We did it! It finally happened! John Blackwell finally arrived in Chance Harbor! Now, it takes some straight-up audacity for a sister show of The Vampire Diaries to base its first season around the reappearance of a presumed dead character AND name that episode "Return," but it turns out The Secret Circle is just that audacious! Obviously John Blackwell is no Katherine Pierce, and also "Return" is no "The Return," but if you can look past that unfortunate (and unfair) comparison, this episode of The Secret Circle was pretty darn fun. Personally I thought the Blackwell character was a total blunder, but we'll talk about that later. Averaging things out, "Return" was certainly a worthy follow-up to last week's awesome "Valentine," suggesting we might be on the verge of a winning streak here. Who can say? I'm not a scientist (anymore, criminal charges, long story).
We began in Diana's bedroom where Cassie was turbo lying to everybody.
She decided to move back to Jane's house, claiming her grandmother was returning from the hospital that night. The cool thing about that lie is that nobody will ever know it isn't true. But in my mind I think this had to more with the fact that Cassie felt awkward accepting Diana's hospitality while secretly dating Adam.
Charles swung by with a brand new 'do and a chipper attitude. I loved that he brought in some college brochures for them to look at and also referred to Cassie as his second daughter. I think that kind of behavior probably comes with the territory when you murder a girl's mother. It's just good manners!
Back at her house, Cassie immediately noticed that the front door was ajar. I love when intruders leave doors open. That is such good intruding! I liked how Cassie wielded an umbrella for defense:
Remember when she incinerated some dudes with her brain? I kinda think she should stick to that as a defense tactic.
Anyway, false alarm:
Just kidding, un-false alarm: Jake was investigating the open front door also, plus he noticed the ring of ash that encircled the house.
Honestly, this was just more rude of the witch hunters than anything. Cassie tracked it onto the rug and everything! When Jake suggested that perhaps she needed help looking after herself (aw, Jake) she insisted she had it covered by, I guess, TAZING him bro?
Personally I think the episode title "Return" had a double meaning in that it also referred to the return of JAKE'S V-NECKS. (Not deep-Vs though, it IS the middle of winter in Vancouver and that would be irresponsible clavicle exposure.) But yeah, this was a good scene in that it was funny and both characters seemed to have distinctive personalities all the way through it. Jake usually only behaves that way with Faye, so I'm definitely getting the impression that this show is redoubling its efforts to give the love interests more spark. I likes it! Sassy Jake is the best.
Oh, this was crazy: Cassie got a job!
I'm not sure when she found the time, but ultimately it does make sense. She has no income, right? She's basically the Matt Donovan of The Secret Circle. Anyway, it was nice when Adam tried to teach her how to waitress. Adam is impossibly square, but sometimes you really need someone like that in your life to help you figure things out, you know?
And Cassie's new job meant good things for Faye, who now had a new hangout at which she could torment Cassie. Anyway, that's when a certain voodouche spotted Melissa.
Faye was NOT having it, but then it was funny how she just did not care about Melissa's well-being at all when Melissa said she was going to go party with the dude. I guess Faye had forgotten her promise to Diana that she'd have Melissa's back?
Back at Cassie's house (and FYI this is STILL the cold open) Cassie was just wrapping up a convo with Jane.
That's when she heard a knock at the door.
So, John Blackwell. First thing to note is that he wears grey and NOT black. Second thing, he's just as inappropriately attractive as the rest of the parents. Third thing: Not nearly the badass as we'd been led to believe. But for this scene he still had the benefit of mystery; we wouldn't learn the full extent of his lameness until later. Note the misdirection when the front door flew open magically. (He did not do that.)
Cassie was definitely pretty stunned to see him (although she probably shouldn't have been, right?) and the scene was as appropriately awkward as you'd expect. When Blackwell noticed Adam pulling up, he made her swear to keep his presence a secret.
Haha! Take that John Blackwell.
Meanwhile Diana needed to know what exactly happened to Melissa.
Faye tried to play it off like she hadn't been a bad friend, but I mean, Melissa HAS a cell phone. If she wasn't returning texts that's kind of her fault right? Anyway, it was time for the ladies to pay a visit to a certain voodoo schemer.
