TV Show Review: Swamp Thing: Season 1

Swamp Thing: Season 1

Network: CW, Oct 8, 2020

Exec. Producers: James Wan, Mark Verheiden, Gary Dauberman, Michael Clear, Len Wiseman

Cast: Crystal Reed, Andy Bean, Derek Mears, Virginia Madsen, Henderson Wade, Maria Sten

Genre: Action & Adventure, Superhero fiction, Horror fiction, Drama

Original Network: DC Universe, May 31, 2019

While looking into an epidemic in her Louisiana hometown, CDC investigator Abby Arcane discovers that the local swamps hold numerous secrets after her partner seemingly dies and transforms into Swamp Thing.

Let me start by saying I haven't read DC's Swamp Thing comics. So I don't know what's cannon.

I decided not to review Swamp Thing after watching the first episode. I wasn't sure how I felt and wanted to give it a few more episodes...then I watched episode 2. Oh yeah, this is my kind of show.

Episode 1 is slow. They have to set up the characters and you find out who becomes the Swamp Thing and why. In episode 2 we jump right into the dark, supernatural side of the show. This is pure drama, horror, creepy, action stuff. Think Supernatural without the funny parts. But that's okay! We are losing Supernatural soon, and while this isn't the same, it can soften the blow.

Swamp Thing was made for the DC Universe streaming service which failed. Leaving it and many other shows homeless. Most went to HBO but the CW bought Swamp Thing. It is obvious it wasn't made for network TV. Lots of cussing (which is censored) and some pretty intense violence which might be censored a bit. There is a high creep factor! Even I got the heebie-jeebies.

I am looking forward to watching more and hope there will be another season!

4.5 "Swamp" Sheep

SharonS

Sheep Talk with Katie: Supernatural Television Show

Does anyone remember watching the very first episode Pilot way back in September of 2005? Anyone? [Sharon raises hand] I admit I didn't even get into this show until a couple years ago. I had heard about it and certainly knew who Jensen Ackles was because I grew up on the best Soap EVER Days of Our Lives. Jensen played the twin to his evil sister Sammy Brady on that show. So knowing well who one of the main actors was, I was still resistant to tune in and watch. I thought it was all just a bunch of hogwash hype. Nothing could be that good. [Sharon just shakes her head cause she knows...]

It wasn't until my best friend and Sheep partner Sharon told me to just watch the damn thing! [Sharon nods cause did tell her multiple times] So I did. Surprise, surprise. I was not disappointed. This show has that magical something that helps keep it going for over 12 years. The brothers, of course, are awesome, they love each other and fight just like any family would. They both have that special sauce dripping all over them and it works. The writing works. Urban legends coming to life. Angels and Demons, Heaven and Hell it all works!

[Sharon shares two of her favorite scenes] 

So here we are in the current 13th season SPOILERS NOW and God has shown himself, God's sister was/is crazy but we love her. Lucifer has a son named Jack who was just born a few weeks ago as a full man and he's already been up and down the dark and dirty road. I was scared to death of Jack in the first few episodes but now I like him. He's probably going to die soon, cause duh everyone dies on this show!

Now with the mid-season break, we're left to wonder what will happen to Jack, the Winchester mommy and the brothers we love to itty bitty pieces. Let's not forget about Castiel our favorite Angel buddy! What will happen in the new dimensions that everyone has been thrust into? It's obvious that dinosaurs of some kind are getting introduced. Will Sam and Dean ride on one? Only if the Gods are good my friends. Only if.

I never know what's going to happen next, what actors will make cameos. What pie Dean's going to chomp on and who Sam's going to want to save. Oh, Sam's good ole bleeding heart! I never know and I love not knowing. BUT no matter what, the boys will do it all their way and have hella fun in the process. This show continues to be the most entertaining thing on TV. 

Deal me in every week. 

KD

Do you watch Supernatural or are you still holding out? Why do you or don't you watch? Do you have a favorite Supernatural moment? And will you watch Wayward Sisters? [Sharon says she can't wait for it.]

