Category: Television Reviews
REVIEW: Watchmen – Season 1, Episode 6 “This Extraordinary Being”
“This Extraordinary Being” is a tough nut to crack. It has what could have been a fascinating story if it existed in a vacuum. Unfortunately, it’s a Watchmen story, and it retcons parts of the Alan Moore/Dave Gibbons comic book that Damon Lindelof claims he so reveres to fit its narrative. Sti...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Mandalorian – Season 1, Chapter 3, “The Sin”
*SPOILERS* In “The Sin,” the Mandalorian receives a message from Greef Carga congratulating him on his capture of the child and cryptically stating, “You know where to find me.” When the Mandalorian arrives for the reward, he’s greeted by two men in Stormtrooper uniforms who lead him to th...
Read MoreREVIEW: Arrow – Season 8, Episode 5 “Prochnost”
Much like previous episodes of Arrow this season, “Prochnost” is an homage to season 5, specifically the flashback portion of that season. Over the course of the first few seasons of the show, this was a storyline for which Arrow fans had been clamoring, so I’m glad to see Oliver’s p...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Flash – Season 6, Episode 6 “License to Elongate”
The Flash doing a James Bond homage should be right up my alley, but “License to Elongate” left me cold. Not nearly as funny or clever as it thinks it is, this week’s episode is a snooze that does almost nothing to further the plot or develop the characters. It doesn’t even get the reference...
Read MoreREVIEW: Watchmen – Season 1, Episode 5 “Little Fear of Lightning”
“Little Fear of Lightning” suggests that Watchmen’s best episodes will be the ones that aren’t focused on Angela Abar. This week puts Looking Glass under the… let’s got with “microscope,” and manages to be a marked improvement over the previous installment, and even a little better t...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Mandalorian – Season 1, Episode 2 “Chapter 2: The Child”
*SPOILERS* “Chapter Two: The Child” opens with the Mandalorian escorting the baby from the previous episode out of the compound. He’s attacked by a group of aliens, but easily defeats them. Later, by a campfire, the child reaches out to him, but he puts him back in his carrier. He sees a t...
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