The Fall

Season One Episode Two

Paul is still in Sarah’s house after he has attacked and killed her. He is taking pictures and bathing her. He even paints her nails. Paul gets home from a second job his wife thinks he is working at and greets his family. What a psycho.

Sarah’s sister goes to look for her because she has not heard from her. The sister goes gets in the house with a key Sarah has given her. She goes upstairs to Sarah’s bedroom and finds her on the bed. First the sister thinks she is sleeping and tries to wake her up. The sister feels her skin and it is cold. The sister is frantic and then calls the police.

Stella is called to the scene of the murder of Sarah. She and other investigators go in the house to look for clues of the killer. The police that had gone to the house days ago to investigate a break end are also there and feel guilty that they let Sarah stay in the house after the incident. The police never reported the incident as strange so they tell Stella.

Paul is at home revisiting the events of the night before in his head. His wife is a nurse and has gone to work so he has the entire house to himself. Paul goes on about his day as if nothing has happened. Him and his wife meet his daughter’s teacher who says daughter is drawing unusual pictures. The daughter sees something I bet. Also the babysitter stops by and later founds a strand hair of Sarah that Paul had cut out of her head. Paul gets angry with he babysiter and scars her. The daughter hears the babysitter screaming and goes downstairs and see them through the cracked door. Is this why the daughter is drawing these pictures because of Paul? This has to mean something.

The body of Sarah is taken to the morgue and Stella is there to oversee the autopsy. Sarah’s father is called in to identify the body. Stella also founds out Sarah was pregnant when she died. Stella also thinks this murder is connected to others in the area. So sad Sarah’s life has been cut short. All because of this psycho Paul.

The Fall

Season One Episode One

Came across this show on Amazon Prime this week. DSU agent Stella Gibson is packing for a trip out of town. She is the main character of the show, so will see what she is traveling out of town for.

Stella has arrived at the a police station where she is called in to investigate the death of a local women. She mets with everyone involved in the case and began to review the files.

Episode also starts out with a man, Paul, breaking in through a window on the bottom floor, going into the house of a single woman, Sarah, and looking through her drawers for panties and bras. The woman is out with friends at a bar and leaves early because of a business call. She gets to the house and Paul hears her coming and leaves quietly back out through the window.

Sarah gets home and goes into her bedroom to sees panties and a bra laid out on her bed. She calls the police and they search the house and find nothing. What a scary way to come home. I would be freaked out and would not stay in the house if I had somewhere else to go. Sarah could have stayed with her sister.

Paul gets home and is greeted by a child. Is this his son? Turns out he has a daughter also. They were alone in the house. What is this man thinking leaving two kids home alone so he can go stalk a woman. Turns out he also has a wife who comes home later while Paul pretends to be asleep.

Paul continues to stalk Sarah on a daily basis making her is next victim. Talk about how true with storyline could be. Show is based in the UK, but this could happen anywhere. This is a show that you would like if you like suspense and drama. It will keep you watching.

The Handmaid’s Tale

Season Five Safe

Season Finale. June is shown getting a package from her porch. She opens it and it’s a bulletproof vest. The events that happened at the memorial has spooked her. Even Luke is happy she has the vest now.

Mark stop by to give June and Luke news that the gunman from the memorial serves has been arrested . The question is, is he tied to Gilead? Then June walks Mark outside to walk him to his car. On her way back from Mark’s car, June notices a truck following her. She looks back and starts to walk faster. Out of nowhere this truck comes by and hits June. She can’t get up and the truck rolls past her on the ground. The person in the truck proceeds to run over June’s arm. Who is in this truck? Luke goes out and stops the truck, pulls the driver out of the truck and starts beating him.

June is rushed to the hospital and has to remain overnight. Guess who comes to visit her? Nick. Mark called Nick to let him know about June. Mark has made a deal with Nick; not sure what that is yet. June is asleep but Nick stays for a few minutes and looks over her.

