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Definitely a lighter episode compared to the premiere with all of the Hollywood jokes, Howard being Howard, poor suffering Jarvis, and, of course, Agatha Harkness and Kingo squaring off in an extravagant dance number! Just another average day in What If?! Actually surprised Agatha came back around at the end after Kingo's pep talk: thought she was going to remain The Cosmic Queen and go on a rampage. I'm guessing Cosmic Queen Agatha will play a part in whatever final showdown/endgame happens this season. James D'Arcy continues to be one of the MCU's best and underrated casting choices as Jarvis. Still miss the Agent Carter series.

Episode starts with Mech Avengers and ends with an actual Hulkzilla. Yep, that's about par for the course for What If?! Okay start, but it didn't quite grab me like the other premieres. Did like that in this universe, Sam and Bruce were the ones who met and became friends since I don't remember them ever really interacting much in the actual films. But all of the fight sequences and whatnot were just generic and similar to ones I've seen before. Anthony Mackie's voice work was pretty good here, and it's cool that he's on the show for the first time. Teyonah Parris stood out as well. Sebastian Stan seemed bored though. The rest made the most of their few dialogue exchanges: hope we get more Shang-Chi/Simu Lu and Moon Knight/Oscar Isaac in future episodes. Noticed both Nakia and Melina were played by other performers, so I guess it's a no go for Lupita Nyong'o and Rachel Weisz (even though the latter did an episode last season.) I wonder how The Watcher will factor in this season?

I'm not sure what was more relatable: Neel fainting after he barely survived a Rogue SM33 or Jod Na's "You know what, just shoot me!" response to being surrounded by those raiders. Life in the Star Wars Universe can really do a number on y'all! So, the gang goes to a planet that isn't At Attin, but is very similar to it. Has the same type of buildings, layout, and scenery like their home world, only this one is apparently going through a civil war of some kind and; judging from the accents; most of the citizens had French dialects. But they also found a room that had coordinates to other various "At" planets, but At Attin's coordinates had been destroyed by SM 33 after his original captain commanded it. Hmm, curious to see where all of this is going. Hope we see Hayna again since she was pretty cool. Not to mention Neel was totally crushing on her. Remember the actress from a minor role in the recent Venom film. Jod Na is obviously a self-serving individual, but I still think he'll be on the right side at the end because you can tell he cares more about the kids than he lets on. Noticed Neel's actor was the first one billed out of the kids this go around in the credits, so I do think it's a case of whichever kid character gets more of a focal point in the episode gets top billing behind Jude Law each time.

While the entire main cast is top notch, I certainly hope we see more of the fellow who plays the Jackie Daytona character again. I like that man's style! Best guest character ever! Wasn't aware of the different endings twist, so that was a fun discovery. The one I saw on Hulu had the Newhart-style ending with Nandor and Guillermo, but thankfully you can see the other two in the extras section. Fun little concept right there. So, in the end, the documentary ends on its own terms, because they believe they have enough footage now. Although Nadja's argument about them topping out after Guillermo was turned into a vampire was a fun moment, but I'm not against hanging out with the gang a little bit more! Poor Gizmo wanted to have an emotional ending with big revelations and emotional moments, but that was never in the cards with this lot. The vampire are going to keep vampiring on, even if the cameras are turned off. That said, the final scene with him and Nandor was nice. The Guide not only caught Nandor's eyes, but The Monster's as well. Even if she didn't seem thrilled with his attempts of wooing her by gifting her his severed dick (strangely not the weirdest thing I've ever typed when talking about this show.) The underground lair exists!! Fare thee well, What We Do In The Shadows. Might be one of the wildest shows yet and one of my favorite comedies out there. Looking forward to seeing what the cast does next, but I'll miss seeing them play off one another. Probably one of the strongest ensembles in all of television and their chemistry was top-notch. I'll probably have to think on what are some of my favorite episodes and/or seasons, but this was one of the shows where I never got bored or tired of it, and enjoyed the ride all the way through. I'll miss the gang but I'm glad we got as much time/episodes as we did. There was nothing quite like this one!

Will never not enjoy the appearance from a Battle Droid: no matter how brief. I really love those little guys. Roger Roger! Not sure what to make of Jod Na, outside of thinking he will end up being on the side of good at the end. Despite his snark and sneaky behavior, you can already tell he cares enough about the kids to try and not put them in danger, and is even willing to do just follow their orders/suggestions instead of just trying to always push back since he's an adult. Right now, I'm thinking his Force Powers are legit, but he was never an actual Jedi. I'm sure we'll get some form of backstory soon. Jude Law seems to be having a blast here. Kh'ymm was a fun character. Hope we see her again. Interesting random note about the credits: I noticed Jude Law is always first, but that they flip around the order of the 4 main kid performers each episode. I wonder if that was done in order to not make one or another feel more significant and make it feel more like equal credit instead. Or maybe it's whichever kid character has more screen time that episode since it was the KB actress that was first this go around and she seemed to have more screen time this go around, due to the character's exchanges wtih Jod Na. Continuing to warm up to the show.

