The Review at the End of the Universe
“The Sanctuary” Star Trek: Discovery introduces the villainous Osyraa and presents a difficult situation for the Discovery crew to navigate. So far this season has had an issue with world building in that elements are introduced and not covered in any great detail. The Emerald Chain have been referenced a lot and used as an antagonist…
“Unification III” Star Trek: Discovery visits what used to be known as the Vulcans in search for more information that could unravel the mystery of The Burn. The fact that The Burn propels so much of the storytelling in this season is something I find immensely problematic. Mileage will definitely vary but I don’t find…
“Carry On” Supernatural ends its historic 15 year run with one last hunt and the end of the road for the Winchester brothers. Endings are hard. Chuck/God said that in the season 5 finale “Swan Song” and he was completely right. Ending something that people have a strong connection to is no easy task because…
“Scavengers” Star Trek: Discovery sees Burnham go Rogue in order to rescue Book and track down intelligence that could be pivotal in learning the cause of The Burn. I find myself consistently in two minds about this season. On one hand I’m largely on board with the return to episodic storytelling with character based threads…
“Inherit The Earth” Supernatural approaches its end with an empty Earth and the constant threat of God looming over the Winchesters. The previous episode ended at the lowest point Sam and Dean have ever known with Castiel’s death and God removing every other living being on Earth. The second part wasn’t explicitly confirmed until the…
“Die Trying” Star Trek: Discovery connects with the Federation and gets a sense of what has changed about the organisation since their native time. The structure of this season remains what I anticipated it would be when I reviewed the third episode; self contained stories that feed into each other but remain their own distinct…
“Despair” Supernatural gears up for the end with the prospect of losing everything close to the main characters and a complete absence of control. The previous episode ended at a really low point for Sam, Dean, Castiel and Jack. God exponentially increased his power by absorbing Amara and Jack was on the brink of exploding….
“Forget Me Not” Star Trek: Discovery heads to the Trill home world in order to find out why Adira has no access to the memories of the Symbiont and Saru looks to take care of the well-being of the crew. I mentioned in my review of the previous episode that this season looks to be…
“Unity” Supernatural puts things in motion ahead of the end of the series with a quest to find the final ingredient to make Jack powerful enough to take on God and character interactions focused on what connects as well as divides them. With so few episodes left it’s time for serious attention to be given…
“People of Earth” Star Trek: Discovery begins a more detailed exploration of the future with a visit to Earth to see what has become of it in this time period. After two episodes of table setting it is really refreshing to see some forward momentum on the storytelling. There are still lingering threads of setup…
