Containment | Season 1 Episode 12 "Path to Paradise"

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Yes, I'm still alive!

I know it's been over a month since my last update and I know I took too long with the final rant for Containment but 1) I've been holidays and 2) I kind of didn't want to watch the last episode because that would mean that the series is really over, not that I'm too sad about it not having a second season because you know I've always said that this series wouldn't have much of a story to have a second season but, I just didn't want to stop watching Chris Wood on my TV (I know, really weird) but yeah, I gotta get one with this rant, right?! So, let's jump right into it!

I gotta say, first of all, that I didn't really like the ending. It was a good 'conclusion' apart from one thing, we didn't get an antidote! Or did I just saw that wrong?! Because, from what I understood, the Cordon was still 'up' in the end and there was still a virus. Please, tell me if I'm wrong about that because I really didn't enjoy the fact that we didn't have a proper good ending.

Althought, I did enjoy the last part of the episode being Jake narrating how it all ended for everyone. Chris Wood does have a really good narriting voice and, I'm not saying this just because of this last part of the episode, but because I've already listen to his narration of one of Cassandra Clare's books and I really enjoyed it, even thought I didn't understand the story because it was a continuation of other book from the Shadowhunters series. I just listened to it because of Chris Wood, to be honest with you but yeah, this isn't about Chris Wood, this is about this last episode of the series so, let's get back to it.

So, even thought we didn't have a proper ending about the virus, we did have a good ending about 'who created it' and such. Leo, with the help of Lex and Lex's dad, got the story about Lommers out in his blog with good evidence and the police got Lommers. The episode ended saying that there would be hearings so, that was a good part of the ending!

About Teresa and Xander and the baby, well... Teresa and Xander get engaged and they stay in the cordon, in Teresa's mum store and I guess they will live happily ever after?!  I don't know, but it seemed like a good ending for them, even thought I did't really care for their characters... For sure, not my favourites.

One of the moments that I was most exciting to see was the moment of Lex and Jana's reunion and, let's just say, it didn't happen at all likeI was expecting it to be.

Lex fnds Jana while she's (and the others) trying to excape the cordon and he didn't even hug her or anything! But, in the end, it all went well, because, even thought they got back inside the cordon, Lex got back with her (and the others) and I guess they will also be living happily ever after?! I don't know, I just know that I ship them really hard and I'm really happy they are finally together, even if they're inside the Cordon.

And, about the cure... Even if we don't have a proper ending, they did find another person like Thomas, with antibodies against the virus, which may lead to a cure, so it's good!

That's basically it folks!

In the end, not everything turned out fine but most of the characters god a 'good ending', which I'm happy about.

Overall, wasn't the ending that I wasn expecting, so I'm kind of disappointed but, considiring that they finished shooting without knowing if there would be a season 2 or not, it was a good ensing.

Anyway, let me know your thoughts about the series finale and I guess we'll only 'see' eachother in September, when American Horror Story gets back!

Until then...

Love,

Daniela.

Containment | Season 1 Episode 12 "Yes Is The Only Living Thing"

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So, the series is coming to an end. Only one episode left (which I won't be able to watch live and post the rant right away). But first, we need to talk about last night's episode, which was huge!

I have to be honest with you and say that it wasn't my favourite. Maybe I just felt weird knowing that my ship had just ended, or maybe it wasn't as surprising as I thought it would be but we sure got a lot of answers.

As I said in my last post, I knew that Jana wouldn't just leave her friends behind, and that's just what happened. Basically the entire episode they have been searching for money, money to pay Meize (sorry if it isn't how you spell it), so he would show them the way to break out of the cordon.

Again, I didn't want to jump right into the end but... Before they got out, someone else got out of the cordon and... let's just say it wasn't pretty. The cops killed that person, and he wasn't even infected! And that was exactly how the episode ended so, now, I'm really afraid for Jana, Suzy, Teresa, Xander, the baby and Quentin. Yes, that's right, Quentin joined them to get out. Jake was supposed to get out as well but, of course, something had to happen and that gang that I absolutely hate threatened Dr. Cannerts so Jake has to stay at the hospital to 'project' him.

Anyway, so now I'm really afraid for them because if they do get out of the cordon (which I believe they will) the cops are most likely going to kill them and, I don't want that to happen! I just want to see the reunion between Jana and Lex because I believe it's going to be so beautiful. Well, if it eventually happens, which I doubt right now.

Talking about Lex... He finally finds out everything that happened! I'm not going to explain everything to you because even I didn't understand it clearly but, what matters is that it was indeed Lommers who 'created' everything. She is behind all of this!

