Stargirl: The Last Will and Testament of Sylvester Pemberton
You know going in things aren’t going to be great from the somewhat spoilery title, “The Last Will and Testament of Sylvester Pemberton.”
You know going in things aren’t going to be great from the somewhat spoilery title, “The Last Will and Testament of Sylvester Pemberton.”
The main character and his wife, among the few remaining characters from the first season, take most of this episode off, they bring back a minor character from the dead (thanks to more complications and ripples from Crisis), and there are a few inconsistences and just plain weird things happening throughout the show.
Starting on DC Universe, then leaping to HBO Max, but also notionally linked to the Arrowverse and the Titans, the Patrol has gone through some changes on screen and in the comics. Now, the third season of their truly unique show comes to an end with “Amends Patrol.”
As you might expect from the title, there are a few disturbing things going on in “Frenemies: Chapter Eleven: The Haunting.”
I’ve thought for a while, and the internet has further convinced me, that any time someone describes anything as the “true” version of something, it’s going to be a bad scene. Throw “one” before the true and it’s much worse.
the show focuses more on relationships and family than on superhero action, but, as with just about everything else they do, does it well. There are some interesting developments and revelations in “In Cold Blood.”
Last episode of Stargirl ended with the sudden and unexpected appearance of the Ultra-Humanite, a very dangerous foe of the JSA for decades. Considering that, obvious raw power to one side, the Ultra-Hunanite has a few specialties that are very troubling, it makes me wonder about a few things. Actually, it incites the same level of paranoia as much of the Skrull presence in Secret Invasion.
they do a few interesting things in “Mask of the Red Death, Part One.” The title, obviously, is a nod to the classic Edgar Allen Poe story.
There’s still no real progress on finding out who killed the Gambler, Cindy seems to have dropped out of sight, the JSA still isn’t working like a team, and Pat is recovering from his recent trip to the Shadowlands. Add in the Mahkent grandparents really sliding to the dark side, and there’s a lot to chose from for the title “Frenemies: Chapter Nine: The Monsters.”
This episode is more Ocean’s Eleven than Superman: The Movie. I’m a little disturbed by how often Barry seems to be taking the “I know better than you do,” tack lately.