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REVIEW: Gotham – Season 5, Episode 9 “The Trial of Jim Gordon”
With last week’s Harvey-centric storyline through, I had been looking forward to this week’s episode of Gotham, “The Trial of Jim Gordon,” written and directed by Ben McKenzie and Erin Richards, respectively. It was the latter I was particularly excited about because this would be a ...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Orville – Season 2, Episode 10 “Blood of Patriots”
The Orville wasted no time exploring some of the new threads opened by last week’s incredible episode with “Blood of Patriots,” a mystery that sheds some light on Gordon’s past and puts a potential peace between warring systems in a new light. It’s also funny, exciting, and the most import...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Orville – Season 2, Episode 9 “Identity, Part 2”
Following up the cliffhanger ending of last week’s first half of this mid-season two-parter, “Identity, Part 2” is a tense, rousing, immensely satisfying conclusion that wraps up the conflict while setting up new ideas and potential storylines for the show’s future. There’s lots of action,...
Read MoreREVIEW: Gotham – Season 5, Episode 8 “Nothing’s Shocking”
With last week’s tour de force, I honestly thought Gotham was going to slow down a bit, particularly with the McKenzie-scripted trial of James Gordon on the horizon next week. Little did I realize that, with “Nothing’s Shocking,” the show was about to capitalize on a relationshi...
Read MoreREVIEW: Gotham – Season 5, Episode 7 “Ace Chemicals”
Last week, Walker finally appeared, Bane was born, and Gordon now awaits another kind of birth. For weeks, Gotham previews have been telling us to expect an epic fight with Bruce and Jeremiah, and judging by the title “Ace Chemicals,” it sounds as though this episode will culminate with ...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Orville – Season 2, Episode 8 “Identity, Part 1”
Halfway through a season that’s been heavy on character relationships and light on sci-fi action, The Orville ups the stakes considerably with “Identity, Part 1,” the phenomenal beginning of a two-parter that ranks with its very best episodes. Much like season 2, things begin on a quiet, chara...
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