Eclipso achieved what he wanted or so he thinks. The Shade! What a trickster he is. He makes the characters think that he's one thing then nope he's another. That ending.... it was a shocker for sure. I also like that both Ric and Beth are growing as characters after recent events. Mike seems to be finding himself & it was good to see Jenny again.
9 Reviews
Summer School: Chapter Ten brings the story in the spotlight - overall a great episode with great direction, writing and acting.
Holt34413 October 2021
Summer School: Chapter Ten is directed by Sheelin Choksey, the direction is overall quite good, having directed Chapter Five and Chapter Seven prior to this, the former showing the season's great and the latter showing some of the worst. Chapter Ten is great though, a huge step up. It goes back with being plot driven again after multiple of episodes that has Eclipso trying to divide the heroes and using their fears to do it, though good for character development it was too slow and hurt the season's pacing. But back to this episode, every aspect have improved. Stargirl is back to what it does great, it looks like the final episodes will be great if they keep up this. The cinematography is good, with the sets and locations plus the costumes. All the departments did a terrific job with this episode.
The episode follows the events of the previous episode with Eclipso still lurking in the shadows and slowly but surely getting into people's heads and his plan is slow but great. The episode followed him taking aim at the Whitmore/Dugans and succeeded with his plan because of how the trust between the family is broken. The storyline of this episode has Courtney is left devastated after discovering a dark secret that Pat has kept hidden from her. However, when they learn that Jennie may be able to help in their plan to stop Eclipso, they're forced to put their issues aside as they set out on a road trip to find her. Meanwhile, Beth makes a shocking discovery about The Shade.
There were so many great character interactions in this episode, the scene with Pat Dugan and Sylvester Pemberton, Luke Wilson and Joel McHale were terrific in that scene and Luke Wilson continued to bring great performances in this episode. The dialogue too was fantastic in that scene and the entire episode. We also get to see much more of Richard Swift / The Shade which is always a good thing, interesting character played fantastically by Jonathan Cake. The daughter of Alan Scott / Green Lantern, Jennie-Lynn Scott returns. There are just so many great scenes in Chapter Ten, and lots of things to love.
In my opinion, this was overall a great episode that brings the show back to what it does best. After multiple of lackluster and slow paced episodes, Chapter Ten is the opposite. The writing, acting and direction is fantastic. Every single character that appeared in the episode had something meaningful for the sake of the story and regarding character development, there were no filler which I liked.
The episode follows the events of the previous episode with Eclipso still lurking in the shadows and slowly but surely getting into people's heads and his plan is slow but great. The episode followed him taking aim at the Whitmore/Dugans and succeeded with his plan because of how the trust between the family is broken. The storyline of this episode has Courtney is left devastated after discovering a dark secret that Pat has kept hidden from her. However, when they learn that Jennie may be able to help in their plan to stop Eclipso, they're forced to put their issues aside as they set out on a road trip to find her. Meanwhile, Beth makes a shocking discovery about The Shade.
There were so many great character interactions in this episode, the scene with Pat Dugan and Sylvester Pemberton, Luke Wilson and Joel McHale were terrific in that scene and Luke Wilson continued to bring great performances in this episode. The dialogue too was fantastic in that scene and the entire episode. We also get to see much more of Richard Swift / The Shade which is always a good thing, interesting character played fantastically by Jonathan Cake. The daughter of Alan Scott / Green Lantern, Jennie-Lynn Scott returns. There are just so many great scenes in Chapter Ten, and lots of things to love.
In my opinion, this was overall a great episode that brings the show back to what it does best. After multiple of lackluster and slow paced episodes, Chapter Ten is the opposite. The writing, acting and direction is fantastic. Every single character that appeared in the episode had something meaningful for the sake of the story and regarding character development, there were no filler which I liked.
