Category: Television Reviews
REVIEW: Reacher – Season 3, Episode 6, “Smoke on the Water”
This is a rough one. “Smoke on the Water” has some great moments, including a few satisfying kills, and it certainly advances the season’s plot. But it also has some of the dumbest moments of the entire series, more evidence that these writers are good at action, mystery, and thriller plots bu...
Read MoreREVIEW: Daredevil: Born Again – Season 1, Episode 3, “The Hollow of His Hand”
“The Hollow of His Hand” encapsulates some of the biggest problems with Daredevil: Born Again, telling a story that should’ve been allowed to breathe in as short a time as possible and feeling weightless as a result. This is not the ever-unfolding story of Matt Murdock so much as seeing what ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Reacher – Season 3, Episode 5, “Smackdown”
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 MoreREVIEW: Daredevil: Born Again – Season 1, Episode 2, “Optics”
I 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 MoreREVIEW: Daredevil: Born Again – Season 1, Episode 1, “Heaven’s Half Hour”
Daredevil: 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 MoreREVIEW: Reacher – Season 3, Episode 4, “Dominique”
“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...
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