Category: Television Reviews
REVIEW: Young Justice Season 4: Phantoms Episode 21, “Odyssey of Death!”
**SPOILERS** “Odyssey of Death” finds Madame Xanadu in the swamp, trying to make contact with a spirit for Zatanna, but it’s to no avail. Zatanna asks her father the same thing, and he says he’s still trying to get Nabu to cooperate. Meanwhile, in New Genesis, Metron and the ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Superman & Lois – Season 2, Episode 11 “Truth and Consequences”
The Superman family (which is easier than saying “the Kent/Lanes”) have been on a bumpy path this season. “Truth and Consequences” takes the characters one step forward and two steps back, but not in a bad way. Their progression is playing out realistically – inasmuch as a show about flyin...
Read MoreREVIEW: Moon Knight – Season 1, Episode 6 “Gods and Monsters”
The finale of Moon Knight, “Gods and Monsters,” released its final whimper, sloughing onto Disney+ and wrapping up this miniseries in the most underwhelming manner imaginable. This sporadic and inconsistent show limped across the finish line while forgetting to wrap up half of the story threads ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Amphibia Season 3, Episode 16, “The Three Armies; The Beginning of the End”
*SPOILERS* The end is nigh! In “The Three Armies,” the Newt and Toad armies come to Wartwood to unite with the frogs. However, the larger rebellion’s formation doesn’t go well, as the three factions have been warring for centuries. Anne sets out to mediate the groups’ c...
Read MoreREVIEW: Young Justice Season 4: Phantoms Episode 20, “Forbidden Secrets of Civilizations Past!”
*SPOILERS* “Forbidden Secrets of Civilizations Past!” opens in Supertown as Rocket and Orion agree to start over after their poor first impressions. M’comm tells Lor-Zod that he has the information they need. It turns out it was really M’comm disguised as Orion that Rocket ta...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Flash – Season 8, Episode 12 “Death Rises”
“Death Rises” is what I call a connective tissue episode, made necessary by 20-plus-episode seasons (see also: the filler episode and the bottle episode) and existing mostly to move the plot along between high points. These are never anyone’s favorite episodes, and “Death Rises” doesn’t ...
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