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REVIEW: Loki – Season 1, Episode 4 “The Nexus Event”

AlexGherzo | Jun 30, 2021 | 0

“The Nexus Event” is one of the most glaring examples of manufactured storytelling I can recall. Plot and character developments are so forced as to be misnomers, with each new point inserted at the whim of the “creatives” because they want the show to be something they know it can’t offic...

REVIEW: Loki – Season 1, Episode 3 “Lamentis”

AlexGherzo | Jun 23, 2021 | 0

With “Lamentis,” Loki takes on another of the characteristics of its eponymous trickster and shapeshifts, becoming a buddy cop action-comedy without breaking stride. The story and mythology behind the Time Variance Authority take a backseat (though an important piece of the puzzle does lock into...

REVIEW: Loki – Season 1, Episode 2 “The Variant”

AlexGherzo | Jun 16, 2021 | 0

The tragedy of “The Variant” may be that a lot of potential viewers won’t check it out after sitting through the glacially-paced “Glorious Purpose.” That would be a shame because, in its second episode, Loki becomes considerably more interesting, hinting at a much smarter story lurking ben...

REVIEW: Loki – Season 1, Episode 1 “Glorious Purpose”

AlexGherzo | Jun 9, 2021 | 2

Loki was supposed to be my reward for sitting through The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. After a series of lectures about race and borders and how terrorists who gleefully kill innocent people are the real heroes, the God of Mischief was set to bring back the fun that had been sucked out of the &hel...

REVIEW: The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, Season 1 (2019)

virginiakublawi | Sep 24, 2019 | 0

Virginia: Today, we’ll be discussing the Netflix series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. A prequel to Jim Henson’s original 1982 film, Age of Resistance re-introduces favorites like the Chamberlain and Mother Aughra while creating plenty of new ones. The prophecy from the movie is expanded, ...