Tag: sci-fi
REVIEW: The Flash – Season 8, Episode 5 “Armageddon Part 5”
The Flash may have averted Armageddon, but his greatest test is yet to come. “Armageddon Part 5” puts yet another new spin on the theme that has fueled not only this season-opening miniseries but much of the show from the beginning. That it incorporates the central characters and plot elements f...
Read MoreREVIEW: Arcane Season 1 (2021)
I know I’m about a month late to the game, but I just finished the Netflix League of Legends series Arcane. I didn’t know anything about the game and had thought it would be similar to World of Warcraft, with all the traditional fantasy trappings that the title Arcane suggests. My assumptions en...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Flash – Season 8 Episode 4 “Armageddon Part 4”
“Armageddon Part 4” is a mostly great episode that kicks itself in the shins a few times too many. The continuing Armageddon storyline takes a surprising twist, and the wacky shifting alliances of an alternate future make for some entertaining scenes between former nemeses, but it focuses too mu...
Read MoreREVIEW: Amphibia – Season 3, Episode 9, “Froggy Little Christmas”
*SPOILERS* In “Froggy Little Christmas,” Mrs. Boonchuy is elated when the city offers her a spot in the annual Christmas parade. However, she feels she has to turn down the opportunity she’s dreamed of to keep a low profile for the Plantars. However, Anne sees this as her chance to...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Flash – Season 8, Episode 3 “Armageddon Part 3”
The beginning of “Armageddon Part 3” scared me. I thought we were bracing for the return of one of my most hated, played-out superhero tropes, something The Flash has done several times (and several times too many). Instead, the third chapter in the miniseries surprised me by arguing against thi...
Read MoreIvanna Sakhno Cast in Ahsoka Series
A Deadline exclusive reports that Ivanna Sakhno has been cast in the upcoming Disney+ series Ahsoka. Sakhno is known for her roles in Pacific Rim: Uprising and The Spy Who Dumped Me. The Deadline report also indicates that Sakhno will be playing a new character rather than a pre-existing entity from...
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