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IT\u0026#39;S NOT ON HIM THAT THEY JUMPED THE (heh) GUN BECAUSE THEY GOT AS IMPATIENT AS LANDOK DID. \u003Cbr \/\u003ELove the next arc, and call no fan my brethren who does not feel the same!"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/2682052609777121840\/comments\/default\/4584242484301005655"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/2682052609777121840\/comments\/default\/4584242484301005655"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2002\/06\/angel-belonging.html?showComment=1630422188491#c4584242484301005655","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Onigirli"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10070327483035350298"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2002\/06\/angel-belonging.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-2682052609777121840","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13727952/posts/default/2682052609777121840","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1944492054"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at 11:03:00 AM EDT"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-5093544195878447705"},"published":{"$t":"2021-08-31T06:05:41.502-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-08-31T06:05:41.502-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Glad you enjoyed the episode as much as I did.  An..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Glad you enjoyed the episode as much as I did.  And I was happy to hear about the 4th season pickup. Unlike a lot of shows on the CW, this show has been fairly consistent throughout its run. I have no reason to think it won\u0026#39;t continue.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd thanks for the compliment. 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They aren\u0026#39;t..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Thanks.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd you\u0026#39;re not wrong. They aren\u0026#39;t exactly subtle with their political commentary, are they?  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/5312494536153787668\/comments\/default\/4090103207624967414"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/5312494536153787668\/comments\/default\/4090103207624967414"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2021\/08\/roswell-new-mexico-killing-me-softly.html?showComment=1630403723532#c4090103207624967414","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Shari"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06565608197467529595"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"30","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-qbuAqO1ge3A\/YGmgbWQ5IbI\/AAAAAAAABSk\/QjBOzwgtC9MxAXrFZFXTHQZWe7ovA4o8ACK4BGAYYCw\/s220\/SA_Houtman-Edited.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2021\/08\/roswell-new-mexico-killing-me-softly.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-5312494536153787668","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13727952/posts/default/5312494536153787668","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1502607996"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at 5:55:00 AM EDT"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-5878917270887181066"},"published":{"$t":"2021-08-30T22:26:13.140-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-08-30T22:26:13.140-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Deserved a higher rating, I loved this. CHARLIE!\nW..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Deserved a higher rating, I loved this. CHARLIE!\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith Kate being mentioned in this episode as a no longer relevant resource it was a little sad to see Lindsey leaving town. I was hoping it wouldn\u0026#39;t come so soon after the Epiphany peak. Oh well... *nod* Charlie"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/556182737428047702\/comments\/default\/5878917270887181066"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/556182737428047702\/comments\/default\/5878917270887181066"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2002\/06\/angel-dead-end.html?showComment=1630376773140#c5878917270887181066","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Onigirli"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10070327483035350298"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2002\/06\/angel-dead-end.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-556182737428047702","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13727952/posts/default/556182737428047702","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1944492054"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"Monday, August 30, 2021 at 10:26:00 PM EDT"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-188169717078003144"},"published":{"$t":"2021-08-30T20:04:53.648-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-08-30T20:04:53.648-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Cracking episode (and review). So glad this show h..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Cracking episode (and review). So glad this show has already been renewed for s4. I didn\u0026#39;t anyone was watching it."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/4924416767967131289\/comments\/default\/188169717078003144"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/4924416767967131289\/comments\/default\/188169717078003144"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2021\/08\/roswell-new-mexico-black-hole-sun.html?showComment=1630368293648#c188169717078003144","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"skyemaidstone"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/18313986182360233336"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"24","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-zeFPYMnsMCo\/Xla2-0a04uI\/AAAAAAAACss\/nNb5Otox4lYNyGgDiG9FxKXbYvDKl0degCK4BGAYYCw\/s220\/kittenonstairs.