The Review at the End of the Universe
“When Harry Met Harry…” The Flash deals with Barry training the latest addition to the team when another Bus Meta makes their presence felt in Central City. Barry has found a new project in Ralph Dibny. He has taken it upon himself to turn an arrogant, self obsessed chauvinist into a hero and it’s an uphill…
“Off the Record” Lucifer dusts off another unused season 2 episode and breaks with the normal format to explore how an obsessed reporter sees Lucifer. The episode opens with an unfamiliar character named Reese (Patrick Fabian) regaining consciousness after some kind of brush with death and choosing to see this as a second chance to…
“eXtreme Measures” The Gifted deals with a potential criminal within the Mutant Underground and Marcos has to live up to his end of the bargain with Carmen. As with most of the episodes of this season so far this episode splits the characters up for the purposes of telling different stories. This often works very…
“Midvale” Supergirl deals with the Alex/Maggie break-up with a return to the girls’ childhood home in Midvale to relive their youth and work through their issues. Post break-up episodes are often a slog, especially on CW shows as characters are regularly depicted as being unrealistically broken and the whole experience can be frustratingly consumed by angst….
“Into the Forest I Go” Star Trek: Discovery stages a showdown with the Klingons and establishes a new problem for the crew to deal with when the show returns after a winter hiatus. The previous episode ended with the promise of a long delayed one on one between the Discovery and the Klingon Ship of the…
“The Doldrums” Outlander takes to the high seas when Jamie and Claire set sail for Jamaica on a mission to rescue young Ian. This episode is best described as a bit of a novelty as it completely takes the show away from what is familiar. More or less an entire episode set on a ship…
“…And Finally, Black Bolt” Marvel’s Inhumans ends its first -and possibly only- season with significant changes for the Royal Family and the Inhuman population as a whole. So it’s finally done and if reports about ratings and overwhelmingly negative critical reception are to be believed we won’t be seeing any more of these characters; certainly…
“Advanced Thanatology” Supernatural goes back to the tried and tested formula when Sam and Dean decide to go on a good old fashioned Ghost Hunt. Much of this episode could be placed pretty much anywhere in the 13 seasons of this show. This isn’t a bad thing as many long running shows have an agreed…
“Deathstroke Returns” Arrow explores the backstory of Slade Wilson when he asks Oliver for help finding his son and delivers the long delayed reveal of Vigilante’s identity. The relationship between Oliver and Slade has consistently been one of the more interesting things this show has to offer. It was established last season that the Mirakuru…
“Kindred” Star Wars Rebels continues to explore the mysteries of Lothal as the Empire closes in on the Ghost Crew. The previous episode set up that there was something of cosmic importance at play that connects the characters in some unknowable way. This kind of destiny fuelled storyline is something that Star Wars is well…