Refreshingly good
adam_burton-9179416 October 2021
Recently I had minor trouble enjoying some of the previous episodes. This one's story felt more believable and was much better written/acted, plus the minimal special effects were good enough not to take away from the show like they have in some past episodes. I'm glad the show is getting back on it's feet after a couple of rougher episodes IMO.
Pretty good
pauli_gomez18 October 2021
I really liked this episode. It has emotional conversations, the reappearance of a character we saw at the beginning of the season, and a reference to another one. A twist or two and an interesting and unexpected ending.
Why not a 10 then? Because the Courtney-Pat drama is stupid. And not well done. In the previous episode we saw a flashback about what happened, and we were lead to believe that the flashback what Pat told Courtney. But apparently that was not the case and he only told her a summarized version. Why? He had no reason not to tell her the whole story once he began. So, drama for the sake of drama.
Why not a 10 then? Because the Courtney-Pat drama is stupid. And not well done. In the previous episode we saw a flashback about what happened, and we were lead to believe that the flashback what Pat told Courtney. But apparently that was not the case and he only told her a summarized version. Why? He had no reason not to tell her the whole story once he began. So, drama for the sake of drama.
[8.2] Sheep face and wolf ailment
cjonesas22 February 2022
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Chapter 10: A superb episode in the Stargirl world with a good storyline, "deep" acting, suspenseful events and some dramatic twists and turns that were quite refreshing
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another proof that lies and deception once showed would be repeated and that person or set of people are not to be trusted again, whatever sheep face they show and weakness they bear.
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another proof that lies and deception once showed would be repeated and that person or set of people are not to be trusted again, whatever sheep face they show and weakness they bear.
Pretty bad episode
juliansenechal14 October 2021
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I'm sorry but this episode is not very good like the rating the first 35min nothings happening is boring everyone talk, we saw Shade yeah, we saw lantern girl yeah but in action nothing happening and this episode relies on his end who is very amazing and badass turnment yessss but this is just five minutes
Thanks.
Thanks.
CW. Please. Give. This. Show. A. Bigger. Budget. In. Season. 3.
demigodshmurda14 October 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Dude, this isn't the second season we deserved. I'm really sorry, Geoff Johns. I didn't want to pick apart this masterpiece of a show, but with this episode, you've left me no choice.
I couldn't believe the drama between Courtney and Pat one bit this week. That's all it was. Drama. It was pointless, annoying, CW drama. Last season, Courtney was certainly bullheaded, but she never acted like a child! She's really taking Pat lying to her about the JSA killing Bruce Gordon to stop Eclipso personally, but Pat had every reason in the book to keep his secret. He didn't want Courtney to see the JSA or him differently, he didn't want Courtney to know that the JSA killed an innocent man, and he especially didn't want another member of his family to end up with the regrets that Starman ended up with. Courtney though just brushes off all his reasons, including him telling her that he voted *against* the JSA killing Bruce Gordon, and just talks about how Yolanda would've felt knowing that the JSA voted to kill someone in the past. Admittedly, that's a good point, but 1. Yvette Monreal hasn't been credited for three episodes now, so we don't even know if her character's coming back, and 2. Apparently Pat found out that Yolanda killed Brainwave OFF SCREEN!
Jenny's back this week (IMDB has her credited as "Jade", but she hasn't been given that name in the show yet), and that might at first seem like a good thing. I didn't do a review for "Summer School: Chapter Two", but I actually kinda liked Jenny's dynamic with the rest of the team, I appreciated her respecting Pat, and I thought it was interesting how they pitted Courtney and Jenny against each other. However, Jenny's used less as a character and more as a plot device in this episode.
Firstly, she's used to set up Todd Rice, aka Obsidian, aka Jenny's brother. We're not gonna see this character until next season, but by then it will have been too late to have Obsidian face off against the Shade, which is a match I'd love to see on screen. Though I'm not so confident about the effects being that good considering that the show used its entire cgi budget on Solomon Grundy in "Summer School: Chapter Eight".
