Started as a mediocre episode with Stephanie but ends in a nice way.
Disappointed by how it ends. Mike as a character is very different and passive here and seems like a jerk.
Good to see Gloria and Mike return but sad to hear they're split up. Mike looks poor here.
A transitional episode that felt like too little
Felt like more of a classic episode. I don't really understand the whole Kimiko subplot or where that's going. But the core plot is alright.
A relatively ordinary episode that shows why the show has gotten boring without Mike and Gloria.
A good return to a controversial character and there was good closure.
I think the bank was right to deny her a loan. But the reasoning was definitely off-putting.
A little funny to play pranks on each other but there wasn't much good character development.
Meh the conspiracy theory convention seemed too on the nose
Decent start to the new season, with some non-gore drama. Sorry to hear about Hugh's dad.
I still don't feel strongly about either Barnie or Blanche
Stephanie still feels like a middling character and a whole episode relitigating the season premiere wasn't very entertaining.
I really didn't care about Barney and his family life. He was never a very interesting person.
Reasonable dialog between Archie and Edith
The episode felt poorly paced
A very emotional episode and the season finale ends on a very melancholy note
A lot of tension in the episode
The cast chases down this treasure for the season and Michael manages to get into it and activate it only to find it's not really nearly as useful as they thought.
The second half of the episode wraps up the show, with an elderly Michael. There were some parts I enjoyed, though i think the episode focused too much on Michael and not enough on the broader cast.
A fun moment between Archie and Edith and a nice cameo by Jefferson.
The portal was cool. I didn't get why Michael and Book decided to have that discussion right then. Alright let's see where the portal goes.
A good episode. While I didn't entirely like the long-lost sibling trope, the writing was good.
An alright episode. But it felt predictable.
The trope of being stuck in a storeroom isn't original. They tried to make a good discussion out of it, but I didn't like the episode.
I think it was always clear Edith wouldn't leave Archie so the tension never felt real.
An alright episode that really only hits the peak at the end with Archie's concerns about aging. It would be better had they spent more time on that.
I didn't really like the way this episode, and the season, ended. They had been hyping up Homelander's death in some epic conflict. But then when it happens they decide to turn on Soldier Boy. The inclusion of the child felt forced, I guess to set up the next season, but it felt out of place.
The storylines converged a little but still felt very divergent. Maeve's retreat seemed mainly as a way to keep her character busy because they didn't have a way to write her in. Then she gets a small part and then retires.
Soldier Boy and Homelander are basically alive and in fine condition so the episode didn't have real consequences. Butcher might die but the prognosis is actually not short.
Black Noir dies for no good reason. It felt like a abnormally dumb decision.
So overall it felt disappointing.
I didn't really enjoy the episode. Archie acts very curmudgeonly. The robbery seems to happen at an odd time and those characters weren't really fleshed out.
It's nice to see Homelander being exposed. The Soldier Boy conflict continues. Butcher's inwardness seemed a bit oddly timed. Did we really need to see his backstory right now? I don't know what's going to happen with the temp V or what Butcher's plan is. Right now it seems like all the characters are now following their own individual character journeys and I'm not sure if there's really going to be any satisfying conclusion.
The whole subplot with the Russian mafia felt trumped up compared to the very serious problem of Soldier Boy.
