Astrid (serial)

Season 2

Sophomore season picks up right where season 1 left off. Astrid and Raph are getting into a groove together, learning each others limits and how to work together. Essentially, they are becoming friends that rely on each other. The star of the series is Astrid and her ability to make connections between disparate cases. But this season she spends more time in the field, making Sherlock Holmes like observations of crime scenes that are not seen by anyone else. We also get to have Astrid's social group get more involved a couple times which is fun. Maybe I've built it up in my mind over the past year, but I love this series. 

5 stars (out of 5)

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

In the year after T'Challa's death, there is no longer a Black Panther. But Wakanda is increasingly under global pressure to share technology and vibranium (mostly pressure by the war hawk nations like the U.S.). When a new source of vibranium is discovered under the sea, Namor the sub-mariner and his people protect it by attacking and killing all the navy SEAL "explorers". Wakanda is blamed for the attack on the explorers, Namor attacks Wakanda, Wakanda attacks Namor... everybody hates everybody. Basically, this entire movie is a way to get Shuri to process her grief of T'Challa's death, accept her own strength, and take her place as the leader in Wakanda.

3 stars (out of 5)