‘The Whispers’ Pilot Recap: “The Game Never Stops”
The question of whether a child’s imaginary friend might actually be real, and evil, is a trope common to many horror movies from ‘The Shining’ to ‘Hide and Seek’ to ‘Drop Dead Fred’ (the latter a...
View Article‘The Whispers’ 1.02 Recap: “I Made a New Friend”
As I pretty much expected, the second episode of ABC’s new sci-fi mystery ‘The Whispers’ is less interesting than the first, which already had some issues. I’m not necessarily ready to give up on the...
View Article‘The Muppets’ Pilot Recap: “I Love Me Just As Much As You Do”
The recent relaunch of the Muppet film franchise may have fizzled after just two movies, but a little setback like that can’t keep a good frog, pig or bear down. Jim Henson’s iconic felt creations...
View Article‘Quantico’ Pilot Recap: “I Hate That I Can’t Stop Looking”
ABC’s new mystery thriller/soap opera ‘Quantico’ may be one of the few primetime series on the network without Shonda Rhimes’ sticky fingers all over it, but given the results it might as well. The...
View Article‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 3.01 Recap: “It’s Not Like This Day Can Get Any...
‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ showed a marked improvement in its second season, which developed a pretty interested storyline around the Inhumans and ended with a satisfying finale. Can the show keep up...
View Article‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 3.02 Recap: “Amazon Woman and Robot Hand”
Is ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ already falling back into a rut of old habits? This week’s episode is centered around a minor character from the early first season that most viewers probably neither...
View Article‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 3.03 Recap: “I’m Done Fighting with People Over Who...
I was very tempted to use the line “This just went from bad to really, really bad” as the headline to this week’s ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ recap. Truth be told, the episode is actually an improvement...
View Article‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 3.04 Recap: “Point, Shoot, Repeat As Necessary”
While it no doubt frustrates many fans to see Bobbi sidelined this season, I have to give ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ credit for acknowledging that the injuries she suffered would take considerable time...
View Article‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 3.05 Recap: “This Whole Godforsaken Planet Is Evil”
Were you eager to find out what happened to Dr. Andrew Garner (Blair Underwood’s character) on ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ last week? Well, hold your horses. We’ll have to come back to that later. This...
View Article‘Wicked City’ Pilot Recap: “Nobody Cares About This Killer”
The ads for ABC’s new drama ‘Wicked City’ have bent over backwards to emphasize the fact that the show is a crime thriller. That’s probably intended to let the audience know that, unlike pretty much...
View Article‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 3.06 Recap: “So Much for Stealthy”
It occurs to me that ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ is guilty this season of the exact same stunt that ‘The Walking Dead’ just pulled – deliberately delaying the resolution to a cliffhanger with an extended...
View Article‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 3.07 Recap: “Secrets Can Eat You Up from the Inside”
As a rule, I’m not a big fan of it when TV shows reveal a shocking plot twist that a longtime recurring character is secretly evil. That generally involves a lot of desperate ret-conning that doesn’t...
View Article‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 3.08 Recap: “You Don’t Live on Top of the Food Chain”
This week’s episode of ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ is jam-packed with major plot events, including big revelations about the history of the HYDRA organization. It also teaches us that silver serving trays...
View Article‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 3.09 Recap: “Just Another Day”
Getting killed and brought back to life didn’t break him. Even losing a hand couldn’t wipe the glib smirk from his face. This week on ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’, however, Coulson finally gets pushed too...
View Article‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 3.10 Recap: “Why Don’t We Go to an Alien World and...
Before it goes on break for the next few months, ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ returns us to that strange blue-tinted alien planet one more time. It also, finally, gives the world a name, so I can stop...
View Article‘Agent Carter’ 2.01 & 2.02 Recaps: “There Are Currencies Stronger Than Money”
Peggy Carter is one plucky gal. Despite flagging ratings during its first season (not to mention the general tedium of its execution), Marvel’s ‘Agent Carter’ somehow got renewed for another...
View Article‘Agent Carter’ 2.03 Recap: “We Have a Code Pink”
Three episodes into the new season, I’ve already resigned myself to the fact that ‘Agent Carter’ isn’t getting any better this year. The show is still drearily dull. Given its short seasons, I’ve made...
View Article‘Agent Carter’ 2.04 Recap: “No One Cares What’s in Your Head”
I was all set to start this new recap with a quip about how I no longer hate-watch ‘Agent Carter’; I loathe-watch it. Last week’s episode was truly dreadful. Fortunately (or unfortunately), the latest...
View Article‘Agent Carter’ 2.10 Recap: “Everything Is Where It Belongs”
I gave up recapping ‘Agent Carter’ a few weeks back because, like most of the viewing audience and even its own broadcast network, I completely lost interest in the show. Given that last week’s season...
View Article‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 3.11 Recap: “Powers Are the New Normal”
With that ‘Agent Carter‘ nonsense finally behind us, Marvel’s superior ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ returned from its winter break this week. It has been a few months since the show’s last episode, which...
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