Game of Thrones always has a particular structure to their seasons, and season premieres are always used as a chance to reorient the audience as to where the key players are what they’re motivations will be for the following nine episodes (unlike many HBO shows, Thrones, due in large part to its massive production scale, […]
Wow. Just wow. “Futamono” is an incredible work of art- even by Hannibal‘s loft standards. So much happens within the hour that it will be nearly impossible to cover all the major plot beats while making time to praise the episode for its incredible imagery and color palette. But I will certainly try. As with […]
Full disclosure, I never watched the G.I. Joe cartoon. Honestly, it was a bit before my time. So I didn’t really understand a lot of the G.I. Joe related jokes within Community‘s latest foray into the realm of animation. But I did grow up on Saturday morning cartoons (X-Men, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and, of […]
When did creative promposals become such a huge fad? The “promposal” hashtag on Instagram has over 30,000 posts, ranging from colorful posters to rose petals spelling out “Prom?” Of course, you can count on Leslie to be on top of the trend by surprising Ben with a momentarily deafening explosion of confetti along with a […]
In my last review of Archer Vice (“Smuggler’s Blues”), I remarked that it was the first episode of the season that didn’t hold up to the great level of quality since the change in premise. That was a couple of weeks ago and since then; the series has experienced a noted improvement from that previous […]
Well, the body count was certainly much lower than many people expected it would be for the season finale of The Walking Dead, but I have to say that I enjoyed this set up for season five much more than I thought I would- especially considering the long and often dull road we took to […]
One of the most interesting aspects of Hannibal is how the show walks the delicate balance between highlighting its two stars: Mads Mikkelsen (Hannibal) and Hugh Dancy (Will). The series is able to make an episode work with either Will or Hannibal in the forefront, and, even though the series is named after Hannibal, it […]
Well, I guess the only positive takeaway from “Us” is that we’ve finally reached Terminus. Other than that, “Us” is yet another weak episode from the back half of The Walking Dead‘s fourth season. I’m willing to concede that part of my extreme disappointment with “Us” is rooted in my growing dislike of what the […]
After last week’s weak outing, Hannibal is once again in fine form with “Takiawase.” Serious strides are made within the story as it continues to churn toward the inevitable violent confrontation between Hannibal and Jack. One of my chief complaints last season was that Hannibal had a serious issue with its supporting cast, who would only […]
I can’t hate the fact that Leslie loves too much and too hard. I mean, when has she ever done anything half-assed in her life? And showing that Carrie Mathison-inspired web of information on the wall in the cold open—with a fun wink to Showtime, the network that broadcasts Homeland, and its potential merits as […]
