Synopsis of 4×12: Thea’s homicidal rage returns and the effects of the Lazarus Pit begin to fade. Roy Harper returns to Star City after being press-ganged by a hacker known as the Calculator. Felicity’s role at Palmer Technology is questioned. Nyssa prepares for revenge against Malcolm. Hijinks ensue all around. Rating: ????? Arrow’s […]
Arrow: A.W.O.L. Recap
Synopsis of 4×11: A criminal syndicate plays an intricate game with A.R.G.U.S. and takes over the facility, holding Lila and Waller hostage. Felicity struggles with her paralysis, self doubt and her past. Rating: ★★★☆☆ After a week of settling the lingering issues of the mid-season cliffhanger, Arrow is all about setting a […]
Arrow: Legends of Yesterday Recap
Synopsis of 4×08: Oliver and Barry hide Kendra and Carter in a remote location while they try to figure out how to defeat Vandal Savage; Felicity, Thea, Diggle and Laurel work to come up with a weapon to destroy Vandal. Rating: ★★★★½☆ As far as team-ups go, I can say that this […]
Arrow: Haunted Recap
Synopsis of 4×05: Oliver calls in a favor from an old friend, John Constantine, when things with Sara take a turn for the worse. Rating: ????? Constantine, John Constantine, breathed some new life into Arrow‘s fourth season and did what all great cameos should do, it tied up some nice loose […]
“Vixen” is a Bold First Step for The CW
For better or worse, the CW’s Arrow and Flash have codified the language of superheroes on TV. They’ve set the format, the way the origin story is told and the tone these shows use. In a lot of ways, that is a tone that appeals to an audience in its late teens and up, […]
CW’s Legends of Tomorrow Brings Cast and Showrunner to Chat About Season Premiere at NYCC 2015
With successful shows like Arrow and The Flash coming from The CW, the showrunners have created their newest spin off called Legends of Tomorrow based around DC’s time traveler, Rip Hunter (Arthur Darvill), who assembles his team of heroes to safe the world. Within this group is Ray Palmer/The Atom (Brandon Routh), Martin Stein/Firestorm […]
Nerdophiles Catch Up With… Arrow
Season four of Arrow comes back this Wednesday, October 7! So let’s catch up on the craziness that happened in season three before the new season premieres. Season three consisted of a few plot lines but most of them revolved around the League of Assassins, which was catapulted from Sara’s violent […]
Nerdophiles Catch up with… The Flash
Within the DC Universe, few characters are as indebted to an era as The Flash. After ringing in the beginning of the Silver Age of Comics with The Flash #123 in 1961, the world of the Flash has constantly been filled with premises and concepts more at home in the […]
Three Narratively Fatal Sci-Fi Tropes
I love science-fiction. Like, I love it so much. And because I love it so much, I am intimately familiar with it’s tips, tricks, and tropes. Some I love, some I recognize the necessity of regardless, and some are so stale they break my teeth. To be fair, storytelling is […]
CBS’ “Supergirl” flies high in first trailer
CBS’ Supergirl will be one of the various comic book properties on TV this fall, but this first trailer looks it could be ahead of the pack. Here’s the official description for the series: SUPERGIRL is an action-adventure drama based on the DC Comics character Kara Zor-El (Melissa Benoist), Superman’s (Kal-El) cousin […]
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