My thoughts on Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue

Yesterday, I finished the last two episodes of Power Rangers Lost Galaxy (which was a very good ending to the season) and then watched the first four episodes of the next season Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue. And one thing for sure, Lightspeed Rescue was not one of my favorite seasons, I liked it even less than Turbo. At least after re-watching Turbo my feelings changed I rather enjoyed watching it this time around. However, I don't see that happening with Lightspeed Rescue. For one they are government selected Power Rangers and use man made created morphers, weapons and zords. Nothing man made would be able to stop those monsters. Also, the Rangers have no secret identities and they wear these ridiculous jackets when they leave headquarters to go out on missions. This season lost the spark that made Power Rangers interesting. They turned being a Ranger into being nothing more than a job. It's just way too militarized and governmental. At least with all the previous seasons, there was still this fun and mysterious element to the show. This just feels like characters working a job. They even wear id badges at headquarters. So, it truly feels like this is nothing more than a job.

Lightspeed Rescue just feels so overly structured with Captain Mitchell along with Ms. Fairweather, who is a scientist both telling the Rangers what to do and not to mention yelling at them. I didn't like how Ms. Fairweather yelled at Joel Rawlings (Green Ranger) through the communicator when he had an idea that was different from the one they wanted him to follow. As Rangers they need to be able to think for themselves. How else are they supposed to figure things out. And certainly not by being yelled at. Although, they picked them to be Rangers, they don't let them be independent from the organization. With the previous Rangers they got to think for themselves even if some had additional help from Zordon, Alpha, etc. These Lightspeed Rangers are nothing more than stooges that are being told what to do. And the way the characters are written feel like they should have been high school students because despite being adults they seem very immature.

Since this is just my initial reaction to rewatching the first four episodes, maybe my feelings might change after I finish this season. I'll try to keep an open mind but I just don't like this season.

Fandom Thoughts: My Thought on Power Rangers Turbo (So Far)

Happy Saturday!

I am now at the Power Rangers Turbo season of my Power Rangers Franchise Rewatch and you know what? When I was a kid I didn't like either the Turbo movie or season but after rewatching the movie and the first five episodes this morning, my opinion has sort of changed. The movie wasn't as bad as I remembered. I still think Tommy Oliver (Red Ranger) has feeling for Kimberly Hart (former Pink Ranger). His relationship with Katherine 'Kat' Hillard (Pink Ranger) always felt like settling. Tommy and Kat were okay, their chemistry never really felt romantic but more like friends, well at least to me.

Anyway, I still prefer the first movie but Turbo wasn't so bad. As for both the show and movie, I still think Justin Stewart (Blue Ranger) is the Power Rangers' version of "Cousin Oliver", it's just so weird to have a kid instead of a teenager being a Ranger. Although, yes, he's annoying but not so annoying that he gets on your nerves. So, far, he's okay. And with Tommy working at his uncle's garage throughout most of the first five episodes, it was interesting seeing the trio of Adam Park (Green Ranger), Tanya Sloan (Yellow Ranger) and Kat hanging out together. I like this trio. Now that they all graduated from high school and are starting on the next phase of their lives, it's cool that they have summer jobs. Tommy at the garage and race track, Tanya at the radio station, Adam being a stunt man at the Angel Grove Studio and Kat as a teacher's assistant. It was also nice seeing Rocky DeSantos (former Blue Ranger) before he no longer appeared. I never understood the hate that Rocky got, he was a fun character.

(From L to R: Tanya, Adam and Kat    Power Rangers Turbo season 5 episode 5: Transmission Impossible)

I do feel bad for Farkas 'Bulk' Bulkmeier and Eugene 'Skull' Skullovitch (who I guess also graduated from high school as well) because they were turned into chimpanzees. I don't remember what episode they get turned back but I'll find out at some point during this rewatch. At least the former Lt. Jerome Stone is taking care of them even if he doesn't know it's them. I forgot Ernie had sold his business, the Angel Grove Youth Center Gym and Juice Bar to Jerome. It's sad that Zordon and Alpha 5 left and their replacements Dimitria and Alpha 6 definitely have to grow on you. I found it interesting that Dimitria instead of telling the Rangers what to do, she ask them questions that makes them think and figure out the solution for themselves. Their young adults now and they need to be able to think for themselves, not that they didn't before. But they always had that safety net of Zordon providing them with the answers or telling them exactly what they need to do in order to save the day. Now they have to do that themselves.

