The Flash – Into the Void

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The Flash - Into the Void television review

Despite the episode dealing with some weighty issue such as Barry (Grant Gustin) and Iris (Candice Patton) dealing with the loss of their daughter (he by throwing himself in his heroics and her in bottling her feelings) and the threat of a black hole destroying the entire city, there is quite a bit of fun to be had in the show’s Sixth Season premiere. (By the way, I’ll take busy-bee Barry over brooding Barry any day.) Taking place a few months following Nora disappearing from history, “Into the Void” offers an immediate challenge in the form of a garage scientist (Brandon McKnight) who accidentally creates a recurring black hole around Central City and foreshadow trouble down the line in Caitlin‘s (Danielle Panabaker) old friend (Sendhil Ramamurthy) who has become obsessed with using dark matter to save himself and others from the disease which took his mother’s life (no matter the cost). McKnight turns out to be one of several fun surprises, and hearing that he’ll be sticking around Star Labs for the next several weeks makes me hopeful we’ll get more of Chester P. Runk.

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Once and Future #1

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Once and Future #1 comic reviewI’m a little behind in taking a look at writer Kieron Gillen’s new Arthurian comic, Once and Future. Opening with the discovery of an artifact, an ancient scabbard that once belonged to you-know-who, the issue shifts to man’s awkward first date which is mercifully interrupted by his grandmother leaving her nursing home which in turn leads Duncan McGuire down a fantastical rabbit hole.

Once and Future #1 features a great mix of humor and tension, as well as a nice twist about the idea of King Arthur’s return (and how it might not exactly be a good thing). Duncan works as a stand-in for the reader, discovering that world of Arthur, questing beasts, magical swords and scabbards, his grandmother’s secret cache full of all manner of weapons, and zombie kings are all quite real. All things considered, he takes things pretty well.

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Prodigal Son – Fear Response

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Prodigal Son - Fear Response television review

A bizarre murder where the victim was frightened to death before the brain was removed from the corpse leads Malcolm (Tom Payne) to a renown psychologist (Sakina Jaffrey) whose off-the-books experiments have come back to haunt her. Spending a bit of time with the doctor, and discussing fear (such as that which has ruled his life since his childhood) allows for Malcolm to make a breakthrough in the memory fragments of his nightmares (though this will likely only force new questions to be answered). Although Malcolm doesn’t visit his father, and refuses to discuss the case over the phone, his relationship with Martin (Michael Sheen) becomes the crux of the episode’s B-story as concern for Martin’s well-being (and perhaps her own) drives Jessica (Bellamy Young) to see her husband for the first time in decades. A question that has been looming since the series’ pilot is now at the forefront of Malcolm’s consciousness: just how much did his mother know about his father’s hobbies?

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