After taking a stumble with last week’s weak battle for the Wall, Game of Thrones returns with a balanced and excellent season finale that sets up a number of interesting mysteries for season five, completely changing the entire trajectory of the series in the process. On its surface, “The Children” may seem like an average […]
“Things Which Have Never Yet Been Done” is an outstanding hour of Orphan Black and an ideal precursor to what is shaping up to be an intense and compelling season finale. Full of intense drama, engaging character moments, surprising developments and the occasional comic scene (courtesy of the Hendrix family adventures in body disposal) the […]
Holy shit indeed. Sarah Paulson is no stranger to challenging characters and situations as we have come to know from her work in American Horror Story. In the past two seasons of the horror show she has tackled aversion/conversion therapy, been trapped in an insane asylum, administered an abortion on herself, had acid thrown on […]
Have you ever wished that HBO’s Game of Thrones had just a few additional episodes each season? If so, then you are in good company. George R.R. Martin, who wrote the book series on which Thrones is closely based recently told the New York Times that he too wishes there were several more episodes each […]
Traditionally, the ninth episode of each season of Game of Thrones is the biggest or most game-changing of the season. In season one, Ned Stark lost his head. In season two, Tyrion led the Battle of the Blackwater. In season three, Robb, Talisa, and Catelynn all lost their lives at the Red Wedding. So “The […]
Orphan Black is a series that often takes us to unexpected and surprising places. The narrative twists and turns may not always work perfectly, but the show has always managed to overcome any kind of narrative hiccup, be it plot contrivances or questionable characterizations. The characters and performances are just so strong and engaging that […]
One of this spring’s most pleasant surprises has been FX’s Fargo. Inspired by the 1996 film from the Coen brothers, the series has taken the charm and darkness from its original inspiration and brilliantly adapted it to the small screen – complete with new characters and new mysteries. While FX has yet to order a […]
