DC TV Weekly #16

Supergirl 'Exodus' Review
D-Does this mean no more stupid scenes at CatCo? Huzzah! (Awkward transition) The episode itself here was a strong one. Out of all the DC shows Supergirl seems to be the most thematically relevant and making a conscious effort to transform their story into a metaphor for immigration, responsibility of the media and fascist presidents, you know, in case it was being too subtle for ya. But hey, I've always said subtlety means shit when it comes to the quality of the content and...well, it's not bad commentary. They're not adding anything new to the conversation, but at the same time Supergirl seems like the perfect place to talk about the discussion of immigration and media, so it's not an unwelcome or jarring discussion, and I respect them for making their plots mean something more complex. That being said, when it comes to the literal plot, it has several holes in it. One: Kara can't seem to get the word out about aliens being abducted. You're friggin' Supergirl, the poster-child for alien immigrants. Make a YouTube video explaining what's happening, people will believe you. Two: J'onn testing Alex to see where her loyalties lie, and everyone treats him like he's betrayed them when this is exactly the type of thing he should do, in fact it was really smart of him, it's also a fairly low form of betrayal, don't exaggerate things Alex. Three: Maggie going along with Alex. Yes, she's her girlfriend, yes, Alex's heart is in the right place, but her plan is illogical, she is emotionally compromised, and they are severely outnumbered. With all that being said, I still thing this was a really good episode. The themes were well handled, the make-up is great (Don't think I've touched upon that yet, the make-up in this show is awesome), the final moment between Supergirl and Alex was touching, as well as badass, and we have as little Mon-El and James as possible. 8/10.

The Flash 'The Wrath of Savitar' Review
Oh hey, we're back to Barry fucking up. Or rather-more of the consequences of his prior fuck ups. I would certainly hope this is the last of his fuck ups because of Flashpoint, because I don't think the consequences could get higher, nor could the emotions. The Flash cast, while superb, do love to milk the crying scenes, this episode however, everyone seemed much more sombre and nuanced in their emotions, even with minimal expression you could feel the pain the characters are feeling inside. It's good to know that Grant Gustin is still able to find new ways to emote sadness, because it's one of the strongest aspects of his acting. But, still can't top Jesse L Martin, he has sadness down as well, but that face of bliss when he found out about that engagement (Oh yeah, that happened last week...forgot to mention it), brilliantly done. Great episode overall for the performances from everyone, best we've seen from Keiynan Lonsdale as Wally, the fear and paranoia he experienced while being haunted, very well done. Speaking of Wally, he got sucked into the speed force in this episode...yeah he does that. I'm pretty sure Wally must have some kind of regular's card with the speed force considering how many times he's been trapped in it, whether it be TV, comics, cartoons, we should have an intervention about this Wally. Though I did have my issues with the episode while watching, writing this review several hours later, really only one still matters to me, that being Caitlin keeping a part of the philosopher's stone. This whole season her big character motivation seems to be "Keep secrets because I'm scared" first the Killer Frost powers, now this. Caitlin's supposed to be smart, yet this is quite possibly the most idiotic thing. That thing is what is able to draw the god of speed to your universe and eventually kill Iris, you didn't think that might be important to bring up at some point! But, that's it, overall this episode was a chance for the actors to show off how talented they are, plus with some major plot progression and emotions running high. 8/10.

Legends of Tomorrow 'Land of the Lost' Review
Huzzah! Three good episodes in a row! Good going DC. Also good going Legends for putting forth some major plot progression, Rip is no longer a bad guy, Nate knows his time with Amaya is limited (Good, that plotline sucked anyway, kill it early), Martin starts acknowledging Jax's skills (Which, I didn't even realise was a problem to begin with) and Sara is now permanent captain instead of acting captain. You can tell we're kicking things into high gear now, with only a few episodes left, meaning no filler. Oh, we also get to see Gideon in person, that's interesting, though the idea of Rip and Gideon fancying each other is...awkward. How exactly that would work is not something I wanna think about (I imagine it would involve a usb port of some kind). And hey, I think this is the first time anyone has said that Sara is bisexual. Obviously it's not a trait that was up for interpretation, but still, it's nice to hear someone say it out loud, instead of them using metaphors like they're dancing around the word. Granted this episode did suffer from some filler with the poorly rendered CGI dinosaur, but they made up for it with Ray being on top game for his comedic side. So...an entertaining episode with good plot progression, another 8/10 I'd say.

-Danny