I have seen the future. Or at least, I foresee a potential ending for Parks and Rec. Of course, it remains a mystery how many more literal and metaphorical punches Leslie can take to the face before she leaves Pawnee for a seemingly perfect job, but that’s just how dedicated she is to her beloved […]
One of the things that Community can sometimes forget to do, in the midst of their high concept episodes and social parodies, is provide a balance in screen time for their different characters throughout a season. And no one is more often the victim of this than Shirley. While “App Development and Condiments” wasn’t a […]
Last week’s charming and sweet episode, “Southbound and Down” was an entertaining foray into the dynamic between Archer and Pam. It was a fun and uncharacteristically earnest half hour that showed how much Archer has actually grown as well as the deepening of the characters’ emotional bond. How great is it that Adam Reed continues […]
One of the best parts of having the gang of The Walking Dead split into different factions is getting to spend an entire hour with some of the characters that tend to get left in the background. This week it was time for the Daryl and Beth showcase. Now, Daryl is certainly one of the […]
It’s been less than a year since we last left Will Graham and Hannibal Lector reenacting the classic Silence of the Lambs moment between Clarice and Hannibal, albeit with Hannibal on the wrong side of the bars. In the ensuing break, not much has changed for our hero Will, but we are shown right off the […]
“Evil for Evil” is a surprisingly devastating hour of Banshee. It possesses the inherent characteristics of any other episode of the series with a lot of conflict, interesting character moments and brutal violence, but the tone is significantly darker and grim. Deputy Emmett’s upsetting storyline colors the entirety of the episode with a dour and […]
It seems like it’s been months since we last spent time with the gang at Greendale. In actuality, it’s been about a month since the last Community episode aired, thanks to the Olympics. And while this first episode back has some really strong elements, “Bondage and Beta Male Sexuality” didn’t quite work for me. It doesn’t […]
Did you catch the new opening credits? Gone are Rashida Jones and Rob Lowe, and in their stead are Retta and Jim O’Heir. They’re not quite going back to square one—nor will it be like losing Paul Schneider’s Mark Brendanawicz in season two—but it seems fitting that in an episode titled “Anniversaries,” we’re ushered into […]
When the entire foundation of a show is upended and virtually wiped out it breathes new life to the possibly repetitive formula. (Lets admit, Archer was getting quite repetitive and even one-note in its fourth season. Always funny though.) The series underwent a drastic retooling that has propelled its characters into new and fresh situations […]
Well, if nothing really happened last week, almost nothing happened again this week. But, seeing as we are given a bit more information on Michonne’s past, along with the bare bones regarding our three new characters, “Claimed” does what it sets out to do. One of the central conceits framing The Walking Dead is the […]