It isn't really a surprise to us, which makes me, in a weird way, sad. I was expecting some big reveal about how all of this happened and, turns out, it really was Lommers. So, right now, the only exciting thing about the last episode is if Jana and the others get out of the cordon and, if they do, what will happen to them.

Also, I really want to see that cute reunion betweet Lex and Jana and, of course, I don't want Jake to die!

That's it guys!

Last rant is gonna go up later, unfortunatelly so, don't spoil me, please. But, feel free to tell me in the comments what are your predictions for the last episode of the series.

Love,

Daniela.

Containment | Season 1 Episode 11 "Nothing Gold Can Stay"

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I know, another late post and I'm sorry about that. Also, I just wanted to let you know that I won't be able to upload the last rant in the week that the episode airs because I'm going to be away and I won't be able to watch the episode until the next week. Just letting you all know already.

It seems like it was ages ago since I last updated the blog but, in fact, it was just a week and some days. The fact that this series is already ending and that everything else is on hiatus is making the blog get less updates so, I would also want to know if you have any other series that you would like me to start watching and review because I really didn't want to stop posting on this blog. So, let me know if you want me to start a new specific series.

Anyway, onto the actual rant.

This episode was so heartbreaking! I didn't want to jump right into this because it is the last thing that is shown on the episode but... We got the answers that we wanted about Jatie and, unfortunately, it wasn't good news. That's right, Katie ended up dying and, it wasn't pretty, it really wasn't pretty.

I mean, the whole scene was beautifully executed like, the actors, the photography everything was really beautiful but... It wasn't the end that we wanted. I felt so sad for Jake. Now that we were getting somewhere with Jatie and that both of them realized that they were in love with each other... It was something so beautiful and... it had to end like this...

But, the episode wasn't just about Jatie (even thought it was mostly, at least, for me). We also got some answers about the whole Dr. Lommers/Dr. Cannerts thing. And, it was in this episode that I realized how cruel Dr. Lommers is! She just blamed Dr. Cannerts for everything! And, in fact, which we find out later in the episode, he isn't responsible for anything that happened with the virus! I mean, he sure knew about the other doctor and her husband being infected but it wasn't him who created the virus!

And, when Leo and Lex tried to do something that this, Leo disappeared! I don't believe he ran away, I believe someone kidnapped him or something because, it just wouldn't make sense for him to run away like that, now that they were finding everything about what really happened! I mean, they didn't know about Dr. Cannerts because he only told Katie and we know what happened to Katie but... Leo and Lex were so close so, someone must have done soemthing to him!

And, last storyline in this episode, Jana kind of finds a way out of the cordon but in order for her to get out, she needs to leave everyone behind and I don't believe Jana would do that! I love Jana for the person that she is, that she always helps others and cares about others more than herself so, I don't believe she's going to leave her friends behind.

Let's see what happened next episode (which airs tomorrow).

So, let me know your thoughts about this episode and, once again, I won't be able to upload the rant for last episode in time so, bare with me.

Love,

Daniela.

Containment | Season 1 Episode 10 "A Time to Be Born"

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So, with the series almost coming to an end (we only have two more episodes left) everything is on stake now, and this episode, episode 10, was an episode, just like Kristen said, to get answers. 

Also, something that we've been waiting to happen all season happens, Teresa finally have her baby and, oh my! I guess we can start right there, since it's one of the major storylines in this episode.

I gotta say that with every episode I start liking Jana more and more! She has been my favourite since the very start of the series, even before, I already liked Christina and her character is just amazing! In the end, it was Jake (my sweet sweet love Chris Wood) who got everything to work out fine but Jane sure was an huge 'rock' in all of this. And, even though I don't really like Teresa, I can't even imagine the pain she was going through because, lets face it, she didn'g have any medication, anything to help her with the pain and, if it wasn't for Jake who appeared last minute, and who can deliver babies (which I didn't know was part of a police officer 'curriculum') everything might have happened not as good as it ended, at least, talking about Teresa and her baby, because not everything worked out fine. But, let's talk about something else first and talk about the bad stuff in the end.

In this episode we finally find out (kinda) who's behind all of this and, it's Dr. Lommers! Seriously, after last week's episode I really thought she wasn't as bad as I thought she was but, after all... She's the one who is behind all of this virus thing. I still don't know what's really up because it's all very confusing... All about she working with chief and with Dr. Cannerts, I really don't understand, but I guess we are going to find out in next week's episode, at least, that's the idea I have from what I saw in the preview.

Ok, I guess the time has come, we have to talk about how Julie Pleac always messes everything up!

