Category: Television Reviews
REVIEW: Superman & Lois Season 2, Episode 7 “Anti-Hero”
You wouldn’t guess from the title, but “Anti-Hero” is about family, specifically how devastating truths can be kept secret even in the tightest-knit ones. At the same time, those we trust the least may be the ones who come through for us when no one else can. All the plotlines move forward thi...
Read MoreREVIEW: Star Trek: Picard – Season 2, Episode 1 “The Star Gazer”
Picard Season 2 Episode 1, “The Star Gazer,” released earlier today on Paramount+, and it is as poorly written and divisive as has become the norm for all current Kurtzman Trek. The few characters who have realized personalities are insufferable and egotistical, despite being the supposed “veh...
Read MoreREVIEW: Superman & Lois – Season 2, Episode 6 “Tried and True”
Superman & Lois has been dealing with trust this season, and “Tried and True” explores that theme through all the main characters who’ve been on one side or the other of betrayal lately. This is a relatively quiet and character-driven episode, but a tightly written one, with every plotline...
Read MoreREVIEW: Vikings: Valhalla – Season 1
Netflix’s Vikings: Valhalla, the sequel to the History Channel’s Vikings, was released this weekend. Despite some rampant issues and wokism, many fans of the franchise did enjoy this new show. Vikings: Valhalla is very much a Netflix show, with race and gender swaps along with “subverting” g...
Read MoreREVIEW: Superman & Lois – Season 2, Episode 5 “Girl… You’ll Be a Woman Soon”
“Girl… You’ll Be a Woman Soon” is my favorite kind of episode. It uses what seems like a self-contained story to significantly advance the season’s main plot. (Buffy the Vampire Slayer was masterful at this.) Here, the centerpiece is Sarah’s quinceañera, an event that reveals secrets fr...
Read MoreREVIEW: Space Force Season 2 (2022)
The long-forgotten season 2 of Netflix’s Space Force was released to no fanfare or big press release this weekend. When Netflix viewers were asked if they were going to watch season 2, the consensus was, “Oh . . . yeah. I forgot about that show. I guess I’ll check it out.” Netflix’s binge ...
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