Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Pretty Little Liars Recap - "Tick Tock Bitches" (S07E01)



Holy....Wow.

So we start back at the Lost Woods Motel where Hanna has been taken. The girls receive a text thanking them for Hanna and it's signed A.D. So who the hell is AD aside from the obvious Alison DiLaurentis?!


They are running to the police station-everyone is obviously freaking out-when they see Mrs. D's twin walking to the station. Toby goes in and asks her what he can do for her. She introduces herself as Mary Drake and says she owns the Lost Woods Motel and it was broken into. So this is Mary Drake aka Charlotte's biological mom and Ali's aunt.

They try to figure out who has Hanna and the girls get a text saying the bells toll for Hanna. The church bell tolls and they run for the bell tower and see Hanna's body hanging from the ceiling. They pull her down and think she's dead until Caleb notices that it's not Hanna, it's a mask. They pull off the mask and a creepy doll is looking back at them. Emily finds a pull string and the doll tells them that they have 24 hours to hand in Charlotte's killer to A.D. or Hanna will die.

The group meets at Spencer's house and all write down who they think killed Charlotte. All most all of them think it was Ali. Mona and Spencer were both a suggestion. Aria and Ezra share that it might have been Ali they saw the night of the murder. They say that she was wearing a red jacket and it was hard to tell which one of them it was but they were driving Ali's car.

Emily agrees to go see Ali, Ezra and Aria are going to check out Ali's house, Caleb and Mona will follow Mary Drake, and Spencer and Toby will investigate Mary Drake.



Toby and Spencer find out that she has traveled a lot and has books in other languages including a book about cyber war. Emily runs into Elliot at the hospital and doesn't give him too much information but begs to see Ali. He tells her that Ali's mental health has seriously declined and he wonders what she did to be so consumed with shame and guilt. Ali starts freaking out from her room and Em watches as the nurses and Elliot hold her down and tranquilize her. At the DiLaurentis house, Ezra and Aria find a hope chest at the end of the master bed but it's locked. Elliot comes home and they hide. He turns on the British news and comes to the bedroom getting a key from a lamp and unlocking it. He takes out a backpack and stuffs things in it and then gets a bag. He moves to the kitchen and pulls out a saw and puts it in the bag full of surgical tools. Ezra and Aria sneak out the window. Caleb and Mona keep an eye on Mary Drake and notice she's loading her van with things like bleach and charcoal.


Everyone gets a picture of Hanna and she looks terrified. They all want to find her. Hanna is sprayed with water by her torturer and then shocked repeatedly. It's so scary. Meanwhile, Caleb and Mona follow Mary Drake to the Hasting's house. Caleb texts Spencer to warn her. Spencer doesn't see the text and answers the door for Mary who introduces herself and asks if Spencer is Spencer or Melissa. She mentions that she used to know the Hastings and she met Spencer before but she wouldn't remember. Spencer invites her in for tea and they talk a little. Spencer finds out that Mary was born first and thought Jessica was jealous of her so she turned the town against her which is why Mary left. She and Jessica hated each other. She commends Spencer on being friends with an ex because she could never do that and she insists she has no children. She leaves and warns Spencer to lock her door because no one is safe. Creepy!!!!!

Hanna dreams about Spencer coming to her in her sleep. Dream Spencer tells Hanna to be strong and she will need her strength to get through this. Hanna tells her that she thinks she's going to die there and she should have listened to Spencer. Spence holds her and tells her that if there is a way in then there is a way out. Hanna asks Spence to stay with her and Spence tells her she always will. She holds Hanna and sings to her as Hanna goes "back to sleep." It was heart wrenching.



Emily goes to visit Ali again and is allowed in. She tells Aria she is there and she sits with Ali who is sleeping. She begs Ali to wake up and tell her what happened. She asks Ali if she killed Charlotte and Ali wakes up freaking out and asking God for forgiveness. Emily leaves really upset, but tells Aria she didn't get to see Ali.

Caleb and Mona follow Mary again and wait for her to do something. She's on the phone and all Mona can pick up from the conversation is that Mary is talking to a guy who is either British or Aussie. Caleb tracks the call to a bar by Hollis and Aria goes to scope it out, but finds nothing. She goes back to Ezra's apartment and tells him she doesn't care what they are right now, but she wants to stay the night there. Meanwhile, Emily uses her key to get into the DiLaurentis house and finds Elliot passed out on the couch. She goes to the bedroom and finds Ali's broken music box. She reminisces in the room and sees the boxes Ali was packing for Goodwill. She opens one searches through it, finding a red jacket. The same one Ezra and Aria had seen on Ali or Charlotte the night of the murder.