Yeah, you can already probably imagine what I'm talking about (if you haven't seen the episode yet), she freaking had to make Katie sick! I mean, I already kind of knew this was going to happen, it's a Julie show afterall, but... I still had a little bit of hope but, in the moment that they said, right in the beginning of the episode that Katie wasn't sick, I just knew that something was about the happen. They wouldn't just through everything that happen in the last episode and then start this one with 'yeah, everything is fine'. Guess what, I was right and the very last scene of the episode is Katie coughing blood, while Jake is 'in front of her' (outside the room she's in, of course). 

I just knew they would mess up our ship. I mean, at least, she didn't kill Chris Wood again, which is already good because if she didn't... oh my.. I don't know how I would react!

This can still happen but... I don't think she will kill both of them but... You never know!

Well, that's basically it!

Tell me your thoughts about this episode in the comments and I'll see you next week with a new review.

Love,

Daniela.

Containment | Season 1 Episode 9 "A Kingdom Divided Amongst Itself"

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Omg you guys, this episode was just mind-blowing. This is the episode that we've all been waiting for and it truly was one of the best episodes so far. I know I say this a lot, basically in every rant but, the truth is, this series just gets better and better and, before you think I've changed my mind, I didn't. I still think they made the best decision in canceling the series because I think if they had another Season, they would mess up something that was great, and change it into something boring. It's better to have just one really good season than have more than one and being crapy. This is just my opinion, but I'll gladly here what you have to say about that. 

But, anyway, enough talking about the cancellation and let's talk about this great episode that we had last night!

So, once again, I live tweeted and, even though it wasn't as good as last Tuesday (in terms of being noticed by the cast) I was still noticed by Kristen and Christina, my faves right now (apart from Chris, obviously). Kristen is such a cutie and I don't even know how I could 'hate' her before the show. I guess I just didn't like the idea of her portraiting Chris Wood's character love interest, which is odd, because now I ship them so hard. And, because we are already talking about Jatie (their ship name), this was another huge episode for them. They had their first date and, omg Chris Wood sang in this episode! Let me just have this fangirling moment because I've been waiting for this for so long! I might be wrong but, I think this is the first time Chris sings in a TV Show and I've been dying to hear him sing in one because he truly sings beautiful, so as Kristen, That's right, she also sang in this episode and omg I didn't know that girl could sing that well! That made me like her even more, Kristen and her character Katie, and ship Jatie even harder. But, let's talk about something else, afterall, this series isn't all about Jatie (even though Chris is the reason why I started watching the series).

So, we are on Day 13, the day that we had a glimpse of in the first episode and it is as bad as we saw in the first episode, or even worse!

People started a riot and are trying to get outside the cordon. Lex and Lommers are still trapped inside that 'box' and aren't able to do anything, which leaves the National Guard Captain to lead everything and we know how a douche he is so, nothing could end well.

Meanwhile, Katie and Jake are having that date when they find out that some of Katie's students are missing and they have to go into the streets to find them. That's when everything gets so messed up! Jake goes somewhere to take of his uniform and leaves Katie alone in a corner. When he's coming back to her he bumps into one of the students that is with her tutor or something. He (Jake) finds out that they left Mary behind because she got sick. That's when we see Katie seeing Mary go inside a car. Of course Katie runs to where Mary is, but a car bumps into the car that Mary got inside and, when Katie gets there, Mary is already dead. Let's keep in mind that Katie didn't know that Mary got sick and so she carries Mary into somewhere and that's when Jake finds her and... The look on Jake's face just broke my heart. All of this that is happening seems so real and I just felt so sad and heart-broken for Jake and Katie and... Of course, when all of this ended, she had to get in quarentine and... I just don't have my hopes up... Knowing that this is a Julie show, she's going to mess our ship and let's just say everythings going to end badly, I just feel it.

Anyway, there's just one little thing left to be said, and that's Leo's storyline in this episode. 

Since Lex is nowhere to be found Leo keeps going with his investigation to know who Patient Zero was talking to on the phone when he got sick. 

And that's basically it. As you can see, this was an huge episode, full of emotions and it was just chaotic.

Let me know your thoughts on this episode and what are your predictions for the 4 episodes remaining.

Love,

Daniela.

Containment | Season 1 Episode 8 - "There's a Crack in Everything"

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I know, super later with this post.

If you follow me on twitter you know why I took this time out but I'm back and I have some exciting news, from the series, to share with you.

So, besides this being one of my favourite episodes, I decided to start live tweeting during the episodes, and Episode 08 was the first one that I live tweeted and it was a great live tweeting session. I got to be noticed by almost every cast member - Christina Moses, Kristen Gutoskie, George Young and Claudia Black - which was great.

Ok, now that I've told you that, let's get right into the episode.