Sheep Talk: Supernatural (tv series) season 11, so far

***SPOILERS ALL OVER THIS REVIEW. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!***

Supernatural is an American fantasy horror television series created by Eric Kripke. It was first broadcast on September 13, 2005, on The WB and subsequently became part of successor The CW's lineup. Starring Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, the series follows the two brothers as they hunt demons, ghosts, monsters, and other supernatural beings in the world.

Katie's Air Guitar Inspired Thoughts:

Season 11 of Supernatural started out with the "Darkness", a gal known to make grown men wee themselves. She's all kinds of bad and apparently God's sister! Say wha?! Yup, the show has once again gone to most fantastical to bring it's fans something new and fresh. Hey, after 11 seasons you sure have to! But I love it, the boys are my sexy dreams come to life.

With the brothers out to kick some ass, while not trying to kill, they are once again forced to bring peace to the world. A big task. Reinventing itself is what this show does best, while staying true to the bread and butter that makes the whole thing work. I love it and can't wait to see what Hell has in store next! 

Sharon's Bunny Head Musings: 

Katie and Pam cover the plot. I love the humor each season brings. Last season's 200th episode that gave a nod to all the fanfic shippers out there was pure perfection. The writers and actors "get" their fans and embrace them! The fandom in general is nerdy and proud of it...back to this season...God has a sister?! Sam is back in the cage with Lucifer!?!? We've all been waiting for Lucifer to come back...don't ask, it's a SPN thing. Now...where is Adam? And OMG can Dean Winchester get any better looking?! Yes, yes he can.

Pamela's pickled thoughts:

The new Big Bad, The Darkness, has arrived, and she has a name. Amara. I loved my Supernatural, but once Amara came and the boys had to deal with the aftermath, including help Castiel deal with what Crowley’s witch mother, Rowena did to him, I felt slightly let down. She was a little girl and Crowley snatches her to raise her like a daughter, indulging Amara with demon souls (she feeds on souls), and you would think being King of Hell and surviving what Castiel did to him thanks to Rowena’s spell, he would know better trying to use something that God has locked away for so long that not even demons know who she is (though it appears the angels do). Especially as she starts to grow up and chafe at his control, also showing she may be more powerful than he foolishly realizes. Meanwhile Sam believes he is receiving visions from God. After all this time, I think Sam would be more leery. We soon learn who Amara is as she leaves Crowley’s crutches and searches for God, and why she might been locked up eons ago. Which diminished her big badness in my eyes—making it god versus god thing, taking the familiar theme of family that threads through Supernatural. The mid-season episode has Rowena (I actually like this witch) and Crowley setting up a meeting between him and Lucifer in the cage as his visions kept showing. He even gets a burning bush as an answer when he asks God if meting the Devil in the cage was what He wanted. And it looks like maybe Crowley may soon lose his royal hold on Hell and Sam may be in danger. Up on Earth, Amara tells Dean that she was the beginning and will be the end. When Deans says, “That would make you God,” and she replies, “No.” as that He is the Light while she is the Dark. It may be that Amara has gotten her wish and God may appear when she destroys three angels sent after her, or is it all of Heaven’s angels? For she is gone when she has been smited. And what about Sam and the Devil? Is God finally to be here (personally, I always suspected he was there in somebody we already met and knew, and one angel did say He was on earth, but I won’t tell—spoilers. The episode left us hanging, and caught me hook, line and sinker, as I cannot wait to see what happens when Supernatural returns January 20th. Here is the trailer promoting that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yWNZ4Oznto

I give 3.95 out of 5 for the season so far. But I am hoping Supernatural brings up that rating. It hasn’t let me down yet.

