Trying something new… not sure if I will do the Picks and Pulls and the CW Show Recaps in the same post or split them.

Batman: The Drowned #1

Batman Family titles

Batman #33

“A DREAM OF ME” part 1!

Following his marriage proposal to Catwoman, Batman leaves Gotham City on a quest for renewal and redemption. As he travels and fights, he encounters members of his family—each disturbed by Batman’s journey, each ready to stand in his way, each ready to push back against Batman’s stubborn determination to evolve into something better than a superhero.

Nightwing #31

‘RAPTOR’S REVENGE‘ part two!

Raptor’s wrath is rolling through the streets of Blüdhaven, and every ally Nightwing has made there is under attack! He’ll have to make an awful pact with Blockbuster if he wants to save the city—a pact that will change the course of Nightwing’s destiny!

Batwoman #8

“Fear and Loathing” part two!

Stranded together in the Sahara, Batwoman could only count on her mutual-survival pact with her father to hold for so long…so it’s not exactly a surprise when he turns on her! But it IS a surprise just what villain from Batwoman’s past has been keeping an eye on them both: Prime!

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Superman Family titles

Superman #33

“IMPERIUS LEX” part one!

It’s a game of thrones on Apokolips as the lords of the dreaded world battle each other to claim its rule. Lex Luthor is summoned back to the warring planet, and he will need Superman to help him reclaim a crown he did not ask for. Meanwhile, Lois is confronted by the Female Furies and Jon faces the Children of the Firepits.

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Justice League Family titles

Aquaman #29

“UNDERWORLD” part five!

Desperate to penetrate the supernatural barrier surrounding Atlantis, Mera enlists the help of an ex-Atlantean magician: Garth, the Titan known as Tempest! But Aquaman’s former protégé has sworn off his mystical practices, and the magisters of the Silent School don’t take betrayal lightly. Meanwhile, as Arthur and Dolphin fight off both the armies of the Drift and Krush’s criminal empire, Vulko discovers that which the former will need to take back his throne…something was forgotten!

Green Lanterns #33

‘WORK RELEASE’!

Being a member of an intergalactic police force and the Justice League isn’t easy, but Simon Baz and Jessica Cruz face their most dire threats when they return to Earth and are forced to get jobs?

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DC Universe titles

Green Arrow #33

‘THE TRIAL OF TWO CITIES‘ part one!

With the Ninth Circle crippled by Green Arrow and the Justice League, the Emerald Archer returns to a Star City ripe for a resistance. But Ollie Queen has one pesky thing to deal with first: his trial for murder!

Harley Quinn #30

“Vote Harley” part four!

Harley actually might win this thing…which means Mayor DePerto’s backed into a corner—and there’s nothing more dangerous than that!

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Team Up/Team Titles

Justice League #31

‘LEGACY’ finale!

The truth about Sovereign is revealed-and her identity will shake the Justice League to its core! The Darkness is out of control and if the Justice League and their future children don’t triumph over its evil, it will mean the end of everything, everywhere, forever.

Titans #16

“Death Race”!

After suffering a major cardiac episode due to his weakened heart, Wally West is dead…or is he? In a race against time and death itself, Wally reaches out to another speedster for help: Kid Flash! Can the two of them jump start Wally’s heart…or is there about to be one less Wally West?

Trinity #14

‘DARK DESTINY’ part three!

The Pandora Pits’ secrets start to be revealed as Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman team with Constantine, Deadman, Zatanna, Red Hood, Artemis and Bizarro to attempt to close off the pits forever, but the dark energies are starting to corrupt the heroes.

Super Sons #9

“Planet of the Capes” part four!

Superboy and Robin were training to become the next Superman and Batman—but they never signed up to be the saviors of the multiverse! Ready or not, the boys have their work cut out for them as the endless alien armies of Yggardis descend upon our young heroes!

Bombshells: United #4

Clayface is on the loose! How can Wonder Woman protect Cassie Sandsmark, Donna Troy and their friends and family from danger if Clayface can disguise himself as anyone in the camp-including Wonder Woman herself?!

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Young Animal!

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Limited Series

Wonder Woman / Conan #2

Diana has escaped the Cimmerian gladiator’s arena, but she’s exchanged that battleground for an equally dire fate. Now she’s chained to Conan—the warrior who refused to fight—and they’ve been sold to a pirate’s crew! When their ship founders in a storm, a leap into shark-infested waters seems like the safest course…

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Hanna-Barbera

Future Quest Presents #3

The secret behind Metallus’ horrific appearance is revealed…and the Space Force is to blame! Can Space Ghost and his team of allies stop Metallus and his men from taking their revenge and destroying the galaxy in the process? Or is this truly the end for our heroes?

