Sixteen-year-old
Matilda Crowley lives on the dark side of being light skinned. When a series of
events sends the biracial teenager further down the Tragic Mulatto’s road to
Hell, she enters the world of the Goth Subculture and begins a journey that
will change her perceptions of race, culture, and identity. Will she find light
in darkness? Or will she be driven to madness?
The
prequel to last year’s Spinsterella Spellbound chronichles Matilda’s teenage
years as she begins her journey into the Goth Subculture! Designed to show
tween and teen readers and their parents what the Goth Subculture is all about
this family friendly story presents a positive image of teens and explains the
reasons why they want to live on the dark side of life!Get your copy TODAY!
NOTE:
Goth Blogs will be back on Friday! I had to stop for a moment to deal with this
situation on the CW’s Supergirl.
I’ve
been enjoying every episode of this Season of Supergirl. The action is tight,
the characterizations have been PERFECT, and we’re seeing more and more of the
DC Universe come to life onscreen. Every episode is literally like a DC Comic
come to life. With the exception of one aspect:
James
Olson.
I
find it interesting when Black producers make shows like Luke we get balanced humanized
images of Black men onscreen. However, when we get White guys like Greg
Berlanti creating images of Black men on Supergirl like James Olsen we get an
emasculated WIMP with no backbone.
Originally,
the plan for the character was for him to evolve in the same way Dick Grayson
did when he made the transition from Robin to Nightwing. We were supposed to
see Superman’s Pal grow from an awkward sidekick into a confident young man
ready to take charge of his life. The move to National City was supposed to be
him stepping from behind Superman’s cape and becoming his own man.
When
James Olsen he first was introduced he had a significant role on the show and a
commanding presence. He was supposed to be Kara’s love interest. Unfortunately,
many viewers weren’t as open minded as the producers thought. The whole idea of
an interracial relationship between The Girl of Steel and Superman’s Black Pal
turned a lot of comic fans and TV viewers off. Ratings went down from 19
million for the first episode to half that for the November sweeps during its
run on CBS. The whole idea of a Black man being the ex-girlfriend of a White
Lucy Lane and then bedding down a White Supergirl left a sour taste in many TV
Viewers and comic fans’ mouths.
Clearly
there’s a double standadrd regarding interracial relationships in the
Berlantiverse Barry Allen could Swirl with Black Iris West and no one
complains. But James Olsen…He can’t get with Supergirls or Lucy Lanes without
viewers having a hissy fit.
As
the ratings began their decline on Supergirl Berlanti’s producers began to
retool the show. And when they retooled the show they began to strip Black
James Olsen of his manhood. His role began getting smaller on the show as white
guys like Win and Cat’s son began taking over the role of tech guy and love
interest. By the time the season finale rolled around he was in the background.
And once Season 2 started it looked like he was going to be taking pictures of
it when Kara decided it was time to explore her dating options with other White
guys like Mon-El. I thought James would be joining Clark in Metropolis with his
balls intact, but Berlanti decided to let Mr. Olsen suffer through further
emasculation for the rest of the season.
Damn.
Just Damn.
When Cat Grant decided to take a leave
of absence from CATCO she put James in charge. A highly illogical decision
considering that James didn’t have much publishing experience or editiorial
experience, but when you have an actor under contract…You gotta use them. So
now he’s in charge of CATCO. And in his first day at work, he gets emasculated
by Snapper Carr (Morgan Edge) who takes over his office when it’s time to cover
the story of an assassination attempt on the president.
What
happened on Supergirl was what happens on many White owned TV shows and movies.
They give a Black man a powerful position, then he gets undermined and
outsmarted by lower level White co-workers. It’s a passive-aggressive way of
expressing contempt for Black masculinity and Black manhood. Sending him the
message that he has a position, but not the power. And they can get rid of him
any time they choose.
What’s
sad about this incident is that James didn’t even understand how he was even
being disrespected in Monday’s episode. He just sat there passively and let
Snapper (Morgan Edge) take the lead of his office. In a real life situation
James would have lost the respect of his entire office. After watching him get
punked by a superior, no one would respect his authority from that point. He’d
be a JOKE for the rest of his tenure.