Every time I think there is no way Matt Berry can surprise me with the way Laszlo mispronounces something, he goes and busts out a "Patrick Swa-zay" out of nowhere. The man really can make any word hilarious. Obviously knew that Guillermo's time at Cannon Capital was going to end at some point, but I thought it was surprisingly muted here. He did get some form of victory by the camera crew recording all of their illegal schemes this entire time, but I thought for sure it was going to end with a bloodbath. Or at least with Jordan's head mounted on a pike. Although we did get at least one severed head... Laszlo and Colin basically being The Monster's dads is both hilarious and somewhat touching at the same time. Nadja going out with a blaze of glory! All thanks to unknowingly falling for a scam! Nandor and Gizmo are going to fight crime?! The Batman/Robin comparisons make sense on the surface, but with the way Nandor generally acts, I'm almost getting a Dexter vibe instead. Can't believe it's almost over. What a ride it has been!

Thought this was a pretty good improvement from the first one (which I still thought was good for what it was.) I loved that the space station almost had a pirate-like flavor to it, and seeing all the various aliens was great: especially since the kids weren't use to it due to the isolation. And while still kept the family friendly aspects, I did crack up over them discovering the entrance to what was either a strip club or a brothel. Found it interesting that Fern was the one who had an idea about what that was while, the reset seemed clueless. Ah, sweet naivety! So, it looks like the kids' planet is some kind of place that most believe doesn't actually exist and is just from stories. And it is filled with a lot of riches and treasure. I guess one could say that it is a.... Treasure Planet (sorry!) Nick Frost voicing a beaten up android with a peg leg and a mouse-like friend is pretty on point, I imagine. Jude Law shows his face for the first time as a fellow captive who have Force powers. It was brief, but I'm already digging is performance. Seems like he's going to a ball here. Curious to see where this little adventure goes next! After the prison break, of course!

The suburbs exist in the Stars Wars Universe! Definitely a question I always wanted answered! Going to be an interesting watch because while the franchise has always been geared towards families, this feels like the first Disney+ show that is really aiming more towards kids. The Goonies/Stranger Things comparisons are very accurate, but it also feels closer to shows you would have been on the Disney Channel back in the day instead of, say, Andor of all things. So, I'm curious to see how it will play out with me. As of now, I can see that is is good in a lot of ways, but I do feel like I won't enjoy it quite as much as I would have years ago. The cast playing the young kids were all good. Happy for the actress playing Fern, because I remember the whole thing where she was in the awful Firestarter film years ago, got nominated for a Razzie, and then it was revoked after they organization rightfully got backlash for it. Just felt cruel on their part. Neel must be protected at all cost. I'm assuming Fern's mom will come back into play since they wouldn't waste Kerry Condon for one episode, one would think. Masked criminal in the opening was totally Jude Law, right? Adventure time!

That totally was Alexander Skarsgard at the end! Don't think they had any of the main folks from True Blood on here yet, so that was a great bit. I guess they just need to get someone from Twilight and The Vampire Diaries to pop up and I think they will complete the set! I was actually kind of wondering if Jerry was going to try and stage a coup against The Baron since he probably wouldn't be happy over all of the delays with the whole "taking over America" plan they originally had. What I didn't expect was that Laszlo's monster was just going to pop out of nowhere and literally rip his head clean off. All because Laszlo created him to protect Nadja and Jerry made the mistake of getting hostile towards here on stage. Whoops! Granted, Nadja is right that she can protect herself and it isn't really needed, but Laszlo's devotion towards her continues to be one of his more positive traits in the grand scheme of things. All of that leading to a full-blown Warriors parody was a hoot as expected. Loved all of the weird vampire groups they dealt with like breakdancing vampires, graveyard vampires (which are basically zombies from what i can tell), TSA vampires (go figure), Boarding School Vampire Teenagers whose social media skills are just as deadly as their normal vampire skills, and, of course, Vampire Baristas, who aren't actually Vampire Baristas but just struggling writers, graphic designers, etc. The whole gang is here! RIP, Cameraman. Really hope we find out what this documentary really is and that his and others sacrifices will not be vain! Fun seeing Miguel again. Doug Jones continues to be perfection as The Baron. Can't believe we only have two episodes left. I will miss this gang and all the silliness, violence, and insanity that comes with them!