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Marvel Heroes

Doctor Strange #26

Doctor Strange and Zelma make what may well be their last house-call! An evil unlike any you’ve seen puts Strange in his toughest spot yet, stripping him of his magic, leaving him only with his crippled fists.

The Mighty Thor #700

DEATH OF THE MIGHTY THOR Part 1

The final judgment comes as the Mangog arrives! The War Thor will meet the beast head-on. But even the bloodthirst of this Ultimate Thor may pale in comparison to the might of the Mangog! The battle rages as Jane’s cancer takes a turn for the worse, and she might not have to wait for the final judgment at all. The clock is ticking, and no hammer can save her this time. It’s the beginning of the end that will lead to the most dramatic return in the Marvel Universe!

Invincible Iron Man #593

THE SEARCH FOR TONY STARK Part 1

Continuing directly out of the pages of MARVEL LEGACY #1 and the transformative events of GENERATIONS! Tony Stark has vanished! The mystery deepens as Stark friends and foes must decide finally, who will wield the power of Iron Man! All the contenders are in position, and all the armor is polished. There can only be one Armored Avenger! The path to the most startling Iron Man story ever begins here!

PLUS: Includes 3 bonus MARVEL PRIMER PAGES!

The Incredible Hulk #709

RETURN TO PLANET HULK Part 1

When Amadeus Cho picks up a distress signal from a distant planet he’s shocked to find out it’s from SAKAAR. As the Totally Awesome Hulk, he’s been trying to avert the curse of anger that haunted Bruce Banner. But SAKAAR is a place for warriors and gladiators…a place, where the Hulk fought brutally in the Imperial Arena…who, is calling Cho for help?e

Luke Cage #166

CAGED Part 1

Carl Lucas went to jail for a crime he didn’t commit and came out a new man: the hero Luke Cage. Now, Luke finds himself on the wrong side of the law and thrown back in prison again. What dark power has caged Luke once more and when the entire world is threatened, how can Luke Cage save everyone from the inside of a jail cell?

PLUS: Includes 3 bonus MARVEL PRIMER PAGES!

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Spider-Verse Titles

Spider-Gwen #25

GWENOM Part 1

Gwen’s life irrevocably changes as she bonds with her universe’s version of the Venom symbiote. What does it mean for her relationship with crime kingpin MATT MURDOCK? With her father? With THE OSBORNS?! Is any relationship in Gwen’s life safe? It’s SPIDER-GWEN like you’ve never seen her before, and this time, there’s no easy fix for her troubles!

Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #5

Spider-Man’s newest ally, the Mason, falls prey to the VULTURE! It’s a mano a birdo brawl, as Spidey stands between the Vulture and Mason’s tech and the secrets of the Marvel Universe.

Venom #156

LETHAL PROTECTOR Part 2

Venom has found himself caught in Kraven’s crosshairs! With the Hunter armed to the teeth and hungry for blood, will Venom be able to hold him off long enough to protect the dinosaur community living beneath the streets of Manhattan

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Inhuman Titles

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X-Men Titles

Cable #150

THE NEWER MUTANTS Part 1

The time-traveling mutant known as Cable has made it his one-man mission to preserve all of time itself. But when a disturbance in the timestream sends Cable back to the recent past, he’ll find a mutant killer he won’t be able to handle alone. Cable’s led teams of X-Men before and he’ll have to turn to some old allies and new friends to stop this deadly threat. Get ready for the newer New Mutants!

PLUS: Includes 3 bonus MARVEL PRIMER PAGES!

X-Men: Gold #14

MOJO WORLDWIDE! Part 3

BROOD and DARK PHOENIX and MOJO – Oh my! The Mojoverse continues its bizarre invasion of MANHATTAN! With reality-warping resources at the tips of his gross fingers, Mojo may finally have the upper

Generation X #7

Morph, Kid Omega and Hindsight are trapped! Stuck in a villain-infested auction, the Gen Xers must destroy a priceless weapon, all without getting caught by the auctioneer, Kade Kilgore. No big whoop, right?

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Team Books

Champions #13

WORLDS COLLIDE Part 2

The titanic clash between the Champions and the Avengers continues! Since they were old enough to say the word ‘Avengers,’ the Champions have idolized Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. Now the two teams are on equal footing – and the Champs must walk the walk alongside their former mentors! Will their experiences in GENERATIONS help them – or tear the two teams apart?