I’d
have rather seen Black James Olsen head back to Metropolis with Clark rather
than go through any further degradation and humiliation. Sending him home with
Clark would have been better for the James Olson character and led to a better
dynamic for the show. He could have popped in once and a while and J’onn could
have taken a larger role and explored race as a Black man and a Martian. Unfortunately,
there are plans to make him the new Guardian and lead to further embarrassment
for the character.
Damn.
Just Damn. Just take one look at that costume and you just have to shake your
head. James Olsen is a bigger laughingstock of the Berlantiverse than Mr.
Terrific on Arrow who has been turned from a confident Black man in the comics
into a bumbling stumbling idiot. But that’s another blog.
The
way I see it James is going to be just as powerless and emasculated as The
Guardian he is in his role as editor in chief at CATCO. It’s a shame that this once
promising character has been ruined because some intolerant viewers didn’t want
to see an interracial relationship between a Black man and a White woman. If
this is what CW considers equality I’d rather see this Black character excluded
from Supergirl rather than included.
They’re
talking about vampires, bats, and black cats.
They’re
reading books by Edgar Allen Poe, Anne Rice, watching horror movies, and
listening to bands like Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bauhaus, Sisters of Mercy,
and London After Midnight.
They’re
playing with Oujia boards and hanging out in the cemetery and other spooky
places.
Relax.
You don’t have anything to worry about. Your kid is just a Goth.
What
is a Goth? A Goth is a person who has a darker view of the world. They see the
beauty in things most people would find macabre, strange or unusual.
Many
parents who aren’t Goth or aware of what the Goth Subculture is come up with
preconceived notions about it from their own frame of reference. And that limited
perspective has them making generalizations about Goths that aren’t true.
Many
parents who are religious often believe that Goths are into Satanism and that
their kids are part of a group of Satanists. While many Goths wear religious
symbols like pentagrams, devil’s horns and ankhs, the Goth subculture has
absolutely nothing to do with any religion.
While
quite a few Goths wear religious symbols in their jewelry and clothing, many
are Agnostic. Quite a few are Christian. Some are Jewish and some are Muslim. In
most cases when Goths wear religious symbols it’s not about religion. It’s to make
an ironic statement. Sometimes to make a satirical one.
Some
Goths may collect oddities such as animal bones, jewelry made from animal bones
or taxidermy items. However this isn’t a sign of antisocial behavior. When
Goths buy these items they usually buy them from reputable businesses and make
sure that the animal died of natural causes.
No
Goth believes in harming animals. In fact, many Goths love animals and many have
pets. If an animal is being harmed by someone, oftentimes Goths who will make
an effort to speak out about it or tell the local authorities about the person
participating in animal cruelty.
While
Goths have a darker view of the world, they aren’t dangerous. Most Goths are
pacifistic and don’t believe in violence. In many cases if there’s a
disagreement Goths usually will agree to disagree.
In
the forty plus years the Goth subculture hasn’t been a single act of violence
attributed to Goths. In most cases when there’s an event like a Goth night at a
club or a coffee house or a concert featuring an act with a Goth band such as
The Cure, it usually comes and goes without incident. That can’t be said about
many rap concerts or rock concerts around the world.
Some
parents believe that Goths are a gang. Others believe Goths are cult. However,
Goth isn’t either of those things. Goth is a subculture. And because Goth is a subculture
people are free to come and go as they wish.
For
some kids Goth is a phase. And they find they don’t like it after a year or
two. For others it becomes a way of life.
Unlike gangs and cults, no one recruits
anyone to become a Goth. No one forces anyone to become a Goth. People choose
to be a part of the Goth subculture because they want to be a part of it. In
many cases kids participate in the Goth subculture because they have a darker
view of the world and want to share that view like minded people.
And
that darker view doesn’t mean evil. Most Goths see a positive to many things
people see as macabre, strange or unusual. And they go out of their way to show
the good in those things people perceive as evil.
