Strangely enough, that is what sometimes bothered me about the whole Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters; they were trained into semi-guerilla fighters (dividing them into squads, code names, training in the Danger Room, villain fights).

Haha xD I can't even remember it that well, about the prose. I do know that he would regularly end chapters on semi-cliffhangers and that it was always teenage girls, roughly 16 years old, who had to deal with a stalker and/or murderer (almost always a teenager as well, if I remember correctly).

Despite my limited knowledge of the source material, I was a bit concerned that they had not cast the right actors. At least for Laureline. The trailers depicted the characters somewhat different from what I remember. But I might stand corrected when I go watch the movie.

We still have until December for even worse movies to rear their ugly head (please Justice League, be half decent..). I have not seen the movie yet, but I don't think it is complete trash as a few of those publications exclaimed. I don't expect a masterpiece, just something average, probably an entertaining, visually…

True, you can tell that the author was contracted to keep churning those books out. It's not that they are terrible (I once read two books from a trilogy with as protagonist a raging Mary Sue/wish fulfillment fantasy..and bizarrely enough, the books got good ratings on Amazon), but you can tell that it becomes more…

Alien was great in building tension and creating the feeling of isolation. Perhaps because it focused simply on the crew and the ship. It had a simple setup, but it worked. A small crew of normal people in the middle of nowhere who never expected to be used for someone else’s agenda (when it is already too late to do…

Oh, that was something that bothered me a bit. I know the form (and I suppose the gestation) of the xenomorphs may depend on the host and what not. But I felt that it not enough time had passed. It felt like the "birth" happened too soon. And I didn't like that Oram's alien was an action figure sized adult alien

I was on the fence about some of the actions of the crew. I tried to explain some away; stress, fatigue and desperation can impair someone’s thinking, they are not all soldiers/survivalists (I think maybe a few were?), maybe never explored any place beyond human civilization. Maybe human curiosity, especially since…

I am surprised to read that apparently reviewers of the show would find it cheesy, trope heavy, etc. I was not giving that any attention at all, because the tension, characters and story were good. And I thought the 80's setting was good; without smartphones, public internet access, etc., I feel it makes it a little…

I have to admit that the overall joyful tone, like nothing really happened after just 1 month, seemed a little weird. As example, no private commemorative stone for Elf. And I can imagine that Will would have nightmares, PTSD, physically some lasting damage of the toxic air, etc. Or in another way marked by his…

He was in the room when the boys informed the others that El is like a battery and felt drained, I believe? So I am more inclined to believe that Hopper was willing to risk the possibility that El wouldn't have recovered enough by the time Brenner & Co appeared to have a chance (a chance is all he wanted) to save Will.

I have been semi-patiently waiting the last couple of episodes of more from E2. I would love to have Barry spend screen time there. But that seems fairly impossible. It would strain the budget (they would have to create a sort of Bioshock / Fallout-ish world) and other cast members would need to have something to do.

True; I think just about everyone got excited when Jay's snazzy Hermes hat came sailing in and evil!Wells said that was his cue to go. To me that implied that Jay was The Flash who could put villains in place and become Barry's spiritual speedster daddy.

So far the DEO seems to be more or less competent enough (in some areas at least), but I feel they have to be careful not to make the DEO come across as too ineffective against threats (like how they kept using bullets; why not tasers or other ammunition / weapons? What about a plan? Tactics?). That can undermine the…

I think one of the most jarring parts was that the bug didn't seem inconspicuous. But that may be because when it turns on it has a bright red light (assumptions, I know)? Either way, it is hard to think no one would notice or that it would not be detected.

It actually made me worry for the bystanders; I thought it would be similar to being rained on by glass dust and shards. But I could be wrong.

Perhaps he also did that during the dinner date when he asked Alex about her connection with Supergirl..? But she didn't seemed confused or surprised that she told him.

I assumed that there were no cameras in the bizarro room because he wanted to keep it all super secret, off the record (with the bio imprint lock). So no evidence of his naughty experiment could ever turn up.

The Flash made it an awkward thing about Barry pining. It felt drawn out and like it took the center stage more than it should.

Sounds like the average human. That must be why he blends in so well as Hank.