Oh Vernestra. You’re rapidly getting in over your head and if there’s a season two of The Acolyte, it’s an easy bet to make that all of your machinations are going to start unraveling faster than you can say Darth Plagueis. But, I have to say, even though much of the episode played out in […]
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The Acolyte – Choice Review
Well, so the truth as to what really went down on Brendock sixteen years ago wasn’t exactly what I predicted last week. For one, Vernestra doesn’t appear to have anything to do with that particular incident (although I suspect mine – and pretty much everyone else’s – prediction that she has a connection to Qimir, […]
The Acolyte – Teach/Corrupt Review
Something is rotten in the Jedi Order. At least that’s the major conclusion I’ve come to following “Teach/Corrupt,” a much quieter episode than past installments of The Acolyte, but one that – from its title to the conversations contained within – was designed to make sure we began to question just who might have the […]
Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 3 Spoiler-Filled Review
Star Wars: The Bad Batch is an action-adventure sci-fi animated series created by Dave Filoni. He is the creator of Star Wars Resistance and Star Wars Rebels, and supervising director of Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars: Tales. For over eight years, Filoni has headed Lucasfilm Animation, which has produced all Star Wars-related animated series […]
Doctor Who – 73 Yards Review
One of the hallmarks of a great episode of TV is that it can take you through a gamut of emotions throughout its journey to the end. And that’s precisely what “73 Yards” did, as we walked along with Ruby as she not only attempted to solve the question of just who the woman following […]
Hailey’s On It! Spoiler-Filled Review
Hailey’s On It! is a comedy-adventure animated series by Devin Bunje and Nick Stanto. Both are well-known writers and producers. This is the first animated series they’ve created together. Both wrote on series such as Phineas and Ferb and The Replacements. This is the 95th animated TV show produced by Disney Television Animation, since its […]
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Season 2 Part 1 Spoiler-Filled Review
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, also called Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur or Moon Girl, is an animated superhero adventure series created by Laurence Fishburne and Helen Sugland. It’s based on the 2010s Marvel Comics series, Moon Girl, and by Brandon Montclare, Amy Reeder, and Natacha Bustos. The first season aired from February 10, […]
Spy x Family Season 2 Spoiler-Filled Review
Spy x Family is an action spy comedy based on Tatsuya Endo’s manga. It is directed and written by Takahiro Harada. The first season aired in two cours/parts from April to December 2022. Kazuhiro Furuhashi directed and wrote that season. Wit Studio and CloverWorks produce this series. The latter studio is known for Akebi’s Sailor […]
Yuri and Beyond: LGBTQ+ Representation in Animation in 2023
2023 began with a bang, with the premiere of the yuri anime The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady a.k.a. MagiRevo on January 5th, Velma on January 12th, The Legend of Vox Machina on January 20th, and Princess Power on January 30th. It went far beyond those which premiered last year, […]
Burkely’s Top Ten Animated TV Shows of 2023
On December 13th, fellow writer Jean Henegan published Pop Culture Maniacs‘ annual Top Ten TV shows list. I decided to put together my own list of my top ten animated series for 2023. I’ll be focusing only on Western animated series, not anime or films. Like Jean pointed out, this year, for television, was tumultuous, […]