“The Power of Three” You can imagine what a confusion my life is in at the moment, but I didn’t want to let an important episode of Doctor Who go by without a brief if belated reaction. Chris Chibnall is back with his second story in three weeks, and it’s […] Read more
“A Town Called Mercy” After three episodes, it’s pretty clear that balance has been restored to the Who-niverse at last. Apologies for the late review, but I actually didn’t even get a chance to watch “Mercy” until today. It was worth the wait – another rock-solid episode that cements the […] Read more
“Dinosaurs on a Spaceship” The second installment of Season 33 expands on a trend set in motion by the first, and one I hope will be continued. Simply put, “Dinosaurs on a Spaceship” is a good old-fashioned sci-fi adventure story, perfectly capable of standing on its own without needing to […] Read more
“Asylum of the Daleks” In the world of Steven Moffat’s “Doctor Who”, less is more. It’s ironic given that Asylum is described by Moffat as a “blockbuster film” of an episode, but what really makes this an excellent “Who” ep is not what it includes, but what it leaves out. […] Read more
It’s official: Avatar: The Legend of Korra is confirmed for 26 additional episodes, above and beyond the 14 already confirmed for 2013. The assumption for now is that it will consist of four “Books”, running through 2015. This is certainly good news, though I do hope with all this added […] Read more
“Skeletons in the Closet/Endgame” In the finale of Book 1, Korra gave us in microcosm everything that was good and bad about the entire season. It was exhilarating, beautiful, powerful, exasperating and ultimately disappointing. If you take the glass half-full approach this was practically Romanee-Conti ‘37 – the finale was […] Read more
“Turning the Tides” I’m finding my reaction to “Korra” remarkably consistent. I find the plot fascinating, and the character stuff tedious. That’s usually a recipe for disaster for me, but in this case it’s working out OK because the plot has been the main focus about 80% of the time. […] Read more
“Out of the Past” Damn, things sure move fast in this series, don’t they? It’s certainly a marked difference to the first series, which spent much more time on world-building and character development in the first season. There are pluses and minuses to each approach – the major drawback to […] Read more
“Valar Morghulis” It’s tough to face a season finale of Game of Thrones, no doubt about it. Ten episodes simply isn’t enough – as soon as I feel my appetite is whet, it’s time for another ten-month break. Brutal, I tells ya – and I already know what’s going to happen (apart […] Read more
“When Extremes Meet” MeeSami is born? Smooth Man, smooth – “You’re pretty, can I have some of your hair?” is surely the perfect pickup line. Will this beautiful lady be able to resist Meelo’s charms? Indeed, I thought all of the Tenzin children were quite humorous and charming this week […] Read more