March 2021

Superman & Lois – The Best of Smallville

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Superman & Lois - The Best of Smallville TV review

HarvestFest comes to Superman & Lois & Jonathan & Jordan in an episode that offers more moody teenage drama, our first glimpses of a teenage Clark‘s (Dylan Kingwell ) time in Smallville, and Superman (Tyler Hoechlin) stumbling on the bizarre experiments conducted by Morgan Edge (Adam Rayner) thanks to some investigating by Chrissy Beppo (Sofia Hasmik). The out-of-time Captain Luthor (Wolé Parks) introduces himself to Lois (Elizabeth Tulloch) who he believes can lead him to Superman. The episode’s epilogue offers the sudden reappearance of Tag Harris (Wern Lee) confronting Jordan (Alex Garfin) proving the government is worthless at keeping any super-powered individual, even a teenager not in control of his abilities, under wraps.

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The Flash – Central City Strong

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The Flash - Central City Strong television review

In an episode about recovering for both the city and for its characters, Abra Kadabra (David Dastmalchian) returns with threats of destroying Central City using an anti-matter bomb. The use of a villain from the future allows the show to offer another tease about a new looming threat coming for our hero, which (of course) it can’t wait to awkwardly work into casual conversation. While there’s much to praise “Central City Strong” in focusing on the aftermath of recent events, for both those trapped in the mirror dimension and those who unknowingly lived their lives with duplicates, several aspects of the episode are poorly written including the clunky dialogue of giving back to the community, the foreshadoing of the Caitlin / Frost (Danielle Panabaker) reveal, and the anti-climactic finale as the show doubles down on Barry‘s (Grant Gustin) power of love being a better super-power than his speed.

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Black Knight: Curse of the Ebony Blade #1

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Black Knight: Curse of the Ebony Blade #1 comic reviewI’ve always liked Marvel’s Black Knight, the mix of super-hero and Arthurian legend (although I must admit my favorite version wears a leather jacket on top of chain mail armed with a lightsaber). Black Knight: Curse of the Ebony Blade #1 offers some insight into the mental and emotional state of hero and part-time Avenger Dane Whitman who is in possession of the cursed Ebony Blade which offers him the chance at heroic action but only by diving head-first into dark emotions and power he doesn’t fully understand.

While there is still quite a bit of story to get introduced, the first issue does showcase the Black Knight’s role on the team, why he feels the need to play the fool, and the concerns some of the other heroes have about him. It also features the character’s death at the hands of an unknown assailant in front of the Avengers (but don’t fret, a bit of blood and our hero is back in action by the issue’s end).

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Remington Steele – Steele’s Gold

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Remington Steele - Steele's Gold television review

Throwback Tuesday takes us back to a con man pretending to be the world’s greatest detective in Remington Steele. Gold fever is in the air in a crazy episode that begins with Remington Steele (Pierce Brosnan), Laura (Stephanie Zimbalist), and Murphy (James Read) witnessing a murder at a costume party while attempting to protect an exhibit of old California artifacts. The only thing missing from the exhibit turns out to be the journal of prospector which supposedly points to gold in them there hills. There are several colorful characters interested in the gold, and most aren’t what they initially appear to be. The guest cast includes James T. Callahan, Lois De Banzie, Spenser: For Hire‘s Barbara Stock, William Russ, Ben Rayson, and Ellis Ren. After a dizzying amount of reveals, Steele and Laura snuggling for warmth in a sleeping bag, and even Murphy catching the gold fever, the murder will be solved and gold will indeed be found.

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