From MadCap's Couch - "Supernatural: Shadow"

"Do you have a moment to talk about our lord and savior, Bob Stromberg?"

So, our episode about shadows (after a modest recap) begins with a young woman in Chicago. Going down the street, she begins to hear whispers and something in the shadows seems to be stretching out towards her. She barely gets into her apartment, locks the door, and arms her security system.

As this is the cold open of a Supernatural episode, you can imagine this does little to help her.

MadCap's Reel Thoughts - "Excalibur" (1981)

A magic sword, a king rising to his throne, and a wizard back on his bullshit.

Honestly, isn't that just the quintessential Sword and Sorcery flick right there?

From MadCap's Couch - "Supernatural: The Benders"

[record scratch] Yep, that's me. You're probably wondering how I got here...

Hey, black comedy Rednecks, am I right?!

That is black comedy that uses Rednecks, not black Rednecks that are comedic. I imagine I'd end up on a watchlist for that sort of behavior in this day and age.

MadCap's Reel Thoughts - "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (2003)

Okay, c'mon. What else do I have to say about this film that hasn't already been said in the seventeen years since it was released? This was the second highest grossing film of all time until James Cameron decided to crap out Avatar and push Titanic into the spot, it was nominated for eleven Academy Awards and won all of them and the culmination of an epic trilogy that is only matched by the likes of the original Star Wars trilogy in terms of its following and mythos.

The actors involved are at the top of their game, Peter Jackson's directing is as sterling as ever, and the Howard Shore score is so epic in every single scene that he rivals John Williams in terms of memorable music that resonates even now. It's literally the perfect storm of everything, maximum potential finally realized.

And it's good.

It's damn damn damn good!

What If. . .Mace Windu survived his fight with Palpatine? (Part 6)

Last time, we ended on a sour note as Mace Windu failed to save some padawans that had been in hiding on Coruscant in the weeks since Order 66. A traitor among them, spurred on by promises of a mysterious man named Cronal, had betrayed them and they had all paid the price for his treachery with their lives. However, the Pathfinder continues to fly and there is some hope left that other Jedi can be saved…if only just a little hope. . .

From MadCap's Couch - "Supernatural: Nightmare"

"My god, Dean! There's, something, on the wing! Some, thing!"

Okay, so I realize my segue from last week might be a little misleading. No, this episode is not the time that Supernatural will have a take on A Nightmare on Elm Street.

. . .that's in a few seasons.

This episode, however, ties deeper in with Sam's burgeoning psychic abilities as we learn that he has a lot more in common with a psychic they find than just being able to bend spoons with his mind.

What If...Mace Windu survived his fight with Palpatine? (Part 5)

Image credit to @BrianRebellion on Twitter

Last time, the four remaining Jedi spearheaded a bold campaign into the heart of Palpatine’s regime and Anakin seemingly fulfilled his destined by destroying the last of the Sith. However, the Emperor had planned for that eventuality and the footage of his “murder” was broadcast across the Holonet to the four corners of the galaxy.

More pressing, Palpatine had been tracking Anakin and knew that the four had come from the Polis Massa research facility and had sent out a Star Destroyer to attack it. With Bail, Padmé, and the twins in the line of fire, the Jedi managed to escape from Coruscant. Will they reach Polis Massa in time? Let’s have a look.

From MadCap's Couch - "Supernatural: Route 666"

"I heaaaar you knockin', but you can't come in!"

By Rob Benedict's fetching beard, I don't wanna do this one.

This is an episode that, like Bugs, is literally so bad that the show jokes about how bad it is later on. This episode is basically Christine...if the car were racist and the movie sucked.

MadCap's Reel Thoughts - "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" (2002)

"Who now has the strength to stand against the armies of Isengard and Mordor?"

The Fellowship of the Ring was a monster hit for New Line Cinema and Peter Jackson. However, there were two movies left to go once the credits for Fellowship stopped rolling. Would The Two Towers be as much of a cinematic landmark as Fellowship was?

Well, no. It was even more so.

MadCap's Game Reviews - "I Wanna Be The Guy"

Ah, the joys of the early 2000's. Back in the time when sites like Newgrounds or Kongregate ruled the internet with a wide variety of movies and games created in that long remembered and beloved program Adobe Flash animation. I actually got the chance to play around with Flash in high school. My hat goes off to those men and women who used this thing to create some fantastic animation and games. . .but I took an entire course on that in school and I still could not tell you how to work that thing.

From MadCap's Couch - "Supernatural: Faith"

Halloween is over, but the spooky continues! Let's dig into Faith.

MadCap's Reel Thoughts - "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" (2001)

Well, this is one I was going to wait to tackle until later. . .and then Horror Month came up, which I know you're just as sad as I am that that's over. . .and I realized that keeping Sword and Sorcery 2020 going into 2021 would be just a wee bit silly what with brand dilution.

Isn't working in entertainment just magical, kids?