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Supergirl Season 3 Review: 3.19: The Fanatical
This week’s uneven episode of Supergirl season 3 lacked momentum but had some nice moments. With Reign subdued, it feels like Supergirl season 3 is needlessly drawing out its endgame. Kara Danvers continued to feel...
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iZombie Season 4 Review: 4.12: You’ve Got to Hide Your Liv Away
The latest episode of iZombie season 4 highlighted a lot of the problems with the season overall. It was the next logical step in everything they’ve been building. But, for the most part that’s not...
Culture of Pop
Bob’s Burgers Season 8 Review: 8.21: Something Old, Something New, Something Bob Caters for You
The Bob’s Burgers season 8 finale opened with Bob Belcher worrying that what he does isn’t important. The scene suggested that this is a recurring concern he has on occasion. Bob worrying about the importance...
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Bob’s Burgers Season 8 Review: 8.20: Mission Impos-slug-ble
This week’s episode of Bob’s Burgers season 8 revealed Louise Belcher’s interest in Japanese trading cards. Media parodied Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh a lot over the past twenty years. Fortunately, this episode used Louise’s hobby as...
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Gotham Season 4 Review: 4.22: No Man’s Land
The Gotham season 4 finale felt more like an extended trailer for next season than its own episode. The busy finale had some fun moments but quickly lost track of just about everyone’s motivations. The...
Television
Riverdale Season 2 Review: 2.22: Brave New World
Photo: Dean Buscher/The CW What is there to say about the Riverdale season 2 finale? It’s been an exhausting season. The finale mostly hammered home how meaningless everything really is. After a week of milking...
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The Flash Season 4 Review: 4.22: Think Fast
Photo: Jack Rowand/The CW The Flash season 4 got incrementally closer to its end game this week in what felt like a mostly unnecessary episode. Cisco Ramon and Caitlin Snow convinced Barry Allen to let...
Television
iZombie Season 4 Review: 4.11: Insane in the Germ Brain
Photo Credit: Bettina Strauss/The CW This week’s episode of iZombie season 4 centered on the brutal murder of a drag queen. I cringed at the premise and, unfortunately, the episode hit every beat that I...
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Supergirl Season 3: 3.18: Shelter from the Storm
This week’s episode of Supergirl season 3 made a compelling case for Kara Danvers being a villain. All of her dialogue was bone-chilling. Early on, James Olsen tried to convince Lena Luthor to tell Supergirl...
Television
Bob’s Burgers Season 8 Review: 8.18: Mo Mommy Mo Problems
The Bob’s Burgers season 8 Mother’s Day episode was a perfect piece of farce. Linda Belcher convinced everyone to pose as a wealthy family so they can get free food from open houses. This led...