Last but not least, I do remember that Tommy, Adam, Kat and Tonya were replaced as Rangers during this season but I don't remember what episode. I don't even remember those new Rangers so it'll be interesting to be re-introduced to those new characters. And to see if I remember liking them or not. I'm still looking forward to continuing this rewatch next week.

Book Girl Thoughts: My thoughts on what fandom stuff I'd miss while on an online break and other stuff

Happy Monday!

I took a week long online break, so I know I missed a lot of fandom stuff. So, this morning I was trying to get caught up. Some of things I saw, was that the Supergirl movie wasn't doing well at the box office. And it's also getting mixed reviews with more leaning towards negative. I'm still not sure I want to see it in the theatre, I might just wait for it to be released on DVD. And that's mainly because when I watched the trailer it felt like I was looking at another Guardians of the Galaxy movie. Although I love watching the Guardians of the Galaxy movies, I don't want to see a Supergirl movie masking as one. It just didn't feel like I was seeing anything different from a Guardians movie. Maybe the movie is better than what's shown in the trailer but for now I'll probably just wait for it to be released on DVD to watch it.

Let's see, I also saw where some of the cast from 9-1-1, Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. were at the Saving Lives Convention in Paris over the weekend. I love going to conventions, so hopefully the fans and the actors had a lot fun. From a few videos I saw, it looked like fun chaos.

(Photo Credit: Empire Conventions)

And finally, during my break, I watched a few movies and started a few shows that I have been planning to watch but never got around to it. I also watched a few episodes of Downton Abbey which totally rekindled my love for the show. It's been a while, maybe I'll rewatch the entire series and the movies. And throughout my weeklong break, I was also reading my book, Body and Soul Food by Abby Collette. I should be finished soon. To avoid reader's block, I have just been gradually reading a little bit everyday. I've also been trying to declutter and reorganize my reading nook. I really want to use it but I still have a bunch of stuff taking up space. So that's one of my projects. Aside from the watching movies and shows and reading and organizing, I was trying to find a new hobby. And one that I was looking into was crochet, it's something I want to try. I've been trying to find a beginner's kit but so far I haven't gotten one yet.

Well, that's just few a thoughts I had and wanted to share. I hope everyone had a good week. I can't wait to get back to posting.

Fandom Thoughts: 9-1-1's Ninth Season and Heated Rivalry

Happy Saturday! I had some fandom thoughts on my mind and wanted to share them. And here they are:

- What is going on with the writing on 9-1-1? Why does Henrietta "Hen" Wilson have to be written out of character to try to make this terrible storyline of her being sick and hiding it work? Which by the way, it didn't. It's definitely one way of ruining her character. It makes absolutely no sense whatsoever that Hen would have done any of the stuff the writers had her doing. And at this point, it truly feels like character assassination especially with her blaming others and lashing out at her best friend and now 118 Fire Captain Howard "Chimney" Han. I'm starting to wonder if the writers are using AI (which I hope not and it's just bad writing) to write this ninth season because so far this has been a very lackluster season with boring storylines and characters being out of character. I guess since they couldn't have any more repetitive storylines of Hen and her wife Dr. Karen Wilson either not being able to have a second child or have something dealing with their children. So, now it's a ridiculous storyline about Hen's out of character response to having a health issue.

Something I have no interest in is the writers most likely planning on giving Edmundo "Eddie" Diaz yet another random love interest this season. The same most likely for Evan "Buck" Buckley. I never understood why they just don't want to put Buck and Eddie together. It's kind of hilarious that this show has one of the most popular ships (albeit non-canon) and instead of seeing what the fans and viewers are seeing and enjoying. The Showrunner and writers would rather baits fans and viewers instead of actually putting them together. I guess it's more fun for them to bait fans but it's not fun for fans. Anyway, it looks like one if not both of them will probably be getting new random love interests. I would love to be proved wrong with the Showrunner and writers no longer baiting fans and they stop writing the same storylines over and over again and finally put Buck and Eddie together. But I'm not holding my breath for that.

