WandaVision: Magic to Do

Last time: Wanda and Vision settled into their new house and lives in the quiet town of Westview. They start putting down roots – Vision gets a job and Wanda befriends neighbor Agnes. Hijinks then ensue when Wanda and Vision have to throw together a last minute dinner for his boss and his boss’s wife. But they manage and pass with flying colors. As they bask in marital bliss, someone watches them and takes notes.

The questions continue as our MCU couple heads into another sitcom and further into the 1960s.

Wiggle your nose for SPOILERS!

Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist: I Wanna Sex You Up!

Last time on Zoey: Zoey re-emerged from her self-imposed exile after losing her father to find that the world had gone on without her. She tried to reintegrate into that world but everything kept changing. Leif had taken over and made a lot of changes, including a new hire named George. Max, Simon and Mo were best friends who hung out without her. Joan wanted to promote Zoey to run the Fourth Floor and ultimately revealed she was leaving for Singapore. And Maggie struggled to enjoy her new grandson while mourning her husband. In the end, a video from Mitch gave them the push they need to move on. Zoey accepted the promotion and gave Leif her old job, Max and Mo decided to start a business together and Zoey chose Max.

Apparently I wasn’t alone in questioning if the show had really wrapped up its love triangle in the first episode. People are worried about Max and Zoey’s relationship and Austin Winsberg says that they have reason to worry. Once again, it seems my feeling that Zoey may (inadvertently) be taking advantage of Max may be correct.

So let’s see how that starts to unfold.

Some people wait a lifetime/for a moment like SPOILERS!

Jingle Jangle: A Fun Christmas Adventure

(Note: Okay, I meant for this to come out before Christmas but that clearly didn’t happen. However, I thought I would then post a review of a Christmas movie on the 25th of each month – you know, to keep the spirit going. I hope you enjoy!)

Who doesn’t love a good Christmas movie? Clearly I do, given how many Hallmark movies I’ve seen over the years.

And let’s be real – 2020 has been awful for many reasons. We’ve tried to cram too much into twelve months and found out what will break when you do that. Right now, we all need the magic of the Christmas season.

Enter David E. Talbert and Netflix.

Talbert wrote and directed the Christmas movie he wanted to see, the movie he wanted his children to see. And he got some amazing musicians – Philip Lawrence, Davy Nathan, Michael Diskint and John Legend – to craft a beautiful soundtrack that invigorates this entire movie.

And it was just what I needed.

So let’s take a look at this fantastical world of whimsy and SPOILERS!

Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist: Now Podcasting!

Do you love Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist? 

Do you love podcasts? Or just listening to people breakdown episodes of your favorite show? 

Well, do I have good news for you! 

It's called Our Extraordinary Podcast and it's all about Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist! The two people creating this podcast - Clara and Dani - also used to produce a podcast about The Magicians (Physical Kids Weekly) and so I was excited to hear their takes on Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist. So far, I've enjoyed both episodes they've put out. 

Right now, they are focusing on the second season but have promised to go back and make episodes for the first season as well. They discuss the major plot points as well as go over the different songs, giving their own insights and impressions of the episode. I highly recommend it if you want even more Zoey in your life. 

Enjoy! 

WandaVision: The Wanda Van Vision Show

The long anticipated Marvel show starring Elizabeth Olson’s Wanda Maximoff AKA Scarlet Witch and Paul Bettany’s Vision has arrived on Disney+. New episodes will be released on a weekly basis and I can’t wait to see how this plays out.

So here is the first recap of the new show! Second recap should follow shortly and then I’ll hopefully do the rest as they are released.

It’s the Wanda and Vision SPOILERS!

Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist: Ch-Ch-Changes

Last season on Zoey: Zoey Clarke’s life changed when a magical MRI machine gave her the ability to hear people’s inner thoughts expressed as songs. With the help of her neighbor Mo, she figured out that her gift was meant to help people with difficult problems in their lives. She found herself learning more about people, herself and relationships as she embraced her powers. While all of that happened, she became manager at her tech job and formed a mentorship/friendship with her boss, Joan. She found herself drawn to fellow manager Simon, even though he was engaged, and learned her best friend Max was in love with her. And all through this, she had to come to terms with the fact her father was dying of a degenerative disease that slowly stole him from them.

Simon and his fiancée broke up just as Zoey started to develop feelings for Max, who was promoted then fired by Angelica Schuyler herself. And as she found herself caught between the two, her father died in the most heart-wrenching half hour of television. 

And now the show is back for it’s second season after fans rallied and NBC saw how good its ratings were once digital views were added. So here we are, ready to see what happens to Zoey in her next chapter.

If you’re lost and alone/or you’re sinking like a stone/SPOILERS!

Goodbye 2020, Hello 2021!

One good thing that came out of 2020 for me was the fact that I revitalized this blog and posted more. I hadn't posted as much as I had in 2020 in almost three years! So I hope that 2021 continues on in that vein. 

Because of that, I was able to figure out my Top 5 Posts of 2020! Now, these are only posts that were published during 2020 and are passed on the view counts I have. You can always see my most popular posts on the side of this blog! 

Top 5 Posts of 2020

5. Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist: Leap of Faith and Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist: Truth Hurts (tied) 

First, Zoey gets some advice as she navigates her new role guiding people as she tries to help Mo when he worries that he would either have to sacrifice his true self or his church. Then Zoey deals with the fallout from Simon and Jessica's engagement party as well as Max's romantic feelings toward her, culminating in her finally telling Max about her powers. 

4. Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Unwanted Romance?

Zoey tries to adjust to her new powers, her new position and her best friend's romantic feelings for her in the second episode of the season. 

3. Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist: Learning to Let Go

Zoey helps her father's caretaker Howie learn to let go of his daughter Abigail before he loses her by trying to hold on too tightly while she learns to let go of Simon and to let the chips fall where they may when it comes to whether they will only ever be friends/coworkers or more. 

2. Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist: Joan's Husband Sucks

Zoey bonds with her boss Joan but ends up way more involved in Joan's failing marriage than she ever wanted to be. But by the end of the episode, Zoey learns that her powers may not be entirely bad after all. 

1. "One Royal Holiday": A Bit of a Flip on a Classic Hallmark Trope

One of Hallmark's many Christmas movies featuring a prince and the American woman who steals his heart. This time, he ends up stuck at her family's bed and breakfast and she knows he's a prince. During their time together, she teaches him to relax and listen to his heart while he teaches her to take chances and be open to love. 

There you go! Yes, there's a lot of Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, but that's not surprising. Recapping that show really jumpstarted things for me in 2020. 

And tonight marks the start of Season 2 for Zoey! So there are more recaps coming! And maybe this year I'll finally finish my Once Upon a Time recaps. Who knows? 

See you all soon!