Tag: powerless
Television
Powerless Season 1 Review: 1.9: Emergency Punch Up
Powerless season 1 episode 9 was the strongest episode so far thanks to the simple premise. It made the strong choice to bring the whole cast together. The team was trapped together after Dr. Psycho...
Culture of Pop
Powerless Season 1 Review: 1.8: Green Furious
This week's episode of Powerless season 1 was all about Natalie Morales as Green Fury. In the episode opening, Emily Locke saves her life so she says that she owes her a favor. Emily decides...
Television
Powerless Season 1 Review: 1.8: Van V Emily: Dawn of Justice
One of the biggest problems with Powerless season 1 is that it can be too cartoonish to be interesting. Of course the premise lends itself to whackiness. And I have nothing against broad comedy. But,...
Television
Powerless Season 1 Review: 1.6: I'ma Friend You
This week's episode of Powerless season 1 focused on Emily Locke trying desperately to befriend Jackie. There were moments in this episode that served as reminders that Emily is the worst. Notably, when she said...
Culture of Pop
Powerless Season 1 Review: 1.4: Cold Season
This week's episode of Powerless season 1 was a solid installment that did some nice character work around Teddy and Emily Locke. Teddy's rounded out the character, showing how he's more than just a pleasant...
Television
Powerless Season 1 Review: 1.4: Emily Dates a Henchman
Powerless season 1 really hit its stride with its fourth episode. The difference in both joke density and joke quality between this and previous episodes was enormous. It helped that it had the incredibly strong...
Television
Powerless Season 1 Review: 1.3: Sinking Day
Photo from NBC The third episode of Powerless showed much more potential than the previous two episodes. The plots were exactly what this show should be doing. It's still light on laughs. But, far more...
Television
Powerless Season 1 Review: 1.2: Wayne Dream Team
It's discouraging that the second episode of Powerless had two plotlines that could be in any generic office sitcom. Not every plot should revolve around the superhero aspect. The fact that it's about mundane lives...
Television
Powerless Season 1 Review: 1.1: Wayne or Lose
Reviewing a sitcom pilot is a little silly. Almost every pilot is clunky and light on laughs. Speechless is one of the rare sitcoms in recent memory that was immediately strong. I had high hopes...
