne resigns because he feels that he lacks the requirement of mandate in the parliament.

Of course, this doesn't go so well with Victoria because he's the only person that she can trust out of all the rest of the people around her. Robert Peel comes in it doesn't quite go so well and everything that he would suggest, she just turns it down, like letting go a few of her lady friends because they're married to the opposite party. With that in mind, Peel leaves and Melbourne comes back and takes his position as the Prime Minister again.

I thought that this was a suitable episode. The performances from actor were good. The reason I think that the word nature comes into play of this episode was that no one wants to let Victoria do her own thing and yet her uncle and Sir John tries to mess with her, it just seems that they're messing with the nature of her abilities. But with Melbourne leaving and then coming back, it sets things right with her. I enjoyed this episode and thought that the writing was very good. Overall, I give this episode a 8/10.

"Brocket Hall"

"Brocket Hall" probably one of the most interesting match making episodes I've so far.

As everyone around Victoria trying to get her to marry, thinking that being an independent is a problem and that she needs a man to help control her. But she tries to turn them down, her uncle King Leopold of Belgium tries to get Lord Melbourne to go with it, but he doesn't think it's right for her to be force into marriage.

We do see Victoria express her interest in having a romantic relationship Melbourne but he turns her down in a nice way. Later the two of them do dance at a costume party, after dancing with other men, who are trying to win her over, failed anyway later on.

Melbourne and Victoria danced and it just seemed to click just watching them. He wants her to choice someone who makes her happy long term, as he tells her later on.

Meanwhile, Victoria confronts Sir John about taking a pay and leave the court, along with leaving her mother, for which he takes. But finally Victoria and her mother finally bonded for what looks to be the first time since. Finally, that guy was really getting on my damn nerves with how he acts around, thinking he's all high and freaking mighty.

This episode really centers around it's historical moments like in this episode during the Newport Rising, Victoria learns about one of the house staff's nephew was one of many setting to put to death by hanging but stop it and instead exile them to Australia, showing that her reign of power can be a merciful one.    

The show ends in one of the best moments of a first meet, as Victoria plays the piano,  who pops up and catches her by surprise, her cousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, who pretty much looks nothing like what she remembers or describes.

I enjoyed this episode pretty much the same as the previous episode. The performance was good, just watching Coleman and  Sewell on screen is just amazing to watch. Also I've been amazed from Nell Hudson in these last couple of episodes, her character, Miss. Nancy Skerrett, just seems interesting to know more and more as she's quite different than the rest of the house staffers.  The directional visuals were amazing even during that scene when Victoria meets with Melbourne was wonderful. Overall, I give this episode a 8/10.

You can catch Victoria on Masterpiece Sunday nights at 9/8c on PBS.

SHADES OF BLUE | Official Season 2 Trailer

This Is Us "The Right Thing To Do"/"The Big Day"

"The Right Thing to Do"

The first new episode of the new year and they hit us with another winning episode.

"The Right Thing to Do" will be remember of how it all reminds us that when things in life are in a tough spot, there's always that one right thing to do about it.

From Toby declining and then changing his mind about having surgery on his heart. Thinking that he might not need it but realizes that even though he loves Kate, the right thing to do is to have it and see what goes beyond there. For Kate on the other hand, she tries to decided whether she wants to be wit him long term and she tells Toby after surgery that she would want to marry him. That's when he awakes and agrees.

For Kevin, when you think that him and Sloane might hit actually be a couple, Kevin doesn't really acknowledge it the way we see it. After performing the play in front of the director, he thinks they could pull it off. But that changes when Olivia pops up wanting to join the play again, which the director was pleased to have back. Olivia tries to make things right with Kevin but soon he realizes that he's better with Sloane and than leaves with heartbreak.

For Randal and his dad, he thinks that his dad seems to be moving away from him after meeting Jessie. But that wasn't the case at all, as he tells Randal that his cancer was coming at him full strength and the medicine wasn't working. That's where they decided to stop the chemo meds and let it takes its course.
Probably one of the uplifting stories was of course, Jack and Rebecca. We see them learning that they are having triplets and that the apartment that they just got wasn't going to be enough for all five of them( let along carrying them up and down the stairs). Rebecca talks to her stubborn mother about their situation and she offered her and Jack to stay with them. She tells Jack about it but he kind of takes it not seriously because Rebecca doesn't like her mother at all (as we learned in the Thanksgiving episode).

