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 GEEK VISION - SUPERNATURAL EPISODE 515 |
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Feb 08, 2010 - 2:21 AM - by Andrea Speed
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Episode 515 - The Song Remains the Same
Aired February 4th, 2010
Rogue angel Anna returns, but it isn't good news, as since her imprisonment by Castiel's friends (yes, heaven has a prison, and apparently it isn't a nice place), she's switched teams, and has come down from heaven with a plan. Castiel doesn't buy her “busted out” story, and discovers the truth: she wants to kill Sam and scatter his atoms across the universe, so Lucifer can't use him as a vessel. Castiel lets her know that he too has changed, and he won't help heaven kill Sam, in fact he'll stop it, so she's forced to do something a bit dramatic. Namely go back in time to kill Sam and Dean's parents before they have kids, thereby erasing their existence. Castiel takes them back to where Anna is to prevent this, meaning Dean runs into his mother again, as well as his father (and now it's Sam's turn too). They've done this time travel/meet the parents thing before, which is acknowledged, and this “Sam must die” (last week it was Dean must die) is getting repetitive. But Anna's plan to stop Lucifer is a good one.
Too bad she's the wrong angel to enforce it. I mean, could she be more incompetent? Killing Humans should be a breeze, but she never quite masters it, which is a good thing for the Winchesters. But how could she be competent? The show would be over then. But in spite of the fact that some of this felt like deja vu, there were many things to like about this episode. For one, the guys actually try to talk their mother into leaving their father right away, preventing them from ever being born. They were actually cool with never existing, which was a nice bit of work (even though it would have created a wicked time paradox). And we also got to meet the angel Michael, the one who intends to use Dean as a vessel, and explained why Dean was the one he chose. If you thought Lucifer was a piece of work, wait until you meet Michael – holy crap, if these are the guys at war, you kind of hope they both lose.
If there's something to be said for Supernatural, it's that it doesn't make things easy. Both Heaven and Hell want to kill Sam and Dean, and there doesn't... [Read More]
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2 IN 1 SHOWCASE EPISODE 157: THE IPAD AND THE DIGITAL COMIC |
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Feb 06, 2010 - 11:45 PM - by Blake Petit
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Episode 157: The iPad and the Digital Comic
by Blake M. Petit & Heather Petit Keller
Apple's newest announcement, the new iPad, has captured the attention of the comic book world. Is it the future of comics, a stepping stone to that future, or much ado about nothing? This week, Blake and Heather talk comics, computers, digital content, webcomics, creator response, and for some reason, Sookie Stackhouse. In the picks this week, Blake serves up a two-fer: Astro City: The Dark Age Book Four #1, and for the graphic novel review, Star Comics All-Stars Vol. 1. Contact us with comments, suggestions, or anything else at Showcase@comixtreme.com!
Music provided by the Podshow Podsafe Music Network.
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GEEK VISION - ARCHER EPISODE 105 |
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Feb 06, 2010 - 4:18 AM - by Andrea Speed
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Episode 105 – Honeypot
Aired February 4th, 2010
It seems Malory's KGB Chief lover made a video of them in flagrante (in high def even), and she is being blackmailed by the Cuban agent who has it. So she decides to send Archer on a “honeypot” mission, where he is supposed to seduce the target. Archer would have no problem with that normally, except the Cuban agent is a gay man named Ramon, whom they need to catch on camera committing a gay act, as Castro and his government are notoriously homophobic. If they get proof he's gay, he's done. Reluctantly, Archer goes on the mission, only to be immediately so stereotypically gay appearing that a gay couple watching Ramon turn him down tell him that he's so gay he should be “sneezing glitter”. The gay couple tutor Archer on being a more subtle, effective gay man (and, in turn, idiotic Archer tells them everything), and stereotypes are paraded out (for both gays and Hispanics) and either shot down or jokingly reinforced, depending. Either way, everyone is nice to Woodhouse, except for Archer, who treats his manservant with unbelievable cruelty. In the end, it's discovered that Ramon wasn't fooled for a moment, and the helpful gay couple actually had an agenda of their own. Since this is an episode of Archer, it all ends in violence, namely using a Claymore to blow up a condo.
Last episode was good, but detracted from itself by focusing on the German assassins who weren't very funny. This episode gets back on form by focusing on the clueless tool that is Archer, and his controlling, strident mother. The plot with the other office mates is brief and throwaway, except Cheryl (or whatever she's changed her name to this week) reveals something extremely disturbing about herself, something that may explain a lot about her.
A funny, weird, and occasionally brutal show. But, man, Tom Lennon – you're a hilarious guy, but for a straight man, you play gay an awful lot. (As soon as I heard his voice, I couldn't help but think, “It's Lieutenant Dangle!” He probably gets that a lot. Typecasting?)
Rating: 9/10
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