In this episode we find out that Thomas is imune to the virus or, at least, we thought he was. I didn't want to jump right into the 'end' of the episode but, it turns out that he isn't imune, he is just a pacient that doesn't have symptoms, which turns out to be a huge problem, but I'll get into that later.

This episode was also really big for Jatie fans, which I became one recently. Katie and Jake become closer than ever in this episode after finding out that something really was going on in the day of the outbreak and they find out who Patient Zero really is.

Jake tells everything to Lex, just one last time because, after trying to get inside the Cordon, Lext gets suspendend and that's in that moment, when Lex and Jake talk, that Lex tells Jake that if he really does like Katie that he should do something, and that's kind of what happens. Jake starts showing more his interest in Katie and later in the episode, almost in the very end, one of the cutest/hotest/weirdest scenes happen. Katie and Jake finally kiss, but through a shower cortain. That might be a little difficult to explain to you if you haven't seen the episode but it was just sweet and weird at the same time. Even after a week, I don't know what to feel about that scene. I liked it, I'm glad it happened but... It was just a tiny little bit weird.

The third storyline in this episode was Jana's storyline, where Suzy, her and the other try to excape the cordon, failing. I really thought they were going to make it but... I guess I was wrong.

And then, that's when the wrost thing happens (at least, in this episode, because episode 9 was way worse). Katie and Jake, following Dr. Lommers orders, try to extract Thomas out of the cordon, so they can start working on an antidote but is in that moment that Dr. Cannerts finds that Thomas isn't immune but just doesn't have symptoms and tries to stop the extraction. He does manage to do it but Lex and Lommers end up getting in contact with him and so they have to be in quarentine inside that 'box', while the other people inside the cordon decide to start a riot and... That's how the episode ends.

Episode 9 is the Day 13, the day that we saw in the beginning of the season so, it's bad. I already saw the episode so expect another rant in a few hours.

And yeah, that's it for this episode. I quite liked it. As I said before, it was probably my favourite episode but again, episode 9 was epic but, I'm not going to talk about it here so, keep an eye for the next rant.

Until then... Don't forget to comment your thoughts on this episode.

Love,

Daniela.

Containment | Season 1 Episode 7 - "Inferno"

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So, here I am again, today, just like I said, to rant about the episode that aired last night.

I'm going to start with something that I say quite a lot in this rants but, I just need to say it again - I can't get over how hot Chris Wood looks on this show! Seriously, I fell in love with him while he was on The Vampire Diaries, and I always thought he was hot but... damn, he looks so hot in this show!

Ok, I said it! Now, let's get to the point of this rant, the actual episode!

This episode was basically all about what was happening inside that building where Jana and her friends are staying.

Lex barely appeard in the episode but, when he did, it was with really important stuff to the episode. So, I feel like we should talk first about him and then get into the main storyline of the episode.

In this episode we got to know a little bit more about Lex, about the relationship with is dad as well as all the things he's dealing now that he's 'againt' the police and stuff. And, about this last part, the the episode ended, omg, I felt so bad for him. Which leads us now to the main storyline, the gang (the other one, the one that was in the garage) attacking Jana and everyone that was inside.

It started right where the previous one ended. They decided to let Teresa's mother and the other guy come up. Turns out he only wanted their phone but, of course, when they gave it to them, he wanted to take Xander, Teresa and he mum back to the supermarket.

That's when Jake appears and gets to make him go without them. Jake gives Jana the flashdrive that Lex gave to him so she could recover the data that was there and that they needed and, when she's doing that, that's when everything starts to get bad.

It turns out the guy that left told the other gang about the chemicals and everything that they had in there and, as addicts as they are, they started to try and get inside of the floor they were.

They start working on a plan but it doesn't really work out and one of the gang members almost gets inside. Luckily, Jana takes some action and he doesn't get in.

Of course this doesn't end here and they have to come up with another plan.

One thing that I quite enjoyed was them all working together. It was pretty nice to see almost every character come in action.

Skipping to the very end... Teresa's mother ends up getting bitten by one of them. We saw previously that some of the addicts were infected so we don't really know if the one that bite her was so she has to leave with Jake to the hospital.

And, even with all of this happening, Jana gets to recover the stuff that was in the flashdrive that they needed.

The very last scene of the episode is that one with Lex that really made me sad about him. So, long story short, while all of this was happening, Jana got to call Lex telling him that she really needed help so, what did he do? He tried to get inside the cordon. Of course, he was caught and the national guard 'arrested' him. And, that's the final scene. 

Overall, I really liked this episode. The series gets better and better and it really is a good series! Still, I'm not sad about the fact that they cancelled it because I think that if they draged the series for more seasons it would ruin the show so, I prefer just one good season!