Spencer tells the rest of the crew that Mary Drake has been in and out of Radley. She was admitted as a teenager when a kid she was babysitting died. She was released at age 18 and was in and out. Emily comes in and tells them that she went to see Ali again and she had lied to Aria. She tells them what happened and that she looked at the boxes Ali had packed and found the jacket which she shows them. Caleb says they have to bring it to AD because they're almost out of time. Emily says she isn't sure they should do that because she loves Hanna and Ali but doesn't know if it's right to hand Ali over to AD. Caleb leaves with the jacket before anyone can stop him. He leaves it outside the Lost Woods and texts AD that Ali did it and the proof is there.

Hanna wakes up and remembers what "Spencer" told her. She finds a way out. Her torturer comes back to find an empty shack and someone bags the jacket. Hanna runs through the woods and finally finds a road. A car drives by and comes back and guess who is driving?! Mary Drake.

Caleb returns and asks if anyone has heard anything, but no one has. They're waiting in silence to find out what happened to Hanna. Em is worried and wants to go see Ali, but Aria and Spencer remind her that she's in a safe place and the mental institution she's in is well guarded.


Elliot goes in to visit Ali and drugs her with something while telling her that he knows she killed Charlotte and karma is a bitch just like her.

//pictures from Freeform

Monday, June 6, 2016

Greek Mythology Series - Zeus Rebels Against Cronus


Once Zeus got his father to spit up his siblings, they joined Zeus in rebelling against Cronus and the other Titans who sat by while they were being eaten.

This war was called the Titanomachy. It lasted for a solid ten years- fighting every single day but neither side had an advantage. Finally, Gaea stepped in and helped Zeus. She told him to release the Cyclopes and the Hecatonchires. Remember, these were Gaea and Uranus' children that Uranus had put in Tartarus. This was finally her chance to get back at him for what he did to their children.

He releases the creatures and the Cyclopes are so grateful that they create the lightening bolt as a weapon for Zeus. They create other weapons for the gods to fight with. The Hecatonchires throw boulders at the Titans with each of their 100 arms.

Two Titans, Themis and Prometheus, switched sides in the war and fought against Cronus. This was a great advantage to the gods. It is said that they switched sides because of the arrogance of Cronus. The gods won the war and Zeus imprisoned the Titans that fought against him in Tartarus.

The gods chose to spend eternity on Mount Olympus and thus became called the Olympians. Zeus was named Supreme Leader of the gods and the world spaces were divided among him and his brothers. He got the skies, Poseidon got the sea, and Hades was stuck with the Underworld. 

Saturday, May 21, 2016

Greek Mythology Series - Cronus & Rhea


Cronus and Rhea are two of the Elder Titans. Cronus, Titan of time and Rhea, Titaness of motherhood and fertility got married and ended up having six children. These children would come to be the core Olympian gods.

Cronus and Rhea both came from Uranus and Gaea, and while they call each other brother and sister, it's important to remember that they aren't actually related. The best ways I have to explain this go as follows, if you have read/seen Twilight then continue reading, otherwise skip to my second explanation.

 1) In Twilight, Carlisle (the father vampire) adopted Edward, Rosalie, Emmett, Alice, and Jasper. Rose/Emmett and Alice/Jasper end up pairing off and becoming couples. They all call Carlisle and Esme their parents, but none of them are actually related. It is helpful to think of the people in Greek mythology this way.
2) It would be the same as if I were to pick 12 people off the street and tell them they are my kids. I bring them home and we all live in one big mansion together. Eventually they all pair off and pick 6 random people from another street and tell them they're their kids. No one is actually related, but we're all pretending to be. Yes these Titans and Gods came from the same beings, but it's like they are completely different beings. If you looked at their DNA, it would not match one another's.

So Cronus, with the help of Gaea, overthrows Uranus as king. Cronus takes the title for himself and rules over the Titans. Things are great until he gets a prophecy from Gaea's Oracle that says one of his children would overthrow him. Cronus couldn't bear the thought, so he decided to do something about it. Rhea welcomed their first child, a glowing little girl named Hestia, into the world and what did Cronus do? He ate her of course. Yup, that's right. He swallowed her like a baby sized pill. The pattern repeated until Cronus had swallowed 5 of their children.

