Tag Archives: CW

TV Review: The Flash (Season 6)

***This review contains some spoilers*** Watch the SPOILER review on YouTube Season 6 of “The Flash” tries its best to juggle two major story arcs and the “Crisis on Infinite Earths” crossover, while also dealing with real life drama of the COVID-19 pandemic that ultimately ended this season three episodes short. This season tried something… Read More »

TV Review: Black Lightning (Season 3)

***This review contains spoilers*** Watch the SPOILER review on YouTube “Black Lighting” season 3 raises the stakes, giving our heroes their biggest challenge so far. Unfortunately, the pacing is just as bad as previous seasons and the plot is all over the place. And while most of the Arrowverse shows were able to capitalize on… Read More »

TV Review: Arrow (Season 8)

***This review contains some spoilers*** Watch the SPOILER review on YouTube “Arrow” season 8 must not only wrap up the very first Arrowverse show after close to a decade on the air, but also continue to set up the massive “Crisis on Infinite Earths” crossover, and a potential spin-off series…all with only a ten episode… Read More »

TV Review: Legends of Tomorrow (Season 4)

*This review contains some spoilers* Watch the SPOILER review on YouTube “Legends of Tomorrow” season 4 doubles-down on what’s been working for the show: Wackiness and heart. For the most part, this works. The humor is often very self-aware, and even breaks the fourth wall a bit. But, it’s the character interactions that offer up… Read More »

TV Review: Supergirl (Season 4)

*This review contains some spoilers* Watch the SPOILER review on YouTube “Supergirl” season 4 struggles to do much more than a social commentary, but finally hits its stride with the inclusion of Lex Luthor…and bit of retconning. The majority of this season was a fairly heavy-handed analogy about the current political climate in America, with… Read More »

TV Review: The Flash (Season 5)

Watch my SPOILER review on YouTube *This review contains minor spoilers* “The Flash” season five is a bit of a mess. The new family dynamic and the return of a classic foe just can’t overcome the series’ most mediocre big bad. The new twist this season is that Team Flash is joined by Nora, Barry… Read More »

TV Review: Arrow (Season 7)

Watch the SPOILER review on YouTube *This review contains some spoilers* “Arrow” does its best to shake things up for season seven, and it succeeds early on, but then falls back into familiar territory. This season starts with a unique setup, as Oliver spends the first seven episodes in prison. While he’s locked up, the… Read More »

TV Review: Black Lightning (Season 2)

*This review contains minor spoilers* Watch the SPOILER review on YouTube “Black Lighting” season two is a mixed bag. While the family aspect grounds the show and helps you care about the heroes, the more traditional superhero stuff falls flat due to a lack of direction. The plot is just all over the place. While… Read More »

TV Review: Supergirl (Season 3)

*This review contains spoilers* Watch my SPOILER YouTube review Season three of “Supergirl” may have been its best season so far, but that’s not saying much. All the pieces were there, especially with the well-set up villain, but the show stumbled to the finish line with too mystical mumbo jumbo and huge reveals that never… Read More »

TV Review: The Flash (Season 4)

*This review contains some spoilers* Click here for my SPOILER talk on YouTube Season 4 of “The Flash” goes back to its lighter tone and silver age roots, but overdoes the hokeyness a bit too often. While they do wrap up the cliffhanger from last season quickly and fairly easily, having Kid Flash remaining the… Read More »