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Atlanta: The Big Payback (2022)
I Don't Know What You All Think You've Been Watching
I can tell you right now - this season is gonna separate the people watching this show for what it has always been from those who watch because they wanna feel good about their role in racism. It's not a problem that's gonna go away by "acknowledging" it. Best thing to do is create your own fantasy of a best-case-scenario with just enough realism to be make it feel like a "what if?" Atlanta style.
This is an All-Timer. B. A. N. With teeth. I've never laughed so damn much while being so uncomfortable in my own skin thinking how I would react if the tables truly turned.
If you can't see the value in this episode, maybe you should be watching a different show.
Atlanta: The Old Man and the Tree (2022)
You don't need new tricks when you've mastered old ones
On paper,this episode is an 8. It's got a touch too many punchlines you can see coming. But in practice? This was a 10.
Atlanta knows what it is and what it can do. 4 years off and rave reviews from critics and fans will give you plenty of time to dig into what works and what doesn't. The only difference is now, the show knows how to keep the audience on their toes without even trying.
A casual reference of "Tales From The Hood" had me already waiting for that other shoe to drop and twist Atlanta into full blown horror mode again. Combine that with talk of ghosts and Hiro Murai's atmospheric direction and I wasn't sure if I was tense through moments that I can now look back on as hilarious.
I started to let my guard down, and then the show gives us that Earn and Van scene where the real horror of people either spiraling or losing their sense of center brings the dread for the future creeping back into this seemingly goofy episode. Now I have at least 3 different levels of ways I can look at this episode on rewatch.
Long ago, Donald Glover compared season 3 to Ye's "Graduation Day" and explained it by saying it would be the most accessible season of the show. I get what he meant now. It's that mixing and matching of everything Atlanta knows it can do - the horror episode, the abstract episode,the goofy episode, the systemic episode, the deep episode, etc. - into something amorphous and new that not only serves itself, but what has come before it and what will come after. The first 2 episodes informed this episode and vice versa.
The elements thrown in here have me off-kilter again and not knowing whether this will be defined solidly as a "_______ episode" by the time the season is done, or if it will still be somewhere in that mysterious middle ground.
This is the season of being along for the ride. The brakes are little bit iffy and the seatbelt catches before you get a chance to buckle it sometimes, but the driver knows where they're going. That's why it's called a tour.
Moon Knight: The Goldfish Problem (2022)
Promising
Let me start off by saying I love the MCU. Everything they have made has rewatch value in my eyes, and some of them are even great on a critical level. That said, I do have to admit the formula is growing stale.
I also want to make it very clear that Moon Knight is my personal favorite Marvel character of all time. Needless to say, my hopes and anxiety were both sky high.
The first episode promises something new and unseen in the MCU - a real character study. Even more impressive (for those who aren't aware) is the multiple personalities will (seemingly) get the spotlight each of them deserves. Episode 2 will more than likely be from Marc's perspective instead of Steven's. Mr. Knight has been all over the promos for this show, so we'll be getting his perspective at some point. They haven't mentioned Jake Lockley, but he's one of Moon Knights more popular and prolific identities so he'll probably factor in before the series is said and done.
The confidence on display in only giving us events from Steven's perspective and allowing the viewer to fill in the blanks is very encouraging. The way the show just drops us into the conflict with Harrow without giving the villain an onscreen backstory first - or even making his motivations clear until the very end - is thrilling in a way the safe sameness of the MCU usually lacks. The acting is top-notch and not reliant on quips and exposition. Could all of this still come? Yes. But will it? I don't know, and that is exciting. Even WandaVision wasn't this slow-burn level of engrossing.
Are there flaws? Oh yeah. Namely, the CGI here is pretty bad. Hopefully it improves in future episodes. There are also a few leaps in logic, and anyone expecting to see Moon Knight in full kickass mode will probably be disappointed in this first episode. None of these minor issues hurt my enjoyment of this incredible first outing.
