Lanterns Review

 

Lanterns Review

So I saw Lanterns, and here is my review...I will be honest after three episodes of the show. I see why a majority of Green Lantern fans don't like this. I mean, I get why they will hate some of the changes to the source material. Like in the recent episode of Lanterns, they changed John Stewart's origin, and I didn't like it because the writer even said he didn't have a proper origin. I'm looking at her like, what are you talking about? Go on the DC Wiki to find his origin; like, honestly, it's making everyone forgive Ryan Reynolds' Green Lantern film. 

Now, as for this show, I like the cast, but let's face it: they don't understand Hal and John. Even Grant Morrison has said that he doesn't like how Hal Jordan is written, and as much as I do like Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan, I don't like how they write Hal in this. As well, the same with Aaron Pierre as John Stewart, but after seeing the change in his origin, I don't like how they've written the character. 

Now, in the comics, he became a Green Lantern after he fought a rogue Man-Hunter, and the Guardians of OA did have their eyes set on him becoming a Green Lantern since he was young, and they sent that Man-Hunter to Earth to make him one. After he was chosen, he defeated the Man-Hunter, but the Guardians of OA never told him. Those Guardians are very shady. Now, of course, in his origin, he was a Marine, and he even disobeyed orders and saved a group of innocent people. Like, why couldn't they adapt this comic-accurate origin? And, to be honest, I feel like John’s parents were bad; it's like with Superman’s parents. What is this trope of making parents bad?

Honestly, John's father was supposed to be chosen, but he was afraid, and the ring chose Hal because he wasn’t. Like, don't the writers know Abin Sur's ring chose Hal as its new bearer and only him? So John's mom was determined to make John a lantern because she talked to a Guardian of Oa, and she wasn’t happy about it. To be honest, I do not like how John Stewart’s origin was written in the show; it comes off as abuse by his parents, shooting apples with a gun on top of his parents’ heads and even testing it on his own parents. Like, that’s messed up; they want to make him the perfect soldier. Honestly, they really couldn't stick to the comic book origin. As well hated that one scene were they left him alone in the middle of a dark street. 

Now there are different origins for the character; like in the pre-52, John's parents were Civil Rights activists, and he was chosen as Hal's backup in case he should die, but honestly, they should have done more research on these characters because one of the writers didn't seem like they did enough research. Like, I would have preferred the mainstream origin with some elements from the animated series. Well, this was written by the guy who made Watchmen; honestly, they should have gone with someone who loves the Green Lantern series.

Now let me explain something: the whole point of someone becoming a Green Lantern is that they are chosen because their willpower is strong and they overcome fear. As well, the Guardians of OA don't care what a person looks like; if they have those qualities, they are chosen for it. That's the point of Green Lantern Lore. The Guardians chose Hal and John because they both have experience fear but they overcame with Will power. 

I mean, other Lantern Corps have different ways of choosing their Lanterns, but that's a different story.

Now I know we are only three episodes into the series, but it still hasn't done a good job of adapting Green Lantern. Hell, I think they should have made a movie about Green Lantern for the DCU. Also, I really don't like the showrunner of this show; he's the one who made the Watchmen show. 

As for Hal, well, let's face it: they might be adapting the Parallax storyline, but I would prefer they made Hal a strong mentor for John because I don't get why they always do this trope of taking great heroes and making them into losers. 

Still, I'll watch the show, but I'm bothered by this show, and who's making it? I would be surprised if they make John more like the animated series version in Man of Tomorrow, but still, come on, they could have done better. So yeah, I'm not big on what this show has been doing, and I'm not big on John Stewart's new origin and how Hal Jordan is written in the show. I'll still watch it, and who knows, it may surprise us, but for now I'm a little annoyed with this show.  

