Van's Inner Universe

Living For The Future

May 2021

  • After a brief hiatus on the first half of the first season, we kick off the second half with revelations concerning why Zhilan did what she did in the pilot where she killed Pei-Ling. It’s revealed that Zhilan is the younger sister of Pei-Ling, who killed their father that caused a family rift forever thus… Read more

  • David Ramsey, who played Diggle from Arrow, makes his directorial in this series. He did an incredible job after watching this.  As he pointed out, he didn’t appear as Diggle as he stated in recent interviews. Hope he will direct more episodes for Superman and Lois. An episode that may be a nod to the… Read more

  • The second part of the Family Matters arc is basically about Barry, Iris, and the cosmic forces that threaten to destroy everything they worked and stood for. As we learn that the chaotic forces were not of Speed Force Nora’s doing, it took Barry, Iris, and Alexa to reach out to her with forgiveness. Later… Read more

  • Thought I’d do a belated review of this past weekend’s episode of Legends of Tomorrow. It focuses on Mick Rory taking a leadership role in the Legends as the search for Sara continues, but whatever intentions and strategy Mick had it landed them in the last place they need to be in – The Cuban… Read more

  • There you have it. The series finale of Black Lightning, which ran for four seasons. Lots of things had to be resolved amongst the characters. Everything was building up to the long-awaited confrontation between Black Lightning and Tobias Whale that’s been there since the pilot episode. It was a major heck of a fight that… Read more

  • After that hiatus that showed the first half of Supergirl’s lackluster final season, we are back with a new episode from Superman and Lois. Upon watching it, it lives up to the episode title. We have Clark putting his trust in Jordan in keeping his powers in check with Jonathan’s help and we have Lois… Read more

  • This is a life-changing episode for a couple of characters. They are Cisco Ramon and Joe West. We know Cisco is leaving the show as they’re continuing to setup his exit. Joe West on the other hand is another story because he’s at odds with Chief Kramer about using weapons against metahumans like the Flash.… Read more

  • Actor and author Charles Grodin passed away at the age of 86. He appeared in numerous films and television, most notably in the 1988 action comedy film Midnight Run with Robert Deniro that put him on the map. Before that he was a regular on talk shows such as Johnny Carson, where he antagonize his… Read more

  • We are closer to the end of the series as Black Lightning and all of his family and allies are working together to find a way to stop Tobias Whale, who is one step ahead of them as he continues to rule Freeland. Jefferson and the new Jennifer are having a moment over Uriah’s demise… Read more

  • The Justice Society get their first animated movie ever. I had the fortune of buying it on DVD at its release date. Upon watching it, we have an envelope story that takes place in the present world in Metropolis where Flash runs off to team-up against Superman against Brainiac after having a picnic with Iris… Read more