Supergirl has been defined by its heavily allegorical, SF-infused take on our current sociopolitical climate. From (literal) alien refugees fleeing their repressive homeworlds to xenophobic demagogues attempting to turn popular sentiment against strange visitors from other planets, Supergirl has served as a humanistic response to real-life issues and a catharsis for those who can’t solve […]
The CBS Upfront presentation was last Wednesday and the network revealed the first trailer for the much-anticipated upcoming series, Star Trek: Discovery. This new show will only be available on CBS All Access, which is the network’s subscription streaming video on demand service. It costs $5.99 a month, or $9.99 for a commercial free option. […]
The CW released trailers for many of its upcoming shows at their recent upfronts presentation, including the much-anticipated Black Lightning. Black Lightning tells the story of Jefferson Pearce who used to be a vigilante, but retired and became a school principal. 10 years after leaving his Black Lightning persona behind, he is drawn back to […]
After last week’s excellent episode left viewers with a chilling cliffhanger, the tenth season of Doctor Who delivers another knockout punch with “Extremis.” It would be very difficult to discuss “Extremis” without addressing major spoilers about it and the events of the previous episode, so consider yourselves warned. Spoilers abound from this point onward. An […]
Netflix’s ray of sunshine, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, returns to the streaming site this Friday, May 19th for its 13-episode third season. And, having seen the first six episodes of the latest batch, I can tell you that if you enjoyed the previous two seasons of the series, you’ll like this one. The first six episodes are […]
Arrow has always been great at setting up their finales with a penultimate episode that raises the stakes and puts characters exactly where they need to be. “Missing” was no different. This episode served as a reminder of everything we’ve been through this season. It gave us a chance to settle into a small zone […]
The fourth season of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. came to a close in an episode appropriately titled “World’s End.” This episode finished off the season’s theme of revenge that has been steady since Ghost Rider’s first appearance way back in the first half of the season. Let’s see if it ended with a bang or […]
