Now that we're just weeks away from the season finale, iZombie is really kicking it into high gear, to put it mildly. Seeing as how last night's episode left us on a cliffhanger that saw Ravi with a gun pointed at his head, I'm probably not alone in saying that next week's offering, "Conspiracy Weary," can't get here fast enough.
Although Harley Quinn is undoubtedly more popular than ever right now, there's actually a bit of divisiveness occurring amongst the fanbase for the oddest of reasons. You see, there are the purists that not only contend the character straying from her original jester costume developed in Batman: The Animated Series, but also a bit of displeasure taken in new fans boarding the bandwagon in the advent of Suicide Squad. Yes, it's silly, I know. Everyone has their own jumping on point, after all.
The great thing about comic books set in alternate universes is that creators get to cut loose and tell stories that would never, ever fly in continuity proper. In recent years, fan favorite books such as Marvel Zombies tore the house down, much like the two instances when Deadpool and Punisher killed the Marvel Universe, respectively.
Although I found the previous issue to be less than stellar, it’s well-documented that I’ve been a strong advocate of Dark Knight III: The Master Race. This week, it’s forced to pass its true litmus test because the closing chapter will ultimately determine if it’s the stuff of legend (The Dark Knight Returns) or a complete farce (The Dark Knight Strikes Again!).
Truth be told, it’s not very often that I get into a summer series. After intensely following scripted dramas throughout the other seasons of the year – be they for work or pleasure – I just feel like taking a break for a few months to enjoy other things, and maybe you can relate. Plus, you have to admit that having dozens of reality shows populating the airwaves for that time doesn’t make channel surfing all that enticing.
So far, this season of iZombie has seen Liv Moore consume some very interesting brains. As a result, she's adopted the traits of a party girl, a preschool teacher and, most hilarious of all, a dominatrix, to name but a few. This week, she sees what it's like for those on the receiving end of the paddle when she ingests the grey matter of the very person who killed the aforementioned disciplinarian several weeks back.
Keeping the comic book industry's No Spoiler Left Behind initiative alive, we've learned ahead of Batman #24's release that one of the most significant developments to be made in the life of Bruce Wayne will indeed go down: He's proposing to Catwoman! And even though he admitted that he loved her - a big step for him in its own right - a few months back, this still comes as a shocker.
As much as I personally love Arrow, even I had to admit that a few missteps were taken with season 4, just as some of the cast and crew have. That said, it was all the more satisfying to see the daddy of The CW's shared DC TV universe return to form this year, effectively serving up its best effort since season 2.
Last night, Gotham served up what was arguably its strongest season finale to date, effectively giving viewers much to talk about during the summer hiatus. But before we discuss the exciting developments that did occur, let's touch on what didn't.
It may have taken Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps some time to fully live up to its name, but, to its credit, everything occurred organically. Sure, writer Robert Venditti could've just reunited all of our favorite lightsmiths at the start of the series, but then it would've appeared rushed. And seeing as how he was building upon what he'd already established with his New 52 run on Green Lantern as well as Tom Taylor's Green Lantern Corps: Edge of Oblivion - which saw the wealth of the Corps venture to and from the universe that preceded the current one, no less - it wouldn't have been logical to reunite everyone from the outset, now would it?