- Something I hope that Heated Rivalry will showcase more of in the second season is Canada. This is a Canadian show and I want to see more of Canada especially since I've never been there. I know this show has a low budget and it doesn't look like it's changing, so maybe they can get creative with how they showcase Canada. Since Shane Hollander lives in Montréal and plays for the Montréal Metros, I want to see more of the city. And with Ilya Rozanov thinking of leaving the Boston Raiders to play for the Ottawa Centaurs, it would be cool to see more of the city of Ottawa. And with Ilya moving they will both be in Canada and it would be nice to see them going out and showing viewers more sites in both cities. I don't know, it's just when I think about Sex and the City, it truly made New York City a focus and almost like another character on the show. I just hope Heated Rivalry could add a little more essence of Canada to the show.

(Montréal    Photo Credit: Vogue magazine)

Fandom Thoughts #9: How Eddie and Christopher could have been included in the 9-1-1 episode Sick Day

Happy Saturday!

I keep thinking about this week's 9-1-1 episode Sick Day (season 8 episode 14). And the more I think about it, the more disappointed I am that Edmundo "Eddie" and Christopher Diaz were not in it. This was the first episode of a big two-part story and the Showrunner and writers made no effort to include Eddie and Chris who are both main characters. Yes, at the moment they are both in El Paso, TX but that doesn't mean they couldn't be inlcuded in the episode. Not to mention that Eddie is a former Army medic who is trained for emergencies dealing with bio weapons. He would have been a good addition to this story especially if him and Chris had already moved back to Los Angels. But since they are still in El Paso, I have two scenes to show how they could have been included.

First, there could have been a scene at the beginning of the episode with Eddie and Chris at home doing a quick FaceTime with Evan "Buck" Buckley. And as Eddie gets ready to take Chris to school and start his day as a Uber driver, Buck is either getting ready to go to work or is already at the fire station. And as they are having this quick little conversation, Eddie could end it by saying to Buck that him and Chris will catch up with him later and for Buck to have a good day at work. And then the episode could have continued as it did with it being one of the worst days of work for Buck.

(9-1-1 season 5 episode 18: Starting Over)

Then the second scene closes out the episode. The scene would have Chris in the living room sitting on the couch watching TV while Eddie is either in the kitchen washing dishes or doing some small repair somewhwere in the house. While Chris is watching TV, breaking news interrupts and shows the situation happening at the lab in Los Angeles. Chris then calls out to his dad, Eddie quickly runs into the room, sits down on the couch and sees the devastating news segment. And then have the scene ending with a close up shot of a worried Eddie and Chris.

(9-1-1 season 6 episode 15: Death and Taxes)

It would have been so easy to include scenes like this in the episode. Because it makes absolutely no sense that the showrunner and writers couldn't spare a few minutes to have included Eddie and Chris. I hope they will be in the next episode.

Fandom Thoughts #8: Captain Marvel movie and S.W.A.T. character Olivia Navarro

Happy Saturday!

- I started my morning by rewatching the Captain Marvel movie. This is still an exciting and interesting movie to watch. It has action, sci-fi, mystery and a good story. For me, it answers questions while also leaving you with a few more. Carol Danvers lost years of her life while being a brainwashed Kree "hero" protecting the galaxy from skrulls. Thankfully, she kept having dreams or nightmares because it was her subconscious trying to clue her in to who she was.

I guess Yon-Rogg's reason for not killing Carol when he first found her, changed after she absorbed all that energy. He probably thought he found a new weapon that they could use in their non-stop ongoing war with the Skrulls. But after she was captured by Skrulls and they tapped into her memories, she was still confused by them but she couldn't ignore them. Were they real or fake?

Regardless, she was set on stopping the Skrulls that made it to Earth. What I love is that going to Earth made it so that she ended up uncovering the truth and regaining and understanding her memories. And like the hero she is, saved the day and planet. With the end credit scene bringing the story back to the present and to the next movie, Avengers: Endgame. Yeah, I just really love the Captain Marvel movie.

(Captain Marvel movie)

Fandom Thoughts #7: Buck, Tommy's Cruelty and the Break Up Cycle (9-1-1)

I'm really interested in knowing what Evan "Buck" Buckley told Edmundo "Eddie" Diaz and Henrietta "Hen" Wilson about his break up with Tommy Kinard. Because whatever it was had Eddie and Hen playing keep away with Buck's phone in order to stop Buck from calling Tommy in the episode Hotshots (season 8 episode 7). I'm sure he told them that while he was in the process of asking Tommy to move in with him that's when Tommy broke up with him (back in the episode Confessions (season 8 episode 6)).

