Synopsis of 4×23: Oliver tries to bring down Darhk as Star City is evacuated. In a final street fight, Oliver kills Darhk and the team splinters. Rating: ????? “Schism,” the fourth season finale of Arrow, ends with Oliver and Felicity, staring at what remains of the team and legacy they’ve created, […]
Gotham: Transference Recap
Synopsis of 2×22: Strange evacuates Arkham and plants a bomb to cover the Court of Owl’s tracks. Fish Mooney escapes and unleashes the Indian Hill experiments on Gotham. Rating: ★★☆☆☆ I don’t know whether we’ve been conditioned to only accept or if we’ve been treated to a host of great game changing […]
Arrow: Lost in the Flood Recap
Synopsis of 4×22: Oliver and Diggle race to Darhk’s hidden city to rescue a brainwashed Thea. Anarky makes a play in the bottle city. Felicity leads a counterattack to stop HIVE from reactivating Genesis. Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Pacing has been the biggest issue facing Season 4 of Arrow. The show’s either been […]
Gotham: A Legion of Horribles Recap
Synopsis of 2×21: Bruce, Luke Fox and Gordon infiltrate Arkham to rescue Selina and bring down Strange. The Court of Owls questions Hugo’s successes in raising the dead. Nygma begins interrogating Bruce. Clayface takes Gordon’s form. Rating: ★★★★☆ When Gotham was first announced, there were a lot of expectations for what exactly […]
Arrow: Monument Point Recap
Synopsis of 4×21: Thea battles a returned villain within Darhk’s sanctuary. Diggle and Oliver desperately try to stop Damien from activating Genesis. Felicity recruits her father to hack HIVE’s system. Rating: ★★★☆☆ I fully expect the fourth season of Arrow to play dramatically different for viewers a year from now than […]
Gotham: Unleashed Recap
Synopsis of 2×20: The manhunt for Azrael is on as the GCPD, Cobblepot and Gordon are following his trail. Bruce recruits Selina to break into Arkham to bring down Strange. Nygma tries to break out of Arkham. Rating: ★★☆☆☆ “Unleashed,” this week’s episode of Gotham, feels like a comedy and I genuinely […]
Arrow: Genesis Recap
Synopsis of 4×20: Thea takes a trip and ends up in a domed, underground city. Oliver and Felicity contact one of Constantine’s old flames about fighting Darhk. Andy and John face off in a final showdown with Amanda Waller’s doomsday deterrent hanging in the balance. Rating: ★★★☆☆ Despite being one of […]
Gotham: Azrael Recap
Synopsis of 2×19: Strange conditions lead Galavan to believe he’s a reincarnated holy warrior assigned to kill Gordon. Nygma tries to discover the secrets of Arkham. Rating: ★★☆☆☆ It finally struck me watching “Azrael,” this week’s episode of Gotham, what the best point of comparison for this season is and it’s Ryan […]
Arrow: Canary Cry Recap
Synopsis of 4×19: The team tries to deal with Laurel’s death and their own failures as a vengeful Black Canary copycat targets Ruvé Adams. Oliver prepares to take on Darhk, one and for all. Rating: ★★★☆☆ More than any season before it, Season 4 of Arrow has suffered from problems maintaining and maximizing […]
Gotham: Pinewood Recap
Synopsis of 2×18: Bruce and Gordon look into the Wayne murders and find one of the victims of the company’s unethical business practices. Barbara struggles to find her place out of Arkham and with Gordon. Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Gotham treats plot and pacing in a way that could charitably be called nightmare logic […]
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