Nick gets back to Gilead and confronts Lawrence with a punch in the face. Nick is then taken into custody. What has he done? Rose goes to visit him and tells him it’s over. Okay, bold girl. She does realize she is in Gilead and can not exist without Nick as her husband?

After June gets out of the hospital, they plan on their departure from Canada. They are due to fly out that night. Luke is confronted by Mark letting him know he is a wanted man for the death of the driver of the car. The airport would not be safe; but there was a train leaving for Hawaii and that would be saver. June, Luke and Nicole get to the train station and it is crowded with refugees fleeing Canada. They make it to the train entrance and Luke tells June to go ahead of him. June does but then realizes the Luke is not getting on the train. At first June hesitates but Luke convinces her to go ahead. As June boards the train, Luke is taken into custody by the police.

June is now on the train and looking for a seat. The train is crowded and she cannot found a seat in the front, so she goes to the back. June hears a baby crying and looks ahead and it’s Serena. June gives Serena a look as she goes towards her. Serena smiles and ask her for a diaper. You have to be joking!! Who told her about the train? Had to be Mark, of course.

The season is over. What will happen to June and Serena? Will they make it to Hawaii? What will happen to Moira and Rita who are left behind in Canada? What will happen to Luke since he has been arrested. And most of all, what will happen to Hannah now? We have to wait now for the sixth and final season. They have so much to uncover and so many unanswered questions.

The Handmaid’s Tale

Season Five Allegiance

Now this episode was packed with action. Starts out the June and Luke going to the airfield so they can watch the raid over Gilead. Mark introduces Commander Elijah Vance who is promising June and Luke he will bring Hannah home to them.

Commander Lawrence invites Mrs. Putnam over and he has plans for her. Mrs Putnam thinks she is there about her house and she has to move into a condo. She is offered to marry Commander Lawrence and she is stunned. Mrs Putnam looks petrified. Priceless. What else does she think is going to happen to her in Gilead? Really? She tells the commander she has to think about it.

June and Luke are at the command center and are excited about Hannah finally getting rescued. The air force raid goes bad and the mission is doomed. The US planes go down. Luke and June were very grateful to Commander Vance who died trying to save Hannah; and Mark is devastated. They have a memorial service for the fallen group who risked their lives trying to rescue the group of stolen girls. The memorial service goes bad and everyone’s life is threatened.

They show Hannah at the Wives Center. She hears the noise outside above the center and looks up. The Aunt send the girls all to bed. Hannah looks around and pulls out one of her drawings. She writes “HANNAH” at the bottom. She knows who she is!!! Hannah has been seen in front of everyone as an obedient, pristine future wife of the Gilead. The Mackenzies think Hannah is an angel from heaven who couldn’t be the daughter of June.   Hannah is playing them! She is truly June’s daughter.

And Serena has deep regrets about having to play along with the Wheelers. Not anymore! Now, Serena’s on the run trying to save herself and Noah. Poor Serena.  

Lots to unfold and worth watching. I was getting bored but now I’m back!!

Defending Jacob

Season One

If you want a quick show to watch and interesting, you may want to try this show. This is drama series based on a best selling novel about assistant DA’s world turned upside down when his son, Jacob, gets charged with murder.

Andy Barber is assigned to a case of a Matt McGrath found dead in the park. His son Jacob is the classmate of Matt. At first there is no evidence of who is responsible for the death of the Matt but as more information comes in, Jacob is looking guilty.

This is a limited series but worth the watch. It keeps you guessing and you want to believe Jacob is innocent. But is he??

The Handmaid’s Tale

Season Five – Motherland

First scene shows Serena in a detention center sitting in a chair with a breast pump. Doesn’t this just remind you of June at the Red Center pumping for Nicole. Serena gets a visit from Mrs. Wheeler who is only there to collect milk for baby Noah. They exchange a few words and Mrs. Wheeler leaves. Serena wants June’s help but why? June is not her friend.

