The Toyman finally makes his debut on Supergirl with “Childish Things.”
Here’s Mike’s review…
ThisSupergirlreview contains spoilers.
Im rooting for it.
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Did anyonereallybuy for one second that Winn was going to break under his fathers influence?
Of course you didnt.
Youre all smarter than that.
Are any of younotcompletely exhausted and bored by his nice guy/unrequited love schtick?
See, none of the romantic angles on this show work, even when everything else does.
Im still not sure what Lucy is doing at CatCo, and Im not sure I care.
She absolutely was this week (thats good!
Well, I guess it was supposed to be crowded.
That sequence appeared to take place in a hastily dressed church gymnasium.
Childish Things wasnt the kind of aggressively terrible that, for example, I found some episodes ofGothamto be.
No, it was nothing like that.
But yeah, ol Mr. Schott isnt exactly the most distinguished.
He is, however, less evil than former Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott.
But hey, they got the glasses right!
Shes primarily known as a Batwoman supporting character these days, though.
Chester Dunholtz played a role in the comic book Toymans origins, too.
You get the idea.
you’ve got the option to also spot two other incarnations of Toyman in the episode.
Kara makes reference to being isolated and alone.
This has come up before, and every time, that choice of words isnt accidental.
Thats what Lara feared about how Kal-El would feel on Earth at the beginning ofSuperman: The Movie.
Rating:
1.5 out of 5
