Synopsis of 1×7: The Legends receive a distress call from a stranded time vessel. Space pirates and betrayal ensue. Rating: ★★★★☆ A well-crafted plotline performs miracles. It’s emotionally resonant and exciting. It elevates its cohorts. It plays on the past but can stand on its own. They are based in […]
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: White Knights Recap
Synopsis of 1×4: After a brief Pentagon robbery, the Legends land in Cold War-era Russia for another frigid heist. Rating: ★★★☆☆ What is the ideal balance between cohesiveness and energy? A proper marriage of craft and fun? Does there exist a perfect balance in genre television, where the two can […]
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: Blood Ties Recap
Synopsis of 1×3: Still stuck in 1975, Rip and Sara try to steal Savage’s immense fortune while Captain Cold settles some old family debts. Rating: ★★★1/2 out of Five Where do you go when you kill the main villain of your show in the third episode? Vandal Savage will be […]
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: Pilot Parts 1 and 2 Recap
Synopsis of 1×1 & 1×2: Rip Hunter: Time Master assembles a crew of misfit superheroes to save the world from the immortal Vandal Savage, also themselves. Rating: ★★★1/2 out of Five Rip Hunter’s Waverider is full. Counting himself (and discounting the AI that runs the ship), his crew totals nine, […]
The Flash: Family of Rogues Recap
Synopsis of 2×03: Barry must help Captain Cold and Golden Glider contend with their father; Joe comes clean about Iris’ mother; Caitlin and Jay construct a big gate dealy. Rating: ★★★★1/2 At this point in my life, if I were Iris West, I would probably throw away my phone, lock […]
The Flash: Revenge of the Rogues Recap
Synopsis for 1×10: Captain Cold returns to Central City with his partner, Heat Wave, to finish off the Flash. Meanwhile, Iris moves in with Eddie and Caitlin makes a startling discovery about project Firestorm. Rating: ★★★☆☆ With the help of Caitlin, Cisco, and Dr. Wells, Barry is training harder and faster […]
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