Welcome back to ZAK Entertainment! How are you guys doing this
fine Monday? (If you’re
like Garfield probably not so well but hey Lasagna is always nice.) Today I got
The Flash, a new Netflix movie and a new Pokemon event so let’s dive right into this week’s blog which I actually didn’t start working on until the
weekend despite the fact this weekly blog was supposed to allow for me to work
on it a little over the entire week, hurray for life!
The Flash Makes an Amazing Comeback in Season 4 Episodes 1 & 2
I didn't get to talk about it last week but finally as of last
Tuesday The Flash has raced back into the CW TV lineup! Minor spoilers may be
ahead in this topic so be wary, i’ll try to keep things to a minimum.
The first two episodes of Season 4 take place 6 months after the
battle against Savitar and Barry’s heartbreaking departure into to the raging Speed
force. Team Flash are still continuing their fight against Meta-Humans and
Crime in Central City and although they have Wally West taking up the mantle as
the fastest man alive they seem to be finding themselves shorthanded, especially
when a samurai comes knocking on their door, actually he pretty much kicks the
door to Central City down. This Samurai, which we saw and speculated about in
previous trailers for this season, has some weird tech up his sleeve and his
Katanas pack a huge punch.
Apparently he’s come to find The Flash, aka Barry
who is currently AWOL. Wally tries to take up the mantle of his former mentor
with Iris taking command of the Team Flash team from Star Labs but Cisco finds
himself missing his old friend and their former teammate. So of course Cisco is
at work trying to come up with a plan to bring Barry back AND stabilize the
Speed Force.
Well spoiling things slightly, his attempts work and Barry
returns from the speed force without any crazy side effects. Only problem is
Barry comes back a little… Different. Not including the sweet facial hair
(Which seems very tidy for someone who spent 6 months in the Speed Force, kind
of wish my beard could grow that nice without trimming it) Barry seems awfully
scrambled from his time away. His speech is full of nonsense and he starts to
write multiple scientific symbols across the wall in some sort of
language/code.
Basically this first episode is more so dealing with Barry’s
sudden return rather then him being missing so a lot of mixed emotions are
thrown around, especially from Iris and Joe. This episode was a pretty awesome
kickoff to Season 4 despite Barry only really being gone for 15 minutes of
airtime (Flashpoint didn't last that much longer either) I actually don't think
it was time for Wally to take up the mantle. Keep watching to the very end as
well because this Episode gives us a small introduction to this season’s
supposed main villain, the Thinker and oh boy does he have one crazy set up
going on in his lair. One last thought on this episode though I did think some
of the pacing was a little off here and there regarding Barry’s return but
besides that I really enjoyed this Season 4 kick off.
Also can Cisco please suit up as Vibe more often? I'm getting eager to see more Vibe action!
The second episode that aired last Tuesday may be one of my
favorite episodes of the Flash to date and features a new Meta human villain
Kilg%re. You may recognize this name from D.C. New Earth Flash comics but this
new Meta is a little bit different from his comic counterpart besides some
similar powers. Kilg%re ends up targeting tech giants currently in Central City
but don't worry about Cisco (Although he may be having a little love problem
this episode) Kilg%re seems to only be after a select few for reasons unknown.
The Flash aka Barry Allen seems to be taking a new breath in
life, with his entire past trauma washed away. This Barry seems more like
Season 1 Barry to the point he actually loves being the Flash again. Iris
notices the changes too but everything may not be too kocher in the future
husband and wife’s relationship. Got to admit I really love this Barry more
then what we saw in Season 3 and the end of Season 2 but what seems to set this
Barry apart from Season 1 is a huge boost in confidence to all most cocky
levels.
When not dealing with a crazy Meta human who can hack into any
technology he pleases just by looking at it the team is dealing with a slight
change in dynamics with Barry’s return. Kilg%re really made this a thrilling
ride of an episode so here's hoping we can see some more Kilg%re action in the
future but who knows what the Thinker is planning. This episode throws out a
huge question that I can't state without spoiling things that really changes
the definition of Metahumans.
Barry Allen is also dealing with his brand new suit which comes equipped with a whole load of tech that Cisco probably shouldn't of put in the suit (For reasons that come into play in this very episode) but he has a sweet pair of visors that come over his eyes when running that allow him to analyze his foes on the go, which is SWEET it adds more depth to The Flash without him just running around all the time, maybe I just like Superheroes with technology... Might be why a certain novel character of mine is that way... Looking at you Aeris.
Overall these first two episodes were a nice return to a more light hearted yet action packed tone which was present in Season 1. Hey Season 1 had it's drama and angst, Reverse Flash made sure of it but the show knew when to have fun which is something I seriously missed in Seasons 2 and 3. This season looks to be a return to that while having a new menacing villain known as the Thinker taking the antagonist lead. Maybe I'm just tired of Doom and Gloom all the time, Gloom is a cool Pokemon though no offense to Gloom lovers... I was actually pretty tired when writing this forgive me.
For those who haven't watched these Episodes yet or want to
rewatch them you can watch them for free on the CW TV app which you can project
to your TV if you have the right equipment (Or Apple TV) just keep in mind
advertisements will play throughout the TV Episode breaks, like a normal TV
broadcast. Also you cannot change the quality settings on this app so watch
your Data and Wifi limits.