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2021\/08\/roswell-new-mexico-black-hole-sun.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-4924416767967131289","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13727952/posts/default/4924416767967131289","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-810699943"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"Monday, August 30, 2021 at 8:04:00 PM EDT"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-3791905774212211920"},"published":{"$t":"2021-08-30T20:02:57.789-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-08-30T20:02:57.789-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"This was actually the first episode of this season..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"This was actually the first episode of this season I wasn\u0026#39;t that keen on. I think the racist locals and the BLM, defund the police etc felt a little too much like a twitter argument. Obviously they were good points but you don\u0026#39;t need to hit your audience over the head with a shovel to make them.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe sci-fi part was traditionally great. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI\u0026#39;m startingn to like this version of Maria as much at the 1990s Maria although I\u0026#39;m liking Liz less and less.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENice review btw! :)"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/5312494536153787668\/comments\/default\/3791905774212211920"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/5312494536153787668\/comments\/default\/3791905774212211920"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2021\/08\/roswell-new-mexico-killing-me-softly.html?showComment=1630368177789#c3791905774212211920","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"skyemaidstone"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/18313986182360233336"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"24","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-zeFPYMnsMCo\/Xla2-0a04uI\/AAAAAAAACss\/nNb5Otox4lYNyGgDiG9FxKXbYvDKl0degCK4BGAYYCw\/s220\/kittenonstairs.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2021\/08\/roswell-new-mexico-killing-me-softly.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-5312494536153787668","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13727952/posts/default/5312494536153787668","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-810699943"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"Monday, August 30, 2021 at 8:02:00 PM EDT"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-3192791476264373629"},"published":{"$t":"2021-08-30T17:28:50.150-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-08-30T17:28:50.150-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Sounds like fun!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Sounds like fun!"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/4838615364668953890\/comments\/default\/3192791476264373629"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/4838615364668953890\/comments\/default\/3192791476264373629"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2021\/08\/please-stand-by.html?showComment=1630358930150#c3192791476264373629","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Victoria Grossack"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14808023266088914173"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"28","src":"\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-r6AhTgOO8Rw\/XOVLFIL_o_I\/AAAAAAAAAdE\/70WIld-5LWwH1KsO_aOino0uDQ_GVFScwCK4BGAYYCw\/s113\/1306VAG02S.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2021\/08\/please-stand-by.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-4838615364668953890","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13727952/posts/default/4838615364668953890","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-628153038"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"Monday, August 30, 2021 at 5:28:00 PM EDT"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-4094277558159693931"},"published":{"$t":"2021-08-30T14:04:39.017-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-08-30T14:04:39.017-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"\u0026quot;Imagine what could have happened if you\u0026#39;..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u0026quot;Imagine what could have happened if you\u0026#39;d gone nuts and slept with Darla!\u0026quot;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026quot;You know I would never do that...\u0026quot;\u003Cbr \/\u003Elmao! That awkward expression from Angel, so cute.\u003Cbr \/\u003EPretty decent comedown from the season\u0026#39;s peak, usually I\u0026#39;ve been more down on Buffy\u0026#39;s equivalents. \u003Cbr \/\u003EHarmony did nothing wrong. \u003Cbr \/\u003EIs it a spoiler to mention I only realized at the end of this episode that we basically just saw Kate\u0026#39;s last appearance in the previous? It\u0026#39;s a really good note to exit on, but I always forget it\u0026#39;s all we ever see of her again :( Oh well\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd I agree with drnanamom, I liked seeing old Wes again, and Cordy too although I still miss the harsh Cheated Survivor version of herself after she found out about Xander and Willow. Loved that edge."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/97296201837152869\/comments\/default\/4094277558159693931"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/97296201837152869\/comments\/default\/4094277558159693931"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2002\/06\/angel-disharmony.html?showComment=1630346679017#c4094277558159693931","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Onigirli"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10070327483035350298"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2002\/06\/angel-disharmony.