I've never been so excited for an MCU project and the promise it shows. Do yourself a favor and check it out.
Atlanta: Sinterklaas Is Coming to Town (2022)
You can the show out of Atlanta, but you can't take Atlanta out of the show
R. I. P. "Tupac"
This was every bit as good as Atlanta has always been. Y'all just trippin. I can't wait to see where this is all going.
Also, Darius watches Foodfight and considers it "intense" (It's not)
Atlanta: Three Slaps (2022)
Don't listen to the idiots hating on it. They're only doing it because it's cool to hate things that are undeniably great.
I get why Glover called this season "a black fairytale" now. This was like Scandinavian folklore (terrifying stuff) through the lens of being black. Every bit as disturbing as Teddy Perkins, but with a happier ending. Beyond sad this is based on true events. Just proof reality can be far more surreal and frightening than any book, movie or show. Powerful way to start off the season. Even more impressive is the little moments of bleak comedy that come when you least expect them.
Doctor Who: Flux: Chapter Six - The Vanquishers (2021)
Easily the best season of the Chibnall era...but that's not saying much, is it?
Man, this was a weird series. There were many things I did like. Dan is a pretty good companion. Karvanista was consistently awesome. Eustacius Jericho and The Grand Serpent were both fun characters. Division's actual purpose has intriguing implications. The joining together of the plots and the use of 3 (and a half) Thirteens, split across dimensions was reminiscent of Davies and Moffat style plot setups. The Sontarans got to be a pretty decent threat. There's lots of good stuff going on in Flux. Also, that little moment of no "happily ever after" for Dan was a nice touch.
BUT
Unfortunately the plot gets lost in the weeds at the end, nothing is added to the lore that makes the Timeless Child Retcon worth investing in, Swarm and Azure are quite possibly the lamest villains since the show was rebooted in '05, Vinder and Bel had more chemistry apart than together, multiple more retcons were added for no reason other than "because we have a budget now", Kate Stewart was wasted, and Chibnall pulled another bait and switch with the fob watch.
Most damning of all to me - and a rewatch will definitely point it out to those who can't see it yet - this could have very easily been a 2 or 3 part story and been much more evenly paced in the eras of Davies and Moffat. There is so much unnecessary bloat to this story. Vinder and Bel could have been cut entirely without changing much of anything. Just find a different way to introduce The Grand Serpent and get that one lady out of The Passenger. Maybe Dan gets her out, making the scene where she rejects him for his perceived abandonment hit that much harder. Since the "mystery" of The Flux didn't turn out to have much to do with the plot (turns out it's antimatter), maybe eliminate that or find a way to streamline it into the Sontaran story. Oh and never have included Swarm and Azure in the first place. Make those changes, and this could have been a tightly paced story where The Doctor has to stop Division from helping the Sontarans invade everything, and has to stop the Sontarans from obliterating all their enemies with The Flux.
Instead, we get a drawn out, weirdly paced convoluted mess that seems to serve no real purpose. But it did have some fun along the way. I guess that's the best we can hope for in the Chibnall era.
Doctor Who: Flux: Chapter Four - Village of the Angels (2021)
Chibnall's Victory
There were only 3 things I enjoyed in this episode: the atmosphere, the cliffhanger, and Kevin McNally. Everything else was nonsensical and insulting to continuity. Angels moving with people watching them (and I'm not talking about the TARDIS scene, because that actually made sense, I'm talking about at least 2 other scenes in this episode), people being teleported into the past by touching a QUNATUM-LOCKED Angel. All of a sudden, getting zapped by the angels twice can kill you thru disintigration, even though Rory was zapped twice, and Ten and Martha were zapped god knows how many times. That's all insulting enough, but then a piece of paper with a Angel drawn on it puts itself back together without the Doctor noticing - and this is officially where I checked out of the notion of any kind of worthwhile story and just started appreciating the atmosphere.
