The first half of the first season of Star Trek: Discovery concluded with an episode that is a microcosm of the good, the bad, and the ugly of the series as a whole. For those who are reading these reviews in the hopes of my advocating that every Trek fan give the series a look, […]
One of the big guests for the 2017 L.A. Comic Con was Chloe Bennet, the actress who plays Skye/Daisy Johnson/Quake on Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. She took to the stage on the Saturday of the convention for a conversation with Sean Gerber (Superhero News). Surprisingly, she was soon joined on stage by Gabriel Luna, who played […]
November is the time when really good new shows distinguish themselves from the rest of the pack. Perhaps unsurprisingly, this years batch of new network shows has been less than stellar. However, HBO and Netflix have turned in a few winners. Here’s a (spoiler-free) look at the three best new shows of this fall. Mindhunter […]
I’ve been ragging on Star Trek: Discovery a lot over the course of these last seven episodes, so I’m delighted to say that “Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum” (Latin for “If you want peace, prepare for war”) gets a whole heck of a lot right. From giving Saru a chance to shine (and giving us […]
As someone who watched and reviewed every episode of Season 3 of The Flash, I’m astounded by the 180-degree turn the show has made in Season 4. A show formerly obsessed with dour navel gazing, The Flash is now fun and fresh without being cloying. The positive environment makes it an ideal time for the […]
Religious imagery and subtext (particularly from the Judeo-Christian tradition) has long been a central aspect of the Superman mythos. So it stands to reason that a system of belief would form around a beatific savior from above who figuratively and literally rescues humanity. This concept that informs the fourth episode of Supergirl, “The Faithful,” is […]
Now that’s more like it. After six hit or miss episodes, Star Trek: Discovery finally hit on the right balance of character and story with “Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad” and delivered a really good, fun, and memorable episode. Harvey Mudd returned, this time along with a plot worthy of bringing the […]
