Category: Television Reviews
REVIEW: WandaVision – Episode 2
Perhaps I jumped the gun a bit when I mentioned Bewitched in the pilot review. WandaVision episode 2 transitions from the 50s to the 60s, with a title sequence that’s a spot-on parody of the seminal magic wife series. But while the series premiere was a fun breath of fresh air, its follow-up h...
Read MoreREVIEW: WandaVision – Episode 1
Marvel kicked off its Disney+ shows – and what they must hope will be a more financially stable year – with WandaVision, their ode to television history. The first two episodes arrived on January 15, with a weekly rollout planned moving forward. I’ll be reviewing them separately to prese...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Mandalorian – Season 2 Episode 8, “The Rescue”
*SPOILERS* This week on The Mandalorian, Mando rounds up a crew to save Grogu from Moff Gideon. He and Cara take out the pilots of an Imperial landing craft, taking Dr. Pershing captive for information. Then Mando and Boba seek out Bo-Katan and her followers for help. When she initially scoffs at th...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Mandalorian – Season 2, Episode 7, “The Believer”
*SPOILERS* In “The Believer,” Mando and friends head to a New Republic prison to get Mayfeld (Bill Burr) out. Cara uses her station within the Republic to take him into her custody and, while he is initially reluctant to help Mando, his knowledge of the Empire proves useful. They go to t...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Mandalorian – Season 2, Episode 6, “The Tragedy”
*SPOILERS* “The Tragedy” finds Mando practicing with Grogu and the ball. He tells Grogu he must go with the Jedi if one comes to him. They arrive at the temple ruins on Tython, and Mando places the baby in the middle, just like Ahsoka said. But as soon as the baby activates the seeing stone, &he...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Mandalorian – Season 2 Episode 5, “The Jedi”
*SPOILERS* “The Jedi” opens on a battle involving Ahsoka and a pocket of imperial remnants. She seeks information from the local magistrate, but the lives of ordinary people inhabiting the world hang in the balance. Mando and the child arrive on the planet where Ahsoka lives, and Din imm...
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