Despite Buck's moving in declaration, you could tell he wasn't in love with Tommy. Buck was just chasing love as well as him not wanting to be alone. Anyway, I just found it interesting considering Tommy was a sort of friend (acquaintance) to Eddie and Hen. However, there was no giving Tommy a benefit of a doubt from either one of them. Instead, they immediately went into protect mode for Buck. I also found it interesting that Buck was surprised by Tommy's cruelty in Confessions. I really wish the Showrunner and writers when they brought Tommy back didn't pretend like he hadn't been racist, sexist, etc. to Hen and Howard "Chimney" Han in the episodes Hen Begins (season 2 episode 9) and Chimney Begins (season 2 episode 12) because I think Buck should have learned the truth about how cruel he really was to them.

(9-1-1 season 8 episode 6: Confessions)   (gif Source: Rhiannon  maydayeddie)

Fandom Thoughts #6: Buck and Eddie (Battle of the Ships), The Mandalorian and Lana Lang (Smallville)

Happy Monday! Here are some of my Fandom Thoughts:

- Congratulations to 9-1-1 characters Edmundo "Eddie" Diaz and Evan "Buck" Buckley for winning first place in the Tell-Tale TV's Battle of the Ship. They won for the category Ship You'd Most Like to See Sail. I wrote more about Buck and Eddie's win in a post at Truly Outrageous Buck and Eddie.


- On Sunday, I rewatched the third season of The Mandalorian. I really love this show and it was so wonderful revisiting this season. I just love how the story was going for Din, Grogu and The Mandalorians. As well as seeing how the remnants of the Empire were still trying to hold on to power. This was just a good season and now I can't wait for The Mandalorian & Grogu movie which unfortunately will not be released until sometime in 2026.


- Over the weekend, I also rewatched a few episodes of Smallville. I was surprised that I found myself wondering if Lana Lang should of had a spinoff. Because as the series went on, her character seemed like it had outgrown the series. And you could tell the writers didn't know what to do with her character (the same thing with Chloe Sullivan who was not one of my favorite characters). Anyway, after Lana's final episode Requiem (season 8 episode 14), it would have been interesting following her character in a spinoff as she faced new challenges after she turned herself into a superhero.

I'm not a big fan of the Lana Lang character, there are very few versions of the character that I like. However, I like the Smallville version. Maybe I'll post my favorite (and possibly least favorite) versions of Lana in a separate post. Okay, back to what I was saying, I thought Lana's journey was something very interesting because I could see her using her new superpowers and abilities trying to help others. And not to mention Lana's superhero journey would be something very different to Clark Kent's who was at that point in the eighth season still in the process to becoming the superhero Superman we all know and love

Fandom Thoughts #5: Carlos Reyes' New Job (9-1-1: Lone Star)

I have quite a few thoughts about Carlos Reyes' new job as a Texas Ranger in the upcoming fifth season of 9-1-1: Lone Star. From looking at the new pictures (below), Carlos' new uniform is clearly shown and I guess it's a little jarring to see. Because in the episode Best of Men (season 4 episode 17), Carlos (who was a Police Officer) said he didn't want to be a Texas Ranger. Carlos' father Gabriel (who was either a Captain or Major in the Texas Rangers) had went to Carlos and T.K. Strand's apartment to tell his son that Assistant Chief Bridges had offered Carlos a job with the Texas Rangers. However, Carlos turned the offer down.

Fandom Thoughts #4: Toxic 9-1-1 Fans

Hi, everyone. Sorry I've been away, I just returned from a five day internet break. And wow did I miss a lot in the fandom world. But there is one Fandom Thought I just have to talk about:

Well, there are some bad fans acting up in the 9-1-1 fandom. From what I can piece together, it happened after four members of the cast (Kenneth Choi, Ryan Guzman, Oliver Stark and Aisha Hinds) were hanging out together over the weekend. They posted fun pictures (below) making fun of Guzman's character Edmundo "Eddie" Diaz's new mustache look for the upcoming eighth season. Well, apparently this set off some fans for the most unusual reason. Well fans of actor Lou Ferrigno, Jr. (who is a guest actor on 9-1-1) were mad because they believed the cast was supposedly somehow trolling or making fun of them and Ferrigno, Jr. I still don't understand how or why they believed that.