Secondly, through Jenny and Todd, we get a namedrop for a character named "Mister Bones". I've never heard of this character before, but he doesn't seem to be too tough power-wise to be honest. He has super strength and transparent skin, and that's really it. Considering this show's track record with their villains this season, I'd say they're 0 / 2, and we don't need to add a third to that pile. What the writers seem more interested in doing is introducing as many subplots as possible in as short of a time as possible, and overwhelming the audience into submission. During season 1, each character had their own subplot, and they were each at varying degrees of importance. Pat had his crumbling relationship with Barbara, Rick had his revenge against Solomon Grundy for killing his parents, Henry was discovering his powers, and Yolanda had her family drama and her clash of ideals with Rick. These were all subplots we cared about since they were all driven by their characters, and existed to make those characters more interesting. And while some of the subplots in season 2 also accomplish that task, the majority of them don't.
Case in point, the Shade regaining his powers. So I was just straight up wrong last week when I said that Shade looking out for Barbara made him and Icicle both more interesting characters. Nope. This episode goes out of its way to say that the Shade isn't a villain, but gained his powers accidentally through a ritual sacrifice, abandoned his sister out of pure grief when their father died, and tried to *save* Dr. Mid-Nite in season 1's premiere. First off, that's not at all what it looked like Shade was doing in the Pilot, and secondly, all that stuff we just told you about the Shade being "misunderstood" was wrong because he was just trying to regain his powers the whole time. Shattering the Black Diamond cut off his connection to his powers (when that's clearly not what happened in "Summer School: Chapter Six" where Eclipso attacking the Shade was what caused him to start phasing in and out of existence). So he was a bad guy after all, but he wasn't really a bad guy because he's trying to stop a *worse* guy from... Doing what? What's Eclipso's end goal here? If he doesn't have one, why doesn't he just go around devouring more people's souls like Shade feared he would in "Summer School: Chapter Three"? I really just don't understand what the writers are doing with the Shade right now, which is a shame because this character seems incredibly popular in the comics.
And on top of the nonsense with the Black Diamond being a gateway between Earth and "The Shadowlands", apparently fusing the Black Diamond's pieces together *summons* Eclipso to the location that the Diamond was restored! That. Is. Dumb! That is such lazy writing! You know why the Black Diamond summons Eclipso if it's restored? You wanna know the real reason? It's because Courtney needed to get to the Shadowlands to save Cindy and the OG Dr. Mid-Nite, that's why! Eclipso can even pick up the Diamond as shown in THIS VERY EPISODE, so you can't even use the excuse that "Oh, it summons Eclipso so that you can use the Diamond to immediately trap him". No. Eclipso doesn't work like that! At least not in this show he doesn't. I admittedly don't know much about the character, from what I do know he's some kind of cosmic god representing God's wrath, but Eclipso in this show seems to just do whatever the plot needs him to, whenever the plot needs him to do it. And that is... So abundantly lazy. If Eclipso was still a god in this show (which is unclear at this time since at best he's called a "Spiritual Parasite"), maybe it would make sense how he can do whatever he wants, but there has to be some rules here. First, Eclipso can only be defeated by the Cosmic Staff. Then Eclipso can only be defeated by the Cosmic Staff, Green Lantern's Ring, and the power of the Thunderbolt together. Then, Eclipso can only be defeated by the Black Diamond. Then, Eclipso can only be defeated if the person he's hosing dies horribly! This guy's as inconsistent as the fricking Speed Force!
Bottom line, this episode sucked! This episode sucked hard! It would've been a lot better if things weren't so glacially paced and lazily written, but I really am putting my foot down here when I say that I might just give up on this show. And that's a real shame. I mention in every review that I *loved* the first season of this show, but this season doesn't even feel like the same show anymore.
The only characters that are consistent with their season 1 counterparts are Yolanda, Rick, and maybe Cindy. The things people are most interested in seeing like Jade and the Thunderbolt can't be shown every episode due to this show's abysmally small budget. The villains are either as shallow as possible, or straight-up make no sense. And to top that all off, you can't even tune into each episode for a good action scene, since the writers are trying to write as few as possible to save on cgi money.
