Super Tuesday Recap - Comic Book & TV Show Reviews

%CODE_ARROWS6E12% The theme of Arrow Season 6 has to be "Oliver is right" or "Just listen to Oliver". It's easy to pin down why people might not be too happy with this season because it feels like a rehash of previous seasons. But the truth is, we're getting a season that shows not only the growth of Oliver Queen but also why he's in charge. Yes, the new team is annoying and they are making a bunch of bone headed mistakes but these are mistakes that Oliver used to make and he's trying to show them the right way. Growth is Oliver not putting an arrow in Renee (he deserves it) or rubbing it in to Dinah that she made the wrong call to go after Vincent instead of stopping the bomb. The team is going to learn some harsh lessons real soon. Oh and sorry Quentin, Earth-2 Laurel is now a full villain. Ain't no saving her now. Oliver continues to battle Cayden James; when Dinah and Oliver have a major disagreement, one of their own is put in danger.

%CODE_THEFLASHS4E12% So since coming back from break we’ve been pretty hard on The Flash but Honey, I Shrunk Team Flash put the show back in the right direction. First, the preview for the episode didn’t really do it justice. This episode was more even toned and less campy than The Elongated Knight Rises. Speaking of that, this was the right amount of Ralph Dibny. He wasn’t the center focus like last episode, he wasn’t overbearing but he worked when used.  There were three big things that worked for us with this episode: * While the episode doesn’t focus on Devoe, it begins and ends with Harry drawing the connections. First he’s upset that they don’t have a plan to get Barry out of jail and then at the end he starts drawing the connections between Dwarfstar and how this all can’t be random and has to relate to Devoe’s overall plan. So while Barry is “off the board”, the main story still has connections and moves forward. * The focus and heavy lifting was done by the Team Flash members we’ve always cared about. Cecile’s temporary telepathy gave us some good Joe West moments. Harry’s insecurity about not being smart enough to stop Devoe and feeling responsible for Barry being in jail was good as well. * Barry and hope. Barry Allen (or any Flash) and their overwhelming need to believe in hope despite all the terrible things that happen to them might seem like a flaw but it’s a key feature of the character and is straight from source material. We definitely enjoyed this episode. There are still some issues (inconsistencies with Barry’s powers) and the end of the episode with Warden Wolfe should guarantee that Barry has to reveal his identity to the public (but it won’t), but overall, this puts The Flash back on track for us. The team battle a meta who can shrink anything he touches; Cecile's pregnancy gives her temporary powers.

%CODE_THEFLASHS4E12% So since coming back from break we’ve been pretty hard on The Flash but Honey, I Shrunk Team Flash put the show back in the right direction. First, the preview for the episode didn’t really do it justice. This episode was more even toned and less campy than The Elongated Knight Rises. Speaking of that, this was the right amount of Ralph Dibny. He wasn’t the center focus like last episode, he wasn’t overbearing but he worked when used.  There were three big things that worked for us with this episode: * While the episode doesn’t focus on Devoe, it begins and ends with Harry drawing the connections. First he’s upset that they don’t have a plan to get Barry out of jail and then at the end he starts drawing the connections between Dwarfstar and how this all can’t be random and has to relate to Devoe’s overall plan. So while Barry is “off the board”, the main story still has connections and moves forward. * The focus and heavy lifting was done by the Team Flash members we’ve always cared about. Cecile’s temporary telepathy gave us some good Joe West moments. Harry’s insecurity about not being smart enough to stop Devoe and feeling responsible for Barry being in jail was good as well. * Barry and hope. Barry Allen (or any Flash) and their overwhelming need to believe in hope despite all the terrible things that happen to them might seem like a flaw but it’s a key feature of the character and is straight from source material. We definitely enjoyed this episode. There are still some issues (inconsistencies with Barry’s powers) and the end of the episode with Warden Wolfe should guarantee that Barry has to reveal his identity to the public (but it won’t), but overall, this puts The Flash back on track for us. The team battle a meta who can shrink anything he touches; Cecile's pregnancy gives her temporary powers.

%CODE_SUPERGIRLS3X12% Stray bullets are flying everywhere this week.  Random assassins caught strays on Supergirl, where Lillian Luthor returns to avenge her daughter, attempting to take out Morgan Edge.  On Black Lightning, in the wake of Lawanda's funeral, Tobias plans to make a statement during a planned march. The shows continue to be good, but we took some issue with some of the directing choices on Black Lightning this week that caused some confusion.  This did not take away from our enjoyment of either episode.

%CODE_SUPERGIRLS3X12% Stray bullets are flying everywhere this week.  Random assassins caught strays on Supergirl, where Lillian Luthor returns to avenge her daughter, attempting to take out Morgan Edge.  On Black Lightning, in the wake of Lawanda's funeral, Tobias plans to make a statement during a planned march. The shows continue to be good, but we took some issue with some of the directing choices on Black Lightning this week that caused some confusion.  This did not take away from our enjoyment of either episode.

