Welcome back to Last Week’s Episode! This week we have more depressing news about a merger that will end one monopoly and create a new one, YAY! But there’s actually a ton of legitimately exciting movies and TV to talk about too, so it’s not all bad. Let’s get to it!
Monica Rambeau and the Inescapable Orbit of Carol Danvers and Wanda Maximoff
Compared to her comic book counterpart, MCU Monica Rambeau once seemed destined to break out of Carol Danvers’ shadow as her similar path as a hero, only to be relegated yet again to sidekick status — this time prop up Wanda Maximoff in WandaVision.
Last Week’s Episode: Hit Me (May)by One More Time—With the COVID Vaccine
How is it already May? This panorama is still messing with how I perceive time and it is not appreciated. What is, though, is the shift between the last few years and this one; seems like people collectively decided not to honor the yearly *NSYNC meme anymore after being reminded of Justin Timberlake’s treatment of…
REVIEW: Shadow and Bone is One of the Best YA Adaptations of the Past Decade
Netflix’s Shadow and Bone is perhaps the best book to screen adaptation since The Hunger Games. The first of two planned adaptations of Leigh Bardugo’s works, Shadow and Bone adapts the first book of The Grisha Trilogy as well as integrates elements of Six of Crows, the second series in Bardugo’s Grishaverse. Set in the…
Last Week’s Episode: The State of the Entertainment Union is Meh
Two big political events happened this week. President Biden gave a state of the union address covering his first 99 days in office. Meanwhile, former President Trump put out an official statement with… his opinions about The Oscars. The first we don’t cover here thankfully, but the second I will certainly dig into later. So…
Review: The Way of the Househusband Anime Has Lost Its Way
Everything is epic in J.C.Staff Studio and Netflix’s anime adaptation of The Way of the Househusband. From the rocking metal intro that juxtaposes Tatsu’s (Tacchan’s) favorite Shiba Inu apron with his irezumi, to the time Tacchan shows up as Santa Claus for his local community center. It’s fun, but unfortunately, these epic scenes were already…
Last Week’s Episode: The Long Spring
Hello, hello! Hope everyone enjoyed last week’s April Fools edition; we had a lot of fun writing the cursed blurbs. Now, back to our regularly scheduled programming.
REVIEW: Invincible Soars, but Can’t Escape its Source Material
I honestly didn’t know what to expect going into the premiere of Amazon’s Invincible series. I had long since soured on the comic (the early issues were a favorite of teenage Zoe, but the quick descent into Robert Kirkman’s stock gore and shock reveals made me abandon ship). Still, the idea of a big-budget Western…
Revenge is the Abyss that Stares Back in Violation (2020)
Content Warning: Discussions of sexual assault and graphic violence.
Last Week’s Episode: Men Moan About Movies
Hey there cinema aficionados! We’ve got some exciting news this week for anime fans, terrible news for true indie comic fans, and more in today’s link round-up.
Supergirl’s Final Tour Begins With “Rebirth”
For the last five years, I’ve been able to see my favorite character soar on the small screen. Melissa Benoist has fully embodied everything I love about the character, and she will forever be the person I see when I think of Supergirl. The show has also been a professional highlight of my career, being…
Last Week’s Episode: That’s How You Get Ants
While I can only approximate where you, dear reader, are, where I am is finally light jacket weather and I am just so excited to be producing vitamin D again.
