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Arrow – Emerald Archer

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Several familiar faces return for Arrow‘s 150th episode presented as a documentary (featuring alternate takes and camera angles of clips from several episodes over the series runs) about Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell), vigilantes, and their role in Star City. Those returning include Quentin Lance (Paul Blackthorne), Sara Lance (Caity Lotz), Thea Queen (Willa Holland), Sin (Bex Taylor-Klaus), Barry (Grant Gustin), and Ragman (Joe Dinicol) who provide their own takes on Oliver and vigilantes along with interviews and sequences from the current cast of series regulars. And when Oliver puts himself in harm’s way to be lure out the villain of the week, the episode even offers the return of Team Arrow. The documentary-style of much of the episode offers its strengths and weaknesses, but overall the episode turns out well (and we do get more regular scenes between characters when not in front of the documentary crew).

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Bull – Prior Bad Acts

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The death of Benny’s (Freddy Rodríguez) father complicates matters given Bull’s (Michael Weatherly) feelings for Benny’s sister, and Bull’s ex-wife (Yara Martinez), just when a wealthy client enlists the firm in looking into his brother’s unexpected death due to a nitroglycerin overdose. While initially suspicious of the doctor who prescribed the medication, it quickly becomes obvious the far more alluring suspect is the victim’s widow (Reiko Aylesworth) who has left a string of dead husbands in her wake (yet always seems to profit).

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1 comic reviewBuffy Rebooted starts here. The popular franchise move from Dark Horse Comics to BOOM! Studios means a new start for the plucky heroine. And where better to start than the beginning? Writer Jordie Bellaire and artist Dan Mora take Buffy Summers back to Sunnydale High School in a re-imagining of the show’s first season.

Buffy’s mission and Watcher remain unchanged, and she still befriends both Willow and Xander (although the circumstances are slightly different). Some of my favorite moments here revolve around the trio together (both vegging out in front of the TV and their reaction to Buffy’s calling).

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SHAZAM! #2

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SHAZAM! #2 comic reviewAfter uncovering the subway station in the Rock of Eternity, Billy and his friends decide to do a little exploring. The first stop is the Funlands (a large amusement park with something sinister just below the surface and a new acquaintance waiting to meet the wizard’s new champions). While the kids enjoy their time, it’s obvious that something more is going on… and just who is this new champion? Friend or foe?

If the initial view of the Funlands is any indication, there’s quite a lot happening that may require some Marvel-sized heroing before all is said and done. Could one of these lands also offer the possibility of introducing Hoppy and Tawky Tawny as well? I guess time will tell.

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Supergirl – Blood Memory

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The relationship between sisters is the theme of “Blood Memory” when Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) takes a trip with Nia (Nicole Maines) to her inclusive home town. After meeting Nia’s sister (Hannah James), Kara discovers why her protege has been so hesitant to embrace the powers passed down from her mother (Kate Burton). At the same time the show begins exploring the aftereffects of Alex (Chyler Leigh) forgetting Supergirl’s true identity from small memory gaps, to a lack of confidence, to being far less kind to the Maid of Might in the field. Bonding over their trouble with sisters, the episode works as both an origin story for Nia’s eventual hero push while also staying true to the show’s core principles of friendship and sisterhood as Kara reveals her secret to a friend whose turmoil she understands all too well.

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