Emily in Paris Netflix Original Season 1 Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.

On October 23, 2020, I started watching Netflix Original Emily in Paris—released on October 2, 2020—and finished on October 24, 2020. The latest rom-com—a 10-episode season—centered around Emily Cooper (Lily Collins), a workaholic at a marketing firm in Chicago, being offered her dream job of working in Paris after her boss discovers she’s pregnant and cannot make the trip. Of course, Emily accepts the job and moves to Paris to bring the “American perspective”.

This Is Us Season 5 Episode 1+2 “Forty: Part One” and “Forty: Part Two” Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.

On October 27, 2020, This Is Us returned with a two-hour premiere dedicated to new storylines in addition to the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter Movement—specifically the protests that sparked in response to George Floyd’s murder. The choice to include these felt inevitable only because This Is Us takes place in our reality and deals with uncomfortable truths twenty-four-seven.

Digimon Adventure REBOOT Episode 21 “The Tide Turning” Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.

Episode 21—“The Turning Tide”—had a lot of good spots, but it also had a lot of bad spots. The plot is acting weirder than usual, as the character stories with the separated DigiDestined aren’t really working. The animation was kind-of wonky in this episode except when Tai and MetalGreymon achieved a truly unexpected Digivolution through the emotionally-charged power of courage.

Digimon Adventure REBOOT Episode 20 “The Seventh One Awakens” Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.

Episode 20—“The Seventh One Awakens”—played out like a boss fight on a video game, which is another way of saying this whole episode was action-driven. Not action-driven like the “Greymon versus Ogremon fight” episode, but more objective rescue mission where the players give chase to rescue someone.

Digimon Adventure Last Evolution Kizuna Movie Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.

On October 18, 2020, I watched Digimon Adventure Last Evolution Kizuna—on Blu-Ray and DVD—with my little brother. After seeing it had released on October 6, 2020—after months of delay due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic—I had to purchase it to see how the original Digimon Adventure story finally ends, closing the book on twenty years of stories by looking back on why Digimon Adventure was so special—nostalgia—before acknowledging that the characters and the fans can’t stay kids forever.

Digimon: The Movie Movie Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.

On October 20, 2020, I revisited Digimon: The Movie after my time saying “goodbye” during Digimon Adventure Last Evolution Kizuna. Released in the year 2000, Digimon: The Movie was a bold, innovate masterpiece—being made from three different Digimon movies—that features all the major characters from Digimon Adventure and 02 with a plot that spans over eight years.

Enola Holmes Netflix Original Movie Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.

On October 20, 2020, I watched Enola Holmes on Netflix. Starring Millie Bobby Brown from Stranger Things, this amazing movie has little to no resemblance to other Sherlock Holmes stories other than the family name. It’s very smart for attempting to be its own thing and allowing Millie Bobby Brown to run the show—even if the plot got somewhat convoluted as a result of this wonky character-driven approach.

Evil Season 1 Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.

Synopsis: Priest-in-training David Acosta (Luke Cage’s Mike Colter) forms a team to investigate the Catholic Church’s unexplained mystery cases, which included demonic possessions, miracles, and other unique events that weren’t initially explainable. The team consisted of tech guy Ben the Magnificent (Aasif Mandvi) and Kristen Bouchard (Katja Herbers), a freelance clinical psychologist.

Legacies Season 1 Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.

When I heard there was going to be a spin-off of The Originals—which was a spin-off of The Vampire Diaries—I was skeptical—but also very excited—about the latest entry coming to the TVD-Universe especially when this series was released only a few months after The Originals aired its series finale.

Station 19 Season 3 Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.

A spin-off of Grey’s Anatomy, Station 19 follows a group of heroic firefighters of the Seattle Fire Department at Station 19 in both their personal and professional lives. While the series sounded good on paper, there were a few issues with the series when it came down to marketing purposes.