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…
“Schism” Arrow brings another season to a close with Oliver’s ongoing struggle against Damien Darhk reaching its conclusion before he succeeds in wiping out humanity. This episode isn’t about stopping Damien Darhk’s plan as that happened last week so this episode is mostly focused on dealing with the problem of the man himself lingering around…
“Lost in the Flood” The end of Arrow season 4 is almost upon us and Damien Darhk steps up his campaign to start the world anew with the rest of H.I.V.E. behind him. Darhk suffered a little bit of a setback last week when Felicity and Noah managed to lock him out of the control…
“Monument Point” The stakes are high as Arrow continues to build towards the season finale with a greatest hits of villains introduced this season and last. At this point in the season bringing back a collection of the surviving villains makes a lot of sense. In terms of narrative economy it saves so much time…
“Genesis” Arrow starts building towards the finale as Damien Darhk’s mysterious Genesis plan start to gain some much needed momentum. That’s not to say it’s the main plot despite it being the title of the episode. It’s definitely in there but is largely only mentioned as a thing that is bubbling along in the background….
“Canary Cry” Arrow returns from a hiatus and completes the sendoff of a major character who met their end in the previous episode. This was quite a slow episode and it really needed to be as the death of a major character isn’t simply something that should be glossed over to the point that the…
“Eleven Fifty-Nine” Arrow says goodbye to a cast member and finally answers the long standing question of who ends up in the grave that we have seen in flash forward scenes before this point. The question of who dies has been hanging over the show all season and has provided the writers with endless opportunities…
“Beacon of Hope” Arrow decides to cut loose and have some fun for a change as the Brie Larvin aka the Bug-Eyed Bandit (Emily Kinney) puts Palmer Tech under siege looking for the same device that restored Felicity’s ability to walk. Brie Larvin was a less than memorable villain when she appeared on The Flash…
“Broken Hearts” Arrow deals with the fallout of the Oliver and Felicity break-up while Damien Darhk has his day in court following his arrest. I’m sure frequent readers of this site will be able to guess what problems I had with this episode and you would probably be absolutely spot on. I’m not a fan…
“Taken” Arrow tackles the lingering issues of Oliver’s son William in an attempt to resolve it in a way that lets the show move onto other things. Before I start I will register my disappointment that there is an episode of Arrow called “Taken” that doesn’t feature Oliver Queen going full Liam Neeson on the…
