Category: Television Reviews
REVIEW: Amphibia Season 3, Episode 13, “Mother of Olms;” “Grime’s Pupil”
*SPOILERS* “Mother of Olms” finds our intrepid heroes struggling down the path to Mother Olm’s chamber. Once they arrive, they’re faced with a giant olm with exotic markings. Mother Olm (Whoopi Goldberg) struggles to remember the details of an ancient prophecy involving the music box that se...
Read MoreREVIEW: Young Justice Season 4: Phantoms Episode 17, “Leviathan Wakes”
*SPOILERS* In “Leviathan Wakes,” the Orm clone is devastated by the knowledge of what he is. In Xebel, Mera’s father, the King, squabbles with Arthur over Arion’s reappearance and the date of Atlantis. Meanwhile, Kaldur and his team press on. Lagann is frustrated at the possi...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Flash – Season 8, Episode 10 “Reckless”
I’m probably starting to sound repetitive, but The Flash is still good, and I’m happy. “Reckless” is another strong episode, returning to perhaps the show’s most important theme and finding yet another way to explore it. It suffers only from an overly convenient plot point and more (though...
Read MoreREVIEW: Moon Knight – Season 1, Episode 2 “Summon the Suit”
Jed | Hollywood Scholar | Apr 6, 2022 | 0
Fans’ trepidation and hope birthed by the surprising quality of Moon Knight episode 1 have not been assuaged nor contradicted in the second episode of the series, which aired today. Episode 2 continues the feel, style, and aesthetic of episode 1, while only marginally continuing the plot. Some fan...
Read MoreREVIEW: Amphibia – Season 3, Episode 12, “Sasha’s Angels; Olm Town Road”
*SPOILERS* “Sasha’s Angels” sees Anne and Sasha briefing the recruits putting Mrs. Croaker in charge of strategy. The Mayor’s assistant, Toadie, pushes back on the plan, wanting to be the lookout instead of aiding the attack on a band of non-partisan thieves. They’re am...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Flash – Season 8, Episode 9 “Phantoms”
Not only does “Phantoms” continue a great run for The Flash, but like the show’s hero, it does the impossible: it made me like Chester. It couldn’t pull off the same feat with another obnoxious character who almost sinks her subplot, and there are some details revealed this week that don’t...
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