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All Rise (2019) s01e02 – Long Day’s Journey Into ICE
The Stop Button Posted by on Oct 31, 2019
Going into this episode, I thought I had the show figured out. It was “‘Major Crimes’ universe,” where white cops could be progressive about gay and trans rights and so on. Still pretty invested in white supremacy, but maybe not as much as usual. And no talking about killer cops. Progressive, read more
All Rise (2019) s01e05 – Devotees in the Courthouse of Love
The Stop Button Posted by on Oct 31, 2019
Nadia Gray’s back this episode, which is surprisingly distinguishing as Gray doesn’t make much impression other than everyone making fun of her name—Ria’s hard for them—and boyfriend Wilson Bethel’s general eye-rolling at her being a supermodel brand influencer. Of course, Bethel doesn’t read more
All Rise (2019) s01e04 – A View from the Bus
The Stop Button Posted by on Oct 31, 2019
Todd Williams shows up for the first scene—he’s top-billed Simone Missick’s husband who’s been MIA most episodes—and gets her off to work. They still don’t have much chemistry together. Even if Missick and Wilson Bethel don’t have romantic chemistry together, they’ve got something. Missick read more
The Shadow of the Tower (1972) s01e09 – Do the Sheep Sin?
The Stop Button Posted by on Oct 30, 2019
Continuing the hit streak is this episode, Do the Sheep Sin?, which has King James Maxwell dealing with a protest march. He’s been taxing the hell out of the poor, albeit somewhat unintentionally (he thought he was taxing the rich, they just put it on to the poor), and the poor decide they’re going read more
Star Trek: Discovery (2017) s02e06 – The Sound of Thunder
The Stop Button Posted by on Oct 30, 2019
At this point, not even halfway through the second season of “Discovery,” it seems like the only way they’re going to redeem it at all is if they go full absurd. Like the Red Angel, which is actually a time traveling humanoid in an outfit with metal (as in heavy metal) wings. Unless it’s Matt read more
The Shadow of the Tower (1972) s01e10 – The Man Who Never Was
The Stop Button Posted by on Oct 30, 2019
I was unprepared for The Man Who Never Was, even acknowledging the anthology nature of the show, which has had great successes, could also have great failures. And the episode is most definitely a failure. But because of casting. It’s a strange episode in general—lots of flashbacks, lots of seventi read more
The Shadow of the Tower (1972) s01e11 – The Strange Shapes of Reality
The Stop Button Posted by on Oct 30, 2019
Oh, no, Richard Warwick is back. And now we’re getting the story of his time just imprisoned, because the king (James Maxwell) pities him so won’t just execute him. Executing him means taking him seriously as a threat to the crown and Warwick can’t be seen as a threat. And so on and so forth. read more
The Shadow of the Tower (1972) s01e12 – The Fledgling
The Stop Button Posted by on Oct 30, 2019
I really had no idea how far “Shadow” could drop, did I? I mean, The Fledgling manages to be the worst episode of the series (with only one left) and with Richard Warwick in it but nowhere near the worst part. Though, to be fair, Warwick is in a much reduced role compared to the last two episodes. read more
The Shadow of the Tower (1972) s01e13 – The King Without a Face
The Stop Button Posted by on Oct 30, 2019
This episode is a direct continuation of the last, but from James Maxwell’s king’s perspective. At least at the start, tragedies quickly start changing it up and Queen Norma West ends up with the most to do… then the episode brings Maxwell in and gives them a joint focus, then it shifts to Maxwell read more
The Flash (2014) s06e04 – There Will Be Blood
The Stop Button Posted by on Oct 30, 2019
It’s a big sad episode, with all the men going through their pre-Crisis sads about Barry (Grant Gustin) dying in just six weeks. Cisco (Carlos Valdes) is sad so he steals the super-cure they’re supposed to be stealing to save villain Sendhil Ramamurthy, who is stunningly bad at the acting thing. read more
Evil (2019) s01e04 – Rose390
The Stop Button Posted by on Oct 30, 2019
The show goes a little overboard with the scary tech angle. Even more than last time. This time it’s pedophiles hacking AR games and grooming kids when they’re playing on their headsets. The kids in question are lead Katja Herbers’, as it’s not clear the problem child at the center of the episode read more
Evil (2019) s01e05 – October 31
The Stop Button Posted by on Oct 30, 2019
There’s something up with the racial optics on “Evil.” The all-Black Catholic parishioners is a thing. The show kind of dares you to notice it, but it’s a thing. Black Catholics are not a familiar TV trope; I can’t think of one besides Frank Pembleton and they made a big deal out of the Catholic read more
Batwoman (2019) s01e02 – The Rabbit Hole
The Stop Button Posted by on Oct 30, 2019
It’s a much better episode. While it’s not great, it’s at least enjoyable this time. The direction’s a lot better than the pilot; there’s not a lot of Batwoman action, but there’s a lot of action. Including civilian Nicole Kang having to defend herself from a bad guy because the show’s read more
Batwoman (2019) s01e03 – Down Down Down
The Stop Button Posted by on Oct 30, 2019
Ruby Rose flirts with a bartender played by Brianne Howey from “The Passage,” which basically makes the episode. It's in the middle of Rose investigating Tommy Elliot (Gabriel Mann in a part he really ought to appreciate more), billionaire pal to Bruce Wayne who seems to know about Bruce’s read more
Batwoman (2019) s01e04 – Who Are You?
The Stop Button Posted by on Oct 30, 2019
I didn’t pay enough attention during the opening so I didn’t realize Rachel Matthews’s Magpie was going to have the stupid neon wig. Magpie’s the villain from John Byrne’s Batman and Superman team-up issue of Man of Steel. “Batwoman” could score some major points if Magpie was awesome. read more
Supergirl (2015) s05e01 – Event Horizon
The Stop Button Posted by on Oct 30, 2019
Not much has happened since we last saw our heroes; Kara (Melissa Benoist) still hasn’t told Lena (Katie McGrath) about being Supergirl, even though she really, really wants to tell her, she really does… meanwhile Lena has created a talking AI to bitch at about how much she hates Kara for never read more
Supergirl (2015) s05e02 – Stranger Beside Me
The Stop Button Posted by on Oct 30, 2019
This episode ought to be called “The One With All the Whining.” First, there’s still Lena (Katie McGrath) whining—entirely to her super-Echo—about how Kara never told her the Supergirl thing. McGrath’s new plan is to pretend everything’s cool and exploit Supergirl’s friendship. Of course read more
Supergirl (2015) s05e03 – Blurred Lines
The Stop Button Posted by on Oct 30, 2019
Carl Lumbly shows up in this episode and you almost remember when you liked the stuff with J’onn (David Harewood). Barely. Lumbly’s voice brings back that warm feeling, so long missing on the show. And he’s got to be there because this episode’s all about Harewood finding out why he doesn’t read more
The Shadow of the Tower (1972) s01e09 – Do the Sheep Sin?
The Stop Button Posted by on Oct 30, 2019
Continuing the hit streak is this episode, Do the Sheep Sin?, which has King James Maxwell dealing with a protest march. He’s been taxing the hell out of the poor, albeit somewhat unintentionally (he thought he was taxing the rich, they just put it on to the poor), and the poor decide they’re going read more
Star Trek: Discovery (2017) s02e06 – The Sound of Thunder
The Stop Button Posted by on Oct 30, 2019
At this point, not even halfway through the second season of “Discovery,” it seems like the only way they’re going to redeem it at all is if they go full absurd. Like the Red Angel, which is actually a time traveling humanoid in an outfit with metal (as in heavy metal) wings. Unless it’s Matt read more