These fans were so mad that he wasn't at the party or gathering that one fan even went on a four hour rant (yes, four hours!) being hateful and talking about the cast which the fan posted online. They have since deleted it. Not to mention some of Ferrigno, Jr's fans have been harassing the cast. But how can you get so upset over a perceived slight and go on a hateful rant and harass the cast. And doing all this in support of their favorite actor. That's so disappointing. Especially since Angela Bassett, Peter Krause, Jennifer Love Hewitt and other cast members weren't hanging out with those four. However, I don't see fans of those actors ranting and being mad they weren't there.

Situations like this is when fans need to take a step back and realize that they have reached a point where they have lost all sense of reason. How is being angry and harassing the cast being supportive of their favorite actor? Just because they are fans of Ferrigno, Jr doesn't mean they know him. And how do they know he wasn't invited but couldn't attend due to other plans. However, even if he wasn't invited, how does the cast hanging out and taking fun pictures making fun of Eddie's mustache equate to trolling Ferrigno, Jr and his fans. I just don't understand how that even resulted in the outcome of fans being mad.

This whole thing makes me think some of these fans are new to the show or are simply Ferrigno, Jr fans only. Because the cast has always posted fun pictures and videos which has never received such a bad reaction from some fans or that they were accused of making fun of fans before. Regardless if they are new fans or Ferrigno, Jr fans only, this is such an unusual and toxic reaction. Fandom is supposed to be fun and not whatever that was that occurred over the weekend.

Photo Credit: Oliver Stark's Instagram Stories   (Instagram: oliverstarkk)

Fandom Thoughts #3: Henrietta and Dr. Karen Wilson's Repetitive Storyline (9-1-1)

Henrietta "Hen" and Dr. Karen Wilson are both an interesting couple and characters. I really wish the Showrunner and writers for 9-1-1 would let them have more happy moments. Their story is so often filled with trauma, drama and repetitive storylines.

Karen and Hen have been trying for so long to add a second child to their little family which includes their son Denny. To expand their family, they did In Vitro Fertilization in the third season. However, that didn't work out for them. So, they made the decision to become foster parents. They thought they had an opportunity to adopt Nia especially since they cared for the little girl for over a year. However, that also didn't work out for them with Nia being returned to her mother.

Fandom Thoughts #2: Animal Control: Rick and Animal Smuggling

There is this interesting Animal Control fan theory that I have been seeing about the season 2 smuggled animals storyline. Some fans believe former Director and Officer of Animal Control Rick Doyle might be behind the illegal animal smuggling ring. And that has me intrigued because I never thought of that. It's starting to make me think that he may only be dating current Animal Control Director Emily Price to stay connected to information at Animal Control.

I know he got a huge settlement from the city after he was mauled by an animal. But what if it wasn't about the money? Yeah he got the settlement but what if despite his positive outlook and good nature, maybe he's holding a grudge against Animal Control. So he got involved in animal smuggling. And as a former officer and director, he would know all the information and legalities about animal smuggling. I think I'm going to have to go back and rewatch seasons 1 and 2 with a focus on Rick to see if there is anything to that fan theory.

(Animal Control season 1 episode 4: Dogs and Bears and Minks)

Fandom Thoughts #1: Janine and Gregory and Buck and Tommy

I didn't get a chance to post my Friday Random Fandom Thoughts, so I'm posting them today for Fandom Thoughts. These are just a two thoughts I had about romance that have been on my mind:

- I felt like I had to take two to three business days to process my happiness that Janine Teagues and Gregory Eddie are finally getting a chance to be together in Abbott Elementary. That kiss in the season finale episode Party (season 3 episode 14) was so perfect. I love that they put the camera crew out and pulled down the shades. This moment was for them. I just love it so much. I'm so absolutely over the moon happy because I feel like us fans have been waiting forever and now it's finally happening.

I will have so much more to say about Janine and Gregory, I just need to finish processing it. I have been rooting for them and I'm just so happy it finally happened.

(Abbott Elementary season 3 episode 14: Party)

- And now for unhappy romance thoughts, I have been avoiding saying anything about 9-1-1's Evan "Buck" Buckely and his latest love interest Tommy Kinard. Well, other than to say he's another bland and boring love interest as well as Buck and him have zero chemistry. I can't get over the feeling that Tommy doesn't really even like or respect Buck. He always has something rude and condescending to say to Buck. Back in the episode Buck, Bothered and Bewildered (season 7 episode 4), the way Tommy had all these plans and was doing all these different things with Edmundo "Eddie" Diaz, it seemed like he was romantically interested in Eddie. However, since he couldn't get with Eddie, he settled for Buck.