While
I was writing the Romance Spinsterella and the Young adult/Teen novel
Spellbound I spent three years learning about the Goth Subculture. And after
listening to the music, watching thousands of hours of YouTube videos from
Goths all over the world, and talking to numerous Goths both young and old I
can honestly tell parents they have nothing to worry about if their kids are
part of the Goth subculture. If anything, the Goth subculture is one of the safest
places a kid could be.
I’d
be more worried about a kid into rap and hip-hop than a kid who’s into Goth.
Because most kids into rap and hip hop often get involved with with gun, gangs,
drugs, crime, and violence in an effort to get street cred. The most a mischievous BabyBat will do is try to buy some wine or try to buy a cigarette. And in quite
a few cases older Goths will check them. Oftentimes older Goths will try to
help younger Goths understand that their behavior not only reflects badly on
them, but on the whole subculture overall.
In
many cases kids come into the Goth subculture because they like the music. Some
come in because they like the fashion. However quite a few become a part of the
subculture through other hobbies and interests. Many Goths are comic fans. Some
are Anime and Manga fans. Others are wrestling fans. And they discover what’s
great about the Goth subculture from friends who share those hobbies.
I’ve
seen Goths at comicons, the library and out and about here in New York City. They’re not brooding. They’re not angry.
In most cases they’re smiling, having fun and living life to the fullest. In
most cases they’re some of the nicest people you’ll ever have the pleasure of
meeting. If most parents saw them in public they’d be the kinds of kids they’d
be proud to call their son or daughter.
While I finish up the first draft of
E’steem Little Girl Lost I had enough time to color the concept for my Isis:
Samurai Goddess cover. So here’s what kind of colors I’d like the cover to
have.
The
inspiration for the Isis: Samurai Goddess cover is Quentin Tarentino’s: Kill
Bill movies. In my cover concept a smiling and determined Isis in a karate
stance is facing off against The Manga Girls and their boss Cassandra Kachimura
in a Japanese garden. The Manga girls are dressed up in school uniforms
inspired by Go-Go Yubari. And Cassandra Kachimura is dressed up in formal
Japanese Kimono similar to O-Ren Ishii. Like Isis: Bride of Dracula I’m
planning a brightly colored cover with LOTS of ACTION!
Next
week will start my promotion for Spellbound. And I’ll be writing a series of
blogs about the Goth Subculture. Right now you can get Spellbound in Paperback
and catch up on the Isis series with the AWESOME Bride of Dracula!
I’ve been busy writing E’steem: Little
Girl Lost for the past week, and running ideas for the Spellbound promotional
videos and blogs in my mind. So I haven’t been able to write a blog for today.
So here’s another deleted Chapter of STOP SIMPIN In the Workplace!
Deleted Chapter
Bullshit- How Simps Communicate On The
Job
In
the workplace people have to be direct and straightforward in the way they talk
to each other. To get things done on the job they have to say exactly what they
want and how they want it done.
Unfortunately,
Simps are extremely poor communicators. Thanks to the matriarchal way they’ve
been raised they don’t know how to talk to their co-workers in a way that gets
them to understand what they want done or how they want it done.
If
anyone on the job asks a Simp a simple question they won’t get a simple yes or
no answer. Instead they’ll give them a long-winded reply filled with jargon and
fifty cent words. It’ll sound intelligent. But in most cases it won’t answer
the question asked.
Most
Simps are masters of Bullshiting. What is bullshiting? It’s where people talk
around a subject but never really address it. Bullshiters speak and write in
ambiguous terms. They attempt to impress people by using fifty-cent words when
a ten cent one will do.
Trying
to understand Bullshit is like trying to decipher a foreign language. Because
one has to read between the lines of what a bullshitter is saying in order to
get things done. That can make the simplest task an almost impossible one to
complete. Having to deal with business policies created by bullshitters turns
work into a nightmare. With all the rules, stipulations, and technicalities a
bullshitting Simp puts into things he turns the simplest tasks into a chore and
slows down productivity. A simple e-mail a receptionist turning a light switch
off at five o’clock can turn into a ten-page document. And a visit to a client
turns a one-page two paragraph memo into a three-hundred page book.
