Star Trek: Coda — Oblivion’s Gate
{5/5} “Every glimmer of life that fell from the starless sky represented a sentient being’s anguish and torment; each spark that rained down was another life stolen, another soul murdered, all to feed a hunger that had grown like a cancer until it became insatiable. Millions of brilliant motes descended on the horde like a […]
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
{4/5} “This isn’t a farm, it’s a trap.” Ghostbusters: Afterlife, released in 2021 Callie and her two kids get evicted, but at the same time her estranged father dies and leaves her his house in the country. Trevor gets a job at a restaurant because there’s a cute girl there. Phoebe makes a friend at […]
No Time to Die
{4/5} “It’s just a number.” No Time to Die, released in 2021 James Bond has retired after years of serving his country, and he and Madeleine are living happily ever after. But then he finds that people are still trying to kill him. Blofeld is locked up, but Spectre is still active. His old friend […]
Other TV shows I’ve watched lately
Here are some shows that I’ve seen a few episodes of, vacation edition. The previous iteration of this list is here. Finding Your Roots Celebrities, and sometimes non-celebrities, find out about their ancestors on this show. I found it enthralling. The guests are presented with copies of significant documents like newspaper clippings and birth certificates. […]
Star Trek: Coda — The Ashes of Tomorrow
{5/5} “Now let me be clear, Captain. The Federation has suffered great damage to its confidence over the pat few years… If this threat is as serious as you suggest, then we must move carefully to address it. At this moment, our Federation is fragile. I must balance the needs of the member worlds and […]
Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas
{5/5} “‘I heard this one woman singing ‘Umbrella’ cause she thought it might rain outside, so you know what I did?’ ‘Gave her an umbrella.’” Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas, released in 2021 Zoey is facing her first Christmas without her dad. Her family has decided to split up and go their own way, and she told […]
What If…? (season 1)
{4.5/5} “You know as well as I, no treasure is worth as much as the good that can be done with it.” — Star-Lord T’Challa What If…? season 1, aired in 2021 A being called The Watcher brings us stories that take place in other universes, where things happened differently. What if in 1943 Steve […]
Star Trek: Coda — Moments Asunder
{4.5/5} “I’m also saying you’ve done your job properly, Captain. The people you trained to be the leaders who will stand in your stead whenever you decide it’s time to enjoy your well-earned retirement are more than ready to answer the call. They’re not leaving you; they’re carrying your legacy into the future.” Star Trek: […]
Hard Reboot
{5/5} “Old Earth had already been surrounded by a belt of slagged tech, fast-moving wreckage, and miscellaneous debris so dense that it required a skilled pilot with algo assistance to navigate it. The last time anyone had attempted to clear a path they’d accidentally started a conflagration between leave-behind killbots from the sore losers of […]
Loki (season 1)
{4.5/5} “‘What makes a Loki a Loki?’ ‘Independence, authority… style.” Loki season 1, aired in 2021 When a tesseract is dropped at his feet, Loki grabs it — he thinks he’s free, but the timeline police arrest him almost immediately. Loki has no powers inside the Time Variance Authority. Agent Mobius comes along to offer […]