Reviews

A fantastic court-centered superhero adventure, just like the first part. Jon Stewart again is so brilliantly written. He doesn't say many lines, but you always know how he's feeling. He plays off brilliantly with the flash as always, who is in many ways his polar opposite. Hawkgirl has a lot to do in this half of the story. The scene where she quite literally whacks some sense into the green lantern core is badass. And while it will be obvious to many that Jon is innocent, accidents like a whole planet being blown up could happen when heroes are reckless. I appreciated that the episode showed the repercussions of a superhero messing up even once. It's really interesting and thought provoking. Overall, just a brilliant and somewhat underrated couple of episodes.

For the first hour or so, I was quite surprised and impressed with how well this movie turned out. Yes Mark Wahlberg didn't resemble sully that much, but he did his own thing and had good chemistry with Tom Holland. Speaking of which, his take on the character grew on me. While I could only see Peter Parker initially, it didn't take long until I could see him as the young Nathan Drake. All was going well until they killed off the best character in the movie just to "subvert expectations".

Antonio Banderas' villain performance was everything I wanted from this type of movie. He was intimidating, badass, had clear if cliched motivations and fit the role of an uncharted villain perfectly. And yet, he was suddenly killed off before he could do anything useful. He barely even encountered Nathan Drake. What a disappointment. And the worst part was there was no one to fill his shoes. Tati gabrielle then filled the villain role. And wow. What a down grade in every way. She wasn't the least bit intimidating. She couldn't act as well or have anywhere near the same presence.

The rest of the movie had good action but I was so distracted thinking why would they ever kill off such an affective villain.

Just such wasted opportunity.

It's always great seeing woodman again. He's most likely one of funniest characters in an animated show since Sokka. There were many great elements to this episode including a return of the rat King. His presence is wonderfully creepy. The draugen themselves are very entertaining. They are ghost pirates that remind me of the black pearl. Their ending is also quite wholesome. Another great addition to this episode is a cloud spirit with some hilarious and wholesome lines. His pure joy when hilda agrees to listen to him is palpable.

A very enjoyable, laugh out loud funny, wholesome episode.

This episode had a lot of potential as something of a character study for Frida. She thinks someone messed up her room, but it was actually her that messed up her room and no one cleaned it up (like they usually do.) A little overly complicated, and probably could have been cut a few minutes short, but it works to build character.

They pin it on a ghost, which somehow happens to be true, but I thought of a more interesting direction they could have gone in. If Fridas mum was the one who cleaned up the room every morning and then stopped because Frida is old enough to do it herself now. This would keep the episode grounded and relatable and it would be more of a coming or age story. That would be my preference to take it.

But despite that, as it is, this is a very good episode. The character designs on the ghosts when they finally do meet them is truly excellent. They are loose skeleton bones connected to a floating shape. It's truly quite an interesting and original design as far as ghosts go. But most importantly, the episode has the courage to end without a happy ending. It ends without a resolution to the problem and a well built up argument with frida and hilda. It was truly excellent.

I can't belive I've never heard of this show before. This episode is everything I want in "kids show" and anyone at any age can enjoy it. From the mature themes to gorgeous graphics, this was such a wholesome, heartwarming experience. But more than that, it's surprisingly thought provoking. Like when Hildas mum says "they don't realise what they've done" as her foot goes through an elf house. That's top tier powerful stuff right there.

This series took me absolutely by surprise and has surpassed all my expectations.