The Owl House S2E15-17: "Them's the Breaks, Kid," "Hollow Mind," and "Edge of the World" (continued more)
Too bad the only "answers" he can give at this point are hidden glyph-magic lessons encoded in weather events.
The Owl House S2E15-17: "Them's the Breaks, Kid," "Hollow Mind," and "Edge of the World" (continued)
This episode does two things. One is getting Luz and Hunter the information they need to make the next part of the plot happen. Which it does an annoyingly hamfisted, but technically sufficient, job of. The other is being a character study of Phillip Wittebane, and at that it does far better.
The Owl House S2E15-17: "Them's the Breaks, Kid," "Hollow Mind," and "Edge of the World"
It's honestly pretty prescient for a 2022 release. The trends were obviously already pointing in this direction, sure, but Tara's portrayal here is much more spot-on satire of the second Trump presidency than it is of the first.
Gaslight District (pilot)
I'm well aware that pilots - especially indy studio pilots - tend to be much weaker and more kludged together than the shows that ensue. I think that that's the case for this one. I hope it is. Because, while there's a lot that interested me in this pilot, there are also a couple of things that rendered it nearly unwatchable.
My Little Pony Fanworks: "Lullaby for a Princess" and "Children of the Night"
These two are interestingly oppositional takes on the same MLP backstory material.
Chainsaw Man V6 (part sharknado)
The entire volume, up until this final chapter, is one big fight scene. Reze stronk.
Chainsaw Man V6 (part three)
I mean, it's really just the obvious strategy for this situation.
Chainsaw Man V6 (part two)
Denji is living a lifestyle in which most of the people he meets, regardless of gender, will be trying to kill him. This is not conducive to developing a healthy social life, let alone a healthy love life.
Dungeon Meshi S1E1-3
This tickled my funnybone extra hard on account of me having had a similar idea a few years back.
Mob Psycho 100 S2E9: Show Me What You've Got ~Band Together~
It's not what I was wanting or expecting, but if Mob Psycho 100 wants to take a break for an episode or two and just have stupid shonen action scenes where nobody actually gets hurt and we plough through a series of grotesquely drawn villains who take turns going "n-n-nani???" before being defeated, I suppose it's earned that right.
The Owl House S2E13-14: "Any Sport in a Storm" and "Reaching Out"
The state abduction attempt turns out to be a...prank? Object lesson? Something like that?
The Owl House S2E11-12: "Follies at the Coven's Day Parade" and "Elsewhere and Elsewhen"
"Fullmetal Alchemist-y" is becoming more and more a propos.
Andor Season One (analysis)
I'd actually say that "Star Wars: Rebels" would be the perfect name for this series if it wasn't already taken.
Star Wars Andor S1E12: "Rix Road" (continued more)
He is putting his life in Luthen's hands. He stands in place, hands showing, in front of an armed Luthen, and tells him to either kill him, or take him on for keeps.
Star Wars Andor S1E12: "Rix Road" (continued)
Also, it, um. Turns out that Luthen is also here. For some reason.
Star Wars Andor S1E12: "Rix Road"
There's definitely going to be explosions, but it's also going to be a bit more sophisticated than just that.
Star Wars Andor S1E11: "Daughter of Ferrix" (continued more)
Ironic, that all the stuff that I thought was going to happen in this episode seems to be deferred until the finale.
Star Wars Andor S1E11: "Daughter of Ferrix" (continued)
Luthen tells Saw that he can call it a sacrifice for the greater good, if it helps. Saw, looking absolutely miserable, says that they should just call it "war."
That's how war always is.