Spider-Noir Review

 

Spider-Noir Review 

So I watched all of Spider-Noir, and here’s my review of it. I loved it as I wrote it before, and I’ll write again. This is what Sony should have done for the live-action Spider-Verse instead of those villain spin-off films. This show is a lot of fun, and I love the detective-noir feel. I watched it all in black and white, and I recommend you do the same. Now is different from the comics, but I really love this show. 

Now Nicolas Cage did a great job as Ben Reilly/Spider-Noir, like he was funny, he was cool, and like most Spider-Men, he lost people close to him. Also, the rest of the cast, like Lamorne Morris and Karen Rodriguez as Robbie Robertson and Janet, were great characters, and I got to say it’s great to see the character Robbie Robertson again. Black Cat appears as Ben’s love interest, played by Li Jun Li. Now, she doesn’t wear her costume; instead, she’s a singer at night. The main villain of the show is Silvermaine, played by Brandon Gleason. He’s a cool villain, like obviously they couldn’t use Kingpin, but still, he was a fun villain to watch.

Also, I love this new take on some of Spider-Man’s like Electro, Sandman, and Tombstone. They have very different origins, which I won’t spoil, but I got to tell ya, the guy who plays Electro is such a bastard in this show.

Now, as I mentioned, they do change a lot from the comics, like Spider- Noir, for example, he gets his powers in a different way, which, I will be honest, reminded me of the Crimson Chin’s origin lol. As well, he’s very different from the comic counterpart, who was more serious; this Spider-Noir has more of the Spider-Verse vibe to him. Since Nicolas Cage plays him, he’s much older, whereas in the comics, he was younger. I do find it interesting that they went with Ben Reilly as Spider-Noir. Now, the question is, if Sony announces a Scarlet Spider show, will it be about Ben Reilly or Kaine Parker? I would go with Kaine personally, but we will see. I do understand why some Noir fans may not like the changes. I get it, I wanted to be a darker, grittier show, but I love the show for what it is. However there were some scary moments in the show like Ben’s nightmare scene like it’s pretty scary.

The people who made this show did a great job. I give full credit to Phil Lord and Chris Miller. Honestly, they should have handled the live-action Spider-Verse a long time ago. The show's cast was amazing, and I gave it an 8 out of 10. One of my favorite shows of the year, watch it. If you love Spider-Man and noir-style TV shows, you will love this show and watch it in black-and-white. As well there will be a lot of memes from this show. 

My review of the Boys Finale Spoilers

 

So I saw the Boys Series Finale yesterday, and I will be honest, it was okay. It could have been better because there were so many wasted moments. Like in the comics, Homelander destroys most of the world after he gets Compound V, but no. All those posters of the final season were all lies none of that happens. 

Honestly his death in the comics was much better but still Butcher did kill him the same way as the comics though except didn't show him his brain.

 Also, Butcher and Frenchie are the only members of the Boys who die, but it's interesting to know that in the comics, all the Boys except for Hughie die. Now they kill Homelander, he dies begging for mercy after his powers get taken, unlike the comics, he's just going crazy. Also, the Deep dies, but his death is like you feel like Deep would have finally gotten redemption, but no, he gets killed by all the sea creatures because he caused the death of one of his friends. Ashley ends up in prison, even after she helps the Boys. Which I find funny because I think it was making fun of that trope where a villain does horrible things, but they are often forgiven or are seen as victims, too. But no, Ashley is arrested and removed as President of the United States. Except, for Sister Sage who did terrible things but after losing her powers she gets off scot free.

Also, Hughie kills Butcher, which is faithful to the comics, and they have a funeral for him, and I thought it was funny how his grave stone said fuck you and he is buried next to his wife which is nice. I do believe they ended Butcher's Storyline on a good note as well Hughie's.

As well I will say Terror the dog's death was very sad I felt for Butcher when his dog died. I think we can all relate to that. 

What happens to everyone is Mother's Milk remarries his ex-wife and adopts Ryan as his own son, Kimiko goes to France and has a dog, Hughie and Starlight are having a baby, and she goes to stop a crime, but I'm like, you're six months pregnant, you shouldn't be going to stop a crime when you're pregnant.

