In The Walking Dead and its spin-off Dead City, Maggie’s character should not be expected by the narrative to get over Negan’s character killing her husband, Glen. Instead, the characterial direction she should have been made to take, was to fully embrace the path of vengeance.
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The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live Review / Mediocrity to the Extremes & Copycat of The Last of Us + Zombie Apocalypse Tropes
Review of The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live explaining this new The Walking Dead’s spin-off disappointing mediocrity, lackluster acting, and discussing its attempt at imitating the success of The Last of Us, another prominent zombie apocalypse story.
True Detective Season 1 Complete Review — Can we quit tolerating blatant misogyny on TV?
True Detective Season 1 Complete review, answering the question, is True Detective season 1 the best season, and exploring its misogynistic themes in-depth.
James Cameron’s Titanic (1997) – An Ode to the Ocean / Thoughts & Review (2023)
The Overly Self-Righteous Critic explores and reviews how James Cameron’s Titanic (1997) is a timeless ode to the ocean, both a love story to the forces of nature and a cautionary tale instructing people not to let the shortsightedness of greed and ego get the better of us, and forget our place in the universe.
The Last of Us Finale: Thoughts / Violence as a Defense Mechanism
In this analysis, The Overly Self-Righteous Critic reviews The Last of Us’ finale, how protagonist Joel’s physically violent reaction is a coping mechanism born out of the first trauma he experienced of losing his daughter to representatives of the system, who were alright with ripping what matters most to him away from him, for the sake of a greater good ideal.
Avatar: The Way of Water — A Slice of Life Filler
Avatar: The Way of Water is a visually stunning slice of life film, that sometimes feels like a filler. While it can be improved upon, it holds its own as a sequel to Avatar 1.
Mass Effect: Andromeda | Complete Review (2023)
When stripping Mass Effect: Andromeda of its side quests, the story becomes far more engaging. The doors open for more exploration of characterization and relationships. The graphics and the space aesthetic are stunning, and once the game was properly patched, facial expressions became credible as well as adventurous.
House of the Dragon — S1 Thoughts / Why Are The Women Always Discarded?
I was excited to hear about House of the Dragon, and I ignored the frustration that came from the underwhelming catastrophe that was Game of Thrones’ final seasons, because I could sense right off the bat that House of the Dragon would help return the bar back to where it used to be.
Revisiting Cold Case (2003-2010) / Thoughts & Review – Writing structure, tropes
Cold Case was the only police-crime drama series that I idealised, growing up. It was my window to a world of emotions that I wanted
American Horror Story: Double Feature – Red Tide & Death Valley | Thoughts
Analysing the decline of American Horror Story.