TV Review: Doctor Who Series 1 Episode 4 "Aliens Of London" [Emz]

So here we go first episode back in the present after the first episode 'Rose.'

This episode is called Aliens Of London. I mean just because they are back in the present day and on earth doesn't mean that there won't be aliens!

This episode first aired on BBC One on the 16th April 2005.

Here is the premise:

The Doctor takes Rose home, but the world goes on alert when an alien spacecraft crashes in the Thames.

Review:

This episode was a second glimpse of The Doctor Getting time wrong.. except this time he got it majorly wrong. He was a whole year late bringing Rose home. He got slapped for that by Rose's mum which was quite funny. 

It was interesting to see an Alien crash landing in the Thames and it turning out to be a cover up for the real aliens already being on earth. This is where we meet Toshiko Sato for the first time, she will later be part of the cast of Torchwood.

We also first meet Harriet Jones (MP for Flydale North) she will appear again in episode 5, the Christmas Special and Series 4.

The funniest part of this episode is the farting aliens, we find out in episode 5 what it's all about. Of course with this being a 2-part story it ends on a cliffhanger wit the Aliens revealing themselves in Downing Street calling themselves the Slitheen and all the guests including the Doctor getting electrocuted.

The next Doctor Who episode Ii will review is World War Three.

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: Beyond Season 1 Premiere "Pilot" [Emz]

So I have just started watching this show. I kept seeing it advertised when following Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments.

Here is the Premise for the first episode:

Holden Matthews miraculously wakes up from a devastating coma to the wonderment of his parents Tom and Diane and younger brother Luke. But the world has changed since Holden went to sleep, and he now has to navigate being an adult when all he remembers is being a child. At the same time, Holden is experiencing abilities and memories he can't explain, and a mysterious woman named Willa warns him not to trust those around him. When a sinister stranger attacks Holden and claims he knows about his new powers, Holden is faced with uncovering just what happened to him while he was in a coma.

Review:

Well this was certainly different. Its still sci-fi and fantasy but at least it's not time travel or people would think I was obsessed. 

Anyway, I quite liked this. The fact that he is trying to catch up with what he has missed whilst he was in a coma, but not knowing why everyone seems to be out to get him. It's a little different from your usual coma stories. 

After being given a message on not being able to trust anyone and then a stranger saves him, but doesn't remember them. That makes for an interesting story-line. Having amnesia from a coma is one thing but in this case having amnesia from what happened while he was in the coma is very different.

I look forward to seeing whats to come.

Till next time

Emz x

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TV Review: Doctor Who Series 1 Episode 1 "Rose" [Emz]

Being a big Doctor Who fan i'm surprised it's taken me this long to review anything Doctor who related.

This is the episode that started it all for me, prior to this I was either too young (1998 movie) or wasn't born (classic series.)

The episode first premiered on BBC One on the 26th March 2005.

Here is the Premise to the episode: 

When Rose Tyler meets a mysterious stranger called the Doctor, her life will never be the same again. Soon she realises that the whole of planet Earth is in danger.

Review:

As I stated above this is the episode that got me hooked on Doctor Who. I was 14 years old when it was first released... 

The way we meet Rose before the Doctor feels like we are seeing things from her point of view, also as a new viewer you are going through the motions with her, like who is this man and what is he doing.

The whole living plastic/ nestine consciousness thing was quite cool. Special effects were still developing in 2004/ 2005 but it was still effective. 

Anyway thats all for now.

Till next time

Emz x

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TV Review: 12 Monkeys Season 1 Episode 2: "Mentally Divergent" [Emz]

So this is the second episode of the first season of 12 Monkeys. I may only be 2 episodes in but i'm enjoying taking my time with this show. 

Here is the Premise:

A patient in a mental institution may hold the key to the plague that destroys the world; Dr. Railly risks her life to help Cole, despite the risk to history.

Review:

This episode introduces more characters and how they play a part in the Virus being released/ being created. I liked the way that Cole is meant to be transported back to 2015 again but they get the coordinates wrong and he ends up in North Korea in 2006 (reminds me a little of Doctor Who.) Also the way all the new characters are introduced is brilliant as some of them pop up with no name or background story and yoou are left wondering who the person is.

I really look forward to continuing with this show.

I will review Episode 3 "Cassandra Complex" soon.

Till next time 

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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