%CODE_MAILBAG4% Storm and Black Panther aren't married. The marriage was annulled back in 2012. First Mailbag of 2018 and it’s extra spicy, just as we promised. We’re tackling head-on the idea that T’Challa (Black Panther) and Ororo (Storm) represent black love and excellence and should be together. That’s wrong, very wrong and we break down why. From the shoehorned way it was done and bad writing, to erasing Monica Lynne to the hard truths that no one wants to talk about (Ororo was raised in Harlem not Cairo). We’re taking on the Storm/T’Challa truthers and holding nothing back. Topics: * Emails * Everyone is excited for Black Panther * Who makes for a better couple in a movie than T’Challa and Ororo? * Favorite “Back of the closet” series * 5 X-Men movies/storylines for getting the X-Men back to where they should be * Jon Malin doesn’t understand the X-Men * Topic of the Day: Storm deserves more respect than slapping her into a marriage with T’Challa Subscribe to the Super Tuesday Recap podcast so you don't miss an episode. We record Mailbag episodes at the end of each month. If you have a question/topic, email us at Mailbag@MTRNetwork.Net

%CODE_MAILBAG4% Storm and Black Panther aren't married. The marriage was annulled back in 2012. First Mailbag of 2018 and it’s extra spicy, just as we promised. We’re tackling head-on the idea that T’Challa (Black Panther) and Ororo (Storm) represent black love and excellence and should be together. That’s wrong, very wrong and we break down why. From the shoehorned way it was done and bad writing, to erasing Monica Lynne to the hard truths that no one wants to talk about (Ororo was raised in Harlem not Cairo). We’re taking on the Storm/T’Challa truthers and holding nothing back. Topics: * Emails * Everyone is excited for Black Panther * Who makes for a better couple in a movie than T’Challa and Ororo? * Favorite “Back of the closet” series * 5 X-Men movies/storylines for getting the X-Men back to where they should be * Jon Malin doesn’t understand the X-Men * Topic of the Day: Storm deserves more respect than slapping her into a marriage with T’Challa Subscribe to the Super Tuesday Recap podcast so you don't miss an episode. We record Mailbag episodes at the end of each month. If you have a question/topic, email us at Mailbag@MTRNetwork.Net

%CODE_GIFTEDS1FINALE% The first season of Fox’s The Gifted has come to a close and what a season. If you told me that a X-Men TV show without the actual X-Men with the focus on a family with two mutant children would be the best live action X-Men we’ve ever gotten, I would have called you crazy. But here we are. The entire season was great but the last 3 episodes put the icing on the cake. We find out the Cuckcoos represent the Hellfire Club and plan to fight back by recruiting some of the Mutant Underground. It sets up next season to have a showdown between the two ideologies that are core to the X-Men/Mutant story without having Professor X or Magneto on screen. Topics: * Andy’s slow turn to the dark side. Darth Andy is here * Jace Turner officially goes full villain (and we can’t blame him) * Polaris’ bipolar disorder and the way the show hands it * The sneaky underhanded nature of the Cuckoos * The Reed parents are finally earning their keep * One ship is on the rocks but the other heats up * Purifiers, a Humanity First hate convention and all the reasons the humans are terrible Make sure you subscribe to Super Tuesday Recap to get all of our reviews for this first season and stay tuned, we will be back to review season 2 and we can’t wait.  

%CODE_GIFTEDS1FINALE% The first season of Fox’s The Gifted has come to a close and what a season. If you told me that a X-Men TV show without the actual X-Men with the focus on a family with two mutant children would be the best live action X-Men we’ve ever gotten, I would have called you crazy. But here we are. The entire season was great but the last 3 episodes put the icing on the cake. We find out the Cuckcoos represent the Hellfire Club and plan to fight back by recruiting some of the Mutant Underground. It sets up next season to have a showdown between the two ideologies that are core to the X-Men/Mutant story without having Professor X or Magneto on screen. Topics: * Andy’s slow turn to the dark side. Darth Andy is here * Jace Turner officially goes full villain (and we can’t blame him) * Polaris’ bipolar disorder and the way the show hands it * The sneaky underhanded nature of the Cuckoos * The Reed parents are finally earning their keep * One ship is on the rocks but the other heats up * Purifiers, a Humanity First hate convention and all the reasons the humans are terrible Make sure you subscribe to Super Tuesday Recap to get all of our reviews for this first season and stay tuned, we will be back to review season 2 and we can’t wait.  

%CODE_AOSS5E9% We're quickly approaching the end of the first arc of this season of Agents of Shield so you know that means heart break is on the way. Agents of Shield does a great job of ensemble storytelling. We get two separate focuses, one on the team on the surface and the second with Mack & YoYo leading the resistance. On the surface we see Daisy struggling with the belief that she could be the one that causes the destruction of the earth. Should she get her powers back? Can she just be Daisy Johnson and not Quake? Oh and Fitz finally freaks out over the realization that they're in a time loop and therefore things can't change. With Mack and YoYo, we get zombie Tess and Kasius revealing that he knows who YoYo is. So now the real question: Does he have a past version of Mack or YoYo locked up in that room telling him what's going to happen? This show is great and we all need to be prepared for the heart break that is eventually coming. We all know it is.

