I will say this about the Arrow writers, when they really want to, they can put together a taut and engaging hour of television. I guess that isn’t particularly, fair, since the first season of Arrow was smart and engaging, while still being paced well. But considering the rough go the series has had in […]
From the world of anime comes the comedy series Tsuritama, a show that has aliens, an ancient legend about a dragon and a group of boys needing to save the world with fishing and the power of friendship. There is no denying it is trying to be original. Yuki is a socially inept high school student […]
Did you know that Don Draper is a sad man with nothing in his life? Because if you didn’t, Mad Men really hit that point home in “The Forecast.” There were certainly some interesting moments within the episode, but for the second week in a row, we failed to learn anything we weren’t already aware […]
Well, so far this season, Game of Thrones is two for two. “The House of Black and White” was another excellent hour of television, avoiding the common Thrones pitfalls and delivering balanced storytelling that moved the season’s various plots along at a swift pace. And, perhaps most interesting of all, this episode made it clear […]
After weeks of disappointing episodes with nothing of note happening, “Broken Arrow” gave us some serious plot movement. I just wish that story advancement hadn’t come at the expense of Thea Queen. Arrow trimmed its cast by two in this episode (barring some major life saving measures), and I’m not particularly thrilled by this development. […]
Well, that was sure a lot of Megan. And not a lot of anyone else. I opted to write this episode review this morning rather than last night because I really needed a night to ruminate on “New Business,” and honestly, I’m still not quite sure how I feel about it. Part of me thinks […]
I’ll admit I wasn’t completely sold on season four of Game of Thrones. It was, by far, the most uneven season to date. A lot of that had to do with the amount of moving around central characters did throughout the season. And it certainly wasn’t easy following season three, which was a truly remarkable […]
Something isn’t quite right with Don Draper. Well, I suppose that completely true. He’s still killing it at work, and killing it with the ladies outside of work, but there’s something decidedly off about Don. Yes, he’s in the midst of divorce number two, so he has every right to be a bit off-kilter. But […]
In a strange way, “Public Enemy” was the most complete episode Arrow has put together in weeks. That being said, something still just didn’t feel right about it as a whole. There is just something missing from the series now, and I can’t quite put my finger on what it is. Perhaps it’s simply that […]
Here’s the thing about Arrow during the second half of this season: it consistently feels as if the show is simply running in circles without an end point in sight. Time and again we hear from Oliver how he can’t love Felicity because his duty to the city is so great (we were given a […]
