Young Justice Review: Bereft

-Newsarama

Bereft:  deprived: They are bereft of their senses. He is bereft of all happiness.

I feel that this was M’gann’s episode through and through. She was the first person we saw in the episode, hers was the main struggle via having her powers tested, and she was the one that brought the team together by restoring their memories. Aside from Artemis, who I just have no interest in getting to know, M’gann is really the last person on the team to be explored. And now that she’s gotten her own episode, I still don’t know where we stand with her.

REVIEW: Young Justice – Schooled

- MTV Geek!

A few episodes in now, the show has developed a pattern for its episodes. If I wanted to be cynical, I could say formula, but the show’s pretty good, so I’m not going to be cynical about it.

The formula goes something like this: The team is given a mission; via some inner-team conflict, the mission goes FUBAR; the team comes together; beats the bad guy; lesson learned; Batman delivers unexpected “attaboy(s)”.

Add that with some genuinely snappy humor, say what you will, I like it.

Smallville Review: Shield

All things considered, this episode was all right.  Not too bad, but not really terrific, either.  It progressed the season’s arc somewhat (most of that with just the final shot), but I don’t feel that it really delivered on the promise/potential that last week’s premiere got us ready for.

Smallville Review: Lazarus

-CW

I’m not going to lie.  I like my quality TV.  I really do.  Like, really.  So let’s all be honest with one another for a second:  Smallville isn’t quality TV.  It’s not quite so bad as to be a guilty pleasure, but it’s probably too close to really make a stink about it.  I won’t watch it with anyone else.  Mind you, I have no problem letting people know I watch Smallville.  It’s just that if someone else is in the room with me watching it, suddenly that invisible wall is broken.  I’m suddenly accountable for what I’m watching and for what I actively look forward to every week.

That said, I was reasonably impressed with “Lazarus.”