‘Krypton’ a promising, if conventional, take on Superman’s alien heritage
Season One, Episodes One & Two — “Pilot”, “House of El” By Jarrod Jones. I might have groaned a bit less at the concept of a “Superman show without Superman” were it not for Fox’s Gotham. After a couple of seasons…
“Crisis on Earth-X” turned out to be a saga-defining milestone for the Arrowverse
‘The Flash’ Season Four, Episode Eight & ‘Legends of Tomorrow’ Season Three, Episode Eight’ — “Crisis on Earth-X Parts Three & Four” By Jarrod Jones. What’s insane about this crossover is how incredibly well-balanced it turned out to be. “Crisis…
First two hours of “Crisis on Earth-X” a powerhouse CW DC TV crossover
‘Supergirl’ Season Three, Episode Eight & ‘Arrow’ Season Six, Episode Eight – “Crisis on Earth-X, Parts One & Two” By Don Alsafi. Last night kicked off the now-annual crossover between the four interrelated DC shows on the CW: Arrow, The Flash,…
‘The Flash’ returns with the spectacle of Season One, but none of its daring
Season Four, Episode One — “The Flash Reborn” By Jarrod Jones. Listen, I know it’s in the title, but did the premiere of The Flash really need The Flash? Take an episode off, Barry. Heck, after all you’ve done, take five. Six…
The third season of ‘Supergirl’ finds the Girl of Steel in a state of reflection
Season Three, Episode One — “Girl of Steel” By Jarrod Jones. Y’know, for a show that underwent so much upheaval in-between seasons, Supergirl kicked off its third without missing a beat. “Girl of Steel” felt very much like an epilogue episode…
‘Twin Peaks’: What year is this?
Season Three, Episodes Seventeen and Eighteen — “The Return, Part Seventeen”, “The Return, Part Eighteen” By Brad Sun. Despite its ever-expanding trans-dimensional lore and its penchant for devilishly upending audience expectations, Twin Peaks: The Return has always told a relatively straightforward…
‘Game of Thrones’: Stick that Valyrian dagger where it belongs
Season Seven, Episode Eight — “The Dragon and the Wolf” By Jarrod Jones. The Wall is down. Ice dragons breathe blue flames. Cersei is a duplicitous monster. Jon Snow is not “Jon Snow” at all. And Littlefinger bled out into the…
‘Twin Peaks’: I am who I am… who I was, I will never be again
Season Three, Episode Sixteen — “The Return, Part Sixteen” By Brad Sun. In many ways, Twin Peaks: The Return has been a show about waiting. From Sam staring intently at the mysterious glass box way back in “Part One”, to Big…
