‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 5.18 Recap: “When in Doubt, Get a Bunch of Lemons”
I get that the ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ are short-staffed these days, but you’d think it would at least be basic protocol to keep the weapons in their base locked down in case of infiltration. Is the...
View Article‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 5.19 Recap: “One Flying Saucer, Probably No Big Deal”
The budget on ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ is so tight this season that not only have the majority of scenes taken place in nondescript windowless locations, now the lights are getting turned off so we...
View Article‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 5.21 Recap: “You’re Just the Villain of the Month”
The rumors from last month have borne out. ABC has officially renewed ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ for a sixth season. It’ll only have 13 episodes, but hopefully the show will do better with a more concise...
View Article‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 5.22 Recap: “He’s Just One Man”
Filmed before ABC’s last-minute (and frankly unexpected) renewal announcement, the season finale of ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ was obviously designed to function as a series finale, right down to the...
View ArticleThe Rookie Pilot Recap: “A Walking Mid-Life Crisis”
After wrapping up an eight-season tour on Castle, Nathan Fillion returns to duty on ABC in a new cop drama from one of the producers of that show. Does this TV vet have another hit on his hands with...
View ArticleWhiskey Cavalier Pilot Recap: “Why Do You Always Have to Be Such a Damn Boy...
Advertised ceaselessly for months, ABC finally debuted its new spy drama Whiskey Cavalier after the Oscars this past weekend. Anyone who didn’t bother to stay up so late for it (and I certainly didn’t)...
View ArticleThe Fix Pilot Recap: “He Did It Again”
The most interesting thing (and perhaps the only interesting thing) about ABC’s new legal drama The Fix is that the show was co-created by former prosecutor Marcia Clark, who’s clearly using it as a...
View ArticleAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 6.01 Recap: “It’s Times Like This I Wish We Didn’t...
Of all the superpowers the characters on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. exhibit, perhaps the most impressive is their ability to defy the show’s anemic ratings. With little fanfare, the series has returned for...
View ArticleAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 6.02 Recap: “This Rock Has It All”
In addition to all the space travel, it looks like the big theme on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. this season is going to be alternate dimensions. I’ll give the show some credit; those are pretty ambitious...
View ArticleAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 6.03 Recap: “Things Are Definitely Getting Weird”
Remember how much everybody just loved the casino planet storyline in The Last Jedi? What’s that you say… everybody hated it? Well, apparently not the writers of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The...
View ArticleEmergence Pilot Recap: “I Wish I Was Being Paranoid”
Emergence is ABC’s latest attempt to create a new “puzzle box” mystery thriller in the Lost mold. Strangely, the mystery aspect is the least interesting part of this one. J.J. Abrams’ name may not be...
View ArticleStumptown Pilot Recap: “You Don’t Want to Hire a Plumber to Fix a Chimney”
Not too much unlike the other new drama series that premiered on the network one night earlier (Emergence), ABC’s Stumptown demonstrates that appealing characters and performances can sometimes...
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