4 / 10
And yes, I still Think that Eclipso will be the main villain for a second season. Mister Bones isn't strong enough of a character to face off against the JSA, and there's at least 20 different subplots happening in this season that's moving along at a snail's pace. There's still no way to give this thing a satisfying ending.
I couldn't believe the drama between Courtney and Pat one bit this week. That's all it was. Drama. It was pointless, annoying, CW drama. Last season, Courtney was certainly bullheaded, but she never acted like a child! She's really taking Pat lying to her about the JSA killing Bruce Gordon to stop Eclipso personally, but Pat had every reason in the book to keep his secret. He didn't want Courtney to see the JSA or him differently, he didn't want Courtney to know that the JSA killed an innocent man, and he especially didn't want another member of his family to end up with the regrets that Starman ended up with. Courtney though just brushes off all his reasons, including him telling her that he voted *against* the JSA killing Bruce Gordon, and just talks about how Yolanda would've felt knowing that the JSA voted to kill someone in the past. Admittedly, that's a good point, but 1. Yvette Monreal hasn't been credited for three episodes now, so we don't even know if her character's coming back, and 2. Apparently Pat found out that Yolanda killed Brainwave OFF SCREEN!
Jenny's back this week (IMDB has her credited as "Jade", but she hasn't been given that name in the show yet), and that might at first seem like a good thing. I didn't do a review for "Summer School: Chapter Two", but I actually kinda liked Jenny's dynamic with the rest of the team, I appreciated her respecting Pat, and I thought it was interesting how they pitted Courtney and Jenny against each other. However, Jenny's used less as a character and more as a plot device in this episode.
Firstly, she's used to set up Todd Rice, aka Obsidian, aka Jenny's brother. We're not gonna see this character until next season, but by then it will have been too late to have Obsidian face off against the Shade, which is a match I'd love to see on screen. Though I'm not so confident about the effects being that good considering that the show used its entire cgi budget on Solomon Grundy in "Summer School: Chapter Eight".
Secondly, through Jenny and Todd, we get a namedrop for a character named "Mister Bones". I've never heard of this character before, but he doesn't seem to be too tough power-wise to be honest. He has super strength and transparent skin, and that's really it. Considering this show's track record with their villains this season, I'd say they're 0 / 2, and we don't need to add a third to that pile. What the writers seem more interested in doing is introducing as many subplots as possible in as short of a time as possible, and overwhelming the audience into submission. During season 1, each character had their own subplot, and they were each at varying degrees of importance. Pat had his crumbling relationship with Barbara, Rick had his revenge against Solomon Grundy for killing his parents, Henry was discovering his powers, and Yolanda had her family drama and her clash of ideals with Rick. These were all subplots we cared about since they were all driven by their characters, and existed to make those characters more interesting. And while some of the subplots in season 2 also accomplish that task, the majority of them don't.
Case in point, the Shade regaining his powers. So I was just straight up wrong last week when I said that Shade looking out for Barbara made him and Icicle both more interesting characters. Nope. This episode goes out of its way to say that the Shade isn't a villain, but gained his powers accidentally through a ritual sacrifice, abandoned his sister out of pure grief when their father died, and tried to *save* Dr. Mid-Nite in season 1's premiere. First off, that's not at all what it looked like Shade was doing in the Pilot, and secondly, all that stuff we just told you about the Shade being "misunderstood" was wrong because he was just trying to regain his powers the whole time. Shattering the Black Diamond cut off his connection to his powers (when that's clearly not what happened in "Summer School: Chapter Six" where Eclipso attacking the Shade was what caused him to start phasing in and out of existence). So he was a bad guy after all, but he wasn't really a bad guy because he's trying to stop a *worse* guy from... Doing what? What's Eclipso's end goal here? If he doesn't have one, why doesn't he just go around devouring more people's souls like Shade feared he would in "Summer School: Chapter Three"? I really just don't understand what the writers are doing with the Shade right now, which is a shame because this character seems incredibly popular in the comics.
