If last week’s installment of Loki was all about character, “The Nexus Event” was all about plot. And with only two episodes remaining in the series, having an episode dedicated to pushing the series towards its climax was much needed – and incredibly well executed. Nothing brings me greater joy as a viewer and as […]
Author: Jean Henegan
Loki – Lamentis Review
The greatest strength of television is that it can provide us the chance to watch characters grow and change over the course of a longform story. This is particularly true with serialized stories, where week-to-week the plot builds upon itself while also allowing the same of the show’s characters. It’s why several seasons into a […]
The Best Show You Aren’t Watching: Mythic Quest
In this installment of The Best Show You Aren’t Watching, our underappreciated series once again comes from AppleTV+ (the streaming service that seems to be hitting it out of the park when it comes to unassuming and quirky shows that lack big name stars – compared to their big, flashy shows that just aren’t quite […]
Loki – The Variant Review
Things moved along at a brisk clip in this week’s installment of Loki, giving us all the remaining exposition we need to grasp just what is happening in the series, but continuing to make its delivery wholly engaging through the use of the MCU’s newest buddy team: Mobius and Loki (yeah, I never thought that […]
Physical Review
If you are going to have a series centered around a number of unlikeable people, you have to give your audience a reason to root for them (hell, even just a reason to root for one of them can be enough). In the era of Peak TV, we were shown a host of antiheroes (think […]
Loki – Glorious Purpose Review
In the realm of television (well, at least Disney+ television), the MCU is currently batting .500. While WandaVision was a definite success, The Falcon and The Winter Soldier was much more uneven and left a lot to be desired.* So, now we come to Loki, a series that takes an incredibly popular (and in the […]
Lisey’s Story Review
Lisey’s Story has one of the best television casts ever constructed: Julianne Moore, Clive Owen, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Joan Allen, Ron Cephas Jones, Dane Dehaan, Michael Pitt. I mean, come on, three of those actors in a show would be incredible, but all of them? It’s an embarrassment of riches! And each one is acting […]
Which Show Should You Watch Now That Mare of Easttown is Done?
So, you enjoyed Mare of Easttown and want to check out another show just like it? Well, you’ve come to the right place! You might not realize it, but there are several pretty good to great shows out there that can bring you all of the small-town suspense of Mare right now! Hell, some even […]
The Friends Reunion – Review
Much like death and taxes, the former NBC comedy series Friends has become a constant in modern life. For Gen X and elder Millennials, it’s a series that evokes the nostalgia of their youth; for younger Millennials and Gen Z, it’s that show they binged on Netflix and may have followed over to HBO Max […]
The Underground Railroad Review
Despite warnings to the contrary, I was fully convinced I could binge Amazon’s harrowing limited series The Underground Railroad when it premiered nearly two weeks ago. Boy, was I wrong. Before I get into what works and what was less successful in the series, I want to warn those who are on the fence about […]