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The Ending Of ‘Grotesquerie’ Is A Terrible Conclusion To A Show With Real Promise
Oh, boy – people are going to hate this. And rightly so, frankly. It always seemed likely that Grotesquerie would have a somewhat ambiguous ending,...
‘The Old Man’ Season 2 Ends On A Rather Unsatisfying Note
I can’t help but feel a little bit disappointed by the ending of The Old Man Season 2. It’s very popular, so I can’t say I was...
‘Grotesquerie’ Episodes 8 & 9 Blur The Lines Between Reality and Dreams
There were lots of big – nay, huge – questions coming out of the Big Twist™, chief among them how Grotesquerie was going to proceed...
‘The Old Man’ Season 2, Episode 7 Confirms A Theory About Parwana
There’s a lot of dialogue in The Old Man Season 2, Episode 7. In fact, “XIV” is comprised almost entirely of three conversations – Dan...
‘Grotesquerie’ Episode 7 Changes Everything
I’m still not sure where I stand on Grotesquerie Episode 7, so here’s what I do know. A lot of people are going to hate...
‘English Teacher’ Sticks The Landing In A Superb Finale
It was only right that English Teacher, a truly excellent sitcom, had a really good ending, and Episode 8, “Birthday”, caps off Season 1 in fine...
‘The Old Man’ Season 2 Continues To Evoke the Glory Days In Episode 6
When you go on the run, you only take the essentials, and that’s the feeling that hangs over The Old Man as we enter the...
‘Grotesquerie’ Episode 6 Reveals the Nurse Redd Connection
Since the premiere of Grotesquerie, I’ve complained pretty reliably about the inclusion of the inclusion of the Nurse Redd storyline, which has always felt like...
‘Grotesquerie’ Episode 5’s One-Shot Sequence Is A Delight
From bad to worse; out of the frying pan into the fire. Pick whichever idiom you like, but that’s the vibe of Grotesquerie Episode 5....
Recap: ‘English Teacher’ Episode 7 Questions If Teaching Is A Dying Profession
Just like the field trip earlier in the season, the aptly-titled “Convention” gets the teachers out of the classroom. But even though Evan thinks that...
Recap: ‘Grotesquerie’ Keeps Getting Weirder In Episodes 3 & 4
Travis Kelce is a handsome fellow, isn’t he? I bring this up since his much-advertised presence in Grotesquerie is the rare light spot in what...
Recap: ‘The Old Man’ Season 2, Episode 5 Feels Reminiscent Of Season 1
Is Angela/Emily/Parwana dead? That’s certainly the question we’re left with by the end of The Old Man Season 2, Episode 5, though anyone who has...
Recap: ‘English Teacher’ Episode 6 Has The Best Guest Star of the Season
The main joke of English Teacher Episode 6 isn’t that funny when you think about it. The youth of today is so sensitive, coddled, and reactionary that...
Recap: ‘Grotesquerie’ Episode 2 Might Have Introduced the Killer
The pilot episode of Grotesquerie was fittingly grotesque, and Episode 2, “True Crime Catholics”, doesn’t exactly become a comedy. In fact, it might be even...
Recap: ‘Grotesquerie’ Has An Impressively Grim Pilot
You can’t have a spooky season without a Ryan Murphy show, and Grotesquerie fits the bill. Episode 1 introduces a couple of complicated protagonists, an...
Recap: ‘The Old Man’ Season 2, Episode 4 Claims A Couple Of Bodies
The Old Man feels different in Season 2; at this point, that’s undeniable. But in Episode 4 is starts to feel a bit more like its...
Recap: ‘English Teacher’ Episode 5 Plays On A Classic Workplace Sitcom Premise
Episode 5 of English Teacher uses a classic workplace sitcom setup: Getting everyone out of the workplace. In this case, it’s a field trip that...
Recap: Angela Makes A Choice In ‘The Old Man’ Season 2, Episode 3
Emily/Angela/Parwana is a woman of many names and many fathers, all of whom rally around her in Episode 3 of The Old Man Season 2, titled with...