And his comatose girlfriend:
There was a funny beat in the garage when Lee recalled his most recent interaction with High Diana.
She was predictably mum on the subject, most likely because since that time she'd fallen head over heels in love with pizza and right now there was nothing, absolutely nothing, that could keep them apart. #PIZZANA
Meanwhile Cassie had agreed to meet John Blackwell out on a dock (because that is considered a private area in Chance Harbor) and it was REALLY emotional. She basically just shouted at him for being such an awful father, and he mostly just accepted it, albeit with short explanations that he'd gone into hiding in order to protect her. Very New Moon of him!
That's when he committed a major Abandoning Witch Dad faux pas:
Cassie felt PLAYED and boy was she was steamed!
But then UH-OH!
So then Faye and Diana arrived at the world's most disgusting "party." Seriously:
Just absolutely the worst! Can you even imagine what it smelled like in there? Like, I GUESS it was supposed to be a voodoo party, but it seemed more like a room full of vagrants dropping acid and playing D&D;?
Anyway, that's when Callum busted out some more of those garbage-on-a-stick totems and they buzzed each other's pleasure centers.
And that's when he discovered that Melissa is a witch! I guess I thought he already knew that? But whatever. He started getting that schemin' look in his eyes.
Back at the witch house, former owner John Blackwell arrived and couldn't have been happy with the decor.
That's when he met Jake and they had a handsomeness stand-off.
At this point Jake pretty much knew that Cassie had been kidnapped by witch hunters, so he lied and told Blackwell she was probably at the Boat House while he rushed over to the witch hunter lair.
Jake had devised a plan by which he'd save Cassie by handing over Blackwell. It was a surprisingly solid idea!
And I loved how he didn't even think twice about it. I guess all that compartmentalized psychology comes in handy sometimes.
Meanwhile, THIS was a nightmare:
Aaaahhh!! Awful!! They put junk in her eyes and mouth! (Fun day of work, Britt Robertson?)
Over at the Boat House, Blackwell continued his newfound hobby of revealing his presence to everybody.
Whoops, there was some bad blood between him and Ethan! Wonder what that's about? Just kidding, no I don't. I mean, honestly, the parents are just there to fight amongst themselves, and now they have a new person to fight with.
Then Callum locked Melissa in a storage area and started acting real creepy.
So she just threatened him with theoretical magic and walked out of there. Oh, but at least she'd learned the true purpose of those garbage totems and told Faye that Lee was probably lying to her about it.
Meanwhile out in the woods, Jake lured Blackwell out to go meet with the witch hunters.
But in a surprise twist, Eben didn't want Blackwell at all... He wanted Jake!
And then upon letting Cassie go, she discovered she'd been mind-controlled into murdering her own father! She even made a magic wand out of ivy and everything.
Now, here's my biggest complaint about Blackwell: He has no powers?!? Putting aside the fact that he's probably lying (he IS a Balcoin), this was about as fatal a flaw as I can imagine. You're telling me this character we've been waiting to meet is just another handsome-yet-conflicted grownup without powers? Don't we have enough of those already? Seriously, anyone paying attention to this show must've envisioned a darkly sinister, unpredictable, ruthless man who gets women pregnant just by looking at them. He had quite a reputation! Plus, it would've been more understandable if he'd abandoned Cassie in order to go live a jet-setting warlock lifestyle, but instead he was just chillin' in a duplex in Tacoma or whatever? Very frustrating! Even if Blackwell DOES have powers and was just lying, this episode was his INTRODUCTION. He just walked around in a cool coat and looked vaguely pained. No magic. No hero moments. No villain moments. Just rolling around wheezing in a ring of fire. Great first impression! I honestly do not understand the rationale here. But anyway, yeah. Blackwell doesn't have powers. What a disaster. No offense, The Secret Circle, but WHAT KIND OF SHOW DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? You can't be pullin' junk like this so late in the season. I'm worried about you, girl.
