Category: Television Reviews
REVIEW: Vikings: Valhalla – Season 1
Jed | Hollywood Scholar | Feb 25, 2022 | 2
Netflix’s Vikings: Valhalla, the sequel to the History Channel’s Vikings, was released this weekend. Despite some rampant issues and wokism, many fans of the franchise did enjoy this new show. Vikings: Valhalla is very much a Netflix show, with race and gender swaps along with “subverting” g...
Read MoreREVIEW: Superman & Lois – Season 2, Episode 5 “Girl… You’ll Be a Woman Soon”
“Girl… You’ll Be a Woman Soon” is my favorite kind of episode. It uses what seems like a self-contained story to significantly advance the season’s main plot. (Buffy the Vampire Slayer was masterful at this.) Here, the centerpiece is Sarah’s quinceañera, an event that reveals secrets fr...
Read MoreREVIEW: Space Force Season 2 (2022)
Jed | Hollywood Scholar | Feb 21, 2022 | 0
The long-forgotten season 2 of Netflix’s Space Force was released to no fanfare or big press release this weekend. When Netflix viewers were asked if they were going to watch season 2, the consensus was, “Oh . . . yeah. I forgot about that show. I guess I’ll check it out.” Netflix’s binge ...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Book of Boba Fett – Season 1, Episode 7, “In the Name of Honor”
*SPOILERS* “In the Name of Honor” finds Boba Fett and Fennec Shand exploring the ruins of Garsa’s Sanctuary. They decide to hide there while they wait for reinforcements, unaware of the shoot-out in Freetown. Meanwhile, Cad Bane assures Mok Shaiz and the Pykes that he knows how to ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Superman & Lois – Season 2, Episode 4 “The Inverse Method”
After a draggy and unfocused – or, more accurately, improperly focused – third episode, Superman & Lois quickly rights itself. “The Inverse Method” jumpstarts all of the various plot threads using a unifying theme that causes much more trouble than it solves and sets up a rocky road for ...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Book of Boba Fett – Season 1, Episode 6, “From the Desert Comes a Stranger”
*SPOILERS* “From the Desert Comes a Stranger” opens with Cobb Vanth dealing with a group of Pyke spice traders who have wandered into his town. We then find Mando arriving at Luke’s future Jedi training academy. He runs into R2-D2, who leads him farther into the grounds and deactivates. Din wa...
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