PLUS: Includes 3 bonus MARVEL PRIMER PAGES!

All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #12

The Guardians return to Earth in the aftermath of Secret Empire and take the opportunity to bend the ear of several big guns regarding their newest quest… And they leave with A NEW TEAM MEMBER! Who will…

Secret Warriors #7

QUAKE COMES FACE-TO-FACE WITH HER MENTOR’S KILLER: DEADPOOL!

Finally, Quake’s revenge is at hand! And with her team in shambles, there’s no one to stop her from taking it all the way. Right?

Monsters Unleashed #7

AND LO THERE CAME… A POISON! Part 1

n a secluded realm hidden amongst the snowy fissures of Antarctica, a dangerous world that time, as forgotten, continues to thrive — one where beastly giants of colossal size still roam the Earth and where the lines of man and monster blur. Enter Marvel’s newest hero, KID KAIJU, with the power to summon an all-new team of monstrous Marvel heroes – AEGIS, SLIZZIK, SCRAGG, HI-VO and MEKARA. But in a world already controlled by fiendish beasts, can KID KAIJU call an army powerful enough to protect the boarders of the Savage Land that threatens the very safety of the entire planet?

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Limited Series

Deadpool vs. Old Man Logan #1

What do you get when you cross a regenerative, cranky, old X-Man with a regenerative, wacky Wade Wilson?

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Star Wars Titles

Star Wars: Poe Dameron #20

General Leia Organa gave Poe Dameron an important task…locate the mysterious Lor San Tekka! • And our hero may be closer than he thinks!

Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Captain Phasma #4

Phasma and Pilot are in disguise! After tracking down a First Order officer to a mysterious planet, Captain Phasma finds herself leading a new army against a new threat. Find out how the biggest and baddest officer of the Galactic First Order makes her way across the galaxy before she reunites with her team in THE LAST JEDI

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Curse Words #9

“EXPLOSIONTOWN,” Part Four

The evil wizards of the Hole World have been engaged in an epic tournament to see who will be next to travel to Earth to battle our “hero” Wizord. In this issue: winner winner chicken dinner! Meanwhile, our “heroine” Ruby Stitch takes her first steps along a new path. As always: IT’S MAGIC.

Shirtless Bear-Fighter #5

MINI-SERIES FINALE

This is it! The heart-stopping conclusion to the greatest comic saga of our time. It’s Shirtless vs. Brother Bear in a bear-chested, bear-knuckled fight to the death! Being the angriest man alive has gotten Shirtless far, but can it take him all the way?

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Supergirl

Episode 1: Girl of Steel

Kara deals with the loss of Mon-El by focusing her energy on being Supergirl and concentrating on a mysterious new threat. Alex confesses a secret to Maggie. A citizen of National City has a mysterious connection to Kara. Lena makes a bold move.

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The show opens six months after the Daxamite invasion with Kara thinking of Mon-El and her mother Alura. Since Mon-El was forced to leave she has been focusing more on her Supergirl persona than her Kara side. Morgan Edge, a businessman who has been at the forefront in the restoration of National City following the Daxamite invasion. Edge also has plans that will benefit him by tearing down the city’s waterfront slum and replace it with high rise buildings. He employs the tech-mercenary Bloodsport to destroy the area with a cloaked submarine, using some stolen Daximite tech. The attack occurs at the ceremony where National City unveils the Supergirl statue. Supergirl stops the attack, suspecting that Edge is involved even if there is no evidence proving his involvement, puts Edge on notice that she will be watching him. Edge tries to buy the majority share of CatCo out from under Cat Grant, who is now the White House Press Secretary. By buying owning CatCo he would have a majority say and could silence his critics on the committee that is rebuilding National City. Lena Luthor, in order to stop Edge, buys the company before Edge can do so.

Maggie and Alex talk about their upcoming nuptials and Alex asks J’onn to give her away.

During the attack on the waterfront, Samantha Arias and her daughter Ruby are there to see Supergirl. During the attack, Ruby becomes trapped under som scaffolding and is rescued by her mother who somehow possesses super strength.

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New Characters introduced:

Morgan Edge:

Morgan Edge first appeared in Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen #133 and was created by Jack Kirby.

In his original incarnation, Edge was the president of the Galaxy Broadcasting System and buys the Daily Planet. Edge was in many ways the stereotypical ruthless capitalist, intervening in the Planet’s homey atmosphere and challenging the authority of the somewhat older Perry White.

