Rachel Bellwoar reviews the two-hour season finale of Marvel’s The Gifted…If TV shows were poker games, The Gifted just went all in for their two-hour season finale. A kidnapping became an assassination over the course of two hours. The Mutant Underground’s headquarters got leveled in two hours and, in that disorienting moment of picking up the […]

Rachel Bellwoar reviews the tenth episode of Marvel’s The Gifted…Of the mutants in the Mutant Underground, Dreamer’s abilities have been cause for more debate than most but her intentions have always been good. While interrogating Dreamer, Jace lets her know this is personal for him, after she tampered with his memories and made him forget the last […]

Rachel Bellwoar reviews the ninth episode of Marvel’s The Gifted…Maybe The Gifted thought it owed viewers time to digest everything that came out during “threat of eXtinction,” but “outfoX” is an episode that feels like it’s missing plot to fill the hour. Stuck in an unfortunate seat filler point in the season anyway, what with the events of […]

Rachel Bellwoar reviews the eighth episode of Marvel’s The Gifted…If last week’s episode wasn’t the most edge-of-your-seat, ‘threat of eXtinction’ is the complete package, an episode where all the storylines work together to provide a clearer image of what the Mutant Underground are up against.On a trip to pick up refugees, Thunderbird, Blink and Eclipse run […]

Rachel Bellwoar reviews the seventh episode of Marvel’s The Gifted…You can leave the Mutant Underground, but you can’t leave the fake memory they planted in your head behind. So Blink explains, when John tracks her down this week. Claiming the Mutant Underground needs her, and leaving out the disenchanted looks he’s been sending his girlfriend these […]

Rachel Bellwoar reviews the sixth episode of Marvel’s The Gifted…There hasn’t been much time to reconcile everything that’s happened on The Gifted so far. “got your siX” feels like the show’s most comprehensive attempt to assess how the Strucker’s are dealing with their new situation.In many ways, having their lives be upended has brought the family closer […]

Rachel Bellwoar reviews the fifth episode of Marvel’s The Gifted…For an episode titled ‘boXed in,’ there sure are a lot of secrets coming out. It’s nice to see a show not waver about putting everyone’s cards on the table. Reed’s barely at Mutant Headquarters long enough to reunite with his kids before the bartender recognizes him […]