It says a lot when one of the stronger episodes of Better Call Saul: Season 2 doesn’t really focus on the title character. As I said last week, I’ve been waiting for something to act as the narrative “through-line” to make me care about Season 2’s story, but I didn’t expect Jimmy to be sidelined […]
Things had been going so well with The Walking Dead. The series was on a roll with a string of strong, taut, and focused episodes. And then “Twice As Far” came along and ruined the streak. The episode was a jumbled mess of narrative, a dump of character exposition, and full of characters making ridiculously […]
Even though the whole team came together for “The Inside Man,” it still felt like Marvel Agent’s of S.H.I.E.L.D. was operating on the outside. Everything just seemed a little off and there was way too much going on. For starters, we finally got some answers about what’s happening with Ward. The Ward we knew is […]
“Rebecca” was one of those episodes that you don’t necessarily enjoy (despite its strengths), but which manage to avoid frustrating you (despite its flaws). Better Call Saul has always excelled at pulling something extra from the set decoration, cinematography, and the actions of its actors, but these didn’t add up to make an episode that […]
House of Cards isn’t a prestige drama- although Netflix desperately wants us to think so. It’s not even a particularly good show. However, it can be a fun trashy drama- a show that revels in melodrama and would much rather indulge in its soapy tendency than attempt to craft a fully coherent storyline over the […]
“The Same Boat” is the type of Walking Dead episode that I really love. There was a level of legitimate danger to characters we care about (I was actually worried that Carol wasn’t going to get the better of Paula in that last hand-to-hand fight), and we were given a deeper look into what makes […]
This week’s Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. had a bit of a rocky start, in an episode appropriately titled “Bouncing Back.” It’s been so long since we last saw our favorite agents that it was a little difficult getting back into the storyline. Luckily, there was enough going on to help refresh our memory. The first time […]
Well, it looks like nothing is sacred. Despite my optimism last week, Better Call Saul is running itself into the ground, with “Gloves Off” being comparable to an episode of The Flash: Season 2. For 70% of the episode, I actually wondered if there would be anything to write about, as nothing that happened on-screen […]
The Agent Carter season two finale might have been called “Hollywood Ending,” but it definitely didn’t have a movie feel. It was pretty bland as far as finales go, but it did tie things up nicely. When we left off last week, it was hard to tell where everyone stood. Every character seemed to be […]
It finally happened. For two episodes, Better Call Saul: Season 2 has felt like an unnecessary addition to Jimmy’s story. Because of Season 1’s definitive finale, both “Switch” and “Cobbler” were preoccupied with getting Jimmy back to square one, and despite my confidence in creators Peter Gould and Vince Gilligan, I worried Season 2 wouldn’t […]