Krypto!!! Still trying to fully process everything because the last act just emotionally delivered in pretty much every way possible that is hard to judge the rest of the episode alone on its merits. That said, I think they overall did a good job with resolving the Doomsday/Lex situation and ending that on a high note. Thanks to teamwork, they were able to take out Doomsday so that Clark could drag him to the sun where he is weaker, and it looks like Doomsday more or less regain his Bizarro personality and memories at the end and sacrificed himself (so that he can be with his own family, I'm guessing.) Probably the best ending for him. As for Lex, well he realized that despite all of his rage and snarling, he is back to where he started: alone and in a cell. Well, it's actually worse because instead of being the big man on campus like last time, he's now under the thumb of an understandably smug Bruno! If only you listened to your daughter, Lexy boy. You might have had a shot at something resembling a decent life if you didn't let your need for revenge get the better of you (and, well, being a general criminal in the first place...) Figured we would see at least one wedding, and I'm good with it being Lana and John Henry. Any one of the Kent boys marrying Candice or Sarah would have been a bit much. I wonder if Kyle and Chrissy every actually tied the knot? Either way, looks like they have another son on their way. Did like that we got one Kyle/Lana scene. Despite not working out, I do think they care for one another in their own way still. Super Squad for the win! But, yeah, that final scene/montage brought all the emotions out. Bittersweet in a lot of ways since Lois does succumb to her cancer at the end, and then Clark's heart finally gives out and Superman is truly dead. But at the same time, they got to grow old together, watch their sons grow, get married themselves, and have children of their own, use their growing fame to make the world a better place, and clearly seemed to have a happy life. For a lot of people; both in the comic world and real one; that is close to a perfect one as one can get. Wasn't sure at first, but I see that was actually David Giuntoli as Adult Jonathan! Fun little cameo there. Little surprised that they didn't do something similar with Adult Jordan. Was actually wondering if they might put Gregory Smith himself on camera since he directed this one (plus other episodes.) Might have been a fun Easter Egg. All in all, a great ending for what was probably one of; if not the best; shows out of the Arrowverse. I selfishly wouldn't have mind maybe another season or two to spend more time with these wonderful characters, but I'm glad we at least got a final season to wrap it up and it at least didn't overstay it's welcome like others did (looking at you, The Flash. Sorry, buddy!) Sure, like most shows, it had its moments of weaknesses or mistakes (from what I remember, season two was probably the most flawed), but I never felt like it lost its way, and I was frankly impressed how grounded and undramatic it could be despite the outlandish situations and being on one of the soapiest networks out there (I swear, I say this with love!) It was not only just a great version of the Superman story, but Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch's versions of Clark and Lois might be my favorite iterations out there. Fare thee well, Superman & Lois. And the Arrowverse. And The CW that I use to love despite the silliness at times. I will miss you all!!

I know Jordan isn't wild that his food item at the diner is on the kid's menu, but to be fair, it looked like it was a sizable portion, so at least everyone will be getting their money's worth! I was wondering if Bruno was going to factor back in and I'm certainly not going to complain over that prediction being true. Still one of my favorite advisories out of the entire Arrowverse. Someone who did horrible things and deserves to be locked up, but can truly buy that it came from wanting to benefit his community and felt like he had no choice in a lot of ways with doing what he did. Just a more layered character all around. Plus, it goes without saying that Chad L. Coleman never misses. Glad he got a final chance to shine here. At least Amanda has come around to realizing that Lex is the worst and might be flipping on him, but I'm still a little disappointed that is the extent of it because I was hoping Yvonne Chapman would be able to bust out some of her Kung-Fu moves again. Clark training the boys was a nice moment. Definitely think this is ending with him hanging up the cape for good and them taking over as a crime-fighting duo. Even if the Doomsday threat is dealt with for good, I wouldn't blame anyone from Smallville if they just tuck tail and run for good. Granted, no place is really safe in D.C. world (or any comic book world, really), but for such a small town, it seems like danger is lurking in every corner. At least it isn't as bad as the actual Smallville show, where a new powerful baddie seemed to be popping up every day! The Milton actor really is playing him exactly like Dr. Curdle Jr. from Riverdale and I'm not against that choice. He might be a bit typecast but he's good at it! Finale next week!