In Gilead, Commander Lawrence is discussing his plan for New Bethlehem. Now, if you recall, Commander Putnam was not for the plan. Since Commander Putnam is gone, Commander Lawrence can try to bring all the Commanders on board. Now all Commander Lawrence has to do is get refugees from Canada to come live on his new island. Commander Lawrence is even convincing Nick to live on the island. I mean really, would you go back? No way!!

The Canadians are getting very aggressive and driving by June’s house all times of the day and night. June, Luke and Moira are out in the front cleaning the sidewalk where a group has made vulgar comments. Luke is devastated because he can’t believe people in Canada are acting this way. Luke even suggest to June they leave and move somewhere else. June is not moving anywhere else without Hannah.

June gets a surprise visit from Commander Lawrence. He is trying his best to talk June into coming back and live in New Bethlehem. June seems to really be thinking about it but Luke talks her off the ledge. Luke says he will not go live in Gilead none as New Bethlehem.

Serena has no choice but to go back to the Wheelers because they have been fostering her son Noah since she has been in the detention center. Commander Lawrence also goes to visit Serena and tells her she has no choice but to go back if she wants to see her baby. Serena is convinced they will treat her like a Handmaid. Yes, Serena. You get to experience a part of the world you help create.

Mark comes over and also tries to convince June not to leave Canada. June gives him a tape she received in the mail. Mark takes the footage back to the headquarters to see if something can be made out of it. Mark at least wants to see if he can get a location. Later, Mark will form an Army and has plans to go into Gilead to rescue Hannah. I’m sure Mark’s plan is not to just get Hannah but all the kids that are there.

This episode goes into so much more and is really starting to get good. The question is, will June go back to Gilead? Will Hannah get rescued? Will Serena stay with the Wheelers or try to leave. Hope you enjoy the episode as much as I did!!

The Handmaid’s Tale

Season Five Together

Things are starting to get interesting now.

June and Luke are being held in a cage by the group of armed men that took them. Luke is freaking out because does not know what to expect. June is her calm self thinking about how to get out. Luke is going stir crazy in the cell they are being held up in and it’s driving June crazy. Luke tries to get aggressive with the guards but he is beat up by the armed men. Luke, what do you think you are doing??

Serena is examed by a doctor that the Wheelers have assigned to her. They have an entire exam and delivery room for her. Serena is stunned because she thought she was going into the city to get her exam. The doctor even ask her out to dinner. Serena wanted to go for a walk but has words with Mrs. Wheeler. Mrs. Wheeler tells Serena to go to her room. Serena goes up to her room and cries. Poor Serena.

Esther wakes up and Aunt Lydia learns that Esther is three weeks pregnant. Aunt Lydia ask her about it and Esther says she was raped. Aunt Lydia says she is sorry but Esther goes off and her and Aunt Lydia leaves the room. Aunt Lydia goes to tell Commander Lawrence who says her would look into . Is Aunt Lydia really turning around? Something does happen to Commander Putman. Why did Gilead go in this direction?

Mr. Wheeler calls Serena down to his study and tell her that June and Luke have been apprehended in NoMansLand. Mr. Wheeler states he will take care of June and that Serena will never have to see her again. Serena request to go watch June get what she deserves and Mr. Wheeler agrees.

And what’s up with Nick? Rose is pregnant! Wow! Did not see that coming. Nick is really being a husband to Rose. Not like he treated his first wife. Nick doses remember he has a daughter in Canada. Does Rose know about Nichole?

Back to NoMansLand. The armed me come to get June and Luke and put them in separate vans. Luke is to be dropped off at the border and June is taken and put on a bus. June is thinking of what will be next when the bus stops and she is taken off. June sees Serena and they have words. Serena ask June to pray and June reluctantly get on her knees to pray. Serena listens to the prayer from June. Serena then turns on the driver; shoots him and makes June get in the car. What is Serena up to?

Next episode should be good. The season needs to show more action!

The Watcher

Season One Episode One

This is the number one TV show on Netflix right now. Based on a true story this couple, Dean and Nora, and their two children, Elle and Carter, go look at a house in the suburbs. They fall in love with the house. Dean wants to buy this house so bad, that he uses all their finances to purchase the home.