So while the Blackwell character was, so far, a conceptual failure, it's fortunate that there was still some pretty major awesomeness to be had. And it involved the circle!
Just when Eben was about to kill Jake, this happened:
THIS WAS THE BEST! I <3 GROUP MAGIC SO MUCH. They even did my favorite thing, which is standing in tableau while looking badass! Now THIS is the show I tune in for! Forget Blackwell, just give me more of this type of thing. So good.
But then uh-oh: Eben disappeared!
We'd already been given hints that he was a supernatural creature of some kind, but I think this might've confirmed it? That's just scary and cool right there. Stakes be raisin'!
Anyway, then the circle turned their attention to Cassie, who was still a slave to whatever brainwashing Eben had exacted upon her.
Again, it was really fun seeing the circle come together like this. Ugh, so good.
It worked! Cassie did not end up murdering her own father! Take that, witch hunters with your bizarre schemes and whatnots.
Because it's unclear what exactly Eben IS (not a witch, according to Blackwell), John Blackwell was going to stick around to keep Cassie safe. Or something. I am already sick of Blackwell, not gonna lie. He couldn't have had a triumphant moment of magic usage? Is that so much to ask on a show ABOUT MAGIC? But look, if I were to be a silver lining type of person, the one good thing about Blackwell is he represents a much stronger link between the kids' storyline and the adults, so hopefully we'll get to see much more blended storytelling in the future. It's just too bad when I have to IMAGINE things that I'll enjoy, you know?
Then Faye came home to find Lee sneaking around her bedroom. He'd climbed up through the window, because of course he did. I guess he'd felt super guilty about that garbage totem so he was there to destroy it and, I guess, make it up to Faye.
And they kissed! But then, whoops! Look who woke up:
Then there was this hilarious scene where Jake was literally just sitting on the corner of his bed doing nothing and a grown man just walked into his bedroom.
It had something to do with Blackwell kind of admiring Jake for selling him out in order to save Cassie. That is exactly the type of person Blackwell wanted to set his daughter up with.
And the episode ended with this weird non-cliffhanger in which Cassie just nestled up on Adam and they looked out the window all sad. I have no idea what it all meant, except that maybe her dad has better taste?
This was an entertaining hour of television! But I'm not gonna lie, I'm increasingly outraged about just how badly Blackwell was introduced in this episode. He was obviously a victim of high expectations, but was it so wrong to expect that he would have powers and/or a save-the-day moment of badassery or villainy? To continue the unfair comparison that was invited by the episode title, Katherine Pierce arrived in Mystic Falls and in a span of five minutes proceeded to make out with a main character and then SLAUGHTER a villain. That's just crowd-pleasing right there! Simply put, The Secret Circle DOES NOT need more wishy washy adult figures hanging around this town bickering about crystals. I'm truly astonished here, you guys. It's like sometimes I don't understand ANYTHING? One of these days I am just gonna turn off the TV and walk directly into the ocean because nothing makes sense to me anymore. Oh well.
Hey see you next month!
QUESTIONS:
... Were you satisfied with John Blackwell's introduction?
... Are you worried about Lee's ex?
... If Eben isn't a witch, then what is he?
... Should Cassie install better locks in her house?
1.) no
2.) im not really worried bout her but about faye for all of what happened
3.) ummm a wizard na probly not oh well
4.) she totally should install better locks cause u dont ever see anyone going into or breaking into any other peoples houses
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ANSWERS:
1)...No! It's he the BAMF and incredible powered Jhon Blackwell? I don't think so! *I don't think so face*
2)...Not really, who cares?
3)...I'ts Batman!
4)...Totally, she should ask Faye's inter-decor advice!
*Plus I can't wait 3 months NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*
So, I'd say it's obvious John came back for the medallion so he could have magic. I don't think he has anything against Cassie, but that's what he returned for, and now that it's gone, he's sticking around because he wants a crystal. That's safe to assume, right? If he'd been looking for Cassie, why would he have returned to his old house? That's right. His crystal. He's probably going to join the hunt for the crystal. So yay for the teen witches. Without them this show would basically be a power struggle between procrastinating 'old' people.
