Category: Television Reviews
REVIEW: The Bad Batch – Season 2, Episode 11, “Metamorphosis”
***SPOILERS*** “Metamorphosis” finds a lone trooper on a ship who then gets eaten by a mysterious creature. A Dr. Hemlock arrives on Mount Tantiss to recruit Nala Se, a fruitless endeavor. Meanwhile, the Batch confronts Cid about leaving them stranded. She only offers them a job, finally...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Mandalorian – Season 3, Episode 1, “The Apostate”
Well, it’s been over two years since season 2 ended, and The Mandalorian is finally back! It’s hard to imagine this show living up to years of hype and an emotional season 2 finale, but it’s also hard not to be excited about the one show keeping Disney+ afloat, and not just because...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Last of Us – Season 1, Episode 7, “Left Behind”
There isn’t much unique commentary surrounding the latest episode of HBO’s The Last of Us, “Left Behind.” It still falls into the most egregious pitfalls of its predecessor, namely bloat, empty character development and performances, and a near-total lack of action, horror, ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Carnival Row – Season 2, Episodes 3 and 4, “The Martyr’s Hand” and “An Unkindness of Raven”
***SPOILERS*** “The Martyr’s Hand” opens on Tourmaline as he learns Dahlia’s fate. The police arrive at the scene and merely mock the victims, insinuating they deserved it. Millworthy asks Philo to hold off on his plan while he enacts one of his own, seeing weakness in the Ch...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Flash – Season 9, Episode 3 “Rogues of War”
“Rogues of War” should be a lot better than it is. The Rogues used to be cool; they were an outlaw band of thieves led by Captain Cold, and their episodes were fun. Now, they’re a bunch of losers who should’ve been one-off villains (and not even that, in some cases), spouting corny lines and...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Bad Batch – Season 2, Episode 10, “Retrieval”
***SPOILERS*** In the aftermath of “The Crossing,” the Batch repair a speeder and track their Gonk droid in hopes of locating the Marauder. Meanwhile, Benny, the thief, hands his catch off to his boss, Mako. Mako’s crew sets to stripping the Marauder for parts. The Batch finds Benn...
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