As well, Soldier Boy doesn’t return, and he’s just gone after that. They should have had him in the last episode. Maybe he fights Butcher, and Butcher kills him. Well at least we will see Soldier Boy in the prequel show. 

The whole episode just felt like they wasted a lot of opportunities, and I feel like the last season was rushed. It could have been better; it joins Game of Thrones and Dexter as the frustrating ends of a series that started out great but failed in the end, but I will say the ending was okay, unlike Game of Thrones and Dexter. Still, the final season was a letdown because they hyped it, but they messed up in the end. Still, the Cast of the show is all great, and there were some good moments in the last episode, like Ryan getting adopted Mother’s Milk, Hughie and Starlight having a family, and Kimiko honouring Frenchie by going to France, but the final season could have been better. I give 6 out of 10. I'll still be watching the Vought Prequel show because hey, House of the Dragon and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms did redeem Game of Thrones, so maybe the Vought Prequel will too.

One thing that does annoy me is that the Gen V characters were wasted. Since we aren't getting a season 3 of Gen V, what was the point of having them? Ugh!

My Top Ten Favourite Community Episodes

 

My Top Ten Favourite Community Episodes!

Growing up, I loved Community. It was one of my favorite shows; it was so funny, and it gave us funny memes like this.

Here are my top 10 Community episodes. It's amazing that everyone on this show went on to do great things with their careers, and we are getting a Community film with everyone coming back except Chevy Chase, but he was an asshole on the set, so no big loss. 

Now here are my top ten favourite episodes of Community.

10.  Remedial Chaos Theory

Now, I know some of you may strongly disagree with me on this being at 10, but I know it's one of the best episodes of Community, and I agree. Now, this episode has the group at Abed and Troy's apartment, playing games. The Pizza comes, and one of them has to go get it; Jeff rolls a die to decide who will go. Abed tells him he will create seven different timelines. We see the timelines, and the funniest was when Troy got the pizza; it was so funny. The episode ends with Abed pointing out that the dice only have six sides, so Jeff won't get it. They all force Jeff to do it, and at first, some people thought this episode was hating on Jeff, but no, you see Jeff actually smiles like he was fine with it because he loves his friends, and getting the pizza prevents the darkest timeline.  Everyone parties, Pierce destroys the gnome to get back at Troy, Jeff gets the pizza, and he just smiles and eats while everyone dances. We then see the darkest timeline, and it's so funny and dark at the same time. Overall, I do enjoy this episode. I felt like in season 3, Jeff had it bad in the beginning, like he acknowledges that in one of the episodes, especially when he grabbed an ax and hit the table over because Pierce came back and Jeff got kicked out of biology class and the group, and Pierce admits that he did this to Jeff, because he wanted to be the good guy for once. Which was one of the worst things Pierce did to Jeff and to the group. 

9. Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking

Now, this was one of the funniest episodes, where Abed makes a documentary of the group while Pierce is in the hospital. As well, Pierce gives everyone a special gift, and the funniest storyline is Abed meets Lavere Burton, his favorite actor, but he didn't want to meet him; he just wanted an autograph because he would be disappointed if he wasn't what he thought he was. 

LOL that face says it all.

This episode made me laugh, especially during the scene where Jeff thinks his father is coming to the hospital, but it’s actually Pierce, and Jeff beats the crap out of him. I also find it funny and ridiculous that Pierce wants everyone to take him seriously, but Jeff points out that he isn't actually proving anything. As well, Jeff realizes that taking out his anger on Pierce was an admission of his issues with his father, which he needs to resolve. These moments make the episode hilarious, and I love it for that. Chevy Chase may be an asshole, but he can be funny.

