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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: We Check In to C.C.’s Spa & Resort [S2E5] – TV Review

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TL;DR – Today, we get to one of the most iconic moments in the book while also dramatically shifting the narrative of one of the characters.  

Rating: 4 out of 5.

Disclosure – I paid for the Disney+ service that viewed this series.

Post-Credit Scene – There is a mid-credit scene.

A bloodied helmet.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians Review –

When you knew that there was a second season to Percy Jackson and the Olympians, there was a certain glee because you knew that one of the milestones they had to hit was going to happen, and in this episode, we get it in all its glory. But even if you like something from a book, it does not always translate to the screen, and we will see how they do that today.

So, to set the scene, after the ironclad was exploded due to an interaction with an iron boiler and a bottle of wind, our heroes were left for dead. But thankfully, Percy (Walker Scobell) and Annabeth (Leah Sava Jeffries) wash up on an island, surviving but finding they might be in more danger than in the ocean. For they are in Circe’s (Rosemarie DeWitt) spa, a place of safety, but to continue their quest, they have to get past one thing … the sirens who lead everyone who ventures near to an untimely death. Now, from here, we will be looking at the episode as a whole, so there will be some [SPOILERS] ahead.

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Reacher: Season 3 – TV Review

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TL;DR – I am not sure if the formula is starting to feel repetitive or if this season falls flat for me, but I didn’t connect with it at all.

Rating: 3 out of 5.

Disclosure – I paid for the Amazon Prime subscription that viewed this series.

Reacher standing by a road.

Reacher Review –

There are few people in the military fiction business with a bigger name than Lee Child. His novels, especially his Reacher series, are legendary in the space. So much so that having Tom Cruise be the face of the film adaptations was seen as a disappointment because he did not live up to the depiction in the novels. However, there was much rejoicing when the First and Second TV series came out because they captured the essence of what the book readers and the general public wanted, and that is a hard cross-section to nail. But now, after seeing the third season, I’m not as sure as I once was.   

So, to set the scene, poor Reacher (Alan Ritchson) always seems to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. This time, all he wanted to do was sell some old records to fund the next part of his journey, but when he looked out to the street, he saw a kidnapping happen right in front of him. Quickly dispatching the potential captors, he tries to get the potential hostage, Richard Beck (Johnny Berchtold), to safety, only to find one of the potential captors was a cop. Now a potential wanted felon, he takes a job with Richard’s father, Zachary (Anthony Michael Hall), while things blow over. However, all is not what it seems, and Reacher might be just where he wants to be. Now, from here, we will be looking at the season as a whole, so there will be [SPOILERS] ahead.

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Movie Review – War of the Planet of the Apes

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TL;DR – Apes Together Strong

Score – 5 out of 5 stars

War of the Planets of the Apes. Image Credit: 20th Century Fox.

War of the Planet of the Apes Review –

Film trilogies are very precarious things to manage because you have to keep each film working in its own right, but also place it in the context of a greater series. This can lead to all sorts of issues, like power creep when you have to keep upping the last film into ridiculousness, or different creators can come in and you have to balance their views with what is already established, there are studio and contract pressures. All of this can lead to the very common third film fail where things just fall apart, like the X-Men films for example. So given how strong the Planet of the Apes films have been, especially given that they are reboots, I was concerned that they would not be able to stick the landing with the third film. But I was wrong, and I am so happy that I was.

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