Tag: miniseries
REVIEW: The Penguin – Episode 5, “Homecoming”
In a way, it’s unfortunate that “Homecoming” is following the outstanding “Cent’Anni,” as it was all but destined to suffer by comparison. But it’s another great episode of The Penguin, rocketing the story forward on multiple fronts, bringing all the major characters into the next leg ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Agatha All Along – Season 1, Episode 6, “Familiar By Thy Side”
“Familiar By Thy Side” is exactly what the title implies: the episode that reveals all about Teen, the drip of a familiar who’s been following the coven along the Witches’ Road because he thinks Agatha is just the coolest. The answer is one of the two or three that have been widely speculate...
Read MoreREVIEW: Agatha All Along – Season 1, Episode 5, “Darkest Hour/Wake Thy Power”
If “Darkest Hour/Wake thy Power” makes anything clear, it’s that Agatha All Along didn’t have to be this bad. There are some decent concepts in this show, the cast is made up of good actresses, and the setting has tons of potential. But they’re all wasted; the concepts are never explored ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Agatha All Along – Season 1, Episode 4, “If I Can’t Reach You/Let My Song Teach You”
There’s a point in Marvel’s Disney+ shows where it becomes clear none of the promising elements will amount to anything, and we’re in for another disaster. “If I Can’t Reach You/Let My Song Teach You” is that point for Agatha All Along. This episode is a boring, cringey, nonsensical wrec...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Penguin – Episode 2, “Inside Man”
With its second episode, “Inside Man,” The Penguin hits its stride, mounting the tension as the subterfuge within the Falcone family begins. Mercifully, Colin Farrell tones down his caricaturish performance, mostly playing Oz straight, and the result is a much more immersive crime story. That b...
Read MoreAgatha All Along Ratings Are Worse Than The Acolyte’s
Marvel’s newest series is not the win Disney+ desperately needs. The streaming service is still reeling from the embarrassment of The Acolyte, the Star Wars series from Leslye Headland that bombed so hard Disney quickly put the kibosh on any hopes of a second season, not that many people seemed to...
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