Simps
use bullshit in offensive and defensive ways on the job. Offensively a Simp will
use bullshit to put co-workers on guard. He’ll brag about his degrees, his
skills and his contacts. The goal of these offensive attacks are to make
himself appear smarter than he actually is. A Simp hopes that if co-workers and
managers are intimidated by his big talk lower level employees won’t think to
challenge him at the company and higher level ones will consider him for
promotion.
Defensively a Simp uses bullshit to
avoid conflict. When confronted about a problem regarding something he’s
responsible for, a Simp uses bullshit to apply his approaches of lying,
denying, hiding and deflecting. A Simp believes if he can give someone an
overcomplicated answer filled with big words and jargon they’ll back away from
them and won’t hold them accountable for their actions.
And
with female co-workers a Simp uses bullshit in an effort to impress them. The
Simp hopes the combination of his big words, designer clothes, and expensive
car will make him look like a he’s someone important she needs to pay attention
to. Unfortunately, in most cases all he’s doing is putting a big red target on
his back letting predatory females know he’s a sucker with fat pockets ready to
be picked through trickin.
Most
smart people on the job who can filter through a Simp’s big talk will just
understand he’s full of shit. Once a smart person listens to what a Simp is
saying, and looks past the façade of designer clothes and starts looking at the
Simp’s poor track record on the job they start to realize there’s more crap
coming out of his mouth than out of his ass.
Simps
just don’t understand that on the job talk is means nothing. Action speaks
louder than words. The man who can get things done on the job and do it well
will be more valuable to a company in the long term than the man who just blows
smoke up people’s asses with his hot air.
In
order to get things done at work people KEEP IT SIMPLE. There’s a time and a
place for the fifty-cent words. But the job isn’t it. On the job people have to
be CLEAR about exactly what they want and how they want it done.
In business a person has to say exactly
what they want the FIRST time. In the workplace people have no time for
bullshit. Workers use ten-cent words on the job because time is money. And the
time it takes to figure out what a Simp is saying in a hundred page report
filled with fifty-cent words is time a competitor is using to get ahead.
Thanks
to his constant use of bullshit, a Simp usually winds up lost and directionless
on the job. Because he can’t state clearly what he wants to others, his
co-workers wind up not understanding what his purpose is in the workplace and
start working around him instead of working with him. Due to a Simp’s inability
to communicate effectively with others, he his career usually winds up stalling
at a dead end.
If a man doesn’t tell people exactly
what he wants on the job, they’ll never be able to get anything done there. Men
who clearly state what they want in simple language can find help and support
from their co-workers in not only getting work done, but advancing themselves
towards their professional and personal goals.
Sixteen-year-old
Matilda Crowley lives on the dark side of being light skinned. When a series of
events sends the biracial teenager further down the Tragic Mulatto’s road to
Hell, she enters the world of the Goth Subculture and begins a journey that
will change her perceptions of race, culture, and identity. Will she find light
in darkness? Or will she be driven to madness?
The
official relase date of Spellbound is still Halloween! But to give paperback
readers an opportunity to have their copy of Spellbound on Halloween along with
people who purchase the eBook editions, I’m publishing the paperback edition
NOW! Get your copy TODAY!
I
watched Arrow’s Season 5 premiere expecting the worst. After nearly two and a
half years of absolutely wretched storytelling from Seasons 2.5-4 I was
expecting a croquembouche shitpile of a start for the Berlantiverse flagship.
But to my surprise, the premiere showed me that there’s a chance for Arrow to actually
turn the corner and actually start being a watchable show again.
In
the aftermath of Seaon 4’s dreadful finale, Oliver now is the Mayor of Star
City. And The Original Team Arrow is no more. Now Oliver is training a new
group of heroes (Wild Dog, Mr. Terrific and a female to be named later) to be
his new Team Arrow.
Oh,
and Ragman pops up to join the team. When obscure DC characters pop up in a DC show
it’s always a good thing.
I
guess we need to stop calling this show Arrow and start calling it Green Arrow
and The Outsiders. Because that’s what this show looked like in the season
premiere.
