Fringe "Nothing As It Seems" Review

revrezner and I give a short little review of the Fringe episode "Nothing As It Seems".

American Gods (Neil Gaiman)

Title: American Gods

Author: Neil Gaiman

Released: 2001

Rating: 5/5

Basic Plot: Shadow, after getting out of jail, is hired by a mysterious man called Wednesday. Without him fully knowing why, Shadow is pulled into a war between the Old and New Gods.

The Gods
Wednesday is the second god Shadow first encounters. Lowkey Lyesmith is the first one Shadow encounters. Part of the fun of this book is figuring out which gods you're meeting. There are also New Gods but, as they aren't ones you find in mythology, can't be guessed. The most interesting things about gods in this novel is the fact that a god lives and dies by who believes in him or her. It's a good, yet hard to understand at times, plot point.

Shadow's Importance
Shadow is shown to be an important character. Why that is isn't fully revealed until the end. So, throughout the novel you're thinking that Shadow's importance is just because he's the main character. But it's shown that he's the son of a god/goddess who is using him in a quest for power.

The Random Flashbacks
The majority of flashbacks (that aren't related to Shadow) don't make a lot of sense. But, luckily enough, they don't take up too much time. Plus, they are interesting. There's only one flashback that seems to mean anything. And that is Hinzelman's flashback.

Final Thoughts
This is an amazing book. Those who like mythology NEED to read this book. This is a good modern telling of different mythological figures. But what if you don't like reading? HBO is going to be making a series of American Gods. And for those of you that finish American Gods and want it to continue without writing fanfiction? There is a sequel planned for this book! Thank you to everyone who recommended this book to me!

Glimniss (The Good Left Undone)

Series: The Hunger Games

Pairing: Katniss Everdeen and Glimmer

Pairing Type: Femslash

Pairing: Non-Canon (to the max!)

Plot: Katniss Everdeen is forever changed by the Tribute from District 1 (Glimmer). Katniss, after winning the 74th Hunger Games, always remembers Glimmer fondly. However, she feels guilty about loving a Career Tribute.


I made up the title for this pairing. As far as I know I'm one of the few (if only) shipper of this pairing.

Hermain Cain (Rabbit Ad)

Many ads are amusing. Many ads don't make any fucking sense. But only some get the honor to get to the top of that list.

The ad I am talking about today is a new Herman Cain ad. This ad (like his Fish Ad) is amazing for all the wrong reasons!

As you know, Herman Cain dropped out of the race but still makes ads. These ads he is making show the Sequel to the Egg PSA to be intelligent.

Don't believe me? See for yourself:


NOTE: I am spending time with my fiance and that's why I haven't been posting as often.

The Hunger Games (2012)

Title: The Hunger Games

Series: The Hunger Games

Based on the Book: The Hunger Games

Book By: Suzanne Collins

Director: Gary Ross

Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth

Rated: PG-13

Released: 2012

Personal Rating: 4.5/5

Oscars: N/A

Basic Plot: Set in a future where the Capitol selects a boy and girl from the twelve districts to fight to the death on live television, Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her younger sister's place for the latest match.

Compared to the Book
I will get this out of the way first. I might even do another post on all the differences in the movie. Katniss' relationship Rue is explored more. The same basic feelings are shown in the film but you don't feel as much in the movie. The mockingjay isn't clearly explained. You don't get the fact that it basically is the symbol of rebellion. At the end of the movie it isn't shown if Peeta was using Katniss or if he had real feelings for her. In the ending of the book it's shown that Peeta's feelings for Katniss were real.

The Deaths
One thing I was worried about in this movie is if the deaths would be able to equal up to their book counterparts. I am glad to say that the deaths were very good. Rue's death cut like a knife and Riley Dawson...I mean Glimmer (played by Leven Rambin) were my two 'favorite deaths'. Well...Glimmer's death is one of my favorite deaths just because I like the actress. I will say, though, Glimmer still glimmers even in death.

President Snow
I like that the movie shows much more of President Snow than the book. Like, more than a paragraph or two. This prepares for President Snow's increased importance in the series. And he does become VERY important to Katniss especially.

Final Thoughts
This movie was just AWESOME! They were able to pull The Hunger Games off with only a PG-13 rating. The fire scene was just awe inspiring. I felt myself dodging in my seat like I was with Katniss. And there is some good eye candy in this movie: Jennifer Lawrence (Katniss Everdeen) and Glimmer (Leven Rambin) being among them. This is a movie you NEED to see in a theater to get the full effect.

The Host (First Trailer)

I hate The Host more than Twilight. Everything good about Twilight (and, yes, there were a FEW good things) is removed from The Host.

What's sad is that The Host combines a bunch of genres that would usually make me love it no matter what.

The first trailer for this piece of crap has been released.

The trailer looks better than I remember the book being. Only people who like pain should see this (and this coming from someone who thinks The Room is an enjoyable movie).

Derek's Surgery and Art Festival

Derek (one of my stuffed penguins) had his feet starting to come undone. Luckily Brian and I were down at my Mom's so she fixed him up.

Dad and I went to an art festival a couple of days ago. I don't mention it in this vlog, but it was HOT that day.


For those of you on my Twitter and Facebook page: I thought uploading this vlog wouldn't take long. This wasn't the case. So I will be editing my X-Men 3 (Part 3) video tomorrow. Too late now to start editing it.