2.15 The Celestial Visitor

[Tim]

Well, as a backdoor pilot, it wasn't as bad as I was worried that it would be.  The Drew Crew were not shoved into the background, like Sam and Dean where in the infamous "Bloodlines" thing.

Still, Tom Swift seemed way out of place in Nancy's world and perhaps would have been better suited for Legends Of Tomorrow.    Still, I did laugh at him getting his a** handed to him by ghosts he refused to believe in.

And it looks like this The Road Back will be Tom's thing, not Nancy's.

Enough about Tom, back to the main star.

And Nancy is going to attend a fancy party at the Hudson's.  However, unless they're planning to rename the show "Nancy Hudson", think I know which side she will ultimately pick.

That female reporter is back,and, thanks to the Drew Crew, Ryan now knows what she's been up to.  Still, they seem to like each other.

Loved the seen with the possessed Bess waving that sword around.  Poor Ace had to fight her off, until Nancy was able to lift the hex she was under. 

Nice scenes with Ned and George.  Loved how George says that, being Asian, she too has to put up with stereotypes (like everyone assuming that she's a ser genius). 

It was a decent episode.  Still, Tom Swift does not belong in Nancy's world and I hope that's the last we see of him in Horseshoe Bay.

[Trinity]

I have seen a number of backdoor pilots on the CW, but this was state of the art, the absolute best. 

Tom was such a great character, I'm praying right now for his show to get picked up, literally praying. I actually liked the character. But backdoor pilots have had very little luck on The CW, unless you are a Julie Plec backdoor pilot (she's two for two) *sigh*.

Toms conversation with Nick were just gold.

In fact, I can't even remember the last time I even heard the word "lineup" on my television (that wasn't related to jail).

Nick has really been getting some good lines recently, last week and then this week. I really hope the show keeps it up. George has been shining as well. It's good that the show is not letting their relationship fall into a rut.

Kudos to the wardrobe team on Tom's outfits. They're doing some damn fine work there. In fact, everyone's wardrobe has been improving.

Grade: A

[Tim]

I have seen a number of backdoor pilots on the CW, but this was state of the art, the absolute best.

Yeah, they actually pulled it off this time.  The Drew Crew did not become second fiddle in their own show (like Dean and Sam did in Bloodline).