And
this year’s big villain is Prometheus, another Batman villain from the Morrison
Era of the JLA. Yeah, Ollie killed him in the comics, but he’s more associated
with Batman than Green Arrow. But JLA Villians in Arrow. Another plus.
There’s
a subplot featuring John Diggle being framed while on a mission for the
military. Don’t know where this is going but it looks intriguing.
This
year’s flashbacks take us back to Oliver’s time with the mysterious Bratva, and
him learning a new way of training. The longer this show stays on Oliver’s
origin gets more ridiculous and more convoluted. First there was the island,
then he worked with Amanda Waller. For a guy whose comic book origin was as
simple as learning how to shoot arrows on an island, his training is becoming
as intricate and complex as Batman’s.
While
the writing looks like it’s turned a corner on Arrow, I’m a little disappointed
at how much of Green Arrow’s history had to be sacrificed to get to this point.
Five years in, I don’t think we’ll ever see the real Oliver Queen show up on
this show. You know the prickly liberal who fights for the little guy and tries
to make time to have romance with his pretty bird Dinah Lance.
Oh
wait, she’s dead. L
I’m
starting to understand why some comic fans call him Bat Arrow. Every element of
Green Arrow’s world looks like Batman’s. The Arrowcave has the costumes of the
former members of his team on display like Bruce’s in Batman Beyond. His
training is so complex he’s going to all the corners of the earth to master all
sorts of fighting skills. He puts his sidekicks through all sorts of rigorous training.
Why not just cancel Arrow and give us a Batman show already?
Oh
wait, there is a Batman show on. It’s called Gotham. And because it’s a Batman
show with no Batman in it, it’s a shitpile.
The
sad part about Arrow is the longer Arrow remains on the air, the further away
they get from who Oliver Queen and Green Arrow truly are. Black Canary, Roy
Harper, Shado and all the mainstays of Green Arrow’s world are gone. Yeah,
there’s a guy who has a story loosely based on Oliver Queen’s on Arrow, but the
internal elements that make Green Arrow a great character have never made their
way onto this show.
In
spite of Arrow being hot garbage left out in the sun for the last two and a
half years, the Season 5 premiere wasn’t the croquembouche shitpile I thought
it would be. Yeah, TV Oliver still isn’t Comic Book Oliver, but there was a
solid setup of the seasons’ story arcs, and pretty solid pacing of the
storylines. If the writing can remain this consistent, maybe Arrow can have a
decent season for once. And maybe Shawn can finally get Wild Dog and Ragman
action figures for his collection.
Oh
and it’s only 19 days until Spinsterella’s prequel Spellbound is officially
released to Kindle, nook, and Smashwords! However, with editng coming along
faster I may release the paperback a little earlier than that! Like next week!
At
the end of last year, CW’s The Flash started heading down the road of the
Berlanti Curse. And the Season 3 Premiere starts the road down Barry’s Highway
to Hell. What was once an entertaining action show is being turned into a time
travel paradox where the same story keeps repeating itself.
And
the moral of that sotry is: Barry Allen is the biggest Simp to ever grace the
DC TV Universe.
In
the Aftermath of FlashPoint, Barry is trying to figure out how to make things
the way they were in the “good old days” of Season 1. In the “fixed reality” of
One Year Later, Cisco is grieving the loss of his brother, Iris and her father
aren’t speaking and a new pretentious British guy is working in Barry’s lab.
Someone
over at Berlanti must have a fetish for pretentious British guys. First Rip
Hunter pops up on Legends of Tomorrow, now this Hipster wanker is on The Flash.
This can’t be a coincidence.
Oh,
and The Rival is the new villain of the season. Or Dr. Alchemy. Or Barry Allen
is the real villain for destroying the timeline and that of the multiverse.
Ugh.
This show is such a jumble we can’t even find out who the main villain is.
Worse,
it’s turning into a broken record. Barry goes back in time to fix something,
breaks the timeline even further. Goes back in time to fix it again and breaks
it even further because he doesn’t know what he’s doing. Kind of reminds us of
Dan Didio doesn’t it?
