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Cristin Milioti Is Awards-Worthy In ‘The Penguin’ Episode 4
Oz Cobb has emerged as such a compelling character that you’d think The Penguin wouldn’t work without him, but Episode 4, “Cent’Anni”, barely features him and doesn’t...
‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ Hits A High Note In Season 2, Episode 3
I’ve been pretty mixed on The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 2, but let me be the first to tell you that I liked Episode...
‘The Franchise’ Has A Needlessly Good Premiere
There’s a joke at the end of The Franchise’s premiere that sums the whole thing up. In it, Himesh Patel’s Daniel, the first AD of...
‘Joan’ Goes International in Episode 2
A new business endeavour becomes confusingly personal in Episode 2 of Joan, which admittedly lacks the snappy pace of the premiere. It remains, though, a...
Rhiannon’s Likeliest Victims After ‘Sweetpea’ Episode 1
The premiere of Sweetpea, “Sorry for Your Loss”, has a pretty simple mandate – justify why Rhiannon Lewis would stab a man to death for...
Ignorance Is Bliss In ‘The Penguin’ Episode 3
The Penguin is excellent in a way that doesn’t make much sense, and Episode 3, “Bliss”, exemplifies this in several interesting ways. It’s a Batman...
‘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: ‘Brilliant Minds’ Really Hits Its Stride In Episode 3
I’ve pointed out the potential of Brilliant Minds already, but I feel especially validated by Episode 3, “The Lost Biker”. This, I think, is the...
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: ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ Season 2 Improves Slightly In Episode 2
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon is improving, so that’s something. Season 2 is still wildly imperfect, but I didn’t spend Episode 2, “Moulin Rouge”, getting...
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: ‘Murder in a Small Town’ Episode 2 Is A Step Down
Murders in picturesque local towns are like buses. You wait ages for one, and then several come along at once. That’s how it must feel...
Recap: Mind and Body Are Separated In ‘Brilliant Minds’ Episode 2
I wasn’t sure about Brilliant Minds after a mixed-bag premiere, but I’m pleased to report that Episode 2, “The Disembodied Woman”, is a really good episode of...
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: Sophie Turner Impresses in the Premiere of ‘Joan’
Sophie Turner’s post-Game of Thrones career hasn’t exactly been prolific, which is surprising. Anyone who survives eight seasons of that show – especially the last...