The second episode of The Gifted, “rX,” is a direct continuation of the first episode, “eXposed,” and has the same strength and weaknesses. After saving the Struckers and Eclipse (Sean Teale) from the Sentinel Services, Clarice Fong, AKA Blink (Jamie Chung), falls unconscious and loses control of her powers. Both Fong’s life and the fate of […]
In Season 4 of The Flash, the series is taking its mission to be funny and lighthearted seriously. Nowhere is this more apparent than in “Luck Be A Lady,” an episode that features more jokes and smiles than most of Season 3. In another welcome change, we get an antagonist with a background and a […]
A focus on familial ties has been a running theme for Supergirl the past two seasons, so it’s no surprise that it would be the through line for “Far From The Tree.” In many cases, the series depicts maternal relationships—examples include Kara’s relationship to her Kryptonian mother Alura, Kara and Alex’s relationship to Eliza Danvers, […]
So, after last season’s barrage of disappointments (with the scattering of interesting character moments and the occasional strong episode), I wrote that I was going to stop reviewing The Walking Dead, perhaps checking in on the series from time to time when it offered up a major character moment or particularly strong episode. But over […]
The Gifted is the second TV show to be released in 2017 based on the X-Men, and compared to Legion it is the more mainstream show. In another timeline in the X-Men universe the use of mutant powers is outlawed in America and neither the X-Men or the Brotherhood are around. All that is left is an underground group of young mutants who help […]
Notwithstanding the episode title, “Mixed Signals” clearly makes its intentions known: namely, to deliver an hour (including commercials) of Flash-focused fun. This is a welcomed development after a season premiere focused on clearing the cobwebs from the collective downer that was Season 3. While “Mixed Signals” is still somewhat tangled up in the plot strands […]
In my review of the Supergirl Season 3 premiere, I lamented the lameness of Bloodsport as an antagonist. Unfortunately, the second episode of Season 3, “Triggers” makes it 0-for-2 in the weak villain department. The disappointing part is that Psi, an obscure Supergirl villain played by Jane the Virgin’s Yael Grobglas, does have potential. Psi’s […]
This week on Star Trek: Discovery it became clear that there really is a strong Star Trek series lurking under the surface. Unfortunately, that series continues to be mired down in a central arc that doesn’t make all that much sense. It’s not too spoilery to divulge that the major conflict in Discovery is a […]
For an episode that follows up the cliffhanger from the end of the excellent fifth season, “Fallout” struggled to explain why leaving its audience on edge was the right choice to make. Arrow is now in its sixth season and the need for a major shake up is an all time high. Now would have […]
Let’s face it, tiger: Season 3 of The Flash was a muddled, depressing mess. The dominant story point of last season was having Barry fix his problems through time travel, only to cause bigger problems to get increasingly maudlin about. The tone of the show had gotten so dark that when Barry went into the […]