Let's not even get into the stupidity of the Ravagers' little blip of a B-Plot (Apparently "get out of range of the Passenger" means "duck under his golden hued special effect beam") or the completely pointless "mid-credits" that could have easily been added to next week's episode. Let's skip that and go into a much bigger problem: The Ravagers suck as villains. They don't fit Doctor Who AT ALL. Everyone kidding themselves that Flux is gonna save Chibnall and Whittaker's run needs to recognize these villains have set up Flux for failure from the start. It's gonna be just like series 12 - great smaller moments that hint at what could be, but the overarching narrative was doomed from the jump.
...and yet here I am, reading rave review after rave review and hearing every iteration of praise for Chibnall. He's lowered the bar to a point where an episode as bad as this is considered a victory.
Doom Patrol: 1917 Patrol (2021)
This show is the definition of "underrated"
When Rita hopped in the time machine at the end of last week's episode, I got apprehensive. Surely, Doom Patrol is better than a clichéd time travel bootstrap paradox story? Well, no...but at the same time - and emphatically - YES.
With just one episode, Rita comes into better focus as an individual than she has through 2 and a half seasons. Taking away her memories and restoring Laura's was such a simple twist of genius, I'm still impressed by how well it worked. The Sisterhood Of Dada are carefree goofballs in 1917. Clearly there is gonna be some heartbreak down the road in the future (literally) that turns them into the villains we saw last week. Also, this episode once again makes clear the Brotherhood Of Evil still have a part to play before the season ends. With so much intrigue - and each subsequent episode proving patience is a virtue in tying together the disparate threads of the season - the show is proving it is the definition of "underrated".
In fact, the stuff in 1917 is so good, I would've given the episode a 10/10. But mainly for what it sets up down the road.
While the 1917 material is A+, the subplots of the season slow things way down. Cliff's scenes are hilarious, but I'm wondering where any of the online addiction stuff is going. Vic is tackling last week's question of "Why Am I?" - and I'm also hoping for that story to go somewhere. Larry gets the best non-Rita moment of the episode and hits both his son and himself with some truth they needed to hear. But again, where is this "living tumor" thing going? Last, but never least, Jane is living up to her purpose of healing Kay - and it seems the other personalities don't like it one bit and may be conspiring against Jane AND Kay. This is one instance where the slow burn approach of this show works in the immediate. There is a real sense of dread attached to any scenes in the Underground - and drawing out the wait makes the tension thick enough to cut with a knife.
I have a feeling this season will benefit from a rewatch even more than the first two seasons. This is a show where it's basically required, as there are so many intricacies hardly anyone would notice until it's pointed out to them further down the line.
I love this beautifully weird show.
Doom Patrol: Undead Patrol (2021)
WTF did I just watch?
I chose that title for 2 reasons. 1- The sheer lunacy of this episode. 2- because there are several mysteries left dangling in this one and I'm still trying to piece together if they're intricately plotted into the season, or if some important exposition got left on the cutting room floor.
Even if someone made a mistake in either scripting or editing, it takes nothing away from how fun and hilarious this episode was. You will never hear anyone more cheerfully say "Brains!"
Rick and Morty: Rick & Morty's Thanksploitation Spectacular (2021)
What I'm Thankful For
I made a wish that this episode would be better than last week's - which was still good, but not top tier - and just like the exploding turkey president clone, my wish came true. This episode won't win any "best episode" list, but I had to back it up quite a few times because I was laughing too hard at one to hear the next joke. I'm thankful for the fact that - no matter how much people on here whine with unfound reasons, other than personal taste - my favorite currently airing comedy is still just as good as ever. If you don't think an episode about a killer man-turkey clone army trying to take over the world that begins with a quest for a turkey pardon and ends with PTSD over blueberries is funny, then you and I are watching different shows.
Rick and Morty: Amortycan Grickfitti (2021)
Nothing new, but still tons of fun
The return of the car as a character was a nice surprise and the riffing on the Cenobites as a way of exploring the relationships between Rick, Jerry, and Beth was clever. No molds were broken but they didn't have to be. This was just a fun time in 2 equally great stories. Kinda reminded me of "Big Trouble In Little Sanchez" in that way. And that's not a bad thing. This won't ever be a 10, but I could see it cutting the Chut and climbing up to a 9 eventually.
