Courtney Henley - Page 2

Last week's premiere of TIMELESS started off the season with a bang. (Ha, see what I did there? Because the Hindenburg blew up?!) This week's journey takes us to Ford's Theater, April 14, 1865. If that date sounds familiar to you, it should: it's the date President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated while enjoying a performance of Our American Cousin. Although Flynn's motives for wanting to go back and alter these specific events in history is still unclear, last week's premiere showed us that every change Flynn makes, big or small, can dramatically impact the course of history. 

Full disclosure: I'm a sucker for a good historical, science fiction time travel television romp. Few things make me happier than watching a confused character walk into a time machine for the first time and discover a world full of new possibilities. That being said, few shows manage to pull off the delicate balance of hokey era-specific references and honest to goodness drama. One of two things usually ends up happening: either the cheesy one-liners about time travel and the scientific explanations of how it's possible overwhelm the audience, or both of those things are ignored and we're left with a regular, run of the mill drama. TIMELESS, NBC's newest primetime headline, manages to strike that hokey/honest balance and takes viewers along for the ride through time. 

Think back to your high school years for a moment. Hopefully, for the most part, the memories are good, funny, positive thoughts of friends, parties, graduations, and dreams of the future. The laws of being a teenager, though, more than likely ensured that bouts of self doubt, insecurity, and self consciousness creeped their way into daily life, making those already awkward years even more awkward. The new film LITTLE MISS PERFECT, written, directed, and produced by Marlee Roberts, takes and in depth look at these insecurities and how they can so easily grab hold of the teenage mind and wreak havoc if left unchecked.

You know how some people make you feel very unaccomplished because they've already had so much success with their careers, but they're a few years younger than you and you feel like you're behind the eight ball as a result? That's the feeling that Saoirse Ronan gives me. Make no mistake: I mean that as a huge complement. To have already achieved so much at such a young age is something to be proud of; something that will inevitably make the rest of us feel like we should get up off of the couch, turn off Netflix, and be productive. 

It all started with 13 Going on 30. At least, it did for me. (This makes it sound like I'm about to write a cheesy romantic novel. My apologies.) I, along with basically every girl in my 8th grade class, fell in love with the adorable, slightly nerdy best friend of Jennifer Garner in the coming of age hit of 2004. I took to IMDb (as one does) and instantly decided that Mark Ruffalo was a pretty cool guy, and a pretty cool actor. Fortunately, it wasn't long after that that Mark Ruffalo started appearing in some of the biggest blockbusters in Hollywood: Zodiac, Where the Wild Things Are, Shutter Island, and The Avengers. Hollywood thankfully agreed with me.

It's the final countdown!! Tonight's the night, ladies and gents: the ultimate EVO showdown. It's make or break for brother/sister duo Tommy and Malina. They either save the world, or they fail miserably and send everyone into oblivion. No pressure, though. None at all.

New year, new...clones?  Alright, fine, it may not be the catchiest slogan ever, but it does sum up last week's episode of HEROES REBORN quite nicely. Our beloved EVOs started off 2016 by really pumping up their powers and showing the corporate gang who's boss, and if the previews are any indication, they'll continue sticking it to the man in tonight's episode, too. Take that, big business.

Tonight's the night, folks! Hours of lost sleep, too many close calls to count, and it all comes down to this: the AMAZING RACE Season Finale, where one team will take home the million dollar prize - as well as some of the biggest bragging rights ever. Justin and Diana have fallen from grace as they begin the final legs in in the back of the pack, behind Logan and Chris and Kelsey and Joey. Will The Reporters finally see their coveted first place win and take it all, or will the Green Team come back from the bottom and reclaim their spot at the top? 

If there was ever a most important leg of the Race, this one is it. Well, aside from the very final million dollar leg, of course. This one, though, determines which three teams make it to that final million dollar leg, and which team has their most precious hopes and dreams crushed before their eyes. Alright, so it's not that dramatic, but it was a pretty eventful finale-determining round.

Lots of celebrating going on during this leg of THE AMAZING RACE. Well, at least for the Green Team and all of those wedding guests. In general, this leg was pretty much uneventful and predictable. Sure, there was yet another U-Turn (a first-time-ever third U-Turn, to be exact), but it didn't really shake anything up. The Green Team still dominated, the Paparazzi still yelled at each other, and the Cheerleaders still looked adorable, yet slightly confused. 

