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Author: Andrew Bloom

“Star Trek Discovery” Season 3 Finale Recap: A good season ends badly

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A third season filled with dramatic narrative shakeups ends in the most abrupt, contrived way possible.

Andrew Bloom Posted on January 7, 2021January 7, 2021

“Star Trek Discovery” Season 3 Episode 12 Recap: “Die Hard” in space

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Action movie antics and rescue missions ensue upon the Emerald Chain’s invasion.

Andrew Bloom Posted on December 31, 2020December 31, 2020

“Star Trek Discovery” Season 3 Episode 11 Recap: Hard choices

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The crew finally discovers the secret of the Burn, which only leads to another sea of tough decisions as the season begins its endgame.

Andrew Bloom Posted on December 24, 2020December 24, 2020

“Star Trek Discovery” Season 3 Episode 10 Recap: Transformations galore

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Emperor Georgiou faces her sins in a messy but camp episode that rehabilitates her character just in time […]

Andrew Bloom Posted on December 17, 2020December 17, 2020

“Star Trek Discovery” Season 3 Episode 9 Recap: A Star Trek Carol

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Emperor Georgiou goes on a dark night of the soul in the Mirror Universe.

Andrew Bloom Posted on December 10, 2020December 10, 2020

“Star Trek: Discovery” Season 3 Episode 8 Recap: Junk drawer

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A new villain appears while Staments, Adira, and Tilly get closer to The Burn.

Andrew Bloom Posted on December 6, 2020December 6, 2020

“Detroit” never flinches from its real life horror

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Kathryn Bigelow’s most recent film is a brutal, unblinking look at police brutality.

Andrew Bloom Posted on November 29, 2020November 29, 2020

“Star Trek: Discovery” Season 3 Episode 7 Recap: The needs of the many

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Michael Burnham finally figures out who she is, as the Vulcans and Romulans return to the Star Trek […]

Andrew Bloom Posted on November 26, 2020November 26, 2020

Star Trek Discovery Season 3 Episode 5 Recap: What’s old is new

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Discovery reunites with Starfleet and struggles to find their role in this new, futuristic dynamic.

Andrew Bloom Posted on November 12, 2020November 11, 2020

Star Trek Discovery Season 3 Episode 3 Recap: You can’t go home

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Burnham and company adjust to Earth and the Federation’s changes over the years, coping with the concept of home in the process.

Andrew Bloom Posted on October 29, 2020October 28, 2020

“Star Trek: Discovery” Season 3 Episode 1: Finally charting its own course

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Trek’s flagship series takes a dramatic leap forward, stumbling toward its true potential.

Andrew Bloom Posted on October 18, 2020October 18, 2020

“The Evil Dead” remains Sam Raimi’s best DIY triumph

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Sam Raimi’s breakthrough feature is still a gory good time of cartoon logic and every bodily fluid in the books.

Andrew Bloom Posted on October 6, 2020October 5, 2020

Saying farewell to “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D”

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Over seven seasons, Marvel’s red-headed TV stepchild assembled its own admirable sense of identity.

Andrew Bloom Posted on August 13, 2020August 16, 2020

“Avengers: Endgame” is nothing short of a miracle

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The culmination of Marvel’s 11-year gameplan is a cinematic juggling act whose success is an unlikely achievement.

Andrew Bloom Posted on April 26, 2020April 26, 2020

Star Trek: Picard’s Season Finale Embraces and Evades Death

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“Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2” rushes to its finale and cheats its way to emotional catharsis.

Andrew Bloom Posted on March 26, 2020March 25, 2020

Star Trek: Picard Lumbers Toward Its Finale in “Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1”

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Synths, secret sons and doomsday prophecies arise in a messy penultimate episode establishing galaxy-ending stakes.

Andrew Bloom Posted on March 19, 2020March 19, 2020

Star Trek: Picard Finally Gives Answers in “Broken Pieces”

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The overarching conspiracy cracks open on an episode that sets up the finale.

Andrew Bloom Posted on March 12, 2020March 12, 2020

“Star Trek: Picard” Forges New Bonds From Old Ones on “Nepenthe”

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An interstitial episode finally bridges Picard and Soji’s stories, thanks to the welcome return of some old friends.

Andrew Bloom Posted on March 5, 2020March 4, 2020

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