Lindsay Stamhuis is a writer and English teacher. In addition to editing and writing about TV and Film, she is the co-host of The Bicks Pod, a podcast currently deep-diving into the collected works of William Shakespeare. She lives in Edmonton, Alberta with her partner Aidan, their three cats, and a potted pothos that refuses to grow more than one vine.
The final two seasons of The West Wing split the cast up between those off running in the 2006 Presidential Election and those who stayed behind to staff the Bartlet White House in the final year of his second term. The first four seasons of the show were fairly episodic, in the best sense of […] More
Our coverage of the 8-part Amazon Prime series The Romanoffs from Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner begins with two back-to-back roundtables between Caemeron Crain and Lindsay Stamhuis. Contains spoilers for Episode 1 “The Violet Hour”. LS: I can’t speak for everyone but I didn’t know what to expect walking into this. Until about three days ago, I didn’t even […] More
William McKinley High School, Michigan. 1980. The scene opens on a football field. It’s after school, and the team is practicing. The coach can be heard yelling typical platitudes — “Come on ladies, let’s see some hustle!” — as the camera pans left into the bleachers. We settle on a typical couple, straight out of […] More
Favorites takes a lighter approach to the material we normally cover. Each week, we will take you through a list of favorites – whether it’s moments, scenes, episodes, characters, lines of dialogue, whatever! – in bite-sized articles perfect for your lunch break, a dull commute, or anywhere you need to take a Moment of Zen. […] More
For the first time (I think — at least I can’t remember another episode like this) we get a three-part look at a few days in November, between Alison’s chaotic funeral in Montauk and the tumultuous scene at Vik’s hospital bedside in Los Angeles. It wasn’t a typical episode in that regard, but also in […] More
The story we were told last week was not entirely true. Not even in the ballpark of truth. And in a powerhouse hour of TV with more than a few twists and painful revelations, we learned what really happened to Alison the night she died. Last week belonged to Joshua Jackson, from beginning to end. This week […] More
The following content deals with sensitive subject matter. Everything, from the opening theme song of every single episode of this series to the events of the last 7 episodes themselves right down to tonight’s episode description should have prepared us for this. I have only one thing to do and that’s Be the wave that I am […] More
We finally know whether Helen and Sierra make a connection (they do) and the whys and wherefores behind Noah and Cole’s (and Anton’s) journey to find Alison. This was an episode that balanced intense female empowerment with the overprotective needs of the men in Alison’s orbit to look out for her. It was also heartfelt […] More
The back half of Season 4 brings home the realities that, for the women of The Affair, this is still very much a man’s world. Last week saw sensitive turns and deep revelations for Cole and Vik that still ultimately hinged on sexual dalliances with beautiful women; this week finds Noah unable to hold the frayed […] More
“I’ve been the perfect immigrant son…Everything I’ve done has either been for or in reaction to them. I’m 45 years old. I’m at the top of my profession. I’m going to die. And I haven’t really made a single choice for myself.” For a show built around the premise of adults behaving like impetuous children, […] More
Mental illness, in all its various shades, was what Season 3 of The Affair was all about. In Season 4, it’s trauma. At least insofar as Alison is concerned, and as we open every episode with a glimpse into Cole and Noah’s search for her (cold opens that get slightly longer each time — this week Noah […] More
Well, they did it. They went there. In case you’re reading this before watching the episode, I’ll put the spoiler-y part (Vik has late-stage pancreatic cancer and he is refusing treatment, which means Dr. McHotPants is probably going to be leaving the show, and now I haz a sad) in white so as not to […] More
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