Unrelated: Is it odd that Arya Stark & Tyrion Lannister/ Night King Killer & King’s Hand/ The Anti & Rejected Royalty never meet? “The Bells” may have been the worst episode of the series in the worst season, but “The Iron Throne” or “A Time of Spring” as it should be called was as good of…
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One Episode to Go: Can ‘Game of Thrones’ Stick the Landing?
Fans faith of the most popular show on earth was shaken as quality wise the writing quality on Game of Thrones has dipped significantly as its endgame comes into focus. The source of the problem according to fans and reviews seems to rest entirely on the writer/ creators David Benioff & D.B. Weiss. Game of…
“The Bells” Was the Worst Episode of ‘Game of Thrones’. Ever.
That was historical. A Game 7 buzzer beater the likes of which nobody has seen before. It’s the law of conservation of energy that energy can neither be created nor destroyed; rather, it can only be transferred from one form to another. I am of course talking about the NBA playoff game between The Philidelphia…
“The Long [And Dark] Night” Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 3: SPOILER REVIEW
What is most surprising about this week’s episode of Game of Thrones is that after giving us such classic outstanding episodes of the series such as The Winds of Winter, Hardhome & The Battle of the Bastards for which he won an Emmy Award, director Miguel Sapochink gives us something so adequate it’s arguably less…
“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” Review: ‘Hell of a Night’
This was an unquestionably good episode of Game of Thrones, the best in years (qualified praise since there’s only been a handful of episodes), and this is what TV from a cultural standpoint is all about. Well received, good non-clunky fan service and payoffs. When a show can just film people talking in a dimly…
“Once More Unto The Throne” ‘Game of Thrones’ Final Season (8) Premiere, Review: Winterfell
Plot: A bunch of Medieval folks fight against ancient snow zombies and each other in the most expensive TV Show of all time [R-RATED]. Preamble: 6 episodes, over $100 million dollars to spend on TV. That’s gotta be some sort of record. You gotta wonder if AT&T‘s acquisition of Warner Bros. last June afforded the…
Hey Guys! Netflix’s ‘You’ is ‘Dexter’ for the Me Too and Social Media Age
I groaned when I saw it in the Netflix queue: generic title? Check. Obvious social media commentary? Check. Impossibly good looking, likely otherwise broadly drawn characters? Check. I remember what convinced to me check it out, as the trendy trailer attached with the latest slowed down moody version of a hit song did it few…
‘Star Trek: Discovery’ goes full Mass Effect in Bombastic Season 2 Premiere
What I love about sequels is how confidently they are made. The studio in tasting success is able to cull a bigger budget; more action, better lighting, special effects because they are the closest thing in entertainment to a sure thing. In a deeper show this can be a hindrance that blocks out meaningful character…
Netflix’s ‘The Innocents’: Great Trailer, Appealing Premise, Fresh-Faces, That’s It
This Netflix show would have worked perfectly as a mini-series but like The End of the F**king World needlessly teases itself out for a second season. The high concept premise takes on an under-explored element of folklore: Shape-shifters, and applies it to the themes of adolescence, a shrewd creative/ business strategy that allows Netflix to…
Sharp Objects Ends on a Typically Dour Note
Where to end? A lot of TV shows conclude in ways that don’t wrap up every element of plot. Gone Girl doesn’t finish at the end of Dunne’s story, but concludes at the most interesting chapter. Having given you enough words about each of the characters that you can convincingly draw your own conclusions. Great Murder…
Who is Sharp Objects’ Wind Gap Killer?
Who can we eliminate as suspects? It’s funny how much I can’t directly eliminate Kansas City Detective Richard “Dick” Willis and St. Louis reporter Camille Preaker off the chart as suspects. They were not in town for the first murder last summer of Ann Nash, or around when Natalie Keen went missing but they were…
Everything Is “Falling” Into Place on the Penultimate ‘Sharp Objects’ Episode
Rating: A- John Keene and Camille hook up which has been a long time coming. It’s predictable but I’m glad they understand each other. Detective Richard Willis doesn’t get any points for not throwing Camille’s damaged family history in her face, but its nice he doesn’t blame her and still gives her the information which…