Anyway, let me know all your thoughts about this episodes and, just a little new, from now on I'm going to live tweet during the show! This is my last week of uni so, I don't have to wake up early from now on, which means I can live tweet! So join me every Tuesday during the show!

And, that's it!

Love,

Daniela.

Containment | Season 1 Episode 6 - "He Stilled The Rising Tumult"

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First of all, I wanna say sorry for posting this so late. I know this isn't about my personal life but I feel like I should explain you why I haven't done it already.

I've been caught up with uni work and also, I went out during the weekend, so I wasn't available at all to do it.

But, today I'm here so, since yesterday another episode aired, expect a new update right after this one.

So, let's get into the actual rant.

I personally really liked this episode. It wasn't my favourite (it is still the previous one) but it was still really good. I feel like this one was a little more chilled, even thought major things happened in this episode.

I gotta start with saying that I loved the opening scene, with Chris Wood aka Jake Riley looking extremely hot. (I thought I should mention that). Ok, besides that, the next thing in the episode, and basically the major point through out the whole episode, was Lex trying to find out what is going on. Along side with Jake, and now also with Leo, he goes after the security cameras footage. Of course he goes through a lot of problems and this part of the episode got me really into it. I really am super curious about the hell is going on. Also, the captain (or what his 'name' is) is really starting to 'mess with me'. I'm 100% on Lex side so... 

The second major thing in this episode was the Jake and Katie look out for Thomas. We find out in this episode that Thomas' whole family died, or is sick, so Katie and Jake go after him. They eventually find him. What is surprising about this whole thing is that he isn't sick at all. Katie and Jake then take him to the hospital again. This gives both Jake and Katie a little bit of hope on getting a cure for the virus, because Dr. Cannerts said that he needed someone imune to the virus in order to come up with a cure. Of course they may be a little naive or Thomas may still develop symptoms but, until now, it's a little of hope. And, to be honest, I believe he is the answer to all of this, at least, the cure part. We only have a few episodes left so... They can't drag this out much more.

And then, the third and last major point of this episode was Xander and Teresa escaping the gang that is taking over their shop. Let's just say that that gand is really pissing me off. I know I said this already in a previous rant but, even if all of this with the virus wasn't enough!

Anyway, so they do escape and they go to where Jana and her friends are staying. Everything seems to be just fine. Then Teresa's mum arrives there, just like they planned but... They (the gang) tracked them and end up going with Teresa's mother and, the final shot of the episode is one member of the gang pointing a gun at Teresa's mum.

Seriously, this really makes me mad, even though I don't really care about Teresa's mother or even Teresa. I still find her character annoying and I couldn't care less about her story but still... The gang pisses me off even more.

So, this is my opinion about this episode.

I would say to leave me your thoughts about the episode in the comments but I believe you have already seen episode 7 and prefer to talk about that one so... That rant will be up in about an hour so... Keep an eye on that.

Love,

Daniela.

Containment | Season 1 Episode 5 - "Like a Sheep Among Wolves"

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I gotta say this again, this series gets better and better!

And, even thought you might think that I'm sad with the news that we got last week, I actually am not. In case you don't know what I'm talking about, last week it was confirmed that Containment will only have one season, this one. It looks like it was their plan all along, that's why they launched it as a limited series event, but they were still thinking if they should have a second season or not and, even though it had more views than iZombie, which is the series Containment is 'replacing', I guess it wasn't just enough and so, last week, they officially cancelled the series.

So, as I said before, I'm not sad about it. I always said, even in my rants, that I didn't see the series going as far as one season. Yes, it is a great story, but that is it, a great story for one season.

And yeah, I think I've talked too much already so... Let's get into the proper rant.

This episode got me with all the feels! I must say it was my favourite episode so far, and not just because Chris Wood looked super hot in this one (but it was a little bit because of that).

So, basically, the episode was all about getting food to the people inside the cordon and, oh man, how much trouble that simple job brought.

First, Lex was kind of 'fired' from being the 'front man', which is now their 'boss' (excuse me, but I just can't remember his name).

Then, just all the food drop thing was a lot of trouble. People were already getting hungry, like real hungry, so they just couldn't wait to get their food. But, that wasn't the big problem. The big problem was the gang that took over Teresa and her mum's supermarket last episode. They've heard about the food drop, of course, everyone did because everyone was supposed to go there to get  one box, but that gang thought they were better than everyone and got there and stole all the boxes. 30% of the people inside the cordon still got their box but the majority didn't, because those assholes stole them all! 

Seriously, you don't know how pissed I am! Even if all the virus thing wasn't enough, that gang had to show up and ruin everything. I was feeling the exact same thing as Jake was! I was really really pissed!