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-97296201837152869","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13727952/posts/default/97296201837152869","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1944492054"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"Monday, August 30, 2021 at 2:04:00 PM EDT"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-748037919135524130"},"published":{"$t":"2021-08-29T19:10:02.720-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-08-29T19:10:02.720-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"\u0026quot;My lamb\u0026quot; \u0026lt;3 What could be a more app..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u0026quot;My lamb\u0026quot; \u0026lt;3 What could be a more appropriate term to describe the Angel that first walked out of the elevator?\u003Cbr \/\u003EDon\u0026#39;t know why but I liked Angel smashing Lindsey\u0026#39;s fake hand. Weirdly satisfying, just on a physical level, I dunno.\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe best episode so far by far, and basically the end of a two-parter. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026quot;Yikes, it sounds like you had an epiphany\u0026quot;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026quot;I keep saying that, but nobody\u0026#39;s listening\u0026quot; \u003Cbr \/\u003Elol. I don\u0026#39;t know why I felt like quoting that, considering the most succint mission statement ever made is made in this episode (\u0026quot;If nothing you do matters...) but I liked it too. A really nice moment at the end. \u003Cbr \/\u003EI loved how the whole thing with Angel\u0026#39;s ambivalence was resolved, it really did feel like an epiphany and a clear upswing... definitely earned. And still holds up. This is the fine stuff, Buffy-preferers, I hope the ones who gave up on this show at least made it to this episode if nothing else. It\u0026#39;s so good.\u003Cbr \/\u003EHey, where the hell is Dru? Why does she keep slinking away?"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/3372000737935852284\/comments\/default\/748037919135524130"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/3372000737935852284\/comments\/default\/748037919135524130"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2002\/06\/angel-epiphany.html?showComment=1630278602720#c748037919135524130","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Onigirli"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10070327483035350298"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2002\/06\/angel-epiphany.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-3372000737935852284","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13727952/posts/default/3372000737935852284","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1944492054"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"Sunday, August 29, 2021 at 7:10:00 PM EDT"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-9154516142931607254"},"published":{"$t":"2021-08-29T16:13:29.097-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-08-29T16:13:29.097-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Why is Clark Kent so judgemental and controlling. ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Why is Clark Kent so judgemental and controlling. 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In his own way, he is just as controlling as Lex Luthor."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/5027608547021887569\/comments\/default\/9154516142931607254"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/5027608547021887569\/comments\/default\/9154516142931607254"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2003\/02\/smallville-justice.html?showComment=1630268009097#c9154516142931607254","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Liz's Journal"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13443856425679339434"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-oy-nsUWc6RA\/UWzhGXPiFXI\/AAAAAAAAABo\/z0xpheZdrl0\/s220\/15408771.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2003\/02\/smallville-justice.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-5027608547021887569","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13727952/posts/default/5027608547021887569","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-785177323"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"Sunday, August 29, 2021 at 4:13:00 PM EDT"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-3841145144517917909"},"published":{"$t":"2021-08-29T14:35:19.691-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-08-29T14:35:19.691-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Whiplash from Angel going from dour and fixated to..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Whiplash from Angel going from dour and fixated to innocent and heart-broken, but I loved it. My heart went out to him (the first time I was just upset and depressed myself by the revelation and Angel reflected me). \u0026quot;We have no intention of doing anything as prosaic as winning.\u0026quot; !! Holland already had my attention back when he was unironically talking about love to Lindsey but it was awesome to see him again in the elevator. Such cool villains beyond beginning and end. 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Not the best but certa..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Welp this episode was okay. Not the best but certainly not the worst. I don\u0026#39;t really understand why is Riker being thrown under the h*e train. Ensign Ro was very much out of line. She behaved like a lion protecting her prey. She was out of order when she showed up at Deanna\u0026#39;s quarters. True no one knew who the other really was, but she behaved badly. I should mention I have never liked the Ensign Ro character. She is usually rude, pushy, and whatever else adjective I\u0026#39;m forgetting. 