"Inhibited Programming" The Bad Batch Recaps: "Aftermath" & "Cut and Run"

 Star Wars The Bad Batch

We met the Bad Batch, a group of enhanced clones that their peers would call defective, in the final season of "The Clone Wars." It was in that group of episodes that they gained their fifth member, Echo. Looking back, it's pretty clear that those episodes served as a backdoor pilot for this series. I will say that when I first heard about this show, I wasn't sure if it could sustain a series. I haven't watched any of it because I wanted to watch it fresh for these recaps and I can say that after watching these first two episodes, I was wrong. I'm excited to go on the journey through this new Empire with this group of special clone troopers.

"I Am the Moon" Re-Watch: "The Bond of Destiny: Uranus's Distant Past" & "Art is an Explosion of Love: Chib-Usa's First Love"

 Sailor Moon S

We are finally getting a little bit of backstory about our newest lez tastic Sailor Guardians and its only been seventeen episodes. Not only that, but we are getting Chibi-Usa acting like an actual child. Let's get into it.

"Totally Schway" Re-Watch: "Once Burned" & "Hooked Up"

 Batman Beyond

Now that "Batman Beyond" has introduced some villains of its own that are unique to the show, they are starting to make second appearances. And that is what we have in these two episodes. Some returns. Check it out.

"Finger Lickin' Good" Re-Watch: "Kyoto Sister School Exchange Event - Group Battle" Parts 1 & 2

 Jujutsu Kaisen

The Kyoto Sister School Exchange Event kicks into high gear with these two episodes. And we are going to see the students face off in various pairings. But, there may be other things going on as well. I'm sure you're surprised. Along with the new opening we got, we get a new closing theme. You can check it out below.

"The Truth Is Out There" Re-Watch: "Unusual Suspects," "Detour" & "The Post-Modern Prometheus"

 The X-Files

We have reached a milestone with the show and with my coverage on the blog. The first episode in this post is the show's 100th episode. It's always a big deal with a show reaches 100 episodes so good for "The X-Files." It also means that we have covered episodes on the blog. Pretty impressive. Let's get to it.

"We Used to Be Friends" Re-Watch: "Ain't No Magic Mountain High Enough" & "Versatile Toppings"

 Veronica Mars

We are heading into the home stretch of "Veronica Mars"s second season. And that means we are zeroing in on the season's overarching plot threads like the bus crash and Felix's murder. And with that we are going to get red herrings galore. Let's get to it.

Into the DC Murderverse: The Flash

 "The Flash" (2023)

"The Flash" may be the most troubled superhero production since "Iron Man" brought the genre back into the spotlight in 2008. Ezra Miller's Barry Allen was introduced in "Justice League" and it was immediately green lit along with Jason Momoa's first "Aquaman." It gained and lost writers and directors like it was someone on a fad diet in the '90's. Once it finally had a writer and director that stuck around, Ezra Miller went insane. There were millions of dollars spent on re-shoots. I honestly was shocked when it was finally released. I thought it would just get a quiet streaming release, but no, Warner Bros. had to try to recoup some of the money they spent so it was put in theaters last summer. And it did what it seems all DCEU movies are destined to do in theaters: flop.

Principal photography on "The Flash" began in April 2021 and concluded in October 2021. The film stars Ezra Miller as Barry Allen/The Flash, Sasha Calle as Kara Zor-El/Supergirl, Michael Shannon as General Zod, Ron Livingston as Henry Allen, Maribel Verdu as Nora Allen, Kiersey Clemons as Iris West,  Antje Traue as Faora-Ul and Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne/Batman. The screenplay was by Christina Hodson from a story by John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein and Joby Harold. It was directed by Andy Muschietti. "The Flash" premiered on June 16, 2023.

"To Me, My X-Men" X-Men '97 Recaps: "Bright Eyes" & "Tolerance Is Extinction" Part 1

 X-Men '97

In May, I was super focused on my blog and getting as many posts as I could up. I was initially planning on doing that in June, but then a lot of stuff happened and it didn't. But, things are maybe calming down for July, so I'm back to trying to do as many posts as I can. We are heading into the endgame of the first season of "X-Men '97." Let's get to it.