Rhea was very upset about this and she sought the help of Gaea who gave her an idea. Rhea gave birth to her 6th child, Zeus, in secrecy and left him to be raised by Gaea. Rhea gave Cronus a rock wrapped in a blanket which he swallowed. He didn't know the difference. When Zeus grew to be an adult, he found his father and gave him an elixir that Gaea had made which caused him to spit up his other children. All 5 of them were fully grown at this point.

The 5 of them decided to stand by Zeus as he declared war on the Titans. Let's not forget, while Cronus is over here eating his children, the other Titans are just going about their daily business and turning a blind eye to him. This obviously doesn't sit well with the 5 people who were eaten alive and spent their first years on Earth inside of someone's stomach.

Zeus and his siblings went to Mount Olympus to set up camp and prepare for war.



If you haven't figured it out by now, here is the list of Cronus & Rhea's children:


  • Zeus
  • Poseidon
  • Hades
  • Hera
  • Demeter
  • Hestia
Sometimes Zeus is referred to as the eldest sibling which can be confusing for some. Zeus was the last born so he was originally the youngest while Hestia was originally the oldest. However, she was the first swallowed and the last to come out of Cronus' stomach, so she is now the youngest of them. Zeus was never swallowed so he is the oldest.

Friday, May 13, 2016

Greek Mythology Series - The Beginning (The Elder Titans)

It all began with Chaos who is basically nothing. Gaea (the Earth) sprang form this nothingness along with Erebus, Tartarus, Eros, and Nyx. Erebus is the personification of deep darkness and shadows while Tartarus is the Underworld. Eros is love and Nyx is night. Nyx and Erebus got together and had Hemera (the day), Hypnos (sleep), the Moirai (the Fates), Geras (old age), Thanatos (death), Nemesis (retribution), Eris (strife), Charon (the boatman who brought the souls of the dead to the gates of the Underworld), and Aether (the air the gods breathed).

It is said that either Gaea created Uranus, the sky/heavens, herself or Aether fathered him.

Gaea and Uranus got together and had 12 children who are the Elder Titans. These Titans are:

Males-

Coeus, Titan of intelligence & far sight 
Cronus, Titan of time
Crius, Titan of stars
Hyperion, Titan of light
Iapetus, Titan of mortal life span 
Oceanus, Titan of all the salt water on earth 

Females-

Mnemosyne, Titan of memory
Phoebe, Titan of bright intelligence
Rhea, Titan of fertility & motherhood
Theia, Titan of shinning
Themis, Titan of divine law & order
Tethys, Titan of all fresh water on earth

Uranus and Gaea also birthed three Cyclopes (plural of Cyclops) and three Hecatoncheires. Uranus hated these creatures so he banished all of them to Tartarus.

Cyclopes are enormous one-eyed monsters birthed by Uranus and Gaea. However, according to Homer, their father is actually Poseidon.

The Hecatoncheires were giant creatures with a hundred hands capable of unfathomable strength and fifty heads.

Gaea was infuriated by Uranus' treatment of the Hecatoncheires, so she began plotting to overthrow him. 

Monday, May 2, 2016

Greek Mythology Series


So I'm thinking about doing a Greek Mythology series where I discuss the various gods and goddesses and other aspects of mythology. I love this subject and it's something I'm very passionate about. I'm actually toying with the idea of writing books about it. I was thinking of a nonfiction collection with the gods, goddesses, titans, lesser gods, and creatures as well as a fiction series. I think what Rick Riordan has done with Percy Jackson is amazing and I know it has sparked interest in a lot of young people about mythology. I also love Aimee Carter's The Goddess Test trilogy. It is a whole new perspective on the gods/goddesses and mainly on the myth of Hades & Persephone.

Here is how I'm thinking of outlining it:


  • The Beginning - The Elder Titans
  • Cronus & Rhea
  • Zeus Rebels Against Cronus
  • Olympian Series
    • Zeus
    • Hera
    • Poseidon
    • Hestia
    • Hades
    • Demeter
    • Aphrodite
    • Ares
    • Hephaestus
    • Apollo
    • Artemis
    • Athena
    • Hermes
    • Dionysus
    • Persephone
  • Lesser Gods
    • Eros
    • Helios
    • Selene
    • Aurora
    • Nymphs
    • Pan
    • The Fates
    • The 9 Muses
  • Creatures
    • Minotaur
    • Centaur
    • Cerberus
  • Medusa
  • 2nd Generation of Titans
  • Jason
  • Atlas
  • Prometheus
  • Hercules

I'm thinking of including famous myths in each post, or maybe doing a second post for the myths...I haven't really figured it out yet. I'm just obsessed with this topic and honestly my obsessions are why I even blog so this just makes sense. 

