Three Reviews… None of Them Barbie
This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl are talking about Oppenheimer, Justified: City Primeval, and the Atom Eve standalone episode on Amazon Prime.
Episode Index
Atom Eve: 5:28
Justified: 18:25
Invincible Presents: Atom Eve (2023)
Out of 5 Spot-On Character Representations
Darryl 4.44/5
A special prequel episode titled “Invincible Atom Eve” is available to stream exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. The episode depicts how Samantha Eve Wilkins, also known as Atom Eve, grew up out of place in her own family and discovers her tragic backstory and the origin and true potential of her powers She was born as a government weapon manipulated at birth to have the supernatural power to manipulate objects at the molecular level, but grew up with the Wilkins family after the scientist who created her saved her from her fate. The episode sheds light on her past on-screen and sheds light on how she received her powers and became a hero. Invincible Season 2 will return with the first half of episodes coming on November 3, followed by the second half in early 2024.
Justified: City Primeval (Episodes 1-3)
Out of 10 What Happened to Boon’s Hats
Darryl: 6.75/10
Title: “City Primeval”
Directed by: Michael Dinner
Written by: Dave Andron & Michael Dinner
Aired: July 18, 2023\U.S. Viewers: 4,930,000
Summary:
At the Everglades, Raylan (Timothy Olyphant) meets with his daughter, Willa (Vivian Olyphant), taking her to a camp. On the way, their car is rammed by a pick-up driven by two thugs. The thugs want to steal Raylan’s car, but Raylan surprises them by flattening their tires with a shotgun and arresting them after showing his badge.
In Detroit, Clement Mansell (Boyd Holbrook) steals a car from a gas station. Alvin Guy (Keith David), a judge for the Third Circuit Judicial Court of Wayne County, survives an assassination attempt when his car explodes. Despite the attempt, he still continues his job through the day with a new case. The case involves Raylan, who has been called after arresting one of the thugs, Tyrone (Jalen Gilbert), who was a fugitive in Michigan. During the trial, Tyrone’s lawyer, Carolyn Wilder (Aunjanue Ellis), questions Raylan over his perceived hostility and possible mistreatment of the criminals. Upset with Raylan’s behavior, the Judge releases Tyrone on bail with the charges in Florida dropped.
Title: “The Oklahoma Wildman”
Directed by: Michael Dinner
Written by: Dave Andron & Michael Dinner
Aired: July 18, 2023
U.S. Viewers: 8,848,000
Summary:
In 2017, Mansell (Boyd Holbrook) robs a crew of drug dealers at their house, with the help of Sweety (Vondie Curtis-Hall). After retrieving the money, Mansell kills the dealers and flees with Sweety. Three days later, Mansell is arrested when one of the dealers survives and identifies him. In prison, Mansell is visited by Carolyn (Aunjanue Ellis), who says she will represent him as his lawyer.
In the present day, Raylan (Timothy Olyphant) and Wendell (Victor Williams) visit Sandy (Adelaide Clemens) at her penthouse. The penthouse belongs to a person known as Del Weems, and Weems’ car was the one that Mansell drove the previous night. Sandy claims to have driven the car and had an incident. As she asks them to leave, Wendell recognizes her as the person who was with Mansell on the night of his arrest. After they leave, Mansell asks Sandy to drop the incriminating gun into the River Rouge. She leaves, unaware that she is being followed by Raylan and Wendell. At the River Rouge, she cannot bring herself to throw it, so she hides it on the ceiling of Sweety’s bar’s restroom.
Title: “Backstabbers”
