Iron heart had a bad 1st half but a pretty good 2nd half. Found riri to be unlikeable as a heroine. She was self centered and insufferably ^entitled" as in feeling that since she wasn't getting the respect and money she "deserved", she was therefore entitled to hurt and use other ppl and break ANY rules and laws she wanted. Likewise, the crew she joined all felt the same entitlement - that violence and stealing is JUSTIFIED because they were special. In some ways the story is a reflection of an attitude in america that is a real problem. You can see it in vioolent protests: "I'm entitled to violence because i'm not getting what i want".
Riri resorted to crime to get money because she didnt want to work for a tech compamy because she didnt want to work with ppl "she didnt like! " Awwww ... boohoo!!!
The plot motivation was weak. She ALREADY had built a WORKING prototype of an ARMORED, WEAPONIZED , FLYING "IRONMAN" suit! So are we to believe NO ONE was going to give her money for it or pay her to build something for them????!
But i suppose a lot of superhero movies have similar plotholes but are stil fun. Also weird was that almost none of the criminals wore masks or concealed what they look like while stealing and beating up ppl.
I did enjoy the 2nd half of ironheart. Attempts at redemptiom, very good superhero actioon.
It was a slow pace but interesting. Did create a new world kind of experience. But not much superhero action. I did not finish the series. It did not seem like it would be worth the time investment. Main character was somewhat ambiguous - couldn't fully root for him.
Echoes had a good mysterious beginning which had me wanting answers. Middle kind of only gave semi satisfying answers. Ending was unsatisfying because they were trying too hard to set up the sequel and hence left a lot of unanswered questions or ambiguous answers. Was interesting but could have been a lot better if the answers were more concrete and you kind of go, "oh, yeah i get it now! That makes great sense!", instead, I was more like, "really? that's why they did that?"
I watched cuz i like steve martin and mart short. It is an amusing story with some very funny moments (i loved the passive aggresdive exchange btwn the the m. Short character and the president of the apartment abot his late fees). BUT i personally do not like the very slow pacing. Basically, they are takingvthe time to give bak story for character development. This will not appeal to somebody that wants to get into the mystery clues right away. I wstched 3 episodes and probably will NOT continue. I admit tho, once we kno the characters there might be a very big enhanced payoff. But not gonna invest that much time. However, it might appeal to ppl that like the leisurely detective pace and want to really digest the dialogue.
Doom patrol had lots of potential but weirdly it has 2 major flaws. it is a super hero show with lots of interesting characters but they rarely ever use any of their powers! Most episodes when you think there will be a super powered battle, the patrol spends most of their time simply staring at the threat. they stumble from one adventure to the next without much cohesion or super powered action. The other flaw (and this is somewhat personal taste) is that too much stuff is unexplained! very weird things simply happen without explanation. SPOILER: eg. the patrol is eaten by giant roach and so kill roach by cutting thru stomach from inside out but now are somehow miniature size when they emerge! I understand the show's theme is outcasts from society trying to find their place and in this sense it is moving but if that is all you want then they could have simply done a show about unpowered handicapped human beings and how they deal with society.