While I think you are spot-on, a teeny-tiny part of me is still hoping that he turns out to be awesome. Failing that, I'd settle for Ethan becoming a (possibly sinister) BAMF.
What is WITH the adults on this show and their fascination with jewelry and/or weirdo knick-knacks. Just go to Hot Topic, already.
You guys do realize that these photo recaps are way more entertaining than the show itself right? Still won't miss either once it's finally cancelled and cancel it they will. Them, you know.
I'd have stopped watching if it wasn't for these recaps...
I stopped watching after EP5 and only check the photo recaps from time to time. Because... they are funny ... sometimes.
--I'm satisfied with the casting, but the introduction was very Secret Circle. What do they eveR reveal about a new character in their first episode? I could have gone for a little more James Bond stealth/MacGuyver magic kind of heat with his entrance. just somethingg more. Even at the least, more oF him. I wonder how he will tie into Dawn and Charles' schemes, since he can't access his power either? I hope he brings the knowledge in with the next episode. I need something enormously satisfying and groundbreaking for all the stringing-along this season.
--Ahha, I agree with mcarson, show is beggin' for a girl fight! Coma ggirl is gonna get tag-teamed.
--I have no idea what Eben is. He's creepy. What all teh h3ll is up with the witch hunters, man?
--Cassie is from TWO strong bloodlines on both her mother and father's side. I think the rumors of overpowering "dark" Balcoin magic could have been overshadowed by a handful of twisted witches throughout time, but is able to be channeled into powerful Good magic depending on the heart of the witch. Cassie is likely going to be much stronger than her father. Did she ReaLLY "destroy" the medallion completely? I'd rather see her protect herself magically than watch Adam lame his way through moving in on her and her house. I'm stubbornly still CAKE and the notion of Jake and Blackwell teaming up to do the dirty work gets me pretty hot and bothered.moreless
--- All hype just like an iphone!
--- No this show is begging for a good girl fight.
---Voodoo witch doctor.
-- Nah she can stay with Adam.
Of course its voodoo witch doctor! It seems so obvious now with all the intro to Voodoo and stuff. But because Cassie wasn't involved and I'm not expecting much from this show was a bit like meh. good call.
John Blackwell's introduction was well done but when he finally came in, he was rather... well, as you said, lame. I thought that he'd be some awesome twisted evil character but, he seemed rather tame and trying to be a good person, not very interesting. Lee's ex seemed to not want to be awake so it makes me kinda feel sorry for her, and here she wanted to sleep forever. I think that Eben is some sort of super human or they're going to make him some dark past saying that he's made some deal with the devil or has connections in the "dark side." Yes, to the last question, Cassie definitely should install better locks in her house, get better security.... Hmm... I wonder what really happened to the Medallion, I was hoping for a father-daughter show down. Oh well, shouldn't get hopeful because apparently John's turned "good" though next episode's promo has got me hoping.moreless
Also I don't think John needs a crystal for his magic. Again he is a balcoin so it would be something different. In the promo he is searching for someting desperately i think thats what he needs.
Ok. John blackwell as an actor was an excellent choice. He carries himself with authority. When he told cassie that the spell the elders did stripped him of his magic i don't believe that. The reason being he is a Balcoin. Just as he can't be killed like regular witches so he magic would have to be stripped by a specific ceremony/ritual. But the elders thought him dead so i don't think they bothered with that. The demon angle relates to the following. Why where Dawn, Charle's etc stripped of their magic? For a long time i assumed it was because they caused the boat fire. As we saw in "witness" that was not the case so why strip them of their power what possible reason to do that to them. I believe it is possible John helped by a select few of his circle summoned the demons to gain extra power perhaps to fight the hunters. Remember when Nick was possessed he went up to Dawn and told her that she had summoned him. Well the summoning would have taken place before they lost their powers so its possible thats the reason the elders stripped them of their powers. Also without magic how has Blackwell remained so well hidden for 16 years that no witch with active powers could locate him? He must have been mystically hidden somehow but how??? His intro was nothing like we expected because be honest, fans of TVD as i am one, we expected a katherine sort of intro. But her character wasn't introduced or rather didn't actively come on the show until season 2. So why bring Blackwell on so soon?? perhaps to lower our expectations and when he does something bad ass we are left gaping. Or perhaps to build a story arc to the second season. If he does go bad,powerful watever you want to call it i think it will happen in the last two episodes of TSC.moreless
Yeah, I agree, a bit lame. I must also remember not to watch an episode of Fringe right before this, as anything doesn't look quite so good after that TV show....
