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Defiance, Ep. 1.12: “Past is Prologue” – A focused set-up to the season finale

Penultimate episodes in seasons are notoriously difficult (unless they’re in a season of Game of Thrones), since most of the work being done is meant to drive attention and expectations towards the finale. Defiance hasn’t really had an up-and-down first season with memorable episodes here and there. It’s mostly just been fine. It’s surprising, then, that it’s the penultimate episode that addresses some of the minor gripes I’ve been having while watching.

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Defiance, Ep. 1.09, 1.10 and 1.11: “I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times,” “If I Ever Leave This World Alive” and “The Bride Wore Black” make a busy show even more busy

Defiance, Season 1: Episodes 9, 10 and 11 – “I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times,” “If I Ever Leave This World Alive” and “The Bride Wore Black” Directed by Allan Kroeker (9 and 10) and Todd Slavkin (11) Written by Clark Perry (9), Bryan Garcia (10) and Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer (11) Airs …

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Defiance, Ep. 1.07: “Brothers in Arms” – In No Man’s Land

Defiance, Season 1: Episode 7 – “Brothers in Arms” Directed by Andy Wolk Written by Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer Airs Monday nights at 9 of SyFy This was the episode of Defiance I was waiting for. For a while now, this series has been hanging its hat on world-building, which hasn’t exactly been disengaging or uninteresting. …

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Defiance, Ep. 1.06: “The Serpent’s Egg” – “You make me feel like I am whole again”

Defiance, Season 1: Episode 6 – “The Serpent’s Egg” Directed by Omar Madha Written by David Weddle and Bradley Thompson Airs Monday nights at 9 on SyFy Since Defiance is content to draw a lot of attention to its soundtrack, I am content to talk about that. In “The Serpent’s Egg,” we find out that Alak …

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Defiance, Ep. 1.04: “The Devil in the Dark” – Things are gonna get easier, things’ll get brighter

  Defiance, Season 1: Episode 4 – “The Devil in the Dark” Directed by Omar Madha Written by Michael Taylor Airs Monday nights at 9 pm on SyFy Last week, Defiance concluded its episode with a montage set to a cover of Nirvana’s “Come As You Are.” This week, a cover of “Ooh Child” (originally by …

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