“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.
It’s not the Flash-centric episode most viewers were probably hoping for, but it does introduce a Young Justice fan favorite from the comics. Plus, lessons in bad parenting!
Although the rightly titled “Blackwater” was centered on the battle that took place in the Blackwater bay and on the shores of King’s Landing, the real drama — which made the episode stand out — wasn’t so much about the battle as it was about what was unfolding around key characters, particularly what happened in the king’s castle, the Red Keep. The threat of death loomed above Tyrion, Cersei, Stannis, the Hound and Sansa until the arrival of mounted knights.
A super friend of Blue Beetle’s goes missing, and the ladies of Alpha Team discover an abduction ring. See what I did there? You’ll get it once you watch this episode.
“The Prince of Winterfell” was slower than some of the previous episodes this season, but conveyed a more palpable sense of an impending doom. At its heart was a courtship that took its time to get to fruition, but also because many of its storylines led characters closer to a final showdown and not further. Amidst all that, the episode also saw many characters committing to others or to something, from Theon Greyjoy linking his fate to Winterfell, to Stannis Baratheon prematurely finding his hand (as in Hand of the king), and even Shae and Tyrion committing to each other.
Red Arrow gets an intervention — along with a whole other surprise — as Superboy and Blue Beetle relive the Justice League’s first adventure. Plus, guess what became of Kid Flash and Artemis.
The SMALLVILLE story continues in this new ongoing series! Based on the hit CW show!• Find out what happened after CLARK KENT puts on the costume. The new comic book series picks-up where the show left off – with Clark officially now as Superman! – and features other fan-favorite characters including Oliver Queen/Green Arrow, Chloe Sullivan-Queen, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and General Lane. The book features an all-star creative team – in addition to writer Bryan Q. Miller, SMALLVILLE SEASON 11 creators include print cover artist Gary Frank (SUPERMAN SECRET ORIGIN), digital cover artist Cat Staggs and interiors by Pere Perez.
There were honorable deeds in “A Man Without Honor,” though predictably not from the man in the title, but from many others, including women. The episode of Game of Thrones also treated us to several variants of the cat-and-mouse game featuring fleeting escapes, not-so-veiled threats, and the best of it all, cat and mouse switching places to our delight.
“Alienated” turns out to have much less to do with Earth’s alien problem and far more to do with the fate of one of the show’s original cast members.