When Rebecca ask Jack to get some ice cream for her, he takes off but forgets his wallet but hears Rebecca crying. He then drives off to, what I thought was to Rebecca's parents place but that turned out to be wrong. He drove to his father's place and asked for money. Jack and his dad don't get along as we saw it in the beginning of the episode, but he gave him the money and Jack took his classic car and sold it and used the money not only for a station wagon but also the house that he's working on with his crew, which is the home that the family stays in through childhood.

This was another great episode. I was so amazed from the story plots and the characters that it just made me smile at times. When life gets in the way you just have to decide what's the right thing to do for that moment and each of the characters did something in their situation. I have to say that Milo Ventimiglia gave a really good performance in this episode, maybe his best. I guess we'll have to see.
Overall, I give this episode a 9/10.

"The Big Day"

Let me this say this: after watching this episode, I was literally lost for words. When I mean that I mean I was blown away from everything that I just saw in this one hour episode.

I'm not going to recap of what happen. I will just say this (while not being a butthead about it). I recommend you watch this very episode and see for yourself. This was by far the best episode since Last Christmas let along the Pilot or The Trip.

The writing was just outstanding. It moved me in so many ways to tears and joy. Mandy Moore and Gerald McRaney were literally put on their best performance with McRaney stealing most of it with his dramatic acting and brilliant comic tone.

And also I want to say that the musical score and music playing during this episode (and throughout) have been literally the best on television. It set the tone and mood for the scene so beautiful.  Give a lot of credit to Siddhartha Khosla and Goldspot.

For the second time, I do recommend watching this episode for yourself. I think if you see what I mean that you would understand where I'm coming from. This episode is clearly worth watching.

Overall I give this episode a 10/10.

You can catch This Is Us Tuesday nights at 9/8c on NBC.

Fear is Not Real: Timeless "The World's Colombian Exposition"

Timeless is back and we pick off right where we left off and leaving us on the edge of our seats.

Wyatt and Rufus get back to present day and search for Lucy, even though they had to wait til the machine cools down for four hours. They find her in Chicago at the World's Fair in 1892. Trying to figure out why that time and place would be somewhat a plan from Flynn with a double edge sword

Flynn takes Lucy and tries to get Harry Houdini to get inside the meeting of three of the biggest minds of the 20th Century (Edison, Ford and Morgan). But when they get in, it back fires on Flynn and Houdini leaves Flynn handcuff for now and recuse Lucy.

Meanwhile, the other reason why Flynn chosen this time and place was to lured them into Murder Castle owned by H. H. Holmes. Trapped with two other people, Wyatt and Rufus tries to
breakaway and old brick to get someone to hear them as they are in an airtight soundproof room. They will escape thanks to Lucy and Harry and the meeting between Lucy and Wyatt was like fireworks.

They try to find Holmes but only found the caretaker. While looking for Holmes, Lucy spots a photo of Holmes and it turns out that the guy that was with Wyatt and Rufus was actually Holmes himself.

He takes her to the basement to burn her. Fear as she should, she learned what Harry had told her and used that against Holmes, pretending to be a psychic. That gave enough time for Wyatt and Rufus to get there and save her. Eventually, Wyatt kills Holmes and the three get back to present day. Rufus declares war against Rittenhouse, as he's done with the recordings. Of course, Mason doesn't like it, but goes with it.

At the end, Wyatt gets a call from Flynn about returning the favor that he promised back in the previous episode with Benedict Arnold. He give the name that killed his wife and where he is at, but he can't go there so suggested that he should go back and kill his parents or something to that nature.

This was one hell of an episode coming back from a month hiatus. The story was amazing and I was just overly amazed from what they really did in this episode from Holmes, Murder Castle, World's Fair and even Houdini as well.

It's just mind blowing. It literally took me awhile to figure out that the guy hanging with Wyatt and Rufus was Holmes. The writing was amazing, the performances from the actors was great as well. Overall I give this episode a 9/10.

Late last week, co creator Eric Kriple written a letter to fans about the state of the show. It list that the show is doing great on every level expect for live viewing and pleased fans to gets everyone to tune in 10/9c. Here's that tweet of the letter.

