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The Rehearsal Returns to Save Our Lives (S2E1 Recap)
The following recap contains spoilers for The Rehearsal S2E1, “Gotta Have Fun” (written by Nathan Fielder & Carrie Kemper & Adam Locke-Norton & Eric Notarnicola and directed by Nathan Fielder) The Rehearsal Season 1 began with a small-stakes episode that seemed fairly self-contained before spiraling out into a continuing narrative that just kept getting weirder. […] More
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The Righteous Gemstones S4E7 Recap: “For Jealousy Is the Rage of a Man” — Schisms Mended and Widened
The following recap contains spoilers for The Righteous Gemstones S4E7, “For Jealousy Is the Rage of a Man” (written by Kevin Barnett, Chris Pappas, & Danny McBride and directed by Jonathan Watson). Last week’s excellent “Interlude IV” introduced us to Cobb (Michael Rooker), Lori’s alcoholic husband at at the time. Now, in the present day, […] More
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The TV Obsessive Podcast Episode 98: News, Notes and Black Mirror (“Bête Noire” & “Hotel Reverie”)
This week, on The TV Obsessive Podcast Episode 98, Caemeron and Ryan continue to discuss Black Mirror Season 7 with a look at “Bête Noire” and “Hotel Reverie.” But first, in the news: First look images for Dexter: Resurrection (just in time for Easter!) Poker Face Season 2 trailer Another It’s Always Sunny/Abbott Elementary crossover […] More
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Daredevil: Born Again Episode 7-9 Recap — Army of Darkness
The following recap contains spoilers for Daredevil: Born Again S1E7 “Art for Art’s Sake” (written by Jill Blankenship and directed by David Boyd), S1E8,” Isle of Joy” (written by Jesse Wigutow and Dario Scardapane and directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead), and S1E9, “Straight to Hell” (written by Heather Bellson and Dario Scardapane and directed […] More
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The Handmaid’s Tale S6E4: “Promotion” — Two Old Friends
The following recap contains spoilers for The Handmaid’s Tale S6E4, “Promotion” (written by Jacey Heldrich and directed by Natalia Leite) The Handmaid’s Tale S6E4 brings us closer to two of our long standing characters: Joseph and Lydia. I felt like I really got to know them over this hour, and saw sides to them that […] More
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Black Mirror S7E3 Recap: “Hotel Reverie” — Not a Dry Eye in the House
The following recap contains spoilers for Black Mirror S7E3, “Hotel Reverie” (written by Charlie Brooker and directed by Haolu Wang). Welcome, dear reader, as we continue to review the Netflix series Black Mirror with Season 7 Episode 3, “Hotel Reverie.” Now, I’m going to confess up front here that I’ve not really been following this […] More
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The Last of Us S2E1 Recap: “Future Days” — Consequences of Violence (Season 2 Premiere)
The following recap contains spoilers for the Season 2 premiere of The Last of Us, S2E1, “Future Days” (written and directed by Craig Mazin) “I mean, what did I do?” Where do we even start with that question? As Joel (Pedro Pascal) and new character Dina (Isabela Merced) sit at Joel’s kitchen table and discuss […] More
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The Righteous Gemstones S4E6 Recap: “Interlude IV” Connects Some Dots
The following recap contains spoilers for The Righteous Gemstones S4E6, “Interlude IV” (written by John Carcieri, Jeff Fradley & Danny McBride and directed by David Gordon Green) It’s an Interlude episode! I was worried given the existence of “Prelude” that we wouldn’t get one of these, but I was delighted to find that I was […] More
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Black Mirror S7E5 Recap: “Eulogy” Reminds Us What It’s Like to Forget
The following recap contains spoilers for Black Mirror S7E5, “Eulogy” (written by Charlie Brooker and Luke Taylor and directed by Charlie Brooker and Ella Road) In interviews he has done for his episode in Season 7 of Black Mirror, Paul Giamatti said he is a massive fan of Black Mirror and told creator and writer Charlie […] More
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Black Mirror S7E2 Recap: “Bête Noire” Is Aptly Named
The following recap contains spoilers for Black Mirror S7E2, “Bête Noire” (written by Charlie Brooker and directed by Toby Haynes) High school is a terrible time for most people. There are the popular kids, and there are also the ones who spend their time in the shadows, hoping they can evade the teasing and bullying […] More
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Black Mirror S7E6 Recap: “USS Callister: Into Infinity”
The following recap contains spoilers for Black Mirror S7E6, “USS Callister: Into Infinity” (written by Charlie Brooker & Bisha K. Ali & William Bridges & Bekka Bowling and directed by Toby Haynes) The setup for “USS Callister: Into Infinity” is about what one would have expected from a sequel to “USS Callister.” The digital clones […] More
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Black Mirror S7E4 Recap: “Plaything” — Perpetual Terror Would Be a Rational Response
The following recap contains spoilers for Black Mirror S7E4, “Plaything” (written by Charlie Brooker and directed by David Slade) “Plaything” begins with Cameron Walker (Peter Capaldi) getting arrested on purpose. His DNA is a match to an unsolved murder, and the episode is framed through his interrogation by Kano (James Nelson-Joyce) and Minter (Michele Austin). […] More