Rick and Morty: Rickdependence Spray (2021)
Dumb but entertaining
First, I want to rant about how self-entitled people sound when they act like they have any control over a show's writers room. Especially for a season of TV that's already been produced. The writers of Rick & Morty aren't interested in your opinions on what the show should be - as blatantly illustrated by season 4's many meta jokes against the toxic fandom - and they will do whatever they think is funny and entertaining to them. There are so many people crying over spilt milk in these reviews (edit: I only realized how gross that phrase sounds in connection to this episode after I typed it up).
Now then, on to the episode itself, which was - without a doubt - the dumbest episode R&M have ever produced. There are definitely laughs to be had. You just might not be happy with yourself for laughing at all of them. The ending definitely went too far in a tasteless way, and the whole plot contrivance of Morty lying to Rick about the source of the problem was like a bad sitcom story, just minus the laugh track. But I definitely laughed several times. Rick's horse son and the "kissing tile" line got the biggest laughs out of me. This episode is dumb and tasteless on so many levels, but it's also just completely insane enough to almost pull it off! Until that terrible ending anyway.
All in all, I think this episode will feel more natural when the season is done and ready for a rewatch. This episode will essentially be the mindless pallette cleanser after the heaviness of "A Rickconvenient Mort".
Loki: Journey Into Mystery (2021)
Gotta love the Know-It-Alls on here who don't bother doing any research, or even pay attention to the show they've been watching
Review after review on here is talking about how "Marvel stole the Smoke Monster from 'Lost' and are running out of ideas". Alioth is quite literally a purple smoke cloud in the comic books he is based on. Does anyone remember this is all based on ideas from comic books? You don't even have to read comics to know who Alioth is. 2 minutes after this episode came out, there were tons of articles on his comic book origins - mainly because of his connection to Kang The Conqueror, the rumored Big Bad of this show. Seriously, we live in an age where the answer to practically any question we have is at our fingertips...
But NO ONE can bother to do some freaking research??? "I know it all and they clearly did blah blah blah...1 star review!" PATHETIC.
Oh and the other major "complaints"
1) Tom Hiddleston isn't the only lead actor.
This complaint is rendered completely pointless on a show called LOKI that has introduced several LOKI Variants. The show is not called "TOM HIDDLESTON'S LOKI". Gtf over yourselves.
2) Tom Hiddleston's Loki doesn't act anything like the Loki from 2012.
Well, yea he did. For one or two episodes. Because in episode 1, he was shown what the end result of his "Glorious Purpose" was - death by Thanos. Since meeting Sylvie and understanding a Loki doesn't have to be a joke or a failure with a chip on their shoulder, he has EVOLVED AS A CHARACTER. Apparently this is a foreign concept to reviewers. We all just stay exactly the same for our whole lives, right?
The only complaint that carries any weight in these reviews is that the fight choreography was bad. It's not this director's forte. All the fights have been pretty bad.
That said, a lack of researching lore and a fundamental misunderstanding of the show you're watching doesn't give a reviewer the right to trash something as if their words are the absolute truth.
This was an amazing episode full of great acting, twists and comedy. Go watch something else if you can't see the forest for the trees.
Rick and Morty: A Rickconvenient Mort (2021)
Proving there's nothing left to prove
While the plot itself is fairly predictable, what should be a lackluster episode is a surprisingly heartfelt character study delivered with finesse. A hilarious scene involving a repeatedly slammed door is used to later move the living hell out of you with some much appreciated subtle humanity from Beth as one slam of a door and one quick shot of Beth speak volumes about her slowly dawning fear of her children truly no longer needing her. It's these little touches that run through both the A and B storylines that have me still thinking. That's the sign of damn good episode, no matter how predictable.
