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REVIEW: The Orville – Season 2, Episode 6 “A Happy Refrain”

AlexGherzo | Feb 1, 2019 | 0

One of the strengths of science fiction is that it can encompass virtually any other genre. Star Wars, for example, incorporates classic fantasy elements in its galaxy far, far away; Blade Runner is a hardboiled detective noir involving androids; Alien is a horror movie in space. The Orville, like S...

REVIEW: Gotham – Season 5, Episode 5 “Pena Dura”

brettstevens | Feb 1, 2019 | 0

With last week’s death of Jeremiah, the sky seems to be the limit for Bruce and Selena going into “Pena Dura.” Yet there is still much work for him Gordon to do to keep Gotham safe, and Gordon’s potentially rekindled relationship with Barbara (more on that towards the end of ...

REVIEW: The Orville – Season 2, Episode 5 “All the World is Birthday Cake”

AlexGherzo | Jan 25, 2019 | 0

After its first few slower episodes, The Orville is back in the zone, following up last week’s excellent “Nothing Left on Earth Excepting Fishes” with “All the World is Birthday Cake,” another Trekian morality play that stretches the Union edict to respect all cultures to its limits. The c...

REVIEW: Gotham – Season 5, Episode 4 “Ruin”

brettstevens | Jan 25, 2019 | 0

With Gordon’s Haven now decimated and Bruce and Selina on the outs, it’s hard to argue with this weeks title, “Ruin.” We know where our heroes and villains are going to end up, but after last week, you would be forgiven for wondering just where they might go from here. Yet all is far...

REVIEW: The Orville – Season 2, Episode 4 “Nothing Left on Earth Excepting Fishes”

AlexGherzo | Jan 18, 2019 | 0

Things picked up considerably on The Orville this week, and “Nothing Left on Earth Excepting Fishes” is the best episode of the sci-fi show’s sophomore season so far. The Krill make their return, Ed is confronted with the shortcomings of his humanity, and Gordon gets some lofty aspirations. Al...

REVIEW: Gotham – Season 5, Episode 3 “Penguin, Our Hero”

brettstevens | Jan 18, 2019 | 0

Last week, Gordon learned a hard lesson, Nygma’s quest took a bleak turn, and Bruce saved Selina – which, unbeknownst to him, has set the iconic DC villainess on the path to her destiny. With the promise of the hunt for Jeremiah set to begin this week, I was very excited for “Penguin, Our ...