And on top of the nonsense with the Black Diamond being a gateway between Earth and "The Shadowlands", apparently fusing the Black Diamond's pieces together *summons* Eclipso to the location that the Diamond was restored! That. Is. Dumb! That is such lazy writing! You know why the Black Diamond summons Eclipso if it's restored? You wanna know the real reason? It's because Courtney needed to get to the Shadowlands to save Cindy and the OG Dr. Mid-Nite, that's why! Eclipso can even pick up the Diamond as shown in THIS VERY EPISODE, so you can't even use the excuse that "Oh, it summons Eclipso so that you can use the Diamond to immediately trap him". No. Eclipso doesn't work like that! At least not in this show he doesn't. I admittedly don't know much about the character, from what I do know he's some kind of cosmic god representing God's wrath, but Eclipso in this show seems to just do whatever the plot needs him to, whenever the plot needs him to do it. And that is... So abundantly lazy. If Eclipso was still a god in this show (which is unclear at this time since at best he's called a "Spiritual Parasite"), maybe it would make sense how he can do whatever he wants, but there has to be some rules here. First, Eclipso can only be defeated by the Cosmic Staff. Then Eclipso can only be defeated by the Cosmic Staff, Green Lantern's Ring, and the power of the Thunderbolt together. Then, Eclipso can only be defeated by the Black Diamond. Then, Eclipso can only be defeated if the person he's hosing dies horribly! This guy's as inconsistent as the fricking Speed Force!
Bottom line, this episode sucked! This episode sucked hard! It would've been a lot better if things weren't so glacially paced and lazily written, but I really am putting my foot down here when I say that I might just give up on this show. And that's a real shame. I mention in every review that I *loved* the first season of this show, but this season doesn't even feel like the same show anymore.
The only characters that are consistent with their season 1 counterparts are Yolanda, Rick, and maybe Cindy. The things people are most interested in seeing like Jade and the Thunderbolt can't be shown every episode due to this show's abysmally small budget. The villains are either as shallow as possible, or straight-up make no sense. And to top that all off, you can't even tune into each episode for a good action scene, since the writers are trying to write as few as possible to save on cgi money.
4 / 10
And yes, I still Think that Eclipso will be the main villain for a second season. Mister Bones isn't strong enough of a character to face off against the JSA, and there's at least 20 different subplots happening in this season that's moving along at a snail's pace. There's still no way to give this thing a satisfying ending.
Big yikes.
wetmars16 October 2021
Warning: Spoilers
What a great opener. It gave Starman some beautiful depth, and his chemistry with Pat is great. In the middle of the argument, the Shade is back! "I will admit, it's not my best entrance." Lol. So yes, the Shade explains that they must fuse the diamond back together, and stop Eclipso as long the diamond doesn't mess up with her. "Okay so, if Benedict Cumberbatch here is correct, how the heck are we supposed to put the diamond back together?" I swear the humor is too great. The Shade responds that Courtney needs to use the staff, but it isn't strong enough. Beth comes in. "Hi. I'm here to protect you." Heh. Pat drives with Courtney where they discuss how the old JSA dealt with Eclipso. Meanwhile, in the Blue Valley Police Department, Rick is greeted by Solomon Grundy. Although he doesn't appear, we see two apples drop. Beth discusses the same thing with Pat's husband. Dr. McNider communicated for a couple of seconds where he said that he vowed to never take a life. Pat explains that there have been lately some green fires that the girl is coming from. Beth is still working on the goggles, and finally contacts with McNider.
