Category: Television Reviews
REVIEW: Arcane – Season 2, Episodes 4, 5 and 6,”Paint the Town Blue,” “Blisters and Bedrock,” and “The Message Hidden Within the Pattern”
***SPOILERS*** “Paint the Town Blue” shows us the state of Piltover a few months after “Finally Got the Name Right;” Ambessa is mostly calling the shots, with Caitlyn following her “counsel.” Caitlyn has shacked up with Officer Maddie Nolen in the wake of her fight with Vi. Jinx hides in...
Read MoreREVIEW: Cobra Kai – Season 6, Part 2 (2024)
The second part of Cobra Kai’s three-part final season arrived on Netflix this weekend, and while the show is still great, it’s becoming clear that it’s ending at the right time. There’s still strong character work, exciting karate matches, and plenty of fun (with the occasional jab at woke...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Penguin – Episode 8, “A Great or Little Thing”
It all came down to “A Great or Little Thing,” a title that sums up the entire series, particularly its main character. The Penguin is a story awash in lies and myth-making, with little things – little people – becoming greater than what they are based on the tall tales we tell each other ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Arcane – Season 2, Episodes 1, 2, and 3, “Heavy Is the Crown,” “Watch It All Burn,” and “Finally Got the Name Right”
In 2021, Arcane became one of the best TV shows I’ve ever seen, and for me, it came out of nowhere. This League of Legends adaptation sports gorgeous animation, a versatile, star-studded soundtrack, and some of the best-realized characters you can find on TV. I didn’t know anything about League ...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Penguin – Episode 7, “Top Hat”
“Top Hat” packs in enough story and character development for half a season, but the writers of The Penguin keep it from feeling rushed. Admittedly, part of that is because it’s following a bunch of stellar episodes that made the characters complex and the story a winding road of plotting, po...
Read MoreREVIEW: Agatha All Along – Season 1, Episode 9, “Maiden Mother Crone”
“Maiden Mother Crone,” the (hopefully) series finale of Agatha All Along, is an odd duck. It’s split into two distinct halves, and while the first one is easily the best the show has been, the second is little more than a coda, a half-assed wrap-up that makes you wonder what the point of the s...
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