It also doesn't hurt that it's funny as hell. Especially if you grew up watching "Captain Planet and The Planeteers" like me. From the music to the cheesy dialogue, they nailed it. And the grown up Planeteers were darkly hilarious in how completely jaded they were. Planetina's logo was even the emblem for the heart ring! The level of care and detail blew me away.
Shoutout to Alison Brie for killing it as Planetina.
Rick & Morty is back in top form, baby!
Parting note: I laughed so hard at the end stinger I had tears in my eyes.
Rick and Morty: Mortyplicity (2021)
Perfectly Pointless
While maybe not quite as good as "Total Rickall", this episode is an all-timer and the perfect example of what this show is all about. The escalating Asimov Cascade of decoys building the tension with twist after twist after twist, with the ultimate twist being the entire episode was pointless because the "real" Smith family wasn't even on Earth! Now you can go back, watch it again and just enjoy every stupidly brilliant gag without investing wondering who's "real" and who's not.
But is it REALLY pointless? Because even though all the Earthbound Ricks we see end up being killed, they all also grow and realize how much they love their family. Considering all the rest of the Smiths are evolving (for better or worse remains to be seen), Rick's stagnant character development could finally see some change of it's own! A very exciting prospect. Or maybe I'm reading too much into a show where crucifixion comes back after cowboys.
Rick and Morty: Mort Dinner Rick Andre (2021)
Promising start
I was a strong defender of seasons 3 and 4 - and I still love those seasons - but looking back on them after the premiere of season 5, I kinda understand the criticism now. Season 3 had great continuity and character development. Season 4 had great meta gags and symbolic middle fingers to lore and conspiracy obsessed "fans" who complain endlessly about the show when it isn't about hints at Rick's backstory or Evil Morty. Both those seasons also kinda get lost up the show's own self-important @$$ and forget to just have fun. This episode wasn't crazy deep or revealing, and is honestly one of the weakest premieres so far - at least in terms of the lofty heights this show can reach. But it was the first premiere since "A Rickle In Time" to just be unbridled, goofy FUN. There's just enough heart and nihilism to keep things from feeling completely throwaway (and it will be interesting to see if Jessica remains changed by her experiences as a "Time God", or if she's even still in the show after this) but really, this is just a good time hangout with our favorite characters, except for Summer (mostly). It's the same kinda vibe season 2 started with. I have an unexplainable feeling season 5 will overall pass that high watermark. Rick and Morty is back and feeling inspired to embrace the brilliance of its stupidity in a way it hasn't since 2015. You might think Rick wouldn't understand my willingness to be enticed by the intriguing and disturbing possibilities this could bring, but it turns out he would. Just ask Mr. Nimbus.
The Haunting of Bly Manor: The Beast in the Jungle (2020)
CATHARSIS
Ignore the idiots who gave 1-star and 3-star reviews - one of them has no clue what "Deus Ex Machina" means, and the other clearly wasn't paying attention to what they were watching. This is an excellent season of television and the finale is a heartbreaker that simultaneously leaves you uplifted and inspired by the beauty and sorrow of love. No spoilers, but I promise it all makes sense in the end, and anyone that's ever lost someone they loved will be moved to the soul.
Kudos to Mike Flanagan for knowing to step away from this season and let other writers and directors lead this into Gothic Romance instead of straight-up horror like "Hill House". And unlike "Hill House", the majority of everything makes sense after the first time finishing the series, instead of rewatching to understand who certain ghosts and characters (and their motivations) are. No, nothing in here is as immediately terrifying as the Bent-Neck Lady...but love can be a much more evil entity, and the ways it can haunt you will stick into your memory a lot longer than the dysfunctions of the Crane family ever did. 10/10 for the finale and for the series as a whole.
American Dad!: The Chilly Thrillies (2020)
The worst episode I have ever watched
What in the hell was that? Where were the jokes? Who decided having Francine ruminate on death and having ASMR was funny? Cause SPOILERS ALERT: It. Is. Not. Funny. At. All.