And then, after all of this, we also kind of fnd out that they have all been lying to us (watchers and characters). It looks like patient zero, wasn't really patient zero. 

Katie starts looking and even go and asks Dr. Cannerts who clearly lies to her. Turns out it was Dr. Sanders or her husband who were the patient zero, or even someone else! Katie finds out that they died before they find about patient zero, which means they got infected first! And she also find out that the documents and video tapes have been erased, which means, someone is clearly keeping something secret.

So, it looks like the doctors, the feds and who knows who else, are all together, lying about something. And, the truth is, I never really paid attention to this. I guess it just passed through me because I didn't realise that Dr. Sanders was infected before patient zero. I guess I got to pay more attention to the details.

And yeah, that was basically it. But, I think I should mention some other things that I quite enjoyed in this episode, afterall, it is my favourite episode so far!

One of those things that I really liked was all the Lex and Jana relationship. I think I always mention this in my rants, but they are just so cute, even thought they weren't really together in the episode!. And you know I'm all about the ships! 

Something that I also enjoyed was the fact that Jake kind of admitted that he loves Katie and, once again, I'm all about the ships so...

Oh, and that last scene when Jake is burning the body of his cop friend and the other little girl, damn that scene was intense! I felt so sorry for Jake and so sad as well... And then, at the same time, I just couldn't stop thinking how hot Chris looked in that scene. I know, inappropriated timing but, I just couldn't help it!

And yeah, I think this concludes my rant about this episode!

So far, my favourite episode, for sure!

Let me know what did you think about this episode and I'll see you next week with a new one.

Love,

Daniela.

Containment | Season 1 Episode 4 - "With Silence and Tears"

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I swear to god, this was the most emotional episode ever! Ok, it wasn't the most emotional one ever, but it sure was the most emotional so far on this series.

I feel like with this episode I got to get to know every character even better and fall in love with their story, even with Leo.

I liked specially Lex and Jana's relationship and Jake and Katie's. Sure, Jake and Katie aren't together yet but this episode made me ship them even harder! Just to think that before the show started I hated the thought of them together and now... I'm here rooting for them to get together. But just after all of this virus thing end, because I don't want my dear Jake to die.

Ok, enough rambling and let's get in to the actual episode (even though all I talked about is related to the episode but... you get it.)

Things are getting worse and better at the same time in and outside the cordon. 

The episode starts with a message from Lex to the people inside the Cordon saying that the fact that they shut down phone connection and internet connection is actually making the kills drop, which is a good thing. The down side is that Lex is starting to doubt all that Dr. Lommers have been telling him and I could see him struggling with the fact that he couldn't reach Jana and, truly, all he wanted was to know that she's fine and be with her during all of this.

I'm gonna jump a little bit ahed and say that they eventually end up talking on the phone, because Jana is super duper smart and she manages to get a phone connection and they talk a little bit. Not enough, though but it was nice for both of them to hear each others voice. And, in the very end of the episode, we see Jana at the window with a sign saying "I Love You Lex" and a drone that is watching the inside of the cordon is 'filming' it and  Lex ends up seeing the sign. It was such a cute moment! I even cried!

Meanwhile, Jake and Katie start to develop a bigger connection. Jake is even getting close to her son.

This episode truly showed us who Jake really is and this is exactly how I imagine Chris Wood to be. I don't really know why. I mean, I know a little bit how he is, because I've met him before, and in a way, he is a bit like Jake. Chris Wood is really caring and he really shows appreciation towards us, fans and, in a way, Jake is like that too, he just doesn't show his 'affection' that often. But, deep down, he is a caring person, a person who cares about others. 

I could keep going with all this but I think you got the point.

So, this episode made me fall in love even more with both Jake and Chris Wood and I'm starting to like Jake more with each episode!

And, like I said before, I even started to understand Leo's point. 

I think I should also mention a big part in this episode, which was the fact that Xander, Teresa's boyfriend tried to get inside the Cordon, failed it but, with Leo's help he got in and he basically made a deal with Leo. Leo would help him get inside the cordon and, in exchange, Xander would tell him how his friends inside the cordon are. In the end, we see that Leo's friends dies with the virus and, in that moment, I felt really bad for Leo. 

In the end, just Dr. Lommers (who wasn't even in this episode) is 'fine' with all this.

Also, that gang that tried to rob Teresa and her mum tries to do the same again but some other gang intervenes and basically gets in charde of the supermarket.

Overall, this was a really good episode! I really liked it, even though I feel like not much happened. I feel like, comparing this one with the previous one, this one was a lot more soft, even though we got deep in to the character's relationships.