As one of the wealthiest men in Metropolis, Edge was a major political figure in the city and frequently encountered Superman.

Edge was connected to the Apokolips-sponsored crime organization Intergang and was eventually exposed by the Daily Planet, in articles by Clark Kent and Cat Grant, who was working for WGBS undercover. Edge was imprisoned but even managed to cause trouble there by publishing his autobiography On the Edge, which revealed secrets about his father as well as Cat Grant, revealing that she slept her way into a scoop.

After his release from jail, Morgan Edge returned as the sponsor of the Superman Revenge Squad and became powerful media pundit where he would do the anti-Kryptonian spin for General Lane.

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Robert DuBois / Bloodsport

Superman Vol 2 #4 (April 1987) and was created by John Byrne & Karl Kesel

Robert DuBois suffered a massive psychological breakdown due to his brother’s injuries in the Vietnam War. His brother, Michael aka “Micky”, was sent to fight in Vietnam in his place and became a quadruple amputee. Robert, already a troubled and violent man was found by Lex Luthor who decided to use him as the instrument through which he could finally kill Superman. He secretly outfitted DuBois with a device that enabled him to teleport any weapon he could imagine directly into his hands. Luthor’s scientists played on DuBois’ guilt and sent him out to track down Superman.

Thoughts on the Episode:

It was a good season premiere. I just hope Kara is done being emo over Mon-El. I also think we may see Intergang introduced into the Supergirl universe this season.

Episode 2:

Triggers

A thief with psychic powers attacks National City and proves to be a formidable opponent for Supergirl.

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Episode 1: The Flash Reborn

Barry is brought out of the Speed Force to help fight an armored villain, but he isn’t the same person.

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The show opens six months after Barry has gone into the Speed Force. Kid Flash (Wally West) and Vibe (Cisco Ramone) are chasing Peek-a-Boo, who has robbed a bank while Iris runs coms back at STAR LABS as part of Team Flash (minus The Flash).

As the Team is discussing their latest victory, which seems few and far between, without Barry, a robotic Samurai starts attacking the city demanding to face The Flash. Kid Flash, Vibe, and Joe try to take down the threat but it proves too powerful for them. The Samurai says they have 24-hrs to get The Flash or he will destroy the city.

The Team debates what to do and Cisco reveals he has been working on a way to get Barry out of the Speed Force without the destructive storms. In order to do this Cisco tracks down Caitlyn, now bartending, and convinces her to help them. Caitlyn has somehow managed to surpass her Killer Frost persona and is reluctant to help but agrees to help. Cisco has reconfigured the Speed Force Bazooka so that it should track and grab Barry out of the Speed Force.

At first, it seems like they fail at getting Barry out but he does return and is picked up and brought to the Central City Police station. When Team Flash first see him, he is writing symbols on the walls and talking in incoherent babbling and phrases. They take him back to Star Labs and it appears that he is physically normal but something is not right mentally. After he freaks out and destroys the lab they place him in a holding cell until they can figure out what to do with him.

The Samurai reappears and when the Flash does not show is about to start destroying the city as promised. Iris shows up and tells him that if he takes her than the Flash will come to them. Joe goes back to Star Labs and tells Barry that Iris is in danger, which finally trips something in Barry and he takes off to rescue Iris.

Barry says that his time in the Speed Force has changed the way he sees things. No longer is he plagued by the guilt of his parents death or events of the past seasons. Something is off between him and Iris which will be explored this season leading up to the crossover event which involves the wedding of Barry and Iris.

Barry rescues Iris and it turns out the Samurai is a robot. The scene shifts and we see The Thinker and his assistant the Mechanic, who sent the Samuroid.

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The Samuroid is most likely a call back to The Flash (vol.1) #181

While this Samuroid had nothing to do with The Thinker it was still a pretty cool Easter egg.

We are only given a tease of The Thinker, but it looks like Devoe, while the original Thinker from the Golden Age, is an amalgam of at least two of the three versions of the character from the comics. More on this character probably next time as he is properly introduced in the show.

Thoughts on the Episode:

As a season premiere, it did its job. Barry is back but there is something off about him after spending time in the Speed Force. Caitlyn returns but has apparently worked with DeVoe as Killer Frost before she returns to Team Flash to help Cisco get Barry back. There are a few characters from last season that didn’t appear such as Harry Wells or Tracy Brand. One of Team Flash does mention that Tracy is away dealing with the loss of H.R., who she started to become romantically involved with before his death at the hands of Savitar.