It needs more darkness, it needs less character naivety, and it needs to make us think that some of these characters should have witch powers. At the moment, I'd say just take away all powers from all of them! They're just all too silly to be anywhere near this stuff.
My advice to SC writers is, make Adam someone darker and more powerful. Either as a new addition to his powers, or from some history. He proved in TSCC that he can do the powerful, young man-in-charge thing pretty well. So more of that might help.
All in all, I'm getting bored. Everyone is just milling around make stupid mistakes. And it really needs either more magic or better stories (or ideally both!). Right now, Britt Robertson and Thomas Dekker are way underused.moreless
I don't think the only thing disappointing was Blackwell, but rather the episode, very lame indeed.
When I first saw him when the door opened, I thought, awesome, it was all downhill from there...
Although Blackwell's intro was terrible, the next episode looks promising! He will hopefully team up with Dawn in search of crystals and get their power back.
Don't you just love how Lee's ex is in a coma with a face full of makeup? They should of made her look like Uma Thurman in Kill Bill.
Jake has said that Eben doesn't like witches and Blackwell claims that he isn't a witch. But he is definitely supernatural since a branch in the chest didn't kill him and many witches fear him. He must be a wizard or a ghost then.
No locks because then there wouldn't be any more umbrella shenanigans.
A disappointing introduction which made this a disappointing episode.
I'm thinking that Blackwell has something to do with the parents power removal (suppression?) or that he knows something on how to get their powers back.
The only things I can think of that the parents want from Cassie was either the Dark Magic and/or Blackwell, because from what I can tell they needed Cassie for their powers to return... I think that makes sense...
Quick question: Anyone else wondering how the abandoned house (should we be calling it John's house?) still has working lights? I get that there's an abandoned house in the middle of nowhere because, hello Chance Harbor (see also: burned, boats and decrepit, churches), but why is the city still running power (and probably water) out to an "empty" building?
Is this what the Circle is using it's magic for? Getting out of paying utility bills? Think big kids! Try for free college or something. Honestly, baby show. *smh*
My money's on Adam. What do you wanna bet Adam is paying the bills for that spot?! I mean he's the one that always appears like the house's "keeper", the fact that he pretty much has taken care of his drunkard father for so long and the boathouse. Adam seems like the guy that balances his father's checkbook, pays all the bills, and his knowledge of the county records and such isn't lost on me. The kid grew u pfast, he's like an adult in a teen body so I'm willing to bet he takes care of the place legitimately...because we all know they aren't using spells to keep the lights on!LOL!
What I wanna know is, who the hell's paying for Cassie's cars? We all know Adam *would*, but can he..?
I think that the SUV she rolled last week was Jane's/someone else's. It really looked like one of the cars the kids used to "carpool" to Faye's Granddad's that one time. This week she was back to driving the station wagon looking thing that Charles stalled out during the pilot and that Faye smoke bombed (also the pilot?). Apparently, neither stalling out nor being smoke filled was enough to decommission a station wagon. But that SUV. Seriously! How are there not insurance folks, police, or any ADULTS aware of that crash?!?! Is Charles really so poor of a parent that he doesn't notice when his kid's BFF (and his "new daughter") is suddenly missing the brand new SUV they had been driving? I mean, that's the sort of thing which comes up during basic small talk in a town this size. "Hey neighbor, what's new? Not much, but I did total my car the other night, what's new with you?" See?? It's not that hard to have basic human interactions and tell people stuff. And really, Chance Harbor, I realize it was "the middle of nowhere" but has NO ONE stumbled upon that crash site yet? Even Sheriff Dunce Forbes would have found it by now.moreless
I don't know but Cassie should seriously just invest in a scooter...it's easier to explain the disappearance of those. Plus it'd give us awesome photo caps of "clip, clop, slide. Clip,Clop, Slide."