At least with Buck's previous love interests: Abigail "Abby" Clark, Taylor Kelly, Ali Martin and Natalia Dollenmeyer, who despite their flaws, faults and levels of being a plot device you could at least tell they were interested in him. I can't say the same for Tommy who seems to tolerate Buck at best.

I also can't get over how he didn't tell Buck he had soot all over his face after they kissed and just let him walk back in to Howard "Chimney" Han's hospital room without saying one word in the episode There Goes The Groom (season 7 episode 6). I don't know why his supposed love interest would choose not to say anything and let him be embarrassed in front of his family and friends? And not to mention being rude and passive-aggressive during and after their first date which didn't go well in the episode You Don't Know Me (season 7 episode 5). Which unfortunately later in the episode had Buck apologizing, when Tommy should have been been the main one apologizing.

I know as a guest/recurring character Tommy is nothing more than a plot device moving Buck's story along. But I wish the writers would let Buck know just because he realized he was bisexual he doesn't have to settle for the first guy that showed any "interest" in him. Especially someone who is condescending and rude. Buck deserves a better love interest than that. I hope when this "relationship" ends, Buck will be the one who will get to end it.

(9-1-1 season 7 episode 5: You Don't Know Me)

Fandom: Why do some fans care so much about how someone watches a show?

I can't stand when some fans try to tell other fans how they should be a fan. For instance, I saw where a fan posted this (I edited it to remove the show and ship): "when people think being a ___ fan means only watching it if ____ goes canon like if you like ___ cool okay I don't care but please don’t refer to yourself as a ___ fan as if you even watch the actual show it actually annoys me so much."

When Arrow originally aired, Laurel Lance/Black Canary was one of the main reasons I continued to watch the show. John Diggle and Thea Queen were the only other characters I liked. I didn't like this version of Oliver Queen/Green Arrow and I also didn't like Felicity Smoak and a lot of the other random characters that kept popping up on the show. The writing quality continued to go down each season, many of the storylines were terrible as well as focused too much time on Felicity or other random characters. Choosing to watch the show for Laurel, John and Thea didn't make me any less of an Arrow fan because I tuned in for those characters as opposed to all the other characters on the show. Which is why I don't let other fans speak for how I like or don't like something.

This type of fandom thinking makes no sense because there is no one way to be a fan or to watch a show. If you like only one or all the characters, a certain couple or all of them or none of them, certain seasons or all the seasons, etc. it doesn't change the fact that you are a fan. And no one should be able to define or determine why someone is a fan of a show. Why do they care why someone chooses to watch a show? They should watch a show their way and not worry or judge others for how they watch TV. Not everyone is going to like the same thing, so why expect people to watch TV the same way. Can't we just enjoy being a fan in our own way.

Buried Alive (9-1-1, Bones and The Rookie)

A fan created this really amazing gif set of characters Edmundo "Eddie" Diaz and Evan "Buck" Buckley from 9-1-1, Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan and Seeley Booth from Bones and Lucy Chen and Timothy "Tim" Bradford from The Rookie. It highlights the classic romantic trope of a character buried alive and the love interest (or potential love interest) digging by hand trying to get to them.

Out of the three shows, I've only watched 9-1-1 (completely) and The Rookie (partially, I'm still a few seasons behind) but I do have the Bones complete series sitting on my shelf. And for a while now I have been planning to watch it but so far I haven't. However, over the years I've gleaned enough information that I have a general understanding of the show and characters. Anyway, I think the similarities or parallels between these scenes and the characters are interesting. Because Buck, Booth and Tim were so desperate to get to their partners that they were digging by hand. And not to mention how scared Eddie, Bones and Lucy felt being buried alive and desperately wanting to get out. Which made the relief after everyone was safe and reunited so palpable (albeit a little later for Buck and Eddie).

I also found it interesting that unlike Tim and Booth, Buck wasn't able to free Eddie by digging for him since Eddie was trapped 40 feet underground. However, Eddie did find a way to save himself and was eventually reunited with Buck (and the other firefighters). So far, two out of the three couples are canon. I'm still hoping for that to happen for Buck and Eddie because why use a classic romantic trope if not to eventually make them canon.

