TV Review: Timeless Season 1 Episode 5 "The Alamo" [Emz]

So here we are with episode 5 "The Alamo." This episode originally aired on the 31st October 2016.

Here is the synopsis for this episode:

Flynn returns to the pivotal event in the war over Texas, and the team finds itself stranded inside the Alamo, with no hope of being rescued.

Review:

So this was an interesting one. Being British I know next to nothing about The Alamo but I have heard the name before. So this episode is set 1836 and It is supposed to be Wyatt's last mission due to the fact that he hasn't been able to kill Flynn. 

Heading into The Alamo was easy enough, but getting out is the hard part. Flynn's plan was to get the Mexican army to attack the Alamo three days earlier than originally planned. William B. Travis is killed by Flynn before he can write his Victory or Death letter, so Lucy has to create one. 

They meet James Bowie and Davy Crockett in the process of saving history. 

At the end of the episode, Lucy and Rufus prevent Wyatt from being fired and Lucy makes peace with her mother, who gives her the name of her father.

I really enjoyed this episode. Irt was a little amusing when Wyatt broke character and wouldn't play along with Lucy's story. But being in a war zone clearly affected Wyatt and he ended up spilling his backstory of his time in the army and how he survived in a brief way to James Bowie.

Till next time

Emz x

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TV Review: Timeless Season 1 Episode 4 "Party at Castle Varlar" [Emz]

So here we are episode 4, Party at Castle Varlar. This one is a little further forward in time, I belive it's set in the 1940's

Here is the plot:

Lucy, Wyatt and Rufus find themselves in Germany in the midst of World War II, where they must race to stop Flynn and end his psychotic crusade; the team meets one of literature's most popular figures.

Review:

So the whole plot at the beginning of this episode is to stop Flynn using the atom bomb. So Lucy, Wyatt and Rufus follow Flynn to Nazi Germany in 1944. We even have Ian Fleming (not the real one) helping them out on this mission, even though he really doesn't know why they are really there. 

I really enjoyed this episode, from the jokes from Ian Fleming saying how much they stood out. I enjoyed that fat that they always seem to head back in time thinking Flynn has one thing in mind and then ends up realising that actually, that's not quite what he has in mind.

I enjoyed all the undercover parts including Ian portraying a Nazi General/ Captain (I forgot...oops!)  and found it funny how their adventures create a brand new James Bond story (Ian Fleming created James Bond.... if you didn't already know that)

So next up in my Timeless reviews is episode 5 "The Alamo."

Till the next post

Emz x

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TV Review: Timeless Season 1 Episode 3 "Atomic City" [Emz]

So I have finally seen episode 3! This episode is called Atomic City and is based a year before JFK's assassination, 1962.

Here is the Premise for this episode:

Flynn and the team are on the run with the era's most infamous mistress in 1962 Las Vegas; Rufus meets an old mentor who may have dark motives; Lucy's personal life starts to crumble; Wyatt tries to change history.

Review:

I enjoyed the twists in this episode. They travel back in time after Flynn expecting to be trying to stop JFK's assassination a year early. But the story of course takes a twist. I really enjoy the way the story keeps going through different years in the past and each time at least keep coming up against different issues or perhaps its a good thing. With Lucy wearing a very skimpy waitress outfit and getting leered at by other men and Rufus being invisible due to the colour of his skin.

I will hopefully review episode 4 "Party at Castle Varlar" soon.

Till next time

Emz x

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TV Reviews: Timeless Season 1 Episode 2 "The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln" [Emz]

So I have just watched the second episode of Season 1. The title is "The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln." So this mean they have travelled back in time to the end of the Civil War.

The bad guy of this series is called Garcia Flynn and is intent on changing American History. So that is why they have to follow him back in time to stop that from happening.

Here is the premise: 

Lucy, Wyatt and Rufus track Garcia Flynn to the night of Lincoln's assassination, where he has joined up with John Wilkes Booth; the team debates whether they should alter history.