I thougt exactly the same thing. the show was teasing us with Blackwell for weeks and then he just stands there, in the sunshine without a cloak or whatever. Also his behaviour was very irratic. At firist he let Cassie promise him that she didn't tell anyone about him and then went around to introduce himself to Chance Harbor.
I understood the ending with Faye and Lee in that was, that Faye and Lees old girlfriend somehow swithed and Faye is now trapped in Lees Old girlfriends body.
Also i am getting tired of magic threats when we never actually see magic. Uh ah, i am so powerfull, get out of my way. I could even be funny if we knew for a fact that she is that powerfull, kind of like Buffy was hilarious when Vamps thought she was just another perky, blond appetizer.moreless
If you're right, it'd be the most intelligent thing they've done on this show...by miles.
Have you been watching this show long?
But seriously, that would be pretty cool. I only watch this show once a week with my gf, and we're usually complaining about it so much, I guess we wouldn't notice something sneaky if it happened.
holy crap, how did I not notice that?!!!!!! omg.....
That's an interesting idea of Faye being the ex girlfriend now, but it's not exactly plausible considering the fact that they are in Faye's bedroom and Faye was upset about him sneaking into her housr. But damn, that would be cool.
i think he means when the Eva girl woke up, the reason she looked so scared is because that was Faye.
John Blackwell.... wow, just introduced and already hitting the top of lame-ass chars on TV. Almost gave the same feeling I had when looking at what's-his-name that killed cassie's Mom and turned out to be such a lame-wad, crying for a crystal. But what a missed chance, and I like him so much in that flash-back. How cool was that? Anyway, If he ends up crying anytime in the show, I'm done! "the elders took our powers" WTF is that?? Do they take Dark magic too?? And it's not like the elders are such a power to reckon with as all these old geezers are either killed or are send St. Mungos to clear their heads.
Who knew that the stupid Voodoo story line would end up being the most interesting on the show? Take a hint writers and do something!! I like Lee's ex, hope she kicks ass and is some voodoo enchantress whatnot.
Eben probably is some sort of Hybrid/wizard/Warlock/mage/Supernatural/idontknow... just any name that's not witch. Let's see how original/creative the writers are with this.
Who needs locks when you got umbrella's that can shoot wind?moreless
1. Not really, as early as the ending of the episode before this one he was this faceless entity with a dark magic hand scar and was as theoretically terrifying as the ghosts that had chased Cassie. Then he shows up and he looks and acts like a washed up sad man? I mean I guess it was an interesting direction to go in, maybe they're going to play him like a dark-magicholic? Like he'll continue this well intentioned 'I'm glad I have no magic, the dark ruined my life, I jsut want to rebuild now' and then slowly he'll give into temptation and do something unforgivable to Cassie to gain her power? He already metaphorically grabbed at the medallion with both hands.
2. I'd say I'm 'slightly intrigued' at the moment, the stakes need to be a bit higher.
3. A day walking vampire? Maybe Esther from TVD had another affair she REALLY doesn't want others to find out about. "Quick better kill all my children before they find my second love-child" (CW doesn't shy away from clichs and policitcal in-correctness.)
4. Would it really be so hard for her to install spelled locks that only magic can open? Hey-presto! No witch hunters. She could just come round and open the door for her gran the five seconds she's on the show.moreless
What do you mean by "Is it Friday yet?"
1. I completely agree with you, Blackwells introduction was completely underwhelming. I am imagining great things, secrets, lies, mystery and whatnot with him. I just hope the writers have read my mind.
2. Lee's ex, Ava I think her name is, looked really freaked out so I she sort of just decides to go back to sleep. Yay problem solved and Lee and Faye can continue there thing.
