Way back in October, in my review of the Westworld premiere, I wrote a bit about the problem baked into a series about robots slowly gaining sentience: we already know the endgame. And look what happened. But, considering so much of the finale was spent solving mysteries most of the audience had long ago figured […]
It takes a lot for me to break up with a television show. Even when a series isn’t firing on all cylinders, I tend to cling to the show’s good times. I remember the great episodes of the past and remain convinced that the show can once again reach those heights- particularly if the show […]
After a few weeks off, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. came back with a vengeance in “Deals with Our Devils.” The team was divided by different dimensions, but they had the same goal in mind – figure out how to get everyone back on the same playing field, while getting Eli under control. Let’s see how […]
The Flash has stumbled, both literally and metaphorically, this season, but apparently all it took was an alien invasion for the character (and the show) to get back on its feet. Although Monday night’s episode of Supergirl briefly alludes to it, this episode of The Flash officially kicks off “Heroes v Aliens,” the CW’s much-ballyhooed […]
Revivals of beloved television shows are a delicate thing. Balancing the need for fan service with a coherent and complex enough plot to make the revival necessary isn’t an easy thing to accomplish. I have to admit, I was pretty excited at the prospect of new episodes of Gilmore Girls. I warmly recall the nights […]
Although billed as part one of a four-night crossover event, “Medusa” is first and foremost an episode of Supergirl. But not just any episode—“Medusa” feels like a climax point as several season-long storylines are seemingly wrapped up. This lends the episode a breakneck pace that feels like fun in the moment. In the aftermath, however, […]
When I watch a show, I care the most about character development. It’s one of the joys of television to me, and the one major element that separates the medium of television from that of film or theatre. With television, we, as an audience, get the chance to spend a significant period of time with […]
Looking on the bright side of last night’s episode of The Walking Dead, at least Tara’s slowly developing into a character with enough personality and gumption to carry an entire episode without making me want to see her become zombie chow. But that’s really all I can say that’s positive about “Swear,” the latest in […]
The past few episodes of The Flash have explored the development of Caitlin Snow’s cold powers, but “Killer Frost” is the episode that (if you’ll pardon the mixed metaphor) blows the lid off the boiling teakettle. As the episode title implies, Caitlin’s identity becomes subsumed into her Killer Frost alter ego after she’s forced to […]
In the first half-dozen episodes of the second season of Supergirl, Cadmus has lurked in the shadows as the series’ latest Big Bad. In the show’s seventh episode, fittingly titled “The Darkest Places,” we get our first up-close look at the mysterious organization. Previously we saw Cadmus operatives kidnap aliens, including Mon-El at the close […]