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I was certain the original AI crew were the ones really slumming it up at the beginning of their start-up because it didn\u0026#39;t make sense to me that they\u0026#39;d really ever struggle again financially after meeting Nabbit. So it was actually the Angel-less crew that went through this struggle, huh."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/1226250967778647053\/comments\/default\/7755384721139255579"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/1226250967778647053\/comments\/default\/7755384721139255579"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2002\/06\/angel-happy-anniversary.html?showComment=1630196686931#c7755384721139255579","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Onigirli"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10070327483035350298"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2002\/06\/angel-happy-anniversary.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-1226250967778647053","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13727952/posts/default/1226250967778647053","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1944492054"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"Saturday, August 28, 2021 at 8:24:00 PM EDT"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-3906981848771471221"},"published":{"$t":"2021-08-28T18:54:54.429-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-08-28T18:54:54.429-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"It was very nice to see Betty Ross again, even if ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"It was very nice to see Betty Ross again, even if it\u0026#39;s in a multiverse. Poor woman is always forgotten in the MCU. I was really hoping for Loki to end up joining the Avengers instead of taking over the world, but ah well. What can you do? That\u0026#39;s what the Sacred Timeline is for. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEvery time an episodes ends, though, I\u0026#39;m realizing just how much I want another one in this same universe. I want to see these stories continue, whether it\u0026#39;s Captain Carter as an Avenger, Star Lord T\u0026#39;Challa fighting Ego, or the two Captains fighting against an entrenched Loki. I guess that is what a second season is for?  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Both boys got their satisfactory ends, which was satisfying, and I liked how they both needed to hear it was OK when it was their time to die.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs one of the older folk contributing to this site, I really liked Padalecki with gray hair.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWell done, Billie; thanks for guiding me and so many throughout 15 years."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/244480961590300126\/comments\/default\/4898422953157455312"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/244480961590300126\/comments\/default\/4898422953157455312"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2020\/11\/supernatural-carry-on.html?showComment=1630184712989#c4898422953157455312","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Victoria Grossack"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14808023266088914173"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"28","src":"\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-r6AhTgOO8Rw\/XOVLFIL_o_I\/AAAAAAAAAdE\/70WIld-5LWwH1KsO_aOino0uDQ_GVFScwCK4BGAYYCw\/s113\/1306VAG02S.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2020\/11\/supernatural-carry-on.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-244480961590300126","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13727952/posts/default/244480961590300126","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-628153038"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"Saturday, August 28, 2021 at 5:05:00 PM EDT"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-3039243122534594274"},"published":{"$t":"2021-08-28T11:02:15.023-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-08-28T11:02:15.023-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Awesone Season Finale! Very good Series Finale. St..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Awesone Season Finale! Very good Series Finale. Still wish the Armageddon plot linked to Greg Stillson’s future got some closure but hey, at least the episode closed on one of the most beautiful scenes in the whole show! Spoiler alert: Sarah tells Johny to go see his son and for the first time ever, we can hear J.J. say: “Hey, Dad” to John. I assume it means Johny and Sarah are back together and I couldn’t have pictured a better happy ending. Also, some shocking discoveries are made, I mean who would’ve thought Stillson was so evil? Going after Purdy and Johny just for knowing too much! I gotta admit I was fooled by his good manners and the quality time he spent with Sarah and J.J. although a part of me disliked it for it felt like he was trying to replace Walt and stab Johny in the back at the same time. The scene where Johny was finally reunited with his father was just beautiful, unfortunately, it didn’t last for very long and J.J. has some psychic abilities of his own just like both his father and grandfather, does that mean the powers are hereditary? Passing from generation to generation? Interesting, could’ve expanded a bit on that in the following season which sadly, didn’t occur. So if I were to rate the episode, I’d give it 9.5\/10. Really great episode! Feel free to let me know about your views. I really like what I read so far. Peace out. 🙂"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/221405461212397597\/comments\/default\/3039243122534594274"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/221405461212397597\/comments\/default\/3039243122534594274"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2003\/03\/dead-zone-denouement.html?showComment=1630162935023#c3039243122534594274","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"TheDeadZoneFan"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/03205959622770486781"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2003\/03\/dead-zone-denouement.