Author Archives: Ava DiGioia

The 2nd Mass has been promised paradise before, but those were empty promises. Charleston appears to be everything they were told: the chance to resume as normal a life as possible. But does the beauty of the new city cover a nightmare instead of a Read More

The 2nd Mass marches onward to Charleston in “Death March”. This Falling Skies episode is a literal road trip. All the action and revelations occur as the unit travels. An episode of this nature is difficult to keep interesting and moving, but “Death Read More

Hosted and executive produced by Ridley Scott, Prophets of Science Fiction is an 8-part series that focuses on science fiction authors who influenced and inspired modern technology and scientific advances through their books. The series originally aired Read More

The unit faces a new enemy when certain members are trapped in the hospital basement. Ben finds he’s in a dangerous situation, and Tom captures an alien commander. It proves to be the turning point of the season, as the set-up for the final three Read More

In the episode “Homecoming”, Karen returns. But what are her motivations? Is she really the same Karen, or has she been changed during her time as an alien captive? The best way to sum it up, echoing Wil Wheaton: “The good news is they find Karen. The Read More

“Love and Other Acts of Courage” is the mid-season episode for the second season. Falling Skies is maturing along with its seasons. I’ve noticed much improvement from Season 1 in the overall storytelling and acting. With this episode, the events are Read More

Ava catches us up on the third and fourth episodes of this season of Falling Skies: "Compass" and "Young Bloods". Read More

Falling Skies Season 1 ended with Tom Mason walking on board an alien mothership of his own free will. The premiere episode of Season 2, “Worlds Apart,” throws us immediately into the action, three months later, opening with a skirmish between the Read More

Aliens invaded, and we, the humans, lost the war. That’s the basic premise of TNT’s apocalyptic sci-fi series, Falling Skies, which debuted its second season on June 17. Read More

In the Season 1 finale of Once Upon a Time, Emma and Regina team up to save Henry’s life, and Prince Charming searches for his one true love, Snow White. The quality of this episode proves why Once Upon A Time has given ABC a successful fantasy series Read More

After the breakneck momentum of the past few episodes, the pace slows down as loose threads are tied up, setting up a showdown between Regina/Evil Queen and Emma/The Savior in the penultimate episode of Season 1. Read More

August’s true identity and purpose is revealed in “The Stranger”. Were you surprised or not? This episode of Once Upon A Time should have taken us by surprise considering its revelations, but the creators didn’t keep the bombshells under wraps. Everyone Read More