Previewing Mare of Easttown
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] Kate Winslet is a genius. Those are the table stakes on anything she does. She’s going to nail it. That much we know. It’s how the project fills in around her that’s of greater interest to me, and there is no shortage of talent all across…
American Horror Story: Roanoke “Chapter 5”
Where do we go from here? There’s no way we can begin to talk about “Chapter 5” of American Horror Story: Roanoke without discussing its conclusion first. As the hour was wrapping up, so too was the tale of Shelby, Matt, and Lee’s ghostly experience. Each of their IRL counterparts…
American Horror Story: Roanoke “Chapter 3”
The third installment of American Horror Story: Roanoke, “Chapter 3,” could have used another title… “Exposition.” After spending two episodes just as confused as Shelby, Matt, and Lee, audiences finally got some backstory on Kathy Bates‘ meat-cleaver colonist. While one question was answered, more seemed to follow. Most importantly, who the…
American Horror Story: Hotel “Battle Royale”
As American Horror Story: Hotel prepares to close its doors, I fear more for the plot wrapping up than for the remaining characters still alive. The penultimate episode, titled “Battle Royale,” exemplified the show’s strengths and weaknesses in equal measure. Let’s begin with the result of Iris and Liz’s shootout in…
American Horror Story: Hotel “Flicker”
The Countess is an icy, selfish woman who has caused a great deal of pain to those around her. On the latest installment of American Horror Story: Hotel, titled “Flicker,†we got to see the real woman behind the mask. This was by far one of my favorite episodes this…
American Horror Story: Hotel “Devil’s Night”
James March sure knows how to throw a killer party. That statement wasn’t a figure of speech. March gathered his dear friends for an evening of celebration. Unfortunately, his friends just happened to be John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Aileen Wuornos, Richard Ramirez, and the Zodiac killer. With Detective John…
American Horror Story: Hotel “Chutes and Ladders”
It’s only week two, and my head is spinning. A lot of exposition was thrown at us in “Chutes and Ladders,” with the introduction of The Countess’ new lover and the origin story of the Hotel Cortez. While I won’t cover every plot point of the episode (because this review…
American Horror Story: Freak Show “Test of Strength”
Death came a knockin’ once again, and poor Ma Petite had to pay the price for Stanley’s greed and Dell’s cowardice. This episode of American Horror Story took a break from Dandy’s psychopathic tendencies and focused more on the relationships within the freak show.
American Horror Story: Freak Show “Bullseye”
Is it possible for monsters to find love? Well that’s what Dandy was hoping for on the latest installment of American Horror Story: Freak Show. I don’t know about you, but watching Dandy say he was going to marry Bette and Dot did nothing but confuse me. I found Dandy’s declaration of love…
American Horror Story: Freak Show Preview: “Edward Mordrake, Pt 2” [VIDEO and PHOTOS]
Warning: Spoilers Ahead On last week’s AHS: Freak Show Con artists, Stanley and Maggie, have arrived in Jupiter for the purpose of finding a freak for financial gain. Jimmy has taken an immediately liking to Maggie, which doesn’t please Dot. However, Dot may have bigger problems if she continues to…
Catching Up with Ted Lasso and Previewing Season 2
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] The not so dirty little secret about how I approach a new series is that I sometimes make a call based on the headspace I’m in at the time. It’s been a minute since I’ve picked up a show after the first season and then binge…
Interview: Henri Esteve on Grown-ish Season 3
An interview with Henri Esteve, who plays Javi on Freeform’s Grown-ish. He talks about his season three experience.
