Review: Game of Thrones ‘The Rains of Castamere’ – Show Them How It Feels
In the beginning of ‘The Rains of Castamere’, Walder Frey mentions how the “wine will flow red” at the wedding of Edmure to one of his many, many daughters and….
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.
Review: Hannibal ‘Buffet Froid’ – I Am A Bedrock
Underneath the dense psychology of ‘Buffet Froid’ is a pretty fantastic little ghost story, albeit one told in Hannibal fashion, where the mind of the ghost proves to be more interesting than….
Review: Hannibal ‘Trou Normand’ – Jigsaws Without Corners
There’s almost too much good material in ‘Trou Normand’, with the return of Jack’s attention on Abigail Hobbs, the human totem pole creator, and Will’s rapid mental decline. If anybody….
Season finale review: Bates Motel ‘Midnight’ – That’s Tragically Lame
Campy, frustrating, intriguing, laughably ridiculous… all of these words describe the first season of Bates Motel in some form or another, whether you’re talking about plot, setting, performances, or characters.
First Impressions: The Goodwin Games (Fox)
The Goodwin Games is a decent enough sitcom pilot, though one that appears to be DOA.
Review: Game of Thrones ‘Second Sons’ – And So My Watch Begins
Coming into the third season of Game of Thrones – and knowing the sheer girth of A Storm of Swords, a book that currently sits unread on my bookshelf – I wondered how….
Review: Hannibal ‘Fromage’ – How Well He Plays
Throughout the first season, there’s been a certain dark beauty to each one of the killers investigated – as well as Hannibal’s cooking sessions, which are doused in the implied….
Season finale review: New Girl ‘Elaine’s Big Day (Part 2)’ – Hear Him Out
I love the second season of any show, good or bad: after taking the first batch of episodes to figure out characters, sophomore efforts tend to show a new found….
Review: Bates Motel ‘Underwater’ – People Are Complicated
Everybody’s drowning in ‘Underwater’, most of all Norma Bates.