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Culture of Pop
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...
Television
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...
Television
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
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...
Television
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...
Comic Books
Gotham Season 4 Review: 4.21: One Bad Day
The penultimate episode of Gotham season 4 was an enjoyable but fairly standard episode. It could’ve used more fun touches to make it stand out. The best scene was between Jim Gordon and Ed Nygma....
Television
The Flash Season 4 Review: 4.21: Harry and the Harrisons
This week on The Flash season 4 the team worked with Amunet Black. This meant busting out all the working-with-a-villain cliches. One major problem with The Flash is that they always choose the wrong villains...
Television
iZombie Season 4 Review: 4.10: Yipee Ki Brain, Motherscratcher!
This week’s episode of iZombie season 4 was an uneven and unnecessarily confusing episode. The best scene was a viscerally horrifying turn in the storyline between Angus McDonough and Blaine DeBeers. Angus lured Blaine’s abusive...
Television
Supergirl Season 3 Review: 3.17: Trinity
It’s unsurprising that Supergirl season 3 turned in a dull episode this week while heading towards its conclusion. The CW’s DC shows often fall into this pattern. They throw in an episode towards the end...
