The Review at the End of the Universe
“got your siX” The Gifted splits off the various stories and explores different schools of thought on what it means to have powers. Differing opinions on what to do with Mutant powers is among the bread and butter of the X-Men franchise. In its purest form we have Charles Xavier who believes in peaceful coexistence…
“boXed In” The Gifted makes use of Lorna being back in the fold as the Mutant Underground try to figure out their next move. Prior to this episode we have seen barely any of how Lorna fits into the group dynamic. We know what others think of her and have a very clear sense of…
“eXit Strategy” The Gifted works to bring the gang back together when the Mutant Underground mount a rescue mission to retrieve Lorna. I find the handling of Lorna in this show to be really interesting. She is the best character and Emilly Dumont consistently delivers the strongest performance of any of the cast. Separating her…
“Rise of the Villains – Mommy’s Little Monster” Gotham season 2, episode 7’s “Mommy’s Little Monster” is Oswald Cobblepot, who is finally drawn into a full confrontation with Galavan that had to happen if they both insisted on taking the title ‘King of Gotham’. However, though Penguin may have the name of the episode, we also see…
“Rise of the Villains – By Fire” Gotham season 2’s 6th episode – ‘By Fire’ – puts several characters through a trial to see how far they are prepared to push or be pushed. Penguin has been visibly on the edge the last couple of episodes with his mother imprisoned, freely taking out his frustrated…
“Rise of the Villains – Scarification” “Scarification”, the fifth episode of season two of Gotham, gives us the true identity of Theo Galavan: Turns out he’s really part of the Dumas family, a family that was destroyed almost a couple of centuries ago by the Waynes. It was a nice reveal, playing out with a…
