The Riverdale Syndrome | Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Review

While Sabrina isn't anything new from the outside, what came out of this series was special but it runs the risk of falling to the same fate as its sister show, Riverdale. 

Disney+ announces a High School Musical Series | D23 EXPO

This November, Disney is entering the streaming Wars with a Netflix style streaming service named Disney+.  To get consumers excited, Disney has announced an array of original content for the streaming service, from the big-name franchises like Marvel and Star Wars and the not so big Disney Channel series. Out of the hundreds of announcements made, the series that stood out to me was the High School Musical series. 

13 Reasons Why It's Time To Say Goodbye

Just because your show is popular the first time around, it doesn't necessarily mean you should continue you. 

BEST Underrated TV Shows #2

There's nothing worse when you finish a show that is absolute art and then you run online to see that hardly anyone has seen it. When you see a show like this, it needs every bit of praise possible and you will do everything in your power to see it raise from the shadows. 

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Review

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend appears at first to just be a silly musical but progresses into one of the most genius comedies on TV.

Netflix's YOU | Review

This awfully named show does not give credit to the crazy story it takes you on. You will not be able to look away. 

TV Guilty Pleasures

We all have those TV shows that we hate or would never proudly admit to watching in public yet find ourselves continually watching them each week. This is my list of not so guilty pleasures that, under normal circumstances, I wouldn’t loudly yell about watching them. 

5 Binge-worthy TV Shows

This blog post contains some of my favourite TV shows but instead of trying to win you over, I found some gifs that perfectly, or not so perfectly, explain each show. Who needs context?

November Favourites 2017

The year is almost over but before new years rolls around, let's dive into my November favourites.

September Favourites 2017

Happy Halloween! Wait, what do you mean it's not Halloween just yet? Fine...
While we wait for the skeleton war to start, let's jump into my September favourites!

BEST Underrated TV Shows #1

I watch a lot of TV and there are some shows that I watch each week that absolutely love but aren't getting the recognition that they deserve. So I thought I would compile a list of my current favourite, but very underrated TV shows that anyone can enjoy. 

August Favourites 2017

The weather is getting that little bit chillier each day which can only mean one thing, Autumn is upon us. But before we can start getting ready for Halloween we must say goodbye to the summer with an August Favourites.

What Peggy Carter Means To Me

Agent Peggy Carter is my favourite Marvel character and is one of my all-time favourite characters. I fell in love with this character the moment she punched her way onto my screen in Captain America: The First Avenger.

April Favourites 2017

April felt like such a long month, it felt like everything happened but at the same time, nothing happened. I probably feel like that because I had two weeks off from college in which I didn't leave my house... Anyway, here are my monthly favourites! 

March Favourites 2017

Happy April can you believe it's already spring. We are all slowly dying.. but before we all do, enjoy my March Favourites!

Once Upon a Time Review

It has been almost three years since I started watching Once Upon a Time and it has become one of my most beloved TV shows of all time. Not only did Once Upon a Time grab my heart but it reignited my love for Disney and fairytales.

Riverdale Theories: Did Betty Kill Jason Blossom?

(Photo: Diyah Pera/The CW. Edit: Me.)

In episode 3 of Riverdale, Body Double, we saw a new side to Betty Cooper. A side that didn't follow the rules, that didn't want to be a good girl anymore. This raised a lot of questions about what Betty is capable of. Did this good girl gone bad kill Jason?

My first thought, inspired by Screen Junkies, was that Polly is actually Betty's twin sister and they have switched places. Perhaps Betty went to see her ill sister and Polly convinced her to switch places or, worse, kidnapped Betty to take her place. This would explain why suddenly Betty wants to change and not follow her own rules, and also why her mother is being overly protective. It would also explain the hot tub scene in which Berry called herself Polly and is so desperate to get revenge. Killing the man who destroyed you and taking your perfect sister's place, who would expect that?

Another theory I have seen floating around is that Polly doesn't actually exist and Betty has a split personality disorder, Polly is all in her head. This could mean that she could switch back and forth and not even remember what she has done. Is why her mother flinches at the mention of Polly? Unfortunately, I think not. I have recently learnt that Tiera Skovbye will be playing Polly Cooper in the series so I guess that means Betty is innocent, right? 

We all know that Jason Blossom pushed Polly over the edge but what if Betty is experiencing the same thing. It hasn't been discussed in detail what happened to Polly but I can only assume that she is suffering some kind of mental illness and it's not unheard of for mental health issues to run in the family. Did losing Polly drive Betty over the edge? What if she cracked, just like her sister, and killed Jason but can't remember, or doesn't want to. 

My final theory not only involves Betty but her mother, Alice Cooper. She has not been quiet about her hate for Jason and his whole family. In fact, she was happy to find out he was dead. But what if she planned this? Just from the first 3 episodes, you can tell she's not the kindest mother or person. What if she pushed Betty to kill Jason for her or even killed him herself but pushed the blame onto her daughter. This could explain why she doesn't want Betty to get close to anyone, especially Cheryl, in fear she will share their secret. 

What are your theories about Betty? Do you think she could have killed Jason Blossom? Let me know in the comments or on Twitter! 
Riverdale is out on Netflix every Friday.

January Favourites 2017

2017 has had a bumpy start but let's focus on the positives, here are my January favourites!