Sheep Talk: The Flash (TV series) season 2, so far

***SPOILERS ALL OVER THIS REVIEW. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!***

The Flash is an American television series developed by Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg and Geoff Johns, airing on The CW. It is based on the DC Comics character Barry Allen / Flash, a costumed superhero crime-fighter with the power to move at superhuman speeds. It is a spin-off from Arrow. The series follows Allen, portrayed by Grant Gustin, a crime scene investigator who gains super-human speed, which he uses to fight criminals, including others who have also gained superhuman abilities.

Katie's Speedy Thoughts:

The CW is  doing an awesome job of creating fun action-packed programming for a young and old audience. The Flash is one of those shows. This is a series I can sit down and enjoy with my 9 year old son. With the exception of a little kissy-kissy here and there, it's one show that doesn't try and push the envelope with sex scenes. 

Season 2 of The Flash started out a little meh for me, Barry Allen and gang felt a tad too staged. They joked about every badguy or gal being able to waltz into Star Labs, how they beefed up security. But then what do ya know...EVERY bad person just walked right into the lab. So I'm not sure why they even made a joke about it, since that's just something the writers are ok with doing. Time and again. 

Aside from easy access, the show itself has decided to add a big twist in the form of Earth 2. That's an alternate reality Earth for those less informed about all things realm related. Time travel and portal jumping seem to be the MO but that's fine with me. Long as it's all written in an authentic and believable way, I can deal. Barry and his dad had some funky moments when he finally got set free from jail. That felt a little odd and disjointed, but be that as it may this is still one show that's just plain fun! 

Will Barry fall in love with his new galfriend or is his heart still with Iris? Can they actually defeat Zoom and his band of merry mad men? I haven't a clue. Guess we have to watch and see! 

Sharon's Rapid Review:

Katie pretty much nailed it. This is a fun show to watch with my family...okay, my 14 year old daughter is watching because Barry is cute. I'm loving all the villains. And can't wait for the Legends of Tomorrow spin-off...Captain Cold!

The series can be kind of cheesy at times but the superhero/villain action scenes are fun. I really don't like Barry's new gal friend. She seems like a plot device of some sort and probably will end up dead...like that "other" chick from that "other" show... <G>

Sheep Talk: iZombie season 2, so far

***SPOILERS ALL OVER THIS REVIEW. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!***

iZOMBiE is an American television series developed by Rob Thomas and Diane Ruggiero-Wright for The CW, and is a loose adaptation of the comic book series of the same name created by Chris Roberson and Michael Allred, and published by DC Comics under their Vertigo imprint. A medical student who becomes a zombie joins a Coroner's Office in order to gain access to the brains she must reluctantly eat so that she can maintain her humanity. But for every brain she eats, she also inherits their memories. Now she uses her abilities to solve their deaths with help from the Medical examiner and a police detective.

Katie's Thoughts: 

Season 2 of iZombie is doing an awesome job of reaffirming why I am digging this show. Each week you get to watch the ever lovable coroner Liv eat the brains of someone who was murdered. She's a zombie, but she's trying to do some good with the cards she was dealt. When she noms on brains, this gal takes on memories of the dead and uses those snips to try and solve the mystery of their death.

Liv is paired up with an extraordinary cast of comic relief and a sexy star crossed lover. But her boy toy has some secrets that are bound to come out. He's in love with a zombie yet he's out killing zombies! It's all twisted fun set to a snarky fresh beat. I love it! This series better keep things fresh because I intended on watching it a lot more! 

Sharon's Thoughts: 

Should I have the Lindt chocolate or the Ghirardelli  chocolate for breakfast? Time to get my nerd on and watch the Deadpool trailer...again. Time to get my Winter Soldier/Captain America fix and watch the Civil War trailer...again. Wait...these aren't the thoughts I'm supposed to be giving here...oops! 

I love I, Zombie! I've only seen season one and waiting for season two to pop up on Netflix. But I wanted to show my love of the series. If you haven't watched season one yet, go check it out. There is so much more to the story than chick eats brains solves crimes. The series starts out somewhat light and witty, but each episode becomes a little darker in subject and humor. It happens slowly and it reels you into the story. It the show is satisfying on many levels.