I’m So Excited for the Second Season of ‘The Rings of Power’!

I. Love. The Lord of the Rings. So much so, that if a show or movie is set in the world of Middle-Earth I’m going to watch it (a lot.) I love The Hobbit movies despite the fact that they didn’t grasp audiences in the way that the The Lord of the Rings trilogy did, and I really enjoyed The Rings of Power even though the show definitely could’ve used some better storytelling at times.

Now, after roughly a year-and-a-half hiatus, The Rings of Power has released its teaser for the second season, and I couldn’t be more thrilled. Here it is.

To say I’m excited is an understatement. I’ve been very intrigued to see how Sauron’s story will continue in the second season, and I’m pleased to see that they will indeed utilize the Annatar storyline (with Charlie Vickers returning in a new elven form.) He did a great job convincing me in the first season that he was the perfect choice to play Sauron in all of his many forms, and this trailer validated that.

It also seems that this season will be a lot more epic. There are great battles in store, epic new lands to discover, and new characters to meet. I can’t wait to continue following the story this August, and if it is indeed better than last season, we’re in for quite a treat.

I thank you for reading and I hope you have a wonderful day.

FIVE YEARS LATER: A Throwback to My Reaction to ‘Avengers: Endgame’

It’s fitting to look back at Endgame five years to the day since it released in theaters. I remember that day like it was yesterday. My excitement was through the roof, I saw it at an 8am showing, and when I walked out of that theater, teary-eyed and grateful to be a Marvel fan, I knew I had experienced a movie theater experience that I would never forget. Today, I want to look back at my initial review of Endgame. Enjoy!

FIVE YEARS AGO

Six hours ago Avengers: Endgame ended. As the credits started rolling and I walked out of that theater I had to contain my composure and not break down balling as I left the theater. Yes, I was crying a waterfall of tears…literally. My eyes were so red from all of the crying I was doing that, according to my wonderful sister, they were about the same color as my red lipstick. No joking.

This movie got to my emotions so many times but literally the last scene, well, it was quite a doozy.

Avengers: Endgame is definitely a beautiful homage to all of the Marvel films that have come before in the MCU. If you’re not familiar with some of the movies in the MCU, Endgame is going to leave you baffled and a slight bit confused because there’s SO much going on. I mean, it was fan service at its finest.

Throughout the movie I found myself laughing, cheering, clapping, but most of all crying. There was a certain portion of the film that was so jaw-droppingly fantastic that I literally cried for I think two-three minutes straight. It was that awesome.

Here’s the First Excerpt of My New Book: PIL: The Assassin

For the past two years I have made sure to debut a new YA-fantasy book at the beginning of spring. Well, it’s almost spring, I’ve got a new book coming out in exactly three weeks, and I couldn’t be more thrilled.

Two years ago, PIL was the first book I had ever published, and the response was exhilarating. I was astounded by the feedback I received for the book, and it validated my love for writing and finally being an official author.

Now, two years later, I’m releasing the sequel to that first book of The Women of Adalor Saga: PIL: The Assassin.

‘Echo’ Is Yet Another Solid Entry in the MCU

For the past couple of years, there have been rumors that Echo was having major production issues, and that the end product would be a disaster. When Marvel Studios announced that the series would have its five episodes release at once, I was starting to believe the hogwash that was filling my ears. Turns out, Echo is actually pretty good.

Instead of simply pushing an intriguing character like Maya Lopez to the side, Marvel Studios chose to expand her journey and provide her a fitting origin story that is actually powerful and inspiring to witness. Like some of the other characters in the MCU, Maya Lopez isn’t a good guy. She’s dark, she likes hurting people, and yeah, she’s a bit of a villain.

Her series doesn’t shy away from that as she has to reconcile with the dangerous decisions she’s made by “killing” Kingpin and how it can affect the people that she loves. I loved seeing her story unfold, I LOVED the cultural authenticity, which was absolutely beautiful to witness, and yes, this show has some of the best action scenes in the MCU.

I’m Only Three Episodes In, and I’m Obsessed with ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’

Last week, my mind was blown after watching the two-episode premiere of the highly anticipated series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Seeing some of my favorite characters and one of my favorite books growing up brought to life in such an authentic fashion had me literally crying tears of joy. With the immense excitement I felt, the week-long wait for the third episode was so hard to endure. Thankfully, the third episode did not disappoint.

Percy, Annabeth, and Grover are now fully on their quest to find and return the master bolt to Zeus, but there are many dangers to being a demigod and they find trouble almost instantly into their quest.

My Review of ‘The Ballad of Songbirds of Snakes’

Have you ever seen an announcement for a movie and wondered, “Why are they making this?” See, that was me when I first saw the news that there would be a film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. I had next to no interest in the film, other than a mild disregard for the movie’s chances at being good. Then the first trailer came out and I laughed inwardly.

“They’re trying to make audiences sympathize with President Snow because they cast a handsome young actor to portray him as a young man. Uh, as if that’s going to happen,” I told myself. And then the second trailer came out, and as I frequented my local theater again and again to see the movies coming out this year, I found myself beginning to believe that maybe this prequel would actually amount to something special. Sure enough, it did.

First of all, I’m not a major Hunger Games fan. I watched all four films a while back and I just got around to rewatching them this year. This year, I acquired a newfound appreciation for Catching Fire which is truly one of the best sequels ever made, and I came to the conclusion that Katniss Everdeen is one of the greatest heroines of all time. I ended up stopping at Mockingjay: Part 1 because, you know, it’s the most boring installment. That being said, I did not expect The Ballads of Songbirds and Snakes to be one of the best installments in the franchise, but it is.