‘Furious,’ ‘Lanterns,’ ‘Tommy & Tuppence’ earn second episodes from this viewer
First episode impressions (TV reviews): Before the big series later this month, here’s a look at the pilot episodes of some of 2026’s buzziest series so far.
Superhero TV
‘Agent Carter’ Season 1 (2015) is MCU’s not-quite blast from the past
Superhero Saturday (TV review): Atwell and the period reconstruction are good, but the theme is blunt and the storytelling clunky.
‘Loki’ Season 2 (2023) is a tangled, fascinating mess
Superhero Saturday (TV review): The series that’s set outside of Time asks us to accept a lot, but its great actors and trippy ideas keep it viable for six more episodes.
‘Loki’ Season 1 (2021) ventures into liminal space and time
Superhero Saturday (TV review): Tom Hiddleston gets a rare chance to take a showy character through subtle character growth.
Disney Plus begins its deeper character focus with ‘WandaVision’ (2021)
Superhero Saturday (TV review): The MCU gives beloved B-list superheroes the A-list spotlight with its limited-series format.
TV special ‘Punisher: One Last Kill’ like a mini-‘Raid’ movie
TV review: Though the story has nothing to do with the “Daredevil: Born Again” narrative, it serves as a quick and brutal character profile.
‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2 reclaims 2010s heights with a 2020s tale
TV review: As we follow a downscaled parallel to Trump’s America, the character arcs and improved fight scenes make “Daredevil” great again.
‘Trial of the Incredible Hulk’ (1989) paints the courtroom green
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): The Hulk meets Daredevil in the second of three TV films that followed the hit series.
‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III’ (1993) and the multiverse that might’ve been
Turtle Tuesday (Movie commentary): “TMNT” came tantalizingly close to creating a cross-media multiverse the likes of which hadn’t been seen before.
In ‘Selling Superman’ (2024), a family’s story illuminates hobby’s healthy and unhealthy traits
Superhero Saturday (TV review): This odd hero’s journey asks: Can a hoarder’s legacy be redeemed by spreading his comics to people who will love them?