My first favourite of this month is an app called TVShow Time. This app lets you track all of the television shows you are watching, or have watched in the past, and alerts you to new episodes. My personal favourite part of the app is that there is a discussion area for every episode with other viewers so you can see other's thoughts on the episode without seeing spoilers. The app also tells you how long you have spent watching TV in your life, I'm up to 2 months and 21 days, along with other stats. This app so helpful as I watch so many shows I could never actually keep up with them all. However, it does help you procrastinate quite a bit as when you finish one show it perfectly suggests you another. You can get TVShow Time for free on the app store and while you're at it, you can follow me on it too.

Speaking of TV shows, I have been watching a lot of Netflix this month. The first show I discovered this month was Shadowhunters. I have never seen the film nor have I ever read the books so I went into this show not knowing anything and damn did it blow me away. I finished all of season 1 in two days, it's all I did when I wasn't at college. The plot twist at the end of season 1 really shocked me and, honestly, I'm still not over it. Shadowhunters is all about the supernatural with lots of drama. My favourites characters so far are Jace and Magnus, I relate to them both on a spiritual level.

The second Netflix show I have started this month is Riverdale. Currently, there is only two episode out but I already love it. It's based on series of comics published by Archie Comics and I want to buy them all to try and find out what happens next. The best way I could describe this show is that it is like Pretty Little Liars but with a lighter mood. It's your typical murder mystery in an American high school with great characters and lots of ships.

In terms of fashion in January, I have been loving this black and red plaid jacket from H&M, on sale for £10. Wearing this with black skinny jeans and Converse makes me feel like one of those typical Tumblr girls you hear about in songs.

My beauty favourite has to be this brightly coloured Revolution Pallet. You can get this pallet, called Makeup Revolution Redemption Palette Mermaids vs Unicorns, at Superdrug for £4. I was pleasantly surprised at how long and well it lasted throughout the day to say it has a low price.

What have been your favourites of January? And what would you suggest me to watch next, and possibly review, on Netflix? Let me know in the comments or on Twitter.
Happy February!

Once Upon a Time: True Love Plot Holes

Once Upon a Time is my favourite show and this is because it takes my most beloved childhood stories and adapts them to relate to me now. This show has so many messages about hope and family, but one of the biggest has to be true love. Love is the most powerful magic and it is supposed to conquer all. But does it really? To say OUAT was born from a single true love's kiss, we don't know too much about how it actually works.

The golden couple on the show for true love is Prince Charming and Snow White, who always find each other. Even the Dark One thinks their true love is pretty powerful stuff. In fact, their love is so true they created the freaking saviour. If we assume that Snowing (David and Snow's ship name) are the 'rule book' for true love, why don't all true love couples on the show follow a similar path?

Is true love set in stone? The story of Regina and Robin Hood would have you believe so. They were deemed true before they had even met. Although at first, Regina did pick being the queen over Hood, they eventually found each other. Just like Snow and David. However, this made me think about the rest of the people in the Enchanted Forest. Does everyone have a true love? Do they, mostly, always find each other? And if so, wouldn't all their children be the product of true love, making a lot of babies with light magic, just like Emma Swan? If true love is set in stone, why didn't Hook and Emma realise it a lot sooner?

Do we have multiple true loves? The story of Robin and Regina, and even Zelena and Hades, would have you think that you might have more than on true love out there for each person. This is because both Mills sisters tragically lost their loves and if they don't have another true love, they may never get their happy endings and we all know Once loves a good happy ending. But if they do have multiple true loves in their lives, how true can it really be? However, looking at the story of Hook and Emma would make you think you only have one TL. Since Emma literally went to hell to get Killian back because she could not stand to be without him.  Sorry to my fave villainous sisters, you might just have to be alone.

Doe true love last forever? You would assume so since it's meant to be true but according to Rumple and Belle, that isn't the case. Belle seems to no longer love her crocodile, this being confirmed when they had a failed true love's kiss. But doesn't that go against the whole thing? I get that the Dark One is a bad guy but I would think the most powerful magic of all, love, could withstand that. Honestly though, I don't blame Belle, if I was her I'd find a way to break that true love too.

I do hope that season 6 may answer at least one of my many questions but for now, I am left scratching my head.

I'm probably reading too much into a fictional show, about fairytale characters. But hey, I guess it stops be from being a rebellious teen on the streets.

Doctor Who: The Doctor is Dying

Dear Doctor Who writers,

For the love of God, please stop making your episodes/series plot twists that the Doctor is dying!

This has happened with every single Doctor in new Who, apart from nine.

(my knowledge only ranges from a few Classic Who episodes but I am new Who af)

It started off with David Tennant's Doc, he is dying, knock four times, the Master. Okay, fine, that was the first time very dramatic, no big deal. It then happened again with Matt Smith's Doctor. In the entire sixth season, he is trying to escape death. Along with lots of confusing plot twists including the identity of River Song. Fast forward to present day and series nine of Who, where it seems in every episode, so far, the doctor is dying.

Episode one of season nine: confessional dial! Surprise!! The Doctor thinks he is going to die.
Episode two: The Doctor is trapped with the Davros and the Darleks, is he going to die!? Obviously not.
Episode three: The Doctor is a ghost!! How does he die?!?!

Episode four: How will the Doctor escape death, again?! 

Please stop recycling this predictable plot twist. Anyone with a brain is aware that the Doctor, the main character of Doctor Who, is not going to die. Especially at the start of the new season. 

This being said, Doctor Who is still a fantastic show and a British treasure. It can be predictable but hopefully that's nothing a new show writer can't shake up.