In the past, Arrow has made some dubious choices from a logical storytelling standpoint. Most recently, there was Oliver giving Malcolm Merlyn the title of Ra’s knowing full well that it would likely come back to bite him in the ass. And while I have occasionally railed these ridiculous and often stupid choices in my […]
The first two episodes of Flash Season 2 were very much about setting up the new concepts and characters the creators had in store for us. But instead of making progress on these fronts with “Family of Rogues,” the episode put the “Zoom and doom” plot on hold to focus on the return of Captain […]
This week on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. there was a good balance of relationship updates and action sequences, plus the whole team was there! Let’s take a look at what went down on episode 3.4, “Devils You Know.” The main theme of this episode was teamwork and how it doesn’t always come easy. This was […]
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: when The Walking Dead finds that sweet spot between character development and brutal action sequences, it is among the best shows on television. And “JSS” pretty much nailed it. Personally, I could have done with a little less dismemberment by the Wolves, but I’ll take it […]
For an hour-long piece of exposition, “The Candidate” pretty much did it’s job. While last week’s season premiere was tasked with introducing us to Damien Darhk, this week was all about setting up conflicts that will continue throughout the first half of the season. And, aside from the rather weak plotline involving Jeri Ryan’s Jessica […]
While “The Man Who Saved Central City” held off on giving us answers, “The Flash of Two Worlds” begins right after Jay proclaims that Barry’s world is in danger. And rather than keep the audience hanging as to what the threat actually looks like, we get to see a flashback of Jay battling Zoom. The […]
This week’s episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,“A Wanted (Inhu)Man”, not only featured a manhunt, but also a flight club and even some romance. The episode was a little all over the place, but we still got some valuable information. The manhunt in question was all about which team could capture Lincoln first. Ever since […]
The Walking Dead is one of the more stylistically interesting shows on the air. Within a single episode, the show can present artistic visuals (such as this week’s excellent use of black and white vs. color to delineate flashbacks) and intriguing character beats (Morgan’s ability to suss out the reality behind several characters’ outside personas […]
After last year’s uneven season, I will admit I was less than enthusiastic about reviewing Arrow once again this year. Having loved the show’s first two seasons, I was really let down by the lack of cohesive storytelling in season three (and don’t even get me started on those flashbacks). But, after reading through a […]
Season 1 of The Flash ended with Barry running into the temporal vortex in a potentially futile attempt to reverse its direction and prevent the destruction of his city. But rather than pick up where we left off with “The Man Who Saved Central City,” the show has jumped forward six months, and things are […]