And then Chernobyl? Originality in a plot does not necessarily equal comedy or even a functioning story - as evidenced by this episode, which had neither. Even the B-plot sucked. The only real laugh I got from this episode was the "Do The Barry" song and dance. I had no idea American Dad even knew how to be this unfunny. Avoid at all costs!
American Dad!: Dammmm, Stan! (2020)
Not deep or meaningful, but funny as hell!
I have no idea what show the idiot who gave this episode a 2/10 was watching, but he wasn't watching the same thing as me. This episode is not deep or particularly meaningful - the main plot is Stan once again putting his needs ahead of Francine's - but then again, if you've been watching this show for 15 seasons and expect it to be deep, you're setting yourself up for almost 300 episodes of disappointment. No, what gives this episode a 10/10 for me is the fact I could not stop laughing. The cold open was funny, but far from the funniest bit in the episode. That honor belongs to Roger as a duck "doing duck stuff today". This episode also includes "Crazy Lake People" with ridiculous names and lots of addictions (they'll beat those addictions one day, whenever the fidget spinner they ordered arrives), Roger trying and failing to open a dingy lakeside diner before losing his inner tubes of provisions and being carried into the sky by a vicious owl twice, and "almost all my eyes!"
Take it from a true fan who has been watching religiously since the pilot: this episode is GOLD. Ignore any weirdos who try to tell you otherwise. They don't have your best comedy interests at heart.
Supernatural: Our Father, Who Aren't in Heaven (2019)
RETURN TO FORM
As someone else mentioned in their review, this has been a weird season of Supernatural- which is more than a little disappointing for the final season. The pacing has felt wrong. The first 3 episodes were surprisingly lackluster for being a new apocalypse and the tension really didn't kick in till around episodes 4 and 5. Then they dialed it back again for 6 and 7. But this episode? This was a true return to form.
From that twistedly funny opening with the poor server girl walking amongst a plethora of dead bodies to serve Chuck a drink in the casino I was hoping we'd be in for a treat and I wasn't wrong! From there, we got the boys figuring out Chuck has a weakness or else he wouldn't have created failsafes such as the demon and angel tablets (excellent way to bring back some middle season lore!) and realizing with the help of Donatello that Metatron had made some notes in the margins about God telling his "dark secret" to his favorite at the time- the archangel Michael. Unfortunately, since Donatello is a prophet, essentially the voice of God, this makes him Chuck's bluetooth speaker. Chuck warns them that if they attempt to use Michael against him he will go after Jodie, Eileen and literally everyone on Winchester speed dial. The boys decide Chuck will kill them anyway eventually just to torment them and decide to try and enlist Michael's help. This leads the boys and Cas to hell where they
unsuccessfully battle 3 demon chicks (Dean shouting "are any of us winning?" had me in stitches) until the new Queen Of Hell, Rowena(!) calls them off and helps the boys locate Michael- who is no longer in the cage after Chuck's apocalypse opened all the doors to Hell. Along the way, she tries to get Dean and Cas to work thru their issues, which will hopefully finally get resolved in the midseason premiere.
But Michael's no longer in Hell at all. He and Adam have become bosom buddies after 10 years spent in the cage and are still sharing Adam's body as they eat a burger and pizza and contemplate their next move. Enter Lilith, who gets vaporized for trying to force Michael to answer God's invitation for a meeting (is she really gone tho? Cause that would be kinda disappointing honestly. I wanted the boys to have the pleasure of finally killing her the right way). This use of his archangel powers puts him on Donatello's radar and, with help from Cas, they lure Michael into a trap (sidenote: Richard Speight Jr. is an excellent director. The whole trap scene is shot in such a badass style). With enochian cuffs to keep him from teleporting away, the boys and Cas ask Michael for his help stopping Daddy. But Michael, who refuses to believe God could have lied to him about literally EVERYTHING, isn't having it. He gives Adam control of their shared body to tell the boys as much and then genuinely seems to mean it when Dean says there's nothing that can make right the fact they trapped him in the cage for 10 years and he tells Dean with sad smile on his face "You could say 'I'm sorry.'"
