Park nailed when she opined that Liz, Red, Katarina, and Dom need family therapy, not jail time. Yet it was Family Feud all over again on The Blacklist Season 8 Episode 1. This premiere felt like the beginning of the end. The powers that be appear to be running out of ideas, and after dropping hints
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RELATED STORIES True-crime TV has found its new obsession: The twisted saga of the NVIXM cult, with famous followers like Smallville alum Allison Mack and salacious accusations of sex slavery, has inspired not one but two long-form TV documentaries, along with a number of one-off investigative specials. HBO’s The Vow, which premiered in August, was
HBO’s new drama, Industry, is exciting, jaw-dropping, and irresistible. The show follows five recently hired graduates at a prestigious bank, Pierpoint & Co., as they struggle to prove their indispensability to their employers. Of course, that is never as easy as it seems. The stakes are high, and the competition runs deep on Industry Season 1
Poor Castiel. He’s been such a pivotal part of the show, but his storyline seemingly reached the end of the road on Supernatural Season 15 Episode 18. We know Supernatural uses death loosely, but there was a certain finality to the scene with Cass opening up about the deal, and, of course, how Dean had been
A successful sitcom boils down to two things: characters and chemistry. Even the most inspired premise doesn’t matter after the first few episodes, if the show doesn’t have characters we care about and actors who work well together. Case in point: CBS’ new fall sitcom B Positive, debuting this Thursday, Nov. 5 at 8:30/7:30c. (I’ve
It was inevitable that COVID-19 would end up on our screens. It’s the stuff that medical dramas live for: a deadly disease that has a million seemingly unrelated symptoms and stretches hospital capacity and doctors’ energy to the limits. But considering that viewers have lived through nine months of the real thing, was The Good Doctor
Can we keep him? The Mandalorian Season 2 Episode 1 introduced us to Timothy Olyphant’s take on Cobb Vanth, also known as The Marshal, and boy, he was a thrilling addition to the near-perfect season premiere. Introducing him in Boba Fett’s armor made for a wild introduction, but the biggest surprise was Boba Fett himself, appearing
Each episode of FX on Hulu’s A Teacher is preceded by a content warning I’ve never seen before: It warns about “sexual situations,” but also “depictions of grooming that may be disturbing.” And it’s needed, too, because A Teacher — debuting Tuesday, Nov. 10; I’ve seen all ten episodes — is certainly disturbing, depicting a
The day MAFS Fanatics have been waiting for arrived. On Married at First Sight Season 11 Episode 16, we finally found out which couples stayed together and which parted ways, and while most of them were predictable, one came as a bit of a surprise. Three out of the five couples decided to stick it out,
Seventeen years ago, screen legend Bill Murray and then filmmaking prodigy Sofia Coppola got together (with Scarlett Johansson) for Lost in Translation — an enormously beloved flick. With Apple+’s On the Rocks, Murray and Coppola have joined forces yet again (with Rashida Jones this time) to tell the most touching, sometimes hilarious, and often endearing
Where is home? That is the question that faced two of our favorite doctors on Transplant Season 1 Episode 7. While Theo struggled to decide if he wanted his home to be where he grew up or where he is now, Bash struggled to keep Amira and himself under the same roof — or any
Things can change on a dime. On We Are Who We Are Season 1 Episode 6, Caitlin tried to make her father understand that she was no different, despite shaving her hair off, while Fraser tried to get closer to Jonathan. Caitlin has been through the mill in recent episodes, mostly because she feels like she
The closer we get to the end of Supernatural, I can’t shake the one question that keeps nagging me. Can they really save the world by ending its creator? After watching Supernatural Season 15 Episode 15, it seems like that might come into play at some point, but I cannot imagine how. The stakes feel extraordinarily
Oh, what a complicated web of deceit! On We Are Who We Are Season 1 Episode 5, battle lines were drawn between characters, while relationships imploded, and it was a banner hour of this HBO drama series. We’ll start with Maggie and Jenny because their sexual encounter came out of left field. They were forming a
With Nicole Kidman starring in a HBO drama written by David E. Kelley, it’s easy to imagine The Undoing as a sort of Big Little Lies spinoff, with Kidman’s Celeste moving from Monterey to New York City and finding love again with Hugh Grant after that unfortunate Perry situation. (Hey, she deserves it!) But The
