It wouldn’t be quite accurate to say that season 3 of Reacher hits its stride with “Smackdown;” the show hasn’t been bad by any means, despite season 3 being my least favorite so far. But this is the best episode of the season yet, significantly ramping up the tension and the fun, constant...
Read MoreI was, to put it mildly, less than thrilled with the first episode of Daredevil: Born Again. Its follow-up, “Optics,” is better, perhaps benefiting from getting past the season’s setup and jumping into a plot that keeps Matt busy. It also has some nice small touches, particularly one I didn’...
Read MoreDaredevil: Born Again may be the last straw for a lot of people when it comes to Marvel. The revival of the amazing Netflix series that introduced Matt Murdock and his street-level crime cesspool to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (don’t listen to all that “Now, Daredevil is part of the MCU” n...
Read More“Dominique” is one of those episodes that doesn’t do much to push the plot forward but fills in some essential background so the rest of the season can play out. In this case, we learn about Reacher’s nemesis, Quinn, specifically what he did to warrant an MP investigation and why Reacher hat...
Read MoreSoldier Boy is getting some reinforcements. Jensen Ackles plays the character, who is a dark version of Captain America, on The Boys, the Amazon superhero satire based on the (superior) comic book written by Garth Ennis. Soldier Boy was one of the antagonists in season 3, a powerful superhero who ha...
Read More“We’re in a war! You want to fight, or you want to win?” Finally! Disney+ has released the first real look at season 2 of Andor. That is, unless you count a small shot from the show in their stupid Super Bowl TV spot; I don’t. Andor is by far the best of the live-action Disney+ series, ...
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