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Arrow Season 3, Episode 8, ‘The Brave and the Bold’ Review
[This is a review for Arrow Season 3, Episode 8, ‘The Brave and the Bold.’ There will be mild spoilers.] When Caitlin Snow and Cisco Ramon go to Starling City to visit (and hopefully check out the “Arrow cave”), The Flash follows and joins the Arrow for part 2 of the Flash/Arrow team-up crossover event: The Brave and The Bold. While Arrow’s visit to Central City in Flash vs. Arrow actually squared to the two heroes against each other, Flash’s trip to Starling city was on much more friendly terms in what turned out to be a very meta episode that not only used the two characters to contrast and define each…
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Constantine S1E6 ‘Rage of Caliban’ review
MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD This weeks episode of Constantine, ‘Rage of Caliban’, comes hot on the heels of the news that they will cease production after 13 episodes, and rumors abound that the show may be canceled despite much fan protest. If true then it’s a terrible shame as this weeks episode showcases much of the strengths of the series, and some of the flaws too. …
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Arrow, Season 3, Episode 7, ‘Draw Back Your Bow’ Review
The following is a review of Arrow Season 3 Episode 7 ‘Draw Back Your Bow,’ and will contain mild spoilers After the tease at the end of the last episode, it seemed like ‘Draw Back Your Bow” would be a rather formulaic episode about the new archer in town that has a rather intense crush on Arrow, but it turned out to be an exciting episode that also managed to take a step beck to work with some of the characters and relationships. This episode roots itself in a flashback to Deathstoke’s assault on Starling City, where Arrow saves a woman from one of Slade Wilson’s mirakuru troops. It turns…
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Constantine S1E5 ‘Danse Vaudou’ Review
MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD ‘Danse Vaudou’ is a very entertaining episode that marks the return of Papa Midnite and the introduction of Jim Corrigan, who many fans will know as the godlike character known as the Spectre. While it’s a simple hero vs ghost story, it does flesh out the relationships of two of the series central characters. Our heroes find themselves in New Orleans investigating a brutal stabbing that seems to be perpetrated by a vengeful spirit. Upon arrival they realize that this…
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Gotham S1E9 ‘Harvey Dent’ Review
MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD Straight off the bat this week’s episode ‘Harvey Dent’ fixes one problem I have with the series and removes Barbara out of proceedings, swiftly. Instead they focus on the more compelling relationship between young Master Bruce and Selina Kyle who, after ending up in Gordon’s custody is taken to Wayne Manor for sanctuary when she identifies the murderer of Thomas and Martha. And most interestingly we get an introduction to a beloved member of Batman’s rogues gallery, the episodes…
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Constantine S1E4 ‘Feast of Friends’ Review
MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD This weeks Constantine, ‘A Feast of Friends’, derived much of it’s content from the source material, including a trait of John Constantine’s character that may not sit to easy with viewers, but is as true to the comic book counterpart as it can be, the willingness to sacrifice others for the greater good. The episode opens with Gary Lester, an old friend of John’s with connections to the tragedy at Newcastle, arriving in the United States. He is stopped at…
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Arrow, Season 3, Episode 6, ‘Guilty’ Review
The following is a review of Arrow Season 3 Episode 6 ‘Guilty’ and will contain mild spoilers When Wildcat Ted Grant is framed for several murders, Oliver has to trust Laurel when she vouches for him. While Arrow helps Ted investigate, Ted ends up getting arrested for the murders, as well as another similar killing from six years previous. Meanwhile, Roy tries to grapple with his suppressed memories, worried that he was Sara’s true killer, in a delayed burn off of the last of the mirakuru. His blood shows up negative when Felicity tests it, but that doesn’t reconcile his dreams, pr the fact that the virtual autopsy corroborates with them.…
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Gotham S1E8 ‘The Mask’ Review
MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD Gotham returned this week with the episode ‘The Mask’ which while not directly connected to or adding to the shows arc of heated mob feud does go a ways to show the world after last weeks game changing episode is a fun episode with some great elements that unfortunately, is scuppered again by the resurgent flaws that sadly seem to be a perpetual menace to the shows aspirations. The plot revolved around a white collar fight club that is…
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Constantine. S1E3 ‘The Devil’s Vinyl’ review.
MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD Constantine’s 3rd episode ‘The Devil’s Vinyl’ starts of sort of cliché, a demonic vinyl record. Long as rock music been associated by the more questionable fringes of Christianity as being a tool of the dark lord to sway the impressionable youth, here it it seems to be the truth. Constantine visits Chicago to investigate the death of an old friend who has fallen victim to said occult recording. While it may seem like a pretty generic story, and for the…
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ARROW Season 3, Episode 5, ‘The Secret Origin of Felicity Smoak’ Review
Episode 6 of Arrow takes the focus off of Oliver and his backstory for an episode to take a closer look at Felicity Smoak, and some of her backstory. This is a very interesting installment, because it showcases some of the show’s biggest strength’s, but also some of it’s biggest weaknesses. The rest of this review will contain mild spoilers for Arrow. Emily Bett Rickards and Brandon Routh are definitely the best performed characters on Arrow at this point, so it’s a refreshing change of pace to see the two of them get a good chunk of screen time, but the show bit off more than it could chew with…
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