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‘Earth Abides’ Finally Introduces Some Danger In A Dark Double-Bill, But Also Gets A Lot Stupider
Earth Abides Episodes 4 and 5 aired together, and I can see why. In many ways, this double-bill is a two-part lesson in why you...
‘Earth Abides’ Is Too Risk Averse In Episode 3 And It’s Getting Dull
Episode 3, “World Without End”, moves the timeline further along and introduces a few new characters, but things still seem to be going too right too often for any real edge to take root in the setting.
‘Earth Abides’ Introduces A Little Hope In Episode 2
The premiere of Earth Abides was, in a word, bleak. And that set my expectations for Episode 2, “The Space Between”, which to be fair...
‘Earth Abides’ Has A Grim Post-Pandemic Premiere
I hope you haven’t forgotten about the COVID-19 pandemic, because contemporary entertainment isn’t about to any time soon. And what better to help us collectively...
The Ending of ‘Billy the Kid’ Season 2 Keeps Billy and His Story Alive
The ending of Billy the Kid Season 2 revolves around a peace agreement, which is a pretty hilarious concept when you consider how many people...
Despite Being Rooted In Miami, ‘Hotel Cocaine’ Was Not Filmed There
Hotel Cocaine tells the partially true story of Roman Compte and the Mutiny Hotel and has its roots firmly in the cocaine scene in Miami in the...
‘Hotel Cocaine’ Is Fiction, But Its Setting and Backdrop Are Very Real
Hotel Cocaine is not based on a true story. But it is based on real history, a real place, and a very real vibe of...
Recap: ‘Hotel Cocaine’ Gets Off To An Energetic Start In A Drug-Fuelled Premiere
I’m not sure I’d describe Hotel Cocaine as prestige TV, even though it’s tempting to put every hour-long drama with real actors in that bracket...
Recap: Peace Goes Up In Flames In ‘Billy the Kid’ Season 2 Episode 7
With Lincoln under military lockdown and a strict, permanent curfew imposed, Billy and the Regulators are confined to their HQ in the McSween house in...
Recap: Tensions Boil Over In ‘Billy the Kid’ Season 2 Episode 6
The war for Lincoln County begins in earnest in Episode 6 of Billy the Kid Season 2, which is a flurry of gunfights and testy...
Recap: Billy the Kid Is Back With Multiple Bangs In Season 2 Episode 5
After a very long wait since Episode 4, MGM+’s most underrated original, Billy the Kid, is finally back for Episode 5 of Season 2, “A...
Beacon 23 Season 1 Episode 4 Recap – What is Milan looking for?
Episode 4 of Beacon 23 Season 1 leaves Aster and Halan to fend for themselves for a week, instead wheeling back 180 years for a...
Beacon 23 Season 1 Episode 3 Recap – Aster crosses another line
Beacon 23 is, to use the technical term, a weird show. Like the book on which it’s based, this MGM+ adaptation is kind of all over...
Beacon 23 Season 1 Review – Refreshingly uneven science-fiction
The lighthouse is a pretty universally understood symbol for being kept on the right track, so it’s a bit ironic that Beacon 23, which is...
Billy the Kid Season 2 Episode 4 Recap – There’s a new Sheriff in town
It’s the Regulators versus the uncreatively named Jesse Evans Gang in Billy the Kid Season 2, with the opening salvo of the Lincoln County War...
The Winter King Season 1 Ending Explained – How does Arthur save Derfel and Nimue?
The Winter King Season 1 comes to something of an underwhelming end in Episode 10, which finds Arthur trying to battle predicaments on two fronts....
‘Billy the Kid’ Season 2, Episode 3 Recap – What Happened In “The Agony”?
In easily the best and most bombastic episode of Billy the Kid Season 2 thus far, the Lincoln County War officially starts, the Regulators are...
‘The Winter King’ Season 1, Episode 9 Recap and Breakdown
War is on the horizon in The Winter King Episode 9, and Arthur’s ability to meet it head-on is increasingly coming into question. Season 1...