Was The Boys Season 2 Episode 8 a satisfying Season finale? I’m not so sure. I am sure that it sets up another season with plenty of possibility, somehow wrapping up with the more pertinent season arcs in some fashion, even if not permanently. The Boys were redeemed, all charges dropped, and despite Butcher’s very ugly streak,
Quarantine has taken a toll on the couples, and to say things got explosive is an understatement. By the end of Married at First Sight Season 11 Episode 13, one couple officially called it quits, and another was on a path of no return. We should pour one out for Olivia & Brett and Christina
If Emily thought working in Paris would be drama-free, she had another thing coming. Emily in Paris Season 1 Episode 2 and Emily in Paris Season 1 Episode 3 found our titular lead embroiled in some gnarly situations. But at least she and Doug are finally over. Beyond his good looks, he lacked personality and didn’t
The mommy issues are strong with this lot. While the premiere had more flash and bang, Filthy Rich Season 1 Episode 2 delved more into some characters, touching upon a vulnerability that was lacking. Everyone has an angle and weakness on Filthy Rich. Eric’s wife, the aptly named Becky — in all of her basicness, remains
When I mentioned to a colleague that I’d just watched the premiere of AMC’s second spinoff of The Walking Dead, World Beyond, he asked just one question: “Do you think there’s an audience for it?” And I had to admit, I do. The series, which follows teenage sisters Iris (Aliyah Royale) and Hope (Alexa Mansour)
Really, was anyone out there crying out for a Nurse Ratched origin story? The trailers for Netflix’s Ratched — premiering this Friday, Sept. 18; I’ve seen the first four episodes — bill the One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest villain as “one of the world’s most iconic characters,” but as played by Oscar winner Louise
Another Fall TV season is nearly upon us… and it looks absolutely nothing like any of its predecessors. You may have heard something about a pandemic that has turned the world on its head for much of 2020 — and the TV industry has been affected, too, delaying and halting production on countless series. But
Two weddings and enough drama to fill an entire season sounds like the perfect way to sum up 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? Season 5 Episode 14. After a meandering string of weak episodes with little drama, “To Love and Obey?” gave the couples some of their biggest tests to date. Let’s dig in, 90
The Pynk’s gonna rise again. Sure, P-Valley Season 1 Episode 8 was a little predictable. There was only one person who had the cash to go up against an investment group to rescue the club. So the foreclosure auction on The Pynk was somewhat anti-climatic. I mean, when it’s Uncle Clifford’s family versus a group of soulless
Things took a turn for the worse on AWAY Season 1 Episode 4 for Group Captain Ram Arya. He falls ill, which means Emma and the crew have critical decisions to make. Matt also deals with a tough decision looming ahead — should he pass his mobility tests and go home, or fail on purpose to have
Keef Knight just wants to “keep it light,” OK? He’s a Black cartoonist living in ultra-progressive San Francisco and drawing a popular, inoffensive comic strip called Toast ‘N’ Butter that’s about to hit syndication and make him rich. He doesn’t address race in his comics because it’s never been a big factor in his life,
For standard broadcast fare, it’s impressive how innovative NBC has been with not just outside of the box hits but shows about communities you might not often see over the last decade. One of the channels being known for the hallmarks of American television introduced us to shows like Outsourced (set in India), Sunnyside (a community
As Superheroes return to the television landscape, especially broadcast shows and films celebrating their heroism, only one show makes sense with the 2020 political landscape. The Boys is that show because it doubles down on the premise that absolute power corrupts absolutely, making a mockery of the Spiderman adage that with great power comes great
Lucifer and Chloe are officially moving forward with their relationship. So, now what? In Lucifer Season 5 Episode 6, they are thrown their first relationship obstacle: jealousy. When they first get to the scene of DJ BlueBallz’s death, Ella immediately figures out the two finally got together and must have been together when they got the
Will the real Lucifer please stand up? In Lucifer Season 5 Episode 3, our true Prince of Darkness finally returns to Los Angeles. Amenadiel heads down south to let Lucifer know what Michael has been up to lately, and he has to go back topside to fix things. Lucifer: So, you’re telling me that my dickhead