Henry Werhane, Author at The Escapist

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Movies & TV

The Weirdness of Doom Patrol Was a Sign of Things to Come

This article contains minor, out-of-context spoilers for Doom Patrol. There’s a scene in the first season of Doom Patrol, the DC Universe-turned-HBO Max ...

By Henry WerhaneFebruary 10, 2021

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Opinion

The Unexpected Zen of Dishonored

We all need to escape every now and again. If the raging dumpster fire of 2020 showed us anything, it’s that a sense ...

By Henry WerhaneJanuary 2, 2021

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Opinion

World of Warcraft’s Leveling Experience Makes Us Ignore Evil

The slump between expansions is a tough time for most World of Warcraft players. With the current content beginning to feel stale and ...

By Henry WerhaneOctober 1, 2020

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Star Trek: Picard Episode 10 Almost Sticks The Landing

This review contains spoilers for Star Trek: Picard, episode 10, “Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2.” The Federation isn’t an organization, exactly. As ...

By Henry WerhaneMarch 26, 2020

Movies & TV

Star Trek: Picard Episode 9 Puts the Synthetics in an X-Men Situation

This review contains spoilers for Star Trek: Picard, episode 9, “Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1.” A borg cube, a space orchid, and ...

By Henry WerhaneMarch 19, 2020

Movies & TV

Star Trek: Picard Episode 8 Makes a Man out of Cristóbal Rios

This review contains spoilers for Star Trek: Picard, episode 8, “Broken Pieces.” I really hated Cris Rios at first. He seemed like just ...

By Henry WerhaneMarch 12, 2020

Movies & TV

Star Trek: Picard Episode 7 Is the Real Deal

This review contains spoilers for Star Trek: Picard, episode 7, “Nepenthe.” “Real isn’t always better.” That’s what Counselor Troi says to Soji, and ...

By Henry WerhaneMarch 5, 2020

Movies & TV

Star Trek: Picard Episode 6 Cannot Keep Its Characters Straight

This review contains spoilers for Star Trek: Picard, episode 6, “The Impossible Box.” In the previous episode of Star Trek: Picard, we were ...

By Henry WerhaneFebruary 27, 2020

Movies & TV

Star Trek: Picard Episode 5 Offers Hope for Improvement with Freecloud

This review contains spoilers for Star Trek: Picard, episode 5, “Stardust City Rag.” Bruce Maddox, the character that presented one of the central ...

By Henry WerhaneFebruary 20, 2020

Movies & TV