In addition to her position as Senior Editor and Writer for TVObs, Ali is a freelance editorial consultant and author of numerous nonfiction reference books for middle school and high school students. In her spare time, she enjoys obsessing over various television shows, especially Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. When not overanalyzing TV shows, she is wrangling her hyperactive Corgi, who is inarguably the cutest dog that has ever existed.
One of the most fascinating relationships in all of Twin Peaks is that between Bobby Briggs and his father, Major Garland Briggs. Father/son relationships—especially those involving teenage sons—can be fraught, but Bobby and the Major are on a different level. Each of them, in their own way, is filled with secrets, and (for various reasons) […] More
There are several things I find compelling about the Battlestar Galactica episode “Scar” (S2E15), and these things combined place it on the top of my “Best Of” list of BSG episodes. First, it’s a Starbuck-centric episode, and any episode where Kara “Starbuck” Thrace (Katee Sackhoff) takes center stage will hook me immediately. She is hands […] More
We have reached the end of the tale of Eve and Brendan Fletcher, and I can’t say I was too pleased with how it ended. Last week, I said that I didn’t think the show had enough time left to wrap up the character arcs of its two leads in any sort of satisfying way, […] More
Mrs. Fletcher S1E6 was incredibly hard to watch. “Solar Glow” (written by Kate Thulin and directed by Gillian Robespierre) was filled with those scream-at-your-TV moments, both from Eve (Kathryn Hahn) and Brendan (Jackson White). Last week, we were given a shred of hope that our main characters’ lives would move forward in a positive direction, […] More
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia has always been a show that does not shy away from controversial topics, so it shouldn’t surprise anyone that the musical episode “The Nightman Cometh” (S4E13) exists. “The Nightman Cometh”—written by Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, and Rob McElhenney, and directed by Matt Shakman—is consistently on Best Of It’s Always Sunny […] More
To my surprise and delight, this week’s episode was actually kind of happy. I was hoping for the best for Margo and Curtis, but I didn’t have much faith in Brendan’s progress with Chloe or Eve’s progress with, well, anything really. I was pleasantly surprised by Mrs. Fletcher S1E5 (“Invisible Fence,” written by Elle McLeland […] More
Part of me knew what was coming, but I really didn’t want to believe it. Sadly, Mrs. Fletcher S1E4 broke my heart with the death of Roy Rafferty (Bill Raymond). I really wanted more of Roy’s story, and I’m sad that the Raffertys’ storyline seems to be over, but Roy’s death provided some moving moments […] More
As much as I am invested in the character of Eve (Kathryn Hahn), this week I found her storyline to be the least compelling of the bunch. Mrs. Fletcher S1E3 let some of the show’s other characters shine, most notably Eve’s writing teacher, Margo Fairchild (Jen Richards). What I was not expecting, and what I […] More
This week’s episode (written by Dana Fish and directed by Liesl Tommy) made me really really sad. I think it is a combination of Depression Season kicking in and the fact that Mrs. Fletcher S1E2 (“Free Sample”) is filled with a sense of deep loneliness and isolation for its characters. Eve (Kathryn Hahn) and Brendan […] More
When I first heard about Mrs. Fletcher, I was instantly intrigued. A female-driven series that explores the sexual journey of a single middle-aged woman, and starring Kathryn Hahn no less? Sign me up. I soon learned that the HBO limited series is based on a novel of the same name by Tom Perrotta, author of […] More
Jesse Pinkman is not an innocent guy yet Breaking Bad makes it impossible for us not to root for him. We want him to get out, to get clean and sober, and to break away from Walt and the mess he’s created, but death follows him wherever he goes. There are moments in the series […] More
This week’s Succession takes us to Scotland: the land of Logan’s traumatic youth. While we don’t learn the specifics of what happened to Logan and Ewan as children, there are tidbits here and there that contribute to Logan’s character development. Without these small things sprinkled throughout the show (the scars on his back, the whispers […] More
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