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‘The Agency’ Spreads Itself A Little Too Thin In Episode 5
The Agency is a strange show, it has to be said. It was wildly off-putting initially, really improved when it cohered a bit, and here...
‘Poppa’s House’ Has A Valuable Message In Episode 8, But Only One Joke
Poppa’s House mires a good message in questionable presentation in Episode 8, but there’s still some value in its ideas.
‘Yellowstone’ Season 5 Manages To Find A Dignified Ending After A Terrible Farewell Tour
Episode 14, “Life Is a Promise”, is about as good of an ending as we could have hoped for given the circumstances.
‘Landman’ Pulls No Punches In Episode 6, And Rightly So
Landman needed an edge, and Episode 6, “Beware the Second Beating”, provides it capably. It was obvious that Cooper’s savage beating wasn’t going to go unanswered, but I was a little surprised by the speed, ferocity, and completeness of Tommy’s retribution.
‘The Agency’ Finally Feels Like It’s Going Somewhere in Episode 4
I’ve been thinking about The Agency a lot, partly to try and figure out why I think it’s so dull, and what’s meaningfully different about...
‘Poppa’s House’ Episode 7 Blessedly Focuses More On Poppa and Ivy
It took seven weeks, but Poppa’s House finally has a premise I can relate to — Poppa has a bad back. His sciatica has flared up and...
The Best and Most Talked-About Moments from ‘Lioness’ Season 2 (Ranked)
One thing that amazes me about Lioness Season 2 is how it silenced the critics following Season 1. The second season has many talking points...
‘Yellowstone’ Season 5 Blows Its Penultimate Episode On Sappy, Out-Of-Character Nonsense
It’s easy to forget how good Yellowstone was at its peak because Season 5 is euthanizing it in record time. I suppose that’s grimly ironic...
It’s Almost A Complete Mission Failure In The ‘Lioness’ Season 2 Finale
At one point in the Lioness Season 2 finale, the American military broke down Iran’s military capabilities for at least five minutes to the QRF...
‘Landman’ Finally Gets Going And Introduces Real Conflict In Episode 5
“Where Is Home” is one of those episodes you sometimes get in a Taylor Sheridan show where everything just goes to Hell. And Landman needed to go...
‘The Agency’ Continues To Be A Drag In Episode 3
I’m still not convinced by The Agency. In Episode 3, “Hawk From A Handsaw”, it gets so gratingly serious and so obvious and reiterative about...
‘Poppa’s House’ Descends Into Repetitive Rubbish In Episode 6
Poppa’s House has an uncanny ability to make 20 minutes feel like an hour, and nowhere is that more true than in Episode 6, “Family...
‘Yellowstone’ Season 5, Episode 12 Finally Lets Kayce Off the Leash
“Counting Coup” is partly a dumb episode of Yellowstone and partly a great one. Based on how the back half of Season 5 has proceeded...
‘Lioness’ Season 2, Episode 7 Recap – Joe and Neal’s Marriage Reaches Boiling Point
I’ve wondered why Lioness Season 2 has been better than the first season for a while now. It’s honestly kept me up at night. But...
Episode 4 Doesn’t Make the Point Of ‘Landman’ Any Clearer
We’re four episodes in and I still have no idea what Landman is about. Oil, obviously. But it’s seemingly determined not to adhere to any conventional expectations...
The Premiere of ‘The Agency’ Is Painfully Dull
I love a spy drama, and there’s room for all kinds of different ones. But The Agency debuts in a post-Slow Horses streaming climate where...
‘Lioness’ Season 2, Episode 6 Recap – Is Cruz Ready to Take Over as Joe Faces Life or Death?
Lioness Season 2, Episode 6 seriously considers the following: What if Joe has truly exhausted this life? What if a life-threatening situation makes her believe...
Parenting In ‘Poppa’s House’ Episode 5 – And A Hint Of Romance
Poppa’s House finally acknowledges the potential of a romantic relationship between Poppa and Ivy, which is the good news – that’s clearly where the show...