Tag: sci-fi
REVIEW: Amphibia Season 3, Episode 2, “Hop ‘Til You Drop/Turning Point”
*SPOILERS* In “Hop ‘Til You Drop,” Anne focuses on helping the Plantars acclimate to living on Earth. Rather than introducing human life to them in baby steps, she decides to challenge them with the ruthless occupants of the local mall. To teach Polly anger management, Anne sends h...
Read MoreREVIEW: Doom Patrol – Season 3, Episode 5 “Dada Patrol”
*SPOILERS* “Dada Patrol” revisits the ongoing tension among Jane and her alternate personalities, as Kay would like to go up and choose a pair of new shoes. The therapist personality tries to talk her out of it, reminding the girl that there’s a system in place. Jane advocates for Kay’s righ...
Read MoreREVIEW: What If…? – Season 1, Episode 9 “What If… The Watcher Broke His Oath?”
After an unexpectedly amazing setup last week, What If…? wraps up its frustratingly inconsistent first season with a frustratingly inconsistent finale. “What If… The Watcher Broke His Oath?” has some great moments and winning characters, but some lame jokes and annoying bits of pandering to ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Doom Patrol Season 3, Episode 4 “Undead Patrol”
*SPOILERS* “Undead Patrol” opens with the unsettling sight of Willoughby desecrating Niles’ disembodied head. As implied at the end of “Possibilities Patrol,” he uses it to bring Niles’ spirit back to the human world. Willoughby’s crusade of petty, self-serv...
Read MoreNetflix’s Squid Game is Catching Fire
Set to become the most popular non-English series in Netflix history, the Korean-language series Squid Game is a transcendent success that the world is embracing. The hyper-violence permeating the nine-episode thriller has taken over the streaming platform since its release on Friday, September 17th...
Read MoreREVIEW: What If…? – Season 1, Episode 8 “What If… Ultron Won?”
What If…? followed up its worst episode (maybe; that Star Panther one was rough) with its best one. “What If… Ultron Won?” is a game-changer, one that finally sees the different worlds to which Uatu has introduced us collide, explaining the ending of last week’s cringefest and setting the ...
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