Category: Television Reviews
iZombie Review: 1.3: The Exterminator
Last night's iZombie did a lot to define the rules of how brains affect Liv and I appreciate seeing that focus on worldbuilding. I have mixed feelings about the results. In "The Exterminator", Liv eats...
Community Review: 6.4: Queer Studies and Advanced Waxing
When Community first started, Craig Pelton was a uniquely relatable queer character and a breath of fresh air. His journey of self-discovery was anything but straightforward and, while never explored in depth, resonated. As the...
Bates Motel Review: 3.4: Unbreak-Able
Bates Motel season 3 continued last night with what might be their strongest episode since season 1. "Unbreak-Able" didn't have a particularly interesting plot, as it mostly continued the threads from the previous episodes, but...
'American Crime' S1 E4 Review: Slow Pace Continues
For any watcher of American Crime , myself included, it's time to accept the unsettling truth that the show's pace will probably never pick up. It's a slow, dull series from a storytelling perspective. What...
iZombie Review: 1.2: Brother, Can You Spare a Brain?
iZombie continued last night with another fantastic episode. The episode introduced Blaine DeBeers (David Anders), who seems to be the show's main villain, and had Liv working the case of an artist who was murdered....
One Big Happy Review: 1.2: Out of the Closet
The second episode of One Big Happy was a vast improvement on the pilot, not that this is saying much. There were actually a few laughs and everyone in the ensemble is now clearly defined...
Community Review: 6.3: Basic Crisis Room Decorum
Community season 6 continued today with episode three, "Basic Crisis Room Decorum." Like the second episode of the season, this one delivered on laughs but had a shaky story. Everything begins with Annie Edison calling...
Bates Motel Review: 3.3: Persuasion
Bates Motel season 3 continued last night with another great episode. This one had Norma and Norman fighting as Romero keeps asking them questions about Annika Johnson. Norma also started school again and met James...
'American Crime' S1 E3 Review: Key Questions, Dull Pace
American Crime further establishes its slow pace as critically important questions are raised in its third episode. The show continues to feature provocative, racially focused dialogue between the characters. Frustratingly, though, American Crime has still...
iZombie Review: 1.1: Pilot
iZombie premiered last night with a fantastic pilot. The show tells the story of Liv Moore, a shy resident-in-training to be a heart surgeon who ends up being in a zombie attack. When she wakes...