Category: Television Reviews
REVIEW: The Acolyte – Season 1, Episode 4, “Day”
***SPOILERS*** In “Day,” Osha says goodbye to Jecki. Mae and Qimir arrive on Khofar. Vernestra finds out who Mae has targeted and discusses it with several Jedi. Vernestra tells Sol and the others not to tell the Council. Sol enlists Osha to join the Jedi as they travel to Khofar, Kelnacca’s h...
Read MoreREVIEW: House of the Dragon – Season 2, Episode 1, “A Son For a Son”
After a two-year wait, House of the Dragon is back with a vengeance. ***SPOILERS*** Amid Rhaenyra’s absence, Rhaenys returns from a patrol on Meraxes. Daemon orders her to join him in petitioning lords on Rhaenyra’s behalf, but she goes to rest, telling Daemon to wait for Rhaenyra. Alicent and ...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Boys – Season 4 Episodes1, 2, and 3, “Department of Dirty Tricks,” “Life Among the Septics”, and “We’ll Keep the Red Flag Flying Here”
***SPOILERS*** “Department of Dirty Tricks” finds Kimiko posing as a waiter at Neuman’s campaign event, an in for the Boys to infiltrate and keep tabs. Homelander and Ryan are present, too, amused by all the “cockroaches.” Butcher finds Ryan and begs him to leave with him, but Ryan isn’t...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Acolyte – Season 1, Episode 3, “Destiny”
***SPOILERS*** “Destiny” opens on Mae and Osha’s homeworld of Brendok 16 years ago. They are the only children in a coven of witches led by Mother Aniseya (Jodie Turner-Smith), their actual mother. But she isn’t their only mother; Mother Koril worries about Osha’s lack of discipline and te...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Acolyte – Season 1, Episodes 1 and 2, “Lost/Found” and “Revenge/Justice”
Well, The Acolyte is finally here. Star Wars fans have been anticipating this series for all the wrong reasons, from its showrunner’s dubious past working with Harvey Weinstein to bad PR to downright confusing dialogue in the trailers. Despite Lucasfilm’s best(?) efforts, I don’t think anyon...
Read MoreREVIEW: Tales of the Empire Season 1 (2024)
I loved Tales of the Jedi. More accurately, I loved half of it, the Dooku half, and I enjoyed the Ahsoka half. The animation style is to die for, and I liked learning more about an under-utilized character. In short, that’s why the Count Dooku episodes were so much more compelling. I was all in w...
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