Hollywood spends a lot of time shilling superhero narratives at us, and, like many Americans, I consume these stories with gluttonous enthusiasm. Arrow is my favorite show. I have seen all of the Marvel universe movies (except Thor 2). And I am ready to adore CBS’ Supergirl in a completely unironic way. That being said,… Read more »
Warning: Here be MAJOR spoilers for this week’s episodes of: The Flash, Arrow, and iZombie. Thou hast been warned. Another week, another mountain of feels to obsess over. Here were some of the most emotional moments from this week’s TV. (Albeit of the youth-centric genre variety that this TV-watcher so adores. #SorryNotSorry.) 4. Donna Smoak makes Felicity face the… Read more »
Arrow mercifully returned from its mini-hiatus last night with Season 3, Episode 16 (“The Offer”) and, guys, it was pretty great. Once we got past the tedious outlying of R’as’ plan to Oliver and back to Starling City, things really took off with some great emotional beats. The best part? Oliver finally seems to be taking a thematic turn… Read more »
What did I think of Arrow‘s mid-season finale, “The Climb”? This show just took the first step — dare I say ascent? — in reclaiming the narrative energy that’s dwindled from the Season 2 ending/Season 3 opener. I have this theory about full-order network shows: they don’t really get started until the mid-season finale. Hopefully, you can have some… Read more »
