After an explosively bloody premiere, GEN V has struggled to figure out how to balance plot progression while also providing numerous character backstories. In JUMANJI, we take a “head trip” inside Cate’s (Maddie Phillips) mind, allowing for several overlapping stories to have their moment to shine. Yet, none of the kids’ stories are as engaging as if the leads would’ve been in the real world like they are during the final few minutes. Well, except for a MEET THE FEEBLES-like…
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S2 of OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH started with a dud for me. I was so unimpressed with E1 of this season that I didn’t continue to the following two episodes that all dropped together back on October 5th. When a friend told me the show picked up quickly after the premiere, I binged E2-6 in one sitting, and I’m so glad I did. I returned to this show for Stede and Ed, and the pirates delivered that. There are a…
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E4 and E5 of OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH was more of a slow burn for our two favorite pirates, Stede (Rhys Darby) and Blackbeard (Taika Waititi). While the romance and maturity of the pirates aboard are whimsical, likable, and heartfelt, the actual tension is sorely lacking. The stakes were minimized and given a backseat while audiences saw if the caring yet brutal pirates could figure out their disputes to love again. While E4 takes a detour into having a guest…
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INVASION had a BREAKTHROUGH. The writers got the individual plot lines to collide and “connect.” It was a dreamlike episode with plenty of action…finally. …
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THE MORNING SHOW was a look into Cory’s (Billy Crudup) childhood. It gave viewers an inside seat of how it must have felt growing up under his domineering mother.…
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GEN V surprised me this week. I did not see the blurred, blacked out lines.…
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INVASION is nearing the end of its second season and still “filling” audiences in on more alien details.…
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After one of the worst episodes of THE MORNING SHOW’s third season (LOVE ISLAND), the series kind of returns for E6 The Stanford Student. And I say kind of because Alex’s (Jennifer Anniston) and Paul’s (Jon Hamm) story was “breaking news” worthy. Whereas the story with Bradley’s Brother, Hal, continues to be the worst plot in this cluttered TV series. But first, let’s dive into Alex and Paul. THE MORNING SHOW once again did what it does best: had the…
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LAST STOP LARRIMAH was a documentary dive into Australia’s Outback territory.…
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