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REVIEW: The Flash – Season 7, Episode 17 “Heart of the Matter Part 1”

AlexGherzo | Jul 14, 2021 | 0

“Heart of the Matter Part 1” isn’t very good; at times, it’s so bad it would be embarrassing if someone walked in on you watching it. But there are a couple of truly great moments, mostly due to the images they create, that have glimmers of the excellent show The Flash once was and almost &h...

REVIEW: Loki – Season 1, Episode 6 “For All Time. Always.”

AlexGherzo | Jul 14, 2021 | 2

Perhaps better than anything I’ve ever seen, “For All Time. Always.” epitomizes the phrase, “What the hell did I just watch?” All of the problems with Loki reach their apex in this finale, an oppressively boring “climax” that bungles its humor – the placement of which is, as ever, mi...

REVIEW: The Bad Batch – Season 1 Episode 11, “Devil’s Deal”

virginiakublawi | Jul 9, 2021 | 0

*SPOILERS* “Devil’s Deal” opens at a rally on Ryloth. Senator Orn Free Taa attempts to convince the people that they should accept Imperial occupation and that the war is over. However, the unruly crowd chants for Clone Wars hero Cham Syndulla, and Taa allows him to speak. Syndulla...

REVIEW: The Flash – Season 7 Episode 16 “P.O.W.”

AlexGherzo | Jul 7, 2021 | 0

The Flash is finally on the right track, even if it’s a little too late to make much of an impact. “P.O.W.” is a good episode that should have been better, but it’s let down by what came before it. Season 7 has been so dull and haphazardly constructed that, now that we’re finally getting &...

REVIEW: Loki – Season 1, Episode 5 “Journey Into Mystery”

AlexGherzo | Jul 7, 2021 | 0

“Journey Into Mystery” adds insult to last week’s injury, further derailing this once-promising show and acting as a poorly-fitting puzzle piece that’s been jammed in where it doesn’t belong by people who want to end the game and go to bed. Like the similarly truncated The Falcon and the W...

REVIEW: The Bad Batch – Season 1, Episode 10, “Common Ground”

virginiakublawi | Jul 2, 2021 | 0

*SPOILERS* “Common Ground” opens on Raxus amid a rally. The formerly Separatist planet is being occupied by the Empire, but senator Avi Singh goes off-script at the rally and is arrested. Meanwhile, the Batch – and Hunter, specifically – decide their missions are just too unsafe for ...