8. The Art of Discourse 

This episode was funny for many reasons, one of them being Abed pants Troy, everyone laughs, Troy returns the favor, and Pierce pants Shirley, let's just say she wasn't wearing anything underneath. Pierce is kicked out of the group (Well, we all know Chevy would leave the show after season 4 because to him the show wasn't funny, but it was; he just has an ego.) Also found it funny when Abed smashed Pierce’s guitar, since it was on his list. As well, Jeff and Britta deal with some teenagers who mock them for being college students at their age. In the end, Pierce and Shirley make amends and help Jeff and Britta get payback on those teens by pantsing them; one of the teens' moms is embarrassed and ends up sleeping with Jeff.

7.  Investigative Journalism

Now, this episode featured Jack Black as a guest star, playing Buddy, and he was one of the show's funniest. Buddy wants to join the group because he thinks they are so cool, and this episode had me rolling, especially when Buddy kicks Jeff in the face by accident. This episode was one of the funniest ones I watched, and the ending was funny because they let Buddy join, but he was later accepted into the cool group led by Owen Wilson, and it turns out the group was actually a second choice. 

6. Regionally Holiday Music 

Community Christmas episodes are always fun to watch for the holidays, and here is one of them. I love this episode because it has good musical numbers and it mocks the shit out of Glee. Dan Harmon, the creator of Community, hated Glee, and he never understood why people love it. The episode's opening was hilarious, especially the Glee club members' freakout when they find out they've been canceled, and Chang just laughs at them. When I saw that, I was like, if only that happened to real Glee characters. 

LOL that's how I feel about Glee too.

So basically, Jeff gets the Glee Club canceled, and a new teacher comes and recruits the group, and each member, except for Britta, has their musical number. Abed then realizes the teacher wants to keep the group going after Christmas, so Abed has Britta sing, and she's not the best singer. We also learn that the teacher was actually the one who killed the original Glee Club. This episode was fun to watch if you love Christmas and hate Glee. 

5. Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas

Here is another Christmas episode that I love, Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas. It's one of my favorites because they use clay animation. The episode has a good, heart-warming message about the holidays and the importance of family and traditions. Also, the Lost joke was funny because I know people who loved the show Lost, and they can relate to Abed when he says this. 

This was a great Christmas episode and a funny one too, especially when Abed was tasered for his musical number.

  

4. Modern Warfare 

Modern Warfare is an episode where a single announcement about paintball sends all of Greendale into a frenzy. It's so funny, like Jeff takes a nap in his car, and he sees all of Greendale turned into a war zone. The scene had some funny moments, and the episode does explore Jeff and Britta's relationship; it's too bad it didn't become a full thing, but hey, Jeff ends up with Annie. I found the funniest moment was when they got ambushed by the Glee club, and again, they are mocking Glee, especially when Jeff shouts, "Write some original songs!" Dan Harmon really hated Glee, and I understand Community is way funnier than Glee.

This was a great episode to watch; it's just funny how crazy Greendale goes over paintball. 

3. Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 

Now, this episode I love, and it's one of my favorites. Now I know this episode got banned, but now it's unbanned, all because Chang was a Dark Elf and came off as blackface. Even Yvette Nicole Brown defended the episode. Here's a link to her interview. One thing that's great about this episode is that it calls out bullying. 

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jE54LOokZYo

Now, in the episode, there is a character, Neil, who is fat and depressed with his life until Jeff pretends to be interested in DND, so he and the group plan a DND game designed by Abed and Troy. Pierce, of course, was not invited, and he basically is a total dick to Neil, even stealing his sword, which shocks everyone. This episode had a lot of funny moments and a good message about calling out bullies. In the end, Neil wants to play DND again with Pierce, and he accepts the offer. This was a great episode, and I love it to this day. 