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-221405461212397597","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13727952/posts/default/221405461212397597","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1640001847"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"Saturday, August 28, 2021 at 11:02:00 AM EDT"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-6315030609857044787"},"published":{"$t":"2021-08-28T09:26:19.726-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-08-28T09:26:19.726-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"It\u0026#39;s the 2nd time now they felt the need to pu..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"It\u0026#39;s the 2nd time now they felt the need to pull that fake-out with the Risk game, lol. 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I wonder if another 17ish episodes from now we\u0026#39;ll have another one.\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt wasn\u0026#39;t even that funny the first time"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/1626881825705290222\/comments\/default\/6315030609857044787"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/1626881825705290222\/comments\/default\/6315030609857044787"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2002\/06\/angel-blood-money.html?showComment=1630157179726#c6315030609857044787","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Onigirli"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10070327483035350298"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2002\/06\/angel-blood-money.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-1626881825705290222","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13727952/posts/default/1626881825705290222","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1944492054"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"Saturday, August 28, 2021 at 9:26:00 AM EDT"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-4561295164965606410"},"published":{"$t":"2021-08-28T06:19:55.219-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-08-28T06:19:55.219-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Yes this was awful. Too much of Bishop. I take it ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Yes this was awful. Too much of Bishop. I take it back, Vandal Savage was better than this. \u003Cbr \/\u003EWe(audiences in general) like Lecter cause he\u0026#39;s evil contained in the service of good. He\u0026#39;s helping Clarice for his own reasons but it\u0026#39;s still help. Comes with a price though.\u003Cbr \/\u003EOh Bishop is not early Spike or Lecter, he\u0026#39;s dull and overblown. Ugh.\u003Cbr \/\u003EAstra was great though. "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/7442718682906627536\/comments\/default\/4561295164965606410"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/7442718682906627536\/comments\/default\/4561295164965606410"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2021\/08\/legends-of-tomorrow-silence-of-sonograms.html?showComment=1630145995219#c4561295164965606410","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2021\/08\/legends-of-tomorrow-silence-of-sonograms.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-7442718682906627536","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13727952/posts/default/7442718682906627536","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-425757493"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"Saturday, August 28, 2021 at 6:19:00 AM EDT"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-5811420555738591003"},"published":{"$t":"2021-08-27T22:22:50.389-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-08-27T22:22:50.389-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I watched the first five season of Agents, and I\u0026#..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I watched the first five season of Agents, and I\u0026#39;ve always meant to finish.  There are rumblings that Chloe Bennett may be coming back to the MCU in some capacity.  She would be a perfect fit for one of these Marvel shows as Quake.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOkay to argue the point a little about the one thing here you go;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEp 1: Peggy Carter stays downstairs, that causes the initial ripple.\u003Cbr \/\u003EEp 2: Yondo decides to outsource picking up Peter.\u003Cbr \/\u003EEp 3: Hope Van Dyne joins Shield instead of going into the private sector.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEverything else is a side effect of those singular small changes.  But the purpose of the What If question isn\u0026#39;t to explore the changes single plot point can make, it is to explore the infinite variations of story that could exist within this universe. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt exists as the Twilight Zone of the MCU, and so far it isn\u0026#39;t my favorite but the beauty of the format is that we very well may get a masterpiece of storytelling that makes the entire effort worthwhile.     "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/6220195633328172829\/comments\/default\/5811420555738591003"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/6220195633328172829\/comments\/default\/5811420555738591003"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2021\/08\/what-if-world-lost-its-mightiest-heroes.html?showComment=1630117370389#c5811420555738591003","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Samantha M. Quinn"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06818761353490065669"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2021\/08\/what-if-world-lost-its-mightiest-heroes.