Tell me what you guys thought of this episode and I'll see you tomorrow with a new Arrow rant.

Love,

Daniela.

Containment | Season 1 Episode 3 - "Be Angry at the Sun"

Spoiler Alert!

I swear, this series gets more and more intense with each episode!

This episode was, by far, the most intense one, which I quite enjoyed, in a weird way. Also, I really liked the fact that Chris Wood had a lot of screen time! I mean, he always does but I think he had a bit more in this episode.

Also, with this being the 3rd episode of the series, I now finally start developing proper feelings about each and every character. Until now, I've been just getting used to the characters and trying to understand them and now, I finally have a little bit of an opinion.

Of course Jake is one of my favourites, but I also really like Lex and Jana, and also their relationship. I also kind of ship Jake and Katie. Not as much as I ship other couples in other shows, but I'm getting there. And, of course, I also have strong not so good feelings about some characters, like, for example, Dr. Lommers! She really is a b*tch and, I'm sorry about the language but, it's true! And after this episode, I think everyone is going to feel the same way about her. Which is kind of a shame, because I really like the actress, Claudia Black.

But yeah, let's get in to the proper rant.

Like I said before, Jake played an huge part in this episode. With being almost the only cop inside the cordon, he basically have to get in charge of everything, starting with helping Dr. Cannerts with disposing the bodies of the ones that died because of the virus. I think I should also mention now that we learn that, once the person dies, the virus dies too, which is kind of nice, it means that, at least, there's a way for all this to 'end'.

Anyway, poor Jake have to deal with all those dead people. He has to incinerate them and you can see in his face that it pains him. That, and also all the rage against Lex because, yes, he's still kind of mad at him. 

But that doesn't prevents Lex from asking, and later demand, Jake to basically be the 'Major' inside the cordon.

Meanwhile all this happens, the parents of the students that Katie was taking care of arrive to pick them but not all of them are inside the cordon, so she's left with some of them. And accident ends up happening and one of the students gets in contact with someone infected with the virus so he get in quarenteen. But, his dad arrives a few hours later and demands to take home his son and he even points a gun at Katie. The boy ends up leaving with his dad and I feel like he's going to be the one who's going to make all of this get worse.

Also, Teresa's storyline gets a tiny little bit more exciting when some guys go to her mother's store to rob some food. Jake ends up getting there in time and so nothing bad happens.

And then, we have the main storyline of the episode, which was the fact that Leo Green keeps posting stuff about what's happening inside the Cordon online and people is getting more scared every second. Lex talks to him so he'll stop posting those videos but he doesn't do it and he even ends up finding out that there's an excape from inside to outside the cordon and, of course he posted it online.

Lex and everyone else find about that in time and you can imagine that it wasn't pretty. Every cop outside the cordon in the place that there was the excape and then Jake and the few cops that were inside the cordon in the same place trying to 'contain' the people so no one would get out.

Of course, someone is about to get out when he's shot. It's one of the cops that is with Jake and... That was such a surprise like, I was in shock when I saw that scene.

After than, something 'kind of' worse happen. Dr. Lommers shuts down all the internet and phone connection inside the cordon which leaves a lot of peple, including Lex pissed! And, that's the reason why I'm so mad at her and hate her so much!

Anyway, I just want to see the next episode because this keeps getting better and better!

Let me know your thoughts about this episode or just about the whole show in the comments! I would love to chat with you!

Love,

Daniela.

Containment | Season 1 Episode 2 - "I to Die, You to Live"

Spoiler Alert!

This series is just on episode 2 and it is already so intense!

Yeah, that's right guys, a new episode of Containment aired last night and it was as exciting/intense as the last one.

This series is so different to what I use to watch that I kind of feel 'weird' watching it, and maybe that's the reason I'm liking it so much! That, and Chris Wood, obviously!

So, in this episode they find out that a girl that was in contact with one of the family members of pacient zero is 'missing'. She isn't in quarenteen and so the episode is basically all about trying to find her. 

Luckly, she is inside the cordon, which is a little bit of a relief. The down side is that she went around the town and we don't know who she was in contact with. A lot of other people, people that she was in contact with, end up getting in quarenteen, because they are obviously infected, in which, one of those people is one of Teresa's friend, who have been with her a few hours before, which means, Teresa is probably infected as well.

And, of course, I had to mention this because it is ensential to the story, they couldn't have find out about all of this without Jake's help (Chris Wood). I kind of feel bad about him, to be honest. He's basically the only cop inside the cordon, so he must feel really alone and lost, apart from still being extremely mad at Lex for 'trapping' him inside the Cordon. 