Episodes:

- 9-1-1 season 3 episode 15: Eddie Begins
- Bones season 2 episode 9: Aliens in a Spaceship
- The Rookie season 2 episode 11: Day of Death

(gif source: Olya/Lily (ilianitta))

Fandom: Buck and Eddie are the Top Ship on Fandom's List

Happy Monday (or 9-1-1 Monday)!

I hope you're having a great start to the week. This morning, I noticed something rather interesting, according to Fandom, Evan "Buck" Buckley and Edmundo "Eddie" Diaz (or Buddie as the ship is called) were the top ship from April 24-28. Although, this isn't the first time this ship has been #1, it's usually somewhere on the list of 20 (at least in one of the top 10 spots) but it just really struck me how popular this ship really is. I find it fascinating because out of all the ships out there, 9-1-1 has one of the most popular ships that usually appears on a lot of various fandom site lists.

You would think the writers would want to capitalize on it? For instance the writers for The Rookie recently made the very popular non-canon ship of Lucy Chen and Tim Bradford (or Chenford as it's also called) canon. It has been mentioned that the writers had not set out to make Chenford canon but they noticed the continuous and growing fan support for the all chemistry between the characters and it eventually became official.

Again, why wouldn't the 9-1-1 Showrunner and writers want to capitalize on it? Despite how good and amazing the official ships (Athena Grant and Robert "Bobby" Nash, Maddie Buckley and Howard "Chimney" Han and Henrietta "Hen" and Dr. Karen Wilson) are, they rarely if ever make it on any of these fandom lists.

If you have a big fan base for certain characters and those characters are currently the top ship from your show, why would you continue to waste it? Especially by constantly putting those characters in relationships with random and meaningless characters instead of something very meaningful together?

(9-1-1 season 5 episode 16: May Day)

Fandom Thought: The Thundermans Movie

How is it that I'm just now finding out about that The Thundermans TV series returning with the original cast for a movie called The Thundermans Return. The movie will be written by Jed Spingarn and directed by Trevor Kirschner. And I believe it's going to air on Nickelodeon. Apparently, the filming for the movie just finished and so far a release date still hasn't been announced.

I love the show, it's about a slightly dysfunctional family of superheroes who end up getting into all types of wacky adventures trying to living a regular life while secretly being heroes. I'm sure the movie will probably continue with them being superheroes but I'm interested in seeing how these characters have grown and changed since the series ended. Did the parents Barb and Hank retire? Did Phoebe and Max go to college or just be superheroes full time? Are Billy and Nora in high school and Chloe in elementary or middle school? Also, is Dr. Colosso still causing trouble? I'm really interested in seeing this whenever it finally airs.

Fandom Thoughts: 9-1-1 (+ Buck and Eddie)

I have been seeing a lot of complaints about the sixth season of 9-1-1 from fans and viewers and I don't blame them. Many complaints are about the terrible Showrunner Kristen Reidel, who many (myself included) hope will be fired after this sixth season is over. Also, the bad and lazy writing, recycled storylines, terrible pacing, baiting Evan "Buck" Buckley and Edmundo "Eddie" Diaz, ridiculous storylines and storylines that just seem to have no build up or simply go nowhere. Ever since Kristen Reidel took over as the main Showrunner during the fifth season, 9-1-1 has lost that spark that made it such a good must see show. And the show probably won't get back to being that until she's replaced as Showrunner especially if the show gets renewed for a 7th (and rumored last) season.

To circle back to Buck and Eddie, I really don't understand why the Showrunner and writers would rather jump through hoops trying to force Buck into another toxic relationship with a creepy Death Doula. She's only interested in him because he died and not for who he is. And in some misguided way he thinks this death obsessed woman truly sees him. It makes no sense. I guess the Showrunner and writers would rather push this than putting Buck and Eddie in a relationship despite the writing being perfectly set up for it. I don't know why the writers keep creating characters as love interests whose only purpose are to use Buck and not truly care about him. 

Buck isn't the only one being pushed into an unnecessary relationship, it's rumored that Eddie's new love interest will be the lady from the DIY emergency back in the fifth episode Home Invasion. If you don't recall, she was the one that had the weird incestual vibe with her brother. Well, she's set to return in the upcoming 17th episode Love in the Air and I guess we'll see if the rumor is true that she's his new love interest. They are really scraping the bottom of the barrel for love interests all in the effort to not put Buck and Eddie together.

