James Philbrick

I really enjoyed the last two episodes of Marvel 's Cloak and Dagger, but this episode lost me. It was one big setup, and I really hope this show doesn't take an entire season to kick off like Runaways season 1.  On a side note, something about the title card bothers me. It is so cheesy and low quality. This episode starts with Tandy and Tyrone finally meeting up and once again it is under unfortunate circumstances. Tyrone teleported to Tandy right as he pulled the trigger of the gun he was holding, and it caused her to crash. Their encounter was brief and pretty pointless since Tandy just drove away immediately after. I liked the blurred lens, high-pitched ringing, and exaggerated lights that were used to display Tandy driving with a possible concussion. It made me nervous to watch but properly put the audience in her shoes.  The rest of the episode was extremely slow. Tandy goes home, and her mom covers for her as the police come looking, but she ...

Marvel’s Cloak and Dagger is finally here! This show has been in development since July 2011. Seven years later we finally get to see the iconic due on screen. Cloak, or Tyrone Johnson, played by Aubrey Joseph and Dagger, or Tandy Bowen, played by Olivia Holt. I’ll be honest; I was scared during the first twenty minutes of the episode. I was not impressed, and luckily the show got better. The introduction is just so dull. It didn’t feel creative at all; it was a cookie cutter origin story. It doesn’t help that the two child actors were not very good. It was trying to be a powerful and impactful opening, but it felt rushed and soulless. Next, we start to meet Tyrone and Tandy, complete with lousy pop songs playing in the background. The transition between the two characters was clunky, awkward, and it made no sense. There was no creativity behind it, no weaving themes or imagery. The scenes were so short; there was no time to get invested in the characters between the 10-sec...