The writers don’t seem to understand any of the concepts they are writing about. It reminds me of the pseudo-progressive-intelectuals that used to populate coffee shops (pre-plague) that know patriarchy = bad, but can’t explain why; that know fascism = bad, but can’t explain why; that their christian parents don’t…
Finally we get a fucking eldritch terror that seems to be, you know, eldritch and insanely powerful. Of course not powerful enough to apparently affect anything outside of fuckin’ Greendale, The Center of the World, even though the fucking worlds are colliding.
Also not powerful enough that both Sabrinas can fuck off…
In one episode, he loses both of his heirs. But also he’s immortal, so it does seem like he’ll have time to get some new ones.
Blackwood explicitly wished to be “the Emperor of Greendale”, which is weird, but he got his wishes (I thought they would recall that Hecate sealed Greendale to prevent the terrors to escape into the world, so they’re all contained there, I guess). (Speaking of which, is Hecate real? She has to be, since the witches…
That’s worrying. I plan on watching just to see how the eldritch stuff pays off, but my god if there was ever a show that would be much improved without most of its characters it’s this one.
Max Lord was the best thing about this movie.
I clicked this link thinking, “If Antony Starr isn’t on this list, I will be moderately peeved.” Glad to see the critical recognition for his work - even as the show’s most overt antagonist, his portrayal requires constant attention: every frame Homelander appears in simultaneously has so much raw villainy and…
Nicole Kang as Mary on Batwoman
Needs more Joel Stoffer.
I will never stop singing Agents of Shield praises wherever “the best TV” anything is mentioned. Even if she show has been messy, the performances, mostly have not.
Nope. The source material is indeed awful.
The thing is... what ruse? Literally all Gordon did was drive. Nothing about the scene hinged on his presence being a surprise to anyone but the audience.
I’ll go one further and dare anyone to explain in a way that makes even a tiny bit of sense why the plot of TDK required Gordon to fake his death.
I enjoyed the performance and all, silly as it was, but, damn it, I prefer my Bane with a smooth Latin accent.
I think the thing that is really not yet fully appreciated is the extent to which the Nolan brothers, while impeccable technicians of visual spectacle, are completely incapable of writing a narrative that doesn’t fall apart under even half a second of scrutiny.
Dang next time I watch that I’ll try to pay attention to his brow instead of how weird it is that the movie requires every cop in Gotham to get tricked into being locked in the sewers for several months, then at a certain point they all emerge well fed and clean shaven.
Storm of the Century is amazing and I watch it every time it’s on. Colm Feore was absolutely unforgettable in that role.
The true King of Gothan!
Rachel Feltman, editor at Popular Science Magazine, wrote in an article published in the Washington Post: