The darkness of night collapses around a small town. Out of the shadows, a man appears, running for his life. “It’s done and over,” he tells himself; running towards the black sedan, pulse racing with excitement. Heavy rainfall soaks him to the bone while fumbling for the car keys in his jacket pocket. He tosses the heavy green duffel bag into the backseat and then starts the engine. He speeds off, gripping the steering wheel, white knuckles breaking through his skin as if he was tightly holding the reins of a wild black stallion.
The rhythm of the windshield wipers seems to synchronize with his racing heart. This moment was months in the making, and he could not believe how easy it was, how quickly it went. No one ever suspected him nor saw this coming. There is barely any heat in the cabin of the sedan as he speeds along the icy road. Then he remembers that he needs to make a quick stop before continuing to his destination; the long winding road eventually leads him to an old cemetery.
He takes a long stare towards the valley of headstones as he exits the vehicle. The rain becomes sleet, like shards of broken glass scratching his face as it falls against his skin. He walks towards an unmarked grave; the headstone, cracked from erosion with various forms of weeds growing at its base. He cups his hands towards his mouth, blowing warm air into them as the cold night air provides an extra chill to his wet and aching bones.
Speaking down towards the headstone, “I did this for you.” Kneeling, “I promised I would take care of you and I failed, I should have never left you alone that night, “ wiping away his tears, “but it’s over now, tonight, I finished what they started.” The rain softly turns into snow, “no more children will ever have to suffer, and mothers will not have to cry themselves to sleep at night because of what that family did.” He reaches into his pocket and pulls out a picture of a little girl; it is an image of her laughing with the ocean behind her. He then kisses the picture and places it back into his pocket.
Suddenly, his cell phone begins to vibrate; he sees a text message warning him that law enforcement authorities were heading towards his current position. “I have to go now,” he stands and begins running towards the car. Arriving at the sedan to see the road covered in snow, and his windshield covered with thick ice. The car will not start; each turn of the ignition provides nothing but starter clicking and frustration. Time is running out; the authorities are gaining more ground. In his rear-view mirror, he can see headlights approaching bathed in blue and red flashing lights.
His mind races as he tries to figure out a way to escape certain apprehension, “no way out this time,” he tells himself. He hears, on a police band frequency, an all points bulletin for a person leaving the scene of his crime. The announcement describes a man who is not him as police cars race passed his car. All he can do is smile, relieved that he was able to get away with something so heinous.
Traveling back to the year 1975 (I was about 7 years old by the way) to either capture or kill Vandal Savage. Part one of ‘Pilot” brought the team together and part two of this episode gave them a purpose. In part two, we watched the team pick up the pieces and build a plan to take down Savage in Norway. We learn that Vandal is a nuclear weapons dealer; a team composed of Martin Stein, Ray Palmer (The Atom), Sarah Lance (White Canary), Leonard Snart (Captain Cold), and Mick Rory (Heat Wave) infiltrates an auction. It was cool to see Damien Darhk as one of the bidders. 
The mission goes wrong…as expected. Firestorm demonstrates his ability to absorb nuclear energy. Ray loses some of his 21st century technology, which allows Savage to alter history in the year 2016. The lost tech uses dwarf star particles; Stein must meet his younger-self to get a device that tracks dwarf star particles. Carter and Chay-Ara learn about the ancient dagger Savage used to kill them over 4,000 years ago; they need this blade to kill Savage.
Old Stein vs. Young Stein – “Let’s go spark a doobie and rap about physics.” Martin’s encounter with his younger-self causes him to believe he has not changed in the last forty years. Ironically, Jackson is the voice of reason to Stein allowing his partner to see the value in his ways.
The team faces Savage; Carter and Chay-Ara receive the ancient dagger and fight Savage while the rest of the team fights his small army. Carter takes down Savage and stabs him in the heart with the dagger. Savage does not die and turns the dagger toward Carter and pushes it into his heart. Chay-Ara watches Carter die and then Savage stabs her. Carter’s death unifies the team. There is this quote, “Time heals all wounds,” I guess that’s true provided you don’t cause time to fold in on itself.
Last Saturday night, I took my girls out for an evening of dining at Emeril’s New Orléans Fish House in the MGM Hotel. My experience has always been great and I could hardly wait to try some great food.
I watched the mid-season première of Supernatural. It starts with Dean attempting to reach Sam by cell-phone while driving back to where Amara’s fight with the host of angels. Dean gets sick and spews his breakfast. Castiel finds Dean on the side of the road. Telling Dean that he has “angel smite sickness”, he offers to check Dean’s temperature with his index finger. Dean tells Castiel to check the “angel smite and if he encounters Amara then he needs to run.
Castiel and another angel named Ambriel, investigate the “angel-smite” zone to see whether Amara lost the fight.
Inside the cage, Lucifer works diligently at tempting Sam to say “yes” and become Lucifer’s vessel. 
Castiel arrives with a message etched in his flesh from Amara, “I am coming,” interpreted as either a warning or a promise.
The final issue of Secret Wars 2015 is out and it was worth the wait. The Black Panther (T’Challa) and Namor confront Doom with the Infinity Gauntlet. Doom is not easily defeated and decides to battle T’Challa on an epic scale. Remember, Doom killed The Phoenix Force (Scott Summers), Sheriff Strange, and Thanos with very little effort; it comes as no surprise that he can take on the Infinity Gems. They fight as gods do, “on the Earth. In the sky. And the Heavens above.”
Owen asks Reed, “Have you brought me something to eat?” Reed replies, “No.” The Maker uses a device to put Reed in a temporal bubble, moving time backward and forward. Owen slices The Maker into steak, referencing pizza and eats him. Reed is released and Owen tells him to “buck up” because Doom is on his way.
The sunrise is the moment for a man to ponder the effect of past events on the present moment. Dressed in dark colors inconspicuous; the wardrobe mimics the morning sky. He places a finger to his mind, directing his thoughts to the decision that fate happens for a reason. A reason requiring keen insight from the divine to decipher its riddle disguised as purpose.
He decides to satisfy the spirits of torment with a sacrifice. Reaching within the thorns of his body, he removes his pride and lays it upon an altar of forgiveness; letting go of all that he was and silencing his demons.
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