Category: Television Reviews
REVIEW: Arcane Season 1 (2021)
I know I’m about a month late to the game, but I just finished the Netflix League of Legends series Arcane. I didn’t know anything about the game and had thought it would be similar to World of Warcraft, with all the traditional fantasy trappings that the title Arcane suggests. My assumptions en...
Read MoreREVIEW: Hawkeye – Episode 4 “Partners, Am I Right?”
Every so often, a show will deliver an episode that, though unintentionally, perfectly encapsulates the series as a whole. “Partners, Am I Right?” is that for Hawkeye, at least so far. It gives the characters a breather after last week’s action-heavy episode, and while a few meaningful moments...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Flash – Season 8 Episode 4 “Armageddon Part 4”
“Armageddon Part 4” is a mostly great episode that kicks itself in the shins a few times too many. The continuing Armageddon storyline takes a surprising twist, and the wacky shifting alliances of an alternate future make for some entertaining scenes between former nemeses, but it focuses too mu...
Read MoreREVIEW: Amphibia – Season 3, Episode 9, “Froggy Little Christmas”
*SPOILERS* In “Froggy Little Christmas,” Mrs. Boonchuy is elated when the city offers her a spot in the annual Christmas parade. However, she feels she has to turn down the opportunity she’s dreamed of to keep a low profile for the Plantars. However, Anne sees this as her chance to...
Read MoreREVIEW: Young Justice Season 4: Phantoms – Episodes 8 and 9, “I Know Why the Caged Cat Sings” and “Odnu!”
*SPOILERS* “I Know Why the Caged Cat Sings” begins in the fallout of “The Lady, or The Tigress?” as Artemis and her crew get swarmed by Lady Shiva’s followers. Cassandra/Orphan finally frees herself, taking out the lights, and a big fight ensues. When the lights come ba...
Read MoreREVIEW: Hawkeye – Episode 3 “Echoes”
“Echoes” is the most frustrating kind of episode. On the one hand, it’s easily the best Hawkeye’s been yet and has some excellent character work and a fun action sequence. However, it’s also got the show’s shortcomings in full effect, and the contrast teases what Hawkeye could have and s...
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