Category: Television Reviews
REVIEW: 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...
Read MoreREVIEW: Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power – Season 2, Episode 7, “Doomed to Die”
jesslind | Sep 27, 2024 | 2
**DISCLAIMER: CONTAINS SPOILERS** Firstly, it must be addressed that the title of this episode is rather fitting for those of us who are subjected to watching this utter filth. Moving on… this episode begins with Grammabrimbor standing out on the balcony, sipping tea, looking out over Eregion, t...
Read MoreREVIEW: Agatha All Along – Season 1, Episode 3, “Through Many Miles/Of Tricks and Trials”
With “Through Many Miles/Of Tricks and Trials,” Agatha All Along makes the bold move of embracing who it’s for: middle-aged wine women. Whether or not that’s a bad thing depends on your perspective. It’s not overly interesting unless this is what you want from your televised entertainment...
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