Category: Television Reviews
REVIEW: The Flash Season 9, Episode 5 “The Mask of the Red Death Part 2”
“The Mask of the Red Death Part 2” feels more like a series finale than a season finale. It’s got all the hallmarks of a capper – minus a worthy villain – with Barry’s ideology at the forefront. And it’s a good episode, even great in parts, but some of the same problems that have &hell...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Mandalorian Season 3, Episode 2, “The Mines of Mandalore”
***SPOILERS*** In “The Mines of Mandalore,” Mando returns to Tatooine to visit Pelli. She can’t get the part for IG-11 and sells him an astromech. On Mandalore, he sends the droid to take an air sample. When the droid goes missing, Mando fights off mysterious creatures. The air is ...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Bad Batch – Season 2, Episode 12, “The Outpost”
“Vicious creatures, but you have to admire them; they find a way to survive.” ***SPOILERS*** “The Outpost” sees Crosshair and a few other Clone Troopers sent to reinforce an Imperial outpost. They’re joined by Lieutenant Nolan. The Outpost is attacked, and the ship is b...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Last of Us – Season 1, Episode 8, “When We Are in Need”
Jed | Hollywood Scholar | Mar 6, 2023 | 0
The impossible has occurred: HBO has released a good episode of The Last of Us. After weeks of subpar writing, bad acting, and bloated filler, the writers have managed to cobble together an enjoyable and thought-provoking experience. Whether or not this is merely a case of a broken clock striking tr...
Read MoreREVIEW: Carnival Row – Season 2, Episodes 5 and 6, “Reckoning” and “Original Sins”
***SPOILERS*** In “Reckoning,” Vignette stands trial in a human court, surrounded by jeers and insults, as Philo recruits Kaine to rescue her. Winetrout informs the Chancellor of Sophie’s machinations. The Pactish ambassador continues to question Millworthy’s intentions. Tour...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Flash – Season 9, Episode 4 “The Mask of the Red Death Part 1”
“The Mask of the Red Death Part 1” (which would have made a good Indiana Jones movie title) leaves you with a strange feeling. It’s better than the last couple of episodes, and it has some great ideas that are in keeping the series’ central themes, ideas that could be fascinating if fully ex...
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