Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

  1. Episode 10 Beyond Logic
    Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season-Finale Recap: Godzilla Raids Again Is Monarch good or bad? Did any of this matter? At least Godzilla fought another giant monster.
  2. Episode 9 Axis Mundi
    Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Recap: Final Wars Monarch has an exciting twist up its sleeve right before heading into the finale.
  3. Episode 8 Birthright
    Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Recap: Planet of the Monsters We’re really going all in on this Hollow Earth thing, huh?
  4. Episode 7 Will the Real May Please Stand Up?
    Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Recap: Terror of Mechagodzilla Monarch has done a good job not feeling like homework for the Monsterverse movies … until this episode.
  5. Episode 6 Terrifying Miracles
    Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Recap: Godzilla on Monster Island Shaw wants to make up for his past mistakes (choosing love over duty) by helping Godzilla in 2015.
  6. Episode 5 The Way Out
    Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Recap: City on the Edge of Battle This has been the most Titan-free episode so far, and yet you can feel Godzilla’s gigantic footprint all over it.
  7. Episode 4 Parallels and Interiors
    Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Recap: Horror of the Deep Monarch finally gets its head back in the game, and all it took was some wandering around in the Arctic.
  8. Episode 3 Secrets and Lies
    Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Recap: Destroy All Monsters After two somewhat fuzzy episodes, the series’ stakes are now clear. Plus, Godzilla is finally here!
  9. Episode 2 Departure
    Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Recap: Tokyo S.O.S. Godzilla is strong, but not strong enough to escape the second-episode trap that awaits so many ambitious TV shows.
  10. Episode 1 Aftermath
    Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Series-Premiere Recap: Godzilla Returns Bringing Godzilla to the small screen makes for a premiere that is light on monsters and heavy on human drama and intrigue.

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