Category Archives: TV Reviews

TV Review: Gotham (Season 4)

*This review contains minor spoilers* Click here for the SPOILER YouTube review Although it once again goes in dozens of different directions and tries to service too many characters, “Gotham” delivers an overall enjoyable fourth season. The show was all over the place this season. It goes from the Sophia Falcone mafia angle, veers off… Read More »

Black Lightning (Season 1)

*This review contains minor spoilers* Click here for the spoiler-filled YouTube review A strong new superhero show that, despite the fantastical elements, is grounded by a down-to-earth family drama. Although this is a CW superhero show, it feels more often like one of Marvel’s Netflix superhero shows…which is a good thing. Due to the black… Read More »

TV Review: Legends of Tomorrow (Season 3)

*This review contain a few spoilers* Click here for the YouTube review, with more spoilers While “Legends of Tomorrow” has always been a mixed bag, season three adds a few new characters and just goes full throttle on the silliness, making the drama lose some of its impact, but helping to strengthen the bond between… Read More »

TV Review: Jessica Jones (Season 2)

*This review contain a few major spoilers* “Jessica Jones” season 2 starts off a bit slow and uneven, but it grows compelling in the home stretch and ends with some emotionally impactful moments. The first season of “Jessica Jones” started things off by introducing the villain, Kilgrave. The stakes and the threat were quickly established.… Read More »

TV Review: The Gifted (Season 1)

*This review may contain some spoilers* “The Gifted” starts off grounded, and then slowly transitions into the more well-known X-Men territory. At times, it captures much of what makes the X-Men film and comic books great. But it is hurt by occasional lacks of direction and operating on a television budget. The story takes a… Read More »

TV Review: The Punisher (Season 1)

*This review may contain minor spoilers* Season one of The Punisher is easily the least superhero-like Marvel Netflix show. It’s the most grounded, and that’s what makes it so much more compelling. Aside from Frank Castle’s ability to take a beating and just keep coming, there’s no superhuman abilities on this show. The villains are… Read More »

TV Review: Marvel’s Inhumans (Season 1)

*This review may contain minor spoilers* This show was almost a complete mess from start to finish. Anything with superheroes/comic book themes will always get the benefit of the doubt from me, but with the high quality of material out there now, this series just did not cut it. Everything seemed low budget and amateurish.… Read More »

TV Review: Stranger Things (Season 2)

*This review may contain minor spoilers* Another strong season that reaches above, but also falls short, of the impressive first season. The show gets off to a slow start, and takes a few episodes to get into the groove. The first season hooked you immediately. It had the missing child, scary monster and the mysterious… Read More »

TV Review: The Defenders (Season 1)

While overall entertaining, it doesn’t quite feel like the proper payoff of the hours of television from the individual series that were supposed to set up this miniseries. The plot for the most part here is pretty tight. There’s a slow start to things as they catch us up on all the main characters and… Read More »