“Mad Grey Dawn” makes Nygma a formidable opponent using a bit of a campy setup, a bit of gritty plotting, but most of all the facts of Gordon’s own crossing the line creating an entertaining hour that solidifies his downfall.
While “Mr. Freeze” takes a great deal to set up this new upcoming arc rather than thoughtfully explore the title character’s predicament, it still is able to quickly establish Mr. Freeze’s situation, present his motivation, and display the extent of his powers to a great degree.
The search for Dr. Crane continues this week in a way that is notably off kilter with the beats of “The Fearsome Dr. Crane”. There are moments that inelegantly reset character progress that would’ve made more sense following an earlier episode, while dialogue bluntly attempts to integrate events that happened in the previous two episodes. As far as recent episodes go, this one appears to have suffered the most from the expanded season order.
After a string of episodes where Sleepy Hollow has run the risk of feeling too formulaic, “Deliverance” is a welcome breath of fresh air for the season. The show has always done a better job than it needs to of balancing episodic concerns with the broader arc, but “Deliverance” is the first time since the premiere that it’s been able to cede the entire running time to character arcs over cool monster design. It’s a well-constructed hour of the show, one that hits a lot of emotional beats and even draws close to the idea that it might excise one of its main cast before the midpoint of the season.
As Nikita and the team try to come to terms with what seems to be the end of a long road, a major death harshly snaps everyone back to the reality of the situation in a superb outing this week.
Nikita, Season 3, Episode 19: “Self-Destruct” Written by Kristen Reidel Directed by Nick Copus Airs Fridays at 8pm (ET) on the CW The process, or lack thereof, of dismantling Division has been a looming concern for all of Nikita’s third season. The concern voiced by many from within and outside of the organisation focused on …
While Revolution’s entire run to date has focused on the Monroe Republic, details have indicated that the collapse of the government following the loss of power led to numerous rogue factions taking control of various parts of the former United States, with Monroe and Miles only getting one part of it. The prospect of seeing how the other areas were ruled, and how the people in other parts of the country had coped with the loss of power, has thus been a very intriguing one, and it is this idea that the show explores this week, in an episode that opens up some intriguing new avenues for the show to explore.
Supernatural, Season 8, Episode 9: “Citizen Fang” Written by Daniel Loflin Directed by Nick Copus Airs Wednesdays at 9pm (ET) on CW A hunter, an angel, and a vampire walk into a bar sounds like the beginning of a horrible joke, but despite the possibility of it turning out to be a poor decision in …
Nikita, Season 3, Episode 4: “Consequences” Written by Kristen Reidel Directed by Nick Copus Airs Fridays at 9pm (ET) on the CW Division’s search for the agents who didn’t come in from the cold following Percy’s demise was bound to turn up a familiar face for Nikita sooner or later. After all, her own crusade …
Alphas Review, Season 2, Episode 8, “Falling” Written by Nina Fiore and John Herrera Directed by Nick Copus Airs Mondays at 8pm (ET) on SyFy Alphas has its share of “hell yeah!” moments, but it always pulls back to show that super powers aren’t such a great thing. “Falling” opens with young daredevils taking a …