The Knick review: “Where’s the Dignity?”
Another Monday, another 1,200 words of Margaux and I gushing about The Knick. Margaux: Someone owes Cleary a horse blow job show for making the bullseye in the bar. Careful….
Category: Television | Reviews
The Leftovers review: “The Prodigal Son Returns”
In a way, I wish that “The Prodigal Son Returns” was the series finale for The Leftovers. The ending is more or less in line with Tom Perrotta’s novel, and….
Boardwalk Empire review: “Golden Days for Boys and Girls”
Flashbacks are risky. More often than not they’re troublesome digressions from the main story, but sometimes they can be genuinely illuminating and offer us insights into these characters that previously….
The Bridge review: “Rakshasa”
“Rakshasa” opens with Eleanor asking Cesar for The Forbidden Vein, the next installment in the erotic vampire series he’s been reading. Cesar says that his wife is reading it currently, and….
Houdini review: “Part Two”
The second part of Houdini faces a problem right off the bat: it feels like a “part two,” not a second half. It literally picks up before we left off,….
Under the Dome review: “The Fall”
Under the Dome has carefully, expertly painted itself into a corner with everything involving Zenith, Aktaion Energy, and Pauline Rennie. This can be a risky but rewarding stortytelling tactic, because….
Houdini review: “Part One”
The History Channel’s Houdini is fraught with exposition, stuck with a generic, anachronistic score, and laden with cheesy flashbacks (not to mention editing straight from the CSI school of learning),….
BoJack Horseman review: Season One
When Netflix announced BoJack Horseman, my excitement boner almost upended my laptop. The original series, created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg (who has almost nothing else to his name; he had a….
The Bridge review: “Goliath”
I’ve said over and over again how much I love The Bridge‘s stripped-down, spooky approach to its second season, but I couldn’t help but feel that “Goliath” was an episode….
Tyrant review: “Gone Fishing”
I don’t understand Tyrant. Not once had Jamal ever mentioned fishing, and in these last two episodes he wouldn’t shut up about it. Also, he tells Barry that they should….
Under the Dome review: “The Red Door”
Under the Dome basically hit the reset button this week, realizing (as I was afraid it would) that it had created an unsustainable, convoluted mythology that it couldn’t keep up….
America’s Next Top Model review: “The Guy Who Gets a Second Chance”
It’s another round of cuts on last nights episode of America’s Next Top Model. Samir and I live-blog our thoughts on “The Guy Who Gets a Second Chance”. Samir: The….