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[shadowkat]

Times Square has turned itself into a marketing and advertising mecca. First a flash mob dance routine from West Side Story to sell the 50th Anniversary DVD, now an Nintendo Mario Brothers Playground - advertising the release of the new DVD. And it is littered with bizarre stores like Hersheys, Pop Tarts (looks like a giant Pop Tart), M&M's (yes a store dedicated to nothing but M&Ms), amongst others. Damn place is wall to wall marketing and ads. It's like being blasted with media from all directions. Wasn't always like this - this is a new phenomena.

Finished watching the last few episodes of American Horror Story, Covert Affairs and
Secret Circle. Oddly, I enjoyed Secret Circle the most - it intrigued me the most at any rate.

American Horror Story - feels a bit too over-the-top. At one point, I was basically ticking off on my fingers all the horror tales that Murphy and Falchuck were referencing: 1) Sometimes They Come Back (about the kids who get killed, come back and hunt down the guy who kills them for revenge - a Stephen King short story and I may be wrong about that summary) meets The Breakfast Club meets Columbine...and Sixth Sense thrown into a blender. 2)Urban legends, Rosemary's Baby, the Omen, all in one episode. Add to that Eating Raol and various other tales about women being pregnant with a monster and wanting to eat raw meat. You feel a bit overwhelmed by the stories and sort of lose track of the characters or any reason to care. This is my difficulty with Murphy - he has no limits or ability to edit. This actually wouldn't be a bad show and quite scary in places - if someone would only edit him a little and get him to focus on one thing instead of throw every thing into the works.

Secret Circle - reminds me of something...that I've seen before but can't remember. I like the mystery at the center of it.
John Blackwell who is Cassie's father, and I'm guessing Faye's as well. Faye is the only who makes sense. I was disappointed by the plot twist. Was sort of hoping the head witch-hunter was actually Blackwell and Cassie's Dad. But I guess that would be pushing logic a bit, since the others saw Blackwell die. Instead it is that Cassie has a sister. And we're told who it is - in two clues: 1) Cassie was able to see what Faye did - the ghost of her younger self. And 2) Jean, Cassie's grandmother who thinks she's back in time and Cassie is really Emilia, looks at Dawn and says she has a thing for bad-boy John Blackwell as well. Which perks up Gale Harrold's interest.

Jake meanwhile helps Cassie decipher the document Calvin gave her - this document provides her with her family tree - and the name of her father Blackwell - so it is his family tree and he's descended from a family of black magic practioners, their magic is very dark.

The Witch Hunter's don't want to kill Cassie but take her away from Chance Harbor before it is too late, yet this isn't totally clear. And since they knock out Jake..
Jake believes their motives are a bit more nefarious after all. He has developed feelings for the pert blond.

Lots going on under the surface. Doesn't quite have the same pacing as Vamp Diaries yet, but does have potential. Sticking with it for now.



Covert Affairs was fun. The characters and actors in this are likable.
And the plots interesting and fairly realistic. One of the better procedurals on at the moment.

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Possible. They do look like siblings. And that would definitely be a cool twist. But no - the Witch Hunter appeared to know which one it was and indicated that it was not Jake. Also Jake is too old..about two or three years older.