To End The Spellmans ... Eventually

And it's been a while but here's another TV Jumble blog, going on some of the stuff I've been watching over the last few weeks.

Batwoman: And this show continues to somewhat improve as it's progressed. Granted the other Beth situation was resolved in a predictable manner but having Cartwright out in force certainly meant that Alice could vent her rage at the right person for a change. I also liked the last two episodes respective depictions of obscure characters like Nocturna and Duela Dent and can I say that Sophie has somewhat improved the last few weeks? I mean the show's not perfect but it's definitely gotten better, post Crisis at this rate.

Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina: The third season/part of this series has definitely upped it's use of Paganism as they made for rather decent antagonists among Sabrina and Caliban's ongoing battle for hell, Lucifer getting free, Lilith finding a stalling tactic and Faustus still being a general pain in the arse (can we please lose Faustus next season?). The finale had fun playing about with time, giving us two Sabrina (or is it three?), pairing Zelda with Marie (already a better partnership than her last one), separating Ambrose and Prudence while Harvey, Roz, Theo and Robin all seemed to be in better places. Nick on the other hand has felt too much like a spare part this season and Sabrina's lack of thinking her plans through continues to be an ongoing trend. While not as good as the first two seasons, this was still a lot of devilish fun to watch.

Good Omens: Ah, this was a fun series, wasn't it? Right now, I'm not sure if it'll be back for a second series but with the impressive banter between Michael Sheen and David Tennant, you'd think both BBC2 and Amazon would be chomping at the bit for some more. The finale certainly felt like it might have been meant to close things but at the same time, maybe one more series? Ah go on, BBC2/Amazon, you know you want to.

Supergirl: The show hit it's 100th episode and it did so by having Mxy device a few opportunities for Kara to change her current situation with Lena before Kara realised that actually calling out Lena's actions was the better course of action. Aside from that, we've got William as a love interest, Lena moving into human experiments, Alex working with J'onn, Brainy still be Lex's minion, Nia and Kelly both looking for a storyline, Andrea's Acrata plotline resurfacing and Lex and Leviathan trying to outsmart one another. It's a bit treading water at the moment.

The Flash: Speaking of treading water, this show certainly is feeling it too at the moment. I mean, we've got Thawne back again and there's a female Mirror Master with Eva McCulloch but too many episodes with Iris trapped in a mirror universe, Barry wallowing more than usual, the pattern of Cisco, Caitlin and Ralph sitting episodes out and Wally's all too bief return. Yeah, the show is better than the first half of the season but it's still going through the motions at the moment. I'm also not sure about Sue either, character wise, though I did like Grodd's return and Pied Piper's too. It's not bad but it needs to be a bit better.

The L Word: Generation Q: I'm near the end of this series and the highlight so far, still has to be the cast from the original show than the newbies. I don't dislike the newbies, but I don't really care enough about them either if I'm being honest. At the moment, the interesting stories are with Shane and her estranged wife, Alice getting into a throuple situation and of course, finally having Bette and Tina interact on the show. I'm hoping with Tina's appearance here that means the second season will have more original cast members pop up in guest roles.

- Despite the fact that it was meant to be ending this year, it seems that Netflix are closing in on giving Lucifer a sixth season.
- An upcoming episode of Legends Of Tomorrow will play homage to Supernatural.
- Harley Quinn's second season will premiere on April 2nd.
- Richard E. Grant has joined the cast of Disney+'s Loki series.
- Jon Bernthal will star in American Gigalo for Showtime.
- Gina Torres and Erin Richards will star in ABC's The Brides, which will centre on the brides of Dracula.
- RuPaul's AJ And The Queen has been cancelled after on season on Netflix.
- Clarice will see Rebecca Breeds in the lead role while Lucca De Oliveira and Devyn A. Tyler will star in the upcoming series.
- Maxim Baldry has been cast in Amazon's upcoming Lord Of The Rings TV series.
- HBO Max will be airing a reunion show with the cast of Friends when it becomes available for streaming from May. A UK broadcaster has yet to be announced.

Valentine's: Metal & Gold Style

It's been a while since I've done one of these, so here's goes, a look at some of the stuff I've been recently catching up with.

