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in EpisodesThe Romanoffs: Bright and High Circle
Our coverage of the 8-part Amazon Prime series The Romanoffs from Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner continues with Lindsay Stamhuis’s and Caemeron Crain’s discussion of the fifth episode: “Bright and High Circle” LS: So, Caemeron, we’re back with Episode 5 of The Romanoffs and this was an…uncomfortable episode in places. It was “cringey” as the kids say these days. Let’s dispense […] More
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The Romanoffs: Expectation
Our coverage of the 8-part Amazon Prime series The Romanoffs from Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner continues with Caemeron Crain’s analysis of the fourth episode: “Expectation” “Expectation” is an aptly titled hour of television. On the one hand, this is because the episode centers on an overdue pregnancy, but it also relates to the feeling of the hour as a […] More
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The Romanoffs: House of Special Purpose
Our coverage of the 8-part Amazon Prime series The Romanoffs from Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner continues with Caemeron Crain’s analysis of the third episode: “House of Special Purpose.” “House of Special Purpose” may be my favorite episode of The Romanoffs so far, and not just because it features Christina Hendricks (though she’s great!); rather it because of the tone […] More
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The Romanoffs Episode 2: The Royal We
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 2 “The Royal We” as well as for Mad Men. CC: So, the second episode presents us with entirely different characters from the first. But we get another claimed […] More
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The Romanoffs Episode 1: “The Violet Hour”
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
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The Romanovs: A Look at the Historical Family
On October 12, 2018, Amazon will release The Romanoffs: a new show from Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner. I am fairly excited about that, as I imagine many are, insofar as Mad Men was one of the best TV shows to ever grace our screens. It was also, though, a show that paid exceptional attention […] More