It is interesting to see that Barry is more powerful and faster than when he went into the Speed Force, which should definitely play into what has changed Barry.

Episode 2:

Mixed Signals

Barry deals with the ramifications of abandoning Iris while facing a meta who can control technology.

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Aruba-Con When the Legends realize that they broke the timeline, Rip Hunter arrives with his new organization – the Time Bureau – to relieve them of duty. The Legends are thrilled to get a chance to put the team back together but a new threat arises when Rory spots Julius Caesar in Aruba. Sara, Nate and Ray devise a plan to steal the Waverider back from the Time Bureau in order to try and stop Julius Caesar from conquering the modern world.

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The season premiere opens where season 2 left off with The Legends having broke time. The result of this is a city full of misplaced historical buildings and dinosaurs running around the city.

Before the Legends can do anything, Rip Hunter shows up with his new organization he put together, The Time Bureau, and begins the process of cleaning up the mess. Rip tells the team that they are to blame and he is disbanding The Legends.

The story then moves to the current time, 5 months later and The Legends aren’t doing so well. Sara is working at a big boxes store, dreaming of killing her boss, Ray is working for a tech company that does a dating app, Nate is doing the superhero thing in Central City and is upstaged by Kid Flash. Jax has dropped out of engineering school and Martin Stein is about to become a grandfather, when his daughter, who was a time anomaly from last season, becomes pregnant. Mick is in Aruba when his relaxation is interrupted by Julius Caesar. Caesar somehow was transported to the future and tries to rally a bunch of college frat boys to help him conquer the world. Mick contacts Sara, who along with Ray and Nick go to the Time Bureau’s headquarters in Star City to tell them what Mick has found and that they, The Legends, need the Waverider so they can return J.C. to his proper time period.

The Legends are met with resistance by the Time Bureau before Rip appears and explains to them that his Time Bureau will fix the Caesar problem. The Legends accompany the Time Bureau to Aruba. Casaer alludes capture, making the Legends look bad (again) and it is not until they see Mick’s gold coin from ancient Rome that they believe Mick. The Legends then go steal the Waverider, now a training simulator and pick up Jax and Stein, who is reluctant to leave his daughter.

They go back to Aruba, locate Julius Ceasar and capture him. Sara decides to take him back to ancient Rome rather than turn him over to The Time Bureau. Of course, they screw things up when Ceasar stills Nate’s book that shows Caesar of his assassination by the Senate. Caesar steals the history book and changes his plans, opting to return to Rome and put down the coup, instead of continuing his conquest of Europe. This rewrites history and 2017 the world is controlled by The Holy Roman Empire. Before the Legends can go back and fix this mistake, Rip and the Time Bureau show up and attempt to retrieve the book and set things right.

When they are captured it is up to the Legends and their operating with a chainsaw instead of a scalpel method to save the Time Bureau agents. The Legends save the agents, retrieve the book and Rip allows the Legends the use of the Waverider.

Before they leave the ship, Rip tells his fellow agent that The Legends method will be needed to deal with Mallus, a problem they created.

The final scene is of Amaya Jiwe aka Vixen, who Rip returned to 1942, protecting her village which is destined to be destroyed along with her.

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Thoughts on the Episode:

No real connections in this episode that can be directly linked to the comic universe at this point, even Mallus, the season big bad is a new character.

This was my favorite premiere of all the CW Arrowverse shows. I think the show is fun and finally finding its footing and place in the Arrowverse and the potential is unlimited as to where they can take the Legends and what they can do.

Things to Watch for:

Victor Garber, Martin Stien, will be leaving the show, to do a stint on Broadway. This will have ramifications for the Firestorm character, as he is one-half of the Matrix. I will look at possible outcomes of his departure and the ramifications for Firestorm’s future in a later post.

Episode 2:

Freakshow

The Legends attempt to fix the anachronism in 1870 that happens to be P.T. Barnum’s circus.

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Episode 1: Fallout The future of the team is left hanging in the balance after the emotional showdown between Oliver Queen and Adrian Chase. Now, the focus shifts to uncovering the fate of each and every member of Team Arrow. Could anyone have possibly survived an island-wide explosion, or has the book closed on them, as it has on Oliver’s five-year flashback story?

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The Arrow premiere opens 6 months after the explosion of Lian Yu by Prometheus. Oliver is in the process of stopping Alex Faust, who has launched a missile at Star City. Luckily, Mister Terrific’s T-Sphere is able to redirect it so that it explodes over the water. We also learn that Diggle, Felicity, Wilddog, Black Canary (Dinah Drake), and Quentin Lance all survived the explosion of the Island.