3. A jedi? jks
4. She should get better locks and a motion sensor flood light for the porch, and maybe lazers and stuff.
Thanx Luv Savvytvfan91 xoxo
I didn't expect Blackwell to take over the high school, kill 2 students and turn his head into a talking skull. I dont believe him when he says he has no magic, I just don't. I wish Dawn, Charles and Jane were around but I guess that's for AFTER the hiatus? I think his arrival was designed to make you think he's scheming. So I'm ok with it.
I'm not worried about the ex, even tho I know she's gonna have a tiff with Faye. I'm worried about Faye repeatedly associating with people who threaten the Circle and I really hate that the writers keep writing about Lee at all. I may be in the minority but i think the Fayana 'ship needs to happen. Period.
Who cares? He's got creepy eyes, cool accent, and he bampfed himself off a tree branch, he's bad ass.
They all should install better everything on their houses. Why havent they spelled their abandoned house so people can't just walk into it?moreless
Am I the only one who thinks that the writers wrote Blackwell the way they did on the return episode for a reason? If Blackwell comes in guns a blazin', we won't get much character arc, and therefore, won't get much Blackwell. BUT, if he comes in subtly, playing the innocent misunderstood father, he builds trust, ultimately getting him into a position where he can get what he wants (because we ALL know he wants something). He says he doesn't have powers. I CALL SHENANIGANS. I think he has power, but is keeping it hidden to hide his true intentions. The medallion crest, which we know channels dark magic, was burned into his hand for pete's sake. Don't give up on Blackwell just yet. I don't think we've seen his true nature.moreless
When he said "i dont have any power" I was like "really? that's your way in?"
Where do I even start. I've remained loyal to this show regardless of the sometimes lame things they do, but I'm beginning to get a little tire of it all.
First, how stupid was it to bring John Blackwell back without his powers and all nice and cuddly? Blackwell has been built up as this supreme incarnation of danger and (likely) evil for the entire season, and now he's this warm teddy bear who just wants to protect his daughter. That's a serious let-down.
Second, WTF is going on with the whole voodoo story line? I think this could be a great "B" story line to have in the series, but they are showing signs of being wishy-washy on it like they have on everything else.
Third, how do the demons that appeared early in the season fit in to this whole thing, or are we just suppose to forget about them and move on to other things? That was played up and then simply dropped. Do they think that people don't follow the stories and want some continuity in them?
Fourth, I am highly peeved about the destruction of the medallion in the previous episode. My problem wasn't that it was destroyed, but that it was destroyed so casually and with very little effect. Don't the writer understand magick at all? It was built up as this hugely powerful artifact that had the power of thousands of witches trapped within it, yet Cassie just crumbles it in her hand with no more than a few cuts to show for her effort. First, an artifact like that should have been very difficult to destroy (I mean, if serious magickal artifacts were that easy to get rid of, then Frodo wouldn't have had to traipse all the way to Mordor to destroy that pesky ring, now would he), and when she did destroy it there should have been serious magickal nukage, even on the prime material plain there should have been an explosion or something, and on the astral and ethereal plains it should have knocked out practically every witch in Chance harbor.
Finally, back to continuity issues. Why is Cassie's SUV in perfect shape a few days after she flipped it? Either she did some serious magick to get it back in shape, or the repair people in Chance Harbor are inhumanly fast (maybe that's where all the demons are).
Anyway, I will continue to watch TSC, but I think the shows higher ups need to do some serious castigating of people on things like I've mentioned above and work on better executions of story lines. Just my opinion, but I think it hurts the show to be like they are now.moreless
Way unsatisfied with JB's return. Even if its in their back pocket that he is bad and just foolin' us, who cares? They have filled us with expectations for a scary chili pepper and gave us a marshmallow instead. It's not Lando's fault. He looks good and played what they gave him. It's what they gave him that sucks! They just need to get a coherent storyline going and maybe it's too late, but you cant keep making people thinks Chas is a great villain and then take that away and then build up the JB angle all season and he arrives in a whisper not a bang. BAD WRITING. And they are wasting so much time with their voodouche (wonderful term you coined) story that is meaningless when they could be working on the core. And another comatose woman? Really? Why? Same reason the psychic was here and gone. They don't know which way to go. And what DO the witchhunters really want and why? When Ethan sees JB after all this time, after he was supposed to be dead, he merely says you arent supposed to be here. HUH? I'm angry with it because I really like the cast and the premise and instead of capitalizing on those assets they come up with a detour a week. UGH is right. But as always, your recap was hilarious. Hope you feel better soon.moreless
Seriously, is Jake's house only compromise a bedroom because people just barge in unexpectedly.