So here is to hoping that you'll join me on this Greek adventure!!!

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

New Girl Review


I'm obsessed with this show! It's so hilarious. I find myself quoting it all the time. At first, I was a little taken aback  by how quirky the main character Jess is, but she grows on you and you fall in love with her. She's hilarious and just wants to help everyone.

So the show starts with Jess needing a place to live after her boyfriend cheated on her. She goes on Craigslist and finds an add for a roommate. She assumes her roommates will be women, but when she arrives she finds 3 guys waiting for her. This is where we meet Nick, Schmidt, and Coach. They are great. Jess is a very quirky teacher and it takes some time for the guys to adjust. Schmidt does most of his adjusting when Jess' best friend CeCe, who happens to be a gorgeous model, comes to visit. Schmidt is instantly obsessed with her. Coach is replaced in the following episode by Nick and Schmidt's old friend Winston who has come back from playing pro basketball in Latvia.

This group is insane and this show is freaking hilarious. I love it.

The main cast includes:

  • Zooey Deschanel as Jessica "Jess" Day
  • Jake Johnson as Nick Miller
  • Max Greenfield as Schmidt
  • Lamorne Morris as Winston Bishop
  • Hannah Simone as Cecilla "CeCe" Parekh
  • Damon Wayans, Jr. as Ernie "Coach" Tagliaboo






Also, watch out for their BA drinking game called True American. It is so confusing and so funny that even though you barely know any of the crazy rules, you want to grab your closest friends and attempt a game.

I 100% give this show 5 stars...WATCH IT!!!!!!


Monday, April 25, 2016

Book Review - "Autumn's Kiss" by Bella Thorne


I don't even know what to say about this book. I'm so disappointed in it.

***SPOILERS AHEAD***


Ok so it starts off and everyone is suddenly friends and everything has been swept under the rug. I guess that's nice, but there is no resolution from the previous book for the reader. It ends and everyone Renzie is mad at Autumn and Sean is mad at both of them, but now they're all best friends. It's just ridiculous. I'm sorry, but that's not how high school works. It'd be great if it did, but it's not.

Now Autumn has a map that can take her wherever she wants to go. That's cool. It's random, but you get used to it. Autumn finally meets Kyler Leeds and he ends up being a weird character...he's part douche bag but also part sweet guy.

Sean and Autumn finally go out, and it's nice until he cheats on her with Renzie. How does Autumn know this? She appears in his closet on their vacation and witnesses them hooking up. Of course she's devastated, and JJ is there to pick up the pieces. They start going out before Sean even gets back and when he does come back he is pissed at Autumn for breaking up with him via text message and blocking him. Autumn ends up feeling guilty for it and doesn't really feel the same about JJ as he feels about her. What. the. F. I don't think so. She's made to feel bad for breaking up with her boyfriend for cheating on her? Hell no! He says that he felt so guilty that he threw up the next morning and the only reason it happened was because they had been drinking. I'm sorry, but that's crap. He and Renzie end up dating later on. I think Autumn had every right to break up with him. He never would have told her what happened if she hadn't of found out. He really didn't care about her.

With that being said, Autumn is a bitch for jumping into a relationship with JJ so quickly and leading him on. How terrible. He has been nothing but good to her and that is how she is going to repay him? I just can't believe the author made Autumn become such an all over the place character. I also can't believe how guilty she makes Autumn feel about Sean. I think that makes me angrier than any of it. She has no reason to feel guilty. It's ridiculous.

This whole disaster ends with a party at Autumn's where everyone shows up except JJ. The only reason they show up is because Kyler Leeds sends each of her friends a personalized video inviting them there. Sean and Renzie are there as a couple which is a douche move. I thought they were all friends? That doesn't seem very friendly to me. Then Autumn sneaks away and decides to poof off to where Kyler Leeds is. The f?

I just don't even know. The first book was so cute....and this one started off ok I guess, but it ended horribly. I think I'm done with Autumn Falls and her friends.