La Brea Season 1 Episode 8 Review: “Origins” Goes Big (And Should Probably Go Home)
La Brea goes for broke with an goofy reveal in an otherwise unremarkable hour.
Author: Randy Dankievitch
Randy is the founder of Processed Media and The Mid-Season Replacements Podcast, and a Rotten Tomatoes-approved TV critic. He's written about TV and culture across the internet since 2010, and also writes a monthly column for UpPortland Magazine.
Monday Musings: The Death of Dramatic Brevity
A call to rein in the ridiculous length of dramatic TV in the streaming age.
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The relentless pursuit of tension in “Retired Janitors of Idaho” drives a memorable episode.
La Brea Season 1 Episode 7 Review: “The Storm” Is Flat Soda in TV Form
An underwhelming episode of mommy issues and bad green screen leaves La Brea floundering as it heads into a key stretch of episodes.
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Kendall and Logan come face to face, and Succession hits its stride.
La Brea Season 1 Episode 6 Review: “The Way Home” Is A Head-Scratching Mess
La Brea hits a new low with “The Way Home”, a thoroughly bad episode of television.
Monday Musings: More Sports TV, Please
Thinking about the dearth of sports series, and why TV should fix it.
Succession Season 3 Episode 3 Review: “The Disruption” Sets the Tone
Succession’s third season finds its voice in a chaotic hour of delicious developments.
La Brea Season 1 Episode 5 Review: “The Fort” is a Fart
La Brea aims for mysteriously intriguing, but settles for aggressively boring, in “The Fort”.
Monday Musings: Who Killed the Family Comedy?
Thinking about the sad state of the family sitcom, and why we need to save it.