The episode starts with an homage to John Carpenter’s “The Thing.” In a frozen and isolated locale, scientists find a wolf that has been frozen for centuries. But it’s still warm, almost like it’s alive. So the head scientist cuts it open and sticks his hand into the carcass. Which is a bad move because […]
Jim Gordon is a cop again, Harvey is drinking on the job again, and all seems right with the world. Well it is, if you overlook the fact that Captain Barnes is off on a maniacal killing spree. But it’s not as dire as it sounds. He’s only killing bad guys. And he’s keeping his […]
Dolph Lundgren shows up in this episode. He played the Russian antagonist Ivan Drago in Rocky IV. And in the Arrow flashback, he plays the Russian antagonist Konstantin Kovar. But that’s where the similarities end. In Rocky IV he killed Rocky’s BFF Apollo Creed. And in tonight’s Arrow flashback, he just kills Oliver’s Bratva brother’s […]
In the move from CBS to the CW, someone lost the box marked ‘Good Storytelling.’ Just like last week, there’s so much ‘stuff’ crammed into the episode, nothing is given the time to shine. And a lot of things are just mishandled and/or don’t make sense. For example, Kara gets Mon-el a job at Catco […]
This is mainly a James Gordon episode, and that’s fine by me. We start off with Jim at Valarie Vale’s bedside. Remember, she was shot by the Mad Hatter when James told him to shoot Lee and NOT Vale. Jarvis Tetch was trying to hurt James by shooting the woman he loved. So when James […]
There is no meta-human villain this week, but there is a Godzilla-sized monster walking the streets. Actually, it looks more like the monster from the film ‘Cloverfield’. And the good citizens of Central City are terrified! Julian, Barry’s
At the end of last week’s episode, Tobias Church was torturing Wild Dog. And this week, Tobias Church is still torturing him. And as tough as Wild Dog is, he breaks and tells Church
With no Calista Flockhart to steer this ship, the show seems to wander aimlessly from plot devise to plot devise, with no time for character development, or compelling storytelling. Tonight’s episode was about an Alien Underground Fight Club. And if that storyline sounds familiar, it’s because it was done on Smallville. And they did it […]
In the comics, Mirror Master is one of The Flash’s archenemies. So it’s great to see him brought to life in this week’s episode. It’s also great to see The Flash confront a villain that isn’t another speedster. Can I get an amen? But
At the end of last week’s episode, Lyla showed up and asked Oliver to break Diggle out of his military prison. Diggle was framed for crimes he didn’t commit. But he’s still feeling guilty about his brother Andy’s death, so he’s willing to take the punishment. But Lyla’s not ready to be a single Mom […]