You can catch Timeless Monday nights at 10/9c on NBC.

"Oh My God...."Grimm "Oh Captain, My Captain"

HOLY CRAP!!!! I think that's probably what I could describe in this week's explosion of Grimm.

"Oh, Captain My Captain" had everything we probably wanted and then some. I think when it's all said and done, this episode would have to be in my top ten list of favorite episodes.

With Nick still on the run, he plans to get back at Renard, being Renard himself. By that, he'll have to use the same trick that Adalind and Eve had pulled off, or as I love to call it, the hat trick.

But for it to work, they'll need some of Renard's hair, which left it up to Adalind and Monroe. The scene when Adalind gives Monroe Renard's hair and clothes and soon Renard shows up to change his shirt. Adalind puts him in the closet to get Renard out of the room. That scene was one of many humorist moments of the episode

When Monroe brings in a hair sample, Nick breathes in from the hat. He does nothing for a few seconds, but he soon works and transforms into a creepy, weird, and sweaty Renard. Nick freaks out because he's still in woge mode, but Rosalee calms him down. Another funny scene comes when Hank gets to the shop, and as he comes in, Nick yells at him about his resignation papers and gets Hank pissed off until Eve asks him if that is good. Hank's looks were just too funny.

Nick planned to go on live TV and announce that Renard would be stepping down as the new Mayor. Of course, the real Renard hears about it as Adalind tries to keep him in the house til the live announcement. Renard leaves with frustration and heads over to the station.

Nick and Hank get into the Captain's office and clean the place, taking the laptop and papers. Until Renard's new replacement captain comes in and wants to talk to Renard about the news, pissed off because Renard gave him a deal, kill Rachel Wood's partner, and he'll get the job. But Nick tells him that he won't get it due to blood on the shirt, and the guy woge and soon leaves.

Nick starts to feel something painful but moves on and tries to get out of there, but the press comes in asking questions. As he leaves them, he bumps into Renard at the parking lot, and he and Nick face off, but only for a bit until the press gets there.

Hank, Nick, and Wu return with what they've earned, but a sight problem comes: Nick can't change back. Well, his body was tired when he was in Renard's office. So when Renard called, they agreed to meet at Nick's loft on the rooftop.

As the two meet up, they exchange a couple of funny lines; one of them, if Nick shoots Renard, would that be considered suicide? The two finally battle it out until they can't take either down. But they made truths to go back to the showings and that Nick would raise his son and Adalind would come with him, but Diana would have to be shared with Adalind and Renard.

Nick gets back to the shop as Renard; no one can't find a way to help change back. But then Monroe wonders if Nick is Nick; that could be just the real Renard. But Eve figures they should ask Nick a question that only Nick knows. Adalind asks the first question about where they had their first kiss; he replies that it was at the table in their loft or in the woods that took her powers (yes, I still consider that a kiss). Adalind relaxes and tells everyone that it's Nick and that the kiss that took her powers wasn't a kiss. (yes, it was!!).

Without knowing how to change Nick, Diana soon wakes up and greets her daddy. Nick turns around, and she asks him what had happened, but he tells her that things are okay. She put her hand on his chest, and her eyes changed. And she told him he wasn't her daddy and pushed him with full force across the shop. But that helped Nick change back to himself, and Adalind rushed to his side and hugged each other, but as he looked at Diana and she looked at him, I'm not sure things were good.

As Renard gets to his home, he hears someone in the dark across the room. The guy says that he's still on the wrong side, and who pops up, Meisner!

This was hands down one of the best episodes so far. It had thrills, laughs, and excitement! Since it aired, I've watched it more times than the previous episodes. The writing was excellent. I thought that Claire and Silas did a fine job in that scene of picking clothes and hiding from Renard. Russell and Sasha had a heated exchange after Nick turned into Renard.

Give props to Sasha, too, for doing double duty along with the stunt doubles. It's probably one of his best works so far. As a Nadalind fan, I loved that scene when Adalind and Nick hugged each other after Nick turned back. I think we could all use a #NadalindHug after this episode.

And what can I say about David Giuntoil's television directorial debut? It was amazing!! I loved the camera work during the fight scene and when Nick was breathing in the smoke from the hat. Overall, I give this episode a 9/10.


You can catch the final chapter of Grimm on day nights at 8/7c on NBC