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May-24-2013 -
Aquaman returns along with some relics from 33.1 ... too bad it's at the expense of solid storytelling
This review may contain spoilers. After a series of episodes that were tightly plotted, showcasing mature storylines and real character development, Smallville returns to its old ways with Patriot, an episode that dismisses all of the above and instead relies on comic book tie-ins to push the cha ...
Read MoreCaine and the others return to Destiny, but all is not as it seems
This review may contain spoilers. Viewers may have wondered what really happened to Dr. Caine (Tygh Runyan) and the rest left behind. So when they showed up beside Destiny in a perfectly functional shuttle, Col. Young (Louis Ferreira) and the viewers questioned their return and especially how it ...
Read MoreThe promise of an even wilder adventure than we saw in the first of this two part story is fulfilled.
This review may contain spoilers. The beauty of Chuck is that while there may be a few mysteries to be uncovered about the main characters, for the most part, we know them. We know what they are capable of and where their loyalties lie. They are the good guys. They can always be counted on to hel ...
Read MoreRush and Eli deal with the consequences of Simeons actions
This review may contain spoilers Hoping for Robert Knepper to be given more room to play as Simeon in the last review, viewers got a chance to see his villainy come to a head in Malice. But perhaps the episode gave more to Rush (Robert Carlyle) than it did to Simeon. Instead of the one-note ambit ...
Read MorePlaying super hero can put one in the cross-hairs of a super villain
This article may contain spoilers. As feared all along, the Bennetts are now facing a double threat: one, their powers may only be temporary and may fail them at the wrong time; and two, a super villain has finally figured out that there may be a few more additions to add to his vault of those w ...
Read MoreThe jig is up, the news is out, they've finally found Olivia. Well, almost
This review may contain spoilers. "The Abducted" can pretty much be considered the last "Fringe" episode of the 'trading places' arc we've grown accustomed to. Olivia (Anna Torv) knows who she really is, so she's finally ready to escape and go back home. Peter (Joshua Jackson) knows that the woma ...
Read MoreA fantastic start to a two-part episode
This article may contain spoilers. This is a two part episode, so we cant pass final judgment on the story yet but the first part has us wanting more and thats a good endorsement. While the situation Chuck finds himself in is quite serious and life threatening, we get the humor and human touc ...
Read MoreAnother potential disaster averted this season
This review may contain spoilers. After the previous episode saw the return of General Lane and the introduction of the Vigilante Registration Act into this seasons already-loaded storyline, Abandoned represents a detour from the established plotlines that have made this final season so riveting. ...
Read MoreRadios erasing people's memories? Sounds like just another Thursday night for "Fringe."
This review may contain spoilers. Off an average episode on the Other Side, last week, "Fringe" comes back with a stellar scientific anomaly of the week (fully based in mythology) episode with "6955 kHz." The episode title refers to an AM radio numbers station that, when played at the "right" tim ...
Read MoreLies, cover-ups and set-ups are all weaving an intricate mystery
This article may contain spoilers. With aliens, a real life dollhouse with living dolls and wormholes, "The Event" has entered the Twilight Zone. When lovers Sean Walker (Jason Ritter) and Leila Buchanan (Sarah Roemer) heard that there were aliens walking amongst us, they were incredulous to the ...
Read MoreYoung confronts Rush after finding out his secret control of Destiny
This review may contain spoilers. For those viewers who have been worried about the future status of Stargate: Universe, The Greater Good was definitely an edge-of-the-seat kind of episode that satisfies fans and shows networks like Syfy that quality science fiction shows have support. We hav ...
Read MoreWhite lies and living with the consequences of those lies
This article may contain spoilers. In parallel stories of different kinds of home invasions, the Powells got the easier kind to deal with. Instead of being attacked, beaten, held hostage, all the Powells had to endure were a few barbed comments and thinly-veiled insults from their visiting relati ...
Read MoreGet a spoiler-free look at what's coming up on the Syfy series
Forget about ratings, bubbles and anything else yapped about television shows, and just enjoy "Stargate: Universe" for being, well, "Stargate: Universe." And if you haven't been making an appointment to watch the Syfy show recently, you may want to beginning Tuesday and running into next week as ...
Read MoreWith a family reunion, 'Ambush' is almost like a lost episode from another season
This review may contain spoilers. So ... Lois (Erica Durance) and Clark (Tom Welling) are a real couple now and everything is all out in the open. After five years of keeping each other at arms length (even when they were an item) it is great to finally see these two characters blossoming in ...
Read MoreAs if alternate versions of characters weren't enough, now there's twins.
This review may contain spoilers. "Fringe" is back with a new episode and the greatest scientific anomaly of all time -- identical twins. Okay, maybe identical twins aren't really the greatest scientific anomaly of all time -- especially not in "Fringe" canon -- but the show certainly tried it ...
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