Category: Television Reviews
REVIEW: Pennyworth – Season 1, Episode 4, “Lady Penelope”
After last week’s first adventure with Martha, I was excited to see what would come next on Pennyworth, especially since the upcoming synopsis suggested we would be having more Alfred and Martha action, as has been previously hinted. “Lady Penelope” opens with a couple exiting a theate...
Read MoreREVIEW: Pennyworth – Season 1, Episodes 1-3, “Pilot” “The Landlord’s Daughter,” and “Martha Kane”
Pennyworth has been an exciting prospect for any DC fan. Aside from delineating the origins of the Dark Knight’s most trusted ally, we get to see an aspect of the DC universe that is seldom given the spotlight: the period drama. When Epix released the first three episodes OnDemand, I couldn’...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Boys – Season 1
Subversion has been a hot topic throughout various media in the last several years, much to fans’ chagrin – or delight, depending on who you ask. However, it is the concept of subversion that the new Amazon show The Boys relies on and utilizes to great effect. The Boys is a property I’ve b...
Read MoreREVIEW: Veronica Mars Season 4 (2019)
Just like its intrepid PI hero, Veronica Mars is the franchise that won’t stay down. After the TV series ended its initial three-season run in 2007, creator Rob Thomas launched a Kickstarter campaign and was able to secure enough crowd-funding for a movie. This was followed by a pair of novels co-...
Read MoreREVIEW: Stranger Things Season 3 (2019)
After a longer-than-usual two year wait, season 3 of Netflix’s hit Stranger Things was released last Thursday, July 4th. While I had some patriotic festivities to partake in for Independence Day, you can be sure I was eager to start binging the new season after work that Friday. While much of Stra...
Read MoreREVIEW: Game of Thrones – Season 8, Episode 6 “The Iron Throne”
*SPOILERS* In “The Iron Throne,” the Unsullied execute Lannister prisoners in the street, to the horror of Jon Snow, Ser Davos, and Tyrion. Tyrion tosses aside his Hand of the Queen pin and confesses to releasing Jaime, precipitating his imprisonment. Jon and Daenerys discuss the slaught...
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