“Hakeldama” begins with a field of dead grounders and ends with an order from A.L.I.E. to a new follower. The 100 writers balance between showing repercussions from recent actions, with rehashing the decisions our characters made that led them here… to present day...
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The 100 3×4: 5 Points & a Throne
“Watch the Thrones,” because politics can get bloody! The 100 writers juxtapose the grounders medieval-esque government system with Skaikru’s democracy in the fourth episode of season three. Lexa (Alycia Debnam-Carey) and Roan (Zach McGowan) fight in a pretty badass...
The 100 3×03: 5 Points & A Mountain
The 100 writers continue to stir up consequences from both the past and present actions of our central characters in, “Ye Who Enter Here.” While watching, I couldn’t help but recall Nyko’s line from the previous episode, “Places are not evil brother, people are.”...
Arrow Re-Nocked: Unchained (4×12)
“First Sara, Ray, then John’s brother. Who’s shocking return can we look forward to next?” quips Felicity Smoak (Emily Bett Rickards). Arrow, episode 12 is a well constructed wind-up, chock full of old faces and final third act turns. Roy Harper (Colton Haynes)...
The Flash Zoom-In: Fast Lane (2×12)
“There’s this one song lyric that I like… all the broken hearts still beat,” explains Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) during his classic opening omniscient narration. “Fast Lane” ironically is a slow-paced character driven episode. The writers divide their time between...
The 100 3×02: Five Points & an A.L.I.E.
The 100, “Wanheda Part 2”, is a fast-paced hunt for hope. The numerous story lines are perfectly balanced as the writers continue to acknowledge the severe impact that the events from season 2 had on all of our central characters. “Wanheda Part 1” felt like a complete...
Mr Robot Season 2: Casting News & Speculation
According to Variety, actress Grace Gummer will play Dominique “Dom” Dipierro in Mr Robot season two. FBI Agent Dipierro will be hunting Elliot Alderson (Rami Malek) and the fsociety crew after the Evil Corp hack. On paper Gummer appears to be a good addition to the...
Arrow Re-Nocked: A.W.O.L. (4×11)
“Hey, I’ve seen that symbol before,” says Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell), after Lyla (Audrey Marie Anderson) debriefs the team on Shadowspire, an elite criminal organization with ties to the U.S. army; and the Diggle family. Arrow, episode eleven “A.W.O.L.”, finally...
Arrow 4B: Merlyn & Spoilers
A fight three years in the making is coming to Arrow, in the very near future, actor John Barrowman teases, “I’m not saying anything more, it’s a big fight and that’s it!” [comicbook.com]. Really, I thought these two were BFFs, after Oliver (Stephen Amell) literally...
The 100 3×01: Five Points & One Wanheda
CW’s female-centric dystopian drama, The 100, is back! The season three premiere, titled Wanheda Part 1, begins with a three-month time jump from the event now referred to as “the mountain.” I applaud the writers mainly for not entirely focusing on the repercussions...