This is Us returned to our screens last night with a surprisingly somber hour of TV. The feelgood family drama, noted for its celebration of family and diversity, checked back…
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Surprising Emotional Connections and Epic Fight Scenes Make The DEFENDERS Required Viewing By Emma Crow The Defenders, that very much-anticipated super hero team up, has finally arrived at…
DEAR WHITE PEOPLE is Thoughtful, Funny, Must-watch TV
By Chelsea Hensley When Justin Simien’s Dear White People premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2014 it was to critical acclaim, but it was immediately met with push back…
10 Best Ever Episodes of PRETTY LITTLE LIARS
Season 1, Episode 1: Pilot Besides having some excellent music (as much of season one did), this pilot is one of the better ones ever broadcast, immediately dropping us into…
The Worrying Message Behind BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
When I was a child I used to bring home every lost, diseased and injured animal I found on the streets. Growing up in the rough high-rises of 1970’s suburban…
5 Writing Decisions That Ruin TV Shows
Celebrity Cameos Is there anything worse than seeing a washed up recording artist you haven’t seen in ten years, a faded TV reality star, or retired sports personality appearing ‘as…
THE WALKING DEAD: Is Eugene Really Negan?
“You do not need to be scared anymore,” Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) told perpetual cowardly lion Eugene (Josh McDermitt) in a pivotal moment during Sunday’s Walking Dead episode. “You just…
LEGION Is Quite Possibly the Best New TV Series of 2017
Legion, yet another arrow in the quiver that is the ever expanding Marvel TV universe, debuted to ok, but not great ratings on February 8 on FX. Was it the…
Heed Your Words: How SHERLOCK Lost its Way
By Chris B The fourth series of the BBC’s Sherlock, for better or for worse, is over. This installment offered a number of delicious twists, from Mrs. Hudson as a…
A Case for Johnlock: Why SHERLOCK Should Embrace Its Ship of Dreams
By Chris B. Modern television has more “ships” than the Pacific Ocean. Virtually every character on the airwaves has been matched with another, fancied relationships dreamed up by eager fans,…
The Five Pips: The Greater Game of SHERLOCK
By Chris B “The game is on!” So declares Sherlock Holmes whenever he is on a case, ferreting out the deeds of the criminal classes, bit by bit. But what…
7 Times LUKE CAGE’s Claire Temple Proved She’s An Unsung Defender
She Runs Towards A Fight We all know that Claire doesn’t take mess from anyone, but before this moment in episode five, “Just to Get a Rep,” we’ve mostly seen…
Genius Misunderstood: What Sherlock Holmes is Not
He’s not a misogynist It is a popular misconception that Sherlock Holmes has contempt for the fairer sex; realistically, this may have been the case with the original, but as…
All Your WESTWORLD Theories Are Probably Right
I’ll admit it. I’m almost as big a fan of Westworld theories as I am of the show itself. A well planned and confidently executed first season coupled with an…
Is GREY’S ANATOMY Saying Goodbye to Alex Karev?
By Lisa Casas Alex Karev, former demon spawn, unlucky in love, and the official “person” of Meredith Grey (since Yang skedaddled off to Switzerland) has been in a bit of…
Trippy WESTWORLD Theories: Arnold Lives, The Man in Black is Not Who We Think
Is HBO’s Westworld hinting that park co-creator Arnold may still be alive? Perhaps. Maybe. Sunday’s “The Adversary” provided enough forward momentum for us to seriously consider the possibility — and…
Sharing the Skies: Why the Presence of Superman on SUPERGIRL is a Warning Signal
Supergirl’s premiere marked a major first for modern comic-to-TV adaptations. With Kara Danvers arrival at CBS, the Kryptonian cousin to Clark Kent became the first DC heroine to headline her…
Rich World-Building and Strong Characters Make LUKE CAGE a Win for Marvel
By Chelsea Hensley “For black lives to matter, black history and black ownership must also matter.” So says Luke Cage, in its premiere episode. Though uttered by one of its…
The Top 5 Unexplained Mysteries of LOST
Does Walt Become the Protector of the Island After Hurley? Walt is a special kid, to say the least. His father may not have recognized his unique abilities immediately, but…
5 Times the THIS IS US Premiere Made Us Cry
Every Moment Jack and Rebecca Share in the Delivery Room From the moment we are introduced to Rebecca (Mandy Moore) and Jack (Milo Ventimiglia), we find ourselves adding another entry…