There's another thing I want to point out for Buck, it's so weird that the writers have chose not to include any scenes of him seeking some much needed therapy. Because he truly needs it. Especially after all he's been going through this season and the last. You would think the writers would consider it since he recently died from being struck by lightning but was later revived and was in a coma. That's a lot to deal with and he just keeps cycling through his trauma and making bad choices. However, the Showrunner and writers won't have him go back to therapy, they would rather put him in a weird relationship with a Death Doula to fix his problems.

Anyway, these were just some 9-1-1 thoughts that have been on my mind lately.

(Eddie and Buck        9-1-1 season 6 episode 15: Death and Taxes)

Malia Tate and Scott McCall still should've been together in Teen Wolf: The Movie

I know I'm not the only one who liked Alpha werewolf Scott McCall and were-coyote Malia Tate together but it just feels like it. The Teen Wolf movie should have kept them together instead of having Scott rehash a romance with his once dead now revived ex-girlfriend and hunter Allison Argent. I knew as soon as it was announced that actress Crystal Reed was returning for the movie and reprising her character Allison that Malia would be pushed aside as Scott's girlfriend. Scott and Allison's romance was done and over with before she even died back in the third season. During the time she died, Allison was dating werewolf Isaac Lahey and Scott was starting to get to know kitsune Kira Yukimura. Both Scott and Allison had moved on, there was no point on centering a movie around bring her back to life just to put them back together again.

Allison being back and the return of the Nogitsune were not an interesting plot points and the story instead should have been a continuation from the Teen Wolf series finale that had hunters worldwide out there still targeting supernatural beings. However, that's a discussion for another post. I have way too many thoughts about Teen Wolf: The Movie some good and some bad, but back to Malia who was one of the good things about the movie. She's a fun, wild and unexpected character and her and Scott had really good chemistry and their relationship should have continued. Although, they were broken up in the movie, there was a scene where they reunited in the woods (before they went to resurrect Allison) which showed there was a little awkwardness between Malia and Scott. What I liked is that despite that, they were still very much worked well together throughout the movie. I also liked that Scott seemed concerned about Malia after Allison (who didn't quite have all her memories) attacked her at the hospital.

I always thought Malia and Scott were so much more interesting and real than what Scott had with Allison which always felt like obsessive infatuation coupled with insta love. And in the movie, it made absolutely no sense to put Malia together with Deputy and Hellhound Jordan Parrish. That truly felt like the writer Jeff Davis had no idea what to do with Malia and Jordan so he just put them together in a sort of friends with benefits situation.

Anyway, just posting my thoughts about Malia and Scott's relationship and her as a character. It's still disappointing that the writer got rid of their relationship for Teen Wolf: The Move just to continue the Scott and Allison relationship that didn't need to be continued.

(Teen Wolf: The Movie)

Fandom Thoughts: Why don't fans talk about the Avatar movies?

Happy Monday! I had this fandom thought on my mind for awhile and wanted to post it.

I find it rather interesting that online I rarely see anything posted from fans about the Avatar movies especially since the latest one Avatar: The Way of Water is in theatres. The only thing that seemed to get mentioned is the constant "record breaking" box office numbers by the media. But I never randomly see any fan posts or comments about the characters, plot of the movies, fan edit videos, etc. It's as if the movie doesn't exist.

I like seeing what other fans are interested in and the Avatar movies don't seem to be one of them, at least online. I'm sure if I go searching for it, I'll probably find something. However, lately I have seen a lot of posts, comments, etc. about some of the following movies: Teen Wolf: The Movie (despite how divisive it has become, my thoughts on this movie later, it's getting plenty of attention online), Glass Onion (the Knives Out sequel), Titanic, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Star Wars movies, Woman King, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Top Gun: Maverick, Matilda the Musical, The Lost City, Wakanda Forever, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Black Adam and other DC Comics and Marvel movies, just to name a few.

From a fan perspective, it's kind of surprising that such big box office breaking movies don't seem to spark any inspiration and creativity with fans. Obviously, people are going to see the current Avatar sequel movie but there's no fandom interaction or engagement from it afterwards, which is very interesting.