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-6220195633328172829","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13727952/posts/default/6220195633328172829","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1641787832"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"Friday, August 27, 2021 at 10:22:00 PM EDT"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-748572864600144969"},"published":{"$t":"2021-08-27T20:36:02.731-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-08-27T20:36:02.731-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I am finally watching the end of the series and I ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I am finally watching the end of the series and I had to see if you picked up on the mention of fractals. You did! :)"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/3441539126714836208\/comments\/default\/748572864600144969"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/3441539126714836208\/comments\/default\/748572864600144969"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2020\/11\/supernatural-unity.html?showComment=1630110962731#c748572864600144969","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Victoria Grossack"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14808023266088914173"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"28","src":"\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-r6AhTgOO8Rw\/XOVLFIL_o_I\/AAAAAAAAAdE\/70WIld-5LWwH1KsO_aOino0uDQ_GVFScwCK4BGAYYCw\/s113\/1306VAG02S.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2020\/11\/supernatural-unity.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-3441539126714836208","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13727952/posts/default/3441539126714836208","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-628153038"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"Friday, August 27, 2021 at 8:36:00 PM EDT"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-6574123207297020248"},"published":{"$t":"2021-08-27T19:27:50.391-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-08-27T19:27:50.391-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I liked Angel\u0026#39;s 11."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I liked Angel\u0026#39;s 11. "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/3908679674402974809\/comments\/default\/6574123207297020248"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/3908679674402974809\/comments\/default\/6574123207297020248"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2002\/06\/angel-blind-date.html?showComment=1630106870391#c6574123207297020248","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Frank"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2002\/06\/angel-blind-date.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-3908679674402974809","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13727952/posts/default/3908679674402974809","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-425757493"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"Friday, August 27, 2021 at 7:27:00 PM EDT"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-3975099662145159248"},"published":{"$t":"2021-08-27T17:44:45.452-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-08-27T17:44:45.452-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"\u0026quot;I was reminded of the way the Slayerettes ke..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u0026quot;I was reminded of the way the Slayerettes kept up with things when Buffy ran away from home.\u0026quot;\u003Cbr \/\u003EI\u0026#39;ve always loved that setting and wish the show would let it last just a while longer before Buffy returns. I don\u0026#39;t remember how long Angel stays reverse-fired here but I\u0026#39;m having the opposite reaction on the rewatch. I guess I\u0026#39;m getting older, because all I could think this time around is MAKE IT RIGHT WITH YOUR TEAM ALREADY THEY STILL LOVE YOUR ASS \u003Cbr \/\u003EBut I do still remember how cool this was to see the first time. Dru and Darla on fire after having their new crew unceremoniously killed off, just after Holland \u0026amp; his good-time buddies were abandoned by Angel. Badass. Angel being genuinely direction-less (despite his claim about a war, since he shouldn\u0026#39;t\u0026#39;ve stopped at immolation if that was really the case), offered a freedom Buffy never truly had. Not quite so fun to watch now, he\u0026#39;s completely humorless about it. Even if it does feel true to character; Angel would definitely take himself too seriously and the inner monologuing was kind of charming\/amusing in that regard. Like a lamer version of Angelus in Passion. \u003Cbr \/\u003ELorne does his little head nod here that we\u0026#39;ll see in future opening credits lol, hope that doesn\u0026#39;t count as a spoiler. I love it. "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/8804016024084215876\/comments\/default\/3975099662145159248"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/8804016024084215876\/comments\/default\/3975099662145159248"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2002\/06\/angel-redefinition.html?showComment=1630100685452#c3975099662145159248","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Onigirli"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10070327483035350298"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2002\/06\/angel-redefinition.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-8804016024084215876","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13727952/posts/default/8804016024084215876","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1944492054"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"Friday, August 27, 2021 at 5:44:00 PM EDT"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-8848189874839338522"},"published":{"$t":"2021-08-27T11:55:32.780-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-08-27T11:55:32.780-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I just wish someone would have wondered why this b..