Author: Lacy Baugher
Frankie Drake Mysteries Review: Ward of the Roses (Season 3 Episode 8)
Frankie herself takes a back seat in Frankie Drake Mysteries Season 3 Episode 8, “Ward of the Roses,” an hour which tells a story set in Toronto’s famous immigrant community, The Ward, and givesz Trudy a chance to shine.
The Flash Review: Success is Assured (Season 6 Episode 19)
The Flash Season 6 Episode 19, “Success is Assured,” wasn’t originally intended to serve as the season finale, but it’s a surprisingly good makeshift ending for what has been a very strong season.
Frankie Drake Mysteries Review: Life on the Line (Season 3 Episode 6)
Mary and Flo go undercover as phone operators on Frankie Drake Mysteries Season 3, Episode 6, an installment with a rather unremarkable central mystery but some very fun side plots that more than pick up the slack.
The Flash Review: Pay the Piper (Season 6 Episode 18)
Hartley Rathaway’s Pied Piper returns in The Flash Season 6 Episode 18, “Pay the Piper,” an hour that has almost nothing to do with the season’s larger Mirror Universe plot, but is generally entertaining on its own.
Frankie Drake Mysteries Review: Things Better Left Dead (Season 3 Episode 5)
Frankie Drake Mysteries delves into spiritualism in Season 3 Episode 5, “Things Better Left Dead,” an installment that tries to fake the death of one of the series’ leads to…well, let’s just call it mixed results.
The Flash Review: Liberation (Season 6 Episode 17)
Barry finally clues into the truth on The Flash Season 6 Episode 17, “Liberation,” building a conspiracy vision board worthy of a True Detective episode to prove that the Iris he’s been living with is not his wife.
Frankie Drake Mysteries Review: A Brother in Arms (Season 3 Episode 4)
Frankie Drake Mysteries Season 3 Episode 4, “A Brother in Arms,” uses the arrival of Frankie’s secret half-brother to tell the upsetting story of the 1919 anti-Chinese riots in Halifax and the legacy of racism they left behind.
The Flash Review: So Long and Goodnight (Season 6 Episode 16)
Sue Dearbon returns to The Flash and she’s the best thing that’s happened to this show in a very long time. Too bad the rest of the episode is so mediocre.
Frankie Drake Mysteries Review: School Ties, School Lies (Season 3 Episode 3)
Frankie Drake Mysteries Season 3 Episode 3, “School Ties, School Lies” is a story all about exceptional women, from a precocious preteen detective to Mary dressing up as a man to best the boys at the police department’s physical fitness competition.
Frankie Drake Mysteries Review: Counterpunch (Season 3 Episode 2)
Frankie Drake Mysteries Season 3 Episode 2, “Counterpunch,” feels like a return to form for this plucky little mystery show. Our favorite ladies are reunited and Frankie gets to punch multiple people – what’s not to love?