Stargirl Reviews: Season 1, Episode 4

Stargirl opening titleWildcat – Director: Rob Hardy/Writer: James Dale Robinson

This one starts with a flashback to three months ago, focusing on Yolanda Montez. But this isn’t the surly Yolanda that we’ve seen in the past three episodes, the one who’s treated like a pariah by everyone at school. This Yolanda is full of life, running for school president, with a loving family … she has it all. Continue reading “Stargirl Reviews: Season 1, Episode 4”

Stargirl Reviews: Season 1, Episode 3

Stargirl opening titleIcicle – Director: Michael Nankin/Writer: Colleen McGuinness

This one starts eight years ago, with Jordan Mahkent (aka Icicle) and his son Cameron, watching helplessly as their wife and mother (Christine) lays dying in a sickbed. Jordan tells Christine he’ll make everyone pay for making her sick, but she urges him to forget about that and go on with his mission to make the country safe. Her reasonable side soon disappears when she tells him to destroy anyone who gets in his way. After she dies, Icicle goes outside to rage and freezes the entire garden, watched by his son. Continue reading “Stargirl Reviews: Season 1, Episode 3”

Stargirl Reviews: Season 1, Episode 2

Stargirl opening titleS.T.R.I.P.E. – Director: Greg Beeman/Writer: Geoff Johns

This one continues straight from last episode, with Courtney running into Pat after her fight with Brainwave, and getting quite a shock since Pat is inside a giant suit of armour. He convinces her they have to get the hell out of there and she agrees. We see Brainwave come out of the warehouse with Courtney’s student ID, although it’s partially burnt so he doesn’t know who she is … yet. Continue reading “Stargirl Reviews: Season 1, Episode 2”

Stargirl Reviews: Season 1, Episode 1

Stargirl opening titlePilot – Director: Glen Winter/Writer: Geoff Johns

Welcome to my first Stargirl review. I’ve seen the first two seasons of this show but not the third, so I figured I’d do some reviews while checking out the episodes I missed. We start out ten years in the past at Christmas, with Pat (Stripesy) Dugan driving towards a mansion where the Justice Society of America are getting their asses kicked by their evil counterparts, the Injustice Society. Continue reading “Stargirl Reviews: Season 1, Episode 1”