Tag: sci-fi
REVIEW: Loki – Season 2, Episode 4, “Heart of the TVA”
There’s a moment in “Heart of the TVA,” this week’s episode of Loki, where Loki tells Sylvie, “I promise, this will all make sense.” He’s talking to us as much as he is to her, assuring the audience that there is an explanation for the weird, confusing events of the episode. But after ...
Read MoreWarner Bros. Producing New Looney Tunes Movie
The Looney Tunes are back in action. Variety exclusively reports that Warner Bros. Animation is producing a new animated film called The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie. The film sees Daffy Duck and Porky Pig team up to save the Earth from an alien invasion; this will be the first featu...
Read MoreREVIEW: Loki – Season 2, Episode 3, “1893”
If for no other reason, “1893” is probably the best episode of Loki’s second season (so far) because it actually moves the plot forward. The plot isn’t great, and the show is still a chore to sit through, but halfway through this run, there is finally momentum. There are some good ideas, t...
Read MoreREVIEW: Loki – Season 2, Episode 2, “Breaking Brad”
Loki is following a familiar pattern in its new season, as the second episode, “Breaking Brad,” is better than the first and has some appetizing suggestions that all may not be as it seems with Loki. It also has some filler, some bad humor, and the return (in earnest) of the character the show ...
Read MoreNobody is Watching Star Wars or Marvel
Disney’s final quarter of 2023 isn’t shaping up to be the lifeline they desperately need. Samba TV has published their ratings for the Ahsoka season finale, and they’re not good. According to the streaming data analysts, “The Jedi, the Witch, and the Warlord” (ugh) pulled in 836,000 househ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Loki – Season 2, Episode 1, “Ouroboros”
Loki may be the first show in television history to start a season with a filler episode. “Ouroboros,” the second season premiere of the Marvel Disney+ series, tries to convince you it’s important, that there are dire stakes, that this is like nothing you’ve ever seen before, but about two-...
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