I'm upset. I'm disappointed. I feel cheated. The Killing has done it again. There were but two minor revelations in Scared and Running: Joe Mills' connection to Mama Dips, and the fact that he's in possession of Kallie's phone. The rest was more of the same: Holder and Linden ran around in circles with Bullet annoying the hell out of them, while Seward's time on death row remained the show's most appealing storyline, although its effect on the overall plot is still to be determined.
It looks like James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy is completely secluded from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Last week we found out that the Guardians would not make an appearance in The Avengers 2, and we've recently learned that Earth's Mightiest Heroes won't be in Gunn's flick either.
Last week's episode of The Killing was undoubtedly a disappointing one. I emphasized that it would have been a complete disaster had it not featured Peter Sarsgaard's electric performance as Ray Seward. This week's episode was far better in comparison, and it once again made good use of lead characters Holder and Linden, which I applaud. That being said, there were still some weak points like Twitch and Lyric's several inconsequential scenes and Max Fowler's wooden acting -- no, it's not getting any better.
Zack Snyder's Man of Steel boasts an interesting cast -- it features Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White and, perhaps most importantly, Michael Shannon as General Zod. We know those people will all pull off magnificent performances, so I'm not really worried about them. The big question mark is none other than Supes himself -- Henry Cavill.
When Guardians of the Galaxy was first announced, I started looking forward to watching Star-Lord and Rocket Raccoon team up with the likes of Captain America and Iron Man. That'd be totally awesome, huh? Alas, it's not meant to be. Avengers 2 director Joss Whedon recently spoke with Bleeding Cool (via /Film), and he said:
After a promising start, the third season of The Killing has started to meander a little bit. The last couple of episodes were fast-paced, intriguing and revealing. This one was just plain dull and felt like complete filler. Remember the infamous first season episode Missing, where Linden spent hours looking for her son? Yeah, sure, it was great for character development, but it came at a point where we just wanted to know who killed Rosie Larsen, not find out about Linden's personal problems.
Mhysa was a fairly decent episode. It wasn’t groundbreaking enough to completely catch us off guard – no main characters died, and there were barely any surprises. It was ultimately rather predictable. If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll notice a pattern within the format of the series: an entire season of Game of Thrones builds up to events that unfold in the ninth episode of the season, and then the tenth episode serves as an epilogue of sorts.
Who's Benicio del Toro playing in Guardians of the Galaxy? That's the question on everyone's minds and today, Comic Book Movie has brought us an answer. They're reporting that the actor will play none other than The Collector, one of the eldest entities in the entire Marvel Universe. You might think the speculation has come to an end, but you're wrong -- this revelation actually raises a lot more questions about James Gunn's highly anticipated project.
Linden and Holder are back! Are we ready to watch these guys break the law, disobey direct orders and obsess over dead bodies while neglecting their own families? Yeah, I'm totally up for watching Detective Linden suffer yet another meltdown. Oh, wait, she's not a detective anymore. That's right, The Killing's third season takes place a year after our heroes found and arrested the killers of Rosie Larsen. Holder's making his way to the top and might soon become a sergeant, whereas Linden is working minimum wage on a ferry. He's happy, but something's clearly holding him back (perhaps his lazy-ass new partner), and she's... well, she's trying.
It's been two years since the ninth episode of the first season completely caught us off guard. Baelor was a truly grim episode, and it subsequently changed the game. We couldn’t trust George R. R. Martin or the producers to not kill off our favorite characters, since Game of Thrones' (arguably) most popular one had just been betrayed by those who’d sworn to protect him, which ended up getting him decapitated by the King’s royal executioner, Sir Ilin Payne.