Next week’s episode looks to be just as awesome but perhaps a
little unlucky for Team Flash, including a returning Harry Wells from Earth-2. A
new meta by the name of Hazard, played by Sugar-Lyn Beard, seems to have powers
of luck on her side, bringing bad luck to others while racking in the riches
for herself.
Apparently this character was also in the Infinity Inc comic
series from the 80s where she used a special dice in conjunction with her
powers to control probability itself. It’ll
be interesting how they incorporate her into The Flash but this episode looks
to be another goldmine like the previous 2 episodes, did they hire new writers
or something because Season 4 is killing it so far.
Anyway that episode will be airing October 24th at
8:00 PM Eastern/7:00 PM Central/5:00 PM Pacific depending on what time zone you
live in. I’m not actually
sure if the show even airs outside of America and Canada.
Jim Carrey Relives One of His Best Movies
ALRIGHTY THEN I got a new movie trailer for you guys!
So you guys know Jim Carrey right? He’s that guy who wore that green mask
in that movie and might have also been a pet detective as well as another green
fellow in a Christmas movie. Yeah those are just the three movies I know him
from the most but Jim Carrey has been in quite a lot of hit movies that birthed
from his stand up comedy career which surprisingly struggled badly at the
beginning before Jim refined his act.
Usually he puts on a hyper, sometimes insane character in those
movies (Though he utilizes a lot more of his impressions and comedy skills in
his actual standup comedy) but in 1999 he got to take on the role as another
comedian, his idol Andy Kaufman in Man on the Moon. I don’t know all too much about Andy
nor have I seen Man on the Moon but apparently there’s always been talks about what
happened behind the scenes of the movie and that Jim Carrey never broke
character even off filming. Footage from the behind the scenes did exist but
was never released, until now. “Jim
& Andy” is a behind
the scenes documentary diving into Jim Carrey and his experience taking on the
role of Andy, which apparently he went completely method for. (Which is what
Andy himself did for all of his characters) A present day Jim Carrey (Massive
beard included) will be looking back at the hours of footage recorded during
Man on the Moon. This actually looks like a fun watch but oh boy I’ve heard stories of this
footage but was never quite sure how crazy Jim really was behind the scenes,
this documentary will actually be releasing on Netflix later this November 17th.
So that’s
Jim Carrey acting and we really haven’t
seen him in much lately but that’s
probably because another passion in his life has been taking hold, Art. Yeah
believe it or not this man is actually one really good artist as I recently
discovered via this next video.
Yeah this is definitely a side to him I never knew about. He
seemed so calm in the video too it was shocking. Well I mean he’s an actor/comedian so of
course this is the real him behind the act but I had no idea he was an artist
and a pretty awesome abstract one at that. That flaming heart is actually
incredible. He also does figure sculpting which was also unexpected. Amazing
what you find when you look past the surface, huh? Art can be a great creative
outlet just as much as comedy and acting can so it’s awesome to see Jim finding a
passion in art like this, now if he just knitted that would be great I would definitely
mark him down as one of my favorite people of all time.
Out with Marshadow in with Silvally!
Before I end the blog for the day I have two updates that kind of
coincide with each other. Remember that Marshadow event running at Gamestop?
Well if you get to read this before Monday is over then get over to GameStop
now before it ends because it ends TODAY! This will be your last chance (For a
while) to get Marshadow so hurry up and get him, actually forget that it may
actually be over I’m
not exactly sure how GameStop ends their events. I warned you guys last week so
hopefully you all got him before it ended. Anyway GameStop is immediately
starting a brand new event for Pokemon Sun and Moon in the form of a sweet
Shiny Silvally! This Arceus like Pokemon even has a Shiny form similar to
Arceus it seems as its body is now yellow instead of White (He must be related
to the SNES). He comes holding a Gold Bottle Cap (Which I have never used those
Bottle Caps yet believe it or not) and the moves Multi-Attack (Silvally’s Signature move which changes
depending on which memory disc he’s
holding, just like Arceus except Physical not Special) Parting Shot, Punishment
and Scary Face. Despite Scary Face which is not a move I usually use this is a
pretty sweet moveset. He comes with any nature so soft resetting will work on
this guy for you competitive battlers! Apparently this is a tie in event for
the new Shiny Silvally GX card…
So hopefully you won’t
have to buy anything to get him. (Though I wouldn’t
mind grabbing a couple packs of Pokemon Cards while I’m there)
This event will run until November the 13th!
That’s
all for today, sorry if it seems lack luster again I’m still trying to reorganize
after these hectic four weeks I’ve
just been through, the once a week blog will actually work out in the end,
actually it already is with the separate sub headers and I’m actually enjoying it again
instead of feeling bogged down so expect next week to be interesting! I may
have a new pack of Pokemon Cards to unpack and perhaps a viewing of a certain
new season of RWBY to discuss and hey when was the last time I discussed a
Harry Potter movie? You never know what I’ll
talk about next (Even though I practically just gave it away).
This was ZAK Entertainment
SEEEEE…
You next week! (Imagine this in a Jim Carrey voice and it makes sense, kind
of.)
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