It’s no secret that Mad Men has gotten its share of criticism for its often heavy-handed symbolism and insistent metaphors. Remember Don’s toothache in the season five finale, the season six opening with Don reading “The Divine Comedy”, or even last week’s “Eat your candy”? There really isn’t much subtlety to be had when watching […]
Last week’s episode of Game of Thrones made a lot of news, as it marked the first time the series took major steps in diverging from the book series- thereby sending a number of book fans into a tailspin, not knowing what would become of Jon or Bran at Craster’s Keep. Well, tonight the book […]
“Mingling Its Own Nature With It” is yet another fun and entertaining episode of Orphan Black’s sophomore season. This episode has everything: a ritual cult wedding, murder, surprises, Blood Ties: A Musical, shoplifting, a car crash, and so much more. It is a truly packed hour with a lot to enjoy. Last week’s episode left […]
It’s always risky to adapt a television series from a novel or other existing material. You will always have a chunk of the audience who is well-versed in that source material, as well as a section of the audience who is coming to the series with little or no knowledge of what has come before. […]
As often seems to happen during the central episodes of each season of Game of Thrones, “Oathkeeper” has some truly excellent moments alongside some less successful elements. The most interesting storylines once again deliver the night’s most intriguing developments, while some stories- such as Dany’s seemingly endless journey to free all the slaves in the […]
“I wish it was yesterday” Bobby Draper reflects on his day and utters these sad words to an inquiring Henry. Those Draper men are all alike. Does he wish for it to be yesterday so he can take back what he did during lunchtime, relive this almost perfect day to its full glory? Or does […]
Last week’s premiere episode, “Nature Under Constraint and Vexed” did a good job in easing us back into the universe of Orphan Black without really missing a beat. This week’s episode “Governed by Sound Reason and True Religion” is an excellent follow up to the premiere. It does a fine job in continuing last week’s […]
I had hoped that last week’s trip into killer of the week territory might be a one-off. Unfortunately, this week’s “Shiizakana” offers us much in the same, albeit with this week’s particular killer having a clear link to Hannibal’s past. We don’t have all that much in terms of character development to work with either, […]
After last week’s climactic Purple Wedding, there was bound to be a momentum let down this week. However, I found “Breaker of Chains” to be one of the series’ weaker episodes on the whole, largely due to its attempt to jam so much story into the hour. One of the reasons last week’s “The Lion […]
As the sixth season of Mad Men closed with a surprising and poignant moment between Don Draper and his children, many of us though that it would be a marker of significant change for the character. Finally he offered an inkling of his true self to his children (even complete strangers at the Hershey’s pitch) […]