Michael and Adam have a back and forth with each other in yet another exceptionally directed scene where Adam admits that yea, the Winchesters trapped them in the cage, but they pretty much always do things for what they believe is the right reason- and 9 times out of 10 it IS the right reason. He posits that maybe God is having a "mid-eternity crisis" but Michael just can't bring himself to entertain the notion of betraying his Father. Needing to cut thru the bs and get Michael on their side, Cas hits Michael with the hard truth- he was never God's favorite. No one was. Lucifer was the only one smart enough to see that (how messed up is that revelation? More of this please, as it throws the whole series into chaos that really makes you think!). They have a scuffle and Cas uses the contact to forcefully show Michael the events of the past few years with definitive proof of Chuck manipulating them all. This breaks Michael for a brief time as he realizes the extent of God's lies. "I'm not even the only Michael" is the devastating thought that finally convinces him to help the Winchesters seal away God (they can't kill him, lest all of Creation crumble into nothingness. Damn, show! Like I said earlier, more of these lofty ideas!). He gives them a spell and a list of ingredients for it- all of which are easy except for one: a Leviathan blossom that can only be found in Purgatory.
Meanwhile, Eileen was hit up by a fellow hunter named Sue who is looking for help taking down a vampire nest. Since Eileen and Sam have been getting close, she let's him know what she's heading out to do and he decides to go with her. Good thing too, as it turns out Sue is just Chuck in disguise! Honestly, I did see that twist coming from a mile away but it was one of only 2 minor quibbles in a truly awesome episode. The only other quibble being Michael just conveniently opening a 12 hour portal into Purgatory that looks identical to the rift into Apocalypse World. You know- the world that Michael just found out existed and nearly broke his psyche? But whatever, it's all worth it for the final exchange where Dean asks to speak to Adam before Michael leaves to find his own path away from God. Dean tells Adam they are truly sorry for leaving him locked up in the cage and never coming back for him, saying he's a good man who didn't deserve it. Adam smiles wistfully and says with zero trace of malice "since when do we get what we deserve?"
And with that, Dean and Cas get ready to travel to Purgatory to find the Leviathan blossom (and hopefully fix their friendship) and the show leaves us on 2 incredibly ambiguous cliffhangers until it returns in mid January. Damn...
I love a good emotional rollercoaster and that's exactly what this episode was. Light on action, sure, but it wasn't needed. This was a perfect cocktail of drama, humor, tension, and remorse. The return of Adam did not disappoint. There were so many ways they could have gone with this storyline, but this was by far the best choice. My faith in the show has been renewed for what must be the 12th time or more over the course of its 15 year run and I am genuinely excited to see where the back half of this season goes. Please iron out the wacky pacing issues that plagued the front half of this final run and let my faith be rewarded!
Batwoman: Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Two (2019)
Never thought I'd be ashamed to be associated with superhero fandom...
Every single person giving this episode a bad score simply because it's technically an episode of Batwoman - YOU ARE PATHETIC. This crossover has been gangbusters so far! The only flaw in the first 3 episodes has been the 1st and 3rd chapter feeling a little rushed as they try to cram a 12 issue maxi-series into 5 hours of television. This 2nd chapter? It was given time to breathe and give this crossover the emotional heft it deserved. EVERYONE knows the CW Arrowverse has flaws. So what? If you're watching this crossover you should expect some cliches and melodrama. IT'S THE CW. Every other part of this crossover is currently sitting in the high 9s as far as overall score. This? As of now it's an 8.5 because of fragile egos with knee-jerk prejudiced reactions instead of judging something on it's own merits. Kevin Conroy played a dark Batman and Tom Welling gave us closure on Smallvile. Not to mention a SUPERMEN FIGHT. What more do you want??? Ffs I honestly never imagined a day I'd be ashamed to call myself comic book nerd and superhero fan, but here we are...