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REVIEW: Superman & Lois – Season 2, Episode 13 “All is Lost”
“All is Lost” gives away its purpose with its title; this is the episode where the stakes are raised, and the good guys are on the ropes with two installments left in season 2. But it doesn’t dwell on that; in fact, much of it is quite hopeful, seeing certain characters begin to emerge from &h...
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: The Flash – Season 8 Episode 16 “The Curious Case of Bartholomew Allen”
“The Curious Case of Bartholomew Allen” is a stand-alone episode… or is it? It mostly is, but parts of it will be important down the road. The plot has a big inconsistency that makes the middle feel like filler to kill time till the climax, but it’s offset by some terrific character work, pa...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Flash – Season 8, Episode 15 “Into the Still Force”
Iris’ disappearance at the end of “Funeral for a Friend” takes center stage in “Into the Still Force,” a building block episode that inches Barry closer to saving his wife without closing out the storyline yet. It’s a bit more unfocused than The Flash has been this year, with a couple of...
Read MoreNew CW Shows Ordered: Supernatural Prequel, Walker Prequel, Gotham Knights
Jed | Hollywood Scholar | May 13, 2022 | 0
The CW is in its most precarious position ever, having put itself up for sale and canceled several of its tentpole series. Despite this, the network has recently ordered full seasons of The Winchesters, Walker: Independence, and Gotham Knights. These shows each involve a member of the Sup...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Flash – Season 8, Episode 14 “Funeral for a Friend”
“Funeral for a Friend,” a reference to the comic book story that chronicled the aftermath of “The Death of Superman” (as opposed to the Elton John song), is the inevitable follow-up to Frost’s death in “Death Falls.” It’s a quiet episode with very little superhero action, focusing on...
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