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Recap: Underdogs Unite In ‘The Penguin’ Episode 2
Episode 2 of The Penguin, “Inside Man”, is as good as the premiere was, which got me thinking. Why? That isn’t a trick question. There...
‘Industry’ Season 3 Ends At Its Best – By Showing The Worst Of Everyone
Industry Season 3 was never heading to a happy ending, but even I didn’t expect one quite so cynical as this. Episode 8, “Infinite Largesse”,...
Recap: ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ Season 2, Episode 1 Raises Some Worrying Questions
Season 2 of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon is subtitled The Book of Carol. I don’t like that for several reasons – “Book Of” sounds...
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: ‘Brilliant Minds’ Has A Mixed-Bag Pilot But Plenty of Potential
The pilot of NBC’s Brilliant Minds is a mixed bag, but I’ll say this for it – it has a superb opening sequence. And in...
Recap: ‘High Potential’ Episode 2 Provides Some Welcome Emotion
The premiere of High Potential had everything a show like this needs, but if it was missing anything, one might suggest it was a streak...
Recap: ‘High Potential’ Has A Near-Perfect Pilot (For This Kind Of Thing)
ABC’s High Potential has a cracking elevator pitch – what if Good Will Hunting, but the janitor ends up being a police officer instead of...
Recap: ‘Murder in a Small Town’ Episode 1 Starts With The Wrong Case
It might just be me, but I think it was a mistake for the premiere of Fox’s Murder in a Small Town to be 90...
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: Pierpoint Is On The Ropes In ‘Industry’ Season 3, Episode 7
Things are not going well for anyone in Episode 7 of Industry Season 3. The “Useful Idiot” of the title is Eric, though the label...
The Ending Of ‘Snowpiercer’ Season 4 Is A Fitting Full-Circle Moment
Snowpiercer began aboard the titular train, so it’s only right that it ends there, too. The Season 4 finale, fittingly titled “Last Stop”, sets up a...
Recap: ‘The Penguin’ Episode 1 Kick-Starts A Gripping Mob Drama
The Penguin is a sequel to The Batman, there’s no doubt about that, but it’s the furthest thing from a superhero show you could imagine....
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...
Recap: ‘English Teacher’ Episode 4 Tackles The School Shooting Debate
English Teacher Episode 4, “School Safety”, deals with two important issues — the responsible use of firearms in the well-armed State of Texas, and the fact...
Recap: ‘Industry’ Gets More Honest Than Ever in Season 3, Episode 6
In some hypothetical future where Marisa Abela wins an Emmy for her work on Industry, it’ll be for the show overall – but I think...
Recap: ‘The Old Man’ Swaps Mystery For Family Drama In Its Season 2 Premiere
The brilliant first season of The Old Man was a slowly unfurling collection of secrets and mysteries, with occasional bursts of brutal violence. Not having...