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‘The Pitt’ Episode 3 Recap – Max Medical Drama Continues to Paint a Profound Portrait of Mortality
The word of the day is “death”. This is largely true of any episode of any medical drama, but it’s particularly true of Episode 3 of The Pitt, which opens and closes with death.
‘The Pitt’ Premiere Recap – Max’s Real-Time Medical Drama Is As Good As It Gets
The premiere of The Pitt covers 07:00-08:00 and 08:00-09:00 of a single continuous shift at the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center.
‘Creature Commandos’ Ending Explained – Finale Proves the New DCU Is Only Just Beginning
James Gunn isn’t pulling any punches in the finale of Creature Commandos. Episode 7, “A Very Funny Monster”, has everything you’d expect from the first...
‘Creature Commandos’ Gets The Balance A Little Off In Episode 6
Creature Commandos has been at its best and worst based on the strength of its flashback sequences, and Episode 6, “Priyatel Skelet”, is no different in that regard.
‘Creature Commandos’ Episode 5 Gives Us The Team-Up We Didn’t Know We Needed
I’ve already asked for more Eric Frankenstein in Creature Commandos, and Episode 5, “The Iron Pot”, grants that request. And thank goodness!
‘Get Millie Black’ Smartly Resists A Happy Ending
What constitutes a happy ending in a crime drama? Is it the bad guys getting their comeuppance? A case being satisfyingly solved? The detective at...
‘Dune: Prophecy’ Delivers An Action-Packed Season 1 Finale That’s Far From An Ending
Everything that happens in Episode 6, “The High-Handed Enemy”, is in service to the kind of big-picture multi-season storytelling that HBO was doubtlessly looking for in a Duniverse project.
‘Creature Commandos’ Gets Back On Track In Very Good Episode 4
Now this is more like it. I was worried about Creature Commandos, I must admit, especially after it got so bogged down in simplistic political...
‘Get Millie Black’ Gives Janet A Voice In Episode 4, But She Has Surprising Things To Say
Get Millie Black gives Janet a voice in Episode 4, but in a smart touch, she isn’t quite the victim we thought.
‘Dune: Prophecy’ Finally Gets Going In Season 1, Episode 5, But It Might Be Too Little Too Late
It’s fair to say that Dune: Prophecy hasn’t exactly resonated with viewers the way HBO probably wanted.
‘Creature Commandos’ Episode 3 Gets Bogged Down In Obvious Messaging and Silliness
I still like Creature Commandos, and I still think it has a lot of potential, but Episode 3 made me wonder if the concept was...
‘Get Millie Black’ Reveals The True Villain In Episode 3
It might be a bit of a cliché that the white guy has turned out to be the villain in Get Millie Black, but this...
‘Dune: Prophecy’ Gets A Bit Too Dense For Its Own Good In Season 1, Episode 4
Dune: Prophecy is a lot better when Desmond Hart is around, isn’t it? I suggested that in my recap of the previous episode, which brushed...
‘Creature Commandos’ Makes The Necessary Introductions In Its Two-Part Premiere
Welcome, says the two-part premiere of Creature Commandos, to the new DC Universe. Well, new-ish, I suppose. Episodes 1 and 2 of Max’s adult animated...
‘Get Millie Black’ Offers A Smart Change Of Perspective In Episode 2
It’s official – Get Millie Black is really good. It was obvious after the premiere but Episode 2, which valuably switches perspective to better hone...
‘Dune: Prophecy’ Finally Shows Some Weakness In Season 1, Episode 3
It had to happen eventually, and it finally does here in Season 1, Episode 3 – Dune: Prophecy shows some weakness in its storytelling. The...
‘Get Millie Black’ Is Immediately Captivating in Episode 1
Get Millie Black had me in the first two minutes of Episode 1. It’s not just the narration, which is compelling. It’s the show’s entire...
‘The Franchise’ Ends With Hope – Though It’s Hard to Tell Who For
I’ve been convinced for weeks that the ending of The Franchise would be the catastrophic failure of Tecto: Eye of the Storm, since really, how...