[Review] Horizon: Zero Dawn

written by Kate Danvers

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: humans make machines, machines have pretty big flaw that no one notices until it’s too late, machines cause apocalypse, humans now live in a post-apocalyptic world fighting against machines.

I know, I’ve just described The Matrix, Terminator, and countless other stories. The hubris of humankind when creating machines is a theme that’s so well-tread that we all fear Siri will one day rule the Earth…after she tells us “drool the mirth” isn’t in our contacts. While the robot apocalypse theme isn’t a new one, it’s still possible to take that theme in a new direction to make a unique story.
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[Review] The Flash (2014) Episode 2×08: “Legends of Today”/Arrow Episode 4×08: “Legends of Yesterday”

These two episodes of television were too savage for Kevin and Bixby to handle alone. What happens next is nothing short of legendary, so grab a friend because it’s time to take a look at CW’s The Flash and Arrow.



BIXBY

This is a big ol’ two-parter and we’ve got a guest this week, so we’re gonna skip the preliminaries and go straight to the good stuff!

Spoilers below the cut.
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[Review] Legends of Tomorrow Episode 2×10: “The Legion of Doom”

written by Kate Danvers

SPOILER WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT

On a very special episode of Legends of Tomorrow, Merlyn and Darhk learn the drawbacks of joining a gang, Rip continues to struggle with his amnesia, Thawne is confronted about his addiction to speed, Stein helps his daughter through an existential crisis, and Ray learns he might not be the father of Nate’s baby.

I may have made one of those up. Which one? Find out below!
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