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13 on Harley Quinn 2x10 Review - When do you call someone a hero?Harley Quinn is a show about growth. It's the story of Harley's transformation from the Joker's gun moll into something of her own creation. It's Harley's new origin story. As much as this show is about hijinks (and so high are those jinks!), it never forgets that Harley needs to be slowly growing and changing. This…
Despite the drastic effect of the Coronavirus pandemic on TV schedules, somehow my two favorite shows from this season--Black Lightning and Legends of Tomorrow--are the only ones that got real endings. This week marks the season 5 finale of Legends of Tomorrow, in which Ava uses Shake Weights as a weapon and Marie Antoinette loses her head again. Spoilers follow…
In a stunning announcement last month, the CW and Ruby Rose announced that the Australian actress would put down the cowl for good. Ruby Rose will not return as Kate Kane in Batwoman. Instead, the CW said, it would be pursuing a new actress from the LGBTQ community to lead the show. Recasting a main character…
What if some dastardly villains with control over reality rewrote it to work in their favor, scattering the Legends of Tomorrow across reality in an attempt to make the world in their image and keep it that way? Only the Legends could rehash a plot from three seasons back and make it feel fresh and…
Relationships are tough, and marriage is a big deal. That's why we celebrate them with parties. Even Poison Ivy and Kite Man want to have memorable moments before their nuptials, but things don't always go as planned. Spoilers follow for Harley Quinn Season 2, Episode 9, "Bachelorette." "Bachelorette" Poison Ivy is getting married to Kite Man despite…
When I reviewed the first 3 episodes of Stargirl a few weeks back, I had a lot of issues with what I saw. But then, I have a lot of issues with just about every show on the CW. Flash, Supergirl, Arrow, and even Legends of Tomorrow have all had entire seasons that are tough to get through,…
Sometimes, things don't work out the way you plan them. If you're a Legend, they almost never do, except when you turn into a giant Beebo monster to fight a time demon. Last week, the Legends drank from the chalice of Dionysus, imbuing them with the power of gods for one day. Just enough time to use…
Sometimes, when you don't want to deal with something, you'll do anything and everything to avoid dealing with it, including unleashing Parademons on Gotham to start a war with the police commissioner. Spoilers follow for Harley Quinn Season 2, Episode 8, "Inner (Para)Demons." "Inner (Para)Demons" Last week's episode ended with two big moments: Harley Quinn and Ivy's…
It really speaks to the scrappy willpower of the entire Arrowverse cast and crew that the finales to these COVID-19-aborted seasons don't suck. In any other year that would be a back-handed compliment, but right now? It's genuine praise. Supergirl's finale is no exception. The show has struggled to maintain my interest this year even…
In the Arrowverse, Batman was such a ghost that not even the Green Arrow, ostensibly the world's first vigilante, knew about him. We didn't know Bruce Wayne existed until Arrow season 6, and it wasn't until the Elseworld's crossover a year later that we'd get confirmation that Batman himself existed. Now, though, Batwoman (watch it here) has…
How do you deliver a solid finale when a worldwide pandemic shuts down your production? Well, I guess we can look toward Batwoman. The CW's latest Arrowverse show has struggled throughout its freshman outing, but it manages to deliver a killer finale that leaves us with some great twists and cliffhangers. Spoilers follow for Batwoman Season 1,…
If one being from Greek mythology can exist in modern-day, why can't others? And if those beings need followers to have power, where would they get those followers? It's kind of a fun question to ask. And so, in a quest to gain temporary power to operate the loom, the team comes across perhaps the…
In the world of DC live-action characters, casting Bruce Wayne is a big deal. It's proof Batman exists. It's the possibility that we could see live-action Batman. And the CW's Batwoman capped off its first season with a huge moment despite the shortened episode count by showing us what the Bruce Wayne of the Arrowverse looks like.…
There are different advantages to filming shows in different ways. When NBC's Community was airing, it was filmed while the season aired; the show was able to respond to fans by doubling down on weirdness and certain character relationships. When a show like Westworld is filmed all at once, the actors and crew are able to…
If you lived in the world of Dark Knight Rises, Bane would be a terrifying person. He's a genius terrorist who does what Ra's Al Ghul couldn't and even defeats Batman. But he's remembered more for the strange filter put on his voice by his breathing mask. An intimidating, dangerous man became a meme thanks…
As I watch each Arrowverse show, I make little notes on my laptop. A few from this episode include notes like "Pete finds stuff almost immediately that no one was supposed to know about just by being a very good library man," and "J'onn and M'gann do a smooch." I have almost every plot beat…
Batwoman made a big promise last week. Since it started, the series has danced around the idea of bringing in Batman villains. We've heard mention of the Riddler, of Scarecrow. Luke even implied that the Joker is dead. But we haven't seen any of these iconic characters in the flesh--that is, until now. Last week…
The Legends lost a friend just a couple weeks ago and literal Greek gods are hot on their tails trying to keep them from reassembling the Loom of Fate. Tensions run high, so it makes sense that the Legends would be at each others' throats, right? Hell no. The Time Idiots have each others' backs. Spoilers…
This week over on the CW, Supergirl prominently featured Lex Luthor as we looked at his first three months as Earth's savior in a post-Crisis world. Harley Quinn, meanwhile, takes a deep dive into the Joker's past as a way of looking at Harley and Ivy's friendship. It's almost certainly coincidental, but interesting nonetheless. Spoilers follow for Harley Quinn…
COVID-19 is inescapable. Even in our favorite escape--a good ol' superhero show--the coronavirus finds a way to muck things up. With The Flash, it comes in the form of a heavily shortened season. We're a few episodes short of a full stack, putting extra weight on the ones we have. This week, that weight rests on…
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This is an archive of Batman-News.com from 2010 to 2025. For the latest news, check out BatmanNews.com