2. The First Chang Dynasty

Now, this episode is Chang at his best, where he takes over Greendale and imprisons the dean. So the group has to rescue the Dean and stop Chang, who's going to burn down the school with a guitar solo that bursts into flames. This episode was just so funny, and one of the funniest moments is when Britta rescues the Dean, and he's disappointed it's not Jeffery. Chang is just so funny throughout this entire episode; in every scene he's in, I just laugh, especially with Changlorious Bastards. This was a great episode, honestly. The group is at its best in this episode. 

Honourable Mentions 

Documentary Filmmaking: Redux

Dean goes crazy with his Greendale commercial, and who doesn't love Luis Guzman? It's so funny how Greendale builds a statue of him. I hear Luis gets royalties from that statue.

Conventions of Space and Time

Inspector Spacetime is a parody of Dr. Who, and this episode was great. Especially because Community predicted a female Dr. Who, and Britta sees it and loves it, but Abed tells her. "Everybody hates her, not because they're sexist but because she sucks." It's funny because that is what happened when they made Dr. Who into a woman. 

Paradigms of Human Memory

This was a funny episode where the gang finds all their lost stuff that a monkey stole. Also, Jeff and Brita broke up but on good terms. As well, this is the episode where the quote "Six seasons and a movie!" came from, as Abed loved the Cape show, but it got canceled after one season. 

Horror Fiction In Seven Spooky Steps

Now, in this Halloween episode, each gang member tells a scary story. Pierce was the most Pierce story-like in the end; everyone is shocked and disturbed by it. He calls himself Mangum if you know what that means. The other Halloween stories are funny too. Especially Shirley, with the Dean as the devil shouting gay marriage.

Asian Population Studies

Now, in this episode, Chang is putting his name to the change word, and it's not clever, as Jeff says.

As well, Shirley and Andre are getting back together because she's pregnant, but it turns out Chang might be the father. Eventually, it's proven that Chang isn't the father. Still a great episode, and I found it funny that Pierce reveals that Shirley and Chang had sex, all because he didn't want to lose the kettlecorn that Rich gave them. 

Cooperative Escapism in Familial Relations

Now, in this episode, Jeff finally confronts his father, whom he hasn't seen in a long time. Britta is so funny in this episode, as she's wanted to help Jeff with this for years. Also, this is a great Thanksgiving episode, especially when the group goes to Shirley's. 

Advanced Introduction to Finality

Now this episode is a funny one because it's all in Jeff's head, where the Darkest Timeline group comes to destroy the group. It was funny when the Dean was preparing Jeff's graduation, and dark timeline Jeff arrived wearing nothing but his boxers, walked away, and Dean heard his secretary scream. Instead of being concerned for her, he just says, "Catherine!?! Do not even tell me you dropped that cake."

As well, Darktime line Abed tells Abed that Cape was renewed for six seasons and a movie. 

and my favourite Community episode is....

1. Pillows and Blankets

Pillows and Blankets to me is the best Community episode because the whole story is basically Abed and Troy reliving their old days as kids, building blanket forts or pillow forts, which I did when I was a kid too. However, this causes a rift between them, and all of Greendale gets divided over pillows and blankets, and it is so funny, but also like really all of Greendale is at war with each other over pillows and blankets forts. I love how they make it a documentary and make it look like a historical event. Also, Keith David as the narrator was a great choice, and he later joined the show for the final season. I love it when the Dean tells Starburns to watch it, and he freaks out and shouts, "My name is Alan." The dean screamed, laughing, and of course, Pierce's pillow suit.

To me, this episode is the best Community episode. It's so well written, and the ending of it was great, especially when Jeff resolves the whole thing. This is a great episode, and I love it to this day. Especially when Jeff asks Keith, “Weren’t you in the Cape?” and he responds, “...No.” 

These are my top 10 favorite Community episodes. Let me know what you think, and I'm excited to see the Community film. I can’t wait to see what happened to everyone after the final season.

I can see a scene where the Dean doesn't touch Jeff because times have changed, and he doesn't want to get Metoo. Jeff would have a lot of fun with that.