There are just some episodes of Community that shouldn’t be touched, as they were done perfectly the first time. “Advanced Dungeons and Dragons” from the series’ second season is one of those episodes. While “Advanced Advanced Dungeons & Dragons” certainly has some excellent elements, it just doesn’t quite measure up to Greendale’s first outing into […]
It’s clear from watching these last several episodes that Walking Dead showrunner Scott Gimple (who wrote this episode) has fully committed to giving us more character development within the series (in an effort to solve one of the biggest knocks against the series). That being said, there have been serious issues this season in finding […]
Well, that was a disappointing episode. Considering Will’s predicament, we all knew that at some point he would have his day in court. But this episode felt more like a placeholder, setting certain elements in motion, rather than taking forward steps to actually solve anything or push the story. The main action within “Hassun” is […]
The long-awaited showdown between Rabbit and Lucas/Carrie finally materializes in “Bullets and Tears”, but the anticipated confrontation (muddled by ineffective flashbacks and questionable storytelling) falls flat, resulting in a surprisingly dull and anticlimactic conclusion to an otherwise engaging and inspired season of Banshee. Despite some fun moments, seemingly unnecessary flashback scenes and a determined focus […]
Well, if you bring the creator and showrunner of Breaking Bad onto your series, you pretty much have to have some sort of Bad reference, right? Dan Harmon and the Community writers took it one step forward, offering a half hour look into the rise and fall of their own Heisenberg in the episode’s successful […]
Last week, I grumbled about the fact that Leslie and Ben didn’t talk about her National Park Service job offer. I thought it was such a missed opportunity to show off their great dynamic as a couple. Well, I don’t know why I ever doubted Parks and Rec because this episode gave us some great […]
“Smugglers’ Blues” is perhaps the first episode of the season to feel underwhelming. It is an adequate installment, a fun story with great moments of hilarity, typical for an episode of Archer, but it is a given that an installment of the show will be funny, we know that. Seeing as how the new premise […]
I feel a bit like a broken record repeating this, but The Walking Dead has continually had a problem finding the right balance of action, character development, and forward story momentum. And “Alone” really suffer from this inability to find the correct balance, leading to an episode that is engaging in fits and starts, but […]
Is it possible that Hannibal becomes a richer tapestry each week? That certainly may be the case, as “Sakizuki” continues to push the story forward, while shoring up Will’s own belief in his own innocence and proving that perhaps Hannibal isn’t as crafty as he fashions himself to be. The main focus of the episode […]
As the penultimate episode of the season “Homecoming” works as a set-up for the insanity that is likely to happen on the Banshee season finale. The narrative drives towards an epic showdown that is to come. Taking Carrie’s words at face value, “Either he dies or we do, nothing less,” the series is setting us […]
