X-Men: First Class
{4.5/5} “Heterochromia is in reference to your eyes, which I have to say are stunning. One green, one blue. It’s a mutation. It’s a very groovy mutation. I’ve got news for you, Amy. You are a mutant.” X-Men: First Class, released in 2011 Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr had very different childhoods. Charles lived in […]
Gotham (season 2)
{5/5} “I could have saved him. I saw him going down this path, becoming more and more obsessed. Why didn’t I do something?” Gotham season 2, aired in 2015-16 Commissioner Loeb fires Jim Gordon from the GCPD. Jim’s former partner, Harvey Bullock, has resigned and is working as a bartender. Oswald Cobblepot has moved up […]
The Last Light of the Sun
{5/5} “It would nourish my own desires to do so, to sit here and share learning as old age comes. Do not think I am not tempted. But I have tasks in the west. We Cyngael live where the farthest light of Jad falls. The last light of the sun. It needs attending to, my […]
Once Upon a Time (season 5)
{4.5/5} “Love’s a funny thing… When I met Charming, I hit him in the face.” Once Upon a Time season 5, aired in 2015-16 Emma became the Dark One in order to save Regina. She was whisked off to the Enchanted Forest. In order to rescue her, they’re going to need help from someone who’s […]
Agents of SHIELD (season 3)
{5/5} “I did see it, but I can’t really describe what it looked like. It’s more how it felt. Which is old and pained, as if it once had great power but lost it.” Agents of SHIELD season 3, aired in 2015-16 Inhumans are being created at an increasing rate. SHIELD is able to grab […]
Captain America: Civil War
{4.5/5} “Compromise where you can. Where you can’t, don’t. Even if everyone is telling you that something wrong is something right. Even if the whole world is telling you to move, it is your duty to plant yourself like a tree, look them in the eye, and say, ‘No, you move.’” Captain America: Civil War, […]
Liar Liar
{5/5} “Why don’t you go play in the office a minute? Sue someone for everything they’ve got. Maybe send a fax to one of your girlfriends.” — Fletcher, to his 5-year-old son Max Liar Liar, released in 1997 Fletcher is a lawyer, the kind that does whatever it takes to win. His son Max, who’s […]
Lavinia
{4.5/5} “I was fated, it seems, to live among people who suffered beyond measure from grief, who were driven mad by it. Though I suffered grief, I was doomed to sanity.” Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin, published in 2008 Lavinia spends much of her time outside, playing with her friends. But she’s the daughter […]
Supergirl (season 1)
{4.5/5} “If I get sick, I will underperform. If I underperform, our stock prices will fall, thousands of people will lose their job, the S & P will take a hit, and you will personally have triggered the next recession. Do you want to be the next Lehman Brothers?” Supergirl season 1, aired in 2015-16 […]
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
{4/5} “I thought she was with you.” Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, released in 2016 Batman and Superman have been noticing each other’s exploits, and they each see the flaws in the other. When Lex Luthor gets his hands on some Kryptonite, Bruce Wayne decides to steal it. Meanwhile, Lex has also gotten his […]