Brien Allen is the last of the original crazy people who responded to this nutjob on Facebook wanting to start an online blog prior to Twin Peaks S3. Some of his other favorite shows have been Vr.5, Buffy, Lost, Stargate: Universe, The OA, and Counterpart. He's an OG BBSer, Trekkie, Blue Blaze Irregular, and former semi-professional improviser. He is also a staunch defender of putting two spaces after a period, but has been told to shut up and color.
The following contains spoilers for His Dark Materials S3E5, “No Way Out” (written by Amelia Spencer and directed by Weronika Tofilska), and S3E6, “The Abyss” (written by Francesca Gardiner and directed by Amit Gupta). Welcome back, dear reader, as we continue our coverage of the final season of His Dark Materials. Lyra and Will’s entrance […] More
The following contains spoilers for His Dark Materials S3E3, “The Intention Craft,” and S3E4, “Lyra and Her Death” (both written by Jack Thorne and directed by Charles Martin). Welcome back, dear reader, as we continue our coverage of the final season of His Dark Materials. With these two episodes now behind us, we are halfway […] More
The following contains spoilers for His Dark Materials S3E1, “The Enchanted Sleeper,” and S3E2, “The Break” (both written by Jack Thorne & Amelia Spencer and directed by Amit Gupta). Welcome back, dear reader, as we begin our coverage of the long-awaited final season of His Dark Materials. It’s been two years since we left Lyra […] More
The following contains spoilers through Night Sky S1E1, “To the Stars,” on Amazon Prime (written by Holden Miller and directed by Juan Jose Campanella). Welcome, dear reader, as we begin to review the Amazon Studios series Night Sky with Episode 1, “To the Stars.” The episode takes its title from the plaque hanging above the […] More
The following contains spoilers through Blade Runner: Black Lotus S1E12, “Artificial Souls,” on Adult Swim, and also references the Blade Runner movies. Welcome back, dear reader, as we continue to review the Adult Swim series Blade Runner: Black Lotus with Episode 12, “Artificial Souls.” So I’ll start out with a bit of an errata here. […] More
The following contains spoilers for Made for Love S1E1, “User One” (written by Alissa Nutting & Dean Bakopoulos & Patrick Somerville and directed by Stephanie Laing) Like the first line of a novel, the opening scene of a pilot can really set the tone and hook you in. Made for Love opens on a wind-blown […] More
The following contains spoilers through Raised by Wolves S2E8, “Happiness,” the Season 2 finale (written by Aaron Guzikowski and directed by Lukas Ettlin). Welcome back, dear reader, as we continue to review the HBO Max series Raised by Wolves with the Season 2 Episode 8, “Happiness.” Now there’s an episode title I would not have […] More
The following contains spoilers through Raised by Wolves S2E7 “Feeding” (written by Aaron Guzikowski and directed by Lukas Ettlin). Welcome back, dear reader, as we continue to review the HBO Max series Raised by Wolves with the Season 2 Episode 7, “Feeding.” And quite the feast it was. Everybody just can’t get enough from Paul’s […] More
The following contains spoilers through Raised by Wolves S2E6 “The Tree” (written by Aaron Guzikowski and directed by Alex Gabassi). Welcome back, dear reader, as we continue to review the HBO Max series Raised by Wolves with the Season 2 Episode 6, “The Tree.” Well, let’s not beat around the bush. What happened to Tempest’s […] More
The following contains spoilers for The Autobiography of FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper: My Life, My Tapes, written by Scott Frost, Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier, written by Mark Frost, and the Twin Peaks television series. “Cooper never could resist a bird with a broken wing—you know as well as I do by now that […] More
The following contains spoilers through Raised by Wolves S2E5, “King” (written by Aaron Guzikowski and directed by Alex Gabassi). Welcome back, dear reader, as we continue to review the HBO Max series Raised by Wolves with the Season 2 Episode 5, “King.” This episode was written by showrunner Aaron Guzikowski, so even though we do […] More
The following contains spoilers through Raised by Wolves S2E4 “Control” (written by Karen Campbell and directed by Sunu Gonera). Welcome back, dear reader, as we continue to review the HBO Max series Raised by Wolves with the Season 2 Episode 4, “Control.” Wow. I mean, just…wow! This episode blew the lid off of everything. Three […] More
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