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The Flash Season 5 Review: 5.3: The Death of Vibe
The title “The Death of Vibe” sums up why this week’s episode of The Flash season 5 was so frustrating. I’m not sure what drama could come out of a fake death for Cisco Ramon....
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Supergirl Season 4 Review: 4.2: Fallout
Supergirl season 4 is already shaping up to be its most politically messy season yet. I wish the show would focus on fun superhero action or compelling personal plots. But, over and over again it...
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The Flash Season 5 Review: 5.2: Blocked
This week’s episode of The Flash season 5 was serviceable but lifeless. It felt like the episode was just killing time until the final scene. The ending revealed that this season’s villain is “Cicada.” That’s...
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Supergirl Season 4 Review: 4.1: American Alien
Kara Danvers was back on her bullshit in the Supergirl season 4 premiere. When J’onn J’onzz brought a hate crime against an alien to her attention, she insisted that hate wasn’t a motivation. Later, she...
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Supergirl Season 3 Review: 3.23: Battles Lost and Won
Supergirl season 3 was a messy season that ended on more of the same. It feels like they’ve been having the same fight with Reign for weeks. As a result, there was nothing climactic about...
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Supergirl Season 3 Review: 3.22: Make It Reign
The penultimate episode of Supergirl season 3 did a decent job of moving the story along. But, with the exception of the subplot about J’onn J’onzz and M’yrnn J’onzz, nothing in this episode was truly...
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Supergirl Season 3 Review: 3.21: Not Kansas
This week on Supergirl season 3, the team temporarily subdued Reign. With Reign out of the picture, they were able to focus on... going after an office shooter. I’m fine with a filler episode, but...
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iZombie Season 4 Review: 4.13: And He Shall Be a Good Man
The iZombie season 4 finale wrapped up the threads of a confused season about as well as you would expect. It felt mechanical. But, that may be more because of lack of nuance in the...
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Supergirl Season 3 Review: 3.20: Dark Side of the Moon
On this week’s episode of Supergirl season 3, Kara Danvers and Mon-El traveled to the city of Argo. They discovered this was a city full of surviving Kryptonians, including Kara’s mother Alura. Episodes where the...
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The Flash Season 4 Review: 4.23: We Are The Flash
Photo: Jack Rowand/The CW The Flash season 4 finale was pretty much one bit of sci-fi nonsense mumbo jumbo after another. But, the character moments all worked so well that it really didn’t matter. Iris...