Review:

So, this episode was really good. Both episodes sof ar have dealt with the theme of slavery, this time it is the men free from slavery that have been fighting in the Civil War. the idea that Flynn wants to get Boothe to kill more people than just Abraham Lincoln means that the impact on history will be significantly different. with the character of Lucy still dealing with the aftermath of her sister being erased from time as well.

I will review the next episode: Atomic City soon.

Till then

Emz x

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TV Review: Timeless Season 1 Premiere "Pilot" [Emz]

So I finally started watching this tonight on Netflix. I have to admit it's not bad. I'll happily watch anything that features time travel (*cough* nothing beats Doctor Who *Cough*) haha!! Anyway, I'm only one episode in and there were alot of faces I recognised but I did have google them to make sure I was correct.

The actors that portray two of the main characters, Abigail Spencer (Cowboys & Aliens, This Mean War) and Matt Lanter (90210, Star-crossed, Vampires Suck) I recognised them but its the actors portraying the recurring and guest characters that  took me by surprise.

So the first is the actress who played the guest character Kate Drummond for this episode, Shantel VanSanten, she has starred in One Tree Hill and The Flash, she is currently starring in Shooter. Also in a recurring are Matt Frewer who I am currently watching in The Librarians (season 1) and Susanna Thompson who for me is best known for playing Moira Queen in Arrow.

Here is the premise from IMDB for this episode:;

An unlikely team must travel through time and stop a criminal mastermind from destroying the past.

Review:

So I've only watched the first episode but, so fat so good. The twists in the story and how they struggle to keep everything as it was in the past, not always with success is very interesting. I am looking forward to seeing how the season progresses. 

That's it for now. I will hopefully review another episode of this in the future,

Till then

Emz x

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September 2017: What to watch! [Emz]

So It is now the 1st September and there are a few new and returning shows on our screens this month.

I will be posting three shows that I am looking forward to watching and perhaps some that i'd recommend.

1. Strike: The Silkworm

So this Sunday (3rd September) is the conclusion of The Cuckoo's Calling, based of the book by Robert Galbraith (pseudonym of J.K. Rowling.)  There is only three episodes in this series.

But, the good news is that if you have been watching the series, the second book, The Silkworm, has been adapted alongside the Cuckoo's Calling and will be on our TV screens the following Sunday.

I have been enjoying this series and would recommend it.

Strike: The Silkworm airs Sunday 10th September 2017 on BBC One at 9pm.

2. Timeless - Season1

So this Series has already aired it's first season in the USA on NBC.

I have heard of this series but never watched it as yet.

Here is the Premise:

When an experimental time machine is stolen, a history professor, a soldier and an engineer are tasked with capturing the culprit only to learn that he plans to rewrite American history and that each of them has a connection to his plan as well as the mysterious organization that funded the machine's development.

The show stars Abigail Spencer who has previously starred in films such as Cowboys & Aliens and This Means War, along with TV series Rectify.

Also starring in this Show is Matt Lanter who appeared in the TV show 90210 and Star-crossed. He has also appeared in a few films including Vampires Suck and The Roomate. He also voices Anakin Skywalker for Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Ward Rebels.

The show was cancelled after one season in the USA but due to the fans being angry at the decision, they reversed the cancellation and renewed it for a second season.

Timeless lands on Netflix on the 1st September (today!)

3. Designated Survivor - Season 2

For anyone who hasn't seen or heard of the show, yes that is Keifer Sutherland.

The first season is brilliant I am not too far off finishing it.

Here is the premise from the first season:

On the night of the State of the Union, an explosion claims the lives of the President and everyone in the presidential line of succession, except for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Tom Kirkman, who had been named the designated survivor. Kirkman is immediately sworn in as President, unaware that the attack is just the beginning of what is to come.

The series also star Maggie Q who previously starred in Nikita and Italia Ricci who starred in the TV show Chasing Life and appeared in five episodes for Supergirl.

If you like thrillers and a whole load of drama, then you will enjoy this! 

Season 2 of Designated Survivor lands on Netflix on the 28th September.

Thats all for this post

Till next time

Emz x

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