issue 16// vol 47 arts // no. 9 Marvel's favourite teenage misfits > ‘Runaways’ review Sonam Kaloti Arts Editor wkweK KY Ma: Runaways isn’t necessarily an old show, but it has lived its full life. As an avid Marvel cinema fan, I wanted to begin catching up on the shows | missed before the MCU’s phase four was in full swing. I’ve seen all the films, and that includes Thor: The Dark World (seriously). I haven't seen the original The Hulk (but I doubt anyone minds). However, the television shows feel like a new world. Runaways would be the fourth Marvel show I’ve watched (although I did just begin watching Daredevil and Jessica Jones). My first and favourite, Agents of S.H.L.E.L.D., was the longest running Marvel show with seven seasons and stories spanning multiple universes and timelines—much like the Marvel movies’ own phase one through three. Agent Carter—albeit only two seasons—is worth the watch. Despite the events of Agent Carter occurring far in the past (just after Captain America: The First Avenger takes place), the show has many crossovers with Agents of S.H.LE.L.D. so it should be watched as a prequel. Then there's Inhumans, which earned a pitiful u percent on Rotten Tomatoes, and let’s just say that is accurate. It’s a shame because there is a lot of room for amazing stories regarding Inhumans in the MCU—but this wasn't it. As expected, my hope for Runaways was just that it wasn’t as bad as Inhumans; luckily, it wasn’t. The first season of Runaways serves more as an origin story. The true story bubbles just underneath the surface as we follow the teenage protagonists on their journey of coming back together as a group of misfit-friends- turned-superheroes. Their obvious losses can be easily predicted due to who the villains are: their own parents. The teens are constantly in a moral struggle between Promotional image for 'Marvel's Runaways’ via Hulu doing what's right with their friends or demonstrating forgiveness by sticking with their family. This prevents them from being able to truly conquer the enemy but allows us to feel their struggle as they figure out how to save the world while also finding out who they are and the supernatural abilities they may have. The second season kicks off the true action of the story. Although they're only just getting used to their supernatural powers and working together as a team, they’ve generally decided what team they're on and what their course of action is. The best part about this show isn’t necessarily the characters, fight scenes, or grandiosity like many other Marvel creations—it’s unique due to the dynamics that are exploited in creating the good and the bad guys. The shades of grey keep the story and character progression unpredictable which makes for an exciting story in this small corner of the MCU. Its first two seasons are on Disney+, and its third and final season has talks of being uploaded to Disney+, but for now it is available on Hulu. Lots of Catching Up: ‘Transplant’ >» Honesty and regrets at the hospital Jerrison Oracion Senior Columnist lhe new season of Kim’s Convenience begins this week, and I cannot wait to see what the Kim family has been doing during the coronavirus pandemic. A lot happened in the show last season, and I recommend people catch up on it before watching the new season. The actor who plays Mr. Mehta, Sugith Varughese, is not only in the number one comedy in Canada right now—he also stars in the number one drama for both Canada and America: Transplant. Varughese is seen in a few episodes playing a surgeon, Grace Lynn Kung (who is seen in almost every Canadian show) plays a social worker in the hospital, and Kim's Convenience’s Rodrigo Fernandez- Stoll will be a patient in a later episode. The show recently aired in the United States on NBC and will be back this winter. It is more than an immigrant story as it also shows how important facts can lead to important decisions. The show begins with Bashir Hamed (Hamza Haq) a man who immigrated to Canada when fleeing the civil war in Syria, who now works in a Toronto donair shop. After rescuing a chief doctor at York Memorial Hospital named Jed Bishop (John Hannah) when a truck crashes through the donair place, Bashir gets a job opportunity at the hospital. Earlier in the show, Bishop did not hire Bashir despite him being a doctor in his home country. Along the way, Bashir must go through hurdles to prove his medical credentials and Bishop pushes Bashir to be better than all the other doctors in the hospital. Compared to the other medical shows that are airing right now, this show does not go over the top. Bashir gets along with all his co-workers including Magalie Leblanc (Laurence Leboeuf). Magalie has problems of her own, as do the rest of the doctors in the hospital—even Jed in the case of his son. An interesting episode in the first season is the third episode where a patient has an illness that they would not have if they were vaccinated. It happened because the patient’s father did not like his children to be vaccinated and Bashir and the rest of the staff do everything they can to save the patient’s life. The episode aired a few weeks before the coronavirus Illustration by Udeshi Seneviratne pandemic began, and it shows that vaccines are important. The patient’s father regrets the decision to not get his children the vaccines and throughout the show patients regret the decisions that have led to them to the hospital. The show being presented in 211 aspect ratio makes it more cinematic and it gives the feel that I am watching a high-quality streaming service instead of a CTV show. Transplant is a fictional example of why healthcare workers are essential. When next season of the show begins, Bashir and the staff at York Memorial Hospital might even tackle the coronavirus pandemic.