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in PremieresMrs. Davis S1E1 Recap and Analysis: A Classic Force
The following recap contains spoilers for Mrs. Davis S1E1, “Mother of Mercy: The Call of the Horse” (written by Tara Hernandez & Damon Lindelof and directed by Owen Harris) Welcome, dear reader, as we begin to review the Peacock series Mrs. Davis with Episode 1, “Mother of Mercy: The Call of the Horse.” Well, that […] More
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in TV News
Time to Watch the Mrs. Davis Trailer (I Heard She Wants to Talk to You)
I just ran across Mrs. Davis by total accident. Or did I? Because after all, the premise is about an artificial intelligence that seems to have the reach of Alexa and Siri combined, with an intelligence well surpassing ChatGPT. It has infiltrated itself into the ear of just about everyone on the planet via an […] More
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Pitfall of Your Chosen Occupation: A Deep Dive into The Leftovers’ “International Assassin”
“Pitfall of Your Chosen Occupation: A Deep Dive into The Leftovers’ ‘International Assassin’” is a guest article from Grant Piercy “In a universe suddenly divested of illusions and lights, man feels an alien, a stranger. His exile is without remedy since he is deprived of the memory of a lost home or the hope of […] More
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in Series, Featured Shows
The Leftovers: Let the Mystery Be
Originally published on July 20, 2018, “The Leftovers: Let the Mystery Be” is the beginning of a series of articles on the show written by Caemeron Crain, and is now the first episode of The TV Obsessive Channel on Podbean. Read by the author and soundtracked by Daniel Siuba, you can click play to listen, […] More
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With “Walkabout” Lost Beautifully Established the Essence of John Locke
The following contains spoilers for the whole series and the character arc of John Locke, particularly for the events of “Walkabout” Lost, S1E4, (written by David Fury and directed by Jack Bender) which first aired on ABC in the United States on October 13, 2004. “Walkabout” begins, as so many episodes of Lost do, with […] More
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The Leftovers Finale Offers a Moment of Transcendence
I’ve found myself thinking about The Leftovers a lot lately, and its finale (“The Book of Nora”) in particular. I wrote on the show rather extensively a few years back, in the Before Times, and I hope you might go read that work because I’m proud of it. But things feel quite a bit different […] More
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Live Together, Die Alone and Its Impact on Lost
I’ve said for years that Season 2 of Lost was the show at its finest. That’s in no way a knock on what came before or what would come after but Season 2 set the standard. Every season of Lost felt like a book in a series, each with its own stories and ways of […] More
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The Leftovers: “Lens” and the Urge for Going
“I get the urge for going, but I never seem to go.” – Joni Mitchell “Lens,” the sixth episode of the second season of The Leftovers, focuses on two women who grapple with guilt, denial, and the ever-present itch to get up and leave. Nora, who we’ve gotten to know since the beginning of the […] More
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Lost: How “LAX” Split The Timeline And Split The Fandom
The premiere of Lost‘s sixth and final season, “LAX” was a double length episode that dealt a lot with symmetry and duality. Two timelines, the episode is sometimes split into two parts, and then the episode itself cemented the divide within the fandom. There was a large, vocal group who weren’t completely onboard with the […] More
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“The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham” Still Haunts and Asks Big Questions
It had been over five years since I last watched “The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham”. I recalled it being a really good episode of Lost, and one that sometimes gets overshadowed by others when thinking about standout episodes in the series. What I wasn’t prepared for when revisiting this episode was how emotional […] More
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“The Constant” Shows Why Desmond Is the Heart and Soul of Lost
S4E5 of Lost, “The Constant,” is one of the most memorable episodes of the entire series. And for good reason. It features plenty of mystery, it introduces a few key elements that will play larger roles later in the show, and it has one of the best displays of love ever to be seen in […] More
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Lost: “Whatever Happened, Happened”
Lost S5E11, “Whatever Happened, Happened,” begins with the aftermath of the previous episode (“He’s Our You”), which saw Sayid shooting a young Benjamin Linus. The logic for doing so is fairly clear. Sayid has found himself back in 1977, but knows of the terrible things that Ben will do later. He himself has gone around […] More
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