Many have remarked that as ‘The Boys’ has gone on, it has become the very thing it once parodied, an overly self-important superhero series with repetitive plot beats, tangential spin-offs, and an excess of ‘shocking’ and gory moments that make each progressing instance feel less important. Simply put, the opening to the series’ fifth and final season does little to dispel these criticisms so far.
So much of this season of ‘The Pitt’ has been about what hasn’t been said, and occasionally, certain things should remain unspoken, while others need to shouted out loud.
The internal struggle of our favorite healthcare workers of ‘The Pitt’ continues, as some want more control in their life, while others seem to be losing it.
As time winds down on the season and this shift of ‘The Pitt’, it seems that days might be numbered for a few key characters, as ICE and repercussions rear their ugly head.
If there ever was a reminder that ‘The Pitt’ doesn’t always try to glamorize the high stakes, high pressure world of emergency medicine, this episode cranks the interpersonal tension as high as it can go.
The chaos of the analog nightmare continues, but even with a topical look at I.C.E., things slow down in ‘The Pitt’ as the orchestra begins to warm up the heartstrings in episode 9.
‘The Pitt’ has never shied away from dealing with real life health issues that are prevalent in North America, but episode 8 takes a look at those who suffer from self-inflicted afflictions and once again reminds us about empathy.
In what is certainly this season’s most complete episode, “1:00 pm” of ‘The Pitt’ has our beloved Pitt dealing with compiling 4th of July chaos while certain complications come to a head.
As we reach high noon on this season of ‘The Pitt’ and the sun is directly overhead, the light of episode 6 is shone upon the unsung heroes of the Emergency Department.
While the early-going pace of ‘The Pitt’s sophomore season seems to be building towards a storm, this episode finds a piece that reminds audiences what’s been missing.
After last week’s remarkable vignettes of human connection, ‘The Pitt’ slows down again for a relatively uneventful hour.
When compared to the universe-colliding stakes of its MCU franchise’s film counterparts, ‘Wonder Man’, as it stands, is arguably the smallest-stakes Marvel series, and is better off for it.
We’ve met the new staff, we’ve set the stage for the Fourth of July fireworks, and now in its third episode, ‘The Pitt’ and its sophomore season finds its footing.
Marvel Studios hasn’t had much success at all on the small screen, sending out new series after new series that always seem, regardless of context, to fail in both their artistic integrity and connection to the cinematic universe. ‘Ironheart’ suffers the same ultimate fate.
One might have hoped that this season of ‘House of the Dragon’, despite any flagging or extra filler, might be amounting to something spectacular for its finale. Unfortunately, despite a few moments of payoff, this season’s final episode is an altogether anticlimactic fumble.
If anyone was doubting the slow burn approach which this second season was taking, let The Red Sowing stand as proof that the people behind ‘House of the Dragon’, despite any flaws, know exactly what they’re doing.
As controversial as ever, ‘The Boys’ only seems blunt because we are seemingly entering a post-satire world. It is increasingly difficult to invent a dystopia which is less ridiculous than reality. Moreover, the show was always a scathing criticism of the society in which it was produced; its quality has not diminished as some people are wont to claim.
Many will see this as another filler-heavy episode, albeit with a welcome return of Laenor Velaryon’s dragon Seasmoke. Book fans, however, will be able to anticipate future events which have been gleefully set in motion during this new episode.
Perhaps the only thing that those who’ve been tuning into ‘The Acolyte’ for the last two months can agree upon is… that it’s officially over. Yes, this week’s finale in the eighth episode of this debut and controversial season.
While “8:00 pm” is certainly one of the most calm and rather uneventful episodes in all of ‘The Pitt’s run, there was plenty of hard hitting insight into the mindset of those who suffer from depression to make it a powerful episode.