The Flash (2×02) – “Flash of Two Worlds” Written by: Aaron and Todd Helbing Directed by: Jesse Warn Picking up exactly where we left off last week, Jay Garrick has broken into STAR Labs to explain Zoom to Team Flash before he reveals that on his Earth he was the Flash.  He arrived on our Earth after Zoom defeated him before he was pulled through the breach between worlds without his powers.  Judging by him later locking Jay in the Pipeline, Barry seems less than impressed. Elsewhere in Central City a small breach opens and Zoom deposits a man on the ground and tells him his only path home is…

The Flash (2×01) – “The Man Who Saved Central City” Written by: Andrew Kreisberg and Gabrielle G Stanton Directed by: Ralph Hemecker After a recap of season one, season two picks up six months later with the Flash taking on Heat Wave and Captain Cold.  Barry knocks out Mick but takes a blast from Cold’s gun and is cornered behind a car before Firestorm arrives to make a timely save. Barry returns to STAR Labs to a hero’s welcome, receiving praise from and quipping with each member of Team Flash in turn before things take a turn for the odd when Eddie is revealed to still be alive.  Followed by…

As we reported HERE in April, DC has partnered with Mattel to launch the “DC Super Hero Girls” line as part of their effort to reach young girls.  The site has gone live with profiles and games as well as a web-series.  The first episode is titled “Welcome to Super Hero High” and you can watch below: Similar to Tiny Titans and the recent Superman Family Adventure, the characters have all been re-imagined as high school students (save for Amanda Waller who is the school principal.)  The art style is cute and each of the major characters: Wonder Woman, Batgirl, Supergirl, Katana, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy and Bumblebee have profiles…

Welcome to Part Four: (Part One, Part Two, Part Three) the final push of the season was as intense as would be expected.  Barry confronts the man who destroyed his family and manipulated nearly his entire life for sins he’d never committed meanwhile the team tries to find a way to function without “Harrison.”  Let’s Dig in: Who is Harrison Wells: 1)      Is it really “dirty pool” for Barry to want to get his father out of prison after he’s spent over fifteen years there for a crime he did not commit? No Caitlin, it was never “Dirty Pool.” 2)      Is the Central City DA a potential ally for Team…

While we anxiously await the season premieres of Flash and Arrow, the third series in the DC/CW-Verse is adding a new member to their cast; Stephanie Corneliussen. A native of Denmark, Miss Corneliussen is a relative newcomer to acting, her first on camera role was in an uncredited role in 2013’s Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters.  From there she had guest spots on Royal Pains, Bad Judge and The Exes before landing a recurring role on Mr. Robot where she gathered quite a buzz. (imdb) She will be playing Valentina Vostok aka Negative Woman aka the White Queen (not to be confused with THIS White Queen) first appeared in 1977. …

Welcome back to Part Three. (Part One, Part Two) With Barry’s powers firmly established and his mission expanding beyond the original goal of “Capture the Man in Yellow/Find others effected by the Explosion” it’s time enter the deeper grasses of Flash lore and even expand the DC/CW Universe. The Nuclear Man: 1)      Is Eiling monitoring STAR Labs or did Wells tell him about Firestorm? Answered: That was never made clear but Eiling was definitely watching Team Flash. 2)      Despite his protests, is Cisco suspicious of Wells? Unclear but it seemed on some level Cisco didn’t trust him. 3)      Are Stein and Ronnie even still alive? Answered: Yes. Fallout: 1)      Who…

Okay… When we left off in Part One, Barry had received his powers and the mystery of “Who is the man in the Yellow suit?” had only begun to be established.  Here’s part two of our “What have we learned?” Review Flash of Season One. Power Outage: 1)      Is Wells trying to stop whatever caused the Red Skies in 2024? Or is he trying to make sure Barry survives them? Answered: Neither.  Eobard’s plan had nothing to do with the red skies other than that was the day he traveled back to the past to kill Barry as a boy. 2)      How fast was Barry going at the end of…

  If you haven’t noticed, the amount of attention on Zack Snyder’s upcoming film; Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is growing by the day.  Which is impressive because it’s broken the internet from the start, but the closer we get to Friday, March 25th, 2016 we seem to find another spotlight to shine on Zack Snyder.  Give the man credit he’s not shying away from it.  Be it casting controversies, universe building or even calling morning zoo radio shows to talk Aquaman Zack has been full speed ahead. This week he talked to a reporter at the Daily Beast about his participation in Doritos “Crash the Super Bowl.”  This…

The New York Comic Convention is just a few weeks away and promises to give fans plenty to talk about.  Today Warner Brothers gave people their first taste of what to expect by releasing their panel schedule for the show.  Judging by the schedule DC/Vertigo-Television will be a cornerstone of their presentations.  So, if you’re going to be attending the convention or just plan on following it on social media now is your chance to start planning your strategy. First up on Thursday October 8th is Warner’s Pilot Presentation.  At 7:00p local on the main stage, Warner will screen three Pilots:  Supergirl, Containment and Lucifer.  The Supergirl pilot was shown…

 Since the initial announcement last year of the coming DC Extended Universe almost no character has been in the spotlight quite as much or quite as intensely as Harley Quinn.  The psychotic psychiatrist is well loved, despite being one of the newest characters in the DC Universe and the podcast; Shanlian On Batman went straight to the source to discuss her film future. Upon learning of Harley Quinn’s part in Suicide Squad she has been eagerly anticipated and worried about in equal measure.  Fans are incredibly excited to see her but equally concerned with getting the character right for her first film foray.     When asked what he thought of…