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1 on Stargirl 2x10 Review - Chosen FamilyIt's always darkest before the dawn, right? Just when Courtney thinks she's getting a handle on things, her parents lie to her, a villain shows up in her house, and she has to road trip with her stepdad to find a lost JSA member. Spoilers follow for Stargirl Season 2, Episode 10, "Summer School: Chapter Ten." "Summer…
Lena Luthor becoming a witch felt weird, and it still kind of does. But in devoting an episode to her, the writers have made a case for why this is a natural evolution for this character. Spoilers follow for Supergirl Season 6, Episode 14, "Magical thinking." "Magical Thinking" LENA MUST ACCEPT HER NEWFOUND POWERS IN ORDER TO…
As Courtney is faced with the truth about the Justice Society of America, Eclipso is trying to bend reality around her, and it threatens to tear her family to pieces. Spoilers follow for Stargirl Season 2, Episode 9, "Summer School: Chapter Nine." "Summer School: Chapter Nine" For mind tricks and hallucinations to work, they have to be…
Taking a page from video games, Supergirl and Nyxly are in a race to collect seven totems that, when together, give the user unimaginable power. Just like the TriForce from Zelda, one of them is even the Totem of Courage. Spoilers follow for Supergirl Season 6, Episode 13, "The Gauntlet." "The Gauntlet" Superhero stories talk about courage constantly; it's…
Eclipso isn't your traditional comic-book villain, especially when it comes to TV show villains. He's uglier, more powerful, and more insidious than most of them, and we're left wondering over and over again what's real as he pulls strings in Blue Valley, Nebraska. Spoilers follow for Stargirl Season 2, Episode 8, "Summer School: Chapter Eight." "Summer School:…
There are as many conceptions of the afterlife as there are stories about it, from versions that include a formal heaven and hell to more Buddhist-informed versions with reincarnation, to stuff like The Good Place, which is kind of a mix of all of it. Titans, too, has its own conception of what it might be like…
Social justice is seemingly at the core of Supergirl's final season, and after a short break to focus on Mr. Mxyzptlk, we're once again focusing on Orlando, his brother, and the neighborhood in which they live. Spoilers follow for Supergirl Season 6, Episode 12, "Blind Spots." "Blind Spots" Supergirl Season 5 was a big stumble for the…
Being a superhero isn't easy. Being a teenager isn't easy. So what must being a teenage superhero be like? Yolanda's guilt is continuing to weigh on her, and that becomes the focus of the story for this week. Spoilers follow for Stargirl Season 2, Episode 7, "Summer School: Chapter 7." "Summer School: Chapter Seven" The fight against Eclipso…
A couple of years back, we had the privilege of getting our hands on the Secretlab Dark Knight gaming chair. What we found after weeks of use was a sturdy, durable, attractive chair that successfully managed the balance between perfectly nerdy and subtle enough for a shared home office. Now, we're looking at the second…
Imps, amirite? Can't live with'em. The vindictive Princess Nyxly is making trouble in Metropolis, and Supergirl ended last week's episode by calling an audible. The once-adversarial Mr. Mxyzptlk proved himself a (still somewhat chaotic) ally of the Superfriends last year when he appeared in one of Season 5's best episodes, "It's a Super Life," and…
A hyped-up villain being easily dispatched is often disappointing; why spend all the time establishing how dangerous that villain is only to have them get dropped like a sack of potatoes? Stargirl does that this week, only instead of being disappointing it's actually kind of terrifying. Spoilers follow for Stargirl Season 2, Episode 6, "Summer School: Chapter Six."…
Doom Patrol shouldn't exist. It's absurd to a degree that shouldn't work as a show, but is continually grounded by the struggles and connections between its characters who are as sympathetic and relatable as they are truly out there. Season 2 lost track of that at times as it focused on Dorothy's story, and the cliffhanger…
If you're a superhero of the people, it's only a matter of time before you end up doing PSAs. Captain America did it in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and now it's Supergirl's turn to do the same over on the CW. Spoilers follow for Supergirl Season 6, Episode 10, "Still I Rise." "Still I Rise" If…
Things have been ramping up in Blue Valley, Nebraska for the last few weeks, but we know little about Eclipso aside from the potential threat he poses. It's time for that to change. Spoilers follow for Stargirl Season 2, Episode 5, "Summer School: Chapter Five." "Summer School: Chapter Five" After a frustrating beginning to her summer, Courtney…
Legends of Tomorrow is such an enjoyable show that a season that has less to offer is still a step above almost every other show on the network and filled with great moments. The Season 6 finale is bulging at the seams with different storylines and character interactions, but still manages to stick the landing. Spoilers follow…
Supergirl is back for its final run before the series finale. The show was at its best in season 4, where the show gave its heroes a problem that required both Kara and Supergirl to solve. After too many episodes about sketchy pseudo-science last season and Spooky Prison this season, this feels like Supergirl getting back…
One of the things that made the ISA interesting in Stargirl Season 1 was that while not all of them got time to be individuals, it was clear that they each had their own goals alongside the ultimate goal of mind-controlling a nation. This season we're seeing more detail just how divided the villain team-up…
Legends of Tomorrow has developed a reputation as a warm, silly, and fearlessly weird show compared to its CW brethren and, honestly, just about everything else on TV. This season has been a somewhat weird one, surely due in part to the effects of COVID-19 on production. It's impossible, though, to say how much. Season…
Thanks to a combination of COVID-19 and the growing and shifting universe of CW superhero shows, Supergirl's final season has been weird. The network aired the first seven episodes of the season in the spring, and then put the show on pause for three months to give Superman and Lois room to breathe. Now Supergirl is back…
Whenever I think of Jim Gaffigan, I can't help but think of his bit about Hot Pockets. And so when he popped up as the voice of the JSA's very own genie, Thunderbolt, I kept waiting for the fluorescent pink entity to start pontificating on freezer calzones. Much to my disappointment, it didn’t happen. Spoilers…
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This is an archive of Batman-News.com from 2010 to 2025. For the latest news, check out BatmanNews.com