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I just wish someone would have wondered why this bacteria encased in a virus (or somesuch nonsense) managed to infect the bioneural gel packs, despite there being microbes floating around all the time in an occupied room before they reach the ventilation system... which doesn\u0026#39;t seem to be able to filter out any biological organisms, but can swap out gases or dispense medication or chemicals in seconds.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf these gel packs have no autoimmune system, and are clearly partially permeable membranes (because they were infected in the first place, they must be large enough to allow microbes to pass, and one must assume smaller in size atoms and airborne molecules of gas or chemicals), that they didn\u0026#39;t die once they were touched by the first person or exposed to gases outside of the sterile production factory.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt\u0026#39;s only really occurred to me after watching this episode so many times and being bothered by the infection, today realising just how pathetic they are. If a virus or bacterium can slip in, then why not toxic gases or chemicals? Do these things need a circulatory system to mimic the same needs as real neurons require (oxygen, glucose, water, salt, excretion, cell reproduction, proteins...?)? Why would you not have isolinear backups or supplements to the network for an obviously fragile system with \u0026#39;no replacements once they run out\u0026#39;? (*coughs* Photon torpedoes. *coughs*)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt becomes harder to suspend disbelief the more you know about science and technology, and the more often you watch these episodes. You definitely have more time to think about the subtleties and side-stories, set design, technology, decision making, character behaviour, and so on.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhy would Tuvok abandon his Security post to do an Engineering job of investigating a power fluctuation?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe multitasking by Starfleet officers doing jobs that aren\u0026#39;t in their remit, when there\u0026#39;s no emergency and Engineering staff are available to do Engineering work really does seem to make the points Tuvok makes about the chain of command and smooth operation of a shop moot, if not laughable."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/3544218659276765053\/comments\/default\/8848189874839338522"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/3544218659276765053\/comments\/default\/8848189874839338522"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2012\/12\/star-trek-voyager-learning-curve.html?showComment=1630079732780#c8848189874839338522","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"AndrooUK"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13973080671713283228"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"24","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Eb-ILxhFfA8\/VQrypHJXhpI\/AAAAAAAAlew\/Th3pWxEMY24\/s1600\/*"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2012\/12\/star-trek-voyager-learning-curve.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-3544218659276765053","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13727952/posts/default/3544218659276765053","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1340162218"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"Friday, August 27, 2021 at 11:55:00 AM EDT"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-3315431416258963536"},"published":{"$t":"2021-08-27T10:39:44.206-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-08-27T10:39:44.206-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I am still on the fence about the What-If series, ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I am still on the fence about the What-If series, in general. I believe the point of the show is that one thing alters the events of the universe, but in each of the three episodes we have seen, more than one change was made to set these events in motion, so it seems like the show is even less necessary. It\u0026#39;s not so much \u0026quot;what if one little change was made\u0026quot;, but more like \u0026quot;what if a bunch of things changed to suit our needs for this story\u0026quot;. But on the other hand, it is a fun show to watch, so I don\u0026#39;t want to gripe. So far, it will easily be my least favorite of the Disney+ Marvel series, but still better than most of the crap that is considered television these days.\u003Cbr \/\u003EBy the way, Samantha, if you want a reality where Coulson survived, you already have one. It\u0026#39;s called Marvel\u0026#39;s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and it was one of the best shows ever made. I don\u0026#39;t care if it doesn\u0026#39;t take place in the \u0026quot;sacred timeline\u0026quot;. As far as I\u0026#39;m concerned it\u0026#39;s as real as it needs to be. Now I want a reality where Chloe Bennett is my girlfriend. THAT would be a great What-If episode!"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/6220195633328172829\/comments\/default\/3315431416258963536"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/13727952\/6220195633328172829\/comments\/default\/3315431416258963536"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2021\/08\/what-if-world-lost-its-mightiest-heroes.html?showComment=1630075184206#c3315431416258963536","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JBA"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"https:\/\/www.douxreviews.com\/2021\/08\/what-if-world-lost-its-mightiest-heroes.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-6220195633328172829","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13727952/posts/default/6220195633328172829","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-425757493"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"Friday, August 27, 2021 at 10:39:00 AM EDT"}]}]}});