Arrow: Post Crisis, the final two episodes of this show really did end on a pretty strong note. First of all was another trip into 2040 to set up the likely to be picked up Green Arrow And The Canaries series with Mia, Laurel and Dinah while back in 2020, the gang said goodbye to Oliver and many, many characters returned to pay their respects. This wasn't always a perfect show but it's set up an incredible legacy for the CW and for a final episode, it was a good send off for the series.

Batwoman: Keeping with everything post Crisis, having another Beth was another complication I didn't expect the show to give us. It's a good one but also one that seems unlikely to last considering that other Beth and Alice clearly cannot co-exist with one another. I'm not wanting to jump the gun here, but there seems to be a bit of a slow improvement in the writing here. Losing Catherine and having Jacob in prison certainly hasn't hurt proceedings and I did like the lowkey introduction of Slam Bradley as well as Mary continuing to be fun to watch. Luke could do with a bit more development though and I'm beginning to tire a little of Mouse.

Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina: Part 3 was released last month and I'm slowly catching up with it, considering there are less episodes and I don't want to watch it too quickly. Two episodes in so far and it's pretty good. Nick got released from hell quickly, Blackwood and Lucifer are roomies in a dungeon, Lilith is clearly using Sabrina to try and keep Caliban at bay and Sabrina herself seems to be in a position now where her own morality will continue to take a darker turn as her mortal friends get roped into things. Really could do without the Ambrose/Prudence romantic pairing though.

Good Omens: This was released last summer on Amazon, never bothered with it and now that BBC2 have been burning it off, it's been pretty decent to watch. The banter and chemistry between Michael Sheen and David Tennant has obviously been the biggest selling point as the unlikely pairing of Aziraphale and Crowley as the two of them have been joining forces to prevent the next apocalypse. Aside from spotting the famous celebrity, it's mostly about these two.

Supergirl: A return to a world now merged with the main universe. Two episodes in and it's certainly helped this show as Kara and Lex have no choice to work together while trying to undermine the other as Lena's dark path continued. I did like the return of our Winn and the introduction of another Earth's Toyman but the Nia/Brainy break up felt a bit trite and I do think the show still struggles a bit with both William and Andrea as characters. On the other hand, at least the Leviathan plot has moved a bit along.

The Flash: I've actually liked the last two episodes of Season 6 than most of the first half of the season. The reintroductions of characters like Doctor Light, Amunet and Goldface have been interesting along with Iris now being trapped in the mirror universe to set up the arrival of Eva McCulloch. Saying that though, some of the other characters need better focus, Nash's connection to Allegra was somewhat predictable and Barry seemed a bit ineffectual in his own show, which isn't a good look.

The L Word: Generation Q: And it's back again. Ten years later and one reality based show hardly anyone watched, one of Showtime's most known hits has returned for a sequel series that attempted to blend the old (Bette, Alice, Shane) with the new (Micah, Dani, Sophie, Finley, etc) and two episodes in, it's mostly a mixed bag. It's nice to see the older characters back and get that insight into their lives over the last decade while missing some other characters but so far, none of the new ones have really stood out and despite the taglines going on about being more relevant to the current year, it doesn't feel that different to the original series in terms of representation. So far though, it's okay.

- Gugu Mbatha-Raw has been cast in an undisclosed role for the upcoming Loki series for Disney+. The series will premiere in 2021 but closer to that will be The Falcon And The Winter Soldier in August and WandaVision in December.
- American Horror Story has been renewed for a further three seasons.
- You's third season has begun filming but will be released in 2021.
- John Glover will be appearing in the final season of Lucifer.
- Superman & Lois is officially a go for the CW.
- Hulu will be taking on The Hardy Boys as a series while the CW will attempt to tackle Lost Boys yet again.
- Ray Donovan has been axed after seven seasons while Shameless will end with eleven seasons.
- E4 have gotten the rights for both Batwoman and Harley Quinn TV series.
- Odette Annable and Chris Wood have been cast as siblings for the upcoming Thirtysomething sequel series.
- The prequel series for The 100 will not be called Anaconda, despite previous media reports of that title.