“I’m assuming you didn’t come all the way to Earth-3 to stop my Trickster,” states Jay Garrick (John Wesley Shipp), oh no Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) comes bearing, self-proclaimed deities, and West family stakes; both make a rogue Trickster seem harmless. “The...
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The Flash Flashpoint: DCTV Invasion! Crossover
“You know you look beautiful. The weight of all these worlds on your shoulders,” explains Mon-El (Chris Wood), before fulfilling the dreams of all Karamel shippers and kissing Kara. Supergirl “Medusa” (2x08) is a fifty-fifty split between romantic entanglements, and...
The Flash Flashpoint: Killer Frost (3×07)
“Killer Frost” (3x07) picks up right where “Shade” (3x06) left off; Wally(Keiynan Lonsdale) has been turned into one of Dr. Alchemy’s husks, Caitlin Snow (Danielle Panabaker) is suppressing her inner meta-human, and Barry (Grant Gustin) meets a self-proclaimed God....
The Flash Flashpoint: Shade (3×06)
“Shade” (3x06) features a slew of characters, yet it’s titular villain is put away at the end of act two. The Flash writers instead focus on developing arcs for our already established characters, like Wally West (Keiynan Lonsdale) who continues to dream about being...
Arrow Re-Nocked: Human Target (5×05)
“Human Target” (5x05) is probably among the best directed Arrow episodes to date. Between the dutch angle close-ups, and turnaround shots, the cinematography builds tension in an episode that contains few action scenes. Following the events in “Penance” (5x04), we...
The Flash Flashpoint: Monster (3×05)
“Monster” (3x05) is a well executed villain of the week story that explores different perspectives on power through ancillary characters. Overall, the episode plays like a Buffy The Vampire Slayer tale, with the metaphorical relationship between the monster villain...
Watch Super Short Film Sidekick
The short film Sidekick is a simplistic family drama, told through the lens of classic superhero storytelling. In an interview with IGN director Jeff Cassidy explains, “It was the real world story that attracted me to these characters and how they deal with the...
The Flash Flashpoint: The New Rogues (3×04)
Captain Cold (Wentworth Miller) returns to Central City in this week’s episode of The Flash. Okay, it was all an illusion reflecting the past, but it still worked. “The New Rogues” (3x04) feels like déjà-vu considering the opening scene begins with Sam Scudder (Grey...
The Flash Flashpoint: Magenta (3×03)
“Magenta is another side effect from your side trip, genius... not,” comments Harry (Tom Cavanagh) to Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) after coming through a breach with his daughter Jesse Quick (Violett Beane). What? Not the Harrison Wells you expected? I am sure that...
SNN Flarrow Episode 1: “Here We Go Again!”
Both The Flash and Arrow return to the CW with all new episodes for our TV nerd crew to discuss. Scene N' Nerd host Sarah Belmont (@sjbelmont) gives her best Matt impression, while guest host Everett Harn (@theEverwritten) and Kerri Gillette (@KerrBearKru) provide...