Tag: Adam Rayner
REVIEW: Superman & Lois – Season 2, Episode 15 “Waiting for Superman”
“Waiting for Superman” is the perfect kind of finale, for a TV season or any other story. It marries big, apocalyptic spectacle with the personal stories that have run through the past fourteen episodes. And as a microcosm of the show, it demonstrates what Superman means to the world and the ind...
Read MoreREVIEW: Superman & Lois – Season 2, Episode 12 “Lies That Bind”
The second season of Superman & Lois heads into the home stretch with “Lies That Bind,” a fun – and surprisingly funny – episode that closes more plot threads than expected while setting up the final threat Superman and his allies will have to face. The trust theme is also advanced, with...
Read MoreREVIEW: Superman & Lois Season 2, Episode 7 “Anti-Hero”
You wouldn’t guess from the title, but “Anti-Hero” is about family, specifically how devastating truths can be kept secret even in the tightest-knit ones. At the same time, those we trust the least may be the ones who come through for us when no one else can. All the plotlines move forward thi...
Read MoreREVIEW: Superman & Lois – Season 2, Episode 2 “The Ties That Bind”
Still in the early stages of its second season, Superman & Lois continues laying the groundwork for the story arcs to come. “The Ties That Bind” is another setup episode, but it feels more productive than “What Lies Beneath.” Several plotlines grow, if only slightly, and a couple of big ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Superman & Lois – Season 1, Episode 15 “Last Sons of Krypton”
Superman & Lois ends its impressive first season with “Last Sons of Krypton,” a mostly satisfying, though somewhat underwhelming, finale that succeeds more in its character payoffs than its superhero action. It brings the season’s major themes full circle and concludes some of the characte...
Read MoreREVIEW: Superman & Lois – Season 1, Episode 14 “The Eradicator”
Superman & Lois has shown flailing modern entertainment how to do several things properly since its premiere – Superman, family drama, the Arrowverse in general, to name a few. In “The Eradicator,” it shows how to subvert expectations and satisfy the viewer. For the first half of the episo...
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