The Review at the End of the Universe
James Wan’s Aquaman follows on from Jason Momoa’s full introduction of the character in 2017’s Justice League to flesh him out with his own adventure. Nobody knows if there’s such a thing as a DC Extended Universe any more but that isn’t stopping Warner Brothers making films featuring those characters. Aquaman was already well into production by the…
“Echoes” The 100 begins its fourth season by picking up moments after the third season left off and starting to deal with the upcoming nuclear annihilation. There’s never a dull moment for the characters in this show as this episode proves. We check in with pretty much everyone over the course of this episode and…
“Perverse Instantiation – Part 2” Clarke goes into the City of Light in the final episode of The 100 season 3 while the others fight off the legion of people faithful to A.L.I.E. The first part of the two part finale set the stage for a conclusion well and the situation seemed desperate at the…
“Perverse Instantiation – Part One” Season 3 of The 100 is coming to an end and everything is looking hopeless with the increasing dominance of A.L.I.E. making stopping her nearly impossible. Can you believe we’re at the final episodes already? It really has felt like a quick season for this show. Unfortunately it has also…
“Red Sky at Morning” The 100 explores Luna’s people and with it an alternative way of life that hasn’t been seen before while Raven discovers a potential way to defeat A.L.I.E. for good. Luna’s introduction last week was great. Her soft spoken yet confident nature left an impression and her flat refusal to accept the…
“Join or Die” Pike starts to receive some punishment while Clarke, Bellamy, Octavia and Jasper search for the mysterious Luna (Nadia Hilker) as The 100 starts to bring all the divergent plots together. Pike has been offscreen for a while and that is definitely a good thing considering how problematic a character he has been…
“Demons” Now that Raven has been cured of the influence of A.L.I.E., The 100 begins to focus on building up to the season finale but not before telling a broadly standalone story that plays around with a more horror based style. This episode feels a lot like a slasher horror film in a lot of…
“Nevermore” The 100 picks up from last week with Raven fully under the control of A.L.I.E. and the attempt to free her from that influence. This show is at its strongest when focusing on the characters and how their decisions have led them to the point they are currently at. Everyone has been through a…
“Fallen” The 100 deals with the fallout of the major character deaths over the past few episodes and moves forward with the surrounding stories. Lincoln’s death hangs over this episode in really significant ways focused through Bellamy and Octavia’s fractured relationship. The opening scene is really effective at showing just how damaged this is when…
“Stealing Fire” The 100 returns after a break to pick up the thread of Lexa’s death and start to deal with who will take her place as Commander. Arguably this show is at its best when it deals with the political landscape of this Post Apocalyptic Earth. Lexa’s death has created a bit of a…