We
know a Crisis is coming for the Berlantiverse thanks to Barry mucking up the
timeline. And Barry will wind up missing because of it.
If
anything Barry is the ultimate “Nice Guy”. In his attempt to to “fix” the past
so he can have a “smooth” present with no conflicts and no problems, he winds
up screwing up the futures of everyone else. Showing us all how the “Nice Guy”
is the biggest asshole in the room. Trying to fix reality to make himself
comfortable, not having the discipline and the character to live life and deal
with all its pain, losses, mistakes and failures.
Thank
you Berlanti and Goeff Johns for making Barry Allen into a selfish,
self-absorbed douchebag. He could have been one of the greatest heroes on TV,
but you had to amp up his SIMP levels beyond 9000.
And
what’s even crazier about this show is even after screwing up the timeline,
Barry is still chasing after Iris West.
Damn.
Just Damn. Simpin ain’t easy, but for Barry Allen it sure is creepy. Every time
they push that Iris/Barry relationship I get reminded of this book cover:
What Barry Allen reminds me of!
What
was really interesting was how Jay Garrick in a Man moment took him back to
1998 in an alternate universe to check Barry on his nonsense. Playing on the
big screen in the restaurant was Dawson’s Creek, the show John Wesley Shipp
used to star on almost 20 years ago. And Dawson Leery, one of the GREATEST
SIMPS OF ALL TIME was in tears over Joey Potter, the girl he used to pine for
in that footage. Sadly in spite of Jay’s words of wisdom, I know Barry is just
gonna follow Dawson down his road and join him in the SIMP HALL OF SHAME.
Damn.
Just Damn.
Seriously,
Barry Allen is starting to catch up with Thanos as the worst Simp in the
universe in his quest to get Iris’ panties. Yeah, Thanos went out and altered
reality with the Infinity Gauntlet to get under Death’s robe, but here we have
Barry Allen trying to alter the timeline to get with Iris.
Damn,
Kryllin from Dragon Ball Z ain’t got nothing on Barry Allen. His Simp Levels
are beyond space and time.
What
I really find interesting is how Barry Allen can go out and have an interracial
relationship with Black Iris West and it’s okay, but Black James Olson has been
officially denied his chance to get with Kara on Supergirl due to low ratings.
Showing us all the double standard regarding interracial relaionships many
viewers have.
Yeah,
you can stick a fork in this show. It’s about done. It’s clear to me that The
Flash isn’t going to be about The Flash taking on his Rogues and the
relationship between them. it’s going to be all about the technichalities of Time
Travel and the continuity of the universe from here on in. The same thing that
killed Heroes on NBC and made Star Trek: Voyager a chore to watch.
Plain
and simple, this is the Goeff Johns show, not The Flash. And that’s why it’s
starting to suck.
With
this season premiere, the Flash has officially become the latest victim of the
Berlanti Curse. The writers are stuck in a rut and running around in a vicious
cycle where time travel is turning into a plot device that is sending the
series into a downward spiral. Just when Supergirl made a turn around the
corner for the better, The Flash starts his run down downhill. After watching
the last two seasons of Arrow, I know what’s coming. And what’s coming will be
a wreck worse than the last thee seasons of Star Trek: Voyager. Tighten your
chinstrap Flash fans, you’re in for a rough ride.
I
caught the Supergirl season premiere on the CW Monday night. And I have to say
I LOVED what I saw. I thought the move to the CW would lead to a decline in
quality. Thankfully the storytelling has remained strong and the special
effects are still solid. In fact, I’d say the writing has gotten better. The
first episode of the second season set up the seasons’ storylines just like the
first issue of run of an oldschool DC Comic.
Episode
1 of season captured the spirit of a Superman Family comic. The heart and soul
of the Superman mythos was in this season premiere. I loved the setup and
introduction of Superman to the Berlantiverse. Tyler Hochelin is THE Superman
of the 21st Century. THIS is the Superman we wanted in the movies, a
friend to the public, and a bumbling nerdy Clark who makes us believe a man can
fly. In his first five minutes onscreen he conveyed who Superman is supposed to
be onscreen.