Honestly, I'm surprised it too Sean this long to boast about all the famous people that have used his bathroom during numerous television/film productions. That toilet has received so much famous piss! Can't remember the last time Colin and Nadja got paired off by themselves and like with Nadja and Guillermo, it's always interesting and unique since they don't do it often. Did not predict where that was heading at all and it made for some uncomfortable but hilarious comedy. Zach Woods and the actress playing his wife were good with all of the cringe aspects and, again, both Natasia Demetriou and Mark Proksch worked well together. The stuff with Nandor and Laszlo invading a production of a "copaganda" (tm Colin) series being filmed outside their place was more predictable, but still pretty fun. The writer/writers were definitely having fun taking the piss out of directors, actors, etc. and making sure everyone knows that writers are the true heroes of the industry! Plus, Laszlo discovers what a hoodie is! RIP poor production folks who were just trying to do their jobs and getting their necks snapped because of it. This business is rough! "Sexy City." Binging seven seasons of Mets games is even a lot for Colin to handle!

Jon Glaser as a March Madness-loving (actual) demon was another inspired bit of casting from the show. It really does know how to perfectly use whatever comedic performers they get for guest spots. Loved that Laszlo and Nandor thought Sean himself was possessed at first, but of course, it was just him being obsessed with the games! Glad Sean survived both of those heart attacks, even if he seems to have accepted he is destined to die young. The friendship between him and Laszlo continues to be strangely touching and heartfelt. Naturally, Colin would be an expect on Office Identity politics and try his best to have Guillermo be known for something. Which ends with him just punching the crap out of poor Gizmo, and Gizmo getting a leg up due to his boss/Jordan being worried he might sue over it. Instead, he's now "The Vault" and Jordan clearly wants him to get involved with something shady. Normally, I'd worry, but on this show, it's going to be Jordan's head on a platter (maybe literally), if things go south. Nandor being concerned about college students playing basketball instead of studying was an unexpected delight. Nadja is certainly going all in on being the Office Funny Girl and getting laughs at first, but there seems to be signs that she is wearing out her welcome on that front. Camera crew continues to be featured/referenced a lot. Nandor admits to having a crush on The Guide. But he might need to deal with Jerry before he can admit it to her!

Damn, Lex has Dr. Curdle Jr. from Riverdale on his payroll! He just goes by the name Milton apparently and is really good at tech instead. Either way, he's good at increasing the creepy factor! It was pretty obvious that Lois was walking into a trap, so it was hard watching her get outmaneuvered. I guess I can understand why she let Lex get to her like that, but she should have known that nothing good was going to come out of it. Especially since it was obvious from the start that this Gordon Godfrey guy was not going to even pretend to not be on Team Lex. Tom Cavanagh was an interesting choice for the role. A Harrison Wells variant? Or simply just a way to give one of the more prolific Arrowverse performers a final send-off? Despite Michael Bishop's best work, I'll still struggle to really care about the Candice character and her relationship with Jonathan, so all of that was kind of a bore. So, Clark isn't simply just getting older. According to John Henry Irons, he is destined to loose his powers at some point. It does sound like there is no set point for it and he can still live for decades, so I suspect this is going to end with Superman passing the torture to his sons, and then Clark and Lois grow old together. That would be a nice, if bittersweet ending for them. Glad to see the Irons again and I hope they stick around for these final episodes. Kent boys are going to have to accept that movie viewing; or really, anything out in public; will never be the same for them again! Lex is now looking more like the business many tycoon from the comics and is possibly going to use John Henry's suit for his own nefarious purposes. Combine that with Amanda matching him (maybe even overseeing him on some levels) in the nefarious department, and it is certainly looking good for him! That said, he clearly is not over what went down with Elizabeth and I can see that playing into his eventual downfall.

The bar was certainly set high with this episode thanks to its title and, well, if you have to get someone to play Laszlo/Matt Berry's Ghost Father, you really can't go wrong with Steve Coogan! You can easily see where Laszlo got his pompous attitude, speech pattern and accent, and why he is the way he is: for better and worse. At the same time, you can see that despite his flaws, Laszlo is better than his dad in a lot of ways: likely thanks to meeting Nadja and spending time with the rest of the gang. Not surprised his dad was up to no good, and I'm glad he overcame it. Thanks in part to a Ghostbuster-like proton pack and the Creature he created in his lab. Just an everyday thing for this gang! Of course Colin has a Funko Pops collection in his safe. With not just one but TWO Lizzo figures! Kind of wish we actually got to see the gang visit the M&M store. The B-plot of Nandor and Nadja discovering they have other neighbors besides Sean and learning what an Air BnB was a fun side story as well. Didn't not predict that the Air BnB owner would actually end up being a changeling and possibly the one Nandor dated "back in the day." They weren't too far off! The camera guy getting shot and seeing the reaction to it was another nice bit of them incorporating the film crew more this season.