Category: Television Reviews
REVIEW: Watchmen – Season 1, Episode 9, “See How They Fly”
HBO’s official description of “See How They Fly,” the Watchmen season (series?) finale, highlights one of the larger sticking points with the sequel series: “Everything ends. For real this time.” In trying to carve out a reason for itself to exist, Watchmen the show undermines the original...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Mandalorian – Season 1, Episode 6 “The Prisoner”
*SPOILERS* In “The Prisoner,” Mando meets up with a former associate and decides to join forces with him to bust someone out of jail. One of his crew is revealed to be a former lover of Mando’s, a Twi’Lek named Xi’An. Once aboard the ship, the team all toy with Mando, challenging him to re...
Read MoreREVIEW: “Crisis on Infinite Earths” CW Crossover Event, Parts 1-3
Since 1985, Crisis on Infinite Earths by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez has stood as the zenith of creativity in the comic book medium. What started as a way to streamline an increasingly convoluted continuity became a staple event of the DC Comics brand. So, when it was announced last year, at the ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Watchmen – Season 1, Episode 8 “A God Walks into Abar”
“A God Walks into Abar” fills in plenty of Watchmen’s blanks, particularly the ones last week’s episode created when it revealed that Angela’s husband Cal is actually Doctor Manhattan. There are still elements that don’t make sense, and Angela remains a flat character, but it’s an ente...
Read MoreREVIEW: Arrow – Season 8, episode 7, “Purgatory”
After last week’s time loop on Arrow, it’s fitting that this week’s episode, “Purgatory” – the last mid-season finale of the show – should be centered on Lian Yu. With Oliver’s return to the island this week, I was curious to see how it would play out as I believed the homage...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Mandalorian Season 1, Episode 5 “The Gunslinger”
*SPOILERS* “The Gunslinger” opens with Mando and “Baby Yoda” trying to evade enemies searching for the child. Ultimately, Mando blows up the enemy ship, and they continue on their way. However, he soon realizes that his own craft is leaking fuel. He lands on Tattooine to get the ship looked ...
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