ABOUT Jonathan Nobles
Jonathan is a recent law school graduate with a passion for social justice, science fiction, sports, and alliteration. He’s completed five marathons, but the only ones he’s finished since 2012 are of the Netflix variety. He can usually be found enjoying a good beer (or several) while watching “Law and Order” reruns just to poke holes in Jack McCoy’s legal strategy.
How to Get Away with Murder Season 5, Episode 4: “It’s Her Kid” This week, HTGAWM continues to explore basic ethical questions that apply, not just to the legal profession, but to everyday life. I have no doubt there are law professors that have made this show required viewing for their students as an example…
Halloween (Rated R; in theaters everywhere October 19th) I’ll just come right out and say it—the original Halloween movie wasn’t all that good. I can hear the angry mob sharpening their pitchforks outside my window now, but that’s my opinion, and I stand by it. Sure, it was groundbreaking for its time, and it gave…
Doctor Who Season 11, Episode 2: “The Ghost Monument” The Doctor always (well, almost always) tries to do the right thing. She has a good heart (actually, she has two of them), and she genuinely cares about people and other various life forms she comes in contact with. But can she really be trusted? That’s…
Bob’s Burgers Season 9, Episode 3: “Tweentrepreneurs” Remember how I said a couple of weeks ago that Bob’s Burgers was different from the other Fox Sunday animated shows because it avoided politics and controversial topics and just gave us fun stuff to watch? Well, that was mostly true. But on the rare occasions when the…
How to Get Away with Murder Season 5, Episode 3: “The Baby Was Never Dead” asks some difficult questions – is it okay to break the rules to help someone else? What about just to help yourself? Tonight’s episode is about ethics. Contrary to public opinion, lawyers are, in general, a pretty ethical bunch. We have to…
Doctor Who Season 11, Episode 1: “The Woman Who Fell to Earth” The Doctor is back! And her return couldn’t have come at a better time. I’m sure that when Jodie Whittaker was chosen to fly the TARDIS as the Thirteenth Doctor, and when the premiere date was chosen for the current season, new showrunner…
Better Call Saul Season 4, Episode 10: “Winner” Nothing you can say or do will make anyone trust you again. This is actually Mike’s message to Werner after the failed escape attempt (which we’ll get to in a second). But it could also serve as a thesis statement, not just for tonight’s episode, but for…
Bob’s Burgers Season 9, Episode 2: “The Taking of Funtime One Two Three” Some of the best Bob’s Burgers episodes feature Louise, and she’s usually concocting some elaborate scheme to get one over on some poor, unsuspecting adult who isn’t smart enough to see what’s coming. This week is no exception as the youngest (but…
Ballers Season 4, Episode 9: “There’s No Place Like Home, Baby” As the old saying goes, all’s well that ends well. But did this end well? I guess it depends on how you look at it. From an in-universe perspective, things seem to work out reasonably well for most everyone. After spending most of this…
How to Get Away with Murder Season 5, Episode 2: “Whose Blood Is That?” Annalise Keating is an incredibly talented attorney. I know if I were in fictional legal jeopardy, she’d be the first person I’d pretend to call (okay, second person—this guy would be my first choice). Granted, she doesn’t always play by the…
Better Call Saul Season 4, Episode 9: “Wiedersehen” Last week, we left Jimmy McGill in a pretty good place. He and Kim had just pulled off an incredibly complicated scheme to keep Huell out of prison, and the caper actually seemed to bring them closer together after their relationship had hit a bit of a…
Bob’s Burgers Season 9, Episode 1: “Just One of the Boyz 4 Now for Now” Bob’s Burgers enters its ninth season on Fox in a new Sunday night-time slot between two other long-running animated shows—The Simpsons (starting season 30) and Family Guy (kicking off season 17). And while all three shows hold a prominent place…
Ballers Season 4, Episode 9: “The Devil You Know” The last few episodes of Ballers have been about corrupt organizations and how best to deal with them. The show has primarily explored this topic through Spencer’s dealings with the NCAA. Last week, a new organization was introduced, although it’s really not new since it’s been…
How to Get Away with Murder Season 5, Episode 1: “Your Funeral” Annalise Keating is one of the most fascinating characters on television, and not just because Viola Davis is a tour de force (although that’s a huge part of it). Over the last four seasons, we’ve seen her at her best, her worst, and…
Better Call Saul Season 4, Episode 8: “Coushatta” At first glance, Better Call Saul appears to be a show about transformation. And, in a very basic sense, that’s true—it’s the story of how Jimmy McGill becomes Saul Goodman. It’s also about the development of the Breaking Bad universe and a few of its supporting characters,…