%CODE_AOSS5E9% We're quickly approaching the end of the first arc of this season of Agents of Shield so you know that means heart break is on the way. Agents of Shield does a great job of ensemble storytelling. We get two separate focuses, one on the team on the surface and the second with Mack & YoYo leading the resistance. On the surface we see Daisy struggling with the belief that she could be the one that causes the destruction of the earth. Should she get her powers back? Can she just be Daisy Johnson and not Quake? Oh and Fitz finally freaks out over the realization that they're in a time loop and therefore things can't change. With Mack and YoYo, we get zombie Tess and Kasius revealing that he knows who YoYo is. So now the real question: Does he have a past version of Mack or YoYo locked up in that room telling him what's going to happen? This show is great and we all need to be prepared for the heart break that is eventually coming. We all know it is.

%CODE_ARROWS6E11% We finally get more information on why Cayden James has beef with Oliver and it makes us ask, who is setting Oliver up? As much as folks say Arrow is rehashing old stories, they still have managed to add in small changes. Oliver is letting the new team try to spread their wings even though he knows they're wrong. Showing a bit of growth. Also Felicity gives William a pretty good speech on why Oliver has to put the suit on.  We also talk about why Arrow has been better than The Flash the last two seasons. I know folks have been calling for Arrow to end but we explain why The Flash has the same issues as Arrow but worse. William gets caught in the cross hairs as Oliver attempts to stop Cayden James with just the original Team Arrow.

%CODE_ARROWS6E11% We finally get more information on why Cayden James has beef with Oliver and it makes us ask, who is setting Oliver up? As much as folks say Arrow is rehashing old stories, they still have managed to add in small changes. Oliver is letting the new team try to spread their wings even though he knows they're wrong. Showing a bit of growth. Also Felicity gives William a pretty good speech on why Oliver has to put the suit on.  We also talk about why Arrow has been better than The Flash the last two seasons. I know folks have been calling for Arrow to end but we explain why The Flash has the same issues as Arrow but worse. William gets caught in the cross hairs as Oliver attempts to stop Cayden James with just the original Team Arrow.

We’re back for more Star Trek Discovery Season 1 discussion. This time we’re covering episodes 10 - 12 (Despite Yourself, The Wolf Inside, Vaulting Ambition). First thing first Kriss is out of control. He’s entirely too happy to troll The Doctor over the Ash/Voq reveal. There’s something seriously wrong with him. But there’s a lot to talk about for these three episodes. Star Trek Discovery has been such a joy to watch and these last three episodes will definitely make you want to go back and rewatch the previous episodes. Here are some of the things we discussed: * Captain Tilly and Captain Burnham * Did Burnham taste Captain Georgiou on Ash’s lips? * Sonequa Martin-Green thighs * No not Hugh... * What does Saru (Kelpien) taste like? Is it good with hot sauce or fried? * Lorca’s creepiness has peaked * Star Trek Discovery manages to balance old school Star Trek & action * Will the show stay in the mirror universe moving forward? Make sure you subscribe to Super Tuesday Recap on iTunes/Stitcher or follow our playlist at Youtube.com/MTRNetwork. We will be back to cover the finale in 3 episodes (and hopefully do it on FB Live). Leave us a comment (you can use your Facebook account) and tell us what you loved about these last three episodes and what you’re looking forward to for the last 3.

We’re back for more Star Trek Discovery Season 1 discussion. This time we’re covering episodes 10 - 12 (Despite Yourself, The Wolf Inside, Vaulting Ambition). First thing first Kriss is out of control. He’s entirely too happy to troll The Doctor over the Ash/Voq reveal. There’s something seriously wrong with him. But there’s a lot to talk about for these three episodes. Star Trek Discovery has been such a joy to watch and these last three episodes will definitely make you want to go back and rewatch the previous episodes. Here are some of the things we discussed: * Captain Tilly and Captain Burnham * Did Burnham taste Captain Georgiou on Ash’s lips? * Sonequa Martin-Green thighs * No not Hugh... * What does Saru (Kelpien) taste like? Is it good with hot sauce or fried? * Lorca’s creepiness has peaked * Star Trek Discovery manages to balance old school Star Trek & action * Will the show stay in the mirror universe moving forward? Make sure you subscribe to Super Tuesday Recap on iTunes/Stitcher or follow our playlist at Youtube.com/MTRNetwork. We will be back to cover the finale in 3 episodes (and hopefully do it on FB Live). Leave us a comment (you can use your Facebook account) and tell us what you loved about these last three episodes and what you’re looking forward to for the last 3.