Emily Watches Too Much Television

YIKES, I am still really behind, sorry guys! Please know that I'm working hard to crank these out as fast as I can, school permitting. ANYWAY, "Silverfinger" was yet another amazing episode of this amazing half-season of Teen Wolf. We got a little more information about the dementors and why they're here, as well as a taste of what Kira is as well! Also, I have never loved Derek Hale more than I have this season, he just seems so much more chill and happy, I am truly digging it. Also, Scott McCall is and will forever be the sweetest angel child of all time. Now, enough summarizing, let's talk about "Silverfinger!" Previously, on Teen Wolf :  Kira showed Scott the weird aura that forms around her when she takes pictures of herself with the flash, and though she thought she looked like a demon from hell, Scott, using his wolf eyes, saw that Kira's aura is actually in the form of a fox. Stiles found a mysterious key on his key ring that turned out ...

Blogger's note: So, you've probably noticed how swamped I've been lately, judging by how behind on recaps I am. You may have also noticed the fact that I've been increasingly displeased with the way The Vampire Diaries is going this season. Compound this with the major funk that I usually fall into during the winter, and I am really struggling to get everything done right now, recapping included. So, with that in mind, I am going to put my TVD recaps on hiatus for the time being. As of now, I still intend to write them, even despite my unhappiness with the show's direction. I'd be lying if I said the thought of writing them felt like a chore, but it was also just way too ambitious for me to try to consistently write three recaps a week on top of full-time school and general life stuff that I have going on right now. So, yeah, I will still be recapping Teen Wolf and The Originals (more or less) on time, but TVD will be on hold for now. I'm really sorry ...

Alright, alright, so I know that I've declared every episode of Teen Wolf of 3B so far to be the best episode of all time, but SERIOUSLY, YOU GUYS, "Illuminated" was the best episode of ALL TIME. It would earn the title solely for how visually stunning it was, but then when you include the music, the dearth of sexual tension, and the surprises, it was one of the most thrilling episodes yet. If you reviewed the text history between myself and my best soul-friend and fellow Teen Wolf superfan, Kathleen , it would mostly consist of squeeing over Scott/Kira and Allison/Isaac's romantic moments, freaking out over the oni, making fun of Agent Douchenozzle, and worrying our poor little heads off about Stiles and whatever the fuck is happening to him. So, on that note, let's talk about what happened this week! Just a warning: there are a ton of gifs in this recap, so if your internet is kind of slow, it might slow it down more. Sorry in advance! Also, a lot of the gi...

HOLY. SHIT. This week's episode seriously left me breathless through the entire thing. This season of The Originals started out pretty slow, but I've slowly come to enjoy this show so much that I usually look forward to it more strongly than I do The Vampire Diaries , which makes me happy and sad at the same time. Anyway, there were so many twists and turns, I was completely dumbfounded. Between the fact that I am a TV junkie and have quickly learned to figure out what's about to happen before it does, and the fact that I am also a spoiler junkie, it takes a lot to really surprise me, and this happened TWICE during "Après Moi, Le Déluge," so this episode definitely gets an A++ from me! Let's get started, shall we? Previously, on The Originals :  New Orleans used to be Klaus, Elijah and Rebekah's home, over a century ago, and once he returned, Klaus decided he wanted it back. Now that he finally obtained it, he and Marcel agreed to rule the city toget...

Hey amigos, sorry this is a little late, it's midterm week and I've been swamped with homework and playing catch up with just about everything. I'm hoping once my major tests are out of the way, I'll be able to get caught up a little bit, but it might take a little time. Thanks for your patience! ANYWAY, this episode was hands down the most entertaining episode of Teen Wolf that I can remember in a long while. I mean, let's be real here, there are literally no episodes that I dislike, and this season has been my favorite of the three, partly due to the storylines, and partly due to the much improved cinematography, thanks to the tax credit the show got for moving filming from Atlanta to Los Angeles. But seriously, I laughed so much in this episode, especially during the best scene of all time with Stiles, Isaac and Scott at school. To balance out the funny, there were some SERIOUSLY scary parts of it, due in thanks to Doug Jones, who is has played literally eve...

Man, I didn't really realize how much I missed The Originals until I saw that new promo for the post-hiatus episodes! And now that it's back, I am super excited to see where all of this goes. Klaus was still a whiny baby this week, but, to fit with the "Casket Girls" theme and title of the episode, the majority of the ladies, Davina, Rebekah, and Cami, rose up against the men who had been oppressing them and fought back, and wow, was it glorious! We also got to return a bit to Hayley's determination to learn more about her family, and what she's willing to do to get that information, which was a nice touch, no matter how awful she may have fucked things up. Finally, how amazing is Josh? I am so worried that he's going to die, because that's what happens to all the tertiary characters that I love, but if it happens, I will be SO SAD. Alright, enough summarizing, let's get to it! Previously, on The Originals :  Elijah, Klaus and Rebekah Mikaelson b...

THIS (HALF-)SEASON IS BANANAS. Seriously! "More Bad than Good" was yet another totally solid episode, full of exciting twists and some mythology stuff, not to mention a COMPLETELY unexpected return of an awesome character I thought was gone forever. I'm pretty sure I was on edge the entire hour, to be totally honest. So, let's get started! Previously, on Teen Wolf :  Derek and Peter were taken captive by an unknown group of people (though it's probably safe to assume that they're hunters) and have been tied up to a chain-link fence and electrocuted for god knows how long. Scott, Allison, and Stiles started suffering from some unfortunate side effects of their surrogate sacrifices to save their parents: for Scott, loss of control of his wolf instincts: for Allison, terrifying hallucinations about her aunt Kate and loss of control over her hunter instincts, and for Stiles, sleep paralysis, nightmares, and acquired dyslexia. Oh, and the Sheriff started going t...