For All Mankind Season 2: Talking with Wrenn Schmidt, Krys Marshall, Jodi Balfour, and Sonya Walger [Exclusive]
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] One of the hooks of For All Mankind is that it’s very much a story about the women of NASA. In Season 2, we explore the journeys of the women in the program, either through their own service or through their family affiliations. Four of those…
Rosy McEwen Talks The Alienist: Angel of Darkness Season Finale [Exclusive]
[Warning: Spoilers for the season finale episodes.] How’s everyone after that finale? I will freely admit I got a little misty in episode eight as John told Sara why he loved her, and later that he wanted her despite what he might forfeit, and then at the end when he…
Rosy McEwen Talks The Alienist: Angel of Darkness [Exclusive]
Hands down, one of the best surprises of The Alienist: Angel of Darkness is that the serial killer this season has been front and center alongside the cast as a fully-formed character. We’ve watched Libby Hatch devolve from a prim, mild-mannered nurse to a woman in a rage hell-bent on…
The Alienist: Angel of Darkness Relationship Recap: John and Sara
[Warning: Spoilers for “Belly of the Beast” and “Memento Mori”] If you’ve read me for a while (thank you!), you know two things — I lean way, way in on the characters I adore and I loathe love geometry arcs. So, I’m torn about where we are and where we…
Louriza Tronco Talks The Order Season 2 [Exclusive]
[Warning: Spoilers ahead for Season 2.] The Order’s second season is dark yet delightful entertainment on many levels, and one of its biggest sources of joy and snark is the sassy Gabrielle Dupres. Last season, she was assertive and deadly and fairly annoyed with the world. This season, she’s been…
Previewing Netflix’s Virgin River
[Warning: General spoilers ahead.] Full disclosure: I have a Netflix account for my Mom, but I’m not a regular viewer. If I get a heads up on something, I’ll go look for it, but I don’t have a wander across its offerings, which, as I understand it, is how most…
Final Thoughts From the Killjoys Team [Exclusive]
This is the day of the week I’d normally hit you up with a Killjoys preview, but now that we’ve put the series to bed and released Team Awesome Force into the wild, I have one more treat for you–some final thoughts excerpted from my conversations with the Killjoys folks….
Michelle Lovretta Talks Wrapping Up Killjoys [Exclusive]
[Warning: Spoilers for the series finale.] To quote Miss Jackson, “That’s the end?” Yes, friends, it is. And like I promised you, everything would be, was, and is alright. I went to the Killjoys source, series creator Michelle Lovretta, who wrote the last episode, to break down that delicious finale….
What They Said: Three Revealing Conversations from Survivor’s Remorse “Closure”
WARNING: Spoilers for Survivor’s Remorse “Closure” The latest episode of Starz’s Survivor’s Remorse featured conversations that showed characters really digging deep into their thoughts, emotions and motivations.
Two Takes: The Catch “The Knock-Off”
Who can you trust? If this episode of The Catch was any indication, the answer is just about nobody. Betrayal was running rampant as Felicity (Shivani Ghai) arose from the dead to seduce-con Margot, Gretchen (Maria Thayer, Gotham, The Mindy Project) played gold-hearted Alice 2.0 before swindling Ethan, Tessa jumped…
What They Said: Top 3 Quotable Moments from Preacher “El Valero”
Both Quincannon and Jesse refuse to give up on what they each think is rightfully theirs. While Jesse is struggling to face the consequences of his actions, Quincannon has laid his past demons to rest and is hellbent on moving forward and putting Annville on the map again. Despite a…
What They Said: Favorite Quotes from Supergirl “Worlds Finest”
Oh, Supergirl. That ending was cold. But I can’t hate on you because the latest episode has quickly become one of my favorites.
What They Said: Top 4 Quotable Moments from Black Sails “XXIII”
The dialogue in “XXIII” is phenomenal. It’s always a fun ride when Black Sails carries its viewers along without giving them the chance to catch their breath. When an episode moves at this unforgiving pace, there is no chance for a breather nor is there a respite from the information…
What Lucifer Said: Favorite quotes from Supernatural “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”
Supernatural episodes are almost always funny but thanks to the dialogue and a certain man speaking said dialogue, I laughed a lot during “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” You know, when I wasn’t busy fearing for Sam’s life or wondering what in the world was going on with Dean and…
What They Said: The Flash, “Legends Of Today” and Arrow, “Legends Of Yesterday”
Two nights of Arrow + The Flash = what more could we ask for?! I don’t know what it is about blending these shows, but I can’t help but feel that every time they come together, they somehow become greater than the sum of their parts. And that’s saying a lot…
What they Said: Top 4 Quotable Moments from Graceland “Little Bo Bleep”
Shoot outs. Fake outs. And long-awaited revelations. “Little Bo Bleep” was a jam-packed episode that wrapped up some loose ends and totally frayed others. Â It finally gave us one Sarkissian in jail and pulled back the curtain on Briggs’ master plan, but it also set up Jakes for a world…
What They Said: Favorite Quotes from Poldark “Part 4”
“What have I told you, I don’t require my wife to crochet and sip tea, but I do require her to remember she’s not a beast of burden.†No, I’m not talking about The Rolling Stones! I have to admit though, just for a second, the lyrics popped into my…
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