Superman
{5/5} “‘You trust everyone and think everyone you’ve ever met is, like… beautiful.’ ‘Maybe that’s the real punk rock.’” — Lois & Clark Superman, released in 2025 Unlike other villains he has faced in the past, Superman is having trouble defeating the Hammer of Boravia. Unbeknownst to him, the Hammer is receiving instructions from Lex […]
Not Till We Are Lost
{4.5/5} “We’d deciphered the texts from the administrative station, which were essentially identical to internet RFCs. A quick test netted us local star maps. Now we would be able to converse via SCUT when we needed to. I did another test, asking the station if there were any biological entities on-site we could talk to. […]
Star Trek: Discovery (season 5)
{4.5/5} “I got a second chance once. This is yours.” Star Trek: Discovery season 5, aired in 2024 Captain Burnham and the Discovery have been tasked with retrieving a top-secret item from an 800-year-old Romulan ship that has just been discovered. But scavengers get there first and get away with the item. Burnham breaks up […]
Person of Interest (season 2)
{4.5/5} “Sometimes you need to break a few eggs to save lives.” Person of Interest season 2, aired in 2012-13 Root has kidnapped Finch, so Reese talks directly to the machine to get it to help. While Finch works on the mysterious words the machine gave him, he asks Carter to look into Alicia’s murder. […]
The Life of Chuck
{4.5/5} “‘I used to love skating.’ ‘Then you should go skating.’” The Life of Chuck, released in 2024 Most of California has fallen into the ocean, there are fires in various places, and a sinkhole has opened up downtown. Felicia, a nurse, connects with her ex-husband Marty, a teacher. Marty’s friend Gus thinks this is […]
Last Chance to Save the World
{5/5} “‘Ada,’ he says again, sharper now. ‘I’m not going to sleep with someone who kidnaps me.’ ‘Oh my god, are you still on that? It was one time.’ ‘It was literally this week! I am currently still in the process of being kidnapped!‘” Last Chance to Save the World by Beth Revis, published in […]
How to Steal a Galaxy
{4.5/5} “‘If you want to know what’s in my purse, just ask.’ I pull on the strings, showing him inside. ‘What trouble could I get in with nothing more than a data recorder and some lip gloss?’ He flinches, then he glowers at the way I laugh. ‘You and a data recorder? Dangerous.’” How to […]
Thunderbolts*
{4.5/5} “We are the evidence and this is the shredder.” Thunderbolts*, released in 2025 Yelena is doing jobs for Valentina, but she’s bored. Bucky is in Congress, but is not very good at talking to the press. Valentina is under investigation and could be impeached — of course, she did all the things that they […]
Infinite Archive
{4.5/5} “‘Who would kill me? I’m a wonderful person!’ She looked at him flatly. ‘Really. You don’t think any author, editor, spouse, guy you cut off in traffic, person you were mean to… in college, none of them would have motive? Do you know what motive means? I’m starting to think you don’t even read […]
Star Trek: Prodigy (season 2)
{4.5/5} “This guy is one nebula short of a galaxy.” Star Trek: Prodigy season 2, aired in 2024 Dal, Rok-Tahk, Jankom Pog, Zero, and Murf are asked to join Admiral Janeway on the Voyager-A. The mission is to investigate the new wormhole that was created with the destruction of the Protostar, and try to reach […]