ER (1994)
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
I have vague memories of watching this with my mom as a child. Kind of surprised she'd be okay with all of the adult themes, death, blood, etc, though it is in a rather tame and contained manner for the most part. The series focuses more on the hospital staff rather than the patients they see and medical conditions they encounter like House. For the most part, after all the other high intensity or action series we follow, this feels a little flat.
Breach (2020)
My rating: 1 of 5 stars
Earth is dying and people are evacuating to "New Earth". Noah stows away onboard as a junior mechanic, hoping to start a new life with Hayley and the baby they're expecting... assuming the admiral doesn't kill him for knocking up his daughter first. Turns out, that's not the worst thing they'll have to survive. When crew members start turning up dead, they discover Noah wasn't the only stowaway, and this one is set on using the entire ship as a weapon. Clay sends Noah and Hayley off in an escape shuttle, hoping they make it to New Earth... except it appears the aliens are already there, too. There is no real ending to this movie, since they escape one life or death fight just to be thrown headfirst into another one. That's not to forget they've got a baby on the way, and just how do you expect to keep an infant quiet if you're trying to sneak by killer aliens to survive?
K: Seven Stories (2018)
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
I'm probably not watching these in the right order, so it feels a bit piecemeal. Most of these episodes tell the backstories of the different kings and how their clans form. Towards the end, things get a little confusing trying to figure out what is real and what is part of a dream world. The very last episode is just the characters playing around and having fun pretending they are competing idol groups rather than deadly kings. Some characters are more interesting than others, but on a whole it's a bit hard to track all the different groups and what is actually going on.
Numberzilla (Android)
My rating: 1 of 5 stars
The idea of it is interesting, but in reality unless you want to pay for bonuses, you'll spend more time watching ads to try and clear the board than you will actually finding any matches. Especially if you want any of the bombs since those take 2 adds to even get 1 bonus. Ends up being too aggravating and will end up being uninstalled shortly after trying.
K: Missing Kings (2014)
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
Don't start with this one out of this series; you'll end up rather confused if you do. It does show first hand when a "king" wakes up and how the clansmen recognize that awakening, but the rest is a rather odd jumble of confusion. Sector 4 is portrayed as a type of police force at first, but then apparently serves the blue king who killed another king? They're trying to find the silver king, but get the new red king instead? Why is the silver king missing? Why was the other king killed and who was he? Why does it seem like there's a lot of history between some of these swordsmen, and yet also feels like they're talking in riddles? Definitely a series I think you need to start from the beginning to have any hope of unraveling. Otherwise it's interesting in an observing something different with decent art sort of way, but difficult to appreciate any real storyline.
Parking Jam (Android)
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
Honestly unless you're doing one of the special award challenges where the cars are so small you might accidently hit the wrong one trying to move them, they're rather easy so long as you pay attention to the openings and any pedestrian's walking patterns. The building quest is also very linear and uninteresting. It decent as far as something mindless to kill some time, but not anything too thrilling or challenging.
Psy-Changeling 19.6: Wildcat Blues Part 2 by Nalini Singh
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
The race is cute, but Zara's little private pep talks don't seem to be helping her any. Does make one wonder just how fast she is though or how far back Tanner was holding Star in that race to keep her from spooking with Zara's wildcat scent. The cliff hanger on this one is huge. Good thing a Part 3 has already been promised, though who knows when it will arrive.
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Yona of the Dawn OVA (2015)
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
There are currently 3 of these for the series. They mostly focus on the dragon's histories and how they come together, especially the white and yellow dragons, which also shows why Zeno seems so different from the others, as well as why he was so hesitant on revealing his "power" when he met up with Yona's group. Also made a lot more sense how he sort of just gravitated to the group and joined in as soon as they were ready rather than the group having to go hunting for him like the others.
Yona of the Dawn (2014)
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Yona starts off as a very sheltered and rather naïve princess. She's forced to learn some hard things about both her own world in the castle, as well as the world of what was once her kingdom beyond after witnessing her father's murder. Now on the run, she has to gather the four dragons and decide just what her new path will be to protect not just herself and her friends, but what was once her father's kingdom as well. It's an interesting storyline, though the first season drops off just when it feels like things are starting to come together. Hopefully there will be a second season soon, or I may have to dig into the manga to finish this tale.
Doctor Who (2005)
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Thought it was finally time to check out what the hype for this new reboot was about. It started off interesting, and each of the new doctors would grow on you, with time. Different companions certainly stood out as better than others. However, I have to say the most recent incarnation has been a let down and seriously dropped my expectations of the show. So much time is spent trying to be PC that the core of the character seems lost. Additionally, where standardly there is only one companion with the occasional addition (usually a boyfriend or significant other for short periods), we now have basically an entire family blundering around even going off to find situations on their own and now try to solve it, including with their own psychic papers? Nearly surprised they don't each have their own sonic screwdrivers now, too. Not really sure what to expect with where this one is headed currently, but interest is waning at the moment.
Match 3D (Android)
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
It's an interesting idea and a rather simple concept. Some of the harder levels you're better off coming back to once the timer resets though unless you want to pay for time, like most other freemium games. If you're patient or only playing idly once in awhile, fairly good odds you'll be able to finish at least a few levels a round before the timer starts being an issue.