5.03 Slay Anything

[Tim]

Ah, a tribute to teen slasher movies. Even the name of the supposed killer, Freddy Myers, is a wink (a combination of Michael Myers and Freddy Kruger).

I figured that it had been Freddy's mother that did the killings, and he just took the fall for it (a few slasher movies did this, a character taking the fall to protect a loved one).

So, the actions of Ray, Nora, and Nate, in 1989, undid everything in 2004. When we go back there, everything has reset to the beginning. Yet, Sara and Ava remember it.

So, I guess Freddy's mother is still alive in 2004, probably in an institution somewhere. She never died and never became a encore.

Of course, the reason Ray's plan worked is because, this week, they used a made up character, instead of a historical one.

Uh, Zari, this is 1989, your Smartphone thingy will be worse that useless.

Loved how she got a flash of her alternate self.

Mick making out with his girlfriend. LOL!

And what was up with John and Charlie?

[Melinda Halliwell]

I will write my thoughts on this once I've watched this episode which I'll do sometime this weekend hopefully.

[Tim]

Good.

I'm feeling strangely alone this week.   Where are all the other DC show fans!?

[Melinda Halliwell]

Valentines Day was yesterday so perhaps some of them were doing things and as always real life gets in the way too.

[Tim]

Guess my age is showing again.

When I was young, if you missed a show, you were out of luck until the reruns rolled around.  That's no longer the case.

[Jean]

I really enjoyed this episode. It was so much fun. Nice to see Mick having some story and seeing a face from the past.

Charlie, John and Constantine's story will no doubt be a big part of next episode, since all three were barely in this one.

[Tim]

I saw a few of the teen slasher movies that this episode was parodying.   As said, note the name of the supposed killer, Freddy Myers. 

I'm surprise they didn't toss in a Jason Vorhees reference as well.

[Melinda Halliwell]

This episode was fun and of course, a play on the '80s concerning pop cultural and films with Freddy named after Freddy Krueger and Michael Myers from Nightmare On Elm Street and Halloween although the later originally came out 2 years before 1980 obviously.

The storyline had elements of Halloween, Scream, Carrie, and Chucky with the mask Cathy Myers wore, the reunion prank like Carrie, and Tiffany named after Chucky's so-called wife.

Of course, the mum was the real killer like Jason's mum from the first Friday the 13th film with Ava fangirling over Freddy.

Nora was back since her cameo first episode and done a good job as fairy godmother giving Freddy confidence to be who he was.

I like her and Ray and together despite the fact, Brandon and Courtney are married in real life.

Loved seeing Mick's awkward reaction to Ally and learning a bit about his childhood before becoming Heatwave.

1989's actions undid 2004's with Cathy either in jail or a mental institution though I do wonder because Freddy and Cathy weren't historical characters would that work on those types of people considering the historical significance it could possibly have depending on the person or people involved?

Zari got a flashback to her former life knowing how to hack Gideon which we'll see more of I'm guessing?

And we fought out more about John and the Newcastle crew he hung out with in his childhood house including Astra's mother a witch whom he wanted to contact no doubt concerning her daughter's dealings raising the dead who'll not be pleased seeing him next episode after losing Astra originally.

[Tim]

1989's actions undid 2004's with Cathy either in jail or a mental institution though I do wonder because Freddy and Cathy weren't historical characters would that work on those types of people considering the historical significance it could possibly have depending on the person or people involved?

That's probably why they were able to change their fates.  Since they weren't actual historical people, the writers had more wiggle room.