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GOTHAM Review; Scarification
Warning: This review contains spoilers The first few episodes of ‘Gotham’ were a vast improvement on last season. The tine was more consistent, the villains are better and Bruce is not the focal point of the story. Some of that changes is this episode. We see that the Penguin is still trying to find his mother, and his worrying driving him insane. This is an interesting arc for the Penguin. I believed that he would be more in control and strong. After the progress of the last season. I didn’t think he would return to wining like the first season. Though It is justified after what Galavan has put him through. Galavan’s real plan was…
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Arrow, Season 4, Episode 2, ‘The Candidate,’ Review
[This is a full review, and there will be spoilers.] After the season 4 premier episode puts Team Arrow right back where we left them, episode 2 wastes no time in introducing new plot elements. While many appear quite promising for the long haul of season 4, one can’t help but feel some of the extra threads could also become cumbersome quite quickly. Whereas episode 1 was very much focused on the lack of leadership and the void left by the absence of The Arrow, episode 2 is very much about Leadership. Jessica Danforth decides to run for Mayor, Felicity struggles to convince the Palmer Technologies board of directors (and…
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Arrow, Season 4, Episode 1 ‘Green Arrow’ Review
[Warning: This is a full spoiler review.] After an overall underwhelming 3rd season, Arrow Season 4 kicks things off with an entirely fresh take. Oliver and Felicity have settled in to a suburban lifestyle, and are trying to live a domesticated life, having brunch with neighbors, and learning to become better cooks. Oliver still wears a green hoodie from time to time, but he’s gotten the dragon tattoo that memorialized Shado removed as he tries to move beyond his past life, and he’s even preparing to propose to Felicity. Unfortunately, the fresh take stops there. Things are not so different in the city formerly known as Starling city. Some things…
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GOTHAM Review: The Last Laugh
Warning: this review contains spoilers After last week’s shocking ending, we find Jim and Harvey trying to find a lead on the Maniax case. This episode starts off strong with a fun interrogation scene with Gordon and Bullock. It’s nice to have the two working together again. Harvey and Jim have good chemistry and make the episode. Hopefully they can keep this for the remainder of the season, because things are about to get weird. We see Jerome and Barbara at his father’s house. Jerome plans on blaming his father for his escape from Arkham Asylum, setting up evidence that makes it look as if the whole plan was his idea. His…
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Has the New JUSTICE LEAGUE Animated Series Just Been Confirmed?
Justice League: 2003 series For the past couple of months we have been hearing rumors of a new Justice League animated series developed by Cartoon Network. First we had the poster on the wall in a Warner Bros. office (check it out here), and then we had Jon Schnepp say he’s heard rumors of Bruce Timm returning to produce (link here). Now we have even more evidence that the JLA is returning to the small screen. James Harvey of The World’s Finest is reporting that Cartoon Network Canada and have confirmed a new cartoon is in the works. When asked by The World’s Finest about a possible upcoming new animated Justice League series, a representative for Cartoon…
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GOTHAM Review: Knock, Knock
Warning: This review contains spoilers In the second episode of Gotham’s sophomore season, we see yet another solid episode. We still have some issues with the tone and pacing, but it was a lot better than previous episodes. We start off with the Maniax, which is apparently what our team of psychopaths’ are calling themselves. They are on the roof of the Gotham Gazette, and are spray-painting the letters M-A-N-I-A-X-! on helpless reports as they throw them of the roof and onto the street. They want the people of Gotham to be in fear of them. They want to be in control of Gotham City. This is what makes the lack of the Penguin is this episode so…
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GOTHAM Review: Rise of the Villains; Damned if You Do …
Warning: This Review contains spoilers. After an up and down season Gotham is has returned, and it’s better? With the episode picking up a few months after the previous season ended. Gotham City is now under the complete control of the Penguin, Gordon has been demoted to police officer, Bullock has quit the force, and Barbara has been sent to Arkham Asylum. Jim having been relieved of his job is now in dire need of help. Gordon can’t get his job back without the Penguin’s assistance. Oswald knew this and in an effort to test Jim’s loyalty, he gave him an offer he could not take. He wanted Jim to get a payment from another mob boss, which will…
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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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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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ARROW: Season 3, Episode 2, ‘Sara’ Review
This review contains spoilers for previous episodes of Arrow. After last week’s episode kicked this season off with a bang (or a twang… too soon?), episode 2, Sara, starts to flesh out more of what we can expect for the rest of the season. There are many high points, but an unfortunate weakness—that has been mostly tolerable to this point—is now being drawn to the forefront of the show. This season is establishing a much more mature Oliver Queen than the previous seasons. Season 1 and 2 focused more on Oliver becoming the Arrow, but now he’s responsible for a whole team, not just himself. In this episode, Oliver feels the…
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