My Birds of Prey review

My Birds of Prey review 

 

Intro: This show is weird!

Birds of Prey: This series is centered on Helena/the Huntress who is the protector of New Gotham with help from Barbara Gordon/the Oracle. One day they meet a girl name Dinah Redmond who has meta-human abilities, so they take her under their wing. The trio learns that recent crimes are orchestrated by one person, so they have to figure out who it is and stop him or her. 

I wish I can say that this is one of those shows that didn't get a fair chance to shine but it wasn't. This show suffers from bad writing, poor special effects and a lack of world-building. This series feels like it was made for comic book fans, that wouldn't bother me if that was put on the ads. Plot holes are another issue I have with this series like if this is New Gotham what happened to the old one? The creators must have known that this show was going to be canceled because they resolved plot points way too fast. This series tried to do the X-Men thing with the meta-human, however, it feels forced.   

Helena/the Huntress is bloodthirsty. She's also stupid I say that because she's fighting crime without wearing a mask. Of course, that will bite her in the butt, the reason why she doesn't wear a mask is dumb considering who her parents are. My gripe with her is I'm unclear about what her meta-human powers are.   

Alfred is the voice of reason. 

Detective Reese is the new Jim Gordon. 

Barbara Gordon/Oracle is the brains of the team, so also has some of Batman's trades. The only complaint I have with her is she never mentions her father Jim Gordon, as far as where is he?

Dinah Redmond is a typical girl who we later learn that she's related to a comic book character. I would like to know whose idea was it to send her to new Gotham alone!?!

Harleen Quinzel (the main villain) is a Lex Luthor type of villain. What bugs me about her is her motivation makes no sense, she's not as big of a threat as she should be and it makes no sense that metahumans would take orders from her since she isn't one. 

I like that this series has no feminist vides that I notice. The theme of this series is Legacy, I don't think this show did the best job with that theme. The way characters talk about the past it makes me want to see that show instead of this. Overall, this is not a good show.  

My firefly series review

My firefly series review 

 

Intro: A show about space cowboys that's one way of making westerns relevant. 

Firefly: This series is centered on Capt. Mal Reynolds and his crew. He's one of the few survivors of the civil war against the alliance and he's force to live in the outer rim. Things become more difficult when one of his passengers is a fugitive of the alliances so Mal has to avoid them.    

This is one of those shows that didn't get a fair chance to shine due to behind-the-scenes production. This is a series that doesn't tell a continuing story however you'll feel lost if you miss an episode. I'm impress with how well made this show is and how it got the western look. I mean there are no aliens, advance tech or hi-tech weapons for the most part. That helps the series for feeling far fetch. The theme of this series is freedom vs security and I like how those themes are handled. The crew may be free however it's a struggle and that doesn't stop them for stay the course. They not only have to avoid the Alliance but reavers as well. (Reavers are cannibals in this series.) Despite this series only having 14 episodes none of them are bad. I'm kind of glad that this show didn't last long because it would have run the risk of overstaying its welcome. The best thing about this series is the characters because of their interactions, arcs and we don't have a main character that will eat up screen time. 

Mal Reynolds is the captain of the Serenity. (That's the name of his ship.) He's a complicated character, he does shady things to survive in the outer rim however we see that he does have a bleeding heart if it affects others. he also chummy with the crew, well almost everyone. The thing that bothers me about this character is that he can be rough with the crew. I understand it was under dire situations however you shouldn't alienate your crew especially if you can't replace them.   

I don't have much to say about Zoe. She's second in command of Serenity and she's someone you don't want to mess with. I don't get what she sees in Wash (her Husband.) I mean when they first met, she didn't like him what has changed? Also, I didn't care about their relationship about all they do play in the sheets. I mean play operation.   

Wash is the comic relief and the ship's pilot. What bugs me about him is that there is one episode where he is jealous of his wife's relationship with Capt. Reynolds. Why!?! 

Shepherd Book is the voice of reason of the bunch due to him being a pastor. This makes me question why would some like that hang around with criminals? What annoys me about him is that there are episodes that hints that he has a past, sadly the show didn't explore that. 

Simon Tam is the doctor of the ship who gave up everything to save his sister. I can't believe how clueless he is about certain things it makes you question was he raised in a bunker? 

River (Simon's sister.) is unstable. One minute she's pleasant to be around and the next minute she wants two kill everyone. You really feel bad for her because of what the Alliance did to her.  

Kaylee is the adorable mechanic of the ship. She's also outspoken that creates funny and awkward moments in the series. I can see why she's drawn to Simon because they are both smart in their own right. However, I don't like that the writers drag this out by making it a will they won't they situation, we already have that with two other characters we don't need another one.  

Jayne Codd is the ruthless and not-so-bright mercenary. This makes him a wild card because his loyalty shifts if someone pays him enough and him to butt heads with Mal from time to time. Regardless of his hard demander, he does care about the crew.    

Inara Serra is the heart of the crew because she proves emotional support to almost everyone. That says a lot considering she support the alliance and she's a prostitute. 

My editor: companion! 

If the shoe fits wear it! Despite that, it's legal in this series. (that's another reason to like this show.)  

One of the problems I have with this series is that it rips off a scene from Outlaw Star. (Well, you can argue that it rips off that anime in general.) After seeing the pilot episode, I can see why FOX didn't want to air it, it wasn't bad however it spends most of its time setting things up. Due to the show being short-lived it left more to be desired. Overall, this is an underrated series that desires so much more attention.