Synopsis for 04×11: Detective Cortez from Staten Island appears back in Joan’s life and is probably up to no good. Meanwhile, Sherlock and Joan are tasked with figuring out the case of an exploding homeless man. Rating: ★★★★☆ Remember that detective Joan had trouble with earlier in the season that she ended […]
The X-Files: Home Again Recap
Synopsis of Part 4 of 6: Scully rushes to her comatose mother’s side as she lies on her deathbed. Mulder investigates a series of murders along Philadelphia’s skid row that seem to be connected to a graffiti-based urban legend. Rating: ★★★☆☆ Despite being mostly renowned for a the dynamic of its two […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – February 3, 2016
Sam enjoyed both of her offerings from BOOM! Studios this week, Giant Days, which is coming to the end of freshman year for all of the girls, and The Woods, which provided… some answers, kind of. Mystery Girl from Dark Horse doesn’t hold a lot of suspense for Kylee, knowing that the […]
‘The Bands of Mourning’ Brings Back Wax and the Rest for a Brand New Adventure
The Bands of Mourning Author: Brandon Sanderson Release Date: January 26, 2016 Series: Mistborn #6 (Wax & Wayne #3) Publisher: Tor Genre(s): Fantasy, Steampunk Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon If someone were to ask me to come up with a list of my favorite authors, Brandon Sanderson would rank somewhere towards the top […]
The Vampire Diaries: Things We Lost in the Fire Recap
Synopsis: Damon’s post hell experience does not go smoothly. In fact, he might have torched Elena’s comatose body while hallucinating. Rating:????? Well, I guess we’re just burning the corpse of the show’s flagship character now. That’s cool. Let’s just let any hope of Nina Dobrev’s return go down in flames. […]
Agent Carter: Smoke And Mirrors Recap
Synopsis: Peggy and Whitney flash back to their childhoods, and the Arena Club makes a daring move. Rating: ★★★★☆ Peggy Carter backstory! Finally. After years of seeing her in the MCU, and even seeing her more current self in Ant Man and The Winter Solider, this week we finally got a […]
The Magicians: Consequences of Advanced Spellcasting Recap
Synopsis of 1×03: Alice’s obsession with finding out what happened to her brother Charlie leads to some new revelations and some potentially dangerous consequences. Rating: ★★★★☆ Ever since she arrived at Brakebills – and she took it upon herself to ensure she’d get there in the first place – Alice has […]
Supergirl: Bizarro Recap
Synopsis: An inexplicable Supergirl clone appears in National City, and Kara goes on a date. Rating: ????? One of my favorite things about Supergirl, is that literally everyone loves Kara? Her adopted family took to her immediately, Clark Kent has been nothing but supportive from the jump, James and Winn practically fall at […]
Star Wars Rebels: Legends of the Lasat
Synopsis of 2×12: Ezra gets a tip from Hondo about some captured refugees and it turns out they’re actually Lasat. Zeb finds out that he’s not only no longer the last of his people but that there may be hope for their whole species. Rating: ★★★☆☆ In a rare Zeb-centric episode, “Legends of […]
Black Sails: XXI Recap
Synopsis: Rackham, Max, and Vane prepare for the governor’s impeding arrival, while Blackbeard makes them a tempting proposal. Flint and his crew face starvation and dehydration. Silver and Flint begin to work out their differences. Rating: ★★★★☆ True to her word, Max brokers an exchange for the gold, trading the gold pieces for less […]