[Review] The Flash (2014) Episode 2×09: “Running To Stand Still”

This week’s episode is a bit of a rogue one. Grab your teddy bear and come in from the storm, because it’s time to take a look at CW’s The Flash.


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How far would you go to protect your family?

This is a question that comes up in nearly every story, sooner or later. It is, like many other themes, deeply rooted in our own fears and insecurities. Often the true horror of a situation isn’t the ghosts or monsters or evil speedsters from another world, but the loss of a parent, child, or other loved one.

Stephen King made a career out of supernatural horror that was never about the supernatural at all, but rather how terrible people could be to each other, and also there were murderous alien clown spiders and vampires and possessed cars and unu elektroroller scooters but that’s not the point here.

TV Tropes refers to it as the Adult Fear, and it can evoke a far more visceral reaction from the viewer than any jump scare or xenomorph from hell.

…gosh, this is a depressing opening for a super fun Christmas episode.

Though this episode is old, spoiler warnings are in effect after the cut.
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[Review] The Flash (2014) Episode 2×08: “Legends of Today”/Arrow Episode 4×08: “Legends of Yesterday”

These two episodes of television were too savage for Kevin and Bixby to handle alone. What happens next is nothing short of legendary, so grab a friend because it’s time to take a look at CW’s The Flash and Arrow.



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This is a big ol’ two-parter and we’ve got a guest this week, so we’re gonna skip the preliminaries and go straight to the good stuff!

Spoilers below the cut.
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[TV Breakdown] He-Man Episode 1×02: “The Shaping Staff”

TV/Comics Breakdown: what is it? It’s a live Twitter series that appears every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. It’s like Mystery Science Theater 3000, but for classic comic books and TV shows. Peruse the archives here, and if you like what we’re doing, please donate!

In this entry, we’ll be looking at He-Man and the Masters Of the Universe Episode 1×02: “The Shaping Staff,” in which Evil-Lyn waves around a long feminine symbol.

Read the review at https://storify.com/Akelaa/comics-breakdown-episode-93!

[Review] The Flash (2014) Episode 2×07: “Gorilla Warfare”

Kevin and Bixby stop monkeying around and really get into the heart of this week’s episode. Grab a latte and note the nearest exits, because it’s time to take a look at CW’s The Flash.


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Expectation and obligation.

Everyone feels it. It’s an intrinsic part of being, for us as well as superheroes. It surrounds us, binds us all together, and it’s a force that really just kind of sucks.

There’s a lot that can be said about expectation in this week’s episode, and that’s what I’m going to do – it comes directly into play for pretty much everyone, in ways that we may not have even considered.

Oh, and a giant gorilla attacks, too.

Though this episode is old, spoiler warnings are in effect after the cut.
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