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[TV Review] “The Flash” Episode 115, ‘Out Of Time’
By Brady Steele / twitter: @mrbradysteele. With ten episodes to go before the season finale, things are starting to escalate quickly, which is saying something on a show like this. This show’s producers are really good at keeping lots of plotlines spinning at the same time and this week is no exception. In this week’s episode, ‘Out of Time’, old scores are brought back to be settled between Detective Joe West (Jesse L. Martin) and the revenge-seeking new Weather Wizard / Mark Mardon (Liam McIntyre). Mardon’s weather control is much deadlier than his dearly departed scumbag brother from the first episode. This is just one more quality casting of a Flash Rogue which I’ve no doubt will play out spectacularly down the line somewhere.
Tearing through everyone in the way, Flash, the police and the S.T.A.R. Labs team try to keep Joe at a distance before anyone else can get hurt. With all this going on, the suspicions behind Dr. Harrison Wells (Tom Cavanagh) motivations finally come to light with disastrously tragic results for everyone involved. The twists keep coming as love stories, time travel and disasters all strike Central City literally at the same time. I can only imagine it being a bit confusing to a non-comic book fan but ratings suggest otherwise which is great to see.
As a fan of the lore of The Flash, I`m aware of things that will likely happen. I know when certain names pop up, that means this person will be either being a bit player or a major character in the story. As I`ve said before, these showrunners are ambitious and my previous theory of building a TV Justice League-type show was already confirmed a few weeks ago with the CW announcing another spinoff show featuring characters from both Arrow and The Flash. Having said all that, I really don`t know what`s going to happen next which makes this a great show to watch week in and week out. Like every good genre show, the last minute really keeps viewers pumped for next week. The hooks keep coming and I want more!
SCORE: 8.5 / 10 BOLTS
The supernatural world of Korean folk horror movie Exhuma grows larger with the arrival of prequel spinoff webtoon Maengjong this weekend, Variety reports today.
Naver Webtoon debuts Maengjong on May 30.
The series hails from Haemuri (Olgami) and will trace the high school origins of how shaman duo Hwarim and Bonggil, played by Kim Go-eun and Lee Do-hyun in the 2024 film, came together to face occultish threats.
The story is set to begin when “Hwarim, who has been concealing her identity following a childhood encounter with a snake spirit called Jin, crosses paths with Bonggil at their school.”
Variety notes that Exhuma director Jang Jae-hyun participated in the project’s early concept stage.
“We are presenting ‘Maengjong,’ a new series capturing the appeal of the horror-occult genre, ahead of the full summer season,” said Lee Jeong-geun, Naver Webtoon’s Korea webtoon content leader. “With the high school story of Hwarim and Bonggil, who left a strong impression in the film ‘Exhuma,’ enhanced by Haemuri’s characteristic tense direction, we expect it will be a welcome work for genre fans.”
“It is meaningful that the spin-off story of ‘Exhuma,’ loved by many audiences, expands by meeting the new grammar of webtoon,” said Lee Hyeon-jeong, managing director of the film business division at Showbox, which distributed the film. “We hope it will be a fresh experience for both film fans and webtoon readers.”
Exhuma was a breakout hit in 2024, becoming the first Korean occult film to surpass 10 million ticket buyers and the country’s highest-grossing film of the year. I wrote in my review that “the intricately woven Exhuma delivers one of the year’s biggest surprises in horror so far.”
The bond between Hwarim and Bonggil was one of the film’s highlights, making this prequel webtoon a must for fans.
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