I have to be honest with you guys, I still don't understand Jake 100%, which I guess is a good thing, since they've always said that Jake is a good guy, he just have some trouble showing it off, which we kind of see in the end of the episode, when he's so mad at Lex and all this situation that he punches a wall and, a little bit later, when he's talking to Katie saying that he's going somewhere else and she might stay in the hospital because she doesn't have anywhere else to go plus, she has a lot of kids with her that have their parents outside the cordon and, in that moment (well, a few minutes later) he decides to stay in the hospital with her to help her with the kids and such. (I hope you understood all this, because it seems a little bit confusing.) But, apart from all this, I'm loving the fact that he does have a lot of screen time, because I really missed seeing Chris Wood on my TV.

Besides all this, then there's Jana, who finds out that her friend Suzy is also trapped inside the Cordon, alongside with two other guys, and so they have to share the food they have in their work place and, basically, manage to stay alive during the 48 hours that the Cordon is up. 

Unfortunatelly (or not) we find out that, because of that girl that I talked in the beggining of the rant, they are going to keep the Cordon up for indetermined time. Basically, until everything is cleared out, which is going to end up in what we saw in the beggining of last week's episode.

And, well, that was basically it.

Not much happened but, at the same time, a lot happened. 

I enjoyed the episode and I'm really enjoying the series. I really can't wait to know how all of this is going to end, as well as how all of this started like, why is this all happening.

Tell me your thoughts in the comments and don't forget to check out the blog next week for a new rant.

Love,

Daniela

Containment | Season 1 Episode 1 - "Pilot"

Spoiler Alert!

Two days ago it was finally the premiere of Containment!

I've been waiting for this show for about an year and I can't believe it finally aired! And, obviously, I had to rant about because Chris Wood!

So, what I'm really here for...

I guess all of you already know what the show is about and this episode was basically just to get to know the story a little more and to get introduced to each character.

Basically a virus starts spreading in Atlanta and they have to put the city in quarantine, which causes a lot of problems. Not just the people inside the cordon are exposed to the virus and may be contaminated but also they end up apart from their loved ones.

One of the main characters in the series is Lex, portrayed by David Gyasi, who is the major from the Atlanta PD and ends up being the face of all of this, trying to keep the population 'calm'.

Lex is dating Jana (Christina Moses) who might probably be my favourite character so far in the series, as surprising as it sounds, because you might've think that Jake, Chris Wood's character, would be my favourite but, the truth is, his character is a little bit of a douche... Sometimes I get him and sometimes I don't... By the end of the episode I started liking him more and I can see a great development of his character so, I'm excited about that!

Anyways... Jana used to be Jake's girlfriend and now she's Lex's... Lex and Jake are best friends and work together at the Atlanta PD... It is kind of weird all of this, to be honest, but they seem to get all along well so... Let's see where this goes... Mostly, since both Jake and Jana are inside the cordon while Lex is outside... It's going to be intriguing, for sure!

Also inside the cordon is (probably) the character that I hate the most, Teresa, who is actually portraited by Chris Wood's real girlfriend, Hanna Mangan Lawrence. You might think that I just don't like her because she's Chris' girlfriend but I just find her character really annoying and I'm not even a litte bit excited for her storyline.

On the other hand, we have Katie, portraited by Kristen Gutoskie, who is a school teacher and is also inside the cordon and who is going to be Jake's love interest. 

When I saw the previews I really didn't like her character and I didn't ship them, but after this first episode I changed my mind. I actually think they look pretty cute and, since Jake is such a 'deep' character, I think it's going to be fun/exciting to see how they end up together, as well as their dynamic.

And, because there had to be someone looking for a cure, we have Dr. Victor Cannerts (George Young). I was kind of excited bout him but, to be honest, I didn't really like his character. Maybe it will get better but I just didn't find him 'exciting'... Let's see..

The last main character is Dr. Sabine Lommers (Claudia Black) who is outside the cordon, alongside with Lex and who is basically in charge of all of this. 

We didn't get to see more about everything because it is just the first episode, but I feel like this is going to be a good show and I'm actually really excited to see how all of this turns out. I'm kind of surprised that this series is on The CW but I'm glad that they created it, because it seems really different and exciting. I just have an issue... I don't see the series having more than 1 Season. They might come up with something else for Season 2 and 3 but... I just can't see it right now. Apart from that, great show, with great characters and actors so, I'm going to be waiting for a new episode every week and, of course, expect a new rant ever week as well.

So, yeah, this is my first thoughts in this new series. Let me know in the comments your thoughts. Who's your favourite character? Which are your thoughts on Chris Wood with this new character? Let me know everything! I'll see you just on Monday with a new TVD rant.

Love,

Daniela.