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‘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...
‘Yellowstone’ Finally Feels Like It’s Going Somewhere In Season 5, Episode 11
For largely unavoidable reasons, the back half of Yellowstone Season 5 has been complete rubbish. It brings me some pleasure to report that Episode 11,...
‘Landman’ Isn’t In A Hurry To Get Anywhere In Episode 3 — And That’s Fine
Taylor Sheridan shows have a tendency to fall in love with themselves, and Landman might be there already. Episode 3, “Hell Has a Front Yard”, has the...
‘Yellowstone’ Season 5 Continues To Suffer From Circumstance In Episode 10
“The Apocalypse of Change” is exactly the kind of episode you get when you have to kill off a show’s main character over a contract...
‘Lioness’ Season 2, Episode 5 Recap – Josie Finally Returns Home After Shocking Revelation
The events of Episode 5 of Lioness Season 2 are unsurprising. When Joe and her team encounter hundreds of young female girls in a warehouse...
Taylor Sheridan Takes ‘Yellowstone’ To Texas in the ‘Landman’ Premiere
Landman is the fourth – count ‘em – show that Taylor Sheridan has created for Paramount+, and it might be the most quintessentially Taylor Sheridan...
‘Tulsa King’ Season 2 Ends With A Quiet, Understated Finale
I’m not sure what I was expecting to happen in the finale of Tulsa King Season 2, but it probably wasn’t this. Saying that Episode...
‘Poppa’s House’ Episode 4 Is The Cringiest Yet
Episode 4, “School Days”, is definitely the cringiest episode of Poppa’s House thus far. Please, miss me with all the singing and dancing. And this...
‘Yellowstone’ Writes Out John Dutton In Season 5, Episode 9 — And There’ll Be Hell To Pay
The big question looming over the back half of Yellowstone Season 5 was how the show would conclude without the involvement of Kevin Costner, who...
After ‘Tulsa King’ Season 2, Episode 9, What’s Left For Dwight?
After Episode 9 of Tulsa King Season 2, I’m not sure what’s left for Dwight Manfredi to prove. “Triad” removes the most dangerous new player...
‘Lioness’ Season 2, Episode 4 Brings Heated Cross-Agency Politics
Lioness Season 2 wants to give its audience something to think about, and Episode 4, aptly titled “Five Hundred Children,” certainly does that. Because what...