Media Notes

Major spoilers for Mushoku Tensei Season 3, Part 1 follow. Mushoku Tensei has trained me to fear two words: Turning Point. The moment they appear, I know something has changed. The consequences may not arrive immediately, and I may not understand what has shifted until much later, but Rudeus’s life will not continue in quite the same direction. Season 3’s first part might be the strongest example of that so far, partly because it spends so much time on quieter lives before showing how badly they can be broken. ...

Spoilers for Reacher Season 4 follow. One criticism I keep seeing about Reacher is that it is formulaic, and that is fair. Reacher turns up somewhere new, realises something is wrong and gets involved with a group of strangers. Before long, he has uncovered something much bigger than anyone expected and has to deal with it through investigation, instinct and the fact that he is considerably larger than almost everyone else. ...