Gotham: “A Bitter Pill to Swallow”
I feel like Gotham itself might be a high-concept Batman villain. “This will be my most dastardly plan yet! I’ll make the Caped Crusader look like he comes from a town full….
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Scream Queens: “Mommie Dearest”
“Mommie Dearest” opens so strong that there’s no way the rest of the episode will stack up. It’s a perfect storm of writing (the three series creators are credited with….
Scream Queens: “Beware of Young Girls”
It’s amazing that Scream Queens can produce an episode as smart and enjoyable as “Beware of Young Girls” while ignoring its strongest assets: that is, the Red Devil himself, Denise Hemphill, and….
Gotham: “By Fire”
“By Fire” had to happen. I don’t mean it’s essential television, or even something you needed to watch live (with the exception of the pilot, I’ve watched every episode of….
Scream Queens: “Seven Minutes in Hell”
You know what Scream Queens is pretty good at? Comedy. You know what it’s so-so at? Horror. Maybe that’s why “Seven Minutes in Hell” was so much more successful than the Chanel-o-ween….
Gotham: “Scarification”
When the idea for Gotham was announced, I and many others thought, “Finally, finally I can watch a young Commissioner Gordon have fondue with the Riddler.” Oh wait, I didn’t think that and never….
Scream Queens: “Pumpkin Patch”
Hoo boy, this was a tough one to get through, guys. The major problem of Scream Queens is becoming more apparent every week: Chanel Oberlin. Emma Roberts does fine work with….
Gotham: “The Strike Force”
Gotham is a bad enough show on its own. Its characters do and say stupid things, and its attempts at seriousness often result in cringe-inducing camp (looking at you, Jerome). It’s….
Scream Queens: “Haunted House”
Scream Queens takes place in some bizarro nether-world of Ryan Murphy’s Tumblr-addled imagination, where things are equal parts gory and funny, but never enough of either to be quantifiably so. To….
Scream Queens: “Chainsaw”
I’m torn about Scream Queens. On the one hand, I find myself increasingly intrigued by the identity of the killer. The fact that the school’s mascot is the red devil opens the….
Scream Queens: “Hell Week”
Okay, now we’re talking. “Hell Week” was a much more focused episode of Scream Queens – it upped the stakes narratively, it introduced layers of complexity to its characters, and it gave….
Scream Queens: “Pilot”
Ryan Murphy is basically the human embodiment of the words YAASSSS QUEEN. It’s the reason he’s dedicating an entire season of American Horror Story to Lady Gaga, who is not an actress,….