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The Wheel of Time (2021)
Rushed altered adaptation
Good acting, sets, effects, but rushed story, poor character development, many changes to story, If not for the screen-writers, it could have been great. Just read the books.
Black Lightning (2018)
Best from DC
I really like this show. Yes, there are flaws like a mask that wouldn't hide his identity, and Thunder super-stomping in the training area without damaging the building and computers. However, the acting is all great. The music is great. The script is pretty good. The costumes decent, if a little brightly lit. It has a sense of the real world that some super-hero shows lack. It keeps me interested, where most other DC super shows have become silly and boring to me. IMHO, this show comes closer to matching Marvel shows in quality than any others besides Smallville. Again, this show has a great cast. If it's given a chance, I think it will only get better.
Hawaii Five-0: Ho'onani Makuakane (2013)
Great Episode
I don't usually write reviews, but this episode moved me to do so. I suppose what I write may be a spoiler, so be warned.
This episode seamlessly transitioned from a World War II time line to the present day. It was natural. Similar efforts by other shows were often jarring.
The scenes involving World War II and the Japanese internment camp were very well done. To the best of my knowledge, they were historically accurate. Most such Hollywood flashbacks take obvious liberties with history. I felt this was a true reflection of what was.
Basically, this was a wonderful tribute to the soldiers and citizens of Hawaii during and immediately following the attack on Pearl Harbor. This show illustrated the injustice done to Japanese Americans and also showed how they were normal patriotic Americans caught up in a time of fear and prejudice. It remembered the sacrifice many of them made as American soldiers.
This episode also seemed to omit the usual "in your face" product placement that has often made the new Hawaii Five-0 seem like a long commercial. It also omitted the frequent poor humor, much of the tiresome bickering between Danny and McGarrett, and the cardboard characters like Danny's daughter Grace. In summary, it was and will probably remain Hawaii Five-0's finest hour.