Category: Television Reviews
REVIEW: Agatha All Along – Season 1, Episode 5, “Darkest Hour/Wake Thy Power”
If “Darkest Hour/Wake thy Power” makes anything clear, it’s that Agatha All Along didn’t have to be this bad. There are some decent concepts in this show, the cast is made up of good actresses, and the setting has tons of potential. But they’re all wasted; the concepts are never explored ...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Penguin – Episode 3, “Bliss”
“Bliss” slows things down just a bit so that The Penguin can focus on the characters, and that’s good because one character desperately needed this episode. “Bliss” is primarily about Victor, Oz’s sidekick who, until now, was more or less there to be a sounding board for the lead. This...
Read MoreREVIEW: Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power – Season 2, Episode 8, “Shadow and Flame”
jesslind | Oct 4, 2024 | 0
**DISCLAIMER: CONTAINS SPOILERS** The final episode of season 2 begins with Prince Durin striding down a tunnel to discover many dwarf bodies strewn about. Disa, alive, is amongst them and proclaims that the “ring has him, mind and soul.” MUST WE ALWAYS BE REMINDED THAT THE DWARVEN RINGS ARE NOT...
Read MoreREVIEW: Agatha All Along – Season 1, Episode 4, “If I Can’t Reach You/Let My Song Teach You”
There’s a point in Marvel’s Disney+ shows where it becomes clear none of the promising elements will amount to anything, and we’re in for another disaster. “If I Can’t Reach You/Let My Song Teach You” is that point for Agatha All Along. This episode is a boring, cringey, nonsensical wrec...
Read MoreREVIEW: Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (2024)
I really liked Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story when it aired on Netflix in 2022. It was tense, well-acted, and shocking. I’ve heard of the Menendez brothers before, and at my job, we listened to a podcast about them, so I was instantly sold on season 2, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez St...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Penguin – Episode 2, “Inside Man”
With its second episode, “Inside Man,” The Penguin hits its stride, mounting the tension as the subterfuge within the Falcone family begins. Mercifully, Colin Farrell tones down his caricaturish performance, mostly playing Oz straight, and the result is a much more immersive crime story. That b...
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