Mark Gatiss reintroduced the Ice Warriors to Doctor Who with Season 7’s episode “Cold War,” so it’s only fitting that he tackle their second appearance in Season 10’s “Empress of Mars” – a fun standalone episode with a few hiccups here and there. The setup of Victorian-era soldiers confronting Ice Warriors on Mars is exactly […]
I loved season four of Orange is the New Black. I even named it the best show of 2016. So, I had high hopes that it could maintain the same level of quality, balancing the dual comedic and dramatic elements that have made the show into one of the finest on television. However, after watching […]
After last week’s truly horrendous outing, Doctor Who gets back on track and wraps up the Monk trilogy with a solid and unexpectedly pointed episode. SPOILER WARNING – important plot points from this and previous episodes will be discussed in detail. “The Lie of the Land” begins with Earth firmly under the control of the […]
“The Pyramid at the End of the World” is the worst episode of the tenth season of Doctor Who so far, undoing a lot of the goodwill earned by excellent episodes like “Oxygen.” As with last week’s review, a SPOILER WARNING is in order. Key plot points from this episode and others before it will […]
From our first look at Prometheus in the Season 5 premiere to the explosive finale on the island, Arrow has regained its footing and once again reigns supreme in the Arrowverse. Every aspect of the show has returned to form. The story beats, the characters, the emotion, the fight choreography, it was all there, and […]
Three Girls is a dramatization of child sexual grooming ring in Rochdale, where men abused teenage girls for years in the Northern English town and led to other cases being discovered across England. Three Girls was shown over three consecutive nights on BBC One in the UK, and the program follows three victims of the grooming, Holly […]
Supergirl has been defined by its heavily allegorical, SF-infused take on our current sociopolitical climate. From (literal) alien refugees fleeing their repressive homeworlds to xenophobic demagogues attempting to turn popular sentiment against strange visitors from other planets, Supergirl has served as a humanistic response to real-life issues and a catharsis for those who can’t solve […]
After last week’s excellent episode left viewers with a chilling cliffhanger, the tenth season of Doctor Who delivers another knockout punch with “Extremis.” It would be very difficult to discuss “Extremis” without addressing major spoilers about it and the events of the previous episode, so consider yourselves warned. Spoilers abound from this point onward. An […]
Netflix’s ray of sunshine, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, returns to the streaming site this Friday, May 19th for its 13-episode third season. And, having seen the first six episodes of the latest batch, I can tell you that if you enjoyed the previous two seasons of the series, you’ll like this one. The first six episodes are […]
Arrow has always been great at setting up their finales with a penultimate episode that raises the stakes and puts characters exactly where they need to be. “Missing” was no different. This episode served as a reminder of everything we’ve been through this season. It gave us a chance to settle into a small zone […]