The Shade was nothing more of a con man, but a thief in the 1800s. Some groups were performing a dark ritual as the Shade was the main volunteer. But, it was revealed that the black diamond wasn't Eclipso. It was instead a fake one that granted him strange new unspeakable powers. During the final days of the JSA, the Shade saved Dr. McNider to the Shadowland to protect him. Pat and Courtney finally arrive at the same workspace as him and Starman. Nice Green Arrow reference on the newspaper, but not the same Green Arrow that we all know and love. Back at Pat's Pit Stop, Luke has been trying to repair the robot. Pat and Courtney arrive at some Youth Rehabilitation Facility. The two arrive in her room.
We find out that Jenny broke into a federal building trying to find her brother's files, causing a fire, and her brother was arrested for shoplifting, was sent to the Facility, and disappeared. The three exits the building as a middle-aged lady watches them leave, calling Mr. Boned informing him that she lied to them that Todd isn't here. Lately in the town of Blue Valley. Thunderbolt is at it again with his crazy imaginations confusing the heck out of the citizens. Pat explains Eclipso training her using her ring on the black diamond causing some trouble with Beth's goggles. So, reconnecting the diamond causes some crazy stuff connecting the Shadowland to the World bringing back the Shade's powers, and summoning Eclipso. Jenny fights with Eclipso for a bit, but then Eclipso disappears so does Courtney bring sucked as Pat tries to save her.
Thoughts?
I have to agree with demigodshmurda's opinion with this one. The episode felt all overdramatic, and I struggled to enjoy this episode, it is that unwatchable. I don't dig the stuff with this Green Lantern content. Perhaps the 2011 movie has forever traumatized me. I feel cheapened on the Shade being a bad guy after all. I enjoyed his presence being a "good" guy. Courtney is less likable in this one and was annoying throughout the whole episode. I haven't given out a negative review for a long time, and I do hope that we will get better episodes later on.
EDIT: It breaks my heart to rate a episode so low, as I love the show Stargirl. All of the other episodes were great for me, but not this one.
4/10.
The Shade was nothing more of a con man, but a thief in the 1800s. Some groups were performing a dark ritual as the Shade was the main volunteer. But, it was revealed that the black diamond wasn't Eclipso. It was instead a fake one that granted him strange new unspeakable powers. During the final days of the JSA, the Shade saved Dr. McNider to the Shadowland to protect him. Pat and Courtney finally arrive at the same workspace as him and Starman. Nice Green Arrow reference on the newspaper, but not the same Green Arrow that we all know and love. Back at Pat's Pit Stop, Luke has been trying to repair the robot. Pat and Courtney arrive at some Youth Rehabilitation Facility. The two arrive in her room.
We find out that Jenny broke into a federal building trying to find her brother's files, causing a fire, and her brother was arrested for shoplifting, was sent to the Facility, and disappeared. The three exits the building as a middle-aged lady watches them leave, calling Mr. Boned informing him that she lied to them that Todd isn't here. Lately in the town of Blue Valley. Thunderbolt is at it again with his crazy imaginations confusing the heck out of the citizens. Pat explains Eclipso training her using her ring on the black diamond causing some trouble with Beth's goggles. So, reconnecting the diamond causes some crazy stuff connecting the Shadowland to the World bringing back the Shade's powers, and summoning Eclipso. Jenny fights with Eclipso for a bit, but then Eclipso disappears so does Courtney bring sucked as Pat tries to save her.
Thoughts?
I have to agree with demigodshmurda's opinion with this one. The episode felt all overdramatic, and I struggled to enjoy this episode, it is that unwatchable. I don't dig the stuff with this Green Lantern content. Perhaps the 2011 movie has forever traumatized me. I feel cheapened on the Shade being a bad guy after all. I enjoyed his presence being a "good" guy. Courtney is less likable in this one and was annoying throughout the whole episode. I haven't given out a negative review for a long time, and I do hope that we will get better episodes later on.
EDIT: It breaks my heart to rate a episode so low, as I love the show Stargirl. All of the other episodes were great for me, but not this one.
4/10.
Lower your standarts for this one
shefchenko25 October 2021
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