User Reviews

This episode had everything, I loved the character of Henry King aka Brainwave Jr. Everything was so perfect about this episode, fight between stargirl and dragon king, hour man trying to mesh with Solomon Grundy. Everything was so special.

I'm loving this show even more than The Flash season 1.

This week's episode is without a shadow of a doubt, the best one yet.

When Barabara discovers Courtney's secret identity as Stargirl, she is less than impressed, and to make matters worse, the Cosmic Staff has been kidnapped by Icicle (Neil Jackson).

Courtney will have to convince her friends that Henry (Jake Austin Walker) can help them retrieve the staff, but they are reluctant to believe a bad person can change.

The episode has a greatly choreographed fight scene against some members of the Injustice Society of America, but beyond that the narrative is incredibly well written, as it deals with a subject matter that every superhero story has: redemption, because Henry finds it before he meet his end by someone who unlike him cannot be redeemed.

The third act is incredibly exciting and emotional. But the battle for the soul of Blue Valley has only begun.

This episode had all the feels. I felt the ending science between Yolanda and Henry. That broke my heart. And the whole situation with pat and Courtney's mom was interesting. But the part that really got me was Henry's death. I really felt for his character.

This episode was just amazing but if Henry.Jr is really dead i'm gonna be soooo sad! Anyway,was a great episode!

This episode pulled the heartstrings very well, with Pat and Barbara's relationship starting in a heartwarming opening scene, shifting to concerns of divorce, and ending with some hope. Henry Jr. also got lots of emotional moments, kicking off with what seemed like hope for Henry Sr. and of course the tragic ending. Henry Sr. was significantly more developed in this episode, showing both hope and how horrible he really is. Finally, the Dragon King fight was quite cool.

Profound moment of discovery and solidarity between Father and Son (Henry/Brainwave Sr. and Jr.) in that hospital scene. We got more backstory for Brainwave, which I loved. By end of episode, we learn Brainwave's true evil nature. The bad: How convenient to the plot for Brainwave to have amnesia after waking from a coma? He won't remember Stargirl put him in a coma. Will he remember Courtney is Stargirl? Barb is sleuth enough to record the Mahkent Family speaking in Norwegian, but not smart enough to lock her office computer (we all know her Boss Jordan Mahkent/Icicle will see the email-reply about Courtney / Stargirl next episode). Dragon King, a century-old, hand-to-hand combat specialist struggled to beat Stargirl without her Cosmic Staff?! Of course, her homegirl Wildcat throws it to her just in time to stop Dragon King's deadly blow. Henry Jr.'s death ends the episode. Henry Jr and his Dad always had a cold, detached relationship, but I didn't think his Dad would kill him. As Henry Jr. is dying, he says sorry to Yolanda/Wildcat again and I rolled my eyes. Cindy Burman actually leaked the topless picture of Yolanda as we learned in Episode 4: Wildcat.

I honestly have not cared for most of the teenage characters so far on this show. Yolanda and Cindy are the only 2 that have actual depth and maintain my interest and attention and I feel like both actresses nail their parts, but neither of them get nearly enough screen time. Courtney started off strong, but gets more annoying with each episode. Rick and Beth are just UGH characters! Like, I wish this duo would just disappear off the series entirely.

But the one teen character that I feel like I'm in the minority of never caring for is Henry. I mean, what has he really done in 10 episodes but repeat the same character beats? Constipated mind-reading face, stagnant hospital room vigil, obnoxious disoriented slouch-walking, unnaturally weird facial reactions to other characters. The actor is literally TRYING to act instead of just being natural. Honestly, I think the actor has been borderline terrible in this role. To piggyback off of a review I read in last week's episode, a much better actor would have done better with these 2 Henry episodes. Contrast this to the 2 Cindy episodes where Meg DeLacy CARRIED both of them start to finish.

This episode BRAINWAVE JR was totally carried and saved by all of the adult characters Pat, Barb, Icicle, Dragon King, and especially Brainwave himself. It took Brainwave SR to save the episode that was supposed to be carried by Brainwave Jr! Christopher James Baker was brilliant in believably essaying an amnesiac Henry Sr in the first two acts, while transitioning back to his early season cold-blooded Brainwave nature in the final act. Amy Smart finally gets to stretch her acting chops in this one as Barb. Luke Wilson continues to be sublime. And Neil Jackson (as Icicle) and Nelson Lee (as Dragon King) are superb as usual.

In addition to the adults, this episode had a real flow and pace to it that I don't think this show has enjoyed since the earlier part of the season. And as bad as the acting is in general for the teen arcs, I will say that the writers did throw in a few funny moments that worked even in their scenes. The climactic dungeon fight scene was awesome. The ending should have been more powerful than it was, but unfortunately, they really miscast the character of Henry. I just don't feel as if this character earned the ending given to him.