By TrinityVixen - Thanks to the Wayback machine (a.k.a. “the internet”), we can recall that, once upon a time, Tess Mercer formed a team of meteor freaks to do her evil bidding. Then the show forgot all about them. Because... (Continue reading)
By TrinityVixen - Who put stupid pills in everyone’s drinking water? Where to even begin with what’s wrong with absolutely everyone onscreen or off this week?... (Continue reading)
By TrinityVixen - Among the many facets of reality blunted by this show are the rules of journalism. Being a college drop-out with no publication history didn’t stop Clark Kent from scoring an internship with The Daily Planet. But there’s... (Continue reading)
By TrinityVixen - “Eternal” aired the same night as “The Monster at the End of this Book.” Very similar story structures—the main plot centering on a book that details the events in the lives of the heroes—very different outcomes. One... (Continue reading)
By TrinityVixen - So many missed opportunities this week, it’s hard to know where to begin. How about we start with the travesty of divesting Zatanna, bad-ass mistress of magic, of all her confidence, skill, and basic intelligence? Do let’s.... (Continue reading)
By TrinityVixen - Jimmy Olsen, cosmic whipping boy. Hardly flattering, but it sounds better than “Jimmy Olsen, morphine addict.” Yes, they really went there.... (Continue reading)
By TrinityVixen Cruel, teasing show! It is impossible to enjoy the relief of Clark Kent’s secret being outed to the world at large when it is clear that the entire thing is going to be undone. There are two seconds of... (Continue reading)
By TrinityVixen Things were going so well this season, and then wham! It runs headlong into a narrative brick wall. What happened to this show? Lana Lang is what. We got off the Clark and Lana roller coaster and our stomachs... (Continue reading)
By TrinityVixen Advice to bad guys everywhere: do not play chicken with the Martian Manhunter. If you are tempted to strike up a felonious tango with the great Martian one, you’d best catch him by surprise, from a distance, using a... (Continue reading)
By TrinityVixen If there was one thing Smallville didn’t have enough of, it’s superpowered people with IQs inversely proportional to their proximity to Clark’s self-righteousness. It is bad enough that the JLA is MIA for fear of their members forgetting how... (Continue reading)