“Out of the Past” was, as suggested by its title, very much about the past as Korra finally succeeded in connecting spiritually with Aang, the previous Avatar. The episode brought an end to the Tarrlok arc, establishing Amon (who is disappointingly not Tarrlok) as the ultimate nemesis of the season.
After ten weeks of exciting storytelling, Game of Thrones‘s second season bowed out with a couple of episodes that ramped up the action and brought the proceedings to an appropriately enticing resting place. Although the sophomore season of the popular HBO series was arguably better than the first, at PlayerAffinity TV, we have decided to take a look at the show from a more wary perspective. We set out to round up those areas that could be improved, areas that might ultimately be responsible for its demise, or at least for a drop in popularity.
The extended trailer for Arrow is finally released, and it gives more of a look into the show.
In a shocking move, Starz has announced this week that their biggest hit, and perhaps only one ever, will be ending next year in its fourth season. “Spartacus:: War of the Damned”, will have ten episodes and air in January 2013.
“When Extremes Meet” showed Korra finally embarking on a personal journey in becoming the Avatar and underlined a fundamental issue with the power structure in Republic City. The episode also developed Councilman Tarrlok as a villain in his own right, and singled out Asami as the most interesting young person around Korra.
Following the excitements of the battle of Blackwater Bay, “Valar Morghulis” was very much about rewarding friends and settling scores, even in places and storylines very removed from King’s Landing and its recent clash of kings. The season finale of Game of Thrones also brought most of the year’s storylines to a resting point, providing a sense of wonder in the process, something very different from the emotions of the adrenaline-fueled scenes of the previous week.
NBC’s modest hit Grimm has just wrapped it freshman season, but we are already hearing about what it has in store for us in the fall. Zap2it reports that James Frain (“True Blood”) has been cast as the brother of Captain Sean Renard (Sasha Roiz) on the dark fantasy series. Grimm ended its maiden season with a finale that tried to deal with some of its mysteries while introducing new ones. The biggest new addition being arguably the “resurrection” of Nick’s mother played by Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio.
