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Doom Patrol Season 1 Episode 4 Review – ‘Cult Patrol’

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Hasitha Fernando reviews the fourth episode of Doom Patrol… Episode 3 concluded with our weird-some fivesome being whisked away from Paraguay on a jet. The misadventures in Fuchtopia, raised more troublesome questions than definitive answers. Why was Dr. Caulder present during Mr. Nobody’s transformation? What was the ‘important item’ that he stole from Von Fuchs […]

Supergirl Season 4 Episode 14 Review – ‘Stand and Deliver’

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Martin Carr reviews the fourteenth episode of Supergirl season 4… Few programmes can lay claim to underpinning their plot lines with politics. Fewer still cast off the illusion of prime time scheduling and refuse to dilute down their message, pander to sponsorship and censor while delivering a body blow at an administration level. Supergirl has […]

Esai Morales cast as Deathstroke for DC Universe’s Titans season 2

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The fan-favourite comic book villain Deathstroke (Slade Wilson) will be joining the second season of DC Universe’s Titans, with Deadline reporting Esai Morales has been cast as the iconic assassin. Slade Wilson is well-known for being DC’s deadliest mercenary, assassin, and the archenemy of Titans leader Dick Grayson, aka Robin. While serving his country, Slade became […]

Rumoured plot and character details for James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad

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As we know, Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn is currently working on The Suicide Squad, a sequel/reboot of the 2016 DC supervillain ensemble, which is set to feature a “mostly new” roster of characters and actors. In the past couple of weeks, it has been reported that Margot Robbie is likely to return […]

The Flash to change showrunners for season 6

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The Flash showrunner Todd Helbing is stepping down at the end of the current fifth season, with Eric Wallace taking over as showrunner for the DC series. Helbing, who served as the showrunner for the past two seasons, is stepping down to focus on development of other projects under his deal with Warner Bros. Television. […]

Comic Book Preview – The Batman Who Laughs: The Grim Knight #1

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DC Comics delves into the origin of the most dangerous Dark Knight of all today with the release of The Batman Who Laughs: The Grim Knight #1; check out a preview here… Ripped from Batman’s greatest nightmares, the Grim Knight is his world’s most dangerous vigilante, unafraid to use any weapon and go to any lengths […]

The Flash Season 5 Episode 16 Review – ‘Failure is an Orphan’

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Jessie Robertson reviews the sixteenth episode of The Flash season 5… And how many Fathers does success have?? The Good: Jessica Parker Kennedy. That is all. No, sorry, the deeper we get into the season, the more and more her character is layered and human and likeable. This actress (playing Nora Allen) is doing a […]

Black Lightning Season 2 Episode 14 Review – ‘The Book of Secrets: Chapter Four: Original Sin’

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Red Stewart reviews the fourteenth episode of Black Lightning season 2… Black Lightning returned from its second season break to a surprising twist: Lala is back from the dead and he is looking for questions. I was admittedly mixed on this decision by the showrunners. Part of me was upset that the last season had spent […]

Promo for DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Season 4 Midseason Premiere – ‘Lucha de Apuestas’

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With DC’s Legends of Tomorrow season 4 set to return on April 1st, The CW has released a promo for its midseason premiere episode, entitled ‘Lucha de Apuestas’; watch it here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJpvBA4o0k8 After defeating the demon Mallus by cuddling him to death with a giant stuffed animal named Beebo, the Legends are ready to ease […]