The Magnus Protocol Reviews: “Dead End Job”
Sep 16, 2024
Friday Fiction: You Found a Light
Sep 13, 2024
The Magnus Protocol Reviews: “Keyed In”
Sep 11, 2024
Star Wars: Tales of the Empire: Incomplete Show
Sep 9, 2024
Friday Fiction: Liquid Air Delivery (Part 3 of 4)
Sep 6, 2024
It Came From The Archives: “Artificial Condition: The Same Level Of Good”
Sep 4, 2024
The Magnus Protocol Reviews: “Interruptions”
Sep 2, 2024
Friday Fiction: Liquid Air Delivery (Part 2 of 4)
Aug 30, 2024
The Magnus Protocol Reviews: “Driven”
Aug 28, 2024
The Magnus Protocol Reviews: “Catching Up”
Aug 26, 2024
Friday Fiction: Liquid Air Delivery (Part 1 of 4)
Aug 23, 2024
The Magnus Protocol Reviews: “Gut Feelings”
Aug 21, 2024
The Magnus Protocol Reviews: “Raising Issues”
Aug 19, 2024
Friday Fiction: The Everyday Stuff
Aug 16, 2024
The Magnus Protocol Reviews: “A New You”
Aug 14, 2024
“Raising Issues” has three parts, and none of them feel all that connected to each other. The main thing is that they, yes, involve characters “Raising Issues.” I’ve been amused by the pun titles of The Magnus Protocol throughout, but this might be the most creative use of it.
Life on Earth can be weird, don’t you think? The idea of clouds up above and bugs in the dirt we walk on. We live with it because that’s just how Earth is.
“A New You” is, ultimately, a familiar trope played mostly as expected. But it’s also somehow a lot bleaker in its implications and uses the multi-media format of The Magnus Protocol to add subtle storytelling. This may be my favorite use of the “social media post” format.
Batman: Caped Crusader is incredible. A throwback that doesn’t seem redundant. Each episode of the first three introduces us back to one of the classic villains and manages to set up even more of them without detracting from the immaculate pacing. Somehow, these half-hour episodes are more engaging, better written, and feel more thoughtful than most one-hour episodes of a show I’ve seen.
Today’s story is weird. It has no answers, only nightmarish and inexplicable things.
Tilly is a waitress at a downtown diner. She works there to pay for her apartment until her lease runs out. And sometimes her days are hard.
It’s been a few weeks since I reviewed another episode of The Magnus Protocol and I’m so glad that “Mixed Signals” is the one I returned to. This episode is fantastic, and it’s mainly due to such an interesting, novel, and evocative horror concept.
Empire of Death has weird pacing, a rushed ending for its conflict, and tries to pretend unrelated moments from the season actually reincorporate into the plot. But I didn’t hate watching it. Little sci-fi and fantasy ideas sprinkled throughout are interesting—and I’m glad that the episode finally explains Susan Triad.
There are not many answers. There’s a quick shift in tone. And we never learn anyone’s name.
I have a bias: I love Izzet and cannot help but build decks in those colors whenever possible. But I promise that the latter half of this list was based on what I thought were the strongest cards in Bloomburrow. It being so skewed toward Izzet is just because the Izzet cards are really good.
I said that black had some of the best cards in Bloomburrow, and I was not kidding. Some are eerily close to historically powerful cards and are within a cost range that most decks can use. The best of the red cards aren’t as clear cut, but it’s astonishing how aggressive they’ll be in the right deck.
It’s the future, and all Edward cares about is a single vase remaining broken.
But why? What has come over Edward that makes him want to break his favorite vase?
It’s good to be back with these. I haven’t reviewed a Magic set in a little while, but Bloomburrow is too dang charming. So, I’ve looked over all of the cards and narrowed my selection down to the best ones. Three per color, and three for multicolored.