To root for, or not to root for? That is the question. Normally, by this point in THE AMAZING RACE, I've made my decision about who I want to win, and about who i definitely don't want to win. While I still have my selection for Team I Absolutely Don't Want to Win (congratulations, Chris and Logan, you take home that prize this season!), I'm not quite sure who I'm rooting for. If I had to pick, I'd go with the Reporters, but they haven't really done much of anything spectacular just yet. Until this last leg, that is!

Tis the season for letting your true colors show on HEROES REBORN! Joanne becoes a kidnapper and a murderer (rest in peace, Caspar - althoug I'm sure you're still alive in some other timeline); Dearing aids a fugitive (albeit, one on the right side of justice); and Quentin abducts Tommy and takes him to who knows where. Poor Emily is caught up in the middle of all of this, probably scared and very, very confused.

I've been a fan of THE AMAZING RACE since I was ten years old. I've seen every single episode, and I've planned exactly how I'll Race when I'm finally on the show. Because of all of this, it would make sense for me to love any other superfan team that gets to race around the world. I should be rooting fervently for Justin and Diana. And yet...I don't love them.  Which means I've been disappointed for the past few legs, as they've had a steady first place lead for quite some time now. 

Some years back, I was lounging around on a weekend, bored, desperately looking for something to watch on TV. I browsed the channels, getting more and more discouraged the higher and higher they went. Then, a show on one of the classic channels caught my eye. There was Dick Van Dyke, sitting on a couch, mid-somersault. I instantly started cracking up. I couldn't help but hysterically laugh for the rest of the episode, so naturally I continued to watch the hours-long marathon that I accidentally stumbled upon. 

Confusing time jumps and cheesy one-liners aside, last week's episode of HEROES REBORN was at least eye-opening and informative, if not even slightly intriguing! Sure, the whole Tommy and Malina being twins tasked to save the future could've been seen from a mile away if you looked hard enough, but them being the Cheerleader's kids? That I didn't see coming. Mostly because there's not much of an age difference between them all. Thanks, time travel. 

Last week, there were a lot of surprises - and arguably even more fights - on THE AMAZING RACE. Who would've ever expected Team Alabama (even with the Express Pass) to climb to the top of the pack and land at the Pit Stop in first place? Not me, I'll tell you that. As for the arguing, well, the came almost exclusively from the Paparazzi, who quickly climbed into first place on my 'teams that should be eliminated ASAP' list. Everybody else seems pretty content (especially the Cheerleaders, who are just loving life right now). This week, we get to watch Team Alabama rap in French. Who's ready!?

Last week on HEROES REBORN, we watched as the collision of individual worlds continued to grow and escalate: Luke and Malina join forces on their quest to find Tommy (and save the future, of course); Katana Girl and Ren finally make it to the fortress where Katana Girl's father is a captive; Quentin finds his sister, but quickly loses his life; and HRG finds Hiro and heads back in time to #SaveTheCheerleader.

The typical 'mandator 24-hour rest period' has gone right out the window for teams this week on THE AMAZING RACE! After last week's catastrophic (and I mean that in every sense of the word) Express Pass mistake by Tanner and Josh, I'm not sure how much more stress the teams (or myself, for that matter) can handle.  And yet, they're being forced to liase with lions and cage dive with crocodiles regardless!

Last week seemed to be the week of bombshells on NBC's HEROES REBORN. The entire episode was one gigantic development after another. Tommy's adopted! Malina and Farah are attacked by a rogue EVO aptly called The Shadow! Dearing is revealed as an EVO! Luke burns down his house! Noah pulls a gun on Erica! So much drama!...

Last week's leg of THE AMAZING RACE was a doozie, to say the least. I'm not sure I've ever seen as much strategic planning from teams as I did during the last leg. Usually, teams fight with teams they don't like, and sure, they use the U-Turn if possible, but Tanner and Josh took Race strategy to a whole new level when they included the rest of the teams into their plan. At the Pit Stop, everyone's hearts broke a little bit as Ernest and Jin, the dancers, got eliminated.