DC TV Weekly #24

Wasn't entirely sure what to title this one. It's a brand new season, and going back to #1 is the comic book thing to do...But that also makes it very confusing to organise these reviews, so continuing with the original numbering it is! In any case, new year, new DC Shows to talk about.

Supergirl 'Girl of Steel' Review
I wish this wasn't the first of the shows to premier this season, because honestly it kinda put me off watching the others, because man what a dull start! I understand the idea of not wanting to jump into things and having characters reflect upon the prior season seems like the smart thing to do, but this very much feels like slow burn of a very thin candle. Supergirl throwing herself into work after losing Mon-El is a strong concept, and Melissa Benoist does give a great performance, but it just doesn't feel earned, mostly because the relationship between the two was never that strong. On top of that almost every other character is given very little to do in this pilot, the villain was incredibly lame-both the one off villain as well as this walking business tycoon trope, and is it me or has Katie McGrath's accent gotten even worse between seasons? Honestly after the mixed reception season two got from fans, if they were expecting to win anyone over with this first episode, it didn't really achieve it. The reflection upon the last season didn't feel earned and there was very little to set up this season's plot lines, leaving a lot of meandering middle for our cast of characters. 5/10.

The Flash 'The Flash Reborn' Review
Guys. Please. For the love of god. Stop trying to make Iris important! She's not meant to be leading Team Flash, she is not a scientist, she is not a superhero, she is not a police officer. She is literally the least qualified person to be on the team, let alone leading it. This is very much the show trying to make her important because she's important to the protagonist. The evidence is crystal clear when by the end of the episode she gets herself captured in hopes that this will cure Barry of his mental state because...well she has absolutely no reason to think that. They have no idea how to define Barry's mental problems, and no way to solve them, her reasoning here makes no sense except that the script says so. Shame as well, because if they weren't going to keep Barry in the speed force for at least several episodes minimum, the deteriorate mental state angle was actually fairly engaging and any chance to give Grant Gustin a chance to flex his acting skills is always appreciated. Just please, for the love of god Flash, be good again. Of all the shows I want to like, this is the one above all else, please, be good again. 5/10.

Legends of Tomorrow 'Aruba-Con' Review
Yep. That is definitely an episode of Legends of Tomorrow. Got time travel, wacky shenanigans, fun character interactions. Admittedly the Time Bureau is a concept I'm not all too excited about because I feel like it negates the point of the Legends, but whatever, flimsy logic is this series' bread & butter. Mind you, they can stretch it too far, like how Julius Ceaser is somehow able to best or even be a challenge for a bunch of time travelling superheroes/government agents! And...that's frankly all I have to say. Which seems about right seeing as all this episode had to do was explain why the Legends will still be going on adventures, and the rest of the episode was just your standard Legends adventure so...overall, pretty decent. 6/10.

Arrow 'Fallout' Review
Seriously, does Willa Holland just not want to be in the show anymore? Thea barely did anything last season, and this season opens with her in a coma? What the heck. Oh yeah, the rest of the episode...uh...it's fine. It's kind of like all the other episodes this season, they don't really feel like they established any new status quo for the season or long running plot lines, instead they just come across as...regular episodes. There's not much harm from that, but it also means very little stands out. The only real standout is Oliver now has to raise his son, which can definitely lead to some interesting stories during the season. Diggle seems to have some kind of physical issue, but let's be honest, that'll last maybe 2-3 episodes, not the whole season. Oh, and Oliver has been revealed as the Green Arrow, I can't wait to see how they'll weasel their way out of this one! 6/10.

Kind of a slow burn to the first few episodes of the season, not much feels achieved. Flash seemed to be the only one who actually established a season long plot line, the rest either didn't know what they were doing or just told average stories. We can only hope it can get better as the year goes on.