Strange Ramblings of an Independent Writer
IMDB.com Much like the first season’s fifth episode, “Spock Amok”, the fifth episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds second season is a “hijinks” episode. “Charades” is a focus episode on Spock and Nurse Chapel, with a fair amount of comedic hijinks thrown in. Combining an accident with interdimensional aliens with a tense sit-down with … Continue reading Exploring Humanity – “Strange New Worlds” Season 2, Episode 5
Marvel.com One protagonist lives, another one dies. Going in to the fourth episode of Marvel Studios’ Secret Invasion, titled “Beloved”, I was expecting the body count to rise. And if I’m being honest, I expected a certain character to not make it to the end of the series. But the method with which the character … Continue reading Bittersweet Victory – “Secret Invasion” Episode 4
IMDB.com Memories and feelings are the connective tissue to our lives. That maxim is the core of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season Two, Episode Four “Among the Lotus Eaters”. Given the title of the episode and its allusion to the Greek myth of the Lotus, memory was going to be a focal point of … Continue reading Sense of Self – “Strange New Worlds” Season 2, Episode 4
IMDB.com The core question at the heart of “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow”, the third episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds second season, is this: What are you willing to do to set the future right? The third episode poses this question to the security chief, La’an Noonien Singh, and presents her with an … Continue reading To Save a Tyrant – “Strange New Worlds” Season 2, Episode 3
Marvel.com At the halfway point of Marvel Studios’ Secret Invasion, the dominoes have started to fall into place. As befitting the spy thriller genre, betrayals are occurring on all sides. Trust is a commodity that few people can trade on in this kind of story. As a viewer, you can’t help but question everyone’s loyalties, … Continue reading Betrayals Everywhere – “Secret Invasion” Episode Three Review
Marvel.com The central theme of Marvel Studio’s Secret Invasion second episode is the failure to live up to one’s promises. Behind Gravik’s attempts to overthrow the human population of Earth and make it into a new home for the Skrulls is his disillusionment with Nick Fury’s promise to find them a new homeworld. The question … Continue reading Broken Promises – “Secret Invasion” Episode Two
Paramount Plus Star Trek has always been a progressive universe. From the earliest iteration all the way up to the recent shows, Star Trek has pushed progressive ideals in many of its episodes. The latest episode for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, titled “Ad Astra Per Aspera”, joins those ranks by focusing on the trial … Continue reading The Trial of Una Chin-Riley – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S2 Episode 2
Marvel.com Spy thrillers are based on paranoia. The allure of stories like Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is on never quite knowing where anyone’s loyalties truly lie. In the latest Marvel Studio’s TV series, Secret Invasion, we are introduced to a spy thriller/action series steeped in rampant paranoia. The first episode, titled “Resurrection”, sets the stage … Continue reading Trust No One – “Secret Invasion” Episode One
CBS All Access I know these reviews may seem like a broken record at this point but it has to be said again: I really don’t like the direction the creators decided to go with for Stephen King’s The Stand (2020). Episode Three, titled “Blank Page”, continues the non-linear storytelling that was used in the … Continue reading The Stand (2020) Episode 3 Review
Paramount Plus A new season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is upon us and I couldn’t be more excited. I greatly enjoyed the first season of the show. Strange New Worlds harkens back to old-school Star Trek with its combination of self-contained episodic stories and season-long individual character arcs. My question going into this … Continue reading Star Trek: SNW Season 2, Ep 1 Review