Black Siren (Earth-2 Laural Lance) also survived and is making trouble in Star City, supposedly targeting the Star City Police, which is actually a distraction so that she could steal one of Curtis’s T-Sphere prototypes. We also learn that something happened to Diggle back on Lian Yu which is affecting his duties as Spartan. Along with being the Mayor and the Green Arrow, Oliver now has to assume the role of father for his son William, who now blames him for the death of his mom.

In the flashbacks, we learn that William’s mother ran off to find William instead of seeking shelter from the explosions that rocked the island. Thea, who ran after her is also seriously hurt and is on life support. Slade Wilson also survives the explosions and is now using the intel that Oliver gave him to locate his son. In the flashback, we also learn that Quentin shot Black Siren, supposedly killing her before she could kill Dinah when they went back to the temple to check for survivors. Black Siren is rescued by someone in a helicopter from the island.

It is unclear the fate of Talia, Nyssia, Captain Boomerang, Merlyn, and Artemis following the destruction of the island.

The cliffhanger of the episode is news footage showing Oliver unhooded as the Green Arrow.

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Thoughts on the Episode:

The inaugural episode of the season was good and answered a lot of questions from late season’s finale. I am not digging the new Wilddog outfit, which is darker and not as fun and crazy as the hockey jersey look.

It should be interesting if Alex Faust is going to be the Felix Faust, the sorcerer from the comic books.

The father/son dynamic between Oliver and William will be interesting to see as the season goes along.

Episode 2:

Tribute

Anatoly returns to Star City with a sinister agenda as Oliver tries to balance being the mayor, the Green Arrow and William’s father.

Episode 2:

Episode 1 – Chapter 14: A Kiss Before Dying

When last we saw our heroes, Riverdale was becoming an extremely darker place then last season’s reveal that Mr. Blossem killed his own son. The season cliffhanger showed Fred and Archie Andrews at Pop’s Diner when Fred is shot and left for dead during a robbery. The end of Season 1 also saw Jughead and Betty’s growing relationship interrupted when Jughead apparently swears allegiance to the group his father led, the Southside Serpents, Veronica awaited the return of her father Hiram from jail, and Cheryl played arsonist, setting the family’s swanky Thornhill manor ablaze, to baptizes herself in fire to become born again following the murder of her brother at the hands of her father.

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Archie, who doesn’t even have a driver’s license yet, drives his dying father to the hospital where he hangs between life and death. Meanwhile, Archie tries to deal with the fact that he feels he should have done more to protect his father or at least not been as helpless. Jughead and Cheryl, use Jughead’s ties to the bike gang to try and figure out who shot Fred Andrews. Archie and Veronica get it on a couple of times as Archie copes with the traumatic events that just unfolded. Fred teeters between life and death and realizes that he needs to survive to protect Archie.

The episode ends with Ms. Grundy, who had an affair with Archie having moved on to a new young boy and being strangled by the same attacker that shot Fred.

Thoughts on the Episode:

Just when I thought the show couldn’t get any darker, it does. It should be interesting to see why Archie is being targeted.

Ms. Grundy is just a dirty, nasty person.

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Easter eggs:

Jughead remarks to Archie “If you keep this up, you’re going to need a superhero name: Pureheart the Powerful.” This is the exact name of the superhero, beginning in 1965 , that Archie would regularly appear as in the comic books.

The surgeon who helps save Fred Andrews’ life is named Dr. Masters. This character is from the Archie Comics 1964 The Adventures of Young Dr. Masters.

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Episode 2:

“Chapter Fifteeen: Nighthawks.”

With the gunman still at large and the residents of Riverdale on edge, Betty leads the charge to save Pop’s after learning that the diner may be forced to close its doors forever. Meanwhile, the gang becomes increasingly concerned for Archie’s well being after noticing a string of unusual behavior from him. Elsewhere, Betty and Veronica approach Cheryl and Josie for their help saving Pop’s, while Jughead’s attempt to find FP a new lawyer may have some serious repercussions. Finally, when a past betrayal unexpectedly comes to light, Veronica finds herself at a crossroads with Hiram and Hermoine

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Marvel’s INHUMANS

So far I have watched the first two episodes of the new Marvel show and still on the fence about whether or not The Inhumans works as a television show.

I will have to watch a few more episodes before I can decide how I feel about it. So far they have done a good job of introducing the characters and establishing a storyline which is easy to follow for those who may be unfamiliar with the characters.

So far I am enjoying it.

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