Tag: Wole Parks
REVIEW: Superman & Lois – Season 3, Episode 3, “In Cold Blood”
You’d think invoking a classic book and movie would motivate you to put out a special episode, but “In Cold Blood” is just kind of… fine. It isn’t exactly filler, as it ties into the main storylines, but it’s one of those puzzle pieces that only connects to one other piece and then just ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Superman & Lois – Season 3, Episode 2, “Uncontrollable Forces”
Superman & Lois takes a big step in the right direction with “Uncontrollable Forces,” an episode with more fun, better-balanced plotlines, and a clearer picture of the themes that look like they’ll be central this season. Lois and Clark head to Metropolis to interview the judge who release...
Read MoreREVIEW: Superman & Lois – Season 3, Episode 1 “Closer”
Superman & Lois begins its third – and probably final – season with “Closer,” a dull, wheel-spinning episode that feels like a waste of time more than the first step in a larger story. It goes through the usual season premiere motions, establishing where the characters are after last yea...
Read MoreREVIEW: 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 14 “Worlds War Bizarre”
Superman & Lois has been speeding towards the big climax, but there’s one more episode to go, so things had to slow down a bit. “Worlds War Bizarre” acts mostly as the set-up for next week’s season finale, and as such, it’s not the most exciting episode – until the end, that is. Supe...
Read MoreREVIEW: 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...
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