The first episode shows the family getting settled in the house. Elle starts to hear sounds coming from the basement but no one believes her. Then the Brannocks get a letter. The letter is very creepy and very descriptive. Dean and Nora go to the police station to complain that someone is watching the house. The police chief plays if off and does not take it seriously.

Dean later has a run in with their next door neighbor, Mo who is in his yard cutting flowers. Then the other neighbor, Jasper, is found in the house. Weird things start to happen and the Brannocks decide to get an alarm system.

What is wrong with that house? And why didn’t they sage the house before moving in? Very creepy first episode.

The Handmaid’s Tale

Season Five – Fairytale

This episode has some action in it and you know see where the show is going.

June, Luke and Moira meet up with Lily because she can help them get information on Hannah. They have to go meet someone at the border of Gilead but at first are reluctant to go. Luke speaks up and says he will go in so June agrees to go with him. Look at Luke stepping up. You know he is scared!!

June and Luke end up at a bowling alley in Gilead with Jaden, who is part of the resistance. Jaden gives June and Luke information about where Hannah is living. June and Nick look concerned; and Jaden states that Hannah is in training to be a wife and is treated like a princess. Jaden hands them a flash drive that has all the information June and Luke need to found Hannah.

June and Luke are ready to leave now that they have the information they came for. Jaden tells them it would be hard to get them out and they should wait until daybreak. June and Nick again look concerned but convinces each other they will wait. People!! Always follow your instincts!!

At daybreak, Jaden takes them back taking a “short cut.” Really?? They get almost to the NoMansLand border and Jaden steps on a minefield and it explodes. The explosion attracts attention and a group of armed men come and take June and Luke away. Now this could have all been avoided if they insisted on Jaden taking them back right away.

Serena is a hot mess. She starts to feel trapped at the Wheeler house. Now is experiencing how the Handmaids felt trapped in Gilead. Don’t feel sorry for her; she deserves every second of every day. Serena is reminded of the limitations she has being a women. She wants to make the center a infertility clinic, and Commander Putman tells her he will think about it. They show flashbacks of how Gilead started with Serena and Mrs. Putnam walking through a center where the kidnapped children are kept. Apparently the wives will get to choose which of the children they want to raise. Just think now. Serena has no husband and pregnant. Talk about karma.

This episode was good over all. It will also reveal some key points for the upcoming episodes. It goes into how things started; how things could have been; and what will happen next. Enjoy!!

The Handmaid’s Tale

Season Five – Dear Offred

Like I said before; we all know June is going to make Serena pay for what she has done. I’m not sure how or when June will get it done. June is so beyond saving and poor Luke does not know what to do. And Moira, I think she is just wiping her hands clean and staying clear of June.

Serena has moved into a community center owned by Gilead. Serena thinks she has it made until she sees June staring at her from outside the window. If only June could reach out and touch her; and Serena’s face shows how scared she is.

June gets an invitation from Serena addressed, Dear Offred, announcing the opening of the Republic of Gilead in Canada. And why did Serena do that? Serena is really digging her own grave.

June and Serena later have a face off and boy was I just a little nervous for Serena. Serena has to flee her new home at the community center and is taken to a secluded house for safety. A lady of the house, Mrs. Ryan Wheeler greets Serena. Boy does this Mrs. Ryan Wheeler seem a little creepy. Serena, I bet you are thinking you had the choice to stay in Gilead.

Moving into the Janine and Aunt Lydia part of the episode. Janine is getting frustrated with Aunt Lydia after she made comments about Ester not waking up. Janine has become very bold after waking up from her near death experience. Janine is even yelling at Aunt Lydia about all the bad things she has done to the handmaids. Janine even made the comment about Aunt Lydia plucking out her other eye. Janine is done and does not care anymore what will happen to her. What will Aunt Lydia do now; will she really make life better for the handmaids? We will see.

Hope you enjoy this episode. A little bit of actions but not as much I hoped.