Henry
Cavill, Take notes on Tyler Hochelin. Because THIS is HOW YOU PLAY SUPERMAN. He’s
warm and friendly, not an angry brooding loner like the jerk featured in Zack Synder’s
terrible movies.
It also looks like the DEO is being
taken in a new direction. I like the fact that the DEO is being changed to
reflect the hopeful tone of Superman comics with a brighter environment and is
being pushed to the foreground to give Kara more room to be Kara, and she’s
being given space to find her own life. The DEO stuff really bogged down things
last season, but these changes might make that organization a better fit for
the show.
I
really like the friction between J’onn and Superman it adds some dimension to
their relationship that wasn’t in the comics and shows us what’s really
distinct about J’onn so he won’t just be the Superman Stand in like he was last
season. The issue of J’onn holding Kryptonite for the DEO sets up a nice
conflict between Superman and J’onn based on morals and ethics.
I
also like the setup for the guy in the pod. Could he be one of the Legion of
Super-Heroes? If the guy in the pod is a setup for Legion On Supergirl it’s a
WIN.
Win
Schott working at the DEO was another great change. His tech skills and awkward
personality works better with the DEO than it does at CATCO. In my hypotehcal
run I said they should have brought Kitty Faulkner in for this kind of role at
the DEO to play comic relief off J’onn and Kara’s sister. But I’ll take Win in
that role.
The
introduction of Lena Luthor was nicely done. A slow organic build to Kara’s
female nemesis. I’d have preferred Dr. Cyber, so Donna Troy could pop in for a
guest spot and establish a larger DC Universe on TV, but Lena works well here.
Kara’s
replacement Miss Tessmacher was another great reference to the old Superman
movies. And her bumbling and stumbling about were a great refrence to the woman
who used to be at Lex’s side.
I
loved the setup for Metallo, it combined elements of STAS and the comics but
stayed true to the spirit of the character in both mediums. John Corbin in the
cop uniform was PERFECT. Great refrerence to the Terminator 2, because the
original endoskeleton Terminator was one of the inspirations of the Modern Age
Metallo.
The
end of the episode also sets up Cadmus nicely. What I liked was the fat that so
many awesome storylines for the season were being set up in 45 minutes! I’m looking
forward to next week’s episode featuring Metallo!
The
only thing I didn’t like about the Season Premiere was the Superman Costume.
While it captured the spirit of the Superman colors the design just lacks in
comparison to the classic costume. Superman needs his red trunks and a yellow
\S/ on the back of his cape to truly be Superman. Tyler has shown he has the
personality to play Supes, NOW GIVE HIM HIS COSTUME!
On
another note, it looks like it’s the END OF THE SWIRLD for Kara and Jimmy. Oh well,
I saw this coming. I’m just hoping that James’ role doesn’t become diminished.
With Superman taking a larger role on the show and Win taking a larger role in
the DEO, it’s looking like James is getting ready to be sent to go take some
pictures of the background. That is unless Kara in her new role as reporter for
CATCO is in need of a Black man to emasculate when she goes out to save people.
It
looks like Supergirl Season 2 is going to be more action oriented show with
Superman being part of the supporting cast. Which is a good thing. The show
needed a lot more action and a lot less angst. The Season Premiere felt like a
DC Comic come to life. This is looking like the kind of show that can give
Marvel Studios films the competition they desperately need. If this is the
direction CW is going to take Supergirl in, the show it’s going to be an
awesome season.
I’ll
be reviewing Flash’s season premiere tomorrow. And Arrow’s Friday. Why Friday?
Arrow Season 4 was gourmet shit on a plate. And I’m gonna need a day to get
calm enough to write a blog that’s somewhat family friendly regarding the
croqembouche Shitpile the Arrow Season 5 premire will be.
Oh
and it’s only 21 days until Spellbound is officially released to Kindle, nook,
and Smashwords! However, with editng coming along faster I may release the
paperback a little earlier than that! Like next week!