... I agree Blackwell's introduction was a complete let down, knowing him as a menacing bad guy then comes in totally powerless, UGH.
Sometimes, what a show REALLY needs...is an ROUS. Rodents of unusual size? Yes please! I'd like to see some messed up s*** on this show, and what's more messed up than the thing that nearly killed out beloved As-You-Wish-Westley? Nothing, that's what.
lmao. Definitely agree with you there!
Well, I prefer when they write a show with their own vision for it, unlike CROWD-PLEASING TVD...because you never know WHICH crowd to please, right?
I actually quite liked Blackwell, I know everyone expected him to do something badass in the same episode he appeared in, but it was a bigger shock to me that he just acted like a decent guy...maybe he can be a father figure in Cassie's life after all? I just want her to have a parent, you know? And damn Blackwell is so handsome so I forgive him everything. lol
Lee's ex seems lame, and why is he kissin' Faye when he has a plant of an ex lying in the bed about to come back to life? OMG MAYBE THAT KISS SEALED THE DEAL, maybeee it was maagical. lol IDK WHAT IS EVEN GOING ON
I don't care what Eben is, I have no interest in witch hunters at all.
Cassie should just use her magic to set some kind of a protection shield around her house, tbh.
Adam and Cassie are cute, and I no longer ship Jake/Cassie. I want him to be sassy, like he is with Faye. I want him with Faye and Diana with Lee...
and none for Melissa apparently. She can hook up with Adam's dad?
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You know the 9 thumbs ups are for this idea, right? "and none for Melissa apparently. She can hook up with Adam's dad?"
And I think you may really be onto something there: "OMG MAYBE THAT KISS SEALED THE DEAL, maybeee it was maagical." That'd be a super-cool twist, cool-blooded cool Lee.
that would be cool, I know.
And don't tell me 9 thumbs up are just for that and not my hilarious self? I'm kidding, I didn't bother for this comment hahah nothing much to mock this time, I guess lol
I think the problem with this show is that it's a big teaser rather than an actual show. I like it more than TVD nowadays, but this show really needs to take off. It's just tease, tease, tease, and then when that big thing comes, it's very underwhelming.
I think at this point we have to feel like there is a circle rather than Cassie and Jake doing all the work while everybody else is going to parties and getting high. We just need to see things happen. There are so many things the show is introducing, but they just haven't explored anything. They talk about "evil" Voodoo and all we get are ugly sticks that we saw from last episode. They talk about "dark" magic with a book about skeletal figures, corpses, and people being taken over by evil but that isn't Cassie at all nor do we see it in any of the children. All Cassie has done is accidentally choke Adam and burn a dress.
Whatever happened to Cassie's crystal? What happened to Cassie being the leader of the circle? I really hope the producers realize that they need to make something happen rather than leave us with underwhelming witches, underwhelming dark magic, underwhelming vodoo, and underwhelming witch hunters.moreless
"but this show really needs to take off. It's just tease, tease, tease, and then when that big thing comes, it's very underwhelming."
Best summary of the show so far.
hhahaha much like Pretty Little Liars...
there you get like AH-MA-ZING trailers and then nothing happens on the show. lol
Cassie was totally channeling Hagrid with that umbrella wand thing. Now we know her favorite book series is Harry Potter.
1. I expected more creepy/broading but whatever
2. the whole Lee's girlfriend waking up thing reminded me a lot of this past season of Misfits..
3. a douchebag?
4. Cassie doesn't just need locks, girl needs some bars and basically groupd magic herself a forcefield around her house. everybody's breaking into her house like crazy.
OMG me too! however, i was expecting a body-spirit transfer that led to kelly being stuck in a comatosed body.