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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 ‘Pilot’ – I Love You Anyways
The biggest problem with sitcom pilots is their need to feel special.
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.
Season finale review: 2 Broke Girls ‘And the Window of Opportunity’ – I Know How Balls Feel
Often, I find myself coming back to the same questions after I watch an episode of 2 Broke Girls.
Review: Game of Thrones ‘The Bear and the Maiden Fair’ – When It Suits Them
After two episodes of big emotional payoffs and plot movement, things slow back down to a crawl in ‘The Bear and the Maiden Fair’, an exquisitely shot episode (shout out to….