In the pages of DC Comics, the Speed Force is an extra-dimensional energy source from which the Flash and his fellow speedsters draw their powers. On The Flash, the concept remains essentially the same but the execution has been less than satisfying. In this week’s episode, Barry goes into the Speed Force (thus the ingenious […]
At the top of the episode, I wrote in my notebook “The kid is going to die.” It’s not that I wanted Benjamin to bite it, but after six and a half years watching The Walking Dead, I think we all knew he wasn’t long for the world. Especially when there was talk about a […]
Legion just keeps getting better week after week. After “Chapter Four” gave us one of the strangest television episodes in years, “Chapter Five” went full horror, continuing to mess with time and space while providing us the most concrete explanation yet for David’s complex powers and mental situation. While it’s certainly possible we’ll get another […]
In my review from last week, I praised The Flash showrunners for finding a fun, fast pace after a season largely spent lagging behind. Funny how quickly things change. This week’s episode, “The Wrath of Savitar,” represents a serious stumble in the series’ path toward greatness—or if not greatness, then at least storytelling competence. As […]
Following the events of last week’s “Homecoming,” the alien community is under attack. Jeremiah Danvers, Alex and Kara’s long-lost father, stole the alien registry from the DEO on behalf of Project Cadmus, a shadowy organization led by the virulently xenophobic Lillian Luthor. Cadmus’ goal is frightfully simple: round up all the aliens living on Earth […]
I’ve been hard on The Walking Dead this season. But just as I am quick to criticize the series when it emphasizes gore over coherent storylines, I’m just as willing to praise the series when it gets an episode right. And “Say Yes” was one of the show’s better episodes in the past few seasons. […]
“Fighting Fire with Fire” shows that Arrow has come a long way from the many missteps of the previous two seasons. This episode’s pacing, character development, story progression, and overall tone shows that the Arrow crew is absolutely capable of creating quality dramatic storytelling. We also got the season’s biggest reveal, so if it wasn’t […]
Despite being the best show currently airing on television, Legion has been a bit uneven in its first three episodes. After a twisted but excellent pilot, the past two weeks have had to contend with doling out exposition at the expense of digging into the show’s strange yet wonderful aesthetic. Well, “Chapter Four” brought the […]
After a season largely spent running in place, The Flash sure has picked up the pace lately. For the first time in a while, there’s forward momentum in the series as characters evolve in response to current situations. Even the future death of Iris West storyline, for all its flaws—and we’ll be addressing those flaws […]
Last week’s episode of Supergirl saw the consummation of the “will they or won’t they?” romance between Kara and Mon-El. As anyone who’s ever been in a relationship knows, the so-called honeymoon phase is when you think your partner is perfect and can do no wrong. But after the naked fun-times and blurting out to […]
